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Evening star., 1945-10-26
PimIico Results

FIRST RACE-Purse, $1,so0; 3-year-
olds; claiming: Liz miles.
Ted Yves bradley 11.40 $50 400
Grand Destiny tFord) 14.60 7.6Q
Prop Man (Wood) 430
Time, 1.51
Also ran-Battle Rock, Blue Beauty
Tragedienne Hascout. La Cacia, Mafsie
Daisie, Musicale, Jene Slam, Graymal
Lassie.
SECOND RACE-Purse, So 1000; maiden
2-year -olds; claiming; furlongs.
Barbed Wire (Sca'thorn) 400 80 2.sl
Periair fSmith1 1880 8. IL
Dolomite tBasile1 $40
Time, 1:15.
Also ran--Astify, Darten, Ardent Miss
Happy Pat, Crazy Whirl. Gold Tag, Mort
Flame, Signet, Gold Coast.
(Daily double paid $I9.40)
THIRD RACE-Purse. $1,000: maider
3-year-olds and up; steeplechase; allow
ances; miles.
Tourist List tRoberts) 7.3o $40 31l
a Adaptable 1Owens) 220 2.3{
o Chance Bullet (ONeill) 23(
Time, 3572s.
Also ran-Dancins Archie. spurioul
Count, Military Man.
Miss Ella Widener entry.
Evening star., 1945-10-26
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

For the first time since the
Office was established, a natural
ized alien has become one of the
military aides of the President.
There is considerable discussion
about it in military circles.
Maj. Nicholas Eric Mitchell was
detailed as aide to President Tru-
man on August l, 1945, after hav-
ing been on temporary duty at the
White House since July 27.
Maj. Mitchell was born Novem-
ber 6, 1913 in st. Petersburg (now
Leningrad), Russia, and his. real
name is Nicholas M. Podtiaguine,
His father was born in Tif1is and his
mother in Sevastopd. He studied
at Ecole Vaucanson, Switzerland. He
came to the United States in 1880
and studied at the University OF
Virginia.
Podtiaguine enlisted in the United
States Army on August 10, 1885, at
Langley Field, Va, soon after the
G. H. @. of the air force was or
ganized and was detailed shortly
thereafter to headquarters. He
showed good deal of ambition and
Evening star., 1945-10-26
SIS Troops Killed D. c. Officer
Who Blasted 20 Brenner Spans
Copt. Rodefck HoII
Got Plans Of Axis
Defense of Pass I

Capt. Roderick G.. S. Hall, an
American intelligence officer from
Washington, who blew up 20 bridges
during six months of behind the
lines operation in the Brenner Pass
area, was murdered by German SIS
troops who are to be tried for their
crime, the Associated Press reported
today from Rome.
Capt. Hall was the son of Ray O.
Hall, 1853 Columbia road, an econo-
mist with the Office of Price Adj
Iministration. His mother, formerly
Mrs. Hall, is Mrs. Milton Morrill, Of
South Norwalk, Conn.
Talking with The Star today, Mr..
Hall revealed that his son had asked
for the dangerous assignment be-
(See HALL. Page Ash
Evening star., 1945-10-26

dows In the Office opening. He
wheeled around, Mr.. Bees was quot
ed as saying, and saw Mr.. Meyerle
climbing through the window. The
section chief said he shouted at
Mr.. Meyerle and tried to grab him,
but failed.
Mr.. Meyerle plunged into court
yard, his body striking the roof of
a subbasement in the courtyard on
the H street side of the building.
The death leap came less than a
hours after young wife, Mrs. Jean
Weber, jumped to her death from the
18th story of the Lafayette Build
ing, just across the street from the
scene of Mr.. Meyerle's death.
John Lucas. 6o4 Tewkesbury place
NV, a building employe, said he saw
Mr.. Meyerle's body strike the base.
ment roof. One Of Mr.. Meyerle's
shoes was torn from his foot by ths
fEee pT TTNfE poUo AI1Y
Evening star., 1945-10-26
BuIgar Factions Riot
In Show Of STRENGTH
AT Ethridge's S Hotel
Violent Demonstration
Fails to Persuade u. S.
Publisher to Appear
By the Associated Press.

SOFIA, Oct. 26.-The most
violent demonstration Bulgaria
has experienced in a year flared
for more than an hour last night
when supporters of the Father
land Front and opposition fol-
lowers clashed in front of the
Hotel Bulgaria, residence of
Mark Ethridge, Louisville pub
Usher who is touring the Balkans
on special State Department
mission.
Rival efforts to demonstrate to
Mr.. Ethridge that public support
was behind their own political
groups brought on the fighting. Un-
moved, Mr.. Ethridge reaflrmed his
hope ito arrive at the approximate
truth" by personal investigation.
Mr.. Ethridge was dining with Sofia
journalists when the crowd began
gathering. He refused to show him.
self at a hotel window. Soon MEM
bers of the opposing factions outside
began attempting to shout each
other down. Rioting followed.
The throng had originally gathered
to attend a memorial service for
Grigor Chesmehmdjiev, Bulgarian
patriot whose funeral last Septem-
ber 18 was the occasion for the first
meeting of the political opposition
in Bulgaria since the war.
The memorial service was held in
a small hall with loud speakers
carrying the ceremony to the crowd
outside. During a speech by Kosta
Loulchev, secretary of the Social
Democratic party, there were cries
of down with the opposition" "long
live the Fatherland Front" and 'lone
live Ethridge."
Then the crowd began marching
toward the Hotel Bulgaria, where
there were shouts for Mr.. Ethridge
Soon there was a milling mass o1
humanity outside Fatherland Front
adherents began to shout and wave
clenched fists.
Once a flying wedge-apparently
made up of opposition supporters
sought to break up the solid phalanS
which was cheering for the Father.
land Front. After that part of the
crowd marched away singing.
For a few minutes the fighting
seemed to be over. Then it began
again when a group sought to march
in front of the hotel with a Father.
land Front banner. Unsuccessful
efforts were made to tear the banner
down.
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Soviet Accord Seen
On Control Of Japs
Under Macarthur
Discussions of Issue
Continuing os Russio
Indicates Altered Stond
BY GARNETT d. HORNER.

Russian-American differences
over administration of Japan
may be compromised by estab-
fishing an Allied Control Council
in Tokyo in such a way as tc
leave Gen. Macarthur in su-
preme authority there, it was in
dicated today.
The State Department said last
night that discussion of the issue
is continuing. with the Soviet gov.
ernment, which has insisted that
a Four-power Control Council be
set up before an American-spon-
sored Far Eastern Advisory Com
mission of 10 nations is organized
here next Tuesday.
Russia's original proposal for Gre
alton of a control council appeared
to Secretary OF State Byrnes to en-
visage group that would substitute
for Gen. MacArthur's authority q
four-power group which could act
only unanimously.
Russia Indicates Change in Stand.
Recent diplomatic exchanges in
dicate that the Soviet government Is
not now insisting on this position,
last nights State Department state
ment said.
1t was indicated that the United
States might agree to an Allied
council on condition that an Amer
ican-presumably Gen. Macarthur
be president and that his policies
prevail in event of any disagreement
with other members.
The principal point of difference
appearing to remain is when anc
how such a council should be sci
up.
While Russia has insisted thai
| it should precede organization Of
the Far Eastern Advisory Com.
mission, this Government has in.
sisted that it remains with thu
commission itself to consider any
proposals for changes in the pres.
ent control machinery.
Before raising the council issue
Russia agreed last month to partici.
pate in the Advisory Commission
but has not yet indicated whethel
she will have a representative her,
for the initial meeting of the com
mission Tuesday. Mr.. Byrnes ha
said that the meeting would proceed
anyway, although he still hopes +,
Soviet delegate will be present.
If the Soviet government agree
to take the control council pro
posal before the commission, it i
expected to be supported by Grea
Britain, which also wants more di
rect participation in the control O
Japan. China is expected to be tn
fourth member Of any council tina
may be set up.
Other Allies Would Participate.
Such a council would bring tn
other principal Allies in the Pacifi
into the day-to-day problems o
Japanese control. BY contrast, tn
10-member Advisory Commission
would be empowered merely to for
mulate recommendations to the par
ticipating governments for long
range policies.
Prospects for settlement of tn
council issue with Russia were dis
closed by the State Department il
a statement attempting to clear VI
confusion over just what type o
council the Soviet had proposed.
Mr.. Byrnes was asked at a ney
conference Wednesday if the pro
Iposal was for a council on the pat
/ - ICnn IQIICcI Al re-. A o =
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Attorney Discussing New Job
DiesinLeopot Veterans Agency
Bureau Chief FoiIs in Effort to Halt
Plunge From Tenth Floor Window

Louis J. Meyerle, 48-year-old
Veterans Administration attor-
ney, broke off a conversation
with his section chief at GAS am
today and plunged to his death
from a 10th-hoor window at the
Veterans Administration Build
ing.
Shortly after noon Coroner A
Magruder Macdonald issued GER
tificate of suicide.
According to public relations at
taches of the veterans agency, Will
liam B. Bees, chairman of the
Claims and Pensions Board, was
talking with Mr.. Meyerle about the
latter's new job in the claims di-
vision and during the conversation
Mr.. Bees momentarily turned his
back.
He heard one of the pivot win
Evening star., 1945-10-26
War Fund Increased
To II PET of Quota b,
S357,495 in Gifts
Butler Says Drive
Will Continue Until
Goal Is Reached
BULLETIN.

Donations of 1857, ,495.37 to
the Community War Fund
were recorded today, bringing
total gifts to $3,551,758.24, or
71.46 per cent of the $4,970.-
600 quota. Lee D. Butler,
campaign chairman, said the
drive will continue until the
quota is met.
There are $4,000 employees OF
the War Department alone ano
5000 in private business here
who have given nothing to the
Community War Fund, campaign
officials disclosed today as the
drive inched slowly toward its
goal.
Contributions of 100000 were
reported by unit chairmen in 9
broadcast over radio Station WMAI
last night. The new donation.
raised the total collected to $3,194..
262, or 64.25 per cent of the $4,970..
600 quota.
Alexandria extended its drive unit
next Thursday and it appeared
certain the entire Washington ares
campaign also would continue an.
other week. An announcement wa.
expected at the eighth report lunch.
con today in the United State.
Chamber Of Commerce.
Alexandria Behind Quota.
The Alexandria unit recorded
81, 1868 at its own report meet.
ing last night, bringing its tota
to $47.083.85, or 52.3 per cent o.
quota.
Community War Fund headquar
ters at 1101 M street NV. and il
Alexandria will open until midnigh
tonight to receive donations. Vol
unteers will be sent to pick up gift!
upon telephone request.
Lee D. Butler, campaign chair
man, called meeting of campaign
leaders for this afternoon to. re
evaluate the work of the Govern
ment unit.
The failure Of many War Depart
ment employees to contribute is re
f1ected in the fact that it has raises
only 65 per cent of its quota, he said
Although facing the same postwa
upheaval, the Navy Department ha
topped its quota, Mr.. Butler pointet
out.
Il have a feeling that the Gov
ernment employe and his wife ar
the same kind Of persons they wer
last year when they subscribed s.
generously" he remarked. II an
sure they will do their part t
prevent this campaign from fail
ing"
Other Federal Departments.
Reports from other Federal de
partments show that In Agricultur,
3,700 persons have made no pledges
/ in Commerce, 5000; In Justice
1000; in Treasury, 5000.
Harvey J. Cheston, executive as
sistant of the business unit, com
planned Of difiiculty IN getting work
ers to turn In their reports. Tn,
lunit has 4 800 volunteer workers TO
$500 business firms here. Yet
has received only 10000 Of an an
ticipated 5000 pledges, he said.
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Dark Outlook Seen
For Early Accord in
Truck Drivers Strike
No Meetings Scheduled; /;
Usual Pace in Moving
Freight Reported

There was no prospect today
of an immediate settlement of
the truck drivers strike, which
has tied up II of the Capitals
freight concerns.
Representatives of both the union
local involved and the District
Trucking Association agreed the
strike is likely to last for several
days and said that no meetings be-
tween the factions has been sched-
uled.
The strike has not yet affected the
economy of the city, check on the
freight situation showed. E. Reyn-
olds, chief clerk of the Pennsylvania
Railroad freight department, said
his platforms were being cleared of
freight as fast as usual.
IF any freight. is accumula ting
here" he said. II can't find it."
Pickup Arrangements Made.
The Eagle Transfer Co., which
takes freight from the railroads
platforms to stores and receivers
who do not make other arrange
ments, is one of the struck firms.
But, according to Mr.. Reynolds, let
ters notifying receivers of arrival
OF freight were bringing prompt re-
sponse.
Receivers were making pickup ar
rangementS with truck concerns not
affected by the strike. Pickets of
Local 639 of the AFL TeamSters'
Union, which is conducting the
strike, were at the entrances to the
freight terminals, but were pay
ing no attention to the operations
of tracking firms not involved in
/ the strike.
Baltimore & Ohio freight plat
forms were not affected. Jacobs
Transfer Co., which has the con.
tract there, has signed with the
union.
Baltimore Plan Rejected.
Hopes for a quick settlement o1
the local strike further declined
with the failure Of tentative plar
for settling a strike of 1900 drivers
and helpers which has tied UP rs tc
80 per cent of Baltimore's trucking
Members Of the striking Baltimore
union, Local 557, rejected the plar
at q meeting there last night. Prin-
i cipal union objection, said spokes-
man. was two-year instead Of one.
year duration Of the proposed con-
tract. Several of the firms struck
here operated In both cities.
Federal conciliation officials had
expressed hope that settlement OF
the Baltimore strike would provide q
formula for the settlement of the
strike here.
Shipment of food here was little
affected by the strike. Movement
iof meat is largely in trucks driven
by members Of another local.
/ Ten Firms Sign Pacts.
1 A. w. Stream, president Of Local
1889. said he had signed contracts
with 10 companies calling for In
creaSes of cents an hour for drivers
land LIN cents an hour for helpers,
He said the companies signed en-
ploy 214 members Of the local and
the II companies struck employ j
total Of 267alI on strike.
He listed the companies which
1see TRUCK STRIKE, Page ALL
Evening star., 1945-10-26

President Truman will discuss
foreign policy in his Navy Day
speech at New York tomorrow,
Eber1 Ayers, assistant White
House press secretary, told news
men today.
Il think it will be the most i'm
portant speech the President has
made since he came into Office" Mr..
Ayers said. He added that he was
only expressing my own personal
opinion"
The speech, to be broadcast, will
be delivered in Central Park at
1880 pm. after the President leads
a parade through Brooklyn and
Manhattan. Mr.. Truman also will
make brief address at II am. at
the commissioning of the, carrier
Franklin D. Roosevelt at Brooklyn
Navy Yard.
1O Leave mere 1OuiSQL.
The President is leaving tonight
on what will be his first trip into
New York since he entered the
White House 1t is expected that a
crowd of a million persons will be
on hand for the Central Park
speech, which will run about Is
minutes, and other millions are ex-
pected to watch the Chief Execu.
tive's progress through the city.
Mr.. Truman will return to WASH
ington tomorrow night.
The President said at a news con.
ference yesterday a proposed trip to
Statesville and Raleigh, N. c., No
vember; Atlanta, November and
Warm Springs, Ga, November 4, still
was planned.
However, he reminded reporters
that all presidential trips are tenta-
tive.
Earlier in the week Mr.. Ayers
had said heavy schedule of en-
gagements might cause cancellation
of the trip.
To See Conference Delegates.
White House officials said Mr..
Truman plans to talk to as many as
possible of the delegates to the
Labor Management Conference be-
fore it opens November S. There
was speculation this might keep
him in Washington.
Still scheduled are trips Novem-
Der Is to Liberty, Mo-, where William
Jewell College will confer IN honor
ary degree, and November 20 to
Oklahoma City and Fort Sill, Okla,
for an aviation conference and an
artillery exposition.
Mr.. Truman said he also was in
clined to go to Waco, Tex, Decem-
Der 5 to receive an honorary degree
from Baylor University. He said
| that trip is tentative.
Evening star., 1945-10-26
104 Officers Promoted

President Truman today
nominated 54 ranking Army
officers and so from the Navy
for promotion. In many in
stances the nominations sim
ply would confirm wartime
rank held by the men.
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Late Bulletins
Tax Conferees Agree
On Veterans Provisions

Senate. and House conferees
on the S5,77S,O00, 900 tax re-
duction bill agreed today to
forgive enlisted men all Fed
eral income taxes on their
service pay during the war
years. The House conferees
also agreed on another Senate
provision for veterans "a
three-year extension of time
for commissioned officers to
pay accumulated taxes on
service pay.
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1945-10-26
.TrumanIncIud
Policy
In nNavyDay Talk
White House Aide Sees
New York Speech as
His Most important

HOUR-BY-HOUR schedule of Wash.
ington's program for Navy Day
observance. Page B-1
Evening star., 1945-10-26

(See MITCHELL, Page A-14)
Evening star., 1945-10-26

tSee PLUNGE, Page A-149
Evening star., 1945-10-26

(See PHILIPPINES, Page Ala
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(See RUSSIA, Page A-3.)'
Evening star., 1945-10-26

He heard one OF the pivot win.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-03-08

been highly restricted up to this
time. as have the operations of
the Iceland Base Command Of
ground forces under Maj. Gen.
William S Key.
While the American CORES
pondcnts were in the Icelandic
capital, first public announce
mcnt was made Of the torpcdoing
Of a neutral Icelandic merchant
vessel a few days before. The
ship sank in four minutes and
q lives were lost, there being
only 10 survivors. Indignation
ran high in the country as de-
tails Of the sinking were made
known, and it emphasized Ice
lands prccarious position all
over again.
The little country is now a
strategic cross roads for COM
mercc by air and sea Last sum-
mer ii declared its independence
from Denmark, which was pow
crlcSS TO offer it protection. But
Iceland itself cannot resist occu-
patton by any major power that
wants to move in on it as an
agGresSor nation.
In this situation Iceland and
all small nations similarly stu
ated look for any promise Of
postwar security on which they
may lean. They are studying
carefully the proposals for a
Unite q Nations organization,
drafted at Dumbarton Oaks. Re-
ceiving the American press rep
resentatives, Prime Minister Ola
fur Thors expressed the belief
that It offers the smaller nations
hope for the protection that they
need.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-03-08
Yanks Based i'm Iceland
Once Oufnumbered Natives
BY PETER EDISON
NEA Staff Correspondent

REYJKAVIK, lceland-EVcry
once in a while some American
statesman gets up on his hind
legs and makes a speech 10 the
effect that the great United
States government ought TO take
over all these Atlantic - or Pa
cific - bases and keep them
"for good"
Whenever that happens, the
people of the little countries
like Iceland have 10 kinds of
duck fits.
Consider the position of the
Icelanders on this proposition.
All they wanted was to stay neu-
trail and have the quarrelsome
Europeans let them alone. Yet
with a population of less than
100000 - not more than in any
one Of 100 or more good-sized
American cities - the Iceland
ers arc in no position TO raise
an army TO defend themselves
and don't want to be bothered
having to do il.
So in May 1910 when the Brit
ish occupied the island just one
Jump ahead OF the Germans,
there was reluctant acceptance
of a bad situation but no cheer
ing. And when the British found
the going in Europe tough in the
summer of 194l the Icelanders,
fearing the worst, invited the
United States 10 come in as pro-
tectors. AS the United States
moved in, the British moved out.
There are still British forces,
particularly air forces, operat-
ing from the island. but they are
in the minority and at times
there have been more Ameri-
can soldiers on the island than
there have been Icelanders.
While the first German plane
TO be shot down by American
forces was in aerial combat over
Iceland. this. area is considered
part Of the Eastern Defense
Command and it takes orders
from Governors Island, not Els
enhower's Supreme Headquar-
ters in Europe.
AS far as the operation of the
war is concerned. Iceland is thus
the only American border, even
though il is only 500 miles from
Europe. On the whole. the oc-
cupation has been successfully
carried out, in spite Of minor,
inevitable difficulties.
But has the United States any
business staying in Iceland after
the war is over? Ask the dough
boy or the officer who has put
in any time at all in this coun-
try and he will tell you that his
first and almost his only desire
is to 60 home. Not that he dis
likes the Icelanders. He is crazy
about them - what little oil
them he has been permitted to
see.
There have been something
less than 100 marriages between
Icelandic girls and American
soldiers. Some of the brides have
gone to the States to be with
their new relatives -in-law. Most
of the others will follow their
husbands home when the war is
The daily monitor leader., 1945-03-08
Movable Fireplace
Is Latest Furnishing
Furniture Mart
Disploys New Idea

CHICAGO-U.p-Hhave you
been dreaming about firep' ace
YOU can pick up and move from
room To room in your home?
Whether you have or not,
such fireplace is now reality,
on view for recen' buyers at the
American Furniture Mart here.
Also displayed at the show
were chairs Of a type that can
bc adapted in pairs, to make a
The daily monitor leader., 1945-03-08

MEMPHIS - The Wednesday
Night Bridge club met IN the
home of Mrs. Ted Reno last
Wednesday night. Prizes were
won by Mrs. Elinor Howe, Mrs
Ralph VIII, and Mrs. Chester
Auch retained the travelling
prize. Mrs. Ray Deaner Will be
hostess at the next party.
"Accentuatc h Positive
was the topic Of the Congrega-
tional pastor last Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Leughton Ter
williger spent the weekend IN
Detroit.
Mrs. T. C. Clegg, Mrs. Eunice.
Miller, Pvt. Eloisc Miller and
Mary Agnes Miller spent sun
day in Detroit, the guests Of MIR.
and Mrs. Ernest Owen, whose
son, S c Ralph Owen, IS home
on furlough.
Mrs. Ronald PasSey is IN the
Port Huron hospital, where she
recently underwent an opera
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Hewitt
are visiting their daughter, Mrs
Louis Pfeiffer and family, IN
Dearborn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred De Motto
Mr.. and Mrs +. A. HauSc, MIR.
and Mrs Norman Cook, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Vincent and son,
Jack and Jerry, Mrs. Harry
Kolts and children, and Doris
Raymond. attended a recent
house party in the home of MIR.
and Mrs. Hindle ! Bishop, AL
mont. Pot luck lunch was serv-
ed, followed by games.
II is expected that Pfc. Rus
sell Wentworth, grandson OF
Harry Ganger. will be sent
home, as he has written rela-
tives that he has lost an arm. He
has been in the service in
France. His home is in Royal
Oak, but he has spent much
time here with Mr.. Ganger.
Clarence j. Reid Of Avoca ad-
dressed the Lions club at their
last meeting. He is president OF
the Michigan State Farm Blu
rcau, and he gave the history of
that organization. He described
some OF its problems.
Rev. F. +. Kunsman left Mon
day for Saginaw where he Will
take the position of assistant
superintendent OF the City Res
cue Mission. He has made his
home here with his grand
daughter, Mrs. William Wage, r
since last September.
Pfc. Marshall Dubay and Pfc.
Vincent Dubay, twin sons of MIR.
and Mrs. Peter Dubay, are now
in the invasion in Germany.
They went overseas in August.
They have been III the service
over two years.
Rev. +. f. KunSman and Rev.
and Mrs. William Wager spent
Sunday with Mrs. Wager'S Sis
ter, Mrs. William Dobbyn. in
Capac.