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Evening star., 1945-04-27
SOCIETY AND GENERAL NEWS
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Horror Of Life Under japanese
I old by filipino President S Wife
Mrs. Osmeno Hopes
To Return Home Soon
To Aid Hungry People
By SARAH FLINN.

The small lady sat serenely on the
couch, talking In a low calm voice.
Her hands we're white, her finger
nails red. Her dark hair was swept
up in sophisticated coiffure. The
black silk dress she wore was In the
latest style.
Looking at her it was hard to
believe what she was saying.
Two months ago Mrs. Sergio Os-
mena, wife Of the President of the
Philippine Commonwealth, was iv-
ing in tiny hut, built of bamboo,
in cold mountain hideaway deep
in the Philippine provinces. She
slept on the floor then, and tried
desperately to keep warm with her
two dresses-the only remaining
vestige of her wardrobe. Food for
herself and her three children often
was small bowl of rice. Sometimes
the guerrillas were able to bring
them milk.
Wants to Rush Back.
1T was very bad. I must go back
as soon as possible" she told a press
conference of women reporters yes
terday afternoon.
Happy as she is to be with her
husband again after being separated
for more than three years, and
pleasant as it is to have food and
clothes and warmth and safety,
Mrs. Osmena still worries-not about
what is gone or what she has been
throughput about what is hap
pening now to the people back
home.
There is not enough to eat. The
Army sends some, but 1t
must go to the soldiers first. There
Is not enough clothing. They need
everything. It was all burned, YOU
see. 1t is time to plant the rice crop,
but there is not enough grain. There
Is SO much to be done. We will 70
back as soon as the President can
leave.
And I hope it will be very soon,"
she said.
Lived in Warehouse.
Mrs. Osmena tol6 how the Japa-
nese had taken possession of her
house, burned all her property ex-
,ept her residential home and how
hnally she had lived with her chill
dren on the second floor of a ware
aouse in Manila before she escaped
70 a guerrilla hideout late in 1874.
She was forced to sell all her jew
elry and most of her possessions in
order to buy food, she said.
The japanese were cruel from
The very beginning" she said. THE
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Dry Party Recognizing;
Executive Secretary Named
Ey the Associated Press


CHICAGO, April 27.-The prohibi-
ton party's National Committee
yesterday set In motion a reorgani-
zation program by creating an oflce
of executive secretary and naming
Virgil c. Finnell, Indiana chairman,
to fill the position.
In a statement summarizing a
three-day meeting, the committee
said it took "cognizance of the rum
blings within the old parties and the
possibilities Of a complete realign-
ment of the voters Of America"
The group, including 80 commit
teemen from 10 States, designated
the third Sunday in January here
after as annual prohibition day, on
which they said a campaign against
alcoholic beverages would be stressed.
The committee opposed enactment
Of peacetime conscription legisla-
ton,
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Goal Topped by "a Million
In Red Cross Campaiqn

An oversubscription Of $24, OIL, 600
was reported today by Colby Chester
national chairman of the 1945 Red
Cross War Fund campaign, in an
nouncing that a record number of
4,000, 900 persons served as volunteer
solicitors during the drive.
ITO date 1921, ,013 900 has been re-
ported subscribed against an objec-
tive Of $500, ,000, ,000," Mr.. Chester
said.
In reporting the oversubscription,
Mr.. Chester said records thus far
show that more than $4,000, 900 In
dividuals contributed to the fund.
He also said that the 4, ,0O0, 900 volun-
teer solicitors represent . 20 per cent
increase in workers over any previ-
GUS Red Cross appeal.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
President Invites War Probers
ToMuintuin Check on His Work

porters. He added that the Presi-
dent indicated he would welcome
such a watch.
Senator Brewster recalled that the
Presidents, mother has always said
her boy ''plowed the straightest fur
row" Of any farmer in Missouri and
said he told the President that If
the latter followed all the advice he
laid down when chairman Of the
committe there would be no doubt
of the success Of his administration.
Senator La Toilette, Progressive,
of Wisconsin, another White House
caller, told reporters he simply came
ito pay my personal respects and
wish him we'll"
Evening star., 1945-04-27
President Signs Measure
Making Kelly a Colonel

The White House today announced
that President Truman had signed
legislation giving the honorary rank
OF colonel to Maj. Edward j. Kelly,
superintendent Of police and in an
unusual gesture issued q memoran-
dunn explaining the reason for the
advancement.
The legislation provides: That In
appreciation and recognition of
Edward ]. Kelley's 80 years OF de-
voted service to the District OF CO.
lumbia and its residents, that he
shall have the honorary rank Of
colonel during the remaining period
Of his incumbency In such ONCE"
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Willis Denies Bridges
Does Good Labor Job
By the Associated Press.

Senator Willis, Republican, Of In
diana said yesterday pressure will
be brought to bear on President
Truman to keep Harry Bridges,
West Coast union leader, in Amer
lea.
In Senate speech Senator Willis
declared that the latest effort to
cancel deportation proceedings
against the Australian-born Bridges
is based on "the supposedly grand
job he is doing in moving war mate
rials from West Coast ports.
But figures indicate" the Sena-
tor said, that approximately one
third less cargo was moved per
gang by West Coast longshoremen
Tin Los Angeles and San Francisco)
under Harry Bridges than in the
other large ports which are union
lied, but are not under Harry
Bridges"
He added:
"The facts indicated that the
famous Harry Bridges slow-up cam
paign, begun long ago to spread the
work and to increase the number of
union men under him, is being con-
tinued right down until today.
1T would be a slap in the face OF
every American fighting in the Pa
cific to grant a reprieve to Harry
Bridges, who was working to over
throw our American constitutional
government before this war and
whose efforts toward this end have
not diminished"
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27 tP.-
The substance of Senator Willis
charges that Harry Bridges long
shoremen are In q "slowup cam
paign" have been "discredited and
will be answered on the Senate
floor," a spokesman for the Long
shoremen's Union said last night.
The CIO spokesman said Senate
Military Affairs Committee hearings
here had shown no comparison be-
tween East and West coast ports
could be made because the types OF
cargoes, size of gangs and efficiency
OF loading gear are different.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
DC. AeroCIub
UrgesAirpark
For Stadium
Commission Is Told
Project Would Be
Memorial to AAF

Establishment Of an "airpark" as
part Of the proposed National Me-
mortal Stadium here was proposed
today by the Aero Club Of WASH
ington and its parent body, the
National Aeronautic Association.
The suggestion was laid before
the National Memorial Stadium
commission at q hearing in tho
Senate District Committee room
at the Capitol by Robert H. Kinkaid.
Aero Club president, and a group
headed by Jesse M. Hadley, chair
man OF the clubs Airport Commit
tee.
They submitted drawings to show
how the airport project could be
incorporated into present plans
without detracting from the me-
moral from an architectural or prac.
tlcai point OF view. It would serve
a useful purpose not only for per
sonal plane owners flying to stadium
events but for persons flying here
on business and pleasure trips, they
said.
Would Omit Hanxars.
The plans submitted called onlv
Tor fueling facilities, a runway and
a small headquarters building, but
no hangers or other structures,
In view OF the fact that the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission already is strongly
urging establishment of the stadium
at the foot Of East Capitol street
near the Anacostia River, the spe-
cific suggestion was advanced that
the "airpark" could well be located
on long, narrow strip of land
known officially as "the barrier"
between the Anacostia River and
Kingman Lake.
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee, commission CO.
chairman, asked Mai. Gen. us,
Grant III, chairman of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, whether he thought the
project feasible. Gen Grant said
he would be glad to have his group
study the problem. He added, how.
ever, that he did not want to COM
init his organization at this time.
The Stadium Commission mem.
bers asked several questions and
seemed interested in developing in
formation from the point of view Of
cost OF the proposal as it could be
developed in its simplest, more ad-
vanced and most complete form.
Not Commercial Field.
Proponents emphasized that the
airpark would not be a commercial
field but would be an ornamental
and attractive adjunct to the sta
dlum project to serve both as a
landing field for private flyers and
memorial to the participation Of
American Air Forces in the war.
On behalf Of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations, of which he
is chairman Of both the City Plan
ming Committee and the Postwar
Projects Committee, Ernest F. Hen
ry and his organization strongly
recommended the establishment Of
an airpark wherever the stadium is
located.
Chairman Bilbo of the Senate
District Committee, who also heads
the Stadium Commission, announced
he will propose at the next meeting
lof the commission to change the
name Of the stadium to the Frank
lin D. Roosevelt Memorial Sta.
dium in tribute to the late Presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Continuance Granted
One, Another Freed
In Stolen Tire Case

John Moore, n, colored, of 1880
Thirteenth street NV, 11th man
arrested in connection with q
black market in tires stolen from
the B. F. Goodrich Co., today
pleaded not guilty at arraignment
before United States Commissioner
Needham c. Turnage.
Charged with receiving stolen
property, Moore requested more
time to consult a lawyer and the
case was continued until May 4. He
was held under $500 bond.
A twelfth man, who was arrested
last night, at the same time as
Moore, was released by police today
after it was shown there was insult
hcient evidence to connect him with
the case, according to officers. Po-
lice have said at least four addi-
tional arrests are expected.
Moore was specifically accused of
receiving IA tires which police said
were stolen from the Goodrich firm,
and to have peddled them to per-
sons in the vicinity of the Shore
ham and Wardman Park Hotels.
The 10 men arrested previously
pleaded not guilty at arraignment
yesterday before Commissioner
Turnage. Three received continu-
ances until May on grand larceny
charges and the other seven waived
preliminary hearing and were held
for grand Jury action.
Police have recovered 10 Of approx
mately 140 tires stolen. Several
were recovered from two passenger
cars and q truck owned by Leslie
Edward Young and his brother,
George Gilmer Young, pfoprietors
of the Economy Market, Twelfth
and H streets NE, police said. The
Youngs are among those held for
the grand jury.
The investigating officers, Third
Precinct Detectives Edward DAILY,
Paul Clark and Arthur Davis, said
that among those expected to be
arrested will be persons who dis
tributed the tires to others who
acted as retail dealers
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Man, 102, Is Fined
In BootIeqqinq Case

A Merrifield VaD colored man
who told police he was 102 years old
was fined $50 and costs yesterday in
Fairfax County Trial Justice Court
for illegal sale of whisky.
The man, William Holmes, was
fined by Judge Robert T. Stump
after he pleaded guilty to the charge.
He was arrested Saturday night in a
police raid on his house.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Navy Finally Decides
To Omit 'DeIono'
In Nominq Carrier

The Navy. in its third an
nouncement on the subject,
said today the new As, 900 ton
aircraft carrier to be launched
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on
Sunday has been assigned the
name Of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
When It was decided to
change the name from the
originally assigned Coral Sea
to honor the late President,
the Navy announced informally
that It would be Franklin ..
Roosevelt. Later there was .
formal announcement that 1t
would be Franklin Delano
Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
New Legion Post |nstaIIs
H. H. Rice as Commander

Heber H. Rice of the General Ac.
counting Office was installed as
commander of new American Le-
gion post to be known as Connecti.
cut Avenue Post, No. 1863, during
TO NAL ceremonies last night at the
Chevy Chase Methodist Church.
Oflciating at the induction was
G. Wells White, vice commander Of
the Maryland department.
Other officers installed were:
Charles M. Trammen. senior vice
commander; Lloyd B. Harrison,
junior vice commander; Elmer l..
Hall, adjutant; w. Ross Dellett,
finance oh1cer, Frank E. Troth, SER
geant at arms, and william E.
Springer, chaplain.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
BY the Associated Press.

President Truman today invited
the Senate War Investigating Com
mittee to keep the same watch on
his administration as he kept on
the Roosevelt administration as
chairman of that committee.
Senator Brewster Republican, of
Maine, a member of the committee
that long bore Mr.. Truman's name,
reported the Presidents invitation
after a White House call.
Il asked him If he thought we
should keep the same watchful eye
on this administration as he did
on home front war activities OF the
last one" Senator Brewster told re-
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Weather Report

OlStl1ct OF Columbia-Fatr and
continued windy this afternoon;
clear tonight with temperatures in
the low 40s in the District and g lit
tie lower In the suburbs; some
chance of light frost in the suburbs.
Fair with rising temperature to-
morrow.
Virginia-Clear and cooler tonight
with scattered light frost in north
portion. Fair tomorrow, a little
warmer in the afternoon.
Maryland-Clear and cooler with
scattered light frost tonight; fair
tomorrow, a little warmer in the
afternoon.
Five-day Forecast.
District Of Columbia - Warmer
Saturday, cooler Monday, warmer
Tuesday or Wednesday; tempera-
ture averaging q little above nor
NAL. Light to moderate showers
occurring Sunday or Monday and
possibly Wednesday.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Perry. Potomac muddy ct
Great Falls.
ReeorA far last 2a Hours
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Lodge to Hold Dance

The Laurel Rebekah Lodge No. ~
will hold its annual benefit dance,
9 pm. tomorrow, at the Madison
School at Falls Church. There viii
be round and square dancing.
Evening star., 1945-04-27

Record fer Last "a Hours.
Nrom noon Yesterday to noon today.)
Hishest, a, 4;45 pm, Year asc,. ~.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 80 on March 20.
Lowest. 12, on January Is.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
River Report

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cleaI
t Harpers Ferry. Potomac muddy al
areat Falls.
Record fer last n Hours.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Humidity Report

The sun and lGssa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-12
It Has Drawbacks

Because the Russian players defeated their
American opponents in the recent radio chess
matches, Rep. Karl Mundt of North Carolina
proposed at reception sponsored by the So
ciety for Cultural Relations celebrating the
victory that Russians learn to play baseball
so that another sort OF World Series might
be held.
Fine. But we doubt If baseball would ever
become popular among Russians. Not that
they could not acquire the skill to play stiff
game, but because the language would raise
a barrier. Half tn. fun of baseball is its slang.
Could the Russians master that, as well as
intricacies of the game And what about UNI
piring?
Maybe Representative Mundt ought to with
aold bis proposal until esperanto is accepted
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-12
"To Your Knees"

The United Nations hopes the way to last.
ing peace was found in the document COM
piled and signed at San Francisco-the World
Charter which provides marked advances in
human behavior over the Covenant of the
League of Nations. And it truly appears that
the World Charter does contain the seed OF
peace But above and far beyond it's obi.
cations is acceptance Of new spiritual stand
ards, without which the world can never hope
to achieve brotherhood. wherein peace alone
abides.
Back in 1918, at the close Of World War
I - '.tAe war to end all wars - the Board
of Bishops of the Methodist church addressed
message to that denomination which was
captioned, 'Methodism to Your Knees. The
North Carolina Christian Advocate re.
prined the message in its September issue.
While it was addressed tc the people OF one
sect. it applies as pertinently to followers OF
all religious faiths.
Becasue o4 its universal application we are
reprinting it here and urge those who read
Methodism appears:
"This World War clamors across the sky.
We can hardly hea. any other music. Thunder
is hard to talk against. The American people
and MethodiSm are as one. Methodism has
no minority report on this vast battle. We
are not pacifists: We fight with God for a safe
world, for a decent world, TO, world, with
a chance to be virtucus, for Christian world.
Just because Methodism is so patriotic to
the United States of America and to the unit
ed states OF the planet, it is experiencing a
subtle danger That danger is that the Church
should in any wise silence its own heavenly
music Patriotism is a lesser majesty than
the gospel Methodism must preach bota maj
estes. The gospel must not be stifled by any
business, however worthy. 1t need not be.
There is a more amazing trumpet than a
battle trumpet It is the gospel trumpet.
"Have a care, Methodism, lest in the revel
OF patriotism we become unconsciously ren!ss
in the highest patriotism, namely, the proc
lamation and practice OF spirituality, the
preaching of Jesus the Saviour, Of the glory
and necessity of the new birth. OF the press
ing character of redemption, Of the insistent
ministry of immortality in these battle days
of death, of the necessity of Christianity above
all the things this battling world needs, to
the end that this World War may eventuate
in a world peace, at whose heart dwells right
eousness.''
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-12
Macarthur Bearing Down

General MacArt lur order diSSolving the
Army-Navy clique N Japan indicates the Su-
preme Commander believes Allied control has
advanced sufficiently to start applying the
more rigorous stipulations of the Potsdam
declaration.
In view of the fact that no more than a
fourth of the nearly 5000, 0O0-man japanese
Army in the home islands have thus far been
disarmed and that there has been no serious
inciaent to mar the proceedings, the General
obviously has accomplished all that could be
expected of him or any man, particularly as
his forces are greatly outnunbered.
He has taken another step which promises
to ease the further disarmament OF japanese
troops and peaceful acceptance of occupation
by the Japanese people generally. In clamp.
ing censorship on Japanese newspapers and
radio broadcasts, the arrogant statements
which have previously sought to stir trouble
will cease. American news and radio reports
alro will be curtailed, particularly respecting
American troops movements, although the
General has made it plain that only minimum
restrictions will be placed on freedom Of
speech. There should be no great complaint
of these censorship rules on the score that
he and his entire occupying forces are literal
ly on a spot and can do their task only ii
essential activities and decisions are careful.
ly guarded. Not until the last japanese has
been disarmed will it be safe to speak or
write openly of what is going on.
Macarthur has ticklish Job to perform.
If his future operations are as successful as
those up to date, he will come through with
flying colors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-12
QUOTATIONS

common sense and the experience of GEN.
turles command thai Americans be protected
by an Army and Navy which will never bow
10 an aggressor.-Gov. Herbert R. O'Conor.
Of Maryland.
II IS time that government agencies be con.
Vlnceo that abundance not scarcity. marks
the road to comfort. prosperity, reasonable
prices and decent iving.-Bay City. Mich.
Times.
Either we shall rebuild the world upon the
1a'th that all men are equally entitled to edu.
catlon' work and happiness, or paralyzed by
OUT pre]udlces, we shall watch the world slide
pack toward third and more horrible dis.
aster.-Rabbi Leon Fran, Detroit.
II there is international justice, China will
get tne hons share OF any PREPARATIONS that
Gan De wrung from Japan-Hudson. N. Y.
Star.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-12
The Literary Guidepost

similarity between this book and
another of a different name about
foot-bridge in Peru" but the
resemblance is most superfic. al
for the other was solemn and filled
with noble thoughts, while this is
just plain crazy and filled with
thoughts far from noble but def
initely. merrily zany. The jacket
says "demented" and mad" The
jacket also mention South
Wind" that's the highest praise
but l subscribe to it.
Arranged sinisterly in 10 chap.
tiers, this may be called the novel
Of Nero fiddling while Rome
burns; sprightly tunes are played
against a background of consum.
ing flames. This is tickle and
Jingle, chrckle and tremble, hu.
MOI Gus and ominous combined
dexterously.
There are two ways of reading
g, novel, including this one, and
i'll this case each is wrong. If you
hurry to find how Rain Before
Seven" turns out, you miss the
real flavor of the superb in.
between pages. If you take it SLOW
ly, as the writing deserves, yor
p of by just so much learning
the extraordinary climax. The so.
luton of this unusual problem is
to read it twice.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-12
Editorial Comment
NOT INTELLIGENT

The only common ground OF agreement about
all the Pearl Harbor reports is that there was
lack of intelligence in the Government lnteili'
service thousn a IL hv o otcers whose
dutv it was to have men on the lookout cock
ed and prirned.
a. +,,,a dsvs before the successful Jap attack
m ut, w.t. Dec ST. B I. overheard tele,
evidently ene in r sSs bs
raan understood it told of weather and
e.bar CONDITIONS likely on the Sunday morning
t HiatA the attack was made two days after the
t Una. conversation. He took the substance
" the Conversation to General Short in order
him j. sn sns 's sah es seosd e st at
1en.lun sntelligence service was not intelligent
II VI. IN guard were less so. Otherwise they
the men not IT. have been asleep at the SWITCH
w wolaieh News and Observer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-12
DailyPrayer
FOR THE NEW TIMES

1.-THE fashion of this world pas.
seth away; modes of life alter:
times and the old order change;
but Thy word and Thy will abide
forever, O Eternal God.
Change and decay in all about
see:
o Thou Who changest not, abide
with me-"
In the midst of this transitory
time, may we hold fast to the
eternal verities, which survive all
the mutations OF the years-right-
eousress, justice, love, brotherli-
ness and the ceaseless quest after
God. Help us, we pray, to live at
ter the pattern of the timeless
Christ, concerning ourselves with
the things that concerned Him;
and ever striving tirelessly for the
coming of the Kingdom of God.
Thus would we be delivered from
all fret and fear of the future;
and delivered, too, from the great
sin of interposing our personal in
terests in Thy fatherly plans for
mankind. Give US a glimpse OF the
Glory of the new world of faith
and fraternity and friendliness
which Tho art preparing. Let US
inherit today the beauty of tomor-
row. So, as sons and servants Of
.,,hy Kingdom, may we live serene
ly and triumphantly. in the power
of Jesus Christ. Amen.-W.T.E.