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Evening star., 1945-02-01


War was a civilian employe of the
Army Signal Corps.
He was a member of the Associa-
ton of Oldest Inhabitants, Potomac
Commandery, No. 3, Knight Tenn
plar; Almas Temple, AAONMS;
Universal Craftsmen Council of En-
gineers, Columbia Council, No. %,
and a charter member of Trinity
Masonic Lodge, No. Al, holding the
Fidelity Medal. He was member
of Potomac Hiram Lodge of Royal
Arch Masons.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
F. Lucille Cain, Camp Lejeune, N. c.,
and three sons, Comdr. John B.
Shipman, 1t. Comdr. William G.
Shipman and Morris Robert Ship
man, apprentice seaman, all of the
Naval Reserve. Also surviving are
13 grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Funeral servicse will be held at IL
am. Saturday at Gawler's funeral
home. Burial will be in Congress
sional Cemetery.
Evening star., 1945-02-01

Silesia was on the move toward
inner Germany.
Cities Reported in Panic.
''The roads behind the front are
covered with them" one corre-
spondent said. Panic is reigning
in hundreds of cities and towns and
thousands of villages"
Exultation swept the Soviet
Union.
Many obstacles are on the way
to the Oder and the Spree an
other river southeast of Berlin,
Izvestia said But there is no power
in the world which is able to make
stand on the holy route of the
Red Army. The detonation of ap-
preaching guns reaches Berlin. The
Fascist lair is in panic"
Meanwhile, Gauleiter Dictator
Paul Goebbels of Berlin was reported
preparing death-stand defense of
Berlin.
Many Persons Leave Berlin.
"The enemy is ready to launch q
frontal attack on the capital" the
Berlin radio told the people.
Air passengers arriving in Swe-
den yesterday said 10 to 20 evacua-
ton trains were being run out of
Berlin daily, taking residents to the
southern province of Saxony
Swelled by refugees from the Rus
sian drive into Pomerania and
Brandenburg, the capital still was
crowded.
Many residents, unable to procure
a normal meal at restaurants, were
lining up at army soup kitchens,
these sources added. Nonessential
persons were being evacuated from
Danzig and Stettin.
At Budapest, the besieged German
garrison is putting up a desperate
resistance" said the Russian COM
munique, but "the hopelessness of
their situation" prompted many of
the defenders to lay down their
arms. The Russians claimed 5000
prisoners we're taken Tuesday.
In Polish Silesia, the Russian
communique said, Konev's troops
took Oderwalde, a town on the Oder
River, % miles west of Katowice.
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Mcfarland
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Assistant United States Attorney
John w. Fihely reminded the jury
that we're not trying the uniform,
we're trying the man who wore it"
when Miss Berrum was murdered.
The Government had expected to
put on two more rebuttal witnesses
this morning, but rested it's case
when the witnesses failed to appear.
Hits Marines Background.
Mr.. Fihelly declared there were
two very unfortunate things about
it-first, that young girl had to die,
and, second, that the man who killed
her had to be wearing the uniform
of the Marine Corps"
Mr.. Fihelly declared if Mcfarland
had ever told of his background
he never would have been accepted
by marine recruiting station.
Reminding the jury that several
marine witnesses for the prosecution
were members of the Sd Division,
Mr.. Fihelly went on, There's been
a lot of bluffing by the defense about
hard feelings between the 1st and
Sd Marine Divisions.
Psychosis Discounted.
Mr.. Fihelly cited Corpl. James
Westberry and Pfc. Warren Craven
who testified they were with Nc
Farland earlier on the night of the
slaying-as the type of men who
should be wearing the uniform of
the United States Marines"
The prosecutor repeatedly referred
in scathing terms to the defense
contention that Mcfarland, Quad
alcanal veteran, was suffering from
malaria psychosis," a form of in
sanity.
He cited the photograph taken of
Mcfarland early on the evening of
October S, pointing out he was
smiling, having a fine time"
This is fine picture of a man
with malaria psychosis,'" Mr.. Fl
helly commented.
Later, as he reviewed the testi-
mony of Government witnesses on
McFarlands alleged meeting with
Miss Berrum and the taxi ride which
the Government contends followed,
Mr.. Fihelly asked the jury to watch
the cunning way the mind of this
defendant works, the man who was
supposed to have psychosis."
AS for the marine belt found near
Miss Berrum's body. Mr.. Fihelly
said that after DR.. Wilmer Souders
testimony there was no way in
which the defense could explain
away the belt. DR.. Souder had testi-
fed that both the buckle of the belt
found near the scene and the buckle
in McFarland's photograph showed
the same distortion in the tongue.
Before Mr.. Fihelly started his
summation, Justice Proctor denied
a half dozen defense motions to
Evening star., 1945-02-01
State of Emergency
Called in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. / P).-
Mayor Bernard Samuel declared a
state of emergency here yesterday
as Philadelphia's coal shortage prob
lem became more critical
Effective Immediately. the Mayor s
action bans delivery of solid fuel
to places of amusement until further
notice"
IF the situation continues critical,
the ban will be extended to other
activities" his proclamation said.
The proclamation was made public
as the coldest January in five years
came to an end. Previous to the
announcement. the Philadelphia
Defense Council received $500 re-
quests for coal, 1850 of them listed
as emergencies and from war
plants.
Evening star., 1945-02-01
Western Front
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az miles into Germany in the edges
of the Siegfried Line east of the Our
River. Ingelscheid. Ihren, Winter
spelt and Heckhalenfeld-all in Ger
many and southeast of st. With
were captured in advances averaging
2 miles despite thick small-arm fire,
mud, rain and slush. The assault
carried to within 9 miles of Prum.
one of the strongest Siegfried Line
bastions.
(Today's German communique
said the United States 1st and Sd
Armies had driven deep inside
our main lines on the entire
front between Monschau and st.
With. The attacks were declared
halted in fierce fighting. German
reverses east and northeast OF
Colmar were reported)
1882 Prisoners Captured.
The 1st Army alone captured
1882 prisoners in the "a hours to
midnight, it's largest haul since
January g. That was commentary
on German morale.
THE absence of strong German
reaction suggested the possibility
that tn Germans have jerked
everything farther back" Associated
Press Correspondent E. D. Ball re-
ported from the 1st Army sector.
The German cross-Rhine holdings
north and south of Strasbourg also
began to collapse, rejecting weak
ening of the enemy along the whole
western front.
Allied planes spotted heavy Ger
man rail movements eastward from
Karlsruhe and Mannheim and
through Heilbronn, indicating
further thinning of German de-
fenses. Roads north of Wissem-
bourg, above the 7th Army front,
were jammed.
Colmar Outf1anked.
Colmar population 46,000 was out
flanked and American and French
troops we're close to the Colmar-
Breisach road leading to the only
permanent Rhine bridge standing in
the Strasbourg sector. Street fight
ing progressed in Cernay; Wittels-
helm fell. Gambsheim and Betten-
hofen, north of Strasbourg, were
captured and the Allies moved to
within 2 miles of the Rhine.
It was certain that the thinout
had weakened Field Marshal Won
Rundstedt's whole position west of
the Rhine so that he could not hold
what he had bitten off in recent at
tempts to keep the initiative. Now
1t is a question whether the Ger
mans will be able to save anything
west of the Rhine in the sectors Of
the main Allied attack, it was said
at supreme headquarters.
At Field Marshal Montgomery's
headquarters in the north, a spokes-
man for the 21st Army Group said
the battle has developed into a gen.
eral attack all along the western
front toward the Siegfried Line. He
expressed doubt, however, that the
Germans would yield the fortifica-
tions without hard fight A 35-mile
section of the line has been cap
tured by American arms along the
Roer River north of the Monschau
area.
Seven 1st Army divisions attacked
the West Wall from positions mostly
inside Germany. Four or more Sd
Army divisions were on the attack
In a 7-mile Our River bridgehead
southeast of st. With and along the
German-Luxembourg border.
Evening star., 1945-02-01
Police, FbI Hunt Three
Who Fled Prison Van
After Attacking Guard

metropolitan police and Federal
Bureau of Investigation agents to-
day were searching for three men
who late yesterday attacked a dep
uty marshal and escaped while leav-
ing prison van at District Jail,
to which they were being returned
from the District Court. The men
were described by the marshal's Of
flee as previous escapes from Lor-
ton Reformatory.
They were identified as Joseph
Isenberg, %; Elmer Norton, 18, and
Walter E. Watson, %. In Lorton,
Watson and Isenberg had been
serving terms for housebreaking
and Norton sentence for auto
theft, according to the marshal's
Office. They were returned to the
Federal institution when appre-
hended shortly after they fed from
Lorton, it was said.
The three men had been ordered
held in $4,000 bond each for grand
jury action at arraignment before
United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage on charges of vio-
.ating the National Motor Vehicle
Theft Act few hours before they
made their break. These charges
were an outgrOwth of their escape
from Lorton on December 80 in a
stolen car, authorities said.
% Persons in Vehicle.
The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton has entered the search for the
men because they fed the custody
of a marshal and because they
were accused of violating a Fed
eral statute governing interstate
transportation of a stolen car, a
spokesman for the bureau explained.
Twenty-three prisoners were in
the van when the trio made the
break. The three men, first to leave
the van. were less than 5 feet
from the gateless doorway of Dis
trict Jail when they leaped on Ed
mund j. Barry, 23l Second street
Sc, one of two deputies standing
guard on either side of the prisoner
line, officials said. He was knocked
down and the men leaped over him,
according to marshals.
Isenberg and Norton, who were
said to have been handcuffed to-
gether, ran one way, while Watson,
who was said to have slipped his
handouts, fled in another direction,
marshals said.
Fourth Prisoner Caught.
AooorIiy,n IN IJpttal
shall C. Michael Kearney. fourth
prisoner, Peter j. Stamate, also tried
to escape but was caught at once.
The men wore blue denim trousers
according to police description, and
Isenberg had on a tan polo shirt,
Watson q blue shirt, and Norton a
green sweater. Last night authori-
ties were seeking three men answer
ing such descriptions in Upper Marl-
boro after police said farmer re-
ported an automobile and SAL had
been stolen from his home.
When asked why deputies had not
fired at the men, Mr.. Kearney said
one of the deputies was armed, but
declared he would make no further
statement until he completed an
investigation of the affair.
Shuts Door on Others.
Mr.. Barry was standing in the
rear right of the van, while Deputy
Marshal Edgar j. McCloy was
standing in the rear left of the We
hicle when the break occurred, ac-
cording to the authorities. Mr.. Nc
Evening star., 1945-02-01
Regulation Requiring
Report on Liquor
Sales Is Suspended

Provisions in the Districts LIQUOR
regulations enacted last year call
ing for detailed reports from LIQUOR
wholesalers and retailers on their
purchases and sales. were sus-
pended today by the Commissioners
on the recommendation of the AL
coholic Beverage Control Board,
which claimed the regulations were
too heavy burden on it's staff.
The regulations, adopted March I.
resulted from the LIQUOR shortage.
They required wholesalers to notify
the board of all whiskey received,
and to report the sales of whisky.
including the brand, quantity and
price. ALI retailers had to file
monthly statements of purchases
from wholesalers.
Need Has Passed.
The Wholesale Liquor Dealers of
Washington, Inc, suggested to the
beverage board that these pro-
visions be suspended and the board
informed the Commissioners that it
concurred in the suggestion because
the necessity for the rules has
passed and their requirements con-
stitute heavy burden on the stats
of both wholesalers and retailers and
of the board"
Recalling that the regulations
were designed to assure fair distri-
button of whisky during an acute
shortage, the wholesale liquor deal
|ers' organization said that the sew
eral liquor holidays granted dis
tillers had resulted in increased
allotments to retailers.
The ABC Board also announced
today, the beginning of the new
license year for liquor establish
ments, IS grocery stores and res
taurants will be unable to sell liquor
because of failure to meet the dead
line.
Police Given Names.
Chairman Alan w. Payne of the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
last night sent to various police pre-
cincts the names of the establish
ments which are not permitted to
sell until they receive renewals. No
downtown restaurants are involved,
it was said.
According to Miss Margaret Davis,
executive secretary of the board,
almost pne-fourth of the 1,700
licensed dealers made a rush to the
boards Offices yesterday to complete
their applications. Miss Davis said
that by pm. $50 permits had been
issued yesterday alone
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strike out certain portions of testi-

strike out certain portions of testi-
mony.
When Justice Proctor refused a
days recess, Mr.. Ennis told the
court in protest, I'm just not able
to give the defendant the full bene-
fit of his constitutional guarantee to
be represented adequately by coun-
sell"
Justice Proctor responded, II don't
know what counsel means by that
It's the most unusual statement I've
ever heard"
He then ordered Mr.. Fihelly to be-
gin his summation.
Evening star., 1945-02-01
Russiu
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across Poland's difficult communica-
ton lines for 275 miles In 20 days.
But he appeared to have increased
rather than slowed down the tempo
of his attack.
Zhukov's front was reported by
Berlin to reach from Soldin in the
north to Sorau in the south.
Soldin is IS miles inside Germany,
56 miles northeast of Berlin and 80
miles from the Baltic port of Stettin,
at the mouth of the Oder. The
town is on the highway connecting
Stettin and Kurstin.
IS Miles From Baltic.
Moscow dispatches said Soviet
forces to the northeast had reached
points only SIS miles from the Baltic
in drive to slash final land COM
munications of Danzig and Eastern
Pomerania with the rest of Ger
many. These spearheads were edg-
ing toward Kostin and Kolberg on
the Baltic from captured Jastrow
and the area of Deutsch Krone.
On his southern wing, zhukov
units had linked up with Marshal
Ivan Konev's 1st Ukrainian Army.
Sorau also is Is miles inside the
Reich below the Oder bend and on
a second main railway running be-
tween Frankfurt and Breslau. The
town is rs miles southeast of Berlin.
Clear weather was favoring Rus
sian planes as Zhukov threw his
main punch as far as the area of
Sternberg-Zielenzig, % miles east
of Frankfurt, where the Germans
said they were throwing in reserves
of regular army units, Storm Troop
ers and the hastily modified Volks-
sturn.
In the northeastern battle areas
terrible scenes were reported being
enacted at Konigsberg, encircled
capital of East Prussia. Moscow
dispatches said panic seized the city
of 10000, overcrowded with 10000
refugees.
Elbihg Being Ev.cuated,. i
Although Konigsberg was totter-
ing, the Russians apparently were
faced with the task of bayopeting
and mortaring their way from house
to house. Storm groups moved up
for that purpose.
Below Konigsberg the Germans
were carrying out a wholesale evac-
uation of Elbing, on the Gulf of
Danzig, where Russian forces had
cut off the remainder of East
Prussia.
There was no official Russian
news on the attack toward Danzig,
but Marshal Konstantin Rokossov-
sky's I'd White Russian Army was
believed chiefly concerned with
blocking German forces trying to
break out of the East Prussian
pocket into the Polish Corridor.
The German communicate re-
ported hard fighting in the very
center of the East Prussian pocket
at Wormditt. The Russians had
advanced II miles to within 25 miles
of the Baltic at Wormditt.
Soviet correspondents said virtu-
ally all the German population of
Evening star., 1945-02-01
House Member-Seobee
Returns From Pacific
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Representative Fogarty, Democrat,
Of Rhode Island has returned to his
home in Harmony, r. l.. after tour
of duty in the Pacific as a carpen-
ter's mate, first class, with the Sea-
bees.
Mr.. Fogarty, who was reelected
to the Seventy ninth Congress last
November, resigned from the
Seventy eighth Congress shortly be-
fore 1t adjourned to join the Navy
He served with the Seabees a month
and a half.
Evening star., 1945-02-01
Coal Situation in East
Reported Still Critical

PITTSBURGH, Feb. / fP.-The
coal situation in the Eastern part of
the United States remains critical y
Harry A. Sutter. area distribution
manager for the Solid Fuels Admin
istration, declared yesterday.
Many factories. including war
plants, have only, five, six or seven
day supply of coal Mr.. Sutter said.
So serious has the situation be-
cone, he continued, that the STA
finds it necessary in some cases to
truck coal from the stock piles OF
one plant to another.
Evening star., 1945-02-01

in E m e r 6 ency
Hospital of a
heart ailment.
Mr.. Shipman,
whose home was
2811 s O u t h
E g h t h street,
Airing ton, Va,
was born at
Vienna, Va. He
formerly was as
sociated with the
Panama G a n a !
Commission and
later the Bureau
of Aircraft Pro-
d u C ito n, and
r1,,riy,o tho World
Evening star., 1945-02-01
Succeeds at IA

Frank Branham, aged "A. of Lon
don, who started painting two years
ago, has had one of his pictures
accepted by the Royal Society of
British Artists.
Evening star., 1945-02-01
Heart AiIment Fatal
10 William Shipman,
|0nce {. Of {. Official

William Henry Shipman, 70, for 20
years superintendent of the United
States Chamber of Commerce before
his retirement in 1912, died yesterday
Evening star., 1945-02-01

Silesia was on the move toward
inner Germany.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-16

principal speaker al the Highland
Park observance at 8 p. m, Satur-
day, in the Ford School, i59S5
Second. Mrs. Flora Robinson Of
the American Citizenship Bureau
will preside.
Rev. Robert d. Richard of Rose
vile will speak at the Dearborn
meeting at & p. m. Thursday IN
the Fordson High School.
At 8 p. m. next Sunday the
Jewish War Veterans will stage
an Il Am an American" Day rally
in tn cir new quarters. S2lI
Twelfth street. The occasion also
will mark the dedication and
official opening of-the- new INtN
quarters. and the acceptance of an
honor roll plaque presented by the
Goodfellowship Club.
Also TO be presented at this
time is framed portrait of tht
late president a contribution fron
Mai. Arthur A. Brown. attached
to the Veterans Facility at Dear,
born. The JWV also will launch
their Seventh War Loan drive II
memory of Mai. Gen Mauricr
Rose, who lost his life in action
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-16
Cold Spell


Although the first two weeks OF
May were among the coldest and
wettest on record, you can dis
count any rimorS that the glacial
age is returning, the weather bu-
reau said today
After the hottest March on rec
ord. May thus far has averaged
about 10 degrees below normal,
the coldest since 1q4l-A normal
day during the period should be
around 81 degrees.
Normal rainfall for the period
is As inches, but this year II has
been 3.25 inches. Because of those
heavy rainfall. spring planting has
been generally delayed and seeds
now in the ground are IN danger
of rOtting, the bureau SAID
There IS no prospect of warmer
or drier weather for the remain
der of this week. The forecast is
for temperatures from 5 TO 10 de-
grees below normal More rain
may be expected Thursday OF
FRIDAY.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-16
Experts Reject Site
Of DeaEulirrali'e Airport
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Canada across from the AmhaS-
Sador Bridge.
2-The Wayne County Air
port, now under lease by the
army air force, which aSSertedly
has the most facilities needed
for immediate use. and which IS
now being expanded for accom-
mOdation of the largest cOntem-
plated airllnerS through con-
termination proceedings approved
by the county board of super
NlSorS.
3-The Eight-Milc-Wyoming
site. which encountered such a
flood of opposition that it was
eventually abandoned IN favor
of the east side site AT Eight
Mile and DcqundrC.
The most objectionable site ol
all for major airport WaS the
east. side location The city Ol
Detroit -lAas-heeH- -ees4 4ltyi-efH-
demnation proceeding IN Macomb
circuit court Tor nearly year
and is now awaiting a decision 50
that the work can begin
Major objections to this loca-
tion the authority pointed out,
are the interference with small
FLYING fields IN the same area the
proximity to the present airport
site which should be used in the
future as major private flying
field
The next most Objectionable
site. at Eight-Ai tie and Wyoming
would cost approximately $4,000,
600 for drainage alone, and the
airport would be too close to non
commercial fields.
The Wayne Airport could be
most easily and Cheaply expanded
TO a total of 1000 acres TO serve
commercial needs until 1860 rthf
authority said. 1t would serve as
the commercial. center. with ,.
satellite fields which would bC
needed for private flying up tC
that year. At present only l.
such fields might be utilized.
In addition. the report urgeC
that nine industrial airport sites
near centers of industry, be built
before 1860.
The airport study was made by
Horner and Shi1rin Of ST. Louis
and Smith, Hinchman and Gryll'
Of Detroit. The firms, working
under a $4,000 contract to recon-
mend a metropolitan airport plar
for Detroit, emphasized that they
had reached certain conclusions
but had not progressed 70 the
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-16
; Face Trial
.InHooperPIot
special To THE DETROIT TIMES


BATTLE CREEK May is -
Three members of the notorious
Purple gang today were held
under S25.0OO bond for trial on a
charge of conspiracy to murder
the late senator Warren II.
Hooper.
Special Prosecutor Kim Sigler
indicated that he would demand
immediate trial in circuit court
for Harry and Sam Fleisher and
Mike Selik after a sensational
three-day examination of the
hoodlums disclosed death plots on
the former legislator.
Municipal Judge William II.
Bibbings, who conducted the ex-
animation. will deci de today
whether there is sufficient evi-
dence TO hold Pete Mahoney.
fourth member Of the gang.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-16
Seized Cash Ordered
Returned 10 Trio

LANSING. May 15-Wavne
-Ceunty'S Board ef Auditors today
was ordered by the supreme court
10 reimburse Edward LeVinson.
t6tIn fiH0nTt and John LoesCh Tor
-S1Ai1A- -st.tZed- -hX-the-E erettSf1-t
grand Jury investigating gambling
lin 1871.
Previously Circuit Judge Guy
4 Miller had ruled that tho
money confiscated Al the National
-PUiIry House in Dearborn should
be returned because none OF the
trio was indicted by the grand
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-16
Tunnel Yields
Goebbet5S Body

MOSCOW. May Is (UP) The
body of Nazi Propaganda Minis
ter Paul Joseph Goebbels has
been found in a vast underground
city-hrneath Berlin, the Red army
newspaper Red star reported
today.
A Berlin dispatch said that
-Gaehbe4A- -eeHPse- -aRd-these-efhis
wife and children were found
where They had committed suicide,
before mlcrophone
The story said the underground
city 20 meters below Berlns
surface and safe from the reach
of Allied bombs. contained fac
tories. offices and arsenals linked
by electric railroads.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-16
Bars 10 Absorb
Tax, 0PA Rules

Although Miehieah's new 10 per
cent tax on hard liquor became
effective today, II will not increase
tAe-RFiee- per drink over the bar,
according to OPA regulations,
Replying 10 a query from John
Bodenstab, president of the Royal
Ark Association, the OPA in
Washington ruled that the state
tax would have 10 be absorbed by
the retailers.
The tax viii apply, however, IN
all purchases made at liquor and
package stores.