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Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-26
By Congressman John Phillips

This column repeatedly has called
attention to the general ignorance
in Washington Of anything having
&C do with the west. I suggested once
that the west coast states would do
we'll to withdraw from the Union.
then they would receive more al
tention from the Washington agen-
cies and. by being put on lend
lease get the materials and equip
ment they are now denied
I have before me an illustration
Of what I mean. The office OF war
information is an oVer-Staffed agen-
cy. Il has enough employees to check
its facts The Owl puts out a slick
paper JOB called America Illus
trated. written in the Russian Ian
guage, and sent to the USSR. A
recent issue contained the follow
ing interesting information:
TO the west Of the Mississippi
stretches an immense land of pra!r-
les. the sO-called Great Plains. This
prairie land includes the following
states: Kansas. Nebraska. North
and South Dakota. Wyoming. Mon
tana. Colorado. and Utah This Tt
giOn. covering almost One-Quarter Of
The whole territory Of the United
States, supports only One-twentieth
part OF the population Of the coun-
Try. The people IN it are almost eX-
cluSlVely farmers. Livestock raising
n r1.vlH npon ny7fry iyo fHn 70
Gus parts Of Montana and Wyoming
Industry is almost nOn-eXistent
. Raw materials and fabricated goods
must De imported from other states.
The rich natural resources Of the
region are as yes untouched"
WRITTEN BY RUSSIAN
The boys and girls never heard Of
Balboa They think when De Soto
discovered the Mississippi. that
made the western boundary Of the
United States The owl has ac-
knOWIedged that this was written
Dy Russian member Of its staff.
The OWL was created TO do a
necessary job. 1t is unfortunate that
its record has been marred by waste
fulness in manpoWer and money
Another example: 1t was put in the
Congressional Record. during the
discussion over the Owl appropri-
alton, that the Owl will publish
eight little papers in Germany. to
put out our side Of the propaganda
story. These sheets Will be 8 y.
printed one side only l would like
he publishers in my district to fig
IRE how many men they would need
for such a job. Add a few photog-
rapherS. and some special writer's,
and an interpreter or so, be liberal
please. remember this is government
money! How many do you figure
You would need?
The owl has 528 people for that
Job Was that Your estimate? Get
ting these items down to something
with which we are familiar. may
help US understand what goes on.
The Owl has 10375 presently on
its payroll 9O5 of these are in Wash
ingtou doing work 10 quote the
ranking minority member Of the
appropriations committee that could
De done by 100.
22O0 IN NEW YORK
The Owl plant in New York has
2000 people I myself have seen
some Of the material for the broad
casts. Any 22nd District newspaper
editor would have done a better JOB,
and would have had 10. if he want
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-26

We want them TO make common
cause with Us n the Pacific he
said and not follow the lead ~ State
department nice Nellits WHO are
more concerned with diplomatic
niceties than with the preservation
Ul American interests ana lyes.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-26

The popular description Of ny.ou's
if9rrdleure-coaI. air and water
"l-- nave 'o bc modified when the
Du Po.t company, near Orange.
Texas. goes into production The
zo-nlIiion-dol,ar nyIon salt plant
VIII add natural 4ds ana petroleum.
iu mIladL.s hno..
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-26

The highest temperature ever re-
corded at a Texas weather station
is l20 degrees at Seymour on Au-
gust u. 1886
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-26

volved IN stating "Our !nttnse .et.-
ings in this matter.
American troops have carried the
load in the Pacific for rhrec-.nJ-
One-haH years, Wiiev SAID
We have every right 20 >!e,E
bluntly anu plainly. the on.r AM
guage the Russians Under ANA any
way.
We should declare openly nat
Evening star., 1945-09-26

Washington University and Howard
University. He was a fellow of the
American College of Dentists and a
past president of the Washington
Dental Club. He was president of
the District Dental Society in
1851.
Born in Owensboro, KY, March 9,
1883, he was educated at public
schools there, and was graduated
from the Norville College of Dentis-
try at Louisville, KY. He also was
a graduate of National University
and did postgraduate work at Co.
lumbia University. He also was a
member of the George Washington
Medical Society and an honorary
member of the Shenandoah Valley
Dental Association. He was a 32d
degree Mason, a member of the
ShrinerS and the testers Club and
the Columbia Country Club.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Gilmore Lowry Wolfe. and daughter.
Mrs Jean Wolfe Hale, and two
grandchildren of Menlo Park, Calf
Funeral services will be held in
Palo Alto, Calf, at II am. tomor-
row. The body will be brought to
Washington and further funeral ar
rangements will be announced later.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
Cecil K. Jones Dies;
Retired Librarian

Cecil K. Jones, 10, whose collec-
ton of Spanish and Latin Amer
lean books was the beginning of the
Hispanic Collection of the Library
of Congress, died yesterday at his
home, 9 Hesketh street, Chevy
Chase. Md.
Mr.. Jones was on the staff of the
Library of Congress for more than
40 years, and retired in 1912. He
was at one time chief of the Classi-
fication Division. While at the IL
brary, he made, collection of
Spanish and Latin-American litera-
ture which, in 1885, became the His
panic Collection.
For Is years before his retirement
he also was an instructor in Latin
American literature on the faculty
of George Washington University
He was a graduate of the University
of California and on the faculty
there before coming to Washington
He was a member of the Chevy
Chase Masonic Lodge and of Sigma
Chi fraternity.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs
Lois C. Jones and a son, Corson
Jones, a student at Haverford Pa.)
College. Funeral services will be
held at pm. tomorrow at the Lee
funeral home, Fourth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NE. Burial
will be private.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
J. Fife Lumsden Dies;
Confederate Veteran
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FREDERICKSBURG. Va, Sept. 26.
j. Fife Lumsden, 104, Virginia S old
est known Confederate veteran and
possibly the Oldest in the country,
died Monday at hospital here.
A reminiscing, auto-riding veteran
who rather "hankered" for a plane
ride in his last decade or two, Mr.
Lumsden was one of Orange Coun-
tvs cherished company of two sur
viving Confederates. Junior veteran
is 101-year-old J. Albert Spicer, now
in Washington with his daughter
Born on a farm near Granite
Springs, Va, Mr.. Lumsden enlisted
in the Confederate Army at the age
of 81, and served under Jeb Stuart.
He saw Gen. Lee surrender At
Appomattox, and came home with
his horse he had ridden through
many battles.
He married Miss Annie E. Jacobs,
Culpeper County, who died in 1918.
He is survived by son, Dr. L. l..
Lumsden, New Orleans, and a
daughter, Mrs James T. Payne,
Locust Grove, Orange County.
Funeral services will be held at
8 pm. tomorrow at Antitch Baptist
Church in Rhoadesville.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
Pan American Sticks
To Policy Of Layoffs
By the Associated Press.


MAMA, Fla, Sept. 26-With
about 5000 maintenance workers
of the Miami division of Pan Ameri-
can Always threatening to strike
tomorrow morning, the air lines yes
terday declared its layof policy
must be continued IF we are to
survive economically
One of the principal complaints
in the proposed strike is the dis
charge of about 500 of the total of
1000 employed here, which PAA
officials said was caused by the can
collation. of war contracts.
The workers have asked that their
demands be met by 6 o'clock tonight,
Charles N Smolikof, CIO director
in Miami, said. The demands in
clude cancellation of layoff notices
of the 500 workers and 48 hours pay
for 40 hours work
In its first official statement re-
garding the threatened strike, PAA
said It would not curtail its layof
policy and it was utterly unreaSon-
able for any one to expect the COM
pany to continue on the payroll any
person or persons whose services are
not required
Mr.. Smolikoff said the National
Mediation Board has certified the
CIO as the bargaining agent for
PAA workers here. He said men,
bers of the Florida State CIO have
voted support of the strike proposal.
If the strike is called here, he said,
PAA workers in other American
cities also will strike.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
Lewis Urges Increase
In Hard Coal Output
Ry the Associated rress.

BY Inc ASSociated Fress.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-John L.
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers, has appealed to individual
hard coal miners to increase pro-
duction.
This was disclosed today by the
official bulletin of the Anthracite
Institute, which published a letter
from Mr.. Lewis and other UNIV
officers and statement from Frank
w. Earnest, president of the insti-
tute, commencing the action.
Mr.. Lewis appeal was mailed to
each UNIV member in the anthra-
cite field and stated: "The records
indicate that production per man
per day is falling off. This trend
should be the other way"
Increased individual output was
necessary, he said, to enable the
hard coal industry to meet post
war competition of oil and other
fuels"
Increased production per day.
the Lewis statement said, "is largely
the answer to the problem of con-
tinuity of employment and the
maintenance of wage and condi-
ton standards"
Evening star., 1945-09-26

recruiting bulletin with a colorful
reproduction of q painting showing
green bayonets sprouting from a
tropical isle.
The poster quoted the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt's message to Con-
gress on the state OF the Union on
January 6. 1912: y
There were only some 400 United
States Marines who in the heroic
and historic defense of Wake Is
land inflicted such great losses on
the enemy. Some of these men were
killed in action and others are now
prisoners of war. When the sur
vivors of that fight are liberated
and restored to their homes, they
will learn that 10000, 900 of their
fellow citizens have been inspired
to render their own full share OF
service and sacrifice"
Hundreds jam Railways.
From Gen. Vandegrift's Office, Col.
Devereux went to the Naval dispen-
sary for checkup. It is expected
he will be classified as an out patient
at Bethesda Naval Hospital for some
time, despite the ruddy glow of ap-
parent health so evident today.
Hundreds of women Marines,
WAVES, girl civilian employees and
a scattering of enlisted men of the
Marine Corps and Navy jammed the
entrance and the Railways of the
Navy Annex when the word spread
that Col Devereux had arrived and
was in the building. They formed a
long line and waited patiently for
him to come out.
Principal Speaker.
Gen. Vandegrift will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the civic reception
for Col. Devereux at $3.50 pm. Sat-
urday. Arrangements for the re-
ception are being made by a COM
mittee headed by j c. Batham,
commander Of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase American Legion Post.
Service personnel who will march
in the parade down Wisconsin ave-
nue. will include between 300 and 400
Marines, company of woman Ma
rines, company of WAVES and
probably company of SPARS. In
addition to the Marine Band there
will be a Navy Band in the pro-
cesSion.
The parade will start down Wis
consin avenue from Old Georgetown
road and proceed to the service roll
of honor at Stamford street, where
ceremonies will be held.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
|32D. Area Veterans
Listed as Arrivals
From War Theaiers

Thirty-two more District area
men are listed among veterans Of
the European and Pacific wars ar
irving at East and West Coast ports.
OF these, one officer, 1t. Col. Clay
ton H. Hixson, 2749 Odley street
NV, reached New York yesterday
aboard an ATC plane from Europe.
Eleven others from this area are due
in New York tomorrow and Friday
from Europe aboard five small
transports.
The list of returnees also includes
nine who arrived at Camp Patrick
Henry, Va, yesterday and II Pacific
veterans due to reach Seattle Satur-
day aboard the transport General
Blatchford.
IT, Arriving at New York THURSDAY and
ton street NV; SIsergt. George T.
Elliott. so1 Allison street NV; TIA
Hurley surs ?: waterford. serEt. wallace ..
Ardean Howe, all of Washington; Pfc.
Mark B. Henderson, Alexandria; TIA
Berlin Ruddle. Mount Rainier; 2nd 1t.
l. Ball, jr.. 2112 Key boulevard, Ar
lington.
Camp Patrick Henry, Va. arrivals:
M/Se;gt. Charles M. Marshall, 741 Girard
street NV; Sergt. Leroy Clarke, 1887
Swami street NV; Corpl William A.
Morleans, 3l21 Eleventh street NV:
T/5 James W. Anthony 1928 Thirteenth
street NV; Pvt. Paul Bullock, 2O13 Rose
dale street NE; Pvt. Frank E. Davis.
l14O Sixteenth street NE; Pvt. Charles
E.. Wallace. 1854 <Benning road NE;
ITI5 Eugene E. Patrick, 1875 Savannah
place Sc, and Pvt. Hillard L. Jopson.
1898 Twentieth street NE.
Due to arrive at Seattle: Capt. Charles
W. Thomas. 4432 Polk street NE; TIA
Lee Y. Moy, 631 H street NV; TJ5
Willie O. Seef, 1875 California street
NV: TI5 Drayton Sumpter. 2l16 Second
street NV: T/5 Walter E. Wilde. l71l
Irving street NE; TI5 William T. Werdis.
lS40 Third street NE: Pfc James Boyd.
1901 Ninth street NV. Pfc. Henry J.
kadftc, 1878 Spring place NV; Pfc.
Joseph j Murphy 1909 street Sc;
Pfc Lawrence Smith. 2427 NJ street
NV. and Pfc. Theodore Stokes. 1918
u street N w
Evening star., 1945-09-26
Stunt Man Killed
In Hanging Act
At CountyFoir
By the Associated Press.

JASPER, Ala, Sept. 26.-Dare-
devil Bruffy, the man who hangs
himself and lives" tried it once too
often last night at the Walker
County Fair.
He was dead when taken from the
rope he had used for years. Thou
sands witnessed his performance,
the feature attraction of free acts on
the County Fair midway.
The performer, whose real name
was Elmer L. Bruffy, placed a rope
around his neck and leaped from a
swing 120 feet above ground. His
fall was arrested after a 60-foot
drop, but the apparatus in the. loop
Of the rope around his neck failed to
work.
Mr.. Bruffy, employed by the L. G..
Heth Shows, lived in Richmond, Va,
during the off season, and funeral
services will be held there.
Evening star., 1945-09-26

q ! e q yesterday
at Los Altos.
Calf. He lived
h ere at I'll 0
r h ode Island
avenue NV. and
had been visit
ing in California
since April.
DR.. Wolfe was
formerly profess
Sor of oral sur
gerry clin i c a !
d | a 6 n sis at
Georgetown Uni
versity and pro-
feSSor 0f oro1
surgery atGeorge
Evening star., 1945-09-26
Indo-Chinu
Continued From First Page.)

japanese soldiers in the vicinity
when the fires flared up.
The fighting yesterday occurred
in all areas of the city except the
center of the French sector.
Annamites seized the slaughter
house in midafternoon, leaving the
city meatless.
The slaughter house which An
NANTES seized was in Southwestern
Saigon, where natives attacked an
Indian guard before noon Yesterday.
Indian troops were dispatched to
the vicinity.
An estimated four day supply of
fresh foodstuffs was left yesterday
but last nights fire may have de-
stroyed much OF it. The city's rice
stock, however, could last for four
months.
Maj. Gen. Douglas Gracey, COM
mander of the British Saigon Con-
troll Commission, summoned Jap
anese Gen. Numata yesterday after
noon and informed him that if he
did not carry out instructions to
maintain order. it would prejudice
the return of his troops to Japan.
Saigon was city without lights
water and electric power for the
second day. but electricity was re-
stored last night. Civilians again
remained overnight in the corridors
of guarded hotels.
British destroyed a number OF
foot bridges which natives had
thrown across an arroyo to gain
easier access to the city from the
north.
I Occasional street battles were re-
ported. But by midafternoon yes
terday the British had cleared a
large number of native-placed road
blocks from many parts of the city
No Leadership in UI~ising.
British said that as the Indians
advanced from house to house, the
natives discarded their weapons and
fed. They said there was no lead :
Evening star., 1945-09-26
San Francisco Halls
Return of Opero
81 the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.-Two
New York singers won enthusiastic
acclaim last night in their San
Francisco debuts as peacetime opera
returned glitteringly to the granite
and marble opera house where the
United Nations Charter was fash
ioned.
They were Eleanor Steber. who
sang the role of Micaela in Carmen,
and Mack Harrell in the role of
Escamillo. Rise Stevens sang the
title role.
Miss Steber. Metropolitan star. re-
.eeived ovation after ovation from
the audience of $500 persons who
crowded the opera house.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
$73 ,493 Contract Given
For District Uniforms

The Commissioners have awarded
a $73,49335 contract to Dubois &
Son. Inc, Of New York City for
furnishing police and f1remen's uni.
forms.
The lowest bidder was Hirsch
Tyler Co. of Philadelphia, with an
offer of s73,44375. The award was
made to the second bidder, however,
because District officials felt the
Philadelphia firm did not have stock
sufficient to meet the immediate
needs for winter clothing.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
Dr.. W. D. Hoyt Rites
Set for Tomorrow
By the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSocIAted PreSs.
LEXINGTON. Va, September 26.
Funeral services for DR.. william
Dana Hoyt, IS, professor OF biology
at Washington & Lee University
since 1915, will be conducted to-
morrow afternoon in Lee Chapel.
Burial will be in the Lexington
Cemetery
DR.. Hoyt died Monday in the
University Hospital, Charlottesville.
He Is survived by three sons,
William D. Hoyt. jr.. of Baltimore,
secretary of the Maryland His
torical Society; TySergt, Southgate
Y. Hoyt and Capt Robert S. Hoyt
of the Army, and by three sisters.
Evening star., 1945-09-26

ership or coordination in the up
rising.
The British also disclosed that
part of the French force defending
Saigon-rearmed former French
war prisoners-had been withdrawn
because they lacked the training re-
quired for security and effective
control
Friction between those French and
Annamites was reported as particu-
larly great.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
Navy Urges Men to Buy
| Clothing Before Release

BY the Associated Press.
The Navy suggests that before re-
ceiving their discharges sailors
stock up on underwear, work cloth
ing, handkerchiefs, shoes and other
wearing apparel in service stores.
The idea is to reduce service store
inventories and ease the drain on
civilian stocks.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
British Reroute
Ships to Avoid
[ConuI Tolls
From Yesterdays Last Edition

7From Yesterdays Last Edition.
Ly the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 25.-The British
Ministry of War Transport an
nounced tonight that ships from
New Zealand and Australia had been
rerouted to avoid the Panama Canal
where tolls must be paid in dollars.
The ministry said ships from New
Zealand would be sent generally
around Cape Horn, although some
would travel through the Suez
Canal.
Australian coal burners will be
sent around the Cape Of Good Hope
and oil burners will 60 through Suez.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
A-1O~~~THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D. c.
UarnH uf Whanka

DORSEY. MARTHA E. We wish to ex-
press our appreciation and thanks to the
Church, relatives, friends and neighbors
for their kindness and beautiful floral
tributes in our late bereayement.
THE FAMILY.
TINsLEY, JOSEPH L. The family Of
the late JOSEPH L. TINSLEY wishes to
express it's deepest appreciation and thanks
to relatives, friends and neighbors for
tributes at his passing. THE FAMILY. 27'
Evening star., 1945-09-26
Peace Service Planned

The Methodist Brethren Churches
Of Oakton, Va. will unite at the
Oakton Church of the Brethren at
8 pm. Sunday in a special service
marking the end of the war.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
DR.. Allen 5. Wolfe, 81,
Former President Of
Denial Society, Dies

DR.. Allen Scott Wolfe, 81, a for
mer president of the District Dental
Society and professor of oral sur
gerry at three District universities.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
CEMETERY LOTS.

TORT LINCOLN CEMETERY-5 sites val
ued at 1925 cash, $525; sites valued at
$500 cash, $500. HO. $3.50. 27'
Fl. LINCOLN CEMETERY-5 sites in
block 5, lot Ill. will sell for less than
cemetery prices, Call before Pm. GE
A702. so
Evening star., 1945-09-26

SHERK. ETHEL MIMKEN. On Monday,
1sa3 sHERk & q aus9 sl Georgia
ave. pw.. wife of Lloyd W: sherk, mother
Of Evelyn and Burton Mimken, foster
and SISTER e1 Mfs Edna X
ward Ernest and Everett Machette. Fu-
neral from Loomis, Offers g. Loomis' fu-
neral home 1s2S Seneca s st. 5Islo
sIMMs, DEsDEMoNA L. On Tuesday,
September ,Ss,, 1875. DEsDEMoNA /.
sMs sbn Of s2s sms 9th ST. nT wife Of the
E., John H. and Percy A. Simms, and Addie
lsn.ic Ian. .sa, City n J; After 5 pm. Thursday.
The Frazier funeral home: $50 K. III i. ave. ave.
msni f nean Samuel Mam.qs, RSss osatnE Inter
ees is4 5hAkk k 81 SMITH 81 rs SsRssT
shsa sher Gt Gorpl, Lloyd 4 Smith; in France;
2s47 wilson blvd. Arlington. Va, where
funeral services will be held Friday, Sep.
Memorial Park. Falls Church. Va. ~
Msenasy; s ;s ssepassmbsf ~ y, is4s; e sis zss!1 s.
aRp teqgesg eog Eth st St Roy p
father Of Corpl. Carlyn Southard. Kath-
leen Tyler and brother Of Leo Southard
Remains resting at the Robert A. Mat
tngiy funeral home, I31 1Ith st. Sc.
am. Services at Nomini Baptist church,
Nomini, Va. at 2:30 pm. Relatives and
friends invited. Interment church GEM
etery "a
SPONAUGLE, FRANKLIN d. On We'd
nesday, September 20, -1945, FRANKLIN
D. sPoNAuaLE, beloved son of BROOK NJ
and virginia M. Sponaugle. brother of
Joseph NJ. Phillip R., Duane E., Richard
3; and Mary v. Sponaugle. Services at
Chambers funeral home, 517 18th st. se.,
on Friday. September 2s, at $50 pm In
terment Fort Lincoln Cemetery %
STANTON. WILLIAM A. On Monday
September "a, 1945. at University Hospital,
Baltimore, Md, WILLIAM A. STANTON
Of 5307. Crittenden st. Hyattsville Md,
BELOVED husband Of Mary 7. Stanton (nee
brothers, Norman and Hugh stanton. Re
mains resting at Gasch,s funeral home,
ghere SERVICES win be held on Friday:
friends invited lnterment Fort Lincoln
Cemetery. 26
Evening star., 1945-09-26
DrathB
STANTON, WILLIAM A

STANTON, WILLIAM A. special COM
= munication Of King David Lodge,
A |!':
Evening star., 1945-01-13
Six Statesmen Get
Real Estate Licenses

The District Real Estate Commits
sion has issued licenses to six sales
men and one broker during the past
week, it was announced today.
The brokers' license went to A. r.
Seelye, 1400 l. street NV; licenses
as statesmen were issued to Max C.
Schwartz, 1417 L street NV; Law
rance A. Mannas, 2204 Wilson boule-
ward. Arlington; John Williamson
Daugherty, jr.,' 1927 I street NV;
Charles M. Baruch, 1909 Investment
Building; John M. Bowman, 1929
Vermont avenue NV, and Joseph
S. Rutley, Investment Building.
Licenses as business chance bro
kers were issued to Harry Shenk,
321l Georgia avenue NV, and Mr..
Seelye, and license as business
chance salesman was issued to John
M. Bowman, 1929 Vermont avenue
NV.
Applications for licenses as real
estate brokers were received from
Tonic Paul Troiano, 1927 I street
NV, and David c. Barnes, 708
o street NV.
Applications for licenses as real
estate statesmen were received from