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Evening star., 1945-04-20
&c. Vincent Dies Suddenly;
Retired Grain Dealer

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 20.-Frederick
C. Vincent, so. wealthy retired grain
dealer of Kansas City. Mo-, was.
found dead of heart attack here
last night.
Mr.. Vincent retired five years ago
after suffering recurrent heart at
tacks. Three weeks ago, he and
Mrs. Vincent came to New York on
a pleasure trip.
Mr.. Vincent left his wife at their.
st. Regis Hotel room yesterday aft
ernoon for walk En- route he had
an attack and died. 1t required sew
eral hours for the police to identify
the body.
Evening star., 1945-04-20
Fifth District Seizures
Of Stills Increase
BY the Associated Press.

BY me Associated Press,
BALTIMORE, April 2O.-An in
crease in the number of Illicit
whisky stills seized in Maryland. the
District OF Columbia, Virginia, West
Virginia and North Carolina was
reported yesterday by the alcohol
tax unit for the fifth district.
Robert H. Tuttle, district super
visor, said $50 stills were seized in
the area during the first quarter of
this year, As per cent increase
over the corresponding period in
1914.
Eighteen of the stills were seized
In Maryland and the District and
l29 in Virginia.
Evening star., 1945-04-20

When American troops fought
their way into the Los Banos prison
camp 80 miles south of Manila last
February, T. Page Nelson, SIP Con-
necticut avenue, was too busy with
his job on the hospital detail to
pay attention to the reaction of
the $500 internees. The wounded
were being brought in.
Also concerned with the toll of
wounded the fighting was taking
Evening star., 1945-04-20
Paws DOUBLE and TRIPLE
BENEFITS up to $1,000!

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when any member of your family group
dies. Pays your family when you die.
Policy provides $1,000 for natural
death or ordina-v accidental death witt
Evening star., 1945-04-20
Two Nazi Prisoners Given
5 Years for Tire SABOTAGE

BY the Associated Press.
FORT SMITH, April 20.-A Camp
Chaffee court-martial convicted
two German prisoners of war of
sabotage yesterday after a two-day
trial and sentenced them to five
years in prison.
The prisoners. Heinz Bartel, 10,
and Heinrich Wideman, 20. were
charged with puncturing Is truck
tires at the camp with nails.
Evening star., 1945-04-20
Optimist Bond to Give
Benefit for Symphony

The Junior Optimist Band of the
Boys Club of Washington will pre-
sent a concert for the benefit of
the National Symphony Orchestra
at pm. May l. The concert, origi-
nally scheduled for March 20, will
be given at the Eastern Branch Club.
Seventeenth street and Massachu-
sets avenue Sc.
Proceeds will be contributed to
the National Symphony sustaining
fund. The receipts of the first con-
cert last year amounted to $125.
Evening star., 1945-04-20

W a S a N a V y
nurse, 1t. Mary
R. Harrington of
San Diego, who
had been taken
pr j S o n er by
the J a p a n e S e
when they took
Manila.
Last Fri d a !
Mr.. Nelson and
1t. Harrington,
Ddck > | a I e S
side" again, were
married in San
Diego. Mr.. Nell
son returned to
Washington and
Evening star., 1945-04-20

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon todayD
HiRhest, 81, $50 pm. Year ago, 6S.
Lowest, 48, 4:50 am. Year ago, 40.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, SO, on March 90.
Lowest, IL, on January %,
Evening star., 1945-04-20
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Cloudy with
occasional light rain this afternoon
and evening; lowest temperature
about so degrees. Fair and mild to-
morrow.
Virginia and Maryland-Cloudy
with occasional rain this evening;
not quite so cool tonight. Fair and
mild tomorrow.
Evening star., 1945-04-20

January, 1l5,439 pounds; February.
lso,155 pounds and March, 604,19S
pounds.
Evening star., 1945-04-20

The home Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William A. Nelson of
the Connecticut avenue address,
Evening star., 1945-04-20

Tide Table.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
Evening star., 1945-04-20
River Repert,

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
q Hsrpers Ferry. Potomac clear at
Great Falls
n.x A. ,I -.
Evening star., 1945-04-20

Humidity Repor
Evening star., 1945-04-20
Precipitation

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1945-04-20

The Sun and Moon.
Evening star., 1945-04-20

Report Tor Last "A Hours.
Temperatllre
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-14
CALL CHARGES
AGAINST NEGRO
CT VICIOUS LIE.
Nv HARRY McALPIS

WASHINGTON. d. c. (NNPA
That Sen. James o Eastand OF
Mississippi is a vicious liar in his
charges against American Negro
sellers and French Senagalese SOL
ders made on the floor OF the
Senate last week during the FEPC
filibusteI. is being shown by state
ments issued by the War Depart
ment here and by the Supreme
Headquarters OF Allied EXpedi-
tionary Forces Ssh EF) in Paris.
EASTLAND SAID Negro sol
ders were lazy. would not work
or fight, were an abysmal failure.
and a disgrace TO the flag OF the
United States. About the French
Senegalese soldiers he accused
them of having herded 5000 Ger
man girls into subway and
raped them for Ave days. Eastland
said his information came from
high-ranking American generals
The War Department. through
Undersecretary Robert Patterson
at a press conference last week,
said this did not express the
view Of the War Department.
IF ANY HIGH ranking general
has made such statement" Pat
terson declared. II have no knowl-
edge OF it, You have already
heard views Of our leading COM
manderS-Gen. Eisenhower. Gen.
Mac Arthur. Gen. Eaker and 9TH
ers-which do not support any
such conclusion.
The War Department is proud
Of It's troops, and that includes
Negroes as well as all other
groups.
There have been a number OF
press releases in the last few
months commencing the behavior
OF a number OF units made up Of
Negro troops. Gen Eisenhower
spoke Of the good performance OF
the volunteer platoonS that were
used in the European theatre The
inspector general went out of his
way 10 comment favorably on the
performance Of the oath Infantry
Regiment in the MarianaS. and
there have been number OF SIM
liar concentrations
From Paris headquarters OF
SHAEF came a statement that
an investigation into Eastland's
charges concerning the French
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-14
Men, Women! Old at
M,5O, 60! Want Pep?
Want to Feel Years Younger?

Do you blame exhausted. worn-ou, feeling On Ase1
Thousands drsdfsd at what . little pepong M With
OetreI haa done. Contains tonic may need Al 40
%. 80, for body old solely because Inv In IRON aso
supplies vltamin n ]. calcium, phosphorus 35c In
troductory sits nov eriR 2qc' Try OstreI Tonic
Tablets fof new Dep. younger feeling, this very day.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-14
Board Certifies
Howard Doctor
As Specialist

WASHINGTON, D. CDR. How
ard NJ. Payne, associate professor
Of medicine, Howard university
College OF Medicine. and chief ply
sician, Freedmen's hospital. Tuber-
culosis annex, has just received
notification from the assistant Sec
retary-treasurer of the American
Board OF Internal Medicine. that
he was successful in completing
the examinations given by the
American Board of Internal Medi-
cine and accordingly has been GER
tilted as specialist in internal
medicine as well as in the SUBJ
speciality OF tuberculosis.
With this certification the num-
Der of physicians on the faculty of
the Howard university College OF
Medicine holding certificates in the
various specially boards numbers
tWenty-four.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-14

ing that he make public pro-
nouncement 10 set the record
straight and 10 right a great
wrong by a denial of the unquali-
fled and unsupporte d charge
made by Sen. EaStland.
"SEN. EASTLAND'S sweeping
and terrible indictment" said the
Journal and Guide telegram. has
shocked and diSmayed l3,000,000
Negro Americans and millions
more OF fatr-minded and informed
white Americans
A substitution OF the truth for
Eastland's canard by the Presi-
dent and commanders chief. said
the Guide. would be a public
service "of high = and Useful
character No word has yet been
heard from the President, how
ever
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-14
FIGHT STARTED
WHEN ELECTION
AIDED PASTORS

Back to the courts again THIS
week came the heh, between TWO
ministers ans seventeen members
az the Nj Beulsh Baptist church
81 Cherry,swn and On ppeNa
streets. This time il IS the minis.
tiers who are seeking an injunction
% keep certain members from I'M
teTferinc with 80 services con-
Quoted - nc church
The Revs John VI Hardwrick
and c {. Bates hlcd hill of
} complaint against the /; members
charging that thcv continually
interferred with the services.
going so far As 10 lock the minis
ters out Of the church.
THE u MEN Who src ordered
go appear IN Circuit cou.' this
Thursday 20 show Cause Why an
Injunction sholld not 10 issued arc
James Hubert william Hunter
David Gee. julius Sai's San
White. John BOYD Henry Walden,
.1sSpe- Mitchell Louis TsN.or ST.
Frskinc Latirorc Wuasu Brown.
willie McGrft r Thomas John
". Hill. James johnson. George
p ~ker ans ! p McLttle
The court fights began last Oeio.
he when four 81 the men signed
o h.ll 81 complaint agsins, the
ministers in an at'empt 10 Gust
then from the church Il seemed
se''lc1 when Judge George y
Nurp1v last December ordered the
rre1 bers 90 the church 20 hold an
election 10 determine tho viii Of
IRE majority. who voted 10 retain
the ministers
BIT THE plaintiffs AZ tho time
tnow the defendants were not
satisfied and the case came up
again in February before judge
Ira W JAYNE and tho fighting con-
tlnued. Then on March % before
another Judge. Sherman d Call
lender. the case was taken under
adviSement for so days
In the meantime. the ministers
charge. the defendants continued
20 erbarrsss them and interfere
with the services Judge Calender
ruled on June % that neither par
~ was entitled 10 An injunction
and he would dismiss tho case
unless both parties agreed 10 an
other election. II was his opinion
that ne had no authority 10 order
the ministers out OF the church,
but that was the job of the govern
ing bodies o. the Baptist churches
With no action as yet by the
b. otist church. the case now goes
before Judge Clyde l. Webster
with the ministers now seeking an /
so that they can con-
tinue their guidance OF the church
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-14
Fatal.

(COntlnued from rage ~
pocket or he would not talk with
him.
The two men separated. Accord
ing to witnesses, Atkins told Robin
son to get down on his knees. Rob-
inson. so police say. then rushed
towards Atkins and struggle en-
sued. Three shots were fred and
Robinson was shot in thV left chest
He died short time later at the
hospital
ATKINS escaped but was later
arrested and held for investigation
OF murder by the homicide squad.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-14
Charges Knifeman
Got Cash. Tool Check

a robbery armed warrant was
Issued this week charging Otis
Berry. 80, Of 1858 T. Dale Lane
Ferndale. with the theft Of SIG IN
cash and Ford motor check tools
from Herbert Simms, "a. of 1871
Cholorton street, Willow Run.
Simms told police that he had
left a bar a, 1924 Hastings street
when Berry drew a knife and took
his money and the tool checks from
his person
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-14
BOb-LO
CONTINUED from Pare II

Continued from Page y
panions, all white, were permitted
TO remain.
The action Of Assistant Prosecu-
tor Bannigan follows three weeks
of deliberation and hearing Of
counsel for both parties involved
in the issue. The Bob-Lo Boat
company argued that ii was not
a common carrier, and. therefore,
not obligated to carry persons it
considered Objectionable
Attorney Willis NJ. Graves. men,
Der of the legal staff Of the De-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-14
Senagalese troops had shown the
allegation unfOunded.
aaaSrnUra VIAUSnN oar.1u,

with the French Army groups and
also units which have been in or
near Stuttgart at any time have
submitted written reports to this
headquarters. said SHAEF. that
to their knowledge and belief the
incident such as alleged did not
take place
I'm the meantime, the Norfolk
Journal and Guide wired the
President Of the United States. in
his capacity as commander-in-
chief Of the Army and Navy, urg-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-14

troit Branch OF the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement Of
Colored People and counsel for
Mrs Ray, contended that the Bob
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-14
N { C R 0 GROUP
CAPTURES JAPS
and MATERIALS

OKINAWA.-A battalion COM
posed OF officers and men from the
disbanded 369th Coast Artillery
Anti-Aircraft Regiment is the only
all-Negro combat group participat-
ing in the Ryukyu campaign which
has thus far wrested Okinawa and
its satallte islands from the Japs.
Under the command Of 1t. Col
oneI Lilmer +. Lucas and direct
ed by Negro officers, this hard
hitting outfit Of former New York
State Guardsmen has during the
past 50 days on a combat infan-
try mission in the Kerama Retto
added the following achieve
ments to the luxurious record
compiled by their parent organi-
ration during World War 1.
ON MAY 30 during its first patrol
in the Kerama Retto, the outfit
captured a Japanese major. one
lieutenant. two superior privates
and one female nurse, one heavy
machine gun, rifles and large
quantities Of ammunition without
the loss of a man. Two members
of the patrol suffered slight in
iuries.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-14

WASHINGTON - Mrs. Blanche
Noyes who heads the air-marking
section Of the Civil Aeronautic Ad-
minlstration's Bureau Of Federal
Always has written a manuel on
the installation of aerial sign posts.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-14
Ministers Seek Restraining Injunction In Church Row

10 Boat company is a Michigan
corporation, therefore subject to
the laws of the state which pro-
hibit racial discrimination.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-25
RED ARMY
 PUSHES
 AT FRONT
Oder River Line of Ger mans Craeked-Many
 Captures Reported

LONDON. Jan. 9s. The Red Army and it's vanguards are little more than 125 miles from Berlin and have cracked the Oder River Line before Breslau in the north and apparently have sheared off most of East Prussia, Stalin announced to- night.
 The Russian forces have captured Oels, communication center, 14 miles northeast of Breslau, Stain also announces. and the Red Army has captured Ostrow, l3 miles southwest of Kalisz, Poland, 10 miles from the northern border of Silesia.
 German broadcast today said the Russians have broken into Elbing on the Baltic in the drive to Danzig Gulf and isolated some twenty to thirty divisions, from 100000 to 300,- 900 troops.
 Moscow broadcasts report fighting on the edge of Konigsberg, Junkers' Capital City.
 Stalin announces the capture of Glewitz, Silesian industrial center, 90 miles southeast of Breslau.
 The Germans are employing a scorched earth policy in retreat from industrial areas.
 A Stockholm account says all men between the ages of 16 and 60 have been called from coal mines and factories to fight in home guard units.
 Moscow advices said the Russians do not intend to stop the advance on Berlin and the advance will con- tinue regardless of losses
 The fall of Breslau appears im- mient as the Soviets stormed across the Oder River to the southeast. Two crossings have been made of the Oder. Breslau is 138 miles from Berlin.
 The Russian armies are menacing the German armies in Austria, Hun gary and Slovakia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-25
Senators Come Up fhe
 Hard Way; Fifteen New
 Members We'll SehooIed

tive secretary and campaign man. ager in the gubernatorial battle.
 He is the son of Harry B. Mitchell, President of the Civil Service Con- mission, and was formerly a news paper man with a particularly ob- servant eye on both State and national politics.
 Six of the new Senators have been, among other things Governors or their States. They are Saltonstall. of Massachusetts, Hickenlooper of Iowa. Hoey of North Carolina, John son of South Carolina, Moses of North Dakota and Donnelly of Mis- souri.
 All made outstanding records as chief executives of their States, and at least two of them are expected to do likewise as freshman Senators. These are Saltonstall, who reversed the vote trend in Massachusetts to win the Republican election by a staggering majority; and Moses who, as a Democrat, has been one of the most popular political figures in years in normally Republican North Dakota.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-25
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. 25. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 7ls, American Can 91, Anaconda 307s, Beech Aircraft 1334, Bethlehem Steel 677s, Curtiss- Wright 5a. International Harvester 757s, Kennecott 36ss, North Ameri- can Aviation 9ai, New York Central 229s, Northern Pacific 18ss, U. 5. Steel 59A. Pound S404.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: industrials l52.26, rails 4747, utilities 26.4e.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-25
STATE OF
 SIEGE AT
 PRAGUE
Mass Unrest Breaks Out as
 Russians Only ITO Miles Away

LONDON, Jan. 25-The Moscow radio says mass unrest has broken out" in Prague, old Czechoslovakian Capital City, and the Germans have announced state of siege has been imposed there and also in other cities of Czechoslovakia.
 The report from Berlin discloses the Russian Armies have driven to within ITO miles of Prague from the Oder River sector.
 The German report also revealed they are retreating in Slovakia.
 In Prague, the Moscow radio says, the workers have gone on a strike and the population is try ing to prevent German evacuation of machinery and other industrial material. The population is fighting the Gestapo in various districts"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-25
SKIRMI5HE5 OCCURRING,
 ITALY FRONT
Most of Air Force Ground ed Because of Win-
 try Weather

ROME, Jan 25-Sleet and snow covered the Italian front today, but in spite of the wintery weather patrols were active along both the Fifth and Eighth Army fronts.
 Spirited skirmishes occurred at several points. The action, gener- ally, was on small scale The dis charge of booby trap by United States raiding party in the vicinity of Monte Cerere, south of Bologna, rated mention in an official report of the days operations.
 Bad weather grounded most of the Mediterranean Air Force.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-25
AIR5TRIp |5 SEIZED IN
 BIG DRIVE
Americans M a k e Further 6dins-1O Nips Killed
 for Every Tank
By c. YATES MCDANIEL GA. P. War Correspondent

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD QUARTERS ON LUZON, Jan. 25- Motorized units of the Fourteenth Army Corps drove to the edge of the big Clark Airfield center We'd nesday in quick bid for 13 air strips and seized one of the major fields.
 The field was filtered with scores of wrecked Japanese planes.
 The swift drive penetrated to within a little over 40 airline miles from Manila and was made while the First Army killed 10 Japanese for every American lost in the sanguinary actions on the left flank. In two weeks more than 6,000 Nips have been killed i'll all sectors of Luzon against the loss of 657 Tanks. Total enemy casual ties have reached approximately 14,000, while the American figure is given as 3,145.
 The Central Luzon Plains drive is moving so fast there has been
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-25
Governor Asks for New Taxes;; Message Is Read
 Today at Joint Session

the present Federal tax payment system.
 | The chief executive prefaced his remarks with statement that the primary task of our joint efforts as representatives of the legislature and executive branches of govern ment is to do our part" to helr bring the war to a successful con clusion and achieve a lasting peace Veterans
 He spoke of the over 5000 AL aska boys who have gone into the armed forces and said that oul supreme duty is to make plans for the discharged service men and women.
 He urged the establishment of an Alaska Development Agency to organize available information and secure new information on oppor- tunities in Alaska in order to answer the many inquiries of pros- pective residents-and more irn- portant, to try to develop and create opportunities in Alaska.
 He asked that consideration be given to a referendum vote on statehood for Alaska and that a pamphlet discussing the proposal be drawn up and distributed before the vote is taken so the public will be well informed.
 The Governor urged bill requh'- ing the registration of all real property in Alaska with fine for failing to register which would act as a lien against the land which would, in time, be sold by the Territory and again become avail able This proposal referred to "dead-band land ownership" or patented land of which the owners may not be found.
 Health Problems
 He stressed the need for a full time Commissioner of Health for Alaska and urged that beginning be made toward taking care of "our tuberculosis cases which now number thousands" He said that the former Army hospital of l50 beds at Skagway has been obtained for the use of the Alaska Office of Indian Affairs after funds al- lowing the Territory to operate the hospital were unobtainable from the Federal Government. But a l50-bed hospital at Seward, he said,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-25
9TH. WELL
 E GOING
 TO FRONT
Will Take Com m and of Ground Forces, Says
 Secretary of War

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25-Secre- tary of War Henry L. Stimson an nounces the assignment of Gen Joseph w. Stilwell to command the ground forces, succeeding It. Gen Ben Lear, who has been assigned as Deputy Commander in the European Theatre in charge of Administrative matters concerning American troops.
 Secretary Stimson said Gen Stilwell is in Washington now and will take over the new command immediately. Stilwell has been in California since his recall from the China field of action.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-25
iCkES PROBE 
 ASKED
Alaska House Urges Land q Policies Be Put
 Under Scrutiny

Harold L. Ickes got his biennia haircut from the Alaska Legisla. ture this morning when the Houss of Representative in 30 minutes passed from first to final reading q memorial to Congress asking an i'm mediate investigation of Department of Interior land policies
 The memorial, introduced by Rep resentative Curtis Shattuck, inn pugns the Secretary of the Inter- ior's motives in creating reservations and domands the principles of the Four Freedoms and Atlantic Char ter be applied to Alaska as well as foreign nations.
 Only opposit.sn to the measure was general feeling ''Ickes could have been called more names
 The memorial is as follows:
 TO THE HON NORABLE THE CONG RES S OF THE UNITED STATES:
 Your Memorialist the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska in the Seventeenth Regular Session as sembled does most respectfully sub- init that:
 WHEREAS this Legislature now convened is facing the task of de- vising ways and means of safe guarding the Territory's population and welfare during the present con- flict and of planning for broader economic development that will in- sure a sound future for our own re-