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out retouching,
and the impress
sions reported are
the first ones. the
most g n u i n e,
without influence
of criticism or the
wisdom of future
years. l was &C
customed to jot
down the salient
happenings d a y
by day. hour by
hour. Perhaps at
times repetitions
or contradictions
may be found,
just as very often
life repeats and
con t radicts it
self.
IF the oppor-
tunity for eX-
panding t h e S e
notes had not
been taken away
suddenly, I should
have wished from
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weight the case further before I'M
posing sentence, after hearing argu-
ments by opposing counsel.
The sentence was one OF the
heaviest ever given here on a con-
tempt charge. Assistant OPA En-
forcement Attorney J. Graham
Walker, in arguing the case last
week, had urged that a heavy jail
sentence be imposed. Attorney H
Mason WEIGH, representing Mr.
Wright, argued, however. that there
were mitigating circumstances In
the case and that scarcity of meat
1Coo MEAT poUo ADJ
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made me prisoner.
1T was not my intention, while
was composing these hasty notes, to
release them for publication as they
are. Rather it was my aim to fix
events. details, facts which could
have been useful to me in the future
If the Lord had granted me a
quiet old age, what excellent mate
rial for an autobiography! The
notes are not, therefore, part of a
book, but the raw material from
which book could have been COM
posed.
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and personal recollections to am
plify the chronicle of certain days
which have had unique and dra-
matte influences on the history OF
the world
With greater detail, should have
liked to have fixed responsibility
both men and governments, but this
unfortunately was impossible, even
though there come to mind in these
last hours so many details should
not want ignored by those who to-
Continued on Page IA, Column g.
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Three men police said were
involved in at least Is safe
rObberies in Washington, Vir-
ginia and Maryland were ar
raigned today before United
States Commissioner Needham
c. Turnage. Charged spe-
officially with robbing Local
Ration Board 80 in Brookland
School, Tenth and Monroe
streets NE, the men were
named as Francis Tate, IS, of
the 1900 block of H street
NV; Albin Andrew Wiengen,
%, of the 800 block of Thir-
tenth street Sc, and LIE Roy
Abraham Penticoff, Fl, of the
$500 block of Kansas avenue
NV,
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Three additional men from
the District area haze been re-
ported killed in this 1Uar. See
ION the Honor RoH," Page Az.
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CSee TRIAL, Page A-1O.,
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See BEZARIN, Page A-2D
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Weather Forecast

Prohso.a tnundershowers late today,
high in low COS. Showers, cooler
tomorrow.
Temperatures today-Hign, SO, at 100
pm: low, II, at sos am. Yesterday
High, "a, at 2:45 ppm. record this
year,; low, IS, at Cos am.
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OIdIIU was WI IIlIIS lIUIII CeII n VI
the Verona Jail on December %,
l943. The special tribunal before
which he was tried did not meet
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Three Held in Robberies

continued on Page AS, Col
Evening star., 1945-02-03
House Judiciary Unit
Gets Summers Capper
Suffrage Proposal

Assignment OF the Summers
Capper national representation pro-
posal to the No. subcommittee OF
the House Judiciary Committee was
announced yesterday by Chairman
Summers OF the full committee.
The subcommittee Is headed by
Representative Celler, Democrat, OF
New York, one of the veterans or
the judiciary group.
Other members are Representa-.
tive Tolan of California, Russell oi
Texas and Gorski of Illinois, Dem.
ocrats, and Michener of Michigan
Robsion of Kentucky and Graham
jof Pennsylvania, Republicans.
The proposed joint resolution
would amend the Constitution te
empower Congress to grant repre-
sentation in Congress and in the
electoral college to residents of the
National Capital in some measure
and with such powers as Congress
determines.
Chairman Summers has declared
that he regards the present form of
the proposal perfect" since 1t would
permit a cure of the disfranchise-
ment Of residents of the District
without writing into the Constitu-
ton provisions that would take the
question of District suffrage out Of
the control Of Congress.
AS yet, no date has been set for
subcommittee action on the joint
resolution, but it is expected that
public hearings will be scheduled
later
Evening star., 1945-02-03
Frances Nash Plays Piano
3 Hours Daily, Concert or Not
Symphony Soloist
Says Noted Husband
Does Not Mind 1t

Whether or not she's preparing fol
a concert, Frances Nash, who Itays
tomorrow with the National Sym.
lphony Orchestra, spends three hours
a day at her piano.
Much to the horror of my neigh.
bors," adds the concert pianist who
in private life is the wife of Maj
Gen. Edwin M. Watson, presidential
secretary.
How does her husband react? ooh
he's used to it," Mrs. Watson replied
Though she's given up strenuous
concert tours, that daily stint at the
piano enables Mrs. Watson to make
a public appearance when the spirit
moves me" without adding extra
hours of work to her normal pro-
gram.
But I play the same thing over
and over when I'm practicing for a
concert" she said. THAT makes II
hard on the neighbors, too"
Mrs. Watson will be the soloist un-
der Hans Kindler's direction in d.
Falla's Nights in the Gardens o1
Spain" for tomorrow's National SYM
phony program at pm. in Consti-
tuition Hall
She began studying the compost
ton, which she chose because
wanted something musically inter
esting for the conductor as we'll a.
myself" back in August.
When I play it." she remarked
81 wish I had heels and castanets
instead of a piano.
Mrs. Watson's career has included
Evening star., 1945-02-03
a Georgians Indicted
In Draft Evasion Case
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Feb. 3.-Four Georgi-
ans, one a prominent Atlanta indus
trialist, were under indictment to-
day on charges of conspiracy to vio-
late the Selective Service Act.
Those indicted by Federal grand
jury were Robert E. Calvert, presi-
dent of the Calvert Iron Works; Max
London, owner of the London Iron
g. Metal Co.; Herbert w. Con-
stagny, 30, part owner of jewelry
and loan business, and Atlee Burpee
Finch, 81, manager of Calvert's s
Franklin County farm.
Calvert and Constangy posted
bonds of $4,000 lin two cases and
London $1,000 in one case. Finch
has not been arrested.
The indictments were announced
by Frank C. Holloman, FBI agent
in charge, who said they charge CAL
vert in maintaining Constangy and
Finch, on the records of his firm,
as being employed in an essential
war industry, although knowing that
these men were not employed as
represented. After the FBI investi-
cation, Calvert directed employees In
the bookkeeping department to fall
sify records, which they refused
to do"
The FBI agent said on January 5,
1945, Constagny was given pre-
induction physical examination and
Evening star., 1945-02-03
McKe||ar0 0pensAttack
On Aubrey Williams
Jas REA Chieftain

Senator McKellar, Democrat, o1
Tennessee, firing the opening gun ir
a personal campaign to defeat Au'
brey Williams nomination for Rura
Electrifcation Administrator, de-
clared today Williams has wasted
enough Government money"
The TenneSseean told reporters
that as member of the Appropria-
tions Committee he had had full
experience" on Mr.. Williams when
the latter headed the National
Youth Administration.
He got s709, ,440,842 and three
fourths of it was absolutely wasted,
Senator McKellar declared. That's
enough for one man to waste for
the Government"
Senator McKellar has asked te
testify when the Senate Agriculture
Committee holds hearings, begin.
ming Tuesday, on the Presidents
nomination of the former NYA chiei
to head the $5OO,Oo0,0O0 REA. Mr.
Williams will be the first witness.
One idea being discussed inform.
ally to avert a direct rejection is tt
hold up the nomination and enac1
legislation removing the REA from
the Agriculture Department anc
placing its administration under 6
board.
Ranking Democrats on the Agri-
culture Committee are frankly say
ing they have little disposition to
lead a fight for confirmation.
Warmest support voiced for the
nomination came from Senator Pep
per, Democrat, of Florida, who is
not a committee member.
Evening star., 1945-02-03
| Detective Due
| To Assume Role
| As D. Lawyer

Police Detective Lawrence e.
Buscher, who for the past six years
has been arresting people, yesterday
was licensed to defend them. He
was among 80 candidates to pass the
District bar examination.
A member Of the departments
Missing Persons Bureau and Special
Investigations Squad, Mr.. Buscher
is a graduate of Western High
School. Clemson University and
Southeastern University Law School
He was an outstanding athlete here
while he was at Western, being
named on the all-high football team
lin 1881 and 1882. He also won the
District AAU swimming titles for the
"a mile, u mile and 3 miles in 1882
He and his wife and their year-old
daughter live in the Devonshire
Apartments, Ais Wisconsin avenue
NV.
Evening star., 1945-02-03
British Liberals Support
Jews Palestine Claims
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 3-A Liberal
party conference today voted to re-
verse the policy of the British
White Paper which called for linn
tied, Jewish immigration into Pales-
tine and return to the Jewish ma
tional home idea of the Balfour
Declaration.
If the party resolution, adopted
after a sharp debate. becomes the
policy of the British government, it
would mean scrapping the 1889
White Paper which Jewish spokes-
men have been criticizing for years.
The White Paper called for crea-
ton of joint Arab-Jewish state by
1949 and for the limitation of Jew
ish influx into Palestine to $4,000 up
to 1914. The Balfour Declaration
of 1917 was much more pro-zionist
and said fatty that 'fhis majesty's
government view with favor the es-
tablishment in Palestine of a ma
tional home for Jewish people"
Evening star., 1945-02-03
S Flyers Killed, One Hurt
In South Carolina Crash
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GREENVILLE, s. c., Feb. 3.-Five
flyers were killed and one critically
injured yesterday in the crash OF
their medium bomber, Col. Oliver
H. Stout, base commander, an
nounced.
The plane was returning to the
Greenville Army Air Base after a
combat training flight and fell on a
farm near the field.
Col. Stout said the dead included
Second 1t. Harry Louis Davis
pilot, %, Minneapolis; Second 1t
Edward Leslie Heinlein, co-pilot, %
Chicago, and Corpl. Cecil Monroe
Hirrill, armorer-gunner, 20, Okla
homa City.
Corpl. Nicholas F. Marzono, ra-
dioman, 20. Amityyille, N. Y, waa
injured.
Evening star., 1945-02-03
Eaker Says Nazis LOST
By Failure 10 Develop
Strategic Air Force
BY the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
ROME, Feb. 3.-Adolf Hitler has
lost the war because he failed to
build up a strategic air force and
because he fell behind in every type
of chronological development weap-
ons," 1t. Gen. Ira C. Eaker said to-
day.
The Mediterranean Air Force
commander addressed war CORE
spondents on the third anniversary
of the day he landed in England
to take over the United States
bomber command,
Germany was definitely defeated
when bombers cut her oil supply
to half the minimum requirements
for her defense, Gen., Eaker said.
In modern warfare, he said, the "air
battle must be won first" and that,
he added, has been accomplished by
the Allies.
U. S. Equipment Superior.
"If the Germans had our long
range bombers the landings in North
Africa, Italy and France would have
been impossible, and the Germans
today would be in Moscow and
Stalingrad," Gen. Eaker said.
The fact that the Nazis had no
such strategic air force, the COM
mander declared, was proof that he
not only was outfought, but that he
was out-thought.
Our equipment definitely was su-
perior to that of the enemy" he
said. I'm practically every case the
enemy would gladly exchange his
types for ours"
Virtually all German aircraft to-
day is obsolete, with the exception
of jet-propelled planes, but even
enemy jet-ighters have not been
able successfully to attack our bet
ter fighter types such as Mustangs,
Thunderbolts and Spitfires," Gen.
Eaker declared. In fact, he added,
the German jet-plane is inferior to
the new American ones.
Nazi Plane Output Cut.
Germany. he said, was manufac-
turing 1000 fighter planes monthly
and was ready to step up the output
to 5000 when American and British
air might was turned loose on her
aircraft plants. The bombs were so
successful that production was sliced
to less than 300 fighters a month.
However, Gen. Eaker said, subse-
quent rebuilding could restore pro-
duction to 1000 per month, and as
result I'VE shall undoubtedly be
required from time to time to knock
down rebuilt fighter factories"
Still the Luftwafe's biggest handi-
cap, however, is the fuel shortage.
Gen. Eaker said the Germans not
only lacked enough fuel for effective
use of their air force, but also for
training of pilots.
Evening star., 1945-02-03

by the House will smooth the way for
a nurse bill. These Representatives
say the broad scope of the work bill
has put majority in a frame of
mind to give the armed forces what
they demand. Others object to a
nurse bill as discriminating against
women with certain qualifications
while exempting all others from q
draft. If the committee reports out
such bill, as its leaders predict, an
amendment in the form Of gen.
eral service bill for women will be
offered on the floor,
The Army seeks a minimum Of
$4,000 additional nurses, the Navy
1000.
The surgeon generals Office an
nounced today that 1850 nurses were
commissioned in the Army Nurse
Corps during January This is gain
of 443 over December. The net in
crease. however, will amount to only
around 800. since an average of 25G
nurses leave the service monthly
largely because of physical disability
Evening star., 1945-02-03
Mrs. Norfon Fayors
Measure 10 Draft
Nurses Into Service
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Chairman Norton of the House
Labor Committee is ready to support
legislation drafting nurses, she said
today.
She feels, she said that the volun-
teer system has failed and the need
of the armed forces for registered
nurses is too urgent to delay further
by hoping enough nurses eventually
can be recruited.
Hearings on draft legislation will
be resumed at 10 am. Monday by
the House Military Affairs Com
mittee.
"The Army" Mrs. Norton pointed
out, says it requires a draft law to
assure adequate care for our
wounded. That's enough for me. I've
supported everything the Army and
Navy have considered essential to
winning this war and I'll 60 along
with this"
In Congress II Years.
Mrs. Norton has been a member
of Congress for 81 years. She was the
first woman to be elected to Congress
by the Democratic party and the
first woman TO head House COM
mittee. She formerly was chairman
of the District Committee and later
was placed at the helm of the i'm
portant Labor Committee.
Another veteran woman member
of the House, Representativ Rogers,
Republican, of Massachusetts,, has
introduced bill to draft nurses
under selective service Mrs. Rogers
has been Representative 20 years.
Her bill provides for the national
registration of all graduate nurses
between the ages of 20 and As and
authorizes the Selective Service Sys-
tenn to induct those eligible and
needed. All drafted nurses would be
commissioned, starting at second
lieutenant in the Army and ensign
N the Navy.
This measure and bill of similar
purpose by Chairman May are be-
fore the Military Affairs Committee,
Third Woman Favors Bill.
A third woman member who is
actively supporting some form OF
legislation to induct nurses is Rep
resentative Bolton, Republican, of
Ohio, who long has had a deep in
terest in public health and nursing
Mrs. Bolton has explained that she
will vote for any bill that she feels
is fair to the nurses and to the
public.
Some members feel that passage
of the limited national service bill
Evening star., 1945-02-03
Baby Adoption Racket
In Honolulu Investigated
By the Associated Press.


HONOLULU, Feb. 3.-Dr. Ferris F.
Laune, secretary of the Honolulu
Council of Social Agencies, said yes
terday he is investigating "black
market" in baby adoptions, asserting
that in one case $500 was paid for
a baby.
Dr. Laune said the method fol-
lowed is to have foster parents pay
under the guise Of financing neces-
sary hospital and medical expenses.
He reported an unwed mother ad-
vertised baby for adoption" and
tentatively agreed to accept $1,000.
Later she was paid 81 500
Dr. Laune cited Board of Health
records showing 454 illegitimate
births in Honolulu in l943 and GOT
in 1914 The Honolulu courts
handled 506 adoptions in l943 and
431 in 1914.
Evening star., 1945-02-03
AIexei Elected Patriarch
|0f Russian Orthodox Church
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Feb. 3.-The Congress
Of the Russian Orthodox Church
yesterday unanimously elected,
Alexei, Metropolitan of Leningrad
and Novgorod, as patriarch Of Mos
COW and all the Russians.
|. Alexei's coronation will be to-
morrow. The 68-year-old Metropol-
itan had been acting patriarch since
the death Of Metropolitan Sergei
last May
The 100 delegates attending the
church's first congress since the
revolution heard Bishop Tikhon
Popov, dean OF the new Moscow
Theological Seminary, declare the
Soviet government had done great
good for the church and had prom
ised new buildings.
Metropolitan Herrnanos, patriarch
OF Constantinople, who did not at
tend the meeting because of age,
sent greetings and wishes OF success
to the Russian church.
Evening star., 1945-02-03
Death in Doctors Office
Listed as Heart Attack

The death of Miss Florence Isabel
Sisson, 81, Thursday in doctors
office in the Farragut Medical Build
ing, has been attributed to a heart
attack, Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald said yesterday, following an
autopsy.
Miss Sisson, an employe of the
Union of South Africa Supply Mis-
sion, had gone to the Office of DR..
Leroy L. Sawyer, nose and throat
specialist, and died after fainting.
Evening star., 1945-02-03

concerts throughout Europe, South
America and the United States
Since her last engagement with the
National Symphony two years ago
she has been soloist with the Boston
Symphony under Serge Kousse-
vitzky, with the Philadelphia under
Eugene Ormandy and twice with the
'NBC Symphony under Leopold Sto-
kowski.
The orchestra program tomorrow
will include the first Washington
performance of Jack Fitzpatrick
Three Ozark Dances" Fitzpatrick
a Cherokee Indian stationed here at
the NAVY Music School, will attend.
Evening star., 1945-02-03
River Terrace Citizens
Plan Drive for School

The River Terrace Citizens Asso.
ciation has voted to undertake a
campaign to obtain an elementary
school for children in the area
before the beginning of the next
school year.
At recent meeting of the asso-
citation Mrs. Arliss A. Davis, chair
man OF the Special Education Prof.
ect Committee, gave detailed re-
port on the efforts that already have
been made to get added educational
facilities for the area. A petition
asking for an elementary school
is In the hands of the Board OF
Education.
Evening star., 1945-02-03
OPA Suspends Meat Sales
Of BIadensburg Firm
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 3.-The Cross
roads Restaurant, Bladensburg, was
ordered yesterday by the Office OF
Price Administration to suspend
dealing in meats, fats and oils for
80 days or until its ration banking
overdraft has been covered.
The suspension was ordered by
Clifford R. Snyder, OPA hearing
commissioner, after a hearing at
which OPA Attorney Elwood w
Harrison had reported that the
restaurant was overdrawn 7O,333
meat points.
Evening star., 1945-02-03
20 German Worships
Moved to Copenhagen

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 3.-More than
20 Baltic Fleet units of the Ger
man Navy, including torpedo boats,
10 speedboats and other unidenti-
fled larger ships, have arrived at
Copenhagen's naval dockyard from
Baltic ports threatened by the Rus
slams, the Free Danish Press service
said yesterday.
Naval recruits, mostly under 18
years of age, are being trained at
the Copenhagen naval yard which
has been evacuated by the Danes
for German use, the agency said.
Evening star., 1945-02-03
OIivio de HuviIIund Wins
Suit Over Film Contract
By the Associated pr

BY the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.-The
State Supreme Court ruled yesterday
that Actress Olivia De Havilland
does not have to work an additional
rs weeks for Warner Bros. Pictures,
Inc.
She had seven-year contract
with Warmers during which she was
suspended at various times for a
total of rs weeks in disputes about
types of films.
On expiration of the contract,
Warmers insisted Miss De Havilland
work an additional Is weeks.
Evening star., 1945-02-03
Floodwoters Recedinq
InSun Joaquin Valley
By the Associated Press,

VISALIA, Calf, Feb. 3.-F1ood-
waters which caused extensive
damage to farmlands in southern
sections of the San Joaquin Valley
and which covered 10 to 100 blocks
of this city with 3 feet of water,
were receding last night.
Scores of families were tempo
rarily homeless, and about 600 were
provided cots in the Municipal Audi
torium as result of the worst flood
here since 1906 Heavy rains caused
the Kings and Kaweah Rivers to go
over their banks.
Evening star., 1945-02-03
Dehydrution Plant

A dehydration plant to be built
in Tampico, Mexico, will handle
30 tons of fruit and vegetables
daily.
Evening star., 1945-02-03
Flax Growing Studied

New Zealand farmers may revive
fax growing and are studying
| Northern Ireland methods.
Evening star., 1945-02-03
.Airports DeIuyed

Shortages of materials and labor
are delaying New Zealand's plan to
establish more airports.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-31
OPA News

A fine of $100 for contempt of court was ordered in Judge An thony J Dimond's court in An chorage against Will Key JefTer- son on March 20. MT, Jefferson, an Anchorage landlord, was charged in a complaint filed by the OPA Enforcement Division with violating rent regulations. On this complaint Judge Di- mond had already issued a pre- liminary injunction on Jan. 16, restraining and prohibiting Jeff erson from illegally evicting ten ants collecting security deposits, and from charging rents in ex- cess of the permitted ceiling
 Disregarding this order, and before final hearing on the com plsint, Mir. Jefferson attempted to evict tenants who testified against him or who furnished the OPA with information. The result of his act was a contempt citation filed by the Enforcement Division. Judge Dimond found the defendent guilty on each of two counts in contempt citation and imposed a fine of $50 on each count. The case was pres- ented by Mrs. Dorothy Tyner, Enforcement Attorney for the |OPA.
 The Territorial Office of Price
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-31

Administration today stressed the fact that the Rent Regul- ation, in effect in Alaska since Nov. i, 1922 and enacted for the mutual benefit and protection of tenants and landlords, provides such measures to prevent re- taliatory action by a landlord against tenant complainants.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-31
NOTICE

We wish to thank our patrons for their splendid cooperation during our recent shutdown for repairs.
 We are now back in full oper- ation and able to present our complete lines of pastries and to fill all special orders.
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