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Evening star., 1945-01-08

and was sent overseas last Septem-
Der. He received the Combat In
fantrymans Badge. He was men,
Der of the Brookland Methodist
Church.
Sergt. Irving C. Edwards, %, Tank
Corps, has been missing in Italy
since November 20, the War De-
partment notified his wife, Mrs. Jes-
sic Edwards, 926 Shepherd street
NV.
Sergt. Edwards attended school in
Fairland, Md, and worked as a car
penter in Silver Spring before en-
tering the Army in February, 1941.
Overseas for two years, he partici-
pated in the invasions of North
Africa, Sicily and Italy. Two
brothers, Milton and Albert, are in
the Army. and another brother,
John, recently received a medical
discharge from the Army. %
Evening star., 1945-01-08
Turnage Continues
False Uniform Case

United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage today continued
until January 10 the case of Edward
Harold Osboron, 20, Of Tampa, Fla,
charged with illegally wearing part
of a naval officers uniform. Pend
ing the hearing, Mr.. Turnage also
recommended that the defendant
be given a mental observation.
Osboron was arrested by a shore
patrol on December %, charged with
wearing a blue civilian suit to which
gold Navy buttons were unlawfully
attached. He has been in jail for
failure to make $2,500 bond, set at
a preliminary hearing. At that
time he entered plea Of not guilty.
On December q, he was arrested
on q similar charge by FBI agents
who said he wore the blue civilian
suit with gold buttons, campaign
ribbons and the Purple Heart. He
was released on that charge on con-
dition that he return to Tampa with
his father to work on q farm. the
FBI said.
Agents declared Osboron recently
had been discharged from the Navy
as ''unsuited for service" and that
he also had served in the merchant
marine.
Evening star., 1945-01-08
Worlds Most Violent Winds
Are Problem in Bombing Tokyo

IF you are riding with plane
commander who doesn't pressurize
some even leave the front win
dows open-you wear bulky clothes,
making work awkward, and you
worry about oxygen. You have to
plug into a walkabout oxygen bot
tie when you crawl back through
the tunnel to make readings.
"You also must calibrate air
speed meters and align all other In
struments. If your compass Is OF
just one degree you'll be at least IS
miles OF when you hit Japan, 50
you check your compass In the air
with the astrocompass.
I'm the States we used to figure
500 miles was all we could get away
with flying on basic dead reckon
ing. But flying to Tokyo, 1900
miles, you rely almost entirely on
basic dead reckoning-somethins
we had to learn by experience be-
cause It's never been told tn books. u
Evening star., 1945-01-08
New Light Cruiser Dayton
Goes Into Active Service
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 8. - The
U. s. s. Dayton, 10,O00-ton light
cruiser. first to be named for the
Ohio city, was commissioned at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard yesterday
while more than 1000 naval officers
and men stood In the Icy rain
throughout the hour-long cere-
mony.
Mayor Frank M. Krebs Of Dayton
wished the vessel "Godspeed" and
presented a silver service on be-
half of the people Of Dayton.
The cruiser was sponsored by
Mrs. Harry Rueger Of Dayton,
mother of Machinist's Mate Robert
Rueger, who lost his life aboard the
aircraft carrier Wasp.
Rear Admiral Milo r. Draemel
turned over the Dayton to Capt.
Paul w. Steinhagen Of Milwaukee
and Annapolis, Md.
Evening star., 1945-01-08
Halifax Son Defends
British Policy in Talk
Before u. 5. Veterans

The son OF the British Amhassa-
dor was kept busy defending British
foreign policy today when he spoke
before battle-scarred veterans OF
Normandy and italy at the Forest
Glen Annex of Walter Reed Hos
pital.
Questions came quickly and to the
point. The Hon. Richard Wood, son
of the Earl and Countess OF Hall
fax, had just finished a talk on
1.-THE Problems of the Peace" during
a weekly discussion forum before
200 men.
The men asked about Greece
Poland, India. The questions and
their answers were of the record
But the British Information Serv-
ices released the text of Mr.. Woods
speech.
Walks Up Icy Path.
The meeting was little late in
starting. The British Embassy car
was unable to make the hill to the
entrance because of ice on the road
So the red-haired, broad -shouldered
Mr.. Wood walked up the icy path
with only the help of a cane. He
lost both his legs in Libya, where
his brother was killed, and he walks
on artificial limbs.
Although there were many with
amputated limbs along the rows of
seats In the auditorium, men waiting
for their artificial limbs to be ad-
justed. there were no questions to
the Ambassador son about his ex-
perience in learning to walk again.
The men were too interested In his
speech.
In his talk Mr.. Wood said Ameri-
cans every now and then rain hail
Of flre ION those unfortunate gentle
men in Whitehall whose duty it is to
determine our British policy. They
are called Imperialists, die-hard
Tories; they are accused OF subju-
eating India, killing Greek patriots,
and betraying the Poles.
Not Prepared to Risk Work.
I'VE do not clear out of India, as
we are so often told to do, because
we are not prepared to risk sub
merging our work Of the last $50
years. during which we have gone
far to solving the problem in civil
strife" he said, adding: "The Cripps
offer still stands, and when the
problem Is solved and India attains
dominion status, she will be Just as
free to cut herself adrift from us as
Canada or New Zealand are today.
There are two things I must say
about Greece. It Is the motive oi
our actions which seems to be al
stake. There are two alternatives
either We are fighting the ELIAS
forces for the sake of maintaining
a reactionary regime. which will be
friendly to us and to our policy ir
the Mediterranean: or else, as Mr.
Churchill has repeatedly said. we
are fighting because we intend te
see a Greek government elected by
free ballot and not imposed by force
Of arms. We can all believe what
we will, but without knowing the
facts. would think 1t rash to hold
firmly to the FIRST alternative and
be blind to the possible truth OF
the second"
He added: do not forget that
we sacrificed the possible conquest
Of all North Africa nine months
before Pearl Harbor, by sending
between 10000 to 10000 men to helr
the Greeks" He said that Of the
1000 men Of his regiment tina,
landed, 900 were left in Greece
dead, wounded or prisoners.
Evening star., 1945-01-08
so, 200 CoIored Soldiers
Plan to Renew Studies
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
More than 10000 Of the 1000
enlisted colored soldiers in the Army
intend to return to full-time school
or college after the war.
The War Department, reporting
the results Of a survey, said per
cent Of all colored troops have
definite plans to start business OF
their own after the war. -Four per
cent intend to operate farms.
Evening star., 1945-01-08
By the Associated Press.

SAIPAN, Jan. CDelayed) (Via
Navy Radio).-A Super Fortress
gunner, sucked out Of his gunblister
almost 4 miles above Japan, today
dangled from the plane for five to 10
minutes before other crew members
could pull him back.
The gunner. Sergt. ]. r. Krantz,
Hickory Point. Tenn, would have
plummeted Immediately from his
bullet-shattered gunblister save for
q sturdy rope looped around his
right leg and ankle. The rope was
not part of the ships regular equip
ment. Sergt. Krantz had made it
Ito give myself greater flexibility
Of movement"
1t. F. w. Grove Of Baltimore,
copilot, and staff Sergt. A. R. Hart
Spokane, Wash, central fire con-
troll gunner, went to the rescue, but
1t was only after the bombardier
crawled all the way back from his
position through the planes long
Evening star., 1945-01-08
Grand Jury 10 Probe Crash
OF Consolidated d Bomber
By the Associated Press.

6S tue AAAOClhleo FfeSS.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, Jan. S.-The
county grand jury will confer to-
day with the district attorney on a
coroner's jury verdict which held
Consolidated-Vult Aircraft Corp.
guilty OF gross negligence in connec-
ton with the crash of a Navy-type
Liberator bomber last November q.
Six civilian flyers were killed in
the crash, attributed by inquest wit
nesses to the absence Of almost 100
bolts from the outer wing panel,
which sheered away during the
takeon and caused the plane to
plunge out Of control.
District Attorney Thomas whelan
said that, despite the verdict, he
would seek involuntary manslaugh-
ter complaints against those believed
responsible. The company denied its
inspection methods were as de-
scribed by the jury-lax and hap
hazard.
Evening star., 1945-01-08
Civituns Meet Tomorrow

Four graduates Of the Ameri-
canization School will speak at the
Civitan luncheon at 1890 pm. to-
morrow ia the Maynower Hotel.
Members Of the Americanizat tion
School faculty and q naturalization
examiner from the Justice Depart
ment win be special guests.
Evening star., 1945-01-08
Lower Temperatures
Predicted as District
Copes With Icy Street,

Colder weather was forecast
today while Washington expert
enced renewed difficulties with
roads and sidewalks glazed with
Ice and sleet over the week end
Motorists found the Ice left BY
the week end snow and sleet storm
SAFER, however. than the cleared
surfaces In the middle of the streets
which became treacherous as a fine
drizzle fell and froze. Most drove
slowly along on the rougher sur
faces near the curbing. No serious
accidents were reported by police.
Tomorrow night probably will be
the coldest of the winter, it was
predicted. A light snow was fore
cast for tomorrow morning, to be
followed by a drop in temperature
In the afternoon.
Schools Closed.
Montgomery and. Fairfax County
schools were ordered closed today
because Of the dangerous condition
OF the roads. Prince Georges County
schools were open, but Police Court
sessions in Hyattsville and Upper
Marlboro were postponed until next
week when the judges decided
against trying to drive over the icy
roads.
Planes at the National Airport
were kept grounded as cloud masses
swept over the area at zero ceiling
levels.
The low winter sun failed to pene-
trate the low clouds with much
light and the city was murky well
into the morning.
Potomac Electric power Co.'S Buzz
zard Point plant was operating at
capacity to meet the load demands
caused by the burning of lights in
both Offices and homes. If the load
increased, officials said, added power
would be tapped from Baltimore.
A great Arctic air mass is moving
across the continent from the
Northwest, the Weather Bureau
said, causing below zero tempera-
lures.
In Western Maryland and the
Shenandoah Valley Of Virginia,
county road crews were blowing
through drifts left by 4-inch snow
fall
Is Below in Minnesota.
It was Is degrees below zero at
International Falls, Mimi, this
morning as the cold wave crossed
the Canadian border.
A storm struck Nebraska sud-
denly, in advance of the cold wave,
with the wind reaching 81 miles
an hour and the temperature fall
ing II degrees in two hours at
Omaha. The Weather Bureau fore
cast it would go down to 8 below
zero there tonight.
Other low temperatures recorded
today were Pembina, N. OAK, "a;
Iowa, II above in the north, 26
above In the south; Wisconsin, s.
above In the north and % in the
south. It was "a below this morn
ing at Canton, N. Y, in the Adiron-
dack area.
Evening star., 1945-01-08
Nelson Getting Checkup
In New York Hospital
By the Associated Press.

65 tllS 6ssOClAteu tesb.
Donald M. Nelson, personal rep
resentative Of President Roosevelt, is
undergoing checkup and treatment
at Doctors Hospital in New York
City.
Associates of the former War Pro-
duction Board chairman described
the treatment as one which Mr.. Mel
son has been undergoing at three
or four month intervals for about
two years to check a tendency to-
ward high blood pressure.
To avoid callers, Mr.. Nelson Gus
tomarily uses an assumed name on
such visits and is doing 50 this time,
friends said.
Evening star., 1945-01-08
Weather Report

District Of Columbia Cloudy WITH
temperature remaining near freez-
ing this afternoon and tonight. To-
morrow, light snow in morning
followed by much colder in after
noon and night.
Maryland-Cloudy with tempera-
ture remaining near freezing to-
night. Tomorrow, light snow in
morning, followed by much colder
Virginia-Cloudy with little change
in temperature tonight. Tomorrow
rain or snow ending In morning
followed by much colder west and
north portions and in southeast
portion In afternoon.
Evening star., 1945-01-08
Turn to New Fields

War having stopped the making
Of the famous Swiss chocolate,
Switzerland's chocolate manufac-
turers are endeavoring to provide
work for old employees by producing
unrationed candy and bars made Of
raisins, grapes, sugar and nuts.
Evening star., 1945-01-08
Blood Quote
(For District, PentaGon and
Mobile Units)
nieksAak aaaAka sAA,s

District quota per
week -----. $3.50 pints
Donations last week 3,947 pints
Donations Saturday 469 pints
Today's appoint
ments ------- ITO persons
Appointments may be made
with the Blood Donor Center
In the Acacia Building, 81
Louisiana avenue NV, by call
ing District 5000 between 9 am.
and $50 pm.
Thus far in this war 1858
men from the District area
have been reported killed.
Evening star., 1945-01-08
On the Roll Of Honor
Killed -. .u...-..
Killed

Pfc. Arnold B. Ridout, infantry,
az, was killed In action in France
on December II, the War Depart
ment has notified his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur A. Ridout, 500 K
street NE.
A native Of Washington, Pvt. Rid
out was graduated from Mckinley
High School. He attended South
eastern University and worked rs an
accountant for Southern Diaries be-
fore joining the Merchant Marine.
While cadet engineer In the
Merchant Marine for two years, Pvt.
FRidout Travelled around the world
and won two combat stars, his
father said He left to enlist in the
infantry last February, and went
overseas again in July.
Pvt. George de Sales Farrell, %.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John e. Far
rell, All F street S.W., was killed In
action in Belgium December %, the
War Department has notified his
parents. His father is an employe
of The Star.
Pvt. Farrell was born in the Dis
trict and attended the Hughesville
Md High School. Before entering
the Army in September, 1912, he
was employed by Jenkintown Pa)
firm of tree surgeons. His infantry
unit went overseas Is months ago
after Pvt. Farrell had completed his
training at Camp Mccoy, Wis.
While his parents were preparing
a message of notification Of his death
to his brother, Seaman (First Glass;
Thomas Daniel Farrell, 20, a men,
Der Of Navy armed guard, the
brother returned home Unexpectedly
after several months of service in
the war zone. Another brother,
James Lawrence Farrell, 21. was
given. a medical discharge by the
Marine Corps after serving eight
months on Guadalcanal.
Missing
Sergt. Edmund L. Royston, "a,
battalion chief of a radio division,
has been missing in action In Ger
many since December II, the War
informed his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed L. Royston, 3105
Twelfth street NE
A graduate Of Roosevelt High
Sergt. Royston enlisted In
the Army in December, 1912. He
trained at Camp Van Doran, Miss,
Evening star., 1945-01-08
Report for Last - Heurs.

Record for Last - AouYs.
Qrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, 22, neop. Year ago, 80.
ksesrd Tempssstures This Year.
Hishest, IS, on January 1.
Lowest, 10, on January g.
Evening star., 1945-01-08
Humidity Report.

Tide Tabaes.
Furnished ~ United States Coast
and 0eodetic Survey
Evening star., 1945-01-08
Congress in Brief

BY the Associated Press.
Senate:
In recess until Wednesday.
House:
Routine session.
Evening star., 1945-01-08
K4Yef ken0ft.
Precipitsti6a.

Monthly precipitation IN inches IN 4
Capital (euffent month 10 dAte):
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28

demand. I have been in business for many years including the last war and 1929, and remember how fabrics and garments increased in price :. and I feel that If price control were removed today, a re- clrrence of this situation would be brought about"
 Joseph Pandelsman, Lords Sports wear, Inc, New York (to Price Administrator Chester Bowles)- We would like to take this oppor- tunity to congratulate you upon the outstanding job you have done as administrator Of price control throughout the war =. we and many like us have kept our heads above water, doing the very best we could to cooperate with you in producing 8 fine product as close to pre-war quality and price as pos slble. We dare not think what chaotic condition might have aris- en without your capable organiza- tion."
 Maurice Rentner, Maurice Rent ner Co.,, New York.--"Although we found ourselves ever so often con- fronted with hardships in number of ways due to the formula rather than the objective, we nevertheless must admit that OPA has, as an overall picture, been successful in doing a good job in holding prices down. In spite of the hardships that some individuals have found themselves in, we still think the performance of hte OPA was neces- sary and we have supported it to the best of our ability"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
ChurchGr Plans Supper Friday Night
 Semi-AnnuaI Council
 Meeting 10 Follow
 St. Johns Event

The semi-annual meeting of the Waterbury Council of Churches will he held following a supper at 6:30 Friday evening of this week at St Johns Episcopal church. Each To- cal Protestant church will be rep resented by the pastor and two delegates.
 Rev. David P. Gaines, pastor of the First Baptist church, will at- tend a meeting of the American Committee of the World Council of Churches in New York, December and 5.
 Mrs. Percival E. Dixon has re- signed from the position of super visor of the Weekday Schools o1 Religion, effective January 1, when she will become secretary to Rev Mr. Gaines at the Baptist church.
 The First Baptist Women will meet Wednesday, December 5, at D. m. to hear Mrs. Albert Mar schall speak on Kodiak, Alaska The hostesses will be Mrs. Eugene P. Beadle, Mrs. Arthur w. Piercey and Mrs. Herbert Constantine.
 The Baptist Willow Street Group will meet Friday with Mrs. William Anderson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
Quake Site BoffIes Men
 Recordings Place
 TrembIors in Asio

New York, Nov. 28-(UP)- Scientists on both the east and west coasts as well as in St. Louis and Endland sought to determine today where severe earthquake recorded on their se?smographs late yesterday had occurred.
 The Rev. Daniel J. Linehan, s. J., reported at Weston (Mass) College seismological laboratory that the first shock was felt there at 5:10.45 p. m. CEST). He placed the tremblor 1885 miles away from Boston, either in India or the East Indies.
 Dr. William B. Lynch, Assistant Director at the Fordham Labora- tory said readings here and in the laboratory of the California Insti- ute of Technology, Pasadena, in- dicated the earth center was 5000 miles away in the South China Sea area.
 All measurements are made through the earth mass, not around the globe.
 The recording in West Bromich, England, placed the earthquake of great severely" at either north India or north of the Himalayas in West China.
 St. Louis University placed the shock center possibly in India" All the scientists agreed that the shocks were the worst in recent years and would have caused ter rife damage if they occurred on land.
 They said that final determina- ton of the direction of the trem- blor would have to wait develop ment of photographic plates of the shock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28

From the very beginnings of the Nazi regime he said, high Berlin of- ficials were amazingly frank in their statements of the lengths to which they were prepared to go in order to incorporate Austria into the Reich. They called it political and economic necessity.
 The Germans seized Austria on March II, 1888, after forcing the Austrian canchellor, Kurt Schusch- nigg, from office and installing the Austrian Naz, Arthur Seyss-Tnquart. Seyss-Inquart immediately requested German troops to come and "pre- serve order"
 Hess Stubborn
 Medical reports submitted to the International War Crimes tribunal said that Rudolf Hess has resisted all efforts to cure his amnesia and refused to undergo voluntary treat ment until his trial is finished.
 The reports, submitted by experts from four nations, said that Hess was suffering from hysterical am nesia but was not insane in the strict sense of the word. The report recommended treatment and said he could be cured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
Probers Plan
 ToCoII Envoy
(Continued from Page D

ambassador to Japan, for further questioning. It had intended to quiz former Secretary of State Cor dell Hull again today, but incle- ment weather kept the 74-year old Hull from venturing out.
 Grew testified that he told his Washington superiors on November 3, 1941, that he felt "the risk and danger of war were very great and very dangerous, and increasing"
 Peace Moves Decrease
 He said he felt the fall of Prince Konoye's cabinet in 1941-which he safdnwas brought about by the late President Roosevelt's refusad to meet with the Japanese premier 1essened the chances of peace.
 The elevation of war leader Hi- deki Tojo to the premiership suc- ceeding the moderate Konoye, Grew said, did not bring an immediate sto to the pre-Pearl Harbor peace talks.
 But, Grew continued, frankly I felt the possibility of coming to an agreement after the Tojo gov- ernment came into power hand very definitely decreased.
 Not Informed on Policy
 Sen. Homer Ferguson, R., Mich., questioned Grew as to whether he was notified that Great Britain "took any parallel action similar to our note of Aug. 1T" warning Ja- pan against further aggressions.
 T have no such recollection" Grew replied.
 DO you know" Ferguson con- tinued. that If Japan crossed a certain line in Thailand (Siam). the united States, British, and Dutch military authorities in the Far East had agreed military countery ac- tion' should be taken against Ja- pan?"
 "So far as can recollect," Grew said. T was not informed-I had no knowledge along that line at all."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28

Continued from Page D pan but that most of them were lost enroute due to American submarine action.
 Yamashita said he diverted 50,000 troops to Leyte but more than half were lost in American submarine and bomber attacks.
 q knew the battle of Leyte was definitely lost in December when the Americans landed at Ormoc," he said.
 Spanish Protest Heard
 Yamashita said he took over su- preme command of land troops in December and of the airforce in Jan- uary but that naval troops were not under his command until "the very last"
 He said that when he decided not to defend Manila he ordered the Shimbu Army to evacuate the Navy troops from the city but never re- ceived a reply.
 He said he never heard directly of mistreatment of civilians in Manila although Tokyo once advised him of Spanish protest against mistreat- ment of Spanish citizens in the city.
 T did not order the destruction of Manila and I absolutely never or- dered the raping or killing of civil ians," he testified. "As far as I know my subordinates never issued such orders. I absolutely did not or- der the killing of prisoners of war nor did my subordinates. was un- able to visit the prison camps be- cause was absorbed in combat mat ters."
 Ordered Releases
 He denied knowledge of the execu- tion and massacre of 150 prisoners of war at Palawan, saying they were not under his command.
 He denied also that he permitted the Japanese to tamper with Red Cross packages for prisoners of war.
 Tokyo ordered the transfer of war prisoners to Japan and release of the remainder if United States forces neared," he said. But I is- sued orders that if the Americans neared the prisoners were to be giv- en protecting powers and released with one months food supply. was reprimanded by the supreme com mand for this order"