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Evening star., 1945-07-04
q. the Associated Press.

BY the Associates Press.
PEORIA, Ill.,, July 4.-Lowell
Edward Squires, 38, OF Waterloo,
Iowa, today faced a murder charge
for the death of a produce sales
man Is years ago.
The charge was filed at Waterloo
Municipal Court following the state
ment Of Detective Capt. Fred Nuss-
baum of Peoria that Souires told
him he killed man and that the
knowledge haunted him every year
around this time"
Waterloo police said Squires had
confessed when arrested last De-
cember at Lake Charles, La. He
escaped from the county Jail there
few days later and had been at
large since. they added.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Newspapers Given
Added Newsprint
For Third Quarter
sy the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Nations newspaper publishers
today could plan some increases In
their use of newsprint during ths
current third quarter.
An overall gain OF $500 tons IN
supply has enabled the War Produc-
ton Board to fulfill It's Newspaper
Industry Advisory Committees re-
quest that percentage reductions OF
newsprint consumption be lessened
throughout the sliding scale quotas
set up under wartime limitation or
ders. This Is the first industry
boost in allocations since the limits-
tion orders became effective January
|, 1943.
Relaxed One Degree.
Required deductions of newspriflt
usage were relaxed one degree, in
each adjusted base tonnage category
effective July l.
This means that sliding scale cuts
now are progressively 3. 6. 9, Is and
l8 per cent compared to 4, 8, II. 1S
and "a per cent required since the
limitation order became effective.
The heaviest percentage cuts ap-
ply to the larger amounts of news
print used by big papers. The first
25 tons used by any paper per quar-
ter is exempt from deduction.
In the same order, WPB cut al
lowable newsprint inventories by Is
days supply Publishers in the
North and East are held to q 20
days inventory on December 8. .
l945: those in the South and West
are restricted to so days supply at
years end.
Erase Over Orders.
This step is sn effort to erase
er-orders from United States
publishers amounting to some S., 900
tons from Canadian newsprint mills.
Exemptions for small newsprint
consumers are increased from one
and one-fourth tons to five tons per
quarter for newspapers published
weekly or less frequently.
Books. magazines and commercial
printing paper usage quotas were
raised per cent Of the 1942 base
period amount, WPB also an
nounced.
WPB also announced a per cent
increase in paper consumption quo
ftss for greeting cards, advertising
displays and Government printing.
This puts quotas at about 30 per
cent of 1s42 base period usage.
The agency ruled that returning
war veterans and other newcomers
to the greeting card industry ma"
use 2 tons of paper q quarter if
WPB is notified first.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
ChorIes Town Scratches
CLEAR and Good }

Clear and Good.)
First rsce-Enrack, Vanderbeile
Bonnie Ina, Oomph, Hazemont
Cssad.
Second race-Van Tryst, Inteili-
gentSia, Wayuma.
Third race-None.
Fourth race-Toonerville, White
Easter. Brown Ruin. Strolling Lee
Fifth race-Panacea, Mint Ellen
Tacsro Identy.
Sixth race-None.
Seventh race-None.
Eighth race-Running Riot.
Ninth race-Called of.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
King and Marshall
Discuss Pacific War
with Governors Toda,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich.
July 4.--Governors sought from
the Nations two top military
leaders today the American
answer to fanatical Japanese
suicide attacks on United State!
feet units.
In holiday windup OF the 37tl
annual conference Of the State chic
executives, Gen. George C. Marshall
Army chief Of staff, and Admira
Ernest j. King, commander in chic
of the feet, arranged to talk to the
Governors at closed session al
which they could discuss frankly
the progress of the Pacific war.
Gov. Robert s. Kerr of Oklahoma
the presiding cficer OF the day, tolt
q reporter that the Governors hopt
to learn for their own satisfaction
even il the information cannot b,
made public, what steps the Navy il
taking to stop the ksmikaze attacks
Review state Troops.
In a patriotic atmosphere en-.
phasized by an early morning re.
view of Michigan State troops, the
Governors pushed ahead with tn,
formalities in issuing the usus
resolutions and electing new
chairman. Gov. Dwight .Griswolo
Of Nebraska was prominently men.
toned for the latter post.
They gave the conference an in
irrational favor yesterday by pro-
posing for today adoption of a
statement urging prompt approval
by the Senate Of the United Nations
Charter drafted at San Francisco as
q firm foundation upon which fu-
ture progress of world organization
for lasting peace can be made"
The Governors left unmentioned
however, the problems of reconver-
sion from war to peace, failing to
reach an agreement on any policy on
the States role in this important
chanseover One Governor said
there were such wide differences oi
opinion that unanimous decision
the only kind the conference pub
licizes-could not be reached.
Ask Aid on Airports.
The State executives were In
agreement. however, that admins
tration of the Federai-stste employ
ment services should be returned to
the States. They also called for Q
Federal aid program for the con
struction OF postwar airport fscili-
ties.
Among all these activities, they
took time out to listen last night te
Gov. ]. Harold McGrath of Rhode
Island urge that President Truman
proposal for grants to States foi
unemployment insurance be incor-
porated into the Federal Social Sc
curity System.
Gov. McGrsth declared that un-
less this country can guarantee So
cisl and economic security in the
postwar era our failure will largely
prevent the economic recovery of o
devastated world"
At the same session, Gov. Edward
Martin OF Pennsylvania, himself q
veteran, declared that returning
veterans want jobs. not "coddling.'
ANY veteran worth his salt" Gov
Martin said, would duplicate in
civilian life his accomplishments as
q soldier"
Evening star., 1945-07-04
0oebbeIs Body Found,
Moscow Rudio Soys
By The Associated Press

BY Int ASSoclaLe Ted Press,
The Moscow radio said Yesterday
that the body OF DR.. Paul Joseph
Goebbels. former Nszi propaganda
minister, has been Enthusiastically
identified"
The German language broadcast
said the body had been carried from
an air raid shelter under the Reichs-
chancellery in Berlin by Nazi SIS
troopers on the night of May / and
that they had attempted to burn it.
The body did not burn, the broad
cast ssid, adding that Goebbels had
remained in such a state Of con-
servation that he could be unmis-
takably identified"
Evening star., 1945-07-04
| Trumon Follows
RooseveIt's Example
Collects Mementos

b. The Associated Press.
President Truman is begin
ming to get few knick knacks
and mementos in his Office
but he still has a long way to 60
to match the gadget-collecting
record OF his predecessor. the
late President Roosevelt.
A gilt horseshoe-or maybe
it's mule shoe since he's from
Missouri-hss appeared over
the door TO the presidential
study. On a table near his
desk is model of a C-54 air
plane similar to the Flying
White House" in which the
Chief Executive travels.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
SfiIwelI Road Emerges
From Test OF Monsoon
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, July 4.--The new
Smlwell Deedo- Burma road from
India 10 China has hao its first and
hardest test Of this monsoon and
has come up muddy but unbowed.
A siX-day downpour dumped %
inches of rain on the road and bur
led part of it under 4 feet of water.
Two bridges were washed out, but
engineers rushed repairs, and after a
brief delay trafflc was resumed.
1t was described as one Of the
hardest rains since construction of
the road started three years ago.
The monsoon has just begun. how
ever, and there will be plenty more
rain.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Osborn. Hip HeoIed.
To Return TO Michiqon
BY the Associated Press.

FhN8UOANEtU
ALBANY, Ga, July 4.-Recoveret
from fractured hip, Chase s. Os'
born. the S5-yesr -old former Gov.
ernor of Michigan. author and phi.
lanthropist, plans to return in few
days to his home State after So
journing at his winter home nesl
Albany.
Evening star., 1945-07-04

ployed as q packer at the Garry Ice
Cream Co. at the time of his enlist
ment in the Army in August, 1942.
He went overseas the following
May and served in the Aleutian
Marshall Islands, Guam and Luzon
campaigns.
His father is an automobile me-
chsnic Of the Highway Express Co.
Serst. Albert A. KHser. 81, whose
wife, Mrs. Virginia Kuser lives at
l404 Lee highway Arlington, Va,
was wounded three times while with
the 10th Armored Division in Ger
many. and is expected home within
a few weeks, his wife has been noti-
fied. She did not know he had been
wounded until he wrote telling her
that he had been given the Purple
Heart with two Oak Leaf Clusters,
she said
He also holds a Presidential Unit
Citation and q Bronze Star. Born in
Front Royal. Va, he went to school
there. He went overseas last Sep.
tember.
Mrs. Kuser's brother, Pharmacist S
Mate Sidney David Aitchison, was
reported wounded in Sundays Star.
Mrs. Kuser and Seaman Aitchison
are the daughter and son of DR..
David Aitchison, Arlington physi-
clan, OF the Arlington address.
siSergt. Leo G. Lille, son of Mrs
Lucille Lille, has been wounded in
action while serving in the Pacific
area, the War Department an
nounced recently. His mothers mall
ing address was given as 1905 New
Hampshire avenue NV, q former
residence recently purchased by O
French government agency.
Pfc. Forest E. Mathers. son of Mrs
Flossie s. Mathers, whose address
is given as 1918 Davis place NV.
has been wounded in action in the
Pacif1c area. the War Department
reported today.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Congress in Brief

~ ri. Assoeissed Press.
Senate.
In rescess until Friday.
House.
Jn recess until tomorrow.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Red Army Quits Poland,
Warsaw Broadcast Soys
BY The Associated Press.


LONDON. July An American
broadcaster reported from Warsaw
last night that the Russian Army
was pulling out of Soviet occupied
Poland and that Polish highways
were jsmmed with Soviet military
vehicles.
In dispatch broadcast TO Brit
aims Exchange Telegraph Agency.
Robert Magidoff Of the National
Broadcasting Co. said there were no
Red Army soldiers in evidence in
Warsaw and Il heard from conroe-
tent observers in Krakow and other
large Polish centers that the situa-
tion there is similar"
Evening star., 1945-07-04

We need tin and we need it badly!
Not tomorrow or next week. but
NOW! Place prepared tin cans in
separate containers near garbage
bins. II not collected. phone Re-
public S4SS.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
District Blood Donations

yesterday -- ll6 persons
Appointments may be made
with the Blood Donor Center in
the Acacia Building, 81 Louisi-
ana avenue NV, by calling
District $500 between 9 am. and
$50 pm. weekdays and 9 am.
TO noon SATURDAYS.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Wounded

Signalman re Charles Watson
Hardy, u. 8. N. r., AZ. son of Mrs.
Effie Rebeccs Hardy of 32l Chan
ming street NE. is undergoing skin
surgery at the Naval Receiving Hos
pitsl Mt Portsmouth. Va, after
being injured during ksmikaze
attack on his ship on Okinswa. He
was q member Of the crew Of the
Evening star., 1945-07-04

Pvt. Tyler r. Msffett, G., son of
Tyler Maffett of l12 Falls avenue.
Falls Church, Va. was listed today
by the War Department as having
been liberated recently from a pris
oner of war camp in Germany.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
How Europe Is Ironing Out Troubles
That Come in the Wake of Battle

the river bank, board barge and cross
to the other side, where second train
is waiting to carry them on to the
next wrecked bridge.
There is no heat from one end of
Europe to the other and very little of
the hot water needed for sick, wounded
and just plain tired.
Reports are dribbling back to Wash
ington via specialists who are making
hurried trips to Europe to start iron-
ing out the troubles that come in the
wake of battle.
Burned Villages of Greece.
Perhaps the most dramatic tale is
that of Greece's 5000 burned villages.
The story of Domvrina tells the story
Of ALL
Domvrina lies go miles northwest of
Athens It's $500 villagers took to the
mountains in September, 1943, when the
Germans burned their town and
dumped dead into their wells.
The villagers are back now. They
share their few saws, hammers and
axes. They carry water from the next
village while they clean out the wells.
Fortunately, the towns houses were
of stone, so some walls still stand.
There is no transportation, so no stones
can be obtained for permanent repairs,
but the villagers are making "homes"
by constructing lean-tos in the cor
ners of their stone houses.
The whole family works. They walk
up the mountains {eight hours up and
five hours down to cut logs and carry
them back in their hands. Adults take
one apiece. Children share log, and
if there's donkey he brings down two
logs each trip.
Starting Life Over Again
But before Domvrina started on
homes, the men got together and re-
built the church, the school and the
olive oil press on which the town de-
pends for its income.
| The Germans had dynamited the
press, but they didn't destroy it. It was
just twisted. The men beat it back into
shape. They're little embarrassed
that their oil isn't so clear as In pre-
war days. but they promise the old
quality as soon as they can earn
new press.
The American visitors were most I'M
pressed by two things land they found
this true In many Greek villages.
No one begged, not even the chill
dren. And somehow, In the mountains,
teachers had kept up their teaching
so well that now even youngsters who
we're infants when their families fed
can read.
Domvrina's school Is getting along
on one precious reader and map Of
Greece the teacher found In an old Eng
lish Newspaper. Poor q the village 4,
Evening star., 1945-02-18

Pope Plus TX sent marble block from
the Temple of Concord In Rome. The
"Know-Nothing" party, an anti-alien
political organization, objected. The
night of March 5, 1854, masked men
poisoned the watchman's dog, tied the
watchman IN his sentry box and stole
the marble block. 1t was believed to
have been dropped into the Potomac.
The Civil War paralyzed the work,
and the 150-foot shaft stood desolate
for years, frequent target of Jibes
by visitors. In 1876 Congress provided
money, and it was completed in 1884
with capstone surmounted by small
pyramid of pure aluminium. 1t was
opened to the public in October, 1888
The first elevator was steam-operated.
The finished structure cost 81 ,200,0 900,
the monument society furnishing $780,
600 and the Federal Government the
remainder. The shaft rises SIS feet, SIS
inches. The exterior walls are almost
entirely white Maryland marble, backed
with granite.
Slowly Sinking
The monument, slowly sinking, has
been shaken by high winds, assailed by
Washington,s sleet and humid heat and
afflicted by marble pox' chipping at
the edges. Its aluminium cap has been
struck by lightning thousands Of times.
But, as Calvin Colidge said, the monu-
ment still stands" :
1t probably will be standing hundreds
of years hence unless toppled by enemy
bombs or rockets. Engineers say that
its 81, ,l20 tons are so well distributed it
would take wind of more than las
miles an hour, or probably severe
earthquake, to overturn it. Vibration of
the shaft in 30-nile wind is only
1I250th of an inch.
The monument has settled about s
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Early Development
OF Randle Highlands

this part of the city. He died Decem-
Der 13 1881, and is buried In Con-
gressional Cemetery.
'Bayly's Purchase
An earlier owner of land adjoining
east of the Anacostia River, or East
ern Branch as it Is now generally called,
was William Berry Warman who, by
deed dated December 81, 1913, con-
veyed large tract Of land called Bay
ly's Purchase" to James Greenleaf, one
of the largest spectators in Washing
tons lots in the early 1790s. After
several other conveyances were made,
the original tract of land was re-
surveyed and subdivided into various
smaller tracts by Lewis Carberry, sur
veyor, and lot No. 8, containing 63
acres plus, was sold to Henry Naylor
in 1847 for $626.87.
According to Boschke's map, the own
ers of land in 1857 close to the Eastern
Branch included beside Mr. Naylor, T.
Talbert, A. Garden and in the direction
of the Benning road, j. H. Wilson, j.
A. Smith, D. Hail and S. B.. Scraggs.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
BY John Clagett Proctor.

1t was believed by many of the early
purchasers of lots in Washington that
the city would develop first toward the
east, but unfortunately for those who
speculated with that thought in mind
just the reverse occurred, and the city
grew toward the west and northwest,
and it was more than a half century
later before any noticeable progress was
made in erecting buildings east of the
Capitol except aroflnd the old Navy
Yard section. AS the writer recalls
Southeast Washington from 1876 and
for decade or more afterward there
were but few houses from Eighth and
E streets east to Congressional Gene
terry.
Indeed, many can remember Is years
ago, more or less, when in the gum
ming season the marshes along the
Eastern Branch in this part of the Dis
trict, north of the Anacostia Bridge,
were crowded with gunners from early
morning till night with men who came
there particularly to shoot ducks and
reedbirds and usually wound up the
season by killing a score or more of
gunners. But since then things have
greatly changed, the branch has been
dredged and walled, the fats and
marshes reclaimed and turned into a
beautiful parkway, subdivisions have
been developed and many nice homes
erected in this part of the city.
William, Repni,d
One of the earliest investors in Dis
trick of Columbia farm land, after the
cession of this part of the District by
the State of Maryland to the Federal
Government, was William Benning,
whose name has been commemorated
by the town of Benning, Benning
Bridge, Benning Station, Benning road,
the old Benning race track and the
Benning High School, and perhaps in
other ways. In story of this section
of the District, written by George Sim
mons for The Star many years ago,
that writer has this to say about Mr..
Benning:
Capt. Benning was man of great
energy and was natural leader of
men. His great force of character is
tndelibly impressed on this community.
He is recorded by local tradition as
having led the life of desperate pirate,
second only in daring exploit to the
notorious Capt. Kidd. His wealth is
Evening star., 1945-02-18

the villagers insisted the Americans take
a big freshly caught fish for their
dinner.
Contrast in Naples.
The next stop, for one of these off,
cials, was Naples. He found q dis
couraging contrast. He saw no volln-
tary, cooperative attempt by the Nea-
politans to clear the streets or the
debris which was once their homes.
He said that instead they scoop out
holes in the debris and seem content to
live in the dugouts.
In Yugoslavia the American visitors
found Belgrade still so near to the
battle front that Partisan Army trucks
drive in with wounded and quarter
them with any civilians who have bed
space. They saw one courageous Rus
sian soldier who had thumbed his way
back from the battle front with bad,
leg wound. He was set out on the curb,
and Belgrade civilians got him to the
hospital.
In Cairo some 27,000 Yugoslav ref
ugees have been sheltered in United
Nations relief and rehabilitation camp.
UNRRA supplied materials and some
tools. The people set up shops and
are busily turning out shoes, rugs and
clothes to take home.
They even turned wrecked Allied
bomber to some good. The men SAL
vaged every inch of metal and turned
it into hammers, screws and nails.
Pride of the Yugoslavs
American officials were impressed by
the quiet pride of the Yugoslavs.
They'll take help, but they don't want
it if they're expected to show graf
itude after all they've been through or
If the supplies are tangled with politics.
In Bosnia whole villages are missing
from the map, but even so the Yugoslavs
said good-by to the Americans with
gifts-huge armfuls of flowers, which
cost nothing but were generously given.
In Luxembourg, when the Germans
surged back in December. populations
of whole villages walked together out
of the war zone. Now they're going back
to ghost cities. They heard that during
the German attack the Germans sent
women and children into Luxembourg
at night to steal cattle. Few are left.
Job for the Doctors.
The job ahead for the doctors, in all
the countries, is stupendous. Malaria
has hit as much as rs per cent OF some
Greek and Italian villages. People are
suffering from scabies, trachoma, weak
hearts, tuberculosis.
Malnutrition marks thousands. If it
hasn't gone too far, doctors can repair
the damage. But in that Yugoslav camp
In Africa they keep eight babies in
room apart. They don't remember hu-
man beings anymore. Nothing can b
done for them.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
j. C. Gregory Photo.

inches since 1879 Settling in recent
years has been estimated at about one
fortieth Of an inch a year. Eventually,
engineers say, it will reach point Of
equilibrium" when settling will stop.
Lightning Safeguards
The lightning rod system, series Of
chains connecting with platinum point
ed projections on the aluminium cap, is
said to be one of the worlds best. 1t
has prevented nearby government build
ings from being struck.
An average of 10000 visitors month
now rides the elevator to the top. The
steps-898 of 'em-are closed to visitors
for the war period. Before the war, the
number of monthly visitors averaged
10000 About one out of 10 walked up.
The 20-milionth visitor is expected by
midsummer.
On the morning of November 20, 1926,
a mentally sick World War veteran
jumped to his death from one Of the
north windows near the top. Two days
later Negro man jumped out an east
window. Two years afterward woman
rode to the top with her small daughter
and then made death leap inside the
shaft. The windows and elevator shaft
are now barred.
Catcher Gabby Street is reported to
have caught baseball dropped from the
top, but it's not in the Monuments Of
fetal records. A few years ago at
stempts were made to catch in basket
some soft balls tossed from the top, but
the guards said they didn't see any
caught. A radio announcer claimed he
caught one on the bounce-and the
bounce was about 100 feet.
When victory is won in Europe, the
Monuments 1oodlights will be turned
on again.
Evening star., 1945-02-18

prominent character. He was frank,
straightforward and conscientious in
his dealings with men to a marked
degree"
In politics he was a pronounced, out
spoken Democrat and during the war
period was constantly getting into
trouble with the soldiers on account
of his extreme utterances. His house
was occupied by Union officers during
the whole period of the war and it is
said 1t was no uncommon thing for him
to be arrested twice in the same day.
However, while sympathizing with the
South he would give her cause no ma
terial aid, holding that he could con-
scientious.y do nothing to embarrass
the Government that afforded him pro-
lection.
Another old home in Randle High
lands Is the Charles Barker residence,
which was erected by this pioneer resi-
dent, long since deceased, about 1854,
and here his son, Charles A. Barker,
has continuously resided since his birth,
80 years ago. 1t is now designated as
1888 M street Sc. The present
Mr.. Barker has for many years been
an outstanding member of his COM
munity and was one of the organizers
of the Randle Highlands Citizens Asso-
citation, first known as the Twining City
Citizens Association, and has served
this association upon several occasions
as its president during the last 80 years