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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29

Records at the Weather Bureau
show that March this year, through
yesterday, had a mean temperature
of 54.6 degrees, which is an average
of 12.5 degrees above normal for
the month.
The WarmeSt March since 1877 was
in 1921, when the mean temperature
was 55.5 degrees.
Rainfall this month has been 2,83
inches below normal.
Three years ago heavy snowfall
hit the city. Official records show
lis inches of snow fell that day and
Palm Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Donations Of S399,436
Send Red Cross Fund
Over Quota by 3.99d
Total of S2,S07 ,074
For All Divisions in Drive
Reported by Solicitors
BULLETIN.

American Red Cross solicit
tors went over their $2,700,900
quota today, reporting a grand
total of S2,807 ,074-103.9 per
cent-at the United States
Chamber of Commerce this
afternoon. The new contri-
buttons today totaled 1899 ,436.
American Red Cross solicitors
hoped to go over the top" this
afternoon when they meet for
the last time in March to report
progress on their $2,700.90C
quota. They have 100000 to
go. If they reach the quota they
will attempt to get oversubscrip-
tons next week.
Samuel H. Kaufman, campaign
chairman, said he hopes the solicit
tors not only will oversubscribe, but
also get contributions from as many
persons as those contributing in the
past. Givers SO far this year number
25o,000, while 486 900 gave last year.
Our 1945 Red Gross War Fund
drive won't be over until we have
obtained gifts from the remaining
10000, plus many more who are
undoubtedly waiting for the Red
Gross solicitor to pick up their con-
tributions. Mr.. Kaufman said.
Colby M. Chester of New York,
national chairman of the drive, will
speak to the solicitors, meeting in
the United States Chamber of Com
merce.-
An outstanding report to be made
today is that of the Webster Ameri-
canizatlon School. which is contrib
uting 2,636 per cent of its quota.
Asked to raise $50. the teachers and
students raised $l.555. Campaign
headquarters said this is believed to
be the record oversubscription of the
year.
Heads of the nine campaign divi-
sions spent yesterday rounding up
late reports and urging keymen to
solicit areas so far not covered.
Harvey ]. Cheston, chairman of the
city division, called an emergency
meeting yesterday afternoon to ask
solicitors to work during the evening
to get the remaining per cent of
the city divisions S228,500 quota.
Robert C. Overs, chairman of the
general business divisions, and Mar
tin T. Wiegand, chairman of the
residential workers, also issued pleas
to their divisions to reach quotas
by today.
The Alexandria division will re-
port oversubscription of it's 1900
quota at the meeting today. Charles
M. Jones, Alexandria campaign di-
rector, received a $4,000 check yes
terday from the Western Union Co.,
after the local contributors had
reached the quota.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Grand Jury Indicts
Medley on Charge Of
irst-Degree Murder
Boyer Suspect Pleads
Not Guilty, Is Given
z Weeks to File Pleas

Joseph D. Medley. 43, was ar
raigned today before District
Court Justice Henry A. Schwein-
haut exactly 20 minutes after the
grand jury indicted him for the
murder of Mrs. Nancy Boyer.
Two indictments were returned
against the escaped convict. One
charged him with two counts of
first-degree murder and one count
of robbery and the other with fleeing
to escape prosecution. He pleaded
not guilty to both indictments.
Setting of trial date was delayed
for two weeks to give Medley's coun-
sci, Attorney James K. Hughes, time
to study the indictments and to file
motions. Assistant United States
Attorney John w. FINELY opposed a
postponement of the arraignment
proceedings. as requested by Mr.
Hughes.
I'VE want this case to be tried as
soon as possible Mr.. FINELY said.
Arrangement Short.
Justice Schweinhaut said he saw
no reason for delaying the arraign-
ment, but agreed to postpone setting
of trial date.
Mr.. Hughes said his client has
been 'at somewhat of a disadvan-
tage" since he was arrested in st
Louis on March Is. The attorney
said $176 had been taken away from
Medley and that he had not yet
been given an opportunity to "get
in touch with counsel to represent
him" This statement was inter-
preted as an indication Medley may
seek to engage other counsel before
the trial begins.
The arraignment proceedings last
ed only Is minutes. Most of this
time was taken UP in reading the
long murder robbery indictment.
Medley stood expressionless before
the bench while the indictments
were read by clerk.
Pleads in Low Voice.
After each indictment was read
to him, he pleaded not guilty in a
low voice. A plea of not guilty is
mandatory in cases involving cap
ital punishment.
More than a dozen deputy mar
shals were scattered throughout the
courtroom when Medley was led in.
He stood before Justice Schwein-
haut, unshackled and wearing the
same grayish- blue suit he has worn
- nEI5IYT Ivy No. e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Buruch Reaches London
To ConferWith Churchill

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Mar. 29.-Bernard M.
Baruch, adviser to President Roose-
welt, arrived in London today with
expectations of an immediate con-
ference with Prime Minister
Churchill.
1t was understood that part of his
mission would be devoted to a dis
cussion of the occupation and eco
nomic future of Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Senators 10 Investigate
Papago Prison Camp
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Mar. 29.-Ger-
man prisoner of war conditions at
Papago Park Camp, where rs Nazis
fled last Christmas eve, will be in
vestigated today by Senate SUBJ
committee
The group, headed by Senator
Mitchell, Democrat, of Washington,
arrived last night from Pampa, Tex.
where they reviewed causes of q
shortage in carbon black, essen ,al
ingredient in the manufactures f
synthetic rubber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29

that the shift had been delayed be-
cause Gen George C. Marshall,
chief of staff, had agreed to permit
him to remain as deputy to War
Mobilization Director Byrnes until
April |.
The President said the task of de-
veloping an organization for oc-
cupied Germany and administering
(See CLAY, Page ABB
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
U-Bouts May Fiqht On

LONDON, Mar. % ga naval
authority said today that German
submarines and surface craft might
fight on as long as six weeks after
the land war ends in Europe. Their
supplies could last that long. the
authority said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Miners Favor Strike
By S-to-1 Majority;
236,499 Votes Cast
Results of Poll Viewed
As Giving Blank Check
To Lewis in Negotiations
BULLETIN.

Secretary of Labor Perkins
proposed a compromise set
tlemen to the deadlocked soft
coal wage conference this
afternoon which was said to
involve the dropping of John
l.. Lewis demand for a 10
cents-per-ton royalty on coal.
The miners representatives
adjourned to discuss the new
proposal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. Mar. 29.-BritiSh and
American troops, racing today
through wide break in German
lines north of the Ruhr, were re-
ported menacing Hanover, 142
miles from Berlin. while Amerl-
can 1st Army shock troops to
the north raced to point 20I
miles southwest of the capital.
Duisburg in the Ruhr ran up the
white flag.
All of Frankfurt on the-Maln eX-
cent the northern outskirts was
captured by the American Bird Army
whose advance troops operating IN
echelon with the LIST Army moved
eastward to within 2l4 miles OF
Berlin.
Hamborn, Weisbaden, Hanau,
Aschaffenburg and the northern
half of Mannheim fell to Gen.
FisenhoWer's victory flushed armies
fighting up to las miles in Ger
many.
(The American Broadcasting
Station in Europe said Mann
helm. a chemical production
center of $4,000 across the Rhine
from captured Ludwigshafen,
had been captured by American
18th Army troopsO
The full extent of the advances
in Westphalia was hidden by por-
tentious security blackout. but AS
ISOLATED Press Correspondent Ned
Nordness said MuenSter, OSna-
brueck and Hanover all were
threatened by the sweeping gains
outhanking the Ruhr to the north
Rivers Crossed Easily.
Several defendable rivers were
crossed easily. Hanover is III miles
from last publishable British posi-
tons on the approaches to Muen-
ster, capital of Westphalia.
The nearest list Army approach tc
Berlin was at Amoeneburg, IS miles
beyond the Rhine and ass miles from
Russian siege lines in the east. The
LIST and Sd Armies scored advances
of 20 miles or more overnight, cap
turing the important Lain River
traffic center of Marburg, without
opposition.
The 7th Army, lighting 38 miles
east of the Rhine on a solid front
with the Sd and list armies, virtually
encircled the last defenders OF
Mannheim by Crossing the Neckar
River near that chemical center.
The 7th also crossed the Main south
of Aschaffenburg at points east OF
Schweinheim and Niedernberg.
Duisburg Abandoned.
While a security blackout hid the
full extent of the great Allied ad-
vanceS, American 9th Army troops
behind advanced positions crashed
through Duisburg, which is i'm
portant Ruhr city and Europe's
largest inland port.
Duisburg, a city of 49, 900. had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Turn North Out Of Westpha|ia
In Drive Which May Cut off Ruhr
Hanover Suid
To Be Threatened:
Duisbure Falls
BULLETIN.

WITH THE UNITED
STATES 1st ARMY (P).-Sud-
denly wheeling north, 1t. Gen.
Courtney H. Hodges armored
divisions burst through West
phalia and hammered on
toward t. northern plains of
Germany in another day of
sensational gains VIII tic h
threatened to cut off the
Ruhr.
The tanks drove from 16
to 80 miles ahead in the first
seven hours and were reported
officially tonight to have
reached the vicinity of Lang
wiesse. 40 miles north OF
Giessen, in the deepest pene-
tration in this new direction.
other columns reached Hal
lenberg and Frankenberg in
the same area.
This wheeling movement to
the north-if the direction OF
the attack is maintained
will drive the powerful 1st
Army in behind the Ruhr as
the southern jaw of a pincerS
with Field Marshal Mont
gomery's forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29

Fourteen additional men from
the District area haze been re-
ported killed in this tUar. See
"On the Honor Roll" Page Az.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29

tsee WESTERN FRONT, Page A-3)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29

(See MEDLEY, Page A-69
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Russians Reach
Austria Border,
Gain in S|ovakia
Troops Cut Through
Shattered Defenses
Of Brotis!ovo Cop

LONDON LP). Russi
troops have crossed the Aus
trian frontier, the Free Aus
trian and Brussels radios said
today. The Austrian radio
said several border villages
in Burgenland Province had
been seized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29

(See MINERS, Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29

(See RUSSIA, Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29

Mostly sunny. continued warm today;
cloudy, warm tomorrow.
Temperatures today-High. 81. at 2:30
pm; low, SIS, at 7:15 am. Yesterday
High. 81, at 400 pm; low, So, at 7:2o
am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29

(See CLAY, Page A-3.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-03
u. S. Baseball Returns
Officially To Germany

COBLENZ. Germany, July 2-UD
American baseball returned to
Germany officially today for the
first time in e years when TO-
900 G. rs turned out in a drizzling
rain to see the 18th Army's 35th
Division defeat the 106th Division,
5 to 2.
The game marked the opening
of the 18th Army's baseball league.
Murry Dickson, former st. Louis
Cardinal hurler, yielded only five
hits in pitching the 35th Division
to victory. His teammates, led by
Second Baseman Leonard Novak of
Chicago, collected nine safeties.
Free German beer was served
on all sides.
Twenty-Five American flags were
hoisted over the stadium ramp&ts
during the pre-game ceremonies in
which 1t. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow
commander of the 18th Army, and
Brig. Gen. Theodore L. Futch re-
dedicated this historic stadium
where Hitler, Goering and Goeb-
bells used to speak.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-03
FORMER MINIS STAR
ENTERS AIR CORPS

Jack Lowrimore, winner of the
Christman trophy for outstanding
leadership in student work and
athletics at New Hanover High
school, will leave today for Fort
Bragg, where he will report for
service win the armed forces Of
the United States. Lowrimore will
be transferred to Keesler Field,
ton cadet training.
Miss, where he will receive avia-
Lowrimore is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles S. Lowrirnore, of Har-
Dor Island.
Lowrimore, a graduate of the
1945 class of the High school, serv-
ed as Lieutenant Colonel of the
schools ROTC battalion which was
awarded an Honor school rating
from the Fourth Service Command
as result of the excellent showing
made by the unit.
He was presented with an award
by the NATIONAL Society of h e
Sons of the American Revolution
for being the m t outstanding
ROTC Cadet at the school. He was
also voted the best-all-around boy
OF his graduating class.
A starr football player, Lowri-
more is well known for his grid
iron featS.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-03
The Sports Trail
By WHITNEY MARTIN

The details would have to be
worked out carefully. but as we
see it, certain requirements for adj
mission would be necessary.
For example, only boys with a
burning ambition to become jock
eys and between IL and 16 years
OF age, would be eligible. As an
aid to better teaching. only small
groups of new students would be
admitted yearly.
To encourage boys to become
riders and to promote an Esprit
De Corps. graduates OF the school
could be guaranteed a minimum
yearly return Of say, $4,000. II
the earned more by winning
stakes, well and good. Otherwise
they would receive the difference
between what they earned and the
minimum.
Trainers, with whom we have
discussed the idea, liked it.
That would be fine" said one.
There have been many instances
where boy has come around to
me and asked to learn to ride and
l had to refuse. In the first palce
/ wouldn't be able to devote all
my time to him and because of his
inexperience he might be thrown
and get hurt
Anyway, we are passing the idea
along to the Thoroughbred Racing
Association for whatever it's worth
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-03
AMERICAN LEAGUE
OFFICIALS MEET

CHICAGO, July 2.-(P)-Repre-
/ sentatives of seven American
League baseball clubs held what
they described as an uneventful
five-hour meeting here today, pre-.
liminary to joint session with Ma
tional League officials at Washing
ton, July II.
Will Harridge, league president,
told newsmen the representatives
discussed strictly internal bust.
ness and nothing of interest to
the public'' Every club was repre-
scented except the New York
Yankees.
This was the league meeting
usually held before the all-star
baseball game and is customarily
routine in nature" Harridge add
ed. The all-star game was cancel
led this year in Difference to the
Office of Defense Transportation.
Presumably, the officials dis.
cussed the budget of Sen. Albert
B. Happy) Chandler, new base
ball commissioner, who inherits
from the late commissioner, M. K.
Lands, an office balance of slight
ly more than 100000.
Chambers Executive assistant"
Leslie M. O'Connor, who served
as Lands secretary for "a years,
brought the commissioners budget
into the spotlight Friday when ne
disclosed he had sent a statement
to Chandler itemizing distribution
of surplus funds during the Lands
regime.
O'Connor said he had voluntarily
sent the statement, commenting:
there were exaggerated reports
that Judge Lands diminished the
commissioners office funds
through poor investments"
The statement detailed major
items in the expenditure Of a
$767, 1920 surplus under Lands.
It listed a loss of $4,000 through
investments made in interest-bear-
ing insult Corporation securities,
but OConnor explained that Lands
took a voluntary reduction in sal
airy. "And his act," the secretary
asserted, repaid the loss 400 per
cent, since he took a total reduc-
ton of more than 100000 in sal
ary.''
The statement showed Lands
distributed: $417,366.91 to the
American Legion for its junior
baseball program; $106,437.S9 to
the Red Cross; $64,385 to reim-
burse the American and National
leagues for promotional expenses;
$55, 399. 40 for baseball's centennial;
$40, 1000 to the bat and ball fund
which supplies playing kits to
servicemen; and $4,000 to the
Ball Players Association.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-03
Ecuadorian Tennis Star
Nears Next Clay Title

RIVER FOREST, I'LL, July Q
W.H-Francisco Pancho) segura,
brilliant, little Ecuadorian tennis
star, moved closer to his second
straight national clay court singles
title today by defeating Alex
George of Kansas City, Mo-, 60,
rs, g..
Top-seeded Billy Talbert of Will
mington, Del, winner of the tri-
state title at Cincinnati last Sun.
day, kept pace with the peppery,
fast playing South American by
whipping Charles Schaaf of High
land Park, ILL.,, 81, 6-3, 60 in the
second round of play.
Nick Buzalich of San Pedro
Calf, seventh seeded star from
Pepperdine college, also advanced
into the third round as he breezed
through Grant Golden of Chicago,
81, 81, 81.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-03
31,486 See Gay Bit
Win Castaway Race

NEW YORK, July = UD The
"Washday Special'' at Aqueduct
drew a crowd of 81, 486 for a COM
paritively featureless Monday card
today in which Gay Bit Of the
Bobanet stables won the SO, adj
ded Castaway handicap, beating
Transformer by two lengths
Gay Bit, ridden by Bobby Per-
name, moved up at the mile mark
and won going away with time
OF 1925 for the mile and one
eighth distance Gay Bit, coupled
with stablemate Altos as the 3D.
banet entry, paid $40, $3.50 and
$3.50 while War Trophy, the favor
lite in the field of seven paid $40
$3.50. Transformer returned 81 and
to show.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-03
FORMER BADGER
DIES IN ACTION

MADISON, Wis, July q up -
The Japanese on Okinawa ripped
into a great Wisconsin football line
to make a hole that always will be
remembered here. but still failed to
separate the tackle and the end.
Bob Baumann, tackle on the Bad
ger team of 1912, was killed in ac-
ton June 6, and Is days later all
America End Dave Schreiner died
Of wounds. The story was told by
i third team mate, Back Leonard
(Bud Seelinger, in letter to Wis
consin Coach Harry Stuhldreher.
He wrote:
''Davis platoon was pinned
down and Bob was working his way
over to Dave to tell him tanks were
on the way. He never got there.
Dave and his platoon got out and
as he was running Up a trail, he
ran right by Bob. He walked back,
took a look-that's all, Dave told
me-"
All three were Marine lieu
tenants.
Schreiner and Baumann entered
Wisconsin as freshmen in 1899 and
became closefriends. After playing
on Cardinal teams of 1940-41-42,
they enlisted in the Marines, train
ed together at Paris Island, S. c.,
and Quantico and were assigned to
the 9Th Division in the Pacific
where they were Joined by
Seelinger.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-03
NEARS
HITTING RECORD

CHICAGO, July O. (P An
thony Francis (Tony) Cucinello
who was surprised not only himself
but also the rest of the American
League with his hitting this sea
son, was a new rival today for bat.
ting honors, George Case of Wash.
ington. Case was only nine points
back of the Chicago third-sacker
in the race as he gained five points
over his last weeks mark, while
''The Cooch' dropped one, to .341,
official average including games OF
Sunday reval.
It was the second straight week
Case had narrowed the gap be-
tween himself and Cuccinello. His
.318 of two weeks ago jumped
to 1927 last week, and became 1892
during the past seven days. At the
same time, the White Sox player S
average dropped from .347 to .342
last week, and to 341 this week.
Warn Stephens of st. Louis NOV
ed into third place among the
leading hitters as Nick Etten
slunped from 1920 a week ago to
1896. Etten's teammate, George
Stirnwiess, lost six points in his
average, from 1903 to 1902, but
paradoxically climbed from sixth
to fourth place.
Cuccinello's .341 average repre-
sented "a hits in 217 times at bat
in 81 games. Case, however, hao
more hits-78 in 235 times at bal
in So games.
Bob Johnson of Boston, in fourth
last week, dropped to fifth as he
lost IL points, with an average
of .3O2-the same as Stirnweiss
johnson, however, has three less
hits than the New Yorker with
Is.
Case, in addition to his second
place standing among the batters,
led two departments of the league.
His 70 hits were high, and his
II stolen bases put him in front
on that point.
Other leaders today were: Most
runs, Stirnweiss, 48; most doubles.
McQuinn, St. Louis, II; most
triples, Stirnweiss, 8; most home
runs, Stephens, -; most runs bat
ted in, Etten and Johnson, AZ each;
leading pitcher, Dave Ferriss, Bos-
ton, 1872; most strikeouts, Hal
Newhouser, Detroit, So.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-03
Former Major League
Player Shot To Death

NEW YORK, July 2-WR)-Frank-
lin CRUDE, 40, former major
League catcher, died today Of gun
shot wounds received yesterday in
the apartment house where he
lived with his wife, Lorraine.
CRUDE apparently was shot by
mistake. The shooting took place
about an hour after Edward Garth
waite, superintendent of the apart
ment building, had had an argu-
ment with six men who were sit
ting on the steps leading into the
building.
Garthwaite dispersed the men,
who, he told police, appeared to
be Spaniards or Cubans, but they
threatened to return. CRUDE was
visiting Garthwaite in the latter S
apartment when they heard foot
steps. AS CRUDE went outside to
investigate he was met by a fusl-
lade of shots, only one OF which
struck him. He was taken to
Knickerbocker hospital where he
died at 3 am.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-03
Correspondent Makes
Residence In Embassy

BUENOS AIRES, July Pip
Joseph Newman, correspondent for
took up residence in the United
the New York Herald-Tribune,
States embassy today, saying he
had received a threatening tele-
Tribune dispatch regarding the Ar
phone call because of Herald
gentine political situation.
Newman accepted an invitation
of Ambassador Braden to live at
the embassy and was accompanied
there by an American vice-consul.
A recent dispatch by Newman
concerning an administrative dis
pute brought about a formal state
ment by Vice-President Juan Per.
on, who said it was not truthful
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-03
BY TED MEIER
pinch HITTING for Whitney MARTINI
Martini

lPlilCu S~e~J
MARTINI
NEW YORK, July 2@R-There
vac been a lot Of talk lately about
.be scarcity of good jockeys. There
seens to be only a handful Of top.
night riders around.
With racing now generally re-
sarded as great public sport, the
iockey shortage might be aleviat-
ed by the establishment of a ma
tional school for riders. sort OF
"West Point of the Turf" where
,ovs under proper supervision,
oould be taught all the tricks of
bringing home a winner as well
os breeding end of the billion
dollar industry.
The idea, as it occurred to us,
uo,lld be for the various Racing
Associations to found the school
and keep it going by contributing
annually a certain per centage of
their mutual handle.
The various classes might be
taught as follows:
How To Win Stakes-Eddie Ar
FARO Ted Atkinson, George Woolf,
Johnny Longden.
How to come from behind to win
Conn McCreary.
How to win maiden race
Johnny Gilbert.
How we did it then-Earl Sande.