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Evening star., 1945-07-20
McNutt 10 Shun Part
In Filipino Politics
By the Associated Press


MANILA, July 20.-War Man.
power Commissioner Paul v. Nc.
Mutt arrived by plane today to make
an economic and health survey and
lost no time in announcing that he
intends to keep out of the Philip
pines political muddle.
He said he will not try to mend
the breach between President
Sergio osmena and Brig. Gen
Manuel A. Roxas in local affairs.
Il am here primarily to nsten,'
Mr.. McNutt explained. He said he
came here at President Truman''
suggestion and would report on OBJ.
servations generally, in addition tx
undertaking his survey.
Mr.. McNutt served as High Com
missioner here before the war ano
there is speculation that he might
become first American Ambassador
to free Philippines Commonwealth
He was accompanied by staff OF
health and economic experts. Gen
Macarthur greeted the party.
In the party was Walter Dilling-
ham, Honolulu capitalist. Mr.. Nc
Mutt said Mr.. Dillingham; seeks 5000
Filipino laborers to fill urgent needs
on Hawaiian plantations, but that
there's question whether they can
be spared"
Evening star., 1945-07-20
1897 War Casualties
Reported for Week
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Army and Navy combat casualties
reported since the war began now
total 1858, ,101. 80
This figure, reported yesterday, IN
cludes 244,810 killed; 639.048 wound
ed. 47,734 missing and 12l, 500 taken
prisoner.
The aggregate was 1897 more
than reported last week, but one of
the smallest weekly increases in
months.
Army losses totaled 917,442 and
Navy casualties, 135, 5,659.
Undersecretary of War Patterson
reported that Army casualties in the
Philippines from the time of the
landings on Leyte last October until
July 7 totaled 59,656, including
12,035 killed, 46,425 wounded and
l,196 missing.
Mr.. Patterson said he did not
have exact figures on enemy losses
in the Philippines, but that the
campaign had cost the japanese
well over 100000 troops"
He also reported that total Army
casualties in the Okinawa campaign
through July 7 amounted to 18,412.
This included 3,76l killed, I4,4l5
wounded and 236 missing.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
ConneII Pleads Not Guilty
In Auto Death Of Bow, 9

James T. Connell, 54, accountant
indicted last Monday on man
slaughter charge in connection with
the traffic death of Donald Ray
mond De Vol. 8, today pleaded not
guilty at arraignment before Justice
David A. Pine in District Court
ConneI is free under bond.
He was represented by Attorney
James F. Reilly and was composed
during the minute he stood before
the bench. No date has yet beer
set for trial, but it is expected to be
held this fall. q
Donald was killed June % while
he sat on a grass plot at River roac
and Ellicott street NV, folding
copies of The Evening Star for hi'
brother. Robert, IL. to deliver. Tht
indictment against Connell charged
him with criminal negligence ir
driving while under the influence o.
liquor.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Skipper in Trouble for Turning
SeurchIioht on ForrestuPs Yacht

of War for Air and Mrs. Lovett ano
Senator Saltonstall, Republican, OF
Massachusetts.
'I know I shouldn't have done 1t, :
Mr.. Blake, who heads the Columbia
Export & Import Co., said today
1T was Just natural curiosity.
wanted to show my guests the Secre-
tary's big boat, and I had no idea
who was aboard"
Mr.. Blake said the Sequoia came
up on the Stelloke's stern while
both boats were in the channel. He
admitted turning his searchlight on
the Sequoia, but denied he had in
tentionally turned it on the bridge,
as charged, or so that it would shine
in the pilots eyes, endangering nav
igation. He said that he never ap-
preached the Sequoia nearer than
80 feet.
1t. Sanders said that under the
pilots regulations the flashing of a
binding light into the pilot house
of ship in motion is strictly pro-
hibited. He added that when he
had called this rule to Mr.. Blakes
attention yesterday, the amateur
skipper said he was not familiar
with 1t. He quoted Mr., Blake as say
ing what the latter told The Star
that he merely wanted to show his
guests the Secretary's yacht
Conadr. j. w. Payne. skipper OF
the Sequoia, has requested the Har-
bor Police to take no disciplinary
action against Mr.. Blake. 1t. San
ders said.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Baltimore Man Hanged
For AssauIfing DC. Woman
Bv the Associated presx

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, July 29-Patrick
Murphy. 40, of Baltimore, was
hanged at 1903 am. today at the
Maryland Penitentiary for GRIMM
ally assaulting 31-year- -old District
of Columbia woman at Oxon Hill
in April, 1912.
Gov. O'Conor yesterday refused to
set aside the death sentence for
Murphy, who had been convicted by
the Prince Georges County Circuit
Court.
The chief executive signed the
death warrant June 90, following
extended hearings on the case after
the Court of Appeals had sustained
the lower courts verdict in De-
cember, 1914.
Murphy, who previously was
charged with criminal assault In
Prince Georges, but convicted onl,
of assault, was arrested in Bait
more theater on a more recer
charge of criminally assaulting h
26-year-old secretary.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Senators Set Hearing
On 0DT Problems
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate War Investigating
Committee decided today to hold
public hearings on the problem oi
providing transportation for the
growing troop movements arising
from redeployment.
Col. j. Monroe johnson, director
of the ONCE of Defense Transports
ton, will be the first witness at the
hearings, starting Monday, Chair
man Mead announced.
Uniform occupancy standards fol
railroad cars in organized military
movements we're prescribed, mean
while, by the ODT.
ODT said the order is designed to
provide more efficient use of equip
ment.
Beginning Immediately, sleeping
cars and day coaches will be pro-
vided on this basis:
One section upper and Tower
berth) for three persons in a sleep
ing car and two double seats or four
single seats for three persons in a
day coach. The empty seat will al
low for stretching purposes.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Equal Rights Measure
|WiII Get Consideration
In Fall, Radcliffe Says

Serious consideration will be given
the equal rights amendment soon
after Congress reconvenes next Oc-
tober, Senator Radcliffe, Democrat
of Maryland, one of the "A Senators
sponsoring the bill, told a meeting
of the National Women's Party last
night.
The womenis party is support
ing the measure, now before the
House Committee on Rules. which
would establish equality of rights
under the law" with no discrimina-
ton ION account of sex"
The meeting last night, held at
the Alva Belmont House, 144 z
street NE, was in commemoration
of the 9th anniversary of the first
women's rights convention at Sen
eca Falls in 1848
Senator Radcliffe assured the
women of his support of the bill and
of all measures designed to give op-
portunities to women. Other con-
gressional supporters of the meas
ure who spoke included Represen-
tative White, Democrat, of Idaho
and Senator LANCER, Republican. ot
North Dakota.
The support of two additional
State Governors also was announced
at the meeting. Letters were read
at the meeting, assuring the back
ing of the Pennsylvania and Massa-
chusetts Governors. This brings tt
80 the number of Governors who
have come out publicly in favor oi
the bill.
Miss Tzetta Jewel Miller, regional
director of the War Public Services
of the Federal Works Agency, was
chairman of the meeting.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
St. Elizabeth
Continued From First Page.)

was unconscious on the floor, police
said.
An autopsy was performed by
hospital pathologists before a Navy
board of inquiry and the coroners
Office notified. The Navy said Sea-
man Leeper had been in the service
for three years and had been con-
fined to the hospital since last
March.
Injured in BrawI."
1t was when DR.. Overholser was
asked about the Leeper death that
he told of the case of Mr.. Crandali,
who had died at the hospital more
than two weeks ago. DIR. Oyerholser
said his death was attributed to in
juries received in a brawl leading
to his escape from the institution
June 30.
Coroner Macdonald disclosed the
case still was under investigation
by his office, that Jury had been
sworn In and certificate of death
withheld pending completion of the
investigation.
Police records showed Mr.. Gran
dali was found unconscious in ward
z at 2:10 pm. July 2. He was pro-
nounced dead five minutes later by
DR.. w. K. Billingsley of the hos
pital staff. Detective Sergts. j. K
Baker and Robert Talbot were as
signed to the case, which still il
open" so far as police are con-
cerned.
DR.. Overholser said Mr.. Crandall
was the same man who joined two
other patients in attacking two
ward attendants June 80.
overpowered Attendant.
The patients succeeding in over.
powering one of the attendants
James Montgomery. then took his
keys and locked him in a closet
While the other attendant was
graphing with one of the patients
the other two unlocked the ware
and slipped from the hospital.
Police said Mr.. Crandall Travelled
uhnoticed through the streets naked
in the early morning hours ano
accompanied the other patient, q
civilian, to his home on North
Capitol street.
There Mr.. Crandall was found ir
bathroom and returned to the
hospital by am. 1t was two days
after this that he died.
Hospital officials said Mr.. Gran.
dall's home was In San Diego, Calf
The Navy gave Seaman Leeper'i
home as Richmond, Calf.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Australians Capture
Third Borneo 0iIfieId
Without Resistance
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, July 20-Australian
troops on Borneo have overrun
the rich Sambodja oil fields and
refinery after a emile advance
without a fight
They found only two Japanese
defending the great field, Gen. Mac
Arthur said today. The field for
merly produced 100000 barrels Of
ready-to-use crude oil a year.
The Sambodja field is one of the
three major pools in Eastern Borneo
feeding the ruined refinery district
around Balikpapan. The attack
ing Australian 7th Division found
great fires roaring through the field,
indicating that the Japanese had
followed the Dutch example of 1912
and scorched the oil-soaked earth
as they left.
Jap Resistance Coilapses.
Japanese resistance apparently
collapsed or Withdrew after a bitter
defense had been put up at the
fields approaches.
Sambodja Village, normally in
habited by about 1900 persons, is
% miles northeast of Balikpapan
and is situated on one of the pipe
lines that used to feed Balikpapan.
Despite Dutch destruction in 1912.
the japanese quickly put this great
Eastern oil district back into pro-
duction. They drilled new wells and
boosted output of crude-which is
so pure that ships can use it without
refining-to beyond prewar levels in
an effort to build up a stockpile Of
fuel oil. g.
Sambodja Is the third oil field
recaptured from the Japanese, the
other two being the Miri and Seria
centers in Western Borneo. 1t is
expected that the Allies will follow
the Japanese pattern and quickly.
bring the fields and refineries back
into production, thus easing oil and
transportation demands on other.
Allied sources.
Counterattack Repulsed.
Netherlands Indies troops re-
pulsed a japanese counterattack
north of Balikpapan as the Aussies
famed out through the entire oil
producing complex of fields and re-
finery centers around the great oil
port. They pushed the Japanese
back into the interior and salt
coastal marshes.
Light naval units raked Japa=-
nese shore positions in the vicinity
for the second straight day while
air activity in the theater reached
as far south as the coal port of
Bandjermasin on the southern,
coast
Evening star., 1945-07-20
7 Youths Held in Robbery
OF Office in Capitol

A sudden spending spree by two
teen-age boys residing in Southeast
Washington led to their arrest today
on a charge of stealing $268 from
the cash drawer of the Consolidated
Airline ticket Office in a corridor OF
the Capitol Building.
Capt. Roy w. Brown of the Capt.
tol police said the boys will be taken
before Juvenile Court.
Police said the robbery took place
at z pm. Wednesday. They re-
called that two boys had come into
the House side of the Capitol "in
search of a drink of water"
Fifth Precinct Detectives 3. F
Bean and j. NJ. Powell picked. up
the boys today. Police said all OF
the missing money except $83 was
recovered and that the boys hat
overlooked $50 in bills and $500 ir
sealed envelopes In the cash drawer
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Ruling Sought on Rehiring Gl
To Replace 12-Yeur Employe

The older veteran was displaced
and the United States Rubber
Workers Local 65 (CIO) protested
The union asked that the matter
go through grievance machinery, but
the company, board records show
refused to arbitrate on the ground
that the question was one of Law
under the Selective Service Act. A
memorandum by Maj. Gen. Lewis B
Hershey, selective service director
interpreted the law as providing fol
the refiring of veterans in theii
former jobs without regard to SEN
iority.
The union replied that the Her.
shey memo is just his opinion and
not the law. 1t also contended that
the Job in question was abolished
when the second shift was done
away with.
Board records show the company
has letter from the State selec-
tive service system saying the COM
Ipany has not violated the rehiring
section and that a man is entitled
not only to his former job but to
any other Job of like status. seniority
|oy pay.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The War Labor Board, confronted
with a King Solomon's role IN de-
Gliding whether veteran of the
Second or First World War is en-
titled to job, has called for help
WLB scheduled public hearing
in the case yesterday by mistake
1t later disclosed that before set
ting new date it will await a
Justice Department Interpretation OF
Selective Service Act provisions
guaranteeing returning veterans
their old jobs.
The case arose from a World War
II veterans return to the Ball Band
plant of the United States Rubber
Co. at Mishawaka, Ind. The vet
eran worked four months for the
company on the second shift In 1912
before he was drafted.
Honorably discharged last De-
cember, he returned to the plant
and found the 4-to-midnight shift
he formerly worked had been
abolished. The same Job on the
first shift was held by World War
veteran with IL years seniority Ia
the company.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Col. Rusk, Mentioned
For Veterans Post,
is Now al Pofsdam

Reports that Col Howard A. Rusk
chief of the Army Air Forces con.
valeScent training program, was
being considered as medical director
of the Veterans Administration
gained support today.
Col. RuSk, it was learned, went
to Europe week ago to join in q
scheduled conference at Potsdam
today between President Truman
and Gen. Omar N. Bradley. 1t was
announced that the President and
Gen. Bradley, recently named vet
eranS' administrator, would discuss
veterans affairs.
The 44-year-old colonel, it was
learned, has indicated his willing
ness to take over the medical di-
rectorship, foregoing his return to
medical practice in st. Louis.
It was expected that Col Rusk's
appointments he is named to the
post-would be announced when
Gen. Bradley returns from Europe
Col. Rusk, who like President
Truman and Gen. Bradley is from
Missouri. practiced internal medi-
cine at st. Luke's Hospital in st
Louis and was on the medical fac
ulty Of Washington University be-
fore he entered the Army as 6
major in August, 1912.
While at Jefferson Barracks, Mo,
he started working out the plan fol
giving wounded soldiers construc,
tive work while convalescing.
| Brought to the Pentagon by Maj
Gen. David N. w. Grant, the al
surgeon, Col Rusk has been cred
tied with the growth of GONZALES
cent training which has healed botl
the minds and bodies of thousand
of airmen through education ant
physical reconditioning.
| Col. Rusk also has been prom
inently mentioned for two othe
Veterans Administration posts, as
sistant administrator and directo
of rehabilitation. .-..
Evening star., 1945-07-20
10000 Jap Troops
Still Hiding in Hills
OF Northern 0kinawa
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OKINAWA, July 20.-An esti-
mated 10000 Japanese troops
are hiding in Northern Okina-
was rugged mountains, the
Army estimated today, a month
after the island was captured.
The Japs are being hunted down
and killed at an average of so daily,
it was announced at headquarters
of 1t. Gen. John r. Hodge. COM
mander of the oath Army Corps.
After lapse of almost month,
Japanese planes have given Oki-
nawa four air alerts In two nights
Marine night fighters shot down
three of the enemy. Another raid
was tried under cover of storm.
Three of the japanese crashed, only
enc in an occupied area. Three
Americans were injured.
Sinking Of Cruiser Claimed.
The Tokyo radio claimed, without
confirmation. that Japanese raiders
"cornered and attacked a group
Of enemy warships" in Okinawa wa
ters yesterday and sank a cruiser
and large transport.
While the 82-day battle ragged for
Okinawa, vital as an air and naval
base to prosecution Of the war
against Japan, enemy aerial at
tacks on shipping were frequent
The enemy sank 80 American ves-
sells and damaged some so in the
entire Ryukyus campaign, including
United States fleet attacks on the
Japanese mainland.
Gen. Hodges headquarters said
new information indicates there
were 10000 Japanese garrison troops
on Okinawa when the Americans
landed April / and that the Japs
drafted $4,000 Okinawans for mill
tary service. This total of 100000
defenders was nearly double the
preinvasion estimates.
100000 of Enemy Killed.
More than 100, 900 japanese troops
and Okinawan conscripts were
killed in battle and about 10000
have been slain or captured since
the island was secured June %.
Col. Cecil w. Mist, San Antonio,
Tex, said that during the vicious
fighting for Okinawa, more than
81 per cent of the japanese troops
preferred to die fighting or by
suicide rather than surrender, but
that since June 16, when they began
surrendering in the closing days of
battle, 26 per cent of those cornered
have given up.
OF an estimated 100000 Okinawan
civilians on the island, 240,000 are
in internment.
A careful search of the island
has failed to disclose the fate OF
Americans taken prisoner by the
Japanese.
There has been no announce
ment of the number of Americans
believed taken prisoner. 1t has
been estimated as high as several
hundred. American casualty lists
for the Okinawa campaign show 236
men missing Fighting men who
fell prisoner to the Japs would be
in that group.
Army patrols still are searching
out Japanese troops, hiding in
caves and other retreats. If a call
fails to bring out any enemy troops,
the caves are sealed with dynamite
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Slayer Executed; Another
Condemned Man Spared
BY the Associated Press.

6y tine Associated Press.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 2o.-A
colored man convicted of killing a
white farmer was electrocuted early
today, a few hours after the life of
another condemned colored man,
convicted of crime against men,
ber of his own race, was spared by
Gov. Chauncey Sparks.
Mumbling prayer, Ed Lucky
Patton was executed at Kilby prison
He was convicted in 1914 of killing
James c. Findlay during an argu-
ment.
A commutation to life imprison-
ment saved Worley James, convicted
Of assaulting a 10-year-old colored
girl. James also is under indictment
for the killing of Mrs. Lynn c. Drew,
bride of a Maxwell Field air cadet,
and also for an attack on a colored
woman.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Trieste and Venice Strikes
Protest Allied Actions

By the Associated Press.
ROME, July 20.-Strikes in pro-
test against acts by Allied authori-
ties broke out yesterday in Trieste
and the Venice area, Trieste dis
patch to Rome's Risorgimento Lib
erale said today.
The Trieste strike was called over
the arrest by Allied authorities OF
local communists, the dispatch
said. while the Venice strike ap-
parently protested the membership
of a committee nominated by Al
lied authorities to purge FaScists.
A Yugoslav Telegraph Agency
dispatch received via London last
night said that all work had been
brought to a complete standstill''
in Trieste and the British Ameri-
can government zone in the Sloyene
I,ittoral
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Revenue Bureau Reyises
Tax Withholding Form
By the Associated presa

5y the Associated Press.
The Internal Revenue Bureau an.
nounced yesterday 1t has adopted
revised form of income tax With
holding receipt form W-2).
The new form is basically tbs
same as the old, but has been inn
proved in arrangement, wording and
typography.
The bureau said employees who
use form VIZ as their income tax
Ireturns-as 2o.ooo,000 did for the
1914 returns-will find the explana-
tions clearer and therefore will make
fewer mistakes.
The revised form will be usabla
Immediately. but employers are au-
thorized to use up existing stocks Of
the old form before adopting this
! new one.
Evening star., 1945-07-20


ice in the course of operations in
the liberation of France"
He landed in Normandy on D day
and, as a joint operations officer OF
the Western naval task force, par
ticipated in subsequent operations
until June 80. Last October, the
colonel received the Legion of Merit
for his role in planning the Nor
mandy assault and for services dur
ing the campaign.
Before going to Europe, he was
commanding officer of the 9Th Regi-
ment of the I'd Marine Division on
Guadalcanal. His wife is the for
mer Miss Margaret Devereux of
Chevy Chase, Md.
1t. Col. Walter E. Lott, jr., 2602
Twenty-sixth street NV, was
awarded the Legion of Merit during
ceremonies at 9th AEF headquarters
in Germany recently for his out
standing services as assistant di-
rector of communications and signal
operations officer of that air force
from January, 1914, TO April, 1874,
it was announced by the Army. BY
his technical skill and knowledge of
all phases of communications and
activities, Col. Lotz was in great
measure responsible for the high
order of operational communications
in the 9th Air Force" the citation
states.
Col. Stanley ]. Grogan, 1708 Sur
rey lane NV, public relations Off
Ger of the United States forces in
Australia, recently was decorated
with an Oak Leaf Cluster to his
Legion of Merit by Gen. Mark Clark
at the generals headquarters. Ac-
cording to the citation, which COW
cred the period from August 9, 1914,
to May 2, l945, Col. Grogan was re-
sponsible for maintaining the closest
possible liaison between the working
press and the fighting troops.