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Bradley beam., 1945-05-12
WHEELS AND DEALS

As Bertie Wooster tho relation to Bertie Briggs) once sagely re- marked, "There are wheels within wheels" Such cryptic statement sums up deal of life: and men! (better known in scientific circles as the genus homo sapiens, or something). When prehistoric man shaped the first clumsy wheel he certainly started things rolling. People started to get around, going places and doing things and such.
 Of late a new connotation has crept into the basic etymology of our word wheel" When Brad leyite is named wheel by his con temporaries he is so marked as a man of sagacity and repute among his fellow men, one who makes things move, one who skilfully handles the helm on the good ship of progress.
 Carson (who has carte blanche in UOOt OCO ONN 1ONOAAVAS3 like O. Henry's character in his legendary search for the typical Man About Town, to locate such wheels within wheels, these men who are so put together that they make things hum; men who possess an innate sense of coordination and a graduated hierarchy of values.
 Ys' e Lall. Dd 5s shhdb
 Oddly enough, the men most ire quently mentioned (sub rosa, of course) were not the brash back humping sort of fellow at all. Three characteristics were identi- fled as common to those nomi- mated: quietness of poise, dry hu- mor and considerateness of others. Let us take a brief look at some of our wheels, and possibly we can derive some lesson worthy of emulation.
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TYPES AND SWIPES

Cpl Robbie Anon came up for his share of comments. Everyone diagnosed Bob as man of an amazing 10, reader of tones with the faculty of applying theoretical knowledge to practical living. Rob-
 ert right now is pursuing the eclec- tic system of garnering wisdom (as even did Homer) and is pains takingly selecting stones of many hues and shapes for his mosaic of philosophy. That is good - and necessary, yes; but remember that the peripatetic method envisioned
Bradley beam., 1945-05-12
Did Ro1nrnel Die in Bed?

7th Army Front (CNS)-Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, famed German Desert Fox," died in bed at home of heart attack, accord ing to his widow, Mrs. Lucie Marie Rommel, who said he was recover ing from a head wound inflicted by Allied strafng planes in France.
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THE SWEEPER SOUAWKS

 Gosh! ain't ever went to school I'm jest common Jerk; An I've bin here nigh twenty year, Ain't lost no day O work. I've seen the wise guys come and go; An seen some carried out, But I am jest the sweeper here Don know why 1 should spout. I member ole Bill Jacobs boy What cum here straight from school, An tho he was college gink He seemed the derndest fool, One day to change 1ectric bulb He clumb up on the Trad, When he gifts roun' to where he fell I see-by Cripes-he's dead. An then that first class grinder hand, ' I couldn't figure why He'd always leave his goggles off He's still herewith one eye. An jest last week they operate On our big stock-man, "Red." He always braeeed what he could lift Jest now he's home in bed. Oh yeah! I've saw them come and go, Some right smart clever gents. I don't see why they work so dumb Tine it don make sense. But, heck-I'm jest the sweeper here, I'm jest common Jerk But I bin here nigh twenty year Ain't lost no day o'work.
 W. E. STUEBING
 "Resdir BatfIeIine'
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THE CHAPLAIN
 Writes. Chaplain Wm. J. Van Cleve
The Chaplain Buys Aspirin
Dear Gertrud:

l It sure looks like we are going to be real busy from now on around here. was just finishing up that drivers school when things began to happen. They teach us how to drive everything including even the 21a ton trucks out at that school. These trucks have six shifts on them and it sure is complicated to know which shift to use. We al- most have to have step ladder to get up into the cab.t Funny how easy it is to get the right of way when am driving one of these big trucks, but i guess nobody in an ordinary car, or one of these jeeps, cares to tangle with one of them.
 At first it looked like they was going to close this base and then all of sudden they decided to use it for redeployment. That is long word and my typrighter almost stuttered on it, but it means that the air force fellers who helped put Germany where she belonged will be cent here and fixed up quick so they can get home.
 I have only seen our Wac friend few times, maybe six or eight times, since i wrote to you, and i'm sure that i told you who she is. You sound almost like you are jealous. They are sending more men in here, and Wacs, too, to help get these soldiers that are coming back from overseas on their way as fast as they can. The soldiers are coming from almost every where and so every body is sure busy. The chaplain says he sure has been busy, and have they got lot of headacses. Most of them are being mighty good sports about it, though, and are willing to work hard as they can so that these men who have been whiddling Germany down to her size, which is nothing, can get home. The chap lain says that he is just going to buy a big box of aspirins and he can take all that are left over him. self.
 Our crowds out at the chapel will probably pick up right quick now, and things will start humming a round here from now on. Pm sure that all the fellers that have been going to chapel services will keep on going and these others that are coming in will find out how much good it does them too, and then we will have real big crowds out there The chaplain said that he was plan ming a big mothers day service and thanksgiving for VE-day com bined for next sunday and you bet i'll be there. I've been inviting all of the new soldiers i see to come out too.
 Your busy, PFC Joe
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Rohrbaugh o f Finanl.ce).: I al- ways felt the Germans would. finally surrender on unconditional terms :. and was glad to- see it come true. After the j" false alarm. last week I was not too excited. What Pm look
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good, not just on pass or furIough.
 Sandy Hook, N.J. (CNS)-Sandy Hook residents are fearful that if the government doesn't do some thing quick, they are going to wake up some morning and find Sandy Hook floating around in the req. The residents recently sent a dele gation to Washington to seek funds to protect the beaches and thus prevent Sandy Hook from be- coming detached from the Jersey mainland.
Bradley beam., 1945-05-12
PLATTER
 CHATTER
M/SGT. D. P. STEELE

To most people, the word "Jazz" brings to mind, immediately, hot trumpet. This instrument, more than any other, seems to be linked with the low down music. To the same people, the word trumpet is spelled, Armstrong. In this writer's humble opinion Louie" is the greatest "Jazz" trumpet player of all times. His style, range, per sonality, and drive on that machine of his has never been equaled. "Satchmo" was schooled in the New Orleans style of play, all though his first real success was in Chicago" orchestra. None other than King Oliver recognized the talent in this boy and gave him his first break. That was in 1922 when "Louie" was 22 years old. Two years later he was in New York City, where he amazed musicians by his spectacular style of play. At that time, New York: had never heard the New Orleans style and "Louie" soon had the big city fol- lowing him like a proverbial ''Pied Piper". It wasn't until 1927 that Armstrong finally tied on to his own band. That year saw Louie" touring the US. The results of this jaunt put him on top and he's still there as this is written.
 "Louie's" vocal solos are classics. He sings with the same abandon that he plays and the results are some times startling. The lyrics of the song he is singing never weigh on his mind too much. He drops a word or two here and there, some times whole line. He adds words and phrases with equal ease. In his singing he has copied his playing. Everything he sings, he swings.
 "Louie" has made hundreds of recordings. Many of them show the New Orleans influence which he cannot or doesn't want to escape: Alligator Crawl", "Willie the Weeper", "Gut-Bucket Blu e s", Baby Won't You Please Come Home", and Coal Cart Blues" to name just a few that fall in this category Vocals by "Louie" in- clude, "I Can't Give You Any thing But Love-, Lonesome Road', 'I'm a Ding Dong Daddy, "All of Me" and "OIe Man Mose". These are some of the outstanding of the Armstrong platters, although this short list is really inadequate be- cause "Louie" has really never made lemon. They are all good. Louis Armstrong has had very definite and powerful influence on Jazz music. The greatest of all mu- sical compliments is imitation. Many musicians are influenced by and initiate other men who play the same instrument; where Louie" is concerned, this is carried even further. Sax men, clarinetists, even pianists have tried to copy "Satch- mos" easy, fluid manner of inter- polation and adapt it to their own instrument.
 Without exaggeration it is safe to say that Louis Armstrong's per- sonality has impregnated the whole world of jazz music and that with out him jazz would have evolved in a much different, and perhaps less fortunate manner. No one can deny that his association with it has in- fiuenced, to great degree, the jazz music that is played today.
 St. Peter: How did you get up here?
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SHUTTLE BUS SCHEDULE
BUS NUMBER 1

PostoHice-S hour and 25 after the hour. Arrives at Area-On the hour and the half hOur Arrive BOQ-5 the hour and 25 the hour. Postofe-1O the hour and 20 the hour. Leave Hospital-15 after the hour and Is to the hour Postofice-2O hour and the hour.
 BUS NUMBER Poofice-10 after the hour and 20 to the hour Arrive Aea-15 after the hour and Is hour Arrives BOQ-2O after the hour and 10 o the hour. Leaves Postofce5 to the hour and 25 after the hour. Leaves Hospital half hour and the hour. hospital after with will NCO Club Theatre 203O and 223O daily the convenience of those attending the movies
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of Sgt. Mateer
 of F Squad ron): The first thought t h a t c a m e to my mind was how much I would like to have been with my f a m fly a n d friends in Eng land when the n e w s c a m e.
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SGT. RALPH J. SCELZO, 1O4th AACS; home, New York City: The

first thing that e n t e r e d m y mind was that as soon as we get the Japs beaten and wind up the War com pIetely I'll be getting married. Pm also glad
 for t h e men
 whose. lives will be s a ve d be-
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PFC. EDMOND SMITH, G Squadron; home, Sunnymead, Cal. {:

l was thinking about how many
 people who had sons and fathers and husbands in the ETC would be happy and yet how many others W h o s e relatives W e r e killed would be glad it was over but W i S h i n 2
Bradley beam., 1945-05-12

Naturally I was
 very happy to think that the Germans w e r e finally b e a t e n and no more
 lives would be lost in Europe. I also thought that perhaps it won't be long now before we'll all be home for
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Whaf yere yoar feelings apon hearing fhe official T-E Day an- nOMncemenf?

MRS. VIRGINIA ROHRBAUGH; home, Lincoln, Nebr. (wife of Sgt.
Bradley beam., 1945-05-12

ing forward to now is seeing the United Nations form a real peace organization so it won't happen again.
Bradley beam., 1945-05-12

They have suffered so many years of bombing and they must have been extremely happy when they heard it was over.
Bradley beam., 1945-05-12

St. Peter: How did you get up here?
 Latest Arrival: Flu.
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their loved ones had survived to see it happen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21

was recorded at 4:20 am. today and
a. peak of 80 was forecast for the
day.
There is a possibility that rain
will be mixed with next weeks an
ticipated snowfall, but very cold"
temperatures are expected Monday
or Tuesday.
Today was the last day of school
for District youngsters and the final
sworkday for more than 100000 Fed
eral employees. Their dismissal
from work this evening was expected
to signal last-minute shopping
rush and an exodus from the city
for many persons willing to tackle
overwhelmed transportation sys-
TENS.
Except for several hundred persons
who were delayed by derailed
streetcar, most workers found buses
and cars running on schedule today
and reduced the hardness count of
the past two days.
The streetcar went oil the track
on Kenilworth avenue near Benning
road NE, tying up westbound traffic
on the busy lire for an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21
Cold Wave 10 STAY:
More Snow Forecast
Before Christmas
Clear Weather
Promised to Stort
Long Holiday

Those who relish a dash of
snow with their Christmas Eve
cheer may be furnished with a
fresh helping Sunday or Mon
day, the weatherman said today.
Fair and continued cold weather,
predicted for today and tomorrow
promised to send Federal employees
off to good start on their four day
holiday and preserve most of the
7-inch layer of snow which fell
earlier In the week.
Tonight's temperature may dip to
Is degrees, a point below the sea-
sons previous low. A reading of 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21

q peculiar whistling sound. He
listened again and the noise was
heard within a few seconds. He
traced the sound to Miss Reitsma's
apartment, where he found the
woman unconscious. Police said the
noise was her labored breathing in
the gas-f1lled room.
Mr.. Magoffin closed the Jets on
the stove, opened the windows and
summoned the Fire Rescue Squad
No. 2 ambulance. After firemen
applied artificial respiration, Miss
Reitsma remained at home.
Mr.. MagofIin. who operates real
estate office in the woodward Build
ing, was a star halfback at Central
High School and the University Of
Michigan and for many years ref
creed the public high school football
games here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21
Fleet Was Based in Hawaii
To Fight Jops, Turner Says
Admiral Testifies 1t Could Have Caused
Heavy Damage on Attackers if DepIoyed

the japanese and of winning the
fight" Admiral Richmond Kelly
Turner, told the Pearl Harbor
Committee today.
The admiral, who was chief of the
Nays War Plans Division in 194l,
also SAID that if Rear Admiral Hus-
band E. Kimmel, then feet COM
mander, had obeyed the war warn
ing of November ~ and deployed
the feet in defensive positions pre-
viously prescribed, the damage in
f1icted in the Japanese attack would
have been greatly reduced, while
there would have been a good
| chance of our damaging the enemy
feet heavily.
Admiral Turner told the commit
tee he thought the Pacific Fleet and
the Hawaiian military command
were ready for war on December Z,
| iCoY1fin1.ed On paoe A.6 Co1t.r,,y, II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21
Arrival of Winter
Tonight, Tomorrow
is Experts Puzzle

Winter begins in Washington
tonight or tomorrow morning,
depending on how technical
you want to be.
Today and tomorrow win run
neck and neck as the shortest
days of the year. The sun rose
this morning, as it will tomor-
row, at 1928 am, and it will set
on both days at 4:49 pm. ..
Which is the first day of
winter, according to the Naval
Observatory, is a critical ques-
ton" According to the time
on your clocks winter begins at
12:04 am. tomorrow. But &C
cording to something called
local sun time" it starts at
11:56 o'clock tonight.
It's not winter yet. Don't let
the snow fool you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21
ArnalI Reports Restrainer
Against ice Rate Order
BY the Associated Fress.


ATLANTA. Dec. 21.-Gov. Ellis
Arnall said he was informed today
Il by telephone that the three Judge
tribunal in the Federal Court in
Utica, N. Y, had enjoined the In
terstate Commerce Commission from
putting into effect an order reduc-
| ing freight rates in the South 10
tper cent and increasing rates 10 per
cent in the North.
The order, issued several months
ago. was to have gone into effect
November l, but the railroads OBJ
tanned a postponement until jan
uary /.
1.-THE ICC order did not give the
South freight rate equality anyway,
but left a discrimination of 10 per
cent against the Southern terri
tory" Gov. Arnall said. The pres
ent discrimination averages 80 per
cent and the ICC order. If it had
become effective, would have re-
duced it only 20 per cent"
He said the only recourse OF the
South to obtain fair" freight rates
is through the courts,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21
Board Of Psychiatrists
Declares Pound Insane
And Unfit for Trial
PoetChoreedWith Treason
Unable to Participate in
Defense, Court Is Told

Ezra Pound was reported "in-
sane and mentally unfit for
trial" today in District Court by
a board of four psychiatrists.
The expatriate poet charged with
treason for propaganda broadcasts
beamed to the United States from
Radio Rome is in Gallinger Hospital
where he was committed last month
by Justice Bolitha J. Laws of Dis
trict Court.
The psychiatrists reported to JUS
tice Laws that Pound is in a para
mold state mentally unfit to advise
properly with counsel or to parti-
cipate intelligently and reasonably
in his own defense" The report
was made by DR.. Joseph L. Gilbert,
DR.. Marion r. King, DR.. Wendell
Muncie and DR.. Winfred Over
holser.
Julian Cornell of New York, attor-
ney acting for Pound at request of
the poets London solicitors, moved
that his client either be admitted
to bail, paroled in the custody of an
attorney or physician, or committed
to a Government hospital.
Justice Laws ruled he would adopt
the third alternative and asked the
attorneys to draw up papers to
transfer Pound from Gallinger to
st. Elizabeth's.
No ruling was made as to whether
Pound eventually will stand trial
Under the law the hospital must
report to the court any change in
the mental condition of such
patient.
Pound was arrested after the oc-
cupation of italy and flown back
by the Army, arriving .at National
Airport November Is. Seven Ital-
ian radio station employees were
flown here to testify at his trial
First Indicted in 1913.
Pound was indicted July 26, 1913,
with seven others, all charged with
giving aid and comfort to the enemy
by propaganda. He was reindicted
on November 26 after his arrival
here and charged with treason in
seven specific broadcasts recorded
between September II, 1912, and
May Is, 1913.
The psychiatrists' report read:
The undersigned hereby respect
fully report the results of their men
tai examination of Ezra Pound, now
detained in Gallinger Hospital by
transfer for observation from Dis
trict Jail on charge OF treason.
Three of us CDR. Gilbert, DR.. King
and DR.. Overholser) were appointed
by your honor to make this exam
ination.
AT our suggestion, and with your
approval, DR.. Wendell Muncie. act
ing upon request Of counsel for
the accused made an examination
with us and associates himself with
us in this joint report. DR.. Muncie
spent several hours with the de-
(See POUND, Page A-6.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21
|Collie's Bark Leads to Rescue
of Woman in Gus-FiIIed Room

Because he barked in time to give
the alarm, Prince" collie dog be-
longing to Paul p. Magofin, we'll
known retired football official, today
was credited by police with saving
the life of Miss Jenny Reitsma, 80
who had been overcome by gas in
her second floor apartment at 1876
Tenth street NV.
Returning home about am, Miss
Reitsma found her apartment cold
and lit the oven in the gas stove
before going to bed, police said. The
open door on the oven apparently
slammed shut and blew out the
burners. police said, causing gas to
escape.
About 6 am. Mr.. Magofln, who
occupies third-fioor apartment
with his wife, heard Prince" bark
ing loudly. Mr.. Magoffin then heard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21
Jap Killed by Yonk
Trying to Control Mob

BY the Associated Press.
TOKYO, Dec. 21.-Sixth Army
headquarters today said Oath Divi-
sion guard shot and fatally wounded
a japanese in hating 1000 civilian
men and women storming bivouac
area as American troops evacuated
"a camp site near Matsuyama.
The crowd, gathered to scrounge for
abandoned scraps, failed to observe
signs or several shots fired
into the ground.
The wounded man. shot In the leg,
hed and bled to death before medical
aid could be given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21
West Coast Rail Jam
OF Troops TO End by
Jan. |, Johnson Says
ODT Chief Tells Senator!
Every Effort Is Being
Made to Move Men
By the Associated Press.

Col. J. Monroe Johnson, direc-
tor of defense transportation,
predicted today that a bottle
neck in moving returning serv-
icemen homeward from the West
Coast would be broken by Janu-
airy /.
Nobody would fret about this II
it weren't for Christmas" he told
the Senate War Investigating Com
mittee, which is looking into the
transportation situation.
There is nothing that can be
done that isn't being done to ex-
Epedite the movement of these men. "
This is the situation as he ex-
planned it to the Senators:
Troop arrivals were vastly larger
in this and previous months than
had been anticipated. Some days
the railroads we're called on to move
double the number of servicemen
they had been told to expect. Ships
came in Unexpectedly, and this was
unavoidable, because ships can't
be scheduled like trains"
More than 1,000, 600 overseas vet
Grams are coming back to the United
States in December. In addition
SOC, 900 internal moves are antici-
pated. Forty Thousand prisoners Of
war are scheduled for repatriation
and Is 900 Mexican laborers must be
taken back to the border.
| More than 80 per cent of al
eastbound passenger traffic from
the West Coast is military, Mr.. John.
son said; 70 per cent of all sleeping
cars are anocated to military service
Completion of 1900 troop sleeper.
authorized last spring is held up by
strike. Col. johnson added thai
he liked to see the boys comfort.
able, but that you could move more
men in coaches than in sleeping
cars.
He said he doubted that any more
railroad equipment can be taker
over for military use and still keer
civilian life pulsing. We've left
them darn little" he remarked.
BY January l, he estimated, tn,
backlog of troops in West Coas
railroads will be about normal
10000 men. He said a backlog O.
that size was desirable, because /
assured that no equipment woult
stand idle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21
Constantly in Hot Water.

Gen. George Smith Patton, jr.,
warrior for more than 80 years, poet
with the tongue of muleskinner
elegant disciplinarian of the spit
and-polish" school, was a legend
long before his spectacular job was
done in Europe.
His job was war, and he did 1t
with skill that often amazed his
colleagues. But as a diplomat the
hell-for-leather cavairyman who
brought tank warfare to a peak OF
perfection, failed completely. He
was constantly in hot water.
The story of Gen. Patton in World
War II is the story of a lightning
series of Allied victories from Africa
through France and Germany to
Austria and Czechoslovakia.
The Patton legend lowered in the
African campaign, when the roar
ing, cussing tankman, two pearl
handled six-shooters swinging from
his hips, played leading part in
the conquest of Tunisia.
To Gen. Patton danger was the
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