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Evening star., 1945-07-22

gathered outside British military
lines around the club, formerly
known as the "Kabaret der Kom-
iker,' and when he drove up there
we're cries of greeting. He merely
stared at them
But on leaving in a car with
Montgomery, the Prime Minister
acknowledged the German cheers
by raising his fingers in the V-for-
Victory sign.
Stain Unseen by Public.
The Big Three kept perfectly in
character during the week. Premier
Stain remained silent and unseen
by the public. President Truman
kept pace with Mr.. Churchill with
two public trips, the second being
climaxed yesterday by his declara-
tion to United States Second Ar
mored Division troops that I'VE are
not fighting for conquest and there
Is not one piece of territory or one
thing of monetary nature that we
want out of this war"
Among the Presidents friends
here these remarks were not inter-
preted as meaning he favored aban-
doning fortified bases in the Pa
cific or otherwise weakening Ameri-
cas- future defenseS. Berlin observ-
ers believed his remarks served to
underline the intention of the Unit
ed States Government to keep the
general welfare of all peoples an
objective in its international nego-
tiationS.
Correspondents saw the variance
in the press customs of Washing
ton, London and Moscow delineated
by the way information came out
OF Potsdam during the week.
Quiet Sunday Planned.
There has been no news release
solely on the initiative of the Soviet
Evening star., 1945-07-22
They Are the Same,
|Spaniards Comment
On frances 5 Cabinet
BY the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
MADRID, July 2l.--Seldom, even
under the regime of Generalissimo
Francisco Franco, has Spain seen a
more dictated crisis than the one
Franco managed with last nights
changes in his cabinet.
Until yesterday, the outgoing cab
met ministers themselves were de-
pendent upon rumors for informa.
ton as to their status. Then each
of them received a similar letter
from Franco thanking him for serv-
ices rendered and saying that for
obvious reasons he found it neces-
sary to do without their services
at present"
Today, when the new cabinet list
was publicly announced the general
comment throughout Spain was a
Ishrug of the shoulders and mur-
INJURED "Son los mismos"-"They are
the same"
Franco administered the oath of
office to the new cabinet today and
the Falangist newspaper Arriba de-
clared editorially that the govern
ment would continue ne "Falangist
ideal"
Meanwhile Monarchists of all
shades, from ardent traditionalists
to the most liberal followers of the
exiled Prince Juan, who want free
elections with the participation of
all parties under the monarch, ex-
pressed belief that the new cabinet
repr sented "collaborationist' p
Groups.
Prince Juan's reaction to the
long shake-up, which
placed in office five men considered
Monarchist sympathizers, was not
published here
The foreign radio, however, in
formed Spaniards that the Prince
had no intention of accepting a
ready made regime wherein a thinly
camouf1aged Falange continued to
operate. The result was an increase
in his popular prestige, reports in
dicated.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Russian People Wait
Patiently for News

MOSCOW, July 81 P).-The Rus
sian people today patiently awaited
concrete decision from the Big
Three Conference, aware that theil
press and radio were not going tt
give them speculative reports but
only factual news, and this probably
only at the meetings. end.
Russians know little more than
that their leaders are meeting with
President Truman and Prime Min
lister Churchill.
Peace and security are of supreme
interest to the Russian people. They
want to believe that the majority OF
people in the United States and
Britain feel the same way.
Anything that comes out of the
Berlin Conference that will help
build a stronger and better peace
one which will not see their fathers
sons and brothers going off to an
other European war-will, to hear
them talk, be the most interesting
piece of news to the Russians.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
St. EIizubeth's
Continued From First Page.)

Hitler, executive assistant to the ad-
ministrator of veterans affairs, con-
firmed reports from other sources
that the Veterans Administrat ton Is
taking steps to remove as many
veterans from the hospital as pa
tients' families will permit.
I'VE are endeavoring to clear
patients eligible for our care out of
st. Elizabeth's," Mr.. Hitler said.
Their guardians are now being
contacted for permission"
1t was explained that every dis
charged serviceman of this war now
in st. Elizabeth's is there at the di-
rect request of his family.
Mr.. Hitler said he believed the
Veterans Administration has suf-
ficient facilities for eligible pa
tients now at st. Elizabeth's, but
he added that he didn't know how
many would be eligible.
The Bethesda hospital spokesman
said his doctors considered st. Eliza
beth's "a very good hospital" He
pointed out that Bethesda has a
staff of doctors and enlisted men on
duty at st. Elizabeth's and other
Navy doctors are studying psychia-
try there
Still Sending Patients"
Bethesda, he said, plans to send
two more doctors-a specialist in in
ternal medicine and a surgeon-to
st. Elizabeth's beginning tomorrow
on full-time basis to care for naval
personnel.
st Elizabeth's has been getting
very good results and nothing has
come out in connection with those
two recent deaths to make us change
our minds about the hospital" the
Navy doctor said. I'VE intend to
continue sending our patients there" ("
DR.. Winfred Overholser. superin-
tendent of ST. Elizabeth's, had no
comment to make on the reported
directives but said the hospital was
continuing to receive cases from the
Navy.
Families Asked on Care.
Asked about the results reported
by Bethesda, pr. Overholser said
recent check showed that IS per
cent. of the Navy cases were being
discharged as recovered within 90
days. More and more of the acutely
i'll patients now recovering at the
hospital, he said, are men with two
or three years battle experience.
OF the 2,299 patients discharged
from the hospital during the l945
fiscal year, 1923 were Navy cases.
Describing the usual procedure,
DR.. Overholser said that as soon as
a Navy case comes to st. Eliza
beth's, the Navy writes the family
to ask whether, in case the patient
still needs care after discharge, the
family would want him to remain at
st. Elizabeth's or be transferred to
Veterans Administration facility
and get his discharge after arrival
at the veterans hospital.
Half the families respond to this
query by saying they want the
patients to stay at st. Elizabeths,
Dr. Overholser said.
The White House and Veterans
Administration developments be-
came known last nightS soon after
DR.. Oyerholser reported the results
of his investigation into the death
Evening star., 1945-07-22

"a to 48 hours duration was present
The scuff1e had taken place two
days before his death.
THE man attacked by Crandall,
said DR.. OverholseB was so badly
injured that his memory of what
happened is foggy. If Crandall hac
been abused after he returned u
the hospital, he would have sale
something to the doctors about it
Procedure for Attendants.
even If it was entirely clear
which it isn't-that the attendant
with whom Crandall fought injured
the patient, it would have been in
self defense"
He pointed out that in the past
attendants had been injured anc
even killed by patients. The gen.
eral rule, he said, is that attendants
should not use any more force than
is necessary to defend themselves
and are never supposed to strike q
patient.
If a patient is threatening, he
said, the attendant is supposed tc
send for help. Although patients
may be mentally confused, he said
they usually will stop resisting wher
they are outnumbered.
The practice of sending for help
had been followed in the Leepel
case, he pointed out. When Seaman
Leeper refused to leave his ward
other attendants were sent for ano
as soon as they arrived he quieteo
down. He apparently got disturbed
again, the superintendent said, wher
he reached the ward where he was
to be placed in room for the ad-
ministration of a pack-wrapping
the patient in wet sheets as a seda-
tive.
The attendants who went with
Seaman Leeper and have been helc
for the grand jury were described
by DR.. Overholser as experienced
men who knew striking a patient
was strictly forbidden.
Asked about the practice of con-
filming patients in separate rooms
DR.. Overholser said some patients
were so disturbed that they would
get hurt if they were with others.
"We don't encourage seclusion,
he said, "but sometimes it's the most
humane and safest thing"
Contrary to one report, DR.. Over
holser added, the patients in
seclusion are not confined in win
dowlesS rooms. These rooms, he
said, are not cells but ordinary
rooms with full-size windows"
Evening star., 1945-07-22

animation. He added that If the
trial followed normal precedents
the president probably would ask
more questions than any of the
lawyers.
He emphasized that this was the
most striking difference between
French legal procedure and Ameri-
can law, wherein the judge is little
more than an umpire between the
two sides.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
in background,
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star War rCnrresnondent

PARIS.-Eventual 1t is quite pos
sible-even probable-that the At
lantic coast of the United States
can be bombed by rocket from
Europe.
But to do so 1t would be neces-
sary to find some propeliant which
will carry the rocket TOO miles above
the earth's surface in order to obtain
the necessary arc. The highest ever
attained by the W., with which the
British Isles were bombarded from
Germany, was SO miles.
Admittedly, the W. was an IAN
tiquated weapon" compared with
some of the improvements which
the German rocket scientists had
worked out experimentally, but a
700-mile ascent still is far beyond
all practical concepts of this genera
ton. Much might be accomplished
with the design of the rocket, but
the major problem would be that of
a propellant and this involves factors
which, according to American scien-
lists working on captured German
weapons, soon become extremely
complicated since the qualities of
highly explosive substances change
markedly with rapid changes of
pressure and temperature.
40 Minutes to Europe.
Naturally there is great interest
in transatlantic rockets, not only
for their military implications but
because of the possibility of rapid
transmission of mail and eventually
of passengers. The calculated time
from Europe to America would be
about 40 minutes. A natural ques-
ton is how such rocket could be
landed without damage, but the
scientists dismiss this as minor
detail.
Two means are available. The
propelling power would be shut of
at the 700-mile altitude, perhaps
about half way across the ocean.
and the rocket ship would glide like
an airplane, with the help of radio
control, to perfect landing. If radio
control of the slope of descent was
not sufficient, speed could be re-
duced by counter rockets fired in
the direction of the earth.
1t is admitted that the Germans
had in process some propellants,
both liquid and solid, far better than
anything used to date, but naturally
no details can be given about these
until the end of the japanese war.
Among the recently found Ger
man rockets is vi with a cock
pit for a pilot, whose sole function
apparently would be to guide the
missile to its mark. This by no
means was intended as a suicide job,
since the pilot supposedly would
have plenty of time to escape by
parachute after setting the vi on
a direct course to the target.
Ordnance scientists now are en-
gagged in examining for possible new
ideas more than 10000 German
ordnance articles, ranging from
bolts and screws to super rockets.
The United States Ordnance Cata-
logue lists only a little more than
half this number of items. This is
explained by American standardiza-
tion procedures, with so many parts
of weapons interchangeable.
Still the enemy was developing
some excellent and practical ideas,
which were on the point of fruition
,,,I,a., tho xr,ar anJod Tho hocf Cav
man gun, for example, never came
into action, so far as known. 1t is
a 128-mm. gun, which, as one ord
nance officer said, can be brought
into action faster than any previous
artillery weapon of the same size :"
No ammunition designed for it has
been found.
Evening star., 1945-07-22

of Howard j. Crandall, 21-year -olc
sailor who died suddenly at the
hospital July 2.
The Veterans Administration dis.
claimed any connection between it:
action and the deaths of Mr. Gran.
dali and another seaman, and the
White House move, it was under.
stood, come at least two weeks be.
fore Mr.. Crandalrs death.
In the death of the second sailor
Seaman &c Clark J. Leeper of Rich.
mond, Calf, who died last Wed
nesday, three hospital attendant.
now face grand jury action on &
murder charge.
DR.. Overholser. disclosing the re.
suits of an autopsy performed or
Mr.. Crandall, suggested the posi-.
bility that the injuries that finally
took the mans life might have beer
suffered some time during Mr.
Crandall's four hours away from the
hospital.
Three Break Out.
At the same time DR.. Overholsel
defended another hospital attendant
against any guilt in connection with
Mr.. Crandalls death by pointing
out that if this attendant-with
whom the youth scuffied before he
escaped from the hospital - had
anything to do with his injuries, the
blows were struck in self defense.
DR.. Overholser said his investi-
CATION of the Crandall death had
produced this chain of evidence:
On a hot Saturday morning
June 30-Mr. Crandall and two
other patients on the ward for "ac-
tive, pugnacious cases" jumped a
hospital attendant, beat him up
attacked another attendant, and
took his keys.
Mr.. Crandall and one of the other
patients then left the hospital. Al
though he was nude, Mr.. Crandall
managed to escape detection on his
trip into town.
we don't know what happened
while he was away from the hos
pital. He might have been in a
fight and he might have been struck
by an automobile"
Interviewed Later.
When he was found and brought
back to the hospital, he was ap-
parently in good condition and bore
no marks on his body. His mental
illness would not have prevented
him from complaining If anything
hurt him.
Two days after the escapade, a
doctor had an extended interview
with him. At that time, the doctor
says, Mr.. Crandall appeared to be
all right.
A few hours later, Mr.. Crandall
asked an attendant to put him in
a room to himself-a request some
times made by patients when the
noise of other patients disturbs
them.
Shortly afterwards, the attend
ant noticed him lying in peculiar
position and summoned the doc
tor. The youth was dead.
Two Severe Injuries.
Because there was nothing ex-
ternal to indicate he had been ill
the coroner was called at once and
an autopsy was authorized. Much
to the surprise of the examining
DOCTORS" they found two severe in
ternal injuries.
They were obviously not caused
spontaneously. Things like. that
just don't happen. 1t looked like
violence said DR.. Overholser.
On the chance the injuries had
been made by the patients swallow
ing of a razor, he added, the doctors
probed for a sharp instrument but
found nothing. Medical evidence
indicated, according to the hospital
superintendent, that peritonitis of
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Thief Takes Is Fat
Chickens, Replaces
Them With Others

BY the Associated Press.
HARTFORD, N. Y, July 21.-
Mrs. William Voorhees, reported
a new kind Of chicken theft to-
day.
She told police that some one
stole 13 of the largest chickens
in her flock OF 35 Rhode Island
Reds-ayeraging more than six
pounds each - and replaced
them with Is others weighing
about four pounds apiece.
Evening star., 1945-07-22

uIlIJ Oh LIE COHl-
m u n / ty w a r
Funds campaign
organization was
announced yester-
day.
T h e advance
gifts unit will
make a special
solicitation of
1,l00 Washing
ton residents,
each Of whom
will be asked to
contribute $500
or more.
The Commu-
nifU War Fund
Evening star., 1945-07-22

Two tin cans furnish enough tin
for one syrette-the individual hy-
pOdermic that eases pain and shock
on the battlefield. Place prepared
tin cans in separate containers near
garbage bins for collection. If not
collected phone Republic 8488.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Charter
Continued From First Page

make every effort to dispose of the
Charter this week.
Majority Leader Barkley an
nounced just before adjournment
yesterday that while the Senate
would meet at noon tomorrow, he
would ask that on each succeeding
day the session open at II am. The
plan is to keep the sessions going
until pm. In this way, Senator
Barkley said, he hoped to reach a
final vote on the Charter before the
close of the week No reservations
have been proposed by any Senator
so far, and the chances are that
if any are offered, they will be de-
feated.
Two Nations Ratify Charter.
If this early ratification of the
Charter materialiZes, the United
States will be the first OF the great
powers to adhere to the United Ma
tions Organization. Two of the SO
signatories to the Charter already
have ratified, however, Nicaragua
Oll July dilu Eli odIfduOI Oil July
10. The Charter will come into eff
feet as soon as it has been ratified
by five perms uent members of the
Security Council-the United States,
Britain, Russia, China and France
and majority of the other sigma
tories.
Latent opposition to this new
policy of full cooperation of the
United States with foreign powers
in world affairs may develop strong
ly, it was said yesterday, when Con-
gress is called on to implement the
document by supplying quota OF
armed forces to the Security Coun-
Gil and by setting up the office of
United States representative on the
Security Council.
The armed forces will be allocated
under an agreement to be made
with the Security Council, which
it is said, will take treaty form anc
require two-thirds vote of the Sem
ate. The Office OF United States rep.
resentative on the Security Council
will be established by law, with thu
Evening star., 1945-07-22

campaign will unite financial sup
port of $50 welfare and war relief
agencies in Washington and the
United States as we'll as l9 war ac-
tivitieS abroad.
Gift of 100000 to the 10 war
agencies by John D. Rockefeller, jr.,
of New York was announced by
Winthrop W. Aldrich, president of
the National War Fund.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Clarence F. Burton Gets
Community War Fund Posi-

Appointment of Clarence F. Bur-
ton, president of the City Bank, as
vice chairman of the advance gifts
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Scoff at Huge Gun,

The ordnance scientists do not
think so much Of the biggest gun
in the world-the 62-inch railway
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Big Three

Continued From First Page.)
Bradley beam., 1945-07-14
AAC]S

afraid of orange soda rusting his tonsils.
 Pfc. Mel (Red Fox) Sims has been strutting around Detachment Hdqs. like a peacock since he had his picture published in the BEAM. It was a shame he couldn't find enough copies to send to all his friends in Sunny California.
 Sgt. Frank Brooks has been seen heading Springfield way with his laundry bag slung over his should CT. Could be better home laundry service the little woman gives him.
 Sgt. Frank Griffith back on duty again after his visit to the Station Hospital. Gripes only because he has to go visit the little woman instead of her coming to see him. Could be possibilities of something developing in that section since they are both transmitting on the same frequency.
 .. Enough of this gossip for the time being. We now bid all very pleasant week end with cheery so long until next week at the same time. Adios, buenos dias and all the other little pleasantries that cement friendly relations between all the guys and gals doing their jobs we'll at Bradley.
 Over and out,
 YE OLD STATIC CHASER.
Bradley beam., 1945-07-14

Field, Mou1try, Georgia, where her husband, It. Plank, is stationed.
 Ray O'Brien, of Power Ground Unit, and Bill Sidway, of P. L. w., have left to change their status from Civilian to Military. Gifts were received along with all our good wishes.
 An interesting letter recently re- ceived from ASSAM, INDIA, from Cpl. Joe Zolgar, who used to work in Acft. Maint., states that he is repairing planes and getting them in shape to go over the Hump" in the Himalayas. He speaks of hav- ing Indian mechanic helpers who, because of their caste, are mortified at the idea of sweeping up after their days work.
 Make it point to set aside the evening of July twenty-third. On that evening a dance will be held at the Elm Plains Housing Project Play Center at 9 p. m. Music by Sgt. Wilson Caudle, refreshments, price 75c, GIs soc.
Bradley beam., 1945-07-14

As the weeks pass by we see more and more of the detachment leaving this heaven for different parts of the U. s. A.. .S/Sgt. Dan Cooney has left to take up his work at La Guardia Field, New York, Sgt. Ralph Scelzo has also gone to the land of rations and quarters, Cpl. Stan Pearling has gone to Love Field, Dallas, Tex, to take a course in statistical con trol and then heaven knows where he will end up. T/Sgt. Howard Copperman and Pfc. George Lippy have wended their not so merry way down to Sheppard Field and this incidently has broken up a proposed marriage between Lippy and cute Til number of the Hart ford upper crust.
 Back to- duty and taking over the reins of the detachment in the absence of Captain Clarence B. Gragg, we find Captain Clarence J. Christman. Capt. Xman enjoyed a needed rest at the Station Hospi tai, but we of the detachment are happy to see him back on his feet again. @ " =- S/Sgt. Kenneth Crawford has jumped off the water wagon to the extent of three whole glasses of studs at the Villa. He must be
Bradley beam., 1945-07-14
Civvy
 SideIishts

Sidelights and Highlights are so plentiful this week that we will have to talk fast to get them all in, so with no more "ado" we'll begin with Dominica Salvatore's wedding, which took place on Mon- day the ninth of July at St. Jo- seph's in Poquonock. "Skippy" be- came the bride of John H. Vannie, brother of c. P. O.'s Irene Vannie, who said, Skip looked like bride out of the movies," and we can we'll believe it. She formerly work ed at General Supply.
 Word floats in of weddings of two former Acft. Maintenance gals that we know will be of interest to all, namely, Helen Thompson to Everett Weir, Machinist Mate PC, and Dorothy Fisher to G1 for merly stationed at Westover. We don't know his name but do know that the wedding took place in Texas.
 Elsie Beck Plank cleared the Field this week to return to Spence
Bradley beam., 1945-07-14
WINDSOR LOCKS

SUNDAY, July 18th,
 3 p. m. to II p. m. Open house Hospitality. Soldiers and their guests invited.
 8:3O D. m. Outdoor movies. Elm Plains Housing Project. MONDAY, July 18th.
 8 D. m. to II p. m. Informal dancing. TUESDAY, July 17th.
 8 p. m. to II p. m. Regular dance. WEDNESDAY, July 18th. 8 p. m. to Il p. m. USO Frolic. Base Recreation Hall. THURSDAY, July 18th.
 8 p. m. to Il p. m. Arts and Crafts. FRIDAY, July 20th.
 8 D. m. to Il p. m. Game night. SATURDAY, July 21st.
 10 a. m. to 12 noon. Playtime with USO Housing Unit. 8 p. m. to II p. m. USO F'rolic. Base Recreation Hall.
 8 p. m. Movies-"Billy the Kid Renegade" with selected short subjects. USO Club House.