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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-06-27

itO1 LABOR Advocate
JOBS and organizing a Committee
For Economic Development -
which is just a lot of hog-wash so
tar as the overall picture of the
Job situation is concerned, if we
are going to hold fast to the priv
ate-profit motive for putting men
to work.
And SO, again, our president -
also a deVotee Of private profit
is surrendering to the idea that it
viii be impossible for everybody
to have Jobs and wondering
whether $25 per week wouldn't
fix things up for those working
class Americans who can't be used
by private industries.
And 50 we see military brass
hats wondering whether they
wouldn't have a better chance OF
keeping THEIR jobs and with
drawing several millions of work.
erS from the labor market by
building a huge and permanent
standing army of conscripted
youth.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-06-27

Considering all the confusion,
uncertainty and fear that exists
about the future, it is fortunate
that the Socialists of America
have something constructive to
offer. Moreover, it would be still
more fortunate if the American
people would understand and ac-
cept what it is that the Socialists
have been offering for so many
years.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-06-27
FREE" ECONOMY CAN'T SERVE
THE Interest OF HUMANITY

By AYMON HOFSES, Editor Reading Labor Advocate
Evening star., 1945-02-08
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Evening star., 1945-02-08
Alexandra Couple
Is Freed in Manila;
Further List Waited

A former Alexandria resident and
his wife have been liberated from
imprisonment at the Santo Tomas
interment camp, according to word
received here as many more Wash
ington area families have been re-
vealed waiting in vain for word
from relatives in the Philippines.
Capt. Garnet P. Francis, jr, a
dental surgeon in the Medical Corps
formerly of Alexandria, and his wife
1t. Earleen Allen Francis of the
Army Nurse Corps, were among the
prisoners liberated from the Santo
Tomas camp.
This information has reached
friends. in Alexandria from Capt.
Francis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
net p. Francis, ST., formerly of 1872
Raymond avenue, Alexandria. The
parents have lived in st. Petersburg,
Fla. since 1941, when Mr.. Francis
retired after 81 years employment
by the Navy Department.
Separated Nearly Three Years.
Capt, Francis and his wife, whom
ne married. during the siege of Ba-
taan, had been separated for nearly
three years until recently when he
Evening star., 1945-02-08

sent his three children to the United
States when they came Of school
age and they made their home with
the Halls at Worcester, Mass. Mr.
Hall said Mr.. Winship had been
tnterned at Santo Tomas but word
was received that he had been
moved to another interment camp
Mrs. Myrtle S. Gable, 1928 street
NV, had hoped her son, Edgar S
Gable of Manila, would be among
those liberated when American
forces reached the prison camp at
Cabanatuan, but no word of him
has come through.
In 1941 MIR. Gable sent his wife
back to the mainland, telling her
she might return to Manila If war
did not come in December. She is
now in California. Mr.. Gable, who
was associated with q mining COM
pany, joined Gen. MacArthur's
forces and was made a first lieu-
tenant in the Quartermaster Corps
He was captured when Bataan fell
Mrs. Myrtle Gable is employed at
the Veterans Bureau. She has
another son, 1t. Col. Lewis M. Gable
stationed in London.
Evening star., 1945-02-08

was transferred from a war prisoner
hospital to Santo Tomas, where his
wife was interned. They had last
seen each other on April 8, 1912,
when American forces were evacu-
ated from Bataan to Corregidor
where 1t. Francis nursed the wound
ed until the fall of Corregidor and
she was taken prisoner.
Capt. Francis parents had no
word of him until April, 1943, when
he was listed as prisoner, and they
did not know whether their sons
wife was alive until the liberation
of the Santo Tomas prisoners.
Many Washingtonians are anx-
iously waiting word of Miss Elston
Rowland, who was superintendent
OF the Mary Johnston Hospital at
Manila when the japanese captured
the city.
Widely Known Here.
Miss Rowland was widely known
here and was a member of the
Evening star., 1945-02-08

Miss Rowland. Later she went
to Columbia University, New York
and then returned here to en-
gage in social service. She was
instrumental in having church
groups hold religious services ir
various charitable institutions.
Early in the 1920s she went to
Japan as missionary, returning
later to study nursing at Johns
Hopkins at Baltimore to equip her.
self for more effective missionary
work. She then went to Korea and
when the Japanese expelled Chris
tan missionaries she went to Manila
to the Mary Johnston Hospital
Her work in the Far East was sup
ported by the missionary societies
of the Baltimore Methodist Con-
| ference.
No Direct Word Since 194I.
Friends In Washington have
heard that the Japanese have left
her in actual supervision of the
Mary Johnston Hospital, although
she was nominally interned in Santc
Tomas. No word has been received
from her directly since Novem-
ber, 1941.
Another Santo Tomas internee Is
Ancil H, Bishop, whose wife lives
at 2800 Woodley road NV, with a
daughter, Mrs. Truman Bolts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop made their
home for 30 years in Manila, where
Mr. Bishop was vice president of the
koppel Co. They visited this coun-
try in 1941. The State Department
ldenied Mrs. Bishop a permit to re-
turn to the islands. Mr.. Bishop re-
turned alone, arriving two days be-
fore Pearl Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop have two
sons, 1t. q. g. j. L. Bishop Of the
Navy. now in the Pacific, and 1t
E. G. Bishop of the Army, overseas.
Another prisoner Of the Japanese
was Mrs. Mary Harries, widow OF
1t. Col Herbert L. Harries, former
Washingtonian, who died Of wounds
on Corregidor in the spring of 1872
Mrs. Harries, a former newspaper
woman. did Red Cross work in the
fight against the Japs.
Col. Harries was son of the late
Maj. Gen. George H. Harries, once
associate editor of The Star, presi-
dent of the Washington Railway g.
Electric Co. and head of the Dis
trict National Guard. Col. Harries
was a nephew Of Frederick L. Har-
ries, Takoma Park, and of Miss Flor
ence Harries, 3104 Sixteenth street
NV: At the Frederick L. Harries
home it was said 1t had been report
ed that Mrs. Mary Harries had been
liberated from internment.
Col. Harries had lived in Manila
after his retirement in 1894, but he
was called back to the service by
Gen. Macarthur.
Another Washingtonian held in
Evening star., 1945-02-08
LOST RATION COUPONS,

LOST RATION COUPONS.
&C" RATION BOOKS, Nos c-970I777.
nv Oliver $500, Ext. 5i6. after mn IN.
RATION BOOK No. 5, issued to Mrs. Z.
McCauley, 430 Crittenden St NV. Phone
ia. 6594
RATION. BOOKS NOS. 3 AND 4, issued "a
Robert A. sr.: Robert A., jr.; Dorothy &.
Dorothy g.. Roscoe g., Richard b and
Gertrude IA Williams and Marina Cora
MONEY, sum Of. found IA taxi Tueeda7
pm. Write. giving evidence Of owner
ship, Box 370-B, Star.
SMALL DOG, male, part chow and paFt
Collie. Owner or sood home. can Ol. <$5o.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Philippine Puppet Staff
FIees 10 Northern Luzon
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The puppet Philippine govern
ment, headed by President jose
Laurel, has fled from Manila to
Northern Luzon, the Japanese
Domei news agency said today.
Recent events necessitated re-
moval Of the seat Of government
from Manila to new locale" the
broadcast said.
Laurel and his followers are
more confident than ever before Of
the ultimate japanese destruction
Of the American invasion forces
The broadcast was recorded by
the Federal Communications Com
mission.
Evening star., 1945-02-08

Santo Tomas Is Mrs. George e.
Morris, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Schroeder, TITS Morning
side drive NV. She is a graduate
of Eastern High School, attended
the Virginia State Teachers Col
lege at Farmville, and obtained
her M. A. degree at George WASH
ington. She and her two daugh-
tiers. Mary Ann, s, and Scott S., 3,
have been held in Santo Tomas,
while her husband, 1t. Morris of
the Geodetic Survey, was held in
prison camp No. /. He was on
Corregidor when it fell to the Jap
anese, while she was in Manila.
About a month ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Schroeder received cards from both
1t. and Mrs. Morris, written last
spring. Mr.. Schroeder is connected
with the Columbia Bank.
Waits Word Of Mother. i
Earl Hamilton Smith. 1927 Q
street NV, Is another in WASH
|ington awaiting news from Manila.
Mr.. Smiths mother, Mrs. Lillian
Alley, and her husband, Joseph Al
ley, secretary of the Philippine Re
flning Co.. have been prisoners OF
the japanese. At first they were
interned separately, but eight
months ago Mr.. Smith heard
through the State Department they
had been reunited at Sibul Springs,
near Manila.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anastacio Villaro-
man, interned by the Japanese, are
the parents of 1t. Isabelle r. villa
roman, 7407 Georgia avenue. Also
held by the Japanese are two daugh-
ters of 1t. and Mrs. isabelle villa
roman, Maria Teresita, Z, and Lour-
des, 6, who were left with their
grandparents when 1t. Villaroman
and his wife came to this country
after 1t. ViNaroman, q phySician,
was awarded . fellowship by the
Cancer Institute Of New York. 1t.
Villaroman Is now senior medical
officers of the Veterans Administra-
tion.
1t. villaroman's father, now "a,
Is retired merchant. 1t. Villa
roman served in the Army and
participated in the North African
campaign.
Relatives Of DR.. VogeI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Spencer, In
termed at Santo Tomas, are the
brother-in-law and sister Of Dr.. VIC
tor H. Vogel, 71O4 Chatham road,
Chevy Chase, who Is connected with
the United States Public Health
Service. Mr.. Spencer was Z mining
engineer and Mrs. Spencer former
commercial artist. They have 4
daughter, Beverly. 8.
The Spencers were living at Suyoc,
north Of Baguio, before the war, but
were in Manila when. It fell.
Mrs. Esther A. Tinker, 500 A street
S.E., awaits word Of her son, Radio
man Richard Tinker, "a, u. s. n.
who was on Corregidor when It fell.
He attended school here. His wife.
who lives in Tucson, Ariz, recently
received card from him. Mrs.
Esther Tinker Is employed at the
Congressional Library.
r NJ. Hall Of the War Production
Board, who lives at the University
Club. Is seeking word Of his brother
ln-law. s. Davis Winship, who lived
N Manila for Is years and was
resident manager Of the Eastern
Isles Importing Co.
NJ. winahin brother o( Mrs. Hail.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Western Front
Continued From First Page.)

1st Army during the costly Huertger
Forest battle last November, but the
Germans re-won the town.
In recapturing the village, Gen
Hodges. armor and infantry stormec
through one Of the strongest link.
Of the Siegfried Line. The 18th Dtyi.
sion had been fighting on the nortt
and west sides Of Schmidt since thu
night Of January 6.
Thick Naxi Minefield.
Schmidt u the graveyard of man,
an American. Just after the Aacher
breakthrough last fall, two reri.
|ments (perhaps 5000 men) wer,
almost annthilated when they triet
to battle their way past the higt
ground of the big dam last fan
Robert Eunson of the Associated
Press reported from the front.
First Army troops trying to eros.
the Kali River a mile and q hal
north Of Schmidt still were balkec
BY one OF the thickest minefield,
ever encountered on the western
front.
There was mmiStakable evidence
of coordination at last between
the Allies In the west and the Rus
slams In the east.
Gen. Eisenhower was increasing
his onslaught and feeding fresh
power to the campaign, aimed not
only at the Rhine-but this time
beyond.
The Srd Army besieging Pruem
had widened its gap in the sieg-
fried Line to z miles. The rugged
terrain and mud bogs, however,
seemed to preclude any swift adj
vance. German defenses were not
numerically great, but the Germans
had plenty Of fire power.
Two Sixable Rivers Ahead.
In addition to the steep, wooded
hills and sketchy road network
two sizable rivers lie ahead. The
Pruem River dows from to 12
miles east Of present lines. The
Kali b Z to 70 miles beyond. Both
are larger than the Our and sure.
The 1T Army cEacked through
Evening star., 1945-02-08

the Siegfried Line concrete works
yesterday q dozen miles south Of
Schmidt at Hellenthal.
The whole Nax defense system
between that break and the new
one at Schmidt was shaking under
fierce headon assaults. Schleiden
was within half mile. point blank
artillery range. The western suburb
OF Gemuend was taken. Both towns
are at the extreme eastern edge
OF the second and last Siegfried
Line belt. The fortifications form
a single line farther south, where
the Sd Army is attacking.
Evening star., 1945-02-08

MOuuG vernon
Place Methodist
Church. A ma
tive of NJ ary-
vile, Tenn, she
came TO Wash
j n 6 t on at the
t | m e of tn e
World War and
worked her way
through George
w a S h ! n g ton
University. She
was employed at
that time as Sec
r e t airy to a
Treasury Omcial, i,
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Philippines
Continued From First Page

up yesterday south of the river
that part of Manila best known to
tourists. The south sector includes
the Manila Hotel, the Army and
Navy Club and the high commits
lsioner's residence.
Enemy shells which cratered the
lsanto Tomas campus yesterday'd dur
Ing visit of Gen. Macarthur, one
landing within 100 feet Of the Ave.
star general, ripped into the MAR
building after he had left.
Russell Brines, Associated Pres,
war correspondent once held a
Santo Tomas by the enemy, sal,
men, women and children huddlet
against walls in the rear of build
lings.
Fear was plainly written on tn,
faces of these thin people whit
prayed that the enemy shell firt
would not destroy their freedom. ;
he reported.
American artillery sent shells
screaming over Santo Tomas into
points south Of the Pasig, where the
enemy was thought to be concen-
jtrated.
Front dispatches told of Jana.
nese suicide units shot down amid
the fires they had set. Filipinos
said the enemy had drawn up the
demolition plans soon after occupy
ing Manila January 2, 1912.
(Arthur Feldman Bli1e net
work war correspondent, said
angry doughboys were impulsive-
" demanding lets burn every
Japanese city to the ground" and
Finpinos were sobbing apolo-
getlcally, I'VE wanted you to see
our city and now you cannot see
it.")
There was marked confusion
within the city. Groups of uni
formed Filipinos, wearing guerrilla
arm bands, wandered about. Home
less refugees steamed out of fire.
swept sectors.
Situation Difficult to Assess.
As sporadic shelling and stree,
lighting progressed, one Official
source acknowledged that it was i'm
possible to assess the situation cor
rectly.
Today's communique said the jap
anese have been cleared" from both
North Manila and adjacent Quezon
City. but field reports indicated
some enemy pockets remain north
of the Pasig.
In Luzon's Nueva Ecija Province
elements of the 32d Infantry Diyi-
sion have cut the Balete Pass road
leading to the Cagayan Valley. a
miles north of San Jose, today,
communique reported. This block.
the escape route for Japanese caugh,
south and east.
Today's communique did not break
down the enemy casualty figure ol
$1,000, but it listed the American
figure Of 7,076 as consisting Of l,60s
killed. l9l missing and 5,27t
wounded.
Evening star., 1945-02-08

first important auction" Mr.. Olrich
said he not only refused to use Mr.
Goldberg but declined to get priori-
ties for him and Mr.. Brandt to fly to
st. Louis.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Surplus
Continued From First pase.,

I'm an auctioneer and sometimes I
speak fast. But you rode through
at 20 miles an hour-or maybe 10
or 16."
"You made . statement that was
just q little bit reckless" Senator
Hatch burst in.
I still don't Withdraw that state
ment," Mr.. Goldberg replied. "You
ibid ride through there fast
Senator Hatch had been trying to
find out why goods remained in the
warehouse in some cases for 80 days
after the auction.
The witness said he wouldn't let
the material go In some instances
because he had seen "collusion in
some places and rings being
formed" He said he wouldn't be
associated with auction sales that
were not competitive and not In the
best interests Of the Government.
Mr.. Goldberg fatly denied o1er-
ing q $40 ,000-a-year job to = DPC
engineer in exchange for . IA
vorable, report on his company.
He said the engineer, John Van
0inhoven, told lie to you gentle
men" when he gave such testimony.
The heavy-set, middle-aeed auc-
tioneer, whose work for DPC has
been under congressional scrutiny
for several weeks, testified he lost
$4,000 under his contract for auction
sales at Maspeth and Burling-
ton, N. J.
As for letters Herbert Bayard
Swope wrote Jesse H. Jones, former
Commerce Secretary. and others
commencing him as q hquidator,
after Clarence Woolley, former
chairman Of the American Radiator
Co, wrote Mr.. Swope In similar vein,
Mr.. Goldberg declared:
Letters of introduction from per.
sons Of unquestioned integrity are
an accepted method Of first contact
In both Government and private
business, In the interest Of saving
both time and money.
Proud Of Confidence.
Let me state here once and for,
all that ! am proud Of Mr.. Swope's|
confidence and trust, and that he
had no interest whatever in my COM
pany in any Of its transactions.
The same applies to Clarence Wool
ley"
Mr.. Swope, former chairman OF
the New York State Racing Com-
mission, Is the father Of Jane Swcpe
Brandt. whose husband, Robert
Brandt, Is the son Of HermAn
Brandt, secretary Of the Goldberg
drm.
Mr. ooldbsss said ths materials
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-04
Noted Pianist Will
Give Concert Here
Cpl. Stanley Hummel Will Present
Piano Concert At High School
May Seventeenth

Corporal Stanley IIummrl, at
present stationed at the Dover Air
Base. Will give piano concert il
the high school auditorium on
Thursday. May Il. at >:15. He has
given Il number of concerts i'll
Delaware and now Milford is To
hear this talented soldier. Cor
poral Hummcl began his study of
the piano at the early age OF five.
and at eight had already played
in Il recital He made his debut in
musical circles in New York City
at nineteen years of age. Corporal
Hummel studied in Saltzbur2. Aus
tra. and at Juilliard School in New
York City. lie has appeared yearly
in ToVU IIaN or Carnegie Han
since 1884 Recent press coHIHtnta
nave given him as much praise as
ever comes to an artist with out
standing ability such as his. Some
times doing his own arrangements
of Well known compositions. they
are the ones that any audience
would enjoy and applaude for NOR"
and more No tickets will be sold
for this concert. because of service
rcgUlatiOns. but silver offering
will be taken This opportunity to
hear some of tie worlds best music
comes so seldom to Milford and
vicinity that Il large attendance is
assured.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-04
May Day Fete Is
Planned At Wesley
Will Garry Out Old English Gus
tom At Dover college Tomorrow

All Will not be quiet on the IVES
ley Front" tomorrow. Saturday,
May ; when the first old English
i" May Day celebration at Wesley
Junior College. including the
croWninG OF the May Queen. May
pole dances. and burlesQue OF an
cient plays will take place.
The 2ayIy cOstumed procession
OF students and faculty will begin
lit 4:3o p IN. with the regal walk
to the throne on the front campus.
whore Maid Marian will perform
the ritual.
English maidens will dance
around the Maypole. BurlesQue of
Shakespeare's The Tanning of the
Shrew" and 'Pyramus and Thisbe
will be staged on the campus. The
gay costumes OF the English maid
ems of the EliZabethian period, the
queen and her court. the process
sion Of English ladies and gentle
men. and OF Queen Elizabeth
mingled with the capering of tn,
hobby horses. the pranks OF the
testers. the stilt-walkers. and the
little milkmaidenS will convey al
air of excitement and festivity.
The Wesleyites invite the public
to be their guests on the Wesley
Junior College Campus for the oc-
CaSiOn
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-04
Odd Fellows To
Confer Degree g
Monday Night
Visitors Expected From
Smyrna and Rehoboth,
Attended Divine Ser
vices Last Sunday.

Members of Crystal Fount Lodge,
planning to confer the initiatory de
gree ON class of candidates
next Monday evening. May eth, in
their spacious Temple on North
Walnut Street.
Wallace r. McFaul Degree Mas
ter, announced today that this de-
gree is one of the most impressive
conferred by the Lodge and will be
enacted in full torn. Ali members
of the lodge are requested to be
present. Visitors are expected To
be present from Smyrna and RcLo-
both.
Last Sunday morning in observ-
ance Of the founding of Odd Eel
lowship in 1919 by Thomas Wildey.
forty-twO members of the lodge
attended divine services at First
Presbyterian Church. Rev. John
NJ. DeChant. pastor. delivered an
inspiring sermon to commemorate
the l26th anniversary of the found
ing of the Order
AT tie close of the business meet
ing last Monday evening, Past No
bic Grand Louis Wright and his
committee of refreshment and so
cial stewards provided an inSpira
tional social hour in the banquet
room, which was enjoyed by every
Odd Fellow fortunate enough to bt
present
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-04
1000 File State Tax
Returns On April 80
About 91.000 OF 100000 TaxableS
Present Forms On Time

An estimated 1000 persons filed
their state income tax return on
1914 income on the final day of
the current filing period on Mon
day, April 30 Officials said il was
by far the heaviest day for filing
during the 'ruSh' week. Doors
were closed at 9 o'clock Monday
night. but clerks remained on duty
until everyone in the offices had
lilpd.
Mailed returns on Monday were
believed to have exceeded in num-
ber those filed Monday personally,
and a mail double that volume was
anticipated at the State Tax Office
on Tuesday morning. If postmark-
ed before midnight April 30. the
returns are accepted without pen
atty.
Officials estimated that exclusive
of the mailed returns expected on
Tuesday morning. approximately
1000 Ocf the estimated 100000
Delawareans required to file. had
done so Gy closing time Monday
night. No real delinquents are eX-
pected. officials said. Most of those
who will not have filed, they said,
Will be service men, for whom
there is special provision.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-04
State Meat Supply
Will Be Cut Further
OPA Order Prov ide> For Licensing
Oi Local SlaughtrrcrS

DclaWarc'S meat supply already
low will be further reduced. otil
cials predict, through the OPA or
der lrOvidin@ for the licensing of
local SlauGhtcrcrs by that agency.
l'HUrr the operation of the order.
less meat Will 90 to the smaller
locul sIau2ilr,rcrs who now proyid"
a large proportion of the states re-
tail meat supply. ana more Will 30
TO tederallY-lnSpcctcd SlaugEtcrerS
subject to hoaVy-Srt-uS orders
requiring them to turn a large part
of their meat production over t.
government procurement agencies.
an OpA official explained
The order officially went into ef-
feet this week, but the OPA actually
will not have its N,rli~rS issued uu
til about May II
Ali existing ilccmS,.s ,u1 per
nits. issued by tho War Food Ad-
ministration which formerly had
control in this field. were revoked
it was announced by Charles W
lIardtsty. Delaware OPA director
However. the Slaughter"rS are eX-
pected to continue To operate as
usual until the OpA can issue its
licenses.
The OPA will license all Glass
SlaughtererS which includes AL
nOn-fcderally inspected slaughter-
crs. except farm slaughterers. The
latter. in Class >. will get permits
from local war price and ratiOnin2
boards The Acknowledgements
slaughterers of which there are
two in Delaware are not limited
by the present order.
The Class slaughtererS includ,
several large Wilmington store
which slaughter for their own use
All in this class will be required t
register with the district OPA office
which will assign quotas based OF
the live weight slaughtered durin!
1914 The size Of the quotas wa
not indicated. but they are expect
cd to cut the volume Of meat turn
ed ont hv this group Of slaughter
rrS.
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