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Evening star., 1945-01-02
War Problems
Face Maryland
Legislators
Assembly to Open
Tomorrow After
Coucuses Tonight
Py the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 2-Mem-
bers of the Maryland Legislature
will gather in Annapolis tonight for
the traditional General Assembly
eve caucuSes of the two major
parties.
The 130th session of the Legisla-
ture will open officially at noon to-
morrow in Maryland's historic state
house.
Problems resulting from the war,
mainly those relating to veterans
and adjustment to peacetime econ
omy, will be prominent on the legis-
lative calendar
The Democrats members, over
whelmingly in the majority in both
the House of Delegates and the Sem
ate. will nominate candidates for
Speaker of the House and President
of the Senate at their caucus in the
statehouse-and their selections are
sure to gain the two posts. The
Democrats will also select their ma
jority floor leaders.
COP to Elect Floor Leaders. !,
The Republicans will hold their
caucus in Carvel Hall and will select
the minority floor leaders.
Indications were that Senator
James j.. Lindsay of Baltimore
County and Delegate John S. White
of Prince Georges would be returned
as Senate President and Speaker, re-
spectively. Both held those posts at
the special session of last spring.
Delegate Leo Moore of Hartford
was the only other avowed candi-
date for the speakership. Anticipat-
ing Eastern Shore and Central
Maryland strength for Mr. Moore,
some quarters gave him fair
chance of unseating Mr.. White.
Tomorrows opening session of the
two houses will be brief and routine
Both houses will adjourn to recon-
vene Jointly in the lower chamber
about 2:30 pm. to hear Gov. O'Con-
or's opening address.
200 Bills Prepared.
The introduction of bills. selection
of committees and the other pre-
liminary business will get under way
Thursday. The Legislative Council
has more than 200 bills prepared for
introduction within the first few
days of the 90-day session.
All sources are in agreement that
the 1945 session will be one of the
quietest in years. Only two ques-
tions-those of more "home rule" for
counties and municipalities and the
perennial drive for control of build
ing associations-were expected to
provide much controversy.
Two delegates remain to be ap-
pointed by Gov. o 'Conor. They will
be successors to Benjamin G. Will
kinson, jr., of Montgomery who died
Saturday. and John B. Conway of
Baltimore, who resigned to devote
full time to his law business.
Evening star., 1945-01-02

The two flying officers were MEM
bers of a BLACK cat" squadron of
Phys and Capt. Dunlap was their
boss in 1943 and 1914. 1t. Gordon
won the Congressional Medal for
rescuing Is Army flyers marooned on
RATS off Kavieng. The rescue, which
required four separate landings on
rough waters, was made under heavy
enemy fire.
The Silver Star was won by 1t.
Dilworth for sinking 5,7o0-ton en-
emy transport and knocking out a
lighthouse off New Guinea while un-
der heavy opposition from a flock of
Jap Zeros,
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Jormon to Address PTA

DR.. B. H. Jarman, educational di-
rector of Arlington County schools,
will speak on THE Physical Aspects
OF Child Growth in the first of a
series of lectures by the child study
group of Patrick Henry Parent
Teacher Association at 2:30 pm.
Friday at Thomas Jefferson Junior
High School, TIC South Fillmore
street, Arlington,
Evening star., 1945-01-02

He said he likes his work at the
torpedo station and expects to con-
tinue working there as long as he
Is needed. After that he expects to
buy or huilo q home and equip .
machine shop. Then he will put a
sign outside the house reading,
"Children's toys repaired free OF
charge.
In that way / can play Santa
Claus all year around Mr.. Hoke
said. 7 have no children but
like all youngsters. and repairing
their toys will give me something to
do which wort cost me much or tie
me down. If I want I can always
take time OF for hunting or fishing
trips"
Evening star., 1945-01-02
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Thank All Workers,

The local salvage group said that
TT is always difficult to express the
heartfelt appreciation of this COM
mittee, particularly in that there
are so many who are deserving. To
the area salvage chairman and their
workers, especially the boys who
have given so much during the past
year, go our deepest thanks"
The committee also expressed
gratitude for the salvage work of
parent-teacher associations. school
children, radio stations and to ''the
newspapers. The Star. the Times
Herald. the Post, the News, the
Washington Shopping News, the
Afro American and many others"
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Conservation Rule SOUGHT

Every person cutting down one.
tree on state property in Chile would
be obliged to plant three. according
tn terms of proposed forest code.
This plan was among those advo-
Gated by members of recent con-
servation conference held in Santi-
ago. An area at least equal to that
|deforested must be replanted, 1t was
advocated.
Evening star., 1945-01-02
AWVS Seeks Drivers;
Glasses Stdft Todoy

The American Women's Voluntary
Services has appealed for more
drivers for its ambulance and sta
ton wagons
Courses for volunteers began to-
day at AWVS headquarters, 1920
Twenty second street NV.
Evening star., 1945-01-02


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Evening star., 1945-06-15
'On the Roll of Honor

meridian Hall, Sixteenth ano
Euclid streets NV.
I'd 1t. John J. Long, son of John
j. Long, 40 Girard street NE.
Pfc. Warren d. Osburn, whose
wife, Mrs, Virginia Osburn, lives
at 1247i2 Wisconsin avenue NV.
1st 1t. Audrey c. Ross, whose
wife, Mrs. Margaret G. Ross, lives
at 3215 Chestnut street NE.
Pfc. Bruce r. Yates, son of Mrs
Marion M. Yates, 1912 D street NE
I'd 1t. Fred w. Willis. jr.. whose
wife, Mrs. Patricia C. w. Willis, lives
at 1922 H street NV.
Sergt. George j. Craten, son OF
Mrs. S. Craten, 1920 King street
Alexandria, Va.
I Sergt. Conrad S. Geier, jr., son
of Mrs. Regina w. Geier, Route /
Mclean, Va.
Maj. Alfred G. Lambert, jr., son
of Mrs. Alfred G. Lambert, 2611
Holly street, Alexandria, Va.
Sergt. Lewis J. Petit, son of Mrs.
Margaret Petit, 808 Franklin street,
Alexandria, Va.
I'd 1t. John ]. Rogers, son of Mrs.
Florence M. Rogers, 22O E. Duncan
avenue, Alexandria, Va.
The following men were also
listed as liberated on today's cas-
ualty list. Stories about them ap-
peared in The Star on the follow
ing dates, and after next of kin
were notified:
Pfc. Gordon Grantham, whose
wife, Mrs. Mabel W. Grantham,
lives at 1101 East Capitol street
Sc, June /.
S/Sergt. Alfred LIE Sage, whose
wife, Mrs. Margie r. LIE Sage, lives
at $50 Lebaum street Sc, May "a.
I'd 1t. Robert G. Lancaster, son
of Mrs. Naomi K. Lancaster, Nc
Lean Gardens, 1851 Langley court
NV, June 6.
Pvt. George E. Sauer, son of E. G
Sauer, 1924 Orchard street NV,
May 13.
S/Sergt. Stephen L. Silvestro, son
Of Mrs. Mary E. Silvestro. 1910 Fort
Totten drive NE, May 81.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Japan Admits Raids
On Plane Production
May Bring Defeat
By the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.-
japanese propagandists admitted
today they were being beaten by
lack of aircraft production, which
has been wrecked by American
bombing raids, as the home islands
eight regional superintendents were
called to a conference on enforce
ment of war measures"
The Tokyo radio, broadcastine
from war analysis in the Tokyo
newspaper Mainchi, emphasized. the
serious threat posed by increased
American air, supply and repair
bases on Okinawa and asserted "his
(American preparations are not to
be taken lightly"
The enemy is admitting our
planes are superior" the broadcast
boasted even as it bewailed the lack
of air force, and added:
I'm order to smash the enemy
seeking to invade our homeland, our
only road is to make more of these
superior aircraft"
The eight area superintendents
were called to conference next
Tuesday with members of the Japa-
nese cabinet, Domei news agency
reported. Means of continuing de-
fense regionally, if areas are iso-
lated by invasion, will be the theme
of the meeting.
The broadcasts were recorded by
the Federal Communications Com
mission.
Domei also reported that the
cabinet had earmarked $4,000, ,00C
yen for defense measures" in Ko.
rea. Prewar value of the yen was
approximately "a cents.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Families of Men
Policing Europe
May Visit Them
BY The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The War Department promised
today to allow families and fiancees
of servicemen in occupied Europe
to join them when conditions
permit"
In letter to Representative
Margaret Chase Smith, Republican
of Maine, John w. Martyr, admin.
istrative assistant to Secretary OF
War Stimson, said:
you may be confident that the
War Department is fully aware OF
the desirability of dependents ano
flancees proceeding to Europe ano
will certainly relax the present re-
strictions when conditions permit.
Mrs. Smith had suggested that
wives be permitted to join husbands
who are assigned for an indefinite
stay or a period of one year or
more. She said her proposals would
include f1ancees, who would 60 to
Europe for the purpose of marrying
and remaining with their hus-
bands.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Yanks 10 Leave Russian
Zone in Reich by June Il

by the Associated Press.
Acting Secretary of State Grew
today said American troops will
withdraw by June 81 from German
zones of occupation assigned to
Russia.
Mr.. Grew, at news conference,
declined to go further into the mat
ter, asserting it was primarily a
military affair.
Asked if the final lines of demar-
cation between the Russian, British,
American and French zones had
been drawn up, Mr.. Grew said that
was still being negotiated. He in
dicated an announcement might be
made soon.
On June S the four Allied powers
issued declaration assuming su-
preme authority in Germany and
announcing that four zones would
be established, one for Russia in
the east, a British zone in the north
west, an American zone in the
southwest, and a western zone for
France.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Mergner, Fisher Win
Stays Of Execution

The execution of the two men
scheduled to be electrocuted June
20 on flrst-degree murder convic-
tions was postponed today by
Justice Henry A. Schweinhaut of
District Court.
The execution of Frederick c.
Mergner, 46-year-old widower, who
was scheduled to die for the 1943
Staying of Mrs. Charlotte w. Rob-
inson, 80, was postponed until Au-
gust 81, pending action on a petition
for executive clemency or commu-
tation of his sentence by President
Truman. 1t was the second post
ponement for this reason. ..
Julius Fisher, 81, colored, slated to
die for the Staying of Miss Gather
inc Reardon in the Washington
Cathedral Library in March, 1914
won a postponement until October
26, pending action by the Supreme
Court on a petition for review of
his case. Fishers District Court
conviction was affirmed in April by
the Court of Appeals.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Some Veterans Doctors Called
Incompetent by HOSPITAL Head

his orders. His only recourse, he
said, was to go to their commanding
officer, captain in the regular
Army, who might or might not dis
cipline them.
Col. Verdel was followed by Harry
Stansheld, an investigator for the
central Office of the Veterans Ad-
ministration. Mr.. Stansfeld in
vestigated the mistreatment of
patients at Northport which re-
suited in conviction by court-mar-
tial of IS colored soldier attendants
charged with mistreating patients
and the dismissal of seven civilian
attendants.
Mr.. Stansheld said he investi-
gated similar occurrences in vet.
erans' neuropsychiatric hospitals a.
Lyons, N. j., and Chillicothe, Ohio
The committee will inquire intt
these hospitals later.
Mr.. Stansfleld attributed much O.
the difficulty at the New York hos
pital to lack of discipline among
the attendants. Their own officer
had little control over them, MI
Stansfleld said. He added that tn
nurses were afraid of the coloret
soldiers and could not enforce thei
orders, nor could the doctors.
Chairman Rankin said he though
this was an outrage for which tn
War Department was responsible
Il resent the War Departments at
titude toward veterans hospitals,
he told the committee.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Gen. DooIittIe Conferring
With Army Chiefs Here

Back from the West Coast, where
he presumably made plans for re-
deployment of his 9Th Air Force to
the Pacific, 1t. Gen. James H. Doo-
little conferred with War Depart
ment officials today.
Gen. Doolittle arrived by Bit
bomber yesterday from Seattle. He
has spent some time in Los Angeles,
where last Saturday the city gave
him and Gen. George S. Patton a
rousing ovation.
At his home in the Carolyn
Apartments, $500 @ street NV,
Mrs. Doolittle said she had seen the
general only in "glimpses" since his
return and knew nothing of his i'm
mediate plans.
When Gen. Doolittle was here late
last month 1t was announced that
his command was being shifted to
the Pacific and that the 9th Air
Forces Bits and B-24s would be
co-ordinated with the Super Fort
ress attacks on Japan.
While in Seattle the general had
his first ride in Super Fort.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
-Four Injured in Fire
Started by Gasoline

Four persons, including a fireman
were burned last night IN a two
alarm fire at 927 I street NV.
which police said started when a
12-gallon can of gasoline was
dropped behind the building and
apparently ignited by combustion.
Police said the can was dropped
by Robert Kutz, IS, a resident, who
is a truck driver for a gasoline firm
He was carrying it through an area
way behind the four-story brick
structure, according to police.
He burned his hands. After treat
ment at the scene, was charged at
the first precinct with improperly
storing gasoline. He will appear
in Municipal Court today.
Also injured and treated at the
scene were Mr.. Kutz's mother, Ella
81; Pvt. william H. Stewart, No. 6
Engine Co., and Mrs. F. E. Gibson
wife of DR.. F. E. Gibson, owner of
the structure.
DR.. Gibson told police the con-
siderable damage to the first three
floors of the building could not be
estimated Immediately.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Three u. S. Flyers Reported
Aronq 720 Held on Borneo

BRUNEI BAY, Borneo, June Is
P.-The presence on Borneo of 100
mistreated, emanciated Europeans,
Australians and Americans, who
worked at forced labor in the Brunei
vicinity until a month ago, was re-
ported today by Sumatrans who es-
capped from the Japanese.
An educated young Sumatran
who said he was one of 1000 in
termed by the japanese in the Indies
and brought here for forced labor,
said all of the 100 white prisoners
were from Singapore except three
American flyers who crashed near
by last January.
The Sumatran said the group was
taken away by the Japanese soon
after the Australians made their
landing on Tarakan Island on the
opposite side of North Borneo.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Pittsburgh Plans Welcome
For ; Generals, 81 Others
B. the Associated Press

S.
PITTSBURGH, June l5.-Three
generals and 81 other officers and
enlisted men will be welcomed home
from the European theater June Is
with one of the biggest fete's staged
in Pittsburgh, Mayor Cornelius D.
Scully said yesterday.
The generals include two native
Pennsylvanians-Gen. Jacob L. De-
vers, 9th Army Group commander
and temporary head of the 18th
Army Group, and Gen. Joseph T
McNarney, Mediterranean theater
commander. The third is Texas
born 1t. Gen. william H. Simpson
9th Army commander.
The other officers and men are
residents of Pennsylvania, Ohio anc
West Virginia. All will be flown here
by plane directly from Germany
Mayor Scully said.
PARIS, June Is (P).-Gen Jacob
L. Devers, presently commanding
both the 9th and 18th Army groups,
will leave for the United States
next Friday, in a group including
Gen. Joseph T. McNarney and Maj.
Gen. William H. Kepner, who COM
mands the 9th Air Force.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Is SHAEF Officers
Awarded Bronze Star
By the Associated Press.

PARIS, June 15-Twenty- six
American officers assigned to su-
preme Allied headquarters, includ-
ing Gen. Carl SpaatZ and 1t. Gen.
Walter Bedell Smith, were awarded
the Bronze Star yesterday for meri-
torious service in connection with
military operations from May to
May 8-the period Immediately pre-
ceding Germany's surrender.
The citation said, LAS members of
the Supreme Headquarters Allied
Expeditionary Force, they rendered
valuable assistance in the prepara-
tion of documents and plans in con-
nection with Germany's surrender
and in arrangements for the meet
ings in Reims and Berlin between
the representatives of the Allied
nations and the German military
command, at which the terms of
unconditional surrender were
signed"
Besides Gen. Spaatz and Smith,
those receiving the Bronze Star
we're:
Capt. Paul w. Alexander, Brig
Gen. Frank A. Allen. jr.; I'd 1t
George P. Bailey, Maj. Gen. Ray
mond w. Barker, Maj. Ruth M
Briggs of the WAC, Col. Robert @
Brown, Maj. Gen. Harold R. Bull
Capt. Harry c. Butcher, U. S. N. R.;
Col. Edwin N. Clark, Maj. Gen
Robert w. Crawford, Capt. Richard
H. Davis, Brig. Gen. Thomas J
Davis, Col. Wilbur S. Elliott, 1t
Leonard D. Holder, Maj. Gen. Fran
els H. Lanahan, jr.; Capt. Milton L
Magulis, Brig. Gen. Robert A, Nc
Clure, Col. James B. Moore, Maj
Fritz E. Oppenheimer, I'd 1t. Georg'
Reinhardt, Col. Abram H. Rosenfeld
jr.; Maj. Gen. David M. Schlatter
Col Hayden N. Smith and Col
Evening star., 1945-06-15
By GARTER BROOKE JONEs


Some of the Army doctors as
signed to the veterans neuropsy-
chiatric hospital at Northport, N. Y.
where patients were reported beaten
were incompetent and Indifferent
Col. Louis F. Verdel, manager and
chief medical officer of the institu-
ton, told the House Veterans Com
mittee in executive session.
This was diclosed today by Chair
man Rankin, who explained that
Col. Verbal had been allowed to
give part of his testimony yester-
day in executive session, but that
the committee had decided there
was no reason his entire recital
should not be made public. Only
the names of patients were deleted
from the record. Mr.. Rankin said
When Col. Verdel was asked ii
open session If he considered five
medical officers recently detailed te
Northport competent to practice ir
hospital for nervous and menta
disorders, he replied that he woule
rather not say.
In executive session, Mr.. Rankir
said, Col. Verdel told the committe'
that some of the Army doctors sen
to him were not only incompetent
but indifferent to their duties, ant
uninterested in the work"
The chairman added that befor,
the hearings were completed tn,
War Department would be asked Il
explain why it sent such doctors Il
veterans hospitals and why 1t as.
signed as attendants soldiers re.
sponsible to no one excepta& a&he OH.
GERS in charge of their detachments
who were not medical officers.
Col. Verdel said he had no au.
thority over more than 300 soldier.
sent to Northport as attendants ane
they sometimes refused to carry ou
Evening star., 1945-06-15
.WMAL Program to Mark
B-2o Roid Anniversary

The first anniversary of Super
Fortress attacks on Japan will be
commemorated in a special broad
cast from Guam on The Fighting
AAF,'' official Army Air Forces
broadcast over WMAL and the
American Broadcasting Co. tomor-
row from l:30 to 2 pm.
1t. Gen. Barney M. Giles, COM
manding general of the AAF Pacific
Ocean Areas; Col. James B. Garcia
Of Holidays Cove, w. Va, who par
ticipated in the first 10th Bomber
Command strike on Yawata a year
ago today, and S/Sergt. Bert M.
Jordan of Enid, Okla, crew chief
who acted as gunner on the famed
Doolittle B-25 raid on Tokyo in
1912, will broadcast from a B-29
base In the Mariannas.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Grew Hits Criticism
Over Arrest Of Six in
Leak Of War DATA

Acting Secretary of State Grew
said today that it seems to him
there is lot of shooting at imag-
mary Indians behind the bushes
in some criticism of the State De-
partment regarding arrests of six
persons recently on charges in
volving alleged traffic in secret doc
uments.
Telling press conference that he
wanted to straighten out few facts
In connection with the recent ar
rests, Mr.. Grew emphasized that
there was no consideration what
ever of any ideas or any ideals held
by any individuals concerned"
Some State Department critics
have charged that the persons ar
rested were singled out primarily
because they were friendly to the
so-called Communist regime in
North China and had opposed the
American Governments policy of
supporting Chang Kai-shek's Ma
tional government in China.
mo Mystery"
There isn't any mystery about
this at al /" Mr.. Grew said. I'VE
heard somebody in the chicken coop
and went to see who was there and
what we found has been announced
publicly"
The Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation on June announced the ar
rest of John Stewart Service, State
Department foreign service officer;
Emmanuel S. Larsen, specialist in
the State Departments China Di-
vision; 1t. Andrew Roth, U. S. N.
R.; Philip j. Jaffe, editor of the
Magazine AmeraSia; Kate Louise
Mitchell, a co-editor of Amerasia,
and Mark Julius Gayn, author, on
charges of conspiring to violate a
section OF the espionage statute
covering unauthorized transmission
and possession of confidential in
formation.
Mr.. Grew said that sometime pre-
viously the State and Navy Depart
ments had asked the FBI to deter
mine the facts about a substantial
traffic in secret documents affecting
the national defenses" and that
ample grounds had been found to
cause arrests"
Did Not Know Names.
Emphasizing that the investiga-
ton had been entirely in the hands
of the Justice Department, Mr..
Grew said he. personally, did not
know the names of any of the indi-
viduals involved or that Amerasia
was implicated until about week
before the arrests.
AS for 1t. Roth Mr. Grew
added, Il did not know that he had
written a book which is reported to
contain chapter critical of me. I
first heard of 1t. Roths book in a
broadcast on June TO-"
At Government request, the cases
of 1t. Roth, Larsen and Service were
continued yesterday until II am.
June 25, at which time hearing
will be held before United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turnage.
Robert M Hitchcock, special as
sistant to the Attorney General,
made the request because he had re-
turned to the city only Monday
and had not had time to study the
case fully.
Bond of $4,000 in each case was
continued by Mr.. Turnage,