davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Parents Of Mrs. Epes
To Testify for State
In Murder Trial Today
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 18-The
State today planned to call the
parents of Mary Lee Williams Epes
to the stand in the trial to convict
her husband of murder.
1t. Samuel c. Epes of Richmond,
Va. ~, calmly heard the prosecu-
ton yesterday attempt to develop a
love triangle motive in his trial on
a charge Of "suffocating and pois-
oning" his wife.
His account to officers of finding
her body in their apartment here
after she had taken pain-relieving
capsules last January 27, then of
burying her in foxhole at nearby
Fort Jackson, was recounted by Maj.
Larry Gaines fort provost marshal,
soon after the trial opened.
Love Triangle introduced.
The prosecution introduced its
love triangle charge with a letter
allegedly written by Epes to Nelson
Kingsland at Lake Charles, La,
after he had met her while he was
on maneuvers near there in 1914.
Nelson dear: This will be the last
letter you will receive from me, "
began one letter purportedly written
after Mrs. Epes' death. &c" =" how
ever. the police have found out about
my knowing you
Get some good man worthy OF
you and take my blessing for happi-
ness and remember that I loved
you"
Suicide Idea Hinted.
In letters TO his parents and to
Maj. Gaines that were read in court,
Epes intimated intentions of suicide
that preceded inflicted razor
slashings of his throat and wrists
while at the fort hospital. in
February.
Maybe I have gone crazy or
cracked under the strain one let
ter said.
Police Chief L. J. Campbell said
Epes had told him he had spent a
week end with Miss Kingsland.
Other police officers testified that
on January 20, Epes had reported
his wife missing after a downtown
shopping tour.
They recounted unearthing her
body on February IA, from the fox
hole grave to which Epes directed
them.
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Survivor Of Langley
Found Java Free Of
Real Atrocities
By the Associated Press.

BATAVIA, Sept. Is Delayed)
1t. Comdr. Thomas Alton Donovan,
a survivor of the seaplane tender
Langley which was sunk off the
Java coast early in 1912, said today
the Japanese had committed mo
real atrocities against American
prisoners of war on Java 80 far as
he knew" r'
Comdr. Donovan, senior officer
among liberated Americans here,
has a wife and two children living
at San Diego, Calf. He has never
seen his 41a-year-old son, who was
born in San Diego after his wife
was evacuated from Manila before
the start of war in the Pacific.
Five Direct Hits on Tender.
In describing his three and one
half years of journeyings as a Jap
anese prisoner, Comdr. Donovan
said he knew of cases of American
officers who had been beaten, but
declared he had no knowledge of
atrocities such as have been re-
ported elsewhere. Other American
and British prisoners, however, re-
counted systematic beatings and
other brutalitieS.
Comdr. Donovan, who served on
the Langley as first lieutenant and
damage control officer, said 16 Japa-
nese planes scored five direct hits
on the tender on February 27, 1912,
but declared it was the numerous
misses, piercing the hull with
thousands of fragments. which
finally sank the ship.
Prisoners of war here include sur
vivors of the Texas 131st Field Ar
tillery. Names of many of the
Americans, however, have diSap-
peared from the records because the
japanese confiscated all writings
when the prisoners were moved
from one camp to another
Americans here also include four
officers and IA enlisted men from
the destroyer Pope and two men
from the submarine Perch. Both
vessels were lost in the Java Sea in
1912.
Went Down Under Cruiser Guns.
The Pope, which disappeared
without a trace in the Java Sea
battle, was victim of a combined
air and sea assault, and finally
went down under the 8-inch guns
of cruiser, Richard Antrim of
Peru, Ind. a survivor, said.
MI. Antrim, liberated war priS-
orer. was arbitrarily appointed a
lieutenant commander by his senior
officer, also a prisoner, for prestige
purposes in dealing with the Jap
aneSe.
Mr.. Antrim said the Pope, along
with the British cruiser Exeter and
the British destroyer Encounter, was
sunk in an engagement with dive
bombers and nine to II japanese
ships, after emerging almost un-
scathed from the MacasSar and
Bali Straits battles.
Casualties aboard the Pope were
80 out of the complement of 152,
Mr.. Antrim said. Many survivors
died later in japanese custody. Mr..
Antrim was one of four officers and
l3 men rescued here.
Evening star., 1945-09-18
1000 u. ). Aides Hear
Admiral CochraneC Cite
War Fund Necessity

Spurred on by an admiral, Gov
ernment workers set out today tc
make a grateful world laugh again
with ocean-going showboats for
American sailors, food for the hun
CRY and comfort for the stricken.
Vice Admiral Edward L. Coch-
rane, chief of the Bureau of Ships
told them at Community War
Fund kickoff rally that the pur-
pose of the campaign this year 'is
to promote laughter at home and
abroad" Although the drive for
S4,970,000 officially opens Saturday,
solicitations among Government
workers began today
Before more than 1000 campaign
workers who braved yesterdays
rain to attend the rally in the De-
partment Auditorium, Admiral
Cochrane said he saw people in
Europe laugh for the first time in
years when they received relief sup
plies donated through the Com
munity War Fund.
The Navy plans with help from
this years donors to send USO
shows to it's men in the Pacific on
showboats equipped with public
address system. monographs. can
teens and ice cream plants, he an
nounced.
Declares Need is Pressing.
Their need perhaps is even more
pressing now that the thrill of the
actual campaign is gone," he said
More is being done and planned
for them than they needed during
the war"
MAJ. Thomas A. Mesereau, who
left Luzon to lead the first Ameri-
can troops into Japan, said that the
Filipinos won the right to any help
we can give them by giving infor-
nation to the invading troops.
1T is lot better to know there
are 20 Japs in a building than to
go in and find out" he remarked.
Evening star., 1945-09-18
China Will Deport
All Jap Civilians
To Home Islands
By the Associated Press.


SHANGHAI, Sept. 1S.-All jap
anese civilians in China-every
Japanese man, woman and child in
the entire country-will be deported
to Japan. Gen. Ho Ying- chin, COM
mander of Chinese field forces, told
correspondents at a press confer
ence yesterday.
The Japanese civilians will be
segregated, the general said, until
the shift could be made. In Shang-
hal, for example, they will be con-
fined to the Hongkew district, long
known as Little Tokyo" The shift
into the Hongkew district started
today and must be completed within
three days.
Japanese troops in the Shangha1
area, meanwhile, will be moved
within the next five days to con-
centration zones, there to await
transport to Japan.
Gen. Ho said the Chinese woulo
not treat the defeated foe as equals
but at the same time they should
not brood over revenge and shoulc
not "unduly humiliate" innocent
civilians and officers and men who
had laid down their arms.
The general took particular pains
to emphasize that Shanghai is com
pletely under Chinese sovereignty
and from now on only Chinese Law
would prevail and no one was tt
have any special privileges.
Meanwhile, it was disclosed thai
all members of the hated and fearec
Japanese gendarmerie in Shangha
now are in custody and at least the
leaders are facing trial as wal
criminals.
The gendarmerie. thousand!
strong, conducted terror campaign!
in Shanghai and operated the no
torious bridge house, one of tht
wars worst torture dens. Even the
| japanese feared the secret police.
Evening star., 1945-09-18
AttIee and WoveII
To Speak on India
By the Associated Press.

1S Inc ASsOCldIeQ fTesS.
LONDON, Sept. 16-Prime Minis
ter Attlee and Viceroy Lord Wayell
will explain Britain's views on the
troublesome Indian situation in sep
srate broadcasts tomorrow.
Lord Wavell will speak from New
Delhi at GAS am. 02:15 am. E. w
t. the All-India radio announced
while Mr. Attlee will speak from
London at 9:15 pm. (4:15 pm. E
w. TD
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Home County in Ohio
| To Honor Admiral Kino

BY the Associated Press.
LORAIN, Ohio, Sept. 18.-Admiral
Ernest J. King will be guest OF
honor at his home county's victory
celebration here October 6 and Z
the Chamber of Commerce an
nounced today
Others invited to the Lorair
County observance include Senators
Taft and Burton and Gov. Frank J
| LauSche.
Evening star., 1945-09-18
UNRRA to Give Aid
To Warsaw Poles

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 18.-UNRRA sait
last night 1t had concluded forma
agreement to supply relief to the
Polish Provisional Government ir
Warsaw
The relief agency said it already
had shipped $4,000 tons of food anc
$4,000 tons of other supplies te
Poland.
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Veterans to Hear Bennett

Representative Bennett. Repub-
lican, of New York, who defeated
former Representative Hamilton
Fish during the last congressional
election, will be guest speaker Oc-
tobers2 at the next meeting of Post
No. So at the Jewish War Veterans
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Food
Continued From First Page

abroad even if 1t meant continued
rationing.
Text of Statement.
The text of the Presidents state
ment follows:
! The United States Government is
now in position to fulfill the main
requests of Europe-with the ex-
ception Of sugar, fats and oilS-from
this date until January l as these
requests have been stated to it by
the governments of the liberated
countries and by UNRRA.
Provision of the supplies thus re-
quested does not, however, mean
that the civilian populations of Eu-
rope will reach even minimum
level of subsistence, and much Suf-
fering may be expected during the
coming winter in certain areas of
the continent.
The limiting factor in meeting
the minimum needs of the liberated
peoples is no longer one of shipping
For the moment, in the case of most
commodities, it is no longer prob
lem of supply. Today it is primarily
two-fold financial problem; first,
to work out credits or other finan-
cial arrangements with the Euro
pean governments; second, to make
additional funds available to
UNRRA for emergency relief.
This Government is bending every
effort to find solutions to this prob
lem, in cooperation with the re-
spective claimants, with a view to
increasing the flow of urgently
needed supplies. Pending such set
Elements this Government is taking
necessary measures in relation to
production, distribution and ship
ping of supplies to insure broad
equitable and continuous flow OF
current stocks and new production
of relief and rehabilitation sup
plies for liberated areas, which it
is anticipated will be required, in
addition to those quantities which
they have already requisitioned.
One purpose of such measures Is
to prevent the dissipation of avail
able supplies in domestic channels
where they are not essential.
Recalls Potsdam Pledge.
When I returned from Potsdam
said, "If we let Europe go cold and
hungry we may lose some of the
foundations of order on which the
hoped-for worldwide peace must
rest. We must help to the limits
of our strength. And we will" That
pledge, made not only to our Allies,
but to the American people, must
be kept. 1t should be made perfectly
clear that, contrary to the belief
OF many, relaxation of rationing on
the home front is not a factor In
the ALLEGATION of relief supplies to
Europe.
The Department of Agriculture
reports that despite the release OF
cheese from rationing controls and
the possible relaxation of domestic
meat rationing, we have sufficient
quantities of meat and dairy prod
ucts to fulfill the requirements
placed upon us by UNRRA and the
paying governments for the las,
} quarter of the year.
Furthermore, should UNRRA Sc,
= cure the additional financial re-
: sources it so urgently needs, ant
the paying governments conclld,
more satisfactory financial ar
rangements, again raising the prob
lem of supply. both the Departmen
of Agriculture and the War Pro
Evening star., 1945-09-18
ADVERTISEMENT.
Gas on Stomach
Relieved in S minutes or
double your money hack

Wnen excess stomach acid causes painful. suoesf-
ing gas, sour stomach and heartburn doctors ususJlv
prescribe the fastest acting medicines known for
yhptonatc reiief-medienes like those in Bell ans
lap soiets No laxative Bell ANS brings comfort in ~
~ my or double your money back return Of bottle
Evening star., 1945-09-18

and keys Saturday, on Thayer st. ne.
MA. 9419 daytime; MI 1858 evening.
r6 D4H
Evening star., 1945-09-18

CORDE BAG, black: lost somewhere in
SW WASHINGTON late Saturday night.
"Kerins" Reward. DI O3O6
Evening star., 1945-09-18

OPAL BROOCH, surrounded with gold links
containing pearls, heirloom, Sunday eve
ming, Aug. j 6. vicinity Takoma Park car
line or taxicab to Sc section Reward.
FIR 532a 2O*
Evening star., 1945-09-18

MUSIC, lost on Mt. Pleasant car around
noon, Friday, September IA. Reward. Call
Evening star., 1945-09-18

DOG, small, black and tan, vicinity 1900
block Wisconsin ave. NV. Phone EN- 4677
FALSE TEETH, upper plate Call AID
1882.
WRIST WATCH. diamond-piatinum; iden.
tify in Getail. Box 255-T, Star 24*
WRIST WATCH, lady's, Bulova; on August
81. 5000 block North Capitol st. win de-
liver on serial No. Identification. RA. 1885.
FOR LOST AND WANTED DOGS, phone
Sligs 81 So, MONTGOMERY COUNTY
ANIMAL SHELTER,
Evening star., 1945-09-18

EYEGLASSES. in Huffer g. Shinn case: lost
on bus between Temple Hills, Md, and 18th
and F StS Reward Spruce 0o09-J
Evening star., 1945-09-18

know that he is not happy without them
A reward is offered for his return and if
any one has him, will that person please
call either the home of Frank Perry, at
Trinidad 6992, or Goldenbergs, at National
6542? We will be more than glad to come
for him, regardless of what part of the
city he NAV he in 49,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
Ration Reminders

SUGAR-Stamp No. 81, in Ration
Book four, good for five pounds, thru
February %. Stamp 30 good from
February | through June ,.
ROCESS SEQ FOODS - Blue
lamps Ks through rs and Az thru
- in War Ration book 4, each good
for ten points. Stamps through BIZ
valid through March 81. CO through
CO valid through April %. H-2 thru
M-2 which became valid Thursday,
February /, good through June 2.
MEATS, FATS, Etc.-Red stamps
Q-5 thru Do in Ration Book 4, each
good for ten points. Stamps Q-5 thru
S-5 valid thru March 81. TO thru
X-5 valid thru April %. Y-5 thru D-2,
which became valid on January %,
good thru June 2.
Consumers will get meats-fats
points and cents for each pound of
waste kitchen fats and greases taken
meat markets.
SHOES-Airplane stamps /, 2 and
in book 9 each valid for one pair.
antilles may pool coupons of all
Members living in the same household.
GASOLINE - Ala coupons good
or four gallons each through March
81.
Motorists must write State regis
tration and license number on the
face of all COUPONS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
Fifteen Counties
Oppose Proposed
Home Rule Measure
Local Commissioners Attend
Committee in Annapolis and
Declare Opposition

Almost unanimous opposition tc
"home rule" in Maryland as repre-
scented in a trio of bills now before
the General Assembly. was voiced
last Thursday by members and rep
rescntatives Of boards of county COM
missioncrs from sixteen Maryland
counties.
They appeared before the joint
Senate Judicial Proceedings and
House Judiciary committees to ex-
press their opinions of the measures
which would cXpcnd legislative powers
of county commissioners and at the
same time remove those local law
making prerogatiyes from the Gen
cral Assembly. Jonas Sines, Com
missioner, and attorney, E. r. Jones,
attended the meeting before the COM
mittees and were opposed to the
measures.
Various Representatives objected on
the ground that commissioners would
be subjected to pressure groups"
constantly if they took over law-mak-
ing powers. Others objected to taking
the powers from the General Assem-
bly, at all while others objected to
provisions which would provide for
creation of pension and merit systems
among county employees and require
them to fix salaries of clerks, Judges,
jurors and other officials.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01

hours daily, and with the lack of
manpower as it now exists this would
be an impossible task, according the
men responsible for the opening of
the roads.-Editor
Dolores Knox, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Knox, of the Flatwoods
community, was taken to Memorial
Hospital, Cumberland, for an appen-
dectomy.
Mrs. Isaac X Metzler, wife of the
Rev, |. K. Metzler, of the Glades set
Element, is also a surgical patient in
the hospital, having entered the insti-
tuition last Sunday afternoon.
Miss Helen Glotfelty, student at
State Teachers College, F'rostburg,
spent the week end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Orval c. Glotfelty, at
their home near here.
Mrs. June Beachy, of near Grants
vile, visited at the Orval Glotfelty
home last Sunday.
Mrs Jonas Bcachy returned home
last Sunday from a brief visit with
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01

Mr.. and Mrs Henry L. burst were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen Baker, at Lake Louise.
Mrs. Fern Epstein left Thursday
FOR Boston, Mass, to spend the week
end with her husband, Benny Epstein,
5 Sc, uSN.
Mrs. Joseph Fahey spent several
lays in Cumberland with her sister
in-law, Mrs George Hughes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Baker enter
aimed at dinner Sunday evening the
following guests, Misses Josephine
Cape and Marie Harbrant of Con-
nellsville, Pa; Misses Emily Miller,
Virginia Bremen and Georgia Bren-
men, and George K. Bremen, of Scott
dale, Pa.
Clarence Wiley, VINO spent the past
month in Akron, Ohio, where he I'M
derwent a successful surgical opera
ton in one of the city's hospitals,
returned to his home at Bittinger
last Sunday, accompanied by Mrs.
Wiley.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Ross, of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
EVANSVILLE

The Woman's Society of Christian
Service of the Grantsville Methods
church held its first meeting of the
year at the home of Mrs. John Ramp
with Mrs. Olin Yoder as joint hostess
Completes Project
The Home Economics Club of the
Grantsville High school has completed
it's first civic project for the school
year. The girls in the club have do
mated thirty dollars to the Newton
D. Baker Hospital, in Martinsburg
to aid in the "Meet the wife cam
paign." In the program the money
is used to pay the railroad fare fol
the mans wife to come to visit hel
husband there in the hospital for a
week This is prize that is given
away once a month to the married
man who has done the most outstand-
ing job as patient in the hospital.
In addition to the project, the girls
of the club have cleaned and redeco-
rated furniture for the girls lounge
and sold garden seeds.
Given Commentator
1t. John w. Boucher, USNR., who
recently returned from the European
theater of war, and wife, of Richmond,
Va, visited 1t. Boucher's mother,
Mrs. Melissa Boucher. Tt< following
official report concerning 1t. Bou-
chcr's services in the Navy, has been
released by the Navy Department:
"FOr courageous performance of duty
during the assault on the beaches of
Normandy, It. J. W. Boucher, USNR.,
Of Richmond, has been awarded a
letter OF commendation by Admiral
Harold R. Stark, U. S. N, COM
manding officer of an L. C. T. 1t.
Boucher beached his ship and tow
of high explosives, June 7, when the
beach approaches were not cleared of
mines, and while the beach itself was
under continuous sea and military at
tack. Delivery of these explosives to
the army, when they were urgently
needed, contributed in no small mea-
sure to the success of the assault"
1t. and Mrs Herbert NJ. Beckett,
of New Orleans, La, visited Mrs.
Beckctt's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Beachy, enroute to San Francisco,
California. Another daughter, Mrs.
Dewey Bittinger, of Akron, Ohio, is
also visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs George d. Edwards,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
Seizure of Ward
Stores Is Ruled
Illegal by Judge

The government lost its suit against
Montgomery Ward and Company
when Federal Judge Philip L. Sulli-
van ruled that President Roosevelt
nad neither statutory nor constitu-
-ional authority to order Army seiz-
IRE of sixteen company properties.
The army control will continue un-
til there is decision of an appeal.
The Judge said it was with con-
siderable reluctance" that he reached
the conclusion He added that for the
duration employers, employees and
unions on the home front should make
a determined effort to adjust their
labor disagreements without resort
ing to strikes and lockouts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
MT. LAKE PARK

We folks out here during this 80
inclcmcnt" weather (and we do mean
"nclement"), see so few passersby
However, the birds are we'll worth
watching, and it is amazing how
many there are of different kinds
This has been hard winter on them
and more than anytime for many
wears they have depended on their
friends for food. Unfortunately, not
many Of us raised any of that old
standby-sunhoWer seeds-the chief
consumers of which are red birds,
chickadees and titmice. But for the
sparrows, nuthatches and woodpeck
ers and the unwanted blackbirds or
crows, suct and bread crumbs will
take care of them. In fact, we took
note that they were glad to get any
thing, even scraps from the table
One of the first signs Of spring is
when that robin appears, This first
one is usually that one that has re-
manned with us all winter, but in Sc
we're weather betook himself to deep
thickcts, and now, as they say or the
radio. a message from our local game
warden, Wiley yelling: "1f anyone
knows where there are game birds or
if they have them near their premi-
SEES and need food for them, please
II, 7
that you get the food. The State Con-
servation of Maryland has provided
wardens with the proper feeding for
our game birds. SO see or phone me
and the birds will be taken care Of"
Personals
Mrs. George Zimmerman, who has
been i'll for several months, was taken
to Memorial Hospital, Cumberland,
on Saturday, where she remains in
critical condition.
Friends here and elsewhere in the
county will be saddened to learn that
Mrs. George Stewart Brown, of Bal
timore, well-known summer resident,
fell on an icy pavement in Baltimore
and suffered a badly fractured arm
one day last week.
The Neighborhood Club will meet
on Wednesday, February 7, at the
home of Mrs Mabel Brock Assisting
hostesses will be Mrs. Fred Beachy
and Mrs. Rccce Burns.
E. O. Wonderly, who is surgical
patient in Memorial Hospital, Cum
berland, is doing nicely and will be
able to return home shortly.
William Landon. Jr, Y, USN, spent
short time here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. E. Landon, on Wednes,
day. He has returned to New York
for further assignment
Mrs, DELPHI Calls and brother, Al
bert Sisk, spent part of last week witt
Mrs. Calls brother and sister-in-law
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sisll, in Guam
tico, Va.
A very quiet wedding was solemn
ized at the Baptist parsonage, Loci
Lynn, on Friday, January 10Th whel
Miss Eloisc Michael. of Schcrr, W
Va, was united in marriage will
Warren Haslakcr, of Maysvillc, W
Va. Only members of the immediat
families were present including Mrs
Michael, mother Of the bride an
Mrs. Ray Paugh, an aunt.
At meeting Of the Boy Scout boar
Of Review last Wednesday evening
Douglas Dawson, Paul Wood and Kan
Smith, members of Troop 70 Of tn
Park, qualified for fourteen MGR
badges. Members of the Board preser
were f. d. Bitte and S. Townshen
Naylor, Of Oakland. Rev. Rccce Burr
is the ScOutmaStcr
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
T. b. Clinic Scheduled

The regular monthly tuberculosis
clinic. conducted by the Maryland Tu-
bcrculosis association, will be held in
the health office, court house, Oak
land, on Wednesday morning, Feb
ruary ID, beginning at 9 o'clock.