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Evening star., 1945-02-17
Prosecutor Chosen
AS Epes Murder Probe
.Centers on Woman
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCIATED freS6.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 1.-THE
State began preparations yesterday
to bring 1t. Sam C. Epes to trial on
a charge OF numbering his wife as
officers disclosed they had been in
quiring into his friendship with a
Lake Charles Ga) blond in search
of possible motive.
Sheriff T. Alex Heise said Clint r.
Graydon of Columbia, one of the
States leading criminal lawyers,
had been retained to prosecute the
29-year-old Army officer from Rich
mond, Va. Mr.. Graydon was en-
gagged because the Office of solicitor
is vacant owing to the recent death
of Solicitor A. F. Spigner.
1t. Epes led officers to a foxhole
near Fort jackson, where the body
Of his 26-year-old wife, Mrs. Mary
Lee Epes, Jacksonville Fla)
school teacher, was found buried
late Wednesday, is days after she
had been reported missing.
Questioned in Hospital.
In the hospital of the State prison,
he was questioned again yesterday.
He was transferred to the prison
hospital Thursday from Fort
Jackson hospital where he was be-
ing treated for throat and wrist
gashes, described by post officials as
self-inf1icted.
Investigators here said they had
found letters from the Lake Charles
woman in 1t. Epes' apartment with
in three or four days after Mrs. Epes
was reported missing on January 29.
At Lake Charles Sheriff Henry
A. Reid, jr., said he had questioned
the young woman, war plant
worker, and that she had turned
over to him a score of letters which
he forwarded to officers in Column
bia.
The letters, he said, closed with
"love," but he quoted the girl as
saying she and the lieutenant were
merely good friends" She told the
sheriff she did not know the officer
was married until two or three
weeks ago.
Blamed Death on Sedatiye.
When arrested the young officer,
commander of an ambulance unit
at Fort Jackson, declared his wife
died of an overdose of a sleeping
medicine. He admitted he buried
her body but said it was done when
he became panic stricken.
Sheriff Heise, said, however, an
autopsy disclosed head wound and
other apparent marks of violence.
The warrant issued against 1t. Epes
charged him with numbering his
wife "by giving her drugs calcu-
lated to produce death and further
by beatings, mangling, and bruising
her in and about the body.
So far as was known here, no at
torney has been engaged to defend
the lieutenant, whose father is
president of the Epes- Fitzgerald
Paper Co. Of Richmond.
Evening star., 1945-02-17
U. 5. Officers Do Not Expect
Japs 10 Accept Fleet Dare

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17.-NBC
Correspondent Robert Mccormick
reported from Guam today that
American naval officers at advanced
Pacific Fleet Headquarters do not
expect the Japanese Navy to accept
the challenge to battle in waters off
Tokyo.
ut is reasonable to think Japan
will go back to her old strategy and
keep her fleet as a threat to us in
stead of throwing it away in a mad
suicide banzai charge at this time, .
Mr.. Mccormick said.
The enemy fleet may put on a
great act. 1t may sail away grandly
from home ports, ostensibly to do
battle, in the style of Gilbert and
Sullivan operas, then return to port
and tell the Japanese people what
great victories they have won"
Evening star., 1945-02-17
Southworth Plane
Wreckage Located
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Wreckage
of the Super Fortress that crashed
in Flushing Bay was located yester-
day, spurring hopes for early re-
covery Of the bodies of Maj. Billy
Southworth, jr., of Sunbury, Ohio,
and four other missing crew men,
bers.
A section believed to be the giant
bomber's nose and cabin was found
less than "a hours after the plane,
en- route to Florida from Mitchell
Field, overshot La Guardia Field in
an attempted emergency landing
and plunged into the bay.
First Army Air Force officials said
the five bodies probably were in
the wreckage or 'in that locality. -
Four other crew members and q
civilian passenger were rescued.
Maj. Southworth, 27, son of Will
liam H. Southworth, st. Louis Car
dinals' manager, was the B-29'S
pilot. His father, with tear-dimmed
eyes, looked out over Flushing Bay
yesterday as a salvage crew worked
in the water at the scene Of the
crash.
Grief overlaying his usual genial
ity, Southworth said he last saw
his son November 20 when "he
dropped over for visit"
Evening star., 1945-02-17

identified by Mrs. Monaghan as
Comdr. Edward G. Scarlett, backed
up the girls demands, and told the
lieutenant that unless he married
Mrs. Monaghan Immediately he
would suffer the humiliation of be-
ing court-martialed." They were
married the next day, the petition
says, and then came to Washing
ton. They did not live together
after the marriage, 1t. Monaghan
said.
'I wish to make no further state
ment at this time except to say that
he is the father of my child and
that the whole thing is perfectly
ridiculous and absurd" Mrs. Mono
CHAN said this morning. "I don t
know when the suit will start, but I
will contest it." She denied that
either she or Comdr. Scarlet had
threatened her husband and stated
she met him several months before
they were married in November.
The child, girl, Rodney, was
born last summer, she said, adding
that 1t. Monaghan is the father.
Evening star., 1945-02-17
South Reich Civilians
Will Not Be CoddIed,
AMG Official Says
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE UNITED STATES
7th ARMY, Feb. 17.-German civil
ians under military government in
Southern Germany will have to
hew to their own harsh Nazi laws,
viii be denied food imports and
will be expected to feed themselves,
1t. Col. Joseph Candy said yes
terday.
The former Wynnewood Pa.)
electric parts company executive,
In charge of the 7th Ariny's team
to help rule Germany when the
time comes, declared bluntly that
I'VE have no sympathetic interest
in the Germans, as We did In the
Italians"
Our military courts" Col. Candy
said, will have absolute powers
and sufficiently harsh penalties
and, remember, We'll base the penal
ties on current German standards
and not on Anglo-Saxon stand
ards-will be administered.
Stiff Penalties Planned.
eff the Germans don't OBEY the
laws, of the penalties don't con-
vince them, the Allies may have
to pass to direct control and bring
in civil servants to take over the
government"
The press, movies, radio-every-
thing used by the Germans for prop
aganda-will be taken over by the
occupying authorities.
Col. Candy declined at a press con-
ference to hazard a guess as TO how
long military rule would be neces-
sary, asserting that depends upon
the cooperation the German pop
ulation will give U.S." He said the
job would be tough one If there
was passive resistance.
Remember" he said, 1--WE are
going to do something we haven't
tried before. The little strip Of ter
ritory we've held in Germany hasn't
given us enough scope for pattern
of what we are going to do farther
inside Germany.
No Help Scheduled.
1--WE don't know what Russia is
doing now in the territory 1t oc-
cupied, but our program anticipates
no interest at all in the German
population except when it interferes
with military operations.
Then we will be strict. 1t means
We'll do nothing to help them. Nc
food will be imported. The Ger
mans will have to feed theRselves.' u
Furthermore, Col. Candy asserted
the Germans would be required to
provide supplies for 100000 dis
placed Europeans, mostly concen-
trated around the Southern German
cities of Munich and Nuremberg
who have been uprooted by the Nazi
march of conquest.
I'VE are setting minimum food
scale for displaced persons at 1000
calories daily" Col. Candy said.
THE German scale is about 1850
calories.
Furthermore, If it develops Ger
man foodstocks would provide their
civilians with more than that aver
age, we wouldn't let the situation
remain while Belgians and others
subsisted on a substandard and
there were trains to carry food to
them. The Germans would be
forced to denude their own scale of
living"
Evening star., 1945-02-17
Gallagher
Continued From First Page)

mountainous areas to trade for time.
Three weeks ago, after the eastern
front break-through, the Germans
rushed division after division from
the Ardennes area to the east and
there was considerable confusion
behind the German lines as they
tried to untangle forces from the
bulge and readjust the front.
Gateway Almost Unprotected.
The vital gateway to the Ruhr
north of Cologne was left virtually
unprotected except for the threat
of the Roer dams and a handful OF
second-rate troops spread out at a
rough ratio along the front of 12O
to a mile. The morale of the Ger
man soldiers was low. The combi-
nation of the retreat from the Ar
dennes and the Russian threat to
Berlin brought 1t down to its lowest
point of the war.
At one time there were strong in
dicationS that the Germans, know
ing they could not withstand a
heavy Allied co-ordinated blow,
were planning to leave only a skele-
ton force and withdraw across the
Rhine, fighting only rear-guard ac-
ton west of the river. Great num-
bers of barges and river craft were
spotted along the west bank of the
Rhine, apparently for a quick evac-
uation of the remaining troops.
Nazis Able to Realign Forces.
Given time, however, the Ger
man high command was able to
sort out its forces, reallot them as
thin as they might be and come up
with a sort or balanced front. They
were able, too, to throw more forces
into the position they have always
held strongly-the area from CO.
logne north to Dusseldorf.
During the last few days Ger
man artillery fire across the Roer
has increased considerably, indicat-
ing a sizable strengthening of the
defenses.
Although the Nazi line is stretch
ed so thin it might snap anywhere,
the chances of achieving a tactical
surprise have considerably decreased
in the last 10 days.
Evening star., 1945-02-17
Earle Sued for Divorce
On Charge Of Desertion

From Yesterdays Last EditionJ
BY the Associated Press.
NORRISTOWN, Pa, Feb. 49,
Mrs. George H. Earle, wife of the
former Democratic Governor of
Pennsylvania, has filed suit for
divorce charging her husband with
desertion.
She contended in her petition that
Mr.. Earle-now commander in the
Navy-has absented himself without
cause since January %, 1912.
Appointed lieutenant comman-
der February %. he returned to
Washington yesterday from Ankara,
Turkey, where he has been serving
as assistant naval and air attache
to the United States Embassy.
The former Huberta Frances Pot
ter of Bowling Green, KY, was mar
ried to Comdr. Earle on January 20,
1916. They have four sons.
Evening star., 1945-02-17
Soufherners in Congress
Ignore Poll Tax 'Hearinq'

BY the Associated Press.
Seven Southern members OF Con-
gress failed to attend hearing
yesterday to defend their right to
sit in Congress.
Moss A. Plunkett, Roanoke (Va.)
attorney, who is contesting the elec-
ton of SO members of Congress from
Southern States in test of the poll
tax, provided seven armchairs, list
of questions and stenographer-
notary public to take down the
answers.
He was not surprised when none
OF the seven he summoned" showed
up at the hearing in hotel few
blocks from the Capitol.
Those called were Senators Con-
nally, Democrat, of Texas; Bilbo,
Democrat, of Mississippi; Byrd,
Democrat, of Virginia; McKellar,
Democrat, of Tennessee, and Rep
resentatives Rankin, Democrat. OF
Mississippi; Rayburn, Democrat, of
Texas, and Smith, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. Plunkett waited most Of the
day and when no witnesses appeared
he intimated he would ask the courts
to determine why not. Mr.. Plunkett
called off similar session planned
for today.
Evening star., 1945-02-17
Patriarch AIexei BIesses
Crimean Conference
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Feb. II. = Patriarch
Alexei of Moscow and all the Rus
sias, blessed the Crimean conference
today in a public statement declar-
ing the decisions reached "by our
great Stain and the leaders Of our
Allied governments" laid a solid
foundation for world peace.
Clerical circles Of the father
land he said, welcome the de-
cisions OF the Crimea conference
with the greatest satisfaction and
delight.
Turning his benediction to the
United States, Britain and other
Allies of Russia, Alexei said: GLORY
and honor to our Allies. Blessed is
the memory of the heroes of their
fatherlands who sacrificed courage,
skill and life itself.
Evening star., 1945-02-17
Philippines
Tightening of American cordons
across the base of the peninsula.
Continued From First Page.)

Tightening of American cordons
across the base of the peninsula.
The fight may not be over on
Bataan, although in his communi-
que Gen. Macarthur said, I'VE
have captured Bataan." But with
control of the single coastal road on
the peninsula and command of the
northern jaw Of Manila Bay. the
Americans have all they want or
need for the moment.
Meanwhile, in Manila, the REIN
forced 14th Corps drove through to
the bay on an 800-yard front to
squeeze the cornered enemy garri-
son into triangle measuring about
1000 yards at the base along the
Pasig River and 5000 yards along
the water front side.
First Division cayalrymen under
Maj. Gen. Verne D. Nudge and 37th
Division infantrymen under Maj.
Gen. Robert S. Beightler, succeeded
after three days of fighting in clear
ing the Harrison section, at the
southern tip of the triangle still left
to the enemy, except for one small
pocket of resistance.
Stubborn Jap Defense.
But a mile and a half to the
northeast the Americans were
baked by stubborn defense around
the strongly fortified general hos
pital despite assaults backed by
tanks and point-blank artillery fire.
Associated Press Correspondent
Fred Hampson reported that despite
American gains yesterday, the Jap
anese still were fighting from the
Intramuros district even though its
medieval walls were preached by ar
tillery bombardment and Bangalore
torpedoes.
Elements Of the 9th Division
joined the fight for Manila yester-
day.
Spearheads of the 11th Air-borne
and LIST Cavalry Divisions converged
from the south and west on Fort
William Mckinley against vigorous
resistance. Eleventh Division tanks
were within 5000 yards Of the fort
and cavalrymen were near one gate.
More than a score of Japanese
marines of a demolition squad were
killed when they tried to break into
an American tank park with dyna-
mite.
Evening star., 1945-02-17
Bloodhounds Seek Troll
OF slayer in Britoin
By the Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Feb.
l7.-Bl0odhounds were used today
in efforts to trace the owner Of an
American garrison cap found be-
meath the body. of slain woman.
Miss Mary Helen Hoyles, 55,
British employe Of an American
Red Cross club, was found stran-
gled and battered to death Tuesday.
The cap bore no identifying marks,
and bloodhounds were taken into
American Army camps In the vicin-
tty. They were unsuccessful today.
Evening star., 1945-02-17

during the bombardment," Admiral
NimitZ announced.
Enemy shore batteries which
fired on the bombardment group
were silenced by the guns of the
fleet The bombardment is con-
tinuing"
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance's S
fleet maintained a radio blackout.
That the mighty air strike of Vice
Admiral Marc A. Mitscher's carrier
Evening star., 1945-02-17
COP Club to Meet

The Virginia White Speel Wom-
ems Republican Club will hold its
regular monthly meeting 7 pm.
tomorrow at 421 T street NV.
Evening star., 1945-02-17
PapaI Nuncio 10 Berlin
Moves South 10 Bavaria

BY the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 1.-THE
papal nuncio to Berlin has trans
ferred his residence from Berlin to
Eichstaett in Bavaria, the Vatican
said today He is the guest of the
bishop of EichStaett.
The Vatican announcement tends
to support Moscow announcement
that the German capital has been
moved from Berlin to Nuremberg in
Bavaria. The nuncio is the official
Vatican envoy to the German gov
ernment, and presumably, would
desire to be as close as possible to
Reich Offices. He might, Of course,
move independently because of the
battles approach to Berlin. Eich-
staett is 30 miles south of Nuremberg.
Evening star., 1945-02-17
New Coal Deposits

Coal deposits covering 500 acres
have just been discovered In Chile.
Evening star., 1945-02-17

''More bonds, more power-more
strength to Eisenhower"
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-20
GORDON SPEAKS BEFORE
AMERICAN PRISON A550.

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (ANP).-
Speaking before the Congress of
Correction, sponsored by the
American Prison association, Com
missioner Walter Gordon, chair
man of the California Commission
on Adult Authority, by appoint
ment of Gov. Earl Warren, dis
cussed rehabilitation.
"We must recognize that crime is
inevitable in any social order" said
Commissioners Gordon. "Those per-
son responsible for the handling of
criminals must realieze that 95 per
cent of the men sent to prison will
again be released to society. The
great responsibility of protection to
society against the actions of
criminals must realize that 95 per
must be put forth to change the pat
tern of thinking, habits and actions
of the inmates. That is what we call
rehabilitation. .
"No rehabilitation is complete
unless it is recognized in the de-
velopment of it that democracy
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-20
FISK TRUSTEES HIT SELECTION
OF SCHOOL HEAD ON
BASIS OF RACE

NASHVILLE, Nov. 20 (ANP).
The selection Of a president of
Fisk university on the basis of race
was tabooed here in a statement
from the general alumni association
to the schools board of trustees.
They further condemned "the un-
founded assumption of some of our
friends that the consideration and
appointment Of a Negro to the
presidency of Fisk would be a mis-
take in that it would change the
status of the college. We have but to
call to their attention the several
institutions which have made the
change without any interruption in
their progress. Moreover, there is a
long and distinguished history Of
successful administration of both
state and private colleges by Negro
administrators"
Five Negro educators are now
being considered for president of
Fisk. They are DR.. Charles Wesley,
of Wilberforce; Charles S. John
son, Rayford Logan, E. Franklin
Frazier and Alain Locke.
The board said 'the question of
the future guidance of the univer-
sity should not be narrow to the
point of the color of mans skin. 1t
should rather be to select the best
man for the job, regardless of his
color, who can carry forward the
work so well begun by the founders
and continued by others"
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-20
KENTUCKY MERCHANT NAMED
10 STATE EDUCATION BOARD

MONTICELLO, KY, Nov. 20
(ANP).-O. M. Travis, widely
known merchant here, has just re-
ceived notice of his appointment to
the state board of education. He
thus becomes the first Negro to hold
this post. The appointment was
made by Gov. Willis elected as the
Republican candidate at the last
election. During the campaign Will
lis announced that if elected he
would name a Negro to the board.
Travis has been active politically
and is member Of the Republican
State Central committee.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-20
NEGRO MARINES SLATED
TO RETURN HOME SOON

OKINAWA, Nov. 19 (ANP)-
The noted 18th Marine Depot COM
pany, which made marine corps
history by being the first Negro
"leathernecks" to land with assault
troops on enemy territory, is sched-
uled to return to the U. S. in De-
cember.
This outfit has been in the South
Pacific for 23 months-2O months
in forward areas. After the war it
was assigned duty with salvage
battalion. The biggest "gripe" the
members of this company have is
that they didn't get to Tokyo.
These marines received basic
training at Montford Point Camp
in North Carolina, and further
training for assault service support
in the Hawaiian Islands.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-20
ARMY REENLISTMENT
OFFER ENDS TODAY

Last opportunity for army veter-
ans who have been discharged with
in the last six months to enlist at
the same rank ends today.
More than 80 men were signed
for terms of enlistment at the local
army recruiting office during the
last two days.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-20
THEATER STARS MAKE
CONTRIBUTION TO CHICAGO
CIVIC LIFE

CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (ANP) J.
The cause Of interracial under
standing has been materially ad-
vanced through the efforts of the
outstanding stars of the theatrical
world who have been appearing in
Chicago during the past fortnight.
This new crop of actor and actresses
are in many instances, trained men
and women who can not only do
their bit upon the stage, but can
mingle with ease in the artistic and
intellectual circles of the city, and
that is what they have been doing.
A massive meeting of Jewish and
white Christian women at Temple
Sholon, one Of the largest syna-
gogues in the middle west, was ad-
dressed by Hilda Simms and
Frederick O'Neal of "Anna Lu-
casta." Miss Simms spoke upon race
relations and Mr.. O'Neal gave an
effective lecture upon future posi-
bilities of cooperation. Muriel
Smith, Elton Warren and Glen Bry-
ant Of Carmen ones" and George
Randall of "Anna Lucasta," sang.
The event which was arranged by
Eta Moten who is resting at home
for year and spending her leisure
time working with one or two civic
organizations in which she has a
long time interest, had repercus-
sions all along the north shore. Rab-
bi Binstock, known as one of the
foremost Jewish leaders, has beer
loud in his praise of the value of the
occasion as one of cementing friend
ships three ways, between Negroes
Jews and Gentiles.
Miss Warren and Glen Bryant
also appeared at the Women's City
Club Monday before social welfare
and juvenile police workers while
Miss Warren and Johnnie Johnston
were guests at the Victory Loan
dinner at the Stevens Hotel grand
ball room Thursday evening.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-20
NEGROES CONSTITUTE A
Definite PART OF AMERICAN
LIFE, new BOOK SHOWS

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 amp
The American Negro's role in the
history of this country is portrayed
in Louis Adamic's new book, "a Ma
tion of Nations"
In covering the whole American
scene, Adamic has simplifed his
treatise by allocating chapters to
the major racial and nationality
groups, namely Italians, French
men, the Dutch, Scandanavians,
Russians, Germans, Yugoslavs,
Greeks, Irish, Poles and Negroes.
All make up America and American
life, he shows.
"The Negroes are the only major
element in the American population
whose ancestors-on the black side
did not come to the new world of
their own free will as emigrants
getting away from unsatisfactory
conditions in the old world" he
writes. "They were brought over
forcibly to be sold into permanent
servitude."
He names Booker 7. Washington
and DR.. w. E. B. Dubois as the two
greatest Negro educators and calls
A. Philip Randolph, president of
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters; Willard S. Townsend,
president of the United Transport
Service Employees of America,
CIO; Ferdinand Smith, formerly
secretary-treasurer of the National
Maritime union; Sheldon Tapes,
one-time president, Ford Foundry
union, the five most effective labor
leaders.
Adamic has assembled facts to
show that America belongs exclu-
sively to no one group and that Ne
groes were on this continent nearly
100 years before the Mayflower
landed. They were part of colony
the Spanish explorer Lucas Vas
quez de Ayllon established at James
town in 1926.