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Evening star., 1946-03-03
Navigation Progress
To Be Studied Here

Rapid advances made in the sci
ence of navigation during the war
will be discussed by technicians and
specialists at the Eastern region
meeting of the Institute of Navi-
cation on Friday and Saturday at
the Mayfower Hotel.
The institute was formed last
summer by scientists, air and sea
navigators, educators, research spe-
cialists and instrument makers to
improve precision of navigation in
the interest of safety and to insure
that the tremendous knowledge
built up during the war will have
the widest possible utility in peace.
The part which accurate naviga-
ton plays in the operation of an
air sea rescue system will be dis
cussed by Capt. M. H. INLAY of
the Coast Guard rescue service.
Other speakers include Capt. P.
v. H. Weems, program chairman;
1t. Comdr. L. C.. Read; Condr. F.
G.. Wild, 1t. Col A. G. Foote, a
specialist on photogrametric navi-
cation; 1t. Comdr. ]. C. Amick and
DR.. G. H. Smiley.
New radio and electronic aides
to navigation will be discussed. Ex-
hibits of equipment will be arranged
by the Army Air Forces, the Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics, Bendix Avi-
alton, Link Aviation Devices, Fair
child Camera and Instrument Corp,
and the Sperry Gyroscope Co.
Evening star., 1946-03-03

highest traditions of the military
service" He had been promoted
only month before his death.
Gen. Castle, who was unmarried,
was born in Manila, P. I. He served
as private in the New Jersey Ma
tional Guard before his appoint
ment to the United States Military
Academy from which he was grad
uated in 1880 as a lieutenant of
engineers.
He was one of six officers who &C
companied the then Brig. Gen. Ira
G. Eaker to England in February,
1912, to plan the 9th Air Force
attacks on Germany Named as
assistant chief of staff, in charge of
supply, he created the entire origi-
nal logistical program of the 9th Air
Force.
Evening star., 1946-03-03
Gen. Castle, Who Died to Save
Flyers, Awarded Honor Medal
Son of D. c. Mon Took
Control of Blazing BIZ
While Crew Jumped

The Congressional Medal of Honor
was awarded posthumously yester-
day to Brig. Gen. Frederick w
Castle of Washington, who gave his
life December "a, 1914, when he took
over the controls of a flaming Bit
over Belgium to enable the crew to
parachute to safety. Gen. Castle
died in the bomber crash.
Third general officer of the Army
Air Force to be awarded the Con-
gressional Medal in this war, Gen
Castle was the son of Col Benjamin
F. Castle, retired, of 3042 N street
NV, and Mrs. Winifred Walker
Castle of Lake Arrowhead, N. j. In
memory of his willing sacrifice >
the Army Air Base at Merced, Calf,
has been renamed for him and will
be dediacted this summer.
Gen. Castle, 81, was commander
of the 4th Bombardment Wing OF
the 9th Air Force and previously
had won six decorations. On the
day of his death he started out in
the lead plane of large bombing
formation. He was air commander
of more than 1000 bombers, escorted
by nearly 1000 fighters. Their targ-
cts were German airfelds and Mar
shall Won Rundstedt's vital lines of
communications in the Ardennes
salient.
En- route to Germany, the failure
of one of the Flying Fortress en-
gines forced Gen. Castle to relin-
quish his place at the head of the
formation. In order not to en-
danger friendly troops on the ground
he refused to jettison the bombs to
gain speed and maneuverability.
Plane Jagged.
His tagging, uneScorted bomber
became the prey of numerous Ger.
man fighter planes. Its left wing
was ripped by cannon shells, two
members of the crew were wounded
and the oxygen system was dam
aged. The Bit was in imminent
danger of explosion.
Gen. Castle took the controls anc
ordered his men to bail out. He
stuck to his post while another at.
tack exploded gasoline tanks in the
right wing, and the bomber plunged
earthward. His intrepidity anc
willing sacrifice of his life to save
the members of the crew." the cita-
tlon said, were in keeping with the
Evening star., 1946-03-03
German Prize Ship Burns
With Loss Over Sc, 100000
By the Associofed Press

LIVERPOOL, March 2.-The Ger
man prize ship Empire Waveney
was abandoned to flames today at
loss of more than $8,000,OO0, and
police limited that the ship-the
fifth to catch fire in Liverpool Har-
Dor in So hours-might have been
the victim of saboteurs.
The fire, fed by exploding fuel
tanks in the hold, was expected to
burn for two days. The 16,754-ton
vessel, formerly the luxury liner
Milwaukee, started to burn early
last night. Firemen abandoned the
fight early today when the ship
heeled over against a quay side.
Police Inspector F. Burke said
there was no proof that sabotage
was involved, but added when we
have three or four fires together,
naturally the investigation will go
. bit deeper than usual"
One fireman was burned severely
and several others were injured
fighting the flames.
Evening star., 1946-03-03

Deep Comfortable Lounge
Chair, steel coil springs,
brocotelle or topestry, $3.50
Evening star., 1946-04-19

High School Parent Teacher AS
sociation over the elimination OF
funds for $311,000 addition to the
school, to include 10 classrooms and
two gymnasiums. The Commission
ers are supporting restoration of this
fund.
Acquisition of a site for an ele-
mentar..' school in the River Terrace
area was urged by Mrs. Arliss A
Davis and others representing River
Terrace citizens. The Benning
School, now used by the area, she
said, is not only overcrowded but is
from a half mile to mile and hall
away from the homes of River Ter
race pupils.
More Policemen Requested.
Mrs. George Thorpe of the Wom-
ems Safety Committee of the Amer
ican Automobile Association and w
H. Escavaille of the Washington
Committee for Education on Alec.
holism made a determined battle
for fund of $4,000 for expansion
of the paid staff OF the alcoholic
clinic of the Districts mental n.y.
giene service.
Woolsey w. Hall, president. of the
Federation of Civic Associations
urged employment of about 800 ad-
ditional policemen to bring the force
to $500 men, saying this would help
to stem lawlessness.
Evening star., 1946-04-19
iran Olticiai Denies
Censorship Imposed
By The AsSoeiotsd Press

TEHERAN, April 49, Prince
Mozaffar Firouz, Minister of State
and Director of Propaganda, cate
gorically denied today that the re-
cent suppression of two dispatches
by the London Times correspondent
constituted an Iranian censorship.
He denied that "any censorship
whatsoever has been imposed"
"a State Department an
nouncement Wednesday said:
THE American Embassy in
Teheran has informed the De-
partment Of State that foreign
correspondents in Iran have been
notified omcially by the Iranian
Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs
that 1t henceforth will exercise
censorship of dispatches filed by
foreign correspondents there.")
Firouz said the Ministry of
Posts and Telegraphs refused to
transmit the kilograms to the Lon
don Times "in accordance with the
provisions Of Article 26 of the In
ternational Posts and Telegraphs
Convention to which both Great
Britain and Persia Qran) are sig
natories."
He said the kilograms contained
contents against the throne and
other fantastic stories and rumors
the circulation of which in this
country is contrary to laws and can
at sny time be followed up by public
prosecution"
Evening star., 1946-04-19
7 More Questioned
In Clerks kiIIinq

Police held a man and a woman
today for the special squad investi-
eating the murder of John Paul
Knight, 34-year-old grocery clerk
but Chief of Detectives Robert J
Barrett said the man was not re-
garded as a suspect in the killing.
At $3.50 pm. yesterday Inspector
Barrett told newsmen he expected q
break in the case within u hours
Police would not talk about the
colored man and woman arrested
early this morning, except to say
the woman was a waitress.
Since Mr.. Knight was slain Sat-
urday night, more than 80 persons
have been questioned and absolved
One key figure in the search is
we'll dressed colored woman known
to have accompanied the killer and
his accomplice to the scene OF the
crime.
Mr.. Knight was shot through the
heart as he left the Safeway store
at First and M streets NV, where
he was employed. The robbers then
forced the store manager to open
the safe and surrender more than
$700. -
Police and union to which Mr.
knight belonged have offered re-
wards totaling $1,000 for arrest OF
the slayer and his companion.
Evening star., 1946-04-19
Pardon Denied Joss
In Wife's SIayinq

DR.. Merrill E. joss, SO, former
resident here and son of retired
Agriculture Department official
has been denied pardon from a
l0-to-20-year sentence he is serving
in Maine for the 1941 bludgeon
Staying of his physician wife, Lu-
verne Harris JOSS, in Richmond, Me
A native of Portland, Oreg., DR.
Joss is the son of DR.. Edward C.
Joss, who retired on December 81
1943, as chief of the Meat In
spection Division of the Bureau OF
Animal Husbandry. When here, the
son lived at his fathers residence
in the $500 block Fourteenth street
NV.
The Associated Press said denial
OF the pardon followed lengthy de-
liberation during which Gov. Hill
dreth and the Maine Executive
Council, sitting in Augusta, had
before it Alabama protests by friends
and relatives against pardon. The
slain woman physician was born in
jackson, Ala, it was pointed out.
The accused man contended dur
ing his trial and in his pardon
request that he was innocent. The
State alleged that he slew his wife
so that he could be free to marry
another woman.
Richmond friends of DR.. Joss ap-
peared in his behalf at a public
nearing on April 3. A Portland,
Me- man who said he had been in
prison with Joss advised the Gov
ernor and council that Joss was
not the kind of a man who would
pc capable OF committing such a
Evening star., 1946-04-19
Bill Permits Transfer
OF JobIess Tax Rate

Amendment of the Districts un-
employment compensation statute
to give a better break to the en-
ployer when business is sold or
reorganized was proposed in a bill
introduced yesterday by Represen-
tative McGehee, Democrat, OF Mis-
sissippi.
The principal change concerns
the merit rating system for meas
uring the employers tax rate &C
cording to his employment record.
With standard top rate placed
at 81 per cent of the payroll, lower
rates can be earned after three
years by payroll regularity.
Under the McGehee plan, a lower
than standard tax rate earned by
a business would be passed on to
the successor in the case OF its
sale, reorganization or incorpora-
ton. At present. if business is
incorporated, or If a business op-
orator takes in one or more part
ners, the top 81 rate is applied to
the, reorganized business since it
Is treated as new" business.
The McGehee bill also would pro-
vide that the merit rating previ-
ously won by business be carried
over during the period its owner
was in military or naval service
instead of requiring the owner of
the revived business to 60 back to
the top rate for three years.
Claude Wharton, director of the
Unemployment Compensation Board,
said his agency would support the
bill.
Evening star., 1946-04-19
100000 Damages Asked
In kensinqton Gas Deaths

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. Gaisburg
of the 5000 block of Connecticut
avenue NV, yesterday filed suit
in District Court against the Wash
ington Gas Light Co. Of Montgomery
County, Md, with Offices here, ask
ing 100000 damages for the deaths
of their daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth
G. Moran, and three grandchildren
from Illuminating gas in the Moran
home in Kensington, Md, last
January.
The suit charges negligence in
alleged failure of the gas company
to install properly and maintain a
gas main leading into the Kensing-
ton home.
Mrs. Moran, her husband, John
E. Moran, and their three daugh-
ters, Elizabeth Genevieve Moran,
II; Patricia Louise Moran, Is, and
Charlotte Anne Moran, 10, were
killed by the gas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gaisburg are repre-
sented by Attorneys James F. Reilly
and James Francis Reilly.
Evening star., 1946-04-19
Schwe|Ienbach 10 See
Lewis, Owners Again
By the Assoeiofsd Press

Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach
said today he would talk with John
L. Lewis and the coal operators
separately again next week in an
effort to end the soft coal strike.
Mr.. Schwellenbach told White
House reporters as he left cabinet
meeting that he wanted to talk
with Mr.. Lewis, president Of the
United Mine Workers, and his group
in one conference and hold another
conference with the operators Mon
day or Tuesday.
The operators announced yester-
day they were going to their home
cities after waiting eight days for
resumption of the contract nego-
tiations. Mr.. Lewis walked out of
the conferences April 10 with his
negotiating committee.
AS the operators left, they said
they would come back whenever the
Secretary of Labor thought it would
be possible to negotiate contract
Meanwhile, production cutbacks by
United States Steel Corp. subsidi-
aries raised the number of workers
made idle by the strike to $4,000
Other thousands are due to be let
off the first of next week. Included
among the furloughed employees are
$1,000 in small steel fabricating
plants, coal-carrying railroads and
trucking firms.
Evening star., 1946-04-19
Mitscher Leads Fleet
To Battle Maneuvers;
Truman 10 Go Sunday
BY the Assoeioted Press


NORFOLK, Va, April 19-War-
ships of the 9th Fleet sailed from
Hampton Roads this morning for
war games which will continue until
May 26.
The vessels in Admiral Marc c.
Mitscher's fast-striking feet will
proceed to a rendezvous area about
so miles east of the Virginia Capes
before maneuvers begin.
President Truman will witness
part of the maneuvers aboard the
carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt Mon
day and Tuesday. He will leave
Sunday.
Already at sea to supply the COM
batant ships is a mobile support
group which includes supply vessels,
a refrigerator ship, an LSD Qanding
ship dock) and two escort air.
craft carriers. This support group
is commanded by Vice Admiral
Thomas L. Catch, commander Serv-
ice Forces, Atlantic Fleet.
Among the warships sailing today
were the Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ad-
miral Mitschers flagship, and her
sister ship, the Midway; the car
rier Princeton, the heavy cruiser
Macon and the light cruisers Little
Rock and Dayton and the Destroy
ers E. A. Greene, Gyatt, H. j. Eli
son G. II Ware K n RaileV w
Ruch, Gearing, Steinaker and Vo-
gelgesang.
The battleship Missouri is ex-
pected to join the fleet at Guam
tanamo early in May.
Evening star., 1946-04-19
Used Cars
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Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee,
Louisiana, Kentucky and Illinois.
The OPA said that in the latter
stages of the ring some warranty
dealers from the South decided to
eliminate the profit from the mid
dleman" by going directly to a large
city to purchase cars directly, The
practice now exists in Washington,
Indianapolis and Cincinnati, the
agency charged.
Mr.. Lehr said the defendants
were charged in the indictments
with conspiracy to violate the
emergency OPA price act and Of
making false statements to the
OPA."
Began in November, 1874.
The indictments, Mr.. Lehr said,
covered transactions that began
November S, 1914, and were the re-
suit of an investigation that began
on September Is, 1945, in OPA dis
trictS with headquarters in Chicago,
Dallas, Atlanta and Cleveland.
None of the defendants is under
arrest, Mr.. Lehr added, but attor-
neys for most of them have assured
the Government they will appear
when called. Where an appearance
is not made voluntarily, Mr.. Lehr
explained, warrants will be issued
and United States marshals di-
rected to take the men into custody.
Investigation was started after
the OPA received complaints from
reputable Detroit dealers that cars
we're being taken of the used-car
markets in large quantities." the
OPA declared.
Evening star., 1946-04-19
Munchuriu
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that four or five medium tanks
driven and gunned by Officers of
a certain country" led the attack on
Changchun. ut is obvious" the
dispatch added, that these tanks
were furnished by that certain coun-
try"
Government dispatches from
Chinhsien pictured the outnum-
bered, isolated National garrison as
holding only two buildings in artil-
lery-battered Changchun yesterday
and unable to hold out longer than
morning today.
Peiping reports said the govern
ment's new 1st Army, moving slow
ly north afoot, stul was 76 miles
from Changchun. That indicated
only 4 miles progress in two days.
There has been no reported radio
contact with Changchun since yes
terday
Truce Parleys Begun.
The battle spread a fiery back
ground for Gen. George C. Mar
sha,rs renewed efforts to bring
peace and unity to China.
Gen. Marshall, his first confer
ence days schedule including rep
resentatives of both Chinese fac
tions, refused comment until I
have chance to talk to all =" ="
There was news from Nanking
too:
The Chinese government is re-
furnishing the official residence of
the former German Ambassador
there for Gen. and Mrs. Marshall
Evening star., 1946-04-19

-
against the Nazis.
In demanding immediate collec-
tive action against Franco, Mr.. Gro
myko took occasion to level an at
tack against the noninterventionists
of the days before World War II
got under way. The failure to in
tervene in Spain when Nazi Ger
many and Fascist Italy were sup
porting Franco in his war to over
throw the Republican government,
he contended had been a great
error.
Unfortunately" Mr.. Gromyko
said, AL have not yet learned that
the leaders Of today should avoid
following the example Of the Bour-
bon dynasty, of which 1t Is said that
they forgot nothing and learned
nothing
Sir Alexander Cadogan of Britain,
who opened the debate yesterday,
told the Council he had not found
the evidence presented by Poland
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that the Franco government had
been a supporter of the Axis powers.
Undoubtedly" Sir Alexander said,
Franco Gin the early years Of the
war; was convinced that German
power was irresistible and that Hit
Iler would conquer Europe and he
wished to draw from that the best
advantage he could for his country"
Here Sir Alexander aimed q dart at
Russia, saying: "He was not alone
in making that mistake"
The British delegate said he could
not find that DR.. Lange had pre-
sented proof Of aggressive intention
on the part Of Franco Spain today.
He said, too, that the attitude of the
Spanish government In the matter
of German assets within. Spain has
so far been cooperative and COM
pares favorably with that Of other
neutral countries.
Evening star., 1946-04-19
Ukraine
Continued From First Pae

gagged in blowing up bridges and
tracks and wrecking trains.
Nearly 1000 Ukrainians have been
killed and 1000 captured recently by
militiamen fighting against bands
known as undo and Bulba" and
remnants of the army of 1t. Gen
Andrei Vlassov, the Red Army gen.
eral who was captured by the Ger
mans and then organized Red Army
prisoners and others to fight against
the Russians in the war.
These bands are armed with ma
chine guns, automatic rifles and
grenades, and often use motorized
vehicles as we'll as horses.
The Ukrainians also are concen-
trating activity against Russians
and some of them are reported to
have operated as far east as Kiev,
capital of the Soviet Ukraine.
Meanwhile, NSz bands (the un-
derground national armed forces op-
posed to the present Warsaw re-
gime) also are increasingly active.
Demand Heavier Penalties.
The number of murders of mem
bers of Polish political parties since
the provisional government was es-
tablished is officially placed at $500
and these are officially attributed
Evening star., 1946-04-19
Black Market in Lumber
Called Bad in Some Cases

Black market operations in the
lumber industry are very bad" in
some sections of the Nation, Edward
M. Synan, manager of the Civilian
Production Administrations Dis
trict Construction ONCE, yesterday
told a meeting of the Central Busi-
ness Mems Association in the Bur-
lington Hotel.
Mr.. Synan said, however, the
Government is acting to prevent as
much diversion of lumber into black
market channels as possible.
The CPA official outlined provi-
sions of the recent construction lin
itation order designed to implement
the Veterans Emergency Housing
Program by holding down nonhous-
ing construction to projects consid-
cred essential and nondeferrable :"
He said $50 applications for au-
thorization to 60 ahead on about
$4,000, 900 in District area nonhous-
ing construction had so far been
filed with the District Construction
Office
Evening star., 1946-04-19
Fleet Could Fight Oft Attack
BY Atom Bombs, Inqrom Says

MIAMI, April 10 (P.-The car
rier task force which will begin
large-scale maneuvers off the Vir-
ginia Capes today could Withstand
an atomic bomb attack" Admiral
Jonas H. Ingram, commander in
chief of the Atlantic Fleet, said in
an interview here yesterday.
He declared the fleet would be
greater than any that operated
against the japanese during the
war. 1t will be composed of nearly
so ships and will have strong air
striking power"
Admiral Ingram declared the
Navy knows a great deal about
the atomic bomb right now. The
tests in the Pacific will teach us a
lot more, but we are by no means in
the dark about atomic bomb impli-
cations upon future naval warfare
and the means of using the bomb as
we'll assprotection against it.
Evening star., 1946-04-19
,wift's Louo"ier Leoves
Estate of $4,751,034
By the As,oeioted Press

CHICAGO, April 19.-An estate
Of s4,751,0 ,034 was left by Mrs. Helen
Swift Nelson, daughter of Gustavus
F. Swift, sr, Chicago meat packer,
county court tax appraisal filed
yesterday disclosed.
Mrs. Nelson died June 18, 1915,
at the age of rs. The bulk of her
estate was left to four children by
her first marriage to Edward Nor
ris, also a meat packer. They are
DR.. Ruth Morris Balkin, DR.. Muriel
Morris Buttinger, Col. Nelson Morris
and Edward Morris, each of whom
was willed a fifth of the estates
residue.
The will stated an unspecified
amount went to Mrs. Nelson's sec
ond husband, Francis Nelson, New
York writer.
Evening star., 1946-04-19
Foy Succeeds Treide
As Regional USES Head
BY the Assoeioted Press

Resignation of Henry E. Treide of
Baltimore as regional director of the
United States Employment Service,
effective April 80, was announced
Yesterday by USES Director Robert
c. Goodwin.
Mr.. Treide will be succeeded by
his assistant, John F. Foy, who is in
charge of program and methods for
the region which includes Maryland,
Virginia, West Virginia, North Caro-
lima and the District of Columbia
Evening star., 1946-04-19

mobiles for Southern dealers in
Washington and other Eastern cities
The unit, which is under Robert
'Ehrlich. is OPA's top investigating
unit which formerly was engaged in
running down counterfeiters Of
gasoline coupons and Is still working
on counterfeiting of sugar stamps.
Evening star., 1946-04-19

70 the N5z. Tie i.iiiings continue
to average about 80 a day.
Polish newspapers are demanding
increasing effort in the struggle to
restore internal security, demand
ing that summary military tribunals
give fewer prison sentences and
condemn more to death, although at
least 100 members of NSZ bands,
including many youths of IA to 10,
have faced firing squads since jan
uary !.
Secret police, militia and regular
troops are seizing all suspected Of
diversionist activity, including many
university students. Thousands
have been arrested.
Evening star., 1946-04-19
Dr.. S. M. Fine Named
Adviser in Tokyo
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, April 19.-Dr. Sherwood
M. Fine of Washington has been
named economic adviser to Maj.
Gen. w. F. Marquat, chief of the
Allied Economic and Scientific Sec
ton.
DR.. Fine, Government economist
and author of Public Spending and
Postwar Economic Policy" has been
with headquarters here since No
vember as adviser to the import-ex-
port division. During the war he
was adviser to the Foreign Economic
Administration at Ankara, Turkey.
Evening star., 1946-04-19
Fifty Pupils Get Vocation

Fifty pupils of Chirton's School.
Devices, England, had a weeks va
cation while the school board was
deciding. to raise the ianitor's pay
from $208 to $240 a year.
Evening star., 1946-04-19
BruziIiuns Get u. S. Rudios

Brazilians bought about $500, 900
worth of household radios in the
first eight months Of last year,
principally from United States
firms.