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Evening star., 1946-02-04
DR.. Neither Postpones
Glass, Due to Illness

DR.. Lise Meitner's first class at
Catholic University will be post
poned to February IL due to illness,
the university announced today.
DR.. Neither, one of the discoverers
of the principle of nuclear fission, is
suffering from cold. Her classes
had been scheduled to begin to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1946-02-04
EicheIbereer Returns
To japan After Tour
Ix the Associated press

By the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA, Feb. LIT. Gen
Robert L. Eichelberger, commander
of 9th Army occupation forces, re-
turned to japan today, completing
an around-the-world fight in a Bit
bomber, the Miss Emm, which he
named after his wife.
The general left Washington jan
uary IA and flew to Europe, North
Africa, Egypt, India and China
where he stopped to visit 1t. Gen
Albert c. Wedemeyer, theater COM
mander.
Evening star., 1946-02-04
Brig. Gen. Johnson Dies
Clussmute of Pershinq

by the ASsOCldteQ fIeSS.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-Brig. Gen.
Arthur johnson, "a, classmate of
Gen. John j. Pershing, died yester-
day in suburban WiImette.
Gen. johnson was graduated from
West Point in 1886 and served in
the Indian wars with both the 18th
and 18th Infantry units in Arizona.
During the Spanish-American War,
he participated in the surrender of
Santiago and during the World
War, commanded the intermediate
services Of supply in France.
He is survived by his widow,
Edith, daughter, Mrs. Robert Og-
den Amin, wife of the commanding
officer of Camp Maxey, Tex. and
four sons, Capt. Franklin O., U. S.
N; Maj. w. o. johnson of Wilmette
and Arthur r., of Madison, Wis.
Less than per cent of the
potential oil-producing lands of the
Evening star., 1946-02-04
Promoted

The following service promotions
Of men from the Washington area
were announced this week by the
Army and Navy:
Captain.
John Conrad Carver. AAF, 1928 A street
Jerome Webster. Paxton, jr,, Quarter
master Corps, 4724 Wilson boulevard. Ar
lington.
First Lieutenant.
william Argyle Haley. III, Field Artillery.
209 Asher street. Culpeper.
Corps, COS Thayer avenue. SILVER Spring,
Julian Bradley Anderson, jr., AAF. 40s
Hssod seTses sknnel Enxnsr
Iosis Rae Harris. s'fl aAS' S'!'ns afs sDruc. ave.
mug: James sTa russell eafk Lowe, 1921 Potomac ave-
nue. Sc.
=. Alfred q Wa Val Jean Prather. 1892 Oliver
Grayson H. Isbell, 716 Webster street
Vincent Schneider. 100 street sc.
Frank Dtschel. $40 Irving street NV.
Melvin Miliar, 1911 Eighteenth street
Corporal.
Albert J. Bernaud. ir., 3s1a Warren
Paul Price. 5o4s Sheriff road ne.
Private First Class.
James V. Keating, 1900 Sixteenth street
Lieutenant Junior Grade.
Lewis 3. Hershey and Mrs: Hershey. le
Petty Oficer.
Bernard Kaufman, 174l Twenty eighth
street s.e., to storekeeper nc.
Evening star., 1946-02-04
Reds Convict 7 Nuzis

LONDON, Feb. 4 (P.-The Mos
cow radio last night said seven Ger
mans were convicted of war crimes
and executed at Riga yesterday.
Evening star., 1946-02-04
Decorated

Capt. Henry Hillenkoetter, U. S. N,
3706 Morrison street NV, recently
received the Legion OF Merit for his
services as director of planning and
control in the Bureau of Naval Per-
sonnel from August IS, 1914, to Sep
tember "A, 1945, it was announced
today
He was credited in the citation
accompanying the medal with being
responsible in great measure for the
continuous flow of trained personnel
from training centers to the Navy's
war time ships, yards and shore sta
tons. Responsible for the initiation,
coordination and implementation
Of personnel plans. Capt. Hillenkoet-
ter rendered invaluable service in
meeting the peak war efforts chang
ing demands the citation
states.
Evening star., 1946-02-04


Today Miss Carpenter at her home in Heanor she happy that
Evening star., 1946-02-04
.Inductees

A total of 23 District men have
been ordered to report for induction |
Evening star., 1946-02-04

Less than 2 per cent of the
potential oil-producing lands of the
United States has been tested by
actual drilling.
Evening star., 1946-02-04
News of D. c. Area Men
In the Armed Forces

into the armed forces today. Names
of the men follow:
Evening star., 1946-08-27
20 Planes Entered
In Labor Day Race
BY The Assoeiofsd Pres.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 27.-Pilots and
mechanics tinkered around stripped
f1ghter-type airplanes today to pre-
pare them for dashes around the
30-mile course at Cleveland airport
in an effort to qualify for the
Thompson Trophy race on Labor
Day.
Twenty planes are entered for the
300-mile event, feature OF the final
day in the four-day National Air
Races program being renewed after
seven-year lapse.
Only IL planes will be permitted
to start, and these must earn their
positions by averaging more than
275 miles an hour for two laps.
Twelve planes will be on the start
ing line also for smaller version
of the famous classic, the Ohio
Trophy race to be flown at FAC
miles on Saturday.
Speed qualification will not be re.
quired for the 2,l00-mile Bendix
Trophy race from Van Nuys, Calf.
to Cleveland Friday, with 27 en-.
trants reported ready to 60. Some
of the Bendix competitors also in.
tend to fly In the Thompson race.
Jacqueline Cochran. who won the
1888 Bendix event, said in Holly
wood yesterday she may be on the
starting line for this years renewal
and II not, some one else may pilot
her Psi.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Dealer Held New Cars
To Await 0PA Prices

A Georgia avenue automobile
dealer today explained the storing
OF some two-dozen brand-new mod
els in an open field outside Silver
Spring as arising from his desire to
withhold them from the ar-hungry
market during the period when
there were no price ceilings.
Answering inquiries from resi-
dents OF the old Bladensburg road
region just outside Silver Spring.
where the automobiles are parked. /.
James F. Mcmahon, president of Nc
Mahon Chevrolet Co., 6323 Georgia
avenue NV, said the cars were de-
livered to him from the factory dur
ing the period from July / to Is
when there were no OPA ceilings.
I'VE stored the cars in the field
because we didn't want to sell them
at the outrageous prices some deal
ers were asking" Mr.. Mcmahon de.
clared. With no ceilings, we coulc
have sold them perfectly legally TO,
as much as $4,000, but we don't de
business that way. We waited TO,
the OPA ceilings to be announced. ,
He said the first Chevrolet wa.
parked in the field July 6 and thai
about 38 had accumulated between
then and the day nearly two weeks
ago when OPA established new au.
tomobile ceilings 7.3 per cent hiehe,
than the old regulated prices. II.
also said his company has beer
making steady deliveries from tn,
backlog OF cars since the new price!
were defined.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Two Face Trial on Theft
And Weapons CHARGES

Two colored youths were ordered
held for the grand jury by Munich
pal Court Judge Thomas D. Quinn
yesterday on charges of unauthor-
lied use of truck and granted jury
trials on charges of larceny Of bag
of golf clubs and carrying a deadly
weapon.
Bond of $4,000 each was fixed for
Elmer G. Jackson, 18, Of the 400
block of Sixtieth street NE. and
Robert A. Taylor, 10, of the 5000
block of Central avenue Sc.
Policemen T. S. Fletcher and r.
p. Herlong of the Traffic Division
noticed the truck stalled near Union
Station, according to the testimony
When asked for registration card
the two defendants jumped into the
truck and it pulled away with a
third man at the wheel, Mr. Fetch
er said.
The engine again failed and the
three ran toward the station. Ths
driver has not been arrested, buI
the other two were captured, HI
said.
A box containing a % caliber re.
peater rife, loaded and cooked, fel
from the truck, according to Mr.
Fletcher, and the golf clubs wer,
inside the vehicles. The clubs, val
ued at $50, were reported missinl
by James Dixon, 2733 E street NE
after the three earlier had helpet
him pull his car out of a ditch a
Twenty-fifth street and Bennin,
road NE, he said
The truck is the property of Harr,
Prince. 1847 Fourteenth street NV
according to the testimony and ha,
been left parked at Sixty third ant
Clay streets NE.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
-AP Wirephoto.

addition. lecture at the Peers
School. where the Crown Prince Is
now attending.
She is reticent about the details
OF her assignment.
Il am going to teach him English.
That's what I am going for"
She will leave for Japan this fall
but she does not know exactly when.
The State Department announced
Mrs. Winnings appointment in Wash
ington last night. DR.. George Stod-
dard, chairman of the American
Education Mission which visited
Japan last March. requested an
American woman toutor for the
Crown Prince.
Author of 10 Books.
Mrs. Winnings 10 books deal with
biographical and historical subject
matter for teen-agers Her books
were written under the pen name
Elizabeth Janet Gray.
A graduate of Friends School at
Germantown, Pa, and Bryn 'Mawr,
Mrs. Vining taught English compo-
sition at the Ogontz School for Girls
at Rydal, Pa. During the summers
of 1929 and 1880 she taught library
science at the University of North
Carolina.
Mrs. Winnings husband, formerly
associate director of the extension
division of the North Carolina
school, was killed in 1888 In an auto
mobile accident.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Oak Ridge Organizer
Refuses 10 Talk With
Un-American Prober
BY The Associotsd Press

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 81
Describing Ernie Adamson as "soms
supersnooper from Snooperville,
AFL Organizer James F. Barrett
said today he would not confer witt
the chief counsel of the House Un.
American Activities Committee a.
planned.
IT he wants to see me, let him
come to my headquarters" Mr.. Bar.
rett said, referring to previous re.
ports he and Mr.. Adamson woulo
confer today on Mr.. Barrett's asser-
ton that the AFL was prepared
to spend up to 81, ,00O, 900 to unionize
the Tennessee Eastman Corp. plant
at the Oak Ridge, Tenn, atomic
bomb reservation.
Mr.. Adamson told reporters yes
terday that the House committee
was interested in learning how the
AFL could "spend that much money
legitimately."
Mr.. Barrett AFL campaign direc-
tor at Oak Ridge told a reporter last
week that his union was prepared
to spend up to 81 1,O00, 900 to break
Tennessee Eastman's hold on their
workers"
In NLRB elections at Oak Ridge
last week workers at the Eastman
plant voted 2,579 for no union, 1,721
for AFL and 1881 for CIO. A run
off will determine whether employees
want the AFL or no union.
Il don't remember making the
exact million dollar statement
attributed to me-" Mr.. Barrett said
Il may have mentioned a million
dollars and I may have mentioned
Eastman, but I was speaking gen.
orally and collectively Of the amount
we were prepared to spend to break
the holds Of companies such as
Eastman that oppose organized
labor SO vigorously"
Mr.. Adamson said yesterday sew
eral members of Congress had called
Mr.. Barrett's statement to his at
tention.
1T is of deep interest to Con-
gress to know what Mr.. Barrett
has In mind" ne said.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
American Ranger Crew
Rewarded by Owners
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-The cap
tain and crew of the American
Ranger, who took over the collision
damaged American Farmer from the
crew Of the British Steamer Eliza
bete, were given cash awards and
medals yesterday by John M. Frank
lin, president of the United States
Lines and operator of the two ships.
Capt. Oscar johnson received a
check for $4,000 and a gold dis
tinguished service medal. The
other AT crew members will receive
cash awards ranging from $4,000 to
$3.50 and gold-bronze medals. The
company said the awards would
have no bearing on any salvage
action taken by any court in the
future.
The American Farmer was dam
aged In a collision with the cattle
ship William J. Riddle July 81, off
Lands End, England. It was first
reported sunk. but the Elizabete
threw tow aboard her. Capt.
johnson said the small British ship
was unable to move the Farmer and
his crew took over the ship peace
fully" from the British.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Jap Crown Princes New Tutor
Will Emphasize World at Peace
Author of ChiIdren's S
Books Astonished
At Her Selection
By the Assoeio.sd Press

NEW LONDON, N. H., Aug. 81
The Crown Prince of Japan is going
to learn about Washington and
Longfellow and something about
American thoughts and ideals-with
emphasis on world at peace.
These subjects will be the basis of
the English-language course of the
l2-year-old heir to the Japanese
throne under the tutelage of Mrs.
Elizabeth Gray Vining.
The Philadelphia widow, author of
children's books, was happy today,
but somewhat astonished, by her Sc
lection by the State Department to
serve as a tutor for the Crown
Prince.
She is going to Japan-her first
visit to that country-filled with zeal
for her unexpected assignment.
1T Is a great opportunity and re-
sponsibility," she said today while
vacationing at farm here. "I feel
quite awed, but happy, and hope
I can contribute to the peace and
understanding of the world"
One Of Several Tutors.
Mrs. Vining, who has no children
of her own, said she would be only
one of several tutors-and that she
would teach English and American
literature.
Mrs. Vining said that she assumes
the Crown Prince knows some Eng
lish.
Il cannot say just now where I
will begin until I find out just what
stage OF study he has reached" she
explained.
Il will teach him the stories every
American school child knows
stories of Washington and Long
fellow and of American thoughts
and ideals"
THE emphasis" she said, will be
on world without war and nations
working together for peace.
Lecture at Peers School.
I'VE all hope he will prove a wise
leader and, as Japan has renounced
war, will lead his country in path
Of peace"
Mrs. vining, who will be the
Crown Princes only American
tutor, said she would cooperate
with his other instructors and, in
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Mental Observation
Ordered for Kohn
BY the Assoeioied Press

STANFORD, Conn, Aug. 27.-De-
tective Capt. Daniel Hanrahan an
nounced today that Abraham Kohn
who turned up in Milford, Pa, while
a search was being made for him
and five children in Long Island
Sound, had been ordered to a mental
hospital for observation
An order temporarily committing
the 45-year-old Stamford auditor tc
the Fairfield State Hospital at New.
ton was signed, Capt. Hanrahar
said, by John John S. Poczabut.
The physician, the captain an
nounced, had told him that this
man should be put under observa-
ton" after he had questioned Kohn
Capt. Hanrahan said that tht
order would be executed some time
1Oday
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Truman Hopes 10 Snag
Even Bigger Fish on
Expedition Today
By Joseph A. Fox
Stor Staff Correspondent

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 81
President Truman headed for deep
water today on his second Bermuda
fishing expedition. On his success
ful venture last week on the south
west reefs miles from the Will
liamsburg's anchorage, President
Truman used a hand line. Today
arrangements were made for early
start. and Guide Carl Stubs plan
ned to take the presidential party
into an area where it might tackle
something bigger than the 61k-
pound rock which the President
boasted made him top man on his
trip Friday.
Mr.. Truman expects to return to
the Williamsburg in midafternoon.
Correspondents with the Presi-
dent got their second batch of
daily papers from home of the
Williamsburg yesterday, and got
their own film on what is happen
ing over the world, up to Sunday.
Bermuda has morning daily, the
Royal Gazette, which touches
sketchily on the international scene,
and that is the principal outside
contact for those here. Papers from
the United States for naval per-
sonnel come anywhere from four
OF i've days to three weeks late.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Army Officer Is Held
On Charge Of Moving
Paintings From Reich
BY the A,seeictsd Press

BERLIN, Aug. 27.-The United
States Army's provost marshal
announced today that an Amer
ican Army Officer had been
brought back to Berlin from the
United States under arrest to
face charges of having removed
from Germany two paintings
valued at $4,000 and quantities
Of valuable porcelain.
The officer was identified by the
provost marshal as Capt. Norman
T. Byrne of Hollywood, Calf, who
had served as fine arts and monu-
ments officer for the Berlin district
section of the ONCE of Military Gov
ernment.
He was arrested in San Francisco
August IL while on temporary duty
status by two officers from the
Army's Criminal Investigation De-
partment who flew from Berlin to
the United States for this purpose.
He Is now being held under arrest
in quarters here pending further
investigation and preparation of
formal charges, the provost marshal
said.
Arrested at Airport.
The CID agents were sent after
Capt. Byrne when several art works
and expensive porcelains were dis
covered missing from the Berlin COL
Ilecting point for art work, the pro-
vost marshal said.
Capt. Byrne was arrested at the
San Francisco municipal airport by
agents who asserted they found him
in possession of a Duerer etching
entitled "Das Crosse Pferd" (The
Big Horse, an oil on wood painting
original by David Teniers entitled
''The Smoker" and a Peckstein wa
ter color. The former two were
valued at 5000 by customs official
in the United States, the CID agents
said.
According to the CID the Smoker"
was part of a collection formerly
belonging to the Rath Museum In
Geneva and 1.-THE Big Horse" was
from an Amsterdam collection. The
CID added that it was believed
both were looted by the Nazis and
brought to Berlin.
According to the provost mar
shall Capt. Byrne signed state
ment in San Francisco, in which
he admitted having taken the art
works to the United States. But
according to this statement Capt.
Byrne claimed 1.-The Smoker" was
given to him by a Belgian and that
he purchased the water color from
a German
Capt. Byrne also was said to have
admitted that he had shipped TO
an address in the United States
five boxes Of porcelain and a stamp
collection which was described by
CID agents as valuable.
The CID alleged that both the
!, porcelain and stamp collection
, were obtained by Capt. Byrne
while acting in an official capacity.
Customs officials in the United
States have confiscated these prop.
: critics, the CID said.
The provost marshal said Capt
Byrne was in the United States or
three weeks Temporary duty leave
and that he was scheduled to return
here at the end of that time.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Children Hurt
In Explosion of
1898 ConnonboN
BY the tsxocioted Pres.

HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. 27.-Five
children of the same family were
injured seriously in the explosion OF
"a Spanish American War cannon
ball they had been playing with in
front of their home here last night
They had found the rusty cannon
balls in weeds near the home OF
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
c. Tharp, and were playing with one
on a footbridge when it exploded.
Injured were Billy, 8, badly man
gled left leg and possible shoulder
fracture; Bobbie Jean, 5, possible
left arm fracture; Melvin, 9, pos
sible fracture of left leg; Wanda
Lee, II, possible internal injuries,
and Betty 10, 13, one foot almost
blown off and serious wound in
thigh.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Aircraft Carrier Visit
To Greek Port Termed
Mere Courtesy Call

The 45,000-ton aircraft carrier
Franklin D. Roosevelt and three o1
the latest type destroyers are sched.
uled to make courtesy visit to thu
Greek port of Piraeus between Sep.
tember and 9, the Navy Depart.
ment disclosed today.
| No comment was made on ar
earlier report that the ships were
going there to provide insurance
against civil disturbances after the
Greek elections to be held next
Sunday.
(Moscow radio charged yes
terday that the Mediterranean
cruise of the task force was tied
in with the Yugoslav-U United
States situation and that the
United States was trying to put
pressure on the Balkan nation
with display of naval strengthD
The Navy indicated that the visit
was purely courtesy one during a
period OF "intertype training" in
which the American vessels are par
ticipating now in the Mediterranean
Sea.
The Navy said the carrier Roose-
welt was chosen because of the
great, admiration of the Greek
people for the late Franklin D
Roosevelt" go
The destroyers which will accom-
pany the Roosevelt and the cruise,
Little Rock will be the Cone. New
and Cory.
1t was disclosed today that the
Navy now has task fleet of IL yes.
sells in the Mediterranean area
This force, in addition to the car
rier Roosevelt, includes three cruis.
ers and seven destroyerS. AS of to-
day, the ships were located as
follows: Z
At Naples, the Roosevelt, the
cruisers Little Rock and Fargo and
the destroyers Perry, Warrington
Cone, Noa and New; at Trieste. the
cruiser Huntington and the DESTROY
er Robert L. Wilson, and at Palermo
the destroyer Cory.
The Navy said that visits NAV be
made to other Mediterranean ports
before the Roosevelt returns to the
United States.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
kenney P. Wright Dies;
D. {. Emp|oye Since 1917

kenney P. Wright. 10, deputy dis
bursting officer in the District gov
ernment since 1917, died yesterday
at his home, East Clifton Terrace.
Born in Mount Sterling, KY, he
joined the District government "a
years ago and was employed In the
auditors Office before being named
deputy disbursing officer.
He was member OF the Foundry
Methodist Church, the Takoma
Masonic Lodge and was a 32d de.
gree Scottish Rite Mason.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Freda M. Wright.
Funeral services will be held al
1880 am. Thursday at the Hine,
funeral home, 290l Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be In Ceda,
Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Pope Receives Heed
OF Catholic Veterans
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Aug. 27.-Pope Plus today
received in private audience Max H
Sorensen of Philadelphia, national
commander of the Catholic War
Veterans.
Mr.. Sorensen was accompanied to
the Pope's summer home at Castel
Gandolfo, by Joseph F. Reilly of
New York, national treasurer of the
Catholic Veterans, and David c. Lee
of Jackson Heights, N. Y.
In the cordial interview, the pom
tiff praised the work of the veterans
and said he blessed the members OF
the organization and would pray
that they would accomplish much
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Army Denies Blocking
Scientists Letter on
Aberdeen DismissaIs

The War Department today de-
MED charges by the United Public
Workers of America (CIO) that
Army officers had prevented Secre-
tary Of War Patterson from seeing
letter addressed to him by &C
Aberdeen Md Proving Ground
scientists protesting the dismissal o1
five employees last June for "secur-
ity reasons"
A UPWA spokesman said yester-
day the letter was blocked" by both
Brig. Gen. A. B. Quinton, commands
ing the proving ground, and Maj
Gen. E. S. Hughes, chief of Army
Ordnance.
The War Department Bureau OF
Public Relations said today Gen
Quinton did not accept the lette,
because 1t was in the form of q
military document, but rather ad.
vised the senders the salutatior
should be changed and the letters
sent direct to the Secretary of War
This, the bureau explained, is proper
procedure, there being nothing pre-
venting civilian group from having
direct communication with the
Secretary's Office.
The scientists letter said it agreed
that the War Department could not
keep in its employ individuals who
owed their allegiance to a hostile
power. The UPWA statement de-
clared the War Department, how.
ever, should not appear to attempt
to deny its employees the rights Of
freedom of speech, press and as
sembly.
The letter urged a reconsidera
tion of the dismissals. The dis
missed employees, meanwhile, re.
newed denials that they are mem.
bers Of the Communist party. A
plea for impartial hearing still i.
pending. The former employees
leaders of Local $50, UPWA, filet
separte appeals with Secretary ol
War Patterson August 2.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Dodqed the Lesser Evil

CHICAGO [P).-Rex Allen, radio
singer, didn't want lot of tin cans
clattering when he and his bride,
Bonnie Linder, a radio actress, took
off on their honeymoon. So he hid
his car behind the broadcasting sta
ton, but the newlyweds stole down
to the car to find window smashed
and their luggage stolen.