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that he had not received a report
from Miss Mulcahy until $40 am.
The report said he accused Miss
Mulcahy of being asleep earlier that
morning.
Tells of Hearing Voices.
Miss Mulcahy, however, told the
Investigators she heard voices out
side the east entrance of the Jail
saying as nearly as she could make
out, Come on, come on"
Other guard personnel told the
Federal agents they heard 1t. B. F.
Peed observe after the escape had
been discovered that he had not
gone to the death house alone to
check the report because he thought
the police guards were already dead
and it was foolish for one man to
go up alone. 1t. Peed was said to
have been in charge of the Jail
security at that time.
The report said 1t. Peed told
agents he was unarmed.
Many Persons Interviewed.
The 295-page report reflected the
thoroughness usually ssocia t e d
with FBI investigations and indi-
Gated the agents had interviewed
the entire Jail personnel, the police
guards detailed there since the No
vember escape of five prisoners,
and many key police and District
officials.
The report did not speculate on
whether the escapes could have
been prevented, but simply recorded
the results of the interviews and
inspections by the agents. The 16-
point program of improvements
suggested was made public late last
week.
Much of the detail confirmed
earlier disclosures of the operation
of the jail brought out at the re-
cent congressional investigation OF
the Medley-McFarland escape and
the trial that preceded the dis
missal of Howard B. Gill, former
penal superintendent.
Among the revelations today
however, was the manner in which
the two murderers obtained the
sheets with which they let them
selves down from the jail roof be-
tween $50 and 6 am. April 3.
The report said linen had been
changed on April and the sheets
put in a pillow case in the guard
room. Mcfarland was said to have
reached through and obtained them
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ent transport facilities that favored
such epidemics.
After talking to port authorities
and inspecting two bride ships, the
two officers said they found some
degree of overcrowding, particularly
affecting infants; that large per-
centage of the infants are under
6 months and that the majority of
the infants who become sick en-
route are under months.
MANY of these babies are not in
good condition when they come
aboard ship" Col Lundeberg said.
For the greatest part, the mothers
are young and inexperienced 1t is
impossible to provide the amount of
individual pediatric and nursing
care that such babies should have
Crime Against Babies
public pressure has forced us to
take youngsters as young as weeks
old. It's a crime against the babies
to do that. They shouldn't be called
upon to take a voyage on a war
time transport at that age. We are
going to try to buck public clamor
and insist that the children be
months old before they travel"
Col. Lundeberg said he was con.
vinced that in the case of the Vance
q virulent germ was brought aboard
and spread by contact from baby to
baby. The disease was described as
epidemic infantile diarrhea, which
has struck number of the best
hospitals, including Washington
and has resulted in an average NOR
tality rate of 40 per cent.
Col. Lundeberg said he could find
no criticism of the methods OF
sterilizing, refrigerating or prepar-
ing food on the Vance. If the fault
had been there, he pointed out
more babies would have been
stricken and the autopsy findings
would have been different.
Formulae Unheeded.
Formulae are prepared by nurses
or under the supervision of nurses
In diet Kitchens. he explained. Then
th4 heated bottles are given to the
mothers to take back to their cabins
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fessional pharmacist. He was born
in Washington, graduated from the
old Business High School and
studied accountancy at the Benja-
min Franklin Institute. His brother,
Joseph Bernstein, formerly had a
drug store here.
Mr. Bernstein was a former COM
mander of Post No. So, Jewish War
Veterans of the United States. He
took an active part in raising ap-
proximately $40, 900 for the purchase
of the JWV's present District Head
quarters Building at 3147 Sixteenth
street NV.
Upon his retirement as post COM
mander last January. he was hon.
ored at a testimonial dinner at the
Mayflower Hotel.
Active in Community Affairs.
Mr. Bernstein was active in COM
munity, charitable and fraternal
affairs. He was a Mason. During
| the first World War he served as
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section of executive (truce) head
quarters at Peiping to move to
Changchun, the Manchurian capital,
in preparation for carrying out any
agreement that may be reached for
the cessation of hostilities."
Chen Li-fu, extreme rightist min
lister in the Kuomintang, reported
meantime that it was possible the
government would assign the Com
munists an area to garrison in Man.
churia after hostilities ceased.
There must be no empty talk,
however" Chen told the Associated
Press. The Communists must carry
out the agreement to reorganize
their armies in Manchuria and re-
store communications. Then there
can be peace"
A January agreement, since vio-
lated, provided for naturalization
of the Army. with reductions in both
the government and Communist
forces.
Chen said he hoped peace coulc
be established in Manchuria. HI
warned that if fighting continued
China faced financial and economic
ruin.
Gen. Marshalrs announcement
said Brig. Gen. Henry Byroade, Sc.
nior American officer at Peipins
truce headquarters, would head the
advanced section, which was ordered
to move to Changchun after having
been alerted to prepare for such &
move 10 days ago.
Gen. Marshall and Generalissimt
Chang Kai-shek conferred agair
today in an effort to agree on &
basis for complete, permanent peace
Gen. Marshall's directive was is.
sued after high government of.
fetal said Gen. Chang had agreed
to halt his armies Manchurian of
fensive to talk peace with the Com.
muniStS.
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, d. c. "*" As


a lieutenant in the Army Quarter
master Corps.
His widow formerly was president
Of the Jewish Consumptive Relief
Society of Washington.
More than 500 curious onlookers
blocked the busy intersection of
Eighteenth street, U street and
Florida avepue for more than an
hour after the Staying and spe-
cial Gordon Of police was employed
to hold back the onlookers. Finger
print technicians and police photog-
raphers hurried to the scene in an
attempt to find evidence which
might help identify the killers.
Evening star., 1946-06-05
Girl Hermit Sentenced
To IS Years for Thefts
By the As.ocioted Pies.

SEATTLE, June 5.-Miss Joan
Ellen Baker, 20, who lived alone
In the woods south of the city for
mere than three weeks in April, we1
sentenced to IS years in the Stat,
penitentiary yesterday. She had
subsided on food stolen from nearby
homes.
She pleaded guilty to two counts
of second-degree burglary filed
against her after large caches OF
stolen goods we're found near her
hideout.
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lll z III ~ Z Oll
leave as a chap
lain with the
Army Air Trans
port Command,
who was killed
in the crash of
an Army plane
near Naples last
Saturday.
Further d E.
t lis of the
crash in which
four persons
W ere reported
saved and 80
missing, W er e
| not given. Uni
Evening star., 1946-06-05

for the baby feeding. In some cases,
he said, it had been found that the
mothers were pouring the formula
out of the sterilized bottles and into
their own nonsterilized containers
because they liked British bottles
and nipples better.
The Government, he said, has
spent 100000 on disposable diapers
but some mothers insisted on using
cloth diapers and laundering them
as best they could.
Many of the mothers came aboard
with "pacifiers" on which their
babies could suck, he added. These,
too, were not sterile and in the
course of several trips hundreds of
them were thrown overheard.
He said it had been found on the
Vance that a mother nursing her
own child had also acted as wet
nurse for another baby just as it
was becoming i'll. Through this act
of kindness, The baby nursing from
its own mother died
In an effort to maintain sanitary
discipline aboard ship, explained
Col. Messersmith, inspection teams
visit every part of the bride ships
each day. Another inspection is
conducted under the supervision of
the ships surgeon to detect illnesses
not reported by the mothers On
daily sick calls.
Both the transportation and the
medical officers expressed their be-
lief that only f1rst-class ships with
large numbers of small compart-
ments should be Used for war brides
carrying infants. Col Messersmith
said some babies were being brought
here on ships with dormintory sr-
rangements instead of small com-
partments ito get them here at
the rate the public wants them to
come"
If they make us carry 500 mothers
and bbabies in a ship that should
carry $780," he said, 1.-The situation is
potentially dangerous"
Both men said it was "'ital" that
more thorough physical examina.
tions should be given to brides and
babies before they embark. They
said the examinations now are
"cursory."
They also recommended Tat more
medical officers and nurses with
pediatric training be assigned tc
duty in the brides program. Theil
survey, they said, indicated that the
number of doctors and nurses ir
some instances had been insufficient
to give the required amount of st-
tention to each difficult feeding case
particularly since so many infants
came aboard i'll.
Col. Messersmith explained thai
the changes recommended as the 1e-
suit of the survey appeared neces-
sary because the Army will continue
to transport war brides until De-
cember and also wants to insure the
safety of dependents going overseas
to join husbands and fathers.
Evening star., 1946-06-05
Memorial Mass Set
Friday for Chaplain

A memorial military field mass
has been set for 8 am, Friday at
Georgetown University for the Rev.
Martin j. O'Gara, S. j., faculty
Evening star., 1946-06-05
Circulation, April, 1916

average net paid.)
The Evening Star 215, ,36s
The Sunday Star 227, ,79e
(95.sE In the City and Trading Area.)
Evening star., 1946-06-05

Turkish transport officials will
spend $4,000, 900 in America for rail
equipment and ships this year.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-26
TO THINE ONESELF BE TRUE

practically impossible these days pick up either magazine of the nation without being confronted with article comment Juvenile den quency This of affairs has been going long that practically all of the mental father the subject
 All of ideas and opinions the matter from the and lips of social workers psychiar police officials chologsts cergymen and ordinary aymen And perhaps this dissertation but adds this flood of material because deals with but phase of this problem.
 Nevertheless this feels that something should be said young folk whose lives and families lie perhaps something said under the caption of this editorial For perchance inspire introspection upon the part of some few
 rather amazing these days observe of the be the vogue young who all and purpose aspire positions importance and responsibility and do not the price moral and intellectual decency They families while the other that they entitled to all of long And for them this kind vacaon heading of individual liberty So any objection they plead that their personality development being thwarted.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-26
SYMBOLISM

By this tme other the state of member of the Yale varsity football for the first time history And succeeding week justify the opinion that he extremely important member of the Yale
 Of the group nordnate proud of this youngster this innovation in Yale policy So much that enthu siascay racial individuals who this Fall knew about what happened the Yale Bowl finding their way there.
 from these folk though, there large of the white population who going to the Bowl Satur for the first time also These folks going oensby to boy make good They contest and the that has boy that they know
 However wonder there is large proportion of this group that psychoogcay and quite unconscous cheering because this black boy really symbozes through Nots And thus this boy and punges about the field for the afternoon least he Negro boy to them, but just poor boy making good
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-26
~ VETERANS FRIEND

entitled to compensation for loss, or loss of use, of one or both legs at or above the ankle. Cost of each vehicle is limited to $500.
 '
 o. Does the term Compensation" instead of Pension" affect month ly payments to service disabled vet erans?
 A. No. the legislation changing the word Pension" to "Compensa- tion" is merely technicality. It has been the contention of the Disabled American Veterans and other groups that these payments are not pensions but compensation for wounds, injuries or disabilities incurred in active service during time of war.
 Q. Can on-the-job trainees obtain special tools from the Veterans Ad- ministratiOn?
 A. It is possible to obtain special, tools from the Veterans Admins tration for on-the-job training courses. The employer should send to VA a written request. The cost cannot exceed $1OO. Vol. 3. No. 2
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-26

Q. Are veterans seeking jobs with the United States Civil Service Commission?
 A. Yes, in great numbers. A civil service commission official told the recent 25th national convention of the Disabled American Veterans that 49 per cent of all men em- ployed in government civil service jobs are veterans. He expected the ratio to be 75 per cent by July l, 1947.
 Q. Is there 8 nome town" drug prescription service now available for disabled veterans with service connected ailments?
 A. This is true in 29 states only. Check carefully with your nearest Veterans Administration office to determine if this service has been instituted in your state.
 o. Who is entitled to receive an automobile under the bill that pro- vides such conveyance for World War III disabled veterans?
 A. Under the act he must be a disabled veteran of World War II
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-26

Of the majority of individuals make their fatal being with bloated self And utterly blinds them that they unable precate that they destroying the very things they claim cherish.
 Until young married folk begin do things about this type of inconsistency the young coming will tnue be problems the field of delinquency Until them begin appreciate the fact that there distinct difference between liberty and icens there will be trouble the making For really make contribution who does know the value and substance the expression TO THINE ONESELF BE TRUE
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-26

The Conn. State Teachers Association will question candi- dates as to their stand on vari- ous questions of interest to edu- cators. While examining the would be destiny's children test should be given them a regards their fitness for the offices they seek.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-26
IS THAT so

At long last Attorney General Hadden has decided that a state bonus to the veterans would be constitutional. Could 1t be that the election is causing Brother Hadden to find a loophole in the states laws?
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-26

Now that de-control has been brought about by a controlled press whose member papers have public opinion stymied 1t will be interesting to see what the future holds in way of strikes, sitdowns and consumer picketing.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-26
OUR FIRST TABLOID ISSUE

the public stage with this first edition Tabloid that marks milestone in the of the activities in the of Connecticut.
 Sometimes 1t though in the general laon of the fact that have been
 questionable historical experiences that have gone through.
 These pretty generally known and therefore this statement analysis of these factors feel that of the potent dsp misconceptions with the written word through hung abuse comforting the truth for advantage presenting the unbiased and unimpassioned manner possible.
 with this motive and other that project Chronicle and
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-26

The city charter revision question still rages. What we think would end it all would be the whole plan brought to the public eye showing that the changes would be for the bene- fit of all many whom are not property owners.
 The Smart Money" boys have made Snow on odds on favorite to win.
 The fact that the Republicans are keeping their money in their pockets leads us to believe that they expect to lose.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-26

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Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-26

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Evening star., 1946-02-10

II, she falls in love with a very bad
egg and goes off with said egg to
dance and read minds" in his pat
ent medicine show. She marries
him, he takes her to New York
and there abandons her as she is
about to have baby.
So far she has sinned in ignorance
only. But from then on she sins
in. pride and ambition, two very
wicked qualities, as the reader will
understand. She manages to meet
self-made rich man, sets her cap
at him, and marries him; where
after, concealing their pasts, she and
her husband start out with a
phony family tree to win the nod
of Mrs. Astor. All goes we'll, their
social push is just about successful
and 10, the bad egg comes upon
the scene. Disaster falls thick and
fast at that point and Fey sees the
error of her ways. She goes back
to New Mexico and, in poverty and
modification, devotes the rest of
her life to good works.
1t Is a most earnest little tale,
laid out with the precision of a
Evening star., 1946-02-10
An Eloquent Statement of a Racial
Problem Found in HorIen's Streets

her tale the feeling of outcastness
which the American Negro Is usually
forced to know. 1t isn't just the
poverty, she says in effect. It's the
insult-the often unspoken insult.
It's the denial of the right to self
respect. It's the refusal to think of
the individual apart from his race
Those are the great wrongs of the
Negro people. The girl in the story,
being young, hopes to escape from
them by escaping from poverty.
she is not able to make the trial,
but by showing us rich Negroes who
have become brutalized in spite of
their wealth Mrs. Petry tells us that
the trial would have come to moth
ing anyway. Everything, she says in
effect, is aginst the ordinary Negro
whose desire is just for ordinary
decency. That's pretty awful
thing, when you stop to consider how
many ordinary Negroes there are in
our country.
1t Is interesting, I think, that the
two outstanding books on this mat
ter by Negro writers have both been
set in the Northumberland Wright's S
Native Son" in Chicago and this
novel in New York. Mr.. Wright
in his earlier work, inclined to
idealize the Negro. Mrs. Petry
avoids that error. She does not
come to us saying, Negroes are
good, white people are bad" She
says rather that Negroes have feel
ings. Shakespeare made the same
observation in another connection
over 300 years ago.
She also says, pretty plainly, that
the end Of the Negroes patience Is
near. You cannot miss the sug.
gestion. NC r
Evening star., 1946-02-10

geometrical theorem and allowing
the reader about as much leeway for
suspense. The background material,
as said, is good. particularly that
dealing with New York in the plush
lined 1870s. NC, r.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
THE STREET.

oy AftH Tctfy. f7OugHtOH,
Mi6fin; s2.50.J
Although 1t builds up at its very
end to somewhat too-violent cli-
max, this novel is, I think, the
most convincing one which I have
yet read of the case of the Negro
against the white. It's author is a
Negro woman with three genera
tions of Connecticut ancestors be-
hind her. She began as a regis
tered pharmacist in her home town,
then went to New York, where she
worked on Harlem newspapers,
wrote short stories, acted in anna
teur theatricals, engaged in ex-
perimental educational work and
studied painting and music. She is
at present executive secretary of
Negro Women, Inc.
Her story is simple little tale of
the effort of young New York Ne
gro woman to establish a home
where her 8-year-old child can live
in decent environment. The
young woman is thwarted by pov-
erty. Had she been swhite girl in
the same circumstances, she would
have been thwarted just as GER
tainly. Moreover, the young Ne
gro heroine's defeat is directly
caused by members. of her own race;
the prosecutors who drive her finally
to desperation are two Negro mer
and Negro woman. I repeat that
what happened to her might happen
to a white girl and, save for the
violent ending. does happen fire.
quently. Just the same, the move
adds up to an eloquent statement
of the Negros case.
! 1t does that because-sometimes
I thought. without knowing 1.-THE
author has gotten into the fabric oi
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Among
The Authors
By Carolyn oeeins

Mary King ODonnell wrote
"Those Other People" in her
small, inadequate quarters In
San Francisco, sitting cross-legged
on the bed and with her typewriter
on a chair in front of her. She
worked every spare minute she
had, and does not recommend either
the pace or the position. Since
the book is Houghton Fellowship
winner it's an idea, though.
X u
Frequently a publisher has been
known to bring out book without
making money on it, but rarely is
this so because he intended not
to make a profit. However, this is
the philanthropic attitude with
which Harpers brought out "You
Can Learn to Read Braille," by
Madeleine S. Loomis. Miss Loomis
is an instructor at teachers COL
lege, Columbia University. and was
so anxious to provide method of
teaching Braille to the blind where
no teacher is available that she
has produced this book on which
she also takes no profit. She says
that with this book a blind person
can learn Braille with the assist
ance Of any member of the family
or a friend.
It Is, difficult to tell which is the
more excited, the publisher of S.
Hurok's memoirs called "Impresa-
rio" or Goth Century, who purchased
the movie rights. The book will be
out In April and the picture will be
released when enough stars have
been found to present people like
Chaliapin, Pavlowa, Isadora Dun
can and the like on the screen.
Marian Anderson, like other living
artists mentioned in the book, can
probably be induced to play herself
in the picture.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Public Library
By Ellen Overlook
Mount Pleasant Branch,
WASHINGTON Public Library

During the past year outstanding
books on the Negro have been pub
lished and 1t is fitting that these
should comprise list in observance
of Negro History Week.
BLACK Boy" by Richard Wright,
the gifted young Negro writer, is the
autobiography of his childhood and
youth in which he portrays with
vision his family and race. Bucklin
Moon, author of Darker Brother"
has edited an anthology of prose
writings by and about the American
Negro from slavery days to the pres
ent in his Primer for White
Folks" In Color and Democracy, !"
the distinguished scholar, W.. E. B.
Dubois, surveys the colonial situa-
tion.