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ficial circles that whenever he leaves
office Mr.. Pauley would succeed him
Mr.. Ickes said newspaper columns
have blossomed with such rumors
but 1 never believed them. I never
believed Mr.. Pauley ever wanted to
be Secretary of the Interior"
Senator Tobey wanted to know il
the rumors disturbed Mr.. Ickes any
L might have if I had been con-
cerned, but I think Mr.. Pauley is
too smart to want to be Secretary
of Interior"
Ickes Criticizes Thornburg.
Mr.. IckeS at the outset wanted
the record to show he was asked by
telegram from the committee last
night to appear.
1T was my first notice this party
was in progress he added.
On the subject of Mr.. Pauley's
unsuccessful efforts to get State
Department approval for contract
with Mexico to build an oil refinery
in that country, Mr. Ickes confirmed
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House Banking Group
Warned Lumber Mills
May Ignore Priorities

A spokesman for the National Re-
tail Lumber Dealers Association
today warned the House Banking
Committee that lumber mills may
disregard priority orders set up
under. the Governments program
for low-cost housing.
Joseph T. King, Washington
representative of the association,
observed that ''if mills disregarded
preference rating orders during the
war, you can expect them to do so
now"
The witness testified on the Pat
man bill setting ceilings on new and
Used homes, and providing for con-
tinuation of proprieties for con-
struction of homes with preference
to veterans.
MIR. King estimated that there
were enough materials in the United
States to build tlpm 100000 to SOO,-
600 homes this year, and said the
Governments goal of between 400
900 and 100000 units is too low. Ma
tional Housing Administrator Will
son w. Wyatt has indicated re-
vised emergency housing program
now being drafted will call for a
much higher total than 100000.
1t is believed that the figure may
be placed at close to a 100000 for
l946, including use of trailers and
prefabricated houses.
Retail lumber dealers feel the
only solution to the housing prob
lem is increased production of build
ing materials, Mr. King said.
Earlier, the committee heard
George West, Atlanta banker, criti-
cize provisions of the Patman bill
; calling for appraisal of houses and
establishment of ceilings.
-Four departments of Government
are now engaged in this all-Amer-
lean sport of saying what a house
is WORTH" the witness declared. He
listed the OPA, Civilian Production
Administration, Federal Housing
Authority and Veterans Admins
tration.
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Veterans
fContinued From First Page J

Icy, question over which the two
are at odds.
Gen. Bradley has maintained that
the current influx of veterans with
service e-connected disabilitie. soon
might reach the point where veteran
hospitals would be unable to handle
cases with nonservice connected dis
abilities. The Legion's policy has
been that care should be provided
for needy veterans with nonservice
disabilities.
The agency has estimated that 10
per cent of the $4,000 veterans in
its hospitals now have nonservice
connected ailments.
On this issue, Mr. Stelle wrote in
his letter that unless an adequate
number of beds is provided thou
sands of these (nonservice disabil-
ity) men would be thrown into lim-
tied resources of home communities
or put into the hands of charitable
groups"
Civilian Hospital Space Sought.
Before Mr.. Stelle released his let
ter, the Veterans Administration
had begun arranging for care of ex-
servicement in civilian hospitals.
Veteran agency officials and Le-
gion Representatives said the move
followed correspondence with the
White House although not with
President Truman shimself-on the
point of how far the Government
should go in providing care for vete-
Grams whose ills were not service
connected
The use of civilian hospitals space
has started in Michigan, where a
contract has been signed with the
Michigan Hospital Association to
make available an unspecified num-
Der of BEDS Administration officials
said the number of beds made avail
able by the contract could run into
the hundreds, perhaps thousands" !"
The plan will be extended to other
States if the Michigan trial is sue
cessful.
If hospital space was limited to
combat or service Connected disabil-
ity, the 81 Veterans Administrator
hospitals would have more than
enough space" for all demands, one
official declared.
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when he learned the details of the
proposal, he had said he could not
personally approve such contract
I Mr.. Ickes, however, sharply criti-
cized Max w. Thornburg, the for
mer State Department petroleum
adviser. who testified yesterday. Mr.
Ickes told the committee he hoped
he had something to do with Mr.
Thornburg leaving the State De-
partment.
Mr.. Thornburg had charged yes
terday that Mr.. Pauley threatened
to have his job "liquidated" because
of the stand he had taken in the
State Department against the
Pauley contract for Mexican oil
development:
Senator Tobey told Mr.. Ickes
that Mr.. Thornburg testified the In
terror Secretary at first favored the
Pauley contract, but later joined
him in opposing it when he learned
the detailed terms. Mr.. Ickes was
asked If that was correct.
Made Protest to State Department.
mo, it is not" said Mr.. Ickes.
Il was never dealing with a Pauley
contract as SUCH"
The Secretary said he was inter-
ested in having q high octane gaso-
line project built in Mexico, but did
not know the details of the Pauley
contract until Dean AcheSon, now
Undersecretary of State, and Mr..
Thornburg came to him for con-
ference. Mr.. Ickes explained that
he had made a protest to the State
Department about Mr.. Thornburg.
When Senator Saltonstall. Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts, asked Mr.
Ickes to explain what he meant, the
Secretary testified:
Il felt Thornburg had other in
terests he was representing besides
the State Department., and I SO told
the State Department. l felt his
purpose was to enable American
companies that had been expro-
priated to get back there"
The Secretary presumably was
referring to Mexico's action in 1898
in getting American and British oil
companies out of the country by
appropriation of their lands, for
which settlements later were made
At the outset Of today's hearing,
another former State Department
official testified that Mr.. Pauley's
proposed oil contract with Mexico
in 1912 was unfavorable to the
Mexican government and of "ques-
tionable value to the United States.
He was Lawrence Duggan. former
adviser to Secretary Hull on polit-
ical relations. The oil contract,
which was blocked in the State De-
is one of the issues raised
yesterday by Senator Tobey.
Didn't Like Contract.
Mr.. Duggan's statement that re-
sponsible officials of Mexico did not
like the Pauley contract. but entered
the negotiations because they
thought it was the only way they
could get high octane gasoline
plant built. provoked a verbal clash
between Senator Eastland, Demo-
crat. of Mississippi and Senator
Tobey.
Senator Eastland suggested that
if the Mexican government had sig
nified willingness to negotiate the
contract Mr.. Duggan was setting
himself up as guardian for Mex
ico."
Senator Tobey interrupted to in
sist that yesterdays testimony
showed the Mexican government did
not like the Pauley contract.
Mr.. Thornburg told the commit
tee yesterday that when the Pauley
plan to build an oil refinery in Mex
leo was first submitted to the State
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enter the fight while Mr.. Turner,
who once boxed for Catholic Uni-
versity, said he exchanged blows .
with Mr.. Kirchner after Mr.. Kirch-
ner had struck him first. y
The meeting was to elect officers.
When 1t was over Mr.. Kirchner, who
weighs 275 pounds to Mr.. Turner's .
200, had broken nose, broken
cheekbone and black eyes, according
to medical testimony in the case.
Mr.. Hardman was reelected to his
second term as president.
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fornia, and later for associated COM
pAnies. He was with Standard Oil
of Texas Co. when he entered the
State Department, went back to
them on foreign assignments for
while. Recently, he said, he re-
signed to become an independent
oil consultant.
Chairman Walsh told Mr.. Pauley,
who had listened from a nearby
chair to the proceedings, that If he
had any questions he wanted put to
Mr.. Thornburg he could submit
them to the committee in writing.
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Labor
lContinued From First Page.)

hents with the CIO Utility Workers
amounting to Is cents an hour. The
wage conference at the Labor De-
partment will be continued today.
3. The Treasury Department
studied whether refunds of war
time excess profits taxes under
present laws have any bearing on
the current strike situation. Labor
leaders contend they have and
Philip Murray, CIO president, con-
ferred yesterday with Secretary of
the Treasury Virson on the matter.
Mr.. Truman told his news con-
ference that OPA's final report on
steel prices was expected within a
few days. 1t was said elsewhere
that OPA figures still gshow that
yae industry is entitled to not more
Evening star., 1946-02-01

Henry Hudson was looking for the
Northwest Passage when he and his
14-year-old boy discovered Hudson
Bay in 1909.
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Storms sometimes make wind
rows of birds eggs in Louisiana
coastal islands.
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Record Temperatures This Year.
Hlghest, 65, on January 8.
Lowest, IL, on January 2S.
Tide Tables
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Monthly precipitation in inchee in til
Capital (current month to date):
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Weather Report

District of Columbia-Sunny with
highest temperature about 40 de-
grees this afternoon. Fair tonight,
lowest temperature about 80 de-
grees. Tomorrow some cloudiness
with moderate temperature.
River Report.
From United States Engineers
Fotomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and slightly muddy at Great Fails: Shen
andoah clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperature and Humidity.
tHeadings at Washington National Airport }
vast.ra Temp. Humidity
MN Degrees. Per cent.
4 pm C S6 81
pm. Ak Al
Midnight 20 x
Today
am. "a "A
a.m------- 80 80
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The Sun and Moon.
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Precipitation.

Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset
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FURNISHED by United States Coast
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Complete Line Of VoI-o-Pok Luggage
Holds two uniforms on hangers without
creosine . plenty of space for shirts,
shoes. pojonos, toIetry and other troveI-
ing needs
Evening star., 1946-12-09

Wonderful at Christmas
to Give the Through-the-years
Beauty Of Sterling Silver HoIIoware
Woter Pitcher. unodorned sIlo4o
Fruit Bowl for Modern or Georgian Setting 500
Footed Bowl Tor fruit or rfIowers-------S
Godroon-bordered FruitBowI- BowI------S4 -S4z
Ieo Service, five exquisitey designed pieces with flower
and shell motif S5nO
Copocious Troy which the tea service is pictured,
$500
Sugar and Cream set with distinctive edge S5o.4o
Vegetable Dish in ChippendoIe desien--------$ $50
6odroon-bordered Footed Bowl--------- $684O
Al prices include 2Oao tar
Evening star., 1946-05-29
Deaths Reported

Xiniain WiIiam F F Frost, 81, 3soe 5ngemar st.
Alice j. Ballantyne, rs, 3433 Wis ave.
John L.: Hall. rs, Wingdale, NY.
Luella B. Dodson, 70. 4405 9Th st. ne.
Edward Edysr Il s ,tIg callan, z. ssS3H v q re-
Annie Beauchamp. 80, 443 Oakwood St Sc
Rose Steinbere, 6S, 4119 9th st.
John r. English. Is. Fairfax, Va
Helen G. Lamberton, "a, 2540 Mass. ave-
Frederick T. Gary. "a, Silver Spring. Nd
Albert L. Phile, SO. 14O4 Tuckerman ST.
William C. Bowman. 81, 1905 Juniper st.
Sadie Vaught. 60, SOL Portland st. Sc.
Leland Williams, 80, Moorefield, W. Va
Bonnylin c. Jones, 50. 2O39 New Hamp.
shire ave.
Hilda M R. Lawrence. So, 419 First st, Sc
William T. Harwood. 81, OF Virginia ave
S.W.
Joseph R. knight, 4e. Massachusetts,.
John c. Bates, 80. 1907 18th ST.
Cynthia Ward. infant, Arlington, Va
Infant Eble, 1905 Saratoga ave ne
Betty MONTGOMERY, "a. 1116 U st. ne.
Frances Chatman, So. 1903 9Th st.
Alrealia T. Hargrove, So, 4723 Washington
place ne
Emmaline II. Mcintosh, 46. 1927 9th st.
Clarence Robinson, 45, 1909 9TH st ne.
Allen Terry, AZ, 234 Oakdale place
Harrison S; Burke. AZ, 81 st.
Odessa Palmer, 81. Alexandra Va.
Felicia Byrd, %, no fixed address.
Samuel SeabrookS. 10. a Defrees st
Barnard Marshall, 3, Brentwood Nd,
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apply for marriage license on
one day, tUait three tuH days and
receipe the license on the nth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Frederick J. Buckley, jr.. 81. 11l3 Msssa- a
shuse1ts ea1o aye yend nv and Lucy l. Philips
EVELYN +. Clarke. q. 4o4 s; Sc; -
NV. and Jessie E. Dodd, 26. 223 Rock
| Creek Church rd. NV,
Abraham Friedman, 32, 5So1 l4th st: NV
Joseph H. Palmer. 81. Arlington, and Alice
B; Yarnall. 80, Brentwood; Nd.
and Elizabeth J. crandall, 81. Ashaway,
Joseph Fletcher 90. 17ls corcoran s.; 4
Robert L. Harrison. 6S, 1909 LINCOLN rd
| ne, and Beulan M. Scranage. %, osso'
James J. Gaskins. 1s, 1917 Church st. Nv.
and ConsueIo Y. Clay. is, 1911 Cor
Robert bert" jenkins. sai ms 1s. esls Wade I'd. Sc,
| and Marjorie A. Smith. II. 1927 Eaton
Allen Msnnns' 81 10 1s19 1esh st s. ,.,ov .w
Howard wi d P ?. Armstrong: %. ls4o Shepherd
81 Ht-. anu liho ~ OA'NsSAo' N-1S cH !
James W. Dean: 20, 1900 4th st; NV. and
Armfnta cobS Msknney nd ds 6es sb't st.
Evans ans R. Crowell. jr'. 20, Fort Macarthur,
Calf: and Phyllis White 49, 4@1l Mill
George A. Heroux. %. and Frances M
Gordop. Is both Of ssld aop paws Is IIr Fl nv
Sc, and Dorothy M. Scott. 23. 1928
ST. Sc. a. ,o,
James q and cq5ta Dors Is JDdt. St Ussno: ss sss
Gilman; 6 G. Udell, a5, 41s st. ne, and
Elizabeth c. Meszler, 20, 1865 Lamont
James nst NJ. II. Doyle, 81. Annapolis, Md, and
jeanette E i. a Blair ls, Berkeley. Calf
! and Ellen L. Brown. 27. Green Meadows
''9d and j Jeanne sN' B. Wsssmsnn. 90, ao 14is Ala
| East Capitol st.
.5s fs X j;s,.s s.nsf t. 1885, ssss ss
BI stsgs MsTS0 8 Hs @ 49os H,;s s,.4r,,p st s .ne
Torpey. 81, both Of 8iiS 18th 1d st" St. me e
Leonard L. .nd J0hnsNn Ns1tb 81 1872 Lamen' aa
Johnnie & Eka Jones: IS: a. s3. 517 Howard st. NV,
and Estelle Walker. %. 2312 Champlain
Edward W; IA a. Nash s5, Montville. Me, and
ClyQle M. Spence, "a, Converse, La.
Theodore E. johnson, 25. and Loetta r
SchoenholZ, 10. both of 10 18th st. n E
James E. Malcolm, 25, Silver Spring, ano
Nicole E. l.. Gilliard, 25: Paris, France
Dennis J. Colmes, jr. "a. Alb 9Th st
ne, and Iris N. Holmes, p, 1916
Emerson st. ne.
James H. Palmer. %. 1924 West Beach
drive NV; and Mildred c. Dorsey. %
| Podnos, 20. both of 1915 Crittender
81. NV.
DeRss sh seSt 81 i4ss rns En- a n wv
boS ST.. NV, and Marine Parish. 20
Louis v. Clarke. SO, 1910 California st
NV, and Pearl T. Brent, "A. 1928
Robert Lynch, 80. gil T st. NV. and
1rma G. Johnson, "a, 144S P st. NV.
James T. Bartlett. 26, Hyattsville. and
Marcia M. Stanton. II, 6420 14th st
Melvin G. Carter. 80. 405 P st. NV, and
Hazel B. Dorsey, 20, 1928 Swami st. NV
Amos l.. Mckinney, 81, Manning, s. c.,
and Hilda F. Harrison, 20, 313 o st. k.w
Chester A. Petero, b3. and Ruth S. John
son, 32, both of 1918 U st. NV.
| Elois M. Brown, g, 1913 D st. s.e
James Harris, 81. 1440 w St NV, and
Rose E. Wormley. 22, As Pierce ST. NV
Lester s. Anderson. 23: and Mary D
Coleman, p, both of 734 Gresham pl
Fred Osborne. jr., "a, $40 Gath st. NV.
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SOFT SHELL CRABS, NAPOLEON

Ts serve four persons: CIssn
eight ersbs end cut of the tips
Of the legs Issvins snIy the
bodies end the fst port Of the
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N. J.. and Patsy A. Bracey. 2s. wash
HeEmaH1' E!1' cersSSran; ,S a.; md Matte L
John A. Allen. 80, Washington. and Ellen
M. Coleman, %. Petrolla, Pa
Robert W. Shaughnessy 23, Biddeford: Me.
Princey Rozelle. SO. and Edythe De Nick
ems. 20, both Of Washington.
Audrey L. Roby. %, Fairland. Nd.
Daniel A. Clarke. 81, and Leola Harmer
81, both of Niagara Falls. N. Y
Oliver L. Hart. "a, and Lillian M. Stewart
"a. both Of Rock Spring, Nd.
joseph j. Cohen, 2a and JEAN Z, Benja-
Fred g. Burriss. Is. and Jean M. vierling
10. both OF Silver Spring, Nd.
Clarence E. Mitsky, 90, Pine Grove, Pa .
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and Alice h. osllman. %. 1924 Lamont
Elliott Gold, IS, .4sol 18th st, NV, and
Louise L. sanderof1, 90, 1906 Georgia
Richard r Brechmacher. 81, and Char
lotte R. Call. 19, both Of Arlington.
s,e;, and Mary H. zierhart, Is. DOL
NV M .nd su..nn: HumShfes ass s.
Jerry barnes. II, as25 sherman ave. NV,
and Ruthie M. Maxwell, 90, Marlin, Tex.
Frank H. Burford, SO, 3O5 F st. s.w.. and
Florence Harris. "a, 467 l. st. sw
49, Issued 1T Rockville.
John w. Poore, "a. and Mary L. Studds,
21. both of Washington.
Jerome Gambrill. jr. q. ATLANTIC City
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and rer.s. M. connslly. Fl, Bethesda.

and Teresa NJ. connali,. ri, Bethesda
Nd.
'ssI ana jeanne i. Eiee. / ), hsstviils ~ ''0''
Robert Weinreich, %. and Doris Baum,
"a: both of Baltimore. ND.
Charles George Spomberg. 26. and Mary
Oliver W. Holiness 40. and Zelma Bicker-
stan, AZ. both OF washington.
Turpin, 40, both Of Norfolk, Va.
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SsTa Howsr MeGsas Sssh Of w..Santton RI Sro'h'
wi,i,s ma Ruth assen"7 r. 7WisnsH Wsshnfson Ma
John l. Visnette, 2s. washington. and
Shirley M. Gibbs, %. Leicester, n, G,
Ardson, "a, both OF Washington.
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Births Reported

Julean and Lucille Arnold girl.
David and Helen Austen. girl
Walter and Kathryn Bassett. girl.
Anthony and Mary Bayer. girl
Dexter and Jacqueline Benson. boy.
Eraneis and Bonnie Benton, boy.
William and Lucille Birely, girl.
oscar and Mary Blanchard. girl.
Repei BeSel4 and d Thelma Bretemps: boy.
Emmett and Winnie Conway, boy.
Ulysses and Beatrice Cunha. boy
John ana Marian CUNNINGHAM. twin boys
Richard and Marjorie Datz, boy.
Guy and Barbara De Keller, boy
Clifford and Helen Dombrowski. girl.
Vernon and Beatrice Dover. girl
Wallace and Blanche Ellington, boy.
John and Yolanda FIGHTER, girl.
Edward and Mildred FITZGERALD, girl.
Odell and Hazel Ford, boy.
Arnold and Nannette Frutkin, boy.
Marion and Martha Hummei, boy.
Orren and Kathryn Jones, girl.
Albert and Gertrude. King. boy.
Robert and Virginia Lee. boy.
David and Nancy Lee, girl
Clarence and Shirley Levine. girl.
Emil and Irene Malick, boy.
John and Mary Markle boy.
Wilton and Christina Melhorn, boy.
Sichard and Ruby Moore, boy.
Iayia Tsmss and snd Ghr;yt,Ns Mary MoGIs girl
Leonard and Mary Murphy, boy.
Earl and Elizabeth McCaig, boy.
Earl and Margaret Mccain, boy.
Edward and Katherine McDermott, boy.
James and Mary McNulty, girl.
Jacob and jamie Niehuss, boy.
Everett and Alberta Padgett. girl.
John and Patricia Repetty, girl
Victor and Evangeline Riston, boy
William and Margaret Robertson. sirl
Frederick and Virginia Rohne girl
Jose and Frances Ruiz boy
Charles and Ruth Ryan, boy
Max and Dorothy Sederbaum. boy
Kenneth and Ruby Shaw, girl
George and Elaine Steele, boy.
Micollious and Lillian Stow, boy.
Harold and Margaret Tasker, girl.
Charles and Mary Taylor girl
Winiferd and Charlotte Utterback boy.
George and Martha Wagerman, girl
Arthur and Florence Walters, boy.
Theodore and Dorothy Week, girl.
Henry and Daisy Zinn. girl.
Thomas and Rosie Bullock girl
Bernard and Eleanora Butler, girl
Robert and Patricia Crawford, girl.
Andrew and Mozelle Edwards girl.
Charles and Elma Harris, boy
Milton and Ruth Joyner boy.
Arthur and Grenery McCullough, girl.
Charles and Lula Partlow, girl
Thomas and Sara Proctor, boy
/ Charles and Lois Sherwood, girl.
/ George and Glendora Thomas. boy,
/ John and Yronne Wallace boy,
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Marriage License
Applications

Under d. C. laiDs, couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, tUait three tull days and
receipe the license on the nth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-13

paign which was, Doris Fleeson.
at least from the standpoint of the
soldiers who fought it, the least
satisfactory of any in which Ameri-
can forces were involved.
First Probe of Any Campaign.
1t would be the first Investigation
of any United States campaign in
this global war America got results
and nobody has asked how.
Feuds between civilian soldiers
the militia, National Guard-and the
Regulars are not new. Capt. Harry
Humans Guard division had some
trouble with West Point in 1918 as
the Army has now found out. But
this is one of the rare times that
the citizen soldiers, home from the
war, haven't flung up their hands
and charged it off to the general
stupidity of war.
1t gains momentum from the mere
fact it is Texans who complain
Texans remember the Alamo
where they died to the last man
after they forget their mothers
names. Texans volunteered in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-13

Twelve trucks moved out our sur
vivors finally. Over hundred
brought us in.
TT Is difficult for me to make
the trip here but it is my duty to
those who will never speak again. !"
Senator Tom Connally put his
hand on Col. Brice's shoulder. Later
he groWled: Il want some eyeball
witnesses on these facts instead of
this cookedup material the War
Department hands out. The Of
ficers who prepared that stuff never
saw smoke except in their pipes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-13


Station. 1t is occupied by hosiery
salesman from Des Moines, his
wife, his wife's mother, and two
second cousins from Cedar Rapids.
He has been living on the bench
for two weeks, and sees no immedi-
ate chance of getting a room de-
spite daily advertisements in the
great metropolitan dailies.
He was rather brusque with me
when I told him that I had acquired
not only squatter but riparian
rights on the bench many months
ago.
Uses Boy for Pillow.
What are you doing in New
York;" he demanded, raising him.
self off the small 9-year-old second
cousin he was using for a pillow.
Il came here to try to buy some
of the surplus war goods the Gov
eminent says it is going to give vet
Grams the first shot at" 1 said, with
laugh at my sentence construction
That's what 1 am here for, too"
he said. but it looks like long
wait. This is my third week on this
bench, and all I have seen adver-
tised for sale are items that cost
from half million dollars to a
million dollars, and I just don't have
that sort of money Do you?"
1 told him, no. didn't, but I felt
that If waited long enough, the
Government would realize that ex-
servicemen weren't able to get rich
while undergoing the delights of
being GIs and would start selling
goods within a decent price range.
Yeah the man who stole my
bench said, you're an optimistic
cuss, aren't you? How long ago did
the war end? Quite a while, huh?
All right, how many soldiers have
been able to buy the little things
they hoped they would be able to
buy? How many jeeps have been
sold to soldiers for what they should
be sold for? How many soldiers
have been able to get boots. shirts,
shorts, jungle hammocks. knives and
thousand other things, straight
from the Government"
/ Here's What You See.
He shifted his head to a slightly
larger and more comfortable second
cousin and continued:
Here is the sort of thing you see
for sale: Commercial kitchen and
laundry equipment-60 and 80 quart
food mixers. so and 80 gallon steam
kettles, plant equipment consisting
OF welders and accessories, fabri-
Gated metal products, industrial
machinery, 150-foot Diesel launches.
I have read all of that in the Gov
eminent ads. They run every day.
But what help is that for the aver
age soldier who wants to buy things
that run to 10 bucks, IS bucks
and maybe hundred bucks, if he
can get the credit"
l didn't have any answer. l
couldn't have, because what want
to buy is a few chairs from officers
clubs, an automatic mixer and a
dozen little items that Uncle Sam
/ scattered all over the world. I also
refrained from asking the excl
who had my house" in New York
if he had ever tried to buy building
materials. I didn't want to hear
him bust loose. altogether. I knew
what he would say-that until all
the cocktail bars and restaurants
and package stores and hotels and
Heaven knows only what were built
the CT would be lucky to have his
priority get him so much as q
shingle and tenpenny nail.
Peace, amt it wonderful!
You tell 'em, Father Divine, YOU
tell EN-.
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