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Evening star., 1946-06-21
Wounded Col. Bixby
Is Sued for Divorce

FRANKLIN. Ind, June 21.-Col
Ernest A. Bixby, commander Of
Camp Atterbury, who is in the post
hospital suffering from two rifle
bullet wounds, is accused of cruel
and inhuman treatment in a di-
vorce suit filed here by Mrs. Bixby.
June S, the day after Col. Bixby
suffered the bullet wounds in his
home, was named as the day of sep
aration.
The shooting was termed acci-
dental by Army Investigators. Mrs.
Bixby was admitted to the post hos
pital shortly after the shooting for
treatment of what doctors described
as nervous reaction"
Col. Bixby was artillery COM
mander of the Goth Division in the
Normandy invasion in 1914.
Evening star., 1946-06-21
Army Explores New
1echniques 10 Cure
Veterans Asphasia

surg. Gen. norman J.. Kirk To-Day
disclosed how Army medical and
psychological experts are testing
various means Of speeding the brain
Feadjustment Of some of the wars
most hapless victims-men who can
write. but not read; read, but not
comprehend spoken language. read
with eees, but not read aloud.
There are many other weird COM
binations from this general con-
dition which is known as asphasia, a
report to Gen. Kirk said. It is due,
IN most cases, to injury of some
specific area of the brain, associated
with the particular activity in which
the victim has lost his ability to
function. I
The brain generally is an adaptive
organ. When one area is injured
nearby brain tissue often is able
gradually to take over its functions.
Hence asphasia is seldom permanent
II treated promptly, but, while it
lasts. the patient often is in .
pltldpIe COuOlClOu.
Emotional Barrier.
Studies and tests now being made
In Army hospitals, the report dis
closed, indicate that often the great
est barrier to quick recovery is the
emotional attitude of the victim.
Capt. Louis Lin and Capt. Martin
H. Stein, who made the report,
found that considerable improve
ment could be brought about very
rapidly. in selected cases, by doses
OF the relaxation drug, sodium
amytal, along with correlated psy-
chotherapeutic techniques. Appar-
emily this treatment gives the in
jured soldier a respite from worry,
which Is all the brain needs to be
cured.
The two Army doctors cite some
dramatic cases. One young soldier
had been wounded by a shell frag-
ment on the left side of the brain
The result was partial paralysis on
the right side Of the body. He un-
derstood speech fairly well, although
he made occasional errors. He COM
pretended written material but was
unable to read 1t aloud. He could
obey simple commands and could
distinguish right from left.
Drug Loosens Tongue.
Re-examination after a single
dose of the relaxation drug revealed
an increase in vocabulary, in COM
plexity of sentence structure and in
quality Of words. His mispronun-
Citations were fewer.
Another man, also with gun
shot injury to the left side of the
brain, understood speech and writ
ing readily but was unable to speak
except in simple phrases. He could
name many common objects but
had great difficulty with more COM
plex ones. After one dose of sodium
amytal, he was able to express him
self in complete sentences and name
many OF the less familiar objects
which he had been unable to name
before.
Another soldier with a compound,
depressed fracture of the skull could
understand some written language
but was unable to read it aloud. He
talked only in brief phrases or single
words and became almost mute
after q few moments of questioning.
After administration of sodium
amytal he was able to speak spon-
taneously and volubly in fairly well
constructed sentences. He had
some success in pronouncing written
words.
The two officers predict that a
large group Of physically well pre-
served young men will require just
such help in the next few years.
Evening star., 1946-06-21


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of The Sta
Evening star., 1946-09-06

handed it to President Truman.
The State Department. after ex-
asperating "deliberation,' sent it to
the Foreign Relations Committee
where it has lain ever since, gather
ing dust, in a pigeonhole in the
desk OF Senator Connally.
1t was the intention, after the
ratification of the treaty, to have
talks with the Russians followed by
conference Of all nations inter-
ested in oil. The State Department
has done absolutely nothing to for
ward this treaty.
Repetition of Proposal.
The recent proposal of the State
Department is merely a repetition of
the one that it sabotaged for several
years except that it is cast in the
mold of the United Nations, which
was not in existence when I urged
action upon President Roosevelt. BY
all means let us lay this important
question before the United Nations.
I am all in favor of that.
But frankly. although the State
Departments intentions may at last
be honorable, there is no one now
in that department who has the
necessary experience and prestige to
represent this country in interna-
tional oil negotiations. In order to
get results some one other is re-
luired than those so long associated
with the dribbling oil policy of the
State Department.
1t also seems that Col. G. H.
Vogel said on the air that the Army
Navy Petroleum Board had been
doing some thinking on the domestic
oil situation. This thinking was not
original and, as was the case with
the State Department, Col. Vogel
was tail to some ones else kite.
The necessity for more intelligent
conservation Of oil reserves within
this country was repeatedly empha-
sized before Col. Vogel and the
Army-Navy Petroleum Board be-
came aware Of the problem.
If there should unhappily be an
other war involving the United
States, it is to be hoped that the
Army and Navy will be of more as
sistance in the production, transpor-
tation and refining of petroleum
products than merely walking of
with the decorations and citations
while civilians do the work.
tCopyrisht, 194e)
Evening star., 1946-09-06

CSJ lChcss
tional oil questions. I discovered
that the State Department would
not itself have anything to do with
Oil nor would it permit any one else
to do anything about it, Even
President Roosevelt could not per-
suade the State Department to
move.
Equivocat tion and Delay.
I suggested a conference between
the British and ourselves to work
out, If we could, an international
oil agreement. I proposed a COM
mission of cabinet rank but Secre-
tary Hull wanted to start at the
technical" level. This meant equiv
ocation and delay. There was
actual sabotage by the State De-
partment when we undertook to
finance the building of 10O-octane
gasoline plant in Mexico City.
Finally we came to an agreement
with the British in Washington.
Selfish oil interests pretended to
see in this agreement something
that was not there. OF his own
motion, Secretary Hull sent this as
treaty to the Senate. Senator
Tom Connally, without referring the
document to the Committee on
Foreign Relations, announced that
1t would not pass. More delay.
More prodding of the State Depart
ment. Finally another agreement
was reached, unanimously, in Lon
don almost a year ago.
1 headed the American delegation
on that occasion. Emanuel Shin
well, Minister of Fuel and Power
was my British opposite. We agreed
in five days on what the State De-
partment had not been able to ac-
comphsh in almost as many years.
1 brought that agreement back and
Evening star., 1946-09-06
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. What happens to milk when il
is homogenized?-N. D. B.
A. The fat particles are broken ur
to such an extent that they nc
longer form cream layer but are
dispersed evenly - throughout the
milk. This is done by means of high
pressure.
Evening star., 1946-09-06

B. Rayner, adviser on petroleum
policy, went on the air the evening
of August II to talk about interna-
Evening star., 1946-09-06

events. The only alternative would
be politically fatal reputation.
1t is not happy situation for the
Democrats-one, it would seem,
from which they can be rescued
only by Republican stupidity in
again being misled into initiating
the Roosevelt" policies through un-
founded fear of labor lobbyists and
the professional liberals"
Evening star., 1946-09-06

t ! o n a ! oil j..
MeSSrS. LOTUS
and r a yn e r
talked as if the
ideas that they
advanced were
original either
with them or
W | tn the de-
partment. In do
ing so they were
rank plagiarists.
AS they we'll
know, some four
years ago I un-
d e r took to
arouse an inter-
Evening star., 1946-09-06

@. Is there a town named New
York in Liberia?-I. M. E.
A. Liberia has New York. a
Philadelphia and a Bunker Hill.
This small African republic also
named its capital Monrovia, in
honor of President Monroe.
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p erry H o I e !,
headquarters for
the reunion, is
ue to sur
render.
T he recon"
troop, led by
Capt. John Nc
c u r d Y, h a S
pierced the outer
defenses of the
roof garden.
The pioneer"
patrol has out
fanked the Ell
Dorado Room.
The mine re-
movers" n q ya
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Just represents
himself as talk
ing that way
For a n o t h e T
W h e t h e r h i s
"v i e W s. a r {
adopted or not
MI, Hannegan
has not the re-
notest notion OF
giving up either
Of his Jobs. That
is just another
of h is repre-
sentationS.
Some Il a Y
these repreSen-
tationS, W h ic h
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Evening star., 1946-09-06
McLemore-
Loses His Shirt
At 37th Reunion
By Henry McLem0re

TOLEDO.-As I write this, the
first victory reunion of the 37th
cThe Fighting Buckeyes Infantry
Division is in full swing.
In half an hour, the Commodore
Evening star., 1946-09-06
Harold L. Ickes
to Man
State Department Seen Enlightened
In Proposal for World Oil Authority

The State Department has turned
the head OF an international oil problem the pillow
proposes that the United Nations international
eu authority This Is the most enlightened suggestion that has
come from the State Department with during all
the years of its existence
A. LOTUS chief of the netroe division, of tho
Evening star., 1946-09-06

dispersed evenly - throughout the
milk, This is done by means of high
pressure.
@. Who was the artist who sold
his first pictures in his fathers bar
ber shop?-A. N. B.
A. Joseph Mallord William Tur-
ner, England's greatest landscape
painter, hung his earliest pictures
in his fathers barber shop. and
from sales made there obtained
enough money to begin his art edu-
cation.
@. Why does a bridegroom carry
his bride over the threshold of
their new home?-E. S. S.
A. In Roman days it was consid-
erred ominous for bride to step on
the threshold because it was sacred
to Vesta, goddess of virgins. Hence
the bride was lifted over the thresh-
hold or jumped over it.
@. What treatment should be used
on a dog infested with ticks?
". E. E.
A. ForcepS cleaned with alcohol
should be used to remove the ticks.
Every tick should be dropped into
a can of kerosene, as disease can
be contracted from crushed ticks
through cuts or scratches. Derris
powder may be scattered lightly
over heavily infested dogs. This not
only kills the ticks on the body, but
repelS others. 1t is safety measure
to wash the hands thoroughly after
touching ticks.
@. Is there a town named New
York in Liberia?-I. M. E.
A. Liberia has a New York. a
Philadelphia and a Bunker Hill.
This small African republic also
named its capital Monrovia, in
honor of President Monroe.
Q. Why is it believed that rain on
st. Swithin's Day means rain for 40
days thereafter?-K. r. H.
A. When the body of ST. Swith-
in was about to be removed to Win
chester Cathedral in 97l after his
canoniZa ton, violent rains fell, de-
laying the removal for 40 days.
Hence the legend that if it rains on
his feast day, July IS, it will rain
thereafter for 40 days.
@. What is the most densely pop
ulated country of Europe?-W. E. Y.
A. Belgium, with ITO persons per
square mile, Is the most densely
populated European country.
@. What is the largest spider?
M. B. w.
A. The largest spider Is the taran-
tula, native to Central and South
America. 1t has a body as long as
2 or 3 inches. The feet and legs
have spread Of from 7 or inches
in diameter.
@. Which is the coldest of the
Great Lakes?-J. D.
A. Lake Superior is the most
northern and the coolest of the
lakes. Even summer rarely brings
its temperature much above 40 de-
grees F., and until late in May its
ports are icebound.
@. In Julius Caesars day, how
much did a physician receive for a
professional visit?-A. R. w.
A. In Caesars day, the buying
power of money was 20 times greater
than it is today. This must be borne
in mind when considering the fact
that physicians were paid 65 cents
for a visit.
@. Can the Government collect
from veteran an overpayment for
travel which he received before
being mustered out of the armed
forces?-C. w. T.
A. The Government has the same
right to collect money owed as does
a private concern. A man who is
overpaid must pay the money back.
In order to avoid any difficulty, 1t is
best for the man to write to the
service which overpaid him and
make an offer of repayment.
Evening star., 1946-09-06
Frank r. Kent
TheGreatG GameOfPOlitiCs
Continuation of Roosevelt Policies
Remains 'Hobson's Choice of Democrat

Democratic Chairman Robert Hannegans journalistic
refecors accurate the line of the Democratic this
fall and for 1948 has been determined him.
represented having his views
n uncertain terms letting that gentleman that
they not accepted he would not stayeher chairman
Evening star., 1946-09-06

fUSIIIIdoIOI 1OIIO1 d1'
OF course, this is nonsense. For
one thing, Mr.. Hannegan does not
talk that way to Mr.. Truman. He
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Fay, Union Official, Indicted
As Income Tax Evader
Ry the A.soeio.ed Pres.

NEWARK, N. j., Dec. l1.-Joseph
s. Fay, 54, powerful AFL building
union official, again has run afoul
of the law-this time on income tax
evasion charges.
A Federal grand Jury yesterday
indicted Fay on charges Of with
holding from the Government $137, :
548 in income taxes from 1910 to
1912. The indictments handed up
to Judge Guy L. Fake alleged Fay
withheld $500 in 1910. $48,979 in
1941, and $79,249 in 1912.
However, United States Attorney
Edgar H. Rossbach said that while
the three indictments covered the
entire amounts. Fay actually paid
$l8,669 on lesser declarations from
1910 to 1912. 7 asa''sf'5
Fay, vice president Of the AFL
International Union of Operating
Engineers and business agent of its
local 825 in Newark, was convicted
March Is, 1945, with James Bove of
New York, another AFL union Of
ficial, on charges of extortion and
conspiracy in connection with New
York City's s3,ooo,o 900 Delaware wa
ter project.
Both were sentenced in New
York's Supreme Court to BIZ to 16
years in prison.
Fay is free ON bail pending an
appeal to the Supreme Court. Bove
is serving his sentence.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Pentagon Cafeteria Dispute
Is Seen Near Settlement

Early settlement of wage dispute
involving $50 workers in Pentagon
and Agriculture Department cafe
terias was predicted today, as union
leaders resumed negotiations with
heads of the National Food Corp,
operators of the two cafeterias.
The United Cafeteria and Res
taurant Workers Union, Local All,
has filed a 30-day strike notice, eff
fective January /, along with de-
mands for a 20-eents-an-hour wage
increase.
An Army spokesman Of the Mill
tary District of Washington, quoted
union officials as saying consider
able progress" was made in sessions
yesterday and that an announce
ment is expected today. He also
said the union has automatically
filed strike notices at the opening
of wage negotiations for the past
several years"
Negotiations Between the union
and Government Services Inc, OPP
orator of So cafeterias in other Fed-
eral buildings. remained at stale-
mate. A spokesman for GSI said
meeting for tomorrow has been pro-
DOsed
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Army Group 10 Map Plans
For Part in '4S 0Iympics

The Army Olympic Control Com
mittee will work out initial plans
for the Army's participation In the
1913 olympic Games, at meeting
tomorrow and Friday in the Penta-
gon.
Brig. Gen. Russell B. Reynolds,
Army representative on the United
States Olympic Association Execu-
tice Council, and Col. John T. Cole
of the Control Committee will ad-
dress delegates from six Army areas
and the Military District Of Wash
ington. ,s &. ~ -,s,.r
Tentative plans, according to
Gen. Reynolds. include the promo
ton of worldwide athletic pro-
grams in all areas where American
troops are stationed. These pro-
grams will involve elimination con-
tests to pick outstanding athletes.
Representatives of West Point
and 9th Army Air Force commands
also will attend the meeting.
The Army's financial problems in
connection with the Olympics will
be presented by Maj. Gen. Guy ".
Henry of the Office of the Chief of
Stat, a member Of the USOA Exec
utiye Council.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
CoudIe to Be Speaker
AT Leqion Post Meeting

Assistant Attorney General Lamar
Caudle will address a meeting OF
Department of Justice Post, No. Al.
American Legion, at BIS pm. Mon
day at the Legion clubhouse. 2437
Fifteenth street NV.
New officers of the post are:
Curtis Shears, commander; Mi
chael L. Looney, first vice COM
mander; William B. Jones, second
vice commander; Harold D. Beaton
third vice commander; Enoch Mel
son, a,ljutant; John J.. McGinty
finance officer; Chester A. Prior
judge advocate; Daniel G.. Bu-
chanan, chaplain David A. Turner
historian; John Rusen, sergeant-at-
arms, and Claude H. Purvis and
Archie d. Simpson, color bearers.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
JewrY 10 Mark Festival
OF Chanukah tuesday

The Festival of Chanukah, joyful
season of gift-giving, will start in
<Jewish homes next Tuesday night
and continue through December rs
Commemorating the rededication
of the Temple at Jerusalem in l65
BIC, Chanukah is regarded mainly
as children's festival to be cele-
brated lin the homes. But it also
will be observed in the synagogues
with special services.
These services will be held at BILE
pm. December 20 at the Washington
Hebrew Congregation Temple, with
DR.. Sukenik of Hebrew University
Jerusalem, as the speaker.
In the homes, the festival is OBJ
served by the lighting of a candle
or bulb the first night, and the ad-
ditional lighting of one night until
eight shine in the yChanukah Me-
norah or candelabra. Each lighting
is accompanied by prayers and pre-
sentation of gifts to children.
The festival recalls the revolt OF
Judas Maccabeus and his brothers
against the Greek King OF Syria,
Antiochus Epiphanes, in the second
century before the Christian era.
BY winning the independence OF
Palestine, these patriots of the jew
ish faith preserved the religion OF
one God and one humanity to serve
as a basis for future generations
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Hatch, Besieged by Critics,
Says He Still Supports Act
BY the Associated Press

Surprised by a deluge of critical
kilograms, letters and editorials,
Senator Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico said today he wants to
assure the public that he has not
abandoned the clean politics law
he pushed through Congress in
1899.
The New Mexico Senator last
week end announced that provi-
sions of the Hatch Act fixing a
$1,000 limit on political contribu-
tions by an individual citizen and
So 900 900 on national party COM
mittees had failed and should be
eliminated in favor Of advance pub
licity on all campaign spending.
But the main part Of the Hatch
Act, especially That part relating to
pernicious political activity, has
been successful and is more success
full each year." Senator Hatch said
today.
These provisions prohibit politi-
cal activity on the part of all Fed
eral employees except those holding
policy making jobs, Senator Hatch
said.
"On the question of excessive ex-
penditures, all the laws. both State
and F'ederal-at least those I'm
familiar with-have not succeeded
in their purpose of curtailing. and
controlling excessive contributions
and expenditures" he said. This
is merely a frank statement OF ex-
isting and perfectly obvious defects
which were pointed to largely for
the purpose of stressing defects so
they might be corrected"
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Episcopal Church Unit Asks
Liffinq Of Lisner Racial Ban

The Washington Chapter OF the
Episcopal Church League for IN
dustrial Democracy last night
protested "the refusal of George
Washington University to admit to
Lisner Auditorium persons of all
races, creeds, color and national
origin"
The resolution, unanimously adopt
ed, was addressed to the uniyersity's
Board of Trustees and stated: I'VE
advocate the adoption of policy by
George Washington University such
as is now in effect at Catholic Uni
versity, American University and
Howard University to conform to
the Christian teachings as to the
dignity and worth of the individual
as reflected in the Constitution of
the United States"
The Rev. George F. Tittmann,
rector of st. Mary's Episcopal
Church, Arlington, and executive
vice president of the Washington
chapter of the league, conducted the
meeting, held at the Church OF the
Epiphany, 1917 G street NV.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Earle Accepts Presidency
Of Anti i-Communist Group

Former Ambassador George H
Earle has accepted the presidency
Of the newly formed American Anti
Communist Association, Inc, and
win meet here with the association
directors January 2, George H. Per-
kins, executive secretary of the asso-
citation, announced yesterday.
Mr.. Perkins said the association
is in the organization dedicated to
combating communism. He said
the associations message will be car
ried to the public through radio,
newspapers and public speakers.
The dinner meeting at which
plans for the organization will be
formulated will be held January
at the Shoreham Hotel.
Other officers of the organization,
Mr.. Perkins said, include Frank
Strunk, general agent of the Co
lumbar National Life Insurance
Co., first vice president; Edward
Welch, publisher of Who's Who in
Thoroughbred Racing, second vice
president; ]. E. McCombs, general
agent OF. the Berkshire Life Insur-
ance Co., treasurer; Alice w. Bailey
Of McCombs Employe Plans, assist
ant treasurer; Paul v. Rogers, at
torney, general counsel. and Oliver
Magness, controller Of National Food
Corp, controller.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Army Reports Death Toll
In Plane Crash Is II
By the Assaeiatsd Pres,

TOKYO, Dec. 1.-THE Army re-
ported today that % persons were
killed yesterday in the crash of an
Army Gas transport plane shortly
after taking off from Itami Air
Field at Osaka.
One person was injured. Some
of the victims were civilians. Others
were Army and Navy personnel.
Tise names of-ail wererwithheldNntil
next of kin are. notified.
An investigation of the crash is
In progress. The plan was en- route
from Tokyo to Fukuoka, on Kyushu.
The Army announcement said II
passengers and five Of the crew
were killed when. the transport
crashed into farm field three miles
south OF, the air base. The injured
Messenger was a civilian.
OF the % persons aboard, the an
nouncement added, 10 were Army
officers, one an Army warrant Of
ficer, one a Navy officer, eight Army
enlisted men and three civilians.
The plane was operated by the
317th Carrier Group of the 5th Air
Force.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
0'Brien 10 Face Charges
Here in Auto Iheffs

Harold J. "Pat" o,Brien, 27, for
mer Washington convict, now held
in the Dade County Fla) jail on
charges that he was the head of q
gang of car thieves here, will be re-
turned to Washington soon to face
car theft charges. the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation announced to-
day. Bail has been set at 5000.
Joseph E. Thornton, agent in
charge of the Miami FBI field Of
flee, said O'Brien is specifically
charged with stealing a car in
washington and reselling it In
Elizabeth, N. j. Mr.. Thornton add
ed, however, that O'Brien is IN
volved in the theft of at least nine
other automobiles and possibly
many more, valued at $4,000.
The alleged "hot car" ringleader
cut gaudy, II spurious figure in
Washington before fleeing the city,
according to the FBI. The bureau
said he often posed an an, Army
captain, living in expensive hotels,
passing bad checks and carrying
on his automobile business" "
O'Brien is married to a former
cigarette girl of Washington hotel.