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Evening star., 1946-08-27
Sin1a Family Denies
Gambling al Party
In Rollins Quarters
BY the Assoeio.sd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 27.-The family
of the Naval Academy's suspended
bandleader came to his defense
today In unanimous denial OF drink
ing or gambling at a February 10
party in the quarters of q colored
steward.
1t. William r. Sima, ST., the
bandleader, is on trial on charges
Of perjury, neglect of duty, inef-
ficiency, gambling and violation OF
several Navy rules.
His wife, Mrs. Rebecca Sima; his
son, Musician 1/c William r. Sima
jr., and his sons wife, 22-year-old
Mrs. Margaret Sima, appeared as
defense witnesses before a seven
man courtmartial to counteract tes-
timony already given for the prose-
cution by Mrs. Agnes Ruth Thomp-
son, Annapolis hairdresser.
Group Included Mrs. Thompson.
Mrs. Thompson was the sixth
member of the group attending the
all-night party In the rooms OF
Chief Steward Walter w. Rollins in
the North Severn Officers' Club.
The investigation which followed
the party led to three courts
martial. Young Sima was convicted
of introducing his wife to the quar-
ters of a colored enlisted man, but
the sentence was remitted. Rollins
is under a two-year sentence.
Mrs Thompson testified at the
current trial that she saw drinking
and card playing at the party.
Young Sima told the court under
questioning by Defense Counsel
Hilary Cans that there had been nc
drinking or gambling at the party
Give Similar Testimony.
He also asserted that Mrs. Thomp-
son became i'll, Il judge around 4
am. and went to sleep on two
chairs" Under cross-examination
by Comdr. Joseph McGroary, counsel
to the judge advocate, young Sima
said he had not testified to this at
other trials because Il did not at
tach any Importance to it."
Mrs. Rebecca Sima and Mrs. Mar
garet Sima gave similar testimony
denying drinking or gambling and
saying that Mrs. Thompson became
ill.
The defense still expressed hope it
could rest its case today.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Soviet Ex-Envoy in Canada
May Receive London Post
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LONDON, Aug. 27.-Indications
grew today that Georgi Zarubin,
Russian Ambassador to Canada
during the time an alleged Moscow
directed espionage ring was striving
for atomic secrets, had been pro-
posed by the Kremlin as Ambassa-
dor to London.
The Foreign Office said Russia
had asked approval OF a certain
gentleman" to succeed Ambassador
Fedor Gusev and did not deny that
Mr.. Zarubin was the man. The
spokesman said the gentleman" had
not yet been approved, but that an
announcement was expected from
Moscow.
The Communist newspaper Daily
Worker published Mr.. Zarubin's pic
ture and quoted Paris report that
he would be the new Ambassador.
Mr.. Gusev has been appointed to
one of the four deputy foreign min
lister posts at Moscow In a shufile
which dropped Maxim Litvinoff.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
YugosIov
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been found to indicate that all five
crewmen had died in the crash.
The finding of four left feet and
part of another foot convinced them,
the officers said, that the five men
perished when their plane was shot
down August 10 by two Yugoslav
pursuit craft near Bled, in north
west Yugoslavia close to the AUS
trian frontier.
The report was made after the
commission had re-examined the
scene of the wreckage and a COM
mon grave in the Holy Cross Church
cemetery in the village of Popriv-
mix.
Aided by Yugosiav Doctors.
1t. Charles o. Provow of the
Graves Registration Commission
said the squad had been assisted ir
its examination by two Yugosla,
physicians because / asked fol
medical officers to assist in re-exam-
ination of the airmens remains"
The Yugosiav physicians, he said
found part of another left foot" al
the churchyard grave where the re-
mains of the flyers were buried BY
Yugoslav militiamen after the at
tack. The entire four left feet hae
been previously found.
Meanwhile the remains of the
flyers lay in leaden caskets draped
with American flags and banked
with flowers In a hangar at Ljublja-
ma airport in preparation for the
journey to their ultimate resting
place in the United States. They
had been brought to the airport
from the village of Koprivnik in a
military convoy escorted by the
commanding general Of the Yugo-
Slav 4th Army,
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Lobuono Is Convicted
OF Lichfie|d Cruelty
BY the Assoeioted Press

a BAD NAUHEIM, Germany, Aug
H.-Maj. F. Richard E. Lobuono OF
East Pittsburgh, Pa. was convicted
today by a court rt-martial of know
ingly permitting cruel and unusual
punishments of American soldiers
imprisoned in the United States
Army's Lichfield England guard
house He was fined 5000.
Maj. Lobuono, former provost
marshal at Lichfield, was acquitted
on charges that he aided and au-
thorized" the cruelties.
In a concurrent trial, Col. James
A. Kilian of Highland Park, H., told
court trying him on charges OF
cruelty to soldier prisoners that 81
have a clear conscience about what
happened at Lichfield."
The unauthorized punishments
which Maj. Lobuono was found
guilty of permitting guards to ad.
minister were: Striking prisoner.
with hands and fists, forcing them
to stand with nose and toes against
a wall for protracted periods o1
time and forcing them to double
time for protracted periods.
He was cleared OF charges of per.
mitting guards to strike prisoner.
with clubs and rifle butts and also
of sanctioning several other un.
usual punishments originally al.
legged.
Concluding a day and half or
the witness stand in his own de.
fense, Col. Kilian contended the
incidents that caused this tria
happened after I left Lichfield.
and he accused the prosecution o1
trying to move things back to the
time I was there"
Evening star., 1946-08-27


discussion with DAV leaders on
rehabilitation provisions for dis
abled veterans during the Monday
session.
Maj. Heritage. who lives with his
wife and two children at 1401 In
graham street NV, will be spon-
sored by Federal Chapter No. | of
the DAV, 1t was announced by
Harold Dixon, commander of the
local chapter and national first
Junior vice commander.
Plans Membership Drive.
The Marine Corps pilot, who holds
the Distinguished Flying Cross,
Bronze Star and numerous cam
paign ribbons, is the first World
War II veteran to become a candi-
date for the top DAV post, according
to Mr. Dixon, although three
wounded veterans of World War
are expected to contest the election.
Maj. Heritage said he would
carry out an intensive campaign
to raise the DAV membership from
it's present figure of 100000 to l.
100000.
THE DAV has the biggest job
before 1t of any veterans organi-
zation-the job of looking out for
the special welfare of the Nations
$500 900 service disabled veterans, +"
he pointed out. The DAV intends
to fulfill this responsibility, and to
do so efficiently and effectively it
must become big organization in
every sense of the word-big not
only in membership, but in its
thinking and actions"
More Service Officers Sought.
The expansion drive called for by
Maj. Heritage would make full use
Of the national service officers now
being trained at American Univer-
sity to act as counselors to all
disabled veterans, pointing out to
them the benefits to which they are
entitled by law and helping them to
secure employment.
At least 400 such officers must be
trained, Maj. Heritage asserted. At
present, he said, only about $50 are
available.
Maj. Heritage also stated he was
in favor of Federal legislation mod
eled after law passed by the last
session of the Ohio Legislature
which, he said, would protect en-
ployers of disabled veterans from
having to pay higher insurance
premiums resulting from any ag-
gravation of service-induced in
juries among their employees.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Inquest
Continued From First Page.)

tSOllGll.uCu I'll UIIl TlISL FdRGD
l8 witnesses waited their turns tc
testify. Mr.. Friess died of his in
juries at Emergency Hospital few
hours after the crash and 43 per-
sons were hurt when the bus plunged
% feet to roadway below the
bridge.
Pvt. Waters, first police witness
called by Deputy Coroner Christie
pher j. Murphy, revealed that off,
cial investigation of the wrecked
bus indicated the air brake under
it was made imperative by the
crash. He said no skid marks were
found leading to the point of i'm
pact, indicating neither driver had
time to apply the brakes.
Pvt. Waters, under oss-question-
ing, said the roadway was moist at
the time of the collision and traffic
was heavy. Inspector Charles Vio-
lette of the Southwest inspection
station said he examined the wreck
age and found that the speedometer
of the bus was stopped at reading
of 10 miles per hour.
Deputy Coroner Murphy allowed
only four attorneys to take part in
today's proceedings. They were:
James F. Reilly and Harry A. Ca
leras, representing Mr.. Grover; Will
bert McInerny, representing Hills,
and Manuel Davis, representing the
bus company.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Army Ground Force GIs
Lead Band and GIee Club

The Army Ground Force Band
recognizing the dream OF all musi-
clans, has given its enlisted personnel
an opportunity to become ''the leader
of the band and WELD the baton.
Singled out for the honor, 1t was
announced yesterday is Master
Sergt. Paul Kauriga of Philadelphia
who will WELD the baton for the
40-piece orchestra and Technical
Sergt. Arthur v. Donofrio, OF Bran
ford, Conn, to direct the glee club
of 80 voices.
Sergt. Kauriga, who directed Ma
tional Youth Orchestra in Phila-
delphia, where he received his musi-
cal education in that city. He plays
the viola and French horn.
The glee club conductor, who re-
Gently re-enlisted, was formerly as
sistant conductor of the Combat In
fantry Band and the Military Con-
cert Group, wartime predecessor of
the >AGF Band. A graduate of the
New England Conservatory Of Music
in Boston, he directed operettas pre-
sented by the Beacon Light Opera
Company in Boston.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
the result of representations by the
Turkish Ambassador in Belgium.
Acheson Refuses to Rule Out
Chance of Complaint to U.k.
ey ,he A..oe;oted Pes,

Undersecretary of State Acheson
today declined to rule out the pos
sibility that the United States still
may hale Yugoslavia before the
United Nations Security Council as
the result of attacks on American
planes.
At the same time, he told his news
conference that protesting nation
would take its case before the
Security Council only if there existed
threat to peace. He again affirmed
the State Departments position that
Yugoslavia had complied with this
Nations ultimatum and said since
the demands have been met, that
would not be the case.
However, in response to a direct
question as to whether the State
Departments announcement Of COM
pliance last Saturday precluded the
possibility of this country going to
U. NJ, he replied in the negative.
Asked about repeated Yugoslav
charges that this country's planes
have violated Yugoslav territory, he
said the United States knew of nc
such violations and has denied they
have occurred.
| He said, however, the Army is
making a thorough Investigation.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
New Disti|Iing Firm Sues
For Pdlt in Grain Allotment
BY the Assoeio,ed Pres,

The bitter postwar struggle for
grain between old-line distillers and
newcomers to the whisky making
f1eld headed for a. court test today.
Involved is an additional 500 1000
bushels which the Agriculture De-
partment last week said would be
made available during September
all OF it to the line firms.
Yesterday Publicker Industry, Inc.
OF Philadelphia, huge wartime pro-
ducer OF industrial alcohol, filed
suit protesting this decision and
asking that 1t be cut in on the
ALLEGATION.
Publicker said it got approx
mately one-flfth. of the q ,5Oo,o 900
bushels allotted to distillers this
month, while its "big four" COM
petitors-Hiram Walker, Schenley
Seagram and National Distillers-got
about one e-third. .--
Until the case is decided after a
Federal district court hearing Sep
tember 5, the Agriculture Depart
ment said it will hold up the
soc, ,000-bushel increased allotment.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Nation Cannot Exist
Half Free-HaIf BiIbo,
COP Chairman SAYS
by The Associated Press

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 27.-Chair-
man Carroll Reece of the Repub-
lican National Committee told Q
Negro audience today. The Nation
can not continue to exist one half
free and one-half Bilbo."
In addressing a meeting OF the
Improved Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks of the World, Mr..
Reece declared that when Negroes
voted Democratic in recent years
they have not been looking out
for their own interests"
There are still parts Of this Ma
tion in which outrageous discrimi-
nation is practiced," he said. They
are not those parts of the country
in which the Republican party con-
trolls the machinery Of government"
One-Party System Hit.
The Democratic party as now
constituted" Mr.. Reece continued,
will not make any serious attempt
to abolish racial prosecutions and
abuse in our Southern States. 1t
Will not do so, and 1t can not do
SO. 1t can not do so because it
must depend on the votes of that
bloc Of States dominated by the
un-American one-party system, to
elect its candidates for Federal
Office.
1T will not do so because so
long as that Southern bloc persists
In its present from it will exercise
veto power over any policy directed
for the correction of these out
rageouS abuses.
Il am stating but the plain facts
of history when I say that every
bit OF permanent legislation ever
enacted for the protection of mem
bers of the colored race has been
enacted under Republican auspices"
Would Deny Bilbo a Seat.
Earlier the Civil Liberties De-
partment Of the organization had
urged in resolution that steps be
taken" to deny seats in the next
Congress to Senator Bilbo, Demo-
crat, of Mississippi and Representa-
tive Rankin, Democrat, of Mis-
sissippi.
Municipal Judge Almond w.
Scott OF Washington told the or
,ganization's Cap and Gown Club
yesterday that IF the Negro is ever
going to have full opportunities to
life, liberty and pursuit of happi-
ness, he must know his rights and
how to fight for them under the
Constitution of our country"
Evening star., 1946-08-27
.An Peace Measures
Obsirueted by Reds,
Hoover Declares
BY the Assoeioied Press

= SAN MARINO, Calf, Aug. 27.-
Former President Herbert Hoover
believes Soviet Russia is constructing
all peace measures and all progress
toward peace
Charging Russia Is strengthening
Its hold from the Baltic states
through the Balkans, Mr.. Hoover
said in an interview yesterday that
-"the Russians want time completely
to consolidate Communist control of
people in those states east of the
iron curtain and in Manchuria.
They are eliminating all dissident
elements" he added. They are
setting up concentration camps in
each Of those countries and deport-
ing many to Siberia"
Mr.. Hoover, who recently returned
from 95-day tour of the world
surveying famine conditions for
President Truman, pointed to the
current situation in Yugoslavia.
I'VE spent perhaps $500, ,000, 900 on
Yugoslavia as gift in agricultural
implements and food. 1t seems a
pretty poor return" he said, that
they shoot down our airmen.
"One thing can be said for the
Yugoslay people. The fact that we
contributed anything to UNRRA or
to them is unknown to any one in
Yugoslavia. 1t is Communist
state with completely controlled
press" Fl
Interviewed here at the home of
his son, Herbert Hoover, jr., an en-
gineer, the former. Chief Executive
said the government of Marshal
Tito "is not carrying out the Yalta
agreement. There has been no
general election. If there had been,
the Communists would have only
small minority"
Tito has an army of 100000 men
out of a population of $4,000 ,000,"
Mr.. Hoover continued. These men
should have been home farming and
rehabilitating the nation. Instead,
directly or indirectly, UNRRA was
supporting Tito'S army"
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Goal Of I Million Suits
For Men and Boys Set

.OPA and the Civilian Production
Administration moved today to step
up production of mems and boys
suits by setting a 100000 goal for
the last three months of this year
and providing more current cost
basis for fixing price ceilings on
major cotton textile items.
A proposal that controls of ma
terials on manufacture of mems
and boys suits be ended after Sep
tember was rejected by CPA. The
request came yesterday at meet
ing of agency officials and men,
bers of the mems and boys sep
arate trousers and the mems and
boys clothing industry Advisory
Committees.
OPA announced that, beginning
In October, it will use two-week
instead Of monthly base period In
adjustment of cotton prices. This
Is calculated to meet industry pro-
tests that the former basis put OPA
ceilings too far out of line with
current cotton costs. =
The Civilian Production Admins
tration declared that a 100000 in
crease in manufacture of mems and
boys suits is necessary during Octo-
Der, November and December to
reach the new goal of 100000 fol-
the final quarter of 1916.
Refusing to drop controls, however
Philip Mcguire, deputy administra-
tor, declared that production must
be increased even more If supply is
to meet demand, and the program
will have to be retained until the
end of the year"
The existing controls include the
setting aside of materials for use in
manufacturing specific types OF
clothing.
In another OPA order affecting
clothing, wholesalers and retailers
of surplus Government materials on
which resale price ceilings have been
fixed will be allowed to split mark
ups. The list of such materials in
cludes certain types of wearing ap-
parel and footwear, as well as a
variety of other commodities such as
hardware, building materials, furni-
ture and stoves.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Mrs. Boone Seekino
To Jail Husband in
Child Custody Fight

Another round in the turbulent
battle between Maj Daniel F.
Boone and his estranged wife over
custody OF their two children de-
veloped in District Court today as
Mrs. Boone asked that her husband
be jailed for contempt of court for
pretended compliance" to an order
giving her custody of the children.
Although Mrs. Martha L. Boone
was awarded custody of 11-year -old
Daniel and Penny, 7. last July 3, the
motion charges that she has never
really had custody of the boy.
Danny disappeared while being
taken by his mother to a home in
North Carolina and later appeared
at the home OF his father at 1880
Sixteenth street NV. When Mrs.
Boone came to get the boy he again
ran away from home.
Louis Denit. attorney for Mrs.
Boone, stated that the day after the
boy ran away for the second time on
August 13, Maj Boone's lawyers
were informed that their client had
received message from his son and
had gone to join him. The motion
said the whereabouts of Danny had
not been disclosed except that he is
more than 100 miles away from
Washington.
Daniel had lived with his father
for the last three years until the
court ordered him turned over to
his mother. During this time the
estranged couple were engaged in a
court battle over custody of the two
children. Maj. Boone charged his
wife with misconduct with a st.
year-old physician. Mrs. Boone pre-
sented evidence and witnesses to
show that she is now living an ex-
emplary life and is a fit person to
care for the children.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
White Declared Fit
For Road Comp Work
Dy the A.,oe;o,.d pr...

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. IT,
George White, 53, producer Of stage
and screen girl show Scandals -
was declared physically at for scoun-
ty Jail road camp work yesterday
and 1t was announced he would start
with . pick and shovel.
The Snowman, sentenced to a
year for the hit-and-run trafnc
deaths Of newlywed couple July 40,
was to be transferred to the camp
In the Laguna Mountains.
w. M. Bonham, camp superinten-
dent, said that all prisoners start on
pick and shovel and that White
would be mo exception"
Later, If the producer proves him
SELF" Mr.. Bonham added, he may be
assigned to clerical or other better
kind of work.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Moves
Continued From First Page.)

tralian proposal for the creation of
standing finding committee to
examine and report on territorial
provisions in the Italian draft treaty.
Having completed its work on the
preamble, the commission had moved
on to consideration of the main
body of the treaty, beginning with
the section on territorial adjust
mentS.
Mr.. Vishinsky had expressed his
delegations opposition to formation
of the finding committee. He
said the Australian proposal was
not an amendment to the draft at
all, but proposal to throw out the
results OF all investigations so far
held Cresults incorporated in the
Big Four draft and start over
again. He said that just because
Col. Hodgson, who was then con-
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Army Sends Death Notices
On u. S. Flyers in YugosIovio
ey the A,.oeioted Pres.

The War Department formally
notified next of kin today that five
American Army officers and men
were killed or were believed to have
been killed" in the August 10 crash
of an Army transport plane shot
down by Yugoslav fighters.
The War Department listed def
nitely as killed, Capt. Harold Farms
ley Schneider, New Albany, Ind. His
wife was listed as Mrs. Marcia
Schneider, and his father as Ralph
H. Schneider, both Of New Albany.
Those listed as believed to have
been killed were:
Capt. Richard H. Claeys, whose
sister, Mary Claeys, lives at ST.
Charles. Ill.
Capt. Ben H. Freestone and
mother. Mrs. Harvey S. Freestone
Burley, Idaho.
Corpl. Matthew M. Comko and
mother. Mrs. Tilley Comko, Mon
essen, Pa.
Corpl Chester j. Lower and par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Lower
Enfield, N. H.
The War Department sent out
the notification kilograms after be-
ing advised of the casualties from
Army headquarters In Italy.
Evening star., 1946-08-27
Summers S Weather
Most Comfortable
Here in II Years

1t isn't because of sun spots or
cosmic upheavals resulting from the
atomic bombs, but the Weather Bu-
reau today confirmed a growing sus-
picion among Washingtonians that
the elements have been kind to them
this summer.
In fact, the bureau said, June.
July and August have combined to
give the Capital the first really COM
Portable summer in II sweltering
years. June was half degree above
normal with mean temperature of
72.7 degrees. July was four -tenths of
degree above normal with a mean
temperature of 77.2 degrees.
But so far Augustine month
which usually caps the heat climax
with a blistering performance-has
averaged two and two-tenths degrees
cooler than the normal mean of 74.8.
Hot Weather in Midwest Credited.
The Weather Bureau isn't exactly
sure why this is, though there is
some reason to believe that our good
fortune hinges upon sizzling weather
In the Midwest. This theory holds
that long hot spells in the central
part OF the country set up revolving
winds high above the earth, which
eventually spiral down on the East
in the form of northerly winds from
cool Canada.
Be that as it may, the bureau
won't commit itself on the future
and say that Washington summers
are going to be pleasanter from now
on. Neither will the forecasters
predict an early fall and cold winter,
about which there is much rumor.
Most remarkable about the ele-
ments' newly bestowed favors, the
bureau points out, has been the
change for the better since wartime
years. The summer of 1943 was the
worst of these. That year June aver
aged Z degrees above normal, July
is degrees above and August de-
grees above, for a whiting combina-
ton that made many Washingtoni-
ans day dream of polar explorations.
August Rainfall Above Normal.
For the first time in years Gov-
eminent departments have failed to
send employees home early from non
air-conditioned Offices because of
the heat.
Rainfall this year during July and
August was below par by 1.74 and
.85 inches, respectively, but so far in
August has been above normal by
1.6 inches.
The sun shone an average of 60
per cent Of the daylight hours during
June against a normal 63 per cent
to make 1t the only one of the three
deficient" in this respect.
The daily sunshine average for July
was 73 per cent, considerably above
the normal of 81, and August's aver
age so far has been &c per cent as
against an average 81.
The forecast for today, incident
ally, was for continued cool, sunny
weather, with a high of about 80
degrees and low around go degrees
tonight. Yesterdays high was rs,
at 2:40 pm. The low was 81 degrees
at 3:45 am.