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Evening star., 1946-05-05
Funk Denies He Held
Authority Under Nazis
By The Associofed Press


NUREMBERG, May 4.-Walther
Funk declared at his war crimes
trial today that he had never had
more than an insignificant" OF
second-rate role in Nazi party or
state affairs, and that in cabinet
posts he had titles but no real
authority.
II always, SO to speak. came up
to the door, but never was allowed
to enter" he said gravely.
Funk told the International Mil
itary Tribunal that, as press chief
in the Propaganda Ministry, he
took orders from "the undisputed
boss" Joseph Goebbels, and that
later, as Minister of Economics, he
was subordinate to Hermann Goer-
ing.
Funk said that only in this war
crimes trial was he considered an
important Nazi.
TOKYO, May 4 (P.-The Inter-
national Tribunal recessed today
until Monday, when it will hear %
of Japan's former leaders plead to
the Allied charges of crimes against
humanity.
In the meantime. psychiatrists
will examine one of the defendants
Shumei Okawa, once the favorite
propagandist of the militarists, who
startled the court by slapping Hi
deH Tojos head.
TOTO, many members of his Pearl
Harbor cabinet and others once
high in the councils OF Japan, are
expected to enter pleas of not
guilty.
Evening star., 1946-05-05

he said, "but she ran just fine
Doesn't even have a water system
or fan-air cooled. Averaged 81
miles an hour and made 40 miles
to gallon of gasoline"
Also included in his collection
are a Chalmers hearse dating from
1912, bort, a Durant and a Day.
ton coach.
Sold Stanley Steamer.
He had a Stanley Steamer, 1909
vintage, but sold that a few years
ago.
TOO much trouble to get up
Steam,' he explained.
What he seems to get the biggest
kick out of is his reputation as a
collector of old automobiles.
when my son was in the Army
overseas" he said, "he got talking
with another fellow. This fellow
told him he'd been in Maryland
and then mentioned a guy who had
a lot of old jaloppies somewhere
across the bay from Annapolis
Why, that's my father my
son told him."
Mr.. Bennett has no explanation
of how he happened to start COL
lecting these cars except that he
likes antiques" He says he makes
some pin money" by renting them
out to various organizations who
want to have fancy parades.
When President Truman rides in
the coach he won't be driven by
Mr.. Bennett.
I've arranged for an old colored
coachman." he said, who looks tust
like be stepped out of Uncle Tom S
Cabin"
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Wives Of 9 D. {. Men
Due in j. ). From
England Tomorrow

The 16-year-old wife of WASH
ington man is among nine war brides
who are due to arrive tomorrow
aboard the S. S. Willard Holbrook in
New York en- route to their husbands
In Washington, according to the As
sociated Press.
Mrs. Kathleen E. Marcus, 16, of
London is married to Ernest Marcus,
%, 522 Decatur street NV, who was
discharged from the Army as a staff
sergeant about six weeks ago. He is
employed by construction firm.
The wife and year-old son of John
B. McEvoy, 1902 Fourth street NV,
were reported by the Associated
Press to be aboard the Willard Hol-
brook. However, Mr.. McEvoy said
he had been informed previously
that his wife, Agnes F. McEvoy, "a,
and son Barry would arrive on the
Queen Mary in New York about May
10. They were married two years
ago after meeting at dance in Scot
land, he said.
Mrs. Irene Y. Anderson, %, of
London, wife Of William w. Ander-
son, 2843 Hillcrest drive Sc. is
listed as passenger. The young
mans father. Walter H. Anderson,
Of the same address, said the mar
riage took place in England last
February IA.
Others expected to leave for
Washington after the 826 wives and
children of American servicemen
debark in New York Monday are:
Mrs. Phyllis Frye, 10. of Newton
Abbot, wife of John Frye, 5000
Addison road NV.
Mrs. Doreen r. Powell, wife of
William c. Powell, 2449 TunlaW
road NV.
Mrs. Margaret Kolinski, 80. Lon
don. wife of Charles K. Kolinski.
532 Twentieth street NV.
Mrs. Margaret T. w. Plemmons.
l8, London, wife of John Plemmons.
1907 U street NV.
Mrs. Irene. R. Piatt, 26. and
Wayne, months, of Portsmouth,
wife and son of Victor r. Piatt, So
Forester street SW.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Firms Report Browder
Has Left for Russia
BY the Assoeioted Press

HELSINKI, May 4.-Finnish state
police announced tonight that Earl
Browder, former head of the Com
munist party in the United States,
had left Finland enroute to Russia.
The police, who began search
for BroWder after he failed to COM
ply with regulations requiring for
eigners to report to police within
three days of arrival, said they es-
tablished that he passed the Finnish
border station of Vainikkala, which
is on the main railway line to
Leningrad.
Authorities said he had no Finnish
visa when he arrived in this coun-
try from Stockholm April 3o Brow
der said in Stockholm he was en-
route to Moscow to Study politics"
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Daughters of 1872 Name
Miss Hardy Registrar

Miss Stella Picket Hardy. 1419
Clifton street NV, was elected
registrar of the National Society
United States Daughters of 1912 at
its SD meeting in Detroit yesterday
the Associated Press reported.
Chosen president was Mrs. Lucius
w. Mcconnell, Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Hardy. native of Arkansas,
formerly was a member of the staff
Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, Investigating geneologi-
cal records. Attending the conven-
ton with Miss Hardy is Mrs. G. w
Kutz, District president of the So
cietv.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Resignation Of Noyes
To Bring Shakeup in
Montgomery Boards

A major shakeup in Montgomerv
County officials affecting the
County Commissioners, Board of
Education, Board of Assessments
and Juvenile Court judgeship was
announced last night.
Alfred D. Noyes, president of
the Board of County Commission.
ers, resigned to become Juvenile
Court judge, a post left vacant
Wednesday by the resignation of
Frank B. Proctor.
julius P. Stadler was selected to
succeed Mr.. Noyes on the County
Board.
Two Named to Board,
James w. Gill and Mrs Dur-
ward v. Sandifer were named to
vacancies on the Board of Educa-
ton.
F. kinsey Metzger announced he
would quit as president of the Board
OF Education to take a post on the
Board of Assessments.
All OF the changes were recon-
mended by the Democratic State
Central Committee of Montgomery
County or the County Commits
sloners. Most of them will REQUIRE
appointments by Gov. O'Conor.
Mr.. Noyes sent his resignation
effective tomorrow, to Gov. O'Conor
with a request that he be named
10 the vacant Juvenile Court Judge
ship.
Mr.. Noyes has served as chair
man of the Co.nty Committee on
Juvenile Delinquency. and stated
IN his letter that he has "a par
tlcuiar and unusual interest in the
problems OF young people"
A practicipg lawyer in the county,
Mr.. Noyes has served on the county
Welfare Board and previous to that
with the Indian Service of the De-
partment of the Interior in Oregon.
Commissioner Candidate.
Mr.. Stadler had been a member
OF the Board of Education but re-
Gently resigned. He is candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
County Commissioner from the
Eastern Suburban District in the
primary June "a. During the war
he served on three OPA boards.
He is a builder and a director of
the Hyattsville Building Associa-
ton.
The county commissioners are ex-
pected to elect a new president at
their meeting Tuesday.
Mr.. Gill is chairman of the Mont
gomery County delegation in the
General Assembly, but is about to
resign that post. He also is an
attorney and has been active in
Parent-Teacher Association work.
Mrs. Sandifer was Endorsed by
MIR. Stadler as his successor when
he left the school board. She is
past president of the State and
County League of Women Voters.
An engineer and architect, Mr..
Metzger has worked for the Fed
eral Government in past years. AS
a member of the County Board of
Assessments, he would be paid
salary Of $4,000 year and his term
would run indefinitely. He has
been indorsed for the post by the
county commissioners.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Rolls Royce to Build
Jet Engines in China
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON. May 4.-Rolls Royce
officials announced today an agree
ment with the Chinese government
for the manufacture of Rolls Royce
gas turbine and jet propulsion air.
plane engines in China.
Chinese engineers are being
trained at the Rolls Royce plant at
Derby and British experts will be
sent to China to supervise the con-
struction of factories.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Four British Reported
Wounded in Sumutru
AY the A.socidtsd Prsxx


BATAVIA, Java, May 4.-The
Dutch news agency Aneta today
quoted an Allied communique as
saying, four British Indian soldiers
were wounded by extremists mortar
fire on Allied positions in Medan,
Sumstra.
The communique said an attack
by 300 extremists on Netherlands
troops In Medan had been replused
and that other extremists had cut of
virtually all Medan's water supply.
A $50 pm. curfew was imposed
by Allied authorities in Medan, the
communique said, with a warning
to the Communicated Peoples S
Front" that further night terrorism
would result in stricter measures.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Admiral and General
Get Temple u. Posts
By fhs As,oc;o,sJ PRISE

oy nv HSS0S'Of8d FFoSS
PHILADELPHIA, May Am ad-
miral and a general were named
vice presidents of Temple Univer-
sity today.
Twenty-four hours after retiring
as commandant of the 4th Naval
District, Rear Admiral Milo F.
Draemel accepted leadership of the
University Planning Commission
effective August /.
Brig. Gen. David N. Hauseman,
former director of the Army,s Re-
adjustment Division, becomes ad-
ministrative vice president qon June
l. He is 81, native of PQttstown,
Pa, and at one time was chief of
the Philadelphia Ordnance District.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Jewry's Role in War
P raised al Meeting
OF Welfare Board

American Jewry's role in helping
win the war was praised last night
by Dr. Lindsey F. Kimball. president
Of the United Service Organizations,
in addressing the opening session of
the 29th annual meeting of the Ma
tional Jewish Welfare Board at the
Willard Hotel.
The board, member agency of
USO and American Jewry's instru-
ment for religious, welfare and mo-
rale service to Jewish men and
women in the armed forces, is meet
ing through tomorrow in it's first
convention since 1912.
In praising the "immeasurable
contribution" made by the Welfare
Board to victory through USO. DR..
Kimball declared that none of our
six member agencies gave more of
its lifeblood or service.
Services Still Needed.
II wonder If we cannot look to
you to continue these services in the
perilous days that lie ahead" he
added. 1--WE need you still"
He emphasized that to Frank l..
We'll, president of the board, Should
go the credit for first conceiving of
USO as an integrated response to
a national need"
Mr. We'll said that nearly 1000
young Jewish men and women saw
military service in various branches.
and that they served on all fronts,
with a total of $4,000 receiving cita-
tions or medals, including the Con-
gressional Medal of Honor. The
problem of making adequate pro-
vision for their spiritual and reli-
gious needs was met by the response
of 1,045 rabbis who made applica-
ton for chaplaincies, Mr.. We'll said
The Welfare Board, he said, had
involved 'in this structure of serv-
ice 10000 volunteers, SO national
afflliates and nine national women's
organizations. Through the womens
organizations 64 camps, 80 hos
pitfalls, 81 chaplains and two over
seas hospitality centers had been
served, the speaker stated.
Delegates Welcomed.
A welcome to the 437 delegates was
given by Commissioner Guy Mason
and Morris Cafritz, chairman of the
Washington Convention Committee.
At 10 am. today the delegates
will lay a wreath at the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier. The evening
program calls for panel session
on Army and Navy work.
The Women's Division panel will
take place tomorrow at II am. and
Gen. Omar N. Bradley, Veterans
Administrator, will address a lunch
con session at 1890 pm. at the
Willard Hotel.
Secretary of War Patterson will be
principal speaker at the closing ban
quet session, which will be held in
the hotel at 7:30 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Mosons to Hear Dr.. Marvin

DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin, president Of
George Washington University, will
speak at the annual spring meeting
of the Ionic Masonic Club at 7::45
pm. Friday in the Ambassador
Hotel, Bryant H. Hendershott, presi-
dent of the club announced yester-
day. Violin and piano music will
be provided by r. S. Kassebaum
and Charles F.. Jeter.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
London Will Receive
Statue of Roosevelt
BY ihs A,.oeioted Pres.

LONDON, May A statue OF
Franklin d. Roosevelt will be erected
in Grosvenor Square, known as the
Heart of America in London, ;
which has been turned over to the
British government by the Duke OF
Westminster as a site for a memo
rial to the late President.
Mrs. Roosevelt will be asked to
unveil the statue, which will be
fashioned by Sir William Reid Dick
one of the foremost British sculp-
tors. B. w. Galannaugh will be the
architect for the memorial and
funds for the project will be con-
tributed by citizens of every country
in the British commonwealth, Sir
Campbell Stuart, treasurer of the
Memorial Committee, said.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Representative Douqhton III

STATESVILLE. N. c., May 4
P.-Chairman Doughton of the
House Ways and Means Committee
is a patient at the Davis Hospital
here, where attendants say he is
suffering from a severe cold. He is
expected to remain at the hospital
several days for treatment and OBJ
serYation.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
DAV Post to Hear Burns

J. Fred Burns of the Adjudication
Division of the Veterans Administra-
ton will addresses a meeting of the
Rea Chapter of the Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans at $3.50 pm. Wednes-
day at 1701 Eighteenth street NV.
Commander Elphege Desgres will
preside,
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Dr.. White to Speok

DR.. Goodrich c. White, president
of Emory University. Atlanta, Ga.
will discuss educational progress in
the South at a dinner meeting OF
university alumnus at pm. May 13
in the Mt. Vernon Place Methodist
Church.
Evening star., 1946-05-05

William Bennett sits at the wheel OF his French-ma
Trumbu roadster 1911 model all set for fast spin
Cheertown Nd It's Of his collection of ancient
mobiles and carriages He's shining up Victoria coach
President Truman to ride in June when the Chief Executive
gets an an honorary degree at Washington College
Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1946-11-24
| Pittsburgh Finds
| Silver Lining to
| Strike Troubles
hy ihs Assoeiated Press

PITTSBURGH, Nov. %. - Pitts
burgh has finally found one silver
lining to its numerous strike
troubles.
Diesel power generators-left over
from the city's recent 27-day power
strike-will permit downtown de-
partment stores to keep on some
Christmas light decorations despite
dimout restrictions.
/ Many stores and office buildings
installed their own heating plants
during the power strike and these
also win be available, If necessary.
The city borrowed is generators
from the Army during the emer-
gency and q spokesman for the
Mayor said today they would hang
on to them" during the coal emer-
gency. The stores rented the units
from private contractors.
Evening star., 1946-11-24
Truck Strike Threatened
In 10 Southern States
BY tho Assoeioied Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 23-The
possibility Of cessation of motor
freight service in 10 Southern States
appeared today in the announce
ment that the AFL Teamsters Union
locals were locked in a wage dispute
with the areas common carriers.
Dexter Lewis, president of the To-
cal and chairman Of Negotiating
Committee for the Southeastern and
Southwestern areas, said the union
had served notice it would call a
strike on December Is unless wage
demands were met.
MIR. Lewis said the decision to en-
force their demands by strike action
was made yesterday at conference
OF 40 delegates of local unions. The
strike vote was approved unanimous
ly, Mr.. Lewis added.
The union is seeking four and
one-fourth cents mile and 81 10 an
hour for through runs and 98 cents
an hour on pedal runs of less than
rs miles one-way.
The union represents about 25,0OO
truck drivers employed by carriers
operating in Tennessee, Mississippi
Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia and
Florida in the Southeast and Okla
homa, Texas, Arkansas and Louisi-
ana in the Southwest.
Evening star., 1946-11-24
Women
Continued From First Page. }

just that, and confusion reigned
for nearly two hours.
Have We no control over these
women?" asked one delegate.
Men never have any control over
women" answered another.
1t finally was decided to bar all
the women from the hall and hold
a closed meeting. Jack w. Hardy
Amvets commander, quickly sum-
moned William A. Roberts, Wash
ington attorney and convention
parliamentarian, and Anthony r
McGrath, judge advocate, to settle
the issue.
This is one matter I'm going tc
turn back to you," the Judge advo-
cate said. mo auxiliary has been
formed, SO it's up to you to decide"
"Oh, what are We going to do?'
asked a voice from the back of the
room, during lull in the discussion
Cant we adjourn and 60 to lunch
soon?" asked another.
AS speaker after speaker arose Il
debate legality of the issue, Mr.. Rob.
erts was busy with copy of Robert.
Rules of Order, in which he finally
found the answer-or at least go
the question off the floor.
Since the auxiliary has not beer
formally organized, the gathering
constitutes a mass nesting" Mr.
Roberts said. and declared that 6
majority rule of all women presen
should determine the issue.
| A motion was unanimously passee
to inform the ladies.
Nothing further has been hearc
| from them.
Evening star., 1946-11-24
IA Steel Plants Bank
|H0yens, Some Mills
Are Staggering Work
BY the Assoeiotsd pr..s

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 23.-The soft
coal walkout bit deeply into steel
production today as 81 blast and
open hearth furnaces were shut
down to conserve fuel by four OF
the Nations largest steel makers.
Some firms were staggering work
schedules but no complete layoffs
have been reported yet.
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp
banked seven of its a huge blast
ovens In the Pittsburgh district. Two
Of the seven were closed for repairs
and will not be reopened until nor
NAL coal production resumes, COM
paay spokesman said.
Bethlehem Hard Hit.
Bethlehem Steel Co. appeared
hardest hit with eight of 80 blast
furnaces and so Of 100 open hearths
shut down. Bethlehem's Lackawan-
ma IN. Y.) plant cut production BY
so per cent to 1000 tons daily
About 1000 of the plants 14,50t
workers were put on alternating
schedules to avoid complete layoffs
Inland Steel Co. closed down two
OF Its seven blast furnaces at its
East Chicago (Ind) plant.
A Carnegie Illinois steel spokes.
man said the corporation viii bank
five or six Of its active furnaces al
South Chicago and Gary, Ind, cor
or before" Thanksgiving Day. He
said the object was to reduce pro-
duction, currently at 90 per cent oi
capacity, to 68.2 per cent. He saic
the company would spread layoffs
as much as we can
The Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Co. was operating only two of nine
blast furnances and eight of "a open
hearths in the Mahoning (Ohio)
Valley plants. A Bessemer con-
verter was also shutdown.
viii Bank Two Furnaces.
In the Indiana Harbor South
Chicago area, Youngstown Sheet
and Tube was operating four of five
blast furnances and eight of IL open
hearths. Two additional blast fur
naces will be banked tomorrow, the
company said.
In addition, the Hanna Furnace
Corp. said it would withdraw one OF
four blast furnaces at its Buffalo
plant Monday, reducing pig iron
production Is per cent.
Steel production generally was
slated to drop sharply from its re-
cent peak operating rate of l23 per
cent Of theoretical capacity. Repub-
lie Steel Corp. at Cleveland which
banked two furnaces Friday for re-
pairs, reduced production for the
coming week to 65 per cent. In the
Pittsburgh district, steel ingot pro-
duction has been tentatively cut to
81 per cent.
Evening star., 1946-11-24
Governors Marshal
Forces Quickly in
FueI-Saying Drive
By ihe Associated Press

Governors marshaled forces for
controls on fuel consumption last
night. Many acted even before Sec
retary Of the Interior Krug called
on the 48 States to save coal. But
executives of some States and large
cities reported they did not expect
to be pinched by the soft-coal strike
| New York States acting Gov. Joe
r.. Hanley named a fuel conservator
and asked citizens to cooperate with
the Federal quests for a dimout ef-
| fective tomorrow. Mayor William
O'Dwyer of New York City said
however, that an estimated four to
five weeks soft coal supply did not
warrant immediate emergency ac-
ton on his part.
There was no indication of week
end action by the Governors oil
Iowa, Kentucky, South Dakota, Il
linois, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska
Kansas and Wyoming. Spokesman
for most OF them said those Cover
nors had not heard from Secretary
Krug and would wait until tomor-
row to act.
Oregon Seen Unaffected.
The secretary to Gov. Earl Smell
of Oregon said no action was re-
quired there because the State uses
hydro-electric power.
New Jersey will get a dimout
proclamation tomorrow said Acting
Gov. Haydn Proctor. Emergency
plans for dimming the State are
complete.
Ohio's Wartime Fuel Conservation
Committee was re-established. It
meets tomorrow to consider using
natural gas piped from Texas in
idle oil pipelines.
Names fuel conservator, Col.
Frank E. Southard, reported hos
pitfalls and institutions had so to
80 days coal supply.
Indiana citizens were asked by
Gov. Ralph F. Gates to respect the
Federal dimout request. He said
the State would make any addi-
tional orders necessary to protect
the welfare Of its citizens.
Brownout Set for Connecticut.
Connecticut goes under a brown
out proclamation tomorrow. State
Fuel Administrator Bishop w. Won
Wettberg said the fuel savings
would be small, but any saving
would be important in a prolonged
coal strike"
Michigan's Public Service Com
mission meets tomorrow to study
the problem. Gov. Harry F. Kelly
had named the wartime director O!
civilian defense, Capt. Don S. Leon
ard of the State police, as fuel con.
servator when the strike came
Evening star., 1946-11-24

parture last Sunday the President
had been bothered with a head
cold whcih he picked up on his trip
to Missouri to vote earlier this
month, but the last traces disap-
peared under his daily vacation
routine of swimming and sunbath-
ing.
Mr.. Truman's plane took off from
the Boca Chica airport, which serves
Key West, at 1910 yesterday morn
ing and landed here at 2:43 pm.
after a smooth flight.
The President and Mrs. Truman
dined last night at the home of
former Attorney General and Mrs.
Biddle. Mr.. Biddle has just re-
turned from Nuremberg.
Clamor for Legislation News.
Meanwhile, there was a growing
clamor from Congress members for
legislative action to deal with strikes,
with number calling for a special
session Of tile lame-duck Congress.
A White House adviser at the Cap
itol said that conference of lead
ers of both parties to explore legis-
lative remedies of the coal crisis
is under consideration.
Chairman Slaughter of the House
Surplus Property Committee called
a hearing tomorrow to determine if
the Government-owned Big Inch
and Little Big Inch pipelines could
be converted Immediately as con-
veyors of natural gas.
The Government was reported
headed toward a decision next week
on the question, in hopes the gas
which the wartime pipelines could
carry from Texas to the industrial
East might help ease the fuel short
age.
Meantime, the Solid Fuels Admin
iStration announced that soft coal
production in 1916 through Novem-
Der 16 was 6.2 per cent less than
in the same 1945 period. For the
week ended November 16 produc-
ton was 12,500, 600 tons.