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Evening star., 1947-02-26
Father Reports Suicide Of Girl
|Over Death of Flyer Brother
Says She Left Come
Of Cards and Used
Pistol to End Life

Despondent over the death of her
brother In an Army plane crash
Miss Henrietta Miles, 20, excused
herself from o card game with her
father last night, walked into a
closet and ended her life with two
revolver shots through the head, ac-
|cording to members Of her family.
The shooting occurred shortly
after tbs pm. In two-room apart
|ment which Miss Miles, an attrac-
tive divorcee, occupied with her
father, Roy Overholt Miles, ST., at
1912 Eighth street NV.
Mr.. Miles said his daughter, for
five years attached as o secretary to
Army intelligence overseas. had
been inconsolable since last July 20,
when her brother, 1t. Roy Overholt
Miles, jr, was killed in the crash OF
O. B-25 at West, Miss.
They were inseparable az chill
|dren," Mr.. Miles, civil engineer,
told reporters. "She just took Roy's
death too hard"
The father and daughter had been
playing cards In the living room OF
the apartment, Mr.. Miles told, homi-
eide squad detectives, and Miss Miles
was in very good spirits. At about
7 pm, he said, his daughter excused
herself and went into the next room.
When he heard a sound like the
closing of a locker door," Mr.. Miles
rushed into the adjoining room to
Investigate. He told detectives he
found Henrietta lying on the floor
of closet with bullet wounds in
the head. Beside her lay the 81
caliber revolver she had in connec-
ton with her Army intelligence
work, Mr.. Miles said. TWO empty
shells were beside the, pistol.
Rushed to Emergency Hospital,
Miss Miles died shortly before 8 pm.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
Evening star., 1947-02-26

said he will conduct an autopsy to-
day and study homicide squad in
vestigation reports before issuing a
death certificate. Police said no
note was found in the apartment.
Miss Miles was divorced in Cuba,
where she was stationed for many
months, and resumed her maiden
name. She returned to the United
States last December from London,
her last post with the Army. The
family moved to Washington, the
father said, to be near Arlington
Cemetery, where 1t. Miles is buried.
Miss Miles had returned to Wash
ington Sunday from Enid, Okla,
with her brothers widow, Mrs. Mary
Miles, whom she had been visiting.
Miss Miles mother, Mrs. Roy Over
holt Miles, ST., returned to Wash
ington today from Toledo, Ohio,
where she had been staying with
another daughter who is awaiting
the birth of a child, Mr.. Miles told
repOrterS.
Evening star., 1947-02-26

GSI?" Chairman Baldwin asked.
Mr.. Wender and Mr.. Christensen
answered there was not and that
they have a public responsibility
under their act to do 50.
The contention that GSI has never
taken on projects except when asked
to do so by some Government
agency apparently was exploded to-
day.
Committee Investigators intro
duced correspondence between the
corporation and the Interior De-
partment in which the corporation
asked on October l, 1916, permission
to operate sightseeing tours in
blmps for the Goodyear Rubber Co.
On October 13, 1916, the Interior
Department politely declined the
suggestion on the ground Washing
toms air is already congested and
that the request should have been
directed to the Civil Aeronautics Ad-
miniStration.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
Goering's Plumbing knowledge
Revealed as Aid in Suicide

| track. The pipe leading back, how
ever, was not built in a straight
line. There was a slight hump in it
about inches from the front.
Goering had to gamble that the
hump was high enough so a metal
cartridge placed in there, out OF
sight Of course, would be so heavy
that the water could not carry it
over that hump. Flushing proved
that it was.
From that moment on, Goering
was cocky, belligerent, sure of him
self. He never would hang. And he
so told his wife, Emmy, at visit one
day last August. She said later she
did not realize at the time why he
was so positive.
Piping Never Investigated.
He had several bad moments
though when special shakedown in
spections were held. But never did
any one probe the inner piping of
the toilet.
Many times, Goering is reported
to have said in his letter, he carried
the cartridge with him to the court
room. This he felt he had to do II,
case his cell was changed abruptly
in his absence-which actually
happened five times. And each time
he was prepared.
He carried the cartridge even in
his uniform pocket sometime, occa-
sionally in his body, once or twice
embedded in the navel cavity.
When Goering was found dead
the metal cartridge lay beside him.
1t was stained green, the deposit of
many weeks OF lying in the aperture
with water crossing over it. He
explained that in his note.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
Chicago Fire Destroys
Chromer Opero Puppets
BY the Assoeioisd Press

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-The world
famed collection of marionettes and
music records with which Frederick
A. Chramer presented puppet grand
opera were destroyed early today in
a fire which swept the fourth floor
of the Kungsholm Restaurant
Building on the near North Side.
Mrs. Chramer, wife of the res
taurant and marionette theater
owner, said she believed the loss
would exceed 100000.
The building once was the resi-
dence of the late Leander McCor-
mick. The theater was in what
formerly had been the ballroom.
The collection of marionettes and
records was considered one of the
most complete Of its kind IN the
world.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
Delaware Teachers Protest
'Inodeouote' Poy Raise Bill

DOVER, Del, Feb. 26 (P). "A
total of 366 Delaware public school
teachers planned to march on the
State Capitol today to seek repeal
Of q wage increase bill they consider
inadequate.
Additionally, more than half Of
the States 1,500 teachers are taking
q one-day holiday from their class
rooms in protest Of the legislation
now awaiting the signature of Gov
Walter w. Bacon-that provides in
creases ranging from 5000 to $500
says Mrs. Evelyn H. Dickey. presi-
dent of Local 762, American Fedora
tion of Teachers.
The teachers seek a fiat 81 900 an
nual pay raise, but spokesmen said
they would support a bill proposed
by the Council for Delaware Educa-
ton, Inc, calling for 80 per cent
increase.
Half of New Castle County's zoo
teachers, $40 of Wilmington's $50
educators and 2e of Dover's 4C
teachers indicated they would make
the capitol march.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
Most Severe Blizzard
lin Years Infensifies
Britain's Fuel Crisis
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

LONDON, Feb. 26.-A great
new blizzard, the most severe In
years, intensified the British fuel
crisis today, isolating hundreds
of villages and shutting down
scores of industries.
The storm was centered in North
ern England and Wales, tumbling
Temperatures to around zero and
piIing up to Is inches of snow on
that which had fallen before
Highways and railways to the coal
mines were blocked.
Thousands of industrial workers
were stormbound. Even some larger
towns, such as Newcastle and SUM-
derland, were isolated. The factory
city of Leeds reported the worst
weather in IS years.
The mercury dropped to as low
as 10 below zero on the Northern
European Continent. Two persons
froze to death in Frankfurt, Ger
many. The Polish Army turned ar
tillery against ice jams in the Wis.,
tula and Oder Rivers. Ice packs
blocked the Baltic ports. The Nor
wegian capital of Oslo halted elec-
trio service to save fuel. Sweden
borrowed an ice breaker from Fin
land to keep open her sea lanes
Holland, Denmark and Fire suf-
fered from new snow storms.
The 4,796-ton Greek steamer Sc
|pyros was on the rocks of North
west England and high seas pre-
vented rescue ships from reaching
her.
The 3,600-ton Royal fisherman
was refioated in the Firth of Clyde
after being grounded while carrying
several hundred passengers from
Belfast to Glasgow.
Thoroughfares of London and the
south of England were slushy.
A government source said more
than 100000 workers would begin
night shift work next week in a
master scheme to stagger the load
on the nations strained electric
supplies and that Britain would
seek surplus generating plant equip
ment in4Germany.
Fire and Northern Ireland re-
ported their worst storm in 20 years
late yesterday, with snowdrifts piled
up at some points to a depth Of 20
feet. In the Welsh Mountains, the
thermometer said Z below zero.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
Upton Close Files Suit
Charging Libel on Air

Upon Close, author and radio
commentator, filed suit in District
Court today asking 5000, 900 damages
from the Cowles Broadcasting Co
and Albert L. Warner.
He charged he was libeled in q
broadcast by Mr.. Warner over Radio
Station VOL in March, 1916.
The suit was filed by Mr.. Close
under his legal name, Josef Wash
ington Hall. His address was listed
as Hollywood.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
Denfeld at Pearl Hurbo,
To Head Pacific Fleet
BY the Assoeiofed Press

PEARL HARBoR, Feb. 26.-Vice
Admiral Louis e. Denfeld, former
chief of naval personnel, arrived
yesterday to take command of the
Pacific Fleet Friday.
Admiral John H. Towers, present
fleet commander, will go to Wash
ington to become president of the
Nays General Board, a policy
making body.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
$50 Displaced Persons
Entroin for Europe

JERUSALEM, Feb. rs [P.-A TO-
tai of $50 cheering Austrian and
Polish displaced persons - Chris
tians and Jews-entrained today at
Lydia for the Suez Canal, where
they are scheduled to board a ship
this week end for repatriation to
their homelands.
An official of UNRRA, which pro-
vided the transportation from
grouping points at Jerusalem, Tel
Aviv and Haifa, said there were 25C
Austrians and 100 Poles in the party
most of whom appeared Jewish.
Their movements in Palestine had
been covered carefully because OF
possible Zionist objections to de-
parture Of Jews from the Holy Land,
the official said.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
Ahee Is Reported
Backing Bevin on
Truman Accusation
Nv ft,a Asaeeiatsd Rreea

LONDON, Feb. 26.-A government
source said today that Foreign Sec
retary Bevin had the full support Of
Prime Minister Attlee in his decla-
ration to the House Of Commons
yesterday that President Truman, by
urging admission Of 100 900 Jews to
the Holy. Land last fall, had shat
tered British prospects OF settling
the Palestine problem.
Mr.. Bevin's disclosures TO Parlia-
ment, this informant said. were
made because the time had come to
be frank and to counter "undeserved
parliamentary criticism" for failing
to negotiate q Palestine settlement.
In addition, he added, Mr.. Bevin
wanted the United States Govern
ment to realize the international
responsibilities involved in the Holy
Land.
The statement did not change the
British intention to bring the whole
Palestine issue before the United
Nations, this source said, although
MIR. Bevin said he was willing to try
again for o settlement.
Mr.. Bevin's charges evoked q
varied response from London news
papers today.
The Times editorially expressed
belief that the Palestine negotia-
tions were largely destroyed by
well-meaning If inept intervention
from the United States" and referred
to the '1amentable effect Of Ameri-
can Intervention in general, and
President Truman's statements in
particular, on British hopes Of an
Arab-Jewish compromise on in
creased immigration" to the Holy
Land.
The Conservative Daily Graphic,
on the other hand, said Mr.. Bevin's
"bluntness" was an eleventh hour
appeal to Arabs and Jews to agree
now to a compromise which, appar-
emily, both were willing to accept
at an early stage in the negotia-
tions."
The independent conservative
Daily Telegraph commented that
earlier action in referring the Pales-
tine problem to the United Nations
might have avoided "those exacer-
batting and unconstructive interven-
tions from the United States to
which MIR. Bevin referred with not
unnatural bitterness"
The Bevin statement was greeted
with silence by President Truman,
former Secretary Of State Byrnes
and Gov. Dewey Of New York. No
comment was forthcoming from any
quarter.
Asked today for the second
time whether President Truman
has any comment, Press Secre-
tary Charles G. Ross replied,
Not today"
The statement to which Mr. Bevin
referred was issued by the Presi-
dent on October 4, eve of Yom Kip
pur, the day of atonement, and one
of the principal observances of the
Jewish faith.
Two days after it had been made
public Gov. Dewey said the British
should admit mot 100000 but sew
eral hundreds of thousands" Of
Jews to Palestine.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
Truman Pledge to Assist
Immigration Reported

MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 26 Dr.
Rabbi Philip S. Bernstein, Jewish
adviser to the American Military
Government of Germany, told the
Congress of Liberated Jews today
President Truman had informed
him that he would "do everything
possible to help the Jews to leave
Germany and emigrate to Palestine.
Rabbi Bernstein said he had
warned Foreign Secretary Bevin, al
a meeting in London, that the Brit
ish government should prevent q
catastrophe" and change its Pales-
tinian policy.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
CelIer Terms Charge
By Beyin 'DomnobIe Lie
by the Asseeiatsd Press

Representative Celler, Democrat,
Of New York last night branded as
"a damnable lie" British Foreign
Secretary Bevin's statement that the
United States had 'irresponsibly'
Snterfered In Palestine affairs.
Commenting on Mr.. Bevin's re-
view Of the Palestine situation in the
House Of Commons yesterday, Mr..
Celler said "Bevin is simply seeking
excuse for his damnable conduct and
for the continuance Of the nefarious
Macdonald white paper Of 1899
which slammed the gates of Pales-
tine against the driven Jew"
The New York Congress member
said in a statement the speech con-
tanned "a gratuitous insult to former
Secretary Of State Byrnes and Presi-
dent Truman"
Evening star., 1947-02-26


Interior Department could let out
facilities to any one 1t wanted.
''The act was passed to end con-
fusion. 1t hasn't been ended"
Mr.. Wender and Mr.. christensen
traced the difficulty of their agency
in trying to become the operator of
six park swimming pools-Banneker,
Takoma, East Potomac Park, Nc
Kinley lexington, Francis and Ana
costa.
Mr.. Christensen revealed the
Commissioners now are preparing a
bill for Congress which would force
the Interior Department to turn
over the pools to the District for
operation by the Recreation Board.
Letters Are introduced.
els there any reason why the
Recreation Board could not operate
ferry boats, canal barges and other
rec1eational facilities now run by
Evening star., 1947-02-26
Labor Department Units
To Return Here Soon
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Equipment
Of the Wage and Hour and Public
Contracts Divisions of the Labor
Department will be moved to Wash.
ington over the week end.
One hundred Of the $50 staf1
members of the divisions will resume
their duties there Monday. Vacan-
cies will be filled in the Capital
The divisions were moved to New
York five years ago as q war emer.
gency measure.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
Allied Dispute Delays
War Criminal Transfer
By tho Associated Prsss


BERLIN, Feb. 26.-Transfer OF
Rudolf Hess and the six other major
Nazi war criminals from Nuremberg
has been delayed by an Allied disa-
greement on how harshly they
should be treated at Spandau Prison
here, an official American source
disclosed tonight.
Details were not announced.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
Bevin Pledge to Move
100. 900 Jews Reported

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26, P.-
Joseph Sharfsin, a member Of the
national executive board of the
American League for a Free Pales.
tine, said last night that British
Foreign Secretary Bevin pledged te
him and five other Americans ir
December, 1945, that he would pro.
vide authority for moving 100000
Jews to Palestine.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
Coal Drivers Support
OF Teachers May Shut
All Buffalo Schools
Sy the Assoeioisd Press

BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 26.-Re.
fusal of a union truck driver to de-
liver badly-needed coal resulted
today in closing of one of 20 public
schools that had been kept open
in the three -day-old strike of 2,40C
Buffalo teachers.
Closing of the other 10 schools
functioning with 500 non-striking
teachers appeared possible as union
truck drivers scheduled meeting TO-
night to consider whether to deliver
coal and cafeteria supplies.
The Lafayette High School, with
a one-day supply of coal, was closed
two hours after classes began. A
union driver refused to deliver coal
at the school yesterday.
Coal Supply Short.
The strike of the independent
Buffalo Teachers Federation, for in
creased pay, previously had closed
rs of the city's SO schools:
One to three weeks supply was re-
ported at the elementary schools
still open and a five-day supply was
listed at Technical High School.
Meanwhile the Teachers Fedora
ton called on city officials to aban-
don party politics" and consider
the welfare of the children and the
preservation of the schools"
Federation President Raymond j.
Asst also criticized in statement
what he called blame-shifting by
city officials as demonstrated in a
sharp verbal battle yesterday with
in the Board of Education.
In Albany, meanwhile, Republican
administration sources indicated
that today's scheduled report OF
Gov. Thomas e. Dewey's special
education committee on a new
teacher salary plan would be post
poned until tomorrow.
On the report, according to Re-
publican Mayor Bernard j. Dowd
rests the city's hopes for funds to
grant raises to teachers and other
city employees.
Attendance Of S,732.
The strikers are asking a $2,400-
$4,000 salary scale, compared with
a $1,875-$2,975 overall scale now in
effect. The strike has closed 78 Df
the city's SO schools. Nearly $500
of c.960 teachers are participating.
The city's school attendance yes
Fterday was 9,732 ont Of 71,0c0 pupils
compared with 9,756 Monday.
Yesterdays Board of Education
battle revolved about Member Wal
lace H. Miller's assertion that the
board has been "remiss in its duty
and thereby was responsible for the
strike.
Other board members and School
Supt. Robert r. Bapst defended the
boards position, declaring that the
Mayor and City Council, not the
board, held the purse strings.
Mr.. Miller is the only Dowd ap-
pointee on the board. The other
members were named by Mayor
Dowd's Democratic predecessors.
Evening star., 1947-02-26

blasted on the radio last May "a
during the railroad strike, went
before the House group. He f1ared
up frequently and roared back an
swers during his four and half
hours on the stand.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
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Evening star., 1947-05-04

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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-29

The son of Mrs. Elizabeth
("I See Red'D billing was one
of the officers in charge of de-
notification work among Ger
man prisoners of war during
World War II!
That amazing fact was dis
closed this week in the course
of a $4,000 libel suit against
the Sentinel, liberal Jewish
weekly published here.
Judge Donald s. McKinlay
and jury in Superior Court
were hearing testimony that
seemed wildly out of place in
a quiet, crowded courtroom in
the County Building of Chi
cago. ~
= +
MRS. DILLING. the leading
plaintiff, who also is suing The
Chicago Star for a half million
dollars sat on the stand and
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-29
He should know

poured into the record her in
credible charges against the
Jews, the Communists, and al
most all other progressive
forces in America.
The suit, like that against
The Star, is part of plan to
crush alN opposition to the
growing danger of fascism in
the United States.
Star readers are continuing
to contribute to the Dollars
Against Dilling' defense fund
in recognition of that.
THE NINE other complain
ants against the Sentinel are
Joseph w. McWilliams, Ernest
Frederik Elmhurst, Lawrence
Dennis, E. j. Parker Sage, Col.
E. N. Sanctuary, Charles Hud-
son, George E. Deatherage, Will
liam B. Lyman Jr., and Robert
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-29

ly when he declared that in no
circumstances would the workers
of Britain fight for Wall Street
against the workers of Europe and
the workers of the Soviet Union"
Prior to his talk at the Opera
House, 1 spoke to Mr.. Zilliacus
at his generally boycotted press
conference at the Palmer House
hotel, asking specifically about
Poland, of exceptional importance
due to the huge Polish-descended
population in the USA, particu-
larly in the mass industries.
He made his answer in three
points. First, he said the opening
year of Poland's postwar three
year plan was a success, and was
resolutely backed by the Polish
people.
SECOND. he said, the under
ground resistance to the Beirut
government has ceased. Mikolaj-
czyk is finished and done with"
The so-called peasant leader, Zil-
liacus said, "did not leave Poland
because he was in any danger,
but because he was through po-
litical1y."
Third. Zilliacus said. there is
no religious persecution in Po-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-29
3iIIinqs son was 'denozifying man!

aged during his wartime serv-
ice in the Army by the anti
Semitic, anti-Roosevelt propa-
ganda spread by his mother.
1t was then that he disclosed
his work as lone of 1872 officers
assigned by the provost mar
shal's office" to head the de-
Modification program.
The testimony astounded
many Chicagoans. who recalled
that Mrs. billings hate litera-
ture had been used and dis
tributed by World Service. Ger
man propaganda agency.
Elmhurst, during his testi-
mony, claimed that President
Roosevelt was Jewish. His real
name, Elmhurst said, was Ro-
senfeld. The same fantastic
nonsense was originally broad
cast by Josef Goebbels, Hitler's
propaganda chief.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-29

Edward EdmOndSOn.
All were defendants in the
1914 sedifion trial at Washing
ton. D. c. The trial collapsed
following the death of the pre-
siding judge.
J. I. Fishbein, Sentinel editor,
declared in his testimony that
the 10 compliments would be
shown to have been "Nazi,
fascist, pro-Nazi, pro-fascist,
traitors, criminals, and sedi-
tionists."
He gave his statement in am
swer to a question by Albert
w. billing, one of the attorneys
for the plaintiffs, who used
those terms.
EARLIER. Kirkpatrick Dill
ing, whose mother is the lead
ing complainant, had testified
that his morale was not dam