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V3sammlung jedek I. Sonntag i'm
Mannerchor Halle. 5l4 Deneraux Str.
Pras., VIM. Berg. Clio Lawndale Ave.
Sekr.. Edgar Freeland. 6246 Bingham
Fin. -sekr.. Edward w. May. SlS n
c..v.-sekr.. John. Enrich. 10 West
New xc.s. =: 80. ., z z. yassr-
ssdssungs-vsrsin. - xwsis -.
versammlung jeden I. sonntag In,
Monat. 4 Uhr nachmittags, i'm vereins.
Idsn; Mcnst d. ,n der der sissnen Halle; 3l7 Bel.
Pras.. simon HaEei. iss Jewett Ave.
Port Richmond Station. Island, NJ 7.
sekr.. Katr Seller. 245-seth Street.
cot1sa e. Y. sssr., M n M,chae, rorra.cher. as
Schenectady Ave-. Brooklyn. N. 7.
salem. Ohio. = \. q. Q. vsssin der
VeseaAASeen oeeaten voa 1oTdA@s91ka.
versammiung jeden I. Freitag i'm
Monat, 1850 Uhr abends, I'm sachsen.
helm: ?os Railroad Str:
AIs ssk5;: s., 3. si.i 8 ioa.seh. ll'e S.vsarasn
g.. c.1y:; y:;sess;: sc:. John Ulrich. eos Rose
Adre.sen,sekr. John F. spaeck. R. F.
L. No. 2. Tel: 1927.
Salem. Ohio. = =. !. 8. T.sssa Z. ..
vo4oa1. 8Wol9 a.
.versammlunE jeden :. sonntag i'm
Monat i'm sa4hsenheim. 2os Railroad
Pras.. Mariavoselhuber, 90 e. 4. Str.
Prot. -Sekr. Kath. Gunesch. 720 New
6. v stxr.. osr,,ads Bodsndorfsr. $40
West 8. Str.
Adrdessen-sekr., Mary Yunk. a1os
0t. Louis, 10. = J. .. q. Z. y. veesaA.
8voa9 10.
.versammlung jeden I. sonntog i'm
Monat. Uhr nachmittass. i'm st. Louis
Pras. Josef G. obert. ss1s Chippewa.
Prot.-Sekr.. Andy FusA 5143 Ashland
Str. st. Louis Is, Mo.
G. v. Sex-.. GeOrl Ooelloeni. 1892. Hal
liday.
vsrcis, orccs.scSorsnse. svsie %.
versammlung jeden /. samstag i'm
Monat. 637 Pearl Str.
Pra;. aeors Wolf. sls e. Mann Str.
G. v. sekr.. M. Bachner.. s45 Pearl 81
Prot.-Sekr.. Rose Weber, 537 Pearl
Str. Tel: 5sa7-T.
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jung1xauou =. q. Y. 8Woag -.
versammlung jeden 2. Samstag i'm
Pr4s., Katharine Hessmann. 1881
fsral.z Ay. anna a:an sss'i & w. Height.
Ave. Tel: S6e4e.
C.-v.-Sear.. Josephine llollsr. 50
Oearmont Dr.. Tel: 37371.
YoungttoWa, q. - =. 8 =. 8. D. veeed1.
versammlung jeden I. sonntag i'm
Nonat i'm Sachsenheim. Gcke Flint Ave.
Run Road. Tel; $500 : -"
Sekretar. Adolph F. Zell, 110 w. Myrtle
A. 'c.,ssiaes: ss 7ttsSa tSss r. ofbsass: sds4 HID
son DR.. Tel: 6-4464.
XII. -Sekr, Fritz Theiss Jr. 1867
BrOWulee Ave. Tel: 2.8312.
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Detroit, Mich. - Detroit Junior saxons.
President, John Meind,, 1850 Lake
view Ave: Tel: Hickory l177.. s.,;.
sec'y.: Mitsi schemmA. 77S3 0raAGaR
nsvesa e.: = as.xcss oav
Press assrt. rtAi, TIT otsleest Ay~
I. oecy.. C&th6riHo PAAl. Marta Ava,
Raipopt. mlweea CITY, "a PA6as lSs7-l
1.z.sal. "a. - rszrsu saxes Asnasa1s
Pres. George Ealk, 1904 2. sSth g.
Sec'y., Anna Binder. i13s w. SotA
Street. Phone 63.S6S.
Gary. indiana. aszZ .aze. s..ssss
ssy nsn seano. xnesn hesre. fa1 iSss Fl. s.
Ave. fhone s2l0.
"A Mn, ohas. - 1,oesa1 JuAaos
Pres. George Falk. 200l East soth g.
sec'y., Ann Binder. 1889 ". Goth 81.
Monaco, ~. = 0eaass SuaAso
0a1o0o.
Prec;: Daniel schuller. 1870 Atlantis
sec'y.. Helen schuller, 40 Penn Ave.
Tel: Rochester 3677-W.
1ov Castle, p. 8oW 0oOo1o
00Roo SO14o9O.
President, William UngaF. 3oG 0A0e
Sheridan Ave: Phone sss25: ...
Phone 1861.
Salem, Ohio. - salem Junlo4 0Axo0
Club.
Pres, Andrew Ulrfch, sos Liberty q.
Sec'y, Mary Lou Lutsch, COS Arch Il.
You1e0oova, 0A1o. - Xo0A0UooU0
Su11og OaDo02
President. Frank 9. Boke0cA, 80
Forest Hill Drive.
Corresponding Sec'y.. Laverne Miles,
1921 Frederick st.
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YO0AGo0QVD. 0h1o. q RI Annnn9nnan.
Pr&s, Georg Raidel Sr., 17e yredficA
Strasse.
ou1doeosxtao1 10.
&xaes 1Ss - Uaobe1bdf4s9 0oDo0o0o8
President, Elise Schneider. 14s East
33. Str.
sekretar, Alma Reisenauer. 7is West
%. Str.
0loveaaaa, orr. 0eanSSehoe .naxenAae.
81. str T,l: No. s;aS.
S9kr.. ElYsapera Tiochlo1. 24El w.
"a Str. Wo. tsiS. '
&
youngstown. o. Dem0nohoT AAaavnan
80. Sosen0s AdI1ss. t1S CleofnoO
SekretIn L Maria p1nsasra6. 4, Ba~
Warren AvA
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PrSa. John Smiley. 70g ArllnRtoa Avn.
N. "
Sekr., Mich,el s. schmidt. 2Sl2 Tua,
carawas Str. w.
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von der Konvention i'm voraus bestimm.
ten Ort und an dem vom Gross-Pr3-
stdenten anzuberaumenden Taga.
0Tos0.0oamtos
,ssres Gross; s;P,EasidsnL i,cI % John % gaithss: sos
u. yi.e-oross:Pras., DR.. John Foisei.
ISL Eddy Road, Cleveland, Ohio.
.. yixe-Gross-Prxs.. Andreas w. Petri,
soss YES West lo4: Str: cleyeland. Ohio;
Hudson Pr. youngstown. Ohio: 80
Leader Bldg. Cleveland o. Main seai.
,oss; 2; q@ross,sskr:, @ Daniel Rehner. 10000
gross-Sahatsmeister. John Ziegler.
AZ eaM West ga. Str. Cleveland. Ohio:
Grossarst. Or. Fred J. schustsr, ssl
Erie Bldg, Cleveland, o. Cherry 6b7S.
.Rechtsbeistand, George Schneider,
f.Ss, 100 suHsrtor PET Ave-. Cleveland. Ohio:
verwaltungsrat: Fred ). Thesis, $50
k1omewood Ave-. Salem, Ohio. Herman
n. Hartman, 901 Park Ave. Elyria,
3n,o. Ohio .Sa aeor< Dsppnsr: , Sls Ponnis
Schindler. 34S6 w. 6lth Str. Cleveland,
OHIO. John F. Orben, 3026 Hudson Dr..
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio.
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National Xom1toos
vorsitger, DR.. John Foisei, 761 EDDY
Road. Cleveland. Ohio.
vixe-yorsitzer, Georg Deppner,- DIS
Bonnie ,Brae Ave, Youngstown, Ohio.
Ave. Cleveland, Ohio.
Henry .schindler, 34S5 West 50. Str.
K. Gotsmeister. 1857 whittier Ave.,
Columbus, Ohio.
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Z he Sett tetsatreten. ilm seaa1ere
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j We20oA.X X0W3t00 DOomtO1
.Vors.. A. w. Petri. 203e West 10l. Str,
,1eveland, Ohio.
9ekretar, Pastor Hans Foissl, 7sl
Eddy Road, Cleveland, Ohio.
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00uDe0.Oekt1oA -
C1ovolAAA Hast JuAio3 001o1 0A0oA
President, George Krech. $3.50 oavae
hoe Road, Tel. 4524.
Secretary: Sara s. schuiler; 2oei Dsss
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8undooOoktaon ~.
Cleveland West Saxon Junior Club.
President. Bill Folberth, 3238 West
/ 1O5th Street Orchard 1896.
Secy., Dorothy Stuehler, 1852 West
132nd Street. Orchard 6338.
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:. q. veesa1 der q. . 1rsuea una Juae.
Sfens0 Won 0haoago, N. - 1Wode e.
Versammlung jeden 2. Donnerstag i'm
0onat, 8 Uhr abends. Inn Deutschen
Haus, $3.50 N. Ashland Ave.
Str. Tel: Bittersweet 1910.
Prot .Sekr., Anna Taub, 1925 Grace
Str. Tel: Ore. 1898.
c. v. Sekr., Sal~. 4. Scnuller. 632t
N. Kenmore Ave. TEL: Edge 1898.
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A01a1oe, Ohio. - =. q. q. X1auo1 =, U,
vofo1n. 1We1e q.
Versammlung jeden /. Samstag 1na
N0nat i'm Sachsenheim.
Prot. .-Se.sretAr. Katharina TOPPER.
SAG So. Webb Str. Telephon: 1854.
C.-V.-Sekr Anna Comings, sos Grace
StraSSe.
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Su11og Oa1o0A
President, Frank 8. Boke0ch, ~
Forest Hill Drive.
Corresponding sec'y.. Laverne Miles,
1921 Frederick st.
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Salem, Ohio. - salem Junlo4 oaxo1
Club.
Pres, Andrew v,lrfch, sos Liberty -
Sec'y. Mary Lou Lutsch. oO6 Arch ~
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lIonaca, Ps. 3. =. Yxaue0 Uak. Yer.
Elm. 1WodS 81.
VersammlunR jeden I. SamstaS I'm
Monat, Uhr abends.
Frxs., Kath. Thomas, 7o6 washing
ton Ave. Tel: Rochester 3494-J.
Prot.-Sekr., kAtharina Meiterth, 131
1. Strasse.
0-V.-sekr., susanna R0mischse. i
D No I, Box 100. Tel: Rochester 1e0S-1l
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Gary Indiana. - y. q. q Z. y. Yo1olu,
Versammlung Jeden I. Sonntag i'm
Monat i'm Siebenburger Sachsenheim,
IL. und Roosevelt.
Pras., Stephan D. Kellner, 1887 Rut-
ledge Str. TEL. 2-7426.
Sekr. Andrew Binder, 4413 Grant Str.
Tel: 2-7426.
c. v. sekr.. Micnael Urschsl. 1891 w.
worth.
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President, John Untch, 240S Delaware
Avenue.
Sekr., GsorR Lang. zoe w. Sheridan
Avenue
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Alliance, Ohio. - Alliance 0axon I,odxo
Branch 3.
versammlung jeden xweiten 1onntag
I'm Monat i'm Sachsenheim.
ITasident. Leopold Schmidt, us So.
Wade.
Prot.-Sekr., William Schuller, 1906 So
Seneca.
Central Verbands eekretxr, Tfits
)chneidor, SIS e. Summit Str.
Evening star., 1947-08-12
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. C. ~ Ali


line and I felt that some ceremony
was in order. I told the stewards,
Jerry Bennett and Peter Tripolino,
and the co-pilot. Jim Parrot, to
see if they could arrange something.
They asked If my wife would get
mad If they initiated her. I said
no, to let her have 1t.
So, as we neared the equator.
they asked her to look down from
her window; that there was mag
nificent lake they wanted her to
see. Jean liked to have broken her
neck looking down for the lake.
Just as the plane reached the equa-
tor. they poured what must have
been a gallon Of water on her head.
She reached Belem soaking wet.
1t wasn't my first time across
the equator, but the crew let me
have it, too. The Belem airport
hasn't seen such pair of sad sacks,
as We were when we landed, in
many day.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1947-08-12

the sun and innumerahle insects.
To our right was the mainland, the
place so many of the prisoners tried
to reach. One look at the jungle
and one could appreciate the price
they must have paid for freedom.
It is so dense that the sun never
penetrates it, and literally crawls
with savage animals, reptiles and
natives. the natives knew that
they could collect a substantial
bounty for each prisoner returned
so they hunted them without mercy
There is report going around
that France, now that Devils Is
land has been abolished as a penal
colony, will attempt to capitalize
on its gruesome reputation by max
ing 1t resort for tourists. It is
to be hoped that France won't do
such thing. To use the suffering
of untold thousands of men as
lure for travellers would be dis
grace. Cayenne is filled with liberes
men who have served their term
on Devils Island. They are the
real lost souls of the world. Sick,
ragged and unable to find work,
they live like animals. They are
free to return home, but few, if any,
ever manage to save enough money
for the trip.
Cross the Equator.
Just before reaching Belem, we
crossed the equator. It was Jeans
first time across that celebrated
Evening star., 1947-08-12

1t was bright Henry McLemore.
and sunny over the water, and when
We came to Devils Island the cap
tain graciously lowered the plane
to some 1000 feet in order to give
us a clear view of the site of what
was for years the worlds most
vicious penal colony. Devils Island
some 80 miles north of Cayenne,
capital of French Guiana, but only
few miles from the jungle that
makes up the interior. really is three
islands. They are close together
but are separated by savage cur
rents, whose chief occupants are
hungry sharks. \
Circle Three Islands.
Capt. Chapman, handling the DC
4 as If it were Piper Cub, twice
circled the three islands. Looking
down from the air 1t was hard to
believe that the islands we're the
cause of such suffering. They were
as pretty as Palm Beach or Cata-
lima. On one island were what looked
like lovely homes of pink stucco
These, the captain explained, were
where the wardens or superintend-
ents or whatever they were called
lived in near luxury while the pooi
devils from France rotted ano
starved only few hundred yards
away.
So clear was the view from the
air, that we could see the horrible
pits of confinement; no more thar
holes in the ground, with little o.
no covering, so that the prisoner.
were subjected to the violent heat o.
Evening star., 1947-08-12

the United Constantine Brown.
States is far behind Russia in mill
tary aviation. Dynamic personal
tiles are needed in our military
aviation not only to stimulate pro-
duction and training, but also to
devise entirely new types of air.
craft.
Hitler's estimate of the Soviet
Union in 1888 still holds good today.
According to papers found after the
collapse of Nazism, the Nazi leader
wrote, referring to Russia's war
potential: "Manpower inexhausti-
BILE; territory enormous; distances
dangerous to invader; blockade
proof; industry only partially vul-
nerable; masses opiated by commu-
nism; army and air force largest in
the world
Distance Has Shrunk.
At the time when this appraisal
of Russia was made by the world S
No. l war criminal, aviation was
still in relative infancy. Distance
has been shrunk almost to nothing
by the advent of large, fast planes,
many of the jet variety.
1t is recognized in all military
quarters that aviation will play a
fundamental role, at least IN the
early stages of another war: The
Russians fully understand this fact.
and the Communist Agitator's Note
book, an official Moscow publica-
ton, stated on August 18, 1916:
The aviation of the Soviet Union
cannot lag behind that of any other
country. Soviet planes must fly
higher, farther and faster than those
of other countries. We must have
the most powerful aviation in the
world"
These thoughts were translated
into deeds within a year. Accord
ing to official figures published by
Moscow, the 1948 Soviet defense
fund is $4,000. 600, 900 greater thar
ours. But while the United States
defense budget allots nearly 40 pei
cent for the support of the Navy
which is our first line of defense
Russia spends little money on hel
limited sea power. Moreover, Rus.
sian military expenditures do no.
include items such as manufacture
of weapons and military construc.
ton, which are taken care of bJ
Evening star., 1947-08-12

look and have others overlook. They
bring to light the greed that afflicts
us and it isn't pretty thing to gaze
upon. Presently, when the first
excitement has died down, even
those with extra capacity for en-
joying suffering of others will grow
weary of the revelations of what
some men were willing to do for
profit while their fellows fought for
their country. The shame of it
will cease to stir the peoples anger.
The anger will turn instead on those
engaged in probing the mess left
by the war.
Hell and Maria!" a little man
exploded in the face of a House in
vestigating committee, a year or so
after the first world war. We were
at war, weren't we, he demanded
to know; we won the war, didn't we,
he shouted. Ugly things happen
in war. Let's forget them. That
isn't precisely what he said, but
that was the purport of his out
burst. 1t met with enthusiastic and
fairly universal approval. The little
man understood the natl on a ]
temper. The investigations did not
cease, but they no longer received
the Nations whole hearted atten-
ton.
The little man was Charles G
Dawes. He was Chicago banker
and wartime brigadier general
the Arrny's top procurement officer
overseas. Heard in the committee
room, his explosion was not nearly
as dramatic as it sounded in the
newspapers. Mr.. Dawes, with his
underslung bulldog pipe, went in
heavily for he-man stuff, but his
performances usually were more
convincing in print than they were
in plain view. However, he did
understand his fellow countrymer
and he sensed correctly that the
shock of profiteering revelations had
quickly become dulled.
AS it WAS, so soon after the first
world war, 1t may soon be again
Which will be unfortunate. Inves-
legations into the conduct of wal
and the conduct of men during war
serve useful purpose. Modern wal
engages the efforts of all the people
but not all the people engage ir
efforts that are honest and decent
Their activities follow a pattern
made familiar by history. If we are
to continue to have wars. that pat.
tern should become better and bet.
ter understood. 1t Is not a thing
to be excused. If feelings are hurt
and regulations are ruined, that il
as it should be, provided the feel
Evening star., 1947-08-12
Who Advised a Halt?
Vandenberg Suspected, but Others Could
Have Urged Hughes Hearing Recess

counsel and as such was attacked by
Senator Brewster and he fought
back
But he has been on the inside of
both sides and he contends Senator
Brewster put Senator Ferguson in an
impossible position. His argument:
Though committee chairman,
Senator Brewster dealt privately
with. a witness, Mr.. Hughes, who
had already testified before a closed
session of the committee. Bad in
itself, it was worse because Senator
Brewster was pressing legislation
which Mr.. Hughes opposed but
which was favored by Mr.. Hughes
principal competitor. This was ask
ing for trouble, especially with a
bold man like Mr.. Hughes. and that
trouble was slipped over to Senator
Ferguson.
Nobody, according to the former
committee counsel, who is at least
experienced, thereafter could have
Kept the hearings within bounds.
Evening star., 1947-08-12


But other Republican leaders had
almost an equal chance to judge
for themselves the unfortunate
course of the hearings due to the
elaborate radio presentations made
possible for the first time in history
by Senator Fcrguson's own decision
to allow recordings. Throughout the
hot lights blazed and sound tracks
whirred as Senator quizzed witness
and vice versa.
Mr.. Hughes at first protested but
yielded and his sweat apparently
paid dividends, giving even the soap
box competition. According to one
panied pan-American official, the
net result in his home was that
at night when he returned tired and
careworn from the hearings, the
little woman greeted him with:
Isn't 1t terrible the way Senator
Ferguson treats that poor Howard
Hughes?'
Must Work Fast.
Senator Ferguson promises to re-
sumo November II; Senator Brew
ster has promised bigger and flercer
hearings. They will have to work
fast. Their special committee dies
December 81 and it barely got by the
Senate last January when Senator
Brewster sought its renewal for
another year.
The Democrats fought 1t on the
high and holy ground that the re-
organization act forbade special
committees. Senator Brewster cried
that much work remained, it was es-
sential to keep the trained staff
continuously at work, the hearings
must not be delayed.
He won-just. The hearings ac-
tually drifted for six months and
until now have been scarcely re-
markable. The staff has been re-
shuffled and new counsel employed.
There have been other vicissitudes
With much fanfare the committee
hired the ace inquisitor, former
Senator Wheeler, to conduct their
Arabian Oil inquiry and passed a
special bill enabling him to do It,.
Suddenly Mr.. Wheeler, after listen
ing to some preliminary hearings,
dropped out. He said he was busy.
Senator Pepper, happy man, has
some turpentine to rub into the Re-
publican wounds. He said the
Hughes radio epics had completely
vindicated his proposal that all i'm
portant proceedings of Congress
should be broadcast, including daily
sessions and interesting committee
hearings.
To Reintroduce Bill.
At the appropriate time" he said,
he would reintroduce his bill to set
up two short wave sending stations,
one on the Pacific and one on the
Atlantic, to "let the people hear"
The principal defense of Senator
Ferguson comes from Hugh Fulton.
counsel to the committee for four
years while President Truman
headed it. Mr.. Fulton is not dis
interested; he was later Mr.. Hughes
Evening star., 1947-08-12
On the Other Hand
Hopes Investigators Will Not
Discredit Needed investigations
Investigations

ings and regulations of men who be-
haved we'll are protected.
This puts a heavy, but not too
heavy, burden on the investigators.
Their own conduct must be above
suspicion and their purpose pure.
And If. their purpose is political
in the narrow meaning of the word
it cannot be pure. If, for example,
Senators Ferguson and Brewster,
who have taken up where the Tru-
man Committee left off, have their
minds fixed on partisan political
capital to be made for the coming
campaign, the people of the United
States will obtain little or no bene-
fit from their prying into war con-
tracts.
They have constituted themselves
a court and even the judges must
come into court with clean hands
Some aspects of the present in
quiry CnoW adjourned until No.
vember) raise a question concern
ing the purity of the investigators
motives. The preliminary hullaba-
loo over Hollywood girls did not
suggest so much a serious effort
to uncover vital facts as an intent
to discredit somebody in advance
And the whole approach to the
part allegedly played by Elliott
Roosevelt suggested the same. For
instance, days spent seeking to
prove nothing more than a remark
able shortage of good taste in that
young mans makeup. 1t may be
worth something - politically - to
make that point, but it does not
serve any real interest of the Ameri-
can people.
1t will be unfortunate If the Sen
ators succeed in discrediting their
own investigation. Too much re-
mains to be known concerning the
conduct of war.
tcopyrisht, 1e47, by Globe syndicate)