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Evening star., 1948-10-27
Writer Reports Army
Cleared Ralph Smith, |
0usted Saipan General
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

The Infantry Journal, unoficial
service publication, says that q
hitherto-secret report from an
Army Board characterizes as mot
justified by facts" the removal of
Maj. Gen. Ralph Smith from his
command during the battle of Sal
pan In 1914.
The Army general was removed
from command of the 9th Division
by 1t. Gen. Holland M. (Howling
Mad) Smith Of the Marine Corps,
VINO was in general charge Of oper-
ations on the island.
The journals article was written
by Edmund @. Love, who was COM
bat historian Of the 9th Division
on Saipan and is now civilian his
torian for the Army General Staff.
Findings Listed.
MIR. Love writes that the Army
board, headed by Gen. Simon B.
Buckner, who was killed later on
Okinawa, reported:
81. That Holland Smith had full
authority to relieve Ralph Smith
from his command; =.
20. That Holland Smith was not
fully informed regarding conditions
in the zone Of the 9th Division
when he issued orders relieving
Ralph Smith;
"3. The relief of Ralph Smith was
not justified by facts;
a. That Ralph Smiths official
record or future commands should
not be adversely affected by his re-
lief"
The findings and other matters
relating to the affair were kept Sc
cret on orders from Gen. George c.
Marshall, the article says, on the
ground that it had created a ''furor
far out of proportion to its impor-
tance and brought virtual demorali-
zation to the 9th Division.
Holland Smith Quoted.
Mr.. Love writes that the real basis
for the Army Smiths removal from
command appears to be repre-
sented by a quotation from the
Marine Smith three days after
Ralph Smith had been relieved. He
said Holland Smith declared "the
9th won't fight and Ralph Smith
will not make them fight"
He says there was no indication of
a dispute over Army as contrasted
with Marine tactics. and no express
sions of personal antipathy between
the generals.
He adds that official records "in-
dicate clearly that the Marine gen.
eral made severe demands upon the
9th Division on the basis of the
incorrect information available to
him at his headquarters"
Evening star., 1948-10-27
Two Flyers Trying Again
For Endurance Record
By the Assoeiesed Press

FULLERTON, Calf, Oct. 81
Bill Barris and Dick Riedel are
aloft today in their second attempt
to break the worlds endurance
flight record Of 726 hours.
Forced down Sunday with a bad
magnetic, after flying LOG hours, the
aviators took of again at 3:45 pm.
PDG yesterday in the single-en-
gine Sunkish Lady. They intend
to stay up a days.
Evening star., 1948-10-27
Guns Found in Luggage
On Dutch Ship in China
By the Associoted Press

AMOY, China, Oct. 27.-Customs
officials seized 121 submachine guns,
rifles and pistols today from the
Dutch liner Tjibadak along with
10000 rounds of ammunition.
The arms had been disguised as
luggage. None of those aboard the
ship, which arrived Monday from
Manila, tried to claim the luggage.
Reports published in Manila have
said firearms were being smuggled
on large scale into South China by
Chinese Communists. Annoy is q
port on China's southeast coast.
Evening star., 1948-10-27

traceQ Dack through many decades
of German militarists." 1t accused
them OF maintaining the tradition of
German militarism after World
War I" and of fostering Hitler's rise
to power.
The defense claimed military men
Of all countries make plans for ag-
greSsive actions as part of normal
planning.
The 33o-page judgment is expected
to take two days to be read.
Defendants Listed.
The defendants, including three
field marshals, five generals, four
lieutenant generals and an admiral,
are in addition to Marshals Won Lub
and Sperrle:
Field Marshal Georg Karl Fried
rich Won Kuechler, 81, commander
Of the 18th German Army in the
1910 invasions of the Netherlands,
Belgium and Luxembourg and of
Russia in .1s41.
Gen. Hermann Won Hoth, So, coma
mander Of the 18th Motorized Corps
in the Polish and Netherlands in
vasions.
Gen. Reinhardt Included.
Gen. Hans Reinhardt, 81, cons
mander Of the 4th Panzer Division
in the Polish invasion, commander
of the 41st Corps in the invasions of
the Netherlands, Yugoslavia and
Russia. :
Gen. Hans Won Salmuth, So, ac-
cused of being an early planner Of
invasions as chief Of staff of Army
Group B. He also was chief of staff
OF an army group during the Polish
invasion.
Gen. Karl Hollidt, 38, charged with
being one of the planners of the
Polish and Yugoslav invasions.
Admiral Otto Schniewind, 60,
commander of the North Sea Fleet,
accused Of comforting with Hitler on
the Polish and Norwegian invasions.
1t. Gen. Karl Won Rouques, 6s,
charged with killing prisoners OF
war.
1t. Gen. Hermann Reinecke, go,
principally charged with issuing
orders that Russian prisoners of war
be executed for political reasons.
He served as military member OF
peoples court tribunals.
1t. Gen. Walter Warlimont, 81,
military envoy to German troops in
Spain as leader of the volunteer
corps" in 1896. Gen. Warlimont once
served as German Army artillery
observer at Fort Sam Houston, San
Antonio, Tex.
Accused Of Ordering Executions.
He was accused of personal re-
sponsibility for ordering that Allied
commanders in Africa and Europe
be slaughtered to the last man,
even II they are soldiers in uniform
armed or unarmed, in battle OF
flight"
Gen. Warlimont also was charged
with ordering execution of political
commissars" on the Russian front.
1t. Gen. Otto Woehler, 81, accused
OF murder and enslavement of pris-
oners of war.
1t. Gen. Rudolf Lehman, 81
Judge advocate general of the Wehr-
macht, principally charged with COL
laboration with Gen. Warlimont In
drafting the commando" and com.
missar" orders.
A 14th defendant, Gen. Johannes
Blaskowitz, ga, jumped to his death
the day the trial opened.
The court Is composed of presiding
Judge John C. Young of Colorado
Springs, former chief justice of the
Colorado Supreme Court; Judge
Winfield B. Hale of Rogersville
Tenn, and the Tennessee Court OF
Appeals. and Judge Justin w. Hard
ing of Franklin, Ohio, assistant at
torney general.
The defendants, wearing civilian
clothes, sat in the same dock that
held Herman Goering and other tor
Nazis. They listened impassively
as Judge Young read the decision.
Evening star., 1948-10-27
Children S Book Fair
Attracts More Than
1000 in Three Days

More than 1000 children have
attended the Children's Book Fair,
sponsored by the Cleveland Park
Community Library Committee at
the Cleveland Park Congregational
Church, Thirty-fourth and Lowell
streets NV, since its opening Mon
day.
The third annual fair to raise
money for a new branch library
in the area will continue from 8
am. to 9 pm. through Friday.
Tomorrows program will be a
continuation Of the series Of talks
and stories for children.
At 9 am. Mrs. Ruth Seeger,
Author, will speak on "Favorite Folk
Songs" $50, Mrs. Elizabeth Hamil-
ton, Bears Around the World; 10,
Mrs. Iris B. johnson, when Child
;ren Lived at Mount Vernon; 1890,
Mrs. Cornelia Spencer, "Village
Bazaar In India; II, Mrs. Seeger,
American Ballads; l pm, William
C. Pryor, This Land We Defend;
1:30, Mrs. Frances Carpenter, Fairy
Tales Tell The Truth; 2. Pryor,
THE Power of Water; and 4, Mrs.
Eleanor Conason, who is Ellie" of
WQQW's story hour, will tell a story
Fridays program is as follows;
9:15 am, Miss Della GoetZ, THE
Monkey Went to School,; 9:45, Miss
Roberta Whitehead, Kitten No.
Tall; 1915, Miss Goetz, II Saw II
In South America; 10:45, Cary
Green, story teller associated with
WQQW; 11:15, Mrs. Lois johnson
Making Magazine; l pm, Mrs
Catherine Besterman, Johnny
Longfoot Did IT.; 1:30, Admra
Bell. Navy Stories; and and 4:30
Mrs. ConaSon's story hour.
At pm. Friday. Glenn Blough
author, who is with the United
States Office of Education, will
conduct a children's roundtable dis.
cussion on books. The selection Of
participating children has not ye,
been announced.
Evening star., 1948-10-27
New York Bus Strike
Still Partly Effective
With Union Divided
BY the Assoeicfed Press

. NEW YORK, Oct. 27-New
! Workers got to work today, slow
! ly, but in orderly fashion, as the
biggest bus strike in the city's
+: history passed the peak of its
, impact on 3,500,000 riders.
ACIO unions strategy of displaying
its power with four-hou stoppage
misflred yesterday. Several thousand
OF $500 workers who walked out re-
ey-dused to start buses rolling again on
seven privately operated lines.
Z However, many were returning
S-~today.
The immediate issue was a struggle
~~.1or power between left and right
.ying leaders of the powerful CIO
Transport Workers Union.
Queens Buses Tied Up.
This was the situation in mid
morning:
= All buses of three lines in Queens
.Were tied up. Affected were Queens
Nassau Transit Lines Jamaica Buses,
Inc, and Steinway Omnibus Corp
No buses were/ moving in the
Bronx.
In suburban Westchester County
ss-.sservice = on all trolleys and buses of
@~sthe Third Avenue Transit System
@Swas reported near normal. However,
service by the same line was spotty
in Manhattan.
In Manhattan the Fifth Avenue
~-Coach Co. expected normal service
by noon. Heavily loaded buses
's'moved on the city's best known ave-.
--nue during the morning rush hour
The situation with the two other
companies involved the New York
City Omnibus Corp. and the Avenue
B and East Broadway Transit Co.
was uneven.
The four hour stoppage yesterday
was ordered by TWU International
President and City Councilman
Michael j. Quill and his supporters.
They sought to show the State Pub
lie Service Commission they meant
business in a demand for payment
of back wages.
The retroactive payments to last
-. May /, totaling about SIS 500O, 900,
~ewere agreed to by union and COM
panies under Mayor William
O'Dwyer's mediation. Payments
average roughly $500 per man.
The agreement resulted in "a
cent hourly wage increase, raising
pay to an average Of $l.44 an hour.
The companies were granted a one
cent interim fare increase to help
pay for It,
To meet the retroactive pay de-
mands the companies claim they
need fares of 8 cents instead of the
present interim cents on six of the
lines and u cents instead of the
interim II cents on the Fifth ave-
nue. line.
PSC Meets.
The increased fares are up to the
PSC. That agency, which met in
Albany yesterday while workers
demonstrated outside its Woolworth
Building quarters here, has indi-
Gated it will take up the fare issue
In good time.
After dramatic appeal by the
Mayor to the demonstrators in the
shadow Of the Woolworth Building
yesterday. Mr.. Quill ordered the
men back to work
Many agreed. But to Quill's
strategy of displaying power, an
other TWU faction replied with a
counter-strategy of refusing to re-
turn to work.
Leader of the counter faction is
Austin Hogan. president of the
unions Local 100, whom Mr.. Quill
accuses of leftist influence.
Through the night and into the
RACES of statements and meetings of
their factions. All claims of the
number of men working today were
denied by the opposite side.
The city subway service was oper-
ating at full capacity to relieve sur
face loads.
Evening star., 1948-10-27

COUPLE WINS $4,000 HoME-Mr. and Mrs Ray Douth both
o. had been living with Mrs Douths mother in Gastonia
since their marriage last February when
had $50 prefabricated home They
terday for prevew Of the veroom Lustron cottage exhibited
at New Hampshire and Potomac parkway
congratulations Thomas Fnueane scheney
American Legion Post of New York. which rad the
the national Legion Convention in Miami young couple
will erect the home at Gasona buying lot with $3.50 that
with the prize. STAFF Photo
Evening star., 1948-10-27

In a good travel year, tourists in
Canada are estimated to consume
some 100000 pounds of butter,
1000, 900 dozen eggs and $4,000, 1000
pounds of beef.
Evening star., 1948-10-27

The average motorist today has q
better grade Of fuel for his car than
Lindbergh had to fly the Atlantic.
Evening star., 1948-09-19
FRMERIc LEwH

Algenund. OnceIS OF the
Army, Navy and Air Force have
been given 30 per cent increase
in base pay.
A. L., Pittsburgh, Pa.
6. RENmGDER Hosu can
Europeans, receieing goods under
the E.R.P., tell that It come from
the U.s.?
All goods, from a sack of -four
to a locomotive, will be labeled
with a US. shield.
W. S.. Madison, Wis.
I. SOOTHING Why viH
ne,V blackboa1ds be less ne7re-
Wraeking?
They are made of dark-geen
rough plate glass that is screech-
less and careless.
-M.G.M., Baltimore, Md.
8. BREAD EATERS Hoso
many POUNDS Of fou, did the
acreage American consume last
year?
LAT pounds. 1t was the lowest
flour eating year during a pros
porous era on record.
M. E. b., South Bend, Ind.
o''ooe''0 81 II N
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THIS WEEK, 42O Lexington Avenue,
New York II. NJ Y. Unaccepted con-
tributions cannot be acknowledged or
returned.
Evening star., 1948-09-19
Hy tits RA>Ia<1z'Soa./

Hy tits 6A>Iz7<1zfooa!
ITO hasten recovery after illness,
i many doctors advise drinking
Oyaltine for two reasons:
First, Ovaltine is one of the richest
food sources of vitamins and minerals.
Each cup, made with milk, provides
valuable amounts of minerals Calcium,
Phosphorus and Iron, and vitamins
A, b., c, D, G and Niacin. These vita
Minis and minerals, so important to
speedy recovery, are often deficient in
convalescent diets.
Second, Ovaltine supplies basic food
substances-complete proteins to re-
pair body and nerve eells-high-energy
foods for vigorous health. Ovaltine is
specially processed for easy digestion,
so it usually stays down" when moth
ing else seems to agree.
Recommended the world over to
build up convalescents. So if someone
in your family needs building up, try
giving Ovaltine for a while.
1\IAlTuA z
Evening star., 1948-09-19

I. ZIG BOOM :. A prospect
ing boom recently started agotn
in southwestern Colorado. For
,0hat are the trosbectors looking?
Uranium. Veteran gold pros
pectors used to throw it away.
Mrs. M.R.W., Laytonssille, Md.
z. IN TIE CARDS :. Hoy
does the tax on playing cards CON-
pare to taxes on other articles?
The tax on playing cards is
higher than on furs and perfume.
The tax is Is cents a pack, or
roughly 81 per cent.
Mrs. E. r. C., Highnsore, S. d.
;. NUMBER PLEASE
What city leads the world in the
number Of telephones in brobor-
tion to its population?
San Francisco is on top with
about one telephone for every
two people. Washington, D. c.,
is a close second.
&C. v. J., Birmingham, Ala.
4. SEWING CIRCLE How
are many wonsen cutting do,on on
the high cost of clothing?
BY home dressmaking. The
number of women who are max
ing their own clothes has more
than doubled in the last five
years. IN. J. L., Cincinnati, o.
S. BEST PAID >. What
nation recently granted pay in
crease to its officers, making them
the highest paid in the ,0orld?
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-30
You May Have
A Check Due
You For Gas

There is sl.400.000 in a kitty
now awaiting distribution 10 for
mer gas users In the Detroit
area This money is part Of 4
refund which was ordered dis
trlbuted TO customers of Michi-
gan gas companies obtaining
their natural gas supply from
the Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line
Company
There are about l48 people
still TO be found in this group.
Tho checks average about Sl2
IN the Detroit area and about
So TO SO outstate
If YOU were gas customer
between late 1912 and Septem-
Der l945, In territory served by
the Michigan Consolidated COM
panv. Consumers Power Com
panv, Battle Greek Gas Conn
pany, OF in Monroe. and haven't
received a refund. then drop a
line 10 L. l. LainG 2302 Bar
hum Tower Detroit You may
have some money coming,
II YOU konw the name or adj
dress Of anyone who was a gas
customer between those dates.
YOU may be doing them favor
by advising him 10 get in touch
with Mr. Laing
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-30
Danes Visits
In 3 States

On last Sabbath the Rev JON
athan A. Danes, pastor Of Beth
et AME Church, delivered the
morning message,
The Booker T Washington
Trade Association were special
guests for the occasion Three
members we're received into fell
'owship at the close Of the serv-
ice.
On SUNDAY. the Ruth Mission
arv Society under the leadership
Of Mrs, Kate Smith, It's presi-
dent is sponsoring their regular
Missionary Day The Rev A. c.
Steady Of West Africa will be
the speaker at II a. m and 7:3O
pm
He VIII use as subject. the
Y. N Conference and Missions
in West Africa Az night. Mrs
Beatrice Fleming Fleets is the
sponsor Of a brilliant pageant.
Know Your Church"
Pastor DANES will be visiting
conferences in ST Louis. Mo, Fl
Smith Ark, and Galveston, Tex
as. this week.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-30
Sermons
Singing On
Program

rhs calvary District Associa-
- ~ which the Revi W. f.
I pamsev is moderator, will hold
n, FIRST Inspirational Meeting
Wednesday. November 3. at the
cospel Temple Baptist Church.
delegates from approximately
,.,en,y five (25) churches are ex-
,sc,ed 10 be present and partici-
as,e IN the deliberations.
The Worship services will con
~, y, addresses, sermons and
sood singing. The Official Repre-
stontat,yeS of the Association and
~ Dcpartments to the National
pan,isi Convention held in HouS-
,on Texas, last September will
s,ve reports and fluctuations.
This Association less than one
,ear old with its Departments has
raised approximately 100000.
Moderator Ramsey who has re-
,entlv been appointed AS Field
representative Of the National
pant,s, Benefit Board and Minis
,erlal Retirement Plan is also
Pastor of the Gospel Temple
Bartis, Church. He believes that
uith Mrs. villa M. Grimes. p =
iden, Of the Woman's Auxiliary.
Nh John j GiddenS, president Of
The Sunday School and BIT U,
Congress and Mrs. Mabel Wall,
d,rec,ress Of the Young Peoples
Department assisted by Mrs.
Amanda Glenn, that the Assocla-
lion is bound for higher grounds.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-30
White Asks Aid
,0f Democrats

LEROY G.. White, a candidate
for state senator on the Re
publican ticket from the second
district this week appealed to
those who supported Senator
Joseph A. Brown. Democrat. who
va, defeated in the primary for
his old post. 10 cross party lines
and support him.
The business OF having some
one in Lansing TO represent US
is very important, whether he
is a Republican, Democrat or
Progressive
Il therefore appeal to every
voter living in my district TO
mark cross in front of my
name regardless OF how he votes
otherwise. BY doing this he Viii
he assuring himself that FEPC
VIII become a law in Michigan
White has served as meSsen-
ger 70 the governor. a liquor
Inspector. radio commentator.
and a newspaper publisher.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-30

nor have been invited TO speak
az the mass meeting These in
vliauons were extended in line
with NAACP's policy Of present
ing all facts IN a non partisan
manner toNits membership.
Immediately following IN G
mass meeting al Bethel Church.
there will be an official NAACP
branch meeting for the purpose
OF electlng a Nominating Com
mittee 10 bring in recommended
tionS TO the annual election
meeting for officers and board
members for next year.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-30
BY ISAAC JONES

a large appreciatiVe audience
heard an inspiring speech Sat
urday night, Oct. %. AZ Second
Baptist Church. 44l Monroe
street, when Judge Francis F..
Rivers Of New York City. de-
livered the principal speech The
program was under the auspices
of the brotherhood Of the church.
Speaking on the theme Lead
ershlp In Government" Judge
Rivers declared that such lead
ership depends on the man who
heads the state or national gov
eminent.
For the past twenty years
We have been attempting 10 get
Federal FEPC. Anti-lvnchlnc
and Poll Tax bill passed in
Washington without success.
III Gov Thomas f. Dewey
goes into the White House Jan
20. il will be possible for colored
people 10 get some Of The things
they have been fighting for"
Perhaps one Of the first rules
Gov~Dewey will attack after he
IS elected is 70 change the clio.
ture rule which viii make il
possible 10 get more bills passed "
Judge Rivers warned his au-
dience Leadership is necessary
10 got bills passed and become
laws the president Of the Unit
ed States can do a lot. but we
as citizens must make our de-
sires known 70 Congress We
must organize our own activities
10 achieve the success Of solving
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-30

place the Branch ahead of other
building branches in the City and
surpaSS the Metropolitan
membership award, nv achlev-
inG the unprecedented goal Of
given thor pledges to secure this
goal bv Wednes dav October %
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-30

talk Each evening the services
VII begin AZ 800 o'clock o m.
The public is welcomed
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-30
NAACP Mass Meet
To Debunk EIe ction

The NAACP in rs mass meet.
ing at Bethel AME Church next
Sunday Oct. 81, at $3.50 D. m
VIII debunk the election propa
ganda which has been directed
at Negro voters
Leslie Perry. National Leeis.
lative Representative in Wash.
lngton. is going TO speak straight
from the shoulder on The Need
for a Liberal Congress.
Governor Kim Sigler. C Men.
men Williams and Emanuel Seid-
Ter, Republican Democratic and
Socialist candidates for Cover.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-30
Rev. Folmar Holds
Prayer Meetings

United Union prayer meeting
viii he held at the T.owbridee
school 62l F. Forest Nginnlnr
Sudnay Oct. 81, at 900 r. m, II
was announced this week by the
Rey c n. Folmar.
The Rev. Mr., Folmar, who re-
cently returned from the World 8
Conference In Europe. will pre-
side AZ The meetings. The Seven
Seals is the subject on which
seven different speakers will
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-30
Judge Rivers Of NJ. Y.
Addresses Brother hood

some OF our problems
Invocation for the occasion was
offered by the Rev John Carter,
chaplain Of the Brotherhood OF
Second Baptist Church.
Judge Francis f. Rivers was
introduced 10 the audience by
George w Reed Of the Detroit
branch Of the Supreme Liberty
Life Insurance Co
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-30
YoungbIood's
Position On
Labor Front

In response 10 many requests
foe statement OF his position
on labor legislation, Congress
man Harold + Youngblood asked
the Detroit Tribune TO quote
him as follows
Il voted for the Taft Hartley
Act because felt II was .tallv
needed legislation In making nv
decision. | considered both the
protection Of my own rights as
card carrying member OF the
American Federation of Lanol
as well as the best interests of
my district | do not believe that
this Act is perfect and invite
the people | represent and labor
groups 10 call 20 my attention
ar provisions Of the act which
they believe should be changed
II the act had served no other
purpose than 10 drive Commun-
lists out Of labor unions that
alone would justify us enact.
ment
Il have had many expressions
of gratitude patucularlY from
the wives Of working men As "a
the Acts effect IN reducing the
amount OF time and money lost
hv the individual workers duo
10 strikes The act materially has
gained these savings fot the
working man without taking
away any of his power to sul ke
70 Obtain legitimate labor gains
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-30
Campaign Is
Largest In
~" History

ChmaXing two weeks of inten-
sive campaigning St Antoine
workers have reached an all time
high Of 1891 members and ST.
8l6 90 cash for the l9i8 member
ship round up
Cooper leads
Enthusiastic campalgners have
1900 members ana $4,000
THIS feat alone was enough 10