Casper Star-Tribune from Casper, Wyoming • 1

4 Casper Tribune-Herald SERVICE FLAG 55 wis Toe Id In Staple tibu Pointed Comment, Serious and Otherwise, on Late News Developments. "The Newspaper that Makes All Central Wyoming Neighbors" SAVE THIS NEWSPAPER For WASTE PAPER SALVAGE 53rd Year No. 63 Associated Press Leased Wire Service One Day Nearer Victory Casper, Wyoming, Sunday, May 7, 1944 -fc Twenty-Two Pages Price 5 Cents TKOTKCTIOX interests hatl a 'real ,.,,,.1011 of their ni(t valuable and assets when Hairy ry" commissioner of the v's, Kun-aii of Ileclamatioii, before a senate sub- 1 111 mm BOMBAY hi oenaii an COIABY MS FlIELyOE TO senate consideration of and harbors bill. was to Ik' expected, of lie.aue liashore is well i i the vital role laved in the develop-(f the wot. He knows the of wmor priorities, and i Reds Sink Eight Ships off Sevastopol or with the fact that 1 1 1 Senators Moore And Robertson Discuss Issues 1 1 If IlllVini it II ll'Jl hi Itllfd.

threat is raised by the Nun for Missouri river oe-, infiii. ami sponsors of the Key Targets in Romania Also Hit from Italy Briton Declares Air Offensive Is Part of Invasion Jie ui ri the benefit of doubt iii their representa-: is not ho purpose incaMire to curtail new d' elopinent. Inter-; i.r, ma rily iii flood water Friends Entertain G.O.P. Convention Speaker at Lunch "To win the victory here we must get back to constitutional government we mu.st be ami to even-thing objectionable for which this Speaker Coming Here Talked as Demo Keynoter Casper Convention Monday Will Hear Governor Kerr Number of Enemy Vessels Smashed in Last Two Days Increased to 19 with Heavy Loss of Life to Fugitives By TOM YARBKOICH LONDON, Sunday, May 7. (X) The Soviet high command announced Saturday night that Russian naval-air units had sunk eight more Axis ships near Sevastopol in the Crimea, making a total of 19 in two days, and said Red army troops repulsed local counter-attacks in former Poland.

I administration is responsible. Uni- ted States Senator E. H. Moore of I i av. in navigation on the they have seen so roll by that they appreciate the posi-; ise wot.

1 i matioji hase. the question of it is the purpose of development to con-: i-anal parallel to the 1. it run easily be seen matter of 111a intain- I I (By JACK BELL) WASHINGTON. a 6 fP Selection of a Democratic convention kevnoter nrnhahlv nil! Ho had sunk about 200 ships, including i destroyers, minesweepers, torpedo! boats and several dozen transports totaling more than 100.000 tons. Two hundred Germans were killed southeast of Stanislawow in the area between the upper Dnestr river and the Carapathian mountains, said a midnight bulletin telling of the only land activity reported bv Moscow.

By WILLIAM SMITH WHITE LONDON. May 6.) American Liberators and Marauders cast 1,000 tons of explosives on the 100-mile stretch of landing1 beaches nearest Britain Saturday. and a U. S. fleet of perhaps 750 Mediterranean bombers smashed five Romanian rail cities handling German traffic for the Russian front.

Carefully selected German arti-invasion installations were hammered between Calais and Dieppe on the French coast just across from Dover's chalk cliffs on the 22nd straight day of the furious aerial offensive. TTip A vis-ront rolled Paris radio level deep enough for made as soon as President Roose mum 01 uic.se Aetseis sans in ine Black Sea on the Axis sea lanes i Russian airmen also attacked a I from The Crimea to Romania, said German field in that sector. The Review. I 0 I S' --w -t. 1.51 i liiiyiifMBfrifinrikni itw BfiiiMMiirt -gjuL "Hi iftifcrrirr ti iiiridiJ cattle tiuiiht eventually 1 lie prior use of water event the realization of 111a 1 ion work upstream.

by Mich a menace the velt returns to Washington and party leaders were reported today to be considering Gov. Robert S. Kerr of Oklahmoa, among others, for the oost. The 41 -year-old Oklahoma governor conferred with national chairman Rflhprt Hannpinn Viern this The broadcast Moscow bulletin recorded bv the Soviet Monitor here i The German high command said Axis troops, besieged at Sevastopol since mid-April, again had beaten off heavy Red army infantry and said Rufsian planes Thursday and -ail" 1 AV (iininir should Thursday night sank one 3.000-ton transport and two patrol launches tation of 'week and told reporters that while tank attacks supported by artillery. the able presen he was "not was nal lemrfment an applicant lor v.i-i- by a Axis broadcasts located the and seriously damaged two other violent fighting as along the Choi encmv transports in the Black sea.

naya river on the northeast side of West of Sevastopol Soviet motor who HOWS lllCir lindprtflk-p am- ramnsitn tad- tVio said many localities were attacked in the area and heavy casualties Western congressmen party leadershio assigns to him. 1 pnn? npra nrv ncludine Senate but thev need a lot i Democratic leader Barklev Kv. Sevastopol. torpedo boats routed an enemy con- Berlin also reported collapse of i voy and scored direct torpedo hits Russian assaults east of the middle which sank three transports totaling Siret river In Romania, but Moscow 8.000 tons and two hish speed land-was silent on these operations as thp ing barces. the bulletin said, land front lull entered the third Sixty-two enemy planes were de-week, st roved on all fronts during Friday, A Russian Tass agency review Moscow reported.

DEVELOPED CHEMICAL QUININE: Dr. Robert B. Woodward (left) and Dr. William E. Docring have developed a chemical method of duplicating quinine, a problem which has baffled scientists for almost a century, the Polaroid corporation announced at Cambridge, Mass.

The quinine is described as identical In every respect to the antimalarial drug extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree. (Associated Press.) I who kevnoted the 1932 and 193fi conventions. Ambassador to Chili Claude owers. the 1928 kevnoter. I KM1SARY ZlL.

ltnP Senates War Investigating com- HI i tVJ. The Allied command sent nearly 500 Liberators ar.d escorting Mustang. Lightning and Thunderbolt Turners against the Calais sector without lass in the morning. The attack was made despite bad weather. In the evenuiz American Marauders and other Allied bombers crossed, concentrating on emplacements south of Calais between Boulogne and Dieppe.

In another evening action Thunderbolt Fiehter-bombers struck ft said Russian planes during April The steady sinking of Axis rescue I'- I jtsi E. V. ROBERTSON There has been talk -also of Truman as permanent chairman of the convention, a post that most department has failed to I unearth a single good reason why Virc President Wallace should be vn; tn the Far Cast at this time, "he i not a diplomat, a busi- and supply ships elf Sevastopol appeared to be part of the Russian strategy of reducing Sevastopol without too costlv frontal assaults on that natural fortress where it is believed 25.000 German and Roma- partv members expect to go to a member of congress if a governor is Oklahoma, declared here Saturday. Government must be restored to 'ncv man or a military expert." I I The rnnrlusion may not call for i ian answer, but it mav be noted that I nian troops are trapped but resist- local VxS and tnese umts mwt Nazi air if Id at Rtnw.in lTip nprrp mm rnvp niic? mm inpi prsr.re. hiiu a ivitnAuvii i a 1 a 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 I I 1 (f.

same sat and o-iit maki" a beaten oath to derbolt fighters swept the 8Pa 5.Ji "lai.lAA a.Deate".pRtn 10 NM-her formation siphted V. Urt Mill German broadcasts said the Russians meanwhile were steadily amassing- men and eouipment on a broad me Lnuea diaies treasurj. wmt i sir.cle enemv plane ana r.enner cr.osen ror the keynote address. Hannegan is understood to be in search of a new personality for the kevnoter ard Kerr apparently fills the bill The tall, graving Oklahoma governor, national committeeman frcm his state, is an srrderit-advocate of a fourth term for President Roosevelt. He is World War veteran and a oast state commander of the American Leeion.

iii4i.iiU4iojiai can lot ferea loss. 3my at constitutional responsibilities which 1 s-if ror.surauonai responsiDi.iiies wnicn r.r, raif front from central Poiand in the a its familiar vamir.fr 5ienai ihf vire president is an affable senilrman who has received some rnihusiastic acclaim abroad, es-periiillv in the Latin-American ountries. nd if he is going: on fscerial assignment to carry certain faisnranrer of the president, the miKsape will be in capable hands. After all, it was also agreeable "nfws to many to learn that the vice wa chosen for the trip Kowel area. 170 miles sout me; must be assumed by the people if t'8lul tneast aie to return to the initiative Bla -1 Koma' which made this country treat.

t.hat A i -j nlaries uere hearted tor nian front near Iasi. Constitutional government unCer the present administration has been The Democrats have been lm-t pressed with the accent the Repub- nteRd of Mrs. Roosevelt, who was i "cans nave niaced on troverrrors in mentioned as a possible selectee. Horn to rage 2. Col.

51 Mayor Hanna and Former Police Chief Sentenced to Terms of Not Less Than Seven Years by Judge lllsley CHEYENNE. Mav 6. (JT) Mayor Ira L. Death Comes As Release to Joined Twins SPECULATION i plans will be perfected to I "1" ro-ifcie detail, including supplanted by bureaucratic government and these bureaus are be-(Turn to Tajre 2. Col.

S) Allied Might Rules Skyways Of Pacific Irii siiriii. i R.AF night assault carrying tr.o offensive into its 23rd straight day. The attacked Nazi coastal Installations lnthe Pas-de-Calais area are secret that even now after more than 100 assaults on triem thev have not been described In Returning Liberator crewmen said each wave of American p.anet chose a different target, bombing throuah an overcast. No German fiehters were met. Ground fire was sporadic and Ineffective.

The avalanche of bombs on Romania was the heaviest operation of the dav. Roarr.ir.jt over targets Gandhi Freed From Palace, India Pleased "i be made in sequence -a develops, but it is as intimated by that the date (Bv The Associated Press) NEW YORK A chef in a mid-town hotel sat starry-eyed in his kitchen, touched by the romantic dish he had concocted for couple jjn their honeymoon. The newly weds had salvaged from their clothing and luggaee the rice thrown at them on their wedding day. The chef had cooked it for the last meal of their 10-day stay. Hanna of Chevenne and three other city officials were found guilty tonight by a Laramie County District court OETtg jurv on charges of soliciting and accepting a bribe.

tmv bior.de this doomed never to the four were immediately sentenced by District Judge a Harry P. of Newcastle, Wyo. bonds that toined them at their depends upon weather the Allies to fix the Thev probably know i Rr I FOVARI1 MtMIMiV iKW DELHI. India. Mav fi Associated Pres War Editor still smoldering from concentrated.

I Mayor Hanna was sentenced to proprietor of a west uneenne caie, oinn six oays ago. like to start tne n.iftiacuon greetea rxixrience gained in roaay ci Allied might ruled the skvwavs of attacks the day before. V. S. FMr.j the Pacific and the Orient, drove Fortresses and Liberators strum Gandhi.

Indian Nationalist not less than seven vears nor more lor -protection." jocc. ine larcer ana apparently than 10 vears in the'penitentiary. The jury returned its verdict at stronger, ceased her labored breath-Former Police Chief Jess B. Ekdall' 9:42 p. about three and one-half ine shortly after midnight a Anzio beachhead is i urat iiiiruu i.t the Japanese back in India and these rail ciscrcdit the suggestion F7ewIor 21.

months as a po -r. been ct ntical prisoner hi the Aga Khan Burma, but the Chinese command was sentenced to not less than seven hours after the case had been placed 1 anc.ra ciea a lew minutes later. summer palace in Poona. but inti HICKORY FLAT. MLss The longer the war lasts, the longer the beards gTow in Hickory Flat.

The town's only barber has left for a more lucrative war plant job, and bewhiskered male residents say a local shortage of razor blades developed just after he departed. fn the success of the iir cover for the troops and this is 11 the more fully be-" to extend the Anzio in its hands 1 Ilr wav in men meir Raur.t Judge Ilsiev set the following bodies were loined with heads bonds for the convicted officials: at opposite ends of the crib was For Mavor Hanna and Ekdall bv doctors to be almost un- $5,000 each: Violette, $3,000, and precedcr.ted anywhere. Mnrris ,2 ooo i twins' widowed mother, Mrs. mates reared it marked a in the illness of the frail of India's masses. The press of all shades of ooin-ion.

Nationalist as well as English- Brasov. 80 miles norm o. t.b Romanian capi'al of Bucharest: Pitestl. 70 miles northwest or Bucharest: Craiova. 120 miles west of the capital: Campina.

20 mile north ofthe oil city of Ploestl. and Tumn-S'verin. at the Iron gate or the Danube river 65 miles northwest of Craiova near the Yugoslav frontier. Tn th nre-dawn darkness RAr nor more than 10 years. E.

K. Violette. member of the police department, received a sentence of not less than two years nor more than three years. G. J.

Morris, another police department member, was sentenced to not less than one year nor more than two years. admitted yesterday that invading armies had driven through a 30 mile breach to within nine miles of Loyang. ancient capital of China Chinese warplanes smashed at Nipponese columns but were unable to halt flanking forces bearing down on Loyang. gateway to the invasion route to Chuneking. American and Allied piar.es scored clue in part to the ounea.

welcomed the freeing 01 Thev were ordered remanded to 1 be told of their todav. Her hus- the custodv of the sheriff pending possible release on bail. XmiifLt Defense attorneys signified at once Cold vvn li c-andhl. The government released .1 effectively the 74-vear-old leader lhP azls I ally, citin? failing health, after reinforcements havine confined him in Aueust. The four were charted specifically as killed in a Wellingtons ar.d Halifaxes had at- seven-to-one victories in air fights 1 3 torces were lllt'll illLCIillUIl IU njpvai LUC I I'll victions.

wun soiiciLiiiR anu accepiiiiK iuu on two occasions from Mrs. Lola West. 13 tan 1aro I lll-tprt fpfmPnPS St CamPllia. SPlU motorcycle accident two months ago. uiri qui inn.

iiii outposts the central Pacific, and on Fnaav American iifa-iri. NEW YORK Bronx zoo officials erected a sitting' fence just ou'side the main pasture of its farm-in-the-zoo last year so rural-minded visitors could watch the animals country-style. But. no one ever used it. This year the zoo put up a sign reading: "It is OK to sit on this fence and look at the stock." r.T;: I Dr.

J. Elmer Gotwals. who de- CHEYENNE, Wyo. May 6. livr red the lwins said thrv.

raised havoc with Japanese in- had hit pmesn on reunrur Arguments in the trhl of Chey stallations along a 1.400 mile aerial rail arcs, i-ires su.i frc joined end to end with a common pelvic area. Runr.ine out perpendicularly from one side of the front in the south Pacific irom Pioesti source oi cue-num vi w- 1942. for political activity which it regarded as hampering India's resistance to Japan. His intimates here said that Gandhi is suffering from both high blood pressure and a kidney ailment and will deperd for recovery on a spiritual source of strength "beyond the conception of the western world." His son. Devadas Gandhi, expressing the opinion have done well to whil inflicting nn the enemy suffered.

fir. experience behind to be extremely un-1-Day will be set 'until stationed in the and in other sectors The fart that thon- Kahili in the northern Solomons many xuei wnen ir.e I pelvic area was one lee which had to the Schouten islands off tie strucu their latest iie-way d.d enne's mayor and three others charged in district court with soliciting and accepting a bribe were completed late today, and the case submitted to the jurv-. The defendants. Mayor Ira L. Hanna, former Police Chief Jess B.

Ekdall and E. K. Violette G. western end of New Guinea. i Dunne a Turn to Pate 2.

Col. 11 1 Turn to Page 2. Col. 5t cecn fused together from two legs. This fused leg tapered down to a tiny heel ar.d a suiEle tinv toe." Junior High to Graduate 268 Next Friday Complete Program Of Commencement Is Announced ill be utilized in that his father was seriously ill and possibly near death, said that Morris of the Cheyenne police department, were charged by the I state with soliciting ar.d accepting! $100 on two occasions from Mrs.

Lola West, proprietor of a West Cheyenne cafe, for 'protection." i Non-Combat Units oi Italian War Prisoners to Aid Allied Armies Validity of Ward Electicn Is Questioned this will be a ma lor ofiensive and defen- keep on guessing fu th attack probably is better that it will be and not of dates. Tt is nick the hour nf the 'he cav it will be Gandhi would scorn most medical ministrations. Released with Gandhi were Dr. M. D.

D. Gilder, who attended the leader in detention: Miss Madeline Slade. the daughter of an English admiral and supporter of the Indian National congress for many vears: Dr. Sushila Navad. and Pyare Lai Nayyar, a private secret a it- Gandhi's release came without untoward demonstration by hii followers, but crowds of them acting on an earlier announcement that their leader would be freed.

Forecast and Data bv the r. S. Weather Bureau Wyoming Partly cloudv with scattered showers and thunderstorms Sunday. Cooler south. Wind occasionally 25 miles per hour southeast.

Monday partly clotid-. High temperature Sunday, 60-70 deerees. Casper and vicinity partly cloudy tonicht and Sunday with scattered showers east of the Con-tinprtal divide: cooler Sunday. CHICAGO. May 6.

(VPi A ques Creation of Forces in This Country And Britain Announced Saturday tion oi tne validity of a National Labor Relations board election con Commencement exercises will be held at 8 p. m. May 12. at the High school auditorium for 268 Junior High school students who will be graduated at that time. The program, which includes singing and music by the students, will be hiah-lichted bv the presentation ducted in a plant being operated by i tne government, as are Montgomery Ward and Company's Chicago prop- WASHINGTON.

May While the units wfll nr.dT erties was raispd toriav hv thp firm 1 Cratinn of volunteer nor. -combat the Ultimate command Ame-n- cathered at the gates of the palace; TrmnpT-s turps for thp 24-hour of the American Legion auxiliary attorneys at a conference before units irom among ran omrrrs ana suoim to greet him. He looked cheerful scried ending at noon: Federal Jude William H. Hollv. i 01 WBr- tinarr tne command can mintarv nw ana rpcuiaTions award, by Mrs.

F. L. Bowron, man of the Americanism eommit- Defense attorneys used the total time allowed, an hour and 15 minutes, to conclude final arguments. Final arguments by the prosecution required an hour and tei minutes. In the closing hours of the trial today.

George Kid Rabbi Howard, a Negro proprietor of a West Cheyenne cafe, testifying in the state's rebuttal, asserted that he paid a total of $225 to a "tall fellow" and a "short man." He could not fix the exact dates when the money allegedly was paid, and when asked to identify the men involved he said: "I know thtir pictures." Mrs. West made her second appearance during the trial to testify that she had made a list of serial numbers of $100 in bills which sr.e previously testified she had paia for "protection" on March IS. The list wjs introduced as an exhibit bv the state. The defense rested its case to-(Tum to Pae 2. Col.

fi) but tired and was taken immecu-1 High George B. Christensen of Ward as ir.cv wi.i oe siaiiea ov i-ai ari 70 24 tee of the auxiliarv. aieiy to farnaKuu. paiauai resi- Biff Piney counsel said he had informed the I lui. ON ai U- Yin il'i e'ence of Lsdy Vittal Das Thacker that "there is a question "irilUl" "VT! court National WhiHiqig I Washington i r-T f'f TI CKER I authorities In I j.

informed this whether the election would be valid Another feature will be a cantata, "In by C. Gordon WTil-cox. to be sung by members of the graduating class. This includes six scenes. "In W'oodland," "In Praise of Nature." "Singine; Bird." "The Oak," "The Brooklet" and "The (Turn to Pnge 9, Col.

5) CASPER 71 Chevenne 66 Cody 78 Douelas 70 Lander 76 Newcastle 67 Sinclair 67 Rock Springs 69 Sheridan 76 39 33 50 29 40 39 39 41 42 sey. She is the widow of a Bombay merchant and an old friend of Gandhi. It was understood Gandhi would be taken to Bombay Monday. Gandhi and those released witn him were enjoined against making any public statements or giving any interviews. of various kinds in support of the available to them." war effort apainst the common The department said the arrance-eremv.

exrept in actual combat." 1 is expected to reload thou-Parallfl arrangements are beinz nds of American soldiers for made, "insofar as practicable bv o'her dufy the government of the United King- uho vol-irWr dom." the department announced. 1 ho se Iiaw who ThP armv iairt that th anion niust be aporoed bi tho while the employes are employes of the U. S. government, a.s they are under the sweeping terms of President Roosevelt's order for seizure of the properties, because the National Labor Relations act specifically excludes U. S.

employes from Its operations." The election is set for Tuesday. ibs "in furthprarce of Italian co neiiiEerent enorts. the British that; be forced out of i a few months unless with more sol- In ps. especially planes i-r. This will be Vr 1 nrnhlam Brie.

Gen. John M. Fser, farmer Chief of Saff. Fifth Service Command at Columbus. O.

hss ben named commanding general of tha units. Their training will stress Instruction in the Eneli.h The p-esent prohibition aeainst fraternization with war prisoner will not applv between members of the Italian service units and Amen- Polish-American Priest Confers with Stalin Red Leader 'Very Friendly Disposed' Toward Catholic Church, He Says Principles Involved in Missouri River Basin Case Apply to All Watersheds 1 00 2 I so Washington. since Pearl '-ivinr; divert and tie- Berlin in its present Generalissimo The Japs aim to -rintal enemy to its I with or foon '-'''-American invasion i-s global warfare on GAY! BRIGHT! ROMANTIC! LADY IN A WHIRL So Says Wyoming Senator in Joining 21 Others in Move to Protect Irrigation Bv HENRY C. CASSIDY Catholic church. The priest de-MOSCOW, May 6.

The Rev. scribed his own predictions as "his-1 JSelXS ty -rSS'm'lVrW unit, posea aeveiopments. in wear easi2v recognizable uni. Projcts recommended by the foms bureau v.ould entail p.i expenditure;" Thev will continue-to be paid at of $1,257,645,700. of which the fed-, the present rate of nav.

However, eral aoveimrent would contribu'C a portion of this will be na'd in $516,545,700. Tii remamder would 'cash and the remainder in post ex- i Stanislaus Orlemanski. Polish-1 tone, but gave no hint, as to what; American priest concluding a 12-1 he thought the tual events might; rivers and harbors bill to recognize the authority of states to determine hi Br WILLIAM E. LOWELL and RICHARD P. TOWERS Mav fi (S'i be.

HO! rhlInkinF.K day visit to Russia, declared today after a second audience with Pre lor themselves the most beneficial be repaid by benpficianes of irria- i rhanee councils instead of the en use of rivers within their borders tio-. projects ar.d users of hydio- tire amount bein? mid In coupon Principles outlined in the reclamation bureaus report on water use possibilities of the Missouri The American, whose trip here i has aroused criticism in the United States, declared also that Stalin "really wants a strong, independent I democratic Poland." and that "he has no intention of meddling in the internal affairs of Poland." eri. austy. hungry and -i. any kinds of modern are fine fighters, as cupped units under Lt.

Pn w. Stilwell have it'- P.nv i mier Joseph Stalin that the Soviet leader is "very friendly disposed towards the Roman Catholic church" and that "the religion of our forefathers shall be the religion of the Polish people." 0' river can oe appnea 10 an river basins of the nation. Senator O'Ma-honey Wyo. opined today. The voluminous document, result "The report." toid a reporter, -presents cne of the most complete of post-war programs presented to congress to date.

Calling for construction of 90 reservoirs ana irrigation of almost 5.000.000 acres of land, it provides an opportunity both for immediate emplo.wnent in construction projects and permanent employment in communities THE NEW SERIAL STARTING MONDAY In The TRIBUNE-HERALD eipcinc power. as at present. The amount not Congress already has under con- paid In cash mav be credited to the slderation a plan of armv engineers individual's account with the trea-for approximately in I surv of the U. S. if he desires flood control facilities in the basin i As of April 1.

ths vear, there of the -Big Muddy" and for were 50 136 Italian prisoners of war nine-foot channel acwih from Sioux in this country, the War Depart-City. Iowa. ment said. Describing the major problem of The service units are not expected tlurn rae 2, CoL i) it reach that total, however. In a formal statement- issued as Apparently hihlv satisfied -with I trin X1 nilomnticl'i iiarl trip.

Father Orlemanski praised cmmoi ciana JaP-- unless we can weapons, and so leceived onlv driblets. Hum' t2o' thp tPrrlfic in- 10 fage 2, Col. 2) he departed for the United States, his Father Orlemanski significantly said the Russians as "a uiderful peo-that "future events will provp" pie" and Stalin and Foreign Com-Stalin's friendliness toward the I (Turn to Taje 9, CoL 6) of auiny years of study, was made public yesterday the senate after i Mahoney and 21 other senators i proposed an amendment to tne.