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SOLON GIVES HIS VERSION OF CASE Rep. Kleberg Denies He Discharged Page Boy Washington, Juiie 5 Rep. Kleberg (D-Tex) asserted in a prepared statement tonight he did not know "what arrangements, if any" were made with a Capitol page boy on his patronage who a radio commentator reported had been compelled-to contribute $39 a month from his pay toward maintenance of the legislator's secretarial staff. Commenting on the report broadcast last night by Columnist Drew Pearson that the boy, Robert Jackson, 13, was discharged because his mother, Mrs. R.

H. Jackson, protested against tKe boy paying-back part of, his earnings, Kleberg's statement said: "Certain charges were made in morning newspapers today and over the radio last niaht concerning the firing by me of a boy on my patronage list, because he complained of deductions 'being made in his salary. I have investigated the case of this boy and the ing are the facts: STOMACH Never upset an upset stomach with overdoses of antacids or harsh physics. Be gentle with it. Take soothing PEPTO-BISMOL.

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A NORWICH PRODUCT "The boy was placed on the payroll under my patronage by my late secretary, Bill Elliott, who died of a heart attack some weeks ago. Bill Elliott had' my implicit faith and confidence and he was in complete charge of the running of my office and the making of my Congressional patronage appointments. I do not know what arrangements, if any, Bill Elliott might have made with this boy when he was placed on the payroll. "I now find that deductions were made in his salary that went to defray oflice expenditures for duties which he could not perform. This arrangement operated from the time of his employment on February 4, 1944.

The boy was not fired by me and my office has given no instructions to anyone to remove him from the payroll. In pursuing my investigation of his case, I was informed this afternoon by Mr. R. R. Roberts, doorkeeper of the House, that he, Mr.

Roberts, had fired the boy for failure to report for duty. "This is all I know of this case and there are the facts." Mrs. Jackson, a House mailing room employe, asserted in an affidavit quoted by Pearson that her son had been forced to return part of his pay to supplement the earn- cia Elliott, who is on Kleberg's office force. Mrs. Elliott, who succeeded her husband as Kleberg's secretary, said in response to questions that the Jackson boy.

was attending school when not working as a page and was unable to do work other patronage job holders often do for the Congressman who has appointed them such as stuffing of envelopes. Since the boy was unable to render this office assistance, she added, a deduction to the extent paying for the help which he was not able to give was made from his monthly pay. GILLETTE LEADING IN IOWA PRIMARY 'ACROSS the Largest Selections of High Grade Furniture in Hagerstown MEYERS BERKSON 41-43 West Franklin Street John D. Myers Co. Headquarters for Faomus ARROW SHIRTS Stetson Hats MUSEY EVANS 59 West Washington Street Eighteen Indicted On Draft Charges Alexandria, June 5 A Federal grand jury 'today indicted 18 persons, including Everett (Washie) Bratcher, Washington band leader, on charges of violating Selective Service regulations by the use of the drug benzedrine to induce blood pressure irregularities.

Others indicted were Eugene J. Siravi, T. M. Crane, Boyd C. McCall, Clinton R.

Tucker, Alvro de Lorenzo, Charles N. Montgomery, Charles S. Elaine, L. Brooks, John A. Ware, Eugene L.

Turner, James H. Leftwich, Watson Parson, William Knox, Charles Baucom, Windell Parris, William L. Snead and John J. Hunter. All are from Washington.

Senator Tops Waterloo Factory Worker in Balloting United States Senator Guy M. Gillette, a Democrat, campaigning for reelection, took an early lead over his opponent, Ernest K. Seeman, in the Iowa primary yesterday. Returns from 748 of 2463 precincts gave Gillette 12,093 votes; Seeman, 3,181. Seeman, a Waterloo factory worker, was making his fifth bid for a place in the national political spotlight.

The winner in the Democratic primary meets Governor B. B. Hickenlooper in the general election. Hickenlooper was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Robert D.

Blue, a Republican, seeking to move into the Governor's chair, held the edge in early returns over two opponents, Henry W. Burma, Speaker of the State House last session and Milton W. Strickler, Des Moines at- "toTney. Blue, now Lieutenant Governor, iu 757 out of 2463 precincts, had 31,925 votes; Burma-. 19,215 and Strickler 3,548.

Nominations also were made for Congress and other state offices. Idaho Democrats named their ten-vote delegation to the party's National Convention at a state meeting in Lewiston yesterday after hearing a key note speech calling for the renomination of President Roosevelt. The keynoter, William S. Hawkins, accused the Republicans of using "shotgun politics." Today in New York the Republicans are clinging to an admittedly slender hope of capturing one or both of two Democratic, strongholds in the President's home state. House seats for the Fourth and llth Congressional Districts, both in New York City, are at stake in special elections being held there, and Washington politicians are ready to accept a Democratic' upset in either or both as indicating a marked change of voter sentiment may bear on the Presidential contest.

New Mexico and Tennessee also take part in today's political activities. Tennessee Democrats meet to name their 26-vote delegation to the National Convention, and DAILY CROSSWORD 22.Conflict 4. Indian 23. Silkworm (Mexico). 26.

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Mystic Hindu syllable 42. A cheese 46. Simpletons 48. Dispatch boat 49. Aside 50.

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Piece of land 43. Plunge into water RAILWAY BLASTED BY SOVIET FLIERS THE MORNING HERALD, HAGERSTOWN, MO. TUESDAY, 6, 1944 Yesterday's Answer 44. On the ocean 45. God of death 47.

Three (prefix) 48. Viper Junction of Kishinev Attacked in Early Mass Raid EMANUELE QUITS IN FAYOROFHISSO (Continued from Page London, June 5 Russian planes pounded the Moldavian railway junction of Kishinev (Chis- inau) in a mass raid early today, striking at military objectives within the town and destroying much enemy stock and material, the broadcast Soviet com- munique announced tonight. Many German military trains were at the junction, 70 miles east- southeast of the-Romanian city of lasi, and dozens of fires broke out, accompanied by explosions, said the war bulletin recorded here by the Soviet monitor. Locomotives, cars, platform wagons with equipment, tankers and war material dumps "were reported left blazing the raid, from which one Soviet plane failed to return. For the second successive day the communique told of Red Army troops repulsing determined Nazi fci'C'cc tanks 6 -6 President Hails Rome's Fall; Cautions Road Ahead Is Tough (Continued trom Page 1) FORMER SLAVE DIES Annapolis, 5 Levin Nash, ex-slave who on his 100th birthday attributed his longevity to the fact that "The Lord has never given me more ban I could bear," died at his home -today at the age of Believed to be the oldest resident of Anne Arundel county, Nash was born at Sandy Point and was owned by a St.

Margarets family for a number of years. New Mexico nominates candidates for two Congressmen at-- Large and for the Governorship and a full state ticket. Other political developments: Governor John W. Bricker's secretary, Robert Barton, said he believed the Ohio executive had "gained many delegates" during his ten day eastern trip in quest of the Republican Presidential nomination. Barton, at a press conference in Columbus, said the Governor had a "very satisfactory trip" and "was met with much enthusiasm." The Socialist party, again having nominated Norman Thomas as its candidate for President, set out to raise a $100,000 campaign fund.

ANNOUNCING SEARS WILL BE OPEN ON WED. AFTERNOON Sears Wed. Specials 16 MORE ENEMY SHIPS GO DOWN Washington, June 5 The cargo-carrying fleet with which a long period of greater effort and fiercer fighting before we get into Germany itself. The Germans have retreated thousands of miles, all the way from the gate's of Cairo, through Libya and Tunisia and Sicily and Southern Italy. "They have suffered heavy losses, but not great enough yet to cause collapse." In Italy, the "President said, the people had lived so long "under the corrupt rule of Mussolini that, in spite of the tinsel at the top, thair economic condition had grown steadily worse.

Our troops have found starvation, malnutrition, disease, a deteriorating education and lowered public health all byproducts of the Fascist misrule. Stupendous Task "The task of the Allies in occupation has been stupendous," he continued. "We have had to start at the very bottom, assisting local governments to reform on democratic lines." "We have had to give them bread to replace that which was stolen out of their mouths by the Germans. We have had to make it possible for the Italians to raise and use their own local crops. We have to help them cleanse their schools of Fascist trappings." Mr.

Roosevelt said the American people approve "the salvage of these human beings who are only now learning to walk in a new atmosphere of freedom." Some people, he said, may think of the financial cost of liberating Italy but he termed it a "form of relief." "We hope," he added, "that thi tenant-General Eaker; to Admirals Cunningham and Hewitt; and to all their brave officers and men." The President hearkened back over Rome's rich history and termed the city "The great symbol of Christianity." "And now it will be a source of deep satisfaction that the freedom of the Pope and of Vatican City is assured by the armies of the United Nations," he said. Mr. Roosevelt said the prospect of Rome's liberation meant enough to Hitler and his generals to force them to fight desperately against the oncoming Allies. "No thanks are due to them," he said, "if Rome was spared the devastation which the Germans wreaked on Naples and other Italian ities. The Allied generals maneu- ered so skillfully that the Nazis ould only have stayed long enough damage Rome at the risk of osing their armies." The President said at the outset his address that the United Na- ions are determined "in the future no one city and no one race will be able to control the whole of the vorld." and infantry north and northwest of lasi as the Germans apparently attempted to smash Russian prep arations for a new offensive The bulletin said the German lost 41 tanks and that 33 enem planes were downed in the action The Berlin radio, quoting a dis patch of DNB, German new agency, from the front at lasi, de clared Nazi tank formations tank grenadiers captured anothe locality and two mountain range in the attack, and said the Riu sians, suffering serious 1 there, constantly were concentra ing more formations north of th city.

The commentator 'said the Russians had brought up several hundred howitzers and numerous salvo guns and anti-tank front in the past 24 hours, but that tin September, i Marie-Jose of hey have four 19-12. lie children. British Freighter Sunk Hied troops outer koine," and to urn his powers over to the Crown 3 rince. Little more than a figurehead ince Mussolini assumed the dicta- orship of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele lad won a reputation the first ears of his reign as a sympathetic nonarch, interested in his people and their problems. The withdrawal was presented to he Council of Ministers this juoni- ng, an announcement by the Miu- stry of the Interior said tonight.

The decree, signed by the King to- lay at Ravello, announced Prince Umberto "will exercise all royal prerogatives without exception" and will sign royal decrees. The Council of Ministers at the morning meeting also received this message from Gea. Roberto Bencivenga to Badoglio: "hi the name of the Government and on behalf temporarily Miami, June 5 -A British manmj-1 by a' French crew, was torpedoed and sunk early in May in the first reported outbreak of submarine warfare in the Atlantic ocean in many, months. Six men are missing, bat 47 others sailed 500 miles to the coast of South America in two lifeboats, Robert Arthur Xutton, 19-year- old United States avy signalman of South Portland, described' the attack upon his arrival at. Miami by airplane.

Nutton said two torpedoes struck- the vessel shortly before Three thousand lemons a year iss not uncommon for a good tree un- der good weather conditions. of Italy and the Kin of the Allies, I have assumed command of the civil and military affairs of Rome and her territory situated in the war zone. Viva Italia." Now King's Regent Prince Umberto, tall and erect, opposed Fascism in Italy at the start but later made a truce with Mussolini. In effect, Umberto becomes the King's regent. Liberal Italian leaders loudly demanded abdication of Vittorio Emanuele after the conquest of Naples.

The King's decision to retire from public life paved the way for a compromise and formation of an enlarged -war cabinet under Marshal Badoglio in which each of the six-political parties forming a liberation junta was represented. the German Air Force, employing Umberto, Prince of Piedmont, be- TPHTFR FTNFR morp than 1 flftn hatfio niannr. A 'LjllxTl. JL Hilx JD IMX mure man battle planes and your hair to than 1,000 battle planes and fighter-bombers silenced the new batteries in non-stop raids. There were no changes on other sectors of the front today, the com- munique said, adding that in the air yesterday on all fronts planes and anti-aircraft Red fire REG.

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In it, he paid tribute to all the Allied troops who participated in the Italian campaign. "I extend the congratulations am thanks of the American he said, "to General Alexander who has been in command of th whole Italian operation; to Genera Clark and General Leese of th Fifth and the Eighth Armies; General Wilson, the suprem Allied commander of the Mediter ranean theater, and General ers, his American deputy; to Lieu 3 i Midshipman Named Honor Man Annapolis, June 5 Richard Henry Engelmann, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was named honor man of the graduat- ng class at the Naval Academy today. Academy Superintendent Rear Admiral John R. Beardall announced that Midshipman Paul lapp of Missoula, Montana, was second in scholastic standing ia the class and Midshipman William Henry Kmetz, of Philadelphia, Pa. was third.

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