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Condition of Hughes Shows Improvement; Physicians Amazed •y the Associated P'vts LOS ANGELES, July 13.—Howard Hughes rallied today in his fight to survive shattering crash injuries, and his physicians commented: “We are amazed at his recuperative powers.” His condition has been critical since he was Injured in the pileup of a fast new photo-reconnaissance plane last Sunday, and Thursday night took a turn for the worse. But a bulletin this afternoon, signed by his three doctors, declared: “Mr. Hughes’ condition has im proved slightly during the last 12 hours. In spite of great pain on movement of the patient, he slept at short intervals during the night and he has taken some nourishment. His temperature remains elevated, but has been constant for the last 24 hours. Right Lung Functioning. “There is a large collection of fluid in the left chest. The right lung is functioning in spite of frac tures of the first and second ribs. There are extensive second and third degree burns on the lower part of the left chest. This precludes removal of fluid in the left chest unless evidence of infection is certain. ‘ There are fractures of nine ribs on the posterior wall of the left chest, and in addition of the left clavicle.” Earlier in the day—eighth anni versary of completion of his 91-hour, record-breaking, round - the - world flight—the doctors announced: We found Mr. Hughes asleep this morning and did not awaken him, but from the charts and the way he looks, it appears that his condi tion is unchanged. ‘'There is no operation necessary at the present time.” Army Probes Crash. The Army, meanwhile, announced it was pressing an inquiry into cause of the crash. Mr. Hughes’ own opinion, whispered to Dr. Ma son in a dramatic bedside consulta tion after he was told he might not live, was that the rearmost of two sets of blades on the plane's right engine had reversed pitch in mid-air, giving him a feeling "as if some giant had the right wing of the airplane in his hand and was pushing it back and down.” It was the first test flight of the XF-11, destined for the Army, and followed the Hughes’ tradition of always taking his firm's new planes aloft on the initial trials. “Tell the Army to find the rear half of the right propeller and find out what went wrong with it,” Mr. Hughes told his doctor. And Col. Emile T. Kennedy, chief of the Los Angeles AAF Procurement Field office, said an investigating board of three officers was studying the wreckage and taking photographs from every angle. Revised Atom Control Bill Cleared for House Action By the Associated Press The House Rules Committee yes terday cleared for House considera tion early this week legislation set ting up domestic controls over atomic energy. The committee recommended four hours of debate on the con troversial measure, a rewritten ver sion of the McMahon bill passed by the Senate some time ago. The Senate measure called for a five-member civilian commission to control atomic energy development. It was revised by the House Mili tary Affairs Committee to require that at least one of the members be a military representative and i that the head of the division of1 military application also be a rep-! resentative of the armed forces. | Numerous House members already have Indicated they will seek to adopt the entire Senate bill with out change, paving the way for a fight over the issue of civilian versus military control of atomic energy. District Woman Elected Luther League Official By th* Associated Press PITTSBURGH. July 13.—Howard L. Logan of Glendale, Calif., was, elected president of the Luther League of America today at the: organization’s 50th anniversary con-^ ventlon here. Other officers elected were Roy Henrickson, Zelienople. Pa., first vice president; Garfield Raymond. Waterloo, Canada, second vice president; Ruth Blackburn, Wash-: ington, D. C„ secretary, and How ard Turkheimer, Philadelphia. Treasurer. Soviet Women Taking Apartment Bribes Get 8 and 10 Years MOSCOW, July 13.—The gov ernment newspaper Izvestria reported today that three wom en officials of the Kirovsky district housing department in Moscow' were found guilty this week of accepting bribes from apartment seekers. One was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison, another to serve eight, years and the third was placed on probation. Probation was granted the third woman because she was the wife of a Red Army soldier who had died at the front and the mother of a young child, Izvestia said. THIRD DIVISION HEROES—Gen. Jacob L. Devers, Commanding General, Army Ground Forces, (second from left) talks over World War II exploits of the famed Third Infantry Division last night at the 27th convention of the unit at the Mayflower Hotel. Other officers (left to right) are Lt. Col. Eugene Salet, president of the Washington Outpost of the society; Maj. Gen. J. W. “Iron Mike” O’Daniel, wartime commanding general of the division, and Col. Robert N. Young, a former assistant commander of the division who also commanded the Military District of Washington. —Star Staff Photo. 3d Division Society Hears Gen. Devers On Infantry's Future Gen. Jacob L. Devers, Command ing General of the Army Ground Forces, last night predicted "a new kind of Infantry division” will be formed to “spell linai victory in battles of future wars. Address Ing about 500 Third Division veter ans of two world wars at a ban quet at the May flower Hotel ending the first postwar conven | tion of the Third Division Society, , Gen. Devers said a iicn»u>-aiuicu and highly mo- •>»•>" *• *«««• bile type of ground warfare will re sult from a vast program of re search and development “to assure the best in equipment and tech nique.” John A. Rees, 509 W. Broad street, Falls Church, Va., was elected presi dent of the society, succeeding Charles J. McCarthy, Camden, N. J. Mr. Rees, a World War I veteran, is the principal trial attorney of the Tax Division, Justice Department, where he has served since 1930. For the past two years he has served as vice-president of the Third Divi sion Society. During his service with Battery B, of the Third Division's 10th Field Artillery, in the first war. Mr. Rees earned the Silver Star and the Pur ple Heart, twice being severely wounded. Other officers are Lt. Col. Eugene Salet, vice president; Lt. Col. Walter Kerwin, secretary, and Robert Craig of Philadelphia, treasurer. Col. Sa let, who is with the Plans Division, Army Ground Forces, also is presi dent of the Washington Outpost of the society; Col. Kerwin, of the Op erations and Planning Division of the War Department, is secretary of the Washington Outpost. To Be Carried by Plane. Gen. Devers told the veterans that Doughboys will probably be trans ported by plane directly to battle lelds in the future, and among planned developments under study sy the War Department he named: A new type of uniform, “to aid greatly in reducing casualties; the best weapons, and a “great use of guided missies" to be included in ar tillery supporting the ground units. Although he did not explain the new type of uniform which would reduce casualties, Gen. Devers had disclosed earlier that Army Ord nance had produced a fabric for clothing that would stop a bullet. Explaining the need for changes in technique, he said that “we must be able to move in on any source of trouble immediately if peace is to be preserved." The general praised the spirit of American fighting men during the last war. He also said he feels cer tain that “our State Department, in devising means to 'carry out its multitude of international commit ments, can do so knowing it can count on full support of all patri otic Americans.” Emphasizing the importance of ground warfare, he declared that "regardless of ‘Buck Rogers’ influ ences on the soldier of tomorrow, it is my firm conviction that it will still take the Infantryman on the ground, with his ingenuity and guts, to spell final victory.” Tribute to 3d Division. Paying tribute to the 3d Division, Gen. Devers traced its beginning through the first World War, when the unit suffered 16,117 casualties. Recalling that in 1940, it was one odf three Regular Army divisions in existence, he recounted 3d Divis ion break-throughts at Casablanca, Sicily, Anzie and Southern France. He added that the 3d was “the only division to be in the German killing business, on #very front of WEDDING Announcement! and Invitation! 24-Hour Service STANLEY ADAMS PtUMTWa CO. 1331 New York At*. RB 1938 00*"*g*> .»I./. '/'••••!') >?— _■»•■ •*: , iz'mmiit'W H -.,.* . •’■ •» - - r UNREDEEMED PLEDGES at SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS ... • Diamonds • Watches • Jewelry • Other Valuables Unredeemed diamonds and other Top Dollor i'\ . valuables meon big savings for you. iff Leons on I Albert Bill' You pay far less on this unclaimed If all Duryee merchandise. Items guaranteed. Money f Voluobles refunded if you dre not satisfied. Harold L. Hoffmao ^bBsesI w ■» Gen. O'Daniel Attends Meeting Of His 3d Division Veterans Maj. Gen. John W. O Daniel— “Iron Mike" to veterans of the 3d Division assembled here in their first postwar convention—is a hard bitten fighting man in the Patton tradition. The general, who commanded the 3d Division from its darkest days on the Anzio beachhead in February, 1944, until May, 1945, when he per sonally received the surrender emis saries from German Field Marshal Kesselring, W’as invited here from! his present post at Fort Benning, Ga., to lay a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknowm soldier at Arlington Cemetery yesterday afternoon. No stickler for diplomatic forms,: "Iron Mike” was once asked at a! staff meeting by British Field Mar shal Sir Harold Alexander, com mander of the Allied armies In Italy, "I believe that your division; did not give an inch. Is that true?"j To this the general reportedly re plied, "Not a---inch.” The climax of the general's service with the 3d Division came half an hour after midnight on May 5, 1945, when a party of high-ranking Nazi officers, headed by Lt. Gen. Foertsch requested an audience with the commanding general of the 3d Divi sion. They were conducted to the gen eral’s special trailer headquarters, “The Campaigner.” the walls of which were lined with plaques com memorating past division triumphs. Here, Gen. O’Daniel received their offer of the surrender of the entire forces under Field Marshal Kessel ring. The general, whose son, Pvt. John W. O'Daniel, jr„ was killed in action at Arnhem, announced the German surrender with the words: "It’s been a long time since November 8, 1942, on the beaches of Morocco and I’m happy for all my men today that it was to this division that the Germans came to end the war for the 7th Army. The 3d Division's dead would be glad to know that.” Gen. O’Daniel now commands the infantry school at Fort Benning, Ga. He won the Distinguished Serv ice Cross and French Croix de Guerre in World War I with the 11th Infantry of the 5th Division. In World War II he received the Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster and the Legion of Merit, also with oak leaf cluster. the war—North Africa, Sicily, Italy France and Germany.” Maj. Gen. J. W. "Iron Mike” O'Daniel, who commanded the divi sion through most of World War II, also addressed the group. Gen. O'Daniel took command of the famed unit from Lt. Gen. Luclen K. Truscott, jr. Action taken earlier yesterday at the convention included the pass age of resolutions endorsing com pulsory military training, approv ing the merger of the armed forces, and favoring a "small and well trained” Regular Army which would "lend itself to rapid expansion” in an emergency and also a well equipped and trained National Guard. Committee on Memorials. A committee was designated to study proposed expenditures for memorials in honor of the Third Division. TTiese proposals, on which the committee will report at its earliest opportunity, included the erection of plaques at Chateau Thierry and various World War II battlegrounds, as well as a Ion*, range program to raise funds for various “living memorials.” Among the latter wrere suggested the contribution of a field house, bowling alleys, swimming pools or other recreation facilities near a veterans’ hospital, the establish ment of a fund for scientific scholarships for Third Division vet-| erans and their families, and othei veterans' benefits. The committee was instructed to consult with Gen. Bradley, head of the Veterans’ Administration, be fore proposing any Third Division contribution. RAF Bomber Squadron In New York Wednesday By th« Associated Press Sixteen Royal Airforce Lancaster bombers are due at Mitchel Field, Long Island, from England Wed nesday on the first trans-Atlantic flight by a full bomber squadron in battle order, the Army Air Forces reported yesterday. Comprising the 35th Lancaster! Squadron, the planes will make a' cross-country tour, then Join in the celebration August 1 of Air Forces Day. The return flight to England is scheduled for August 18. Beginning with a flight over New York City. July 18, the RAF planes will demonstrate formation flying here and at St. Louis, Denver, Los ; Angeles, San Antonio and Boston. ■ ■———— Egypt Dissolves 11 Groups, Including Union Congress By thn A$sorio»nd Pr«»» CAIRO, July 13.—The council of ministers, meeting in Alexandria, tonight ordered the dissolution of 11 organizations accused of en gaging in Communist activity, while in Cairo police announced the de tention of 80 persons in an investi gation of the Communist move ment's finances. Among the groups dissolved by the council were the Labor Union Congress of Egypt and an associa tion of Egyptian university gradu ates. In Cairo, Hamdy Bey, head of the police political! section, announced that among the 80 persons detained was Henry Curiel, 35, son of a Jewish banker of Italian origin. The others arrested Included many per sons of nationalities other than Egyptian. 2 Canadian UAW Men Reported Halted at Border By thn Associated Press WINDSOR. Ontario, July 13 — Harry Rowe, Canadian publicity di rector of the United Automobile Workers (CIO), said today that two officials of the union's Local 195 Alderman Michael J. Kennedy and Harry Rooney, chairman of . the lo cal-had been stopped by United States immigration authorities w'hen they sought to cross the border into Detroit. An immigration official said a court of inquiry will be held today to determine whether Kennedy, prominent in labor-progressive par ty circles, will be allowed admittance to the United States. Local 195 called a strike June 24 in the Windsor and Chatham (On tario) plants of the Chrysler Corp. of Canada. 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Troops on Alert Alter Two Yugoslavs Are Killed in Clash By the Associated Press TRIESTE, July 13.—Two Yugo slav soldiers were killed by an American patrol last night In brief skirmishes near the Mor gan Line, and today American troops in the area of the zonal boundary were placed on the alert. Tire American 88th Division an nounced that two separate Yugoslav patrols opened fire on the American patrol investigating a Yugoslav vio lation of the Morgan Line. The line divides Yugoslav and American British zones of occupation in dis puted Venezia Giulia. The announcement from Division headquarters in Gorizia said the skirmishes flared when Yugoslavs crossed the Morgan Line near Aur isina in the Isonzo River Valley, about five miles northwest of here. Believed Attempting Ambush. One Yugoslav soldier was killed in the first exchange of fire. The other Was slain later when another Yugo slav patrol “w’hlch apparently was intent on ambushing the United States patrol,” was encountered, the announcement said. Meanwhile, Trieste itself remained quiet as the general strike which for 12 days paralyzed most of the in dustry in occupation zone "A,” the British-American zone, ended at midnight. However, notice was served by labor spokesmen that the threatened arrest of the 11-man strike committee might precipitate a new walkout. The 88th Division, commanded by Maj. Gen. Bryant E. Moore, issued this account of the exchange of shots near Aurisina: “At approximately 1600 hours GMT on July 12 a Yugoslav patrol which crossed the Morgan Line near Aurisina, southeast of Caporetto, was sighted by a United States out post. Fire Returned by PatrqJ. "An American-officered patrol which immediately investigated the violation of the line was fired on bv the Yugoslavs at a point approxi mately 300 yards from the Morgan Line in Zone A. "Acting on instructions to fire only when fired upon, the United States patrol returned the fire. After a brief exchange of firing, one of the Yugoslav soldiers was found dead. "The United States patrol con tinued to advance until another Yugoslav patrol was encountered which apparently was intent on am bushing the United States patrol. "Another brief fire-fight followed, after which the Yugoslavs retired. "The American patrol returned to Aurisina, where it was ascertained that there were no United States casualties. “All actions definitely took place in Zone A, and American troops in Caporetto and Aurisina have been alerted, while further investigation is being made. "Later reports, confirmed by 88th Division headquarters, state that a second Yugoslav soldier was killed in the latter part of the action." New Strike Threatened. The Morgan Line extends north from Punta Grossa, a headland four miles south of Trieste, to Gorizia, Caporetto and Ratece on the Italian Yugo6lav-Austrian border. (In Belgrade. Yugoslavia, meanwhile, the Yugoslav Min istry of Information officially de nied Rome reports by the Minos News Agency that Marshal Tito had been wounded or that an at tempt had been made on his life. The ministry said the Yugoslav premier, "in excellent health." was making a speaking tour of Montenegran villages.) Notice of the end of the Trieste strike appeared in the Allied mili tary government newspaper Gior nale Alleato over the signatures of seven left wing and predominantly pro-Yugoslav labor leaders, who said the decision was made because of the Allied action in "dissolving” the strike committee. The strike had been called in protest to what the labor groups referred to as “Fascist aggression.” A spokesman for the labor groups said, however, that should the oc cupation authorities serve warrants issued for the strike committee members, "renewed protests with all the means at our disposal, includ ing a new strike, would result.” However. Col. Alfred C. Bowman of Los Angeles, senior military gov « *>• <• ■ i - i iiiii i 111 ii mu i ii AMERICAN MP ROUTS TRIESTE DEMONSTRATOR—An un identified American military policeman, club in hand, pushes a demonstrator in Trieste Thursday during 12-day general strike. —AP Wirephoto Radioed from Rome. . • .— ■ MAJ. GEN. BRYANT E. MOORE, Commander of the 88th Di vision in Trieste— AP Photo. ernmeni. civu anairs omcer, said the warrants for the arrest of the strike Committee members, charg ing the, 11 men with "conducting an illegal strike,” would not be with drawn. None of the men has been arrested as yet. Dallas Man Elected Optimist President By the Associated *r«ss MIAMI BEACH, Fla., July 13.— Optimist International closed its annual convention today with elec tion of William H. Pierce of Dallas, Tex., as president, and the selec tion of Denver as the meeting place in 1947. The annual oratorical contest among the sons of optimists was won by Douglas Gill, 18, of Indi anapolis. Vice presidents elected were Lucien Renuart, Miami Shores, Fla.; H. L. Scott, Corpus Christi, Tex.; Charles Klapeke, Louisville, Ky„ and Charles Snyder, Detroit. Senate Confirms Stainback The Senate yesterday confirmed the nomination of Ingram M. Stain back to be Governor of the Terri tory of Hawaii. The action was taken by unanimous consent. WATER HEATERS *shcuusts rox wet to Ye a as' John 0. Webster 627-F Sf.N.W. NATIONAL 4163 AWNINGS PROCTER EX. 9797 Incorrect Vision Undermines Efficiency Eyes that strain to focus create nervous and physi cal fatigue; slow up production. Check your vision today. 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He successfully introduced the Chinese terrace planting method in Sumatra while on a trip there. Mr. Treadwell was sent to South America as a special representative of the government to conduct sev eral surveys for rubber planting, when Herbert Hoover was Secre tary of Commerce. He retired 14 years ago because of ill health. Poland's Grain Harvest Expected to Be Short iy th* Ai>eciat*d Pr*u WARSAW. July 13.—Lt. Gen. Sir Humfrey Gale, representing Fiorello H. La Gardia, UNRRA director general, told a press conference yes terday that Poland’s harvest “will fall considerably short of providing for minimum bread needs.” Gen. Gale said it was “almost cer tain” that grain would have to be imported before the next crop yeai to maintain a minimum bread die! for the coming 12 months. He salt that scheduled UNRRA deliveriei of grains in July and August wouli bring 1946 deliveries to Poland V over 300,000 tons. I p— 11 ■ ■ — Flyers' Bodies Removed From German Peak By th« Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany, July 13. —Making a perilous 9,000-feet ascent through the snow-capped peaks of Southern Bavaria, a party of American soldiers and German mountaineers have recovered bodies of six American airmen who were killed when a B-17 bomber crashed into lofty Bochvogel Mountain De cember 14, 1945. During the winter Germany 's most expert climbers could not reach the plane wreckage on the jagged peak. After several attempts a team of four United States Army Air Forces officers and 19 Germans reached the plane and carried one body to the valley near Kempton, Ba varia, the 3rd Army disclosed today. But it was not until July 2 that the last body could be carried from the peak. BOOKS Fine Bindings 135-40 individual vol umes and several sets1. Several Cruik shanks. Leech. A First Edition ot TOM SAWYER. 1113 Mass. Ave. N.W. 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