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Evening star., 1943-02-01
Detectives BaffIed
In Fatal 5tabbinq
OF Taxicab Driver
"a Knife Wounds Found
On Body Of Man Slain
Saturday Night

Homicide detectives admittedly
were baff1ed today in the brutal
stabbing of Arthur H. Weisenberger,
81, cab driver and father of two
children, who was found dead Sat-
urday night in the snow near his
cab in the 300 block Of New Jersey
avenue S. E.
An autopsy yesterday at the Dis
trlct Morgue indicated he had been
stabbed "a times with knife. A
deep cash in one hand was caused,
investigators said. when he attempt
ed to ward off the blows of his
stabber.
The homicide squad said the mo-
tive of the crime appeared to be
robbery, as MI. Weisenberger's
empty wallet was found on the front
seat of his cab. More than Sc in
silver was found in the pocket Of his
jacket, however.
Policemen Charles Scott and r
c. Redding found Mr.. Weisenberger
lying on his back in wide circle of
blood about so feet from his cab,
WHICH, WAS pdl ktu III tlit lIllltOiC VI
New Jersey avenue. That section
of the avenue is uninhabited.
Investigators said terrific strug-
gle apparently started in the cab
between the driver and one Or more
assailants, and continued on the
street, where Mr.. Welsenberger en-
deavored to fight of the attacks.
Knife wounds were found on his
thigh, abdomen, arms. chest and
back. He was pronounced dead
by an ambulance physician from
Casualty Hospital.
Mr.. Weisenberger lived at 440O
Town nsend avenue, Boulevard
Heights, Md. He is the father of a
boy, 2, and a daughter, 10 months.
IAelhad gone to work a few hours
before the attack, according to police
who said they had been informed he
had started out from home with $40
in his billfold.
Police found a 32-caliber revolver
in the mans home Earlier they
had believed the gun had been taken
by the attacker.
Evening star., 1943-02-01

the staffs of five West Virginia Gov
ernors. .-n.
Active in church circles. Col Liv-
ingstone was formerly president OF
the Board of Trustees of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church here for many
years.
Born in st. John, New Brunswick
Canada, Col. Livingstone was a son
Of the late Walker Hamilton Living
stone and the late Mrs. Margaret
Ellen Livingstone. He was educated
in Canada, graduating with honors
from McGill University in Montreal
in 1886
In 1899 he married Anna Louise
van Gle Boe, of Claverack, N. Y.
Mrs Livingstone died in 1887
Col. Livingstone was a founder
and life member of the University
Club of Washington. Other club
affiliations formerly included men,
bership in the Chevy Chase Club
the National Press Club and the old
Commercial Club here, also the St
John Powerboat Club and the Ken
nebecassis Yacht Club OF St. John
He was fellow of the American
Geographical Society.
Surviving are two sons. Kenneth
M. Livinstone, of Arlington. Va
| and Edward A. Livingstone. o!
Beaver, Pa, daughter. Mrs. Clar-
ice L. Wheeler, of Norfolk, Va; a
! sister, Miss Agnes E. Livingstone
Of ST. John, New Brunswick, Can
ada, and nine grandchildren.
The funeral services are to be
! held in this city. The time and
other details were to be announced
later.
Evening star., 1943-02-01
Indian Woman Leader Sees
Fifth Column in America
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI. Feb. Begun
Shah NaWaZ. woman member of the
Indian Pacific rela tions delegation
said yesterday after a two-month
visit to the United States that a
fifth column in America was
trying to use the Indian question
to sabotage relations between the
United States and Britain.
The statement was made at
press conference in the presence of
United States Ambassador William
Phillips. Begun Shah Nawaz said
the government Of India should es-
tablish an information bureau in
America to counteract such fifth
| column efforts" She said she had
not remained long enough to
identify the fifth column"
| One of the outstanding woman
politicians and public figures in In
dia, Begun Shah Nawaz was ap-
pointed by the government Of India
as delegate to several meetings
! sponsored by the League of Nations
| and to the Indian round table con-
| ference in London in 1890.
Evening star., 1943-02-01
Supplemental Gas Books
To Be Renewed by Mail

The Office Of Price Administration
announced today that, beginning
February s. motorists holding sup
Elemental B and C gasoline ration
books will obtain renewals by mail
instead of appearing before their
local rationing boards. The same
method of obtaining renewed rations
will be applied to applicants for E
and r books for non-highWay use.
Under the new plan rationing
boards will mail renewal application
forms to supplemental and non
highway use book holders some time
before their cards expire. Appli-
cants will restate needs for the next
period and then mail the forms. to-
gether with his tire inspection rec
ord, to rationing boards.
Only if there has been some sub
stantial change in an applicant S
needs, or if some other question is
raised by the applicant will it be
necessary for the applicant to make
personal appearance before his
board.
Evening star., 1943-02-01
British and Indians
Push Southward
In Western Burma
Hazards Tremendous
And Jap Resistance
Exceeds Expectations
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
WITH BRITISH INDIAN FORCES
ON THE WESTERN BURMA
FRONT, Jan. % Delayed British
and Indian troops. undaunted by
tremendous natural hazards and
stronger japanese resistance than
was expected. gradually are advanc-
ing southwark in the Arakan Hill
tracts of the Mayu Range here in
Western Burma.
At the moment two of the three
fronts are fluid.
On the Mayu Peninsula the Japa-
nese have been pushed southwark to
4mile line, stretching. roughly
from Dombaik to the west bank Of
the Mayn River. forming a l5-
square-mile triangle. having Foul
Point at its inverted tip. Foul Point
is IA miles from the city of Akyab
At KyautaW. where the Indians
are controlling the west bank of the
Kaladan River, the japanese are
still perched on two pagoda capped
hills east Of Bani.
/ ne NdlltuduIlS IlOllt llON IN
more or less stabilized The British
and Indians are holding one hill
north of the strategic town and the
Japs are clinging tenaciously to two
hills to the west. Before occupying
Rathedaung with security, the Bri-
tish must hurl the japanese from
the hills.
The occupation OF kyauktaw
nearly two weeks ago climaxed an
amazing 60-mile march over the
mountains and through jungle5
where no man ever had been before.
1t took the Indians, welding long
knives. five weeks to hack through
to Kyauktaw Then, although nearly
exhausted. they turned southwark
and began methodically to clean out
the japanese.
The British forces gradually are
improving tn cir communication
lines while United States and Raj
bombers and fighters are plastering
the japanese lines daily and nightly.
The Royal Indian Navy patrols
along the Bay of Bengal side of the
Mayu peninsula and up the Mayu
River. causing much grief for the
! japanese.
British and Indian casualties in
the last five months were described
officially as reasonably light The
japanese casualties have been heavy.
Evening star., 1943-02-01
Meat Ration Plan Sent
To 0PA by La Guardia

BY tht Associated Press
NEW YORK. Feb. l.-Mayor La
Guardia says he has submitted to
OPA Administrator Prentiss Brown
five-point program TO eliminate
black markets in meat and assure its
fair distribution
Announcing the plan yesterday
( on his weekly broadcast, the mayor
said it was the result of an investi-
CATION by fact-flnding committee
and would apply alike to New York
and the rest of the country.
/. ALLEGATION of meat to areas on
the basis Of their population
| 2. Esta blishment of ceiling prices
| from top to bottom, with Federal
subsidy. If necessary. to the live
/ stock dealer
B. Strict enforcement of ceiling
prices.
/ 4. A new system of retail ceiling
prices, based on types OF stores, VOL
ume of business, overhead, etc.
| 5. Universal establishment of
! meatless days for the country and
! regulation of hours of sale in retail
Establishments.
Evening star., 1943-02-01

Forty acres OF excellent truck
gardening bottom land was offered
today by a reader of The Star for
the l943 victory garden campaign,
Furthermore. the owner will ploW
and disc harrow the land at a cost
of 500 to himself He only asks
that the land be assigned to citizens
experienced in growing vegetables.
This is in addition to offers OF a
120-acre farm within 2 miles OF the
city and many vacant lots and
backwards in Metropolitan limits
made in response to the requests
for land by The Star last week.
The first school for victory gar
deners will open tomorrow night at
8 O'Clock in the Georgetown Public
Library Wisconsin avenue and r
street NV. under auspices of the
American Women's Volunteer Serv-
ices. The school is free and open
to the public.
William R. Beattie. formerly of
the Bureau of Plant Industry. Agri-
culture Department, will talk on
What Is Our National Food Sit
uation?" Mr.. Beattie was active in
the promotion of liberty gardens
during the World War. He will
be introduced by Mrs. Frederick H
Evening star., 1943-02-01
| |Prospector> 3d.
Crem0teS Self
| In His Cabin
, the As ociated Press.

EN the As Oc!dted Press.
TULSEQUAH, B. c.. Feb. Jim
MacGavin, 80 year old veteran
prospector and miner who feared he
was seriously i'll with appendix
trouble, cremated himself in his log
cabin. according to a note found in
his WoOdShed.
The death was discovered Satur
DAY when j. A Macdonald, watch
man at the Tulsequah mine, found
The cabin burned to the ground.
MI MacGavin, still physically
strong and active, lived alone in the
cabin u miles from TulSequah,
which is on the Taku River in
northwestern British Columbia
about 40 miles from Juneau.
Mr. Macdonald said he found a
letter dated January Is in bottle
hanging by string in the Woodshed,
It read:
Evening star., 1943-02-01
Homemokers' Groups
Aidinq War Effort

If the Potomac Valley Club Is q
criterion, members of Montgomery
County homemakers' groups are
doing their part in the war effort
According to Miss Edythe M
Turner, home demonstration agent
for the county. all but II of the 55
members of the Potomac Valley or
ganization are engaged in some form
of war work Miss Turner has asked
the other 10 clubs of the county to
inform her of the number OF their
members who have entered war
effort agencies.
Because of the inability of war
working members to attend day
meetings of their clubs, night meet
ings may be held.
Evening star., 1943-02-01
Blue Nonhers' Give
Texas Climate That
Is Delight Of Liars
Meteorological Freaks
Inspire Soeos About
'ChoneeobIe Season
By the Associated Press

DALLAS. Tex. tP,.-The sage who
said the first liar doesn't have a
chance must have Just finished a
session on Texas weather
From now until summer-Texans
call it the "changeable season -
anything can happen: Sleet at
breakfast, dust at noon, the hot
sWeats by supper,
And it's open season for prevari-
Gators.
I'm now in Texas" a buck pri-
Vate wrote his mother Not much
news except maybe the weather Day
before yesterday it was SO hot the
captain let us wear shorts. Yester-
day it started raining and washed
our pup tent away. Now northers
hit end as I write this there's iclcies
on my table.
Those Blue Northers.
MY buddy who lives up at Anna
rilla tells me: Jack, don't put them
shorts away. You'll need EN- again
by night"
The blue norther is exclusively q
Texas institution, so called because
Of its peculiar appearance. When
northern skies are deep blue-al-
most black-you've just got time to
head for the stove.
It generally slips up on your blind
side-Whlle you're playing tennis
under warm sun or lying lazlly Oh
a creek bank waiting for a nlbble
Meterologists say Texas weather
is so unpredictable because the State
lies across the weather route
that path which the Arctic highs
follow as they dip into the United
States and then curve east.
AS long as they can tell the dlrec-
ton Of the movement Of the highs
Weathermen can accurately fore
cast. But after the highs get into
Texas they may switch east any
time.
From 83 TO Freezing.
This sudden change-at pm. in
Dallas the other day it was 83 de-
grees and by bedtime it was freez-
lng-haS produced some tall tales
which have made Texas weather a
national institution.
/ Back in the 1830s-remember the
| first liar doesn't have a chance-a
Mississippi preacher moved to Texas.
Just why I don't know he wrote
his brother back in Natchez. I'm
convertin' the flock, but the weather
in this country was ordered by Satan
! himself
Il saw man fishing one day in
the Brazos and one of these Texas
northers hit like lightning. Before
he got his line up his hook had
frozen solid in the ice.
He got on his horse and headed
south a few miles for home When
he got there it had thawed a little
and his horses mouth was covered
with lather and his tail was covered
with ice
Dug Deep for This One.
+ The norther doesn't always hold
center stage. Dust, wind anC
droughts have their exponents.
There was the rancher who came
into Abilene years ago during a ter
rlble drought TO sell his cattle.
Yep. had to sell them cattle" he
draWled. Every time my herd got
stirred up I could hear the boneyard
moving. Wish'd it would rain. Don
mind for myself cause I seen rain
But my kids amt"
An old Texas Ranger told how he
was hunting Indians around FL PasC
during sandstorm that had raget
for three days. Suddenly he saw 2
hat sticking out Of the sand. He
began digging and found a mar
under the hat.
AS soon as he got the sand out OF
the mans mouth. the latter said:
Get shovel quick. There's 6
good horse under me"
Evening star., 1943-02-01
Two Army Flyers Given
DFC for European Action

Distinguished Flying Crosses
have been awarded two Army flyers
for bravery in action over enemy
targets in Europe, the War De-
partment announced today.
Second 1t Benjamin Stone. jr.,
of Auburn Heights, Mich. co-pilot
Of FLYING Fortress. was cited for
action September 7, 1912, in a day
light bombing raid on the Schei-
dam shipyards in Holland. Sergt
John D. Sullivan, gunner of an
other fortress, participated August
% in An attack on the airdrome at
Courgai, France.
Evening star., 1943-02-01
Star Reader Offers Fertile Tract of 40 Acres,
Powed and Narrowed, for Victory Gardens

of a chairman, Inspection Of the
many acres of park land offered for
victory gardens has been postponed
another week because of snow.
More land is needed If you
have land suitable for gardening,
even if it is only back yard, write
The Star. This paper will bring
your offer TO the attention OF the
District Victory Garden Committee
Evening star., 1943-02-01

Brooke, former national president
of the Girl Scouts, who also was
a leader in liberty garden promo
ton. Mr.. Beattie will make the
same talk at pm. Thursday at
Anacostia High School, Sixteenth
and r streets Sc.
The organization of the District
Garden Committee has been COM
pleted except for the appointment
Evening star., 1943-02-01
Named w. & |. Editor

william R. Talbot jr., Of Rock
VILE has been named editor of
Ring -Tum Phi. Washington and Lee
SUDDEN semi-weekly newspaper, II
was learned today. He was one OF
three juniors elected to positions on
publications in a complete reorgan-
kstion for the second semester.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15

nor little old fashioned reinsurance as to the
l. essential soundncss and can do" spirit of America,
listen to this simple story
1t is the story of nearly 5000 friends and neigh
bors most of youWho had their businesses knocked
out from under them almost by the first bomb fall
on Pearl IIarbor.
And ii is the story of American refusal to be licked,
of American rcSourccfulncSS in emergency, of Amcri
capacity take carc.o oneself while doing full
part for the whole country.
hose men verc-and arc-Buch dealers.
When automobile production halted they numbered
approximately 5000 They were selling cars at a rate
in excess of 100000 year.
In the year that followed their business nose.divcd.
as might be expected 1t dropped far that the total
nufNer of new Bdc>s >oIdin 1912 amounted to about
busy 0-da>-pcuod> sales in a normally good year.
Yet in spite Of tins opbcaea YOU Will find TO-DAY that
very great majority OF nj. the Buick dealers in busi-
ness on December :. 1911 arc still in business.
Most OF them managing to stay I'm the black
and what more important are keeping their organi-
cations essentially iQtact and going.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15

The number Of those going out of business greater
than the usual number of leadership cancellations in
pcqcctimc. \ considerable numbcr of thcse-at least
half for business but to enter the
service of their country.
Most of the rest of them are in the service of their
country too though not in uniform in official position.
They converted their parking lots scrap collection.
Chcy established their service departments as official
Jrc inspection stations They gearcd their shops the
special tasks of wartime maintenance doing vital
Job Of keeping essential civilian transport rolling.
In many cases, these actually operate small war
plants. Where mechanics once worked ScrNicng your
car or rccondioning used cars, YOU often find machn
cry hummns on small but important production Jobs
the countless little bits and pieces vitaIy essential
ia larger undertakings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
This the Uay Three Thousand "LiHle Business Men haze Stepped p
to Their Part Uiuuiug Victory and a Better Future.

What impeIs these mcn-faccd with virtual annihiIa
ton of their normal busincss-to dig in, 90 to work.
and fight things through where and as they stand?
Simple business survival Perhaps may be that they
want to be on deck ready for action, when peace with
all its promise comes
But we think its something deeper. We think it's
because they are through and through Americans
Because it is their prdc-thcir good American pride
to stand on their own feet and live by their own
abilities.
The war is a twofoId challenge 1t is a challenge focus
ing the battlefield that stretches back pro-
duction lines 1t is challenge, too to demonstrate the
vitality of the American system, and its ability to get
along, no matter how hard the going.
These challenges, feel, arc being met by your Buick
dealer and his fellows Not just because he is Buick
dealer Not through any special power that is his.
They being met because he is essentially good
citizen-an enterprsng American worthy incvid-
uaI with humble job do that he nevertheless insists
on dong-the best way he knows how
- .so,,eles..s5 mimic, elf~, tho a,gos @,,,,oo
La gaceta., 1943-07-26
limit
Ell Enemigo de las Canas

Ell Enemigo de las Canas
No Sc sienta apezarado por esas
canas Luzca diez amos mas joven.
No pierda la oportunidad de So
vida y la felicidad misma. Use
TINTIT y su cabello tendra esa
a~par1encia de juventud. TINTIT
10 eonitene nitrate de plata y su
precio es econ6mico. Pidalo a So
botica o 81 no al telefOno n1mero
Y1354. Para pedidos a la agencia
P. o. Box $500, Tampa, Florida.
La gaceta., 1943-07-26
LA JUNTA DE PRODUCTION DE
GUERRA coNcEDERA
MATERIAL PARA
Ell AcUEDUcTo

Confereneiando aver con los
c0ncejales, Ell alcalde Chancey
manifesto que la Junta de Pro-
ducci6n para la Guerra, segdn tiene
entendido, aprobara ell uso de ma
teriales, para mejoras en- Ell aeue-
ducto, con un valor de 100000.
La WPB probablemente conce-
dera tambien los materiales para
un tanque a nivel de terra con
capacidad para 100000 de ga
ZONES. FL g%obierno municipal Sc
propone aumentar la eficiencia de
las ealderas y equipo complemon-
tario del acueducto..
Varias bombas mas seran ms
taladas y la extraction diaria
crecera en- 100000 galones.
En- la epoca de Ia SEGA podran
ser bombeados 10000 600 galOnes
cada "a horas.
La gaceta., 1943-07-26
G DEFENDED
A MARIGNY

Nassau, Bahamas, julio 24.-El
abogado Godfrey Riggs sali6 hoy
para Miami en- relaei6n con sus
deberes como abogado de Alfredo
de Marigny, a quien Sc acusa de
haber dado muerte alevosa al
millionaire Sir Harry Cakes.
Sc interpreta ell viaje como que
ell fiscal no revelara hasta octubre
las pruebas que contra Ell acusado
|posee.
Varios ofieiales de policia Sc en-
cuentran en- los Estados Unidos,
investigando.
Nuevas evidencias, muy impOr-
tantes, han sido descubiertas.
Herbert Pemberton, jefe de de-
tectivas de las Bahamas, esta en-
New York. Aver EMBARGO para
ayudarle, Ell teniente John Douglas
La gaceta., 1943-07-26

Haga su parte: Compre
BONOS DE GUERRA
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-25

A bonsh by Senator of
of a
1863 calling Shour week has pr,eipaed
unparalleled the advent of the l'cke
announcements the of by
sending " bill rules committee of the Senate where
a
bill
Labor Labor officials
OF
chamber heightened Frank f. Whitemore ()
Republican
of
whom obviously but withholding comment
outsiders.
hat hadst
motion such hour limitations resulted in 33
bills
nandt the
When b 1876
Committee brought because admins
aion leaders its addition
Ii Republican standing the 4Shour
A all
ahor warmly praised by Phil Hannah Legislative the
of
the accomplished this worthwhile
temporary The Ohio
L.
districts telephone letter wire.
At this be determined when b. 12G another substitute
bent
to
battle if the tide begins flow the wrong way
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-25
FACING THE FACTS
With PHILIP PEARL

% w @ a % @ % $ pss au Hc 'o" m s the
facts no wewashing of respo
sby and no umnery The
They
it belongs arrived interesting
fponsy resi- for 1 asentesism lies at four aoorsttose of labor
getting results in reducing absenesism
Personally Government
some one has been taking the American nnia % for " ' % on thi % at
FACTS VS. PROPAGANDA
the perennial n6ore in Congress wIa % N @ @ % ] cknoae e % M
public believe that the
On the basis
R9E negns Is f ag e ] a%e of w0r0rght law and similar
But propaganda Wits under
the They
majority their representa-
ves in Congress to make fair Judgment
And here TT they are We propose to
atsenteeism are
illness accidents Bad housing
Bemier of the War
QUOTATIONS
which, n war Industry h areas @ today to-day we have condition Of
in boarding houses where beds are crowded
close they touch each other"ho
some men break ak M away % on a bender We simply condemn these
" go " Ts %T 1 "d 5 ss % @nsSr 9 n let
and mo"e"-cnyde vanle,erg, of
his subject of Tanagment responsibility for absntem practically
% T s" s''s o s'. SS a a%ss" a s n % H % @ ] % @
@ o rH G @ work @ ' @ Ds ] sent sen the n h b"s @ no ] Sa1 of many mae
work M % failed & to have % the tools and materials
between management and unions held production Ring of the
We don't have quotations.
Eenier 80 million nnnday year by
cnt' wa" "'Sf Mr. "s asd n h 1s "s @
method shapes up as the onn'rseaNe way of dealing with ansm We