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Evening star., 1944-09-20
Colonel Faces Grand Jury
On Embezz|ement CHARGE

Col. Kent Owens, So, of 2231 Cali
fornia street NV, an industrial
consultant, was held for grand jury
action yesterday by United States
Commissioner Needham c. Turn
age on charge of embezzling $4,000
allegedly given him by a Fairlawn
IN. j. manufacturer to obtain the
release Of nylon yarn for civilian
use.
Samuel Paris, Al. Of Fairlawn,
N. j., who faces charges in New
York of nylon black market opera
tions, testified he gave the money
in cash to Owens, because the latter
had associates in the War Produc-
tion Board" who would allegedly
facilitate the release Of 5000, 600
pounds Of nyion to be used for max
Ing women's hose Mr.. Paris said he
gave Col. Owens the money in nine
separate envelopes. ....
According to the United States
attorneys office, the yarn belonged
to the Government and had been
condemned.
Evening star., 1944-09-20
War Department Honors
Peake for Civilian Service

The War Department has awarded
its Meritorious Civilian Service
award to Merwin M. Peake, chief
OF the civilian training branch of
industrial personnel division in the
Army Service Forces, for developing
the Army's civilian preinduction
training program.
Under this program thousands of
youths were given specialized train
ing in the Nations secondary
schools to fit them for mechanized
war. Mr.. Peake has been in charge
of the program since March, 1912.
Before joining ASF he was director
of the Junior Aviation School, con-
Quoted by the Curtiss- Wright flying
service, and an instructor at Column
bia and New York Universities.
Maj. Gen. Joe N. Dalton, chief of
military and civilian personnel, pre-
sented the award at ceremony this
morning at the Pentagon.
Evening star., 1944-09-20
Bakery Firm Head Held
For Jury in Embezz|ement

Leonard J. Vanderburgh, Al, presi-
dent of the Dawn Donut e. Baking
Co., 9l9 Florida avenue NV, waived
preliminary hearing today and was
held for grand jury action in Mu-
nicipal Court on a charge of embez-
zling $100.98 from the bakery.
Vanderburgh, according to James
E. Armstrong, investigator for the
United States attorneys Office, paid
for his family groceries with COM
pany funds. The defendant, who
gave his address as Beverly Beach,
Nd. was held in 81 900 bond.
At the time of Vanderburgh's ar
restr September 6, Samuel Robinson,
1414 Irving street NV, treasurer of
the company and a stockholder,
charged the defendant refused to
allow him to look at the books and
ordered employees to lock them up.
Evening star., 1944-09-20
Roosevelt Ban Sought
On Alcohol Plant Sales

A direct appeal to Presidents
Roosevelt to block disposal of Gov
ernment-f financed industrial alcohol
plants as surplus war property is
planned by a Senate Agriculture
Subcommittee.
Chairman Gillette said the sub.
committee was 'gravely concerned"
over reports that some administra.
ton officials were inclined to treat
the grain alcohol plants-most of
them in the Midwest farm belt-as
strictly war property, to be sold in
the same manner as munitions
works for any postwar use the pur-
| chasers wished
The subcommittee hopes to have
q conference with the President
within few days." Senator Gillette
said.
His group yesterday made public
a report recommending that tho
plants be kept in production to
assure market for surplus grains
and to guarantee supply of alcohol
for synthetic rubber manufacture.
Senator Aiken, Republican, OF
Vermont, a subcommittee member,
suggested this could be done by re-
quiring that Congress review any
industrial alcohol plant sale in the
same way it will control synthetic
rubber plant disposal
Senator Gillette told the Senate
the continued use of grain for max
ing synthetic rubber would provide
employment on farms and in rubber
factories, and be a better solution
to the farm problem than paying
farmers not to produce grain"
Evening star., 1944-09-20
Pants Burglar
Helps Himself
To Another Pair

Washington's phantom pants
burglar" struck again last night and
escaped for the 18th time In a
month.
Louis N. Palder, 1444 Oglethorpe
street NV, awakened about 1880
a m, just in time to see his trousers
trailing behind man fleeing
through the doorway of his second
floor bedroom, police reported. Mr..
Palder gave chase, but the intruder
made his escape through the kitchen
and fled over back yards.
In the pockets of the garment. Mr..
Palder told police, were $3.50 and
the keys to his car and his business
establishment, tire recapping plant,
located in Hyattsville, Md. y
Police said they believe the thief
was the same who in the last month
has committed dozen identical rob-
berries in the sixth and eighth pre-
cincts. All of the pants burglars
depredations have netted him 500
or more. according to police.
Evening star., 1944-09-20
tenants League Asks
LegisIationR Regulating
Commercial Rents
Group Counsel Says
Court Action Offers No
Relief From 'Goueine'

Chairman Bilbo of the Senate Dis
trict Committee was asked by the
Commercial Tenants Protective
League today to consider legislation
to protect tenants against un-
reasonable rent increases.
The request was made through
Richard A. Harman, general coun-
sci of the league. The group has
been formed to#combat alleged rent
gouging by commercial property
owners.
I'VE did have some hope that it
might be possible to secure some re-
lief through court action here" Mr..
Harman said;> adding that now it
appeared legislation would be neces-
sary from Congress.
District Court Justice Daniel w.
ODonoghue yesterday referred
civil action suit brought by tenant
who claimed so per cent rent in
crease by his landlord to the Mu-
nicipal Courts landlord and tenant
branch. THE case properly belongs
there" the judge stated, adding that
jurisdiction over commercial prop
erty would have to be decided by
that tribunal
At the same time, the league
recommended to the Senate COM
mittee that the District Code be
amended to require the city assessor
to take into consideration the rental
Of business property and to base his
assessment on the same principle
that the owner bases his sales or
purchase price.
Mr.. Harman said the code now
provides that "all real estate in the
District of Columbia subject to tax
alton, including improvements
thereon, shall be listed and assessed
at not less than the full, true value
thereof in lawful, money Actually,
Mr.. Harman said, 10 times the rent
al income per year is considered a
bargain in the sale of a property,
although the code gives little
weight" to this fact.
Evening star., 1944-09-20
Bethesdo-C Chase
Lions to Hold Stoo Doy

The fourth annual charity stag
day of the Bethesda-C Chevy Chase
Lions Club will be held at Brooke
Johns Farm from 80 pm. to mid
night tomorrow. The affair is open
to the public.
Features include a ball game be-
tween a team from the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Lions Club and one
from the Rotary Club, horse show,
horseshoes and battle royal.
Honor guests will be Senator
Tydings and Representative Beall
and their Republican opponents in
the November election, Blanchard
Randall and Daniel F. McMullen.
Evening star., 1944-09-20
| More Than $50
Veterans Enroll
In Schools Here

Between $50 and 400 veterans al
ready have registered at District
schools and colleges, and the number
probably viii double by next June,
the area ofdce OF the War Man
power Commission said today.
The veterans are studying under
the provisions Of the &c. I. Bill Of
Rights" and under disability COM
pensation. About 80 per cent work
in Government offlces at night to
support their families, the office
said.
The United States Employment
Service asked employers with night
jobs open to register them so that
veterans wishing work after classes
can be informed.
Evening star., 1944-09-20
School Rolls Rise 5000,
But Are Below Estimates

Public school enrolment jumped
5000 yesterday from the opening.
day low Of 1919. the statistiea.
office reported today. The rise wa
attributed TO return Of Jewish stu
dents from Observance of Rost
Hashonoh and Of students kept q
home Monday because Of rain o.
polio conditions here.
Tuesdays enrolment Of 1886 \
still far below the estimated full en-
rollment Of 81 900, officials said. The
figures will be reported to a Board
of Education meeting late this aft
ernoon, which will also consider re-
ports on any teachers failing tc
comply with the chest X-ray re-
quirements. Nine teachers had not
complied last week.
Evening star., 1944-09-20
Campaign Planned
To Combat Spread
In Anti-Semitism
Two RociuI Relations
Organizations to Hold
Joint Meeting Soon

The Citizens Committee on Race
Relations plans to meet in the neal
future with leaders of the Nationa.
Conference of Christians and Jews
as the first step in its move to COM
bat what the committee said was
growing" anti-Semitism In Wash.
ington.
Liberal leaders of all faiths anc
races, comprising the committee, an.
nounced their plans for a campaign
after a meeting last night at the
headquarters of the Washington
Federation of Churches.
Wilbut La Roe, jr., committee
chairman, declared that while there
is noticeable improvement as tx
the Negro phase Of the race issue
here, anti-Semitism is definitely bac
and apparently growing worse ir
Washington. 1t will challenge the
very best we can do about it. 1t wa.
the unanimous feeling of the com.
mittee that every effort should be
made to combat this evil"
The committee voted to protes
against the failure of theaters her.
to show the March of Time pictur.
Americans ALL" repeatedly becaus,
it was controversial" The picture
depicts opportunities in this coun.
try for persons of all races.
A chain theater manager, speak.
ing for the great majority of ex.
hibitors, said the film was no.
booked here because exhibitors fell
1T did not hold any particular in.
terest or appeal" for the average
audience.
The recent recommendation o.
the committee that wider recogni.
ton should be accorded Negroes or
District of Columbia municipa
boards was indorsed by Senator
Capper, Republican, OF Kansas IL
a letter to Mr.. La Roe.
The committee expressed its con.
Germ that Negroes were without rep.
resentation on the National Capita
Housing Authority.
In view of what was called thu
continued discrimination agains
Negro platform men" by the Capita
Transit Co., special subcommittee
was authorized to deal with thi!
problem"
Evening star., 1944-09-20
Ganinger Polio Patient
Gives Birth 10 Son.;
s New Cases Reported
Marines Wife Given Good
Chance to Recover
Use Of Her Leg

The 23-year-old wife of . marine
lieutenant, who is being treated for
polio at Gallinger Hospital, gave
birth to a healthy, 7-pound boy
early today. Mother and child are
doing fine the hospital said. :
The mother, Mrs. Margaret Scarry,
was taken to the hospital 16 days
ago from the home of her mother
in-law, Mrs. Myrtle Scarry, 1648
Fortieth street Sc. She already
had been suffering from polio five
days and her left leg was paralyzed,
doctors said. Her husband, Second
1t. John j. Scarry, is stationed in
San Diego. Calf.
The baby-Mrs. Scarry's first
arrived "on time" hospital authori-
ties Said. 1t was delivered by a
woman physician, DR.. Mary Lou
Bunting. Mrs. Scarry has a every
good chance" to regain the use OF
her leg, hospital authorities added
Meanwhile the Health Depart
ment announced that six new cases
OF polio and one case of mistaken
diagnosis have been reported, chang
ing the total number of cases in
Metropolitan Washington since July
/ to 238. OF these, 142 have been in
the District and So in surrounding
counties.
The new cases at Gallinger are
A 23-month-old boy, a 5-year-old
boy and 6-year-old boy, all from
Southeast Washington, and a 81
year-old woman from Springfield,
Va. A 16-year-old girl from Lam
ham, Md, is being treated at Chill
dren's Hospital. The sixth case, q
15-year-old girl from Southeast
Washington, has been treated at
Gallinger Hospital and is conva-
lescing at home.
The patient taken from the list
OF polio cases is a 12-year -old boy
from Southeast Washington, admit
ted to Gallinger Hospital as a polio
victim on August 20 but now be-
lieved to be suffering from another
disease. The new diagnosis was not
revealed by the hospital.
Evening star., 1944-09-20
Chilean Envoy on Plane
DELAYED Here by Weather

Marciel Mora, recently appointed
Chilean Ambassador to the United
States, was one Of group of pas
sengers in an Eastern Airlines plane
grounded here last night after at
tempting to land at La Guardia
Field, New York. The flight was
Cancelled and the passengers sent to
New York by train.
The plane. coming from Miami,
Fla, circled La Guardia Field from
6:20 to 7:30 o'clock last night, and
finally was instructed to return and
land here. 1t arrived here at $50
pm.
Evening star., 1944-09-20
George Washington |
Awards Degrees 10
Summer Graduates
IS Medical Students
And Three Veterans
Among $50 Given Degree.

Members of the summer gradual
ing class of 1914, including three
veterans, IS medical students, seven
of whom were women, received de-
grees last night in the fall convoca-
ton of George Washington Univer-
sity
True happiness is finding a job
and doing it we'll. President Cloyd
Heck Marvin told the $50 graduates
gathered in caps and gown in Lis
ner Auditorium.
Most OF the men receiving medi-
cal degrees have been commissioned
as Junior lieutenants in the Navy or
first lieutenants in the Army Medi-
cal Corps. A few have been sent
to serve civilian interneships.
To do the job we'll, the president
continued, the worker must use
exactness, zeal. persistency and dis
elimination. To ignore any of these
qualities, he said, may prevent sue
cess and happiness.
y Two OF the veterans, Gill Helring
OF Scranton, Pa. and James E. Sui
livan, of Tuscon, Ariz., were
awarded bachelor of arts degrees In
absentia. The third. Don A. Bal
four, editor of the University
Hatchet, received an associate in
arts degree. All are studying under
provisions of the C. I. Bill of
Rights"
Seven Women Hon0red.
The seven women receiving med
ical degrees in the first class COM
pleting its work in a. three-year
course were Barbars Moulton.
|daughter of DR.. Harold q, Moultor.
president Of the Brookings Insti-
tute, and Mrs. Moulton, 800 Oliver
street NV; Marion Freehafer, 929
Shepherd street NV; Mary sart-
well, 1911 Jefferson street NV:
Evelyn Dresner of Strong Hall,
Frances Ayers, 4759 Reservoir road
NV; Margaret Callan, 1905 Six
teenth street NV, and Mrs. Murtel
Slaff Raum, 1860 Lanier place NV.
The Rev. Edward Gardiner Latch
pronounced the invocation.
Others Receiving Degrees.
Evening star., 1944-09-20

w. Harris Associates, Inc, during
construction Of the Statler Hotel
He was a member of the Masonic
Order and formerly was active in
the Fremen's Relief Association and
the Ffremen's Family Relief Asso-
citation.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Margaret
Grinder Sullivan, he is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. Martin l.. Moore
Washington, and Mrs. Frank L.
Price, Bancroft, Va.
Funeral services will be held at
11:30 am. Friday at the. Hines
funeral home. Burial will be in
Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-09-20
J. D. Sullivan Dies;
Retired Fire Official

Joseph D. Sullivan, IA, Fire De-
partment inspector who retired in
l94l after ~ years of service, dice
yesterday at Emergency Hospital
He had been Ill since mid-July.
Son Of Joseph and Eliza Delahunt
Sullivan, he was born in the District
Evening star., 1944-09-20

He was appoint
ed to the Fire
Department in
September, 1894
and promoted to
inspector in July,
1928. In Janu-
ary, 1925, he was
C o m mended by
the Commission
erS for his work
at The K a n MS
warehouse fire.
A f t n retire.
ment, Mr.. Sulli-
v a n " a S e m
ployed as fire in
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Evening star., 1944-03-10
Renews BOGN Controversy
70 the Editor Of The Star:

70 the Editor OF The Star:
When. last September, wrote an
article concerning the United States
Board Of Geographical Names (pub-
nshed In the Readers Digest), Secre-
tary OF the Interior Harold l.. Ickes.
in whose department the BOGN oper-
ates, wrote lengthy letter to Congress-
men, insisting that the BOGN was an
essential" war agency. Quite q few
persons, apparently believing him, then
wrote to me that they could not imagine
such a waste OF men and money, and
several washington newspapers printed
articles about the Board Of Geographical
Names, making it seem that the agency
really was essential" and limiting that
l had not given true picture of It's
functions and activities.
straight, I refer you to the l,0O0-page
gress by the President. Mr.. Roosevelt
apparently does not concur with Mr..
Ickes' statements that the Board of
Geographical Names is a war" agency.
Not one dime is asked to continue this
agency for another year. Its budget
for last year was $480,OOO.
Pernaps Mr. lckeS presently would like
to explain to the Congress and to the
public how such a vital" agency of
the Federal Government could become
so "nonvital' so quickly after being put
under the spotlight of little public
attention.
Not having an official position and
several press agents to air my views, I
ask you to put my rebuttal in with
the letters of other long suffering tax
payers. LARSTON D. FARRAR.
Evening star., 1944-03-10

and that the terms are such that Fin
land will not risk becoming dependency
Of the Soviet after she has laid down
her arms.
In some usually wen-informed diplo-
matte circles the idea Is advanced that
II Finland could not survive econom-
ically and politically after she has paid
Moscow's price for peace, q Finnish
Swedish union might be the best solu-
ton for all concerned.
It Is an open secret that the Scandina-
Wan states are gravely concerned over
what they believe to be Russia's ex-
pansionist policy. They point to the
fact that in the original peace proposals
to Finland the Soviet wanted to annex
the region Of Petsamo, including that
ice-free port.
Present relations among Sweden, Nor
way and Russia are friendly. Sweden
throughout this war has observed q
strict neutrality under the most difficult
circumstances. Norway Is member Of
the United Nations and as such main
tains cordial relations with Moscow.
Finland is an active opponent OF Russia.
None Of her western neighbors, however,
finds her conduct criminal in view Of
Evening star., 1944-03-10
Dr.. Appio's S ArmIet

In the offices of the International
Red Cross Committee at Geneva in
Switzerland there is displayed what
the custodians refer to as "a vener-
able strip Of cloth" More accurately,
1t Is band of fine white wooden
fabric about ten inches long and two
and a half inches wide, with an
equilateral cross cut in the middle to
permit patch Of red textile of the
same sort to show through. Hooks
on one end fit into eyes on the other,
the entire article constituting a
practical armlet to be worn around
the sleeve Of an ordinary coat be-
tween shoulder and elbow. Made
eighty years ago, 1t was the badge of
a Genevese physician and surgeon,
DR.. L. P. Amedee Appia, and repre-
sented his license" to venture on
the battleflelds of the war between
Prussia and Denmark in 1864.
The venerable strip" casually
considered, would seem to have
nothing to do with the global con-
flict which now prevails. On second
thought, however, it appears very
closely related, indeed. The fact is
that 1t was the first emblem of the
Red Cross that ever was carried into
action. DR.. Appia was the forerun-
ner, the pioneer of all the medical
men, the nurses, the civilian workers
Of "the greatest mother in the
world" He made the original ex-
pertinent from which all the Red
Cross activity of today descends. In
order to understand his achieve
ment, 1t is necessary to know that
the idea of the international agency
Of mercy was only five years old and
as yet improved when he set out on
his humanitarian mission. The
author Of the project was Geneva
banker, Henri Dunant, who had pre-
sumed to seek business interview
with Napoleon III In the midst Of
Evening star., 1944-03-10

has to go on the wire well before the
regular Soviet communique will be re-
ceived.
The point is that we must realistically
examine what will be the condition OF the
southern group Of German armies, and
Of the German front against Russia as
a whole, if Proskurov falls to the Rus
SLAMS, and cannot be recovered. The
Germans will try to take 1t back If they
can; they will try to reopen the whole
double track main line of the Lwow-
Odessa railway If they can. The situa-
ton ON the map is one which calls in
the plainest terms for great German
counteroffensive. But has the German
command the available reserve for such
a purpose? And If 1t has, does 1t dare
use them? It is interesting to note
that the Germans are confronted with
Evening star., 1944-03-10
Maj. George Fielding Eliot

The maintenance of internal order
and control In Rumania immediately
becomes a subject of great Importance
to the German high command. The
disturbance of that order and control
Immediately becomes subject Of great
Importance to the Allies. Remember
that Rumania is not fun of German
troops, as we sometimes think. The
local job OF keeping the domestic peace
has been left by the Germans to the
puppet Antonescu government, which Is
none too well established In popular
anections, and none too strong In ma
terial resources.
Moreover, the maintenance Of the
through communications will carl for
Hungarian -Rumanian cooperation to a
degree which few who know anything:
Of the latent hatred between those two
countries will imagine possible. Or:
elss-ths Germans must take over,
With what? With German troops, Of
course. But wouldn't those troops have
been better used to restore tho military
situation around Proskurov? Undoubt-
edly. II they could get there In ttme.=
In this Is In all the Germans now do,
time Is OF the utmost Importance. The
Germans must-if they cannot restorsss
their railway lnks-use troops to keep
Hungary and Rumania from falling out
from under them, or dissolving into the
chaos Of local warfare. In this situation,
the opportunity for intelligent political
warfare on the part Of the United Ma
tions seems to be one Of unique pos
abilities.
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