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Evening star., 1944-09-13

arn1ies,p patrascanu said. "The
R0maniAn people will spare no sac
riflce In fulfilling their role in the
war against Germany and Hun
gary"
He refused to disclose terms Of
the armistice. but said Romania
would carry them out without re-
serve and with perfect harmony" !"
He expressed the opinion that R0-
mania would have the right to de-
mand reparations from Germany,
asserting that German bombings
Of Bucharest In the last three days
OF August did, more damage than
five months of American and Brit
ish attacks, although that was con-
siderable.
He said Romanian troops we're
fighting under Romanian command
ers, but that the army Is q whole
was under the Russians supreme
command in present operations.
THE amount of mobilization and
whether our troops will 60 beyond
our national frontiers are matters
to be decided between the Red Army
and Our government" he said.
The new regime, he said, had de-
cided to arrest and punish war GRIM
inals and that Russia had the right
to demand custody Of those accused
Of crimes on Soviet territory.
I'VE know the Romanian Army,
through the fault of its high COM
mand, caused much damage in the
Caucasus and Crimea," the minister
Of justice said.
Hartman Aids in Negotiations.
United States Ambassador w.
Ayerell Hartman, British Ambassa-
dor Sir Archibald Kerr and Vyaches-
Law Molotov, Soviet Foreign Com
missar, participated in the negotia-
tions. A Romanian armistice COM
mission arrived here more than a
week ago.
Meanwhile, the Hungarian radio
said In a wholly unconfirmed broad
cast, believed German-inspired, that
Bulgaria's infant King Simeon and
Queen Mother had fed to Syria.
A Moscow broadcast indicated
Bulgaria's new pro-Allied govern
ment was energetically cleaning
house as the Red Army approached
Sofia. The broadcast quoted Bull
garian Premier Kimon Georgiev as
announcing that the Council of
Regents had been abolished and all
members Of former governments In
power since l04l had been Jailed.
Evening star., 1944-09-13

answering IN alarm from . jewelry
and loan Arm, thought 1t was false
until they spied the intruder snor-
Ing away behind a counter-his
pockets bulging with 5000 worth OF
|ValuableS.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Sleeping Burolor Nobbsd

INDIANAPOLIS lR.-A burglar,
apparently not satisfied with his
loot, decided to steal snooze- and
that was his undoing. Police,
Evening star., 1944-08-23

|aAs q result In the last decade the
United States system came to leat
the world In route mileage and In
commercial service"
The communication called atten-
ton to the need for a decision on
whether operating permits in for
eign countries should be obtained
BY direct application Of the Amer
lean nag airline or through Gov
ernment negotiations,
It was pointed out that the
United States can expect to gem
yrate about IS per cent OF inter-
national air travel and should
therefore "be entitled to expect a
position Of pre-eminence in in
ternational air operation"
Criticize Recommendation.
Criticizing the CAB recommends
ton that no limits be placed on
the total volume of operation on
particular routes agreed upon, the
Senators wrote the President:
Under such a policy the lower
operating costs Of foreign carriers
with lower wage levels might mean
that traffic Of United States origin
would come to be monopolized by
foreign flag lines ="
Evening star., 1944-08-23
Roosevelt Requested
10 Halt Commitments
|0n World Aviation
BY w. H. sHIPPEN. Jr.,
Aviation Editor, The star.


President. Roosevelt was requested
yesterday by Chairman Clark OF a
Senate aviation subcommittee to
halt all commitments in the field of
international aviation until Congress
can pass on the broad general pol
icies involved.
This would apply to discussions
with representatives of foreign
powers as well as to decisions by
the Civil Aeronautics Board on ap-
plications by United States firms to
fly overseas routes, according to
Acting Chairman Brewster of the
subcommittee, who put the letter
to the President on record in the
Senate yesterday.
Competition Certain.
With domestic air carriers and
steamship companies preparing a
fight for free or controlled" COM
petition on overseas routes, the
aviation subcommittee of the Senate
Commerce Committee is preparing
report which should be ready in a
few weeks, Senator Brewster said.
| The report now in the works" is
based on testimony of air lines and
Federal officials on the question of
postwar policy as to air commerce
which will run into foreign compe-
tition.
The letter to the President, signed
by Senator Clark and Senator
Bailey, chairman of the Commerce
Committee, calls favorable attention
to the community company" sug-
gestion advanced by the pioneering
Pan American Airways and opposed
by powerful group of domestic air
carriers now flying extended over
seas routes for the Air Transport
Command.
"A number of important American
companies concerned with air as
well as surface transportation" the
letter said, have presented the ad-
vantages of creating community
company to represent the United
States effort abroad in which all
transportation interests able to con-
tribute by air, sea and land may pool
their resources and facilities =,
United System Seen.
This, 1t was suggested, would
present a united and co-ordinated
air transport system to meet the un-
doubted severe competition of other
nations that the United States must
face in the postwar and American
labor organizations have shown
great interest in the advantages of
such plan.
The alternative proposal is for
what would approximate regional
monopolies serving the principal
world areas originating air trafic,
with competition supplied by foreign
lines"
The letter pointed out that in
the days prior to the present war
all the principal foreign trading
nations entirely abandoned compe-
tition abroad between their own
airlines'' and without exception had
merged their international air
transport systems or chosen instru-
ments to strengthen their COM
petitive positions.
U. S. Led World.
In the United States similar
development had occurred the let
ter continued, referring to extern
sion OF Pan Americans services.
Evening star., 1944-08-23

to New York on a charge Of giving
false information to . New York
draft board.
Allen, according to the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation, allegedly
gave false statements on support Of
Evening star., 1944-08-23
Newspaperman Is Held
For False Draft Data

Will Allen, 80. a newspaperman, Of
l40l Trinidad avenue NE, waived
extradition yesterday before United
State Commissioner Needham G.
Turnage, and was held for removal
Evening star., 1944-08-23

his wife and child 10 his draft board
on June 20, l042.
Allen, who formerly worked for q
Washington newspaper, has been
employed here by The New Leader
magazine, the FBI said.
Evening star., 1944-02-26
Save This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
OF old newspapers and maga-
zines is needed. Telephone your
nearest school or notify some
school child in your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-02-26
Montgomery Meeting
is Called 10 Plan Aid J
For Service Families
Another County Group
Completes Proerom
To Offer Assistance

Definite plans for a program de-
signed to give counsel and guidance
to families of servicemen in the
general area served by Montgomery
County Selective Service Board No.
II will be discussed at a meeting at
8 pm Monday, of representatives Of
rganizations and churches The
meeting will be held at Jesup Blair
Community House.
Preliminary arrangements for the
formation of group to provide this
service, which also will include ad-
vice and aid to men leaving for the
armed forces, have been made by a
group of citizens in the Takoma
Park-Silver Spring area. The new
unit Is to be known as the Service
Aid Council.
Capt. Ronald Mcdonald of the
Maryland State Guard has been
named temporary chairman and
George T. Day, cashier of the Sub
urban National Bank at Silver
Spring, is temporary secretary.
The new unit is being organized
at the suggestion of the Selective
Service Board With the induction
OF many pre-Pearl Harbor fathers
there is an increasingly heavy need
Tor advice and counsel, sponsors OF
the project point out.
1t is planned to operate on a VOL
unteer basis, with all participating
organizations represented on the
council. Headquarters have not vet
been chosen.
The local board serves Takoma
Park, Silver Spring, Kensineton.
Forest Glen, Wheaton, Four Cor.
ners, Colesville, Glenmont, Fairland,
Burtonsville. Norbeck, Ednor and
Norwood.
Fraternal, service and civic organ.
lzations and churches in the area
are requested to send two delegates
to Monday nights meeting, Mr.. Day
announced.
Evening star., 1944-02-26
Z Alexandria Women
To Speak Over Radio

Mrs. Woodbury. Willoughby and
Mrs. Stanley Donovan, both of Al
exandria, will speak on radio pro-
grams tomorrow under the sponsor
ship of the Alexandria Chapter OF
the Red Cross.
Mrs. Willoughby, author of 81
Was on Corregidor." will speak over
station WINK at AIS pm, while
Mrs. Donovan will be interviewed
over station WMAL at 10 am. Mrs.
Willoughby will tell of the work OF
the Red Cross on the battlefields
and OF her escape from Corregidor
Mrs. Donovan, wife of Col. Dono-
van, was one of the first American
women to be sent overseas by the
Red Cross as a member of q Club
mobile unit. She will tell of the
work Of her unit with the 18th Air
Force in North Africa.
Evening star., 1944-02-26
Virginia House
Passes Citizens
Declaration Bill
Ey the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Feb. 26.-Virginia' S
General Assembly dealt with highly
controversial measures yesterday as
the House passed the McCandlish
House bill to require of new resi-
dents a declaration of citizenship
intentions a year before they may
vote and the Senate refused to take
up a new sales tax study proposal.
Committees meanwhile reported
out the House-approved Daughtrey
bill to provide larger share of
State liquor profits for the localities
and bill to remove the State
superintendent of public instruction
from the boards of the State-sup-
ported institutions of higher learn
ing.
Opposition was promised another
controversial measure-the Boat
wright House bill to allow localities
to collect fines from liquor law vio-
lations-when it comes up for fur
ther consideration by the Senate
Finance Committee today. Senator
Ralph H. Daughton, Norfolk, said
he would oppose the bill because of
its effect in diverting money from
the literary fund and the schools.
Bill Passsd Sc to 81. 80
The McCandlish bill, passed by a
vote OF So to 81, would make effec-
tive after January /, 1945, the new
requirement of declaring intentions
to become a citizen of Virginia after
January /, 1945. The newcomer to
the State would be required to wait
year after his declaration before
he could vote as a citizen Of the
State.
The measure was attacked as a
soldiers exclusion act" and as q
bill violating every idea of citizen
ship, and was defended as a means
to maintain the type Of govern
ment we have in Virginia today.
Delegate c. Guesenbery of Au-
gusta said that while he was GER
tain it was not the intention Of the
sponsor, Delegate Robert j. Nc
Candlsh, Fairfax, he said the bill
would require boys now under 81
coming back from the armed forces
Ito take out first naturalization
papers like refugee" from Eu-
rope in order to vote.
Budget Action Pushed.
The Senate, meeting today in the
absence Of the House which ad-
journed yesterday until noon Mon
day, was seeking to clear the way
as much as possible for considera-
ton, probably next week, of the
$235 ,000, 900 budget bill. The Senate
Finance Committee is pushing ac-
tion on the measure to get it to the
floor of the Senate as soon as pos
sible.
There appeared to be little hope
left for an early. adjournment as
crowded calendars and a number of
controversial measures still face the
Assembly in the two weeks remain
ing of the usual 60-day session Pc
riod.
The Senate Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections yesterday held a
hearing on a joint Senate resolution
Evening star., 1944-02-26
lsiHRstioniinq
&Remiimderr@a

Canned and Frozen Foods. ETC.
Stamps K, L and M in Book No. 4
valid through March 20. Blue
stamps AS, B-8, C-8, D-8 and
E-8 IN book No. good for 10
points each starting tomorrow
through May 20.
Meats, Fats, Etc. 49, Book No. 3,
stamps v, w and x valid through
today. Stamps Y and z good
through March 20. Spare stamp 8
in Book No. good for 5 points
of pork through today. Red stamps
A-8, B-8 and CO in book No. 4
good for 10 points each starting
tomorrow through May 20.
New Ration Tokens - Starting
tomorrow blue and red tokens
will be given in change on ra-
toned sales involving green,
brown, red and blue stamps. Each
token is worth one point; red for
meat, butter, ETC.; blue for proc
essed foods.
Sugar-Book No. 4. Stamp 30 valid
for pounds through March 81.
Book No. 4, stamp 40 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
Gasoline-No. GA coupons good for
= gallons through May 8. B-2 and
al CO coupons in books issued since
< December l are good for gallons.
Tire INSPECTION DeadIines-For A
IL coupon holders. March 81. For B
coupon holders, February %.
Fuel Oil-Period No. 3 coupons good
8 through March 13. Period No. 4
coupons valid through September
30. Nos. 3 and 4 coupons good for 10
gallons per unit. According to the
) District OPA, consumers in this
area should not have used more
than 10 per cent of their total
a yearly fuel oil rations as of Feb
2 ruary 81.
Evening star., 1944-02-26
'EorIy Crimes to Be Topic

Early Crimes in WASHINGTON"
will be discussed by the Association
OF Oldest Inhabitants at its monthly
meeting at 7:30 pm. Wednesday at
the Old Union Engine House.
Evening star., 1944-02-26

Silver Spring; four sons, Thomas
Butt, Washington; Lewis Butt,
Oxon Hill, Md, now in the armed
forces, and Lawrence and Eugene
Butt, both of Arlington, Va; two
sisters, two brothers, II grandchil-
dren and two great grandchildren.
Mr.. Butt was a retired farmer.
Recently he had been employed at
the National Institute of Health at
Bethesda.
Evening star., 1944-02-26
Alexandra WV Post
To Begin Muster.0 Aid

Russell Mitchell Post, No. 609, Vet.
Grams Of Foreign Wars, will open q
service for servicemen and service
women who need assistance In fill
ing out applications for mastering
out pay.
The posts headquarters at 30s
Prince street. Alexandria, will be
open from 7:45 to 10 pm. every
Wednesday and Friday and appli-
cation blanks will be furnished.
Post officials will be on hand to
explain regulations and to interpret
eligibility rulings.
Any serviceman or servicewoman
needs only to bring a discharge GER
tificate.
Evening star., 1944-02-26
Heath {. Butt Rites
Scheduled for Toduy

Funeral services for Heath e.
Butt, 68, who died Thursday at
his home in Rockville, Md, after
a heart attack, will be held today
at the funeral home of w. Reuben
Pumphrey, Rockville The Rev. FL
gar c. Soper, pastor of the Metho-
dist Church at Potomac, Md, will
ofhciate and burial will be in Rock
vile Union Cemetery.
Mr.. Butt is survived by his widow
Mrs. Roberta Butt; three daughters
Mrs. Benjamin A. Burroughs and
Mrs. E. Davis Clagett, both of
Rockville, and Mrs. Melvin Wheeler
Evening star., 1944-02-26
Silver Spring Red Cross
Choirmen Are Chosen

Appointment Of chairmen of sew
eral standing committees for the
Silver Spring Branch, Montgomery
County Chapter, American Red
cross, was announced yesterday by
Mrs. Q. E. Ragonnet, chairman OF
the branch.
: They include Mrs. Emil Press
nome nursing chairman; Mrs,
Charles Williams, Canteen Commit
tee, and Mrs. Thomas H. Faris
publicity. Serving with Mrs. Viii
liams on the Canteen Committee
are Mrs. Thomas j. Kehoe. co.
chairman; Mrs. Walter Bride, Mrs
Lester Burdett and Mrs. S. ]. Solo
mon,
Evening star., 1944-02-26

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Evening star., 1944-02-26

offered by Senator Ted Dalton, Rad
ford, which called for a referendum
on the removal Of the poll tax as q
requisite for voting. The committee
deferred action on the resolution.
The Senator traced the history of
the poll tax which was put into the
Virginia constitution in 1901 and
which requires voters to pay q $1.50
head tax six months before any elec-
ton before they are eligible to vote
Block Payments Assailed.
Declaring that his resolution was
not political measure, Senator
Dalton attacked the practice Of block
payments of poll taxes by which, he
said, 1880 of the $4,000 paid In
capitation taxes in Russell County
in 1889 were paid by candidates
or political organizations.
Senator Dalton, one of the two
Republicans in the Senate, termed
the poll tax law obsolete and said
that the original intent of the meas
ure was to prevent Negroes from
voting.
Il am thoroughly satisfied that
the majority Of the voters of Vir-
ginia would vote to remove the poll
tax and am asking you to give
them the right to vote on the issue" +"
he said.
The issue Of sales tax to obtain
additional funds for the public
schools bobbed up in the Senate
again in the form of a resolution
Offered by Senator Y. Melvin Hodges.
He sought immediate consideration
of his resolution. providing for a
commission Of five legislators to
study sales tax as a means to
raise additional, funds for schools
and to make a report by October l,
1914. The Senate, however, voted to
have the resolution referred to the
Senate Finance Committee.
Evening star., 1944-02-26
Roanoke Is Selected
As Site for Democrat
State Convention
Richmond Loses Turn
At Session Because
Of Congestion
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb 26.-Roa-
noke has been selected as the loca-
ton for the Democratic quadrennial
state convention, to be held on a
date to be determined by Horace Ed
wards, Richmond, State chairman.
Roanoke was chosen instead of
Richmond by the Virginia Demo-
cratic State Central Committee
which met here yesterday, although
1t was Richmond's turn to have the
convention under the Norfolk -Roa-
noke-Richmond rotation customarily
used. 1t was moved to Roanoke this
year because of congested conditions
In the State Capital.
Representation In the convention,
which may be held late in June or
early IN July, was fixed at one dele
gate for each 100 votes or major
fraction thereof cast for President
Roosevelt in the 1910 presidential
election. This means that about g.
400 delegates and as many alternates
will be named.
The same rules for election of del
egates from the counties and cities
In 1910 will be in effect this year.
The convention is to choose "a
delegates from Virginia to the ma
tional convention in Chicago and
will elect State chairman, a ma
tional committeeman and a national
committeewoman. E. r. Combs is
the present national committeeman
and Mrs. John Garland Pollard is
national committeeWoman.
Grasty Crews, Danville, was named
to membership on the State Com
mittee to succeed the late John Car
ter, also Of Danville, from the 5th
District. John Spiers, Radford, was
elected member from the 9Th Dis
trict to succeed the late DR.. John E
Williams, Blacksburg. l.. Lake Trip
lett, Fauquier County, and w. D.
Dettor, Charlottesville, were named
to the committee from the 9th Dis
trict to succeed r. S. Cochran, The
Plains, and r. H. Perry, Charlottes-
Vile.
The selection of a temporary
chairman for the convention also
was left to Mr.. Edwards, who said he
also would decide on the date for the
convention after a conference with
Roanoke party leaders and others.
Evening star., 1944-02-26
Maryland Saves Paper,
But Confuses Motorists
Ey the Associated Press.

~ sAAS To"SSiateC IICsb.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 26.-Because
ut attempted to save paper and
labor by utilizing two-year-old en-
ivelopes, the State Department of
Motor Vehicles has been swamped
with telephone calls from people
confused by old regulations, accord
ing to Commissioner w. Lee Elgin
Mr.. Elgin said automobile license
tags now being mailed were manu-
factured and placed In envelopes at
the State Penitentiary two years
ago, before a metal shortage made
it expedient for Maryland to stretch
the lives Of auto. tags by issuing
small plates.
AS a result, he explained, about
half the tags now being issued are
mailed in old envelopes which direct
the auto owner to place one tag on
the front and one on the back.
Only one tag is actually being
issued, and it must be displayed
on the rear of the vehicle.
Evening star., 1944-02-26
Session With 0'Conor
Hints Legislative Fight
For Teacher Pay Plan
Entire $500 Bonus
Stote's Responsibility,
Commissioners Soy
BY the Associated Press.

~ essS SaSSOSAutCu EIGSb.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 26.-Inications
that Gov. O'Conor's proposal to ex-
tend the public school teacher bonus
on State-county sharing basis
would meet stiff opposition at next
months special session OF the Mary
land Legislature developed at con-
ference OF State and local oficials
In the State House yesterday.
Members OF the Board Of Public
Works, the commissioners from the
% counties, and representatives Of
the Baltimore City government and
school ofnciaE heard Gov. O'Conor
outline the proposal he intends to
submit to the General Assembly.
The States present financial con-
dition made 1t necessary that the
sum be put up from the State treas
ury should not exceed $1,000, 900
two-thirds Of the cost of extending
the bonus until April !, l945-the
Governor said. The bonus will expire
May 81 under present law.
The counties consider it the
States responsibility to provide the
entire 5000 annual bonus, which the
l943 Legislature granted for a To-
month period, I. Keller Shank as
serted. Mr.. Shank, president of the
Washington County commissioners,
appeared as spokesman for the COM
misisoners.
Many Counties Qualify.
Gov. O'Conor said many counties
already had qualified to make the
new payments by providing for the
continuation Of the bonus after
May 81.
The majority Of the counties, he
said, will not have to provide much
more than they already plan, If the
State pays six months of the bonus
cost.
II the sharing plan Is adopted,
Gov. O'Conor said, seven counties
would have to provide nothing more
than they already plan to; nine
would have to pay for one month;
one would have to pay for two
months, and six counties and Balti-
more City would have to pay for
three months"
Those attending the conference
included Gov. O'Conor, Controller
j. Millard Tawes, State Treasurer
Hooper S. Miles, Deputy Controller
Joseph O'C. McCusker, Budget Di-
rector Walter N. Kirkman and State
Schools Supt. DR.. Thomas G..
Pullen, jr.
Would Avoid Child Casualties,
State Senator ]. Wilmer Cronin.
Democrat. Of Hartford, representing
the commissioners of his county, said
they felt any bonus Arrangement
should extend for the duration of
the emergency rather than from
year to year, and that the State
should carry the full burden of
5000 a year.
Mrs. H. Ross Coppage. chairman
OF the Legislative Committee of the
Maryland Congress of Parents and
Teachers, told the gathering there
would be many casualties as a result
OF the war, and that children would
be among the most important cas-
ualties If the school system were
allowed to suffer.
Il have been in contact with a
great many people of this State"
Mrs. Coppage declared, "and they
feel that this is the States respon-
soility. think. Gov. OConor, that
YOU will find that ont u,hen tha
Legislature meets