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Evening star., 1944-06-14
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Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps AS through V-8 good
indefinitely. Each stamp worth
10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-All meats except
beef steaks and roast beef now
point free. Red stamps A-8
through VS. continue good in
definitely for 10 points each. Un-
til further notice, three red
stamps will be validated every
four weeks instead of every two
weeks.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for each
pound of waste kitchen fats you
turn in. The fact that lard, Short
ening and cooking oils have been
removed from the ration list does
not mean fat collection Is less
essential.
Sugar-Book No. stamps 80 and 81
valid for pounds indefinitely.
Sugar stamp No. 80 good for 5
pounds beginning Friday. Book
No stamp 40 good for pounds
for home canning through Febru-
ary 28, 1945.
Gasoline-No. 10-A coupons now
good for 3 gallons each through
August 8. B-3, B-4, C-3 and CA
coupons good for gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l and 2 in
Book No 3 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. and 5 cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 30. Period /.
1944-5 fuel oil ration good now
for 10 gallons per unit.
Evening star., 1944-06-14

Attorney Arthur F. Carol, jr.
today was searching for heirs who
probably do not exist.
Mr.. Carroll represents the estate
of Alexis w. Koffer, 49-year-old
grocer, who was murdered in his
store in the first block of Third
street NE. on May 20 Yesterday
the attorney filed petition in Dis
trict Court for the administration
OF the estate.
The petition-which lists MI.
koffer's personal property as valued
at more than $1,000 including cash,
stock and merchandise in his store
states that ne is believed to have
no heirs at law, but said it is pos
sible that he may have a son in
Hawaii and a daughter in Cali
fornia.
Mr. Carroll said that Mr.. Koffer,
formerly of Russia, was known
formerly as Alexis Wasiliewitch
Evening star., 1944-06-14
Mount Vernon Methodist
Marks IS Years Tonight

DR.. Clovis G. Chappell pastor of
Galloway Memorial Methodist
Church, Jackson, Miss, will speak
at s O'Clock tonight at exercises
commemorating the 18th anniver-
sary of the establishment of the
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church. Massachusetts, avenue and
Ninth street NV. The public is
invited to hear DR.. Chappell and
to attend a reception in his honor
Immediately following the talk.
A dinner. to be attended by 200
members and guests, will be held
at the church before the general
meeting.
Evening star., 1944-06-14
Placing of Kittens in Cook Pot
Blamed for Noodle Plant KiI|inq
Defendant Says He Was Discharged
For Threatening Complaint to Police

Lum also caught two dogs in the
street, Sung said Lum, the defend.
ant said, put one, a black and white
dog. in the rice pot, tied him up anc
hit him over the head with ham
mer.
Il tell him I call pleeceman,
Sung said.
Lum pulled a gun on him, Sung
said, and threatened him, saying, III
you call up pleeceman Ill kill you
somethir~ like dog"
| "Mr. Lee" Sung said, called me
into office. He talked nice to me
He pay for me f1r month S140, SIC
extra, He say, No call pleeceman
no make tlubble'"
Sung said that he was born in
Peiping, Lum was from Hong Kong
Sung said Lum had told him that
all East Chinese" were in one tong
in the United States, and that if
Lum shot him there would be no
"tlubble."
Sung's story of the shooting, told
from the stand, was that after he
had. gotten himself another job he
went to the noodle factory to get
his clothes. Lum told him, to come
back in the morning, Sung said.
The next morning Sung said he
knocked at the door of the factory.
He heard Lum say, 20. K, come in. -
Sung entered, he said, and was
faced by Lum and Low Sing (Who
also was wounded in the fracas)
Lum locked the door, Sung said.
Sung was grabbed and held by Low
Sing, he said, adding, "Lum pullee
gun; gun went off, miss me, hit Low. u
Sung said that when the wounded
Low released him, he struggled
with Lum for the gun, was wounded
himself under the arm and that
the gun went off, killing Lum in
the struggle.
Evening star., 1944-06-14
Stores Close Saturdays
July Is to August 2o

Department stores and speciality
stores have decided to remain
closed on the seven Saturdays from
July IS and through August 26.
Edward D. Shaw, secretary of the
Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation announced today.
This is in keeping with custom
of past years to allow the store en-
ployes a respite during the summer
months. 1t also was announced that
the stores will be closed on Monday
and Tuesday, July 3 and 4.
Evening star., 1944-06-14
By GEORGE KENNEDY.

The disappearance Of three kit
tens into a cooking pot started the
antagonism that ended in the Feb
ruary / shootings in Howard Lees
Chinese noodle factory at Fifth and
@ streets NV. Sung Sohi Kuei
testified in District Court today.
Sung. who is 28 but looks much
younger, is on trial charged with
first-degree murder in the shooting
of his foreman at the noodle factory
50-year-old Lum Tum. His black
hair was combed back with a wavy
part and he had put on a brown
striped four -in-hand tie for his ap-
pearance on the witness stand.
The bespectacled defendant talked
a pidg gin English that judge, jury
and stenographer found hard to fol-
low. But there was no doubt about
what he meant AS to the kittens
fate.
1t was the first time, he said to
the jury, that he had told this.
They're Chinese" he said, evil
IDENTIFY referring to the proprietor
and employees of the establishment
who have appeared against him as
Government witnesses, and I'm
Chinese"
When T first work there" Sung
continued, Mr.. Lee has one old cat
and five little cats.
Three weeks I missee three little
cats.
II ask Lum, Where's cats?'
He says, Cooked
Il say, What you mean, cooked?
He say. Eat
Il think he fool me-" Sung con-
tinued. He related that few days
later when he returned a. 4 pm.
from a selective service medical ex-
animation Lum was in the kitchen.
Hes caught a cat" Sung said.
"Skinnie. WaShee."
Evening star., 1944-06-14
Sedition Case
Figure Loses
His Night Job

Not all 29 of the defendants in
the Sedition trial regard their daily
court appearance as a full-tim job,
1t appeared today
Recently according to a story 60
ing the rounds of the Capital, a
man called at the employment of
fee of leading Washington hotel
and asked for a job.
Il can work only at night he
explained. You see, I'm usually
kind of busy between 10 and 4
o clock
He was given a job on the night
auditing staff. A few days later the
hotel manager learned why his new
employe could work only at night
During the day he is a defendant in
the SeditiOn trial
The auditor. the hotel manage
ment said, again is available for
nighttime employment.
Evening star., 1944-06-14
Flag Day Rally
FeaturedbyP|ed
For Minorities
Children, Veterans
And Officials Join
In Ceremonies

A plea for justice for minority
groups was made today as thousands
of District school children, veterans
of former wars and Government
officials joined In Flag Day exercises
marking the 167th anniversary of
the adoption of the Stars and Stripes
by the Continental Congress.
Representative Randolph, Demo-
crat, Of West Virginia, addressing a
rally in the Departmental Audi
torium, declared that lin develop
ing America. we must do all that is
humanity possible to see that justice
is administered to all groups" The
United States, he added, should lead
all countries in keeping the peace
after victory over the Axis.
MRS. Royal E. Ingerson. wife of
the commander in chief of the At
lantic Fleet, presented American
Legion and Daughters of the Amer
ican Legion awards to four seniors
at Jefferson Junior High School.
The rally was sponsored by the La
Dor Department Post No. AZ.
Citizenship Awards Made.
OAR good citizenship awards
went to Elizabeth Elliott and Will
liam N. Lee and the Legion lead
ership awards to Betty Gray and
James H. Hollis.
Flag dedication ceremonies were
held in the Offices of Representa-
tives Garfield of New Jersey and
Kearney of New York, Republicans.
The large silk flag dedicated in Mr..
Canfields Office was the gift of Mrs.
Gradolfo Christodoro, Passaic,
N. j.
With sPersons everywhere intent
on helping to win the war, most
observances through the day and
evening were to be brief.
Exercises Held in Schools.
Eight-minute exercises in elemen-
tary schools and 15-minute exercises
in vocational, Junior and senior high
schools were held in all District
schools this morning under auspices
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
Supt of Schools Robert L. Hay
cock attended exercises at Roosevelt
High School, where representatives
Of the GAR presented the student
body with an American flag.
Secretary of Commerce Jones and
other department officials joined in
dedicating a service flag on the
steps of the Census Bureau at Suit
land, Md. The flag carries $40 blue
stars and 6 gold stars.
A pageant titled The Americas" F"
to be given by the AmericaniZation
School, will feature the annual pro-
gram of the Woman's Relief Corps,
GAR auxiliary, at 7 o'clock tonight
on the East front steps of the Cap
itol. Harry B. Fleharty, special as
sistant to the Attorney General, will
speak.
Mrs. Esther Lippold, president of
the auxiliary, will deliver the
address of welcome. and Harry F.
Patterson of the GAR Memorial
Day Corporation will serve as mas
ter Of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1944-06-14
Technically Defeats
Suit for Seized Liquor

The Government was defeated to-
day on technieality in it's effort to
obtain permanent possession of more
than 1900 gallons of liquor seized
here last February from a storage
firm by Internal Revenue agents.
The liquor had been seized because
certain dealers taxes allegedly had
not been paid
Justice Daniel w. O'Donoghue of
District Court dismissed a libel ac-
ton through which the Government
sought permanent possession of the
liquor.
In dismissing the case, Justice
O'Donoghue sustained the conten-
ton of Defense Attorney Edmund
D. Campbell that the suit could not
be properly brought without the
commissioner of Internal Revenue
authorizing it. Likewise, it was held
that it also would be necessary for
the Attorney General then to direct
that the suit be brought.
Assistant United States ATTORNEY
John L. Ingoldsby, jr., said Harry
S. Cobb of Norfolk, Va, purchased
the liquor from Aaron Aaronson, re-
tail liquor dealer in the 1900 block
OF Columbia road NV, allegedly
in wholesale lots.
Mr.. Aaronson, it was claimed,
lacked a license to sell in whole
sale lots.
In addition, before purchasing
the liquor, Mr.. Cobb had paid no
special tax imposed on wholesale
or retail liquor dealers, it was
charged
Mr.. Ingoldsby emphasized that
no criminal action is involved. After
dismissal of the case, he announced
the Government would bring an
other libel action for possession of
the liquor in conformance with
necessary legal procedure.
Evening star., 1944-06-14
Five Men Under 26
Win Deferments; 81
Others Are Kept in IA
Navy Yard Loses Most;
a Police Appeals Lost;
TotoI Reflections So

Five men under 26 were granted
Ioccupational deferments by the Dis
trict Board of Appeal during the
week ending May 20, but "a others
in the younger group were held in
la, District draft headquarters
announced today.
First District men under 26 to
be given job stays by the appeal
board since selective service
clamped down on the younger men
four of the five are employed at
the Navy Yard and the fifth is an
assistant electrical engineer at the
Navy Departments Bureau of Ships
Heaviest Loser
The Navy Yard, however, was the
heaviest loser among the employers
who failed to win defermerts for
their younger men. The appeal
board refused to defer % Navy
Yard employees under 26.
Concentrating on men under 80,
the appeal board acted on 81 appeal
cases and 78 reviews of deferments
granted by draft boards in other
areas for men working here. The
appeal board granted 81 appeals
for occupational deferment and
three requests for deferment on
grounds of hardship. Among those
granted deferment on hardship
grounds was a 24-year-old auto
mechanic with three children. The
appeal board also granted an oc-
cupational deferment to man
qualified only for limited service
The Police Department lost four
more appeals for deferment of po-
licemen under 26 The previous
week, it had also suffered from the
under-26 deferment ban. No pro-
vision has been made to exclude the
Police Department from the ban.
So Lose Appeals.
In all, the appeal board denied
46 appeals for occupational defer
ment and seven appeals for de-
ferment on grounds of hardship.
On review, the appeal board re-
versed local boards in Is cases, plac-
ing the men in Ia. Among those
who lost their deferment on review
we're six men under 26, several men
for whom the Government had re-
quested 60-day deferments five
months ago and a few who had
been scheduled for release from
their jobs under replacement sched-
ules weeks or months before their
cases came to the appeal board
on review
Evening star., 1944-06-14
200 Women Leaders
AT White House Told
To Stick Together
Urged to Back Up Sex
And Promote Members
For Appointive Offices

Two hundred women leaders con-
ferring in the east room of the
White House today on methods of
having women represented in inter-
national conferences were warned
by prominent women speakers to
stick together behind qualified cam
didates mot obnoxious" to the
public
Addressing representatives OF
women's organizations called to-
gether by Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Lucy
Howorth, attorney for the Veterans
Administration, criticized women in
the past for failing to back up men,
bers of their own sex for important
appointive positions. She advised
them to pick out qualified women
and bring their names constantly
before the public.
THE persons must not be obnox-
ious to people, especially to the
conferring group concerned" she
warned.
Knows How to Suffer-"
Mrs. Roosevelt was suggested as
an ideal woman to represent the
United States by one of-the speak
ers, Miss Elizabeth A. Conkey, a
former adviser at the recent council
of the United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administration in
Atlantic City.
MRS. Roosevelt knows how to
suffer for just cause" she said.
above all she possesses that
spiritual quality without which no
peace deliberation will be successful
or permanent"
Miss Conkey also cited Mrs.
Roosevelt's deep understanding
of problems between nations and
her honesty of purpose in trying
to help those who cannot help
themselves"
Among those attending were:
Judge Samuel I. Rosenman and
Jonathan w. Daniels, representing
President Roosevelt; all six woman
members of Congress, Mrs. Cordell
Hull Capt. Mildred H. McAfee, di-
rector of the WAVES, and dozens
of other women in Government po-
sitions and wives of high officials,
Don't Ask Favors."
Representative Margaret Smith
Republican, of Maine stressed the
tremendous responsibility" that
accompanies the honor of represent
ing women in high public places
Mrs. Ellen S. Woodward, member of
the Social Security Board, added
that women themselves had been at
times most apathetic to the advance
ment of other women and had also
failed to Cooperate with each other
Secretary of Labor Perkins, an
other speaker, urged that women ask
no special favors because they are
women" saying that they still must
be citizens of demonstrated ability
to do their country any good in in
ternational conferences.
Other speakers were Dean C. Mil
dred Thompson of Vassar College
and Miss Josephine Schain, recent
delegate to the United Nations Con-
ference on Food and Agriculture.
Evening star., 1944-06-14
Negro Housing
Program Urged
Over Nation
Plea Comes os Fight
On SIum Clearance
Continues Here

Local real estate boards through
cut the Nation, including Washing
ton, were called today by the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards to undertake programs to
provide better housing for Negro
families. The plea came as a con-
troversy over slum clearance still
continued in Washington between
the advocates of public and private
housing.
Meantime Chairman McGehee,
of House District subcommittee
planned to resume hearings some
time next week on three pending
bills which already have provided
sounding boards for airing the con-
troversy.
Downtown Area Conference.
In the downtown area, the Com
mittee of 100 on the Federal City
is planning to call Representatives
of both public and private housing
into conference in an effort to
compose differences and get them
to agree on some kind of amended
Legislation. A subcommittee of five
out of the Committee of 100 is being
formed to attempt compromise.
The racial issue still was the sub
Iject of discussion today, following
g. charge last week before a Senate
subcommittee by Harry S. Wender,
president of the Federation of Cit
liens Associations, that Mrs. Roose-
velt's championship of non-seg-
ragation in slum clearance and re-
building was the kiss of death" to
public housing. Mr.. Wender,
replying to critics of his statement,
insisted he had not raised the
racial issue-contending it had been
raised long before.
In its call to the real estate busi-
ness to build more homes for Me-
groes, the real estate association
sent out message from its Real
tors Washington Committee, de-
claring there was economic oppor-
tunity, of which we, as business
men, should take advantage The
message replied to serious short
age of healthful and safe housing
for Negroes" in many cities.
Problem for Community.
Pointing out that it was not un-
dertaking to establish any national
formula or suggestion as to location
of Negro housing, exclusive of use
of such housing, or similar matters,
the real estate group said these
are problems which must be solved
by each community"
The association recommended
that local real estate boards UNDER
take study of the Negro housing
problem and how the economic need
may be met in each community.
! Among the problems to be solved,
it said In its communication, are
the following:
7 Il. Adequate financing for homes
and rental properties must be se-
cured. Reluctance of financial in
stitutions to purchase mortgages on
Negro property must be gradually
overcome. Such facts as we now
have in hand indicate that the Me-
gro Is a good economic risk.
q. Responsible builders should
be encouraged to undertake the
construction.of Negro housing, both
in areas now available and in the
form of new neighborhood prof.
ects. Federal agencies viii be found
ready and willing to assist.
3. Management of Negro rental
properties should be of kind and
character which is on a parity with
that given to other types of prop
lerty.
| The association announced that
the Realtors Washington Commit
tee had designated a special sub
committee to head up work on the
Negro housing program.
Evening star., 1944-06-14
Worldwide Broadcast
Marks Flag Day
By the Associated Press.

BY me Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 14.-The over
seas branch of the Office of War In
formation announced that a world
wide radio program marking the
third anniversary of the United
Nations Flag Day will be broadcast
from 4 to 4:30 pm. today.
The program, to be beamed abroad
via the Voice of America in New
York and San Francisco, will include
pickups from New York, Washing
Ton. London, AlgierS and Egypt.
Evening star., 1944-06-14
Progress Is Reported
In venereaI Disease
Fight at Ga||inger
Everett Warns of Letdowr
. In Postwar Efforts to
Repress Prostitution

Reporting progress in control O.
ver1ereal disease at Galfinger Hos.
pitfalls Rapid Treatment Center
Ray H. Everett, executive secretary
of the District Social Hygiene So.
ciety, yesterday sounded warnini
against possible postwar let.
down in efforts to repress prostitu.
ton and promiscuity."
Such a letdown In efforts here
he told the society's board, occurred
after the First World War, and il
such laxity were repeated after this
war it would mean an increase ir
the prevalence of syphilis ano
gonorrhea."
Warns Also of Funds Cut.
He warned also of the possibility
Of lessened Federal and loca.
venereal disease control appropria-
tions which would result in the loss
lof trained personnel and generally
lowered public health efficiency.
He urged intensive development
and demonstration of the new sulfa
drugs and penicillin towaIs the
ultimate elimination of venereal
| diseases.
Lucia MurchiSon, chairman of the
society's Rehabilitation Committee
reported on the work being done to
return infected sufferers "as useful
members of the community"
Officer List Frozen"
Officers of the society were "fro-
zen for the duration" by the board
on recommendation of Judge Fay l.
Bentley, chairman of the Nomina-
ton Committee.
The officers are: DR.. H. H. Hazen
president; Capt Rhoda j. Milliken
first vice president; Albert w. At
wood, second vice president Mrs
Lawrence Martin, secretary, and DR.
George W. CresWell, treasurer
Elected to three-year terms as di-
recto1s were Judge Bentley, Mrs
P. c. Ellet, DR.. Dorothy Boulding
Ferebee, DR.. Russell J. Fields, DR.
William P. Herbst, Mrs. George
Cabot Lodge, CapE Milliken, Lucia
Murchison, John O'Rourke, DR.. Win
fred Overholser, Mrs. Eleanor Pat
terson, Mrs. Stanley Reed, Joseph
Sanders, Mrs. Ernest G. Warren and
G. c. Wilkinson. Terms of the
boards 30 remaining members dc
not expire until l945 and 1916.
Evening star., 1944-06-14
80 Nurses Aides to Get
Service Ribbons Todoy

1t. Col. Leonce Legendre, execu-
tive to the regional director of the
Office of Civilian Defense, will pre-
sent service ribbons to 80 uniformed
nurses aides who have served from
500 to 1000 hours in Washington
hospitals, at ceremonies at 4::30 pm.
today in the garden back of the
District Red Cross chapter house,
1730 E street NV.
Capt. Mildred H McAfee, di-
rector of the Women's Naval Re-
serve, will be the guest speaker.
Music will be furnished by the
Navy School of Music Band under
the direction of 1t q, g. James
Thurmond. Mrs. George A. Garrett,
chairman of the District Red Cross
Volunteer Special Services, will pre-
side.
Evening star., 1944-06-14
| Warm Support
|Of Wrestler
Costs Fan $40

A cab dryer, who tried to en-
courage a wrestler in the midst OF
bout at Griffith Stadium by burn
ing him on the leg with a cigarette,
was fined $40 yesterday in Municipal
Court for disorderly conduct.
The defendant, Dominick Per-
rucci, 81, of the 600 block of Frank
lin street NE, became excited, ac-
cording to police, when, on June 7
he saw John Vansky, one of the
contestants in four man match
hanging halfway out of the ring
He rushed up and burned him.
Anyway, maybe Perrucci's warn
support helped.
Vansky won.
Evening star., 1944-06-14
Bishop Chen Of Chungking
To Address Methodists

Bishop w. Y. Chen of Chungking,
China, will address a special retreat
sponsored by the Methodist Union
at 8 o'clock tonight at the Foundry
Methodist Church, 1900 Sixteenth
street NV. Bishop Chen, who will
speak on China in the World S
Christian Movement" will be intro
duced by Representative judd Re-
publican, of Minnesota
The retreat, which will consider
christianity and the New China,
will be presided over by Henry
Gilligan, president of the Methodist
Union. The Rev DR.. Frederick
Brown Harris, pastor Of the Foun-
dry Methodist Church, will offer the
evening prayer.
Evening star., 1944-06-14
DR.. SmaIIwood Installed
As Dental Society Head

DR.. w. Lawrence Smallwood was
Installed as president of the District
Dental Society at its annual meet
ing last night in the Medical Society
auditorium
Offlcers elected for next year in
clude DR.. j. Walter Bernhard
president-elect; DR.. Joseph A. Mad
den, vice president, and Drs. M. M
Alexander, Luzerne G. Jordan
Manly Michaels. James ]. Greeves
ana Walter A. Rath, members of the
Executive Committee.
John Reilly, chairman of the Dis
srict War Finance Committee, spoke
on the Fifth War Loan drive and
the society pledged 100 per cent
support Of the campaign.
Or. William c. Barr presided.
Evening star., 1944-06-14
Hannegan Sees Roosevelt.
But Insists Call Is Social

Robert Z. Hannegan. chairman of
the Democratic National Commit
tee, conferred with President Roose-
welt at the White House today for
about 40 minutes, but he insisted to
newsmen afterward that it was "just
social visit"
He refused to say anything about
his conversation with the President,
turning off political questions with
L have no statement"
He said he was leaving this after
noon for Chicago to prepare for the
Democratic convention to be held
next month.