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LEGAL NOTICES,
CROMELIN, TOWNSEND, CAVALIER 4
KIRKLAND, Attorneys,

DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
States for the District of Columbia,
Holding Probate court.-No. 50, 449. Ad-
mtnistration.-This is to Give Notice That
the Subscriber, who was by the District
Court of the United States for the District
of Columbia granted letters testamentary
on the estate of james Connaghan, de-
ceased. has, with the approval Of the Dis
trict Court Of the United States for the
District of Columbia. holding a Probate
Court, appointed Monday, the l 5th day of
January, 1945, at 1000 o'clock am. as
the time, and said Court room as the
place, for making payment and distribution
from said estate, under the Courts direc-
tion and control. when and where all
creditors and persons entitled to distrbu-
tive shares or legacies or the residue, OF
parts thereof, are notified to attend, in
person or by agent or attorney duly au-
estate properly vouched. Given under my my
hand this 18th day of December. l944
PEAkL p. Ar K ARMAcK; i?6 U St NE,
MERSCH. Resister of Wills for the District
OF Columbia. Clerk Of the Probate Court.
dA1S %
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JOSEPH A. RONEY. Attorney,
Sll Wnndw rd RtiIdinx

DISTRICT. COURT OF THE UNITED
Holding Probate court.NNo. 644ss. Ad-
mnistration.--This is to Give Notice
That the subscriber. Of the District of
Court of the District OF Columbia. Letters
Of Administration on the estate OF Walter
n. Haven. late of the District of Columbia.
deceased. Ali persons having claims
asainst the deceased are hereby warned
to exhibit the same. with the vouchers
thereof, legally authenticated, TO the sub
scriber. on or before the 2nd day of De
cember. AID. 1915; otherwise they may
by law be excluded from all benent of said
estate. Given under my hand this 4tf1
day of December, 1874. EDITH H. DAW-
SON. 1923 Z. Capitol ST. Seal Attest:
VICTOR s. MERSCH, Register of Wills for
the District of Columbia, Clerk of the
Probate Court de9.1623
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Astronomers TO Meet

A meeting Of the National Capt.
tai Amateur Astronomers Associa-
tion will be held January 8 in the
National Museum, Tenth street and
Constitution avenue NV, at which
a Weather Bureau motion picture
will be shown.
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THos. }. OWEN = SON. auctioneers, 4s5
.Si. tHo:stoTy detached brick dysiiins
hot-water oil heat, built-in garage. being
known as premises No. 7011 9th st. NV
BY virtue Of a. certain deed of trust duly
recorded IN Lfber No. 1884. Folio 233 ct
seq, Of the land records of the District of
Columbia and at the request of the party
secured thereby, the undersigned trustees
will sell. at public auction in front Of the
premises, on Friday, the twenty-ninth day
Of December: 4. D. 1914, at four O'Clock
Pm. the following described land and
premises, situate in the District of Colum-
bta, and DESIGNATED as and being Lot 81
n the subdivision, of lots in Square 2a67
S tho s. e a.: al s,ysyor as per Pat TsseoTaed rec
trict Of columbia in Liber 90 at Folio lO3
shown on said plat. Terms: Sold subject
Interest s.n,.,,t At 4 per ssntum per annum from
OF which will be announced at time of
sale the purchase price above said trust
to be paid in cash. deposit of $500 re-
ouired. Conveyancing, recording. etc. al
Win Within thirty dsys' other%ise eUpsf deposii
Used and resold at the discretion Of the
trustees: j. DOUGLAS PICKENS. HAROLD
p GATES Trustees. de18,2 ,20,22,26,2s.
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Regina yost, 20. ase3 10th IT, nv.
s'Ssh: Hshs %.... u. sa155 issss,en% - !: 4. .aa
Hsml2l. 20. 97oo 3sth e. nv.
Henry Lott. q, 34th and Masssehusstts ~
49,. ave- ~ ,nd wa.l n pd,o wiliiirm; ao' WAVE
william Milan, a. and Ruth Terry, 10,
both OF 1894 ssssehusetts ave. NV.
NV. and Mary Thomas, 10. 1917 2nd st.
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Issaed Ut Fairfax
John w. Mathers IS. Route i, Clifton,
and Ocis D. Smith, 40, Clifton.
Harry L. Warren. 20. and Hilda Q. Brill,
Albert r Oeorge, "a, Fort Belvoir. and
Lou Ann Cent?. 81. Washinston.
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ADAM A. wEsCHLER 4 SON. auctione.r.

ADAM A. WESCHLER q SON, auctioneers
Trustees sale of two-story brick dwflling
No. 1921 B st. Sc, containing ODoms
and bath, hot-water heat, Oil burner. By
virtue Of deed of trust recorded in Liber
No. 1882, folio 395, ct seq. one OF the land
records of the District of Columbia, and ut
the request Of party secured thereby, the
UNDERLINED trustee will offer for sale by
public auction; in front of premises "a on
At o'clock pm the tolloTins, described
wit: Lot One Hundred Three 003) in
Harry A. Kites subdivision of lots in
SQUARE Ten Hundred Eighty-seven 10S7)
ss per plat recorded in the ONCE of
the surveyor for said District. in Liber
rs at folio So. Terms of sale: Fifteen
per centum Of the purchase money to be
paid in cash, balance in monthly install
ments Of one dollar for each $100. includ
ing interest at per cent per annum from
day of sale, payable semiannually. secured
by FIRST deed Of trust upon property sold, or
all cash, at option Of purchaser de-
posit OF $3.50 required OF purchaser at sale.
Examination of title, conveyancing, record
ms. revenue. stamps and notarial fees at
cost Of purchaser. Terms to be complied
with within 80 days from day Of sale,
resell property At risk and cost Of default.
OF such resale in some newspaper published
In Washington, D, c.. or deposit may be
forfeited. or without forfeiting deposit
trustee may avail itself of any legal or
equitable rights AGAINST defaulting pur-
chaser. THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND
TRUST COMPANY. trustee. BY ALFRED
II. LAWSON, ytcs president.
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AUCTION SAILS.
HUTUkk.

ADAM 4. WESCHLER 9 SON, auctioneers-
Court receivers sale Of printing and book
binding machinery. implements Of trade,
cabinets and type. ONCE furniture and
machines, hling devices. Safecabinet safe.
typewriter, adding machine. etc,-By virtue
OF an order Of the District Court of the
United States for The District of Columbia
In re Civil Action No. a1,145, the under
signed receiver win sell by public auction
q Fins Arts Printins Service, Inc. bll
press No. s1s5 with 2-h.p. motor and
Dexter 25"x40" suction pile feeder No.
$3.50; Miller. 13"x1a" hiGh speed auto
matte press No: M-227; Autofeed MA"
press No. E-I301b, with feeder No. 1870:
feeder; c. a. P. 10"x15" job press No
C-57171 with Miller feeder No. 264I; c.
& P. new series S"xI2" Job press No
R-50740 with Kymax feeder sNo. sos;
Wesei mitsrer; a P: ,8"x12" old series
Job press No. 4o563; Miller saw trimmer:
Boston Ee stitchsr; IT piamond nn .ap 39s paper
MorIssn q wilcox sslley proof press: Adzit
and wood type, leads, sluss, spacing. rule,
metal and wood furniture, chases, galleys,
composing sticks. imposing tables. auoins,
keys. Hamilton Tracy cabinet, Hamilton
type and combinat ation cabinets. etc. Also
Safecabinet single door safe. Reminston
typewriter, Dalton adding machine, steel
shelving. steel and oak letter and card
iling devices, nat top and typewriter
desks, chairs, =. j.. check writer etc.
Terms: Cash. A. LECKM COX, Receiver.
71a 18th st; nv: Prompt removal required.
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Marriage License
'AppIicutions

SFs~Vf 80 ~ SADOy CohH btAot
apply for marriage license on
one day, tcait three tuH days and
receipc their license on the Mn
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
George Grimes. 20, 1928 Downing st. ne.
and MarionsKer 19, 1b2b NJ st. NV.
Walter Robinson. 2l, 1900 Jefferson st
NV, and Helen Hesley, ls' 1873 Irvins
Morris Posnsr, 80, 1888 EucliG, st. n w., and
Cecelia Rosfser, 22, 1880 Columbia rd
Kenneth King 2s. and Doris Drsnnon. 30,
both of 660S 9TH st. NV.
Omar Schoenhroke, 25, and Amelia Kosmas,
81, both Of 1919 25th St, Arlington.
Harold La Bonte, 27, Kenmore. N. ", and
Mary Holmes. 23, 4445 Window pl. NV.
Carlton Austin. 23, and Eunice Lockhart,
25, both of 112 Todd pl. ne.
Merle Armour, 25, and Ferne Smith. 20,
Ed%srd S91n z Younf, ms 20. 1865 ssrd st. NV. and
Hazel Meador, 20, Arlington Farms, Va.
william Burgess, 81, 1889 Morse st, ne.
and Mary Boswell, 20, 3709 26th st. ne
John Tate. ~, 7o7 NJ st. NV, and Louise
Williams, 81, 240S st. NV.
Henry Jamerson, 80, and Ida Jones, both
Roosevelt sEsnssr. %, I1s7 7th st. ne,
and Yyonne Savage, 90. 1907 o ST. NV.
Carl Essler, ir., 81, Fort Belvoir. Va, and
Geraldine Glad, ~, Eugene. Ores.
Cecil Fleming. 40, and Bernardine Thomas,
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IssseA At Rockville.

Issued 1T Rockville.
George Albert Pothier. "a, Denver. and
Norma Carolyn Piyler, %. Keyser. w. Va:
Richard Enloe Vernon, 90, New York, and
Dorothy 0rayson Holland. rs, Silver
Spring.
| John Edward 0inGert, so, Washinkton, and
| Mary Eta Fisher, %, Silver SprinS.
Armando Garcia, 20, and Eta Fortner. ~,
both Of washington,
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Muriunus

The more important Marianas are
q basaltic archipelago with active
volcanic peaks to prove that they
still are in process OF formation,
Magellan, who discovered them in
1871, called the islands the Latinas,
but his followers, in reproach for the
thievish character of the aboriginal
inhabitants, denominated them the
Ladrones. The official designation
under Spanish rule from 1868 onward
was a gesture Of homage to Maria
Anna of Austria, wife and widow of
King Philip w. Sold to Germany
In 1899, all the group except Guam,
occupied by the United States the
previous year, passed under japanese
control after the First World War
and gradually were developed as
military outposts thereafter despite
the stipulation of the mandate that
they should not be fortified.
A broad channel divides the ten
northern isles from the five southern.
The total area Of the group is ap-
proximately four hundred and seven
teen square miles. Humid in climate
but with tempering trade winds, the
whole Marianas ensemble Is noted for
its luxuriant vegetation. A partial
explanation is the natural richness
of the soil. Productions, wild or
cultivated, include coconuts, rice,
maize, sugar, tobacco, cotton, indigo,
breadfruit, bananas and castor oil
beans. Cattle and swine were re-
leased by the pioneer European
visitors, and the livestock thus
planted" continued to flourish as
late as the time OF Nipponese
accession.
The human population OF the
Islands In the sixteenth century is
estimated to have been sixty thou
sand. Exactly what the sources and
aff1liations of the people were still is
uncertain. Probably they were re-
lated to the Filipinos or the
Aawaiians. In any case, by 1741
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the Nazis are in genuine trans

the Nazis are in a genuine trans
portation mess.
Actually. the Ninth Air Force is
following the pattern of attack ap-
piled by our Twelfth Air Force in
preparation for the victorious Allied
offensive opened in Italy last month.
Taken together with what is hap
pening on other fronts and with the
never-ending bombing assault on
German production centers, our at
tacks on French railroads and
bridges give us at least a partial ex-
PLANTATION of why Nazi counter
measures in Normandy have been
inadequate to date. Hitler's war
machine, after years OF tremendous
attrition. clearly seems to be in the
unenviable position Of having too
much to do everywhere with not
enough anywhere.
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the eastern approaches to Germany tt
self
This is a possibility which looms
large at the moment. But 1t is not
yet achieved. The best indications that
we shall get will be the number of
prisoners taken in Vitebsk and Zhlobin
and perhaps Orsha and Mogilev-as
the official reports come in If the
prisoner bag" runs high into five or
six figures, then we can speak with
confidence of collapse and a general
Russian breakthrough.
We must, until then, take into ac-
count the possibility-previously re-
ferred to in these articles-that the
Germans may have left only a shell
of defensive strength along the Father
land Line'-a material rather than a
human defense-and may have been
busily preparing for a protracted de-
tense farther back, perhaps on the line
Dvinsk, Minsk-Luninets-K This
would have the advantage of leaving
the Pripet Marshes as an obstacle in
front of the German center instead
OF peril to its communications behind
the line :.
In that case, the marshy country
may slow up the Russian advance,
especially that in the Zhlobin- Bobruisk
sector. If the German resistance tends
to get steadily stronger as the Russians
60 westward, producing a temporary
stabilization somewhere in front Of
Minsk, then we will have another hint
as to the actual situation. But the
first test will be the prisoner total in
the capture of the Fatherland Line
fortresses. II the Germans were really
holding that line in force, and If they
have been overwhelmed by the speed
and violence Of the Russian attacks,
then the most far-reaching and favor
able changes In the whole situation
on the eastern front may have been
brought about literally at a blow.
The attrition of Germany's fighting
manpower Is in this connection Of par
ticular Importance. The Germans had
at the beginning of May something like
800 divisions distributed over their vari-
Gus fronts, but no main central reserve.
They have lost the equivalent of about
IS divisions in Italy: they have lost at
least four in Normandy and If the
early reports about Vitebsk are correct
they may have lost six more there.
These divisions cannot be replaced, be-
cause there are no men available for
the purpose.
tcop,risht 1914, the Tribune o.
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MIR. Barbee Replies to *


To the Editor of The Star:
No one objects to criticism less than
do, but want it to be fair and honest
Your correspondent, *" in The Star
OF June ~ charges me with saying one
thing at one time and another thing
at different time. That he can never
substantiate.
In my letter to The Star, ON which
"X' bases his criticism, I discussed onlv
one thing: The conflict between the
sworn testimony of DR.. John Frederick
May, given on April ~, 1865, and the
historical paper he wrote in 1887 In
the former he swore that the CORPSE
before him was that of John Wilkes
Booth and that he recognized it by
the features. In the latter he said
that there was not single feature of
the man he had known as John Wilkes
Booth in the corpse.
Does 1t make any difference whether
DIR. May read his paper before the
Columbia Historical Society or another
did that after his death? No one de-
nies that he wrote the paper, and no
one acquainted with the facts can dis
prove that 1t has deluded many per-
sons as to the fate OF Booth.
DAVID RANKIN BARBEE.
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Russians On Their Wav
BY Maj. George Fielding Eliot

The great Russian offensive is under
way.
1t has fallen with cyclonic violence all
along the German central front, the
so-called "Fatherland Line" driving
into It's front and enveloping both its
flanks.
The German central front appears to
be on the point of collapse
Its northern and southern bastions,
Vitebsk and Zhlobin, are in Russian
hands. Its two middle "hedgehogs."
Orsha and Mogilev, are under frontal
attack, and their communications are
already threatened from the f1anks.
Press dispatches from Moscow sug-
gest that the whole German garrison
OF Vitebsk, perhaps five or six divisions,
may have been captured. The swift
fall of Zhlobin hints at similar pos
sibility there. There is some evidence
not yet conclusive-that the morale OF
Field Marshal Walther Won Modl's army
group of the center may have given
way.
We should not yet be too certain of
this. Won Modl may be withdrawing
across the Pripet Marshes on Minsk
and Luninets. The garrisons of Orsha
and Mogilev may prove tougher than
those of Vitebsk and Zhlobin. But the
signs are all of swift and overwhelming
Russian victory just at the moment.
The point of greatest immediate in
terest is Minsk. This is the most i'm
portant communications center of White
Russia. Railways from Orsha and
Zhlobin and roads leading from both
these points, from Vitebsk and from
Mogilev, converge there. If the Rus
slams who have broken through SOUTH
west of Vitebsk or northwest of Zhlobin
can get into Minsk before the bulk Of
the retreating Germans from the
"Fatherland Line" have reached 1t or
passed through, the effect will be catas-
trophic for the whole German eastern
front.
In that case the German northern
group Of armies would be left isolated
IN the general area between the Dvina,
Lake Peipus and the Baltic coast, and
the way would be wide open for a gen.
eral Russian advance in the direction
OF Brest Litovsk and Warsaw. The
destruction of the German Army group
OF the center would thus almost at
single bound move the area Of major
fighting from Russian soil right up to
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Curb on TruveI

While the railroads express con-
fidence that civilian traffic will not
be disrupted, the order of the Of
flee of Defense Transportation and
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion directing the carriers to give
preferred treatment to military
casualties is warning to the gen.
eral public to be prepared to have
travel plans upset at a moment S
notice.
The order authorizes the railroads
to cancel reservations and vacate
space whenever this is necessary to
handle the sick and wounded, and,
going a step further, requires dis
continuance Of regular passenger
train service II the exigencies call
for such action.
In letter to President John j.
Pelley of the Association OF Ameri-
can Railroads, who announced a
few days ago that it is established
railroad policy to move war casu-
alties without regard to any incon-
venience to which other traffic may
be subjected, ODT Director J. Mon
roe johnson said that the new order
will give the railroads full legal
support in carrying out their plans
and enable them to act without fear
Of unthinking opposition"
The war has put a terrific strain
on the railroads, whose problem has
been complicated by the inability to
get anything like the amount of
new equipment that could be used.
Manpower shortage, of course, is
another factor to be reckoned with.
1t is because Of this situation that
the carriers have urged against un-
necessary travel, and the new order
serves to emphasize this admoniti~-,.
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their number had been reduced to
less than two thousand. The
Marianas then were resettled sys-
tematically by Tagals and other
colonists. Spanish was the common
language as recently as 1920. How
much Japanese immigration there
has been since that date is mystery,
but logical guess is that the inflow
has been heavy.
1t also is fair to believe that
American conquest Of the archi-
pelago will be "for keeps" The
Marianas ought never to have been
permitted to fall into the Mikado's
clutches and 1t is doubtful II they
will remain there.
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This Changing World
BY Constantine Brosrn

No one here is able to foresee how
long the Germans will be able to tight
on two fronts
If we Judge the situation on the
basis OF available troops and supplies,
they can fight defensive battle q
year or longer. The German high COM
mand does not fight wars in this man.
ner, however. 1t is mindful about its
manpower and in the light of history 1t
appears certain that when the German
generals realize that their chances Of
obtaining stalemate peace are fading
some means will be attempted to end
the war without losing everything.
From information received here
through neutral channels. the generals
who now have the fate of the Reich in
their hands, think change Of the form
Of government might induce the Allies
to accept a nominal unconditional sur
render Of the armed forces and give
Germany "just peace" BY the word
"just" they mean the preservation Of
the 1918 German frontiers with slight
notifications.
This belief Is said to be based on
the reluctance Of the Allies to kill more
men for no particular purpose.
oO 1dl tllC N1ClUdllS llaVC SuxCIGu
serious setbacks but no disasters. On
the Western Front they have lost the
Cherbourg Peninsula and the third
largest port in France.
X X \
Their casualties have been heavy but
have not broken up the forces which
have been designated to fight the Allies
in the west. They still have minimum
of so divisions, If our original estimate
Of the German strength of SO divisions
has been correct. These men are fight-
ing behind strong Notifications which
become stronger as our armies move
inland, away from the protection of the
naval artillery. In spite of the disrup-
ton Of communications by the Allied
air forces, the Germans can maneuver
In the deep area separating the beach
heads from Paris or the Rhine.
The fighting spirit Of the German
troops-with rare exceptions-is as good
as ever. The generals have not lost
their heads and the rank and file fights
according to orders from above. The
troops will defend positions to the last
man, If so ordered, or will surrender
when headquarters decides that sur
render is the best policy.
The Wehrmacht is not lacking war
material. The situation in the Caen-
st. Lo area proves this. Gen. Sir Bern
ard l.. Montgomery has attempted since
June 7 to capture these two points,
which are important for the capture OF
lie Havre, but so far he has not been
able to bulge Marshal Erwin Rommels
defensive forces. Now that Cherboug
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even before the convention
opened, rolled right over the Bricker
candidacy, 1t left some sore spots. To
nominate the Ohio Governor now for
the second highest place in the Federal
Government would erase q lot Of this
soreness. It would make for harmony
and 1t would certainly strengthen the
national ticket In Ohio and the ada
cent States Of Indiana and Pennsyl-
vania and have its effect In Illinois
all important States in the coming
election. Gov. Bricker has been q great
vote-getter In his own State. Ohio-by
the way-has almost invariably been
right In presidential elections. As It
has gone, 50 has gone the Nation.
Gov. Warren has done as much as
he can to discourage . vice presidential
nomination for himself. He doesn't
want it, frankly. Indeed, st Is his opin-
ion that the Far Western States would
be much more interested in having
place IN the cabinet-for example, Sec
retary Of the 1nterior-than 1t would
in having . Vice President.
1t is true that the battle for the presi-
dency this year appears to lie on the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts, with the
Republicans strong in the Midwest and
the Democrats in the South-although
revolt against Roosevelt fourth term
is on In that section Of the country.
It has been argued that the most po-
litically wise ticket under these cir
cumstances Is Dewey Of New York and
Warren of California.
However, Ohio has just as many elec-
toral votes as has California-25. It is
by no means q pushover for the Re-
publicans in the fight to defeat Roose-
velt. If the President is renominated.
Undoubtedly. Gov. Dewey will be con-
suited about the vice presidential NOM
ination. He has always been very
friendly to Gov. Warren. But If the
choice Of a vice presidential nomination
is thrown wide open or the convention
takes the bit in its teeth, it may well
be that Gov. Bricker will be the choice,
unless he says he will not accept.