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Evening star., 1944-05-11
French Roads, Rails
Vital 10 Both Sides
When Invasion Begins
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, May 1.-THE impor-
tance of Frances transport system
in the impending invasion of West
ern Europe was emphasized by both
the Allies and Germans today as the
London radio urged the French to
keep off the highways after the at
tack starts and Vichy repeated that
passenger train service would be re-
duced on Monday to facilitate troop
movements.
The Allied request to French
civilians was made in a BIC broad
cast of invasion instructions. 1t
stressed that troop movements must
have right of way.
The announcement by the Ger
man-controlled Vichy radio of the
forthcoming passenger train reduc-
tion, made originally three days ago
and reiterated today, caused many
in London to wonder whether the
Nazis were seizing the remnants of
the bomb-riddled railway system for
what it was worth in helping to
maintain the Atlantic wall.
Some passenger trains apparent
ly still will run. The announcement
said service would be seriously cur
tailed"
The latest German guess on when
the Allies will strike is Monday, the
same day the French train service
change is effective.
Called in last night as window
dressing for a Berlin broadcast on
anti-invasion preparations, as as
trologer intoned:
"The seventh day after the full
moon often sees casualties and
death" Monday is the seventh day
after the full moon.
Another German broadcast said
German sharpshooters we're being
equipped with special rifles fitted
with new telescope sight to pick
of the commanding officers of each
wave Of invading troops as they hit
the beaches"
On the British side of the Chan
mel, meanwhile, 1t was disclosed that
emergency units are poised and
ready to 60 into action on D-day
to evacuate and provide shelter and
food for noncombatants Of English
coastal towns that are used as in
vasion springboards. Details about
the units were kept secret.
Preparations for re-establishing
civil administrations In the Neither
lands and Belgium after they are
liberated were said to be nearly COM
plete. It was learned last night |
that the governments of those two
countries soon would sign agree
nents with Britain and the United
States providing for civil officials to
take over from the military.
Evening star., 1944-05-11

fused to run again, because of the
tremendous authority in the execu-
tive branch of the Government, the
tremendous Federal payroll and the
tremendous amount of money ap-
propriated for expenditure.
Senator Wheeler, chairman of the
Committee on Arrangements for a
Capitol ceremony on May "a in
connection with the Tooth ami
versary of the first telegraph mes
sage, said he called at the White
House on the invitation of Mai
Gen. Edwin M. Watson, presidential
secretary.
He said he and the President had
discussed postwar communications
and other international problems,
but that the subject of politics did
not come up.
He said the conversation was as
friendly as those the two enioyed
back in the days of the first Roose-
velt term when Senator Wheeler
piloted New Deal" legislation
through the Senate and before the
Montanan broke with Mr.. Roose-
welt over the court reorganization
proposal.
Evening star., 1944-05-11
Candidates BACKING
Fourth Term Win in
Ohio, West Virginia
BY the Associated Press.

Candidates leaning toward a
fourth term for President Roosevelt
won handily the Democratic COVER
norship nominations in West Vir-
ginia and Ohio in Tuesdays pri-
maries.
The winners were Circuit Judge
Clarence w. Meadows of Beckley,
w. Va, and Mayor Frank j. Lausche
Of Cleveland, Ohio. In November
they will oppose Mayor D. Boone
Dawson of Charleston and Mayor
James Garfield Stewart of Cincin-
natl, respectively.
In the West Virginia voting Judge
Meadows, New Deal supporter,
beat 38-year- old Rush D. Holt, for
mer baby Senator" who bitterly
opposed Roosevelt policies while in
Washington. Late returns gave
Judge Meadows 89,945 votes and Mr..
Holt 36,533.
Mayor Lausche of Cleveland, while
not openly advocating a fourth
term, said in his campaign that
with the war still on in November,
Iparents of servicemen must decide
between IAN experienced and an in
experienced commander in chief"
Mayor Dawson, backed by the
State COP organization and United
Mine Workers, ran up a comfortable
lead with two-thirds of the vote
counted, and his principal opponent,
Millionaire Industrialist Raymond j
Funkhouser of Charles Town, con-
ceded late yesterday.
Stewart Has Close Race. !.
Mayor Stewart of Cincinnati ap-
|parently won a close contest for the
COP gubernatorial candidacy, while
William G. Pickrel of Dayton was
believed to have an unbeatable lead
for the Ohio Democratic senatorial
nomination. Senator Taft, Republi-
can, of Ohio won denomination
without opposition.
Possibility of a recount in the Ohio
Republican gubernatorial race was
raised when a tabulation of the
States 9,l80 polling places gave
Mayor Stewart a margin of only
2,262 votes, one of the narrowest
in the States history, over Attorney
General Thomas J. Herbert, his
nearest rival
Evening star., 1944-05-11
Fourth Termers Need
Only Sc Votes to
Control Convention
~ the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
With 533 votes pledged or
claimed for fourth term, sup
porters needed only Sc more
today to supply $50 needed for
denomination of President
Roosevelt on the first ballot at
the July Democratic conven-
ton in Chicago.
washington Democrats may
furnish Is of these in a State
convention Saturday. With
action of Tennessee Republi-
cans in picking 10 delegates at
q State convention tomorrow,
this will complete the weeks
party activities,
Late counts on West Vir-
ginia's Tuesday primary indi-
cate 10 Republican delegates
either openly supporting or
leaning toward Gov. Dewey
were leading.
Evening star., 1944-05-11
ForrestuI
Continued From First Page

~jamoke" with the men. Usually he
went bareheaded. and he wore a
marine outfit.
Boxing was Mr.. Forrestals sport
at Princeton. He still has the 1.-the,
quick movements of a boxer-a re-
seinblance which Is the more marked
because of a noticeable memento
of the squared circle. His nose Is still
bit f1attened from a fracture suf-
fered in stopping leathered fist.
He is so much younger looking
than his 50 years that a story which
followed him back from his trip into
the Pacific last winter was readily
accepted in Washington. Dressed In
a khaki shirt open at the neck and
khaki trousers, he was said to have
been mistaken for a junior officer
and bawled out by one of his "su-
periors" for getting in the way.
A year and q half before he had
made q much more important trip.
That was Immediately after Amer
lean forces invaded Guadalcanal,
and the Japanese took heavy toll
of the cruiser force, thereby almost
isolating thousands of marines on
the island.
MIR. Forrestal arrived in the South
Pacific week later, realized the
threat Of disaster and began to send
orders back to Washington to rush
out supplies. Then he came back
himself and demanded that more
be done.
One notable leader told him that
he was suffering "localitis word
applied to those who failed to see
the global war in perspective. Mr..
Forrestal replied that somebody
would have bad case of "localitis"
in the seat of his pants if the
marines were lost in Gusdalcanal.
The supplies began to go out as he
desired.
Mr.. Forrestal and his wife live at
1642 Twenty-ninth street NV. Their
two teen-age sons, Michael and
Peter, are away at school.
Evening star., 1944-05-11
Wheeler Still Opposed
Ito Fourth Term After
White House Visit
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of
Montana is still opposed to fourth
term after a 45-minute conference
with President Roosevelt at the
White House-their first in four
years.
I'm against a fourth term, or a
third term, for any President" the
Montanan asserted When you go
to a third term or fourth term, you
might as well 60 to fifth or sixth -
"A third term is more unacceptable
today than when Washington re-
Evening star., 1944-05-11
Citizens Group Discusses
KimbuII School Additions

The North Randle Community
Citizens Association, at its meet
ing last night, discussed recently
announced plans for the construc-
ton Of II more rooms and a GYM
nasium at the Kimball School,
Minnesota avenue and Ely place
Sc.
The group also announced that
a picnic would be held at Fort Du-
port at Randle Circle on July 8.
Edward L. Merzereau, president,
presided over the meeting, which
was held at Kimball School.
Evening star., 1944-05-11
Big Bill Thompson Estate
Is Valued at $1,000, 900
By the Associated press,

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 11.-William
Hale Chg Bid Thompson, three
times Mayor of Chicago, left an
estate Of approximately $4,000, 600
consisting principally of cash, At
torney James w. Breen estimated
yesterday when he filed an inven-
tory report in Probate Court.
Pending probate Of the estate, a
widows award of 100000 to Mrs
Mary Wyse Thompson was approved
Evening star., 1944-05-11
Dr.. Max SchIoessinaer Dies

NEW YORK, May IL R.--Dr.
Max Schloessinger, 81, . member Of
the Board Of Governors and former
acting chancellor OF the Hebrew
University OF Jerusalem, died Tues
day In Mount Sinai Hospital after .
long illness.
Evening star., 1944-05-11
American U. Students
Plan Mothers Dinner

Mothers of American University
students will be guests of honor at
! pm. Sunday at Mothers Day
dinner sponsored by the Student
Christian Fellowship Association.
Preceding the dinner, the Rev.
Edward j. Latch will address a
congregation of students and their
parents at the Metropolitan Memo
rial Chapel on the campus.
Miss Marian Bundy, president of
the student association, will preside
at the dinner. Robert Guy will
sing.
Buy more bonds and bring victory
Evening star., 1944-05-11
One-Mun Druft List

ROMS, N. Y. R.-One man COM
prises the contingent scheduled to
leave May rs for armed service from
Board 433.
Evening star., 1944-12-10
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Dec dPp.-salable cattle.
1 aooi calves H moi, none; compared Friday last
larged Eastern orders forced all killing
classes unevenly higher than last week;
Ied steers and yearlings closed % to 1 90,
up; cows; 25 higher instances so higher;
nulS DUE ahi n1lIs' 25,5O up. and vealers firm;
pGactical : od top commercially fed steers,
Ir IS OO, paid for, yearlings show rejects
Ihursday brought, 1880 against com
6ul6 good and Choice steers at close, Il so
Ia-25; y 25 common and medium grades, II 90
ksf oo he1t no strictly shoice heifers on mar
grades, 10.0015.00; cutter cows closed at
Io0 down, most beef cows bringing 500
bG3o' With III good @ offerings to 400; light
sausage na fssGdfe offerings to 1li most stockers
heavy feeders, 1875; yeariings' 1850;
common light stockers down to 900 and
below with closing demand fairly broad
Choice WesterO aea only yearinas stFa.y
quetable at and above IA LOO.
sala6le sheep, 500; total 1000; com
and yearlings 25 lower, spots off as much
as so on, yearlings slaughter ewes steady
after early decline restored; feeding lambs.
aine sr9ne on ond all I'D classes GOOD and ehoice
4. 80 to i4.40;, medium and good. Il so.
II 90; shorn fed lambs, 12 50-13 Is; latter
price for load good and choice 1OO-pound
weights with fall shorn .pelts; good and
SLAUGHTER ewes. 1 ,5o-6. 50: bulk and Ineo me.
dium, 5.00-5.75: top. $50. on load good
and choice 130-pound fed Westerns; com
dunn to choice feeding lambs, II DOL 3 90;
good feeder yeerlings, 1850
! Salable hogs, 500; nominally steady;
comma red with oil
| cluding sows, were 10 cents lower: late
top. 1890. During the week curtailed
receipts and enlarged Eastern orders forced
la N
Evening star., 1944-12-10
Is Civic Groups Will Meet

Sixteen citizens associations have
scheduled meetings this week. Sew
eral groups will not meet this month
because of the Christmas season
The calendar for the week follows
MONDAY.
American University Park-Chil-
dren,s Museum, 4215 Massachusetts
avenue NV. 8:15 pm.
Brentwood Terrace-1251 Saratoga
avenue NE, BIS PM; war films.
Burleith = Gordon Junior High
School, Thirty fifth and T streets
NV, 8 pm; war films.
Fort Davis - Ryland Methodist
Church, Branch avenue and S street
Sc, 8 pm; film.
Hillcrest = East Washington
Heights Baptist Church, Branch and
Alabama avenues Sc, 8 pm; war
films.
Metropolis View-200 Rhode Island
avenue NE, 8 pm; honoring area
warden service.
National Gateway Church of
Christ, Twenty eighth and Douglass
streets NE; war films.
Stanton Park - Peabody School,
FIFTH and c streets NE, 8 pm.
TUESDAY.
Benning Benning School, 400
block of Minnesota avenue NE,
pm; Clifford H. Newell of Arkansas
Avenue Community Association to
speak.
Evening star., 1944-12-10
Probe Of Elastic Stop Nut
Bond Issue Launched
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Attorney
General Nathaniel L. Goldstein an
nounced today he has started an in
vestigation into issuance last jan
uary of $3,500.000 of per cent de-
bentures of Elastic Stop Nut Corp.
of Union, N. j., whose president,
William T, Hedlund committed sui
eide Nov. 20.
Mr.. Goldstein' S announcement
followed extension yesterday by the
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion of a ban on dealings in the
concerns securities, issued original
ly on the day of Mr.. Hedlund's s
death.
"The attorney generals investi-
cation" said William F. McNulty,
assistant attorney general in charge
of the inquiry, "has been undertaken
because of rumors that have been
current since the suicide of the cor
porations president. These rumors
concern the completeness of the in
formation furnished by the Elastic
Stop Nut Corp. in connection with
the qualification about the bond is
sue fOateQ in January
Evening star., 1944-12-10

Logan-Thomas Circle-1536 Six
teenth street NV, 8 pm.
Summit Park-Ann Beers School,
Thirty-sixth place and Alabama
avenue Sc, 8 pm.
WEDNESDAY.
North Randle Community KIM
ball School, Minnesota avenue and
Ely place Sc, 8 pm.
Rhode Island Avenue oodridge
Public Library, 2206 Rhode Island
avenue NE, pm.
THURSDAY.
Congress Heights - Congres
Heights School, Alabama and
Nichols avenues Sc, 8 pm; in
stallation of officers.
Park View-Park View School,
Newton and Warder streets NV, 8
pm; election OF officers.
FRIDAY.
Glover Park Stoddert School,
Fortieth and Calvert streets NV,
3 pm.
Evening star., 1944-12-10
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, Dec 9-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale prices index of
35 commodities today advanced to 107.73.
Previous day, 10: week ago. 1O6.7S:
month ago. I0R91. wear ago. lO1 81
Evening star., 1944-12-10
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Evening star., 1944-12-10
Retuil SuIes Hold
We'll Above Year Aoo

Special Dispatch to The Star
Sales of all retail stores in Octo-
ber were estimated by the Com
merce Department at $6,052 ,00O, 900,
5 per cent above the same month
last year.
After allowing for seasonal factors
and the difference in number of
business days, the departments in
dex OF retail sales reached an all
time high of 180 in October.
The department said it appears
that the dollar volume of Christmas
trade this year will exceed last years
record total.
Evening star., 1944-12-10
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Evening star., 1944-12-10
FOREIGN Exchunoe

.iddling S
n Nominal.
Evening star., 1944-12-10
Small Decrease Seen
In Crude Oil Stocks
Py the Associated press

Ey the Associated Press.
The Bureau OF Mines reported
that stocks of domestic and foreign
crude petroleum totaled 221 ,591 900
barrels on December 2, net de-
crease of $4,000 barrels for the
week. Domestic crude decreased
259,O00 barrels; foreign crude de-
creased 10000.
Daily average production was A.
$4,000 barrels, decrease of 5000.
Runs to stills averaged 1893 900, an
increase of 21,0OO.
Evening star., 1944-12-10
Spanish War Veterans

Petit Camp will meet Tuesday
and Dewey Camp on Thursday.
Col. James s. Petit Auxiliary will
meet at 8:15 pm, December IL, at
the Naval Lodge Hall. Plans will
be made for the Christmas party
which will be held on December 23.
Draping Of charter for two deceased
members.
Col. James s. Petit Camp is max
Evening star., 1944-12-10
IA to Increase Budget

The 1el4-5 budget OF the Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase Parent Teach
er Association will be discussed at
the next general meeting at 8 pm.
Wednesday at the school. DR.. T. D.
Martin, director Of membership OF
the NEA, will speak.
Evening star., 1944-12-10

exchange rates follow Great Britain in
dollars, others in cents):
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
United States cents, .O84 of cent higher.
Europe-Great Britain official buying,
4.02; selling. 4.04.
Latin America-Argentina, free. 2492,
unchanged; Brazil, free, 5.25n: Mexico,
20.65n.
n Nominal
Evening star., 1944-12-10
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Dec o (R.-Mill buying
and covering steadied the near months in
cotton futures today. The distant months
Jagged rejecting uncertainty over future
Government policy in cotton. Limited Of
alton.
Futures closed 40 cents a bale higher
to 3 cents lower
Evening star., 1944-12-10

ing plans for the entertainment in,
the near future OF the veterans In
Mount Alto Hospital.
Evening star., 1944-12-10

Jobs Daughters
Bethel No. will have installation
OF officers at 8 pm. Saturday at the
Masonic Temple.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-01
Band Mll<x::;: !:
u ~ ~ &
z anderson Mercn a.;ls Ar.
Ready To Serve You

Stores are well stocked with the things YOU want
most for Christmas, anO every merchant Will
welcome an opportunity to help supply your
CHRISTMAS needs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23

obviously expecting baby Her father worked in
4 shipyard, and the mother in ten-cent store.
Another girl in the same plight was from
Kansas City She was IL Her parents we're dead
and she had come west with an aunt and uncle
in a trailer now parked their home in an empty
space on the outskirts of the city
Just how the traffic in Maynard girls pro
crossed, not in spot but In many may be seen
in figures given out by the courts themselves.
In New York City in 1871, the number of com
mitments in which the ages ran between Is and
u was 81 In 1912 the number was l2O. For the
first six months Of 1913 it 100
In San Francisco the number OF girls brought
10 trial in 1941 was 300 in 1912, il was AIS; and
in the first five months OF 1913 it was 299. An
average OF 70 per cent Of them are from outside
states. In January 1913, II girls picked up
in hOnkytOnks off the streets In February,
out Of y, three were infected; in March out of
II, two were infected; in April out of 49, two were
eXpectant mothers, and nine were infected.
II may be said that these were scaportS, and
conditions therefore. were aggravated
All right then, let 90 to Maine and then
down the line and criss-cross here and there over
the country. From the Juvenile Aid Bureau Of
Maine comes word that over 300 transient minors
were sent home during the last two years
IN 1912 there were 1875 delinquency cases dis.
posed of, an increase of IL per cent over preced.
ing years. While no separate account was made
of girl wildlings, the opinion of the welfare work.
ers was that they were much more numerous than
they used 10 be.
Here are reports from other cities, showing
the percentage OF increased WayWardncss among
adoescent girls during the last two years:
Jacksonville Fla. 80 per cent; Philadelphia,
20 per cent; Portland Ore. 30 per cent; Durham,
y. G., the Legitimate birth rate has gone up 40
St f7HtS the rate unmarried mothers,
mostly between the ages of Is and 1S years has
gone up 20 per cent; Baltimore reports that the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23

And so on and on through the records of 80
cities, only one of which, Akron, Ohio, reports
increase
Constantly wt1ife was listening in at court
sessions, my memory took me back TO days before
the first World War when I went TO Denver 10
interview Judge Ben b. Lindsay, who was the
founder of the Juvenile Court
His courtroom was scarcely more than large
closet. No one went into that room but the young
delinquent and the Judge, who had famiarizcd
himself with the case.
Before sitting down to talk with her he knew
all that the parents the welfare workers knew,
and more. For ne had a natural instinct for know
ing what il that made the young 90 wrong
He talked with them like gentle allknoWing and
ALLOWING father He talked separately with the
parents. And, when he thought it necessary, ne
brought them all together before him
have the same recollection Of the first days
in the Juvenile Court in San Francisco when
Judge Murasky patterned his procedure after that
of Judge Lindsay. using that same wise and gentle
persuasion II worked more often that II failed.
Today, delinquent girls, in many instances, are
tried in courtrooms with many as fifty wit
nesses, attendants, welfare workers and witnesses
sitting around the walls The judge is not elected
as a Juvenile Court judge because of his special
fitness for the highly delicate mechaniSmS involved
He is of several judges who rotate from
court 10 court and seldom does he know anything
about the case until he reads il in court from the
account prepared for him by the police and social
workers.
There are, of course, many more delinquents
than there used 10 be. And 1t is not possible TO
give each case the attention it deserves. Nor has
the Judge the knowhow it takes TO make his de
cision a remedial one. Too often the road 10 the
institution is the only one open.
(Note:-Since of the purposes of the Iu.
VeniIe Court is to conceal the identity OF minors
brought before il, where specific cases are men.
toned, the locations Of the courts are not given
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23

49, one was 10 and one was 20 years old. Three
were ladies of the evening"
In a court i'm an inland industrial city, three
underage girls were trial for bigamy-or per
-AaPS+Shegl4- SAY Peiyeafrfy. fhey had set out
together from southern mountain district 10
make matrimony profitable war project
The oldest Of the three had been married when
-She was u years old. She was the mother Of two
boys whom she had left with her mother Her
husband had gone away "some place" to look for
work The girl worked I'm tobacco Her earnings
afforded bare living When year had gone
by without word from her husband she figured
out what she thought would be an easy way 10
fill in the gap.
She had heard tell that the wives of soldiers
and sailors received fifty dollars a month plus
thirty dollars a month for each child. She decided
10 indulge in many marriages and had passed the
idea on to two
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23

number OF children be.
tween Is and 70 years SUI.
fering with social diseases
is up 30 per cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23

neighborS. @
At the time
Of her arre st
she had man.
aged somehow
to inveigle a
sailor and a ma
rine, and was
on her way 10
meet a soldier
for her fourth