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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-12

He is having trouble overcoming
the Army's policy, learned in Eu-
rope, against fraternizing with
civilians.
He was seasick only one day
aboard the transport coming home
He underwent his own physical
examination by an Army veterinary
surgeon after landing at Norfolk.
1t. Cleveland couldn't cart along
enough C rations for Rascal for the
3o-day furlough, he said, and he
anticipated feeding trouble.
LAS it turned out" he said, II
solved the question pretty easily. I
Just switched him to dog food and
he went for it. There doesn't seem
to be much difference between the
two. In fact, I've sometimes sus-
pected that they might be the same
thing under different names.
'Rascals mother adopted the bat
talon for a couple of months over
there" the officer continued. But
we couldn't teach her the non
fraternizing rule. The first thing
we knew, after Rascal was born, she
was AWOL and we haven't seen her
since. I'm thinking of listing her
for desertion."
At the end of their furlough, Ras-
cal, 1t. Cleveland and the rest of
the outfit will reassemble at Fort
Leonard Wood, Mo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-12
Rome Paper Publishes
Ciano 'Counferdiary'
Ry LEIGH WHITE,
Foreign Correspondent of The Star ar
Chicago Daily News.

Foreign Correspondent of The Star and
Chicago Daily News.
ROME, July 1.-THE weekly Gior-
male di Roma appeared on the
streets today with the first INSTALL
ment of a piratical "counterdiary"
obviously designed to steal the thun-
der attendant on the Forthcoming
publication in the daily newspaper II
Tempo of the authentic diary of the
late Count Galeazzo Ciano.
II Tempo, which has purchased
from the Chicago Daily News the
exclusive rights in Italy to the Ciano
diary, will publish the first INSTALL
ment of the sensational document
on Saturday. For the past two weeks
it has been advertising, by means Of
leaflets and wall posters, the forth
coming appearance of the Ciano
diary.
Several days ago this correspond
emit was told by Giornale di Roma's
editors to be on the lookout for a
sensational "counterdiary," written
by former diplomatic colleague of
Ciano's, which they would publish
in order to show Italians what a
liar Ciano was"
To Judge from the first installment
of an anonymous "counterdiary."
however, 1t is but commentary on
certain installments of the real Ci-
ano diary which have fallen into the
hands of Giornale di Roma in ad-
vance Of its publication in II Tempo.
,Corgrisht, 1e45, Chicago Daily News, Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-12
Maryland PTA Ends
Annual Conference
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, July H.
approximately 1906 Maryland par
ents and teachers yesterday con-
Guided their annual conference at
the University of Maryland with a
tea after two-day session In which
they discussed means of strength
efling their organization.
The delegates to the conference,
which was sponsored by the Mary
land Congress Of Parents and
Teachers, were entertained at the
tea by DR.. H. C. Byrd, university
president.
Before adjournment the delegates
reviewed their progress in sum-
mary of detectives. One hundred
and fifteen delegates were presented
with attendance certificates by DR.
Arnold e. loyal, acting dean of the
university's college of education.
Speakers during the day included
Nilsson Raver, executive secretary
of the Maryland State Teachers
Association; Mrs. Harold Warder
of Indianhead, national PTA mag
azine chairman; Mrs. Earl w. Cos
weller of Aberdeen, State parlia-
mentarian for the Maryland Home
makers Clubs; Mrs. G. r. Clements
of Annapolis, Bulletin editor; Mrs
Fred Bull of White Hall and Mrs
Albert L. Gardener, national vice
president for Region 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-12
Entire Italian Convoy
For Libyu Is Lost

November 9-"Since September 1e
we have given up trying to get con-
voys to Libya. Tonight we tried it
again. A convoy of ships left with
2 cruisers and 10 destroyers. . a" An
engagement occurred with unex-
plainable results. All, I mean all,
our ships were sunk, and maybe two
or three destroyers. We have
no right to complain If Hitler sends
KeSselring as commander in the
south"
November 11-"Mussolini is eXas-
perated and takes it out on the
Croatians from Spalato, who throw
bombs at our soldiers. I, too, will
begin the system of hostages he
says. I will give orders that for
every one of our men who is wound
ed, two Of theirs must be shot, and
for every one killed, 20 of theirs.
But he knows he won't do it,
November 12-"Relying on some
uncertain information, a bulletin
was drawn up which attributed the
sinking of two steamers of 10000
tons to the submarine Malaspina.
AS far as real sinkings are concerned,
the only one was that of the italian
submarine which has been missing
for 10 days. The assistant head of
the general staff, Admiral Sanso-
netti, took his pencil and increased
the 10000 to 10000 because this
would create greater effect . .
From what is said all the navy
knows and repeats that Admiral
Riccardi (chief of naval staff owes
his position to the influence of Mime.
Petacci (mother of Mussolini's mis-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-12
Green, kapIan Take Over
Frampton S Planning Duties

Pending appointment of a secre-
tary-treasurer to replace Hugh M.
Frampton of Chevy Chase, who died
suddenly Sunday night, the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission yesterday au-
thorized Commissioner Richard
Green to sign checks and supervise
accounts Of the commission, and
Chief Engineer Irwin I. Kaplan to
act as temporary secretary.
The commission, at special meet
ing in Silver Spring, voted unani-
mously to continue the custom of
appointing the secretary-treasurer
from Montgomery County. The
members also stated it is their pres
ent plan to ask other members of
the commission and Of its staff to
perform the routine work of a Sec
rotary and treasurer until capable
man becomes available for appoint
ment. No salary increases are con-
templated for either Mr.. Green or
Mr.. Kaplan, during the time they
take over these duties.
Mr.. Frampton had served as secre-
tary-treasurer/ of the commission
since November II, 1913. He died
suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage
at his home at 4712 Drummond
avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-12
5 Released in Assault Case
After Woman Confession
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BEL AIR, Md, July 12.-Criminal
assault charges against five youths
accused Of attacking a 24-year-old
married woman were dismissed yes
terday by Trial Magistrate Stanley
s. Spencer, who said the woman adj
mitted she went willingly with the
group.
The youths ranged in age from
IA to 81.
At the time they were arrested.
the plaintiff, resident of Berkeley.
Hartford County, whose husband is
with the Army overseas, told police
she met the five in an inn on United
States Highway No. last Friday
night, that they were supposed to
take her home, but instead drove to
a field where four Of the i've as
saulted her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-12
Former Social Security Eagles
Are Going Into Retaining Wall

in a railroad freight station. So 1t
sold them. Purchaser was G.. r.
Henderson, who lives at 5740 Lee
boulevard, Arlington. At the time
Mr.. Henderson said he bought the
giant birds because they were a
bargain" Today, he won't say why
he bought them. But he freely adj
mits that when they came to roost
in his back yard, private dispute
arose, this one between himself and
Mrs. Henderson.
Mr.. Henderson also declines to
say what he paid for the four Sec
tions of winged limestone, but he
admits that they cost him 5000 to
move from washington to his home.
There they stood until recently,
when he hired a contractor with an
air hammer to break them UP. This,
he said, was necessary because the
stone was particularly hard, and the
job cost another $500. Now, Mr..
Henderson has q pile of rock Of
assorted shapes and sizes. He says
he doesn't know what 1t will cost
to build the retaining wall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-12
alexandra List
|Of Voters Ready
| For Primary

Alexandria's new voting list has
been completed and is ready for use
in the Democratic primary of Au-
gust Z, according to City Treasurer,
Roger G. Sullivan, who said the list
contains 1925 names.
According to Mr.. Sullivan, this Is
the largest list with the exception Of
that used In the recent presidential
election, when a supplement brought
the number to 1925. However,
since the list closed 500 more per-
sons have paid their taxes and while
not eligible to vote on August 4,
their number increases the list to an
all-time high.
For the first time, the voting list
is a master one, with all names re-
corded in alphabetical order rather
than divided into wards. The fact
that election officials will have the
list available at the polls In addition
to the registrars ward list, will
make 1t q matter of seconds for ON
cials to determine II voter is elig-
ible by reason of payment Of taxes,
and is expected to speed UP pro-
cedure on voting days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-12
Whitestone Named Head
Of Water Safety Group

Appointment of Julian White
stone, / West Mason avenue, Alex
andria, Va, Washington policeman,
as chairman of water safety for the
Alexandria Red Cross was an
nounced by Mrs. Albert Miller,
chairman, at a Board Of Directors
meeting yesterday.
Mr.. Whitestone has been con-
nected with the Red Gross since 1886
as an instructor in water safety. He
recently worked with the District
chapter and has taught standard
and advanced first aid and water
safety at the Metropolitan Police
School in Washington. At present
he is teaching Junior and senior life
saving classes at the Alexandria
municipal swimming pool.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-12
German Generals
Afraid to Tell Hitler

November 6-"Anna Maria Bis
mark (wife of the Nazi Minister)
said to Anfuso (Ciano's secretary
that when Gen. Rintelen (head of
the German military mission in
Itaiy) went to see the Fuehrer on
the eastern front he was approached
by the German marshals and gen.
erals, and a sort Of meeting oc-
CURED.
During the meeting they en-
treated him to find some way of
conveying to Hitler that the con-
duct of the war in Russia is pure
folly, that the Germany Army is
wearing down, that it cannot hold
out, and that he is leading Germany
to the brink. of ruin. 1t seems this
is the unanimous opinion of the
military leaders, but no one dares
to tell Hitler. Rintelen, too, has
been careful not to do So"
November S-"The figures sent by
our Embassy in Washington about
American war production have i'm
pressed Mussolini, who asked that a
comparative chart be made with
earlier months. The increase is
tremendous.
ut seems that Won Plessen (Nazi
oficiaD asked point-blailk Of a lady
at dinner when win the revolution
begin in Italy?' The lady replied
Z calmly, AS you know, we follow the
Germans in everything. The revo-
luton will take place after it hap
pens IN your country Friendly at
mospherep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-12
DsiHRstoniing
&Ren,iindesy@e

Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
va, Wa, X-2, Y-2 and Ia re-
main valid through September
30. Stamps K-2 through P-2 good
through July 81. Stamps Ga
through U-2 valid through August
81. Stamps Al, B-1, CT, D-1
and Ell valid through October 81.
Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
d., Ell, FL, GIL and HI re-
main valid through September
80. Stamps To through KIP
good through July 81. Stamps
Y-2, Z-2, AL, B-1 and C-1 valid
through August 81. Stamps i'll,
XII, Lei, MI and Nj valid
through October 81.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
win pay two red ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Eugar-Stamp No. SO valid for s
pounds through August 81. Next
stamp valid September /. z
Gasoline-B-7, CT, B-s and CO
coupons good for gallons each.
A-16 coupons valid for gallons
each through September 81.
Shoes-Airplane stamps /, 2 and 8
in Book No. 8 good indefinitely for
one pair Of shoes each. An as-yet-
unnumbered shoe stamp becomes
valid August /.
Fuel 0il-Periods /, 2, 3, and
coupons good for 10 gallons per
unit through August 81. Period ]
coupons for 1886 season now
valid. All currently valid coupons,
except for serially- numbered cou-
pons of definite value. viii expire
August 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-12

There's a CT in the Washington
area on a 30-day furlough after
European battle service that is hav-
ing his first basic training In civil
ian life. Born in foxhole the night
before American troops burst across
the Roer River, he campaigned
clear to Schwerin, Germany, before
the war ended.
The veteran Is Rascal, a small
but wise dog, whose ancestry is at
least part wire-haired terrier and
who Is the mascot of the Service
Battery, 45th Field Artillery Bat
talon, 9Th Division. Because his
entire life has been spent with the
Army, Rascal has some unusual
habits for dog, according to 1t.
George r. Cleveland, Berry road,
Waldorf, Md, who is conducting the
pups basic training as a civilian.
For instance:
The day the battalion landed at
Norfolk and were fed steak dinners
at Camp Patrick Henry, Rascal re-
fused to eat fried steak and a
raw lamb chop. Instead, he insisted
on c rations.
He protests at riding in anything
but jeep.
He made no trouble at LIE Havre,
France, at being concealed In a
barracks bag while going aboard a
troop transport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-12
War Departments
Gas, Tire Rationing
Board 10 Be Closed

The War Department Gasoline
Ration Board, established last month
in the Munitions Building, Twen-
tieth street and Constitution avenue,
has been discontinued at the request
of the Army, the District once of
Price Administration said today.
OPA explained that when the
board was set up at the suggestion
of the War Department 1t was un-
derstood retired Army officers would
serve as volunteer employees.
Object of the board was to cen
tralize gasoline and tire rationing
for District civilian and Army en-
ployes of the War Department.
Thus, considerable time was spent
in transferring records from SIS
scattered local boards to the Mt
nitions Building office. Approx
mately 1000 vehicles were served
by the board.
Brig. Gen. George P. Tyner, U. S.
A., retired, was installed as chair
man of the board. The Army OBJ
jected to retired officers still on the
Army payroll passing on applica-
tons, the OPA said. Gen. Tyner
had served as a volunteer
hearing officer in the District OPA
Office.
Since it was impossible to staff
the board with civilian employees,
the OPA was forced to abandon it,
When the board was set up June Is
it was with the approval Of Daniel
P. Woolley of New York, regional
administrator, who was acting upon
the request Of the War Department,
the QPA saidsa ~
The procedure now will be to re-
turn the records to their original
local boards where War Department
employees will be served as before
the new board was established, OPA
said. IS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-12
John Stewart Elected
School Board Head in
Arlington County

John M. Stewart has been elected
by the Arlington County School
Board to serve as its chairman for
1945-46, with jackson w. Ross as
vice chairman, it was announced to-
day by School Supt. Fletcher Kemp
The school year win open Septem-
Der 5, Mr.. Kemp said, the Christmas
holiday will be from December 81 to
January l, inclusive. Other holidays
viii be Thanksgiving Day and the
following Friday; February 20; Good
Friday, Easter Monday and Decora-
ton Day.
Mr.. Kemp also announced the ap-
pointment of DR.. A. L. Maiden as
the county school visiting teacher
for 1856. This is a new position
he said, involving relations between
the school and the home
Principals Appointed.
Principals appointments for 1885,
46 are as follows:
Washington-Lee High school, G.
M. Richmond; Thomas Jefferson
Junior High School, Charles j.
Walsh. Claude Swanson Junior
High School, Miss Lena Wolfe, and
Dolly Madison Junior High School,
z. w. Paulette.
Elementary schools - Patrick
Henry, George G. Bagby; Henry
Clay, Miss Mary Smith; Thomas
Nelson Page, Miss Daisy West; Nellie
Gusts, Mrs. Meta Saffelle; James
Monroe, Miss Clara Coffman;
Cherrydale, Miss Elizabeth Beale;
Stonewall Jackson, Miss Lille Mos
seletti; Hume, Miss Virginia Gard
sner; Fontaine Maury, Mrs. Elsie
sEllis; John Marshall, Miss Mary
Barbour; Woodrow Wilson, Miss
Mary Csrey- II.
Other Principals Named.
Also appointed were: waiter Reed
Miss Elizabeth Coleman; Kate Wal
Ter Barrett, Miss Hattie Hanks;
Harrington, Miss Grace Hall Bar
croft, Mrs. Evelyn Lynn; Robert e
Lee, untitled; Charles A. Stewart
Miss Olivita Thomas; James Mad
isen, Miss Louise Brady; Woodlawn
Miss Gertrude Kidwell; Woodmont
Miss Vida Chewing; Shirley, Mrs
Virginia Action; Pickett, Mrs. Mary
Toner. and Glen Carlyn, Mrs. Mary
Wibert.
Hoffman-Boston Junior and SEN
Tor High School (colored), Milton
Rose; Kemper Elementary (colored
SCHOOL,, Miss Lillian Smackum, and
John Langston Elementary (colored
school, Mrs. Elizabeth Hill.
The school census, Mr.. Kemp said
is 20,507 white Children under ]
year to 10 inclusive and 2,148 colored
children In the same age group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-12

Two eaton stone eagles, which
first became subject Of public and
private dispute and then turned in
to a first-class white elephant, have
now passed through another transit
ton. Today, they are a pile OF
rock, and soon will become a re-
tanning wall.
This series of metamorphoses be-
gan when the Social Security Build
ing was being erected in Washing
ton. The stone eagles were carved
in a decidedly modern manner as
adornments for the structure. Then
the public dispute began.
When one was perched atop the
new building, some said that as dec
orations, the eagles laid an egg.
Majority opinion was that they were
hideous. The first one was taken
down and the second never reached
the aerie surrounding the Social
Security Building. That was In
October, 1910.
Early In 1941 the Government had
to get them out Of q temporary nest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-12

Capt. Edgar Sims, chief Of the
Alexandria Police Department, to-
morrow marks the goth year Of con-
tinuous service on the force.
Born in Elizabethton, Tenn,
Capt. Sims served four years In the
Marine Corps during the last war.
He was employed by the American
Express Co. and the Goodyear Tire
g. Rubber Co. before he joined the
force on July Is, 1925, at the age
of 27.
He was promoted to sergeant in
October, 1925, and In July, 1928, be-
came the city's first detective. He
worked In the bureau, at first alone
and later with two other men, and
in January, 1885, was promoted to
the rank of detective lieutenant, a
position he held until May, 1941,
when he was made acting captain.
He still holds this rank as the de-
partment's head, as 1t. Col. John
Arnold Is serving In the Army.
Capt. Sims has been commended
for outstanding service on several
occasions. While he was in the De-
tective Bureau he was instrumental
In solving the Woodhouse murder
for which he was commended by the
late Mayor w. A. Smoot, and his
part in bringing to justice the muir
derer of Police Sergt. Charles r..
McClary in 1929 again won him off,
cial praise.
A letter of praise which Capt.
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Suner Hates British,
Americans and Russians

November 24-"I have made notes
on my conferences, and on my i'm
pressions of Berlin. I add here
something more indiscreet.
"The atmosphere of the anti
Comintern meeting was strange.
Serrano Suner Spanish for
eign minister) was aggressive, pun
gent, but quite favorable. " He
really hates the British, the Amer
leans and the Russians.
"Bardossy Hungarian prime min
isterl wore a resigned air and cast
a modest and cautious daras 1T Ger
many as often as he could.
Mikai Antonescu Romanianl is a
beginner In foreign politics.
The Danish representative was more
like a fish out of water than any
one I have ever seen. The
Germans we're masters of the house
and made us feel it even though
they were especially polite.
"Goering was impressive when
he spoke Of the Russians who were
eating themselves, and who also
have eaten a German guard in a
prisoners camp. He spoke with the
utmost indifference. Yet he is
human. Tears came into his eyes
when he spoke Of Udet and Moelders
German aces whose deaths were
announced as accidentally who
have lately disappeared.
"Goering said hunger among the
Russian prisoners has reached such
extremes that to have them march
to the interior it is no longer neces-
sary to send them under guard. 1t
is enough to put portable kitchen
with its odor Of food at the head Of
a column, and thousands and thou
sands of them will trail along like
a herd of famished animals.
"And we are in the year of grace,
1941!"
November 29-"The battle of Mar
marica (for Tobruk In Libya) has
reused more interest among Ital-
ians than any episode so far in the
war. If we should win, the British
situation would become very diff
cult. Britain would have to face
four crises: Public opinion at home,
delusion In America, clear-cut
from France and loss of
face in the East. with repercussions
in Turkey and even India.
December 1-"Five ships of con-
voy were forced to turn back, one
was beached and two were sunk.
The result is not brilliant. -" The
Libyan situation has crystalized
somewhat. - Cavallero (chief of
the general staff defines it as seri-
GUS, but consistent. God only knows
what he means.
Experience teaches me that when
generals entrench themselves behind
some unintelligible jargon it means
they have tails of straw"
December RI Duce is concerned
about the food problem. He is con-
vinced now we lack 5000, 900 quintals
(about $4,000 tons) of grains to
supply our needs. It will be neces-
sary to borrow it from Germany.
. . Mussolini cannot make up his
mind to write letter to the
Fuehrer making the request. But it
seems to be absolutely necessary.
Even those responsible for domestic
order believe that any more food
restrictions certainly will cause dis
orders"
(Tonnorro,o-The Jdps Attack