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Evening star., 1945-07-05
Spanish Paper Crificizes
French Stand on Tangier
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID. July 5.-The newspaper
Pueblo, Falange party organ, criti-
cized the French government yes
.terday for supporting Russias re-
quest for permission to participate
in the American British French
conference on Tangier
The newspaper, in the first pub
lie comment in Spain on the Rus
sian proposal, said the United
States and Britain "share our wor-
ries" over the possibility that Rus
sia might share in the administra-
ton of the International zone.
Evening star., 1945-07-05
Curtin Dies After Long Illness;
Led Australia. S War Activities
Prime Minister, Like
Roosevelt. Cove Life
To Cause of Freedom

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BY the Associated Press.
CANBERRA, Australia, July S.
Prime Minister John Curtin, go, died
today after long Illness from a
heart ailment with lung complica-
tions.
His successor probably will be
chosen next Thursday by the Labor
Party from Deputy Prime Minister
Francis M. Forde; Treasurer Joseph
B. Chifiey, a former locomotive en-
,gineer, or Minister of External Af-
fairs Herbert " Evatt, Australia,s S
delegate to the San Francisco Secu-
rity Conference.
Pending selection, Mr.. Forde will
continue as acting Prime Minister.
He was appointed army minister,
second in command of the govern
ment, when the Curtin government
took Office In 1871.
Before crowded galleries, the fed
eral parliament mourned Mr.. Cur
tins death. A state service will be
held here tomorrow. The funeral
service will be at Perth, in Western
Australia, probably on Sunday.
Tributes porede in shortly after
Mr.. Curtin died.
Mr.. Forde said: Like his great
colleague President Roosevelt, Cur
tin poured out his strength that the
world might be delivered of oppres-
sion and secured against future ag-
gression.'
At the wars outset, Mr.. Curtin
said Il turn to America without a
pang."
To critics who charged he had
turned over Australia to Gen. Mac
Arthur lock, stock and barrel, the
Prime Minister replied he was proud
he could do just that.
The close friendship with Gen.
Macarthur made them known to
each other as John and Doug"
Gen. Macarthur has conveyed his
deepest sympathy to the Common
wealth.
President Truman yesterday
expressed deep sorrow at the
death OF Mr.. Curtin. His state
ment said:
1T is with deep sorrow that I
have learned Of the death today
of the Right Hon. John Curtin,
Prime Minister of Australia, who
has hro,tohf 20 the y,,,hlin ear,yioa
of his country not only great
ability and integrity but also a
deep sense of loyalty to the prin-
ciples which have guided the
United Nations through this war
so VIGOROUSLY ended in Europe
and so successfully waged in the
Far East. The Government and
people of the United States
mourn with the people OF Aus
tralia the passing of this great
leader"
A year ago, medical advisers told
the Prime Minister he must take a
long rest, but he returned to duty
prematurely and in April had to re-
enter a hospital The Australian
press acclaimed him as a war cas-
ualty,' victim of four years of efforts
to save his country The immediate
cause of death was coronary throm-
bosis.
Mr.. Curtin was the son of police
officer. He was born at Creswick, a
small gold mining town in Victoria,
and early in life. associated himself
with the Australian trade union
movement.
He edited The Worker, oficial pa
per Of the Labor party In West Aus
tralia, before entering politics.
In 1924 Mr.. Curtin represented
Australia at the Conference of the
International Labor ONCE at Ge-
neva, Switzerland. Four years later
he was elected to the Australian
House of Representatives, remaining
Evening star., 1945-07-05

group and two night fighter squad
rons from the United States Army
Air Forces in Italy-all veterans Of
more than two years overseas sery-
ice-have been designated to re-
main in Europe as part of the occu-
pational air command.
Mai. Gen. j. M. Bevans, COM
mander of the American Air Forces
in the Mediterranean, announced
that the units chosen are the I'd,
9th and 99th Heavy Bombardment
Groups, the 18th Fighter Group and
the 4l6th and 4l7th Night Fighter
Squadrons.
Evening star., 1945-07-05

B-29s will deliver your used tin
cans to Tokyo If you put them in
separate containers by your garbage
can. Plane parts and bomb fuses
demand quality tin. If not col
lected, phone Republic 84SS.
Evening star., 1945-07-05

We need tin and we need it badly!
Not tomorrow or next week, but
NOW! Place prepared tin cans in
separate containers near garbage
bins. If not collected, phone Re-
public 84SS.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Medical Center Bill
Slated for Hearinq

Nearly a dozen witnesses will
testify Thursday before the House
District Committee in support oi
the Senate-passed bill FOR Fedora
aid in the construction of a new
hospital center here, 1t was reported
yesterday.
The date for the hearing was
fixed by District Committee Chair
man Randolph at the request OF
Representative Bloom, Democrat, Of
New York, chairman of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, who
has taken a lively interest in the
need for replacing Washington's in.
adequate and worn-out hospital
buildings.
Among the witnesses will be Mr.
Bloom, Senator Tydings, Democrat
Of Maryland, a co-author with
Chairman Bilbo Of the Senate Dis.
tri:t Committee of the hospital-aie
bill; spokesmen for nonprofi
Washington hospitals who are in.
terested in the legislation, and Maj
Gen. Philip B. Fleming. Admins.
traitor of the Federal Works Agency
These include DR. Hugh S. Cum
mings of the Columbia Hospital TO
Women; George Garrett, president
and Samuel H. Kaufman, a mem
ber, of the board of directors o
Emergency Hospital; William r
Castle, president of the board o
Garfield Hospital; the Rev. Charlie
| Warner and DR., William A. Morgan
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Reported Assault Attempt
By Navy Officers Probed

District police last night were in
vestigating a complaint by a o.
year r-old woman that she had been
the victim of an attempted GRIM
inal assault early yesterday by two
naval officers near East-West high
way and Colesville road in Silver
Spring.
Montgomery County police, how
ever, insisted that the incident oc-
Cured in the District on Eastern
avenue between Georgia avenue ano
Sixteenth street NV. Navy shore
patrol authorities said they had re.
ceived a report but refused to di.
vulge the contents.
Washington police said the WON.
an told them she and another
woman met the two officers at 9
Washington hotel. She said she die
not know their names.
She told police the group went tt
a tavern outside Washington te
drink beer and dance, after which
the men took the other woman
home. The woman said that while
driving her home, the men attempt.
ed to assault her.
She said one Of the men STRUCK
her in the eye when she resisted
and then she was forced from tn,
car.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Two Sailors Are Arrested
On Charges Of Robbery

Two sailors were arrested by police
yesterday and charged with robbery
and attempted robbery in two sep
arate incidents that occurred shortly
after midnight in the vicinity of the
300 block of D-street NV.
Lester T. Flint, 20, one of the
sailors who is stationed at the Naval
Receiving Station, Anacostia, is be-
ing held at the First Precinct. The
other, who is II, has been turned
over to the Shore Patrol.
/ Grin A. Whitted, SO, of 1T Seaton
place NV, reported to police that
about l am. yesterday he was ap-
preached by two sailors who threat
ened him with rubber hose and
attempted to drag him into an alley
/ near Sixth and D streets NV
Police quoted Mr.. Whitted as saying
he had resisted and that the sailors
had fled without getting the money
they had demanded.
Edward B. Rand, Al, of Camden
Conn, reported that about l 80 m
he was approached by two sailors
who demanded his money. Mr.
Rand told police that when he re.
fused to hand over his pocketbook
although he gave them 81 in change
they attempted to drag him into 8
parking lot in the 900 block of [
street NV. They were scared of
by an approaching taxicab, police
said.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Two Dial Phone Exchanges
In Berwyn Begin Operation

Two new telephone exchanges
Tower and Tyler, were placed in
operation this morning, replacing
the Berwyn exchange, the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co
announced.
The change. affecting approx.
mately 1000 subscribers in Berwyn
was made to convert the system
from manual to dial operated tele.
phones.
All of the new dial phones are in.
stalled and special telephone di.
rectory of the new numbers ha;
been issued to Berwyn subscribers
The Tower exchange will be usee
by the regular residential and bust.
ness phones and Tyler will be usec
on coin box phones in the area.
Evening star., 1945-12-02

Maurice Rosenberg. He is a past
master of Henry Knox Field Ma
sonic Lodge and past vice COM
mander of both the American Le-
gion and Veterans of Foreign Wars
posts. He is married and has a son,
who is in the Marine Corps, and
two daughters.
Other newcomers who have an
nouneed for the Council are Marshall
Beverley, "a, who will run In the
Fifth Ward, and Charles L. Nash,
who will run from the new Second
Ward.
No opposition has appeared to
City Attorney Joseph L. Pancoast
of Mount Vernon Gardens, who is
expected to seek a second term, or
to City Collector c. Page Waller,
106 West Linden street, who has
been in Office since 1885,
Other Councilmen Listed.
Other incumbent councilmen, all
of whom are expected to run, are
First Ward, Thomas A. Hulfish, who
has served one term and will oppose
Mr.. Delaney, who has represented
the present Second Ward since 1888;
Third Ward, Mr.. Ewald, who has
been in Office since 1912: Fourth
Ward, Vice Mayor George K
Bender, who has represented his
ward since 1884; Fifth Ward 1t
Col. Everett A. Hellmuth, COM
manding officer of the 11th Bat.
talon, Virginia State Guard, who
has been in office since 1912, ano
who will be opposed by Mr. Beverley
Sixth Ward, Mr.. Downey, who was
elected in March, 1945, to fill the
unexpired term of the late George
l.. Burgess.
Mayor William T. Wilkins, who
has been Mayor for the last si2
years previously served on the
council for one term, is expected tt
be candidate-at-large. John Lo.
gan, who was elected in November
1914, to fill the unexpired term oi
Eugene Simpson, resigned, anc
John w. Tulloch, who was elected
last month to fill the unexpirec
term of the late Charles M. Stump
are also expected to be candidates
at-large.
Mr.. Monroe has announced thai
petitions may be presented to hin
up to midnight Tuesday at his home
liz West Mount Ida avenue.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
10 Infants Die
|Of Suffocotion
Here in Year

Warning that the death of g.
month-old child from suffocation in
his crib, brought fatalities of this
type here to 10 for the year, the Red
Cross Accident Prevention Service
said last night that such tragedies
are largely preventable.
Students in Red Cross classes are
instructed in ways to avoid infant
suffocations, it was explained. An
even room temperature should be
maintained, SO that very. few bed
clothes are necessary and bed
clothes should be tucked in over
the child and under the mattress.
The mattress should be of fairly
firm material and no pillows should
be used, the Red Cross said.
The child sufIocated here last
week was found face down in his
crib.
The six deaths from accidents in
homes last week brought the total
so far this year to 173. OF these,
four died from falls.
Strange accidents were reported.
One man dropped a pistol which ex.
|ploded, the bullet penetrating his
right foot. One man ate glass in .
sandwich.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Only Two Members
Of Alexandria Council
File Primary Papers

Frank Monroe, chairman of the
Alexandria Democratic Committee,
announced last night that only two
members of the City Council had
filed petitions thus far-three days
before the deadline at midnight
Tuesday-to enter the Democratic
primary March 5.
Mr. Monroe said John Ewald,
Sd ward councilman, was the first
to file for reelection, and Paul
Delaney, I'd ward Councilman,
had filed as a candidate for the
1st ward seat since the two wards
had been merged under the meas
ure revising the districts.
Son Is in Marine Corps.
At the same time William E..
Sellers, 81, of 416 East Curtis
avenue announced that he would
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Session Called Friday
On Jobs and Security

Methods of stimulating the re-
conversion program and the con-
troll of atomic power will feature
discussions of the National Emer-
gency Meeting on Jobs and Security
at the National Press Club Audi.
torium Friday.
Chairman for the session will be
Bertley c. Crum of San Francisco,
one of the 10 sponsors of the emer-
gency meeting. Bishop Bernard ].
Shell of Chicago will preside over
the morning meeting on economics
and Mrs. j. Borden Hartman OF
Washington will preside at the
atomic control luncheon meeting.
Speakers will include Represen-
tative Woodhouse, Connecticut;
Lynch, New York; LaFollette, In
diana; Patterson, California, and
Nicely, West Virginia.
Panel discussion participants will
include Philip Murray, president o1
the Congress of Industrial Organ.
ization; Millard Rice, Disabled
American Veterans; Robert Weaver
American Council on Race Rela.
tions, and Charles H. Houston, Ma.
tional Association for the Advance.
ment of Colored People.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
zoning 0K'd
For Woodward
Branch Store
Planning Body Books
5 Other Petitions
In Maryland Area

The Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission an
nounced last night 1t will recon-
mend approval by the Montgomery
County District Council of any ad-
dition to existing commercial zon-
ing needed for the construction OF
a proposed Woodward & Lothrop
store planned to face Wisconsin
avenue in Bethesda.
The applicant has requested re-
classification from residential to
commercial of a five and one
quarter acre tract fronting on
Western avenue and extending
through Willard avenue. A hearing
will be held on the petition De-
cember 20 at the Bethesda County
Building.
Parking Ordinance Favored.
The commission also announced
1t will recommend adoption of an
ordinance prompted by this petit
ton, and that of Albert w. and
Florence Walker, to permit owners
Of commercially zoned property to
have the direct rights to use adja-
cent property of residential classi.
f1cation for off-street parking pur-
poses. 1t suggested that for this
reason considerable part of the
zoning sought by the petitioners will
not be needed
| Deferment of action on the pc.
tition was recommended by the COM
missions technical staff pending
submission of development plans
and the completion of their study.
| The three Montgomery County
members of the commission, Richard
F. Green, Clarence C. Keiser and 1t.
Col. E. Brooke Lee, also unanimously
agreed to recommend that five other
rezoning petitions be granted and
that one be denied.
Sligo Petition Denied.
The application recommended for
denial requests reclassiflcation from
residential to commercial of two
lots on the south side of Sligo ave-
nue. at its intersection with Ridge
avenue, Silver Spring. Land use
studies of the commissions staff
suggests that the subject property
should remain in its present resi-
dental use and states that the pro-
posed petition, if granted, will create
spot coming.
Acting on three petitions request
ing rezoning from residential to
commercial on adjacent properties
near Colesville and Roeder roads,
the commission recommended that
1the applications be granted. Two
of the applications are for Lot 10
and Lot 7, Roeder's addition to
! Silver Spring, and the third for the
Scully property on Colesville road
i Redistribution from residential
to commercial of six lots along the
south side of the Kensington.
| Wheaton road, between Viers Mil
road and Georgia avenue also wa!
recommended. 1t was suggested
| that an application seeking reclassi'
ff1cation from single-family dwelling
use to apartment house zoning fol
land in the rear of the apartment,
at 8726 Colesville road, Silver Spring
be approved.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Reserve Officers, 81 Pct.
Of Force, Praised by Navy

The Navy last night praised the
war record of its reserve officers
citing the fact that at the end of
the war 81 per cent of the services
officer complement were reservists
OF the $4,000 officers on active duty
shortly after Pearl Harbor, 24,00C
were reservists. Following vi day
this number had increased to
100000 commissioned officers, and
260, 900 of them were reserves. -
On August l, reserve officers were
heads of such departments as gun
merry, engineering, navigation and
damage control aboard major fight
ing units in the following percent
ages: battleships, Al per cent;
heavy cruisers. A per cent; light
cruisers, so per cent; heavy aircraft
carriers, 48 per cent: light aircraft
carriers, 10 per cent, and escort
carriers, 81 per cent.
When Japan surrendered, Al re-
serve officers were in command o1
destroyers, II in command of COM
bat submarines and 20 in command
of training submarines.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
BY ROBERT ]. LEWIS.

BY ROBERT ]. LEWIS.
Residential building costs today
are about 50 per cent higher in
Washington than before the war,
but even at that you can build a
home for less than you can buy an
Identical house constructed in 1941.
That is the statement of Clarke
Daniel a Washington builder who
is duplicating three houses he built
in 1941 and comparing the costs.
The same increased costs are faced
by all builders in this type of con-
struction, he said.
Mr.. Daniel figures the average
cost of three houses he built four
years ago was $6,230-and the same
type house will cost $9,919 today.
Includes All Costs.
His estimate is based on subcon-
tracts let and careful estimates for
the rest, he said. Everything is in
cluded in the costs except the price
of the lot and real estate COM
mission. In fact, in both sets of
costs, even the title searching fee
and 10 per cent builders commits
sion are included, he said.
Mr.. Daniel said in 1941 he built
three 2story Cape Cod-type dwell
ings in Fairfield, Prince Georges
County development at Thirty-sixth
place and Southern avenue. Today
he is building three other houses
in the same development, owned by
Standard Properties, in which he
is partner.
He said resale prices for existing
homes in the subdivision exceeded
those he will charge for the new
homes. He believes, therefore, that
when new-home construction gets
under way, it will tend to bring re.
sale prices into line.
Mr.. Daniel worked out contrast.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Cafe Operators Seek
To Force Issuance
Of Building Permit

Falls Church zoning ordinances
faced a second legal test within
two weeks when suit was filed last
week in the Fairfax County Circuit
Court asking a writ of mandamus
against the town clerk-treasurer to
force issuance of a building permit.
Henry M. Taylor and Pearl T.
Jones, colored, owners and operators
of a restaurant at the intersection
of Shreve street and Lee highway,
filed suit seeking to test the consti-
tutionality of section of the ord
nance which requires front and rear
setback for business buildings and
parking space for cars of patrons.
Meanwhile, it was learned that a
hearing on suit filed last week by
William F. Robertson, seeking a
writ of mandamus against the town
clerk, to force issuance of a permit
for a business building on East
Broad street, has been indefinitely
postponed.
Fire Destroys Building.
The Taylor-Jones complaint al
leges that the petitioners operated
restaurant for colored people for
many years on the location of their
property, bounded by Fairfax street
Lee highway and Shreve street.
This operation continued, the
complaint states, until the early
part of January, 1945, when a fire
of unknown origin" partially
destroyed the building. 1t further
points out that after the complain
ants had secured a permit to re-
construct their building, another
fire of unknown origin" further
destroyed the building SO as to make
it total loss.
The suit charges that the town
government has refused to grant q
permit for reconstruction on the
grounds that the zoning ordnance
requires a 15-foot front setback
and a 30-foot rear setback and
parking for one car for each four
patrons in the restaurant.
The compliments further state
that compliance would make it i'm
possible for them to construct a
business building, thus depriving
them of all beneficial use of their
property.
| Park Is Recommended.
Officials of the town commission
pointed out that this case had beer
before them twice in the last six
months and they had recommended
against granting the permit or
grounds that the building could moi
conform to zoning ordinance re.
quirements because of the small size
of the property.
They stated they had recommend.
ed to the town that in view of thi!
unusual situation, it was the duty
of the town to purchase the lane
and two other parcels owned by an
other party for use as a park.
They further pointed out that th'
Board of Zoning Appeals had upheld
the Planning Commissions recon-
mendation in regard to the buildin,
}. permit and that the town had in
structed its attorney to take step
to acquire the property.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
D. {. Buys 7 Jeeps for Use
As Tow Trucks, Sprayers

A new role for Army jeeps has
been found by the District, which
has ordered seven from Fort Meade.
Three of the tiny vehicles will be
used by the Sewer Department in
its mosquito-control program, ac-
cording to George A. Hess, trans
portation inspector. He believes
they will be effective in spraying
catch basins at street intersections
The other four will go to William
A. Xanten, superintendent of the
City Refuse Department, who plans
to use them to tow larger trucks of
his service that break down.
In addition District Purchasing
Officer Roland Brennan said 1900
feet of steel sections of ship masts
have been purchased for use as
water pipes. The pipe which is "a
inches in diameter and comes in
30-foot lengths, can be easily Joined
to regular water pipe.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Maryland Building Tenants
Ask 5 Months 10 Move

Tenants of the Maryland Building,
1410 H street NV, who were re-
quested to vacate by today, met yes
terday and voted to ask the new
owner to permit them to remain in
the building until April 80.
At a meeting in the building called
to exchange information and
views 25 tenants decided to pro-
pose that if they are allowed to re-
main they would sign an agreement
to move by the end of April and
thus avoid any legal action on the
part of an tenant to oppose evic-
tion," one tenant said.
The new owner, Trans LUX Radio
City Corp, recently announced that
wrecking of the 4-story building was
to begin tomorrow to permit con-
struction of 1,500-seat theater.
Tenants said that of the 40 firms
and individuals occupying Offices
and stores in the building, approxi-
mately 10 moved out. Others, it was
said, could not find Office space else
where.
The tenants proposal was to be
sent to Louis M. Denit, Trans Lux
Radio City Corp. attorney here,
tenants said.