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Evening star., 1945-12-25
Victim Of Streetca.
Dies; Years Traffic
Toll Here Rises 10 "a

Washington's oath traffic fatality
of the year was on record today fol-
lowing the death of a man injured
December Z when struck by a street.
car.
Alton Wheeler, 38, of 1720 B street
S E, died in Gallinger Hospital yes
terGay. Police said he was injured
when he stepped into the path OF
the streetcar in the 2100 block of
Georgia avenue NV. He was en-
ployed by the Bond Baking Co.
The streetcar operator was listed
by police as Victor W. Newton, %. OF
1892 Benning road Sc. He will ap-
pear at conornerS inquest.
Mr. Wheeler is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Alice Wheeler, Land
over, Md; three sisters, Mrs. Lilly
Love, of Landover; Mrs. George
Sullivan, of Hughesville, Md; Mrs
Lcla Ullrich, of 324 South Caro-
lima avenue Sc, and two brothers
Sprague A. Wheeler, and Clarence
Wheeler, both of Rison, Md, Mr..
Wheeler was a native of that town.
Sc Deaths Year Ago.
At this time in 1914 there were
Sc deaths.
Three persons were injured late
yesterday when the rear end of a
Streetcar struck two automobiles as
the car made loop just off Wis
consin avenue NV, near Mclean
Gardens.
Gordon Bennett. Al, of fremont
Gardens. Falls Church, Va. who.
police said, drove one of the automo-
biles, was treated at Georgetown
Hospital for head injuries and re-
leased. Miss Donna Bennett, IS, of
the same address, also was treated
for minor injuries.
The driver of the other automobile
was James Brown, 20, of 1876 Twenty
third street NV, according to
police. He was uninjured.
Samuel Kahn, 33, of 5256 Forty
fourth street NV, listed by police
as the streetcar operator, also was
treated at Georgetown for minor in
juries. Traffic was blocked for a
short time
Sailor Killed.
A sailor was killed and three com
panions injured last night when
their car skidded and overturned or
the Grain highway near Rosaryville
Md, Prince Georges County police
reported. ..a.gsa, ~ 70,
Joseph L, a,Shanahan, 27, Balti-
more, stationed at the Patuxent
River Naval Air Station, was pro-
nounced dead at the scene. Those
hurt, all of whom were taken to the
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda,
and their injuries, are H. Edward
Morran, head injury; Richard F
Doolin, internal injuries, and Ron
aid B. Dunmeyer, body bruises. They
are stationed at Norfolk, according
to police.
In Lynchburg, Va, one person wa.
killed and four others injured in 8
Christmas eve automobile accident
last night, the Associated Press re.
ported. Of the injured, two were re.
leased after treatment.
Miss Wilsa Victoria Markham, %
daughter of Raymond C. and Eliza.
beth M. Markham of Buchanan, wa.
killed.
The automobile in which the five
were riding was reported to have
Skidded into q tree.
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Virginia 10 Open
All Recreation
Areas Next Year
Record Season for
Parks Is Prediete
By Officials
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 1.-THE
full recreation facilities of the Vir-
ginia park system will be operative
during the 1916 season for the first
time since 1912, according to Ran
dolph Odell, State parks director
State Conservation Commission.
War conditions-including per-
sonnel shortages and gasoline ra-
tioning-crippled the State parks
normal operations critically in 194a
and 1914 and they functioned only
in part last summer.
Park officials, on the basis of last
years receipt of applications which
outnumbered accommodation by
about four to one. expect a record
season for the parks in 1946. At
tendance at the parks and recrea-
tional areas is expected to surpass
the peacetime peak of 100000 Wis
tors Tailed in ls4l. s..
Accommodation for 300.
The six parks - Westmoreland
Hungry Mother. Douthat. Fairy
stone, Staunton River and Seashore
have cabins and lodges capable oi
accommodating some 300 or more
persons. In addition there are ex-
tensive trailer and camping areas
Budget requests for the new bi.
ennium include funds to build some
~ more cabins, but action must bt
awaited by the 1916 General AS.
sembly before they can be built
Park officials believe that, with
!peacetime reconversion, the State
could double the present park ia.
cilities and still have them filled
to capacity. Requests for additiona,
State parks already have come
from residents of Harrisonburg ane
Lynchburg for parks near theil
communities. A park also has beer
proposed for Northern Virginia, east
of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Three Recreational Areas.
In addition to the six parks the
commission operates three recrea.
tional areas with extensive facilities
but no overnight accommodations
These are located at Bear Greek ir
Cumberland County, Holiday Lake
in Appomattox and Goodwin ir
Prince Edward County.
Applications already are coming
in to the commissions offices, bu
no applications will be acted or
until March 1, officials pointed out
The season is expected to open or
the prewar schedule of May IS fol
cabins, with various concessions il
the parks to open on Memorial Day
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Maryland Promotes
% State Policemen
Ey the Associated Press,

Ey the Associated Press.
PIKESVILLE, Md, Dec. 25.-Col
Beverly Ober, superintendent of the
Maryland State police, yesterday
announced promotions of % mem
bers Of the force. They include:
From sergeant to first sergeant:
NJ. M. Puncke, Waterloo; T. Moon
Waldorf, and w. @. McVey. Wa
terloo.
From corporal to sergeant: L. N
Brown, Waldorf, and from trooper
to trooper first class: L. D. Gray
Waldorf, and I. p. Armstrong. Wa.
terloo.
Paul J. Randall, former resident
OF Silver Spring, Md, promoted
from first sergeant to lieutenant ir
command of Troop D, Easton.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Virginia Hopes 10 GET
100000 in Plan for
Veterans Training
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 25.-Vir-
ginia would receive 100000 in Fed
eral funds to pay the cost of approv-
ing business establishments for the
training Of veterans on the job, as
part of an overall States plan to ask
for SIS, 900 900 for such work, accord
ing to DR.. Dabney S. Lancaster,
State superintendent of public in
struction.
DR.. Lancaster said8a recommenda-
ton to seek the funds for the vet
eran training surveys was made at
recent meeting in Philadelphia at
tended by w. K. Barnett, chairman
of the Veterans Education Com
mittee of the State department of
education, and representatives from
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jer-
sey, Maryland and Daleware.
He said all States share the prob
lem Of financing the approving of
business establishments, which is re-
quired by the Veterans Administra-
ton before veterans receiving on
the-job training can receive their
subsistence allowances provided by
the CT Bill of Rights.
He explained the Governor des-
ignated the State department of
education as the agency to approve
these establishments for short-term
training and the department and
the Virginia Apprenticeship Coun-
Gil for apprenticeship training pro-
grams. asz,.-
J 'fA.total Of i,22e applications from
training agencies had been received
by the State department of educa-
ton by December 20 and 573 of
these are still pending approval be-
cause of insufficient staff help to
process the applications, it was said.
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Four Freed From Jail
AS Christmas Present

-Four men serving sentences in the
Alexandria Jail for drunkenness.
were given their freedom yesterday
as a Christmas present by Police
Court Judge James r. Duncan.
One of the men, Paul Page, Al
told Judge Duncan he had repaintee
the interior of the jail while serving
a vagrancy sentence.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Clark Visits Inn1otes
OF Truininq School

Attorney General Clark visitet
the National Training School fol
Boys at noon today to. give Christ.
mas greetings to ATS residents.
The Attorney General was &C.
companied by James Bennett, direc.
tor of Federal prisons. When they
entered the building at Bladensbure
road and South Dakota avenue NE.
they were met by the IL members ol
the Student Council. ~
Mr.. Clark inspected the schoo.
and spoke to many of the boys
Harold E. Hegstrom, director, said
the Attorney General had been in
terested in the school for some time
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Maryland Seal Sale
Total Reaches $140, 900

3. The Maryland Christmas Seal
Sale had, raised $4,000 when it
formally closed on Christmas eve,
Philip S. Morgan, treasurer of the
State tuberculosis Association, an
nounced today.
Mr.. Morgan pointed out the
amount was less than 1914 and urged
every one to make returns. He said
that during the year the association
had taken over $4,000 X-rays and
that most Of the tuberculosis found
was in the early stage.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Gift Of Streptomycin
Fails TO Save Baby
By the Associated Press.

MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 25.-About
the time Santa Claus was visiting
other children, death claimed 19-
. rnonth-old Gayle Eleanor Harvey.
Vs. -@ She died in the arms of her
mother, Mrs. Jean Harvey, who two
months ago made a Nationwide
appeal for streptomycin which, a
doctor said,- was the only medicine
that would save the baby's life. The
child was afflicted with tubercular
meningitis.
~ The mothers appeal brought a
enlpply of the drug from several
.seeurces. A million units came from
donor who represented himself as
Santa Claus.
The baby at first responded to the
treatment. but in recent weeks had
grown steadily weaker.
u The mother, a former WAC cor
poral, said: Gayle was all I had
left"
sn.. The baby's father, Sergt. Thomas
D. Harvey, a paratrooper, was killed
In action In Germany last March.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Christmas Mail
Delivered on
|ScheduIeHere
| 789 900 Bogs Handled
! Heavy Roll Traffic
To Resume Tonight

This was the day that the thou
sands who battled their way out of
the city through transportation
jams, and other thousands who
stayed home, got together on the
same idea-the opening of Christ
mas presents.
Gaily decorated gifts from 4s
States, $4,000 mail bags full, were
delivered to Washington homes.
District residents also could be con-
f1dent that the presents they sent
elsewhere arrived on time.
The City Post Office was deliver
ing Christmas packages and special
delivery mail as they came in today.
All packages that arrived by Christ
mas eve were delivered yesterday.
Observe Only Holiday.
AS for regular f1rst-class mail, the
letter boxes were empty in the City
Post Office delivery room. 1t was
explained that no mail had been
sorted since last midnight.
The City Post Offices one holiday
al year, however, will end at mid
night when full crew comes on
duty to sort the mail in time for the
first delivery tomorrow.
Union Station was practically de-
serted this morning and trains were
running on Sunday schedule.
Washington Terminal Co. officials
expect the first of those who left
town for Christmas to start coming
back tonight.
Air and bus lines are looking for
heavy crowds tomorrow as the cell
ebraters come back to their Jobs.
But the return trip won't be nearly
so bad as the homeward rush, trans
portation officials emphasized. Some
OF the travellers will take extended
holidays. Others will drift in grad
ually.
No Backlog Reported.
The post office. which handled
more gifts this year than ever be-
fore, has received word from other
cities that gifts are going through
on schedule. No post Office in the
country reported a backlog of un-
delivered gifts. Gifts which were
mailed late will continue to arrive
for several days. however, a spokes-
man said.
The only pickup scheduled for
today was set for pm, with mail
due at the post Office by pm.
! The post Office received $4,000
more bags of mail than last year.
Express companies estimated that
their shipments were IL per cent
above last year.
The only decline was in the num-
Der of Christmas cards and letters.
Letters Cancelled here this month
reached 33,374,000 by Sunday, COM
pared to 34,329 900 in 1914. Author
tiles attributed it to migration from
Washington since the end of the
war and to the return of thousands
of Seryiceu1en. -.....s
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Industry Stimulated

Northern Ireland is going all out
to stimulate industry, and the
House of Commons in Belfast passed
a bill providing $4,000, 600 to finance
new businesses. A Lord Roberts
Memorial factory for disabled vet.
Grams will be opened, for one thing
Such factories produce furniture
baskets and fancy goods.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
|O'Conor to Be Host
AT ChiIdren's Party

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 25.-An-
napois children of all ages have
been invited to Gov. O'Conor's s
seventh Christmas party tomorrow
when the towns two theaters will
have open house.
The Governor will visit both
theaters and talk briefly to his
guests. Specially arranged children s
programs have been planned.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Revenue Collectors
Set Maryland Visits
~ the Associated Press

Ey the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 25.-Deputies
of the collector of internal revenue
will visit Maryland counties next
month to assist taxpayers in the
preparation Of amended estimated
income tax returns for 1945, which
must be filed by January Is, George
Hofferbert, collector for the Mary
land district, announced.
The deputies also will aid in the
preparation of final returns for 1945
income by those taxpayers who
wish to pay by January Is, the
earliest date on which such returns
will be accented.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
John J. Roskob's Son
Released From Navy
BY the Associated Press.


BAINBRIDGE, MD, Dec. 25.-
Benjamin Green Raskob, radioman
second class and son of multimil-
ionaire John j. Raskob, was dis
charged today at the Bainbridge
Naval Separation Center, and left
for his fathers home in Centerville,
Md.
Young Raskob spent 20 of his 80
months in the Navy overseas on the
amphibious flagship Olympus, under
Vice Admiral T. S. Wilkinson, who
cited him for communications work.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Weather Report

DlStrlct Of Columbia-Freezing
rain, changing to rain this afternoon.
temperature rising to a little aboW
freezing. Occasional rain tonight,
ending tomorrow morning.
Maryland-Rain and little
warmer tonight and tomorrow.
Virginia-Rain and little warmer
tonight and in east portion tomor-
row; clearing in west portion to-
morrow afternoon.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry
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Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 90, on July /.
Lowest, 12, on January Is.
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Inc sun and
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital tcurrent month to datel:
Month, 1945. Average Record
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Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States
Eandafir Guryoy
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Temperature and Humidity.
tReadings at Washington National Airport. J
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Deaths Reported

Edith NJ. Collins, SO, 458 Mass. ave. NV.
Wilbur G. Norris, SO, 251O Upton st. NV.
Annie sherman, SO, 316 Gallatin st. NV.
Maude n. Brown. 81. 1929 Blair I'd. NV
Martha z. Boss, 76, 519 Rock Creek Church
Emily 7. o'Hrien, rs, 1901 Park I'd. NV.
Ella M. Arnold. ~. 331 G st Sc.
william A. Bertrand. ~, United States
Isabelle +. Thomas. 70. so51 Idsho ave.
Rose Arkin. e5, 4423 Georsia ave. NV.
John Carmody, 80, SOL I1th ST. NV
Charles w. Bowers, 58. Baltimore, Nd
Nellie C. Richardson, 53. 1923 A st, ne.
Charles =. McGeorge, 81, 1725 M 81. ave.
NV.
James A. Taylor. Al, Alexandra, Va.
Geraldine F. Haar, 46, Lorton, Va.
Mildred M Sheelsy ~. Alexandria, Va.
Elna Card, A., Columbi& pike, Va.
Yee Do Sin, 40, 016 H ST. NV.
Violet B. Harmon. SO, 4806 43d pl., River
infant Radclin, 1903 18th st. Sc.
chsr!ss Z Ross, 75; 1907 Z. 4th st. nv.
%l.m sshR mnsss'ss sssson q st lssS & & nv NV
Leo a. Harper, 66. Blue Plains, D. G.
Theodore Ieath, a. SO Patterson ct. ne.
S1ae 3. RyIea 43. a4ii Z i. se. ne. f0~ ~
&emuel Herndon. 40, 302e Park I'd. NV.
10y y WI NarshsM i ~. szso IA I e i. T.. nv.
Phhlip 4. Eorssn. ". soS xsndolph 4.
Ne,
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Elliott
CONTINUED From First Page )

has served also in Sicily, Italy, the
United Kingdom and France, COM
manding Photographic reconnais-
sance units. Earlier, as a member
of the 21st Reconnaissance Squad
ron, based on Newfoundland, he
participated in a survey of ferry
routes across the North Atlantic.
War Department records show he
has had 1,100 flying hours, of which,
300 have been on combat missions.
He has acted as pilot. observer,
navigator, photographer and radio
operator.
Col. Roosevelt was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross in De-
cember, 1912, "for heroism and ex-
traordinary achievement while par
ticipating in aerial flights" He also
has received the Air Medal and
Legion of Merit, and in January,
1943. was made a Commander of
Ouissam Alaouite by the Sultan Of
Morocco.
The officer also has been the re-
cipient of special commentator
from Gen. Fl. H. Arnold, commander
of the Army Air Forces, and Gen
Omar Bradley, commanding the 18th
Army Group, on the western front.
Col. Roosevelt received his first
promotion in March, 1912. when he
was made major. He was elevated
to lieutenant colonel In August of
that year, and promoted to colonel
IN March 1943.
His present command includes ap-
proximately 5000 officers and men.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
Wedemeyer Sets Up
Combat Command
Headed by Mcclure
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Jan. 25.--Maj. Gen.
Albert C. Wedemeyer announced
today he had transferred his chief
Of staff, Maj. Gen. Robert B.
Mcclure, to Running to head a
new combat command which would
enable the Americans to exert the
best and strongest influence pos
sible In Chinese military affairs
without actually commanding.
The new organization will direct
all American cadres attached to the
Chinese Army, the commander of
United States forces in China said.
Barber Takes Over Duties.
Gen. Wedemeyer also announced
that Brig. Gen. Mervin e. Gross,
assistant chief of staff for plans,
had been appointed acting chief of
staff. Brig. Gen. Harold Barber,
World War veteran, has come from
the War Department to be deputy
commander in the new Mcclure
command. Col. George H. Ohm
stead will be In general charge Of
civilian agencies linked to Ameri-
can headquarters.
Col. Lacey Morrow, a land and sea
transportation expert attached to
the headquarters of United States
forces in China, is examining every
means possible to improve the in
ternal distribution situation, Gen.
Wedemeyer said.
Dorm Command Divided.
The Mcclure appointment indi-
Gated the Chinese training and COM
bat command formerly headed by
Brig. Gen. Frank Dorm had been
divided into two branches-one a
combat unit and the other a train
ing command Gen. Dorm recently
returned to the United States.
Gen. Wedemeyer deprecated once
again the idea that the opening Of
the Ledo-Burma road would solve
supply problems.
He said the Americans had air
supremacy over the Japanese in
China "in striking forces and tactical
employment" which, he said, had
been greatly enhanced by the at
tacks now possible against China by
forces under Admiral Chester w.
Nimitz and Gen. Macarthur.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
Oumunsky
Continued From First Page

sky Travelled extensively in Europe
and the Near East, gaining a first
hand view of political conditions in
many countries and meeting many
leading political personalities.
From 1880 to 1886 he served as
chief of the press division of the
Commissariat of Foreign Affairs in
Moscow. During this period he
was frequently attached to Soviet
delegations at important interna-
tional conferences In Geneva and
elsewhere.
Came Here First in 1888.
He first came to the United States
in November, 1888, when, with
Maxim Litvinoff, he had an active
part in the 10 days of negotiations
in Washington which resulted in re-
sumption Of normal diplomatic re-
lations between the United States
and the Soviet Union. After these
negotiations were successfully con-
cluded he remained in the United
States for several weeks, visiting
Florida and making an inspection
OF American industry in Detroit and
other Middle Western centers.
In 1886 he was appointed Consel-
lor of the Soviet Embassy here and
in 1888 he was made Charge DAT
faires ad Interim.
He succeeded Alexander Troyan-
ovsky as Ambassador in 1899. He
was then only 81. the youngest man
who ever held the rank of ambassa-
dor in washington. He became Am
bassador to Mexico in 1943.
During the summer of 1887 Mr..
Oumansky was in charge Of prep
arations in the United States for
the transpolar flights Of two Soviet
planes which made nonstop hops
from the Soviet Union to the Pa
cific Coast.
Ambassador Oumansky was mar
ried in 1922 One child, Nina, has
attended school here.
Acting Secretary of State Grew,
in statement expressing deep
regret" at the deaths of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oumansky. said that Mr..
Oumansky had served his country
in Washington with great distinc-
tion for many years. as counselor of
the Russian Embassy here and sub
sequently as Ambassador. =
Evening star., 1945-01-25
U. 5. Red Cross TO Take
Relief Supplies 10 Poland
pv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Jan. 25.-Under an
agreement with the Polish pro-
visional government, the American
Red Cross will enter Poland i'm
mediately with relief supplies, it
was announced today. The supplies
will be chiefly medicines at first
Elliott M. Shirk, chief of American
Red Cross operations in Russia, and
his assistant, Donald Castleberry,
will take the first consignment of
$4,000 to S45,00 worth of medicines
into Poland and supervise their dis
tribution.
Field work in Poland later will be
headed by DR.. Johannes Bauer. now
In the United States, and three as
sistants
The Red Cross entry into Poland
will mark the first time any foreign
relief organization has been allowed
in Russian liberated areas since the
beginning of the German occupation
more than five years ago.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
Pepco
Continued From First Page.) }

resented Pepco for many years, said
that q rate payers suit against an
order of regulatory board was un-
precedented in his experience.
Mr.. Taylor also argued, before
Judge Symes made his decision final,
that the statute creating a peoples
counsel did not mean that he should
have exclusive right to sue against
PUG orders.
Mr.. Taylor protested that he had
not made his full argument against
the commissions order in his ap-
pearance as an intervenor.
Judge Symes allowed him to con-
tinue as a friend of the court.
Ickes Case Cited.
One of the cases cited in the argu-
ment over the Governments right
to sue was a decision by Justice
Jerome Frank of the Second Cir
cult Court of Appeals in Brooklyn
that Secretary of Interior Ickes
could not bring suit as rate payer
against Associated Industries.
Allowing any rate payer to sue,
Justice Frank said in that case,
would have "horrendous conse-
quences."
Mr.. Taylor protested that the
"horrendous consequence" of rate
payers fiocking in to sue on bills
that only average about $50 a year
would not be a likely result of a rul-
ing favorable to the Government.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
Russia
Continued From First Page J

knowledged a retreat "at the Masur-
ian Lakes between Ortelsburg and
Lotzen" in this major defense line
of East Prussia. The Russians had
announced the capture of Anger
burg, at the northern end of the
most important of these lakes.
Called Scene of Nazi Rout.
Ortelsburg, Lotzen and Anger
burg all are important communica-
ton centers in passageways between
the lakes, and the German held
part of East Prussia appeared tc
have been whitfield down to an area
of about rs miles square - only
about third of the 14,000-square-
mile province.
Soviet dispatches described the
entire East Prussian battlefield as q
scene of German rout.
The roads were Uttered with Ger
man bodies and equipment. Aban-
Evening star., 1945-01-25
Germans Announce
Prague Put Under
State of Siege
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-The Mos
COW radio today said mass
unrest has broken out" in
Prague, old Czechoslovak cap
ital, and the Germans an
nounced that a stage of siege
had been clamped on the city.
A state of siege was imposed
on other eastern cities of
CZechoslovakia, Berlin disclosed
as Russian armies drove to
within ITO miles of Prague from
the Oder River sector.
The Germans said they were
retreating in Slovakia.
In Prague, Moscow said,
workers have gone on strike
and the population is trying to
prevent the German evacuation
of machinery and material. The
population is fighting the Ges-
tapo in various districts"