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Evening star., 1945-08-18
Bomber Will Spray
Illinois Town With
|DDT in War on Polio
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Aug. 18.-DDT.
the insecticide that fought disease
bearing bugs in the war, will be
sprayed on Rockford by airplane
tomorrow in the community's fight
against an infantile paralysis out
break.
Since early last month, Illinois
third largest city and its metro
politan area with a population of
105, ,259 have had 128 cases of polio
mylitis, 16 of them fatal.
DDT has been sprayed along gut
ters and roadsides from trucks as
part of a research program but
health officials sought use of an
Army plane to provide more thor
ough coverage.
The Air Technical Service Com
mand in Dayton, Ohio, announced
last night a BIS Billy Mitchell
bomber, carrying equipment origi-
nally tested for mosquito control in
Panama, would spray the area
tomorrow.
Equipped with 550-gallon tank
in its bomb bay, the BIS will fly
at $50 feet at speed of 200 miles
an hour. spraying strip more than
$50 yards wide at the rate of 2l5
gallons a minute. The DDT tank
will be ref1lled at Truax Field,
Madison, Wis. as often as needed.
This is only one Of hundreds of
ways that materials and methods
developed by the equipment labora-
tory will be used for the benefit of
the American public in peacetime,
Col. T. B. Halliday. chief of the
ATSC laboratory, said.
DR.. John R. Paul, Yale Univer-
sity authority on polio control, was
en- route to Rockford to supervise
the experiment, Wright Field said
At the same time assistance from
other sources was being recruited
or Forthcoming.
The Elizabeth Kenny Institute in
Minneapolis offered to care for 80
patients. A Citizens Co-ordinating
Committee, organized in the emer-
gency, described the offer as most
welcome" but announced no accept
ance or rejection.
Evening star., 1945-08-18
Processing Problems
Expected 10 Restrict
Sale Of DDT ; Months

1t will be two to three months
before the insecticide DDT will be
available to civilians in any large
quantity, a WPB official said today.
The problem is not how much raw
material the Government is releas-
ing so much as making the product
commercially marketable. the Off
cial stated. He pointed out the
chemical must be formulated, pack
aged, labeled and distributed before
the public can have the insecticide
In quantity.
The official explained the DOT
producer makes the chemical
product. The next step is taken by
the insecticide professor. He
changes the raw chemical to the
commercial product available to re-
tailers. The operations take time,
the spokesman said, adding that it
is most important that reputable
concerns produce the finished prod
uct so as to insure safety and a
good product.
A rapid swing into full-scale pro-
duction is expected by Earl Ament
of the Dethol Manufacturing Co.
Mr.. Ament said his concern is NOV
ing into production as quickly as
possible and expects by the end of
a month to be putting out 600 cases
Of II quarts each per day. That
figure, he stated, assumes the Gov
ernment will release the raw ma
terials needed.
District drug stores do not have
much of the product on hand al
though indications are they expect
DDT at any time.
Gilman's Drug Co., 627 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, has a gross of
2-ounce containers of 10 per cent
DDT powder and was expecting
more in the next few days. a spokes-
man said. The company Official
stated the firm does not anticipate
large quantities of the insecticide
for few months
Harry A. Dalinsky owner of the
Georgetown Pharmacy, 1874 Wiscon-
sin avenue NV. said the three
dozen bottles of DDT solution he ex-
poets to receive Monday are sold
already. Mr.. Dalinsky was optimistic
concerning the availability of the
product in the near future.
Less than 100000 pounds of the
raw material were released this
month to the Nation, the WPB off,
cial said. More of the material is
promised by WPB as soon as the
Army gives the word to go ahead.
Evening star., 1945-08-18
u. ). Combat Deaths
Now Total 252,146
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
More than quarter of a million
Americans were killed in the war
and the casualty reports are still
coming in.
Combat casualties now stand st
1,070,138, with 252,146 killed, 651,l68
wounded, 44,206 missing and 122,6la
prisoners.
The figures, reported yesterday.
show 922,7 ,757 Army casualties and
147,381 for the Navy, an overall in
crease of 1922 since last weeks re-
port.
A breakdown on Army casualties
and corresponding figures for last
week
Killed, 199, 1873 and 1913 1922; wound
ed, 570,997 and 57087O; missing, 33,-
653 and 33,975; prisoners, 118,924 and
118,302.
Similar figures for the Navy:
Killed, 52,963 and 52,432; wounded,
80,171 and 1895; missing, 1O553
and 10,985; prisoners, 1854 and g.
725.
Evening star., 1945-08-18
Hearings SET on Truman
REORGANIZATION Measures
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Hearings on legislation requested
by President Truman to give him a
free hand in recognizing the
Executive Department of the Gov
eminent will begin August 20 before
a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee.
Announcing the date yesterday,
Chairman McCarran said other
members of the subcommittee are
Senators Hatch d., of N Mex,
Eastland Cd, of Miss Ferguson
tR., of MichD and Revercomb (R.,
of w. VaD.
Under the reorganiza tion bill in
troduced by Senator Overton d.,
IF Lao. the President would have
power to revise the administrative
division of Government, consolidate
ing agencies and transferring their
functions. His reorganization plan
would become effective in so DAYS
unless both houses passed a concur
rent resolution saying they did not
favor it.
Evening star., 1945-08-18
Jack & Heintz Faces
Battle With Union
Over Interference
BY the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 18.-Jack &
Heintz, Inc, erstwhile war workers
paradise, yesterday became involved
in a union dispute as the AFL
International Association of Ma
chinists revoked the charter of the
company local on charges of man
agement interference In union
affairs"
The suspension action was taken
by Harvey w. Brown, international
president of the Machinists' Union,
"to protect the rights and benefits
of the membership of lodges COM
prising District 54, especially those
employed by Jack g. Heintz, Inc"
The union head contended Jack &
Heintz officials interfered in "the
nomination and election of officers"
of the union, desired to dominate
and control the affairs of the organ
ization," and broke up a union meet
ing 10 days ago in Cleveland Public
Hall. -
The JAHCO local has been ad-
ministered by an international
officer sent here by Mr. Brown after
results in an election within the
local were contested early this year
and ballot boxes were impounded.
The union charged at the time
that William S. Jack, company
president, had interfered in the
union election and had attempted
to influence the voting. The alleged
interference was used AS the basis
for union charge of unfair labor
practices against the company in
a protest to the National Labor Re-
lations Board. NLRB is to an
nounce a finding in the case next
week.
Mr.. Jack was a business agent of
the MachinistS' Union nearly 25
years ago He signed a closed shop
contract with the union which pro-
vides that all workers or associates"
be union members.
The union action followed the
shutdown of the JAHCO plant and
-he iayoff of its $500 associates.
Mr.. Jack said he would recall $500
of the affected workers
In the company publication, Jahco
News. Mr.. Jack declared:
I'VE have been renegotiated and
taxed practically out of business
We do not have enough left to car
ry our payroll for three months
Asserting the firm had repaid to
the Government $156 1865, ,453 in taxes
. and payments following renegotia-
ton out of business volume of $780,
10000 Mr.. Jack announced: I'VE
'annot reconvert without aid from
the Reconstruction Finance Corp"
Evening star., 1945-08-18
Probate Court Studies
Lupe VeIez Will Contest
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1S.-The
Probate Court has taken under ad-
visement objections of the late Lupe
Velez' personal secretary, Beulah 5.
Kinder, to suit by the movie
actress sister, Mrs. Josephine An
derson, contesting Lupe's will.
Miss Kinder was named as the
principal beneficiary. Her lawyers
yesterday entered technical objec-
tions to Mrs. Andersons suit, which
asks that the will be set aside in
favor of an alleged prior document
she claims is missing.
Miss Kinder claimed in her de-
INJURED that Mrs. Anderson had not
named all the beneflciaries in the
will.
Evening star., 1945-08-18

Of wounded, and for blood starved
nationals expected to be released
from Japanese prison camps.
Americans in the past nine months
donated 165 900 pints of blood to
soldiers, sailors and Marines, the
center reported. The Philippine
campaign utilized 5000 pints; Two
Jima, 10000; Okinawa, $4,000, and
the feet. in the final phases of the
war, 5000.
Medical officers at the disribu-
tion center pleaded for donors "for
just little while longer" and pre-
dicted American war prisoners in
Japan will require one or more
transfusions."
Evening star., 1945-08-18
Manila Papers See Japs
Not Surrendering Fully
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PresG.
MANILA, Aug. 18.-Emperor Hiro.
hito's rescript was issued with much
mental reservation" and the Allies
must remember the Japanese are
the most unreliable people on earth,
and English language Filipino news.
paper commented editorially today
Other Filipino and Chinese Manila
newspapers took similar views.
The Chinese Commercial News
said care must be taken not to lei
the defeated japanese forget thai
1t was brought on them by Japa
nese militarists" following a patterr
from Mukden to Pearl Harbor.
The Manila Courier asked whether
the japanese really surrendered
since the enemy believes they have
not been made to surrender bu
merely lay down their arms fol
mutual prosperity"
I'VE shall accept her surrender
but we shall demand justice, for W,
have not forgotten" the Manila
Chronicle said. We shall no.
acquiesce TO so sorry, please,
apology"
Evening star., 1945-08-18
u. S. Again Permits
Greeting TeIegroms,
Even Singing Kind
From Yesterdays Last
Edition.

The Government today re-
scinded orders which banned
the sending of congratulatory
and greeting kilograms, and
said there was no reason why
singing kilograms" could not
be started again.
The action was taken by the
Board of War Communications.
The board also lifted the ban
on numerous nontelegraph serv-
ices such as the. sale of trav-
elers' checks and the use of
messengers for carrying pack
ages.
The board informed the Fed
eral Communications Commits
sion that it had no objection to
ham" radio operators going
back on the air.
Evening star., 1945-08-18
Czechs Soy Plot to Kill
Steinhurdt Was FoiIed
By the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 18.-The Prague
radio last night said German Were
wolves had intended to murder
American Ambassador Laurence
Steinhardt on q recent visit to Ma
rienbad, but that Czechoslovak and
United States security police dis
covered the plot and prevented the
attack.
The broadcast did not indicate
whether arrests had been made.
Evening star., 1945-08-18
ltoly Gusts 40 Generals

ROME, Aug. 18 (P,.-The War
Ministry announced today that 40
generals, 81 colonies, 81 lieutenant
colonies and an unspecified number
OF lower ranks were dishonorably
discharged from the Italian army
for having "collaborated with the
Fascist Republican army
Evening star., 1945-08-18
$4,000 Pints Of Blood
Used by Military in Year
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
GUAM, Aug. 18.-America's armed
forces have utilized approximately
157 900 pints of whole blood in the
last year-a figure heretofore held
secret-the Navy Distribution Center
here reported yesterday in appeal
ing for continued blood donations
in the States.
Additional supplies will be needed,
the distribution center explained, to
|lstain closing phases of treatment
Evening star., 1945-08-18
WARREN E. MILLER, Attorney,
100 Earle BldR

DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
ing Probate courtwNo. 65.Ss2, Admins %
tration.-This is to Give Notice: That the
subscriber. of the District of Columbia, has
obtained from the Probate Court Of the
District of Columbia, Letters Of Admins
tration on the estate of Emily H. Anderson.
late Of the District OF Columbia. deceased.
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof, legally
authenticated, to the subscriber, on or be-
fore the 18th day of August. AID. 1916:
otherwise they may BY law be excluded
from all benefit Of said estate. Given un-
der my hand this 9TH day Of August, 1945.
NE. (seal.) Attest: VICTOR 8. MERSCH,
Register of Wills for the District Of Colum-
bia, Clerk Of the Probate Court.
au11,1S,25
Evening star., 1945-08-18
FREDERICK A. THUEE, Attorney

D1STE1CT COURT OF THE UNITED
states for the District Of Columbia, Hold
trstion;-This is to Give Notice: That the
subscriber, Of the District of Columbia, has
Obtained from the Probate Court Of the
tration, c. T. A., on the estate Of Mary r,
ober, late OF the District Of Columbia, de-
the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same. with the vouchers thereof, legally
authenticated, to the. subscriber. on or be-
fore the 7th day Of August, AID 1915;
otherwise. they may by law be excluded
from all beneiit Of said estate Given un-
der my hand this 9TH day of August, l945,
FREDERICK A. THUEE, 100 Investment
Building (Seal) Attest VICTOR S.
MERSCH, REGISTER of Wills for the Dis
trict of Columbia, Clerk of the Probate
Evening star., 1945-08-18
LEGAL NOTICES,

c. CLINTON JAMES, Attorney.
States for the District of Columbia, Hold
ing Probate Court.-No. "a, ,594, Admins
tration;-This is to Give Notice: That the
obtained from the Probate Court of the
District Of Columbia, Letters Testamentary
on the estate of Martha j. M Allen, late
OF the District OF Columbia, decea sed All
persons having claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same,
with the vouchers thereof, legally authenti-
9TH day Of August. AID. l946: otherwise
tney may BY law be excluded from all bene-
nts OF said estate4 Given under by hand
LINES. 900 F Street NV. (Seal0 Attest:
VICTOR s.. MERSCH, Register of Wills
Ior the District Of Columbia, Clerk of the
Probate Court. Au1 l1SoS
Evening star., 1945-08-18

LADY'S PINK COIN PURSE, containing
over $40 and house keys, vicinity Capitol,
between and IL pm. Wednesday. Cen
erous reward. Telephone Ii. 1867. ALLEN.
Evening star., 1945-08-18

KEYS, on ring, vicinity of 10th and SITS.
n W. or ball park. Reward. North 1866.
KEYS, on key chain, Wednesday, Aug 15
Notify w. MAUCK, RE. 1900, Ext. 1881.
Evening star., 1945-08-18

LARGE BROWN ENVELOPE, containing
Navy discharge papers and 3 ration books
Friday morning, bet. 18th and Pa. ave. and
10th and I sts. Reward. WO. 1864. 19'
keys, on 18th st. NV, at Scott Circle, on
Wed, Aug. 15. RE. 1858, Apt. 506. Reward
NECKLACE, green Jade and gold, August
16, either at Kennedy-Warren Apis. or
Evening star., 1945-08-18

BARREL DF OIL, Tuesday. on Branch ave
sc. For information Call Clinton Sg-J.
MANS WRIST WATCH, D. c., Tuesday
Owner identify. pay advertisement. TIE.
TWO BOOKS. Call Dupont 6155 after
3 Pm.
Evening star., 1945-08-18
LosT-RATIok BOOKS,

WILL THE FINDER Of Mrs. L. v. Leafs
book in 1t to 1919 Quebec st. u.H.2 Ia.
Evening star., 1945-08-18

tATION BOOKS lost belonging to Cor.
elia Cole. Reward. Michigan 1925.
Evening star., 1945-08-18

HILLFULU, with Mary on lt, by mother
of 3 children, between II and l O'Clock
Friday, in Murphy's store; contains money
and personal papers Ample reward. Loser
badly needs money. Call RE. 1927 be-
tween midnight and an. 19s
Evening star., 1945-08-18

ALLIGATOR WALLET, lost Monday after
noon, containing five SO bills and sew
eral papers and notes; reward, S%5
Please notify DU. 6464, Apt. 202, 300
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Study by Scientists
OF War-Torn Nations
Urged al Food Farley
By the Associated Press,

QUEBEC, Oct. 20.-DiSpatch of
"task forces" of scientists and tech
nicians into war-ravaged and unde-
veloped countries to help them boost
food production may become one of
the first jobs of the newly-created
United Nations Food and Agricul-
ture Organization.
DR.. Mordecai Ezekiel, Agriculture
Department economist, proposed
this today before an agriculture
committee of the FAC conference
meeting here to map worldwide
war against hunger.
The suggestion met with ready
acceptance. Agriculture in Europe
was said by delegates from Great
Britain, France and Poland to have
suffered not only from enemy plum
dering and destruction, but from a
"blackout" of scientific and techno-
logical =progress in other parts of
the world.
Because funds of the FAC will be
limited, it may be necessary, DR..
Ezekiel said, to borrow trained men
for the missions to needy countries
from governments and institutions
in more highly developed nations.
James G. Patton, president of the
American National Farmers Union,
advocated broad use of subsidies to
raise consumption. Edward A.
ONeal, president of the American
Farm Bureau Federation, opposed
extensive use of subsidies, except to
help the very low-income groups. "
Mr.. Patton, Mr.. O'Neal, Albert S,
Goss, master of the National
Grange,: and Homer L. Brinkley,
president of the National Council of
Farmer Co-operatives expressed op-
position to payment of subsidies to
producers as a means of stabilizing
agriculture.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Red Reaction Awaited
On Peace Conference
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Oct. 20-Russian re-
action to Americas proposal for a
general European peace conference
may be made known shortly, for
eign diplomats here believe.
News pertaining to the confer
ence, suggested by Secretary OF
State Byrnes after the breakdown
of the London foreign ministers
meeting, is expected on the return
of Premier Stain, now on vacation,
and the British and French Am
bassadors.
Well-informed diplomats eX-
pressed opinion that Russia desires
a continuation of the close collabo-
ration with her wartime Allies, and
that relations are improving despite
the differences which existed at the
recent ministers conference.
Evening star., 1945-02-19
|Bysiander Injured
by Auto in Collision
with Another Car

A man who was unloading . park
ed bakery truck was injured today
when struck by an automobile which
had been In collision with another
car, police reported.
Richard l. Shope, 20, Of 1885 Fort
Davis place s. E., was admitted to
Casualty Hospital with lacerations
chest injuries and broken ribs, Is q
result Of the accident.
The accident occurred at First and
o streets NV, when a car operated
by Richard B. Lawless, A, OF 50O4
Twenty fifth street, Mount Rainier,
Md, was In collision with an auto
mobile driven by Dennis Moss, 46
colored. Of 1411 Eleventh street NV.
according to police.
The car operated by Mr.. MOSS
struck Mr.. Shope, police said, ane
then ran into q fence at 10l o street
NV, and knocked it down.
While skating near Thirteenth
street and Naylor road Sc. yester.
day, Virginia Graf, IL. OF $500 Ter.
race road Sc. was struck and in.
jured by an automobile which ther
swerved into parked car, accord.
| ing to police. Minor injuries were
suffered by woman passenger ir
the car, police said.
The girl was treated at Provi-
dence Hospital for a possible heae
injury and brush burns to botf
arms and her face Jane Abel, 40
Of 706 Ninth street Sc, passenger
in the moving car, was treated a
Gallinger Hospital for head lacera'
tions, while Mrs. Mary MacTavish
Is, of 3008 Gainesville street Sc
who was in the parked vehicle, wa
examined and released.
Meanwhile, an unidentified col
ored man remained In critical con
dition in Casualty Hospital suffer
ing from a fractured skull and fac
decorations received, police said
when he was struck by a hit-and
run driver at First and M street
S.W. Saturday night.
According to police, the vehicl
was operated by colored man. 4
headlight from the car was foun,
on the scene. The victim was strucl
by second car after being hit b.
the hit-and-run driver, the polio
report said. The second AUTOMOBILE
was operated by Carl E. Rueffert o
1914 North Washington boulevard
Arlington Va. police said.
Evening star., 1945-02-19
Samuel Cafritz, Owner
OF Shoreham Market, Dies

Samuel Cafritz, At, proprietor OF
the Shoreham Market, 2618 Connec-
tlcut avenue NV, for the last Il
years, died of a heart attack yester-
day at his home, 3105 Chesapeake
street NV.
Mr.. Carfritz came to this country
from Russia as q child and received
his education In the District pub
lie schools. He was q member of the
Jewish Community Center, B'na
Birth and the Ohev Sholom Con-
gregation.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Dorothy Cafritz; two sons, Ensigr
Hubert L. Cafritz, U. S. N. r., now
in the South Pacific, and Allen E
Cafritz. Washington. daughter
Miss Isobel Cafritz; three sisters
Mrs. Samuel H. Jaffee, Mrs. Ma,
Karb, and Mrs Dorothy Solomon
and q half brother, Charles Alex.
ander, all Of Washington.
Funeral services viii be held a
1 PM tomorrow at the Danzansk!
funeral home. Burial will be il
Ohey Sholom Congregation Gene
terry, 4.4.A
Evening star., 1945-02-19
Former District Woman
Held on Check CHARGE

Charging that she passed between
$500 and $4OO in bad checks here
District police last night, said they
had sent a warrant to New York
seeking the return to Washington
of Miss Elizabeth G. Winans,. 38
formerly of the 500 block of Cedar
street NV, who was arrested ir
New York yesterday on a similal
charge.
According to District police, Mis-.
Winans told New York officers who
arrested here in the Waldorf AS
toria Hotel that, she was the daugh.
ter of Maj. Gen. Edwin B. Winans
retired, former commander of the
9th Corps Area. Police said she also
told them she had been married
three times.
Evening star., 1945-02-19
Abandoning Ministry
No Concern Of Inquiry
lon REA, Williams Says
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Aubrey williams today told Sena-
tors considering his nomination as
Rural Electrification Administration
chief that his reasons for changing
his plans about entering the ministry
are mo concern Of this committee /"
'"That is matter between me and
my God" he asserted.
II agree with the witness" put in
Senator Shipstead, Republican, Of
minnesota.
Mr.. Williams testimony was given
under questioning by Senator Bilbo,
Democratic, of Mississippi, in re-
|sponse to telegram from DR.. Joseph
M. Broadly, former pastor of the
Sixth Avenue Presbyterian Church,
Birmingham, Ala, opposing confir-
nation on the grounds that Mr.. Will
Iliams denied the divinity of Christ
after the church educated him for
the ministry"
Could Not Testify.
J. G. Hodges Of Birmingham, the
nominees boyhood Sunday school
teacher, also had sent a telegram Of
protest against confirmation OF the
former National Youth Administra-
ton chief to head the REA.
Senator Bilbo had asked that DR..
Broadly and Mr.. Hodges be asked to
testify, but they told the committee
that previous engagements would
prevent their appearance.
Mr.. Williams said it is true he re-
ceived college scholarship from the
Presbyterian Church with the expec-
tation he would go into the ministry.
1t was worth about $3.50, adding
that there was no contractural
agreement that he repay it and no
request for repayment ever was
made.
Telegram to McKellar.
DR.. Broadly set out his sentiments
in q telegram to Senator McKellar,
Democrat, of Tennessee. Mr.. Hodges
in a communication to Chairman
Thomas said the church paid Mr.
williams expenses to the seminary,
adding:
AFTER finishing I am reliably in
formed that he denounced Jesus
Christ and in my opinion he has
acted and operated like he may not
even believe in our form of govern
ment."
Several Senators still were not
committed on how they will vote,
but polls indicated a probable ma
jority in the committee against a
favorable report on the nomination
Administration leaders expressed
confidence the nomination will be
confirmed by the Senate regardless
of the Committees recommends
tions.