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Evening star., 1945-02-09
Germon-BornU. S. Officer Gave
7ip on Threat of Nuzi Dams

BY the Associated Press.
WITH UNITED STATES FORCES
IN GERMANY, Feb. "a German
born American officer, 1t Ernest
Kaufman of Philadelphia, who swan
the Roer River as a boy, first gave
the Allied command the tip that
the Germans planned to unleash
the f1oodwaters of the dams toward
which the American 1st Army is ad-
vancing.
The Roer River dam system, about
Is miles below Aachen, has been a
major factor in holding up the west
ern offensive since November.
Driving through Schmidt, the
18th Infantry Division was not far
from Schwammenauel Dam, which
is capable of sending 10000, 900
Evening star., 1945-02-09

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Evening star., 1945-02-09

tons OF water
rushing d o W n
the Roer River
in an 18-foot
tide that would
have cut off AL
lied forces cross
ing the Roer.
While the 18th
was gouging out
30 square miles
Of German pill
boxes and cap
turing IL towns
in its drive, the
9th Infantry Di-
v 81 on C a m e
Sfreakinu in ON
Evening star., 1945-02-09
Actress to Get Divorce

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 9 tP.-Jen.
infer Holt, daughter of Film Actor
Jack Holt, announced yesterday she
would go to Mexico tbs week end te
obtain a divorce from Marine All
Force Maj. William Manley Ritchey
so she can marry Army 1t. Cecil
Davis.
Evening star., 1945-02-09

CT. ALBANS TWEEDS woven of vir.
- sin wool imported yarns {. ). are russed,
colorful and strictly herman" in every detail.
They assure casual well-sroomed appear.
ance At 4 very modest price. Herrinsbons
and heather mixtures just received in sizes
for all men.
Evening star., 1945-05-15
World Organization
Chapter InsfaIIs Officers

George Maurice Morris, former
president of the American Bar Asso-
citation, was installed yesterday as
permanent chairman of the Wash
ington Chapter, Americans United
for World Organization, Inc. Mr..
Morris is the author of many legal
works, director of the Washington
Criminal Justice Association, and
the American Peace Society, and a
member of several leading law
groups. He was installed with other
permanent officers at the National
Savings and Trust Co., whose presi-
dent is Bruce Baird, permanent
treasurer Of the chapter.
The others installed were: Mrs
Robert Low Bacon and Clifford Nc
Avoy, vice chairmen, and Mrs. James
Schramm, executive secretary. Those
named to committee chairmanships
were: oscar Chapman, membership;
Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, special events;
Mrs. Dana c. Backus, legislative re-
ports; Randolph Paul, Mrs. Wayne
Coy and Edgar Ansel Mowrer, pro-
gram and planning; the Rev. A.
Powell Davies, service to community
organizations; Mrs. Milton Neaman,
speakers, and Mrs. Parke F. Engle,
publicity.
Evening star., 1945-05-15
lsiWRstioni;nq
&Remindery@a

Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
Y-5, Us, Az through d. good
through June 2; stamps E-2
through J-2 good good through
June 30; stamps K-2 through P-2
good through July 81. Stamps
o. through U-2 valid through
August 81.
Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
H. through M-2 good through
June 2; stamps NJ through So
good through June 80. Stamps To-
through x-2 good through July 81.
Stamps Y-2, 20, Al, B-1 and
C-1 through August 81.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two red ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp IS valid for S pounds
through June 2. Stamp No. 81
valid for 5 pounds through Au-
gust 81.
Gasoiine-A-15 coupons are valid
through June 81. Be-, C-6, B-7
and CT coupons good for S gal
Ions each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps /, 2 and s
in Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each. An as-yet-
unnumbered shoe stamp becomes
valid August l.
Fuel Oil-Periods l, 2, 8, 4 and
coupons good for 10 gallons pei
unit through heating year. AL
currently valid coupons, except fol
serially-numbered coupons of def
mite value, will expire August 81
Consumers in this area should not
have used more than 90 per cent
Of their ration as of today.
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Dentist Wins Long Battle
To Gust Lessee Of Home

DR.. Frederick Dimas- -Aruti, a den-
tist formerly commissioned in the
Army Dental Corps, has won long
legal battle for possession of house
he purchased last September. F.
K. Heidrich lessee of the house at
1903 Sixteenth street NV, signed
an agreement giving the dentist pos
session June 5.
Mr.. Heidrich had leased the prop
erty through last December as a
rooming house. He filed suit late
last year in District Court to en-
join the dentist from trespassing on
the property the latter had pur-
chased.
DR.. Dimas- -Artui obtained a judg-
,ment in January, in Municipal
Court, giving him possession. This
was stayed by an appeal Mr.. Held
rich made in the Municipal Court
of Appeals. Mr.. Heidrich lost and
appealed to the United States Court
of Appeals. In the agreement signed
today he agreed to drop this last
appeal,
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Recreation Board to Reconsider
Site of Rose Park Shelter House

merely a comfort station, but he
agreed that Mr.. Hyde had offered to
correct that impression with the As
signers.
Mr.. Hyde accused the board of not
being courteous and cooperative,
and claimed that the high ground
contemplated as the site would be
spoiled by the building. Mr.. Wender
denied that the board had been dis
courteous and said that it had gone
to great lengths to make investiga-
tions of the protests.
Maj. Gen. Ulysses s. Grant, III,
chairman of the Park and Planning
Commission, protested the planned
location last week as ruinous to the
view of Rock Greek from the play
ground, but the board decided at
that time to proceed with the plan.
Meanwhile, the Commissioners re-
appointed Mrs. Alice c. Hunter for
a four-year term to the board. She
is serving as secretary. Budget
OfIicer Walter L. Fowler also was
renamed as the city heads repre-
sentative to the group for one year.
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Foul Play Suspected
In Death on Tracks

Montgomery County police today
revealed suspicion of foul play IN
the death of a man whose body was
found May z on the Baltimore q
Ohio Railroad tracks near Boyds,
Md.
Although police admitted they
have not discovered any clues as to
his identity, they pointed out that
the circumstances under which he
was found were suspicious"
They said he was nude and wore
only a black onyx ring. His skull
was fractured and his left arm was
pulled from the socket. He was
6 feet l inch tall, had gray eyes,
brown hair and light complexion.
Police said they didn't believe
the death could have occurred with
out some elements of foul play, un-
less the man was a mental case.
Police said the man was found
shortly after 6 am. and that troop
train had passed the spot at 12:45
am. They theorized that the man
may have been attacked while on
the the train, his clothes stripped
from him, and that he, was then
pushed out of car door. They said
they are still checking military au-
thorities in an attempt to identify
him.
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Districts Coal Supply Held
Ample Despite New Control

Washington's supply of hard coal
is dwindling, but the new delivery
controls put into effect by the Gov
ernment should cause no suffering
or hardship here, according to L.
P. Brown of the Coal Division, Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
tion.
With warm weather the heating
season is over, Mr.. Brown said, and
virtually all consumers of anthra-
cite now are in a position to use
substitute fuels. principally btu
minous.
Among those who are supplied
by coal dealers here are hospitals,
homes for the infirm, dairies
bakeries, laundries and others. Res
taurants must keep their dish
washing water up to Health De-
partment standard heat, for sani-
tary purposes, Mr.. Brown explained,
but If they run short of anthracite,
they can use soft coal,
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Efforts to Reopen Districts
Road Laboratory Prove Futile

laboratory without additional cost
to the department"
Didn't Know Purpose.
A hearing was held by the House
Appropriations Subcommittee on
June 3, l941. at which Capt. White
hurst and Commissioner John Rus
sell Young appeared. They said
they did not know the purpose be-
hind the closing of the Districts
laboratory. Capt. Whitehurst then
volunteered this:
Il have heard it said that by hav-
ing the District do this work they
could favor contractors. OF course,
l do not believe that. If you want
to be dishonest you do not have to
send samples out there. The refer
ence was to the Bureau of Stand
ards). We do not have to 60 by the
reports of the Bureau of Standards.
So it is absurd to say we could favor
any contractor. We are sincerely
and honestly trying to do good
job"
The fact the District now is rent
ing part of its laboratory to the Bu-
reau of Standards was brought out
at hearing about year ago.
Capt. Whitehurst said the labora-
tory building cost $55,000 and the
equipment about $4,000.
Representative Stefan, going into
the question why the laboratory was
not used, said: Here is apparatus
that is hard to get today. You can
not buy it, and it is lying there in
the laboratory and is not being used
for anything ="
Used for Research.
Capt. Whitehurst said the District
had rented about half the laboratory
space to the Bureau Of Standards
for some rubber research work. He
said the bureau paid 81 $40 year
for the equipment they used. and the
Public Buildings Administration paid
the District 1866 a year for the
space.
In response to question by Mr.
Stefan, Capt. Whitehurst said about
rs per cent of the equipment for
testing is idle. He added: 1--WE have
some valuable machinery there. We
have one big testing machine that
cost $1,000 or $4,000. I assume the
setting cost and celebration would
be around $2,500"
Representative Anderson. Demo-
crat, of New Mexico, referring to
the cost of the building and equip
ment. pointed out that the rent re-
ceived by the District for the space
and equipment used by the Bureau
of Standards gave the District re-
turn of about 312 per cent on its
100000 investment.
Mr.. Anderson said later: II would
say, Mr.. Chairman. that I should
think the committee should find out
why this prohibition against the
use of the District laboratory was
put in an appropriation bill many
years ago."
If the committee found out, 1t
didn't put it in the record. And the
prohibition remained.
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Archives Guards Death
Is Listed as Suicide

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
today issued a certificate of suicide
in the case of Max Green, 46, of 610
Keefer place NV, special police
guard at the Archives Building. He
died yesterday after being found un-
conscious in a mems room in the
Archives Building, with a bullet
wound in his head.
Mr.. Green, who was found in the
first-foor room a few minutes after
he went on duty, was dead on arrival
at Emergency Hospital.
Police said the bullet went through
his head and struck the ceiling.
Guards said he had been respondent
over i'll health for some time and
had wanted leave to go to California.
Mr.. Green lease a daughter, Doris,
police said. He also was said to have
a son In service.
Evening star., 1945-05-15

Navy Yard as an apprentice sheet
metal worker before his induc-
ton in November. 194l. His STEP
father said Corpl. Farri was sent to
Australia and saw action in New
Guinea and the Philippines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cerminari knew
Corpl. Farri was coming home on
furlough, but they had no idea he
would be discharged. He has two
other brothers in the service, one a
military policeman stationed in
Florida, and the other attending a
Navy cook and bakers school in
New York.
Corpl Farquhar. who is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur E. Farquhar
of Manassas, is a graduate of Dewitt
Preparatory School here and was
athletic instructor at Linton Hall
Military Academy at Bristow, Va,
before his induction into the Army
in November, l94l.
His mother had no idea what
battles he had participated in or
what medals he might have received
to increase his point score. She
said her son always wrote funny
letters, trying to cheer her up, and
never spoke of battles. The Far
quhars. whose only other son was
given a medical discharge in jan
uary after four years Army service,
received a letter from Corpl. Far
quhar saying he had arrived in San
Francisco last Sunday.
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Christian Science
Teachings Are Cited

Christian Science is teaching
men to understand God-and to
utilize their knowledge of Him as
Jesus did in the healing of sick
ness, sorrow and sin" Oscar Gra-
ham Peeke, c. S. B., of Kansas
City said in a lecture this morning
He spoke at the Penn Theater on
Christian Science, the Religion of
Enlightenment and Glorious Lib
erty."
The speaker said in no degree
does Christian Science differ from
the method of healing used by Jesus
I'm all cases which Jesus healed
he beheld the real, the perfect man
in place of a discordant mortal, ?"
Mr.. Peeke said His Christly dis
cernment caused the self-destruc-
ton of the errors of belief which
had brought on the disease. - En-
ror fades into it's native nothingness
when the light of spiritual under
standing is brought to bear on it."
Defining the prayer which God
hears and answers as the selfess
desire to accept and utilize God S
gifts. Mr. Peeke stated. IF we fash
ion our prayers after the pattern of
the Lords Prayer - reverently
and understandingly, with ehildlike
trust IN God, we are blessed and all
our needs are supplied.
Other exalting prayers are given
in the Bible for our profit. The
Twenty third Psalm has brought
comfort and healing to many. The
Ninety-f1rst Psalm indicates the
complete protection that is at all
times available to those who love
God-no matter how dangerous the
situation may appear to be-"
Evening star., 1945-05-15
River Dragged for Woman
MISSING After Painting Boat

Harbor Precinct police today were
dragging the Potomac off the 1000
block of K street NV for the body
of Mrs. Barbara c. Weed, "a, of
Fairfax, Va, who was believed to
have fallen off a cruiser anchored
in midstream.
Porter Thomas, Falls Church. Va,
owner of the 39-foot boat, said he
left the woman painting the cabin
at about pm. and that she was
gone when he returned few hours
later. A pair of overalls, sweater
and wallet, which police believe
were the property of the woman,
we're found on the deck.
Mr.. Thomas said the woman could
only have left the boat by swimming
or being picked up by another craft
because he had gone to shore in
the only available dinghy.
The woman's father, police said,
was H, D. Curtis of Fairfax.
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Hearing toGet
Today
On Pay Increase
Budget Bureau Figure
On Civil Service Bill
Awaited by Committee
BY JOSEPH YOUNG.

Members of the House Civil Serv-
ice Subcommittee today were to
hear the estimate of Budget Bureau
officials regarding the cost of the
Federal pay bill recommended by
the Civil Service Commission.
Unofficial estimates have placed
the annual increased cost to the
Government at $768, 100000 If all
provisions of the bill are passed.
This would include basic IS per
cent increases, regular time-and-
a-half overtime. 10 per cent night
pay differential and accelerated
within-grade promotions.
The cost of the Senate Civil
Service Committees bill, which is
expected to be taken up for con-
sideration by the Senate this week,
Is $487 100000. The Senate bill,
however, does not contain regular
time-and-a-half provisions. but re-
tains present time-and-a-twelfth
standards.
The House committee at its open
ing session yesterday heard Civil
Service Commissioner Arthur S.
Flemming declare that Government
employees were entitled to the basic
pay increase and regular time and
a half.
He based this on the fact Gov
ernment employees under the Clas-
siflcation Act haven't received pay
increase in Is years, despite a 26
per cent rise in the cost of living
since the start of the war. The
committee also was reminded that
the employees were entitled to IS
per cent increase under the Little
Steel" formula, which most workers
in private industry have received.
ut is high time for the Govern
ment to bring its employees under
its wage stabilization program that
it has decreed for private industry"
Mr. Flemming said.
Much of yesterdays session was
devoted to discussion of the
personnel shortage at the Veterans
Declaring that the
agency is 80 to so days behind in its
work, Representative Vursell, Re-
publican, of Illinois demanded i'm
mediate steps be taken to alleviate
the situation. Mr. Flemming re-
piled that the agency has been given
Al priority and that everything is
being done to fill its manpower
needs.
Evening star., 1945-05-15

Harry S. Wender, chairman OF the
District Recreation Board, has an
nounced a special meeting of the
board at pm. Thursday to recon-
slider the question of locating a pro-
posed shelter house on the Rose
Park Playground, Twenty seventh
street and Dumbarton avenue NV.
Mr.. Wender made the announce
ment at a conference today with the
Commissioners, attended by repre-
sentatives of the Georgetown Pro-
gressive Citizens Association, the
Georgetown Citizens Association
and Dorsey Hyde, jr, owner OF
property adjacent to the play
ground.
Mr.. Wender said plans had been
made for some time to place a
shelter on the playground for coll
ored children and that an appro-
priation had been made to include
toilet facilities, storage space and a
playroom. He said a petition cir
culated by Mr.. Hyde against the
structure some time ago listed It as
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Silverforb Neglects
To Sturt Jail Term

Harry T. Silverfarb, wholesale
fruit and vegetable dealer who was
fined $4,000 and sentenced to a Co.
day Jail term last June in Municipal
Court for selling onions at above
ceiling prices, failed to appear yes
terday to begin his term, as ordered
by Judge Thomas D. Quinn.
Judge Quinn gave Meyer Wein-
stein, who put up $4,000 appeal bond
for Silyerfarb. until June IL to pro-
duce his client. The United States
Court of Appeals last month upheld
.Silverfarb's conviction, and the
Judge subsequently ordered that
'Silverfarb be surrendered to the
court yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Neville. Carter. Forbes. Kochel.
Gen. CIork's Son Is Among 853
To Graduate rom West Point

Cadet William D. Clark. son of
Gen. and Mrs. Mark w. Clark of
1888 Connecticut avenue NV, is
among the 853 members of the
graduating class at the United
States Military Academy who will
receive diplomas and commissions
June 5.
Gen. Clark commands the 18th
Army Group in Italy and was a
hero of the campaigns in North
Africa, Sicily and Italy, where his
5th Army captured Rome. His son
is a graduate of Western High
School and attended Sullivan's
Preparatory School. He will be
commissioned in the infantry.
Another graduate from this area
is Walter G. Allen, son of Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Frank A. Allen. jr., 1921
West Twelfth street, Arlington.
Gen. Allen is chief public relations
officer at SHAEF, Paris, and figured
in the recent controversy over the
publication of the news that Ger
many had surrendered.
Several other sons of high Army
officers are in the graduating class
These include Cadets James G
Christensen, jr., son of Maj. Gen
and Mrs. Christensen, Army WaI
College, Washington; Richard H
Groves, son of Maj. Gen. and Mrs
L. R. Groves, 3508 Thirty-sixth
street NV; Harrison Larkin, son OF
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. T. B. Larkin
1869 wyoming avenue NV; Robert
M. Webster. jr., son of Maj. Gen
and Mrs. Webster, 1000 Cathedral
avenue NV, and Kenneth T. Blood
jr., son of Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Blood
4801 Connecticut avenue NV.
Other graduates from Washington
and nearby communities are:
Ernest J. Davis, jr., 1902 Irving
street NV.
Louis H. Boettcher, 74oo Twelfth
street NV.
Robert M. Cunningham, son OF
Col. Charles H. Cunningham. care
of Adjutant Generals Office, Wash
ington.
Harry B. Hause, 1901 Massa-
chusetts avenue. NV.
George S. Eyster, jr, 2l22 Cali
fornia street NV.
Donald v. Rattan, 4402 @ street
NV.
Edwin B. Kerr, 1856 Sedgewich
street NV.
Leonard w. Lilley, 1926 Fifteenth
street NV.
Burton o. Lewis, jr., 3440 Thirty
eighth street NV.
Joseph T. O'NeaI, 1882 Biltmore
street NV.
Woodbury. Carter, 343l Thirty
fourth street NV
Daniel D. Whitcraft, l704 Law.
renee street NE.
James C. williams, Park Lane
Apartments.
Robert 1. Thompson, 3100 Connec.
ticut avenue NV.
Fred w. Rankin, 2400 Sixteenth
street NV.
John w. Coffey, 2200 Twentieth
street NV.
| Robert L. Woodward, 35l2 Albe.
marie street NV.
Walter ID. Dabney, jr, 3918 Bentor
street NV.
Albert r. Neville, Ill Thirty -flfti
street Sc
Joseph r.. Byron, 4701 Connection
avenue NV.
william J. Snow, 2220 Twentieth
street NV. .
Kendall Russell, Kennedy -Warrer
Apartments.
George b. Darlington, 1707 Colum
bia road NV.