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Detroit evening times., 1945-06-29
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BY Maelean
By Wall Disney

ERE Is pleasant little that will message
every day 1t is numerical puzzle designed to spell out
fortune Count the letters II the number
OF letters Is subtract II the number is less than g.
add The result number Start at the left
hand the recange Of key
numbers left right Then read the the letters under
the checked figures give you 6.29
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Sailor and Girl, 3, Die
In Hospitals Of Burns

A sailor attached to the Navy
Yard died last night of burns re-
ceived in a fire in his house and
a 9-year-old girl also died of burns
she suffered when she stood too
close to a stove on February 3, police
reported today.
Seaman First ClassD Leon Har-
din, "a, who lived in a basement
apartment at 100 Fifth street Sc
with his wife, Rose, "a, died in
Bethesda Naval Hospital after being
burned in a fire which police said
was of undetermined origin.
He was taken to Casualty Hospital
in critical condition and later trans
ferred to Bethesda. Mrs. Hardin
was treated at Casualty Hospital for
burns to her hands. Damage to the
apartment was not estimated, ac-
cording to police.
In the other case Gloria Hamil-
ton, colored, Of the 1900 block o1
Thirteenth street NV, died ir
Emergency Hospital, where she was
admitted on February 3 after her
clothes caught fire from the kitchen
stove.
Her mother. Mrs. Anna Hamilton
received minor burns to her right
hand in attempting to extinguish
the flames, police said.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Senators Will Not Call
Special Meeting on Hawke!
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The clerk of the Senate Elections
Committee said today no special
meeting is planned to consider a
complaint against Senator Hawkes.,
Republican, of New Jersey.
A lengthy statement accusing Sen
ator Hawkes. of excessive expendi-
lures and other irregularities in his
1912 election campaign was sent to
the committee last week by George
Biehl of Jersey City.
E. j. Higgins, committee clerk,
said Chairman Green was advising
Mr.. Biehl that the complaint would
be brought before the group at its
next meeting. Asked when the next
meeting might be held, Mr.. Higgins
said he did not know and added that
Senator Green feels the complaint
is not important enough to justify
calling special meeting"
Senator Green is out of the city.
Evening star., 1945-04-30

II was agreed the group would
utilize existing organizations. inciud-
Inc the Greater National Capital
Committee OF the noArd OF Trade. In
drawing up plans Tor programs de-
signed TO keep Washington residents
IN the city,
". q. Merrill, president of ths
Capital Transit Co. pledged support
IN p,iblieislns the facilities available
w The District.
Irving q, Root, superintendent ef
National Capital PARIS. pointed oslt
the ssene, already has a large mum.
ber nj outdoor proxfama. including
camera stroiis, barge trips, nature
hikes and weekly lectures on nature
subjects.
other groups represented AT TO-
days meeting were the Once of De-
fense Transportation, Recreation
Services. Inc; the District Parent
Teachers Association and the
Washington Restaurant Association
The meeting was held at the Dis
trict Recreation Department head
quarters, 3149 Sixteenth street NV
Evening star., 1945-04-30
House Unit Approves
S347,5O0 Additional
For St. E|izabeth's

An additional $347,500 for ex-
penses of operating st. Elizabeth's
Hospital between now and the END
of the fiscal year, June 80, has been
recommended to the House by its
/ Appropriations Committee.
Principal reasons given were a
generally increasing patient load
increased subsistence costs partly
dictated by prevailing market con-
ditions necessitating substitution OF
costlier food items" and replace
ment and augmentation of some
dependable" supplies, such as
sheets and blankets, now again be-
coming available.
During hearings on the deficiency
items, the report today brought out,
a question as to whether the Dis
trict population is more sane' than
had been anticipated by officials of
st. Elizabeth's was discussed.
Conservative on Commitments.
Asked to explain some lessening
of an earlier estimate of increase
in patient load, DR.. Winfred Over
holser, superintendent, said: Those
are largely District of Columbia pa
tients, and the Commission on
Mental Health has, to my mind,
been somewhat conservative in COM
mitments.
Actually, the population of the
District is increasing, and ordinarily
,,o,, mould avroot on ipcrooco IL, od
missions from the District. But it
has not been working out that way
in the last year or So"
Representative Case, Republican,
of South Dakota interjected, In
other words, the District is more
sane than st. Elizabeth's antici-
pated."
1T might mean that there were
more people who might properly be
in ST. Elizabeth's, but have not been
sent there" DR.. Overholser replied.
$500 From District.
The st. Elizabeth's superintendent
reported that of the nearly 1000
patients now at the Federal institu-
ton, about 4,500 are from the Dis
trict. The District government is
charged 50 per day for the care of
these patients, the total bill for the
year being about s3,20o,OO0. Munich
pal officials anticipated that the
District :would be charged about
s25 900 to $4,000 extra as its share
of the deficiency bill.
The Appropriations Committee to-
day also recommended an additional
$315, ,480 for the Civil Service Com
mission for payment of retirement
annuities to former employees of the
Isthmian Canal Commission or the
Panama Railroad Co. during the
canal construction period.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Trade Board Survey
Forecasts Postwar
Real Estate Boom

A postwar real estate boom for
Washington is forecast by the sur
vey conducted for the Washington
Board of Trade by the Opinion Re
search Corporation
The survey showed that $4,000
families here expect to purchase
homes when they are available.
Fifty-four per cent of those who
plan to buy new homes want three
bedroom houses with price range
between $4,000 and $4,000.
Twenty-four per cent plan for two
bedroom homes, Is per cent will be
interested in four bedroom homes
and per cent in five or more bed
rooms. One per cent plan to obtain
one bedroom homes and another
3 per cent have not decided on the
size of the house
OF those who intend to buy
homes, the greatest part will be
present renters. The home owners
indicate that 4 per cent of their
number will purchase new homes,
and IA per cent of the renters have
similar intentions.
The increase in home ownership
will be spread over the entire Metro
politan Area, according to the sur
vey's figures. Fairfax County shows
prospects of the greatest gain with a
figure of 81 per cent, and the South
east-Southwest sections of Washing
ton showing the lowest gain with
only per cent.
Median price of the new homes
will be $500, with only 13 per cent
planning to pay less than $4,000 and
s per cent more than $4,000, the
survey showed.
The down payment on the home
will vary considerably, but a figure
of $3.50 will be about average.
The report was the fifth INSTALL
ment of the survey undertaken for
the boards Postwar Planning Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Patriotic Societies 10 Hold
Joint Meetinq Wednesday

The Society of the War of 1912
and the Society of Founders and
Patriots will hold a joint meeting
at pm. Wednesday at 1927 Six
teenth street NV, at which the
officers of the first organization will
be installed and the election of off,
GERS will be held by the latter.
The officers to be installed are
Charles Clair Weeaverling, presi-
dent; Mahlon H. Janey, first vice
president; DR.. John D. Wolcott, sec
ond vice president; William E. Rice,
secretary; Robert c. Tracy, regis
trar: Frederick R. Gibbs, historian:
Frank B. Steele, chaplain, and Her.
bert L. Adams, William M. Beall,
COL John P. Hains, delegates to the
National Society. DR.. Edison L.
Whitney will be installed as MEM
ber of the Executive Committee for
a two-year term.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Little Hope Seen for Improving
Child Institutions Immediately
Extensive Repairs Held Unlikely Due to War;
Appropriations Most Pressing Need

trial in the United States Court in
Baltimore, probably this month. II
the jury rules that the price of the
land is to be more than the $780,
900 appropriated, the Board of Pub
lie Welfare will be forced to return
to Congress for additional funds be-
tore the move can be made.
Provided, however, that the land
is bought, and the move is made,
the Industrial Home School is to be
moved to the present site of the Ma
tional Training School. While this
would allow for segregation, because
OF the building plan at the Train
ing School, the move also has its
disadvantages. The Little Falls
road development has no land de-
velopments which the present In
dustrial Home site has-at Wiscon-
sin avenue there is a swimming
pool, tennis courts and a large Vic
tory garden.
Funds Appropriated.
Money has been appropriated to
put the present National Training
School buildings in shape for the
Industrial Home personnel But
again, there will be the difficulty
Of getting repair work done.
The process of getting more and
better trained personnel is a long
one. The present pay scale is too
low to attract adequately trained
persons for the jobs below those of
the administrative grade. Such per-
sons can find satisfaction doing the
same type work in an institution
where working conditions are more
pleasant and wages higher. What is
needed Is immediate appropriation
for additional personnel, plus a
change in the civil service ratings
so that salaries can be increased.
One other change that could be
made Immediately to alleviate the
personnel shortage is to insert in
the law providing for the homes
a statement permitting the use OF
volunteer workers. Welfare officials
tried this at one time, using college
students to lead recreational-work
SAoupS, dll0 1Oullu ~ SATISFACTORILY
stop-gap. It was discontinued, how
ever, when it was discovered to be
against the law The law has never
been changed to allow for it.
AS welfare officials point out,
most of the difficulties will be great
ly alleviated by the end of the war,
when the manpower and material
shortage will end.
| Meanwhile, 80 boys continue to
live on the third floor of building
declared a fire trap; grade school,
age girls continue to live with teen
age girls who are confirmed sex
problems; 109 children of varying
ages and degrees of intelligence
continue to be educated" by three
teachers; plaster falls down, roofs
leak, rats and reaches multiply-in
the homes where several hundred
District children are living and sup
posedly are being rehabilitated for
life as responsible citizens of the
Nations Capital.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
lsNRshoniing
&Remiinde5@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
ca through U-2 will become valid
tomorrow and remain valid
through August 81.
tnned Geods. Etc.-Book 4, stamps
H-2 through Ma good through
June q stamps Ma through So
good through June 30, Stamps T-2
through x.2 good through July 81.
stamps va, z-2, Al, B-l ana
Csi become valid tomorrow and
remain valid through August n.
smits fsF rats Your meat dealer
slll paw two Ted ration points fof
each Ioind of waste Kitchen fats
Nou tmfn ln
Nasss stamp "a valid fof . pounas
lhfeuHh JlRs a STAMP Me- "a
valid tomaffus ana remains valid
thiguah August d.
slssstiss -Aslk caapons sfs valid
through June N ne ca, NJ
ANA OF coupons aeod fof D sal.
Ions each
shsss-Aifplane STAMPS 1, q ana
ln Book No, J good indefinitely Toe
one pair OF shoes each. An as-yet.
unnumbered shoe stamp become,
valid August
Fuel 0il-Periods /. 2, 5, and
coupons good for 10 gallons pei
uniA through heating year. AL
cur 1ntly valid coupons will ex.
pire August 81. Consumers in this
area should not have used more
than SO per cent of their ration as
of today.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Increased Sightseeing Facilities
Planned Here This Summer

A three-man committee was named
today by Milo y, chrlstiansen. su.
peflntendent Of recreation for the
District, 10 draw up reoommends-
tlans fof increasing washlnstons
FeeFesilonai and Sightseeing faoalis
tles This summer
The aetlnn waa taken nl q meet
lns of elsle leaders called 10 make
nlana TOT palhlieislne the need fas
remaining in the city and euftsllins
rail and h''a travel beyond the D.s.
tflei.
The Rroup agreed 10 make i.s
motto Bee Washington First"
The committee. which will hold liza
first meeting later this week, Is COM
po-e . Wayne Summers. executive
secretary Of the recreation division
of the Council of Social Agencies;
Mrs. William Calvin, executive sec
retary of the War Hospitality Com
mittee, and John P. Mcdonald,
chairman of the Parks and Recrea-
ton Committee of the Washington
Board of Trade.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
wsshlnslonlsn Is Held
In MARYLAND Slsbblne Case

Anne Arundel County psllss wsFs
haldlnH Pred i@slnn. " ef ths
1900 block oi nfeusseod Fesd NN.
ieday IN connection sish the siahs
bins of John Osborn Calvert County,
laaa niaht,
Police said Lathon was arrested
after the stabbina. which occurred
at waysons Corner In Anne Arun-
del but did not know any other de-
tails. They said no charges haa
been placed pending the outcome of
Osborn's injuries.
Osborn was brought to Providence
Hospital suffering multiple chest
wounds. Hospital attendants de.
scribed his condition as critical.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
OPA Warns Retailers
To File Price Charts

Vincent A. Holmes, District OPA
executive, today warned retailers OF
apparel and house furnishings that
they must file their pricing charts
at his office before midnight, May 10.
Sixty-five per cent of the l,500 To-
cal retailers affected have already
filed, he said.
The charts are required under
regulation MPR $40. which freezes
percentage mark-ups as Of March
10. i945.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Supreme Court Will Hear
Business Bureau Tax Case

The Supreme Court today agreed
to rule on litigation in which the
Better Business Bureau seeks ex-
emption from social security taxes.
The bureau claimed the exemp-
ton under the provision of the law
applying to corporations organized
exclusively for educational or scien-
tific purposes. This was challenged
by the Government.
District Court entered a summary
judgment denying the exemption on
the ground that the bureau was not
operated exclusively for educational
purposes. The Court of Appeals
affirmed this ruling, saying there is
IA difference between the business
educational program of the bureau
and scholastic programs.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
TwoAreIndicted
In Robbery Of
Bank TeI|ers
Both Still at Large;
"a Other True Bills
Are Returned

The District grand jury today
indicted two men, both still at large,
charged with robbing two tellers of
the National Bank OF Washington
of $24, CAT, March 80, at Seventh and
G streets NV, while the bank men
were taking the money to the s.
Kann. Sons Co. department store.
One is Charles Skizechowski, 43,
reported to have escaped New Jer-
sey authorities recently in a run
ming battle and from whose car au-
thorities reported $4,740 in cash was
recovered. The other is Michael
Quinn, 80.
Assistant United States Attorney
Joseph F. Lawless, jr., who pre-
sented the case to the grand jury,
said Skizeckowski is believed to be
the one who drove the automobile
used in the robbery. Quinn, Mr..
Lawless said. is believed to be the
one who held one of the bank tellers
at pistol-point after the other had
been slugged.
Third Suspect Killed.
Joseph McCann, At. believed to
have been the third man in the rob-
ber gang, recently was killed in New
York, when cornered by an agent
of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton. McCann, Mr.. Lawless said, is
believed to be the one who slugged
one Of the tellers and grabbed the
money bag.
The indictments were among IS
returned today by the District grand
jury before Justice James w. Morris
of District Court.
Mrs. Peggy Franklin Sweeney, "a,
said to be the wife of an Army Air
Forces captain, was indicted on a
charge of violating the National
Stolen Property Act in $500 check
forgery case.
The checks were made out on a
Washington bank and cashed in
New York, Pennsylvania, Florida
and Maryland. Authorities claimed
Mrs. Sweeney used passbook, which
she found, to cash the checks. For
merly she lived in Washington, it
was said. Her husband has been
stationed in Florida.
In another indictment, Robert E.
Lawson, At, colored, of the 1900
block of Kenyon street NV, was
charged with five cases of house
breaking and larceny in which he
is said to have obtained more than
$500 in cash and other articles from
four stores and dwelling.
Indicted in Auto Theft.
j. Paul Shelton, 27, of Arlington,
Va. accused Of attempting to rob
bank in East Falls Church, Va, and
kidnapping, was indicted on charges
Of stealing an automobile and of
driving it from the District to Mary
land.
The following were indicted on
narcotic charges: Lawrence o. Hay
den, ~18, colored, of the first block
Of r street NV; Milburn Howard, :,
80, colored, of the 1900 block Of
Twelfth street NV. william H.
80, of the 1900 block of
Fourteenth street NV, and VIII
liam Harris, 81, colored. Harvey w.
James, 36, colored, Of the 500 block
Of U street NV, was indicted on
a charge of obtaining marihuana
without having paid tax on it, in
violation of the Marihuana Tax Act
of 1887.
The grand jury declined to indict
w. Reed, 35, of the 1000
block of N street NV, who had
been accused by 33-year-old
woman of attacking her.
Three men were indicted on
charges of Illegally wearing mill
tary uniforms.
Evening star., 1945-04-30

pilSOu CdIllp ny
t h e Russians,
h as arrive d
home.
1t. Herring, a
Bit pilot, was
reported missing
ov er Germany
Christmas eve,
when his splane
was shot down.
The next official
word his parents
received c a m e
on Palm Sunday
when the War
Department, re-
ported that 1t.
Evening star., 1945-04-30

Herring had been released from a
Nazi prison camp.
Commissioned at Stuttgart, Ark,
in October, 1943, 1t. Herring went
overseas in October, 1914, and into
combat in November. He attended
the University of Maryland and re-
ceived his secondary education at
Peddie Institute, Hightstown, N. j.,
and Mckinley High School here. He
received CAA flying license while
a university student.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Students Schedule PIuy

Booth Tarkington's four-act play
Clarence" will be presented by the
junior English class Of Surrattsville
High School, Clinton, Md, at 8
pm. Friday.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Cupt. Hatch on Leave

Capt. Stewart Hatch, son of Sen
ator Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico, returned to Washington
Yesterday after 16 months of over
seas duty with the Army Air Forces
in England and France. Capt. Hatch
will have three weeks leave before
eing reassigned to duty.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Ii. Paul Herring, Freed
By Soviets, Reaches Home

I'd 1t. Paul Herring, AAF, son of
DR.. and Mrs. Paul S. Herring, 5000
Forty-second avenue, Hyattsville,
Nd, who was freed from a German
Evening star., 1945-04-30
81 D. {. Men TO Report
For Induction TODAY

A total Of 81 Washington men
have been ordered by their draft
boards to report for induction into
the armed forces today. Names Of
tho v,,a,. fnllnup.
Evening star., 1945-04-30

HELICOPTER Ar THE cAPlTOL-This Guard hecopte
used work surprised early visitors 10 the Capitol by
landing tho pnEp fronting the east side The plane
ploed by It. g. g. Stewart r. Graham and dangling below
circe Aviation Machnists Mate (c) Oswald Backmann
picked up from the ground and being hosed
plane plane remain all this evening
congressional christen
them with their War Bonds-Star Photo
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-22
State Senator'S
Office Looted
of $3.50 in Cash

Mount Clemens police officers
today were hunting a man who
rifled State Senator Ivan A.
Johnston's law office IN Mount
Clemens on Tuesday night and
escaped with $3.50 in currency.
The theft was reported by Her
man l.. Brys, Johnston's law
partner. who discovered that the
senator's desk had been jimmied
open when he arrived at the
offices at 9 a. m. Wednesday.
Brys told the officers that sew
eral thousand dollars in war
bonds and a gold watch in the
same drawer from which the
money was stolen, remained un-
touched. He said, likewise, that
the desk of Johnston secretary
had been broken into but that
his own had not been entered.
Whether or not important pa
pers in Johnston's desk had been
tempered with would remain I'M
known until the senator's return
from the state capital where he
is participating in the sessions
of the legislature, Brys pointed
out.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-22

away at the home of her daugh-
ter at l3495 st. Andrews Street,
East Detroit, early Wednesday
morning, following a long ILL
ness. She was 81 years of age.
Mrs. Van Jaarsveld was born
in Holland. In 1907 she came
with her husband to America
and first settled in Detroit.
Eight years ago the family came
to Utica to make their home at
8102 Speedway Drive. During
her last serious illness she had
been cared for at her daughters
home in East Detroit.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Nicholas; three daughters,
Mrs. Sophie Sawitzky, Mrs. Ber-
nadine Moll and Mrs. Henrietta
Durkee; two sons, Nicholas Jr.
and William. She is also sur
vived by 10 grandchildren.
Prayer services will be at the
daughters home at 1900 noon
on Saturday, March "a. The re-
mains will then lie in state at
Hope ,formed Church, Kenney
and Castle Avenue, Detroit from
1890 until time of services at 2
o'clock. Rev. Gary De Witt Of
fitiating. Burial will take place
in Forest Lawn Cemetery under
the direction of <. A. Schwarz-
koff, funeral director.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-22
Garbage Plan
Studied Here
City To Study
Other Systems

The Mount Clemens City
Commission voted unanimously
Wednesday night to gather data
for study concerning a munich
pal garbage disposal plan to be
inaugurated in the postwar era.
In calling for action of the
commission, Mayor Donald r..
Westendorf pointedly remarked
that such disposal plan would
not be a free" garbage set-up.
Free garbage collection is
a mis-nomer," he said. Its got
10 be paid for by property own
SsSeaher directly or indirectly.
However, by following the best
systems now in effect, we can
make it as inexpensive as pos
sible."
The commission, after favor
able discussion, voted to order
the clerk and engineer to obtain
data from Crosse Pointe and
Birmingham specifically and
other Michigan communities
relative TO their garbage dispos-
al costs and methods.
Westendorf said an effort will
be made to obtain state or fed
eral aid if an incinerator or
other facility is required. Com
missioners Fred Breitmeyer and
Edward Dubay made the mo-
ton for the projects study.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-22

tend the funeral rites in tribute
to "a faithful employee.
The deceased is survived by
his wife and two children: Ralph
and Harold; three grandchil-
dren: Ronald, Shirley and Ralph
Jr., and the following brothers
and sisters: Joseph, Frank, Rich
ard, Lloyd, Dove, Mamie, Maud,
Mrs. Hazel Jones and Blanch
Provost. The mother. Mrs. Vir-
ginia Provost, died a year ago
at the age of "a years.
Prayers will be conducted at
the residence at 8 p. m, tonight
and Friday.
Requiem high mass will be
conducted at st. Louis Catholic
Church at 10 a. m, Saturday,
with burial in the Catholic
Cemetery under direction of La
Croix e. Groesbeck. The pail
bearers at the funeral will be
Fire Chief c. Edward Willert,
Commissioner Edward Dubay,
captain of the volunteer force,
and firemen Herbert Jones, Carl
Woltman, Earl Touscany and
Clayton Dubay.