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Evening star., 1945-07-23
New Telephone Directory
Now Being Distributed

Distribution of new telephone
directories is under way in the
Washington area and all subscrib-
ers should receive their copies with
in a week or 10 days, David E.
Mccoy, general manager of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co. announced today.
Company officials said 10 freight
cars were required to transport the
456, 900 directories from New Jersey,
where they were printed because no
local facilities are available to pub
lish volume of such bulk. Besides
the additional freight costs, the
company also was obliged to shuttle
proofs of the pages between Jersey
City and the local office, it was said.
Mr.. Mccoy pointed out many new
telephone numbers will appear in
the Semiannual edition and urged
subscribers to refer to the directory
before calling information
Evening star., 1945-07-23
Jap War 10 Hit
Fuel Oil Supply
Than Gas
PAW Council Warns
East Coast Again
Of Heating Troubles

Householders had fresh warning
on next winters problems of supply
and distribution of home heating
oil as the Petroleum Industry War
Council reported civilians will feel
the pinch of the Pacific war in
their oil tanks rather than their
automobile gasoline tanks.
The council, created by the
Petroleum Administration for War,
and composed by representative of
the oil industry, declared in a re-
port from its Committee on Petro-
leum Economics that from now
on this is largely fuel oil war"
THE moderate decrease in gaso-
line requirements is more than off,
set by increased requirements for
Diesel and residual fuel, and hence
the total demand for crude oil and
it's products is greater than before
We day"
The supply and distribution of
home heating oil for the coming
winter present real problems, par
ticularly' on the East Coast and in
the Midwest, the council said in
statement.
Earlier Navy Diesel fuel pro-
grams" it added, have resulted in
substantial losses of normal produc-
ton of burning oils for this winter"
The increased mileage between
the United States and Pacific battle
areas was cited by the council as
one of the factors requiring more
fuel oil.
1t is $500 miles from San Fran
cisco to Okinawa, and 1000 miles
between the Gulf Coast refinery
area and the Philippines, compared
with the 5000 miles between New
York and the United Kingdom, when
the war against Germany was being
fought.
Evening star., 1945-07-23
Ousted From Post
As Foreiqn Minister

February Sat 4:30 in the after
noon H. Duce calls me. From the
moment of my entrance, am aware
that he is embarrassed.
'I understand what he is pre-
pared to tell me. What are you
going to do now?' he begins, and
adds in low voice that he has
changed his entire cabinet 70 of II
ministers were dismissed.
Il understand the reasons.
share them, and I do not intend to
raise the least objection. Among
the various appointments he sug-
gests, 1 refuse the governorship of
Albania.
There would become the shoot
er and hanger of people to whom ]
promised brotherhood and equality
Il choose to be ambassador to the
Holy See. 1t is place of rest thai
may afford many possibilities for
the future.
And the future, as never before
Is in the hands of God.
ut is a hard and sad blow tc
leave the ministry of foreign affairs
where for seven years, and what
years they were, I have given my
best. have lived too much within
these walls not to feel the anguish
of physical removal. ."
February 6-"Il Duce telephoned
quite early in the morning to have
my nomination as ambassador to
the Holy See postponed. They
will say you have been kicked up
stairs, and you are too young to be
kicked upstairs
Il had foreseen Mussolini's uncer-
tainty, and already had sent Am
bassador Guariglia to ask the papal
secretariat for my acceptance. =
"Acquarone (minist9 to the roya
house, says the King knew nothing
of my dismissal when he saw me
Thursday 1.-TWO DAYS earlier. The
King is happy about my going tc
the Vatican. ."
February 8.-"Instructions to the
minister (Bastianini, who became
secretary of state for foreign affairs
MuSsolini became foreign minister)
Then to see II Duce. He
tells me: You must consider thai
you are going to have a period oi
rest. Your turn will come. You
future is in my hands, and you neec
not worry.
If they had given us thre,
years time we might have beer
able to wage war on different terms
or 1t might not have been necessar,
at ALL
Evening star., 1945-07-23
School Supervisors Plan
Conference Wednesday

A conference Of school supervisors
and administrators in Washington
and vicinity will be held Wednesday
under sponsorship of George WASH
ington University and the National
Education Association.
The group will meet at 2 pm. in
the University's Hall of Govern
ment, Twenty first and G Street
NV. DR.. James Harold Fox, dean
of the university's School of Educa-
ton, will preside.
DR.. Edward Alvey, dean of Mary
Washington College, Fredericksburg
Va, will speak on relations between
supervisors and teachers. Other
speakers will be Miss Mary A. Hen
derson, past president of the Class
room Teachers Association of the
District; B. H. Jarman, registrar OF
the university; Miss Katherine
Scrivner, supervising principal in
the public schools, and Miss Mildred
Fenner, assistant editor of the NEA
Journal.
Pi Lambda Theta, an education
sorority, will serve tea after the con-
ference.
Evening star., 1945-07-23
Boy, 7, Is 3Sfh Victim
OF Polio in D. {. Area

The 38th infantile paralysis case
in the Metropolitan area was re-
ported today by the Health Depart
ment. The patient is a 2-year-old
boy from Greenbelt, Md, at Chill
dren's Hospital
The department now lists 20 cases
from the District since the begin
ming of the year and IS from the
nearby Maryland and Virginia
counties. OF those from the Dis
trict, nine are non-paralytic.
Evening star., 1945-07-23
Dog Owners Liable
For Violations Of
Law on Leashing

Every dog had his day today
Catch the owner: not the dog"
were the instructions to police as
the Commissioners proclaim that
dogs have to be leashed went into
effect. The muzzle rule-impoSed
last summer-WaS rescinded.
No arrests for violation of the
edict had been reported by the 13
police precincts up to noon.
Robert Hayes. 8, 1909 Twenty
second street NE. came into the
twelfth precinct station house. His
squirrel terrier" had run away,
he said. and he was afraid it would
go to the pound because it was not
on leash.
Would Check on Owner.
His fears were groundless. The
Corporation CounSel's Office has
discovered there is a flaw in the
proclamation. There is nothing in
it that authorizes Frank Marks, the
poundkeeper, and his dread min
ions, to pick up a licensed dog
leash or no leash-the municipal
ity's lawyers decided.
AS heretofore the quarry of the
men with the big nets is unlicensed
dogs.
Vernon West, principal assistant
corporation counsel ventured that it
would be legal for policemen to jot
down the number on the license of
an unleashed dog-then look up the
owner. The dog is safe but the owner
is in danger of a $500 fine or 90
days in jail or both.
Wants School Grounds.
No special instructions on the
techniques of getting the license
number of dogs have been issued
from Acting Supt. of Police Harvey
G. Callahan's office.
Elsewhere on the canine front the
Health Department ran into diff
Guilty in getting 10 school grounds
about the city for vaccination CEN
ters. The 10 requested were used
for summer classes or recreation,
Jere j. Crane, acting school super
intendent, said.
He told DR. Daniel Seckinger, act
ing health chief. that he would look
around for 10 alternate school play
grounds, and Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, president of the Board of
Education, emphasized that the
board must approve such use of
school grounds.
Evening star., 1945-07-23

Italy was beaten In war, and rot
ten internally.
II Duce was i'll. His family scan-
dals alone would have overthrown
any normal government.
Italy's people were restless, weary
bitterly disillusioned. Fascism's first
great experiment had brought about
its own complete destruction.
To the end Ciano never under
stosd this. Italy's worst crime in
his own eyes was poor Judgment in
linking its future with the Germans.
Ciano wrote:
December 26-"Horia Sima. head
of the Romanian Iron Guard, has
arrived in Italy Since he fed Ger
many with a false passport. Hmm
Ter (Gestapo chief demands his
eXtradition, All things
considered there will be one less
crook,
Evening star., 1945-07-23
Mistress Becomes
'ReyoItinq' to Duce

Princess Gangi, who had cor
dial friendship with II Duce, opened
her heart today about the Petacci
(Mussolinis mistreSs) affair.
According to her, Mussolini has
had enough of Claretta, her brother,
her sister, and all of them, but he
can't get rid of them because they
are evil people, ready to blackmail
and create scandal.
Speaking with Princess Gangi,
II Duce is supposed to have said
that he once loved this girl (Pe-
taccD but that now she was re-
voting to him.
How much is truth, and how
much is dormant feminine jealousy?
The princess blames the Petaccis for
everything that is going wrong in
Italy, including II Duce's ailments.
1t seems bit exaggerated to me-"
December 30-"A good point about
the bombing of Rome. From a de-
coded telegram we learn that the
Americans have said no to Eden's
draconian request Chat the entire
government be moved, declaring
that they do not intend to bomb the
city Of st. Peter, because more dis
advantages than advantages would
accrue for the Allies. 1t seems the
matter may be tabled.
ACTUALLY an GH-Americdn
bomber force raided Rome June
10, 1943.l
January 2-"The holy father has
said he believes now that the
danger of a bombing of Rome has
been averted."
January 4E"I have been thinking
about gifts for Goering on his 50th
birthday. II Duce is giving him a
gold sword, carved by Messini, which
originally was meant for Franco
Spanish DICTATOR. Times have
changed!
Il will give Goering a star of San
Maurizio (emblem of the Order of
st. Maurice and st. Lazarus) done in
diamonds. meant originally for Zog
(former king of Albania, who was
forced into exile by the Italians in
1940, and kept in the safe all this
time"
Evening star., 1945-07-23
Senate Opens With Prayer
For Clear Vision on Peace

The opening prayer in the Sem
ate today asked the blessing of
clear vision" in the task of organ
izing the good will of the nations
of the earth for just and lasting
peace"
1t was delivered by the Rev. DIR.
Bernard Braskamp, pastor of the
Gunton-Temple Memorial Presby-
terian Church, Sixteenth and New
ton streets NV. DR.. Braskamp is
substituting for DIR. Frederick Brown
Harris, chaplain of the Senate.
DR.. Braskamp's prayer continued,
Grant that we may never feel that
this ideal of world peace is merely
an illusion or that it lies beyond the
sphere of practical realization.
Evening star., 1945-07-23
0PA Suspends
RestaurantShort
78,882Points
IS Other Cases Are
Continued on Request
Of Respondents

Duration suspension of red point
privileges of the Staples Restaurant,
1900 block of Fourth street NV, on
charges of purchasing meats worth
1882 ration points without sur
rendering ration coupons was or
dered today by OPA Hearing Com
missioner Clifford r. Snider.
Mr.. Snider said that the case in.
volved the largest number of points
of any case of its kind in the Dis
trict.
John c. johnson, manager of the
District Hotel Supply Co., said the
firm sold the Staples Restaurant
meats worth 1882 points from Mo-
vember, 1914, until May of this year
without receiving any points in re-
turn.
1--WE tried to collect the points.
but they haven't paid any attention
to U.s." Mr.. johnson said.
The suspension order prohibits the
restaurant from buying or selling
meats. butter, fats, oils and soma
canned commodities.
len Days 10 FHe appear.
Owners of the restaurant, who die
not appear at the hearing, have
10 days in which to file an appeal,
providing they can offer a valid
excuse for not appearing at today's
hearing.
Although 16 cases involving all
legged point violations by restaurants
and groceries here were scheduled
to be heard today, the Staples Res
taurant case was the only one heard
this morning. All the other cases on
the morning calendar were con-
tinued at the request of the re-
spondentS.
Continued until August were cases
involving Arbaugh's Restaurant, 260s
Connecticut avenue NV; The Nep-
tune Grill, lab B street Sc, and ths
Good Earth Restaurant, 1909 K strees
NV. All are charged with falss
statements in applications.
Today's hearings began the second
phase of the Districts OPAs crack
down on restaurant and grocery
store operators charged with ration
point violations. Twenty-nine estab-
llshmentS were scheduled to appear
in administrative hearings today and
tomorrow.
Eight Suspensions in June.
The agency last month handed
down eight suspension orders of
varying degrees against eating es-
tablishments.
The majority of cases involve the
use OF loose ration points and il
legal transaction under OPA reg.
ulations.
Other restaurants and groceries
slated for hearings today are
Crystal City Restaurant, Carl Good
man in Arcade Market, Alfonso's
Restaurant, lombard Grill. Nellie
Grofoot, Clinary Arts Club. Bakers
Cafe, Kane's Restaurant, Dargan's
Cafe, Radford's Bakery and the
Jack Rose night club, the OPA said
Listed by the agency for appear
ance tomorrow were Hammells Res
taurant, Fairfax Restaurant, Con.
cord Restaurant, Glover Leaf Res
taurant, John w. Tolson, Tip Top
Market, Jesse Becker, John Kilpen,
Rubel 81 Gordon, Suburban Food
Store, Leonard's Market, Steine's
Market, Avater Restaurant and
George Atohi.
Evening star., 1945-07-23
Student. q, Charged
with Draft Evasion
Among 81 Indicted

Said by authorities to be some
where in Mexico" Paul Charles
Pfingstl, %, a student formerly
living in Pittsburgh, today was
indicted by a District grand jury
on a charge of violating the Selec-
tive Service Act by failing to reg
lister for military service.
Assistant United States Attorney
John C. Conliff, jr., said Pfingstl
left this country to avoid registra-
ton and he is wanted under g
United States commissioners war
rant issued six months ago.
Mr.. Conliff said Pfingstl failed
to register between November lf
and December %, 1943, the period
when all Americans living in for
eign countries were required to dc
so. Pfingstl is an American citizen
through his father, according tc
Mr.. Conliff, and although he last
resided in Monterrey, Mexico, his
exact whereabouts in that country
are now unknown. The case was
Investigated by the FBI.
One of 90 Indictments.
The indictment was one of 80 re-
turned before District Court Chief
Justice Bolitha j, Laws, after being
presented to the grand jury by
Assistant United States Attorney
Joseph F. Lawless, in charge of the
panel.
In another case three coloreC
men we're named in several indict-
ments containing charges arising
from series of purse snatchings
in the Northwest section between
June Is and "a. They are charged
also with using private automobile:
without authority.
The men were identified in thu
true bills as Charles William Scott
81, of the 200 block of Indiana ave
nue. NV. charged in seven indict
ments with four counts of robber.
and three alleging unauthorized us,
of cars; Eddie B. Donaldson, 21
also of the 200 block of Indiana
avenue NV. and Harry R. Wilson
81, of the 1900 block of Tenth stree
NV, each named in five indict.
ments charging three counts of rob.
very and two of unauthorized use o.
cars.
HOUSEKEEPING Charged.
Edwin F.. Tate. IS. of the 23OC
block of H street NV: Albin A
Weingen. %, of the 300 block o.
Thirteenth street Sc, and Leroy
A. Penticoff, 26, of the $500 BLOCK
of Kansas avenue NV, were
named in two indictments charging
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny.
An alleged attempt at safe rob,
berry brought indictment on &
housebreaking and larceny charge
to Leo Brown. "a, colored, no f1xec
address.
The grand jury also indicted Car
lene Hughes, colored, %, of the 35Ol
block of Thirteenth street NV
on charge of assault with a dan
gerous weapon, arising from an al
legged assault with a screwdrive
July IL on 2-year-old Benjamin H
Williams, colored, said by police Il
be a relative
Evening star., 1945-07-23
All U. 5. Naval Vessels
Cleared From Great Britain

All United States naval vessels
have been cleared from United King
dom waters, the Navy Department
disclosed today. The last to leave
was convoy of LISTS which left
LIE Harve June 6.
After D day, most of the American
vessels remained in the area to build
up supplies on the continent. When
naval operations were at peak
last spring, 2,493 ships and other
craft were assembled there. Aboard
these vessels were $1,000 men, backed
by 1000 men on shore bases.
Evening star., 1945-07-23
N Duce Suspicious
OF His Son-in-Low

January 15-"Mussolini tele-
phones, wanting to know if I at
tended a dinner in the home of
Farinacci former party secretary
1t is true, but nothing could
be more insignificant. -" Some
one is trying to plant suspicion in
the mind of the chief. I am sorry
he could fall for it, even for a
moment"
January 16-"Among our inter-
ceptions there is telegram sum-
marizing conversation between
the German Gen. Won Thoma and
Montgomery British field mar
shalD. If it is accurate, 1t is Sc
s1ous.
Won Thoma said the Germans
i.re convinced they have lost the
war, and that the army is anti-Nazi
Evening star., 1945-07-23
Axis Military Forces
Too Small for Needs

January 6-"Mllltary forces are
scarce. Africa, Russia, the Balkans,
the occupied countries. Everywhere
new and greater forces are needed.
"I have the impression at times
that the Axis is like man trying to
cover himself with blanket that's
too small. If he warns his feet, his
head is cold. His feet will freeze If
he tries to keep his head warm"
January Japan would like to
sign economic agreements with us
and with Germany, defining spheres
of influence with preferential tariffs.
Our inferior position is obvious. I
put stick in the wheel.
"A Swiss banker from London says
he believes the war has been won by
the Allies. =" He agrees it is easier
for us to find sympathy in Washing
ton than in London"
January ST have seen II Duce
after three days, and find him worse.
What is injuring his health
more than anything else is his un-
easiness about the situation.
DIR. Petacci (brother of Mus
solini's mistreSs) has sent a letter
advancing the candidacy of his part
ner, Vezzari, for the Spanish EN-
bassy. Vezzari is an old jailbird, an
ignorant man, swindler and OBJ
scene. If it were not for Mus
3olini's health, would speak to him
IF it."
January 10-"I think the Germans
would do well to watch the Ro-
nanianS. The sudden urge for
reconciliation with Hungary is sus-
oicious. If the Russian offensive
had not gone so well, I doubt if this
would have occurred. There's some
hing peculiar going on in Finland
.lso."
January 11-''Von Mackensen
(Nazi Ambassador telephoned DUR
ing the night on Ribbentrop's orders
10 say that Petain (chief of the
French government) was preparing
to leave vichy, bound for his villa
near MarSeille. The move is suspi-
eious, perhaps preparation for escape
to Algeria.
Orders have been given to the
'roops to watch the movements of
he old marshal. The French gov
arnment was told that it would be
cest IL Petain did not move"
January 12-"The Prince of Pied
mont (Humbert) has sent for
d'Ajeta (Ciano's personal secre-
tary) to tell him that the efforts
to avert the bombing of Rome
have been received favorably, but
that all now desired the actual
removal of the German command
erS who are not keeping their word
Evening star., 1945-07-23

which received only sprinkle of
rain, suffered no damage.
In Alexandria, Va, lightning
ripped the chimney from a restau-
rant in the 700 block of King
street, and a small theater was
forced to close down for a short
time after lightning struck pole
carrying wires to the structure and
fire was threatened. Lightning also
tore off part of the roof of a build
ing in the 300 block of South
Washington street, police reported
In Baltimore, all records for pre-
cipitation in 40 years were broken
with 8.26 inches of rain during
the first % days of July, the wea-
ther bureau in that city told the
Associated Press. An inch of rain
fell during the storm yesterday. In
1905. when the present record was
set, 1855 inches of rain fell during
a comparable period in July.
Evening star., 1945-07-23
MIA Tiehtens Rules
On Emergency Housing
ny the Associated Press.


The National Housing Agency to-
day frightened its regulations for
hardship" housing construction.
Hereafter, an applicant must
demonstrate conclusively that his
present dwelling constitutes threat
to health, safety or minimum
standards of privacy of himself or
his family, and that the proposed
construction is the only feasible
way to remedy the condition"
Evening star., 1945-07-23
Attitude Toward Duce
Undergoes Great Change

Except for final entry he wrote
from the jail in Verona. December
%, 1943, this is the last page of
Count Ciano's remarkable diary.
Evening star., 1945-07-23
Postmostership Open

The Civil Service Commission has
announced that applications will be
received until August for the post
mastership at Mount Vernon, Va.
Evening star., 1945-07-23
Count cionos Dioy-No. 30
SON-N-LAW OUSTED
BY RUINED MUSSOLIM
ItoIy, Beaten in War and Rotten
internally, Headed for Collapse
Copyright, 1e46. by the Chicago News. Inc.
All ghs reserved for all countries including trsna
December 26. 1942-February & 1943

The diary of Count Ciano. Mussolnis -n-law,
series of entries that leave doubt of Iay uturrun and
collapse scale exceeded only by that in Germany itself
Ciano dismissed and made Ambassador
February 194 He took his leave three
seeds of Fascist defeat which Cano had helped plant
spite occasional doubts had grown maturity
Evening star., 1945-05-14
Alfresco Dining
By Dorothy Bihlman

May 30 is always considered the
opening gun" for picnics and other
outdoor affairs. From then on
groups Of frolicking people can be
found in Rock Greek Park, along
the Potomac, or simply turning out
in back yards or Victory garden
patches. So we've been scouting for
several outstanding items in the
picnic line that our weather
friends might be very interested in
knowing about.
Meat broiled over a grill costs no
more ration points than when
cooked in the house, but tastes twice
as good and Is much more fun. A
simple grill may be set up with a few
stones or bricks and cross bar
metal top, but as the shops have
some nice ones on display perhaps
you would prefer purchasing one.
One is a charcoal grill that can be
used anywhere. 1t has a heavy sheet
metal firebox with solid metal bot
tom, which prevents hot ashes from
falling out The legs are removable
and the grill can be used in two
cooking positions. We understand
that a handful of charcoal will cook
whole meal. The grill is light,
compact for carrying and is COM
paratively inexpensive. If your Vic
tory garden plot is somewhat re-
moved from home this portable grill
and a picnic basket may be placed
in the car in the morning before
heading for work. Weiners, ham,
burger df you can get it, bought
during the day may be cooked on
the spot and dinner served hot of
the griddle" in between hoeing the
corn and wedding the radishes.
Paper plates, cups and napkins
Evening star., 1945-05-14
Dorothy Dix Says

Dear Miss Dix: What Is a cir.
to do whose fiance is unfaithful to
her? I was engaged to a boy from
my home town for a year and a half.
He is In the service and we planned
to be married. got my trousseau
ready and went to his camp for the
ceremony, only to find when I got
there that he had married another
woman three days before.
This happened nearly a year ago,
but I have not been able to get over
it, for love him still in spite of the
way he treated me. But I am
crushed by it and with the disgrace
I feel he has brought upon me. Can
you tell me how to live? Right now
I don't care whether I live or die.
A BROKENHEARTED GIRL.
I get hundreds of pathetic letters
from girls whose sweethearts have
Tilted them, as yours did, and could
weep over them, with their romances
wrecked, their dreams shattered
their hopes turned to disappoint-
ment, and I know it Is cold comfort
that I offer them when I tell them
that instead of grieving over the loss
OF a tickle lover they should be glad
that he forsook them before mar
riage instead of afterward.
Nor need we Judge these boys who
are dtsloyal to the girls they left