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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-05-12
First SoIdiers
 Being Released

WASHINGTON, May 12 = The Army handed discharge papers to- day to approximately 2,500 veteran troops-the first batch of men re- leased to go home under the new point rating plan.
 They were all mustered out at rest camps in this country, being among the veterans of fighting on all fronts who had been brought back for recuperation. An esti- mated 216,000 such men are eli- gible for release.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-05-12

FORN5ALE-Troller "D1ana'-33 1t. long. 8k it. beam, fully equipped. Chrysler Crown marine engine, first class condition. See Harbor Master.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-05-12
DAILY kINY RADIO LOG

kAUU LUU
 SATURDAY AFTERNOON 6:OO-Pan American News 6:15-Marching to Victory Melodies in Variation 6:45-Parade of Songs 7:0O-Moods in Music 7:15-Standard News 7:3O-This Rhythmetic Age 7:45-Eb and Feb 7.55-Music 8:00-Sportscas 8:O5-Roseroom 8:15-Fishing News 8:30-South American Way 8:45-Eventide Echoes 9:OO-Unity Viewpoint 9:15-Capitol Cafe 9:3O-House of Peter MacGregor 9:45-Alaska Line News :00-Dance Band 10:15-Open House Il :00-Gastineau News Il ;15-Sign-off
 SUNDAY MORNING
 May 13) II :0o-Methodist Church 12:00-Music
 SUNDAY AFTERNOON 12:05-Radio Theatre 12 :45-Music l 1:00-News :15-Treasury Salute l l:30-Lutheran Hour 2:00-News 2:05-Pause That Refreshes 2:30-The Fighting Seabees 300-News 305-Music -Bandwagon 3:3O-Popular Music 3:55-News 4OO-Voice of Prophecy 4:30-Light Concert 5:00-NeWS 505-Music 5:15-Adventures in Research 5:30-Jack Benny 5:45-Sports Mailbag 6:OO-Old- Fashioned Revival Hour Melodies in Variation 7:15-News 7:20-Music 8:00-Commentary 8:15-Sign-off
 MONDAY MORNING
 May 14 8;15-Wake Up and Live 9:00-News 9:O5-What America is Playing 9:15-Stock Market 9:3O-Sketches in Melody 10:00-News O:05-Breakfast in Hollywood 1O:30-KINY Bandstand II 1:00-News 11:05-Petite Musicale 1:15-School of the Air 11:45-Listen to Linkletter
 MONDAY AFTERNOON 12:00-Song Parade 12:30-Noon News 12:45-Trade Winds Tavern 1:15-Feature Story :30-Pacific Story 2:00-News 2:05-Mid-d Varieties 800 Commentary 3:O5-Matinee Melodies 3:30-GI. Sugar Report 4:00-NewS 4:05-It's Dance Time 4:30-Downbeat 5:00-News 5:05-Music 5:15-Crimson Trail 5.30-Meet the Band 5:45-Your Dinner Concert
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 LADY IN THE DARK needs eX- pert advice for the lovelorn. Shall I take the rich one, the handsome one or the fresh one? See me Sum- day, 20th Century Theatre. adv.
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SATURDAY AFTERNOON

SUNDAY MORNING
 May 13) II Methodist Church :00-Music
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WANTED-To buy or rent, small summer house at beach. Write P O. Box 1181.
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WANT ADS
WANTED

WILL CARE FOR CHILDREN by day Blue $50. 10th and E Streets.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
Lamson, Robey Post Bond
In Bank Law Case

Harry Lamson. Washington real
estate man, and Clarence Leslie
Robey, president of the National
Bank of Purcellville, Va, under in
dictment on charges of aiding and
abetting William Reeves Gardner in
misapplying funds of the defunct
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
of Fredericksburg, today posted $10,-
600 bond each in the Alexandria
Federal Court.
The two men were among nine
persons indicted yesterday by a
grand jury in Richmond on bank
fraud charges.
Paul Karsten. jr., 81, former vice
president of the Fredericksburg
bank, surrendered to Federal au-
thorities in Richmond yesterday.
Hugh N. Rakes, Leesburg dairy
man, and his wife, Mrs. Lillian Con-
nor Rakes, were expected by Fed
eral officers to give themselves up
Others indicted on the same
bill were Joseph Edwin Profit, Kyle
M. Weeks, Joseph A. Sewers and
D. E. Nelson.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
Meeting Called Today
In Effort 10 Avert :
Hotel Strike Here

A meeting today between hotel
men and representatives of theiI
employees may iron out differences
over contract renewals that have
led to threats of strike.
1t was learned from participants
the main issue to be resolved con.
Germs vacation pay. The agreement
which expired October /, provided
for one weeks vacation with pay
after one year and two weeks after
five years. Negotiators for the
unions involved want two weeks va
cation with pay after one year.
Agreement has been reached on
wages, with an increase for all
workers. Negotiators would not re-
veal the amount of the increase.
The negotiations are between four
locals of the Washington Restau-
rant and Hotel Employees Alliance
(AFLo, representing bartenders,
walters, cooks and dishwashers, ele-
vator boys, chambermaids and other
Iserdce workers employed by Is lead
irg Washington hotels.
Working agreements have beer
renewed annually with increases Of
pay for the workers and improve
ments in working conditions with.
out work stoppage since 1889. n
that year Strike tied up service ir
the largest hotels.
The hotels involved in the nego.
tiations are the Mayflower, Shore.
ham, Washington, Willard, Statler
Wardman Park, Ambassador, An.
napolis, Carlton, New Colonial
Continental, Lafayette, Lee Shera.
ton, Martinique, Raleigh, Hay.
Adams, Houston and Roger Smith
Evening star., 1945-10-19
Boundary Bill
|0ne Step From
Enactment
Only Minor Change
Made as Measure
Passed Senute

The Randolph bill to settle the
century-old boundary dispute be-
tween the District and Virginia to-
day was but one short step from
final legislative action.
The Senate yesterday passed the
bill, without debate or objection,
when it was called up by Senator
Hoey, Democrat, OF North Carolina,
acting for the Senate District Com
mittee.
The measure now goes back to the
House for agreement on one minor
change written into the bill on the
Senate side at the request Of At
torney General Clark.
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee, who had piloted
the compromise draft of the meas
ure through the House last June,
voiced delight over Senate passage
of the bill and indicated he would
seek early House adoption of the
change, to send the measure to the
White House for signature into law.
II this is not done today, Chairman
Randolph is expected to call 1t up
Monday, which will be District day
in the House.
The measure fixes the boundary
at the currently prevailing high
water mark on the Virginia shore.
1t cedes the Washington National
Airport to Virginia, but reserves ex-
elusive jurisdiction over it to the
United States, subject to reserva-
ton Of certain legal and tax rights
to Virginia, including control over
liquor sale and consumption.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
New Book AnaIyzes
County Manager Rule
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Oct
19.-The experiment in local govern
ment conducted by three Virginia
counties, Albemarle, Arlington and
Henrico, has been surveyed by
George w. Spiger, professor of polit-
ical science at the University OF
Virginia, in "Ten Years Of County
Manager Government in Virginia
just published by the University OF
Virginia's Division of Extension.
The workings Of Albeni2rle and
Henrico are discussed at greater
length than those Of Arlington,
which has operated under a limited
manager system since 1880.
DR.. Spicer discusses the signifi-
canoe of the Optional Forms Act to
Virginia, writing that it grants to
counties for the first time the right
to some measure Of home rule.
There is an unmistakable trend
toward State Capitalization. This
trend will continue unless the coun-
ties are made more efficient and
more responsible, he states, adding
a statement he made 10 years age
that the people of the counties have
reached the point where they must
choose between the way of complete
state centralization or the way OF
efficient responsible home rule"
Evening star., 1945-10-19
Airport Aid Bill
due for Conference
On D. {. Eligibility

The Federal aid airport develop
ment bill. amended in the House to
make the District as well as the
States, territories and United States
possessions eligible, today was
headed for conferences between
House and Senate managers to iron
out differences between the McCar-
ran and the Lea bills.
Ending three days of deliberation
on the measure, the House late yes
terday passed the bill by a roll call
vote of 279 to 81.
Senate Excluded District.
AS adopted, it included an amend
ment proposed by Chairman Ran
dolph of the House District Com
mittee, an aviation enthusiast, spe-
cifically including the District
This change also had been de-
manded by Representative Stefan,
Republican, of Nebraska. The Sen
ate bill specifically excluded the Dis
trict from participation in the pro-
posed 10-year $7o0000,000 program
The House accepted the view OF
Mr.. Randolph that while it ap-
peared unlikely the District would
seek major" airport project, the
District should be made eligible
since the program also contemplates
Federal aid for small landing strips
or air parks The need for such
projects could easily arise, he con-
tends.
$650, ZOO, 900 for States.
OF the total fund authorized
$3.50, ,00O, 900 is earmarked for the
States and rs per cent of this is tc
be allocated on basis of area ano
population. The remaining Is pei
cent is to be discretionary fund
to be appropriated by the Civil
Aeronautics administrator on a dis
cretionary basis as needed to carry
out national airport plan.
The remaining $50, ,000, 900 author
ized is earmarked for the territories
and possessions.
Evening star., 1945-10-19

said that within a few minutes after
the measure was passed he had re.
ceived letters from spokesmen fol
the American Federation of Labor
urging amendments substantially
the same as those he had Offered
and were adopted.
In reply, Senator McCarran re.
leased letters addressed to Harry
G. Bates, chairman of the AFT
Housing Committee, and to Johr
Locher, president of the AFL Cen
tral Labor Union of Washington
stating, in part:
II do not know where you got
these amendments, but I am salts.
fed in my own mind, as any rea.
sonable person knowing the fact:
must be, that you somehow gained
access to copies of the amendments
I had worked out.
I'm view of the rather sharply
worded attacks on the bill, and upor
my handling of it, and the rather
extravagant demands for amend
ments, which were made only q
short time ago by Mr.. Bates and b.
Mr.. Locher. am not willing to sub.
NIT to any legerdemain which viii
put you into position to claim thai
you asked for certain amendments
on the 18th and / introduced on the
18th.
MY position on this legislation
has been consistent throughout and
! hope, reasonably intelligent. Yours
has been neither
Evening star., 1945-10-19
'.lsiHRst;oniinq


Meats, Fats, Etc. Stamps Al
Through Ell good through October
81. Stamps FL through XII good
through November 80. Stamps
Lei through Q-l good through
December 81. Stamps Ri through
vi good through January 81.
Points for Fats-your meat dealer
viii pay four red ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
YOU turn in.
Ssgsr-Stamp 38 good through De-
cember 81 Next stamp valid
january l.
SHOES Airplane Stamps /. 2. and
in Book No. 8 good indefinitely
for one pair Of shoes each.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
State Building
Site Argued at
House Hearing
Reynolds Questioned
On Need for Rozing
| Historic Houses

Future controversy appeared likely
today over the size and location OF
q new State Department building
proposed in the administration
1914, ,000, 900 postwar Federal build
ings bill.
During testimony before the House
Public Buildings and Grounds Com
mittee, members asked w. e. Rey-
nolds, commissioner of public build
ings, the following questions:
l. Would the building necessitate
razing historic Blair, Blair-Lee and
Decatur Houses and the old Court of
Claims Building? (The proposed To-
cation Of the new State Department
building is the block immediately
north Of the present building.)
2. Would 1t not be better to build
In the block west of the State
Building?
3. Is 1t needed at all?
Space Declared Badly Needed.
Chairman Lanham remarked that
the justices of the Court of Claims
say they are satisfied with their
quarters and that he was not sure
1t would be well to raze historic
buildings in the block.
Republican members, especially
Representatives Gwinn of New York.
McMillen Of Illions and McGregor
OF Ohio, questioned Mr.. Reynolds
on the need for more space for the
State Department and the chances
for reducing space of the State De-
partment and executive offices of
the President, which occupy a part
OF the old building in the postwar
era by reorganization programs and
general attrition.
Mr.. Reynolds replied that the
State Department needs the space
badly. He said floor space of the
present building is $4,000 square
feet and the postwar needs of the
State Department are estimated at
$4,000 square feet.
He said abolishing of war agen-
cies was taken into account in
estimating the overall space needed
by the Government. (Mr. REYNOLDS
estimates that 10000 employees will
work in Washington in 1850 as
against 250000 now.)
He said the site was selected to
assure a proper environment for
Lafayette square and the White
House.
Claims Court Building Old.
He said he knew the justices of the
Court of Claims wanted to keep
their old building, but that the
structure, which formerly housed
the ,Corcoran Gallery OF Art, is old
and will not last forever.
AS for the Blair, Blair-Lee and
Decatur Houses, he said the first is
of secondary historical Importance,
the second OF minor Importance and
the third is interesting merely be-
cause of fine doorway.
preliminary studies of the pro-
posed State Building shows al
tentative treatments of the site
one preserving the Blair and
Decatur Houses and the other
not.)
Mr.. Reynolds testified that two
General Accounting Of1ce buildings
proposed for the blocks north and
northeast of the old Pension Office
are "the most urgently needed of
any project" They will Just barely
house the postwar personnel of the
GAO, he said.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
Traffic Advisory Unit
For Area Under Study

Formation of a traffic advisory
group for the Metropolitan Area
is under study by local and nearby
authorities in a move to keep pace
with coming increases in traffic.
Municipal officials met here re-
Gently at the direction of the Key
stone Automobile Club after sug-
gestion earlier in the year from
C. Luckett Watkins, city engineer
at Alexandria, that an advisory
body for the area be formed.
Washington now has a group
known as the Commissioner Traf-
fic Advisers, who meet regularly
to advise the city heads on traffic
planning.
Evening star., 1945-10-19

the Navy League in cooperation
with the Navy Department, simul-
taneously with similar ceremonies
throughout. the world, have been
completed, the Navy anpounced
today.
Flowers for the ceremony will be
sent by District area residents. They
viii be accepted until 8 am. Sunday.
Persons wishing to contribute are
asked to send only one flower, pref
erably wild sor home grown. They
are to be addressed to the chaplain,
Anacostia Naval Air Station, Ana
costa, D. c., and will be refrigerated
until the time Of the ceremony.
Under arrangements made by Rear
Admiral F. L. Reichmuth, COM
mandant Of the Potomac River
Naval Command, Capt. John w
Moore, senior naval chaplain for the
command, will have charge OF the
ceremonies. On the plane, to be
piloted by Navy 1t. John L. Foster
will be Chaplain L. T. Gootee, sta
toned at the field.
Station Band to Play.
At the air station the service will
open with the playing Of the Pill.
grini's chorus Largo by the Ana.
costa Air Station Band, under di.
rection of Chief Musician A. A
Bach, and the singing of the hymr
God Of Our Fathers"
A salutation will be led by Capt
Moore, with responses by the au.
dience. Chaplain Davis Jacobson
will read the 23d Psalm and then q
litany will be conducted in com.
memoration OF the heroic dead, with
answers by the audience.
Lynn Allison Of washington viii
sing Now Let Us Praise Famou,
Men," and after her solo q child, who
| is yet to be chosen, will make the
presentation Of flowers to the plane,
commander.
After singing of America The
Beautiful" music by the band anc
the benediction. the plane will de.
part.
Capt. George A. Seitz, command.
ing oficer Of the air station, viii
have charge Of arrangements fol
planes to carry newspapermen, Nav,
photographers and additional plane.
TO bear flowers II they are needed
lit WAS said.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
6-Aere Storage Lot.
ACQUIRED by District

District Purchasing Officer Ro-
land M. Brennan announced yes
terday that the District has ac-
quired title to a 6-acre tract In
Northeast Washington for use as a
construction storage lot.
The lot is at New York and Mon
tana avenues NE, by the Baltimore
81 Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks. 1t will be used for storing
inspecting and distributing material
to be used in the large postwar
building program of the District
Mr.. Brennan said a refrigerator
warehouse to store commodities
might be built there sometime In
the future.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
Friendly Sons Invite
Truman 10 Barry Dinner

President Truman has been in
vited to attend a dinner November
"A commemorating the bi-centen-
nial anniversary of the birth of
Commodore John Barry, known as
the Father of the American Navy
The dinner will be held in the
Mayf1ower Hotel under the spon-
sorship of the Friendly Sons of St
Patrick. Barry Hayes Hepburn,
great-great-grandnephew of the
naval hero, and cabinet members
are expected to attend.
The principal speaker will be
Glare Fennerty, former member OF
Congress from Pennsylvania and
now q Judge in Philadelphia He is
president Of the Friendly Sons Of
st. Patrick In that city.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
Cab Driver Is Cleared;
Judge Raps Police

John J. Mayo, 35, colored cab
driver, accused by police Of making a
false report in connection with a
beating he said he received from two
sailors, was freed of the charge yes
terday by Municipal Court Judge
Almond Scott, who criticized identi-
fication methods used in the case.
Judge Scott also declared that If
Mayo's claim of a subsequent beat
ing by police at the second precinct
was true it was a disgrace to the
Police Department and the District
of Columbia" He said, however, he
couldn't judge the validity of that
claim.
John r. Peters, president of the
United Taxicab Drivers, Inc, de-
clared today that his organization
would "use every legal and political
force to stop these outrages." At a
meeting last night, the association
congratulated Mayo upon his ac-
|quittal.
Mayo, who lives at 412 B street
Sc, said he was attacked and
robbed July Is by two sailors in the
vicinity of Ward Circle and left
unconscious. The Government con-
tended, however, that he told this
story in an effort to explain injuries
it claimed he received in an alter
cation with Marine that evening
Judge Scott, in questioning the
identification, pointed out the Ma
rine admitted he had been drinking
and had been unable to give clear
description of the taxi driver.
Mayo testified that while he was
being held at the second precinc,
on an open charge following the
Marines identification he was
beaten by five policemen. These
allegations we're denied by police
men who testified.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
lD.C. Lowbreokers
| Will Be Booked
lin Plain EnqIish

Future Washington lawbreakers
viii be booked in plain English, Col
Edward ]. Kelly decreed yesterday
1T is just as easy to charge the
defendant with Joy riding" the
superintendent's order pointed out
to arresting officers, "as it is to say
1926 b, D. @. Code"
The memorandum also explained
that the latter charge is meaning
less. since it refers to an offense de-
fined in the 1901 District Code. The
1901 code was superseded In 1923
and again In 1910. All violations
have new numbers now.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
Navy Day Sunday Ceremony
To Honor Those Lost at Sea
Anocostio Air Station Rites to Be CIimuxed by
Departure Of Plones to Drop Flowers on Oceon

Flowers will be strewn over the
waters of the Atlantic Ocean of the
coast of Delaware Sunday from a
speeding plane amid the blessings OF
a military chaplain.
This ceremony, which will take
place out of sight of land in COM
pliance with directive OF the Sec
retary of the Navy, will culminate
a Navy Day Sunday program In
which Washington will pay tribute
to the memory of soldiers, sailors
and Marines who lost their lives at
sea during the war.
Thousands of District residents
| are expected to attend simple As
minute open-air service near a flag
pole at the Anacostia Naval All
Station which will begin at 2 pm
Plans Completed.
Immediately afterward flowers
will be loaded in the plane and the
craft will fly eastward to the At
lantic for the final act of devotion
to the men who have perished ir
defense of the Nation.
The public also will be given 9
preview of Navy Day celebrations
this week end at the Washington
Navy Yard.
Of1cials announced that the Navy
Yard will be open from to 4::30 Z. m
tomorrow and Sunday to permit the
public to see the destroyers Charles
Ausburne, Dyson, Claxton and Con.
verse and the submarine Tirante
Secretary OF the Navy Forrestal viii
present the crews of these ships
with presidential citations today al
2:30 pm.
Three Other Subs Coming.
{ On Navy Day, october al, the
Tirante will leave, but its place
will be taken by three other sub
marines, also veterans Of the Pa
ciflc. They are the Atule, Cobis
and Tigrone. Also on exhibit fol
Navy Day will be the destroyer
escort Lowe and the LIST $50. The
Navy Yard will be open to the
public on Navy Day from . to Il
q m. and to pm. On the follow.
ing day, October 28, the yard viii
be open from to 4::30 pm.
Civilians will be admitted at the
gate at Eighth and M streets Sc.
Final plans for The Anacostia pro-
gram, which y being sponsored b,
Evening star., 1945-10-19

Sergt. Robert "Anzio Bob
Schneider, 81, who owns 5000 medals
but only carries an even 500 with
him when he travels, is in town this
week.
Sergt. Schreiber did not earn all
of his medals. He collected them
during his travels with the Army in
Europe. He was recently discharged
from the Army after seeing action
at Sicily, Salerno and Anzio, Italy.
At his own expense, Sergt
Schreiber is touring the hospitals
displaying and lecturing on his col
lection of medals. During his weeks S
stay in Washington he will make
Evening star., 1945-10-19


@. If I designate where want
my money will 60, will my favorits
agencies get it?
A. Yes. Each Community War
Fund agency gets every dollar des-
ignated to 1t. The rest of its needs
are made up from undesignated
gifts. In recent years less than 2
per cent of the contributions have
been designated.
@. If I designate where want
my money to go, will my favorite
agencies get any more money than
if l did not designate?
A. No. When the agencies joined
In the community campaign they
agreed that they would rely on the
Budget Committee to give them their
fair share of total resources. They
do not wish to have smore' at the
expense of other member agencies.
@. How can / be certain that my
money goes where I want 1t to go?
A. One way is to pay your pledge
with checks made out to your pre-
ferred agencies. No one else can
cash such checks.
Evening star., 1945-10-19

the rounds of the hospital wards
under the auspices Of the American
Red Cross.
The sergeant spent Al days under
fire at Anzio-the Oldest fighting Gl
present-and there earned his nick
name of "Anzio Bob" He was
wounded by fragments from a 500
pound bomb during that action
In addition to his medals, Sergt
Schreibef has more than 10000 coins
and shells in his collection.
Il was going good on bugs also,
he said, "but my mother told me
that I couldn't keep them around
the house"