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Evening star., 1945-07-16
Jewish Veterans Dedicate
New Home, Headquarters

The Jewish War Veterans, Post
So, has opened new headquarters
and home for servicemen at bat
Sixteenth street NV.
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, re-
tiring chief of the Veterans Ad-
ministration, at dedication cere-
monies yesterday said that veterans
will play big role in the postwar
business, cultural and political
world.
The home was bought by the or
ganization a short time ago. 1t has
been renovated with club rooms on
the first two floors and quarters for
SIS servicemen on the top two floors.
Dr. David S. Block, chairman of
the exercises, said the home will
be open to servicemen of all faiths.
Also speaking were Maj. Gen. U.
S. Grant III, chairman of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission: William E. Leahy, di-
rector of District Selective Service,
and j. Fred Burns, commander of
District Catholic War Veterans.
Evening star., 1945-07-16
DsiWRstoniinq
&Remiindery@ @a

Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
W.. W., X-2, Y-2 and Z-2 re-
main valid through September
80. Stamps K-2 through P-2 good
through July 81. Stamps o.
through U-2 valid through August
81. Stamps Al, B-1, C-1, D-1
and Ell valid through October 81
Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
D-1, Ell, FL, GIL and HI re-
main valid through September
80. Stamps To through x-5
good through July 81. Stamps
Y-2, z-2, Al, B-1 and C-1 valid
through August 81. Stamps J-1
XII, Lei, MI and Nj valid
through October 81.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
win pay two red ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp No. SO valid for
pounds through August 81. Next
stamp valid September /.
GasoIine-B-7, CT, B-8 and C-s
coupons good for S gallons each
A-16 coupons valid for 6 gallons
each through September 81.
Ghoes--Airplane stamps l, 2sand
in Book No 8 good indefinitely fol
one pair Of shoes each. An as-yet.
unnurnbered shoe stamp become.
valid August !.
Fuel Oil--Periods /. 2, 8, 4 and
coupons good for 10 gallons pei
unit through August 81. Period
coupons for 1945-46 season nov
valid. All currently valid coupons
except for serially-numbered cou-
pons of definite value, win expire
August 81.
Evening star., 1945-07-16
Alexandra Contractor
Dies Of Spotted Fever

T. Weller Harris, 64-year-old
plumbing contractor of S West
Mason avenue, Alexandria, died
Saturday in the Alexandria Hospital
of Rocky Mountain spotted fever,
the city health department reported
today. His death is the third from
this disease reported in the Wash
ington area this year.
Health officials said Mr.. Harris
was admitted to the hospital about
week ago. They said he had been
sick about week before entering
the hospital.
The other tick fever fatalities
were Mrs. Marion Brown -Serman
of the Virginia Theological Semi
nary, Fairfax County, who died a
week ago, and a Laurel (Md.) col
ored child whose death occurred last
month.
MIR. Harris was a member of the
Alexandria Masonic Lodge No. Is.
He is survived by his widow, and
two sons, Weller H. Harris, with the
Army overseas, and Kepneth B. Har-
ris with the Navy.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow at the Cunningham
funeral home, 800 Cameron street,
with burial in Irvy Cemetery.
Evening star., 1945-07-16
Week End Rain Makes
July Year S Wetfesf Month

A weekend rainfall of nearly 2
inches pushed July's total to 3.95
inches and established the month as
the years wettest, the Weather Bu-
reau said today.
Even SO, the District still is run
ming 4.06 inches behind normal pre-
cipitation this year and the 186
inches recorded the past two days
were welcomed by farmers.
With the month barely half over,
the rainfall is .76 inch below the
July normal of All. In June, when
rain fell on more than half the days,
the total was 331 inches, the wettest
month Of the year up to then. The
June normal Is 4.13 inches.
Evening star., 1945-07-16
NussoIini Preferred
obs to Germans

February 22-"From Prague our
onSul general reports that the
equity Reich-protector (Heydrich,
or whose assassination the village
Of Lidice was destroyed is treat
ing our nationals at least as badly
as the Czechs, if not worse. I
showed the report to Mussolini, who
is indignant. And the Germans
should protest about the Japanese
I much prefer the yellow people to
the Germans, even if the Japanese
come as far as the Persian Gulf.
"The coal situation is bad.
BY April we shall have used all the
supplies available for the rail-
roads"
February 2S-"n Duce is wor-
ried about the rumors of his state
ments on ecclesiastical questions
and has asked me to have Guariglia
Ambassador to the Vatican) to
deny them.
II accompany ClodiuS CNazi
economic negotiator) to Palazzo
Venezia. He wanted to explain the
nondelivery of coal (to Italy,. The
winter was exceptionally severe.
There was a shortage of laborers
and a lack of railroad transporta-
tion. The Russian front alone alb
sorbed 5000 more locomotives than
had been planned" For purposes
of comparison there are about
$4,000 locomotives in the United
States0
February "a "Mussolini expounds
one Of his new theories. Wars
Evening star., 1945-07-16
Additional Soldiers.
Due 10 Arrive Today
AT Boston, New York
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
/ The following Army units are
scheduled to arrive in the United
States today from Europe:
, At New York-The 3052d Quarter
master Salvage Collecting Company
and the 6837th, 6833th, 6839th,
6840th, 6841st. 6842d and 6843d Quar-
termaster Detachments.
At Boston-35th Chemical De-
contamination Company, 3277th
Ordnance Base Depot Company
.(detachment), and following units
of 5th Division: Headquarters and
Headquarters Battery. 18th Field
Artillery Battalion, 46th Field Ar
tillery Battalion, 21st Field Artillery
Battalion and the 50th Field Artil-
lery Battalion.
The following units arrived in the
United States yesterday:
At New York-The 3254tn Base
Depot, 145th Ordnance Company
309th Quartermaster Detachment,
l660th Engineer Utility Detachment
and the 81st Replacement Detach-
|ment and Battalion Headquarters
Unit.
At Boston-2817th Engineer Model
Making Detachment, 3277th Ord
nance Base Depot Company, 839th
Quatermaster Gas Supply Company,
B33d Quartermaster Gas Supply
Company.
Evening star., 1945-07-16

diers and sailors and a few women
passengers were off the coaches be-
fore 6 am. No SQUAD of redcaps
met the train. The servicemen
carried their barracks bags and
dufle bags-a familiar experience.
William H. Marks, station master,
said everything went smoothly at
Union Station-the public seemed to
understand the regulation.
A total of So Pullman cars were
taken off lines terminating in Wash
ington. Officials of the Pullman Co.
said there had been no complaints
and that the change was made with
out difficulty. They said there was
no basis for the rumor that Pullman
service would be Cancelled on trips
up to 1000 miles.
The ODT order is blanket or
der, affecting all travellers. Even sick
persons are not exempt. Those who
are Ill must ride the day cars, on
short trips, although Pullman on
cials pointed out that parlor car and
drawing room service still Is avail
able.
Evening star., 1945-07-16
John Pinkett Resigns
From Welfare Board

The Commissioners today an
nounced the resignation of John r.
Pinkett, a colored member of the
Board of Public Welfare for the last
seven years.
Mr.. Pinkett is an insurance and
real estate broker. He said his busi-
ness and public problems associated
with the employment of soldiers and
others constantly demanded more of
his time.
while public relief is necessary
for some," Mr.. Pinkett wrote the
Commissioners, 81 am certain fair
employment opportunities and prac-
tices loom up large in any hoped
for democratic way of life in this
city and in our country. Here lies
my great interest today"
The Commissioners said they were
reluctant to accept the resignation
and asked for suggestions from Mr..
Pinkett on successor. The Com
misioners praised Mr.. Pinkett for
the unselfish service he has rem
dered the community.
Evening star., 1945-07-16
The Wants of the People

There is an extraordinary
increase in the number of
little want Ads printed
every day in The Star.
More people are advertising
for Help and also for Situa-
tions.
More things are advertised
under sale Miscellaneous"
and more under Wanted
Miscellaneous"
More rooms are advertised
for rent and more rooms and
apartments are wanted and
more houses for sale, and so
on down the line.
All of these advertisements
are voluntary with no annoy
ance to the general public
from solicitation.
Evening star., 1945-07-16
Justice Miller Accepts
Presidency Of National
Broadeasting Group

Associate Justice Justin Miller of
the United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia will
become president of the National
Association of Broadcasters Octo-
ber /, it was announced today.
Justice Miller's expected resigna-
ton will leave only two active men,
bers on the court. Chief Justice d.
Lawrence Groner and Justice Henry
w. Edgerton. Justice Harold M
Stephens has been giving all his
time to his assignment as American
chairman of the British American
Patent Interchange Committee.
Justice Miller, reports said, will re-
ceive double the s12,500 yearly he
now receives on the bench.
As three justices ordinarily hear
appeals for the court the resigna-
ton is expected to expedite presi-
Dental appointments to fill the va
cancies caused by the recent resig-
nation of Thurman Arnold to enter
private practice and the I943 resig-
nation Of Fred NJ. Vinson, now nom
inee for Secretary of the Treasury.
The National Association OF
Broadcasters is the organization OF
the radio stations of the country
Its offices are in Washington, where
1t represents the industry before the
Federal Communications Commits
sion, other government agencies and
before interested congressional COM
mittees.
Justice Miller, now in California,
said in statement released by the
association:
Il accept challenge to render a
public service. I see in broadcast
ing, with its promising developments
for postwar expansion into fire.
quency modulation, television and
facsimile, vital agency for carry
ing forward our traditional Amer
lean policy of free speech and for
protecting and strengthening our
system of free enterprise"
Justice Miller was dean of the
law school of Duke University when
Homer Cummings, then Attorney
General. brought him to Washing
ton as special assistant during
the first Roosevelt administration.
He later headed a Crime Prevention
Bureau which Mr.. Cummings set UP
in the department.
After his elevation to the bench
Justice Miller caused much COM
ment by resigning as vestryman of
All Souls Memorial .tEpiscopaD
Church to divest himself of domi-
ciliary ties with Washington which
might make him subject to the Dis
trict income tax.
The Court of Appeals, while he
was member, had held that be-
cause of the nature of their en-
ployment, Federal employees here
claiming residence in the States
did not have to pay the District
tax. The Supreme Court reversed
this in 60 decision, citing mem
bership in clubs and churches as
ties of residence. Justice Miller then
recipned from tIa vnsfrv of All CniIls
Evening star., 1945-07-16
Barker Quits as Aide
To Superintendent
OF GaIIinger Hospital

Commissioner Guy Mason today
announced the resignation of John
F. Barker, deputy superintendent of
Gallinger Hospital, to accept posi-
tion as executive director of the
Vicksburg (Miss.) Hospital, Inc.
Mr.. Barker was appointed to his
present post-a new position at the
hospital-last year. His post car
ried salary of $4,000 a year.
DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger, who re-
Gently retired as acting head of
Gallinger, urged acceptance of the
resignation and said he understood
the new post would carry salary
and allowances Of $1,000 more even
tually than the post at Gallinger.
Commissioner Mason said he expects
the Commissioners will approve the
resignation formally tomorrow.
while it is exceedingly regret
table he has asked for the accept
ance of his resignation, believe
it Is a good policy, administratively.
to accept the viewpoint Of sub
ordinates and make it possible for
them to make progress in their life's
work." Dr. Seckinger said in a
memorandum. This can only be
done through mutual understand
ing, agreement and good working
relationships with those who work
administratively with us.
"Mr. Barker, after having been at
the hospital only short time,
grasped the situation and became a
very faithful. loyal. and tireless
worker. 1t is for this reason and for
the good of his family, that I recon-
mend acceptance of his resignation, ~
DR.. Seckinger said.
Mr.. Barker, who asked that his
resignation be effective August Is
said he had an opportunity to be-
come a stockholder and executive
director of the nonprofit incorpo-
rated hospital at Vicksburg, and that
the offer was extremely rare in the
field of hospital administration. He
said the immediate salary would not
be quite as much as he receives at
Galinger.
Mr.. Barker came to the District
from the post of superintendent of
Dixie Hospital in Hampton, Va. He
studied hospital administration at
Northwestern University and the
Mayo Clinic.
Evening star., 1945-07-16

The Germans were planning an
attack on the Turks (Which never
materialize0 as the only way to
obtain the oil Of the Middle East.
Ciano wrote:
February 9-"Attolico (Ambassa-
dor to the Vatican) died suddenly.
- Bottai minister of national
education) wanted to succeed him
at the Holy See. II Duce was against
it. He said: I refuse to believe that
at 46 Bottai would want to end his
life as an altar boy" (Ciano later
was made Ambassador to the Vat
lean at 49,
February 10-"I have received Ell
Gallant, Prime Minister of Iraq, who
started the anti-British revolt, and
now circulates between Rome and
Berlin to lay the foundation for the
future Arab nations. Bismarck
(Nazi Minister) has let it be known
that Germany is preparing to at
tack Turkey, an unavoidable action
to reach the oil wells"
Evening star., 1945-07-16
Safe and $4,000 Taken
From Drugstore

Cash and other loot totaling about
$4,000 were stolen in Washington
over the week end, reports to police
showed today.
E. r. Lohman, employe of the
Peoples Drug Store at 806 H street
NE, told police a safe containing
$1,000 was taken from the store
Saturday night or early yesterday
Between Saturday and yesterday
evening, thieves entered the home
of Claire Holt, rs S street NV,
she reported, and took $3.50 in
War Bonds and s5.70 in cash.
Fifty new truck tires, valued at
$3.50, were stolen from the Stidham
Tire Co., 201l NJ street NV, ac-
cording to Thomas j. Hargrove, 430o
South Sixteenth street, Arlington
Va- bookkeeper. He told police
thieves broke in rear door.
Evening star., 1945-07-16
laps Advance Seen
As Disaster for Whites

Bismarck (Nazi minister
talked in very pessimistic tone.
In Germany all are convinced that
another winter of war would be
unbearable. But no one dares tell
Hitler. They ought to find some
way Of coming to an understand
ing with the Anglo-Saxons, par
ticularly since the Nipponese ad-
vance is disaster for the white
race. The Germans can do moth
ing in this direction. They are
hated too much, are black sheep.
The Italians should take the role
Of world peacemakersp
February 25-"There are signs of
intolerance between the Germans
and the Japanese. The latter have
been surprised and offended at some
proposals made by Won Ribbentrop.
. Mussolini, who is pro-Japa-
nese because he is German,
expresses his satisfaction. The
japanese are not a people toward
whom the Germans can exercise the
luxury of hauling the Emperor out
of bed at o'clock in the morning
to tell him that things have already
been decided"
March q "Jacomini (military
commandeD reports on the situa-
ton in Albania. We have
scarcely four divisions, each COM
posed of two regiments and the regi-
mentS composed of two battalions.
Not even a tank. 1t is plain
that before sending new forces to
Russia we must secure the possess
sions we have"
March 3"The Duke of 'Aosta is
dead (second cousin of King Victor
and Viceroy of Ethiopia, who sur
rendered to the British in 1941. He
died of tuberculosis in Nairobi,
Kenya Colony. In the after
noon Bismarck telephoned to say
the Germans were preparing to
launch a campaign accusing the
British secret service of his murder.
He added that he personally thought
it was in bad taste He's right.
There is nothing to confirm this
thesis.
"Mussolini is more and more pro-
Japanese. He would like to write an
article praising the Jap people, who
after centuries Of misery have re-
versed their situation in a few
months"
March 6-"Margherita Campello,
a friend of one of Gambara's Gtal-
ian commander in Spain and North
Africa secretaries, says that his
officers in Rome were arrested and
his quarters searched by the cara
binieri. . 1t appears that at an
officers mess in Libya he said, I
hope to live long enough to head
an Italian army marching on Ber-
lin
"A heavy British bombardment
Of industrial Paris. The Germans
are trying to arouse the French.
But Butt Qtalian Ambassador in
Paris informs us the French are
not aroused"
Editors note: RAF bomberS
heavily raided three aircraft
and motor tDorks in Paris in
dustrial suburbs during the
night of March 3-4. Marshal
Petdin in Vichy declared day
OF national mourning. The Nazi
radio in Paris reported 1,500
dpnd !
Evening star., 1945-07-16
Labor Officials Receive
War Loan Citations Toniqhf

The Washington Central Labor
Union, Washington Building & Con-
struction Trades Council, the Trade
Unionist and the Labor News Re-
view will be honored by the Treas
ury Department with citations at a
special meeting at 8 o'clock tonight
at Central Labor Union headquar-
ters, 525 New Jersey avenue NV.
The awards will be made in recog-
milton of the part labor played in
making the Seventh War Loan a
success, the announcement stated.
Individual citations will be pre-
sented to John Locher, Central
Labor Union president; Clement
Preller, Washington Building &
Construction Trades Council; Fred
Walker, editor of the Trade Union
ist; Frank Lee, AFL War Bond Com
mittee chairman, and Albert Dennis,
radio commentator for the Labor
News Review.
The citations will be presented by
Herbert A. Beuermann, senior
deputy manager of the District War
Finance Committee.
Evening star., 1945-07-16
Urgent Russian Plea
For u. S. Arms Reported

February 12-"I handed to Mack
ensen (Nazi Ambassador the text
of a telegram from the American
Military Attache in Moscow, di-
rected to Washington. 1t is a COM
plant about the lack of delivery of
arms promised by the United States.
1t says that if the U. S. S. r. is not
given aid Immediately it will have
to consider capitulation."
February 13-"To send two divi-
sions to Russia in March we must
ask the Germans for antitank guns,
antiaircraft batteries and automo-
biles."
February 16-"The fall of Singa-
pore has been a great blow to the
British. I should like to know,
Mussolini said today, what effect
the surrender of four British off,
GERS, with the white flag unfurled,
has had on those whimsical ORR
entails. If it had been us, no one
would have attached any Impotence
20 it,"
February 1S-"The japanese VIC
tories are shattering British .esist-
Gnce hour by hour and may perhaps
bring about a more rapid and sue
cessful conclusion than we have
,een able to foresee. The Anglo
jaxon situation never has sppeared
so desperate"
February 20-"Alfieri (Ambassa-
dor to Berlin) sends strange tele-
gram, according to which Ribben-
trop forecasts that Great Britain
will ask for an armistice with the
idea of saving what still exists.
Can 1t be that the Germans actu-
ally are beginning to realize the
fearful tragedy this war represents
Tor the white race? -s..s-z
'Mussolini showed concern this
morning about coal and steel. We
,ack these things and the Ger
mans carry out their commitments
only partially. Among the ceme-
teries,' says Mussolini, I will build
most important one, to bury Ger
nan promises"
Evening star., 1945-07-16
Young Discounts Report
Col. Kelly Plans 10 Retire

Reports that Col. Edward j. Kelly,
superintendent of police, who is on
sick leave, contemplates retirement,
were met today with a formal state
ment by Commissioner John Russell
Young that the rumors appear to
be without foundation.
Il was surprised to read report
OF Col. Kelly's contemplated re-
tirement," Mr.. Young's statement
said. II visited with him last week
and he looked fine.
His appearance was good and he
was in splendid spirits. We had a
long conversation during which
nothing was said by him to indi-
cate he had any thought of retir-
ing"
Evening star., 1945-07-16
New Bus Fares
10 Virginia Get
|Rush-Hour Test
Transit Officials
Not Yet Certain
How Plan Will Work

Government workers who live in
The District and whose Offices are
on the, Virginia side today began
their first full-scale use Of reduced
bus fares on the buslines that take
them to work.
Tickets which cut the fare be-
tween the District and Federal in
stallations in Virginia for regular
riders ranged from one and a frac-
ton cents to five cents actually went
on sale last Saturday, but were not
widely used until the rush hour this
morning. The cut rates are applica-
BILE between any point in the District
and the Pentagon Building, the
Navy Annex, the Army Air Forces
at Gravelly Point, the Washington
National Airport and intermediate
points.
Effect Still Uncertain.
Officials of the Capital Transit
Co. and the three Virginia buslines
involved explained it was still too
early to determine what the effect
of the new system would be. Scat
tered reports showed, however, that
more commuters were buying the
three-for -a-quarter tickets than
were buying the books of IL round
trip tickets for $1.60.
On one line at least the new ticket
system was slowing up operations,
according to an official of the COM
pany.
r. T. Mitchell, traffic manager Of
the Alexandria, Bancroft & Wash
ington Transportation Co., said
loading of buses was hampered to
some extent by the sale of tickets
at terminal points. He said he
thought this condition was tempo
rary, however, and that the system
would work out more efficiently
later on as passengers and bus line
employees became accustomed to it,
| Edward D. Merrill, president Of
the Capital Transit Co., said it had
not yet been possible for his COM
pany to check on the number Of
tickets sold at its two Offices, 1416
F street NV. and Thirty-sixth and
M streets NV. Mr.. Merrill said,
however, he believed most of the
tickets would be sold by the Vir-
ginia lines at the Government build
ings.
Advance Sales Negligible.
Sales of the reduced rate tickets
by the Arlington & Fairfax Motor
Transportation Co. yesterday and
Saturday were negligible, accord
ing to Franklin K. Lane, president
of the company. He explained the
necessity of selling tickets at various
points outside the buses rather than
by the drivers themselves. Not only
would it slow up operations for
drivers to sell tickets, he said, but
it would be almost impossible to
prevent Overriding" by passengers
who are entitled to ride only about
one-Quarter of the lines entire
route.
A spokesman for the Washington,
Virginia g. Maryland Coach Co.
(Arnold- -operateO said his firm sold
only a small number of tickets on
Saturday He said the line did not
expect any complications arising
from the new system because only
one bus runs between Eleventh and
E streets NV. and the Pentagon
Building in the morning and only
few more during the evening rush
/ hours.
The new tickets, either those in
the $160 book or those sold sepa-
rately at a cost of three for Is
cents, may be used on any Capital
Transit bus in the District, with
transfer privileges to Capital
Transit or Virginia bus going to the
Government buildings across the
river.
Evening star., 1945-07-16
One of Five Breaks Arm
Fleeing Training School

Five youths who fled yesterday
from the National Training School
for Boys are back in custody today.
one with broken arm.
Police rounded up the four un-
injured fugitives within an hour.
The fifth fell from a fence at Bla-
densburg road and Douglas street
NE. and was taken to Gallinger
Hospital for treatment, then re-
turned to the home.