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Evening star., 1945-06-27
Adverse Report Kills
Villa Rosa Purchase

Last hopes of the Childrens Mu.
scum to continue its operations in
the Villa Rosa mansion on Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. were dashed
today by an adverse report on bill
to have the District government buy
the property for use as a museum.
Municipal Court already has up
held the right of the property own
ers, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Fig, to
take possession of the place, which
has been used, rent-free, by the
museum.
Representative Murphy, Democrat,
of Pennsylvania announced today
the Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee Of
the House District Committee had
agreed the museum bill should
not pass"
He said the committee wanted to
commend the operators of the mu-
scum for doing a splendid public
service" and that he regarded the
Childrens Museum idea as excel
lent" However, the committee con-
cluded it would not be wise poll
ICY to appropriate public funds for
a private operation, he added.
Mr.. Murphy said he hoped some
other means could be found to per-
nit continuation of the Children's
Museum.
Evening star., 1945-06-27
IS More District Veterans
Get Army Discharges

Fourteen more District veterans
have been honorably discharged
from the Army through the separa-
ton centers at Fort Meade and
Fort Dix. A 18th soldier, Sergt.
William M. Walls, 926 Longfellow
street NV. was released from service
at the Indiantown Gap Pa) Mill
tary Reservation. Those released
at Fort Meade are:
S/Sergt. Albert G.. Dabbs, 10s
points, 1918 S street Sc; Tvs
Agapito P. Balduman, 80 points, 603
Sixth street NV; Pvt. Joshua A
Bass, jr., 102 points, 1927 Crittenden
street NV; S/Sergt. Russell T
Smith, 106 points, 408 Queen street
Alexandria, and M/Sergt. Alfred O
Cummings, 81 points, 1921 Taylor
street NV.
Fort Dix discharges: Capt. Verval
L. Smith, 720 Varnum street NV;
T/5 John L. Morrison, 1880 Girard
street NV; T/5 Eugent c. Oakley,
1912 Twelfth street NV; TIA Joseph
F. Pascalle, Washington; TI5 Clar-
ence w. Pezold, 1925 Sixteenth street
Sc; Pfc. Arthur r. Schumann
Washington; Pfc. George w. Tatum
1920 Twenty second street NE;
Sergt. James L. Taylor, 448 New
Jersey avenue Sc, and Tf5 Phillip
G. Via. 102 o street S.W.
Evening star., 1945-06-27
Ciono Hopes to Cut
Ties With Germany

October Taking advantage of
II Duce's state of mind, I shall try
to make a speech December 16)
that will go directly to the target
that will dig the final ditch between
us and the Germans. II Duce
was saying that Hitler creates grave
risks for himself. Arms in the
hands of the people and power ir
the hands of the officers are dis
tinctly unfavorable conditions fol-
dictatorship"
Editors note: Ciano deliuered
an "anti- German" speech to the
chamber OF the Fasci and cor
porations on December 16 but
it did not dig the final ditch"
October 28-"The celebration Of
the anniversary of the march or
Rome was listless and lacking ir
enthusiasm. II Duce is the most
dissatisfied and restless person
among us all. He feels that events
have betrayed both hopes and
promises"
November 3-"The new ministry
is called in whispers the 'Cianc
cabinet"
November 1.-THE friction over
Poland does not improve our rela-
tions with Berlin. But other ele-
ments play their part Ribbentror
continues to say that England en-
tered the war because she learned
in time that Italy would remain
neutral. This is a lie ="
November 8-"Il Duce is much
annoyed by what Gen. Lolita says
about the German leaning to alco-
holism He went so far as to say
that the German flood can be
Evening star., 1945-06-27
Whife.CoIIar Workers
Can Have Saturdays Off
BY the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press.
The War Labor Board ruled today
that employers may give white
collar workers Saturdays of during
the summer without applying to
the board for approval.
The WLB unanimously approved
this resolution:
ANY employer may, without ad-
ditional board approval, pay to all
employees in his Offices or retail es-
tablishments, and to all his white
collar employees wherever employed,
If adjustments in their wages or
salaries are subject to the boards
jurisdiction, their regular wages or
salaries without deduction for the
time not worked by such employees
because Of the reduction of q five
and a half or six day week to a five
day or longer work week, during the
period from June to September 49,
Evening star., 1945-06-27
Steak and Pork
Supply Up Slightly

A slight increase in the available
ity of beef steaks and roasts and
pork loins andlhams in Independent
food stores here at midmonth, COM
pared with mid-May, was reported
today by the Bureau of Labor Sta
tiSticS.
However, because of a severe
shortage of bologna, frankfurters
and other meat cuts, Washington's
independent stores had the lowest
overall supply of meat than at any
time in the past Is months.
Frankfurters and bologna, for
instance. were found to be short in
80 per cent Of stores surveyed by
the Labor Department agency. This
was in contrast to 81 per cent last
month.
Butter, margarine and cooking
and salad oils also were found in
fewer stores this month, although
shortening and lard had become
more plentiful.
The extent of the sugar shortage
was seen In the estimate that "A
per cent Of stores surveyed were
without supplies, compared with S
per cent In mid-Marcf.
Evening star., 1945-06-27
3 D. c. Area Men Get
Awards for Two Photos

Three men from the Washington
area have received special citations
from the National Headliners' Club
for their participation In the Navy,
Marine Corps and Coast Guard pho
tographic mission that provided the
motion picture coverage Of the Two
Jima operation, 1t was announced to-
day in Atlantic City, N. j. !,
The men are: Sergt Chester E
Ludka, 608 Somerset place NV;
Photographers Mate Ffrst Class
Russell William Kuhn. 900 Lincoln
avenue, Falls Church, Va, and Pho
tographer's Mate tFirst Class Hol-
lis G. Aylor. 3-F Ridge road, Green
belt, Md.
Capt. Edward J.. Steichen, U. S
N. R., In command Of Navy combat
photography in the Navy Photo
graphic Services, received the awards
Ia behalf Of the men.
Evening star., 1945-06-27
3-Cent Roosevelt Stamp
Goes on Sale Here
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
A 3-cent stamp bearing the por-
trait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, first
of four to be issued as a memorial to
the late President, went on sale in
Washington today
The stamp will be available at
other post Offices throughout the
country beginning tomorrow.
The White House appears in the
background on the purple, special
delivery-size stamp. One, two and
five cent denominations will be is
sued later
Postmaster General Frank c.
Walker arranged to sell the first
sheet Of the new stamps to former
Secretary of State Cordell Hull in
q ceremony at Mr.. Hulps home here,
marking his first public appearance
since going to the Bethesda Naval
Hospital last October,
Evening star., 1945-06-27
Capital Committee S
Campaign Best Ever

The most successful campaign in
the history Of the Greater National
Capital Committee" brought con-
tributions of $36, 200 to support the
committees. four wartime projects
this year, Edgar Morris, Executive
Board chairman, has announced.
Mr.. Morris presented testimonial
of appreciation to Robert g. Nc
Cam, chairman Of the campaign, at
Victory Luncheon In the May
flower Hotel yesterday. Mr.. McCann
presented awards to q group leaders
In the drive.
The committee, formed by the
Washington Board of Trade IA years
ago to attract visitors to the city,
collected more money before the
war, but never has obtained so high
q percentage Of Its goal, Mr.. Morris
reported.
Total donations Of $37, 400 before
the books close are assured, he said
The money will support the Hotel
and Transient Accommodation
Bureau, the District Of Columbia
Information Center and distribu-
ton Of the Capital Calendar Of
Events and the booklet, "Highlights
Of the Nations Capital"
Benjamin M. McKelway, presiden,
OF the Washington Board of Trade
and associate editor of The Star
congratulated the committee ''fol
taking such q prominent part In
making the future Of Washington
secure"
The newspapers here, Mr.. Mccain
disclosed, reached their quota withir
a hours after the campaign openef
May !, giving 10 Per cent more thar
last yeer.
Evening star., 1945-06-27
Aviator Uses
Rooftops as
Obstacles

A hedge-hopping aviator who
used rooftops as an obstacle course
and frightened citizens out of sew
eral hours sleep last night was
sought by air authorities today.
Judging by telephone calls to the
11th precinct police, the excite
ment centered between the l70O and
1900 block on Minnesota avenue Sc.
About 10 pm. excited voices began
telling police of two-engined plane
barely clearing their roofs and
sending them into the street for
safety.
1t kept up for more than an hour.
Hardly any section of the city
seemed free of the menace. Calls
came from the Petworth section
near Fifth and Decatur streets NV.
and from the vicinity of Twenty
third street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV.
In all, nearly 100 persons reported
the hazard, but none was able to
identify the offender.
The Civil Aeronautics Admins
tration said check would be made
in an effort to run down the culprit,
but expressed little hope due to the
lack of Identification.
Evening star., 1945-06-27
Ribbentrop Attempts
To Create Crisis

Dec. l. - "The German Ambas-
sador asks me again what we in
tend to do about the blockade. 1t
is Ribbentrop who showers us with
kilograms and who wants to create
a crisis between us and London at
any COST"
Dec. 2.-"Ribbentrop, who is be-
ginning to grope in the swamp, is
trying to pull us in with him. It
would be as idiotic to ignore his
game as it would be criminal to play
with him. The whole of Italy
is indignant about Russian aggres-
sion against Finland and only a
sense of discipline prevents public
demonstrations"
Dec. SIT is proposed to SEND
letter to Hitler, urging him to fine
a diplomatic solution. On the othel
hand, if Hitler plans to continue the
war, II Duce will intervene in 194s
as Our obligations require"
Dec. An all the Italian cite.
there are sporadic demonstrations
by students in favor of Finland ano
against Russia. But we mustn't
forget that the people shout Death
to Russia and mean really Death
to Germany
II showed II Duce the report oi
an Italian, the only foreigner per-
mitted to live in Poznan. With 8
simplicity that accentuates the hor-
ror, he describes all that the Ger.
mans are doing, unmentionable
atrocities without reason. II Duce
was indignant. He asked me to SEE
that American and French newspa
pers indirectly obtain the content
of the report. The world must
know.
"Starace brings a report that the
German Embassy is preparing news
of serious breach between me ano
II Duce."
(TomorroD:: Duce Double Crosses
HitIer.J
Evening star., 1945-06-27
Congress Expects Army
To Cut Discharge Points
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Capitol Hill expects the Army
soon to cut the present 85-point
score required for discharge to
either 30 or Is. j,
The final decision will be made
on the basis of reports being re-
ceived by the War Department from
field commanders.
House Military Affairs Committee
members say the new critical
score will not change the weighing
of points allotted in the tentative
program. A man. still viii receive
one point for each month Of serv-
ice, one additional point for each
month Of foreign service, five points
for each battle and IL points for
each child not in excess of three
Evening star., 1945-06-27
lsNRstoniing
&Remiindey@a

Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
W.. W., X-2, Y-2 and 20 re-
main valid through September
30; stamps E-2 through J-2 good
through Saturday; stamps K-2
through P-2 good through July
81. Stamps Ga through U-2 valid
through August 81 Stamps Al.
B-1, C-1, D-1 and E-1 become
valid Sunday and remain valid
through October 81.
Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
:. D-1, Ell, FL, G-1 and HI re-
main valid through September
30; stamps NJ through So good
through Saturday. Stamps To-
through X-2 good through July 81,
Stamps Y-2. Z-2, Al, B-1 and
C-1 valid through August 81.
Stamps J-1, XII, LII, MI and Nj
become valid Sunday and remain
valid through October 81.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two red ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp No. SO valid for
pounds through August 81. Next
stamp valid September /.
Gasoline-B-6, C-6, B-7, CT, B-S
and C-8 coupons good for S gall
Ions each. A-16 coupons valid for
s gallons each through September
81. B-6 and C-6 coupons expire
after Saturday.
Ehoes-Airplane stamps 1, 2 and
in Book No. 8 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each. An as-yet-
unnumbered shoe stamp becomes
valid August /.
Fuel Oil-Periods l, 2, 3, 1 and
coupons good for 10 gallons per
unit through August 81. All
currently valid coupons. except for
serially y-numbered coupons Of def
mite value, will expire August 81.
Evening star., 1945-06-27
Serroto, Uruguoyon
Minister, Coming Here

Jose Serrato, foreign minister Of
Uruguay, will arrive in Washington
Monday for four-day visit, the
Uruguayan Embassy announced to-
day. He will be accompanied by his
Mrs. Maria Helena Ser
ratio de Bentancor, and Louis Gull
lot, minister plenipotentiary OF Uru-
guay's Foreign Once.
Mr.. Serrato, who has been at
tending the San, Francisco Confer
ence. will visit the Capital and will
confer with number Of American
Government oficials here. He win
then 70 to Montevideo,
Evening star., 1945-06-27
Hatch Resigns Post
On Mead Committee
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico, an original member of the
old Senate War Investigating Com
mittee, has resigned from the COM
mittee because of the press Of other
Senate work.
Chairman Mead, who succeeded
President Truman as chairman, told
his colleagues, I'VE will sorely miss
Carl Hatch his long expert
ence . : his legal skill"
Evening star., 1945-06-27
Duce Finds 1t Hard
To Be Herald of Peace

Oct. ST have never seen II Duce
so depressed as he was this morning
- The Italians he said, have
heard my warlike propaganda for 18
years. Now, with Europe in flames,
they cannot understand how I be-
come the hearld of peace There's
no other explanation than our mill
tary unpreparedness, but even for
this I am made responsible, who
have proclaimed always the power
of our armed forces"
Oct. 12.-"Bombelles fenvoy of
Croat leader, Machek) sends an in
teresting report on the situation in
Croatia. Agitation is strong, and
the money sent by us has intensi-
fled it to the point of serious Incl
dents between modified CroatS and
their Serbian officers"
Oct. 13.-"Chamberlain's speech
makes the hopes of even the most
obstinate paciflsts sink"
Editors note: This is a refer
ence to speech by Prime Min
lister Chamberlain in ,Dhich he
grimly said Great Britain re-
fused to make any peace tDith
Hitler based on recognition OF
his conquests and his right to do
whdt he pleaSes Uith the con-
Quered"J
Oct. 16.-"Il Duce " said there
will be no possibility of entering the
war before June or July. Even then
we shall have at most three months
supplies. '''
III Duce was much affected by
certain documents about Russia
which have come into our posses
sion and wants to begin a press
campaign to explain to the Italians
that Bolshevism is dead and that in
its place is a kind of Slavic fascism.
I try to dissuade him. Russian
friendship is potion that the Ital-
ian will not drink easily, especially
if it is served in a German tankard. y
October 19-"France and Great
Britain signed an agreement with
Turkey today. 1t does not displease
me because it is Germany that loses
a point. A change of guard is
about to take place in the govern
ment.'
October 25-"Il Duce plans to
write a letter to Hitler to tell him
that Italy represents for Germany
an economic and moral reserve, but
that later it may also play mill
tary role. I do not see the need for
this document"
Evening star., 1945-06-27
CafeProprietor
Warned Against
.LooseCoupons
Restuuruteur Admits
Using Points Given !
By Customers

Elwood j. Ridgley, operator of q
restaurant at 1880 Eleventh street
Sc, today received a warning from
Hearing Commissioner Clifford r.
Snider in the District OPA's last
scheduled case against restaurants
allegedly dealing in loose ration
coupons.
The restaurateur, who was
charged by the OPA with trans
ferring more than 1000 loose cou-
pons in purchase of meat, intro
duced three of his patrons as wit
nesses. They testified they sur
rendered most of their red points to
Mr.. Ridgley because of inability to
find meat in retail shops and there
fore had no further use for them.
Mr.. Ridgley claimed the OPA
never had informed him that this
practice was illegal, and said his
local board on several occasions had
informed him that it was legal.
Il could have bought black market
meat but / never did," Mr.. Ridgley
declared.
Given Benefit of Doubt.
Enforcement Attorney F. L. Will
Hanson pointed out that the 4188
loose points charged against the
restaurant in May represented a
months point allotments for 50
persons
I'm going to give you the benefit
Of the doubt, but it's your duty to
find out what the regulations are"
Mr.. Snider declared.
In day-long hearing yesterday.
three duration suspensions and one
90-day suspension were meted out.
Five Cases Continued.
Five cases were continued until
July %. In addition. Mr.. Snider dis.
missed charges against another res
taurant for lack of evidence and let
OF two others with warning notices.
Given duration suspensions but
with provisions for stays after 80
days were the operators of Cafe
Parisienne, 1l20 Connecticut avenue
NV, and Rector's Cafe, 1345 Con.
necticut. Owners we're listed as Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Wong. The District
OPA had charged them with over
stating their ration point require.
ments by so per cent.
The third duration suspension was
against the Smorgasbord Restaurant,
1882 K street NV, with a provision
here for appeal after go days. In
this connection, Attorney Albert
Levin moved that the ruling be set
aside and the case reopened. This
was denied.
Unaware of Penalty.
The operator of the restaurant,
Albert Mueller, appeared in his own
behalf during the morning proceed
ings. Mr.. Levin explained to Mr..
Snider that his client was unaware
of the seriousness of the penalty.
and had asked him (Mr. Levin) to
|seek reconsideration.
Given warnings were Edward r.
McGlynn, operator Of Mack's Grill.
t2049 Wisconsin avenue NV, and
Mrs. Helen Detweiller, owner of q
restaurant at 626 E street NV.
A 90-day suspension with a stay
after 80 days was given Louis j.
Verbillis and Constantine Draco-
poulos, operators of the William
Penn Cafeteria, 2314 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1945-06-27
Cuban Drought Endangers
Food Sugar Production

The worst drought in 86 years in
Cuba continues unabated and unless
relieved soon will endanger the
islands 1946 sugar production and
general food supply, the Agriculture
Department reported today.
Already the 1945 sugar crop has
dropped about 1000 900 tons below
what 1t would have been with nor
NAL rainfall, and the growth of new
cane for 1916 production has been
delayed as much as two months,
according to survey by the ONCE
OF the Foreign Agricultural Rela.
tions.
From last November to May,
Cuban rainfall was only II per cent
Of normal.
Evening star., 1945-06-27
Jury Receives
Richardson
Death Case
Judge Says Version
Of Defendant Is
MonsIoughter Proof

Justice T. Alan Goldsborough to.
day sent to a District Court jury
the case of Pvt. Theodore L. Rich
ardson of the Metropolitan Police
Force, charged with the shooting Of
his wife at their home, 1922 Twenty
third street Sc, last December 81
Pvt. Richardson Is charged with
manslaughter.
Grace B. Stiles, assistant United
States attorney, made the closing
argument for the prosecution
Charles Ford argued for the defense
Justification in Question.
Then Justice Goldsborough
charged the jury as follows:
"The undisputed evidence of the
case is that the defendant shot his
wife; the thing for you to determine
is whether the defendant was justi-
fed in the shooting -
What you have to determine Is
whether there was anything in the
case to relieve the defendant of the
charge of manslaughter."
Justice Goldsborough reviewed
Richardson's testimony that he was
awakened by noise, jumped from
his bed, took his revolver from q
closet shelf. ran down stairs
thought he saw a man crouching
on the porch and shot through a
pane of glass in the door. The de-
fendant had testified that he had
no idea of the whereabouts of his
wife until the shot was followed by
a scream and he found her lying
wounded on the porch.
Manslaughter Stressed.
There Is nothing in that" said
Justice Goldsborough, which would
not be manslaughter."
In your inward hearts you may
not think that the true story has
come out; may not think so:
counsel for both sides may not
think So"
He warned the jurors about spec
ulation and reminded them that
they must decide the facts on the
testimony before them.
1T is my duty to tell you what
the law is" Justice Goldsborougn
continued. at is my duty to tell
you that for a man to shoot another
man through a closed door makes
him at least guilty of manslaugh-
ter"
Character Introduced.
Justice Goldsborough then called
counsel to the bench. When they
had returned to the counsel table
he said:
Il asked counsel # they could
suggest anything else that would
help you," he said. Counsel for the
defense asked that something be
said about testimony of the defend
ants character. Testimony has es-
tablished that the defendant had a
good character. It is difficult to ap-
ply character to the facts of this
case. Character as evidence is usu-
ally submitted to create doubt as to
whether the defendant did some
thing out of character"
AS the jury was filing from the
courtroom Justice Goldsborough
called them back.
Il do not know whether it is nee
essary for me to state this" he said,
but if the defendant shot a man
under the situation he described it
would be manslaughter, and it's still
manslaughter if he accidentally
killed his wife"
Evening star., 1945-06-27
Everybody SkeptieoI
OF Munich Blast

Nov. 9.-"The attempt on Hitler's
life in Munich leaves everybody
skeptical and Mussolini is more
skeptical than any one else. :
Either it is master plot by the
police to create anti-British senti-
ment among the Germans, or a
family affair, concerning people
who live inside the yolk of the egg
perhaps holdover from June 80
tblood purge of 1880 which cannot
have been forgotten in Munich.
III Duce has tried hard to COM
pose a telegram expressing his de-
light that the peril was avoided.
He wanted it to be warm, but not
too much SO, because in his belief
no Italian has felt any great joy at
Hitler's escape. Least of all II
Duce."
Nov. 11.-"Rumors OF an immi-
nent German invasion of Belgium
and Holland are intensified. I"
I must say two things: nothing has
been communicated to me from
Berlin, and Hitler and Ribbentrop
always have excluded an attack on
the neutrals for technical and
moral reasons"
Nov. 20. News from Prague
leads us to think that the situation
is sharper than the official reports
admit II Duce is satisfied, par
ticularly because he feels that a
Bohemian crisis will delay or per-
haps torpedo the projected western
front offensive. The idea of Hitler
waging war and, worse still, of win
ming it, is altogether unbearable
for Mussolini"
Nov. 26-"At Dresden the Stad-
thalter CNazi regional Officially said
after a banquet, which our consul
attended. that Germany must fear
friends that betray her even more
than her enemies Won Mack
ensen sought to excuse the
official, saying he probably was not
lucid after the banquet. II Duce is
indignant"
Nov. 28.-"There is increased ten
sion between Russia and Finland,
which suggests a coming attack"