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WASHINGTON The State De- partment today announced resump- ton of relations with Finland, ef- fective at midnight tomorrow night
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WASHINGTON - President Tru- man threw his support today to g renewed drive for merger of the armed forces.
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TOKYO-The people of this bat tered Japanese capital went about their daily tasks on this momentous day with shocked impassiveness but no outward sign of hostility toward the few Americans who reached the city.
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Council Ready TO Assist
Veterans in Silver Sprinq

The Service Aid Council in Silver
Spring is preparing to help an esti-
mated $500 veterans from the area,
the council expects will be dis
charged.
William F. Carlin, president of the
council, which was organized to
serve veterans living in Takoma
Park, Silver Spring, Kensington and
outlying areas, urged today that all
veterans already discharged call at
the service aid building as soon as
possible so that they may be inter-
viewed in connection with benefits
under the CT bill.
At the present time, about $50
men have been discharged and 80
have reported for interviews. The
council, he said, is anxious to have
all who have been discharged call
at the building between 7:30 and
9 pm. so that they may be inter-
viewed before the men in the Euro
pean areas start coming in.
Transportation will be provided
for veterans living in remote parts
of the areas covered by Selective
Service Board No. 2, who have no
way of getting to the service aid
building, which is located in Jesup
Blair Community Park.
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Another Extension
Asked for Alley Home!

Another years extension of the
provisions of the Alley Dwelling Act
making it unlawful to use or occupy
any alley dwelling in the District
was suggested yesterday by the
Commissioners in letters to Chair
man Bilbo of the Senate District
Committee and Chairman Randolph
of the House District Committee.
Last year the 1884 act was
amended to extend the provision
making occupancy of alley dwellings
illegal after July /, 1914, to July /
of this year.
The Commissioners recalled that
the extension was voted last year
because of the housing shortage and
because of legislation pending on
slum clearance. They said the
housing shortage still exists and
alley jewellers had no place in
which to 60.
John Ihlder, executive officer of
the National Capital Housing Au-
thority, said yesterday he favored
extension and said it would be i'm
possible to remove the occupants of
an estimated 400 alley dwellings.
Estimates Of the number of occu-
pants who faced eviction last year
ranged as high as 10000. Mr.. Ihlder
said, however, he doubted if the
average occupancy was more than
five, which would total about 1000
alley jewellers.
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Mother Of 3 Given
.12-Month Term on
Delinquency Charge

An Alexandria mother of eight
children was sentenced to IL months
at the Virginia State Farm by Judge
James r. Duncan of the Alexandria
Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Court yesterday on charges of neg
lect and contributing to the delin-
quency of her l4-year-old son.
The complaint was made by the
school attendance officer, who said
the boy had missed 10 out of 80
days of school,
Both the mother and her husband
whose names were withheld, are in
Alexandria Jail under $1,000 bond
each pending sentencing Monday
of the woman on another charge
desertion-and of the man on
charges of desertion and nonsupport
Judge Duncan, in asking that the
case be made public as an example
to parents of delinquent children
said the case was first heard in
January, but that the mother de-
serted her family and left the city
before the hearings were concluded
The father placed his children
who range in age from 10 to 3, with
relatives and also left the city
but the couple was found early this
month in Washington and arrested
by Alexandria and Washington
police.
Miss Clara Norf1eet, probation
officer, said the oldest boy, 10, is
overseas, and the second, II, is trav-
cling with a carnival. The others
have been placed, two with relatives,
and four, as wards of the court,
by the Department of Public We'll
fare,
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Italian Asks Young
To CIoihe 10 in Family

A letter addressed "to his excel
lency, the mayor of Washington"
has been received by Commissioner
John Russell Young from a 64-year-
old Italian veteran Of the World
War, now living in Palermo, asking
for clothes.
Saying that he was the father of
eight children, all of whom were
students, his letter, dated March rs,
says:
II am applying to you in order
that in your generosity you may
send me a package Of used outer
clothing (shirts, dresses, gowns,
robes, shoes, socks, ties, or scarves
which you and your family no longer
need, but which will save my family -
Commissioner Young, who served
as chairman of the Districts part
in the recent United National Cloth
ing collection. said the letter would
be referred to the United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation Admins
tration SO that a bundle could be
prepared for the family.
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Embassies, 5 Homes
To Be Open 10 Public

Five embassies and five private
homes are being opened for public
inspection from 2 to $50 pm. to-
morrow for the benefit of the
Washington Home for Incurables.
Each of the embassies and homes
will be decorated with flowers ar
ranged by garden club members.
Tickets at s2.75 admitting the
bearer to all the homes will be on
sale at the door of each. A map on
the ticket shows the location of
each home on the list, and all are
within walking distance of each
other.
The embassies which will be open
are the French, 2221 Kalorama road:
Czechoslovak, 2349 Massachusetts
avenue; Danish, 2343 Massachus-
etts avenue; Thailand Legation, 1900
kalorama road, and Afghanistan
Legation, 2001 Twenty-fourth street.
The homes which may be visited are
those of Mrs. j. Harry Covington,
1920 Wyoming avenue; Mrs. Leland
Harrison, 2343 S street; Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Aspinwall, 2340 Kalo-
rama road; Brig. Gen: and Mrs.
Daniel Devore, 1000 Twenty-fourth
street, and Representative Frances
Bolton, 2301 Wyoming avenue. All
addresses are northwest.
Mrs. George Maurice Morris,
chairman of arrangements, has an
nounced adequate preparations have
been made in case of rain.
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lsNRshonmiq
&Remiindery6

Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
Y-5, rs, Az through d. good
through June 2; stamps E-1
through J-2 good good through
June 30; stamps K-2 through P-1
good through July 81. Stamps
o. through U-2 valid through
August 81.
Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
H-2 through M-2 good through
June 2; stamps NJ through So
good through June 80. Stamps t.
through X-2 good through July 81
Stamps Y-2, 70. Al, B-1 ano
CT through August 81.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two red ration points fol
each pound Of waste kitchen fat.
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp IS valid for pounds
through June 2. STAMP No. 81
valid for pounds through Au.
gust 81.
Gasoline-A-15 coupons are valic
through June 81 B-6, C-6, b.
and CT coupons good for gal.
Ions each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps 1, 2 and ;
in Book No. good Indefinitely fol-
one pair of shoes each. An as-yet.
unnumbered shoe stamp become.
valid August l.
Fuel Oil-Periods l. 2, 3, 4 and {
coupons good for 10 gallons pei
unit through heating year. All
currently valid coupons will ex-
pire August 81. Consumers in this
area should not have used more
than 90 per cent of their ration as
of today.
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Z Judges DisquaIify Selves
In Photographers Case

After two Municipal Court judges
disqualified themselves yesterday in
the scheduled trial of street pho
tographer charged with violating po-
lice regulations by standing more
than five minutes in one location
the case was continued to May "a.
The defendant, Charles Ross, So
|of 622 Maryland avenue NE, first
came before Judge John p. Nc
Mahon, who sent him to Judge WAL
ter j. Casey. The latter, however,
also said he preferred not to consider
the case, pointing out that Ross had
appeared before him recently on a
similar charge.
Judge Casey had fined Ross Sc
last month when he was brought into
court after his arrest twice the same
day on the same charge.
The defense attorney, James
Shenos, told reporters that the de-
PENDANT has been arrested six times
this year by the same officer, G. w
S. Miller of the Traffic Department
He said Ross forfeited S. in February
and was released twice in March
once at the precinct and once in
Municipal Court-before he was
fined on the two charges last month
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C.&0.ConductorDies
z 1rainmen Hurt in
Potomac Yards Fire

A Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
freight conductor was killed and
two other railroad employees were
injured yesterday in a fire that
swept through a brick clubhouse at
the Potomac Yards in Alexandria,
causing damage estimated at $1,000.
Russell Holland, 81, of Charlottes-
vile was burned to death as he was
resting in the clubhouse between
runs, firemen said. The injured, who
were treated at Alexandria Hospital,
were listed as Louis Ritenour, q,
Nokesville, Va, Baltimore & Ohio
fireman, severely burned on the
arms and shoulders, and Junior w.
Collins, rs, Chesapeake & Ohio
fireman OF Charlottesville, burns and
a possible leg fracture suffered when
he jumped from a second-foor WIN
dow. -s.-
4 Alexandra Fire Chief James M.
Duncan, jr. said the fire apparently
started in a locker and quickly
spread through the freshly painted
interior of the bunkhouse.
Yard officials said about Is men
were in the clubhouse when the
fire started. Some of the men
jumped from second floor windows,
they said, and others were assisted
from the building by employees of
the yards roundhouse. The badly
burned body of Mr.. Holland was
found at the head of the stairs.
Mr.. Duncan said firemen laid
more than 1000 feet of hose from
River road across bridge and over
tracks to reach the building. An
investigation is being made by the
Richmond. Fredericksburg g. Poto-
mac Railroad, which operates the
wards.
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Three in Fairfax
Run for Delegate

Three Fairfax County candidates
are seeking the Democratic nomina-
ton to the Virginia House OF Dele.
gates in the August primary.
George B. Robey, Democratic
County Committee chairman, re-
ported yesterday that Charles E
Babcock, Vienna, filed as a candi-
date shortly before the Wednesday
midnight deadline.
Other candidates for the Demo-
cratic nomination, which in the
county is tantamount to election,
are Robert J. McCandlish, jr, in
cumbent, who is now serving with
the Navy in the European area, and
Edwin Lynch, Annandale real estate
man who was defeated by Mr.. Nc
Candlish in 1943.
Mr.. Babcock, a former member
Of the Vienna Town Council, re-
tired last year as chief librarian
with the Pan American Union after
serving Al years with that organiza-
ton.
A resident of the county since
1908. Mr.. Babcock is ST. tie secretary
of the Order of Fraterna. Americans
and Is a member of tht National
Legislative Committee of the Junior
Order of United American Mechan-
les, with headquarters at Philadel-
phia. He also is active in Masonic
and civic circles.
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Capitol Heights Man
Gets Year for Assault

Armar L. Macon, Capitol Heights,
was sentenced to serve one year in
the Maryland House of Correction
in Hyattsville Police Court yester-
day on a charge of assaulting Harry
Hobbs, also of Capitol Heights.
After filing an appeal, Macon was
released under 81 900 bond.
In another case, Trial Magistrate
Alan Bowie fined Harry M. Downs.
Silver Spring, 500 on a charge of
reckless driving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-11
Fredericksburg Jurist
Rnps Welfare Unit
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, May
11.-Circuit Court Judge Leon M.
Bazile, in statement yesterday
during a hearing on committal of a
16-year-old Stafford County youth,
referred to the State Department of
Public Welfare as the most inefi-
ciently run department in the State
government.
The jurist said the State Board Of
Public Welfare is made up of very
fine people, but that it delegates its
work to public welfare workers who
have nothing but theory to justify
their employment.
Judge Bazile said he preferred
control and guidance of youths
through probation officers.
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Liquor Permit Denied
In District Heights

An application by Mrs. Theresa
Milloff for an on-and-off sale liquor
license on the Marlboro pike in Dis
trict Heights was denied yesterday
by the Prince Georges County Liquor
Board after more than 40 residents
of the area appeared in protest
against the request.
Caesar L. Aiello, attorney fol
Mrs. Milloff, said she intended to
construct a $4,000 restaurant or
the site. He added that Mrs. Mill
off is a resident of District Heights
and would not do anything that
might harm the community.
Opponents commended that such
an establishment would lower prop
erty values They pointed out that
there are about 16 business places
within a 2-mile radius of District
Heights where liquor may be OBJ
tanned and that the community is
a purely residential one.
The board approved an applica-
ton by Stanley P. Humphrey for ar
off-sale beer and wine license at his
grocery store, Croome road ano
Grain highway, Upper Marlboro. Ar
application by Ross H. Foster, jr.
for an on-sale liquor license at 1926
Livingston road, Oxon Hill, was
withdrawn by the applicant.
The board appointed Vance v
Vaughan, 80, Hyattsville lawyer anc
corporation counsel for the town oil
Laurel, as its attorney.
A native of Grayson County, Va.
Mr.. Vaughan has lived in Prince
Georges County for Is years. He
was member of the Washington
police force, attached to the Traffic
Bureau, for nine years before OBJ
tanning his law degree in 1887 at
National University.
Mrs. Mary w. Browning, William
H. Brooke and jeremiah J. Crowley
were sworn in as members of the
liquor board for two-year terms. Mrs
Browning is chairman of the board
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1,O49 al Annapolis
To- Graduate in June
BY the Associated Press.

6y the ASSoclAteo freSS.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May ia
total of 1,o49 eligibles for graduation
from the Naval Academy in June
have been named by Rear Admiral
j. r. Beardall, academy superin-
tendent.
They will be awarded bachelor OF
science degrees, commissioned en-
signs in the Navy or second lieu
tenants in the Marines, and head
for advanced specialized training OF
active duty.
Glass members come from all "a
States, the District of Columbia
Alaska and Hawaii.
June Week, the traditional festive
setting Of graduation ceremonies
will start this year at 8 pm. June l,
with pageant, mo More Rivers,
presented by the graduating class
Saturday, June 2, will be featured
by drill exhibitions in sailing, gun
merry. engineering, physical training
seamanship and navigation, and a
track meet with Army, Columbia
Cornell, Dartmouth, Penn, Princeton
and Yale.
In the evening the ring dance
viii be held. Graduates will attend
the academy for the last time as
midshipmen on Sunday, June 8, to
hear Chaplain William N. Thomas
deliver the commencement sermon
Prizes for scholastic achievements
will be awarded and regimental
parade will be staged at $50 pm
June 4. The final regimental parade
and the presentation Of the colors to
the color girl selected by the regi-
ment of midshipmen is scheduled
for Worden Field at $50 pm.
June 5.
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Woman Given 6 Years
For Aiding Draft Evasion
BY the Associated Press.

6s LAG AsSUSldleQ FFSSS.
BALTIMORE, May 11.-Mrs.
Florence Wheeley, 80, convicted by
Federal Court jury of aiding and
abetting selectees to avoid military
service, was under a six-year Jail
sentence today imposed by Judge
William c. Coleman.
Sentenced to two years each were
two selectees who pleaded guilty to
charges of conspiring to avoid the
draft by making false statements to
examining physicians at the induc-
ton station in Baltimore's 5th
Regiment Armory.
Mrs. Wheeley was described as a
racehorse owner and night club
entertainer.
Testimony disclosed, according to
United States Attorney Bernard J.
Flynn, that some of the selectees
had talked to Chester T. Ruby,
former chief petty officer in the Navy
and an attache at the induction
center, at her home. Ruby is serving
12-year term for counseling
prospective inductees to feign psy-
choneurosis to avoid the draft.
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Police Lack Motive,
Major Clues About
Death Of Cab Driver

Several avenues of investigation
were being followed by police today
in an effort to establish a motive or
uncover any clues to the identity of
the slayer of Leon T. Avent, 20, who
was found shot to death yesterday
in his taxicab.
In commenting on the case today,
Inspector Robert j. Barrett, chief
of detectives. remarked: This is a
tough baby"
Robbery has been discounted by
police, for a wrist watch and S11.l5
were found on Mr.. Avent as he lay
slumped on the front seat of the
cab, which was discovered half off
the road at Fortieth street NE, be-
tween Blaine and Ames streets.
However, one of the trouser
pockets was turned inside out when
the body was discovered by Hay
wood T. Pope, colored, garbage
collector. -
A bullet from a .38-caliber re-
volver, fired at range of about
10 inches, had entered Mr.. Avent IS
head above the right ear and had
emerged from the upper left side of
the head, according to Deputy Cor
oner Christopher J. Murphy.
Inspector Barrett has disclosed
that among points being investi-
gated is an entry on Mr.. Avent's
manifest, or record of fares, which
showed that he had picked up four
passengers at Twelfth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, at about
IL pm. Wednesday.
The passengers boarded the cab
only short time before the hacker
was killed, police said, because an
autopsy has established the time of
death as around midnight. The
passengers are believed to have been
discharged somewhere downtown,
because their combined fare was 80
cents and this would indicate the
trip was completed in the first zone.
In cooperation with Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation agents, homi-
eide squad police also were checking
f1ngerprints found in the death We
hicle. In addition, the authorities
were said to be examining finger
prints found on a half filled pint
whisky bottle which was discovered,
police said, on the front seat.
A chemical analysis of the cab
drivers stomach contents to deter
mine presence of any alcohol also
may be undertaken, polio said. A
member of the slain mans family
yesterday said he did not drink, and
was a dutiful family man.
Also being investigated, police de-
clared, were some dents on the back
of the taxicab. Police theorized that
the dents may have been caused by
another vehicle pushing the taxi
partly off the road. Tire tracks were
found in the mud in the immediate
vicinity. The ignition switch was
still on and the vehicle was in gear
when found, it was saia.
Inspector Barrett told reporters
police consider as irrelevant reports
OF several women in the neighbor-
hood that they heard screaming and
talking about the time of the shoot
ing. The noises heard by the
women, police said, were more likely
made by some boisterou. persons
who had no connection with the
crime.
Mr.. Avent, who lived at 1880 Mas
sachusetts avenue Sc, is survived
by his wife Evelyn, 81; two chill
dren, Betty, 4, and Gloria Jean, 8
weeks old his father. Spencer, and
a sister, Miss Mary Avent. The slain
man was from Rocky Mount, N. c.,
and Mrs. Avent is from Fredericks-
burg, Va.
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Civic Leaders
To Testify on
D. {. Budget
Coffee Sets Open
Hearings on Measure
For This Afternoon

Washington's civic spokesman will
be given an opportunity this after
noon to submit their recommends
tions on the pending 1916 District
budget to the House subcommittee
which will write the supply bill for
the next fiscal year.
Having concluded in record time
the examination of municipal Off
Gals, Chairman Coffee scheduled an
open hearing for this afternoon for
representatives of the public. He
suggested the statements to be
pointed and brief and asked that
statements be restricted to appro-
priation matters and not involve
policies"
The subcommittee plans to meet
In executive session early next week
to mark up the bill.
Pays Tribute to Officials.
At the conclusion of yesterdays
session, Chairman Coffee said he
wanted to pay a tribute to the
extraordinarily high caliber" of
municipal officials generally. With
few exceptions, he said, the testi-
mony of District officials had re-
vealed "a grasp of their problems
and an enthusiasm that is remark
able"
This is especially noteworthy, he
said, because of the intricate and
interviewer threads" of municipal
government of the District which
by reason of being the seat of the
Federal Government, is almost in
credible"
He made special mention of
Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler and
his deputy, William G. Wilding
Raymond B. Ward, water registrar,
was praised for bringing about a
80 per cent deduction in the past
year in delinquencies in payment
of water bills.
Sewage Plant Favored.
Proposals for future construction
of a 100000 addition to the
Districts sewage treatment plant
to dehydrate sludge materials were
favorably received at yesterdays
session. Sale of the dehydrated
material as fertilizer would more
than pay the cost of the project,
Mr.. Coffee said.
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer and his administrative assist
ant, Howard Wentworth, told the
subcommittee traffic safety work
had been advanced in the past year
with a resulting decrease in the
accident toll
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Prince Georges Women
To Install New Officers

Installation of officers will feature
a meeting of the Prince Georges
County Business and Professional
Women's Club at 7 pm. Monday al
the Hotel 2400, Washington. Those
to be installed are:
Mrs. Ruth P. Keane, president;
Mrs. Brice Bowie, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Earla B. Marshall, second
vice president; Miss Martha K
Hook, recording secretary; Mrs. E. A
LIE Lacheur, corresponding secretary
and Mrs. Helen Lamphier, treasurer
Mrs. Catherine T. Reed is chair
man of the committee in charge OF
arrangements. Guests will include
Miss Earlene White, past nationa.
president, and Mrs. Louise Haifley
State recording secretary.
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Citizens Group Asks
Limit on Liquor Stores

After q heated discussion the Con-
gress Heights Citizens Association
adopted q resolution that off-sale
liquor licenses be held to 800. The
motion was presented by Benson
Taylor, a member Of the group.
Thirty members attended the
meeting, which was held at the Con-
gress Heights Fieldhouse, Randle
place and Alabama avenue Sc.
Harry Leibrand, president, con-
Quoted the session.