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OF the surrender of Japan was
received by Sd Fleet units.)
GIs muttered vivid imprecations
over Japan's treachery.
The kamikaze planes, something
rare at Okinawa since the large
scale raids during the campaign for
the island, few in under a bright
moonlight about o'clock to strike
the astounding blow.
Raids on Okinawa in the last two
months have been chiefly high-alti-
tude reconnaissance and bombing
missions aimed at shipping and air.
fields. They have caused almost
nightly alerts. No kamikaze attacks,
however, had been launched for
many weeks.
A Domei dispatch broa dcast by
the Tokyo radio today said i'm
perial headquarters is endeavoring
to transmit the imperial order to
every branch of the forces but be-
fore it took full effect a part of the
Japanese Air Force is reported to
have made an attack to the Allied
bases, and feet in the south"
While the imperial headquarters
are trying their best to prevent the
recurrence of such incidents, tho
Allied fleets and conveys are again
requested not to approach Japa-
nese home waters until cease-flre
arrangements are made,s Domei
said.
Admiral Nimitz previously re.
ported that Japanese planes had
approached" the United States
fleet off Japan after TIE Japanese
governments note announcing un-
conditional surrender had been an
nounced in Washington. The ad-
miral said five OF the planes were
shot down.
1t was not clear whether the
Jap planes had actually made an
attack.
The communique reporting this
action did not mention any damage
to American feet units.
Evening star., 1945-08-15
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. What is the estimated total
cost of the United States Govern
ment from the beginning of the
republic to the time of Franklin D.
Roosevelt?-J. w.
A. 1t has been estimated that the
total cost of the United States Gov
ernment through the administration
of all the Presidents to the end of
Herbert Hoover's term, amounted
to $ll2,203, 1861, ,065.
@. Is radium the most expensive
substance in the world?-C. R. E.
A. Bruce Bliven, in Men Who
Make The Future" says: There are
other substances, which, because of
rarity, are far more expensive than
radium. For instance, If one could
buy a pound of biotin it would cost
about 60 million dollars, about five
times the cost of radium.
Q. How many were graduated at
West Point and Annapolis in June
OF this year?-C. E. Y.
A. The June graduating class Of
the United States Military Academy
at West Point numbered ISL. The
June 6 graduating class of the
United States Naval Academy ut
Annapolis included 1,045.
@. What do the letters Obi stand
for in reference to oversee service?
"A. p. B.
A. The initials OBI stand for
China-Burma- India when used in
connection with the Middle East
ern area.
@. Are the names of the dead
inscribed on the crosses placed as
markers on the graves of the men
buried overseas?-E. E. D.
A. Temporary grave markers for
soldiers of our Army killed overseas
include the name, grade and organ
ization of the soldier and the date
and place of death when known
Proper Inscriptions on final markers
show the full name of the soldier
and his grade, organization, date Of
death and grave number.
Evening star., 1945-08-15

How these industries fare in COM
ing months, officials believe, will
furnish the answer to the size of
unemployment rolls and the eco
nomic hardship the Nation will face.
The Government will help, but the
main reconversion burden will be
on industry.
Evening star., 1945-08-15

POLICE DELAYED THEIR MESSAGE-These youthful RCA
employees assert that policeman held delivery
surrender for 10 minutes yesterday
tured them about making U-turn Connecticut avenue
Left to right Thomas Jones' l6 the messenger holding
envelope similar to in which the document delivered
and former Staff Serg Earl Allison gunner of
the Flying Tigers who drove the (Story Page AID
Star Staff Photo.
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Evening star., 1945-01-07
| Home Accidents
Kill 7, Injure 81
Here in Week

Smoking in bed caused fatal in
jury to one victim here last week,
while another death also was caused
by burns, the District Red Cross
Accident Prevention Service an
nounced yesterday.
In the first week OF the new year
81 persons were injured in their
homes and required hospital treat
ment. There were a. falls, IL burns,
4 poisoning cases, / gas case,
8 foreign bodies in eyes, throat,
ear and nose, 10 cuts, and Is acci-
dents of miscellaneous nature.
Trash fires burned two persons
and a 30-year -old woman burned
her eye, with a curling iron. One
adult received severe cut when a
glass doorknob broke in his hand
An explosion Of a light bulb burned
one woman. IA
One person accidentally stapled
her finger while stapling q news
item in letter. A 20-month old
baby received an eye burn when he
bumped an electric iron. One man
tried to straighten an iron poker by
stepping on 1t and incurred q cut on
his foot. While undressing Christ
mas tree q 30-year-old woman was
injured when tree limb pricked
her eye and pencil broke In the
ear Of another woman.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
ABClieense Rules
Stressed by, Board

Several hundred of the 1859 ap-
plications for liquor licenses filed
with the, Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board have been incompletely
filled out, board officials revealed
yesterday in warning that proper
applications must be filed in time
for renewal February /.
. In the cases of restaurants apply
ing for renewal of liquor licenses,
ofncials pointed out they must have
received approval Of the Health and
Plumbing Departments before the
liquor license can be issued. SINH
larly. groceries and drugstores which
sell liquor must have grocery and
apothecary licenses before the liquor
board can issue or renew licenses.
The majority of the incomplete
applications lack grocery licenses,
board officials said. Other applica-
tions have lacked apothecary and
restaurant licenses.
Onacials of the ABC Board said
that they have no way Of telling
where the fault lies" It was
pointed out that restaurant and
store owners may not have applied
for inspections in time or that man
power shortages have made 1t din
cult to inspect buildings.
Board ofllcials said, however, that
they were "powerless" to renew
liquor licenses until other depart
ments of the District had made the
necessary inspections and that liquor
dealers whose premises had not been
inspected were just out OF luck"
Evening star., 1945-01-07
House Group Calls
On Capital Transit
For Subway Views

Chairman D'Alesandro of the
Traffic Subcommittee of the House
District Committee, yesterday called
on the Capital Transit Co. for its
views on the $56, 900 900 subway sys-
tenn proposed for, the District.
In q letter to e. D. Merrill, presi-
dent of the Capital Transit, he
asked particularly for comments on
financing.
In this connection, Representa-
tive Hebert, Democrat, of Louisiana
a member Of the District Commit
tee, has expressed the view that
the transit company should bear a
major part, If not all, of the cost
Mr.. Merrill has questioned this and
protested that the riding public and
other interests would be substan-
tial beneficiaries and should share
in the cost.
Mr.. D'Alesandro wrote Mr.. Mer-
rill that the traffic subcommittee
was preparing for study of the
proposals made by two engineering
firms which last fail, submitted a
survey report on the downtown area
OF Washington.
He had planned to begin public
hearings late in the past session OF
Congress but deferred them since
neither the Commissioners nor the
Public & Utilities Commission has
taken any stand on the survey rec
concentrations
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Mrs. Mary D. Darwin Dies;
Resident Here As Years

Mrs. Mary D. Darwin, IA; wife
of Walton p Darwin, who is a civil
engineer with the War Department,
died yesterday at Sibley Hospital.
She had been resident of Wash
ington for more than As years.
A native of Nashville, Tenn, Mrs
Darwin was the former Mary An
drews. daughter of DR.. William H.
Andrews, Nashville physician. In
her youth. she was well known as
pianist and singer
She and Mr. Darwin recently
moved to a new home at 118 New
York avenue, Takoma Park, Md.
Besides her husband, survivors
include two sons, John w. Darwin
and Walton Spencer Darwin, and
three grandchildren, John w. Dar-
win, jr, Walton Spencer Darwin,
jr., and Robert Lee Darwin, all of
Washington.
Funeral services at $3.50 pm. to-
morrow will be private. Burial will
be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery, with
the Rev. William L. Darby ofhciat-
ing.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
BiIIion-D Airport Bill
Introduced by McCarran

A billion dollar program for post
war work on 5000 airports over the
Nation was proposed in bill intro
duced in the Senate yesterday by
Senator McCarran, Democrat, OF
Nevada.
Senator McCarran's bill calls for
construction or improvement of air.
ports in the Civil Aeronautics Ad-
ministration plan submitted No
vember %.
The CAA's plan includes new air.
ports or improvements In number
of nearby Maryland and Virginia
communities.
The communities include, in Mary
land, Annapolis, Bladensburg, La
Plata, Laurel, Riverdale. Rockville,
Upper Marlboro, Cabin John, Camp
Springs, Capitol Heights, Chevy
Chase, College Park. Greenbelt and
Hyattsville. The Virginia commune
ties include buckingham, Alexail-
dria, Falls Church, Fredericksburg
and Manassas.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Fort Stevens Legion
Post to Make Awards

The semiannual presentation OF
the American School awards in
Coolidge and Roosevelt High, Paul
and Macfarland Junior High
Schools will be made by Fort Ste.
vens Post, No. 80, during the week
of January Is. Arrangements
for the award presentations have
been made by Joseph A. Walker.
chairman of the post Americanism
Committee, and Comdr. Louis
Goldberg. The annual sixth grade
patriotic essay contest sponsored by.
the post is progressing in the Is
parochial and public sixth grade
schools in the community area
served by the post.
The annual patriotic assembly
will be held In Roosevelt High
School in February, when the es-
tsay contest winners will be am
nounced the presented with their
awards.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Davis Says WlB Lacks
Power 10 Seize Union
By the Associated Press.

BY the AsSocldted PfeSS.
There is no provision in the law
for the seizure of union, Chair
man william H Davis of the War
Labor Board yesterday told Stanley
E. Hubbard, president and general
manager of Radio. Sattion KSTP,
Minneapolis.
After conference with Mr.. Davis.
Mr.. Hubbard informed newsmen he
had asked Mr.. Davis to have the
WLB take over James C. Petrillo's
American Federation of Musicians
Union (AFL and to have the Army
operate union headquarters because
of noncompliance with WLB orders
as in the Montgomery Ward case.
AT the same time, Mr., Hubbard
said he thought Mr.. Davis and the
board were afraid of Petrillo."
The WLB said Mr.. Davis had adj
vised Mr.. Hubbard that seizure in
connection with a labor dispute is
dependent on interference with the
war effort" and had suggested to Mr.
Hubbard shat he direct his efforts
and attention to that point" The
statement said that Mr.. Davis then
added that there is no provision
in law for the seizure of a union.s
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Girl Tells Of Wild Kidnop Ride
That Gave Her q Scare and $40
FoIed Hodup Mons Victim Noted Clues
As He Drove Her From Falls Church to D. c.

Fourteen-year-old Grace Wadling-
ton sat in the living room of her
home last night, surrounded by her
family and neighbors, and told of
her narrowing experience as the
captive of the man who tried to
hold up the East Falls Church
branch of the Falls Church Bank.
She was still nervous from the
hour or so she spent in the bandits
car after he had seized her to serve
as a shield to prevent policeman
firing at him as he fed.
Was she scared?
Il thought about my future" she
replied to that question. and 1t was
apparent that at first she had
doubts she was going to have a fu-
ture. But then she conquered her
fear sufficiently to try to develop
clues she could turn over to police.
And finally, $40 richer (here one
of her sisters let out whistle) she
was put out Of the car and tele-
phoned her father: Daddy, I've bad
news for YOU
Family Clusters Around.
Around Grace were the members
Of her family. Her sister Jeah t6s
stood behind her chair, with poris
Cousins, Grace's 14-year-old friend
who had been with her when the
bandit grabbed her On one side of
Grace sat. her mother, and on the
other side, her 12-year-old sister,
Ann, and her brother, George. Is.
Her father, David H. Wadlington,
sat across the room, looking much
relieved that his daughter was safe
home again in the two-story white
frame house at 6610 Lee highway.
Grace's blond hair was awry, be-
cause it had been a long time since
she had been in front of a mirror.
She wore a white blouse with blue
and yellow figures in it, a green
skirt, and on her feet where dark
blue bobby socks and moccasin
slippers. She drew up her feet un-
til her toes were against the floor,
and nervously clutched her red
Evening star., 1945-01-07
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District 10 Open zen
.P'oIioCan'paiign
Next Saturday
$50, 900 Wos Spent
In 1914 Epidemic,
Chairman Reveals

More than $4,000 was spent by
the District chapter OF the Ma
tiona1 Foundation for Infantile Pa
ralysis In combating the record epi-
den1ic Of poliomyelitis that struck
$50 persons In the District area last
summer John Russell Young, chair
man Of the District Committee for
the celebration of the Presidents
birthday, announced yesterday.
: He made the statement in an
nouncing plans for the celebration
this year, pointing out that the
Embarrassing activities are to benefit
such persons as the S3 victims OF
the epidemic still in District hos
pitals.
The first step In the campaign
will be the Mile O'Dimes drive,
sponsored by radio stations and
launched with a broadcast from
1890 to 12:45 p.h.. next Saturday.
The broadcast will originate at the
Mile O'Dimes stand at the Capitol
Theater.
SeCOn0 St2nQ -flanneQ.
Another stand, new this year, will
be at the Lincoln Theater, 1915 u
street NV. Both will remain open
until January 81. Last year, S57 O09
more than 100000 dimes-was
raised at the one stand.
Other features Of the drive, which
will end in the Presidents birthday
ball January 80, will be the Ma
tional Theater's, command per-
Torrance" of Dear Ruth" now
playing on Broadway, and March of
Dimes collections In all Washington
theaters.
OF the $200,105 raised last year,
992, ,446 was kept by the District
chapter, an equal amount was sent
to the national foundation to be
used in research, training of physi-
otherapists, nurses and doctors in
the methods Of treating polio, and
In fighting outbreaks.
Given Kenny Training.
The money, spent here during the
epidemic paid for free hospitaliza-
ton OF patients unable to pay for
care, the services of nurses, supplies,
a respirator. and an aspirator. It
hired three physiotherapists, paid
for clinic treatments, convalescent-
home care, health camp tuition for
children, braces and corrective shoes,
X-ray, and transportation Of Grip
pied children. DR.. Richard H. Todd
director of the Children's Hospital
clinic, and three physiotherapists
were trained in the new Kenny
treatment method at the Kenny
Institute, University of Minnesota.
Mr.. Young urged District area
residents to leave your contribution
at the Mile O Dimes stands, give to
the March of Dimes in your theater
and continue to support the fight
against infantile paralysis" @,aa g
Evening star., 1945-01-07
8 Officers, Due to Lose Homes
To Returning Owners, Ask Help

to the District as soon as conditions
permit, one Federal Official said, this
probably would be 4 postwar trans
fer, since the Commerce Building,
Its old location, Is filled.
However. Mr.. Terry said he was
told by another source that prepa-
rations now are being studied for
transferring at least some of the
Patent Gfiice units back to the Dis
'trict at earlier dates-or as fast as
space can be made for them in the
Commerce Building.
Mr.. Terry said this might involve
only a small number at present and
that some Of the Richmond workers
with permanent residences here
probably were anticipating the need
to regain possession Of their homes.
Evening star., 1945-01-07

handbag and twisted heart locket
at her throat.
Not far from where the trip be-
gan the bandit halted the car in
which he had started his flight, and
leaving tnat car, shifted to coupe.
Tried 10 Get Clues.
He drove down back streets and
roads," Grace said. II wanted to
get clues for the police, so I said
This reminds me of streets in
Massachusetts, and he said he was
from New York. We went nearly
10 or 80 miles an hour, and when
We went across the Chain Bridge ]
guess we hit hundred
"He was driving with one hand
and with the other hand the right
hand, he held his pistol and worked
the gear shift. He went through
one red light and about a million
stop signs" she said. When he
would see police car he would
turn down side street"
She noticed he wore a red scarf
up around his head and face, glasses
with dark rims, a yellowish- brown
overcoat. and was tall, very tall
about 8 feet inches, she guessed
/ His nose was large.
sz0ave Her $40.
}s# s#AkGarrison sstreet, up the mill
tabout three blocks from Wisconsin
he put me out" she said. He role
me could walk back to Wisconsin
hail a taxicab and get it take me t.
Falls Church. And he gave me $40.
| She was asked what she was going
to do with the $40. Sister Jean, act.
ing as public relations counselor
said Grace was going to buy Wal
Stamps with it. Grace said sht
would "put it toward a bicycle, ol
buy War Stamps"
| She went back to Wisconsin ave.
nue. after being put out of the ca
and telephoned her father from 6
drugstore, He came and got her
! Later he took her to the Arlington
County Courthouse where she wa.
closeted with detectives and FBl
agents. Then, with Capt. Hugh
Jones of the detective bureau, sh,
/ retraced the bandits route.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Scarce Items Included
In 1851 Theft Loot

Loot taken by burglars who drove
up to the jewelers. Market, 1904
Fourteenth street NV, early yes
terday included such hard-to-get
items as 18 cartons of cigarettes and
box of milk chocolate bars.
In all, the thieves took enough
commodities to go into business,
police reported. Other items in
cluded so cases of whisky, 160
pounds of rolled beef, two sides of
beef, six legs of lamb, a case Of
eggs and Is hams, also $121 in cur
rency. Total loss was reported as
$2,687.
At the Union Market yard another
group of thieves trucked away more
than ton and half Of potatoes
belonging to the Max Shapiro Pro-
duce Co.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Senator Smith Backs
-,
Movement 10 Give
DC. SeIf-Governmen

Senator Smith, Republican, Of
New Jersey, one of the new men,
bers assigned to the Senate District
Committee, yesterday declared him
self definitely a supporter of moves
to give residents of the National
Capital both local self-government
and representation in Congress.
Senator Smith declared:
II believe in letting the people
vote. While I have not been here
long enough to make a technical
study of any of the proposals, Ger
tainly believe the people OF the Dis
trict, as elsewhere, should have an
elected local government and their
own representatives In Congress.
Senator Smith, widely knewn for
his service with Princeton Univer-
sity and as a leader in the New
Jersey Republican organization, also
came out for subways for Washing
ton and voiced the hope that some
thing can be done about the gaso-
line shortage here. And while he
was answering reporters questions
he added that he believes there
should be an increase in the basic
pay of Washington school teachers.
His views on the Districts lack of
suffrage were expressed shortly after
the Joint meeting, of. the House and
Senate in which the formal elec-
toral votes were recorded. where
the District Of Columbia was not
called along with the States.
About the same time Senator
McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada
reintroduced his home rule" bill
to give the District q councilman
ager form Of government. Senator
Capper, Republican, of Kansas, and
Chairman Summers of the House
Judiciary Committee, were prepared
to introduce next week the pro-
posed constitutional amendment to
empower Congress to grant District
representation in Congress and in
the electoral college in such meas
ure as 1t deems proper.
Senator Smith said he found
traf1c congestion in the District
rather terrible" "If the engineers
and other technical men find that
subways can be built in this city
I would say a subway system is very
much needed to speed up traffic
movements" he said.
Deploring the gasoline shortage
he said he would support the plan
of Chairman Bilbo of the Senate
District Committee to make a for
NAL investigation to disclose the
causes of the trouble here.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
McCarran 10 Offer Bill
Tightening Liquor Controls
Ey the Associated press

Ey the Associated Press.
Legislation designed to put new
teeth in Federal liquor laws and
aimed especially at violators OF OPA
price ceilings will be introduced by
Senator McCarran, Democrat, OF
Nevada.
The chairman of the Judiciary
Committee announced yeterday that
the Treasury has indorsed a bill
worked out as a result of the in
vestigation Of the whisky situation
last season by a special Senate
committee.
Generally Tightening up the Fed
eral Alcohol Administration Act
the measure would subject to con-
fiscation all distilled spirits from
which any marks or stamps required
by law or regulation have been
removed
Evening star., 1945-01-07

A new angle to the washington
housing shortage came to light yes
terday when Capitol Hill received
pleas for aid from eight Army Of
ficers who said their landlords, Pat.
ent ONCE employees now at Rich
mond, Va, were returning to Wash
ington and would need their homes.
The petitions for help were heard
by Edward P. Terry, clerk of the
Senate District Committee, who said
he would place them before Chair
man Bilbo.
Practically all the Patent Ofhce
workers were moved to Richmond
early In the war period because Of
ONCE space shortage here. While
assurances have been given that the
Fatent Once would be brought back