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Evening star., 1945-07-04
President S Approval
Awaited 10 increase
Dog Tag Tax 10 s.

II the President signs the rabies
control bill today the District will
be able to start charging So for
dog tags tomorrow and avoid piling
up a further loss of revenue.
The bill has reached the White
House, but so far there Is no word
of its having been signed by Presi-
dent Truman. With today holiday
for District employees, and no addi-
tional tags being sold, no further
loss of revenue in selling the 81 tags
will be recorded today.
With the District having to sell
tags for So instead Of s3-the amount
called for in the bill-there has
already been a loss in revenue OF
SO 500, Tax Collector Guy w. Pear
son estimated yesterday after re-
ceiving reports on sale and mail ap-
plications.
An estimated 1,4O0 tags were sole
yesterday and some 200 applications
were received in the mail. Monday
it was estimated that 1.500 tag:
had been sold over-the-counter anc
that 500 applications had been re.
ceived in the mail
Must Make Refunds.
Some of these tags were sold fol
81. the price the Commissioner
said would have to be charged unit
the bill was signed. More thar
800, however. were sold for So anc
a 81 refund will be paid on those
tags.
Previously budget officials esti.
mated that the increased cost of the
dog tags would cover the cost oi
vaccination of approximately 10000
dogs. District officials were not Ger.
tain yesterday what effect the Loss
of revenue would have on the finan-
cial problem of vaccinating dogs
if that step is decided upon.
Corporation Counsel Richmond B
Keech said Monday that those who
paid 50 for tags would be entitled to
have their dogs vaccinated without
paying an additional 81 when the
bill becomes law.
Causes Uproar.
The collectors office was in an
uproar Monday when Mr.. Pearson
ordered SO for the dog tags because
according to his best information,
the bill had been signed. Shortly
before 1870 pm. the Commissioners
ordered tags sold for 81. but it was
not until 3 o'clock that the price
went down.
An estimated 800 persons applied
at the tax office yesterday for re-
fund. but they were told that 8
voucher would be mailed to them tc
fill out and return to the office. II
will then be sent to the auditor foi
a check to be written
Evening star., 1945-07-04
lsiHRst'onnig
&Reminder6a

Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
W., Wa, x-2, Y-2 and Z-2 re-
main valid through September
80. Stamps K-2 through P-2 good
through July 81. Stamps Ga
through U-2 valid through August
81. Stamps Al, B-1, fC-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
30. Stamps To- through x-2
good through July 81. Stamps
w., Z-2, Al, B-1 and C-1 valid
through August 81 Stamps J-1.
XII, LII. MI and MI 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. 36 valid for s
pounds through August 81. Next
stamp valid September l.
Gasoline-B-7, CT, B-8 and C-s
coupons good Tor gallons each.
A-l6 coupons valid for 6 gallons
each through September 81.
Shoes--Airplane stamps /, 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 I, 2, ,, 4 and s
coupons good for 10 gallons per
unit through August 81. All
currently valid coupons, except for
serially-numbered coupons of def
mite value, will expire August 81.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Col. MagIin Named
Military Police Head

Col. william H. Maglin has been
appointed director of the Military
Police Division, once of the Provost
Marshal General, to succeed Col
James v. Walsh Of liz Lexington
drive, Silver Spring, Nd, it was an
nounced today.
Col. Maglin came here from Fort
Sam Houston, Tex, where he was
commandant Of the Provost Mar
shall Generals School. Before then
he had served overseas and was
provost marshal of the Allied forces
in North Africa.
A native of New York City, he
was graduated from West Point
during the World War. He served
for a brief time at general head
quarters here in 1912.
Col. Walsh, who is leaving the
service to return to the insurance
business. was presented the Legion
of Merit by Maj. Gen. Archer L.
Lerch, the provost marshal general
for playing dominant role in the
formulation of doctrine, tactics and
technique for the organization
training and employment of the
military police"
! Col. Walsh, a native of Connecti-
nut, was graduated from Wesleyan
a nd Catholic Universities before en-
tering West Point. He resigned from
the Army in 1921 to enter the in
su,ance business in Hartford and
wast called back to active duty from
the Reserves in 1910.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Truman Seeks 100 Million
Housing Program for 6Is

BY the Associated Press.
President Truman wants $780,.
100000 housing program for service
men and veterans.
He sent to the Senate yesterday a
budget request for $25, ,000, 900 for di-
rect appropriation and $75,000, ,00C
contract authorization for the Ma
tional Housing Agency.
He said, the need is to provide
homes for distressed families OF
servicemen and for veterans and
their families who are affected by
eviction or other unusual hardships.
The Budget Bureau explained that
the need would be met primarily by
use of existing public war housing.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
WAC Lieutenant From D. {.
Wed 10 Florida Major

WAC 1t. Lucille A. Truempy oi
27I5 Terrace road Sc. and Maj
Robert w. Milton of Mariana, Fla.
were married this week In Germany
SHAEF headquarters in Paris, an
nounced yesterday
The wedding took place in Kron-
berg Castle at Friedrichsof, Ger
many, under plan worked out by
the Army legal branch that enables
American military personnel tc
marry in Germany-but not to Ger
mans.
1t. Truempy is the daughter oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Truempy. She
joined the WAC in 1943 and went
overseas year ago. She is an as
sistant in civil affairs in the ad-
ministrative section of Allied SUI
preme headquarters.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Sfowaway Among 81
GIs Back From Europe
BY the Associated Press.

bE the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 1.-Two troop
ships, one with a young Air Force
lieutenant who boarded the ship as
a stowaway, docked today with 832
officers and men from Europe.
Army officials said the lieutenant
not identified by name-returned
aboard the Liberty ship Ezra Cor
nell. Recently released from Ger
man prison camp, he was said to
have concealed himself in the Cor
nell'S gun turret the first night at
sea, later giving himself into Gus
tody.
There were 37l men on the Cor
nell and 461 on the Liberty ship
Robin Sherwood. Units returning
on the Cornell included the 5I7th
Quartermaster Car Company, the
l675th Engineer Utilities Detach-
ment, the 3l32d Signal Service Com
pany and the 3218th Signal Service
Company.
The Sherwood carried a cargo of
champagne, cognac and French per-
fume in addition to the GI passen-
gers, most of whom were members
of the 294th Field Artillery Observa-
ton Battalion.
A third'ship, the Robert Harrison,
was scheduled to arrive, but will not
dock untiIitomorrow.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Hoffman Urges Statement
On Detectives in Pacific
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Representative Hoffman, Repuh-
lican, of Michigan, citing rumored
peace offers by Japan yesterday, de-
manded that the Government state
it's objectives and reasons for con-
tinuing the war.
He pointed to the statement OF
Senator Capehart, Republican, of
Indiana that Japan has sued for
peace and the denial by the State
Department that any Official offer
has been received.
Both may be correct, said Mr..
Hoffman in statement placed in
the Congressional Record. for It is
well known that defeated govern
ments seeking peace, an end to war,
almost invariably put out unofficial,
indirect offers"
If Japan sis ready to quit and to
submit to regulations which will
prevent her rearming, is willing TO
yield to us-as it is now announced
the island bases which we need
for protection, why should the war
continue?" Mr.. Hoffman asked.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Two Deaths Raise
Years Traffic Toll
In District 10 As

A 67-year r-old woman was killed
yesterday when she was struck by
streetcar at Seventeenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV, and
63-year- man died in Gal
linger Hospital of injuries suffered
when he was struck by an automo-
bile last December II, according to
police.
They were listed as the 44th and
45th traffic fatalities so far this
year, as compared to 49 listed for
the same date last year.
There was a third traffic fatality
in the Washington area last night
when a man walked into the side of
truck in Arlington, Va.
Was Crossing Street.
Mrs. Daisy P. Hirschfield, 5613
Thirteenth street NV, was struck
as she was crossing south on Penn
sylvania avenue NV. Police said
the operator of the streetcar which
struck her was Worth B. Shafer
AZ, of Sterling, Va, who was held
for the coroner on $1,000 bond.
The. death of Trevor H. Jones, 227
Second street Sc, in Gallinger
Hospital yesterday was listed by
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald as
a traffic fatality.
Mr.. Jones was struck December
II by an, automobile driven, accord
ing to police, by Marine Corpl. Josh
A. Eakins, %. who gave his local
address at the time as 1910 Third
street NE. The accident occurred
at. Eighth and H streets NE.
Mr.. Jones was admitted TO Casu-
atty Hospital suffering from pos
sible fractured skull and scalp
decorations, police reported. He was
released from Casualty Hospital De-
cember 81. On January 81 he was
admitted to Gallinger Hospital SUI
fering from what physicians de-
scribed as alterations" of the left
leg as result of the accident. 40
cording to physicians bone infec-
ton set in and resulted in his death
DR. Macdonald said an autopsy
would be performed today,
Walks Into Truck.
Adolph Rodriques, employed by
the Lawrence E. Pilot Co. of Alex
andria, was killed in Arlington last
night when he walked into the side
of truck on Jefferson Davis high
way at South Twenty eighth street
police said. The truck driver, iden-
titled by police as Glen Lester Bur-
CESS, 81, of Maiden, N. c., was held
for the hearing. Police said Rod
riquez formerly lived in Columbia
Pa.
Two persons were injured in an
automobile-taxicab crash in the $500
block of Branch avenue, in Silver
Hill. Md They are Gordon Simms
%, 921 Ninth street Sc, who suf-
fered scalp cuts and possible skull
fracture, and his companion, Mary
Kendrick, 10, 307 Parkland avenue
Sc, cuts and bruises.
Maryland State police said the
two were in a taxicab that was pull
ing out from an inn when it COL
lided with car driven by John
Davis, 36, sailor assigned to the
Navy Yard, who lives at 4811 Temple
Hill road, Temple Hill, Md. Davis
was not held. The two victims were
taken in taxicab to Casualty
Hospital.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Coroner Issues Two s
Certificates of Suicide

The body of Henry Huth, u, re-
tired carpenter of 633 Tenth street
NE, yesterday was found hanging
from a door frame in the bedroom
of his home by his brother, John F.
Huth, 631 Tenth street NE, police
reported
Coroner A. Magruder MacDon-
aid, who issued a certificate of sui
eide, said Mr.. Huth had been in
i'll health and was worried by fall
ing eyesight.
DR.. Macdonald also issued GER
tificate Of suicide in the death OF
Mrs. Anna Morelock Baldt, 48, of
1887 Nebraska avenue NV, who
was found dead yesterday lying on
two chairs in front of the stove In
the gas-filied kitchen of her home.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Heating Is Concluded
In 0anfer Of Nurse Head

The nearing for Mrs. Gertrude
T. Haynes, superintendent of nurses,
discharg ed from Upshur Street Hos
pital in March, was concluded yes
terday before the District Person
hel Board, and attorneys have been
given until Thursday of next week
to file briefs.
The hearing was held before
Chairman Walter l.. Fowler of the
Personnel Ysoard. Mrs. Haynes was
dismissed after five colored nurses
allegedly sta ged walkout from the
hospital.
La Vern n. Dilweg, former Rep
resentative fE,om Wisconsin, served
as attorney for Mrs. Haynes, and
the District was represented by As
sistant Corporation Counsel L. F.
Dante.
Among the sxxitnesses yesterday
were Mrs. M. y. David, nurse at
Upshur street; MIrs. H. l.. Stewart,
also a nurse, and Mrs. Ollie Mills
and Mrs. Sadie Is. Williams, tele-
phone operators, and DIR. David
Lebovici, medical o.tficer.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Truman Signs
Police and Fire
Pay Raise Bill
SIidine-ScuIe Boost
Becomes Effective
AS of July |

President Truman has signed leg
islation giving District park and
White House police and firemen in
creases in salary, the White House
announced today.
1t was passed by the House late
yesterday and sent to the White
House for signature.
The measure provides, effective as
of July l, a sliding scale pay boost
for members of the District Fire De-
partment and the Metropolitan,
White House and United States Park
Police. This is 20 per cent above
their present basic pay on the first
81 200 of pay, plus 10 per cent on
the next $3,400 and per cent on
any pay above $4,000 a year. In
addition, the men will get an extra
8 per cent on their new scales in
lieu of special rates for overtime
and nightwork.
Enactment of the measure was
temporarily held up on objections
by Representatives Dirksen of Illi-
nois and Stefan of Nebraska, both
Republicans, because Of the Senate
amendment excluding five marine
pilots and engineers assigned to the
District fireboat from the bills pro-
visions.
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee explained, how
ever, the amendment was inserted
because a separate bill specifically
relating to the five Fire Department
members was enacted recently giving
them $800-a-year raises.
Mr.. Randolph explained the Sem
ate amendment was added when it
developed that otherwise the five
men would receive double pay raise
totaling about 81 500.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Oldest Inhabitants
Are Urged 10 Serve
World and Community

The principles of universal good
will finding expression in SOUND
internationalism" were stressed to-
day by Representative Hays, Demo-
.crat, of Arkansas in an address fea-
turing the annual Independence Day
celebration of the Association of
Oldest Inhabitants.
1T is our duty to serve two inter-
eSts today" Mr.. Hays said. First,
the principle of universal good will,
and, second, the value of civic ef-
forts in the building of a strong
Government in our own land"
Stressing the interest of an active
community participation in civic af-
fairs, Mr. Hays said 1.-The demo-
cratic way is not the easy way-it
requires vigilance and constant
service"
Old Fire Bell Rings.
Referring to the signers of the
Declaration of independence, Mr.
Hays said they we're determined
to free America of the false ideas
inherent lin certain Old World
traditions"
America has developed certain
traditions of her own since then
that have added much of her
strength" he said. For example,
the popular idea of education, pro-
found respect for law and the demo-
cratic concept of individual rights
and duties"
Prominent on the program of the
gathering. held in the Old Union
Engine House, Nineteenth and H
streets NV. was the ringing of
the old fire bell at noon, an annual
feature of the associations Fourth
of July celebration.
Other features of the celebration
included the reading of the Decla-
ration of independence by J. Leo
Kolb and the reading of an original
poem by John Clagett Proctor, act
ing president.
Sing Patriotic Songs.
The members joined Miss Bernice
Ferris in singing patriotic songs.
Invocation was by the Rev c.. Stew
art Mckenzie, minister of Western
Presbyterian Church.
During the business meeting pre-
ceding the Fourth of July exercises,
the association adopted resolution
expressing "a great regret" that ILL
ness prevented its president, Theo-
dore w. Noyes, from attending the
event. The resolution, offered by
Charles H. Bates, vice president,
expressed the associations deep
affection" for Mr.. Noyes and sincere
wishes for his early recovery"
The association elected to mem
bership John A. Saul of 1858
Twenty first street NV. Mr.. Saul.
who is 80, is an attorney and has
lived in Washington all his life.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Mrs. Evelyn Robinson
Gets Divorce in Reno

RENO, New, July 4 tP).-A divorce
has been granted L,ere to Mrs.
Evelyn Robinson FROM Sylvan M
Robinson of 2901 Eighteenth street
NV, Washington, d. @. Mr.. Rob-
inson operates q clothing store in
Washington at 1748 M street NV.
Mrs. Robinsonss petihion stated
the couple were married December
as, 1880, and have one child.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Boy, 8, Crosses
5 Tracks After
Train Hits Him
y the Associated Press.


WILLIAMSON, w. Va, July A.
John E. Phillips. Norfolk g. Western
Railroad yardmaster, reported yes
terdsy that an 8-year-old boy, Err
nest Day Smith, crawled across five
tracks after being run over by a
train and was hiding under a coal
gondola when found by car inspec-
tors
The youngster was rushed to a
Williamson thospital, where physi-
clans amputated his left leg above
the knee.
Phillips said the boy apparently
had fallen beaeath the wheels of a
train whichs he attempted to board
when he and several playmates ran
at the approach of the car inspec-
tors.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Ernie PyIe's Widow
Receives Merit Mel a|
Al Premier Of Film :

Ernie Pyle, the Washington coy
umnist whose sympathetic portraya
OF the joys and sorrows of "GI joe
won him national following before
his death on lie Shima last April,
was awarded the Medal of Merit
posthumously last night at cere-
monies at the Palace Theater. where
the cinema based on his dispatches
had its worlu premier.
Accepting the award on behalf of
her late husband, Mrs. Geraldine
Pyle. who once was a Government
employe here. told the assembled
audience of high officials, diplomats
and newspapermen:
IF Ernie could be here, he
wouldn't quite understand. how or
why he had earned this medal. but
he would have been humbly proud.
Read Truman Letter.
President Truman, in a letter to
Mrs. Pyle, which was read to the
audience, expressed his profound
admiration" of the late columnist's S
work and added:
Ernie Pyle typified the hundreds
of correspondents who braved dam
ger, many Of them losing their lives
as he did, so the free world could
be fully informed of the war 1t is
highly fitting that he should be
awarded a Medal of Merit"
In ceremonies presided over by
Edward Jameson. president of the
National Press Club, of which Mr..
Pyle was member. tribute was paid
to the reticent but brave and under
standing correspondent by Mai. Gen.
John ODaniel of the Sd Infantry
Division, who had known the writer
in Italy; Rear Admiral H. D. Miller,
public relations officer for the Navy:
Speaker Rayburn of the House, and
the Earl of Halifax, the British
Ambassador.
Burgess Meredith, who plays the
part of Ernie Pyle in the picture,
'The Story of CT Joe," directed the
program.
The citation accompanying the
Medal of Merit, presented jointly
by the War. Navy and State De-
partments. noted Mr.. Pyle's out
standing services as a war corre-
spondent in the second World War
and continued:
His profound. gripping words,
born of his tremendous capacity for
living, served as vital link between
the fighting man and his home. In
the foxholes, under fire in the height
of battle or sitting out the last liv-
ing moments with the mortally
wounded, he shared the dangers
and privations, the victories and
! the defeats with our men: he
brought the agony and brutality OF
war to the home front as vividly
as the loyalty, the humor and the
pathos of the individuals who
| fought it. . . ."
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Fine, pleas
ant weather this afternoon and to-
night. Mostly cloudy tomorrow with
showers by night. Lowest tempera-
ture tonight in upper Cos.
Virginia - Increasing cloudiness
occasional showers tomorrow and
over extreme south portion tonight
Not much change in temperature.
Maryland = Increasing cloudiness
tonight. Mostly cloudy tomorrow
with occasional showers over south
portion and by night over north
portion. Not much change in tenn
perature.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Truman Praises
Hopkins Work
AS He Retires
Refers Particularly
To AiIing Assistants S
Extensive Tosks

Harry L. Hopkins, one of the con-
troversial figures of the New Deal
was back in private life today.
An associate on whom President
Roosevelt always leaned heavily, Mr.
Hopkins. Ill for long time, wrote
President Truman Monday that "the
time has come when I must take q
rest" The President yesterday ac-
cepted his resignation from the
office of special assistant to the
President.
Mr.. Hopkins retirement came al
a time when President Truman was
counting on him to take part in
fhe forthcoming meeting of the Big
Three-a conference he was largely
instrumental in arranging on a re-
cent trip to Moscow.
His future plans were not made
known, but there have been reports
he might do some writing.
Came Here in 1888.
Mr.. Hopkins resignation from the
SIS, 900 post had been limited at BY
the White House several hours be.
fore it was disclosed officially with
the release of an exchange of letters
between Mr.. Hopkins and the Pres
ident.
Son .of an Iowa harness maker
Mr.. Hopkins was a welfare worker
in New York when he first became
known to the late President Roose-
welt, and he came here with the
President in 1888 as one of the
original brain trusters" to heac
the Emergency Relief Administra.
ton. He became works project.
administrator in 1885 and three
years later entered the cabinet a.
secretary of Commerce. Later on
Il tter he was officially without port.
fl slio, Mr.. Hopkins took the forma
al ssignment at the White House.
He was in charge of the lease -lenc
pre- gram at the start and pilotec
it through the early days OF the
war.
IT was, however, In his role oi
conf ldential adviser at the White
House that Mr.. Hopkins attracted
the ' lmost attention-particularly
from critics of the New Deal. He
was elte of the key figures in the
manet Vering that led to a thirc
term fl VI President Roosevelt.
atruman Praises Work.
In ac. Iepting his resignation, Mr.
Truman wrote Mr.. Hopkins that 81
am sure you must feel much pride
and a d sep sense Of accomplish
ment in all your patriotic service
TO our CO, untry during the last Il
years"
The Prel sident referred particu-
larly TO Mr.. Hopkins part in ''the
on of the war in all parts
Of the globe. "
In resignineI Mr.. Hopkins told tn,
Il want you Ito konw how, alon,
with millions C Z other Americans, ]
applaud your lhferal and courageou,
administration 4 V this Governmenti
domestic and fl Geign policy. Tht
fact that you are surrounding your.
self with able an d competent mer
but adds to the co ufidence this Ma
ton has in YOU
At the same tin ,es it was mad,
known that Mr.. Hel,H ms would no.
go with the President to the forth.
coming meeting OF TN, Big Three
it was disclosed at theVWhite House
that Joseph E. Davies, former Am
bassador to Moscow, would make
the trip. Mr.. Davies>Iyent to Lon.
don to confer with Phi we Minister
Churchill about a meetSng at tn,
same time Mr.. Hopkint went u
Moscow to see Premier Stain.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Joins Army School FucuIty

DR.. A. Lee Sctlrader, professor of
horticulture at the University of
Maryland, has been granted leave
Iof absence to serve on the faculty
|of an Army university to be estab-
pished in Europe HI expects to
Neavs the last of this henth.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
River Repert.

Potomac River clear, Shenandoah cloudy
at Harpers Ferry, Potomac muddy at
Great Falls.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Record for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, 81, 2 pm. Year ago, Sc.
Lowest, SO, 6:15 am. YearYaso, 81.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 80, on July 1.
Lowest, IL, on January 25.
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Humidity for Last "a Hsprs.
tFrom noon yesterday to hoont today.D
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FURNISHED by United States Coast an,
Geodetic Survey
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Monthly precipitation in inches in th
Capital tcurrent month to date);
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The Sun and Moon.
Precipitation

Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.