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Evening star., 1946-04-27

SCHOOL UNDER CONSTRUCTION-Work is we'll way
the $840O0 ST. Francis de Sales School, located
ST. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Twentieth
Rhode Island avenue NE The structure includes
library administrative offices seating
Footngs and foundation placed and
work is proceeding the basement Builder
ton Co., 1927 street architect Murhpy g. Locraft
1413 H street NV
Evening star., 1946-04-27
Architects to Meet
In Florida Nav $40

James B. Edmunds, jr., president
of the American Institute of Archi-
tects, announced this week the in
stitute will hold it's annual conven-
ton May to 10 at Miami Beach
Fla.
Theme of the convention will be
Rebuilding America" The board
of directors will meet for four days
preceding the convention.
Evening star., 1946-04-27
Tobacco Mold Reported

LA PLATA, Md, April 81 (P.-
Charles County Agent P. D. Brown
reported yesterday that blue mold"
a tobacco plant disease, has appeared
in Charles County in "a mild form
at present" The disease was re-
ported in st. Mary's County week
ago.
Evening star., 1946-04-27
D. {. Building Permits
Decline During Week
10 S625,776 Total

Building permits issued during
the last week by Robert H. Davis,
District building inspections direc-
tor, totaled $625,776, reduction of
$l27,62l from last weeks total.
Under the Governments con-
struction limitation order, nonhous-
ing construction must receive ap-
proval from the Civilian Produc-
ton Administrations District Con-
struction Office before a start is
made, and housing construction
must be authorized by the Federal
Housing Administrators District
1nsuring Office.
Projects of $4,000 and over on
which city permits were granted
follow:
Mount Vernon Seminary, 1901
University avenue NV, owner:
Skinker & Garrett, 1719 I street
NV, builder: Esley Sherwood Bes-
sell, same address, architect; one 2
story brick and concrete school,:
2100 Foxhall road NV; to cost
$250,0OO.
Twenty 2-story Dwellings.
NJ Pollin & Sons, 931 Longfellow
street NV, owner and builder
Berla & Abel. 1886 Connecticut
avenue NV, architect; 20 2-story
brick and -cinder- block dwellings;
3945-83 Clay place NE; to cost
$160,OOO.
Georgetown college, Thirty
eighth and Reservoir road NV,
owner: Westinghouse Electric Corp,
1l12 TWenty-irst street NV, build
er and architect; install five elec-
trio elevators: Thirty y-eighth and
Reservoir road NV; to cost
$86,863.
William w. Leisheer, 1927 Twenty
eighth street Sc, owner; Standard
Construction Co., 1910 Vermont ave-
nue. NV, builder; E. Burton Corn
ing and Raymond G. Moore, 1921
Twentieth street NV, architects;
one 1-story brick truck storage ga
rage, 944 Golden street S.W., to cost
$4,000
Gordon Bros, Inc. 3119 Eighteenth
CIlCCp lNG., O"1lSl, 1udolC1 DulloClO ,
3lR Eighteenth street NE, builder.
R.hC. Archer, 215 Florida avenue
NV, architect; four 2-story brick
and cinder block dwellings, 427 to
433 LeBaum street Sc, to cost
$4,000.
Martin & Boyd Spring Works,
622 L street NV, owner: F. Di-
Zebba, 100 Florida avenue NE,
builder: w. E. Dickinson, 1919 Otis
placs NV, architect; one 1-story
brict and concrete addition, COM
mercial, 625 L street NV, to cost
$4,000.
Wisconsin Avenue Store.
AIRS. Anna E. Harper, TIT Troy
street. Arlington, Va, owner; Bonn
mer & Ainsworth, 1923 Wisconsin
avenue NV. builder: ]. B. Himmel-
heber, 927 Fifteen street NV, archi-
tect; one 1-story brick store, 2218
Wisconsin ave NV, to cost $4,000.
Samuel r. Jenner, 1725 West Vir-
ginia avenue NE, owner; Lee T.
Turner, 1916 Fourteenth street NV,
builder: Harry Banette, 2100 Con-
necticut avenue NV, architect;
one 2-story and basement brick and
cinder block store, 1887 Mount Oil
vet street NE, to cost $4,000.
Al j. Fogel, 1419 Geranium street
NV, owner; Morris Gumenick,
1921 Eye street NV, builder; Will
liam st. Cyr Darlington, 1916 L
street NV, architect; one 4-story
brick. and cinder block addition to
commercial building; 1Oo1-03 D
street NV, to cost S15,708.
Al j. Fogel, same address, owner;
Morris Gumenick, builder; William
Cyr Darlington, architect; general
alterations for commercial build
ing; 1001-03 D street NV, to cost
$10,60O.
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(See LEWIS, Page B-2D
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(See FIRST AID, Page BID
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(See CADETS, Page BID
Evening star., 1946-11-04

filed with a House Naval Subcom-
mittee a recommended list which in
cluded Tnian, Saipan, Two Jims
and Okinawa.
The January discussion grew out
Of a question about reports of diff
ferences within the United Nations
General Assembly delegations over
the issue of trusteeships In the Pa
cific.
The President made plain that
the United States would seek au-
thority from the United Nations to
set up its exclusive trusteeships.
"Nothing New" on Question.
The President, Mr.. Ross said
wanted it made clear that there is
nothing new" on the question of
Pacific bases.
The published report said Secre-
tary of State Byrnes had urged an
immediate expression by the Presi-
dent to clarity American policy on
the trusteeship question in advance
Of submission of the question to the
U. N. General Assembly.
The State Department was repre-
sented as believing American secu-
rity can be safeguarded by trustee
ships within the framework of the
U. N. without United States owner
ship.
On the other hand, the Navy, with
support from the Army, has been
reported holding the view the is
Evening star., 1946-11-04

leges in the District-the full Amer
lean status that has been denied
You during your lifetime here thus
far"
In q round-table discussion of
.44e franchise for Washington, over
station WINK yesterday, Ed Fisher
novelist, commented that the Dis
trict of Columbia reminded him of
"one of those statues without a
head-the city has no direction"
Editorial Writer Speaks.
Merlo Pusey, editorial writer on
the Washington Post, predicted that
IF Washington residents vote in
large enough numbers in the
plebiscite, Congress will give us the
right to vote for our city officials
within year.
He emphasized that citizens here
are asking for something more than
the vague concept of franchise
ment.
Instead" he said, "they are vot-
ing for better schools, public insti-
tutions and a better city govern
ment."
Others on the program included
Mrs. Milton Dunn, chairman of the
Plebiscite Speakers Bureau; Austin
Fickling, National Association fol
Advancement Of Colored People, ano
Selden Menefee, moderator.
In a talk over WMAL James 8
Beattie, chairman of the Plebiscite
Promotion and Publicity Commit
tee, asserted:
Let us collect together our voices
and below our cause out to the
Nation In one mighty roar"
Evening star., 1946-11-04
Trunun
Continued From First Page.)

Ross, after a conference with the
Chief Executive.
Mr.. Ross was asked by reporters
about a published report that the
President might intervene in what
was said to be difference between
the State Department and the
armed forces over control of the
inundated islands in the Pacific.
Mr.. Ross said the President knew
nothing about any quarrel, but told
him that the United States policy
toward the Pacific bases was un-
changed, and referred reporters to
a conference of January Is in which
American policy was made clear.
On that date the President served
notice on the world that the United
States intends to keep exclusive con-
troll for a long time of the Pacific
island bases it regards as essential
for its security.
Trusteeships to Be Asked.
He told his news conference this
country would ask the United Ma
tions for authority to establish ex-
elusive trusteeships over these
islands, many of which were wrested
from Japan.
Islands not deemed essential for
American security, Mr.. Truman said
at the time, will be turned over to
the United Nations and collective
trusteeships probably will be estab-
lished over most of them.
The President did not name the
islands he regarded as essential
However, the Navy previously had
Evening star., 1946-11-04
|Spokesmen for Both Parties
Predict Victory on Election Eve
Democrats Will Hold
Two-House Control,
Sporkmon Says
By Representative John J.
Spurkmon

chairmon, Democratic kasienal commi,tss
Speakers Bvrsav
fWrittsn for the Assoels,sd Prsss)
Making q prediction on the out
come Of an off-year national election
Is hazardous enough in normal times
and Is downright difncult In this
postwar year.
There are so many factors that
must be considered that the usual
yardsticks which generally are re-
liable in other years cannot be de-
pended on with certainty In 1916.
But after weighing all the factors
involved, believe 7 am being con-
servative when I predict that the
Democrats will retain control Of
Congress, both the House Of Rep
resentatives and the Senate. We
will lose some seats in some States
but will pick up some in others.
While I believe we will suffer a net
loss, I feel confident that we will
retain control.
Close Districts Hold Key.
How large our working majority
will be will depend on the outcome
Of races in close districts, OF which
there appear to be many.
1t is true that many voters are
being articulate in their complaints
against existing conditions, and the
poll-makers apparently are listen
ing mainly to this group.
But it Is the inarticulate group
the group that talks little but gets
out and votes-that will decide the
election. am confident that this
majority segment of our people will
stand by the Democratic Party. The
people just won't swap tried lead
ership for an uncertain one.
Expects 231 Seats.
After thorough study of the out
look, 7 say conseryatively that we
will have at least 231 seats In the
House after tomorrow's election and
will retain a safe, If small, working
majority in the Senate.
We may lose a Houes seat or two
in New England and may drop as
many as three in the Middlewestern
States. In the East outside of New
England we may drop three more
while In the West and Northwest we
stand to lose four more. We believe
we will hold our own in the border
States, losing here and gaining
there.
In several States we may lose
seats but will Offset the losses by
picking up Republican seats in those
States.
The net result, as 1t looks now
may be a loss Of 10 Democratic
House seats and not more than
three Democratic Senate seats
losses not severe enough to give
the Republicans control of either
branch of Congress.
Evening star., 1946-11-04
Stores to oOpen
Later to Allow
Time to Vote

Department and furniture stores
will open at 1890 am. tomorrow
an hour later than usual, to let en-
ployes vote in the plebiscite.
Other businesses will give workers
some time of during the day to cast
their ballots, but they will open at
the regular morning hour.
The banks will be open as usual
from am. to 2 pm.
Liquor stores in Washington will
be open as usual but, all those In
nearby Maryland and Virginia will
be closed by State law. No such
closing regulations are applicable to
the District, the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board advised Robert ]
Wilson, executive secretary of the
Washington Restaurant Association
Both Federal and municipal en-
ployes will be allowed reasonable
time" to vote in the plebiscite. Presi-
dent Truman recently authorized
this in White House statement
The District Commissioners also
have authorized time off for NUM-
cipal employees to vote.
Evening star., 1946-11-04
Events Scheduled
On PIebiscite

Events and radio broadcasts fol
the District suffrage plebiscite to-
morrow will take place as follows
Today.
4:45 pm.-History Club, Wilson
Teachers College. Speaker, Harry
S. Wender.
6:10 p.m.-Dinner, First Congre-
gational Church, Tenth and G
streets NV. Speaker, George Hodg-
kins, president, Kalorama Citizens
Association.
Tomorrow, Election Day.
9 am. to 8 pm.-Voting by adults
over II living in Washington at 15G
polls in 81 precincts, on local AND
national suffrage for voteless Wash
ingtonians.
1870 am. Student assembly
American University, plebiscite rally
Evening star., 1946-11-04

SOUND TRUCK URGES ALL OUT VOTE-This mobile broad
casting borrowed from Station WTOP is touring the city
remind Washingtonians vote in the suffrage pebiscte
Junior Board of Commerce members the truck
Sheehan, with mcophone ampfes his appeal as
Cary Nichols hands sample ballot to schooboy Philip
Williams 13. Star Stan Photo
Evening star., 1946-11-04
COP to Sweep House,
Moy Capture Senate,
Brown Believes
By Representative Clarence J.
Brown
compoisn Director. Republican koilencl
Committee
aut. r.. ,h. Assoetoted Prsssl

campoisn Director. Republican koilenol
| Commiiiss
| fWrittsn for the Assoeiaisd Prsss)
Tomorrow the American people
will 20 to the polls for what may well
be the most important national elec-
tion in our history. ! feel confident
that the result will be a mandate
| for the Republican Party to restore
the Government of the United States
to the American people.
| We will win substantial majority
in the House Of Representatives, and
| in all probability we will gain con-
troll of the Senate by q compara-
lively narrow margin. When I say
a substantial majority in the House,
I mean a minimum net gain OF 40
seats, and 26 would be enough to
give us control.
NV confidence Is based upon per-
sonal observations made during ex-
tensive travels around the country
during the campaign and upon COM
prehensive reports received in our
headquarters during the past few
weeks.
Says People Are Fed Up"
My personal contacts with the
voters themselves have convinced
me that the people are simply feo
lup with conditions which have been
allowed to develop under the pres
Ient administration. They have had
enough and they are going to make
a change.
The people are tired ofsthe sense
LESS regulation of their private af-
fairs by busybodies in Washington
They fell a sense Of humiliation be-
cause of the quarrels among high
officials of the administration which
impair our prestige in the interna-
tional field.
They are disguised with all Of the
| unnecessary shortages OF essential
commodities in this land Of plenty
shortages which are the direct re-
suits of bureaucratic bungling.
i For IA years they have looked in
vain to the Democrat administration
for the kind of leadership which
would set this Nation on the high
road to prosperity, peace and eff
cient government.
Sees End Of "Mis- Rule"
During the past IA years of Demo
crat mis-rule, our Government has
travelled far along a road which
leads inevitably to the destruction
of our representative republic and
American enterprise system wi
has made this Nation the richest ir
the world, and has given us the
highest living standards in all his
tory.
Space precludes a detailed discus.
sion of how this trend developed
but the conclusive proof that it exists
lies in the fact that the Moscow
radio, the official voice of the die.
tators of the Soviet Empires call
ing for the election of Democrat
PAC candidates.
The election of a Republican Con-
gress tomorrow will Of course fore
shadow the election of Republican
President in 1948 and the complete
restoration of the American Gov
eminent to the American people. II
may well be that in retrospect we
will regard November S, 1916, a.
tanother emancipation day-emanci-
patton of the entire American people
from the threat Of an alien form Of
government.
Evening star., 1946-11-04
Mon-in-the-Street Poll

street Sc, Veterans Administration
employe: "I haven't thought much
about it and haven't studied all the
arguments for and against votes for
Washington citizens. But I can't
think of any strong arguments
against it. I'm inclined to believe
we In Washington should be allowed
to vote. So I am going to vote in
the plebiscite tomorrow in favor oi
District suffrage"
Miss Paula Mahalittc, 211 Chan
ming street NE, Post Office Depart
ment correspondence examiner
"The idea Of District suffrage Is
wonderful. I have been here only
a little more than a year and I have
been voting in Pennsylvania. ]
think every one should have the vot-
ing privilege. 1t Is the highest
privilege a citizen can have. I ex-
pect to vote In favor Of District
suffrage in the plebiscite."
Evening star., 1946-11-04
out of the plebiscite headquarters

out of the plebiscite headquarters
there tomorrow.
A special switchboard is being in
stalled by the telephone company
to provide swift service from the
$50 polls to headquarters.
Through these wires reports Of
the volume of ballots being cast
will be sent to headquarters from
time to time tomorrow.
AS soon as the polls close at 8
pm. the ballots will be counted in
the polling places. and results will
be telephoned Immediately to head
quarters, where they will be made
public.
Newspapers and radio stations will
have direct lines from the fifth
floor of the District Building so as to
be able to flash the results to the
public.
Results to Be Broadcast.
The Star will use its own radio
station, WMAL, for broadcasting
frequent news of the balloting. This
will come from special microphone
set up in the news department OF
The Star Building.
The public will be invited to come
to the boradroom at the District
Building, up to capacity, to witness
activities there, under present plans.
Some arrangement, however, Is being
made to control the crowds, so they
will not interfere with the work Of
handling the plebiscite itself and
the release of news.
Special Appeals Planned.
Short radio appeals for voters to
turn out tomorrow increased in
frequency today from all stations.
Among the programs yesterday
was one over station WWDC spon-
sored by the Institute on Race
Relations. A drama was presented
on District suffrage, and speeches
were made by Jesse B. Manbeck,
president of Columbia Topographic
cal Union (AFD, and Tomlinson
D. Todd, president of the Institute
on Race Relations.
Historical background for the
drama was compiled by Mrs. Louis
Gutenberg, historian of the Central
Suffrage Conference. 1t was adapted
to radio by Walter L. Sutler. The
drama was directed by David Camp
bell, with Alvin Webb as commen-
tator.
Mr.. Manbeck declared that "An
American plebiscite on American
soil is a unique experience for full
dedged American citizens"
"Yes" Vote Is Urged.
"All other American citizens will
be voting on personalities Tuesday,"
he said, "but only in Washington
on that day will American citizens
be voting solely upon principle
voting for or against fundamental
principle of American democracy.
when you exercise your right by
voting in the plebiscite here in the
District of Columbia, you should
vote yes on both questions"
"By voting yes you are helping
your children, and your childrens
children attain in the near future,
their full American rights and privi-
Evening star., 1946-11-04
Sample Ballot

Somple Ballot
Give one answer to each ques-
ton If you live in the District of
Columbia and are 81 years of
age or older:
l. Do you want the right
to vote for officials of
your own city govern
ment in the District of
Columbia? Yes n
NoO
2. Do you want the right
to vote for President
of the United States
and for members of
Congress from the
District Of Columbia?
Yes
NoO
Evening star., 1946-11-04

Four votes for District suffrage in
tomorrow's balloting were promised
today in The Stars man-in-the
street poll. The two men and two
women, all Government employees,
stressed the individual citizens right
to elect his governmental officials.
John Huttel, 1927 D street NE,
Post Office Department employe:
Every citizen should be allowed to
vote no matter where he lives. I
surely will vote tomorrow in favor
of both questions on the ballot"
James Bowling, 6 Brandywine
street Sc, Veterans Administra-
ton employe: IT am going to vote
yes on both propositions in the
plebiscite. I think everybody should
have the opportunity to vote in this
country and that everybody should
exercise that right. - -
Mrs. James Bowling, 6 Braladywine
Evening star., 1946-11-04
PIebiscite
Continued From First Page.)

hearing to vote for your right to
vote"
Occasionally, the truck stopped to
distribute sample ballots. School
children who gathered around the
microphone were given the samples
to take home to their parents.
The et-Out-the-Vote Committee
is made up entirely of Junior Boar6
of Commerce members. Mannlno
the truck are MIR. Sheehan, r. Cary
Nichols, jr.; Allen c. Byers and Nor
veil Hawkins.
Messages calling on the people
to turn out tomorrow were ampn-
fled from the truck In a demon
stration of the latest techniqueS in
electioneering.
James E. Collifower, general
chairman of the Plebiscite Commit
tee. was recovering today from a
recent illness, and predicted a turn
out of at least a quarter Of mil
lion votes.
An overwhelming majority In
favor of suffrage was forecast by
the general chairman. He feels the
results will be powerful influence
in helping to swing Congress IN
favor of legislation necessary to
enfranchise Washington.
Mr.. Collifower hopes to be able
to take active part in supervising
the plebiscite tomorrow. His Illness
confined him to bed for several
days last week, but he was up and
around today. He will be at head
quarters in the District Building
tomorrow. ..
Publication yesterday Of the list
of polling places together with a
map of the precincts stirred interest
in the city, as voters selected the
places they will go to cast their
ballots.
Must Vote In Home Precinct.
It is important that people go
only to the polls within the pre-
cincts where they live, Frank C..
Waldrop, chairman of the commit
tee on districts and facilities empha-
sized today.
Voters may cast their ballots. only
In the precincts where their homes
are located, under the rules. Polling
places are located in schoolhouses
for the most part. A few are in
churches, community houses, or
shopping centers. .-..
Judges and poll clerks were ad-
vised by plebiscite leaders to cut out
of the Sunday papers the maps of
precincts and polling places. These
will be OF use when the voters begin
pouring into the polls, and asking
questions tomorrow.
The polls will be open from 9
am. to 8 pm.
Workmen were busy at the board
room of the District Building TODAY
installing equipment for the COM
munications which will pour in and
Evening star., 1946-11-04

lands should be annexed by this
country, officials contending that
the United States would not neces-
sarily have complete control under
q trusteeship.
The President, through Mr.. Ross
also made clear that he is pursuing
"hands-off" policy toward selection
OF a United States site for perma-
nent headquarters of the United
Nations. That question, the Presi-
dent said, is solely up to the United
Nations"