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Evening star., 1946-07-15
}. W. Coffmon Retires
As Tokomu Park Editor

John w. Coffman, editor ano
publisher of Takoma Parks com.
n1unity newspapers for more thar
25 years. has announced his retire
ment from active participation in
the publishing field.
The position of editor and pub
Usher of the Takoma Journal will
be assumed by his son. John w
Coffman, jr., who recently returned
from overseas duty with the armed
forces.
Announcement was also made OF
the association of Garrett D. Wa
terS of Takoma Park, Washington
newspaperman and a member of the
news staff of International News
Service, on the staff of the paper.
Evening star., 1946-07-15
John A. Woodurd, II, Dies

STRATTON, Me. July Is (P).-
John A. Woodard. II, retired dep
uty education commissioner OF
Montana, collapsed and died while
fishing with his son-in-law, Arnold
H. Bell of Wenham. Mass, in the
remote Tim Pond country west of
Stratton Saturday.
Evening star., 1946-07-15
Uncle Sam Says

Supposing you and your neigh
Dor met at the grocer's and actu-
ally did and said the things you
see going on in this scene. You
probably would say Quit your kid
ding, Uncle Sam. They must be
two other fellows, not me and Tom
Actually. friend, there are not
enough consumers goods for the
dollars Americans own. There is
more need now than ever before
for you to save every dollar possible
from the buying market. Buy only
what you really need. Put every
extra dollar into United States
Savings Bonds.
o. 9. Treasury Department
Evening star., 1946-07-15
Easing Of Rules
Called Key 10
10000 Rooms
Commissioners Urqed
To Relax Control
Of Rooming Houses

An estimated 10000 to $4,000 more
rooms will be available to Wash
ingtonians if the Commissioners &C
cept a proposed relaxation of ROOM
ing house regulations, Paul Miller,
president of the Guest House Asso-
citation, said today at public hear
ing in the District Building.
Rooming house operators shouted
at Commissioner John Russell
Young during the hearing, however,
that they object strongly to provi-
sion for placarding of substa ndard
rooms.
During his discussion of the pro-
posed modification, which include
waiver of the 7-foot ceiling maxi
mum and permitting only one-third
instead of one-half of the room to
be above ground, Mr.. Miller said
that to label such rooms would
make the occupant nervous. The
occupants would try to transfer to
other rooms and further complicate
the rooming situation, Mr.. Miller
said
Enforcement Doubted.
Turning to the large group of OPP
orators attending the hearing, ha
said Are we going to try to en-
force this?" 'placarding).
Mo-" responded the operators
simultaneously.
You see, it can't be enforced"
Mr. Miller said to Commissioner
Young
The rooming house operators fur
ther objected to provision that no
children under 10 could be housed
in the substandard rooms. Mr.. Miller
said that the institution of marriage
would suffer from this regulation
because "the very class of people for
which local housing operators are
trying to find rooms and apartments
are returning GI's and newlyWeds
with young children who are des-
perate for the little privacy that a
light-housekeeping room or apart
ment OF any habitable nature will
afford"
The Greater National Capital
Committee of the Washington Board
OF Trade, through its manager, Clar-
ence A. Arata, supported the obiec-
ton of the operators to the ban
against children under 10. Many
tourists come to Washington with
children under 10, and their visits
benefit greatly all the interests in
the city" Mr.. Arata vroe to Com
missioner Young.
Sees Purpose Defeated.
I believe that if We were to ey-
clude children under 10 from occu-
pying lodging accommodations. We
would largely be defeating our pur-
/ pose, Mr.. Arata said.
| 1t. Col. William H. Cary jr.. di-
rector of the Health Departments
Bureau Of Sanitation, said that the
proposed placarding would be a pro-
lection Of public health. Another
provision. that window area need
only be S per cent of the floor area.
with windows capable of being
; opened at least per cent. made
placarding of a substandard room
imperative. The rate of tubercu-
losis and other respiratory infections
is directly in proportion to the
amount OF substandard housing, and
therefore the public has every right
to know when room does not con-
form to the normal standards. Col,
Cary declared.
Mr.. Miller retQrted that tbs
Washington tuberculosis rate is low,
the city is clean and there is no need
to create friction" by singing out
the substandard room with a
!. placard
Mr.. Miller also proposed that the
i. notifications, which. if accepted.
, would run only through November
this year, be extended instead until
November l, 1947
Evening star., 1946-07-15
ForrestoI Leaves Cairo

CAIRO. July Is (P).-Secretary of
the Navy Forrestal left by plane
for Rome today en- route to Berlin,
Stockholm and London and thence
to the United States. Mr.. Forrestal
arrived here yesterday from the Pa
cific. where he witnessed the Bikini
atom bomb test,
Evening star., 1946-07-15
Navy to Release Dentists
After 30 Months of DUTY

The Navy announced today that
beginning September l it will re-
lease Dental Corps Reserve officers
who have had 80 months or more OF
active duty
At present. it is releasing only
those with So months service.
Evening star., 1946-07-15
Guild Plans Card Purty

The Ladies Guild of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church, Bailey's Cross
roads, Va, will hold a card party
in the Parish Hall at pm. Friday
The Nome nugget., 1946-01-21

IT., a~d Minneapolis, Minn., fol- lowing a survey of postwar em- ployment made by that company.
 This survey discloses that in normal times, or before the war, there were some two and three quarter million little businessmen in this country, employing three men or less.
 During the war big business pushed forward at every possible outlet and expanded far and be- yond normal requirements" Will kie pointed out. However, this much is certain: Graveyard shifts
The Nome nugget., 1946-01-21
THE NOME NUGGET

are a thing of the past. Surplus employees and fringe efficiency employees will disappear from the big plants. It is at this point that the smaller shops will be expected to absorb those released from the big plants by the resumption Of normal production.
 Two Alternatives
 "Thus we find that we are thor Oughly unreasonable in our de- mand that the responsibility for absorbing unemployed workers lies with big business. It simply can't be done. We are left with two alternatives: Employment by government agencies through the utilization of tax monies or em- ployment by small businesses.
 Secretary of Labor Schwellen- bach estimates by next April there will be 7,C00,000 employables out of work. We know that every small shop, and especially those serving their immediate communi- ties, have been undermanned. If each of these two and three-quar- ter million shops, whether they be retail, manufacturing, or service enterprises, can add an average of two men to it's payroll, we shall have accomplished the re-employ- ment of 5,5O0,OOO men and women. This will cut a pretty big hole in the unemployment pattern.
 With this thought in mind, The DoALL Company has adjusted its entire merchandising outlook.
 Develops Plan
 "1t has developed an Occupa- tional-Independence Plan which seeks to encourage the creation of additional small enterprises in the metal, wood, and plastics working field, as well as their expansion" !"
 Highlights of this Occupational- Independence Plan, according to Wilkie, are, first, to provide direct and specific assistance to veterans enabling them to pursue peace
The Nome nugget., 1946-01-21
Small Business Holds Solution Of Unemployment
By LEIGHTON WILKIE

The only hope for the absorp- tion of all employables in the United States lies in the success of the small business enterprise.
 This statement was made by Leighton Wilkie, chairman of The DoALL Company, manufacturers of machine tools, of Des Plaines,
The Nome nugget., 1946-01-21
Japan Can Have Its Castor Oil

KYOTO, Japan - (P) - Two thousand gallons of castor oil and 747 bugles-both heartily disliked by GIs-were among items re- turned to the Japanese by the re- gently inactivitated 41st division. Not returned were 7,280,000 pounds of explosives, 126 midget
The Nome nugget., 1946-01-21

time occupation which off r a high degree of security; and second, to help produce a class of men, who will be given an unre- Stricted opportunity to develop and become successful by their own efforts.
 The program seeks to show the SerVicemen how to organize and operate service and repair shops which are a basic need in all com munities.
 Training Offered
 This training is offered at The DoALL Technical Institute, set up by the company to train men and women in the use of the basic equipment of eight types of com munity service and repair shops.
 The program provides the spe- cific layouts for the various shops, lists the machines, tools, and equipment required to begin op- eration, gives information con- corning costs and in general cov- CTS the entire prospects of the in- dustry.
 A model of one of the shops in the program, as planned by The DoALL Company, has been set up for inspection by veterans and others interested in owning and operating their own businesses al the Des Plaines DoALL plant.
The Nome nugget., 1946-01-21

She-Do you think this photo does me justice?
 He-Well, yes-justice tempered with mercy.
The Nome nugget., 1946-01-21

Nugget Ads Bring Quick Results
Evening star., 1946-04-12
'Keneipp, Auto Club Manager,
Named D. C.. Traffic Director
Picking Of Successor
To N. O. EIdridee
Will Be First Task

George E. Keneipp, 46, man
ager of the Southern division of
the Keystone Automobile Club,
today was appointed by the
Commissioners as director of We
hicles and traffic for the District,
succeeding William A. Van Duzer,
who died last February. He will
take office May Is.
Mr.. Keneipp, who has been a
District resident for 40 years. said
his first job would be selection of a
deputy director to replace M. o.
Eldridge, who retires in July. Mr.
Eldridge, who is past the age of COM
pulsory retirement, was granted sew
eral extensions of service during the
war years.
The new appointee said he had nc
one in mind at the moment for the
job as his assistant, but that there
were number of applicants, and
he would seek good technical man
Mr.. Keneipp, who said he was a
CLOSE friend" of Mr.. Van Duzer, said
one of his first acts on assumption
of Office would be to improve service
to the public at the District auto
mobile inspection stations.
He added that he was 'disap-
pointed" that the House had cut
funds to provide an adequate engi-
neering staff for the department
from the 1947 District budget.
These men are badly needed to
provide the technical studies for
the department" he said, "and I
hope the Senate sees fit to restore
them"
Born in Chicago, Mr.. Keneipp
came here as child and attended
Evening star., 1946-04-12
House Democrats Irked Aouin
By National Committee 'Boner'

proper candidates for Congress il
was so addressed through error.
This letter was intended to be
sent only to county chairmen ir
districts now represented by Re.
publicans. Instead it was sent
through error to the county chair
men in some Democratic districts.
"A letter is going forward to.
day asking therp to disregard ou1
letter of previous date"
Mr.. O'Toole made this comment
to a reporter on what he termed
the committees boner:"
ut looks as though We'll not only
have to fight the Republicans, but
also the Democratic National Com.
mittee. Today, I will forward 6
copy of the Congressional Directory
to the Democratic National Com.
mittee so they will know who the
Democratic Representatives are"
One House leader reported thai
Speaker Rayburn was calling the
petition-circulators to his Office ir
an effort to head off caucus. He
said the Speaker believed he could
settle the issue in personal confer
ences with the men angered by the
headquarters letter.
Evening star., 1946-04-12
Aircraft Carrier Leyte
Placed in Commission
BY fhe Associoted Press

PORTSMOUTH, Va, April 12.-
Admiral Marc A. Mitscher told the
officers and men of the aircraft car
rier Leyte yesterday that they "are
carrying into service a name that
will go down in the worlds history
as that of the decisive engagement
which signif1ed the end of a despotic
rule by a ruthless conqueror of the
Philippines"
He spoke at ceremonies in which
the 27,000-ton Essex-class fattor
was commissioned at the Norfolk
Naval Shipyard.
The new carrier, which was
launched August %, 1945, at the
plant of the Newport News Ship
building & Dry Dock Co., was placed
in commission by Rear Admiral w
L. AinsWorth, commandant of the
5th Naval District.
Admiral Ainsworth turned the
Leyte over to her commanding Of
ficer, Capt. H. F. MacComsey OF
Chico, Calf
Evening star., 1946-04-12
Six-Day Battle Rages
For Manchurian Rail
City, Chinese Say
Communists Are Bitterly
Defending Szepinekoi,
Notionolists Report
MARSHALL LEAVES for China
post today; faces difficult task.
Page Ar
BY the Associated Press

KAIYUAN, Manchuria, April
II. - Chinese Communists are
bitterly defending the rail juno
tion city of Szepingkai in a battle
that has been in progress for six
days, 1t. Gen. Liang Hwa -sheng
Chinese government deputy COM
mander, informed correspond
ents today.
Gen. Liang said he intended to
sweep away" all Communist op-
position in a drive to Northern
Manchuria, predicting that govern
ment forces would take Szepingkai
and reach Changchun, Manchurian
capital, in about a week.
Town Hinged by Communists.
The Chinese political rift ap-
peared definitely widened with this
disclosure of stubborn conflict, and
revelation that Communist members
OF a truce enforcement team mao
been confined here under guard.
This city, some so miles south OF
Szepingkai, is surrounded by Com
munists and protected by barbed
wire and machine guns.
The arrival Tuesday of a cease
fire team of American, Communist
and government members served
only to worsen the situation. Gen
Liang told a press conference he
had. received no instructions re-
garding the cease-flre team and
refused to discuss its mission. He
is deputy commander of govern
ment forces in Northeast China.
Confined to Quarters.
Expressing fear for the safety OF
Communist cease-fire team mem
bers, government military author
tiles ordered them confined to- theil
quarters. The Reds were told they
could not go on the streets without
bodyguards of government soldiers.
This development was reported
after the Communist leader, Mai
Gen. Keng Piao, was said to have
complained that the Reds were be-
ing spied on by plainclothesmen
The government was reported tc
have withdrawn the plainclothes-
men with an explanation that they
were assigned as guards. not as
spies.
A midnight attempt by a band OF
(See CHINA. page A.41
Evening star., 1946-04-12
Philippine Trade Bill
Voted by Senate With
Original Sugar Quota
850,000 Long Ton Figure
Restored in Measure
Sent Back to House

The bill to regulate trade be-
tween the United States and the
Philippines during the first %
years of island independence was
passed by the Senate today with
the surgar quota restored to the
original figure of 50,O00 long
tons, the amount recognized in
other laws during the past
decade.
The bill, designed to help the
Filipinos recover from the ravages
OF war, goes back to the House for
action on the sugar amendment.
The House passed the bill two weeks
ago with the sugar quota reduced
to 850,000 short tons. This meant
a cut of $4,000 long tons or 100000
short tons.
Although the Senate debated de-
tails Of the trade agreement for two
hours, there was little. opposition.
On the contrary, Senator Taft,
Republican, of Ohio urged more
generous treatment, declaring If
time permitted he would favor 20
years of free trade for the Philip
pines, and permanent special
relationship.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, of
Massachusetts,, in charge of the bill
said some other Senators agreed
but are confronted with the neces-
sity for prompt action to get the
Filipinos back on their feet, as they
prepare to become independent on
July 4.
The pending bill allows the islands
g years of free trade. followed
by 20 years of gradual application
Of tariffs at the rate of 5 per cent
a year of the Cuban rates, subject
to quotas on most of the major COM
modities
In addition to sugar, quotas are
fixed on cordage, rice, cigars and
tobacco, coconut oil and pearl but
tons.
Senator La Toilette, Republican,
of Wisconsin also deplored the fact
that time does not permit the SEN
ate to consider changing some other
provisions of the bill, which he de-
scribed as ''unduly harsh" on the
Fflipinos in view of their courageous
war record.
Senator Ferguson, Republican, of
Michigan wanted to make sure the
concessions to the Philippines after
they become independent would not
affect trade agreements the United
States has with other nations con-
tanning the most favored nation
clause.
Evening star., 1946-04-12
BY the Associofed Press

A group of House Democrats to-
day called for a party caucus to con-
slider what one of them termed a
"boner" by the Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
The action to which they object
was recent letter from Democratic
headquarters to the party's county
chairmen advising them to select
proper candidates" for Congress.
The protesting Democrats circu-
lated petition describing the let
ter as reflection on present Office
holders. 1t was the second intra-
party clash within a fortnight.
Richard R. Macy, executive vice
chairman of the national commit
tee termed the whole affair an "er-
ror."
Mr.. Macy sent a telegram to at
least one Democrat, Representative
O'Toole of New York, advising him
of the mistake. The telegram, as
given out by Mr.. O'Toole, said:
eff within the last few days a
letter went out of this office ad-
dressed to the county chairmen of
your district urging them to select
Evening star., 1946-04-12
Navy Foes Of Merger
For All Arms Smartinu
Under Truman Rebuke
Capital Begins Guessing
If ForrestoI and Nimitz
May Choose to Depart
By Joseph A. Fox

Navy opponents of President
Truman'S plan to unity the
armed services smarted under a
stern rebuke from the Chief Ex-
ecutive today, and the Capital
wondered if resignation from
the high command of the sea
forces might be forthcoming.
Bluntly, at his news conference
late yesterday, Mr.. Truman accused
the opposition of spreading propa-
ganda. He served warning that he
expected the dissenters to 60 along
with the policy that he has defined.
Both Secretary of the Navy For
restal and Admiral Chester w.
Nimitz have bucked the merger plan,
and immediate conjecture centered
on whether the former might decide
to quit now instead of waiting until
summer, and whether Admiral MINI
itz might request retirement.
Mr.. Forrestal, who has been i'll at
home for several days, had no i'm
mediate comment. The same went
for the uniformed high command
Ickes' Exit Recalled.
However, the Capital was likening
the seeming tension between White
House and Navy Department to the
strained relations that preceded the
exit Of Secretary of the Interior
1ckes from the cabinet, when he
broke with President Truman over
the nomination of Edwin w. Pauley
to be Undersecretary of the Navy.
The rebuke was the second ad-
ministered to the Navy in recent
weeks by the President, who raped
oftcialdom short while ago fol-
opposing cut in the 1947 budget
The issue developed yesterday
when reporter asked Mr.. Truman
if recent report by a Senate mill
tary affairs subcommittee on uni
fication had his support.
Mr.. Truman responded that the
subcommittee had talked over the
report with him and that it had
many good points; but that it was
not customary to approve legislation
before it was passed, and that he
would act when the measure
reached him.
Thinks Opposition Unjustified.
do you think the Navy is justi-
fed in continuing its fight on it?'
the questioner continued.
No, Mr.. Truman responded short
ly, he did not think the fight was
(See MERCER, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1946-04-12
Atomic Bomb Tests
Vital, Target Dates TO
Be Met, Truman Says
Presidents Statement
Comes After Talk
Of Postponement

President Truman today de.
clared the forthcoming atomic
bomb tests in the Pacific "are Of
vital Importance in obtaining in
formation for the national de-
fense" and said he had been as
sured the new target dates viii
be met.
Mr. Truman issued formal state.
ment on the subject, but without
any explanation as to why he Sc
lected this particular time to give
his views However, there have beer
report that the tests. now sched-
uled to start around July l, might
be postponed and Senator Huffman
Democrat, of Ohio recently intro
duced a resolution calling for their
cancellation.
The original date was May Is but
the President ordered the postpone
ment to permit the attendance OF
members of Congress who otner-
wise would not be able to make the
trip to the Marshall Islands.
The text of Mr.. Truman's state
ment today follows:
preparations for the atomic bomt
tests in the Pacific are being pressed
forward and I have been assured
that the present target dates fol
the explosions will be met. 1 an
in complete agreement with the
Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secre.
tary of War and the Secretary oi
the Navy III their view that these
tests are of vital Importance ir
obtaining information for the ma.
tional defense.
without the information from
these experiments, designers Of
ships, aircraft and military grounc
equipment, as we'll as our strategists
tacticians and medical officers, viii
be working in ignorance regarding
the effects of this revolutionary
weapon against naval and othel
targets not previously exposed to it
"These tests, which are in tn,
nature of laboratory experiment
should give us the information
which is essential to intelligent
planning in the future and al
evaluation of the effect of atomic
energy on our defense establish
ments."
The tests will be conducted in two
sections. The first one, on July
or as near that date as. the weather
permits, involves the explosion O.
an atom bomb in the air above tn,
target ships. The second will be al
underwater explosion.
Evening star., 1946-04-12

Washington schools. His interest
in the school system carried over
into recent years during which he
has served on the public schools
committee of the Board of Trade
Returning here from 10 years in
California in 1927, he became dis
trict director of the American Auto
mobile Association. Three years later
he left to become general manager
of Call Carl, Inc, and four years
after this became manager of the
Keystone Automobile Club. AS
southern division manager for Key
stone he directed both the District
and Baltimore Offices.
On March 81, 1943, Mr.. Keneipp
was appointed director of civilian
defense activities at $4,000 a year
on recommendation of Capt. H. c.
Whitehurst, highway director, and
(See KENEIPP, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1946-04-12
Unemployment Rights
Protected in Duty Abroad

President Truman today issued
an executive order protecting the
unemployment rights of Federal
employees who accept temporary as
signments to the War or Navy De-
partments for duty in American oc-
cupation areas.
The order applies both to armed
service personnel who have re-em-
ployment rights in various Govern
ment agencies and to civil service
employees who agree to transfer.
The order sets out that the civil
ian workers are wanted because ''it
is the desire of this Government To
discharge its occupation responsible
tiles with the minimum possible
numbers of military personnel,
thereby Fastening demobilization. =