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Evening star., 1946-04-17
Truman Refuses Comment
On Draft Suspension Bill

President Truman today refused
to comment on draft extension leg
islation passed by the House provid-
ing for five-month draft holiday
and banning the induction of teen
ayers, but he said emphatically he
hoped the Senate Meuld pass a bill
that will work.
Asked whether he meant he
thought the House bill would not,
he told reporters he would leave it
to them to draw their own con-
clusions. y
MI. Truman also showed his news
conference a chart which indicated
that almost 100000 men had been
demobilized. He described that as
the most remarkable rehabilitation
in history or, he added, if you want
to call it that-disintegrat
Evening star., 1946-04-17
First Contingent Ready
To Leave for Germany

NEW YORK. April II (P,.-The
first contingent of wives and chill
dren who will join the occupation
army had Fort Hamilton barracks
agog today with some unmilitary
sights and sounds.
Three hundred-and-fifty sail to-
morrow on the S. S. Thomas H
Barry for the North German port
of Bremerhaven.
Fourteen, including Mrs. Mark w
Clark and Mrs. Lucius D. Clay, are
wives of generals. Four are brides
Iof CTS. Authorities said families
Of other enlisted men had priority
but were unable to make the first
sailing.
They began arriving early in the
week, the first of 10000 dependents
who ultimately will go overseas.
Mess kits, musette bags and car
bines which once decorated the huts
are replaced by fur coats, high
heeled pumps and three-cornereo
breeches hung up to dry.
Two of the brides are 17-Eliza
beth, wife of Pfc. William Mitchell
Baltimore, and Mary Ann, wife Of
Pfc. Robert Orr, Evansville, Ind
Both men are on military police duty
in Vienna.
Evening star., 1946-04-17

director of the pediatric ward, that
nurses statement is the crux of the
current revelations of "preventable'
deaths in the premature birth
wards.
The babies are supplied with the
equipment they need, DR.. Sweet ex-
planned. The glassed-in cubicles
which separate each baby are the
last word in medical construction
The ward is divided into five
nurseries accommodating about As
babies, making possible instant clos
ing of any nursery where an in
fectious disease may be discovered
But no equipment can take the
place of the constant watching
these handicapped babies need, DR.
Sweet explained. They should be
handled with the utmost delicacy.
Instead, two student nurses were
struggling with q of them. Last
night was typical of the hospitals
desperate personnel situation, ons
nurse told me. The nurses aide
who usually helped the trained stu
dents with the feeding, had called a
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Dewey's Grandnephew
Made Captain in NAVY

Theodore M. Dewey, so, native OF
Washington and grandnephew OF
Admiral George Dewey. has been
promoted to the rank of captain in
the Naval Reserve at the Naval
Training and Distribution Center
Shoemaker, Calf, it has been an
nounced.
Capt. Dewey, on military leave
since 1910 from the Travellers In
surance Co. here, received a spot
promotion. He has been supply Of
ficer at Shoemaker since December
1914. For some time he was sta
toned here as liaison officer be-
tween the Navy Bureau of Supplies
and Accounts and the former Office
,of Production Management, di-
rected by William E. Knudsen
Capt. Dewey served as a supply
officer in England in the World
War. AS an insurance agent he
specialized in life insurance fol
military personnel
His wife, the former Swan West
has moved from their home at 46lt
Butterworth place NV. to be with
Capt. Dewey at Shoemaker.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Action Still Deferred
On Young Nomination

With quizzical smile, Chairman
Bilbo Of the Senate District Com
mittee announced today action still
was being deferred on the nomina-
ton of John Russell Young for a
third term as District Commissioner
because an investigation still was
being made by Senator Johnston,
Democrat, of South Carolina.
Chairman Bilbo added: st guess
Commissioner Young has nothing to
complain about, however, because
under the law, while the term of a
Commissioner is three years, he
serves until his successor is named
and qualified. So, if this nomina-
tion hangs fire for a year or two
years, then Commissioner Young's
term would be not three years, but
four or five.
I'm ready to report the nominal
ton to the Senate favorably, as the
committee has voted, but under our
agreement I will not do so until
Senator Johnston completes his
study of the case."
Evening star., 1946-04-17

entitled to proceed with construction
since there is no doubt that con-
struction, as defined in our regula-
ton, was started prior to March 26,''
Mr.. Werner said.
Realizing the Importance to a
builder of being able to protect his
investment by continuing construc-
ton which has begun, we have been
particularly careful in our investiga-
tions to make certain that we would
not stop the construction of some
thing which might legally continue
And in fairness to builders whose
construction has been stopped, we
have been also especially careful to
see that all construction which
was illegally commenced has been
stopped.
This has required a careful and
detailed investigation of each case
of alleged illegal construction"
Evening star., 1946-04-17
3 New Suspects
Held in Murder
OF StoreC|erk
Second Auto Chase
Ends in Wreck of
Stolen Vehicle

Trapped when their speeding car
overturned in an early morning
chase with police car, three men
were held today for questioning in
the fatal shooting of John Hall
knight, 34-year-old grocery clerk,
Saturday night.
1t was the second time in two
days that police pursued a fleeing
vehicle and arrested three men
for questioning in the Knight
case. Yesterday two detectives
chased a stolen Safeway grocery
truck through downtown streets, FIR
Ing at it until it struck a tree at
Sixth street and Florida avenue
NV. Police said today they did not
believe the three men riding in the
truck were involved in the murder
starting at Twenty-second and p
streets NV, about am. today, the
chase zlg-zagged through the area
until the f1eeting car skidded around
the corner at TWenty-first and M
streets, crashed into a curb. struck
a parked car and turned over on
its top.
Pvts. J. D. Kennedy and H. W.
Daxon, who pursued the men, sprang
from their scout car and ordered
them out. When nobody appeared.
they broke window of the over
turned car and helped two occupants
out.
Third Found Under Car.
Both colored, the men were re.
moved to Emergency Hospital for
examination Half an hour later.
when a police crane righted the
wrecked car, a third colored man
was discovered. He joined the others
at the hospital and when none was
found injured, all were taken to the
third precinct for questioning.
The car they were driving was a
1912 Buick sedan stolen from a
parking lot at 1885 K street NV
Yesterday. Police said it belonged to
Frank Regan of Norfolk, Va, and
that the license plates had been
changed.
One of those detained, said to be
26-year-old known drug addict,
was regarded by police as a likely
suspect in the Knight murder which
occurred in grocery store at First
and M streets NV. where the victim
was employed. The other two under
arrest were said to be % and q
years old.
Occupants Escape Injury.
Police said two couples were sit.
ting in the car struck bv the Rrick
when 1t went out of control, but all
escaped injury. The Fire Depart
ment was summoned to flush gaso-
line from the street where it had
spilled from the wrecked car.
AS police intensified efforts to run
down the two colored men involved
IN the knight Staying and robbery
rewards for their apprehension
mounted to $1,000. The latest in
centive was $500 posted yesterday by
the Retail Grocery Clerks Union,
Local 639-A (AFI), of which Mr.
Knight was member.
Detective Chief Robert J. Barrett
assigned five detectives to a special
squad with directions to bring in the
killer and his accomplice. Police
SAID they had new and better de-
scrlptlons Of the men and informa-
tlon they. were working with a
woman.
Last night the East Central Civic
Association adopted a resolution
pledging cooperation of the COM
munity in running down clues in
the knight case.
Meeting at Bundy School, 42s O
street NV, in the area where the
clerk was slain, the association
members agreed to notify citizens
to be alert in watching for leads
which might help the police.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
By Morion Wade DOYLE

The Gallinger Hospital Premature
Nursery reminds the visitor OF a
ghost hospital ward. The babies
are there, some of them little bigger
than mans hand. The cleaning
equipment is there. But few nurses
are on hand to operate it.
I saw the nursery at feed
ing time last night. Twenty
seven tiny babies, ranging from a
few minutes to two months old
walled for attention. They wanted
their dinner. The hungry cries OF
even those under incubators could
be heard.
But only two student nurses were
there to feed them. The girls
hustled from cubicle to cubicle, talk
ing soothingly to their squirming
patients. AS one nurse put it:
1--WE do the best we can. But
there are so many of them, and
they're so little"
Equipment on Hand.
According to DR.. Lewis K. Sweet
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Quick Start Permits
Work 10 Continue on
Big Office Building

The builder of one of the largest
construction projects in the District
area which has been cleared to pro-
ceed without further Government
authorization owes its fortunate po-
sition to rapid start in laying of
foundations, it was disclosed today
by the Civilian Production Admins
| tration.
The building will be erected at the
northwest corner of Eighteenth and
M streets by the Ring Investment
Co., 5000 Thirty-ninth street NV,
at an estimated cost of $1,000, 900.
An office building, it will be of con-
crete, brick and limestone construc-
tion and will have IL stories.
Under the recent CPA construc-
tion limitation order, projects on
which materials were not "incor-
porated into structure on the site"
as an integral part of it by March
26 require specific CPA authorize
ton to go ahead.
In the case Of the Office building
excavation was started March 13,
and the first pouring of footings
was started the next day, CPA said.
Perfectly Legal and Proper"
Morris S. Werner, chief of the
CPA compliance division, referring
to the fact that a CPA investiga-
ton showed that pouring of con-
crete footings was started shortly
after excavation was begun, said
this was perfectly legal and per-
fectly proper"
Mr.. Werner explained that earlier
the CPA compliance division had
warned the firm verbally March %
and formally by registered letter
April 4, that it could not pour con-
crete or proceed with the actual
building until we had finished our
investigation to find out whether
the firm was operating within the
limits of the order"
The investigation of the work on
the project, Mr.. Werner explained,
was in line with scores of others in
the District area as a matter of
routine in connection with compli-
ance activity to enforce the limita-
ton order. AS a result of those in
vestigations, IS builders were for
mally notified not to proceed with
construction until they obtained
specific CPA authorization to go
ahead.
Records Carefully Checked.
i In the investigation of the Office
building project, Mr.. Werner added,
District Building Inspections De-
partment records, as well as records
!. Of ready-mixed concrete supplier
showed that concrete was poured for
) the footings before March 26. There
fore, the project was given the 60
ahead signal.
:. Our investigation showed the
iRing Investment Co. was clearly
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Measure to Reoreonize
Labor Bureau Stoned

President Truman today signed
legislation providing for an admin
!stration reorganization Of the Labor
department. under which an under
secretary and three assistant secre-
taries will be created.
The legislation does away with the
present offices Of Assistant Secretary
4, Labor. -
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Man Released on Bond
In Accidental SHOOTING

John La Pine, 81, of 1406 Fiji
teenth street NV, who police say
was holding a .32-caliber pistol
when it was discharged, wounding
friend early yesterday, was re-
leased today in $1,000 bond pend
ing outcome of the victims injuries
The wounded man, Herbert Coal
son, Is, of 1923 R street NV, was
reported in good condition at Gar
field Hospital today, recovering from
q wound in the abdomen. A tech
nical charge of assault with a dan
gerous weapon was lodged against
Mr.. La Pine following the shooting
although police believe the shoot
ing was accidental.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Wiley to Take Port
In Symposium Tonioht

Senator Wiley, Republican, of Wis.
consin, will take part in a symposi.
um on Christ Confronts Interna.
tlonal Relations" at $3.50 o'clock to.
night at American University, Ne.
braska and Massachusetts avenue.
NV, 1t was announced.
Other participants will be DR.
Luther H. Evans, librarian of Con.
gress, and Rabbi Norman Gersten.
field, spiritual leader of Washington
Hebrew Congregation. The public i.
| invited.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Editors Begin Registration
For Convention Today

Registration for members Of the
American Society of Newspaper Edi-
tors, arriving here for their annual
convention, will open at pm. today
in the Hotel Statler and remain
open until pm.
The convention will start at 10
am. tomorrow with a report on the
accreditation of journalism schools
Admiral Nimitz, Chief of Naval Op-
erations, will be a guest at luncheon
The convention will close Satur-
day with banquet at which Trygve
Lie, secretary general of the United
Nations, will speak.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Mayor Declares
War on Pigeons
In Baltimore
BY tho Associotad Praxa

BALTIMORE, April 17.-Mayor
Theodore McKeldin declared wal
today on the thousands of pigeons
that make their home in the down.
town section.
Hostilities were declared after
store owners complained that Gus
toners were trying to collect dam
ages caused to their clothing and
that passersby didn't dare stop tc
window shop.
1T is a hazard to walk up the
steps OF City Hall or any public
building of the downtown area" he
said.
Evening star., 1946-04-17

FAMILIES TO REUNITE OVERSEAS-Among wives chill
dren OF servcemen leaving this month join husbands
fathers in foreign lands Mrs. Nancy Martin
ground) 1916 North Stuart street. Arlington Va Bull is
pictured feeding her 2yearold Terry the
Hamilton M " processing CENTER pass
port to join her husband It. Richard Terry Bull Frankfurt
Germany yesterday Behind is Mrs
address, giving food to her Albert
also will join her husband Col Nestlerode Frankfurt
Grouped about them dependents soon to be
reunited IN the Mediterranean theater -AP Photo,
Evening star., 1946-04-17

Bigham. Margaret Victoria; Mai
William S. Brady, 3541 Stafford
street. Arlington, Va, Ernice M
Brady: 1st 1t. Hebert C. Brill, 35l6
Martha Custis drive, Parkfairfax
Alexandria. Va, Carolyn E. Brill,
and Col. Ralph C. Tilley, 3105
Martha Custis drive. Alexandria, Va,
Elizabeth C. Tilley,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-27
Mt(arthy Is Out; Ditkey
 Takes Over

BOSTON. May 27.-The dream of almost every major league star from Babe Ruth down-to succeed the fabulous Joe Mccarthy as man. ager of the New York Yankees has come true for Bill Dickey, for IT years one of the clubs most skilled and faithful players.
 Rated season after season as one of the greatest catehers in history, the Little Rock, Arkansas born Dickey. who will be 39 next month, was placed in charge of his be- loved Bronx Bombers shortly after President Larry McPhair received McCarthy's telegraphed resignation from his Buffalo home.
 Mccarthy who, while piloting the Yanks since 1881, led them to eight American League pennants and seven world championships, wired MacPhail that his physical condi- tion would not permit him to con- tinue with the Yankees.
 My physician advises that my health would be seriously jeopar- dized if I continue as manager"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-27
SPORT FEATURE ON SCREEN AS
 CApIT0L'S BILL

Ti'sre is c. pieuure now at the Capitol, The Great John L. which stirs up a lot of pleasant memories of the old days in sporting life. This feature is story, biography, Of that greatest of fighters, John L. Sullivan.
 It was back in those days of the late 8G's and 90s that records were a-t by giants in various fields of sport which have never been top pied to this very day.
 There was that greatest of all pitchers, Hall of Tanner, Charlie cold Horse'D Radbourne who in one reason ran up a string of 60 wins pitching g consecutive wins Shades of the three day rest! In a hurling career that extended over five years, old Horse piled up win average of .883. A record that is still to te equalled.
 Or on the qridiron. Back when the flying wedge was in it's heyday, 2o0-pound linesman named Fudge Heffelfinger cut himself a hunk of eternal glory for his ex- p,oits with the Yale team of 1894. Fudge still part of the Yale legend, was picked for Walter Camps first All-Anerican team and has appeared on every All-Time All-Amerioan since. It was this sane Heffelfinger who, at the age of GO, went back to his Alma Mater, lined up with the scrubs and preceded to tear the Yale varsity team to shreds!
 And then there was Isaac Mur- phsy, great jockey of the sos who piled up the greatest win avefage of any jock; or John c. Reid, daddy of American golf or Jake Schaefer, ST. c'The Wizard'') who held all billiard records in the palm of his hand for 19 undefeated years.
 Yes, the Great John L. was a champ and he lived in the age of champs. And to paraphrase Shake speare, When shall we look upon their like again?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-27
SENATOR'S ARE up CLOSE 70 IAN K TE N
First Baseman Mickey Yer. non Doing His Bills
 Leading Riffers
BY JOE REIcHLER CAP SPORTS WRTTCaj

Don't look now. but those amaz- ing Washington Senators practically are breating on the necks of the seccnd-plaoe New York Yankees and have closed with 1-2 games of Boston's American League lead CTS
 Overshadowed by the Red Sox with their spectacular early-seascn l5-game winning streak, the Mats, after a dismal start, kept p2cking away and since May 12 have won 10 of their last 12 games to climb from deep in the second division to third place.
 Experimenting the Mats almost unnoticed advance has been tEeir CT first baseman, Mickey Vernon, wEo only through the grace of the CT Bill of Rights is with the team. Vernon remained on the Senators roster only because, as a returning veteran, he was entitled to 30-day trial
 The Marcus Hook, Pa, boy cur rently is leading all Major league hitters with .405 batting mark and has hit in g consecutive games.
 Vernon collected three of the Mats eight hits yesterday. including his fourth home run, to pace Wash- mgton to a 3-2 triumph over the Philadelphia Athletes.
 The Red Sox, aided by Tex Hugh sons masterful pitching, gained an even split with the Yankees Sun day for 2-l game edge in the crucial" weekend series. Hughson blanked the Tanks with three hits in the opener to shade Floyd Bev- ems, 10.
 Homers by Joe DiMaggio and Phil Rissutc. the latter with one on, gave the Tanks the nightcap, Al.
 Dodgers Keep Winning
 Those dashing Dodgers extended their latest win streak to seven straight by sweeping both ends of double-header from the Phils in Philadelphia 5-4 and 6-2.
 Cincinnati came from behind to eafeat the Cards 5-4 after the Red birds had won the opened 4-3.
 The Chicago White Sox celebrat- ed Teddy Lyons debut as a big league manager by trimming the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-27
OAKS KEEPING TOP POSITION IN p.(. LEAGUE
Seattle Rainiers Are Wal. loped Saturday and
 Sunday by SoIons
CBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,

Rain at Portland Sunday delayed a scheduled doubleheader between the Beavers and Oaklands Acorns until tonight, but regardless of the outcome, the Acorns will retain their Pacific Coast League lead.
 All other clubs completed last weeks schedule with single games Saturday and double bills Sunday. From a tie with the San Francisco Seals a week ago, the Acorns gain ed a game and a half in the stand- ings. No other club managed to better it's position materially.
 Yesterday San Diego and San Francisco split, the Padres coming back in the second game to win 3-1 after lcsing the opener 6-2. San Diego won Saturday Al, and clinched the series 4-3.
 Sacramento won a pair from Se- attle, 30 and 4-2, after Saturdays terrific walloping at the hands of the Solons, 13-4 The Solons took five of the seven games during the week.
 The Los Angeles Angels drubbed Hollywood S-5 and 10-0 Sunday and 3-l Saturday to redeem them selves after losing four straight to the Stars.
 Saturday Portlslnds lowly Beav- CTS shut out tie league leading Acorns, 60, after the Acorns had won three in z row
 This week Oakland plays at Se- attle, Hollywood at San Francisco, San Diego at Los Angeles and Sa- cramento at Portland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-27
SUNDAY GAME IS CALLED OFF

With practically all players of the Legion and Moose on the field Sunday afternoon at o'clock. the game was officially called off by Proxy Holzhein.er at about SIS ow- ing to the drizzle falling at that time Not only players but two umpires were on hand for the game.
 This is the second game of the present season called off on account of the weather The other game postponed was on Tuesday, May IA, when the Elks and Legion were scheduled to play.
 The next regular game on the schedule is tomorrow evening at 6:30 o'clock between the Moose and Elks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-27

Detroit Tigers twice, 3-1 and 2-l and burying the Bengals deeper in fourth place.
 Bobby Teller was just another pitcher to the St. Louis Browns who slammed the vaunted iirebailer for IS hits to whip Cleveland 8-2 in the opener of their double- header. Steve Gromek handcuffed the Browns. 20 with four hits in the nightcap
 Giants Bury Braces
 The New York Giants used bar rage of extra base hits to bury the Boston Braves under 12-4 and 7-o scores at the Polo Grounds, John ny Mig and Buddy Battner each got two homers in the curtain raiser to make it easy for Bill Voisclle to gain his third victory.
 Pittsburgh handed the Chicago Cubs their fourth straight defeat by betting trio Of hurlers for an 8-2 decision.
 The short scores:
 National League Brooklyn ell oil 900 01--5 12 2 Philadelphia 100 l2o GOO oo-4 Is
 Webber, Herring t5), Casey t5) and Padgett, Anderson 1O. Jur- isich, Judd CD and Seminick. Brooklyn ............ 200 004 0-6 l2 c Philadelphia .... 100 010 0--2
 Called after 7th, Sunday law)
 Head, Behrman t6) and Ander- son; Raffensterger and Seminick. Boston ............ 900 coo 400 4 1 New York 100 O06 4lx-12 12 c
 Singleton. Konstanty t6), Pose dal CD, and Masi; voiselle and Warren.
 Boston ............ 900 900 000-0 { New York ...... 00G 430 00x-7 13
 Lee, Konstanty (4), Wallace (5) Poser CO and Masi, Carpenter ano Warren.
 St. Louis ..,... 022 900 000-4 9 ] Cincinnati .... oil 100 000-3 II
 Burkhart and Garagiola; Andrews Eetke (3) and Lamanno. St. Louis .. 022 900 000-4 8 Cincinnati ... col 001 21x-5 8
 Barrett. Brazle C8), Donnelly (8) and ODea: Beggs, Shoun t3), Gum bert (8) and Meuller. Chicago .........4 020 GOO 000-2 Pittsburgh ....... 1O3 211 00x-8 9
 Bithorn, Fleming (5) and Me Cullough; Heintzelman and Salked
 American League Philadelphia .... 0J0 l0l l00--2 ' l Washington .... 010 020 o0x--3 :
 Harris and DeSautels; Niggeline and Guerra.
 Detroit ............ 010 900 0001 Chicago ........... 002 100 00x-3 ;
 Trout and Tebbetts; Lee ano Fresh
 Detroit ............ 00l 900 000--l Chicago ........ 100 GOO 01x--2
 Trucks and Richards; Rigney Caldwell t5) and Dickey. New York ....... GOO 900 000--0 Boston ...-a 900 900 10x--l T Bevens, Gattel t8) and Dickey Crescher t8), Hughson and Wag- ner.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-27
WERNER RETURNS

Following five weeks of combined business and pleasure in the Paci- fife Northwest, Joe Werner of the Insurance and Accounting firm of Young, Mclean and Werner, re- turned here by PAA. plane Sunday. After spending some time in Se- attle and Tacoma, he visited his family in Yakima, Washington.