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lrifies and carbines. ending the use
LOT the old Springfield rifie..
Planning for Atomic Are.
Meanwhile, 1iaison officers at
tached to the Army's Research and
Development Section viii keep the
bureau informed Of trends In new
weapons such as guided missiles 90
that the Guard units may plan for
adoption Of atomic age weapons as
they come into use.
Antiaircraft elements will be espe-
|cially concerned with rocket and
guided missile Development.
For the interim period, the Army
Is to supply National Guard air
units with AIS attack bombers and
Psi and PAT fighters. OF the
total of about $4,000 planned
strength for the guard, the air units
would have about $1,000 officers and
men.
ofncials said all the types OF equip
Ement eventually to be issued to the
National Guards will not 90 to them
for this first summer Of peacetime
training. This Is because, under the
Isix-year training plan, the program
will start OF with training Of sub
divisional units. During the first
and second years training will be
up to company level, battalion level
In the third and fourth years, regi-
mental combat and combat COM
mand level In the fifth year, and
division level In the final year.
n Divisions Planned.
During the first summer, COM
pany-level training will involve
mainly the use of small arms, with
heavy weapons used only for DEM
onstration purposes.
The planned National Guard force
Of $4,000 men is to comprise Is
infantry and two armored divisions,
plus air and other specialized units.
This compares with a pre-war force
Of is infantry divisions.
Maj. Gen. Butler B. Miltonberger,
chief of the National Guard Bureau,
said earlier this year that progress
In reorganizing National Guard
ground units was tagging behind
estimates by about SO. per cent.
Plans call for an eventual organiza-
ton of about 5000 ground units
which meet Federal requirements.
To date, about 1900 have qualified.
Evening star., 1947-04-21
|Clubber Who GiggIed
While Killing Girl, IS,
Sought in Brooklyn
BY The Asseeiatsd prsss

I
NEW YORK, April 21.--A killer
who sigsled as he beat 15-year -old
Selma Graf to death with an 49,
inch iron pipe In her bedroom was
the object of a manhunt by more
than so Brooklyn detectives today.
The girl died yesterday 10 hours
after she and her brother Donald, o,
were attacked by man who had
entered their ground-hoo apart
ment through a window. Their
widowed mother, Mrs. Pauline Graf
38, was at a movie.
The boy was strtlck down when he
sought to aid bis sister.
Donald said the intruder giggled
throughout the attack.
Five stitches were taken In the
boys scalp.
Meanwhile, Anthony Papa, AZ,
was held today on q flrst-degree
murder charge at Mineola, Long
Island, In the death Of 6-year- -old
Rosemary Fusco, who was found
dead In her home Saturday night,
her throat slaslned from ear to ear.
District Attorney James N. Geh-
rig Of Nassau County said that Papa.
who had been dishonorably dis.
charged by both the Army and Navy,
was arrested after police followed a
trail Of blood from the Fusco home
to his home.
Mr.. Gehrig said that Papa, while
confessing the Staying yesterday
afternoon, asserted that II loved her
like she was my own child"
Evening star., 1947-04-21
Progress in Arming
|0f National Guard
Reported by Army
" IL. A.seeie,sd Pr.,s

The War Department program Of
equipping the National Guard with
weapons, vehicles and personal
equipment from the overfiowine
stocks Of the wartime Army Is well
under way.
This was disclosed yesterday by
the departments National Guard
Bureau. which has the job OF arnine
local guard units.
Earlier this year some National
Guard oficials had complained Of
widespread failure by the Federal
Government to get surplus wal
property and other equipment to the
guards,
California Gets 6e1 Carloads.
But. bureau oficials said supple,
now are being forwarded In guam.
tity. citing as an example q ship
Evening star., 1947-04-21
Refugees From Germany
Arrive at Belgian Mines
BY the Asseeioted Press

" the Associated PfesS
BRUSSELS, Belgium, April Al
The first group Of about 400 dis
placed persons has arrived from the
United States zone in Germany to
work in Belgiumis coal mines.
An agreement signed January 23
by Maj. Gen. John r. Wood, field
director of the Intergovernmental
Committee on Refugees, and Belgian
authorities provides for about 10000
displaced persons from the American
Evening star., 1947-04-21

Omcial circles would not comment
today on an article Ia Pravda, Cons
munist party organ IN Moscow,
which said that 434 dispaced Ukrain-
ians. Poles and Lithuanians had
been put TO work Ii Belgium under
Evening star., 1947-04-21

occupation zone % Be brought To-
Belgium.
Negotiations have been going on
with representatives of the British
zone for 4 similar agreement. but
no accord has been announced.
Evening star., 1947-02-21
Harvard Club to Install
Grew at Annual Dinner

Joseph c. Grew, former Under
secretary Of State, viii be installed
as president of the Harvard Club
of Washington at the clubs annual
dinner, to be held at pm. Thurs
day in the Mayflower Hotel, it
was announced today. He succeeds
Eliot Wadsworth.
Col. Edward c. Kavanagh, chair
man of the Dinner Committe, said
Lord Inverchapel, the British AM
bassador, will speak at the dinner
Other speakers will be Representa-
tive Kennedy, Democrat, Of Massa-
chusetts, and Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, jr, Republican, of Massa-
chusetts. Prof. William Y: Elliott
will come from Cambridge to repre-
sent the university at the dinner.
Evening star., 1947-02-21
Sentiment Is GROWING
In Italy for Americans
And British 10 Leave
By John A. ThoIe
Foreign Correspondent Of The stor end
tha chieooe Deitv kswx


the chieese Daily News
ROME, Feb. 2l.-The italians have
not yet taken up the "go home,
Americans chant of the Chinese.
but it is obvious that the same SEN
timent is growing here.
The fact that American troops
were confined to their quarters dur
ing the street demonstrations in
Rome at the signing of the Italian
peace treaty indicates the concern
military officials feel about avoid
ing incidents.
American officials are not inclined
to view very seriously the occasional
disturbances in which groups Of
Italians tear down American signs
and posters, demonstrate before
Allied occupied buildings, or gather
to jeer and hoot at the occupants of
an American jeep. They ascribe
such incidents mostly to gangs Of
irresponsible youths.
Average Italian Likes American.
But behind them are sober, more
settled Italians who will be glad to
see the Americans and British leave.
The average Italian looks on the
American CT as very good boy.
He does not feel that his country
has been overrun by barbarians,
who have stolen his women, run
lroughshod over his feelings, insulted
his country's national honor, and
despoiled his land.
He simply would like to have his
country back for himself.
This Is not strange, considering
that during the war, when Atlantic
City, Miami Beach and other Amer
lean communities were occupied"
by the Army for its hurry-up train
ing program, there began to issue
cries from those cities, almost as
soon as the imperative urge of the
training program was gone, to get
their communities back for them
selves.
One Of Six Favors GIs Staying.
An informal mapron-the-street
poll in Rome showed that only one
Of six was in favor Of having the
Americans and British stay on for
a while. He said he thought they
would be helpful in keeping down
unrest until the Italian government
was stronger.
The others said italy was over
crowded, that the presence Of the
soldiers kept a warlike atmosphere
and that when the soldiers left they
would feel that their house was free
again.
Businessmen concede that In most
instances the GIs-freeSpending
here as everywhere else-have been
Evening star., 1947-02-21
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boon TO them. But they are also
looking forward hopefully to tour
lists to take the place Of their uni
formed guests.
(Copyright, 1e47)
Evening star., 1947-02-21
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Evening star., 1947-02-21

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to Prior Sale! None
Sold TO Dealers! Bud-
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ewoy Plan! Storage
at No Extro Cost!
An Prices Subject 10
Tax.
Evening star., 1947-02-21
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All Sa.es Final! No Refunds! No EXCHANGES!
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Wallace Scores Policy
Of Loans 10 Stop Reds
By the Associated Press

LONDON, April 9.-Henry A. Wal.
lace said today he feared that Pres.
ident Truman's policy Of lending
money for what Mr.. Wallace calleo
"the political purpose Of stopping
Russian expansion" would establish
during the next three months pat
tern which might lead to war.
The former American Vice Pres
ident fixed no date for a war crisis
in his hypothesis, but he told more
than 200 British and foreign news
men in a news conference that he
felt a sense Of urgency in watch
ing these two great giants, America
and Russia. getting ready for a death
struggle.
Asked what specific action he
recommended, Mr.. Wallace said:
1--WE should make clear that
American power is being used to in
crease the productivity of the COM
mon man in peace all over the
world, instead Of being used to di-
vide the world into warning camps.
For his own role, Mr.. Wallace
said he felt he could not help the
cause of peace by trip to Russia
now because II would be under sus-
picion from both Sides
Despite his repeated insistence on
the urgency of immediate action to
prevent third world war, Mr.. Wal
lace said he did not believe the
United States would be in frame
of mind to seek lasting peace with
Russia until America suffered "sev-
eral years Of depression"
Evening star., 1947-04-09

Washington's elm trees are en-
dangered by European spore disease
unless strong measures are taken
to protect them.
The Dutch elm disease has been
approaching the Capital for num-
ber of years and now is known to
exist as close as the Seneca Greek
Valley in Montgomery County.
Tree experts of the District, the
Office of National Capital Parks
and the Agriculture Department
met today to make plans for con-
trolling the disease when it strikes.
This may be this summer and
certainly by next year.
About 18 months ago a similar
conference was held when the dis
ease was known to have reached the
Monocacy River in Frederick Coun-
ty. Since then a lot of planning
has been done, but today's confer
ence was the real opening gun in
the defense of the capital against
the plague.
The conference, held in the office
of Irving c. Root, superintendent OF
National Capital Parks, was at
tended by his chief and deputy chief
of horticulture and maintenance,
George w. Harding and Walter
Sheffield; John Batson, District
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Mi. Pleasant Businessmen
Plan Cleanup Campaign

The Mount Pleasant Business
mems Organization last night voted
to start a cleanup campaign in the
community and several members
agreed to paint their stores or places
of business.
The group voted against the sale
o flee cream by weight, calling the
present method more efficient and
more sanitary.
Thomas A. Buckley, president
said a move had been made to get q
bank establishment in the Mount
Pleasant area but gave no details.
Five members of the organization
which has recently become a mem.
ber Of the Federation of Business.
mems Association, were named a!
delegates to the federation. The.
were Mr.. Buckley, Edward Handler
Samuel Kots. Marion M. Stott ant
Samuel Burman.
The meeting was held at tn
Pleasantly Tea Room, 1854 Noun
Pleasant street NV.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
|paraguayan Troop Moving!
To Take City From Rebels
~ ire Assceiossd Press

BUENoS AIRES, April sIhe
newspaper Noticias Graficas said
today that battle appeared to be
Imminent between Paraguayan gov
ernment forces and the garrison In
the Southern Paraguay city Of Pillar,
which was reported to have gone
over to the rebels.
The paper said Paraguayan gov
ernment transport carrying 600
troops and munitions had steamed
down the Paraguay River past the
Argentine border city Of Formosa
toward Pillar. which is l08 miles
south Of Asuncion. the capital Of
Paraguay.
Rebel forces captured the city OF
Port Alberdi, about 60 miles south
of Asuncion last week end, but gov
ernment troops recaptured 1t
promptly. Noticas Graficas said the
government was expected to react
similarly at Pillar to prevent Asun-
cion from being cut of.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Three Men Held in Theft
OF Safe at War COLLEGE

Three men, charged with break
ing into the Army War College and
taking a safe containing nearly
$400, have been granted continu-
ances until next Tuesday for ar
raignment before United States
Commissioner Needham c. Turnage.
Ordered held in $1,000 bond was
Aaron Pledgew, IS, OF the TOO block
of Fourth street NE, who police
said was a waiter at the college.
The others, Fred d. Bell, "a, Of the
TOO block Of Fourth street NE, and
Floyd Neair, 20, of the 200 block
Of G street NE, were ordered held
in $1,000 bond. All three are coll
ored.
Police said the men apparently
entered the college through a base
ment window early yesterday and
took the safe from the officers club
They then hailed cab and took
the safe to a public dump at the
end of Fifty-f1rst street Sc, &C
cording to police, who said they
found the safe there.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Senate Group Approves
Grady as Envoy 10 India

Confirmation of Henry F. Grady
former Assistant Secretary OF State
as this Nations first Ambassador tG
India was recommended by the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee yesterday.
The committee also approved the
nomination of George A. Garrett
Washington investment banker, to
be Minister to Ireland.
Other diplomatic nominations
winning committee approval were:
Cayendish w. Cannon as Ambas-
sador to Yugoslavia; Williamson s.
Howell, jr., as Ambassador to Uru-
quay; Albert F. Nufer, as Ambas-
sador to Ell Salvador; Walter j.
Donnelly as Ambassador to Costa
Rica; Paul c. Daniels as Ambassa-
dor to Honduras; Edwin F. Stanton
as Ambassador to Siam; Paul AL
ling as Minister to Syria, and Seldom
Chaplin as Minister to Hungary.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Final LiIienIhaI Vote
SET FOR 5 7. N. Today
sy fhs Assoeistsd Press

\
The Senate came to 8 final vots
on confirmation Of David 3. Lilien.
thai today with his hackers claiming
gains in strength since their, 81
toss victory IN q preliminary test
last week.
BY unanimous agreement, the
Senate set pm. for its decision or
the nomination OF Mr.. Lilienthal
for chairman Of the Atomic Energy
Commission.
This viii be followed by votes or
confirmation of the other four COM
missioners individually, They are
Robert F. Bacher Of New York
Summer T. Pike of Maine. Lewis Il
Strauss OF Virginia and William w
Waymack of Iowa. All nominations
are for terms expiring IN August
1888.
The Senate will wind up its voting
on the atomic energy appointments
by acting on the nomination OF Car
roll L. Wilson of Massachusetts, for
general manager.
The six nominees are serving under
interim appointments made by Presi-
dent Truman before Congress con-
vened.
Senator Jenner, Republican, Of
Indiana said today he would vote
against confirmation because Mr.
Lilienthal "has been at least passive
to communism and has identified
himself with the policy Of public
ownership"
Senator O'Conor, Democrat, OF
Maryland announced last night he
will vote for confirmation "with en-
Tire assurance that thereby Americas
rights In the field OF atomic energy
will be in the safest possible hands.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Two Civic Posts Filled
In Martins Addition

Frederick l.. Smith and E. G. Mo-
lander were elected yesterday to I'LL
two vacancies on the Citizens Com
mittee OF Martins Additions, Chevy
Chase, Md.
John P. Hennessey was reelected.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
| April 18 Tentative Date
IFor Dupont Circle Hearing

The Dupont Circle underpass
controversy probably will come up
for hearings before joint House
Senate subcommittee session at
10 am. April IS.
The date is tentative, however
1t was emphasized, depending on
schedules of members of the Sub
committees on Public Service Of the
House and Senate District Com
mittees.
The Dupont Circle Citizens As
sociation has launched its own in
quiry into the project to learn why
the cost has increased so much over
original estimates.
E. Goring Bliss, association presi-
dent, told the group: I'VE have
tried in the past to make Connecti-
cut avenue the Park avenue of
Washington. The underpass will
undermine that effort"
Representative Beall, Republican,
of Maryland, is chairman of the
House subcommittee, and Senator
Cain, Republican, of Washington,
is chairman of the Senate unit
which will conduct the joint hear
ings. They will be held in the
House District Committee room in
the old House Office Building.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Agencies Here Plan to Combat
Approaching Elm Disease

superintendent OF trees and park
ings; DR.. Curtis May, principal pa
thologist of the Agriculture Depart
ment's division of forest pathology
and H. j. Dodd, who heads the de-
partment's Dutch elm disease con-
troll program.
The disease strikes in the form
of millions of tiny spores carried by
the European elm bark beetle. The
beetles already are in Washington
but so far the spores have not been
found.
The blight arrived in this coun-
try in the 192Os with shipment OF
burl elm logs sent to New York from
the Netherlands for furniture man.
ufacture.
1t has spread throughout the
Northeastern United States. The
beetles breed in swarms In dead and
dying elm wood. The spores are
spread by the beetles while feeding.
The only way of controlling the
disease, so far as is known, is to
prune dead and dying elms and
spray trees extensively with DOT.
Some Of Washington's finest
streets are lined by elms. Elms
grow in the Ellipse and the Mall, as
well as on the White House grounds
and those of many institutions and
private homes.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
|Pan-American Day Mass
To Be Held at 81. AIoysius'

Pan-American Day mass will be
celebrated at st. Aloysius' Church,
North Capitol and I streets NV, at
$3.50 am. Monday.
The mass will be celebrated by
Evening star., 1947-04-09

from the State Department ano
from all Latin American Embassies
and university, college and high
school delegates will attend.
Following the mass there will be
a American program in Con-
zaga High School auditorium 43 ]
street NV.
The program will open at l 80 pm.
with an address by Carlos Siri, At
tache of the Embassy of Ell Salvador,
on "The Culture of Latin America. F"
The Rev. Cirilo Elton of the Latin
America Department of National
Catholic Welfare Conference will
lead a student discussion of inter-
American cooperation.
Evening star., 1947-04-09

Msgr, John j.
Russell, rector OF
st. p a t T i C * S
Church. The SER
mon, "The The
illogical Foun-
dations of Inter-
American Co
operation, will
be given by the
Rev. Joseph T.
Clark, S. j., pro-
fessor of philoso-
phy at Wood
stock College,
Md.
Diplomatic rep
resent a L V eS
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Street Cleaning Cost
Could Be Cut in Hall,
Citizens Meeting Told

The cost Of keeping Washington Is
streets clean Is 81 ,000, 900 q year-an
amount that could be cut In half
with q little care, william Xanten,
superintendent of the city refuse
department, said yesterday.
He said downtown streets are
cleaned six times day and blamed
pedestrian litteracy" for making
this necessary. Business men also
litter the streets by having dirt from
their stores swept into them, Mr..
Xanten said.
He urged those attending a cit
liens meeting called by the Wash
ington Board Of Trades Clean Up
Washington Committee to stress the
"sweep-up and pickup technique"
It will save money, and make Wash
ington more healthful and beauti-
full, he said.
The United States Employment
Service can refer workers to house.
holders and businessmen who are
interested in having cleaning work
done, Ernest v. Connolly Of USES
said. Good workers are available
for grass cutting, hedge clipping and
general cleaning and repair work,
he said.
Drive to Start April 81.
A campaign to "clean up and
paint I'D Washington" will be start
ed by the committee April 81 and
will continue through April rs. Com
mittee Chairman Kirk Miller said
the campaign is intended only "to
start things rolling" and efforts to
improve the appearance OF the city
should be constant.
Brig. Gen. Gordon r. Young, Dis
trict engineer commissioner, said
the city government has its own
cleanup campaign each spring
and pledged the cooperation of the
Commissioners with the citizens
drive.
Clifford H. Newell, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
said each Of the So associations
would cooperate with the cam
paign.
School Children's Aid Sought.
Howard P. Bailey, chairman OF
the boards subcommittee on CO.
operation with the schools, said
school children would be asked to
aid.
Also promising help were Mrs.
Velma williams of the Federation of
Civic Associations, Mrs. Geoffrey
Creyke of the Twentieth Century
Club, and representatives of various
branches of the city government.
Objectives are to make streets
cleaner, improve vacant lots, pro-
mote health, reduce fire losses, pro-
mote safety. make homes more at
tractive, increase employment, stim-
ulate business, develop community
spirit and build better citizenship.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
|Meut Merchandising
Subject of Meeting

Washington butchers and retail
food store operators have been in
vited to attend a meeting on the
latest trends in meat merchandising
at 8 pm. tomorrow in the United
States Chamber of Commerce Build
ing.
The program Is sponsored by the
Washington Board of Trade, the
Washington Retail Meat Dealers
Association and the Washington Re-
tail Grocers' Association.
Don r. Miller and Marshall Olsen
of the National Live Stock and Meat
Board will speak.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Baseball Bot Blow
FutuI to Man in Fiqht

Injuries received when he was hi
with a baseball bat Sunday resulted
in the death of James Smith, 46
colored, of 80 Logan court NV.
in Casualty Hospital late yesterday
Police are holding Willie Brown
81, colored, 1000 block of Whiting
ham place NE, who was arraigned
in Municipal Court Monday on as
sault charges in connection with the
fight between the two men Sunday
Spain is buying American equip
ment for new oxygen and acetylene
plants.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Potomac PTA Meets Tonight

Miss Dorothy B. Meyer of the
Rockville Mental Hygiene Clinic
will speak on Individual Security
and Group Adjustment" at meet
ing of the Potomac Parent-Teacher
Association at 8 o'clock tonight in
the Potomac tMd.) School