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Evening star., 1948-09-01
HOME IMPROVEMENT COMPANIES

ATTICS FINISHED-Remodelin estimates
1urHished free. Call Sligo 394":. W. D,
BUfLDISG CONTRACTOR. general repairs
OF all KINDS. bars and recreation rms
specially. Call T. w sNIDER, Jr., GE,
CARPENTRY. porches. closets, stair roof
ing and painting, done in vorkma Mike
manner. For estimate call WILSON, DI.
CARPENTRY AND REPAIRING remodel
Ing new additions; free estimates. THE
AUSTIN T. QUICK CO. Phone co. 34sl
CEMENT, CONCRETE and waterprootng
@alSs' steps drIyeWayS lesky bsmts.
CEMENT WORK stone one, walls vi Is faestone e,s1 ter
races. walks ch .mneys, flreplaCes. cement
orlteWaYs Porches, retaining walls pipe
MARCUCC1O. Route y. Horners lane, Rock
NL5,Ss; Gd Phone Rockville 35sS -
eesItims'esa THE AUSTIN T. QUICK co
CONCRETE cement work footing. drive
Ways, =, porches basement floors: Steps and
ho6h FLOOR sElKvicss4N,hi sEKvicsINo,hinr but tn. be best;
quiet InstalIations. Bruce finishes FtooR-
ING CONTRACTORS. INC. 1912 Wiscon-
kTrcHfN s9r iif kfMopEfrNG. re GDff planning and
complete installation, cabinets, sinks, Hot
Point appliances SUB CONSTR. CO
PoRCHES-We buiId any kind; also re-
pairing. remodeIins screens; free estimates:
work guaranteed. THE AUSTIN T. QUICK
CO Fhone CO 1881. -
REMoDELING, hreprooting. roofing siding.
general home Improvement work, cellar to
roof; small monthly payments II desired
Call ST. 1896 for free estimates Ma
T1ONAL DECORATING CO, SO2 18th
ROOFING. siding. painting. or will build
q new hcme TOR you. R, j. STALKER,
wATERPRooFING WET CELLARS. walls.
floors. masonry reponted. roofs repaired.
low prices; guar. NEVINS. LU. 2444. -
LET US CONVERT your porch into love
" den, complete with knoty pine walls
and hardwood or tile floors estimates on
request HYDALE CONTRACTORS. Home
Remodelers. WA SsS., UN. 434l
guards. grill plates. metal canopy, T-irons,
INC Phone GIL :IiS4. quick service
Free estimates. a
YOUR NEW HoME-We will build for YOU
any where within Ia mi Of the District
Free estimates, work guaranteed THE
AUSTIN T, QUICK co Phone CO 34Sl.
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT.

BABY'S EUTLER SERVICE = Complete
rental service on folding cribs strollers,
play yards feeding tables. BABY,S BUT
HOSPITAL BEDS. IDEAL BEDDING AND
FURNITURE CO.. 622 E st NV. National
RsgEgFfRIGERAroRs, sggf fans, washing machine,
etc DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO., WO
1000 "A
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ROOMS Observation-Disclosures,

e25O CATHEDRAL AVE. N:W.-Rm. for
Suist sooey r. gsntisman ots en- soSd tTansD mr.
THE LANE LANES, 17sI .S st. ,.,nd, n;wd-Eicsly Ell
tiles; SS2 girls only DU. 1896 Il
Mr.. G. w. HOSPITAL-Singles, one large
double; running water; nice people. l242
KENMORE HOTEL has double rooms with
outside yerandas and double exposure,
$50 weekly. Others available starting at
S15. Free parking space. Bus at door.
Central location. 210s 18th st. NV. p
CLEVELAND PARK. 32i1 Newark St
Large 2nd-hoor front room southern ex-
posure: private home: gentleman prefer
isae LAMONT ST. N.w.-In cool N.
Pleasant we have rm. for ] or 2 young
ladies or gentlemen, twin beds, conv. bath,
Iiv rm and laund. privi.; homelike sDr-
roundinss; excel. neisnborhood nearby
ALTURAS HOTEL, 1909 18th st. nv
Large. cool. double rooms. exposures:
single rooms, from 81 so. Dining room IN
1874 BELMONT ST. N,w-Privst. en-
trance; 1-rm. apt: eookins utensils fur
nished; S45 single. $50 double. "a
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aaa ESCAPE SCI SERVICE nSa soddnE FadnE
ASK operator for Ashton a1sa' e0 Wi
BuLLDOZER tor hire. by hour or con-
tract; excavsting, land cleaning and grad
Ing Can Ak. 1926 or AK 773I. %
TOPSOIL., fll dirt, sand, manure. blue
stone and road gravel. by yard. ton or
oad; SH. 5II0 or FIR. 551s. a
PRUNING TIME-Evergreens should be
trimmed and lawns seeded at this time
soed seicStlon of nursery stock. HYATTS-
VILE NURSERY, WA. 2214
FALL TINE is LAWN TIME-Complete
lawn renovation by grass specialist Weed
control. insect control, fertilzing. lining
MENT SERVICE. 7-Y Research I'd. Green
STEEL BUILDING for farm. tndnstriai or
warehouses. sizes 6 #. by it. to 6OxlOO.
" 0hi 81 s0eeete co INc spss
ga ave, SILVER Spring, SH. $3.50.
p; n;p; SIS; Gardenaid, "a hip. S265.
silver Spring: Md. SH. 1880.
LAWN MOWERS-Eclipse 2o-in. Rocket
S526 Georgia ave. Silver Spring. Nd. SH.
USED FARMALL-A with plow and mower.
Grow power-driven corn binder. MA
Spring, Md SH 1880. I'll e'et
FLAGSTONE A SPECIALTY-Cementa and
stone work, all kinds; walks. steps, ter
races, hreplaces, Dorches, drives. retain
ing walls, drainage tiles and waterproof
ing. ANGELO MARCUCCIO, 3oS Diamond
ave. Galthersburg, Md. Phone Gathers
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AVIATION.

FOR sALE-Piper Cub, s5s5; 1916 Taylor
craft $685.; licensed in good condition.
CONGRESSIONAL AIRPORT. OIL. >sssS.
TAxLORCRAFT 1g4s custom de luxe.
fully equipped, relicensed recently. Excel
lent condition. Falls Church s423. Sc
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MlscsllANEous WANTED fc.,,

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED tcont.
WILL PAY UP TO 800 CASH for heat
ing and air-conditioninE unit for 6-rm.
HHa'f VIZ fAx II Tor 'sSi ssicEs Tor old gold ,is.r
lewelry, diamonds, firearms. mems cloth
ins, luggage. PHOTOGRAPHIC equipment mu-
slcal instruments. engineering Instrument
1WEIG SONS. 937 D st. NV. Me. 9l13
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POULTRY and EGGS.
DOGS, PETS, ETC.

JAMES FEED STORE, 6l9 K St NV, ME-
oos9. Baby chicks, feed and poultry sup
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CATTLE AND LIVESTOCK,

CHOICE WHITE-FACED Hereford steers
900 lbs. APPROX; 20 steers, 45O lbs; reas
priced. SH, 2114. ME. 1924 Il
ONE DUROC BOAR. , bred sows and
sow with litter and 3 shoats Call JOSEPH
MELTON, SH. 1853 i
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COAL. WOOD AND FUEL OIL
FARM and GARDEN,

WOOD. fireplace or stove; fence posts; un-
limited quantity; reas prices. VETERANS
CO-OP. HI. 5525 or VI 9s43. .
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Mr.. MAYFLowER. 1928 nth st, NV
rated; next to bath; S25 mo-: also bsm'.
rm.. share with gentleman, twin Holly
wood beds sober and honest transp. at
1928 EVERETT ST N.w.--Large front
n,ir rmi windows; private shower bath.
aHf cHrv9 FM cHAsE-comfortable 2aat room 1a for
Bss ~ .RoR.l R Rs an a6H os oRcne 'mDs a. Il
i5tss is;s I.iRmoSyr II sSy ssS sT asa Sw T.,
light hoaseEeeDins; couple; Frisldairs; l4th q
coRNER Ga SSE sd5tis n5th AND L Sw.-unusuaIl, a
share with another gentleman; occasional
homeeooked meal II desired, reasonable.
PEFTTwoRTH.S y YOUNG n lady HD share rel Ice rm with
Is ' min. =" downtown; sss'5o. I oE' 500.
1911 vARNUM ST. N.w.-Loyely master
bedrm.. twin beds 2 closets. windows:
Pa sds hSs CIV sfIsrs. RH Srsh on
room. 50; expos well furn.; uniim. phone;
Dossss :.s!:n.s ss ,.: sE .ss s:.
fI.ABsSMdAA I. SdA At: 11sh md N s. sts. nv,
WELLIpFuRSisHE6 WEI ROOM MI semipriv.ts
81 Ssth XSs pssisTasi7 r., Ti5l employed TsisDh.n'
shower bath, GE. 5s14. '' Se'''esh' s
size 3rd ST. N.w.--Msster twin bedrm.,
pvt. bath. 2 clos. phone ext. in ym., exp.
1901 X ST. N.W-AiI-conditione rooms,
each room with GE air-eonditioning unit:
be comfortable all summer; running
water. ear new shower-bath: single Or
double $3.50 up. PRINCE KARI
"a iff7 MASS. AVE. N.w.-Lhk.. dble. rm.
at $40 .wk. for approved cple. with refs.j
no drinkers. -
1918 N sT. NV, of Conn. ave.-sings
room End floor. near bath -
ifI0 NJ ST. NV. Apt 703--Lsrge single
room. nicely furn, phone and elevator
service EX. 07o3.
1901 KENYON ST. NW-Front rm., twin
beds. pvt bath: employed cple or eentlss
men $50 each. DU. 1854 3
CONTINUED on Next Ps0s1
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Body Of Beaten Boy Found
In Hotel Room Dresser
Sy the Assoeiossd Press


ST. LOUIS, Nov. 20.-The body
OF q blond, curly -haired boy about
three years old, severely beaten,
was found in a dresser drawer iii
q hotel room In downtown st.
Louis today.
Tonight the police were still trying
TO identify him, and trying to find
q man reported to have brought
him to the hotel last Tuesday night.
Tie man registered, and left the
next morning.
A cOroner's physician said the
child had been dead about IL hours
when maid found the body at
8 O'Clock this morning.
That was about half an hour
after q couple from Bolivar, Mo-.
checked out OF the room, which
they had occupied two nights.
Police found them at another hotel,
and said later they evidently knew
nothing OF the crime.
Police in Boston, Mass said they
had been asked by st. Louis authori-
ties 10 find the man who repeatedly
brought, the child to the hotel.
The address given by the man on
the hotel register was on Broadway
in Boston. police said.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
President to Find Blair House
|UnoItered in Historic Character

When President Truman returns
today from his Florida vacation, he
will find his temporary White House,
the Blair House, 1851 Pennsylvania
avenue NV, cleaned up, but nn-
changed in its historic character.
A canopy from the doorway down
the steps in front Of the Blair
House, next door at 1858 Pennsyl-
vsnia avenue NV: new traffic
arrangements 10 help the Presi-
dent walking across the street To
his offices and sentry boxes are the
only outside changes
Ofocisls explained last night that
Mrs. Truman requested there be no
changes in the century -old Blair
House. The historic pale ivory color
scheme of the building will be pre-
served. While parts Of the Blair
ZEE House have been given = coat
of paint, authorities said the orig
inal colors remain in the other resi-
dence. The furnishings, too, In Blair
House, will be the same as served
three generations Of Blsirs.
Blair House Is the same AS al
ways, and the character that time
and events have given 1T are being
preserved in accordance with the
wishes Of the Truman family" Of
ficials emphasized.
While the President and his fam
lily occupy Blair House, the usual
Presidential guard will be on hand
The Trumans are to occupy Blair
House about year, pending COM
pletion of repairs to the White
House, including a new second floor
At Pennsylvania avenue and
Jackson place NV, new trafic
arrangement win permit four-way
stop lights to halt trafac In all di-
Evening star., 1948-11-21
National Gallery Will Feature
Theremin Concert oniqht

Just q mechanical saoset," she SAID
last night. But they are beginning
10 come around now. I'd like to see
it taught in every music school In
the country"
There aren't any theremin courses
now, though. In fact, there are only
handful OF ti1eremins In existence,
and Mrs. Rosen knows Of only two
other professional concert perform
ers.
, If you want one, you have to have
it made. We depend on physicists
and engineers who like to expert
ment," she said. 1t was an adven-
turesome Russian physicist, Prof.
Leon Theremin, who brought the
instrument to the United States
about 20 years ago and gave it his
name.
The nearest thing to the thercmin,
according to Mrs. RoseE is perhaps
an electric organ. But that isn't
too near. The only thing to do is
to hear 1t.
Tonight's concert 10 o'clock.
Free
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Boy Suffers Sd Sports Injury;
Hit by Falling Pole at Game

cusSion while playing football.
A group OF unidentified boys were
blamed by campus police for caus-
ing the accident. Police said the
S-foot metal flagpole, about inches
In diameter, snapped at its base
rs result Of the boys swinging
it back and forth while the game
was in progress.
When it snapped. the pole fell
towards the crowded stands and
struck Billy on the head. He had
been seated in the last row of the
grandstands, near the press box,
when the mishap occurred Mem
bers of the Takoma Ambulance
Service, took him to the hospital.
DR.. Lawrence Malin. hospital di-
rector. treated the injury and said
the boys condition is not critical.
Mr.. Greene, an of1lcial Of Wash
ington advertising Arm and an
ardent sports fan, was among the
5000 spectators at yesterdays game,
but was not sitting with Billy.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Army Balloon Sets Record
OF 264-MiIe Ascent
~ the Associated Press

FORT MONMOUTH, N. j., Nov
2O.-A balloon altitude record OF
10000 feet-27 200 feet higher than
any balloon had ever gone and al
most l3 miles higher than human
beings have managed to climb-was
claimed today by the Army Signal
Corps.
The Army announced today the
new record was set September 2S
To reach the 140.000-foot mark
about 26la miles-the balloon spent
two and q half hours rising from
the earth.
The Army said the the partially
filled neoprene latex envelope was
about II feet In diameter At the
time of release, becoming round at
81. 900 feet and expanding to 4 rs
foot diameter before 1t burst at the
top OF It's climb.
1t. Col. A. r. Cassevant, Evans
Signal Laboratory director, said tht
greatest height ever attained by 9
balloon carrying human beings was
u. .395 feet q mark set In 1885 by
Capt. Albert W. Stevens and Orvil
A. Anderson.
The Signal Corps Is using the
high altitude balloons to carry deli
cate scientific instruments sloft t.
investigate the atmosphere in the
uiexplored region from 1000 te
$50 900 feet. Better weather fore
casting NAV result.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
+. NJ. tisenstsia, IS. Dies;
i. ). EmpIoye Tor 10 Years

Frederick Milton Eisenstein, u.
retired Government employe OF
more than 20 years service. died
Yesterday ut his home, 4547 Mont
gouiery avenue. Betnesda.
Mr.. Eisenstein was retired In 1914
AZ section chief Of the postal &C
counting division Of the General
Accounting ONCE. =,
He was born in Sidney. Ohio. and
came to Washington about 4S years
ago. He was graduated from the
old Business High School and
worked q short time for the Weather
Bureau and, later. in the auditor S
ONCE of the Post Ofiice Department,
until it was taken over by the GAO
Mr.. Eisenstein was member oil
Dawson Masonic Lodge.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Aga tina Eisenstein: daughter. Mrs.
Hilda White Of Bethesda: q bfother,
Charles j. Eisenstein OF Washing
ton. and six sisters, Mrs. Jennie E.
Malcolm, Mrs. Helen E. Henry. Mrs.
Florence E. Haight and Miss Marian
Eisenste Elm, all Of Washington: Mrs.
Bertha Miller, Uhrichsville. Ohio,
and Mrs. Edna E. Fulton. Atlanta.
Funeral services will be held at
IL am. Tuesday at the w. Il.
Pumphrev funeral home. Bethesda
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Gene
tery,
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Catholics Report 1000
Killed in Soviet Lithuania
ey the Associated Press

VATICAN CITY, Nov. 2O.-Il
Giornale della Sera, independent
Rome newspaper, said today that
Pope Plus XII has received a let
ter from Lithuania charging that
more than 100000 Lithuanian Cath
olics have been killed since their
country was taken over by the So
Wet Union in 1940
The letter was dated September
20, l947, Vilnius. tWilno), Occupied
Lithuania.' the paper said. 1t pur-
ports to be a portion OF documenta-
tion obtained by a group of parti-
sans after year Of travel and
turned over to headquarters of a
Lithuanian government in exile.
Vatican sources said they had
heard Of the letter and that it had
been delivered to the Pope only
recently. 1t asked for the Pope 5
assistance, in the name of Lithuan-
ian Catholics, who were reported
to be a majority of the country s
population.
The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist
Republic is now part Of the U.S.S.R.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

A 14-year-old Chevy Chase boy
was admitted. to Leland Memorial
Hospital, Riverdale. yesterday after
being struck on the head by fall
ing nagpole as he watched football
game at the University Of Maryland.
The boy, Billy Greene, son of Mr..
and Mrs. James F. Greene Of 7lO5
Chatham road. suffered fractured
skull and severely cut scalp which
required 20 stitches, according to
the hospital.
A first-year student at the Bethes-
da Chevy Chase High School. Billy
was attending q game between his
school and Montgomery-Blair High
School. Silver Spring, at the uni
versity's stadium.
1t was the third injury Billy
has suffered in as many years in
connection with school sports. Last
wear his collarbone was broken when
he collided with another player
trying to catch a fly ball. The
wear previous he suffered q con-
Evening star., 1948-11-21

New people can make music with
1ust a wave of the hand.
At least, a few people can. One
of them is Mrs. Lucie BigelOw Rosen
of New York
She does it with theremin. It's
a wooden box with some radio tubes,
two antennae, and a loudspeaker
1t has a magnetic field, and If Mrs.
Rosen waves her hands in 1t, it
makes an organ-like sound.
She also can play concerts with
1t. as she will do tonight with the
orchestra at the National Gallery OF
Art.
Or it can help make movies. A
theremin helped to create the ap-
propriate psychological atmosphere
for two of them-"Spellbound" and
The Lost Week End"
Mrs Rosen didn't play it in the
movies, but she has been playing all
the public concerts she could ar
range during the last 10 years In
hopes of making it more popular.
Musicians used to think 1t was
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Missing Coed Found
On Illinois Highway
By the Asses;oasd Press


YORKVILLE, Ill, Noov. 20.--A
l7-year- girl honor student, miss
ing since November / from the
Greeley State. Teachers College,
Greeley, Colo, was located here to-
day.
Sheriff william Z. Hayden OF
Kendall County said he found the
coed Lillian De Bell, Of Arvsds,
Colo, walking along q highway, nine
miles southwest Of Yorkville al
1890 am.
The sheriff. said he was holding
Miss De Bell who at first refused
to disclose her identity. Later, after
she had been questioned by a Cath
olic priest, Father John Then Of
Plano. Ill.,, she admitted her iden.
tity, the sheriff said.
He said the girl refused to give
any details regarding her disap-
pearance, where she had been OF
her destination.
Sheriff Hayden said he and his
SON, Duane, deputy sheriff, went
looking for The girl after several
motorists reported passing young
woman walking along Highway 76
IN u snOwStorm. The motorists re-
ported the girl refused their offers of
transportation.
The sheriff said Miss De Bell
seemed to be under all emotional
strain" She was wearing blue jeans
and coat with hood attached
Sheriff Hayden said he had talked
with Miss De Bells parents by
telephone and that they wer coming
to Yorkville to take their daughter
home.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

rections. This will be used when
The President and the Secret Serv-
ice men accompanying him cross
Pennsylvania avenue To and from
the executive offices.
Traffic Director George E. Ke-
neipp said he made arrangements
for the new traffic system there,
after the matter was discussed with
the Secret Service.
An officer in guard booth OH
the north side OF Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. in front OF the Blair House
will notify the man in the control
booth Oh the south side VI the ave-
nue., near the White House, 10 throw
the switch, Mr.. Keneipp explained.
This will cause all the traf1ic lights
10 turn red.
Mr.. Keneipp said q traffic light
on the southeast corner of the In
terSection ut the northwest gate of
the White House. installed III the
administration Of President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt. will be taken down.
It has not been used for some time,
he said.
The new trstfic signal and the
removal OF the obsolete light are
expected to be completed this week
Mr.. keneipp said. While the Com
miSSioners will have to take formal
action, no difficulty is foreseen. The
Commissioners probably will adopt
Mr.. Keneipp's recommendation at
their board meeting Tuesday.
Normally, the traffic lights at
Pennsylvania avenue and Jackson
place NV, will be timed to work
with those at Seventeenth street,
Mr. Keneipp said. Only when the
President walks across the Avenue
three or four times day will all
the lights at that point flash red.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
rumun
Continued From First Page

does not plan to add much new
material in his State OF the Union
message. He still is standing on
the basic economic program that
he first called for in his MESA &c
of September, l945, when he out
lined 2l-point program which
was largely ignored by both the
Seventy-nlnth and Eightieth Con-
2resess. But certainly there will be
recommendation for repeal OF the
Taft Hartley law and substitution
of a new basic code for labor.
The President is headed back to
new temporary home in Wash
inston-the Blair HouSe-and, ac-
cording tO some OF his aides, he
is looking forward TO his new resi-
dence with some pleasure. The
Trumans have pleasant memories
Of their first residence in the guest
house in the feverish few days
following the death OF President
Roosevelt. And they expect to en-
Joy their stay in the intimate sur
roundings Of the smaller residence
while the White House is under
going repairs.
Physically Ready for Job.
Mr.. Truman is heading for Wash
ington refreshed by relaxation OH
The southern most Florida key. He
is tanned deeply and has donned
a necktie only once or twice since
he arrived here two weeks ago.
He says his weight is Just about
tight-about 173 to l74 pounds,
And his nerves are steady.
He is physically ss ready as can
be any man Of "a years for the
ordeal of the presidency which will
begin again the moment he sets
foot on the National Airport.
This afternoon, Key West
changed the name OF its arterial
Division Street to Truman Ave-
nue. In honor of the President
Mr.. Truman did not attend the
ceremonies, but sent his naval aide
Capt Robert L. Dennison.
The President will drive up "Tru-
man avenue" tomorrow on his way
to the takeoff point at Boca Chica
One interseo ton Of Truman ave-
nue Is Margaret street, but the
street was not named for the Presi
dents daughter. 1t received the
name q century ago for the wife OF
John Simonton. who bought all oi
Key West for $1,000 in 1920.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Reds Reported Rebuffed
On CeyIon Rubber Bid
ky the Associated Pres

COLOMBO, Ceylon, Nov. 20.-An
authoritative source said today that
Ceylon had rejected an offer from
the Soviet Union to purchase the
Dominion's entire rubber output.
The source, who asked not TO be
named, said both Britain and the
United States had expressed con-
Germ over acceptance of the offer
on the ground that rubber is an es-
Sential war material.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Letters Identify Man
Found Dead in Potomac

The body of an elderly man found
floating yesterday in the Washing
ton channel near Maine avenue and
P street NV. has been identi1ed
tentatively from letters in his
pockets as Sylvan Ryder, address
unknown, police reported last night.
They said the letters were sd-
dressed to Mr.. Ryder In care OF the
Salvation Army. 526 First street NV
Officials of that organization said q
Sylvan Ryder was employed there
as a storekeeper until about two
weeks ago.
Mentioned in the letters was a
brother, Jesse c. Ryder of Baltimore
Police said he would come here to-
day to view the body.
An autopsy will be performed al
the Morgue later today.