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A. B. C. Board lo Send Suggested Revisions To Mason Soon Commissioner Indicates Careful Study Will Precede Recommendations Members of the Beverage Control Board have completed the draft of proposed revisions of the liquor regulations and shortly will file them with Commissioner Guy Mason, who plans to make recom mendations to the Board of Com missioners. Recently, when some members of the House had suggested an investi gation of the A. B. C. Board and the District liquor control system. Com missioner Mason countered with a declaration weaknesses in the situa tion could be corrected by a revision ©f the liquor regulations. One of the principal issues has been how to prevent “cut-throat” competition without adopting meas ures placing unreasonable restric tions on certain groups in the liquor trade. Commissioner Mason has said something should be done to prevent rebates or the like in whole sale operations, which give ad vantages to some dealers as against others. The A. B. C. Board has not re vealed the substance of its impend ing report. Commissioner Mason has indicated he wished to study the issues carefully before sub mitting recommendations to the Board of Commissioners. Typing of the report probably will fre finished within a day or two, although the A. B. C. Board is now handicapped by lack of help, said Thomas E. Lodge, the board chair man. Steps Taken to Bolster Hew Zealand Air Force By the Associated Press. CHRISTCHURCH. New Zealand. March 19.—Very substantial meas ures for reinforcing New Zealand with both United States and Brit ish air forces and equipment are in progress. Defense Minister F. Jones announced last night. The empire air training organi sation in New Zealand also is pro viding a much larger contribution to new air defense requirements, he staid. New Zealanders with war ex perience elsewhere are returning to the homeland in the current R. N. Z. A. F. expansion. Mr. Jones said New Zealand had consistently urged a supreme com mand in the Pacific war area, and “the appointment of Gen. Mac Arthur indicates acceptance of the principle, either in whole or in part.’’ . Canada Facing Losses Of U. S. Money Reserves By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, Ontario, March 19 — Canada is faced with a further sub stantial loss of reserves of United States currency this year unless remedial action is taken, Finance Minister J. L. Ilsley told the House of Commons yesterday as he moved for introduction of a bill to authorize a $1,000,000,000 gift of food, muni tions and war supplies to Great Britain. The Minister said that despite the Hyde Park s.greement of last April Canadian reserves of gold and United States currency fell by $142. 000,000 in 1941. This was due to heavy purchases in the United States. (Under the Hyde Park agreement the United States under took to make large purchases in order to help balance trade between the two countries.) Girl's Name Included Among Draft Prospects By the Associated Press. , OKLAHOMA CITY, March 19 —A local Draft Board lost a prospect todav Scanning a draft list, a reporter found Violet Virginia Starrett, No. 161. He verified the name with the Draft Board. Out at the State Tax Commission Office. Violet Virginia Starrett, a comptometer operator, was surprised to learn she had been caught in the draft. She helped in the last registration, ■he recalled and signed a card which another girl volunteer had playfully filled out. "I thought the card was torn up," *he explained. The Draft Board took care of that omission. British Expect Wavell To Get Big Command By the Associated Piess. LONDON, March 19—The Daily Mall foresaw the possibility today that Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavell, now In command in India, might ■oon be promoted to a big new Allied command to be called the Indian Ocean Zone and extending from Western Australia to the Persian Gulf. It would include Burma, India and the northwest frontier, Persia, Iraq and Syria. Know Now of War Businessmen of Christchurch, New Zealand, forced by the gaso line shortage to get out old bicy fle* and learn to ride again, de clare they now realize there is a war on. M bIIn north of the White Home, ont Gooriix Arenoe. extended. NOW OPEN Noon Until Nine Visit Vs At MIAMI BEACH & NEW YORK OWNED AND MANAGED BY CLARA MAY DOWNEY Torpedoing Impels Uruguay To Hold Her Ships in Port By the Associated Press. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, March 19—As a result of the torpedoing of the freighter Montevideo, termed by Foreign Minister Alberto Guanl a "flagrant and brutal” violation of international law, the government has decided to hold all Uruguayan ships in port pending arrangements for them to travel In convoy. On receipt of details of the attack from the ship’s captain, Uruguay formally laid the blame on the Axis and in a note to the Argentine Foreign Office said she would seek redress through the Pan-American Union. The situation created by the sink ing, which has stirred violent antl Axis demonstrations liere, still was under discussion, however, by the cabinet, which held a prolonged emergency session last night to hear a report filed by Capt. Rodriguez Varela, master of the Montevideo. * Varela sent his report from Port au Prince, Haiti, where he was landed with 30 survivors of the crew of 49. Students left their classes again yesterday to parade through the streets in new protests against the sinking, and police redoubled guards in front of German places of busi ness. Convoys Cause Shortage Calling of convoys has caused a shortage of fish at Durban, a port city of South Africa, and fish are being rationed there. Enemy Alien Is Paroled To Aid U. S. War Effort By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 19—The Herald Tribune said today that Antoine Oazda, Austrian inventor who was arrested December 9 as an enemy alien, had been released in custody of the War Department be cause the Army considered his talent for gun making and his in ventions essential to the war effort. The newspaper said that Mr. Gazda, 47, was detained on Ellis Island for two months after being seized by F. B. I. agents In his Waldorf-Astoria Hotel suite, but that a local citizens’ alien board paroled him at the request of the Army. Mr. Gazda came to the United States a year ago with the exclusive manufacturing rights of the Oerlikan gun, developed by the Oerlikon Ma chine Tool Works at Zurich, Switzerland, which he headed. The Herald Tribune said that the gun, said to Are 600 explosive shells a minute, was in demand by the United States Navy and the British government late last year and that Mr. Gazda reputedly holds contracts lor $75,000,000 worth of the guns on order In tw* country. 1 ‘-.r.. • c. ■ 1 1 £47 COLDS LIQUID TABLETS m. M m. M non crops COUCH DROPS 1I| "SuS-Mf-Tijm" • o Wonderful Linimeat V\vJUfy,V in ill Trilil«< with lit t H GAILIC, Mfultrly inf h •• V «Htcti»* »H h raliivitf Htfk \ U\V}rl V IM Prawti ifatwn \ VbnO\DCOilwlsCM‘s \**te*iAtV"amii am mimr ijimtthSS ■ I .1 S •Mb'. $1.14 ■At Liggett t, Whelan and Other$ Reminder to Shop this Evening till 9 P.M.! _ _ - r-VTOOM ty-vrvj null unit in II ■ M J ■■■1111»IIV. IIWJ iiiuiii mwm Keep Buying Defense Stamps! Take them in "Change" whenever you possibly can! Outstanding Easter collection! Ready Nozv! Glorious Easter Assortments in All Dress Shops! a COATS You know our coat floor— 'twill be a busy place tomorrow Dressy! Casual! Misses'—Juniors' REEFERS twin-buttoning, front-buttoning, one rdodel bound in rayon satin, another wth ki'k pleated skirt. "SOFT" coats with gro'efu! sk rts, setin t.e clos ngs, touches of white. FOX coats with shirred yokes, tucked s »eves, white accents CASUALS in clossic, reefer and box types. Women's Dresis Coats 100% wool twills, crepes, nubby and honey comb weaves in twin-button and three-but ton reefers, softly belted bloused models with stitched and pleated panels, tu«edo models w.fh trapur.to embroidery. Women's Casual Coats AH wool and some wool with mixture of rcycn or cotton; boxy, fitted, reefer mode!; in shadow plaids, herringbone fieeces, nubby tweeds, lovely soft monotones. NAVY, BLACK, smart Spring shades’ Blue, grev, oqua, rose, he ge, go!d brown. And young coa’s in red1 Sixes V to 20, ,?A to 44, 3SVj to 43V,]• Jelleff'*—Coot Shops, Third Flow Juniors— Easter-adorable Suit Dress $1395 Such a hit we bought it in six lush pastels’ Banana Coral Lime Blue Rose Aqua The rayon crepe frock dusted with bow knots, softened with pleats, is darling for dozens cf occasions; the spun rayon iacket dresses it up for dates. See it soon! Easter Navy with lingerie! Pretty froth on o group of new frocks, $12.95. Jelleff's—Junior Deb Shop, Fourth Floor Women— Check Twins! Each $13-95 Perfectly stunning Easter cos tume, wonderfully flattering, young looking . . . and it looks twice its modest price. We have it in two voriotions— Checked Shirtwaist Dress with check edge jacket. Checked Jacket over solid color shirtwaist frock. Navy - and - White, Black-ond White spun rayon. Sues 36 to 44, 16 Vi to 24Vi. P. S We Have Checked Hot*, too! Jelleff's—Women's Dress Shop, Second Floor Misses— Navy Gilet Dress $1695 Faster-appealing frock wears a precious white g 'et appiiqued with Irish-type crochet lace, a wee hip-minimizing peplum end sqftly flared skirt Wear it with red, green or "Cochmelle" ac cessories and be the hit of the Easter parade' Navy rayon crepe, misses' sizes. Checks are Easter Charmers! See ours, but toned from neck to hem1 Brown end - white; Navy - and - white; $16 95. Jelleff't—Misses' Dress Shop, Second Floor Larger IVmen— Easter launches "Lacey" Prints $16-95 A charmmg white pattern, big without being bold, coloring copen, navy or black ravon crepe and treated to soft tucks all around and from shoulder to hem to give it smart lines and slimness. The soft low neckline wears o leweled sun burst pin. Sizes 401/2 to 50Vi. See our colorful Easter collec tion, $13.95 to $39.75. Jelleff's—Women's Dross Shop, Second Floor A new size at a new price Frances Denney "Under-tone" Frances Denney wanting every woman to be able to enjoy this effective dry skin aid presents her Under-Tone in this easy-to-buy size. "Under-Tone" gives a highlight texture to dry skins, acting as a lovely base for powder. Be sure and try it. JelUff*—Toil«tri«», Stroot Floor (Plus 10% Federal Tax) Next Tuesday! Brides' Show directed by Mrs. Alexandra Potts of Brides' Magazine. Tickets of admission may be obtained in Brides' Shop, 2nd floor. —----— — ■ ■ . -— . ■... ■ _ Fortunate arrivals brings assortments to peak for Easter! f "Soft" Suits Bodies bloused and belted, or !ong-*orso fgure rroulding jackets with clever detailing of dc'ts and tu'ks, skirts gently gored or crisply kmfe peafed. Twills, crepes, 100% wool. S29.75 Tailored Suits S ce< navy bite or b'ack tw :,s with a single link-buttc gjoir ng topermg rayon satin-bound Inpels. Tcilored, yet bright—see the tnree bu’ton beauty in Eoster pastels' S29.75 What color for your Suit? Beautiful b’.fc. gold, natural, navy b’ue, brown or black. S29.75 Striped Suits Juniors' Pafch-pocke*s and pleats in 100% wcel tweed suits n bonny heather, blue end natural tones. S29.75 Many, many more suits at 339.75, 349.75, 359.75—Misses', Juniors'! Suit Shop, Third Floor. Easter Hats Women Just for you—this group of charming, wearable Easter hats. Braid straw' Beret w.*d be.* end veil, in navy, brown, bla'« purrie.$5.95 StrOW So‘lor with rolled ke't'e-edge brim, smartly ono men’ei p.ns ond ribbon cerai1 Niav’ or biQCk-.— $5.95 Tailored straw with brim upturned in back, navv, purp e. red, biack -.-.. $6.50 Hundreds of new arrivals to make tomorrow notable in our Millinery Salon!— Millinery Salon, Street Floor. Come early! These values , can't be dupli- A cated at this a price. . “ Easter Extra! $5.95 to $7.95 Vanities Patent Calf Li sard grained and Alligator grained Calf Patent with rayon faille Flat, neat but roomy none the less; they open wide, showing everything ot a glance — mirrors,- the length or depth of the bag and loose mirrors — sections forc,»s; ''Pstick' wallet; snap pockets for papers; some with "letter" pockets. Red, Navy, Black, White, Green, Tan Jolleffi—Handbags, Street Floor