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Naturalization Court Bars Distribution of How-to-Vote Booklet The Arlington County League of Women Voters has been re fused permission to distribute its pamphlet on how to vote to new citizens being sworn in at the Fed eral Court at Alexandria. This was revealed yesterday at i conference in the Justice De partment auditorium, held in con aection with the Sixth National Conference on Citizenship. Mrs. George Vietheer, 1325 South Twenty-third street, Ar lington, president of the Arlington League, asked District Court Judge James W. Morris, who was presiding, how her organization should go about getting this per mission, which had been refused. Joseph B. Malloy, chairman of the District Bar Association’s Naturalization Committee, said that, if the league applied for permission through the Immigra tion and Naturalization Service, it probably would be allowed to dis tribute literature, “just like the DAR.” The Daughters of the I Three Kings Rule Jordan in Period Of Only 2 Days Ey the Associated Press AMMAN. Jordan, May 17.— Jordan has had three Kings in two days. King Abdullah left for a state visit in Turkey Tuesday. Crown Prince Talal took an oath as acting King. Yesterday Talal became suddenly ill and had to leave for Beirut for treatment. Prince Naif, the second eldest son, was sworn in before the cabinet as acting King. American Revolution have playec a leading role in making a patri otic ceremony of the court procedure. Difficulties in making a cere mony of the procedure were dis cussed by speakers from Phila delphia. New York, New England Chicago and Kansas City. It was pointed out that, in the largei cities, where there are weeklj naturalization proceedings in thf courts, it is difficult to get thf judges to give the time and to get organizations to arrange pro grams. Man Tries fo Choke Rival With Mechanical Leg I By th« Associated Press PARIS, May 17.—Louis Esnaut was found guilty yesterday of us ing his mechanical leg in an at tempt to strangle a rival in love. He crept up on his rival, A. M. Gourlaouen, while the latter slept and tried to tighten the apparatus around his neck. Gourlaouen however, succeeded in freeing himself. The court also heard that Esnaut’s jealousy was steamed up by the fact that his rival had recently won 700,000 francs (about $2,000) in a national lot tery. ESnaut was given four months and fined 10,000 francs (about $35). In Oklahoma, several hundred j acres of grassland have been freed of sagebrush by application of 2, 4-D from the air. NO BETTER LAXATIVE AT ANY PRICE!/ • No laxative tastes better... e No laxative acts more gently... e No laxative is more effective... e America's biggest seller-124 & 304 EX-LAX THE CHOCOLATED LAXATIVE Vv , I IN YOUR HOME OR OFFICE! I Amazing New Waterless FRIGIDAIRE Hmgr WINDOW-MODEL g&fj IWMlfwl AIR-CONDITIONER MSmJHM PRICE INCLUDES 5-YEAR WARRANTY ON SEALED-IN MECHANICAL UNIT Be your own weatherman! Don't let summer heat and humidity slow you down and make life miserable . . . Tailor your weather with a Frigidaire Air Conditioner. Sleep better at night . . . Cool dry mountain-lika air provides relief for pollen asthma . . . helps hay fever sufferers. At work customers and employees enjoy invigorating comfort. Air conditioning by Frigidaire boosts efficiency, improves working conditions. See it demonstrated at George's today! i at fia?gffgifnr delivery Now! NEW 1951 MODEL MOST-WANTED HOME WASHER! 1 Corner Wilson Bird, and Irving Street “at the Circle” Clarendon, Va. Open ’Til 9 P.M. Nightly A 801 KING ST. Open ’Til 9 P.M. Nightly I 816 F ST. N.W. Open 'Til 6 P.M. Nightly 11111 H ST. I N.E. Open ’Til 9 P.M. Nightly 629 PENN A. AYE. S.E. Open ’Til 9 P.M. Nightly L IWfk IDEAL FOR APARTMENTS AND SMALL HOMES 4 EASY TERMS |s189,5| COSTS EVEN LESS WHEN YON TRADE IN YOUR OLD HASHER! I Comer Wilson Blvd. and Irving Street “at the Circle” Clarendon, Va. Open *Til 9 P.M. Nightly t 801 KING ST. Open 'Til 9 P.M. Nightly 1 L nil H ST. N.E. Open ‘Til 9 P.M. Nightly I 629 PENN A. 1 AVE. S.E. I Open ’Til 9 P.M. Nightly , >