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Evening star., 1942-10-10

fore the New York section of the
American Chemical Society by DR.
Vincent Du Vigneaud of Cornell
Medical College, former professor
of Biochemistry at George Washing
ton University. He was assisted in
the chemical work by Donald B.
Melville, Klaus Hofmann and Dean
Burk of the medical college. DR..
Paul Gyorgy, Western Reserve,
Cleveland, and the research depart
ment Of Merck & Co. participated
on various stages. Clarification OF
the structure was a tremendous
chemical job. x
This structure means the arrange
ment of 80 atoms Of carbon, hydro
gen, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur
The number of atoms Of each of
these chemical elements was found
at Cornell a year ago. The hard Job
wps to find out their arrangement
In single molecule. Two of the
atoms are nitrogen. The position
OF these two proved the key, for
when the nitrogen positions had
been learned, only two possible ar
rangements remained out of the po-
tential scores OF structures.
The new name Of this acid vita
min tells any organic chemist just
what he Is up against when he tries
to synthesize the stun. 1t reads
a. keto 8, 4, inidazolido 2-tetra-
hydrothtophenevaleria acid.
Evening star., 1942-10-10
Rent Ceilings
Force Refunds
In Nearby Areas
OPA Aide Cites
Scores Of Gases;
Also Warns Tenants

Scores of landlords in nearby
Maryland have been forced within
the last three months to refund in
creases over the maximum legal
rent fixed by the ONCE of Price Ad-
ministration, it was revealed today
by James w. Woogerd, area rent
director for Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties.
AT the same time, Mr.. Woogerd
warned tenants who have filed peti-
tions for reductions in their rent
that they must continue to pay the
rent established by the OPA until
action is taken on their requests by
his Office.
Virtually all of the landlords who
had raised the rent and then were
compelled to refund the difference
between their figure and that set by
the OPA had asked his Office to au-
thorize an increase but had neg
lected to wait for a decision before
increasing the rent themselves, Mr..
Woogerd explained.
One Case Goes to Court.
Only one Of the cases has resulted
In court action, he added. The land
lord sued the tenant in an attempt
to force him to pay a higher rent,
but the court dismissed the case,
asserting that the landlord could not
increase the rent unless authorized
to do so by the OPA.
There also have been several in
stances of tenants refusing to paw
their rent because they expected an
OPA order reducing it, Mr.. Woogerd
said.
In the first court test of such ac-
ton on Thursday, the tenant was
ordered to pay the rent plus court
costs.
Pointing out that tenants who re-
fuse to pay their rent, even though
no action has been taken by his
office on their requests for a reduc-
ton, are liable to eviction, Mr.. Woo
gerd declareds
I'VE do not have control over
cases of eviction in Police Court for
non payment of the maximum legal
rent. The rent remains at the figure
fixed by this Office unless an adjust
ment is authorized"
Must Abide by Statement.
The tenant must pay the rent
liked on his copy of the landlords
registration statement, Mr.. Woogerd
emphasized. He cannot pay more
and he should not pay less until the
rent control Office in his area has
acted on his petition for reduction.
IN most cases, he added tenants
have already received their copies of
the landlords statements.
Nor can the landlord increase the
rent, Mr.. Woogerd emphasized. even
though he has requested a higher
rent, until q decision is rendered on
the petition.
The only exception that can be
made in such cases, the rent director
said, is when there is some agree
ment between the lanlord and tenant
liking lower rent than the maxi
mum legal figure established by his
Office.
Evening star., 1942-10-10
Navy Yard Aide and Wife
Cleared in Relief Case

Judge Robert E. Mattingly in
Municipal Court yesterday dismissed
charges against Navy Yard worker
and his wife accused of obtaining re-
lief money by fraud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl A. Garrison of
the 200 block of Fourteenth street
Sc, were freed when the Govern
ment failed to produce witnesses to
substantiate charges that Mr.. Gar
rison had a job at the Navy Yard
and was supporting his wife during
a two-year period that she received
relief checks totaling $1,161.
No one from the Navy Yard was
present to testify about Mr.. Garri-
sons employment there and no wit
nesses were produced to prove that
he had been supporting his wife. On
her application for relief, Mrs. Gar
rison had stated that her husband
had deserted her and their four
children.
Evening star., 1942-10-10
City Court Continues
Assault Case Trials

Trials OF assault charges against
Two brothers resulting from the stab
blng of Oliver j. Smith, 35, of 3e44
Seventh street NE, We're continued
today in Municipal Court to await
the outcome of the mans injuries.
Mr.. Smith was reported slightly i'm
proved at Sibley Hospital.
Eugene Montgomery, %, of 456 F.
street S.W, is charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon and his
brother, William, Is, is charged with
simple assault. Police stated that
Mr.. Smith was stabbed when he
tried to quell disturbance in front
OF a restaurant at First street and
Florida avenue NE. early Wednes.
day.
Evening star., 1942-10-10
Castor Oil to Flow Freely
Into Home Medicine Cabinets
WPB Puts Check on Valuable Lubricant
For Industrial Uses, However
Sorry, kids! There will be plenty

Sorry, kids! There will be plenty
OF castor oil for all. of you.
Castor oil, it seems, is very good
for the innards of airplane engines,
too. AS a matter of fact, 1t is one
Of the best machine lubricants in
existence. The only reason castor
oil does not supplant the lubricating
oils refined from petroleum is that
it's too expensive.
Castor oil has just been placed
under complete ALLEGATION control
of the War Production Board, and
applications by manufacturers and
others for a regular monthly supply
for November must be filed with
the WPB on or before Wednesday.
= The airplane industry uses large
shipments of castor oil, which is
used especially for airplane engines
being broken in" 1t is also an ex-
gcellent lubricant for all fine ma-
chineryr and for machines operated
at high speeds or low temperatures.
Castor oil has high tenacity, clings
to metal and produces an excellent
protective film.
Castor oil is also doing yeoman
Evening star., 1942-10-10

service as a substitute for tung oil
from China and oiticica oil from
Brazil, now both difficult to obtain
because of war and shipping difficult
ties. These oils were used extern
sively in paints and varnishes. It
seems that the lowly castor oil has
many of their specific qualities and
is increasingly used as a substitute
in manufacture of coatings.
A WPB official explained that
while no actual shortage of castor
oil exists today, the Government has
taken into consideration shortages
which might arise if manufacturers
were given unrestricted access to
available stocks of castor oil.
Unfortunately for youngsters, an
exception to complete ALLEGATION
control Is made in the case of me
dicinal use of castor oil. Reason for
this exception is that the use OF, cas-,
tor, oil as a cathartic and a purga-
tive is today "infinitesimal" in COM
parison with industrial use of the
oil, and the WPB considers stocks
ample to cover such requirements
for the duration.
Evening star., 1942-10-10
Coast Guard May Recruit
Women for Shore Jobs

In addition to the WAACS and the
WAVES there soon may be the
WARCOGS.
The House Merchant Marine Com
mlttee yesterday instructed its chair
man, Representative Bland, Demo-
crat, of Virginia to report to the
House a bill requested by the Navy
and opening the ranks of the Coast
Guard Reserve to women to fill shore
jobs to release officers and men for
sea duty. The requested legislation
would form within the ranks Of the
Coast Guard an organization similar
to the Womens Reserve of the Naval
Reserve.
No official title has been chosen
for the contingent, but "Women's
Auxiliary Reserve of the Coast
Guard" was suggested, out of which
was lnexactly but euphoniously
coined the "WARCOGS."
Evening star., 1942-10-10
Roosevelt 10 Devote
Week End 10 HONEY
Talk for Monday Night
Subject Still UndiscIosed;
To Be Of Interest at Home
And Abroad, EARLY Says

President Roosevelt plans to de-
vote much of the week end to prep
aration of honey" radio talk to
be made to the Nation at 10 pm.
Monday night.
Presidential Secretary Stephen T.
Early said the President, who had a
busy schedule of conferences on
domestic and war problems today,
already had started work on the
"hreside chat" which he had de-
scribed as "a honey talk"
Although the President has not
disclosed any particular subject for
the address, Mr.. Early said it prob
ably would be of domestic as well as
of international interest.
Among those conferring with the
President today were Mayor La
Guardia of New York in his capacity
as chairman of the Joint United
States-Canadian Defense Board,
Budget Director Harold D. Smith,
William H. McReynolds, presidential
administrative assistant; Paul V.
McNutt, War Manpower Commission
chairman; Gov. Herbert H. Lehman
of New York, Acting Secretary of
State Welles and Chilian Ambassa-
dor Don Rodolfo Michels.
Mr.. Early said Mr.. Welles and the
Chilean Ambassador were calling on
the President together in connection
with arrangements on the forthcom-
ing visit to Washington of President
Rios of Chile.
He added that he had no indica-
ton that the conferees might discuss
possible Chilean resentment of a
charge by Mr.. Welles in speech at
Boston Thursday night that Chile
and Argentina were permitting their
neighbors to be stabbed in the back
through operations of Axis agents in
their territories.
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. McReynolds
arranged a joint conference with Mr.
Roosevelt to discuss Government
personnel and overtime pay prob
lens, Mr.. Early said.
MIR. McNutt was expected to dis
cuss proposals for legislation extend
ing Federal controls over the ma
tion's manpower.
Mayor La Guardia planned to re-
port to the President on a recent
inspection tour of defense establish
ments by members of the Joint
American Canadian board.
Evening star., 1942-10-10
Wafer Department
Seeks $4,000 for
Conservation Program
Superintendent Warns
City-Wide CurtuiIment
Possible Next Summer

Warning that a city wide water
conservation campaign may be nee
essary in Washington next summer,
Supt. Humphrey Beckett of the Dis
trict Water Department announced
today that steps to halt all unnec-
essary waste in the Districts public
lines will be taken as soon as funds
for the work can be obtained.
Mr.. Beckett said it may be neces-
sary to declare an emergency If the
funds for that purpose are to be
available before next July. Such
actlon.=nay grow. out OF the water,
system investigation now in prog
ress under the direction of Chair
man McCarTan of the Senate Dis
trict Committee.
Mr.. Beckett said he has made
request for $4,000 for the work
through the regular channels, which
means that it would not be released
before the beginning of the next
fiscal period. He added, in this con-
nection, that there seemed to be no
immediate urgency, but that con-
servation should be undertaken as
wartime measure as quickly as
possible.
No Emergency Now.
The city-wide campaign among
water users which also would be a
wartime measure, probably will not
be started before late next spring
or early next summer. He pointed
out that it certainly would not be
necessary during the winter months,
when the water demand is at It's
minimum.
When the time does come for such
a drive, the superintendent said,
every home and business establish
ment will be asked to take part. 1t
will apply to such everyday water
consumption as bathing, lawn
sprinkling, leaking faucets, automo-
bile washing and floor scrubbing.
He emphasized that there is no
water shortage at present, but ex-
planned that an expanding consump-
ton and production system which
cannot be expanded under present
war conditions make it advisable to
guard against possible shortage
of the future
Both the city-wide campaign and
a move to halt waste in the city's
mains are in line with a statement
made yesterday by Senator McCar-
ran that there is too much water
being wasted and nobody seems to
have the authority to stop it,"
Evening star., 1942-10-10
Mrs. Roosevelt 10 Visit
New Downtown Center
For Servicemen
Reception to Follow
Presentation Ceremonies
Today at 707 18th St.

Mrs. Roosevelt, high ranking
Army and Navy officers and dip
lomats will be guests of honor today
at the official opening of the new
four-story center for servicemen at
707 Thirteenth street NV.
The center will be formally pre-
sented by Walter S. Mack, jr., presi-
dent of the Pepsi Cola Co., to Floyd
D. Akers, chairman of the District
War Hospitality Committee and
president of Recreation Services,
Inc, operating agency of the com
mittee which will run the canter.Y
Young tosAccept for D. CO.
Commissioner John Russell Young
is accepting the center on behalf
of the District of Columbia; Mai.
Gen. Irving j. Phillipson and Brig.
Gen. John T. Lewis, on behalf of the
United States Army; Rear Admiral
F. l.. Reichmuth, on behalf of the
United States Navy, and the Belgian
Ambassador, Count Robert van der
Straten-Ponthoz, on behalf of the
United Nations.
The center is expected to accom-
modate thousands of commits
stoned men in all branches of the
armed forces of the United States
and the United Nations.
Servicemen will have free showers,
dressing rooms, lounge facilities,
stationery, games and other fea-
lures.
Reception to Be Held.
Volunteers from the civilian de-
fense volunteer Office will act as
hostesses. Joe Judge, former cap
tain of the Washington Baseball
Club, is director of the center. Fol-
lowing the opening ceremonies,
which will be broadcast over Sta
ton WMAL, a reception will be held
until $50 pm.
A soldier and E. sailor will be on
hand to represent the men for whom
the center has been renovated. They
are Pvt. Mickey Fulton and Yeoman
Maurice Fischman.
The Committee of Recrea ton
Services, Inc, appointed to estab-
lish policies for the center, includes
Harry Wender as chairman and
Mrs. Harry S. Bernton and Mark
Lansburgh.
Evening star., 1942-10-10
Dr.. Frederick Harris,
D. {. Pastor, Elected
Chaplain Of Senate
Methodist Minister Is
Named os Successor to
Dean Ze Barney Phillips

The Senate today elected the Rev.
DR.. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor
of Foundry Methodist Church here,
to be its chaplain. He succeeds the
late Rev. Ze Barney T. Phillips, dean
of the Washington Cathedral, who
died last May.
Since that time the Senate has
been inviting different clergymen to
open each days session with prayer
pending appointment of a perma-
nent chaplain.
The Democratic Steering Com
mittee met this morning and rec
commended DR.. Harris. A few min
utes later the Senate approved the
appointment.
Native OF England.
DR.. Harris, who is SO, is native
OF Worcestershire, England He has
been resident OF Washington since
1924, coming from New York City
to take over the boundary pastorate.
The new Senate chaplain has
Travelled extensively on the Cont
nent and in 1887 was received at
Buckingham Palace.
He was president of the Wash
1ngton Federation of Churches in
1927. Winston Churchill and Presi-
dent Roosevelt attended special
Christmas services at boundary last
year with DR.. Harris officiating.
During the 1930s he was an ex-
change preacher in various English
churches. In the summer of 1885
he was guest preacher at the Ameri-
can Church in Paris.
Friend Of Korean Leader.
Early this year DR.. Harris ac-
cepted the Craftsmanship of the Ko-
rean-American Council, a group of
American citizens interested in Ko-
rea's fight for independence from
Japan. His interest in the Koreans
dates from his long friendship with
DR.. Syngman Rhee, father of the
Korean republic and leader of the
1919 revolt against Japan.
He was educated at the Penninr-
ton Seminary, Drew Theological
Seminary and Dickinson College
He received his doctorate from
Dickinson in 1923 and was awarded
membership in Phi Beta Kappa
there.
DR.. Harris is the author of "The
Blossoming Bough,' a message on
international amity which has had
wide circulation in this country
India and Europe.
He came to this country as a
child. He married Helen Louise
Streeter of Mount Vernon, N. Y
In 1914. They have two children
Miss Connie Harris and Mrs. Don
Franklin Marrs, both of Washing
ton.
He is a member of Sigma Theta
and Alpha Chi Rho fraternities. the
Abracadabra Literary Club and is
a Mason of Pentalpha Lodge.
The family lives at 280O Thirty
sixth street NV.
Evening star., 1942-10-10
McCarran Seeks
Sing|eContro|of.
Wafer System
Fuvors D. 6. Direction:
Bill Also Deals With
Free Federal Supply

Unified control of Washington's
water system probably will be the
main feature of bill Senator Nc
Carran, Democrat, of Nevada is
planning to draft, as a result of the
District Committees recent water
investigation.
The supply branch of the system,
from the intake pipes at Great Falls
to the filtration plants, are under
the Army Engineer Corps, while the
distribution system throughout the
city Is under the District Water De-
partment.
Senator McCarran is convinced
there should be one directing head
and indicated he thought it should
De the Board of District Commits
sioners. -
Might Cover Free Supply.
The Senator said the bill probably
would deal also with the question of
whether Federal buildings should
continue to receive free water, and
II so under what conditions.
Based on the preliminary report
OF Frederick H. Weed, committee in
Vestlgator, Senator McCarran has
expressed the opinion that Govern
ment buildings use undue quantities
OF water, but he has not decided
what policy he will recommend in
the bill to govern service to Govern
ment agencies. One paragraph of
the preliminary report read as fol-
lows.
The extent of the wastage in
governmental buildings, most of
which are Office buildings, can be
V1sualized by the statement that
measurements of water flowing into
such buildings on normal summer
day average about 70 gallons per
regular occupant"
Wastage Elimination Urged.
AT present, the rates paid by
householders and other private con-
sumers meet the entire cost of
maintaining the system.
The report reached the conclusion
that large outlays for new construc-
ton could be avoided by reducing
the present volume of wastage, or
unaccounted for water, and by mi
nor alterations to increase the ca
pacity of Mcmillan Park filtration
plant.
1t is probable that one definite
outgrowth of the inquiry will be
revival of a unit to search for
water leakage. A similar survey was
conducted many years ago.
Evening star., 1942-10-10
| RooseveIts Hold
Late Supper for
| Army Show Cast

President and Mrs. Roosevelt en-
tertained the cast of This Is the
Army" at late White House supper
and reception following last nights
performance at the National The
ater.
The soldier-actors In the show
produced by Irving Berlin for Army
Relief went to the White House at
1l:45 pm. and were received by the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Presi-
dental Secretary Stephen r. Early
sadi today.
Mr.. Roosevelt retired soon after
greeting the guests, who later were
shown through the White House by
Mrs. Roosevelt.
The President saw special
matinee performances OF "This Is the
Army" Thursday afternoon and
pronounced 1t grand show.
Evening star., 1942-10-10
Missing Persons

Those hdDing information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
Nth the Public Relations Squad
OF the Police Department, No
tional 4000
Shirley Merrick, IS, S feet inches,
165 pounds, bright red hair; wearing
orchid blouse, gray skirt. brown
moccasins; missing from Woodmoor,
Md, since Thursday.
Esther Brygger. IA, fet inches,
lis pounds: wearing brown and
white oXfords, red and white dress,
and Irma Sitter, 13. D feet 10 inches;
both missing from Hillside, Md,
since yesterday.
Otis w. Rose, II. ITO pounds. 6
feet l inch, brown eyes. dark hair,
l-inch scar on temple; wearing
brown or tan sport clothes, narrow
brim gray hat; missing from Airing
ton, Va. since September %.
Ruth Mary Defandorf, Is, S feet S
inches, $50 pounds. blue eyes, light
brown hair; wearing blue dress, red
jacket, yellow plain coat; missing
from Arlington, Va. since Tuesday.
Raymond Smith, q, colored, five
feet five inches, 149 pounds. mus
tache; wearing dark blue trousers,
brown sweater, brown felt hat: miss
ing from 17l6 Swami street NV.
since Thursday.
Willie Mae Smith, Is, colored, five
feet five inches. Ito pounds; wear
ing green and white checked dress,
black patent leather oxfords, black
stockings: missing from 723 Twelfth
street NV, since Thursday.
Dazzerene Sanders, Z, colored, so
pounds: wearing pink dress, white
bow In hair; missing from 1886
Marion Court NV, since yesterday
Evening star., 1942-10-10
Pedestrian, Injured,
Is Taken to Hospital

George Ensign, So, of 1923 Har-
verd street NV, was injured today
when he was struck by a car at
Fourteenth and Girard streets NV
The car which, police, said, was op-
Grated by Edith L. Deneberg, %, of
1917 Shepherd street NV, was
travelling south on Fourteenth street
when it struck the pedestrian. Mr.
Ensign was admitted to Garfield
Hospital and treated for head in
juries.
Evening star., 1942-10-10
3 D. {. Aliens Ordered
Inferned During Week

Through the first week of October.
eight enemy aliens in the District
had been ordered interned for the
duration, Justice Department off,
clals disclosed today. Those interned
included four Germans, two Italians
and two Japanese.
In Maryland, IL enemy aliens have
been ordered interned-1O Germans,
one Italian and one Japanese. In
Virginia eight Germans and two
Japanese have been interned.
According to Justice Department
hgures, the District, in October.
1941, contained 2,129 aliens born in
Italy, 1,04l born in Germany and 48
In Japan. The alien population of
Maryland included 6,124 Italians
1882 Germans, and 27 japanese
Virginia reported 754 Italians, 1853
Germans, and 38 japanese.