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Evening star., 1942-10-15
influenza Epidemic
Feared in District
Il War Is Long
Dr.. RuhIund Tells
Medical Forum Of
Hospital Needs

Stressing the fact that every
scientific measure is being utilized
to curb the spread of epidemic
diseases in the District, Health
Oficer George C. Rutland told a
District Medical Society forum last
night that the health record for this
year, excluding tuberculosis, Is bet
ter than that of last year. He re-
ported that the only communicable
diseases which have increased this
year are whooping cough and
meningitis.
DR.. Ruhland warned, however. that
II the war should continue three or
four years, the District could expect
an Influenza epidemic of major pro-
portions. Emphasizing the need for
additional hospital facilities, the
health officer said, I'VE must begin
to think of out-patient clinics" He
explained that such clinics would
help relieve the gasoline rationing
problem and the shortage of physi-
clans. Even with the minimum
ratio OF four beds to 1000 population
the Washington area is still short
1000 beds, he reported.
Discussing the critical shortage
OF nurses, DR.. Rutland said he was
not satisfied with the enrolment of
Red Cross nurses aides. The press
ing nurse problem, he said, is at the
Glenn Dale tuberculosis Sanatoria
which is short 81 nurses. Although
a list of 200 eligibles was obtained
from the Civil Service Commission.
not one of these has yet accepted
a nursing job there" he said.
Other speakers at the forum in
cluded Miss Lillian Bragan, repre-
senting the District Home Nursing
Committee of the Red Cross, and
Drs. Ralph G. Beachley, v. L. Eli
colt and John M. Byers, health
officers of Montgomery, Arlington
and Prince Georges Counties, re-
spectively.
Evening star., 1942-10-15

the remainder of October and all
OF November and December.
The tally reads as follows:
D. c. Salvage estimate to
October "a 900, ,OOC
D. c. Government (Sep-
tember 22-October 1O)-- 3,4OO, ,00C
D. c. Federal Government
(July 1-September 3O --- 3,885,812
Capital Transit Gully l.
october IA 719,94C
a2,oo5,75
Utilities other than Capital Tran
sit have made notable contributions
to the salvage cause, but how these
will bear directly on the District
quota is open to debate.
c. Melvin Sharpe, representing
the Potomac Electric Power Co., re-
vealed at the Commissioners Cot
mittee meeting Monday that his
company has slavaged 1884, ,432
pounds Of metal in nine months.
A breakdown of these figures into
fndnths"and theft segtegatidn. into
home" scrap and "pllrchAsed y
scrap will show their precise rela-
tionship to the District campaign.
Gas Company Sells Metal.
The continuing gMsalyage effort OF
the Washington Gas Light CO. is
also apparent in figures released
yesterday which show that during
July, August and September the
company sold 145 ,442 pounds of
metal to local junk dealers.
These figures are represented in
Mr.. Walkers retailers and whole
salers' reports and cannot be con-
sidered as additions to his three
month estimate of 24.000.0O0 pounds
AS is the case with the 190, 400 pound
sale by Capital Transit to local
dealers.
The Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. salvaged almost "a
900 pounds of scrap iron, in addi-
ton to many thousands of pounds
OF copper wire, lead-covered cable
Junk lead, brass, copper, aluminium
and zinc during July and August.
All of this scrap, however, was
turned back for refabrication to the
Western Electric Co., the manufac-
turing unit for the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co., and thus it
constitutes home" scrap, accord
ing to Mr.. Walker.
All utilities heads underscored the
point that their own salvage pro-
grams have been in effect for
months and that where possible ma
terials are being reused in order
to avoid shortage due to wartime
restrictions.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Carrier Rates Delegated
To OPA by Byrnes

James F.. Byrnes, director of eco
nomic stabilization, today delegated
to the Office of Price Administra-
ton the function of receiving no
tice required from all common car
riers and other public utilities of
any proposed increases in their
rates.
The act under which Mr.. Byrnes'
Office was set up requires utilities
and common carriers to give 80
days notice of any rate increases
proposed, and provides that repre-
sentatives of the President may ap-
pear in behalf of consumers at any
hearings on the rates.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Lewis Union Opens
Drive 10 Organize
The Unorganized'
Wose Increase Demands
Delayed Until March:
Convention Closes
8s the Associated Press.

6s the Associated Press. r.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 15.-The
United Mine Workers of America
urged by John l.. Lewis to become
more powerful to help win the war
mas started a far-flung new cam
paign to organize the unorgan-
lied"
Closing their eight-day 37th bien-
NAL convention, the miners de-
clded not to submit wage increase
demands until negotiations for a
two-year contract start next March
promised to work AZ hours instead
OF IS a week as requested by Solid
FUELS Co-ordinator Ickes, If the
Government would cooperate on
prices, transportation and priorities
Tor mine equipment, and then heard
Mr.. Lewis set these immediate Or
ganizational objectives:
l. Great. segments of agricultural
workers are knocking at the door of
the UNIV for assistance in becom-
Ing free and independent citizens"
Grain, Cattle Fields Next.
He did not elaborate but asso-
ciates predicted that grain and cat
tie fields would be sought first by
District so, a unit authorized by
the convention to work outside the
coal industry.
2. Twenty thousand chemical
workers in the Kanawha Valley of
West Virginia who must be or
ganized into District So" Lewis
declared 1T matters not if they
are employed by Union Carbide or
Du Pont-they are free men and
women"
3. Fifty thousand coal mine su-
pervisory employees with no hiring
or firing powers. These have been
ineligible for UNIV membership and
have formed union of their own,
but the convention amended the
constitution to admit them and
Mr.. Lewis described them as "prac-
tical coal miners and former men,
bers whose standards are affected
by the industry's wage structure"
Won't Raid Other Unions.
He again promised no raids on
established unions.
There is task throughout the
country" Mr.. Lewis told the 1890
delegates in his 45-minute closing
speech. 1--WE want to organize the
unorganized. We can help our coun-
try more in the war effort by be-
coming more powerful as union.
I'VE have demonstrated our at
titude toward war, with 10000 men,
bers in the United States and Cam
ada IN the armed forces, with s39,-
100000 in War bonds and war relief
fund contributions.
What record! 1t should answer
the unfair critics Of our patriotism.
Let that record silence their tongues
and call down shame upon them"
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Otho Cushing, Magazine
Curtoonist, Dies at n
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, Oct.
15.-Otho Cushing, well known for
his cartoons in ancient Greek motif
in the old Life Magazine. died
Tuesday night in a hospital here
after a months illness. He was II.
Mr.. Gushing contributed draw
ings to the old Life for almost Is
years following a sojourn in Paris
as art editor of the European edi-
ton Of the New York Herald. In
1907 he began a series entitled "the
Teddyssey," in which he followed
the career of President Theodore
Roosevelt by parodying the adven-
lures Of Ulysses.
Evening star., 1942-10-15

II e T a l services
will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow at
st. Adams Epis-
C opal Church,
with burial in
G o n 6 r essional
Cemetery.
Mr.. Kreiter, a
native of Har-
r ! S b u r g. Pa,
came here when
he was IL years
ol d a n d W a S
graduated from
E a S t ern High
School. He was
Evening star., 1942-10-15

first in Wheeling, w. Va, and later
in East Liverpool, Ohio, and Tren-
ton. N. j.
With her first husband, Samuel
Sherratt, she came to Washington
in 1889 and opened the first china
art store in the District. In 1893 her
work received Nation wide notice at
the Columbian Exposition at Chi
cago where it was awarded a medal
Following the death of Mr.. Sher-
raft she later married Samuel Keys,
who died a number of years ago. She
is survived by one nephew, Joseph
T. Baines OF Washington.
Evening star., 1942-10-15

the real estate firm of H. Rozier
Dulany for about 40 years.
A member of st. Adams Parish
Mr.. Kreiter was an usher at the
Cathedral for several years.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Letitia c. Kreiter; three children
Robert B., Mrs. Charles H. Berry
and Emory B. Kreiter, and a broth
er, James M. Kreiter.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Central America Starts
Building Sailing Ships
32,OO5,752

BY the Associated Press.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Oct
15.-Dispatches from Belize, British
Honduras, said yesterday that work
had begun in shipyards there or
construction of sailing ships to be
used in trade between the United
States and Central America.
Evening star., 1942-10-15

y e a r S. Funeral
services will be
held at II am.
tomorrow at the
s. H. Hines fu-
n e al h m e ,
H ar v ard and
F 0 u r t e e n t h
S t re e is NV,
with burial in
r ock Cree k
Cemetery.
Born in Long
on, s t a ford
shire, England,
Mrs. Keys came
to this country
in 1879, living
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Hunruhun Made Officer
Of City MANAGER Group

Frank C.. Hanrahan, Arlington
County manager, was named vice
president of the International Asso-
citation of City Managers at the asso-
ciation's meeting last night in
French Lick, Ind, the Associated
Press reported.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press
CAIRO, Oct. 15.-Capt. r. E. Ryan
Of Worcester, Mass. was worried and
embarrassed, and he hoped that Brig
Gen. A. C. Strickland, commander
of the United States Air Forces
fighter command in the Near East,
wouldn't be angry with him.
"For what?" asked the general
when Capt. Ryan anxiously ap-
preached him.
''For breaking the tip on my
propeller this morning"
"Tell me about it, son. didn't
know about It,"
. wei. sir; I hit q tank" Capt,
Ryan said. But it was an accident.
1--WE were shooting up landing
= Sround and a fnachine-gun cut loose
Evening star., 1942-10-15

Men in the armed forces are being
allowed to purchase a share in the
democratic United States they are
defending. Do YOU have to be told
to buy a bond:
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Robert kreiter, 50, Dies;
D. {. Real Estate Man

Robert E. P. Kreiter, 50, for many
years in the real estate business
here, died Tuesday at his home,
1921 Thirty third place NV. Fu-
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Mrs. Margaret Keys Dies;
China Art Store Owner

Mrs. Margaret Jane Sherratt Keys,
86. owner Of Sherratts China Art
Store. 608 Thirteenth street NV,
died Tuesday after an illness OF three
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Set In the Serop!
Municipal Parking Center Set
AS Main Depot for Heavy Scrap
Drive Among Business Houses, Plants
To Begin Next Thursday, Lost for Week

AS the Districts scrap metal collection moved to within less
than 100000 pounds Of its "a 900 quota
Commissioners Special Group Salvage today
the Municipal Parking Center Thru Constitution
NV central depot for collection
next week.
Evening star., 1942-10-15


chief, reported the entire eastern
side of the lot would be available to
handle any amount of scrap COL
lected in the drive among business
houses and industrial plants.
Eight members of the 12-man
committee met with Col. Joseph D
Arthur. chairman, in the District
Building today and settled the fol-
lowing points:
l. The drive will start Thursday
at 9 m and will end the following
Wednesday at 6 pm.
2. Business houses are asked to get
the scrap to the depot with their
own facilities and are asked to con-
tribute all available salvageable
metal scrap except tinplate.
3. Employees of Mr.. xantens ref
use department will guard the depot
between 7 am. and $3.50 pm. Plans
are being worked out to insure "a
hour watch on the depot.
4. Funds from the sale of the
scrap will be turned over. to thesDis-
triet Office of CivilianssDefense, to
be disbursed as that Office sees fit.
Participating in this morning S
discussion were the following men,
bers OF the committee Col. Arthur,
afhddf.. Xanten, J. B. Cotton, District
sanitation chief: Horace Walker and
James E. Colliflower of the D. c.
Salvage Committee; DR.. E. F. Har-
ris. president Of the Federation of
Civic Associations: Philip Smith
wholesale junk dealer, and Herbert
Corn, managing editor of The Eve
ming Star.
Salvage chiefs, meanwhile, were
informed, through an investigation
made by The Evening Star, that at
least 100000 additional pounds of
scrap steel, heretofore not counted
on. can be included in the District
six month total, through figures re-
leased by the Capital Transit co.
1,147,34O Pounds of Metal.
Capital Transit officials revealed
that between July l and October
IA, the company salvaged LAT $40
pounds of scrap metal, 1,131 200
pounds of which was iron and steel
The breakdown on the figures
shows that 7l9,940 pounds of this
total can be included in the District
quota.
The figures follow:
Sa1 %~l A. a
Scrap iron and steel zoo
Non-ferrous metals sold to
junk dealers - 16,14C
Scrap iron. steel sold to
junk dealers rs--- 7o3 SOC
Scrap sold to mill -- 237, 7,OOC
Scrap sold to D. C. junk
dealers 100, ,4Oc
All but the $4,000 pounds can be
counted in the District figure.
Evening star., 1942-10-15

The war we're in is the war to
WIN! Buy War bonds!
Evening star., 1942-10-15

DENVER, Oct. IS P).-Thurman
Arnold, chief of the Justice Depart
ment's Antitrust Division, made
this comment to an interviewer last
night on an American Federation
of Labor demand for an investiga-
ton of his official conduct:
Its just part of my job. Our diff
ferences are temporary. There's
nothing to be said or done about it
just now"
The AFL's investigation demand
was made in a resolution approved
at its Toronto convention.
Evening star., 1942-10-15

counted IN the District figure.
237, 900 Pounds Reconverted.
The company officials pointed out
that the $4,000 pounds were sold
to the Frederick CMd) Iron e.
Steel Co., directly, and the company
IN turn reconverted the scrap into
castings for Capital Transit opera
tions IN the District.
BY definition, the scrap cannot
be classified as purchased" scrap,
according to Mr.. Walker, executive
secretary Of the District Salvage
Committee.
The District quota of $4,000 900
pounds, as set by the War Produc-
ton Board. applies specifically, Mr..
Walker pointed out, to purchased"
scrap, as against home" scrap.
Home" scrap is that scrap pro-
cessed by company for its own
specific needs.
In the cases of the 703, 300 pounds
of iron and steel. plus the 16,l4O
pounds Of non-ferrous metals, these
lots were sold to Baltimore Junk
dealers and thus will not appear
in the figures which Mr.. Walker is
compiling on District collections.
Only local junk dealers report to
Mr.. Walker.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Total Above 81, ,o00, 900.

The addition of 719,s40 pounds OF
scrap metal to the District total
brings local collections to more than
$4,000, 900 pounds, leaving less than
1000, 900 pounds to collect during
Evening star., 1942-10-15
|AFL Convention Ends
After Reelection Of
Green 10 18th Term
Boston Is Selected
As Site for Next
&"
Federation Meeting
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TORONTO, Ontario. Oct. 15.-
Rank and file delegates to the an
nual convention Of the American
Federation of Labor headed home
ward today after re-electing Presi-
dent William L. Green for his 18th
full term and designating Boston as
the 1943 convention city.
Elected with Mr.. Green at the
final session of the convention
yesterday were Secretary Treasurer
George Meany. K3 vice presidents
and the Is members of the Executive
Council. which was summoned to a
meeting today.
Before adjourning, the convention
approved statement of policy on
international labor relations saying
the exclusion of Soviet trade unions
and others from the Anglo American
Trade Union Committee should not
be construed as lack of support Of
the workers of Russia and other
United Nations.
The convention also went on rec
ord as not opposing wartime "iob
freezing" as such. but asking only
proper safeguards for affected work.
ers.
In accepting another term as
president, Mr.. Green declared that
solidarity within the ranks of labor
must be Solemn objective" during
1913, which he said he believed
would be the decisive year in the
war.
The Valley settler., 1942-07-03

save trips.
 5. Pick up all nails, pieces of board, broken glass, jagged rock in the highway ano around your own buildings ano drive ways.
 6. Make that you carry an inflated spare tire, or jack, air pump, end patch ing kit. 4 ruined tube casing is tragedy.
 T. Arrange to keep larger supplies on hand things like fuel, purchased feed, and groceries. This will not only save trips but will assure having them hand in time of possible transportation tic ups.
 B. arrange storage space So that you can hold your produce ct nome for time, in esso or transportation shortage. 9. Cut town on of the young 5ters' trips lrto town en. riees just for fun. 70. Eliminate d.; wing in bad weather far s possible. Wet roads, ice and mud are harG tires.
 II. Have place where your car and spare porss be locked up securely, and keep the car o.le truck unGor lock, especially at right.
 l2. Finally, look ahead year or two three. How will you be fixed then for cer or mot ort ruck?
 According to recent release of the War Production Board, the amount of cop psr used in tract pr manufacturing is linn ited. This regulation is designed to make more tractors available without re- finements than would be available if re- finements were inc orporatec into the pro- duct. Among other things, it means that tractors will have crenks for starting ano that they will not be equipped with lights.
 A New York city hospital has equipped mattress pads with canvas loops thru which polos ceh be slipped to permit their con- version into emergency stretch
 d Wclshman who was very prout of his voice was describing w,ne erfu1 dream . he'c hoG.
 II was in mighty ch,ir," he soics "5,ooo sopranos, 5000 altos, 5000 tenors all singing together double forte."
 Tt must have been wonoerful," said the Ii tener. "But yhet about the bass es?"
 "Thot wos it," soic the dreamer. "sud-
The Valley settler., 1942-07-03
EXTENSION CLUBS ACTIVITIES


 The Homenakers Council is sponsoring dance Saturday evening, July 4.
 The Liberty Girls All club will meet in the Ladies Lounge Wednesday, July 8.
 The gasillo All club will hole an af- ternoon picnic on Fridoy, July 10.
 The Riverbond, Hilltop, and Nasilla Homenekers clubs will hold an al1-doy pic mic at olson's Island at Wasilla Tedne sdoy July 8. Seoge grass, which will be used for basket making, will be collected.
 All the members and their parents, Of the Defenders for Alaska All club, will meet at the Albrecht home Thursday ,Ju1y 9 |. The clothing girls required to bring all their sewing and the conners one jar of fruit or vegetables.
 regular meeting of the Butte Agricul- : tural Al club ws held at the Sandyik home Tedne sday evening. Plans for the All club camp were mace and the scrap rub Der campaign discussed by the Ext ensi O Agent. Linn Sandvik demonst ted the trnnsp1enting of cabbage plants.
 The Midnight Sun All club went on an overnight hike end field trip to Fish Cree last Tue sday evening, returning late Ved- nesday. They accompanied by the Ex- tension Agent. The next meeting of the Midnight Sun All club will be held at the home of Don Hanson on Monday evening.
 The Homemnkers Council sponsored an l1-day picnic for the honemakers of the Valley at Kings Lako June 24. The day was devoted to swimming, boating and visit ing. The picnic supper was participot ed in by 200 persons. It ws served ct O clock after which stunts were put by the fo1l owing HomemEkers clubs; Glacier View, radio skit; Butte, "knovs all and tells all" act; Va sil1a, portrait paint ing and special stunt demonst rating First Aic Community singing led by Mrs. Roland Warner.
 The first Anchorage All club camp wns held at Kings Lake on June 27 to 90 under the direction of Miss J. Hazel Zimnerma Territ toriel All club leecer. program
Evening star., 1942-11-25
Draft Case Of 'MosIem'
Slated 10 Go 10 Jury Today

A District Court jury is expected
to get the case today Of Gulam
Bogans, IS, colored, accused of being
the leader OF q group of colored men
who refuse to register under tine
Selective Service Act.
Bogans admitted yesterday that
he had failed to register. as the in
dictment against him charges. but
he maintained he was a citizen Of
the Universe and not subject to
United States laws.
Seated in the courtroom were a
score Of Bogans' followers-women
-attired in flowing red robes and
green hoods. as well as q number of
his male followers.
Assistant United States ATTORNEY
John Laskey denounced the defend
ant As "one who would set himself
above the laws Of his country"
Boeans calls himself and his fol-
lowers Moslems and says they can
take orders only from Allah. He
formerly lived in the 1900 block OF
Girard street NV. He should have
registered at Local Board No. IL.
He is under indictment on 4 charge
OK sedition in chicago where he also
headed a Moslem group.
Scheduled to 60 on trial after
Bogans is his Washington lieuten-
ant, David Jones, 30, colored. who Is
likewise accused Of failing to regis
ter and with counseling others not
to register.
Evening star., 1942-11-25
Morocco Will HeIp
u. 5. Troops, Sultan
Assures Roosevelt
Ruler Soys AEF Con
Expect Collaboration
And friendIiness

President Roosevelt was assured
today by the Sultan of Morocco that
American troops there will find
only friends and collaborators."
The message from Sidi Moham-
med, native ruler of the French
protectorate where the Allied expe-
dltlon overcame early opposition.
came In reply to one from Mr..
Roosevelt expressing his pleasure at
the Moroccan spirit Of cooperation.
The Sultan said that when Ameri-
can troops first arrived in Morocco
honor forced on us the duty of
defending ourselves" to live up to
agreements with the French. but
that the people received the Ameri-
can troops as friends after the
cessation of hostilities.
The first contacts between peo-
pies who do not know each other
well enough are marked by hesita-
ton and reticence," he added. but
progressively as reciprocal under
standing is established between
them they are followed by esteem
and friendship which creates q CO.
operative effort profitable for all.
such has been the Franco-Mo-
roccan collaboration which has been
so rich in happy results for the
prosperity and grandeur of Morocco
We are sure that the same will re-
suit from contact with the United
States Of America, for whom we
have always had the greatest SYM
pathy and with whom we have for
many years had important CONNER
cial dealings.
1T is in this hope, Mr.. President,
that we pray you to believe in our
sincere friendship"
The Sultan affirmed faith in as
surances by the commanders Of tho
American troops that they came to
Morocco as "liberators," and recalled
that he had told Maj. Gen. George
Patton that "as long as our prestige,
our soil, our religion and our tradi-
tions were respected by your troops,
they could rest assured that they
found in Morocco only friends and
collaborators."