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Evening star., 1942-03-27
Byrd Urges Action Against
Job Service in Dispute
BY the Associated Press.

oy tHc hSSOCldLeO Frcobs
RICHMOND, Va, March 27.-
Senator Byrd agrees with Gov. Dar-
den that if the Federal Employment
Service was using its Office to force
or influence persons to join unions.
it was practice about which some
thing should be done"
He said yesterday that he was
very much against the principle
Gov. Darden complained of" at the
Camp Pickett construction project
near Blackstone.
The Governor, in a statement
Tuesday night, charged the employ
ment service was being used as a
recruiting agency for the unions and
that he had learned that contrary to
his previous information only men
who were union members or joined
unions were being permitted to work
on the project.
This, he said, was in violation OF
the construction contract and con-
stituted an "unconscionable prostitu-
ton" Of the purpose for which the
employment service was formed.
hJCOlIlcy IcIleTdl "A. T. OIdple WAS
requested by the Governor to de-
termine whether the State had au-
thority to interfere with this situa-
ton and also whether the "construc-
tive" session of the General Assembly
meeting here tomorrow could take
up new business-an indication the
Governor might have some State
legislation in mind
Mr.. Staples probably will report to
the Governor today.
Representative Smith of the 9Th
Virginia district said he would confer
with Senator Byrd and also would
talk with Gov. Darden regarding the
Blackstone situation.
Il got letter yesterday" he said.
from another section of the country
in which it was complained that
there the employment service would
not see a man until after he had
registered with the union and paid
a 50 fee. This will certainly be worth
looking into along with the things
Gov. Darden brought up"
Evening star., 1942-03-27

attention to boarding OF frst-aid
supplies in certain Eastern COM
munities was intended simply to
warn civilians of the danger of
critical shortages in this equipment
which might threaten the supplies
of the Army and Navy medical corps
and of the organized civilian emer-
gency medical services.
"As that statement pointed out"
Mr.. Lands said, there is small like
lihood that civilians trained in first
aid can be of major assistance in
caring for those who are actually
injured by the explosion of bombs.
That is job for trained professional
doctors in the emergency medical
units. But there are many, many of
other uses for first-aid training
uses which may well arise from a
blackout or an actual raid: In cases
of minor injuries of this nature, q
knowledge of first aid is invaluable.
I again urge, however, that civilians
shall not hoard flrst-aid equipment.
They should remember that there
are shortages in that field, too, and
that excessive purchases on their
part may cost the lives Of our men
Evening star., 1942-03-27

The ONCE of Civilian Defense ap-
proves of first aid after all.
In a statement denying a state
ment of yesterday which was sup
posed to be clarification OF a state
ment made the day before that, the
o. C. D. declared it had no inten-
ton to curtail or "de-emphasize"
first aid training on the part Of
civilians.
De emphasize" was the word
used by Meyer Volk, o. c. D. medi-
cal division information officer, to
describe the o. C. DIS attitude to-
ward the first aid program which is
compulsory for AFRAID wardens and
other o. c. D. volunteers.
Director James M. Lands late
yesterday made it clear that Mr..
Volk was not expressing sentiments
of o. C. D. when he said the
agency's goal was for q layman,
first aid trained or not, never to
touch an AFRAID victim.
Fears Hoarding Of Supplies.
Mr.. Lands explained that the re-
cent statement Of o. c. D. calling
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Auxiliary Policemen
Are Doing Fine Work,
Judges Declare
$500 Now on Duty
Make Arrests and
Take Coses to Court

Washlngton's auxiliary policemen,
now numbering more than $500, are
making arrests, taking their cases
to court and are winning the COM
mendation of judges and prose-
cutors.
Presiding Judge John P. Nc
Mahon of Police Court. who has
watched their conduct on the wit
ness stand. has complimented them
publicly and said today they are
doing splendid job"
Judge George D. Nelson, likewise
praising their work, said he has
heard quite a few in the United
States branch. where more serious
cases are handled. He said he has
found inexperience in courtroom
procedure among some, naturally,
but pointed out that it takes time
for an officer to become thoroughly
familiar with the rules of evidence.
Average of $50 on Duty.
Assistant Corporation Counsels
Glen A. Wilkinson and William C.
Martin, jr.. both commended their
work, as did also the District at
torney's Office at Police Court.
An average of $50 auxiliaries
armed with clubs and wearing dis
tinctive uniforms, are patrolling the
streets day and night, police head
quarters reported today.
According to Sergt John F. Ryan,
co-ordinator of the auxiliary force
under Supt. of Police Edward
j. Kelly, 3,793 auxiliaries have been
sworn in to date, not counting men
who have resigned since the force
was organized.
5S7 High Mark.
For the 24-hour period ending at
8 am. yesterday, $50 men were on
duty, working total of l,0l9 hours.
The highest number OF men to
patrol on given day was 587, for
the 24-hour period ending March 7.
On the night of the short black
out. March 13. 2,12l auxiliary police
patrolled Washington streets, work.
ing total of 1898 hours. During
the all-night blackout, March 3-4,
2,158 auxiliaries worked four hours
each.
Sergt. Ryan said he doesn't expect
the auxiliary police force to number
more than 1000 at any time. He
praised the present members for
invaluable aid in assisting the reg
ular force.
Evening star., 1942-03-27

The fearful plea of his wife today
failed to halt the imprisonment of
a Senate Office Building employe
who had pleaded guilty to helping
steal SAL 900 from the Government.
AS Samuel N. Hedges was being
led from District Court after Justice
T. Alan Goldsborough sentenced
him to serve from 20 months to five
years in Jail, his wife came forward
to the bench and said pleadingly:
Dear judge, please give him back
to me. I haven't soul to turn to.
My people are all dead. Please,
judge, have mercy!"
The justice replied in kindly
voice, Madame, haven't any moral
power to alter the sentence. I have
already shown leniency. I can't
give your husband probation. I am
sorry"
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Court Merger
Bill Is Ready
For Signature
Bono Eide Residence
Requirement Placed
On All but z Judges

The District Court reorganization
bill is ready today to go to the Presi-
dent for signature, following Senate
approval of the conference agree
ment late yesterday. The House
took final action Monday.
The measure provides for consoli-
dation of the Police and Municipal
Courts and creates new interme-
diate Court of Appeals, in the inter-
est Of efficiency and to relieve the
higher Federal courts here of
greater proportion of local civil cases
they now handle.
The only major controversy in
Congress was over the residence
qualifications of the judges, which
finally was compromised, as follows:
Eight Of the 10 lower court judges
and all three of the new appellate
court judges must be bona fide resi-
dents of the District, who have
practiced In the District courts for
five years.
No Mileage Limitation.
AS originally passed by the House.
five years Of local practice was the
only qualification. The Senate
changed it to require that appointees
reside in the District. or within a
l0-mile area in the adjacent States.
The conferees decided to permit only
two Of the lower court judges to be
appointed from outside the District
and require the remaining II to be
bona flde District residents. No
mileage limit is placed on the resi-
dence Of the two from outside the
District.
At present, the Police and Munich
pal Courts, functioning separately,
have between them nine judges.
In the merger one more will be
added, and one of the 10 will be
designated a chief judge, to super
wise administration of the courts
work.
Criminal and Civil Branches.
There will be criminal and civil
branch in the merged court, and the
jurisdiction of the civil branch is
being raised from the $1,000 limit
now applying in Municipal Court, to
law suits involving up to $4,000 This
will help relieve the United States
District Court.
The new intermediate Court Of
Appeals also will tighten the case
load of the United States Court of
Appeals, which handles much ma
tional litigation by reason of the
presence here of Federal depart
ments and commissions.
Evening star., 1942-03-27

Plans were being whipped into
shape today for a demonstration at
8 o'clock tonight by the motor
transport, stretcherbearer and emer-
gency medical units of the District
civilian defense organization, with
the point of incident" being Fourth
street NE. between Lincoln road and
Michigan avenue.
Between 400 and $50 automobiles
are expected to participate IN the
exercises, including $50 cabs equipped
with arrangements to carry
stretchers for handling emergency
patients. These cabs have facili-
ties for carrying victims on stretch
ers to be placed on the top Of the
cab seats, to the side Of the cab
driver.
The program is arranged by ]. A.
Brown, chief of motor transport OF
the District o. c. D., in co-opera-
ton with DR.. John A. Reed, chief
of emergency medical services; Po-
lice Supt. Edward J. Kelly and
other o. c. D. officials.
Two taxi ambulances In each
squad of 10 cars will demonstrate
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Western High School, S
First Battalion Wins
Cadet Competition
Woodrow Wilson's Bond
Places First Among 8;
Companies Vie May 1918

Western High Schools 1st Bat
talon yesterday extended its long
record of victories by winning first
place in the annual District high
school cadet battalion competition
for the fourth consecutive year.
Led by Cadet Maj. Arthur Wyatt.
the smart drill aggregation won the
gold Toying cup and silk battalion
flag before an estimated crowd Of
$500 at Central High School Stadi-
UNI. Young Wyatt won gold
medal.
Westerns I'd Battalion. whose
major is John Bury. placed second
for the second consecutive year.
Third place went to Central's lst
Battalion. It's major is Jerome Pol
lack.
Wilson Band Wins.
Top honors in the band competi-
ton went to the Woodrow Wilson
musical organization, which wins
gold cup. Band Capt William Stiles
will receive a gold medal. Westerns
band. captained by Laurence Walk
er, placed second, and AnacostiaS
group, headed by Herbert Slaughter.
was third.
Westerns cadets won all three
drill contests last year and placed
first in this years regimental COM
petition Monday. The company
competition will be held at Griffith
Stadium May II and 13.
IS Battalions Compete.
The Is battalions from eight SEN
ior high schools, numbering 2,063
cadets, went through their PAGES in
ideal spring weather. Eight bands
competed.
Judges in the battalion contest
were Capt. Ralph I. Williams and
First Its. Gordon L. Judd and Har-
old L. Kelly. Their recorder was
Master Sergt. Thomas Macdonald.
Band judges were Warrant Officer
Louis Yassel of the Sd Cavalry Band,
Warrant Officer Alf Heiberg of the
Army Air Force Band and Technical
Sergt. Clarence E. Hurrell of the
Army Band. Technical Sergt. Vic
tor T. Nixon was their recorder.
The contest was under the direc-
ton of Col. Wallace M. Craigie, u
S. A., retired, who is professor of
military science and tactics in the
high schools.
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Freight Manager Fined
$3.50 Under |. c. c. Law

Lester A. Elliott, jr., listed as man.
ager for the Wilson Freight For
warding Co. of Cincinnati, who has
headquarters here in the $500 block
of E street NV, was fined a total of
$3.50 by Judge George D. Nelson in
Police Court today for interstate
commerce law violations
The charges involved % counts of
permitting a truck driver to remain
on duty more than 10 hours in a
period of 1872 hours. The truck was
engaged in hauling between the Dis
trict and Pittsburgh, it was said.
Mr.. Elliott did not contest the ac-
ton and the fine levied was in ac-
sordance with the recommendation
Of Assistant District Attorney Syl-
van Schwartz, the prosecutor.
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Shopping Night 1hrong
Exceeds Last Weeks

Washington's second weekly shop
ping night appeared to have drawn
bigger crowds than the first one,
Joseph c. McGarraghy, chairman
of the Board of Trades War Ad-
justment Committee, sponsor of the
plan, said today.
Thousands of shoppers last night
thronged approximately 100 depart
ment, apparel and specially stores,
most of which were open until pm.
Some stores did not open until noon.
Mr.. McGarraghy said he found
universal approval among store
owners, but most of them feel that
one night opening a week Is sufi-
cient. The plan was inaugurated to
give late working Government en-
ployes more time to shop.
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Police Seek Relatives
OF 2 GoIIinqer Patients

Police today were seeking rela-
tives or friends of two unidentified
persons admitted to Gallinger Hos
pital.
One is a white man about IS years
old, feet inches tall, weighing
140 pounds, red-haired. He was
wearing blue denim trousers, blue
shirt, brown sweater, tan slouch hat.
The other is colored woman
about 40 years old, 5 feet inches
tall, weighing 160 pounds. She was
wearing black dress and coat and
brown shoes.
Neither of the patients. it was said,
was able to furnish questioners facts
establishing identity.
Evening star., 1942-03-27
ChiIIum Heights Citizen,
Defense Groups to Meet

A special meeting of the Chillum
Heights Citizens Association and
civilian defense committees Of the
community has been called for 8
O'Clock tonight in the Eastern Star
Home, 5000 New Hampshire ave-
nue. NE, Michael F. Finan, presi-
dent Of the group, has announced.
The meeting will not change the
scheduled session Of the citizens
association next Friday at the same
place, Mr.. Finan added.
Evening star., 1942-03-27
D. 6. Men Will Address
College Publicity Group

Three men from Washington will
speak on the program Of the SOUTH
eastern convention of the American
College Publicity Association which
opened today at Chapel Hill, N. C.,
and will continue through Sunday.
They are H. H. McMurray of Ma
tional University. who will discuss
Publicity without Advertising";
John r. Busick of George Washing
ton University, THE Importance Of
Athletics IS . Publicity Medium"
and Irving A. Spalding Of Ameri-
can University, war Problems and
Publicity"
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Civil Defense MobiIizes Cars
onioht for Demonstration

not less than two stretcher handling
drills, under supervision of medical
squad leaders. Litter bearers will be
on hand to handle stretchers, and
Red Cross and American Women's
Volunteer Service Corps drivers will
act as patients, along with taxi squad
leaders. At least two patients
will be taken on stretchers to hos
pitfalls participating in the drills,
officials announced.
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Tests New Submuchine Gun

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March
n R.-A new type submarine gun
capable Of firing between 500 and
900 times . minute has been given
preliminary tests under the super
vision Of Arthur r. MacConochie,
professor Of mechanical engineering
In the University Of Virginia, and
will soon b offered to the War
Department,
Evening star., 1942-03-27
District Draft Boards
To Hire Extra Help for
Job Questionndires
Civil Service Registers
Will Supply Clerks;
BIunks Go Out Soon

The Districts local boards will
have to hire extra help to handle
the occupational questionnaires 60
ing out to registrans the latter
part of next week, 1t was learned
today.
Each board will get one and, In
some cases, two or three extra clerks
for the work, local selective service
headquarters said. The clerks will
be selected from the civil service
register.
Local headquarters is hoping to
keep the work on the occupational
questionnaires separate from regu-
lar board duties. The extra clerks
will send out the questionnaires
to the registrants. When the ques-
tionnaires are returned they will
be divided into three parts.
One part goes to national head
quarters for forwarding to the
National Roster Of Scientific and
Specialized Personnel for use in To-
eating men with professional and
scientific qualifications.
Another to Job Sheets.
The second part will ultimately
60 to the United States Employment
Service to aid In locating men with
skills in essential work. Local
selective service officials planned to
confer today with the District EN-
ployment Center on the possibility
OF sending the questionnaires to
them.
The third part. duplication of
the rest of the material on the de-
tailed sheets will remain with the
local boards and probably will be
used to augment the material on
each registrant from the regular
questionnaires
The occupational questionnaires,
expected to go out the latter part
OF next week, will be sent out BY
order numbers to the men who reg
istered February Is. Local boards
are expected to send all of them
out in a weeks time.
The new registrants will receive
the occupational questionnaires be-
fore the regular ones, which are
being held up awaiting instructions
from national headquarters.
Other Registra tions to Follow.
According to local headquarters.
registrants in the first and second
registrations will get their occu-
pational questionnaires as soon as
the February l6 registrants have
returned theirs.
The extra work probably will keep
the additional clerks busy two or
three months and possibly longer,
because some registrants do not
notify their local boards Of changes
Of address. Local headquarters
again urged that changes of address
be reported Immediately to the
boards
Eighty registrants from 10 District
draft boards were scheduled for in
duction at Camp Lee, Va, today.
The following men are included
In the group to be inducted:
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Dance for U. 5. Workers

The National Defense Recreation
Association will hold a free dance
for Federal employees in the armory
OF Roosevelt High School, Thirteenth
and Upshur streets NV, from 7:30
10 1o:30 o'clock tonight,
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Areme Chapter to Meet

Areme Chapter. o. E. S., will hold
a card party at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the home of Mrs. Eleanor Hose, 1714
Fourteenth street Sc.
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RUTH LINNEY WRITES
ABOUT SHERIFF BAKER

In her column, ''Blasts from
Bluntville", which appears reg
ularly in The Newsworld, out
standing North Wilkesboro news
paper, Ruth Linney recently de-
voted paragraph to one of Ashe
county's well known men CT his
tory. She wrote:
"Was the late Hon. John Baker
who rode a fine saddle horse,
whom Fred Blevins said uncle
Riley Blevins beat for seat in the
House of Representatives while
riding plug mule, the same one
as the doughty and colorful old
Sheriff John Baker, who lived on
the North Fork of New River?
Aunt Emma widow of DR.. J. Ev-
arett Martin, of Wilkes and Blue
field) was the older daughter Of
Sheriff Baker. According to his
own confession, the old sheriff
did not play a very herioc role
when the Yankees came through
the northwestern counties in the
spring of '65. I know I did mo-
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to some subterranean outlet, to
underearth caverns where death
would be quick and certain. He
flung his body around as far as
he could. To make any Roadway
directly against this stream was
impossible; his one hope was to
fight indirectly across it.
The thing seemed alive and
implacable. He was wrestling
with a Titan bent upon his de-
struction. His arms ached; for
every inch they moved, they had
to push away what felt like tons
of water. Surely he hadn't but
one stroke more left in him
Yet he made that frantic stroke
and won to momentary safety.
The horrid hold that had gripped
him snapped. He catapulted to
the surface and found himself
.clawing imnotently the smooth
rock of the inner cliff.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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CHAPTER w
Synopsis

A man identified as Joseph
Slim is found drowned in the
Hudson river near Albany, N. Y.
Slim was insured by the Pro-
tective Life Insurance company,
and his beneficiary is a man nam
ed B. B. TwOmbley who lives in
Troy. The company's Albany a
gent, Carlin, Identifies the body,
and the insurance money is paid
to TwOmbley. But Jerry Glidden
is not satisfied. He believes there
is s0mthing wrong and suspects
that Slim was murdered. Con-
WINGED that he is right, Jerry goes
to Albany, only to find that Car
lin has left for a vacation in
Maine. He then goes to IrOnburg,
little mining town in Pennsyl-
vania to see an "Angela Slinn.'
She turns out to be an ugly re-
cluse of a woman who lives in a
shack near an abandoned mine.
Jerry hears the story of the
Break O'Day" iron mine and of
Rose Walker, granddaughter of
the owner. Rose runs the local
store and post office. Jerry has
just knocked on the door of An
gela Sims shack.
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ned, however, to employ it until
face to face with its potential OBJ
ject.
Angela Slim showed the mis-
trust of civilization common to
every recluse.
"SomeAody to see you," was
Jerry's obvious reply.
''Who?"
Now he could hear labored
breathing. He answered:
"You don't know me, but"
"If I don't know you, I don't
want to see you"
cts important"
"And if you don't know me,
what do you want to see me for?"
IF you'll only open up, I'll tell
you. You won't regret it,
Another pause. More laboring
breaths. The householder seem
ed to be thinking things over, and
thought seemed to be hard pro-
cess.
cav, come on and open up!"
'Well, don't be in such hurry.
This bolt sticks"
Easy to believe it was rusted.
But why should it have been in
use at ten o'clock of a summer
morning? jerry had always
heard that country people were
early risers
Good morning"
That door had at last opened
Not very far, it was true, but e.
nough to let the sunlight pour o.
yer the person who had opened
it.
Brogans, mother hubbard, sun
bonnet, his gaze ran up the fl
cure and found it dressed just as
last evening. But this time the
face was visible. Broad it was
and short from square chin to low
forehead. The cheekbones were
prominent, the nose was almost
a snout. From cavernous sockets
the green eyes glowed malevolent.
ly. Altogether an unpleasant in
dividual.
Jerry experienced one of his
directing lunches; he thought il
wise to insert a foot into the door
way. II just want to ask you q
couple Of questions"
She scoWled at him. "Who are
your"
There was about her savage
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No answer.
Jerry knocked again-louder.
Still no answer.
Was the tenant away from
home? Possibly, but Jerry didn't
get what he called ''the feel" OF
that; he got, rather, the feel of q
sinister presence.
He ratified at the crazy knob
and, simultaneously, kicked the
fragile door. ''Hi!" he shouted.
Something stirred inside.
Then there came another sound
the sound of steps shuffling a.
cross a floor of hardbeaten earth
Then a husky voice, just such g
voice as Angela Slim was bound
to have:
who's there?"
1t was all queer, yet no queere1
than what Glidden had already
seen and been told about the Wo-
man.
He had intended frankness. Nc
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have a friend among 'em. And to
his wife, Delilah Eller Baker, seq
I 'Delily, I'm gone! And I outrun
a hoss'."
Yes, Ruth, local people say he
was one and the same person.
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Approximately 10000 country
general stores still remain in the
United States, as compared with
100000 only 10 years ago, fast
travel and specialization cutting
down the number.
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The opening of the second
quarter of 1912 finds U. S. canned
foods enjoying wide popularity