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Evening star., 1942-04-13
Commissioners Ask
Three-Year Police
Probationary Period
Bill Sent to Congress
Also Coils for Creation
Of Corporal Ronk

Extension Of the probationary pc
riod for police privates from one
year to three years and creation of
the rank Of corporal for the Metro
politan force are provided in q pro-
posed bill sent to the Capitol today
by the Commissioners.
In their letter to Speaker Rayburn
of the House and Chairman McCar-
ran Of the Senate District Commit
tee, the city heads said the measure
would put into effect certain recon-
mendations of their special commit
tee under Assistant Engineer Com
missioner Beverly c. Snow, ap-
pointed last June to assist them in
an administrative study and inves-
tigation Of the Police Department.
Thorough Check Sought.
The heightened probationary pc
riod, it was explained, Is being
sought as a means of obtaining q
more extended and thorough check
"of the character, attitude and EN-
cheney" of new members of the force
before appointments become per-
manent.
Also In connection with the ex-
tended period of probation, the bill
sets up a board consisting of three
officers of the rank Of captain or
higher to be appointed by the Com
missioners and be known as the
Metropolitan Police Practitioners
Board. Commanding officers find
ing any probationer under his COM
mand inehicient, guilty Of miscon-
duct or unsatisfactory services are
to file q written report which will
be referred by the superintendent
to this board.
It was indicated this proposed
board would serve the purpose of pro-
tecting probationary appointees
against being railroaded out Of serv-
ice by any one official.
Section four of the bill sets UP
the new rank Of corporal, which
would be filled by promotion from
the rank Of private, class two, and
from which promotions viii be made
to the rank Of sergeant. At pres
ent promotions to sergeant are made
from the rank Of private. The Com
missioners said the new rank, which
carries q compensation Of $4,000 q
year, will furnish an opportunity
for qualified men ito demonstrate
their ability to assume the more
important duties and responsible
ties Of q sergeancy."
Base pay for police is 81 300, plus
500 increase year for five years,
or maximum of $2,40 q year.
Another section of the bill con-
solidates privates on the force into
two Observation-Disclosures serving
probationary period and permanent
appointees. At present there are
three Observation-Disclosures serving
the one-year probationary period,
those permanently appointed, but
who have not yet completed two
years service subsequent to the end
Of their probationary period, and
those who have served three years
or more. !
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Naval Construction
Crew Is al Work
Al BeItsyine
Sea Bees Assigned to
Kind Of Jobs They Did
In CiviIiun Life
sy a staft correspondent Of rh. star.

By Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
BELTSVILLE. Md, April 13.-The
Sea Bees" are working hard at
Beltsville, Md.
The Sea Bees" members of a ma
val construction detachment, are
doing construction and machine
shop work BIT the National Youth
Administration center. The men are
new enrollees in the Navy and are
being assigned to jobs for which they
were trained in civilian life, accord
ing to Joshua H. M. Byrd, director
Of the center.
There are 100 men now stationed
at the center. They are scheduled
to leave April "a.
The Navy does not intend to in
terfere with our regular work here, "
Mr.. Byrd said. I'VE have an agree
ment that sthe number of Navy men
will never exceed the number Of
N. Y. A. boys we are training"
N. Y. A. boys at the camp today
were narrowed down to Is. Mr.. Byrd
explained that he had had full
complement last week, but that the
remainder had been placed in de-
fense work in Baltimore and Col
lege Par.
The sailors at Beltsville are now
mainly doing landscape and car
pentry work around the center.
However, some Of them are working
in the machine shop and as arc
welders. They are helping the center
turn out some Of the work which it
Is supplying to the Coast Guard,
Soil Conservation Service and the
Beltsville Research Center.
In addition to this work, Mr.. Byrd
pointed out, they are making much
Of the small equipment for their
own machine shop.
1--WE are turning cut some of the
best work being done in N. Y. A.
shops" Mr.. Byrd said. II am think
ing Of approaching the Army and
Navy to do precision work for them
since I think we are well equipped
to do it we'll"
On completion of their training,
the "sea bees" will be sent overseas
to naval bases to relieve civilians
now doing construction work.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Twelfth Street ~ Opens
Membership Compoign

The annual membership drive Of
the Twelfth Street Y. M. C.. A.
opened today and will continue until
April ~, 1t was announced by w. G.
Hueston, chairman.
Associate chairmen with Mr.. Hues-
ton are DR.. Howard H. Long and
L. A. Ransom. Manager Of Division
A is Dr.; William T. Grady, with
Belford A. Lawson associate man.
ager. Francis A. Gregory is man
ager Of Division B, with DR.. William
Greene associate manager.
Robert De Frantz Of New York
and associated with the National
Y. M. G. A. Is here to direct the
campaign, Dr.. Hueston said. There
are - teams with approximately %
men, hs said.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Positive Labor Publicity
Urged by C..I. 0. Editors
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
A conference of c. I. Q. editors
and publicity directors urged yester-
day that organized labor reply to
attacks mot in a defensive spirit but
by publicizing increasingly its posi-
tive stand and its many activities to
promote the war effort"
A statement adopted by the con-
ference included these assertions:
Control of the daily press by
wealthy financial and business in
terests is largely responsible for its
frequent anti-labor attitudes.
1--WE - recommend that the
daily press follow the example of
other private industries by abandon
ing policies which hinder successful
prosecution of the war and convert
itself into q war industry which will
be dedicated to the defeat of the
Axis. -"
Radio has to date been more SEN
sitive than daily newspaper publish
ers to the demand that both sides of
controversial issues be presented, If
the real freedom of press and radio
is 70 be preserved"
Evening star., 1942-04-13

District school and health oficials
hope to be given chance to defend
the need for additional personnel to
step up the health and physical
training programs of the senior high
schools to five periods q week in
stead of the present average of two:
to increase the number of physical
and dental examinations and to fol-
low up with the parents to see that
defects are corrected.
Good Way to Spend.
Mr.. Mahon was unwilling to COM
NIT himself to any program or ex-
penditures prior to hearing the testi-
mony Of District of1cials, but said
he felt it was hard to spend money
better than on health and physical
education"
The subcommittee chairman said
thst wlifle he Nas iloc Certain that
the public schools were the place
for the physical training of youth,
the schools were probably the only
place where it would be cared for.
Wants to Hear Oficials.
Although he believes strongly in
the value Of physical education,
Mr.. Mahon said he prefers to hear
what the Commissioners and other
Evening star., 1942-04-13
BIuckout Not to Halt
Choral Society Rehearsal

The Tuesday blackout will not
interfere with the weekly rehearsal
of the Washington Choral Society
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock In Gen.
tral High School, it was announced
today, as officials of the society
renewed an invitation to singers
coming here for war work to apply
for membership in the society.
Those with musical qualifications
are invited to join with the $50 mem
bers Of the society in preparation Of
programs, including works Of Bach,
Hrahn1s, Scarlatti and other COM
posers, to be sung In public during
the spring and summer. The Choral
Society is in its 10th season.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Virginia Ceremonies
Pay Honor TO Jefferson
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Ceremonies to inaugurate the
Jefferson bicentennial celebration
were arranged today at the Uni
versity of Virginia and at Monticello
in observance of the 199th anni-
versary of the birth of Thomas JET
ferson.
Today is an official State holiday
and State employees. except those in
the motor vehicles division, were
not required to report for work. The
last-minute rush by purchasers Of
the 1912 license plates forced the
motor vehicles division to keep open.
DR.. Dixon Ryan Fox, president Of
Union College, Schenectady, N. Y,
was invited to deliver the Founders
day address at the University Of
Virginia and to speak at brief exer-
cises at the Jefferson grave at
Monticello.
Monticello was opened to the
public free of charge.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
West Virginia Justice
Sits in District Court

Federal Judge Harry E. Katkins
Of the Northern and Southern Dis
tricts Of West Virginia today began
a tour of duty in District Court
here which will last until the end
of the month. He is hearing jury
civil cases in the new Police Court
Building.
Justice Jesse c. Adkins today be-
gan three month assignment to
Motions Court of District Court. He
replaces Justice Jennings Bailey
who has gone on duty in one Of the
jury civil courts.
The District Court Easter recess
came to an end today with the re-
sumption of regular business in all
the tribunals.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
D. c. War Pilots Family
Arrives in California

Mrs. George M. Rouzee, wife of 1t.
Rouzee. Navy flyer, has arrived in
California from Honolulu with her
two small children, 1t was learned
here by 1t. Rouzee's mother, Mrs.
Katherine L. Rouzee, Of 5305 Second
street NV.
Young Mrs. Rouzee had been in
Honolulu since January, 194l. The
two children are George jr, . year
and half old, and Roberta Anne,
six months.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
American u. to Hold
SociuI Science PurIey

: The annual advisory conference
sponsored by the school of social
sciences and public affairs at Ameri-
can University will open Saturday
at 2 pm. and continue for six Sat,
urdays thereafter.
The conference is for those en-
gagged in correspondence manage
ment and will be conducted by
James F. Grady, in charge Of the
Interagency Correspondence Man
agement Conference sponsored by
the training division Of the United
States Civil Service Commission.
Chiefs Of divisions and others in
supervisory positions will be in
structed to review letters con-
structively and be able to demon
strate to subordinates methods of
improving their correspondence.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Religious Education
PurIey Set for Friday

A one-siay conference here as part
Of q national crusade to make re-
ligious education available to school
children and an estimated 0,000, 900
adults will be held Friday in Cal
vary Baptist Church, Eighth and H
streets NV, under auspices of the
international Council of Religious
Education.
Five leaders In Christian educa-
ton will speak at sessions beginning
at $50 am, at 2 pm. and 7:30 pm.
The meeting Is one of the 100
gatherings to be held In 43 States
this month under the title of United
Christian Education Advance.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Local Draft Boards
Given Permission
ToAsk FurIoughs
Procedure Will Assist
Seleetee in Closing
Personal Affuirs

Local draft boards here have been
given permission to recommend that
the Army grant furloughs where
undue hardship would occur If an
inducted registrant could not get
home to wind up his affairs, 1t was
learned today.
The furloughs may or may not be
granted but Camp Lee, Va, official
said today that recommendation
from local boards would be a great
help In deciding who should be
granted furloughs and would carry
considerable weight, since local
boards were familiar with indi-
vidual circumstances.
Camp Lee and local selective serv-
ice both emphasized that furloughs
would be considered only where
hardship was involved and not be
handed out simply for the asking.
Several Furloughs Allowed.
Since April 7, when the induction
procedure, changed to provide for
Army physical examinations at the
time Of induction, began to affect
local registrants, more than q dozen
Washington men 9hAtet been given
three-day passes or short furloughs
from Camp Lee, it was said.
The recommendations, which local
selective service requested its boards
be allowed to make, will go with
the registrant's papers to the recep-
ton center, which at the present
time is Camp Lee for Washington
registrants.
Registrants most affected by the
recommendations would be those
where there was a reasonable doubt
that their physical condition would
permit induction.
The request for furlough should
be made, 1t was explained. to the
company commander at the recep-
ton center. It should be made i'm
mediately. since the registrants are
liable to be shipped to some distant
camp before they can get a furlough
II the evidence to be considered for
a furlough come too late No fur
loughs will be granted, Camp Lee
explained, until the Army processing
is over-inoculation, issuing of uni
forms and the Army general classi-
fication test. This usually takes
about two days. If furlough requests
are granted, they are for no more
than 10 days, it was said.
Must Produce Evidence.
The Camp Lee official explained
that unless the selectee who wanted
a furlough had some evidence with
him to show that hardship was in
volved his chances Of getting fur
Tough were slim.
Some of the selectees granted q
furlough brought letters with them
from their local boards, the official
said, and others called their local
boards from the camp to supply the
necessary information. One fur
Tough was granted because the
selectee had to move his mother to
Alabama. Other cases have involved
giving up apartments, selling auto
mobiles and winding up other per-
sonal affairs.
Local boards, which will get
printed forms within the next day
or two on which to make their rec
concentrations, were advised by local
headquarters not to recommend fur
loughs promiscuously, but to con-
slider every worthy case.
Under the old system registrants
took their physical examinations
more than a week before induction
and, therefore, had time to wind
up their affairs If they knew they
were going to be inducted.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Young and Fowler
Called as HEARINGS
On Budget Open
House Subcommittee
Studies Districts Needs
Arising Since War

A House Subcommittee on Appro-
priations today started long delayed
hearings on the 1943 District budget,
which was revised last week to pro-
vide urgently needed improvements
which have arisen since the war.
In present form the budget calls
for appropriations totaling about
$56, 500, 900 to operate the municipal
government In the new fiscal year
beginning July l., This is $1,000, 600
In excess Of the amount originally
approved by the Budget Bureau.
Commissioner Young and Budget
On1cer Walter L. Fowler were the
first witnesses. They were scheduled
to give the subcommittee an outline
Of the Districts financial situation.
Heads Of 10 municipal departments
and bureaus are to follow them.
Representative Mahon, Democrat,
Of Texas, the subcommittee chair
man, expects the hearings to con-
tinue for at least 10 days.
Witnesses Immediately scheduled
to follow Commissioner Young and
Mr.. Fowler include G. M. Thornett,
secretary Of the Board of Commits
sioners: Roland M. Brennan, pur-
chasing officer, and Robert H. Davis,
director Of inspection and inspector
Of buildings.
OF the $4,000, 900 added to the budg-
ct since its preparation last fall,
81, ,000, 900 Is understood to have been
set aside to start construction Of q
new bridge across fthe Anacostia
River connecting the foot Of South
Capitol street with the Anacostia
Parkway.
Other additions include $3.50 900
for a new dual-purpose water main
to provide additional water facilities
for both the Capitol Hill and Ana
costa sections, and for a substantial
increase in the personnel Of the
Health Department.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Byrd Bans Sale
|Of OfCigorettes on
M. u. Campus

Tobacco Is worse than liquor.
That's the opinion of DR.. II. C..
Byrd. president of the University Of
Maryland, who has forbidden sale
Of cigarettes on the campus Of the
university.
Il trained men for Is years and
know how much longer it used to
take me to get smokers in shape
as compared to non-smokers.
so long as I'm president thereIl
be no cigarettes sold on the Mary
land campus"
DR.. Byrd feels that he should set
the proper objectives for his stu
dents. But he doesn't want to en-
croach on their freedom. Smokj-t
hen the campus Is not forbidden. y
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Hoffman 10 Testify
In Axis Propaganda
Inquiry Today
House Member Notifies
Justice Department Of
Intention to Appear

Representative Hoffman, Re
publican, Of Michigan notified
the Department of Justice that
he would appear before the grand
jury investigating Axis propa-
ganda activities today, Special
Assistant to the Attorney Gen
eral William Power Maloney an
nounced.
Representative Hoffman was ire
quested" to appear, but no subpoena
was issued. The legislator, who had
been out Of the city, called the JUS
tice Department this morning to in
form Mr.. Maloney that he would
appear.
Mr.. Holman has been an OUT
spoken critic Of the administra-
tion's foreign policy. While the
prosecutor did not reveal what he
wanted to question Mr.. Hoffman
about, 1t was expected the subject
would be the wide distribution of q
speech which the Michigan member
made, called Roosevelt Is a Judas"
Assertedly this speech was distrib-
uted by subversive organizations.
Appearing before the grand jurors
this morning was Mrs. David STAN
ley Of Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. STAN
ley was repeatedly formerly afiin-
ated with an isolationist group
called the United Mothers of
America.
Other Probable Witnesses.
Others slated as probable wit
nesses today were the Rev. Gerald
B. Winrod, Wichita (Kans0 evan
gelist; Charles B. Hudson, Nebras-
kan, editor of America in Danger,
and E. j. Garner, editor of Publicity,
. Kansas publication.
Hudson Is in District Jail, where
Justice Jennings Bailey committed
him last week for contempt. He was
charged with refusing TO- tell the
grand jury who printed post card
he distributed. Justice Bailey SEN
fenced the witness to three months,
but gave him 10 days In which to
purge himself Of the contempt by
giving the grand Jury the informa-
ton 1t wanted.
Went Back Before Jury.
Hudson went back before the Jury
Friday and answered further ques-
tions.
Mr.. Maloney said today there were
no new developments in the Hud-
son case. The prosecutor said he
did not think 1t necessary to bring
Hudson before Justice Bailey again
in the present case unless the pub
Usher refuses to answer further
questions. Waiting In an anteroom
this morning were Hudsons wife
and son, william.
It was disclosed today that Attor-
ney General Btddle has directed Mr..
Naloney. . special a4tant, and
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Trouble Corrected

WINCHESTER. Va. R. - The
police short wave radio here, ciogged
mysteriously on frequent occasions
by static, is giving better service
now. The trouble was traced to
Magistrate A. j. Tavenner's electric
razor which he used between hear
tngs.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
College Awurds Medal

EMMITSBURG, Nd, April 13
R.-Mount st. Mary's College Of
ficials announced yesterday DR.
Joseph F. Thorning. head of the
department of sociology, would be
awarded the 1912 ri Alpha Sigma
Pan American fraternity gold
medal for furthering cultural rela-
tions with Latin American countries
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Civil Service
Files Removal
Case Delayed
Mental Examination
Ordered for One of
Five Defendants

Trial of five persons charged with
removing Illegally thousands of per-
sonnel information sheets from the
files Of the Civil Service Commission
was interrupted at its outset in Dis
trict Court today and continued a
week when Justice James w. Morris
ordered a mental examination Of
one of the defendants.
A thorough check on the mental
state of Lawrence L. Haynes, office
manager for a mail solicitation busi-
ness service, was directed at the re-
quest Of his attorney, Harold A.
Garvey.
After a conference of all the at
torneys with the judge in chambers,
the matter was brought up briefly
in open court. Mr.. Garvey formally
moved for a weeks delay for the
mental examination.
Issue Beclouded, Haynes Says.
May make a statement" asked
Mr.. Haynes.
The court said he might.
This issue Is being beclouded,"
said Mr.. Haynes. II do not propose
to take the stand and I do not see
what my mental condition has to
do with this case"
Justice Morris said the defendent's
mental condition had a decided
bearing on whether it, was proper
to place him on trial at this time.
The court added that it had been
represented to him that a previous
request was made for such a mental
investigation and he was not willing
to submit, but the court was in
formed that he now was willing to
submit 10 more thorough exami-
nation than had been contemplated.
Mr.. Haynes then expressed will
ingness to submit to an examina-
ton.
In directing the weeks continu-
ance, Justice Morris expressed hope
that the physicians examining Mr..
Haynes would report to the court
by Thursday.
Case May Be Severed.
The issue of the defendants
condition interrupted the trial be-
fore the impaneling Of jury had
begun. 1t was indicated that If Mr.
Haynes we're not found mentally
competent, mis- case would be severed
from that uf the otner four de-
PENDANTS and the trial started next
Monday.
In addition to Mr.. Haynes The
defendants are: Miss Katherine
Kay, a former War Department
employe; Harlin w. Crandall, a
former employe Of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission; Walter A. c..
Camp, and Werner J. Oroach, de-
scribed as the president ard vice
president, respectively, of the Vita
Health Food Co.
According to the Government, ap-
proximately 10000 confidential per-
sonnel records of the Civil Service
Commission were found in the Office
of Mr.. Haynes, who was an associate
In the Standard Business Service, a
firm that supplied businesses with
lists Of names to solicit.
The i've accused persons are
charged in the indictment with
illegally removing the records and
also with stealing them. There are
IA counts in the bill. The case is
being prosecuted by Assistant United
States Attorney Charles B. Murray.
Appearing today for Mr.. Crandan
was Attorney James A. O'Shea. Mr..
Camp and Mr.. Orbach were rep
resented by William H. Collins,
former assistant United States at
torney, and William Lamb, while
Sol NJ. Alpher represented Miss Kay.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
PIT. A. Meeting Postponed

FALLS CHURCH, Va, April 13
tSpeciaD The April meeting Of Falls
Church Parent Teacher Association,
scheduled for tomorrow evening,
has been postponed until 8 pm.
wednesday because Of the blackout,
It has been announced.
Evening star., 1942-04-13

others In the Criminal Division Of
the Justice Department to proceed
vigorously against any subsersive or
defeatist publications Or circulars
that may Be unco bred.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Bottery Park Meeting

Election Of officers Of the Battery
Park (Md.) Citizens Association will
be held In the Bethesda Clubhouse
tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
For q Stronger America
For Stronger America
Physical Fitness Program
Hinges on Budget Hearings
D. c. OfficioIs Hope for Chance to Defend
Need for Enlarged Personnel
of d
(25th OF q Series.)
Bx John w. THOMPSON. Jr..

Chairman Mahons District subcommittee Of the House Ap
propraons Committee today scheduled hearings the
943 District budget which will determine whether the physical
fitness of boys and girls the public schools be increased
during the school contribution the