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Evening star., 1942-08-19
Horse Meat Placed on Sole,
But It's for Doqs and Cats

Evidence that Washingtonians
facing growing scarcity Of beef
and pork. might be turning to horse
meat was picked up today by the
District Health Department.
An inspector for the Bureau of
Food Inspection came across
dodger advertising horse meat. put
up by the Hill Packing Co. of To-
peka. Kans., "U. S. inspected and
passed by the Department of Agri-
culture and distributed by Lerman
Bros, Washington commission mer-
chants at Eleventh and E streets
SW.
In red letters, the poster pointed
to the advantages of this "economi-
cal meat food" of which choice
cuts" were available. Nothing was
said about whether the meat was
intended for household pets or hu-
man beings and the absence of such
specification led DR., Reid r. Ash
worth, chief Of the Bureau OF Food
Inspection. to wondering whether
Evening star., 1942-08-19

fixtures would cause endless litiga-
tion.
Senator Wiley, Republican, of
Wisconsin counseled State and local
governments today to hold down
their tax bills so citizens could pay
their Federal taxes which will be
enormous"
Asserting in a formal statement
that local rates should be reduced
wherever Economically feasible y
Senator Wiley said:
The cost of war is progressively
increasing and to every far-seeing
man the need of paying currently
as much of the cost of the war as
possible is very apparent.
"A sharp restriction in State
budgets and an increased yield in
some important State sources of
revenue should make it possible for
most States to recommend reduc-
tions in the taxes on personal in
comes"
Evening star., 1942-08-19

porterhouse a la Dobbin might not
be an early piece de resistance here.
But it was all mistake, it seemed
Samuel Lerman of Lerman Bros.
said the Hill Packing Co., in putting
out the dodger for the benefit Of
Washington business, had neglected
to say that it was only for dog and
cat food-a purpose to which horse
meat long has been put This was
made specific in the copy Lerman
Bros submitted, he said.
I'VE deal in pet foods" Mr.. Ler-
man explained. And we have no
intention of selling horse meat for
human consumption"
Evening star., 1942-08-19
Davis Urges Tax Bill
Revision 10 Save
Post War Industry
Senator Declares Chances
As VitoI to Victory
As Arms or Men
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
A warning that industry could
not survive lean postwar years
without drastic revision of busi-
ness levies in the proposed new
tax bill came today from Senator
Davis, Republican, of Pennsyl-
vania.
He said the Senate Finance Com
mittee. OF which he is a member,
must change the House approach
or let the Nation face defeat on
this important 'front.'" as vital to
victory as arms and men.
Senator Davis's formal statement
Evening star., 1942-08-19
Chip Shop PIeo Voiced

Advancement of the social status
Of the Ash and chip shop is sought
in London by the president of the
National Federation of Fish Fryers,
Who protests the undignified prac-
tice of selling newspaper-wrspped
FISH over the counter.
Evening star., 1942-08-19
Soldier Marriages Speeded

DETROIT. Aug. 10 (P)-If you're
a soldier, marriage is possible in
Michigan within an hour. If you're
not in the service. it takes five days.
Probate Judge Thomas C. Murphy
Evening star., 1942-08-19

of Detroit not only has waived the
waiting period for all servicemens
but appointed eight firms of attory
neys to make out the waivers for
the boys free of charge. 4
Evening star., 1942-08-19
Hen Sells for $400

For a champion Rhode Island Red
hen S400 was paid at poultry show
held in Palermo, Argentina. The
hen was bred and exhibited by Leo
nardo Benvenuto.
Evening star., 1942-10-12

Unit. War Department Employees
of Quartermaster Depot, Y. M. and
Y. w. Recreation Committee.
Donors Card Included.
Brookland Baptist Church, Brook
land Methodist Church, Calvary
Baptist Church. Chevy Chase Pres
byteriant Church, Church lrof the
Ascension, Church of Our Saviour,
Epiphany Church, Evangelical Re-
formed Church, Grace Reformed
Church, Luther Place Memorial
Church, Nanjemoy Baptist Church
of Nanjemoy, Md; National City
Christian Church, Mount Vernon
Place Church. L.. ->.,-''
Service Guild of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation, st. Matthew'S
Cathedral, st. Stephans and IN
carnation Church, st. Thomas
Apostles, Temple Baptist Church,
Trilla B. Young Bible Glass, West
ern Presbyterian Church, Trinity
Lutheran Missionary, Sisterhood of
Bethel Congregation.
Womans Society of Christian
Service, Aldersgate Methodist
Church; TRANSPORTATION, Westmin-
ster Presbyterian Church, Woman S
Society of Christian Service, Con-
gress Street Church; Kendall Bap-
tist Church Missionary Fund, St.
Monica's Progressive Club.
Any individual or organization
contributing dollar may include in
the kit a card bearing the name of
the donor.
Evening star., 1942-10-12
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BELLEVILLE, ILL.,, Oct. 12.-Gaso-
line rationing, the nomad's night
mare, shadowed what probably was
the last big gypsy encampment for
the duration as 300 of them from
all corners of the Nation lounged
before Pickering fires here last
night.
The wedding OF 9-year-old Tom
Johns OF Arlington County, Va,
and 11-year- old Katy Miller of Wis
consin provided the reason for the
occasion and battered automobiles
dragging trailers the means.
The pre-wedding revery began
at 9 am. Pigs. turkeys, chickens
and lambs, slowly turning on spits,
provided a background for bands
of romping,, dark-skinned children.
Women dressed in traditional fes-
tival f1nery-bright- colored low cut
gowns and fancy jeWelry.
The wedding ceremony, conducted
by the Rev. Steve Miller of st. Louis,
lasted, only 20 minutes. after which
the bride and bridegroom resumed
their play with the other children.
Frank Johns, father of the BRIDE
groom and textile worker at Ar
lington, said his son and bride would
live in his household as brother
and sister until they reached the
legal age for civil marriage.
Evening star., 1942-10-12
Pentagon Project
Gets Dirt From
Rock Greek Hills
Better Bride Path Will
Be Made Through
Hauling for Fill

The War Department, needing dirt
for fill and road construction at the
Pentagon Building project in Ar
lington, is removing tons of earth
from the rolling hills along Rock
Creek that eventually will give
Washington riders 20-foot wide
bride path.
For three weeks-with at least one
more to go-some 60 men have
manned 40 trucks, two steam shovels
and bulldozer, revamping the route
for riders through Rock Creek Park
from the P Street Bridge to a point
above the @ street span-about half
a mile.
To make way for the path be-
tween the P and @ street bridges
about Is trees, brush, small plants
and underground were removed. The
crews now are engaged in that work.
Seven-Mile Trip.
The truck haul between the dig
ging site and the Pentagon Build
ing is about 7-mile round trip,
but an official of the contracting
firm, Potts g. Callahan, explained
that the War Department has gone
even farther afeld to secure fill
for the Arlington job.
The National Park and Planning
Commission for some time has had
widening OF the bride path planned
on paper. and when the War De-
partment's need for dirt arose, the
two needs were combined.
The widening job south of P
Street Bridge has been finished and
consisted mostly OF earth removal.
Harder Part Of Task.
A harder task was started a week
ago when a 60-foot almost sheer
drop between the p and @ street
bridges had to be terraced. A fore
man on the job estimated that $1,000
cubic yards Of dirt eventually will
be removed from this point, less
than q 100-yard stretch. The trees
came out Of this area. For the time
being, this section Of the path is
closed to riders.
The improved path will run to a
ravine adjoining Oak Hill Gene
terry, about $50 yards above the @
street bridge, and about 5000 cubic
yards Of dirt along with another
group of trees will have to come out
of that section.
The finished project will give the
Carlyn Apartments, overlooking the
creek between p and Q streets, 4
sloping terrace that will run down
to the bride path skirting the
waterway.
Evening star., 1942-10-12
Rhetts Taking Week Off,
Nelson Spokesman Saws
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Charles Edward Rhetts, in charge
OF foreign operations in the War
Production Boards Priorities Bu-
reau, was reported today to have Of
fered his resignation, but spokes-
man for Chairman Donald M. Mel
son said he understood Mr.. Rhetts
was merely taking a week off,"
The letter, it was stated reliably.
was addressed to j. A. Krug, deputy
director general for priority control.
Neither Mr.. Krug nor Mr.. Rhetts
could be reached, however, and aides
Of Mr.. Krug said they could not
state whether or not such a letter
had been received.
The Nelson spokesman, refusing
to be quoted by name. said he be-
lieved Mr.. Rhett's dissatisfaction
was caused partly by creation of a
new foreign division in WPB-ap-
parently duplicating Mr.. Rhetts'
work-by Frederick Eberstadt. new
ly appointed deputy WPB chairman.
This source also acknowledged re-
ce1ving reports that Mr.. Rhetts had
been disappointed by Illustration of
his Efforts over period of months
to send certain United States oil re-
finery equipment torRussia, a project
approved by President Roosevelt.
The spokesman said he hoped the
situation would besstraightened out
by the end of the week"
Evening star., 1942-10-12
u. 5. Fighting Men
Receive 3,347 Kits
From . D. !. {. Donors
Red Cross Production
Workers Sew Boes;
Ns@ GeuJ Set. :.

Donors In the District have con-
tributed 3,347 utility bags, known
as comfort kits, to men serving
overseas in Americas fighting
forces, report from the District
Red Cross revealed today.
Made by Red Cross chapter pro-
duction workers, the kits are filled
at a cost of 81 each with miscel-
laneous articles ranging from razor
blades to detective stories. A utility
bag is to be given every man leaving
for overseas duty, and the Dis
trict's quota is 10000
The Department of Commerce,
with total contributions of $845.37,
tops the list of donors, while the
Government Printing Ofnce is sec
ond with $400.
Donors Are Listed.
Other donors include: District
League of American Pen Women,
Arminius Lodge, No. Is, F. A. A. NJ;
Anacostia Lodge. No. 81, F. A. A. M;
Army Women, Army Medical Cen
ter, Division j, Board of Public We'll
fare; Central Kitchen Canteen Unit,
No. 10; Catholic Daughters of Amer
lea. D. G. Congress Of Parents and
Teachers, Grand Chapter of Eastern
Star. Federal Lodge, No. l, F. A.
A. M; Thomas J. Fisher g. Co., Inc; ;
Haddassah. Washington Chapter:
Jewish Folk Chorus Unit, National
Home for Jewish Children, Joppa'
Lodge, No. IS, F. A. A. M.
Kalorama Women's Christian
Temperance Union, Kenesaw Unit,
Navy Women; Navy Department
Unit, Nom Commissioned Officers
Mess, Mrs. G. B. Parker oath Street
Unit; Potomac Heights Community
Club, Chapter House Production
Room, Rainbow Glass, Randall
Highland Unit. Soldier Unit, Phi
Omega Pi National Sorority, Phi
Theta Gamma Sorority, Pearl Sut-
ton, Col. James S. Petit Post, Span
ish War Veterans Auxiliary, Ia
koma Park Unit. Tariff Commission.
U. S. Society Daughters of 1872,
U. S. Oflce OF Education, Surgical
Dressings Unit, Walsh House. West
chester Unit. Whittlesey Unit. Wool
Conservation Center, Womens Ben
eft Association of D. c., Woodbridge
Evening star., 1942-10-12
Soldiers Roar Approval
Of leningrad Symphony
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CAMP YOUNG, Calf, Oct. H.
There was quite a bit of skeptical
head-shaking in Hollywood enter
tainment circles when Conductor
Leopold Stokowski announced he
was going to take the Los Angeles
Symphony Orchestra to this desert
Army Outpost to present Dmitri
Shostakovich's Seventh, or War
Symphony.
Dancing girls? Certainly. 1--WE
singers? Sure. Comedians? Ger
tainly. But symphony, we'll
But they needn't have worried.
Thousands of desert-hardened SOL
dlers roared their appreciation as
Mr.. Stokowski led his orchestra,
faultlessly attired in evening dress
and with the whole desert as an
amphitheater, through the strains
OF the symphony which Shostako-
vlch composed during the siege of
Leningrad.
Evening star., 1942-10-12
| Workers Need
Louder Signal
LAT WPB Office

The Internal Section of the Diyi-
sin OF Industry Operations of the
War Production Board is still with
out q signal system to signify the
lunch period and change OF shifts
after numerous experiments.
After trying buzzer systems, blink.
ing Of the lights, gavel knocking
and just plain yelling, officials had
two ships bells installed yesterday.
but In trials today it was found
they could not be heard above the
ONCE chatter and din of the many
typewriters.
The next thing to get a tryous
according to officials, is a PONG
which will be installed shortly. The
ofnce, located In the basement Of
the Social Security Building is one
of the WPB's largest. There are
approximately 800 employees On each
shift and loud signal Is NEEDED.
ofncials said, adding that they viii
welcome suggestions from the public. /
Evening star., 1942-10-12
Pennsy Derai|ment Blocks
Main Line for Three Hours
By the Associated Press.
MONMOIITH .IIIN

BY the Associated Press.
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N. j..
Oct. 12.-Four tracks of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad main line were
blocked for three hours last night
after the three rear cars of a WASH
ington-bound passenger train left
the rails.
Three persons were injured and
taken to a hospital in Princeton, S
miles from here.
Thirty-seven trains were delayed
by the derailment and thousands of
persons were left waiting in Penn
Sylvania stations at New York, New
ark and Philadelphia.
More than 100 detectives and
police were sent to New York's Penn
sylvania station to help answer ques-
tions of an estimated 5000 persons,
many of them soldiers and sailors
bound on furloughs or back to their
stations.
The train, an extra section of No.
lit. had left New York for the Cap
ltal at $50 pm. The accident oc-
CURED 36 minutes later. Railroad
ofhclals blamed broken axle.
Evening star., 1942-10-12

CHS network, after which she
lunched with Mrs. Hobby. Other
luncheon guests were Representa-
tive Edith Nourse Rogers, who in
troduced the WAAC bill in Con-
gress; Eugene Meyer, publisher of
the Washington Post, and War De-
partment officials, with whom Chief
Controller Knox held a long after
noon conference.
Tall and slim, with clear-cut fea-
lures and blue eyes, Mrs. Knox looks
extremely smart in her khaki uni
form with its brass buttons and
henna scarlet "tabs."
Born in Suffolk, England, "a years
ago, she has daughter, Julia, Is.
Her husband is an officer in the
Royal Air Force in England They
see each other rarely-on the few
occasions when both have leaves at
the same time.
Evening star., 1942-10-12
ATS Head Praises Army Education

The wartime army service is the
finest education any woman can OBJ
tain, Chief Controller Jean Knox,
director Of 100000 women in the
British Auxiliary Territorial Serv-
ice. told a press conference today.
If the British women do not take
greater part in civil life after the
war;" she said, Il shall be very
disappointed. Army life gives them
sense of responsibility, new objects
in life, new understanding. They
must carry this into private life
after the war"
Chief Controller Knox, whose
rank is equivalent to that Of major
general, held the press conference
at the British Embassy. At her side
was Director Oveta Culp Hobby Of
the WAACs, ofncial hostess during
Mrs. Knoxs three-day stay in WASH
ington.
Leadership is something you can
not define, but is quality you can
recognize" Mrs. Knox said. 1T Is q
regrettably rare quality. " can
train woman to the powers Of
command, but you cannot train her
to leadership. You never can tell a
persons qualities as a leader until
you vest leadership in her hand.
5000 Women Enlisted Weekly.
Eve want to obliterate the brass
hat attitude. We want to get away
from the bully. Some turn power
into aggressiveness. You must lead
by example, not by bullying"
The ATS enlist 5000 women q
week. BY way of comparison Mrs.
Hobby pointed out that the WAACS
now enlist 300 women a week. Brit
ish women between the ages Of 20
and 80 are conscripted into national
service either in the armed forces or
in manufacturing. Mrs. Knox ex-
planned. however, that the ATS in
duct as many volunteers as the
total conscripted.
Women in the ATS today perform
so different varieties Of employment.
While not actually firing guns, they
may be in the position of repeating
the firing order to the gunners.
Several enlisted women have been
killed in combat areas.
"We do not have enough women
in our armed services" Mrs. Knox
said, but you realize the manpower
situation in England. One woman
is equal to one man."
Concerning officer training, she
observed: The finest education
is for an officer to go through the
ranks. personally advocate pro-
noting officers from the ranks and
that is also the policy of our war
office"
Will Visit Fort Des Moines.
Mrs. Knox, who leaves Washing
ton tomorrow after a three-day
round of conferences and official
visits, to inspect the WAACS at
Fort Des Moines, Iowa, will deliver
message of encouragement and
good will.
I'VE are all sisters in arms and
We have the same hopes, the same
ideals and the same determination,
she will tell the WAACS. I'VE are
IN this thing to see 1t through and
make our contribution" Mrs. Knox
Evening star., 1942-10-12
Churchill Again Refuses
Comment on Russia
BY the Associated Press.

8y the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 12.-On the ground
that no further statement is called
for at present, Prime Minister
Churchill has refused to elaborate
on the views he already has ex-
pressed on the subject of aid to
Russia.
Mr.. Churchill's stand was ex-
planned by his secretary, J. M. Mar
tin, in letter replying to series
Of questions submitted to the Prime
Minister In writing by the Associated
Press bureau here.
The questions were prompted by
the statements on Allied aid which
Joseph Stain gave recently in re-
sponse to similar queries submitted
to him by Henry c. Cassidy, Associa-
ted Press bureau chief in Moscow.
Mr.. Martin called attention to the
statement which Mr.. Churchill made
in the House of Commons last Tues
day in which he refused to discuss
the -to-Russia issue on the basis
Of the Stain letter, limiting that his
reticence was based on a desire to
avoid tipping the Allied hand to the
Germans.
Evening star., 1942-10-12
IRA's Chief Of Staff
Reported Held in Ulster
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland Oct.
l2-Police of Northern Ireland an.
nounced today that Hugh McAteer.
whom they identified as chief of
stan OF the outlawed Irish Republi-
can Army for all Ireland, had been
arrested and was being held for
lnternment under the Special
Powers Act. No charges are neces-
sary under this act.
McAteer, Is, was released 12
months ago after serving six-year
term for possessing fire arms and
explosives.
At the time OF his latest arrest.
police said three other men, includ-
ing a father and son, were taken
into custody for possession of fire.
arms.
McAteer, son of respectable mid
dle-class family with a brother in
the British customs service, was
seized near Londonderry in a house
where large quantity of explosives
and IRA literature were found, po-
lice reported.
Evening star., 1942-10-12
light Die as Army Bomber
Crashes on Kansas Farm
by the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
:. TOPEKA, Kans., Oct. 12.-An
Army bombing plane crashed on a
farm hillside 3 miles from the To-
peka Air Base yesterday, carrying
eight men to their deaths and leav-
ing the one survivor critically in
1ured.
Army officers early today had not
determined the cause of the acci-
dent.
: sergt. James e., Price, Trenton,
IA. was the aofly one of the nine
men sboafd sti1r Alive whehzC., E.
Patterson, a farmer on whose land
the crash occurred, reached the
scene.
/, 1t. H. R. Rubin of the Topeka
base said the plane. was ,on-aerou-
zine flight. He listed the dad as
1t. Ralph NJ. Dienst, Is. Pasadena,
Calf; 1t. Charles w. Fischer, o.
Boston: 1t. James H. Edwards, "a,
Berkeley, Calf: 1t. James L.
Holmes, "a, Fort Bragg, Calf. Staff
Sergt. Willie T. Barnes, "a, Colum-
bus, Ca; Staff Sergt. Max Barron,
a. Pleasant Hill, La: Staff Sergt.
Aubrey M. Large, %, Francis, Okla,
and Staff Sergt. Merlin o. Brager,
10, Madison, Wis.
Evening star., 1942-10-12
7 More intersections
Added 10 Two-lane
Pedestrian Guides
Traffic Director Pleased
With Experiment in the
Downtown Section

Two more intersections on down.
town F street were added today to
the two-lane pedestrian traffic ex-
pertinent started last week, and
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer said he was pleased with re-
suits.
The principal objective of the ex-
pertinent is to determine the most
effective method of marking the
lanes. MIR. Van Duzer said several
other intersections will be painted
as soon as this phase of the trial
has been decided.
Variations in Markings.
Several variations in the mark
ings were put in use, some designed
to give better directions and others
to reduce the amount of paint
needed. The best appeared to be
one in which large arrows were
painted diagonally across the line
dividing the two lanes. If this plan
Is adopted, the traffic director
pointed out, the arrows alone may
be used to designate the lanes, thus
saving the extra paint required for
the dividing line.
The two intersections added to
the experiment are those at Tenth
and Twelfth streets NV. That at
Thirteenth, the busiest in the city.
was painted last week.
A majority of pedestrians at all
three intersections were walking in
the right-hand lanes, in compli-
ance with the arrows. Mr.. Van
Du1er said the test would be con-
tinued for several days longer before
he decided on whether it would be
necessary to station policemen there
as part of campaign to educate the
public to the plan. A similar tryout
period will apply to the matter of
enforcing little-known regulation
regarding two-lane pedestrian traf-
fic. he added.
Would Remove Trash Cans,
Some interference at the marked
intersections is caused by the pres
ence there Of trafiic light posts and
waste paper cans, which partially
obstruct the lanes. Nothing will be
done IN the case Of the light, but
Mr.. Van Duzer said he would repeat
an order that the trash cans be
removed.
At least six more intersections will
be marked. Locations already Sc
lected are at Eleventh and Fifteenth
streets on P, Fifteenth on G, Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth on Pennsyl,
vania avenue, and Fifteenth on New
York avenue.
Evening star., 1942-10-12
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page

IF Supply. as its leading witnesses
at it's hearings.
= Donald B. Nelson. head Of the
War Production Board, has taken
d step anticipating the Senate
Small Business Committee inquiry
10 some degree by issuing an order
directing all Government agency
heads to avoid. wherever possible.
placing industrial contracts in areas
of labor shortage.
Probe of Contracts.
! This is aimed at placing contracts
In regions with surplus labor. of
(which New York City is one. The
Small Business Committee wants to
determine why contracts have not
been let more heavily in that re-
gion in the past.
: The war industrial concentration
is fixed in a number of limited
sareas-Hartford, Buffalo, Detroit,
Seattle, San Diego and others.
! The Manpower Commission plan
ming division has recommended to
Chairman McNutt that he certify
Los Angeles, Seattle, Detroit, Buf-
sfalo and Philadelphia as centers of
.critical labor shortages.