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Evening star., 1942-06-13

Pity the prospective father in a
town like this! His wife. the
mother-to-be, can get group instruc-
ton on her future role at public
health clincs and in home nursing
courses. but. for the father-to-be,
at present there is no learning to
be had.
But If there are as many as 20
prospective fathers in Washington
who are actually interested in learn
ing how to handle babies and
mothers too when they come home
from the hospital, special home
nursing course for men will be set
UP BY the home nursing division of
the : District Chapter of the Red
Gross, said Miss Caroline Thomson,
director of the division.
Men learn about infant care lust
as well as women, she said. I'VE
would teach nursing to men on the
grounds that as head Of the house
they should know how to function
in the house.
The Star investigated the facilities
for teaching prospective fathers the
facts of new life when 1t received
an urgent and pleading letter from
one Of them.
The writer said:
The vast majority Of about-to-
become-fathers in this city do not
have sufficient finances to employ an
experienced nurse to help their wives
the first few weeks or months after
a baby's arrival and I imagine most
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Adventist Leader ToIks
At Services Tonioht

The Rev. w. A. Turner, vice presi-
dent of the North American division
of Seventh-Day Adventists, who re-
Gently came to this country from
Australia, will be the speaker at
services at 8 o'clock tonight at the
annual camp meeting of the Po-
tomac Conference of Adventists in
Takoma Park, Md.
Services tomorrow, which will
mark the close of the Today camp
meeting. will begin at am with a
rally. Elder Turner will speak again
at II AM services and at pm. the
Rev. c. s. Longacre and leaders of
temperance organizations will hold
symposium.
The Rev. F. D. Nichol, editor of
several Adventist publications, will
discuss the subject why Am a
Seventh-day Adventist" at the clos
ing session at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Union Security Put
In 7 Pacts by WLB;
Pay Raise in One Case
FoirchiId Plane Engine
Workers Are Allowed
10 Cents On Hour Boost
y the Associated Press.

By ire Associated Press.
Maintenance of union member
ship contracts was ordered in two
industrial contracts yesterday by
the War Labor Board with the
partial support of its employer
group. A wage increase was unani-
mously voted in one of the cases.
The wage increase of 10 cents an
hour was allowed employees of the
Ranger aircraft engines division of
Fahchild Engine g. Airplane Corp,
Farmingdale, Long Island. The
opinion said this was ordered be-
cause Of "glaring inequalities" in
comparison with wage rates in
other plants. In that case the four
employer representatives divided on
the union security issue. The vote
was 10 to @
A nine-man board decided the
maintenance of membership clause
in the case of the E-Z Mills. Ben
nington. VT. The vote was 8 to l.
The same two employer members
supported the union security provi-
sion in both cases. They are Roger
D. Lapham, chairman Of the board
of American-Hawaiian Steamship
Co. and Richard r. Deupree, presi-
dent of Proctor g. Gamble, Gin
cinnati.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Price Praises Press
And Radio Silence
On Mo|otov Story
soys Only One Newspaper
Printed information
On'Visit to U. S.
M the AeSor;atAd praSR

BY the Associated Press.
Byron Price, director Of censor
ship, issued the following statement
yesterday:
The newspapers and broadcasters
of the country in general have per-
formed magnificently in withhold
ing information about the visit to
this country of v. M. Molotov, the
Soviet Foreign Minister.
The facts about this visit were
known to hundreds of newspaper
men and broadcasters. 1t was news
of very high importance. But the
voluntary wartime codes issued by
the ONCE of Censorship had re-
quested that news of all such events
Evening star., 1942-06-13

Mayor Howard jackson will make
symbolical presentation of a
flag to Gen. Macarthur tomorrow
on a Nation radio broadcast.
The flag. made by so women at the
Baltimore Flag House, will be sent
70 Australia by plane.
Last night. an audience Of As 5000
there cheered an Army show, a
spectacle of infantry. tanks, big
guns and a sham battle Gen.
George C. Marshal, Chief of Staff !:
Undersecretary of War Robert Pat
terson; Maj. Gen. Arturo Espinosa
Mujico of Chile, and 1t. Gen. David
Toro of Bolivia were among the
notables viewing the pageant.
New York City's parade was plan
ned to last IL hours, closing at night
with torchlight finale. Seats were
reserved in the reviewing stand for
Vice President Wallace, King
George of Greece. President Manuel
Quezon of the Philippines. Crown
Princess Martha of Norway and
high-ranking diplomatic and mill
tary officials.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Suit by Drivers
Order on
New Cab Rates
Motion to Dismiss
Action by Union
Moy Come Today

The order Of the Public Utilities
Commission fixing new taxi zones
and rates, scheduled to go into ef-
feet Monday, appeared to have been
stayed today by a suit filed in Dis
trict Court yesterday against the
commission by the United Taxicab
Drivers, Inc, a union Of cab drivers,
and others.
Corporation Counsel Richmond B.
Keech, after studying the law in
the case, said the order apparently
had been stayed pending the filing
OF an answer to the suit by the
commission.
The drivers union asked the court
to order the PUG to vacate or mod
ify the new schedule of zones and
rates on the grounds that it would
effect a substantial reduction in
earnings of the drivers Joining the
union as plaintiffs were Edwin A.
Glenn, director of the union and
a driver of an Arrow cab; c. B. Ed
wards. operator of Diamond cab,
and Wallace L. Redwine, an indi-
vidual operator.
Dismissal Motion Planned.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Lloyd B. Harrison, assigned to act
as counsel for the PUG, said he
planned to file a motion in court.
possibly today, asking dismissal OF
the suit. He planned to contend.
he said. that the drivers union was
not affected by the order, the same
basis on which the PUG had denied
the unions request for a rehearing
on the new schedule. The union. it
is claimed, does not itself operate
cabs. but only its members.
In the case of the three individual
plaintiffs. Mr.. Harrison said he
would ask dismissal of their COM
plants on the grounds that they
had no right to appeal from the
PUG order because they had never
asked for a rehearing before the
PUG itself. a necessary step before
one can appeal to the court.
The plaintiffs. in addition to ask.
ing that the order Of the PUG be
vacated, also asked the court to
adjudge the order unconstitutional
in that it deprives the drivers OF
their property rights. since they will
lose money by the order.
Confusion Held I,ikely
The schedule would create con-
fusion between the drivers and the
riding public, the suit said. adding
that the commission had tried to
take in more territory than it has
jurisdiction over by fixing rates to
the Washington National Airport,
across the Potomac River.
Tracing the history of the COM
missions order. the plaintiffs said
that they had asked for rehearing
on the matter but had been refused.
The new schedule was to go into
effect originally June l, but the date
was extended until Monday.
The plaintiffs told the court that
they were ready to offer their mani
tests, recording their daily trips. in
evidence to support their conten-
ton that the new, schedule would
result in reduction Of their earn
ings Gregory Hankin, chairman
of the commission. has threatened
to revoke the licenses of drivers who
are members Of the United Taxicab
Drivers group who fail to abide by
the commissions order.
The new schedule changes some Of
the zone boundaries and fixes .
group of rates based on sub zones"
that are within the main zones.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Publicity Regrouping
Expected Next Week

Action is expected next week on
proposals for recognizing much of
the Government information organi-
zation, Stephen T. Early, Whits
House press secretary, said today.
Mr.. Early would not discuss any
details of the proposed reorganiza-
ton. It has been reported that
many of the Government agencies
disseminating information will be
brought under some central director
or board.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
50 PET. Tax Increase
On Phones, Telegram,
Gets Committee OK
Woys ond Means Group
Sees HoIf-BiIIion Coin;
SoIes Levy ToIks Due
By the Associated Press.


An increase OF at least 50 per cent
in taxes on telephone and telegraph
charges of all kinds has been ap-
proved by the House Ways and
Means Committee nearing the end
of consideration of excise taxes esti-
mated to produce $500, 10000.
The members decided tentatively
to raise from the present 10 per cent
to IS per cent the fiat tax on tele-
grams, to change the 6 per cent tax
on local telephone service to 10 per
cent and to substitute 20 per cent
tax on telephone toll service for the
scale which now begins at S cents
on a charge between Is and so cents.
These changes. statisticians esti-
mated. would produce $63 800 900
in additional revenue.
The committee also revised the
life insurance tax exemption provi-
sions to produce $40.000.000 and
raised the tax on Photographic
equipment from 10 per cent to Is
per cent to secure still another
$l0.S0O.O0O.
Details of the life insurance pro-
gram were not disclosed, but it
appeared from a Treasury state
ment that such companies would
pay regular corporation taxes on
perhaps per cent of their income
after deductions had been taken
for investment expenses and tax
exempt interest. The formula pro-
vides for elimination CT the present
double deduction for tax-exempt
interest
The Treasury recommended an
So, ,700, 900 900 tax program and the
committee is still about $2,500, ,000,-
600 short of that goal
Yesterdays actions we're taken by
the committee before it adjourned
over the week end, preparatory to
discussing . group of minor matters
and possibly the question of a gen.
eral sales tax.
1t was decided to repeal excise
taxes on washing machines, optical
equipment, electric signs and ad-
vertising devices and rubber articles
because. Representative Cooper,
Democrat, of Tennessee said. it had
been found that they had produced
little revenue.
It was announced that the Treas
ury had withdrawn its original re-
quest that the AZ per cent tax on
transportation by pipe line be in
creased to 10 per cent.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
be withheld from publication or
broadcast for reasons of safety until

official announcement was made.
THE result was that, so far as we
have been able to- learn. no prema-
ture mention of the visit was made
on any broadcast or in any news
paper of the United States except
one. This is a performance which
reflects great credit upon the pa
triotic self discipline of the publish
ing and radio industries
The one newspaper in which the
story was published was the Phila-
delphia Daily News. The publisher
of the Daily News has assured us
that the code was not violated in
tentionally, but so far he has made
no satisfactory explanation of the
manner in which the error oc-
Cured"
Evening star., 1942-06-13

always be on the speakers right
DR.. Gibson knew this was only half
correct; that the nag, If not actu-
ally on the speakers platform.
should be on the audiences right.
He brought the matter to the
attention of Congress. supporting
his complaint with pamphlets Of
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and
the nag codes of patriotic organi-
cations.
AS a result, the resolution. as re-
ported to the Senate Thursday by
Senator Mcfarland. Democrat, Of
Arizona carries an amendment cor
recting the error DR.. Gibson caught.
Evening star., 1942-06-13

can nag and he
knew a mistake
when he saw
one in the joint
resolution intro
duced some time
ago by Repre-
sentative Hobbs,
D e m o crat, Of
Alabama to lend
omcial sanction
to the.cuStomary
code governing
display OF the
nag. The reso-
luton provided
that the flag, In
40 a-I{kNrs,,~
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Man Is Found Guilty
Of First-Deqree SIoyinq

Early Harrison. 43, colored, of the
200 block of F street NE, was found
guilty by District Court jury yes
terday of murder In the first degree
in the Staying of Nellie Corley, and
of murder in the second degree in
the killing OF his wife, Ada Harr-
son.
Harrison shot them to death on
October 4, 1941. The Government
charged that jealousy was the mo-
tive in the Staying of Miss Corley.
while he was accused of shooting his
wife TO death in a fit of passion He.
himself, was shot afterward, four
times by police.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Quick Action
Sought in DC.
Nurse Shortage
Mason Will Name
Committee to Study
Wuys for Relief

Commissioner Mason will appoint
q small committee In 4 few days to
study several suggested means Of
increasing the number Of nurses
aides in washington As q result Of
. second conference yesterday with
hospital, medical and nursing groups
on the graduate nurse shortage
problem.
The Commissioner again suggest
ed it may be necessary to ask Con-
gress for subsidies for hospitals to
permit raise in pay for nurses. but
1t was indicated other measures will
be explored first.
Health Oficer George C. Ruhland
will head the new committee The
conference group directed that 1t
make specific study, with the idea
of obtaining quick action. Of at least
the following suggestions:
/. That there be an expansion Of
the program of training nurses aides
either at some central location or at
the various hospitals. 1t was asserted
an aide could be trained during q
four months course, whereas the
training Of q graduate nurse re-
quires three years.
Hospitals Record Cited.
o. K. Ffke. superintendent Of Doc
tors Hospital. said his institution
had been training nurses aides for
more than q year with considerable
success and that 50 far 30 Of 56
trained there had remained to work
at the hospital.
2. That nurses aides might be
permitted to do more bedside care
than now permitted. such rs taking
temperatures. giving baths and ad-
ministering simple medicines.
3. That salaries of nurses might
be increased to prevent their loss to
Government hospitals or to other
services due to salary differentials.
II was In this connection that Com
missioner Mason suggested a Gov
ernment subsidy might be needed
Whether all private hospitals can af :
ford to raise nurse salaries without
upsetting finances is one question
involved In the situation.
Married Nurses' Problems Studied.
4. That the tricks of duty for
nurses In private hospitals be ad-
justed to consider the problems of
nurses who are married. 1t was re-
ported some graduate nurses had
given up hospital posts to take Gov
ernment assignments or private
work so AZ to avoid night duty.
Dr. Rutland emphasized that
training Of nurses AIDES appeared to
be the most practical means of
meeting the shortage problem in q
hurry.
In this connection Mr.. Fike said
both Doctors Hospital and the
Home for Incurables had been can
vaSsing Virginia for girls or women
who might be enlisted In such train
ing courses.
Mr.. Mason hinted that unless the
situation is relieved 1t might become
necessary for the District to open
Gallinger Municipal Hospital to
private pay patients to accommodate
persons who cannot be admitted to
private hospitals. Recent reports
showed that some rooms in some
hospitals had been closed temper
arily because of . lack of sufficient
graduate nurses.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Deputy Sheriffs Named

ROCKVILLE. Md, June 13 (Spe-
ciaD .-Lycurgus M. Grifith and
George E. Kimball have been ap-
pointed by Sheriff Leslie Carlin as
special deputy sheriffs for the Whea-
ton district and Arnold Salter has
been made a special deputy sheriff
at Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
118 D. T.. SeIectees
Go 10 Foh Myer for
Army Tests Today
Colored Registrars
Chosen From Five
Droft Boards

A total Of 118 colored registrants
from five District draft boards were
sent to Fort Myer. Va. today for
their Army physical examinations
and. If they pass, induction into the
service
Those scheduled to report for in
duction we're:
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Editor Enters Air Forces

Albert A. Ady, editor Of the Mont
gomery County MD Sentinel, has
been commissioned a first lieutenant
in the Army Air Force and has been
ordered to report for active duty
June n in Miami Beach, Fla.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Congress- Error
On Flag Caught
By Patriot Here

Appropriately enough, it is during
Flag Week that the hobby of DR..
Frank e. Gibson, 927 street NV,
has proved an aid to Congress.
DR.. Gibson's hobby Is the Ameri-
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Pilgrimage Planned

A pilgrimage to the Shrine of the
Blessed Mother will be sponsored
by the Ladies of the Charity Of
Providence Day Nursery tomorrow
at O'Clock in the garden of Provi-
dence Day Nursery, 408 Third
street Sc.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
BOARD NO. 10.
BOARD NO. 2.

Brown. Harrison F. Ellison. Howard W.
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Evening star., 1942-06-13

BOARD NO. II.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-11-20
CHAMBER URGES MORE
 USE OF MAIL BOAT

Tn an effort to make more use of the mail boat service from Ketchi- kan, the Chamber of Commerce at its luncheon meeting Monday noon in the Civic Center decided to L.. : up with the Post Office Department in Seattle the handling of more mai via the mail boat. It was suggest to the Post Office Department tn more Wrangell mail be placed or the vessels touching Ketchikan transfer to the mail boat coming to Wrangell. This,it is believed, would give the community more wide spread mail service
 Scrap drive is being held in abey- ance pending further word from the 18th Naval District.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-11-20
FRANCE NEAR TRUCE WITH NAZI FORCES

LONDON-Outright military al- lianee between Germany and France and an effort to steer Frenchmen in- to an undeclared war with their former allies, the British and Am erieans, was seen py the fighting French quarters today as a possible outcome of Pierre Lavars new die tatorial powers. One purpose of the German coup d'etat at Viehy, as one source called the elevation of Laval Wednesday. was believed to be to facilitate an alliance which would grant to the Axis use Of about 64 French warships still based al Nazi-ringed Toulon.
 A prerequisite for alliance pro- bably would be a formal peace treaty to replace the l94O armis- tice, now dead-letter, be reason of Germany's occupation of all France. One result of the treaty might be the release of more than 100000 French war prisoners still held in Germany These then would be a. vailable for recall into the French armed forces.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-11-20
OREGON GOVERNOR TERMS
 INSANE DEATHS MURDER

SALEM-Oregon Governor Sprague termed the death of 47 Oregon State Insane Asylum inmates from eating poisoned eggs as murder. The tragedy occurred yesterday. He stressed that eggs, obtained from the Federal government, were not responsible. The Sprague statement was issued after Doctor J. c. Evans. hospital superintendent, announced the deaths as due to a powerful medical poison which had been put into scrambled eggs served at din- her last night.
 State police, incharge of the in- yestigation, discovered a poison, commonly used as an insecticide in the eggs and found it also in an ash barrel in the fruit cellar which is under the ketchen of the institu- tion. Evans said that only regular employees of the hospital had keys to the fruit cellar.
 Dr. Joseph Bemans, director of Oregon State Police, discovered the poison in bits of eggs which had been served the 47 inmates. They all became violently i'll, several dy- ing few minutes after dining.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-11-20
GLADYS HUDSON OF
 INSTITUTE STAFF AND
 LEONARD TAYLOR WED

Miss Gladys Hudson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hudson of Haleyyille. Ala, and a teacher at Mrangell Institute, and Leonard Taylor, Sehilling company represen- tatiYe in Alaska for the last 12 years, were married at o'clock Wednesday evening at a eandlight ceremony at the institute with Pastor M L. Miles Of the Seventh day Adventist chapel officiating. The bride was attended by Miss Byrdie McNeill and the groom by Norman Whitaker, both of the In stitute staff
 The bride wore a beige suit with light blue accessories and the bridesmaid a black broeade dress with black accessories.
 Following the ceremony, a recep- tion was held at the Whitaker cot tage at the Institute for a few close friends. The reception room was de- cOrated with a wedding cake over which hung a huge white bell sus- pended from the ceiling by a large bow of tulle ribbon. Large mirrors from each side of the room reflected the light from 24 candles and sev- en tapers. each candle was tied a large bow of white tulle ribbon.
 The bride has been a teacher with the Office of Indian Affairs in Alaska for the last five years and Taylor is one of the best known sales representatives in the Terri tory. For their honeymoon, Mir and Mrs. Taylor plan a trip to Skagway, Whitehorse and Nome, using boat, train and airplane. Mrs. Taylor will resume her teaching duties at the Institute upon return.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-11-20
RED CROSS GOES TO
 AID IN STRANGE CASES

Touching stories of the comfort brought by the Red Cross reach Headquarters from every corner of the earth. One of the most poignant comes from Cordova, Alaska.
 4 veteran of World War I was brought into the Army hospital there, slowly dying of an incurable disease For weeks he was too lone ly. bitter and Respondent to speak The emotional dam burst, however one day when he was visited by a Red Cross worker and presented with an afghan a chapter volunteer had knit from odds and ends of bright colored wool. The sick man wept and from that moment on seemed to gather courage for the inevitable end that was his. He be- came. until his dCaeh a few weeks later, the most cheerful and popular patient in the ward. After he died, attendants found short penciled will. His total worldly possessions were S2.19. He left a request that the money be used to have the af- ghan cleaned and that it be given to some other patient who might enjoy it as much as he.
 Another story, less tragic per- haps, but by no means less deserv- ing of sympathy comes from Los Angeles. A young, red faced soldier wandered into the Red Cross can teen in the Biltmore hotel.
 No coffee, thank you" he said to the officer in charge.
 "Doughnuts, perhaps?" the off cer asked.
 No thanks" the young man said
 Cigarettes, or would he like some stationery" they asked.
 He said no and thanked them but still he fingered on. There was not much else the Red Cross had to offer in the canteen. But the young man stood there, his face the color of a Pacific sunset. Finally he stam- mered:
 "I-well, I wonder if you could get hold of a four week old baby for just a little while? you see I'd like to hold four weeks old baby to see what it would be like. My wife had baby four weeks ago and I've never seen it. I just wonder ed-----' and his voice trailed off wistfully.
 Did they get the baby for him? ? You bet they did. And it was just four weeks old, too!
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-11-20
CIVILIAN DEFENSE
 MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT

A meeting Of the entire Civilian Defense Organization has been cal led for Saturday night, November 21. at 7.30 in the fire hall. War dens, first aiders, scouts. firemen, military police. coast guard person mel, public officials, and. in fact, every individual in the community, are urged to attend.
 The post head wardens have held several meetings and with the CO., operation of the military officials have formulated plans for definite future action Of the organization These plans will be presented for discussion by the entire unit on Saturday night.
 Practice blackouts to test the ef- feetiYeness Of the present set up are contemplated for the near fu- ture.
 It is not our desire said Dir ector Wm. E. Byrd, ito create a false impression of immediate im- pending danger. but We do defin- itely wish to ~ztablish the fact that the possibility attack does exist, and as long as that possibility is in existence We must De prepared to meet any emergency