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Evening star., 1942-10-17
1o||-Free Chesapeake City
Ferry Service Authorized
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
A toll-free vehicular ferry service
across the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal at Chesapeake City,
Nd, has been authorized by the
Army engineers, Representative
Ward, Democrat, of Maryland an
nounced last night.
Mr. Ward said the service would
be started ''in a short time" He
said he was notified Of the service
by the chief of Army engineers, who
gave the final approval to a plan
discussed at numerous hearings on
difficulties of Chesapeake City resi-
dents in getting to and from their
work.
The service, he said. would be for
vehicular and pedestrian trafIic and
would provide q ready means OF
travelling about the town, which
spreads out on each side Of the
canal.
Difficulties In travel have existed
since last July, when q bridge con-
Meeting the banks Of the canal was
knocked down by large vessel
which colnded with . pier.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Funeral Services Today
For Herbert F. Ellsworth

Herbert F. Ellsworth, 80, retired
guide at the old Land Office, who
died Thursday at his home, 230S
Thirty-eighth street NV, was to be
buried in Glenwood Cemetery today
following funeral services at 3 pm.
at the S. H. Hines funeral home
290l Fourteenth street NV.
Mr.. Ellsworth was guide at the
old Land Office for IS years. He was
a second cousin of Ephraim Elmer
Ellsworth, who was shot during
the Civil War as he was lowering
the Confederate flag over Alexan-
dria and raised the Stars and
Stripes.
Surviving Mr.. Ellsworth are his
widow, Mrs. Mary Ellsworth; a
brother, Elisha Ellsworth of Bald
winsville, N. Y; sister, Mrs. Flor
ence Mead of Rome, N. Y: two
daughters, Mrs. Flora Sprott and
Mrs. Leo T. Tooley and a son, Elmer
E. Ellsworth, all of this city, and six
grandchildren and one great-grand-
child.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Hearing on Curtai|ing
Express Buses
May Be Reopened
But Testimony
Is Completed
After Disagreement

Public Utilities Commission hear
ings on proposals to curtail certain
express bus services to the Takoma
and other northern communities, as
means of saving bus mileage, have
been completed, but may be re-
opened subject to the call of Com
mission Chairman James H. Flana-
gan.
It was indicated that the case
might be reopened.
A disagreement between Commits
sioner Gregory Hankin and his COL
leagues over the right of single
commissioner to force witness to
answer a question enlivened yester-
days session. Mr.. Hankin had sug-
gested that the Capital Transit Co.,
in advocating possibilities of Sex
press" streetcar service on a por-
ton of the Georgia avenue streetcar
line, as a means of making this line
more attractive" to persons now
using buses, was in effect advocating
something in the nature of a Jim
Grow" system for the District.
Touches Off Debate.
This provoked a heated debate
before the PUG, during which Dean
j. Locke, transit company staff en-
gineer, refused to answer such a
question, on advice of company
counsel. S. r. Bowen, and Mr.. Han
kin said he might be taken to court
on contempt" action.
At this point only two PUG men,
bers were present, Chairman Flan-
agan attending a hearing on Capitol
Hill. Engineer Commissioner Charles
w. Kutz voted that Mr.. Locke was
not required to answer the question,
and Mr.. Hankin insisted he must
answer the question, the decision
being tied.
After the noon recess, Chairman
Flanagan returned and he sided
with Brig. Gen. Kutz, ruling that
Mr.. Locke need not answer the direct
question as to whether the sug-
gested express streetcar service was
based on the race question.
Quotes Law.
Mr.. Hankin had read into the
record portion of the PUG law
suggesting that any one PUG men,
Der might take to court on con-
fep,,,t r,roraodipp coco u,h,ro;,, -
witness refused to answer any ques-
ton. Later, however, he told The
Star he had not yet decided whether
he would go to court on this basis.
Still later, legal advisers to the
PUG said that a minority member
could not succeed in such case in
which the PUG majority had ruled
such a question need not be answer
ed at PUG hearing.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Citizens Laud McCarran
For Aiding Hospital Drive

The Glover Park Citizens Associa-
ton last night lauded the efforts of
Senator McCarran, Democrat, of
Nevada, chairman of the Senate
District Committee, to increase the
hospital facilities of the District.
The resolution, introduced by
W. G. Cunningham, praised Senator
McCarran for his interest in District
affairs, and pointed to the need for
more accommodations for patients.
Sheldon w. Fairchild and M. j.
Wright were reelected delegates to
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions, and Mrs. Jessie Newton dele
gate to the Georgetown Neighbor-
hood Council.
A plea was made by representa-
tive of the home nursing unit of the
District Red Cross that groups be
organized to receive Red Cross nurs-
Ing instruction. Reports were made
on civilian defense and salvage ac-
tivities of the area.
H. E. Juenemann, president, pre-
sided over the meeting which was
held at the Benjamin Stoddert
School.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Directed Verdict
In Eviction Case Is
Denied by Court
Arguments Under Way
In Trial Of Operator of
Rooming House Here

Judge George D. Nelson in Jury
Court today denied a plea for a
directed verdict of not guilty and
told prosecuting and defense coun-
sci to proceed with the trial of Mrs.
Helen Hougasian, operator of a
rooming house at 312 E street NV.
She was charged with illegally
evicting a couple and their four
children.
Going into its fourth day of trial,
Defense Attorney Jack Politz opened
argument for the defendant after
Judge Nelson denied the move for
directed verdict. Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Milton D. Norman
spoke for the Government after the
jury had been recalled to hear ad-
ditional testimony.
3 Testify for Prosecution.
Three Government witnesses tes-
titled yesterday that the three rooms
occupied by the ousted tenants, Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Joy and their chill
dren, were rented to other parties
within four days after the Joys left
on August Is. The witnesses, also
residents of the E street house, were
Mrs. Sally Greenan, Miss Betty
Kincaid and Mrs. Norma Shannon.
Mrs. Shannon also said that she
overheard conversations Mrs. Hou-
gasian had with the new occupants
in which the total rent for the two
parties amounted to $40 weekly. The
Joy family paid $3.50 for the same
space.
Mrs. Hougasian had the Joy fam
ly evicted by a Municipal Court
order on the ground that she wanted
to use the three rooms for herself
and her three children.
The charge against the defendant
was brought under the District s
wartime rent control law.
Another Case Up.
| Meanwhile, in another eviction
case in the civil division of Munich
pal Court, the problem Of finding
housing for Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Corcoran and their eight children
was facing Miss Doris G. Wilkins
| court social worker.
She was given the problem by
Judge Brice Clagett after he ordered
the family out of a basement apart
ment at 468 K street NV. within 1C
days because District health inspec-
tors declared the place unfit fol-
human habitation.
The family was paying $4C
monthly for the apartment.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
hiche|s Pledges Chi|e's
Hemisphere Defense Aid
Py the Associated Press

PJ the Associated Press.
Ambassador Michels Of Chile. re-
plying to a question asked after
his conversation by telephone yes-
terday with President Juan Antonio
Rios in Santiago, said he would re-
affirm that Chile's position would
be to continue cooperating "in an
ever-increasing manner" with the
United States in Continental de-
fense.
The Ambassador said this CO.
operation would include whatever
steps are considered necessary to
safeguard the continent from ag-
gression.
The Ambassador would make no
comment on the possibilities of
President Rios visiting the United
States in the near future.
The Presidents plans to visit the
United States were postponed this
month after a speech by Acting
Secretary of State Welles last week,
which brought protests from Chile
and Argentina that they were not
permitting Axis emisarries to use
their territories as bases.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
EvongeIistic Services
To Open Tomorrow

The Rev. A. Ross Abernathy, D. D.
of Dry Ridge, KY, evangelist and
writer, will conduct evangelistic
services at the United Baptist
Church, 1915 North Quincy street,
Arlington, Va, from tomorrow to
October 81, inclusive. Services will
be at 8 o'clock each night except
Saturdays.
DR.. Abernathy has chosen for the
theme for these meetings. 1.-THE
Covenant, It's Ordinances and Doc
trines."
The Rev. Elmer Lucas is the pas
tor Of the church.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
War 0bjector Can't Vote
By Mail in Maryland
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Oct. 17.-Attorney
General William C. Walsh yesterday
ruled that conscientious objector,
absent from the State by order of
his draft board. was not entitled
to vote in the November election
by absentee ballot.
Mr.. Walsh said the question had
never been raised In the State be-
fore and, so far as he knew, never
in the Nation.
The opinion was contained In a
letter to John ]. Nowakowski, chief
clerk Of the Baltimore Board Of
Supervisors, who had inquired the
correct procedure in dealing with
. request for an absentee ballot
from Arthur K. Taylor. former Bal.
timorean now stationed at q civilian
public service camp at Marion, N. g
Evening star., 1942-10-17
0PALawyers'-
Open Fight on
Gas Rate Raise
Move Follows Letter
From Byrnes Asking
Henderson to Act

Harry r. Booth Of the ONCE of
Price Administrations legal staff
was planning today to take early
action in an effort to halt the in
crease in District gas rates ordered
Tuesday by the Public Utilities
Commission.
Mr.. Booth, who appeared before
the commission during hearings on
the application of the Washington
Gas Light Co. for higher rates, con-
ferred today with other OPA attor-
neys. They were reported to have
mapped some plan of attack on the
ruling. although no announcement
was made.
OPA was spurred by the letter
from Stabilizati ton Director James F..
Byrnes to Price Administrator Leon
Henderson, published yesterday, ask
ing him to intervene in the case and
to stop the increase if possible.
There was every disposition at OPA
to put up a stiff battle under the
authority given the agency by the
Price Control Act.
Byrnes "Surprised."
Mr.. Byrnes said in the letter that
1t came to him as surprise that
"such action on gas rates in the
District should be taken so soon
after the enactment of emergency
legislation to stabilize the cost of
living and the issuance of the Presi-
dents executive order hereunder
without more deliberate considera-
ton of the effects of such action on
national policy. y"
The rate increases granted by
PUG, under sliding scale provi-
sion, would amount to about $4,000
annually and would cost the average
consumer about cents a month.
Points to OPA Policy.
During the hearing, Mr.. Booth
pointed out that the policy of OPA
was to oppose such increases during
the war. He brought from Mr.. Hen
derson specific opposition to the local
increases. The gas light company
asked much higher increase than
the total granted by PUG.
An amendment to the Price Con-
troll Act requires that no utility may
advance its rates above the Septem-
ber IS level without giving 30 days
notice to the President and with
out consenting to timely interven-
ton" by an appropriate Federal
agency.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
School Board Announces
Tests for Stenoqruphers

The Board of Education an
nounced today that examinations
for stenographic positions in the
District public schools will be helc
November 6 and THE first day
for colored applicants and the sec.
ond for white.
Qualifications for the tests are
completion Of a four-year high
school course and training in short.
hand. The jobs pay $1,440 a year
Information may be obtained from
the Board of Examiners, Franklin
School, Thirteenth and K street.
NV.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Flood Delay Wins
Lawyer Continuance

Attorney Richard A. Harman to-
day obtained continuance in jury
branch of Municipal Court on a
challenge to the legality of a jury
which was selected when his two
clients were not present.
The court was told Mr.. Harman
was unable to reach Washington
from Virginia because of the flood,
Whereupon arguments scheduled be-
fore Judge George D. Nelson were
continued pending the attorneys
appearance.
The challenge was filed by Mr..
Harman on behalf of Hattie Carter
and Sadie Gaskins, charged with
selling beer without license.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Clearing House SET Up
To Bring Servicemen
And Beds Together
100 Available Tonight;
Federal Workers Will
Man Phone Service

A central dispatch and clearing
house for visiting servicemen seek
ing week end sleeping accommoda-
tions here has been established by
the Servicemen's Lodging Commit
tee of the War Hospitality Com
mittee, it was announced today by
Floyd D. Akers, chairman.
More than 1,700 cots will be avail
able for the servicemen tonight.
Constant tabulation of the available
cots will be sent to all service cen
tiers through the switchboard of the
Lodging Committees headquarters
at 306 Ninth street NV.
Government workers have volun-
teered to operate the switchboard
from pm until midnight, relaying
each hour to service centers
throughout the city the number of
beds still available.
Free Trucks Provided.
Free trucking service will be sup
pl1Cu 1O1 Sloupo VI Az Va 1AAOlS oo4-
diers by the military district of
Washington from any service center
to the Memorial Bridge area which
has accommodations for several
hundred men.
The Community War Fund is
appropriating money for 500 more
fully equipped cots, and the Fed
eral Works Agency is supplying an
other 600 for use this fall. This will
make total of more than $500 cots
available for soldiers on week ends
for service charge of so cents.
The organizations lodging soldiers
which participate in this service
are: All Souls Church, Fifteenth
and Harvard streets NV: Banne-
ker Service Club, Georgia avenue
and Euclid street NV; John S.
Bennett Memorial Service Club, 613
c street NV; Lisner Home, 5425
Western avenue NV; Memorial
Bridge Recreation Area, one-quarter
of mile beyond Memorial Bridge;
elf-Help House, 3213 @ street NV;
Servicemen's Club No. l, 3O6 Ninth
street NV; Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club, 1015 L street NV; {;
YMCA, 1736 G street NV, and
YMCA, 1872 Twelfth street NV.
Others Participating.
The service clubs not housing the
men but which are participating in
the project are: Arlington Recrea-
ton Center, Tenth and Irving
streets, Arlington, Va; First Baptist
Church. Sixteenth and o streets
NV; Freedom House, 1701 Eleventh
street NV; Jewish Community
Center, Sixteenth and @ streets
NV; Lichtman Leisure Club, 1439
U street NV; Masonic Service Gen.
ter, Thirteenth street and New York
avenue NV; Mount Olivet Lutheran
Church, 1925 Vermont avenue NV;
NCCS Men CUSO), 918 Tenth street
NV; NCCS Women (USO, 1914
N street NV; Rebecca Rhoads S
Service Club, 1915 Fourth street
S.W.; Salvation Army, COG E street
NV; Stage Door Canteen, Belasco
Theater; Union Station Service
Mems Lounge; YWCA, Seventeenth
and K streets NV, and YWCA, 901
Rhode Island avenue. NV.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Demand for Cos, Oil
At Refineries Drops

By the Associated Press.
Demand for gasoline and motor
oils during August, as measured
principally by refinery sales, drop
ped 81 per cent below q year before,
falling to 51,600,000 barrels, the
Bureau of Mines reported yester-
day.
Bureau oficials explained, how
ever. that this lowering Of calls on
refiners was due not only to reduced
consumption resulting from ra-
tioning In the East but also to the
fact that retailers were able to draw
upon excess stocks they accumu-
lated before rationins began IN July
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Motorman Held in Probe
OF Mans Death in Fall

A Capital Transit Co. street car
motorman was being held at first
precinct station today without
charge pending further investiga-
ton of the death last night of Will
liam A. Major, AZ, of lis New York
avenue NV, after fall on street
car loading platform.
The motorman was said by police
to have been engaged in an argu-
ment with Mr.. Major at the time
of the fall.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Nursery School
Hearing Called
For Next Week
Copper, Subcommittee
Head, Seeks Quick
Action on Bill

Expressing approval Of nursery
schools to care for children Of work
ing mothers, Senator Capper, Re-
publican, Of Kansas announced to-
day that the new Subcommittee on
Nurseries of the Senate District
Committee would hold a one-day
hearing on the pending Randolph
bill late next week.
II am anxious to get quick action
on the BILL" said Senator Capper,
who is chairman of the three-man
group. II realize the need for nurs-
cry schools and am sympathetic with
the move to get care for pre- school
children In the District"
The Randolph bill was passed by
the House on September %. 1t pro-
vides for the opening of public
schools to children under years of
age and restores to the District
WPA nursery schools abolished in
1889. Since referral to the Senate
District Committee, the bill has been
in the hands of the District Com
missioners for an opinion.
O'Daniel on Subcommittee.
The other two members of the
subcommittee appointed by Chair
man McCarran on Thursday are
Senators ODaniel, Democrat, of
Texas and Holman, Republican, of
Oregon. The latter is in his home
State for an indefinite period, &C
cording to his Office.
Senator Capper said the planned
hearing would give Federal and Dis
trict agencies involved in nursery
school administration, and District
organizations, chance to present
their facts and opinions.
Supporting the planned hearing,
the Emergency Committee for the
Day Care of Young Children, at its
first fall meeting yesterday, sent a
wire to Senator Capper urging that
there be no delay.
The telegram was signed by Mrs.
Emma Gilbert, elected chairman of
the committee at the meeting. Mrs.
Gilbert takes the place of Miss
Alice Mendham, founder and last
years chairman. DR.. Charles Cofer
OF George Washington University
was elected secretary-treasurer by
the committee, composed of repre-
sentatives and individuals interested
in child care.
Lanham Funds, Available.
Mrs. Izetta Jewell Miller, super
VISOR OF war public services under
the Lanham Act for the Metropoli-
tan Area, told the group that Ian
ham funds are available now for
nursery schools.
She said it was up to Wash
ington to make application for q
city-wide nursery school project
financed by Lanham Act funds
Stressing the wisdom of applying
for all needed nursery schools at
once, rather than one at a time
Mrs. Miller said that it took more
than two months to process the an.
plication.
Mrs. Frances Mayfarth, legislative
chairman Of the committee, said II
mad been responsible for getting q
local and national organizations te
make public Endorsements of tn.
Randolph bill.
Earlier in the afternoon the OCr
Child Care and Protection Commit.
tee, headed by Mrs. Henry P. Chand.
Ter, met with nine chairmen from
defense areas. Plans for the da,
care information service to be hell
at the War Fair, October % to 30
were discussed. Area child cart
chalrmen and nursery teachers will
be on hand at the War Fair to an.
sWer questions on the subject.
Evening star., 1942-10-17

Our Navy has several carriers un-
der construction, but the need for
more is apparent. The cost runs
into millions Of dollars, depending
on the size Of the carrier. Your
purchase Of War bonds will help pay
for these carriers which have played
such an outstanding role In our
action In the Pacific. INVEST AT
LEAST 10 PER CENT of your In
come every pay day In War bonds
q. s. Treasury Department.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
\ *
MotHo~R~xMM
WAR B0NDS|

The airplane carrier is one Of the
most important factors of modern
warfare. The transport of planes
and base for their landing and
refueling on the high seas where
operation of land-based planes is
impossible, is vital to the success of
the war.
Evening star., 1942-11-29

dense, that flowed around the circle of the
small park. Dick wasn't the kind tiaH 1t
things adjust themselves. Not be.
Gould you give me hght?" she asked.
holding up her cigarette. She would accept
light from him, and then if he didn't no
away pretty soon. she'd get up and leave.
NO" He shook his head with regret.
"And should like to smoke too, but I
never carry matches"
The girl raised brown curved eyebrows.
Him and his II should hke'sr' And what did
he mean. be never carried matches? A wacky,
no doubt. Never mind" she said. Here
comes Matt, the cop. He'll give me lieht." !"
1m man turned. He could see the police
man sauntering not far of. No, nc" be said
sharply. DO not call the policeman"
The girl sat perfectly stin. her eyes widen
ing Then she turned and stared at the man
He was watching the approaching policeman
with appgehenzive dark eyes. A tossiosev wbe
sseaked xp a. yos s'si sho ~ MT ssst T.
Aass anything to DO with policemen.
Her heart stepped up into quicker rhythm.
Something exciting was going to happen.
Matt would be near enough to speak to IN 4
minute. ;. In Imagination, she saw the man
beside her running. dodsmg. pulling gum;
she saw herself being carried out Of the park
with blood streaming all over h9...
The man relaxed and turned toward hez
with his shy. charming smile. She saw Why
be had relaxed. Matt was not coming toward
them. He was walking IN the Other direction.
P1oana SKa - pnDoS
Evening star., 1942-11-29

were quicksilver, the light spilling over and
running down to her bps. That's priceless"
she said. You barge up and at On my bench.
and then say if I don't want to talk We won't"
The man smiled his shy confident smile
Passab,e-lookmg m foreign way. thin nose,
deepeet eyes that looked directly at her.
some white in his black hair. Not safe type.
A little too smooth. Probably wolf who had
had a lot of luck m these happy hunting
grounds.
You would prefer not to talk?"
We'll, Match" said the girl reasonably.
"As matter of fact came here to be by
myself. I've got this thing to decide"
As though to himself the man said, Match"
thought about it, and nodded to himself.
To the girl he said, Then you viii wish to
be silent and to consider your problem" The
way he talked English it was dead language
But it was kind of fascinating to listen to the
accented words.
That's just it," she said I've considered
it plenty. l still can't decide"
Then perhaps it viii adjust itself"
She stared gloomily at the traffic, no longer
Evening star., 1942-11-29
by Elsie TaYe
h!ssssussS b. c. c. BssN

a lipstick, comb, her pass, and the doo9-key
to the apartment she shared with three other
girls around in her bag. Dam it. Cigarettes,
but no matches.
She closed the bag and looked up in
startled indignation.
The man must have come up behind her on
the grass. He was smiling at her with smile
both shy and confident, as if he hoped she
would not mind - but also as if it did not
greatly matter if she did.
He sat down on the far end of the bench
This way she was facing him, 50 she sat
around straight. But not before she had seen
that his lightweight suit was good, his shoes
not new but polished, and his hands tanned
and Immediately clean.
k3E SAID, Pleasant here, is it n0t?"
A foreigner Washington was full of them.
The girl looked at him with discomagement.
Il should like to have conversation
said the man, but if you prefer not - then
we will be silent"
She stared at him for moment, and burst
out laughing. When she laughed her gray eyes