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Evening star., 1943-11-05
FBI Says Boys, II and 13
Tried 10 Derai| Trains

BY the Associated Press.
Two attempts to derail trains in
the vicinity of Baltimore have been
traced to two brothers, II and 13
years old, Director j. Edgar Hoover
Of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton announced today.
Mr.. Hoover said the boys, whose
names we're withheld, had been
placed in the custody of the Federal
probation officer at Baltimore after
the filing of complaint charging
violation of the Train Wreck Act.
In one case. Mr.. Hoover reported,
serious damage to a passenger train
had been averted only through the
alertness of track foreman
Mr.. Hoover said the boys had ad-
mitted both attempts and explained
they just wanted to see what would
happen.
On october IT, Mr.. Hoover said.
a crosstie was found lying across the
railroad tracks. On Wednesday.
about miles away, numerous OBJ
structions on the track we're seen by
a track crew. The crew examined
the tracks and found several pieces
of scrap iron. The second incident
happened shortly before a passenger
train was due.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Adoption Law Test
Seen in Custody Case

The Court of Appeals is to be
asked to determine the custody OF
baby girl whose 17-year-old un.
married mother first signed hel
consent to the infants adoption ane
then changed her mind.
Several days ago Justice Jennings
Bailey ruled that the mother had
the right to withdraw her consent
to the adoption. The mother ther
sought custody of the child through
habeas corpus writ.
Yesterday Justice James w. Morris
continued the habeas corpus case
with the understanding that the
couple who had planned to adopt
the baby would take to the Court OF
Appeals the question of whether the
mother has right to withdraw he1
consent to the baby's adoption. AL
parties have consented to abide by
the higher tribunals decision. it was
said.
Alvin l.. NeWmyer, attorney for
the couple seeking to adopt the
child, said the case will provide a
test OF the new adoption laws and
whether a parent has a right to
withdraw consent for adoption after
it has been given.
Justice Morris, in commenting on
the case in court, declared it pre-
sented situation showing further
the need of adequate legislation
concerning the placement of chill
dren and their care.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
lsNRahonmiq
sSS2Remmideryn

Fuel Oil-Period No coupons, good
for 10 gallons per unit, valid now,
expire January 3.
Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 2, X, Y and z stamps
good now until November 20.
Green A. B and c stamps in Book
No. valid through December 80.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-BroWn stamps in
Ration Book No. 3; stamps G and
H valid through December 4.
Stamp j becomes valid Sunday
and stamp K November IA. These
expire December 4. Stamp L be-
comes valid November 21. stamp
M, November %, and stamp n,
December 5. These stamps expire
January /.
Sugar-Stamp % in Book No. 4 good
Tor 3 pounds through January Is.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For c.
coupon holders, November 80: for
A coupon holders, March 81, 1914.
Gasoline-No. 6 A coupon worth 3
gallons EACH will expire next
Monday instead of November q.
Shoes-Stamp No. Is in Book No. |
and stamp l on the "airplane"
sheet OF Book No. valid now for
an indefinite period.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
7 Men Use Trick 10 Steal
S730 From D. {. Drug Store

Two fashilv dressed men invested
so cents in birthday cards and a
magazine. then disappeared with
s730 from the cash register of the
Executive Pharmacy, 909 Pennsyl-
yania avenue N. W., at II am. to-
day.
Mrs. Virginia King, 4O8 Seward
street Sc the stores cashier. saic
the two men, believed to be between
% and 25 years of age, distracted
her attention by separating while
they looked at billfolds, birthday
cards and magazines. After she hao
sold one of them two cards. she said
she turned to wait on his companion
and found them both gone.
Noticing the cash drawer open
Mrs. King found the money was
missing. She called to B. r. Rosen.
berg, the owner. who rushed to The
street, but was unable to find the
men,
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Woman Marines Recruit
Potomac Platoon Here

Applications for enlistment in the
Potomac Platoon" a Marine Corps
Women'S Reserve unit which will
represent the District during boot
training at Camp Lejeune, New
River. N. c., are now being accepted
at six recruiting stations in the city
Women interested in joining the
platoon may register at Lansburgh'
and Garfnckels department stores
the United States Information
Building Fourteenth street anc
Pennsylvania avenue NV; Benia
min Franklin Post Office, Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV; the Naval Procurement Sta
ton, 1920 G street NV, and the
Marine recruiting station. suite 11O(
of the Information Building
Members of the platoon. the first
of its kind in the history of the
Marine Corps. will receive the oath
in public ceremony next Wednes-
day in conjunction with the cele.
bration of the 168th anniversary oi
the Marine Corps
Evening star., 1943-11-05
-Four More Schools
Enroll in Campaign
To Salvage Paper
Checks Being Prepared
Now to Pay for
October Collections

-Four more schools Joined The
Evening Star-PTA Salvage for Vic
tory paper collection program yes
terday bringing the total now in
the drive to 10l.
Amidon, Fairbrother. Thomson
and KenllWorth enlisted in that
order; Thomson. located at Twelfth
and l. streets. being the leOth.
The first four days of this week
were encouraging with 93,784 pounds
picked up bringing the grand total
to 267,l pounds.
First payments for paper will be
IN the mails by the first Of next
week. A check reached the salvage
fund today for s1.039.37 covering
the October collections.
Checks Being Prepared.
Individual checks for the various
PTA and Home and School Asso-
cations are being prepared and will
be sent out in time for delivery next
week.
Alice Deal Junior High School
yesterday turned in the largest sim
gle DAYS collection Of the campaign
with a total of $685. pounds, top
ping Shaw Juniors $3.50 pounds
Included in Deals accumulation was
the largest quantity of magazines
ever turned in by any school in one
day OF the present or the prev ous
campaign, 2,505 pounds being tai
lied by the weight checkers.
Hardy, with only about 300 pupils
reported 2,482 pounds, which repre-
sents more than 8 pounds per pupil
Hardy, incidentally, earned the
fourth largest amount of all the
participating schools last month
with s4275 to its credit. Hardy
average from the start has beer
better than a ton per collection.
Other School Collections.
Montgomery. with 1852 pounds
and Mann. with 1916 pounds. were
also good producers yesterday.
Bancroft, one of last years best
turned in a first collection of 1910
pounds on Wednesday, according tc
belated report, to get the school
OF to a good start in this years
campaign.
There are rumblin2s from Jeffer-
son Junior High School indicating
that even Alice Deals high mark
TINS week may not stand after next
weeks S collection. The jefferson pu-
pills have always been jealous OF
their early leadership in the last
campaign and intend to make a real
tight to regain and retain leader
ship this year.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
D. {. Fort Gunner Shares
Credit for BLASTING ME-109

Technical Sergt. Theodore j. Ko-
kines, 80, of ITO Twelfth street Sc.
aerial gunner on a Flying Fortress
has been given official credit TO,
sharing in the destruction of 9
Messerschmitt-109 in the bombing
of the Wiener Neustadt Messer.
schmitt factory in Austria Tuesday
according to an Associated Press
dispatch today from Allied head
quarters in Algiers.
A native of Washington, Sergt
kokines was graduated from Nc
Kinley High School and before en-.
tering the Army Air Forces in July
1912, was employed by Heurich'!
Brewery. He has been serving over
seas since last July.
His wife, Mrs. Marie Kokines, anc
their two children, Anastatia, 7, ano
Jimmy, 2, live at the Twelfth street
address. His mother, Mrs. Eurydict
Kokines. and his sister, Mrs. Dor
othy Koutsoukof, live at 1921 F
street NE. His brother-in- law
Chris Koutsoukof, is a pharmacist.
mate, first class, with the Atlanti,
Fleet.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Wreck Of Truck Leads
To Arrests on Theft Charqes

An accident last night led to the
arrest Of two colored men. one Of
whom was charged with housebreak-
ing, after wallet containing several
checks was found beneath a kerosene
tank truck which had overturned at
Seventh and NJ streets Sc.
Morris L. Hawkins. Colored. %. Of
the 100 block Of Fifth street Sc,
was charged with houSebreaking,
and Ernest Queen. coIored. 10. Of
the 2400 block of Nichols avenue,
Sc, was held for investigation when
police discovered that the wallet was
one stolen in the fifth precinct area
last September.
The wallet was found after the
truck was righted by District fire.
men. who worked for 80 minutes to
extricate Hawkins, who was pinned
beneath the truck.
The men were taken to Casualty
Hospital for treatment of injuries
before being taken to the fifth pre-
.clnct. Both denied driving the truck.
They said the driver was a third
man, whose name they did not know.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Junior Chamber
ReportAsksD.C.
Representation
Congress Urged to
Defer Consideration
Of Home Rule Bill

A special committee of the Junior
Board Of Commerce today recon-
mended that Congress defer consid-
Grafton of the McCarran home
rule" bill and take appropriate steps
to give the District national repre-
sentation.
In its report to the Junior Board,
made public by the president, VIM
field Weitzel, the committee de-
clared:
ut has not been demonstrated to
your committee that the proposed
bill would necessarily improve our
present form Of city government;
and the goal TO be achieved is ma
tional representation and not a re-
vision of our local government un-
less the former is, at least, co-lnci-
dent with the latter.
Fears Bill Is Deterrent.
Further, it appears to be the
belief of many civic leaders that an
approval and passage of the bill in
question would not be a step toward
securing national representation.
but, rather, would be a deterrent TO
any effort to bring about national
representation
The committee, which was asked
to study and report on the pending
legislation introduced by Senator
McCarran, Democrat. of Nevada,
pointed out that poll Of the Junior
Board membership two years ago
disclosed that 30 per cent were in
favor of national representation
while SO per cent favored local suf-
frage, though it is not known
whether the latter were in favor of
local suffrage without national rep
.resentation."
The committee reminded the
members that the efforts of past
committees have been directed
toward the attainment of national
representation" and added that 1T
is believed that this should remain
our objective"
Would Halt Consideration.
Accordingly" the report stated,
your committee recommends that
further consideration Of the present
bill be deferred and that appropriate
steps be taken to bring about the
enactment Of legislation embracing
the principles of national repre-
sertation."
The McCarran bill provides for a
commission of seven members
elected by District citizens and a
city manager appointed by the seven
elected commissioners. This body
would have the power to write legis-
lation and regulations governing the
District, subject to veto or repeal by
/ Congress or the chairman of either
the House or Senate District Com
/ mlttee
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Charges Are Dropped
Against Luundrymon

Lee Suey. Chinese laundryman
800 block Of T street NV, was
cleared of charges of assault on a
Chlnese woman Tuesday night when
Assistant District Attorney John B
Diamond refused to issue papers
yesterday because of insufficient
evidence.
The woman, Mrs. Lee Ping. 40. OF
412l Ninth street NV, had charged
that she had been bound and gagged
and left for approximately eight
hours in a park at Columbia road
and Nineteenth street NV. Mr.
Diamond said the case against Suey
listed also by police as Sam Door
Lee, was nolle pressed.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Heavy Frost and Snow
Ruin II 10 13 Million
Bushels Of Potatoes
Maine, Idaho and Oregon
Hit by Wintry Weather;
Serious Situation Seen
BY GEORGE H. ENGEMAN.

Heavy frostS and snow sweep
ing the Nations principal pota-
to-groWing areas in Maine, Idaho
and Oregon during the last three
days have ruined between
1,250000 and 1880, 900 bushels
/ Of potatoes, slashing the esti-
mated l943 crop increase by II to
13 per cent, an official of the
Food Distribution Administra-
ton revealed today.
In Northern Maine, he said, farm
ers were caught with from 1000 .0OC
to 1900 900 bushels Of the best pota-
toes still in the ground. In the re-
glon north Of Pocatello. Idaho
100000 bushels we're reported still
undug and under several inches OF
snow.
Losses in the larger area from
Yellowstone north 10 Twin Falls
Idaho, are expected to be ever
greater with an estimated 5000 O0(
to 10000 900 bushels still unharvest.
/ ed and under snow around TWir
Falls, Kimberly and Rupert, Idaho
Idaho Situation Serious"
Reports from Klamath Falls, Greg
to the Food Distribution Admins.
tration indicate 250000 bushels still
were in the ground there when tht
first onslaught of winter halted dig.
glng. They have been given up a.
definitely lost.
There is some hope that small
part Of the undug Maine crop
which is harder, may carry through
the winter in the ground But The
Idaho situation was described a.
serious and. regarding the chance!
of any recovery there. the oficia
said Il am frankly pessimistic."
/ They were afraid the frost woulc
come and it did come the officia
said. They had 4 or 5 inches OF
snow in Maine Wednesday night
There was some thaW there yester-
day, but they have given up hope Of
saving the bulk Of the 100000 Il
100000 bushels still in the ground
| Lack Needed Manpower.
I'm Idaho the temperature ranged
from to 20 degrees above zero fol-
three nights in the higher sections
and from IA to 20 degrees in the
lower attitudes. Losses reported BY
dealers are placed at per cent O.
the crop from Pocatello north anc
at 5 to 40 per cent farther south
1t is serious situation"
Wartime manpower shortages
which the growers have come to &C.
cept AS unavoidable. hampered the
growers in all the areas, but Idaho
farmers have had especially bac
luck this season, it was said A late
spring delayed planting. with the
result that the vines still were greer
this week. If they are to have gooc
storing qualities, potatoes cannot bt
dug until the vines are dead.
In addition. the Idaho growers
suffered a setback when the Wal
Labor Board refused to grant drivers
a pay increase. precipitating a brie1
strike which ended when the Wal
Labor Board was overruled. it was
asserted. This also delayed the har-
vest.
Finally Today rain, unusual Al
this season, set in about three weeks
ago. lasting in some sections until E
week and a half ago. This lett the
farmers with only week in which
| to harvest before winter hit the
region Sunday night.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Five Women and Six Men
Arrested in Vice Raid

Five women and six men, three o.
them servlcemen, were arrested by
police early today in vice raid or
the Ray Hotel, 100 block of I street
NV.
Charges were placed-against two
OF the women. The other civilians
are being held for investigation. The
servicemen were turned over to mill.
taFy authorities.
Capt. Robert C. Pierce. who lee
the raiding party. said the hotel hac
been under surveillance since the
latter part of September More thar
30 civil and military policemen took
part in the raid.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Judge Reduces SIS Fine
Urged by Defendant

Despite the defendants recon-
mendation that he be fined S25,
Judge James r Duncan fined S. J.
Anderson, 2l5 South Fayette street
$40 and costs for violation of the
city's electrical code in Alexandria
Police Court yesterday.
Mr.. Anderson appeared on a
charge brought by Edward Dunn,
city electrical inspector, who testi-
fed that a fire in Mr. Anderson S
house Tuesday was caused by tam
pering with the fuses.
The defendant admitted making
temporary repairs on the worn out
fuses instead Of repla acing them. and
to the judges question Of what he
Thought he should be fined, said that
"S25 should teach me a lesson"
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Streetcar Motorman Pays
SIS Fine for Speeding

Charged with operating a street.
car at AZ miles per hour, William
Gregory, of 1900 block of F street
NE, was fined SIS yesterday in Mu-
nicipal Court on speeding charge
Police testified the streetcar over
slid loading platform on Wiscon-
sin avenue by SO feet because of the
alleged excessive speed. Mr.. Greg
ory denied the charge.
In another case Fred Reese, of the
TOO block of Varnum street NV.
bus operator, was fined Sl0 for
speeding at 40 miles an hour along
Reservoir road. Mr.. Reese said he
could not gauge his speed because
the bus had no speedometer.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
OPA Studies Rules to Bur
Cafe Rotion Inequities

The OPA is re-examining it's res
taurant and institutional rationing
programs to determine if simplifica-
ton is possible and whether there
are loopholes in the regulation
which permit some agencies to OBJ
tain more rationed food than others,
OPA spokesman said today.
Rationing for restaurant customers
is not contemplated officials said.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
United Rubber Workers Local
Assails Bias OF USR Company

we are going to get somewhere,
provided every co1ored employee
works with the Fair Labor Practice
Committee and also get every white
employe to give full support to this
campaign.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
War Vet Writes
Official March
For 93rd Div.

WASKINGTON-No longer able
10 shoulder a gun for Uncle Sam
George A. Williams. disabled vet.
eran OF World War l, has con.
.ributed his bit 10 the present war
effort by composing military
march which has been adopted as
an official march at Fort Huachuca
Ariz
The composition, "93rd Division
March," written by Williams over
A period of SIX months. was origin.
ally named the Charles P. Hall
March," in honor OF Major General
{. P Hall. commander of the 93rd
Infantry Division at Fort Hua.
chuca In accepting the march for
the division General Hall asked
that the name De chang 10 "93rd
Division March" pointing out In
a letter to the composer thai "the
division will be here long after ]
am gone"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20

symptoms. the Michigan tuberculosis
Association points out that every per-
son shoulc have a tuberculin test. II
the skin reacts to this test. q chest
X-ray should follow to determine
whether disease is present
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20

with the plant; Just recently how
ever, we feel that we have made
some progress, within the last two
weeks, we have succeeded in break
ing down some OF the opposition
against colored workers entering
into several Of TIE departments
where there have not been any
at work before. There are still
other departments where colored
employees are not working and have
not ever worked, which we shall
not be satisfied until we shall have
succeeded in removing or having
removed any and all opposition
against these workers.
Today there are many asking.
When are they going to employ
some colored women" We should
like 10 state that we have dwelled
on the same subject quite frequent
~, but the local management just
Won't TAX about il. We have a sug,
gcstion TO make to the colored en-
ployes, that is that they begin a let
ter campaign: every colored work
er who is sincere about this mat
ter should write the local manage
ment letter, asking them the same
question.
The public does not know that.
despite the fact that the u S. Rub
Der company out on jefferson ave-
nue. has carried large percentage
OF colored workers: these people
have been rigidly segregated and
held into certain departments; that
the bulk of the colored workers are
found in the janitor's department.
The mill-room. the receiving room.
in the press rooms and the shipping
room; that in the development. the
wepb-fabrick. the cement shop, the
chemical laboratories the mainten.
ance, mechanical. mill wright. cleo
,rical, welding. painting. carpenter
ing, power-house, all Of motor pro-
ducts and the tire-building divisions
no colored people have worked
and these are the departments
where skill and stmi-skin are re-
CURED, that despite that fact tina,
many colorcd workers have edu.
catIoual ability, and proper tech.
ucdt qualifications they have beer
boule-ncckcd and nnder-employcc
by the U. s Rubber company, tha'
! tradition and segregation and prcju
dice have been established and en-.
couraged by management until i
IS almost like breaking stone
wall The foregoing is true p,u.
the fact that the previous .oca
union leaders were not interested
, IN breaking down this segregation
and limitation. II appears now tina
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
ADJOURN WRIT
HEARING ON
POLICY men

Hearing on writ for two men
accused by police OF being engaged
in policy oper atoms, was adjourned
for one week on Tuesday by Re-
ccrder's Judge Arthur E. Gordon.
An effort by Atty. Joseph Brown
10 have the bonds reduced for Harry
Thomas and William Fleming was
denied by Judge Gordon, who al
lowed the bonds to remain at $4,000
each
Both Harry Thomas, So, of AIS
East Kirby and William Fleming.
80. OF lao Josephine. were named
as heads of the policy syndicate by
Patrolman Clayton Nowlin, officer
in charge Of the alleged policy con-
spiracy case.
Police say they included both the
men In their investigation Of al
legged policy operations OF at least
seven different numbers houses in a
conspiracy covering several years
A hearing to reduce the bond of
Miss Georgine Harding. 81. of 24l
East Forest avenue. was also ad-
journed for one week by Recorders
Judge Christopher E. Stein on Tues
day. Her present bond was set
al $500
Police say there may be as many
as forty defendants named in the
conspiracy now under investigation
and in which Thomas and Fleming
were named as bosses" OF the al
legged numbers conspiracy.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
Big School
Planned For
Prairie Wen

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas.-(ANP)
A statement issued recently by
DR.. T. o. Walton, president of the
A. and NJ. college of Texas who by
virtue of the setup in this state is
also president of Prairie View col
lege, indicates a deep interest lin
the development of comprehensive
facilities and personnel for the es-
adjustment and maintenance of a
higher educational institution of
first rank" here.
ut is our plan and determined
purpose" said DR.. Walton who
works in the closest harmony and
coopera with Principal w R.
Banks, TO present to the Texas
legislature and the people of the
state the imperative needs of the
Negroes for higher educational
facilities.
Fortunately" he continued, "our
board members have shown just
as deep interest in the development
of Prairie View college as they have
in the development of the main col
lege or any Of its branches.
The legislature should provide
during the. next biennium for the
erection of an adequate library at
Prairie View and should make ap-
preparations sufficiently large TO
provide for the purchase of books
and periodicals for such a library.
II should provide facilities for the
expansion of the nurses training
program and for tie Inauguration
of prograS1 OF dental and medical
education for Texas Negroes The
leading physicians of the state as
we'll as many of the leading Negro
and white educators are enthusiasts
,ieaily in favor Of the legislature
providing facilities for Negro medi-
cal and dental education on some
such basis