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Evening star., 1943-05-13
Mrs. Rand|e's Trial
To Open Wednesday
Full Circuit Court Bench
To Hear Murder Case
BY the Associated Press.

by tHe Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 13.-Chief
Judge Ridgely P. Melvin of the
Fifth Judicial Circuit, has announced
that trial of the case of Mrs. Helen
Aileen Randle, charged with the
murder of Allen Wiley, 17-year-old
high school student, will begin next
Wednesday.
The full bench of the Circuit
Court, composed of Chief Justice
Melvin and Associate Judges James
Clark of Howard County and James
E. Boylan, Carroll County, will hear
the case.
Lawyers for the case, Judge Melvin
added, would be States Attorney
Marvin I. Anderson, representing
the State in the case and Defense
Attorneys William Curran of Balti-
more and George E. Woelfel, An
napolis, for Mrs. Randle.
Mrs. Randle was indicted by the
grand jury on charge of numbering
the Wiley youth and wounding with
intent to muTder her husband, Ulmo
S. Randle.
In its April term, the grand jury
heard States witnesses for the
Randle case and filed the indictment
10 days ago.
Mrs. RandIe> has been kept In
custody in the county Jail since the
night Of January 81 when the fatal
shooting occurred.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
WPB Publishing Aides
Honored al Dinner

E. w. Palmer, president of the
Kingsport tTenn)s Press and dep
uty director of the Division of Print
ing and Publishing of the War Pro-
duction Board, was honored at a
division dinner last night at the
Mayflower Hotel on the eve of his
departure to serve in the Adjutant
Generals Office. He will revise cur
rent manual and instruction ma
terial for the Army Ground Forces.
Also honored at the dinner was
Donald Sterling, who leaves his po-
sition as consultant to Donald M.
Nelson on newspaper and magazine
publication today to resume edi-
torship Of the Portland (Oreg.)
Journal.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
New Vagrancy Statute
Upheld by Judge Cayton

The Districts new vagrancv
statute was upheld for the first time
today by the Municipal Court of
Appeals which at the same time
ruled that the burden of proof of
having lawful employment rests
with the defendant.
The opinion, written by Associate
Judge Nathan Cayton. also held per-
sons charged with vagrancy are not
entitled to a jury trial.
The appellate courts decision af-
firmed a lower court conviction of
MORA Rogers on a vagrancy charge.
The Government had charged she
was frequently seen in the company
OF known prostitutes, and also was
seen over a period of months enter
ing certain small hotels with differ
ent men. A written confession by
the defendant that she had no legit-
innate employment was introduced
at the trial. This later was repudi-
ated by her.
In appealing her conviction the
defendant questioned the constitu-
tionality Of that part of the statute
which places on the defendant the
burden of proving lawful employ
ment or lawful means of support.
The court held that "the defend
ant If he has lawful means of sup
port or employment can prove it
without trouble whereas it would be
almost impossible for the prcsecu-
tion to prove that one was without
lawful means of support"
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Capt. Marks Retirement Asked
81 Years on D. C.. Police Force
Inspector Mansfield,
Also in Ill Health.
Called Before Board

Recommendation for the retire.
ment of Capt. Sidney j. Marks of
precinct No. 4 was sent to the Com
missioners today by Maj Edward j.
Kelly, superintendent of police.
At the same time Inspector Rich
ard H. Mansfield, chief of detectives
and assistant superintendent of
police, and Pvt William S. Smoot
of precinct No. g. both of whom are
in i'll health, were ordered before
the Retiring and Relief Board next
Thursday.
Capt. Marks, veteran policeman
of 81 years, has been in ill health
for some months and has reached
retirement age of so. He was
sailor before joining the force on
March l, 1906. He has served as a
mounted policeman and also has
been assigned to motorcycle duty.
He was appointed sergeant in 1919,
lieutenant in 1926, and captain on
January l, 1882. For the past year
he has served as commanding officer
of precinct No. 4.
The Retiring and Relief Board is
expected to recommend the retire.
ment of both Inspector Mansfield
and Pvt. Smoot following a hearing
where members of the Board of Po-
lice and Fire Surgeons will testify
as to the physical condition of both
men. This action is necessary be-
cause neither Inspector Mansfield
or Pvt. Smoot has reached the age
of so.
Inspector Mansfield was appointed
to the force on January IL, 1911, and
rose rapidly through the ranks. He
was appointed inspector in charge
of the Detective Bureau following a
sensational congressional hearing
several years ago when the Detective
Bureau was dubbed the weakest
link in the Police Department"
Before coming to police headquar-
ters, Inspector Mansfield served in
Precinct No. for many years and
was known to many fraternal, civic
and school organizations as the
Mayor of Northeast
During his career as a policeman.
he has made considerable progress
IN instructing schoolchildren in
safety matters with chalk talks.
While on his way to Florida for a
short vacation several months ago.
Inspector Mansfield was stricken
with a heart attack shortly before
the train pulled into Richmond, Va.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Pupils Organize
|'Chores Agency
In Chevy Chase

Students at the Chevy Chase
(Md) elementary school have Or
ganized new activity-the Commu-
nifty Helpers Agency-in their cam
paign to aid the war effort.
Aim of the agency is to keep the
community clean and to do needed
work in the. area during the sum-
mer months. Membership is limited
to fifth and sixth grade pupils.
Members of the agency already
have compiled a list of jobs for
which they are qualified, together
with the price expected for each.
Copies of the list are sent to parents
with a request that 1t be checked so
that the agency can plan its work
for the summer.
Cutting grass is set at "a cents an
hour, with the same price for caring
for small children. The price for
watering lawns varies from cents
to Is cents, according to the size Of
the lawn, while household duties
and hoeing vegetable gardens will
cost householders Is cents an hour.
Running errands will cost S cents
or 10 cents. depending on the dis
tance for each errand.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
D. {. Mother Receives
Dead Pilots Medals
Western High Graduate
Died in North Africu

Mr.. and Mrs James M Drysdale,
2219 Forty ninth street NV, today
priced two medals posthumously
awarded to their son, First 1t Will
liam B. Drysdale, Army Air Forces
who was killed in action in North
Africa last December.
Mrs. Drysdale yesterday received
an Air Medal and oak leaf cluster
from Col. Lewis R. Parker, COM
mandant of Boiling Field. A cita-
ton said the Air Medal was
awarded for extraordinary achieve
ment for participating in mass
movement of single scatter airplanes
from June o. 1912, over an ex-
tremelv hazardous and newly
established air route involving long
over-water flights under very un-
certain weather conditions"
1t. Drysdale repeatedly died of
wounds suffered in action four days
after having been cited for the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross. A gradu-
ate of Western High School, he at
tended the University of Maryland
and won his wings at Maxwell
Field. He was 25 years old.
Mrs. Drysdale is chairman of
Covenant-Fi Pres byteria
Church's League for Men in Service.
She has two other sons in the
Army.
witnessing the ceremony at Boil
ing Field were the young pilots
father. now located at Richmond,
Va, where he is a patent attorney,
and brother, the Rev. Murray D..
Drysdale, pastor of Mason Presby-
terian Church, Mason. Ohio.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Home Owners Plant
400 County Trees
Montgomery Campaign
Supported by Residents

More than 400 trees have been
planted along the streets in SUBJ
urban communities of Montgomery
County through the cooperation of
individual property owners and the
Montgomery County Tree Depart
ment, it was announced yesterday
by Park Commissioner E. Brooke
Lee
The project was begun several
weeks ago when it was announced
that the county would plant trees
along streets in thickly populated
sections, provided the necessary
holes were dug in advance by the
residents Of the community.
Neither the Montgomery County
commissioners nor the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission were able to secure
enough men to continue the county
road maintenance and the park rec
reational program and at the same
time dig the holes for the trees
during the recent planting season,
it was explained.
The tree-planting projects gener-
ally were sponsored by several people
in each block, acting as committee
to inform all of the residents of the
county's offer and the work the local
residents should do to obtain trees.
Planting of the trees was carried
out by three county and park COM
mission workers, under the super
vision Of william R. Hall, landscape
architect for the commission.
In these paintings Norway naples,
red naples, sugar naples, pin oaks
and American elms were used. These
are all considered as among the most
desirable street trees for this section
of the country.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
$1OO,000,000 War Bond
Goal Set for F|aq Week

Sale of an additional 100000, 900
worth of War bonds and stamps
will be the goal of the fifth annual
national celebration of Flag Week,
from June to IA, under joint spon-
sorship of the Treasury Department
and the United States Flag Asso-
citation.
Secretary of War Stimson is hon.
orarX chairman of the drive; Walter
D. Fuller, president of the Curtis
Publishing Co., is executive chair
man, and co-chairmen are Treasury
Secretary Morgenthau and Secre-
tary CT the Navy Knox.
Senator eapper. Republican, OF
Kansas has introduced resolution
in the Senate requesting President
Roosevelt to issue a Flag Week
proclamation.
Mayors throughout the country
will appoint Flag Week committees
to add their efforts to those of the
local War bond committees. Heads
OF civic, business, religious, patriotic
and other groups have been asked
to serve on the Flag Week COM
mittees.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Capital Raised
1887 Of Quota
Of War Loan
This Reserve District
Fourth in Nation,
Final Figures Show

Washington raised 1873 per cent of
its non-banking quota in the second
War Loan campaign, and the fifth
Federal Reserve district, in which
Washington is included, ranked
fourth in the Nation, Chairman H.
L. Rust, jr., of the District War
Finance Committee announced to-
day after receiving final figures from
the Treasury officials.
The Atlanta district had the high
est non banking rating, with 179 per
cent. The fifth or Richmond district
ranked fourth with 168 per cent, as
compared with the average of all
districts of 157 per cent, Mr.. Rust
said.
Individuals and banks purchased
$18,533 100000 worth of securities,
Treasury officials announced. OF
this sum a total of $12,550,00 900
was subscribed by other than bank
sources. The non-banking total
raised in the District of Columbia
was $7s,887,422
Mr.. Rust pointed out that more
than 18 per cent of total sales was
represented by purchases of Series
E, the peoples bond. Sales of all
series of War saving bonds-E, F and
G-amounted to $22,414,422 or 28.4
per cent of the total Added to this
sumo was $29 100000 of 2 and 2l2
per cent bonds, for total of $751;
804, ,422, or 65.6 per cent of long
term" war financing in the District,
exclusive of the banks.
Help of Press, Radio Cited.
"Ofhcials and employees of banks,
investment securities houses and
building and loan associations" Mr..
Rust said, have given unreservedly
of their time and energies to pro-
mote the sale of bonds. Officers
and members of hundreds of organ
izations and representatives of Gov.
ernment agencies have made num-
berless sales personally. The press
and radio have carried promotive
articles and sales talks into every
home
Thousands of voluntary workers,
including the members of the Wom-
ems, business, insurance, labor and
real estate divisions of the District
War Finance Committee, personally
solicited orders with outstanding re-
suits. Our retail stores. financial
institutions, utilities and others have
sponsored many pages of advertis-
ing. More than 100 members of
our Speakers Bureau addressed au-
diences in every theater and at or
ganization assemblies of every de-
scription.
Cooperation Is Lauded.
This splendid cooperation, cou-
pied with the remarkable co-ordina-'
ton of the efforts put forth, resulted
in this unprecedented response from
our people. Literally hundreds of
thousands made investments. This
record is truly worthy of residents
of the Nations Capital"
The sales, which were made to
other than commercial banks and
dealers, follow:
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Navy Flyer Decorated
For Downing 7 Jap
Planes in One Fiqht
Montana Pilot Awarded
Gold Stur in Lieu of
Second Navy Cross

1t. Stanley w. Vejtasa, 28-year-
old Navy flyer of Circle, Mont. has
been awarded the Gold; Star in lieu
OF a second Navy Gross by Secre-
tary Of Navy Knox for shooting
down seven japanese planes in the
course of single flight, the Navy
announced today
The incident occurred during the
battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on
October 26, 1912, when a strong enc
my air force attacked the carrier to
which 1t. Vejtasa was attached.
1t. Vejtasa, the Navy reported.
was the leader of combat air pa
troll which took off from the car
rier to defend it against an attack
by the enemy force of dive and
torpedo bombers. AS the enemy air.
craft came in to launch their at
tack, the lieutenant and his patrol
flew off to meet them. Engaging
the first wave of dive bombers, he
shot down two of them and then
led his patrol in daring attack on
a group of torpedo planes.
So aggressive was the American
assault that the enemy formation
was completely broken and several
OF the Japs turned and fed, let
tlson1ng their torpedoes as they
sought to escape the American fly
ers. Continuing the attack on the
planes that persisted in blows at the
carrier, 1t. Vejtasa succeeded in
shooting down five more, bringing
his total to seven.
1t. Vejtasa received his first NAVY
cross Tor heroism in raid on Japa-
nese shipping on Tulagi Harbor last
May and in the battle of the Coral
Sea the same month.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Ga||inger Ward
For Venerea|
sApproved
Maverick Reveals
Action in Testimony
At House Heurinq

Construction of a S1304OO isola-
ton ward for the detention and
treatment of 100 women afflicted
with venereal disease as an addition
to present facilities at Gallinger
Hospital has been approved by the
War Production Board, Maury
Maverick, head of the critical ma
terials division of the WPB, an
nounced today.
Declaring he is in favor of proper
treatment of those afflicted with
venereal diseases, but was mot ad-
vocating the pampering of prosti-
tutes," Mr.. Maverick told the spe-
cial subcommittee on health of the
House District Committee the addi-
tional beds should be available
within four or five months"
Mr.. Maverick said so beds at Gal
linger would be available within less
than month from existing space
and the new construction would be
completed within four or five
months
Nationwide Problem.
Mr.. Maverick told the committee
he viewed prostitution as a Nation
wide problem to be treated as such.
If every community in the Ma
ton came to WPB and demanded
new construction of isolation wards
there wouldn't be enough critical
materials left to kill Japs and Ger
mans" he said.
He recommended Nation wide use
of existing facilities. He said "rou-
tine approval of the Gallinger Hos
pital addition would be made by the
facilities division of the WPB.
1t. Col. John A. Casteel of the
Provost Marshals Office, War De-
partment. was another witness.
Sensational testimony was eX-
pected from Col Casteel, who has
been working closely with the Police
Department in conducting and plan
ming vice raids here Col. Casteel
however, said he wished to make his
testimony off the record" He was
excused until tomorrow.
Ray L. Huff Testifies.
Earlier, Ray L. Huff, head of the
District Board of Public Welfare
and director of the District penal
institutions, said one-third of the
District prisoners generally were
afflicted with venereal disease and
that more than so per cent of
women prisoners had some venereal
disease
He said that treatment facilities
for long-term prisoners were good"
but were weak" for short term
prisoners. He pointed out that short
term prisoners are not under sur
veillance long enough for any con-
structive work to be done.
Compulsory X-rays of Government
workers for detection of tuberculosis
before arrival in Washington was
recommended by DR. A. B. Coulter,
head of the tuberculosis Bureau of
the District Health Department.
He cited several cases of "far-ad-
vanced" cases of tuberculosis among
newcomers.
He said compulsory X-rays would
save money and protect fellow
workers and other citizens of the
District"
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Total
Morgenthau Calls Conference.

Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau said today he has invited
Mariner S. Eccles, chairman of the
Federal Reserve Board, and the IL
reserve bank presidents to confer
with him tomorrow on the war loan
drive just concluded, "and see what
we have learned"
He characterized the results of the
drive as amazing" the Secretary
took issue with some persons who
have contended insufficient funds
were obtained from individuals, as
serting I'VE not only got what we
wanted from the public but more"
Il am not going to let anyone
take away the credit due the Amer
ican people in this drive" he said.
Mr.. Morgenthau said his recent
transcontinental tour convinced
him the American people are whole
heartedly behind the Treasury's ef-
forts to finance the war.
With touch of hometown pride,
he reported that the village of Fish
kill, N. Y, where he lives, COM
munity of about 500. had a goal of
$500o0 and bought more than
100000 in Government securities.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Officers Will Be Trained
To Coordinate Air, Sea
And Land Operations

Army, Navy and Marine Corps
officers will receive special training
in all phases of joint or co-ordinat-
ing operations involving land, sea
and air at newly-formed Joint
ArmyNavy Staff College which will
begin functioning June /, Secretary
of War Stimson announced today.
Georgetown University, it was
disclosed, is participating in this
newly devised program.
Four Months Course.
The four month course for staff
officers will, be divided into two
phases: Oficers will be assigned to
two months of study at various
Army and Navy schools during the
first period of the course. The sec
ond phase will consist of two
months of studies, in accordance
with a curriculum devised by the
joint chiefs of staff and adminis-
tered by faculty of officers desig-
mated by them at Georgetown
University.
One-third of the officers of all
three services designated to attend
these periods of study will be air Of
f1cers.
Mr.. Stimson said the commandant
and faculty OF the Army and Navy
Staff College have not yet been an
nounced.
Air operations and the logistics in
volved in combined operations will
be stressed during the courses. Stu
dent officers, especially selected
normally will be in the grades of
lieutenant colonel and colonel in the
Army and Marine Corps and the
corresponding grades of commander
and captain in the Navy.
Exchange of Command.
During the first phase of the
course, Navy officers will spend one
month at the Army's Command and
General Staff School at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kans., and one month at
the Army Air Corps School of APP
piled Tactics at Orlando, Fla. Con-
currently, Army Air officers will
spend month at the Command and
General Staff School and a month
at the Naval War College, New
port, r. I.
Officers of the Army Ground
Forces will be sent to the Air Corps
School at Orlando, Fla, and to the
Naval War College for one month
of training in each.
The War Department recently had
designated Georgetown University
as the 2,509th service unit for the
classified ton of soldiers in the 3rd
Service Command area who are to
take specialized training at the COL
leges.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Maryland, Virginia
Farmers Seek More
Gas 10 Aid P|antinq
State War Boards See
Threat to Output Unless
AIIotments Are Increased

Demanding that additional allot-
ments of existing supplies of gaso-
line be diverted to farmers during
the crop planting season, officials
of the Maryland and Virginia War
Boards declared today that resi-
dents of these two States must de-
eide whether they are going to
continue to drive their cars for
pleasure or go without food this
winter
Dudley C. Aist, administrative
assistant of the Maryland War
Board, said that county farm
agents had provided a list of 217
tractors kept idle because there
was no gasoline.
At his press conference today,
Petroleum Administrator Ickes
promised farmers would be given
preference in the distribution of
gasoline to run farm equipment
Whenever there is enough gasoline
available in any area.
When We have it, the farmers are
going to get it first" Mr.. Ickes said.
But we can't make gasoline"
Stocks Very Low.
The petroleum administrator
warned that supplies were extremely
low, but that the man who needs
gasoline to plant his crops will Ger
tainly be given preference over
somebody who wants to play golf on
Sunday
In nearby Virginia, C. E. Peed,
manager of the Southern States
Fairfax Petroleum Cooperative,
which supplies gasoline to approXi-
mately 725 farmers in Fairfax, Lou
doun, Prince William and Fauquier
Counties, said many farmers in
that area have been without gaso-
line during the peak of the planting
season when a shortage of man
power has made the use of farm
machinery imperative if farm pro-
duction is to be increased.
Baltimore Supply Slim.
Gasoline distributors in Balti-
more said, however, that many fill
ing stations were operating on slim
reserves, with some completely out
of gasoline. 1t was also observed
that some Virginia filling stations
had no gasoline" signs posted to-
day.
The distributors said the shortage
became evident soon after the pipe
line to Richmond was completed
and the Office of Defense Transpor-
tation prohibited tank car move
ment of gasoline into Baltimore and
Washington.
Dealers said barges we're supposed
to haul gasoline from Richmond to
Baltimore, Washington and other bay
and river points, but there was an in
sufficient number of barges and the
gasoline supply in the Virginia capi-
tai was not equal to the demand.
Meanwhile, Porter Hardy, Vir-
ginia War Board chairman, and j.
H Blandford chairman of the
Maryland board, appealed to Mr..
IckeS and Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wickard to bring an end
to the gasoline famine that threat
ems to disrupt production of food.
Farmers in nearby Virginia and
Maryland protested that during
the rush crop planting period addi-
tional allotments of gasoline should
be given the farmer even if it meant
that pleasure drivers automobiles
would be kept in garages
Evening star., 1943-05-13
laWRahonmig
s = sss9>ERem,iindery l

Blue coupons, Book 2-Those marked
G. H and are coed for rationed
canned goods and remain valid
through May 81.
Red coupons, Book 2-These can be
exchanged for meats. butter, mar
garlne, fats and oils, cheeses and
canned fish.
Stamps marked E, F. and G are
good now and can be used any
time before May 81.
Stamps lettered H become valid
next Sunday and will then be good
through May 81.
Sugar-Stamp No. IL in Book l is
good for pounds through May 81.
Coffee-Stamp No % is now valid
for pound through May 80.
Fuel oil-No. coupons are valid for
10 gallons through September 80.
Gasoline-No. A coupons are good
for 3 gallons each through July 81.
b and c coupons, good for 3
gallons each, expire on dates in
dicated in individual books.
Shoes-Stamp II in Book is good
for one pair of shoes through
June Is.
Detailed rdttoning information ,uin
be found on page AZ of The SUNDAY
Star each ,Deek.