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Evening star., 1943-07-05
U.S.. Gas Consumption
Drops 36 Per Cent
Eastern Traffic Below
Half of 1o4l Volume

Motor fuel consumption in the
entire country in April shrunk to
about 64 per cent of its prewar nor
NAL, while traffic on rural roads in
the East declined to less than half
it's prewar volume in the six months
from December through May, ac-
cording to a survey made by the
Public Roads Administration.
Traffic In the western" area was
reduced to two-thirds of its prewar
normal, the survey, made public to-
day, showed, reaching its lowest ebb
in January and May. when it was
81 per cent of that of year ago.
The survey used SIG traffic mark
ers in 40 States. The count dis
closed that only in March, when the
count was 50 per cent of it's 1941
volume, did traffic rise above the
halfway mark on Eastern roads.
The volume in May was 46 per cent
of that of May, 1941. Correspond
ing figures for previous months were
Al per cent in April, 46 in February,
As in January and 48 in December
Tax collections indicated that the
total urban and rural traffic in the
East used about So per cent as much
gasoline in April as in the same
month of 1941. In the area rationed
last December l, gasoline consump-
ton in April was about 73 per cent
of preWar normal.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Railroads Bond Issue
Delayed by ice Action

BY the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission today authorized Otis e. Co.,
Cleveland investment firm, to inter-
vene in the application Of the Penn
sylvania. Ohio & Detroit Railroad
for issuance of s28,4830O first and
refunding mortgage 80. per cent
bonds. Series D.
A similar request by Halsey, Stu
art g. Co of Chicago was denied on
the ground the firm was not stock
holder of the railroad company or
of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
named as guarantor for the bonds
Otis g. Co., the ruling said, is a
stockholder of the Pennsylvania
Railroad
The investment houses petitioned
for authorization to intervene, con-
tending neither the Pennsylvania,
Ohio e. Detroit Railroad nor the
Pennsylvania, as guarantor, made
any effort to secure offers from more
than one banker when the bonds
we're to be sold to Kuhn, Leob & Co.
of New York.
Otis and Halsey-Stuart said they
wanted to bid on the issue.
The ICC scheduled a hearing for
July 8 on the railroads application.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Infant Mortality Rate
Drops as Births Rise
155 Pct. in District
Child Health Records
Most Favorable, Says
Dr.. Rutland in Report

An increase of 15.5 per cent in
the number of births in the District
in the first six months of this year,
as compared with the same period
of last year. was reported yesterday
by Health Officer George C. Ruh-
land.
Not only were there l1005 births
between January and July l, an
increase of 1882, but the health
records also disclosed decline of
9.5 per cent in the infant mortality
rate. For the first six months of
this year, the infant mortality rate
was found to be 1871 per 1000 live
births, as against rate of 42.l for
the same period of 1942.
Generally, said DR.. Rutland, the
second year of war finds the Dis
trict's health records for children
most favorable" The death rates
still are low and we are hopefully
expectant about the future.
"Whooping cough has been little
higher than usual this year but the
department recently intensified i'm
munization against the disease"
The Bureau of Maternal and
Child Welfare, which maintains l6
clinics for mothers and children,
he said. is adjusting its services to
meet changed conditions induced by
the war. To save clerical and nurs-
ing time. more service is being given
to the individual in the clinic at
one visit, such as immunization,
health examinations and tuberculin
testing, instead of holding more
numerous clinics for single pur-
pose. he said.
Most of the increase in the num-
ber of births, DR.. Rutland said. was
in the white race. There were 8,3l1
white babies born in the last six
months, or an increase of 1859 over
the first half of 1912. There were
1854 colored births, an increase
of o.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Three Injured in Traffic;
Toll Lightest in 20 Years

Three persons were injured, one
seriously, in traffic accidents yes
terday, as police recorded the light
est holiday traffic toll in more than
a score of years
Thomas G. Darlington, 81, COL
ored, of 2811 Sherman avenue NV.
District Water Department en-
ploye, was injured seriously when
crushed between a street flushing
tank truck and an automobile in the
26O0 block of Nichols avenue Sc.
He was treated at Providence Hos
pital for internal injuries and two
broken legs. Police charged Paul
T. Steel, %. sailor, listed as driver
OF the automobile, with reckless
driving and leaving after colliding
Harold Henneffer, "a. a sailor at
tached to the training station at
Bainbridge, Md, suffered a frac-
tured right arm when the taxicab
in which he was a passenger was in
collision with an automobile at Con-
necticut avenue and Albemarle
street NV. He was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Dolores Hill. 7. Of 1881 Eleven
and-a-Half street Sc, suffered
minor cuts and bruises when she
was struck by an automobile while
playing near her home. She was
treated at Providence Hospital.
Evening star., 1943-07-05

him one of brand which has
menthol in it. After he had taken
a puff. he rolled his eyes at me as
though I had bewitched him. and
then smiled, saying: Good. Good
Make you feel good' But the next
day I had about 500 natives around
all looking for one of these ciga-
rettes, and at night could hear the
tom toms beating up in the bushes
telling about the pleasantness OF
these smokes. They really drummed
up a big business for me-
They even used cigarettes to
"bribe" the British pilots to take out
more mail than the Is pounds a
week to which they had been
limited.
Worked at Postal Duties.
Because OF his experience, Mr.
Aed was also assigned to postal
duties and handled all of the mai
for the Seabees there. During the
time the battalion was there, the
men sent home more than $50. 900 in
addition to the allotments they had
made for their families back home.
Despite the jungle living. the
women there showed great interest
in face powders, which they caked
on their faces
Mr.. Aed is home on 80 days leave
after which he will report back tc
the New England base Of the Seabees
to await another assignment.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Cairo Hot, Dirty and Beautiful,
MARGARET Cotter Writes

Cairo, Egypt, is described as "hot,
dirty and beautiful" in a recent let
ter from Miss Margaret Cotter, for
mer Washington horsewoman and
newspaper writer. to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph j. Cotter,
Gaithersburg, Md.
Miss Cotter is a stan assistant of
the American Red Cross, assigned
to public relations. She joined the
Red Cross about three months ago.
While she wrote that Cairo has
plenty Of bugs" Miss Cotter as
sured her family that she has
nice place to live in an establish
ment operated by the Red Cross.
Margaret decided to join the Red
Cross because she thought they were
doing worthwhile job," he father
said. I'm her letter she tells us her
thoughts were confirmed after talk
ing with the soldiers and hearing
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Dead Traffic Signals
Al II intersections
To Flash Red Lights
Blinking Warning to Begin
Serving in Place Of
Stop Signs Next Monday

Red lenses of traffic lights extin-
guished for the duration will be put
into service at II key intersections
throughout the city beginning next
Monday, according to an anounce-
ment by Traffic Director William A.
Van Duzer.
Under an order approved recently
by the Commissioners, the flashing
red-light system was adopted in
place of metal stop" signs unavail-
able because of wartime restrictions.
The blinkers will operate on a full
time basis at the following intersec-
tions: Massachusetts, avenue and @
streets NV; Key Bridge and M
street NV; Fifteenth and streets
NV: Fifteenth and @ streets NV:
Fifteenth and r streets NV; Rhode
Island and Second street NV:
Rhode Island avenue and Fifth
street NV; Rhode Island avenue
and Eighth street NV: Ninth and
S streets NV: Seventh and N streets
NV; Seventh and @ streets NV;
Second and E streets NV; Thir-
teenth and N streets NV: Four
teenth and Spring load NV.
Blinkers will operate part time
a.: TWenty-second and P streets
NV; Twenty-second and M streets
| NV; Twenty-second and K streets
NV.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
laWRatonimq
@Remiindersm

Blue coupons, Book 2-K, L and M
coupons expire at midnight July 7.
Stamps lettered N, P and @ re-
main valid until August 7.
Red coupons, Book 2-These can be
exchanged for meats. fats. etc.
Stamps lettered P and @ are
valid now. will be good until the
end of July. R stamps will be
good from July II to July 81. in
elusive. S stamps will be valid
July l8 through July 81.
Sugar-Stamps Nos. Is and Is in ra-
ton book No. l may be used to
obtain sugar for home canning.
Each will be good for pounds
through october 81.
Families needing more than 10
pounds of sugar per person for
home canning must make appli-
cation to their ration boards for
all over this amount.
For regular allowances Of sugar
for general use coupon No. 13 in
book l is good for 5 pounds
through August Is.
Coffee-Stamp No. 21 will be good
for l pound until July 81. Stamp
No. % will be good from July % to
August II.
Gasoline-Pleasure driving is forbid
den to holders of all types Of gaso-
line rations.
Existing 1T" allowances Of gaso-
line must last their holders
through July. Is.
No. S A coupons are good for 3
gallons each through July 81.
B and c coupons, good for 215
gallons each, expire on dates in
dicated in individual books.
Shoes-Stamp No. 18 is good for ono
pair through october 81.
Fuel oil-No. coupons are valid for
10 gallons through September 30.
Period l coupons in new fuel oil
rations became valid July l and
are good for 10 gallons per unit
through January 4. Applications
properly filled out should be re-
turned to local boards immedi-
ately.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Capital Garage Option
Indicates Federal Plan
For Car Control
OfficioIs Silent, However,
After Step to Take Over
1,200-Auto Building

Establishment of strict controls
over Government-owned automo-
biles was indicated today by the an
nouncement that the Government
has taken an option on leasing the
1,2O0-car Capital Garage at 1920
New York avenue NV.
No announcement was made of
the use to which the garage will be
put, but indications were that it
will be used for the central garag-
ing of federally owned cars. One
source said all Federal cars will be
placed there, under orders that they
can be taken out only after it has
been shown they will be used for
official business
Use of Government cars for per-
sonal trips has been under fire for
several months from Senator Byrd,
Democrat. of Virginia and members
of his joint congressional committee
investigating non-essential Govern
ment expenditures. Senator Byrd
previously has disclosed that a CEN
trail garaging plan has been under
consideration by several Federal
agencies
The Governments move to take
an option on the Capital Garage
was announced by Joseph B.
Schaaff, head Of the National Mort
gage g. Investment Corp, which
owns the building. Mr.. Schaaff said
he did not know when the Govern
ment plans to complete arrange
ments for the lease.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Mass Meeting to Mark
Sturt of War in China

Sponsored by the Chinese Ma
tional Salvation Association, the
sixth anniversary of Chinas resist
ance against the Japanese aggres-
sion will be commemorated In q
mass meeting Wednesday night at
the Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church.
DR.. c. c. Hung, pastor of the Chi
nese Community Church, will pre-
side. Speakers will be introduced
by the Chinese Minister, Liu Chieh.
"Chee Lai," the Arise" song of the
Chinese Army. will be sung during
the program by Nelson Ho, China
Defense Supplies staff member.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Soldier Dies Under Wheels
Of Train at Richmond
by the Associated pres.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, July 5.-A soldier.
tentatively identified by Richmond
police as Bernard Connolly of Ohio,
was killed early today by an Atlantic
Coastline freight engine which
passed over his body on the tracks
between Stockton and Everett streets
here.
The engineer, R. L. Weaver, jr.,
Glen Allen, Va. told police that in
the darkness he thought the man
was piece Of paper on the tracks.
The engineer was unable to stop the
train of 10 cars in time.
The soldiers Identification tag bore
the number 356O5138 and the name
Bernard Connolly. Papers in his
pocket listed next of kin as Len
Martin, West Austin Town. Ohio.
In his cap was a piece of paper with
the name Warren H. Baker"
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Seobees Sped West African Job
With Cigarette Gifts to Natives
Aed Says Tom Toms
Beut Out Praises of
MenthoIuted Smokes

With a box of dime store trinkets
and few thousand American made
cigarettes, a sailor could take the
whole coast of West Africa and its
entire population, according to
Albert Aed, a Seabee who had just
returned from II months duty with
his battalion overseas.
Mr.. Aed is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Aed, 1864 Newton street NV.
He is a graduate of Central High
School. where he played football.
Until he enlisted in the Seabees
CONSTRUCTION Battalion). he was a
clerk in the Cleveland Park Station
of the Washington Post Office.
Now a specialist. first class. Mr..
Aed was a member of the Dirty
Forty" battalion, which went to the
west coast of Africa many months
before the American invasion forces
arrived to build beach-head supply
station, and they were landing sup
plies long before the troops learned
of the invasion plans.
Rock Edged Jungles.
Their station was in jungle ter
ritory. on a high, rock-edged coast.
The first group landed by plane on
an open space in the plateau, and
after making friends with the native
inhabitants-began building float
ing dock. which had to be held to
the coast by lines looped around the
crags in the rock.
Then came ships and reinforce
ments. as we'll as additional supplies
for the construction of large sup
ply base and fuel oil storage reser-
voir. They built warehouses. and
when they finished there wasn't t
enough scrap material to build a
bonfire.
The natives were a big help to the
construction sailors, Mr.. Aed said,
for although weak of arm they were
strong of head. They could carry
on their heads, he said, twice their
own weight
Cigarette Magic Money"
American cigarettes proved the
most popular article to the natives.
They would do anything for an
American cigarette. The sailors had
plenty of them, for each received a
cartoon a week, Mr. Aed said.
"One day" he recalled. "a native
asked me for cigarette, and gave
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Holiday Death Toll
Is al Record Low Due
To War Travel Curb
Nations Loss of Life
From Violent Causes
Is Listed at 100
BY the Associated Press


Accidents over the tilree-day
Fourth of July week end we're TAX
ing one of the smallest death tolls
in history on the Nations home
front, restricted by and busy with
the war.
AS the holiday week end entered
its last day today, violent deaths
from all causes in the United States,
according to an Associated Press
survey, mounted to only 1870. The
total included "a fatalities from
traffic accidents. SIS from drowning
and 81 from miscellaneous causes.
The low death rate was credited
to war preparations and restrictions
such as work as usual schedules in
many war plants and gasoline ra-
tioning Not a single fatality was
reported from fireworks, the sale of
which has been banned in many
States and the manufacture of which
has been virtually halted by the
war
The small toll from traffic acci-
dents, usually the most voracious
killer, compared with National
Safety Council forecast that from
$50 to 300 persons would die in
highway mishaps between Friday
night and midnight tonight. Last
year the toll was 800 compared with
500 in 1941.
Deaths, by States, from traffic &C
cidents, drownings and miscellane-
Gus causes, in that order:
Alabama. 0, 0, 3; Arkansas, 4, 3, 2:
California, 7, 3, 8; Colorado, 0. l. l;
Florida. l, l, 0. Georgia. l. 0. o. Ida.
no. o. 2. l.; Illinois. o. 6. 7: Indiana
5, 4, o; Iowa, S, 4, l: Kansas, /. l, o
Kentucky, 3, 0, o. Louisiana. 0, 3, 2
Maryland, 0. 2, 0; Massachusetts,, /
0, 0; Michigan. 6, 0. 3; Minnesota
2, 5, o; Missouri. S, S. /: Nebraska
0, 0, /; New Hampshire. O. O, /; New
Jersey, l. l. S; New York, 4, O, S
North Carolina, 0. 2, o; Ohio, 3, 3, 4
Oklahoma. 1, 0, o. Oregon, /, l, 2
Pennsylvania. 10. 0, o; South Caro-.
lima, /, /, o; Tennessee, 2. o. 3: Texas
4. /, l.: Vermont. 0. 0. /; Washing.
ton, l. 2, o: West Virginia. /, /, o
Wisconsin, 4, 2, O. Wyoming, o, o, 2
District of Columbia, o, /, O.
California and Illinois had the
highest number Of violent death.
with 13 each. followed by Kansa.
with II and Missouri with IL.
Evening star., 1943-07-05

what the American Red Cross has
done for them"
Miss Cotter, who is Is, was the
first woman to win the grand cham
pionship in the annual horse show
at Madison Square Garden, New
York City, her father said. She won
the prize in 194l with her horse
Rocksie.
A native of Washington. she at
tended Sacred Heart School and
Gunston Hall. Her father is an
attorney here.
She has two sisters, both married
to Army officers. Mrs. Madeline
Smith is the wife of Maj. John l..
Smith, jr., attached to the judge
advocate generals Office here, while
Mrs. Claire Tumulty is the wife of
Capt. Philip A. Tumulty, Medical
Corps, son Of Joseph P. Tumulty,
secretary to President Wilson, who
Is stationed In the Fiji Islands.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Virginia Motor Vehicle
Income Drops ; Pei.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. July 5-Despite pre-
dictions of sharp decrease in the
revenues and registrations at the
Division of Motor Vehicles for the
current licensing year, final figures
made public today by Commissioner
c. F. Joyner. jr.. showed 483, ,438
registrations issued between March
IS and April Is of this year, COM
pared with 515,128 for 1912.
Mr.. Joyner said the total collec-
tions for 1912 were $7058, ,597.88
compared with $6,846, ,735. .73 for 1943
a loss in revenue for this license
year of $211 ,862.15, or per cent.
Tag sales dropped 31.527, or 6.05
per cent, Mr.. Joyner said.
Passenger car registrations dropped
from 417,282 in 1912 to 387 ,553, for
this year, a decrease of %, ,729 regis
trations, or IL per cent.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
en-Day Adventist
Camp Meeting Ends
Religious Liberty and
Temperance Discussed

Discussions on religious liberty
and temperance were high lights Of
the closing session of the Today
camp meeting Of the Potomac Con-
ference of Seventh-day Adventists
in Takoma Park yesterday.
Following a speech by Repre-
sentative Bryson, Democrat. OF
South Carolina, author of bill to
suspend the alcoholic beverage in
dustry for the duration. the con-
ference adopted a resolution urging
Congress to enact legislation which
will effectively suspend the alco-
holic beverage industry, including
the importation and expectation OF
beverage alcohol, for the duration
as set forth in the Bryson bill"
The use of beverage alcohol in
this critical hour" the resolution
says, lis one of the greatest menaces
and liabilities to our Nation"
In a talk earlier, Senator johnson
Democrat, of Colorado said. I'VE
must guard we'll the heritage that
was given us by Patrick Henry and
by the patriots who died and bled
that we might have this heritage
that is worth more than anything
the heritage of liberty.
Il thought the message from
Patrick Henry on this Fourth OF
July was especially significant" the
speaker said. His picture of Eu-
rope, Asia and Africa 167 years age
is a picture of Europe, Asia and
Africa again. The voice of America
the America that Patrick Henry
implored to sign the Declaration OF
independence. has come to the res.
cue of the world. He was not only
a great orator, but great prophet
as we'll"
Last night Prof. c. T. Everson OF
New York preached the sermon
Approximately $4,000 was contrib
uted for foreign missionary work.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Chaplain Says Criticism
OF WAC Is Ungratefu|

BY the Associated Press.
Chaplain George w. Casey, "at-
tacking the unchivalrous. migrate
ful and unjust criticism Of the
Women's Army Corps, asserted yes
terday in a radio address that 1.-The
wonder isn't that there were moral
failures, but that there were so
few"
He praised interest of the Army
In which he serves as chaplain
with rank of first lieutenant. in re-
ligion and morality and declared
the WAC Is on the side Of moral
ity. too.
1T has many suggestions for the
members leisure time, which is
temptation time-sports. shows
dances, concerts, books-but licen-
tiousness. never. Whatever
moral danger threatens them isn't
due to the WAC or its lack of vigi-
lance; 1t isn't due to the war-it's
due to the same thing in the service
as in civilian life. that is. to the
lack Of consciousness Of sin, and
less of the fear Of God"
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Mrs. Ethel Hufchins
Dies in Connecticut

Mrs. Ethel Hutchins. 72, wife of
Walter Stilson Hutchins. died yes
terday at Woodley, her summer
home in New Canaan, Conn. Fu-
neral services will be held at 1890
am. tomorrow at Woodley and burial
will be at Rock Greek Cemetery here
at 10:30 am. Wednesday,.
Mrs. Hutchins was a daughter-in
law of Stilson Hutchins who founded
the Washington Post and in 1896
bought the Washington Times. of
which Walter Stilson Hutchins was
managing editor. Differences be-
tween Stilson Hutchins' widow. the
former Rose Keeling, well known in
Washington musical circles at that
time as a singer. and Walter Hutch
ins figured in a well known court
case here.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
John A. Law|ess Dies;
Served at White House

John A. Lawless, SIS. retired White
House Secret Service agent, died
yesterday at his home. 1851 Park
road NV, after an illness of five
years.
Mr.. Lawless retired 10 years age
after serving for Is years under four
Presidents Before joining the
Secret Service, he served with the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
A native OF the District. Mr.. Law
less attended schools here.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Mary B. Lawless, and a son, Will
liam John LaWlesS.
Funeral services will be held at
the Shrine of the Sacred Heart
Sixteenth street and Park road NV.
at 8 am. Wednesday, Burial will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Soldiers Body
Still Sought
In Potomac
Strong Current BoIks
Rescue Efforts After
Canoe Overturns

Harbor police continued their
search today for the body of Corpl.
Kenneth Louis Helfrich, %, who was
drowned yesterday afternoon as the
tragic climax of an all-day canoeing
party Of Army War College soldiers,
their wives and girl friends.
Police said the group, in five ca
noes, had been on the river since
early morning and was near the Vir-
ginia shore opposite the 4700 block
of Canal road NV. when the trag-
edy occurred.
Several members of the party.
police said, had been splashing water
at each other when the canoe in
which Corpl. Helfrich was an oc-
cupant suddenly capsized.
In the canoe with Corpl. Helfrich
were Sergt. Gyton Williams and
Mrs. Dorothy Sharpe of 66 New York
avenue NV.
Friends said that neither Corpl.
Helfrich nor Mrs. Sharpe could swim
and when Mrs. Sharpe was able to
grab the overturned canoe, several
soldiers dived into the river in an
attempt to save the soldier.
Near the Helfrich canoe was one
containing Sergt. William F. Rich
ards, his wife, Mrs. Janet Richards,
of 5907 Seventh street N w., and a
girl identified as Cornelia Brown.
Sergt. Richards, with Sergts.
Harry McSloy and Dominic Paw
vana, attempted to save the strug-
Cling soldier but their efforts, be-
cause of the strong current, proved
futile
Earlier in the day, the body Of a
man tentatively identified from pa
pers in his pockets as Joseph Paul
Fearon, about 33 to IS years old,
was found floating in Kingman
Lake. Police said the man had been
dead for some time. The body was
found by a fisherman, David Sandi-
fer, of 11l9 Holbrook terrace NE.