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Evening star., 1943-03-22
Nine Are Indicted
In Hopkins Institute
Prostitution Case
Two Named in Second
Count Charging White
Slave Act Violation

Nine Persons were named in in
dictments handed up by the grand
jury today in connection with the
operation Of an alleged call house
on Connecticut avenue under the
euise Of massage parlor." The
United States attorneys office de-
scrlhed it as prostitution business
operated along the lines of A bank
Named IN the indictment on
charges of a conspiracy to violate
the white slave law in the trans
portation Of girls for immoral pur-
poses were: George Francis White
head, Mildred Powell Carter, Wilma
Graham, Nancy Parr, Mildred Calls
Stevens, Ann Henley, Florence
White Kay Richards Ferreola, and
Irene Vinson.
Whitehead and Mildred Carter
also were named in a second in
dictment charging violation Of the
White Slave Traffic Act.
Raided March :.
Assistant United States Attorney
John L. Ingoldsby, ir., who presented
the evidence to the grand jury.
identified Whitehead as the owner
OF the Hopkins Institute, the So
called massage parlor in the 2700
block Of Connecticut avenue NV.
end Mildred Carter as the manager
The INSTITUTE was the scene of
a raid March 7 by the Federal Bu-
reau Of Investigation. during which
II women we're arrested
According to Mr.. IngOldSby. the
alleged conspwators participated in
the operation for approximately
wear and half, with the so-called
Hopkins Institute as the central
clearing office and call agency for
widespread prostitution network
here.
Supplied by Telephone Call.
Mr. Ingoldsby explained that
through the institute persons in
numerous swauk hotels and private
residences were supplied with pros
titutes by telephone call. He said
the system operated like a bank In
that if the central Office received
call for five girls but had only three
available. for example, the other
two would be located through other
call agencies in the District.
Business done at the institute"
Mr., Ingoldsby said was only part OF
the alleged conspirators' city wide
operations, Operators of two other
units in the alleged network. Mr..
Tneoldsby said, were Wilma Graham
and Florence White.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
0PA Permits Farmers
To Sell Butter
BY The Associated Press

BY The Associated Press.
DALLAS. Tex. March 22.-The
regional OPA Office here announced
today that farmers who do not have
refrigeration facilities may sell their
butter to regular consumer Gus
toners this week without violation
OF the freeze order on butter and
other edible fats.
Officials said a directive Just re-
ce1Ved from Washington also al
lowed the farmer who has been
making butter and selling to con-
sumerS who has milk or cream on
hand for butter making and does
not have refrigeration facilities, to
make that milk or cream into butter
and sell to the consumers.
The consumer will not be required
to give up ration stamps when buy
ing butter from farmers selling un-
der these conditions this week. the
OPA said.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Judge 0verruIes Demurrer
In Anaconda Case
By The Associateo Press.


HAMMOND, Ind. March 22.-
Federal Judge Thomas w. Slick
overruled today defense motions for
demurrer and to QuaSh an in
dlctment in the case of Thor S
johnson, general manager of Ana
conda Wire and Gable Co. mills.
The Anaconda Co. Johnson and
four other members OF tho firm S
personnel were named in a grand
jury indictment charging conspiracy
to detraud the Government in sale
Of allegedly defective wire from
Anaconda S Marion ind plant.
After Judge Sticks action. defense
counsel asked the court for bill
of particulars on behalf of johnson.
Frank E. Hart, manager of the
Marion plant and one of the defend
ants. and of the company itself.
Hearings on arguments continued
this afternoon
Other defendants are Chalmer c.
Bishop, chief inspector. and Frank
Kunkle. assistant chief inspector at
the Marion plant. and Don r. Car
penter, former superintendent of the
Marion plant.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Coal Par|ey5taI
On Issue Of Makinq
Pact Retroactive
Federal ConciIiotor Hos
No Immediate Plans
To Enter Situution'
Earlier Story on Page BIZ.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. March 22.-Charles
O'Neill spokesman for the Northern
Appalachian soft coal mine op-
orators. declared today that the
wage conference with the United
Mine Workers was deadlocked be-
cause neither party could reach a
decision on the matter of retroac-
tivity in a new contract.
kilograms were sent by the op-
orators Saturday to President Roose-
welt and various Government Of
fiCialS which were understood to
carry an implied request for Federal
intervention. but DR.. John r. Steel
man. head of the Federal Concilia-
ton Service, said in Washington to-
day that he had no immediate plans
for entering the situation
The present contract for $50 900
miners expires March 81 and the
union and the operators have made
counterproposals for continuing
negotiations for month. The
UNIV offered to continue with the
proviso that any contract would be
retroactive to April / but the oper-
ators suggested that the retroactive
date be fixed by governmental
agency.
Price Increase Mentioned.
Mr.. ONeill said at the conclusion
of this mornings S closed sessions that
coal ceiling prices might have to be
raised if the unions demands were
granted.
Referring to the appeal TO the
Government, Mr.. ONeill said.
This is to call the attention of
the Government to the fact that the
conference is deadlocked by the
methods by which the mines are to
continue operation after April l.
However. We are also confronted
by the fact that we are faced by a
maximum of schedule of prices in
effect, If the Government decides
that operations should be continued
on a retroactive basis it has got to
give the operators consideration so
that when changes are made they
will be able to recover some part Of
the cost
Thomas Kennedy, secretary treas
urer of the UWM. said the matter
was one to be decided upon at the
conference.
49 Per Cent Boost Claimed.
Mr.. O'Neill also said:
Effective last February l miners
in the Appalachian area went to
work on a 6-day week basis For
the sixth day they were paid at the
rate of time and a half which
amounted to an average increase OF
one dav throughout the week or 8la
per cent.
In the Appalachian area this
increase added to the miners in
come approximately s75 900 900 per
year, or 30 per cent in their gross
income
He said this reported 30 per cent
increase was in addition to l9
per cent increase granted April /,
1941, or a total increase of 40 per
cent.
Mr.. Kennedy said. however, the
hourly rate or tonnage rate has not
/ increased a bit The hourly rate is
still ST per hour and 81 cents pei
ton 1t has not been increased
since April l. l94l'
The morning session OF the
Southern conference adjourned also
without definite action.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
D. G. Bills
Continued From First Page

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ment was killed and as the bill
| finally passed it will give the paw
| raise to employees whose salaries are
less than $1,000 year.
! OF the other bills passed and sent
| to the Senate one would allow
women engaged in activities in the
/ District essential to the war effort
to work more than 48 hours a week
but not more than 81 with extra pay
at time and one half for the addi-
/ tional six hours.
Assessments. Authorized
The other three bills approved
would:
l. Authorize the Commissioners
to assess abutting property owners
one half of the total cost OF new
curbs and cutters.
2. Add to the tax exempt rolls
property of the American Tree As
ISOLATION.
3. Permit the Federal Security
Agency to provide butter substitutes
for patients at st. Elizabeths Hos
pital during the war period.
fight against approval OF the
bill to extend the work week of
women in private industry beyond
the existing limit of 48 hours was
led by Representative Sauthoff. Pro-
gressive, of Wisconsin He argued
that the legislation would allow en-
ployers to work women so or 10
hours week and fire them If they
didn't do it."
The House, however, passed the
bill after adopting an amendment
offered by Representative Robson.
Republican, of Kentucky, which
would definitely limit the work
week OF the women to 54 hours
Consideration of the District leg
islation began with an attack by
Representative Plumley. Republican.
Of Vermont, on alleged insanitary
housing conditions in the Wash
ington Metropolitan Area for war
workers.
Cites News Stories.
Citing Washington newspaper
stories. he charged that the people
living in the METROPOLITAN Area are
threatened with an epidemic of
typhoid fever due to negligence Of
responsible officials Moreover. he
predicted that people living in this
area would die like fleas" unless
the conditions are corrected. ..
Mr.. Plumley called attention to
reports Of stagnant pools and mud
holes filled with raw sewage In
Arlington and asked: 80
Are we trying to commit mass
murder here or suicide by sewage?"
Blames Buck Passing" 81"
The insanitary housing condi-
tions for Government war workers
in the Washington Metropolitan
Area are absolutely shocking if the
reports which have reached me are
reliable, and I have reason TO be-
lieve they are" declared Mr.. Plum
ley.
"Oficers of the Army and NAVY
have come to tell me they are more a..
worried about losing their wives
and children from diseases in the
Nations Capital than they are about
losing their own lives in the front
lines of battle ,~--
He blamed the reported conditions
on indifference" and buck pass
ing and said
DO we have TO health break thu :,
District Commissioners and public
health officers by rubbing their
noses in filth or WHAT" ....'
Evening star., 1943-03-22

as 'pay-off" for resigning as Fed
eral district judge to make his un.
successful race against Senator
ODaniel. Democrat, of Texas who
frequently opposed the administra-
ton
Deal Denied by Alfred.
Senator ODsniel and Louisiana
Senators Overton and Ellender al
opposed Mr.. Allreds nomination.
In a statement last week Senator
ODaniel described Mr.. Alfred nom
nation as "a deplorable mess, which
I predict will make the Ed Flynn
case smell as fragrant as a rose
comparatively speaking.
Mr. Alfred denied the charges of a
deal declaring he got no en-
couragement whatsoever from the
President during the election cam
paign.
Informed of the committees ac-
ton. Senator Overton suggested
that the President should withdraw
the nomination and send another
to the Senate He said it is i'm
portant the vacancy be filled soon
The entire Louisiana congressional
delegation opposed the nomination
on the grounds it would give Texas
two seats on the Circuit Court and
Louisiana none Other Alfred op-
ponents argued that Louisiana
should have representation on the
court because OF that States pecu-
liar Napoleonic code Of civil law
and because Mr. Alfred was named
to fill a vacancy created by the
death of Judge Rufus Foster of New
Orleans.
Senators Overton and Ellender had
recommended Louisiana Supreme
Court Justice Archie T. Higgins for
the post Attorney General Biddle
testifvine before subcommittee
said he had asked Monte Lemann
New Orleans attorney, if he would
accept the post and that Mr.. Lemann
had declined.
The Attorney General said equal
geographical representation on the
bench was important. but that of
all the candidates for the post Mr.
Alfred was the best qualified.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Witness Says Monjor
Promised Repayment

Ey 'nf Associated Pres.
WILMINGTON. Del March %
A San Francisco rcstamateur tastI-
fed in Federal Court TO-DAY thai
Hugh p Mou'dr. t9udcr and pre>i-
cent o. the Mantle Club promised
San FIaucl-co and Oak / mem
oerS IN 1923 that those VINO loaned
him money would be Financially
taken care Of and rhar within five
wears thore agu be 40 paupers IN
san Francisco"
Thomas r Upton Government
witness at The mau fraud tnal OF
MonJar and IS associates. said the
promise was gwen Al a personal
loan meeting
The prosecution contends Moniar
obtained more Than Sl3O0OG0 m
personal loans from members and
that he spent part Of II for Alyste
needs. such 4 e he construction Of a
acme at Ardmore. Pa.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Rail Workers Shared
In 369 Million Raises,
Hearing Is Told
Figure includes Boost
Granted by Boord in
Dec, l94l Economist Say
the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, March %. j. E
Monroe, director Of the Bureau of
Railway Economics. today told
an emergency fact-flnding board
that the 100000 railroad workers
now asking higher wages have
shared since January, l941, in
wage increases amounting tC
1869 100000 a year.
The figure included. he said, wage
increases granted in December, l94l
as a result of the findings and me-
diation of an emergency board
These amounted to s233 100000 for
the incorporating employees, whose
demands are before the board now.
and S87 900 900 for 1000 operating
employees.
Mr. Monroe said the cost of vaCa-
tiOnS granted various classes of rail-
way workers was set at S24 1000 600
a year. while wage increases granted
to groups not covered by the De-
ttillDtl IJ1i, " StiilNAib pliS tii'
increase in the minimum hourly
wage which became effective March
/. l94l. added another S25 900 900 to
the railway payroll.
Fifteen unions of incorporating
personnel have asked a boost of 20
cents an hour with a 70-cents-an-
hour minimum Mr.. Monroe de-
clared:
For the incorporating employees
as a group. the wage settlement of
December, 1941, increased the wage
rates in effect in January. l94l. by
about Is per cent. If the wage
rates are further increased as de-
mandcd there will be produced an
average rate 485 per cent greater
than the average rate in effect in
January, l94l."
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Baruch S Missing Luggage
Found al Cab Offices

The mystery Of what happened to
Bernard NJ. Baruchs $500 worth of
luggage, which the Presidents eco
nomic adviser left in a taxicab last
night. was cleared up today IN
strictly routine fashion.
In the furor over the missing
luggage. police forgot that the lost
and found department Of the cab
company is open daily from 9 am.
to 5 pm-and Mr.. Baruch and his
secretary were let out at the Shors-
ham after pm.
In routine fashion this morning.
Byron P Pope. POST Brandywine
street. Arlington, driver of the cab
in the trunk of which Mr., Baruchs
luggage lay, appeared at the lost
and found department and turned
over the missing three suit cases.
The luggage was returned to Mr.
Baruch.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Cubo Gets Anti Sub Fleet
In CoIorfuI Ceremony

By The Associated Press.
MIAMI Fla, March Colorful
ceremonies attended the presenta-
ton OF 10 speedy Coast Guard anti
submarine patrol boats by the
United States to Cuba today.
Cuban and United States officials
we're piped over the sides of the fast
U-boat hunters IN traditional Coast
Guard ceremony. Capt. H. H. J.
Benson, acting commander of the
Gulf Sea Frontier and commandant
OF the Seventh Naval District. read
the orders OF transfer and the Cuban
flags were simultaneously raised over
the vessels
Commodore Junt D Arauelles
chief Of the Cuban Navy, received
the vessels from Capt. Benson.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Allied Food Conference
Expected April II

The United Nations conference on
postwar food production and dis
tribution will be held April 27 it was
reported today in diplomatic circles.
The conference, announced last
week by President Roosevelt, will be
the first Of series. The State De-
partment declined to confirm the
date or say where the conference
will be held.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Walker Believes AirmaiI
May Be Rationed Next
p hf Ax.ocLa.fr Prc.

LOS ANGELES. March 22.-Ail
man may be next on the rationed
list. Postmaster General Walker SAID
today.
The postmaster suggested in an
interview It may be necessary TO bar
az mail completely 10 The general
public, 20 effect . pTouues system
or 70 limit private aIr mail 70 4
700-mlIe radius Mail planes are
greatly ovor0udened he said
Evening star., 1943-03-22

requests for occupatiOnal deferment
that are not justified and refusing
10 ask deferments for others for
reasons that have nothing to do
with their skills.
Attempts justification.
Asked if Government appeal
agents were functioning. Gen. Her
Shey pointed out that 100000 clas-
Sifications are being made a month
and that this presents quite a vol
ume Of work to some 5000 appeal
agents and their assistants.
After confirming that appeal
agents not only have a right, but
are supposed to go through the
records of local boards, Gen HERSHEY
was asked by Mr. Harness if it had
come to his attention that an appeal
agent in the District had been
denied the right to go through the
records of a local board. Gen.
Hershey said he did not know about
it and Representative Harness made
no further identifcatio of the case
Cites Industrial Scarcity.
Although the selective service
director said he was mot one of
those entirely content with the sub
Stitution Of women and over-age
men for every Government en-
ploye he added that Government
agencies, like private industry. have
got to give up the philosophy of
plenty and take up the philosophy
Of scarcity when every ahled- bodied
man starts to be modified" "
He suggested that the agencies
resign themselves either TO elm
mating work or getting it done by
people who may not do it as well
but could do something.
Gen. Hershey also made passing
reference to the imminence Of calls
on family men when he mentioned
that, We used to think of de-
pendency defermentS as indefinite.
Now indefinite means less than six
months
I'VE Make Mistakes"
Asked II appeals could 20 on in
definitely, Gen. Hershey said he
sometimes suspected that that was
the motive and admitted that We
make a lot Of misakes' He singled
out the District Appeal Board for
its dispatch in handling appeal cases.
Gen. Hershey also disclosed in
to
OF conscientious objectors on farms
that the Treasury has agreed not to
send the money paid to conscientious
oblectorS by farmers until after the
war and that now 500 conscientious
objectorS are ready TO go to work on
any farm the Agriculture Depart
ment selects. Disposition of the
money earned by conscientious OBJ
leCt0rS, he explained. had been the
main obstacle in the way OF their
working on farms since the con-
SClentiOuS objeCtorS refused to work
for wage if the money was spent
on war materials
Before the hearing began. Chair
man Costello said the committee
expects TO obtain shortly from all
Federal agencies records on en-
ployes deferred because Of their
Government work.
Our investigation already has
produced some results" the Cahfor-
nian declared. adding that he had
received reports that many able
bodied draft-age Government work
erS had applied for reclassification
from deferred status to a class avail
able for immediate military service.
Apparently he said. many Of
them who have no grounds for oc-
cupational deferment have decided
10 correct that situation themselves
before the committee takes action "
Heads Of some agencies already
have started a review of all dc
foYed employees with the prospect
that many Of them soon will find
themselves in Glass IA.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Armstrong Outweiohed

PHILADELPHIA, March % (P.-
Henry Armstrong, although estab-
iished as a 4-to-l favorite, will con-
cede eight pounds to AL Tribuani
OF Wilmington. Del, in their To-
round scrap at Convention Hall to-
night. Armstrong weighed in this
afternoon at 1881 to Tribuani' S
l46 n.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Plane Council Formed
For Central States
BY the Associated Press

Int FTtAk,
DETROIT, March 22.-Formation
Of a central aircraft council. en-
bracing Leading aircraft manufac-
turers in the Central States. was
announced by Ernest r Breech.
president Of BendiX Aviation Corp,
who will serve as chairman.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Druft
Continued From First Page

the department had helped to iden-
tlfV the man He defended. how
ever, the right to recall the papers
Of men and hold up their induction
at any time that new evidence or
charges Of unfairness arose.
Although refusing TO go along
with q suggestion by Chairman Cos
tcllo that an arbitrary date such as
Pearl HarbOr be set after which
men who got Government Jobs
could not be given an occupational
dctermcnl. Gen, Hershey declared
that The average person IN Gov
eminent, no matter when he came
in, could hardly be considered an
expert
Il refuse to recognize that any
one is irreplaceable." Gen. Hershey
added
Gen. Hershey in reply to ques-
tlOn SAID he does not think some
Government agencies are setting the
proper example in the matter Of oc-
cupaNOnaI draft dcfermcntS
He fatll replied no when MI
Harness asked with respect 10 fur
nishlng all available men to the
armed services
DO You think some Of these agen-
CieS are setting the cXamplc?'
Hits Federal Deferments.
Without making specific charges
Gen Hershey said he thought 1t
was bad judgment to lead people
10 believe they could get dcfermente
Dv entering the Government service
but added that he thought there
had been a great change IN the
last few weeks IN the attitude OF
Government departments toward
oCcupa1IOnal dcierments
Although ne spoke highly Of the
executive order arising from the
Bellamy report on Government de
fermcntS he said he did not agree
with the provision IN the order that
no Government emplOye should
initiate his request for Occupational
deferment He SAID he thought
that 1t denied right to some citl-
zens that was allowed 10 others
He Sslo there WAS a feeling or
the part OF labor that employers lr
private industry are making some
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Alfred

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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-09-02

Hershey Shows Order of Induction.
1.-THE selection of men needed for
the armed forces and the deferment
of men required for agriculture, war
production, and war supporting &C.
tivities are much more difficult than
in the days when we had ample men
from which to choose" said Major
General Lewis B. Hershey, Director
of Selective Service, in a recent let
ter to local boards. He said avail
abel men will be called for Undue
ton in the following order: ID sin
gle men without dependents; (2)
single men with collateral depend
ents; (3) married men without chill
dren; (4) men with children (non-
deferrable activities and occupa-
tions); 90 men with children.