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Evening star., 1943-04-02
Plane Labor ! Problem
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In Opening PorIey

Labor problems of the aircraft in
dustry proved to be first on the
agenda of the new Management
Labor Council of the War Produc-
ton Board as it held it's first meet
ing today.
WPB Chairman Donald M. Mel
son said that the conferees-includ-
ing Philip Murray. CIO president,
and William Green, AFL head,
showed splendid basis for COOP
Grafton Of the council in solving the
production problems of this and
other war industries.
Mr.. Nelson described aircraft pro-
duction as by far the biggest. prob
lem" He emphasized he referred to
all the complex structure involved
IN its production-not only frames
and engines. but aluminium supplies
and all other cOmponents
1T was very profitable meet
ing" he said, adding that it repre-
sented serious attempt on the part
OF WPB to help smooth out labor
problems in the interest of better
production and to enable labor to
bring to the attention of WPB any
suggestions which it might have for
improvement of methods.
Mr.. Nelson said, in reply to ques-
tions. there is no intention of
scaling down the huge plane pro-
duction plan for this year, that it
was going through in its entirety
so far as he was concerned.
Those attending the session also
included Eric Johnston, president of
the United States Chamber of Com
merce; Fred Crawford, president of
the National Association of Manu-
facturers; R. j. Thomas of the CIO
United Automobile Workers: Robert
Watt of the AFL, Otto Seyfert of
the United States Chamber of Com
merce, Charles E. Wilson, executive
vice chairman of WPB, and other
high WPB officials.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Baltimore 0PA Reports
Ration Banking 1angIe
HV tke Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 2-The State
Office of Price Administration an
nounced today that millions of food
rationing stamps have been depos-
tied incorrectly by Baltimore gro
GERS operating under the ration
banking system and. as result, the
dealers may be hampered in re-
plenishing their stocks of processed
foods
The OPA said a number of shop
keepers mixed together blue and
red stamps for the first and seconG
rationing periods. instead of depos-
iting them separately as required.
Banking institutions refused to ac-
cept the stamps for ration banking
credit until they could be properly
sorted and correctly deposited. the
Government agency explained
Meanwhile. grocers who made the
mistake will not be able to draw
checks on their deposits, and some
may find their shelves bare of proc
essed foods until the tangle is
Strengthened out. J. Allison Ballen-
ger. State rationing banking officer,
said.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Two Children Killed
In Traffic Mishaps;.
Death Toll Now 3
Third Child Dies After
Being Crushed by Auto
On Private Property
D. c. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1913 - - %
Killed in same period in 1912 80
Toll for all of 1912 100

The death yesterday of two COL
ored children from injuries received
in traffic accidents raised the Dis
trict's official traffic toll for this year
to %.
A third colored child died yester-
day from injuries received when
crushed beneath the wheels of a
coasting automobile on private prop
erty. Since the. accident occurred
on private property and with no
one operating the car, the fatality
was not listed officially as a traffic
death.
The traffic victims we're Joan
Brown. IS. of the 1900 block of w
street NV, who was pinned against
a tree at Eighth and R streets NV.
by truck which jumped the curb
stone after colliding with an auto
mobile, and Anthony Galloway, 6, of
the 1900 block of Benning road Sc,
who was fatally injured when he
fell from a truck on which he had
"hitched" a ride.
1t. William j. Liverman. head of
the Police Departments accident
investigation unit. said the police
will no. officially list the death of
the Galloway boy as traffic fatality
unless it is proved the truck was
on public property. The District
surveyors Office has been asked to
settle the question.
The child fatally injured by the
coaSting auto was Maurice Proctor,
2i2, of the 1900 block of Frankfort
street Sc. The latter accident hap
pened Wednesday in the 24OO block
OF Elvans road S e. and the boy died
yesterday in Gallinger Hospital. Po-
lice said he was playing with two
other young colored boys in the
machine when the brakes were re-
leased and that he fell under the
wheels when he jumped.
The Brown girl suffered skull
fracture and crushed chest and died
shortly afterwards in Emergency
Hospital. Her companion. Marian
Mills, IS, colored. of the 200 block
of Forty-ninth street NE. also was
struck and suffered cuts, police said
Officers said the truck was oper-
ated by Thomas Tucker 81, of Be-
thesda, Nd, and was travelling west
on R street. The automobile with
which the truck collided was being
driven south on Eighth street by
Leslie Johnson, jr.. "a, of Hyatts-
vile, Md Both drivers we're sched-
uled to appear at coroner's in
quest today.
The Galloway boy. who died last
night in Casualty Hospital, fell from
truck operated by Earl B. Tillman.
46 colored, of the 400 block of @
street NV. at Benning road and G
street Sc, police said.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
State Rests Suddenly
In Tulsa Murder Case
By the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
TULSA. April 2.-After only a
few words of testimony from T.
Karl Simmons, wealthy Gilman, tine
State suddenly rested today in the
preliminary hearing of Mrs. Ella B.
Howard, charged with Staying Mr.
Simmons wife.
A previous witness had said Mrs.
Simmons went to the hotel room of
Mrs. Howard, Fort Worth divorce.
convinced that Mr.. Simmons was
keeping A rendezvous there
Mr.. Simmons donned dark glasses
As he took the chair before the
crowded courtroom.
A few minutes before, George
Sheehan, Mr. Simmons Office man.
ager, said he argued in vain with
Mrs Simmons, society leader and
horsewoman. against going to Mrs.
Howard's room.
Mr.. Sheehan said Mrs. Simmons
had called him to come down to
the hotel, and she insisted he find
from the clerk in what room Mrs
Howard was registered.
He testified he told her she had
no business going to Mrs. Howard S
room"
Evening star., 1943-04-02
19 Ja|opies Sent 10 Salvage,
BRINGING Total 10 TIA

Nineteen additional jalopies do
mated to the District Salvage Com
mittee today brought the total of
wornout automobiles and trucks
given in the current campaign to
174, Horace Walker, executive Sec
retary of the committee, announced.
Included in the total are II old
cars donated yesterday. More than
80 per cent of the donations have
been obtained by police, who have
located the cars and their owners
and then arranged for the machines
to be given for salvage after the
titles we're cleared.
While the intensive two-week
jalopy campaign is scheduled to end
Sunday. Mr.. Walker said today that
the old machines will be sought con-
tinuously for use as salvage. He
expressed the view that the cam
paign has served principally to
start the ball rolling" in securing
the jalopies.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Two Ex-PoIicemen Put
On Probation in Extortion

Arthur M. Davis. 20, and James O.
Wormley. "a. both colored, former
policemen attached to the seeond
precinct, who had pleaded guilty to
charges Of extortion, were sentenced
to one to three years and then
placed on probation by Justice Jesse
G. Adkins In District Court today.
Justice Adkins expressed an opin-
ion that there appears to be a
great" chance both men will re-
habilitate themselves.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Charles Gregg Retires
From District Service

Charles Gregg, II. is retiring after
18 years service as chief of the
specification division of the munic-
ipal architects Office.
Mr.. Gregg reached retirement age
a year ago, but was given an extern
sion of year in service. He pre-
viously had been engaged in archi-
tectural work with firms here and
in Baltimore, and while a member
OF the partnership of Gregg g.
Leisenring of this city, participated
in designing many buildings, in
cluding Engine House No. "a, the
National Lutheran Home for Aged,
the Lutheran Church Of the In
carnation and the. former Post
ONCE Station IF" on U street NV.
He is charter member of Allied
Architects, Inc, and q member of
the American Institute of Archi-
tects and its Washington chapter.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Maryland Mother Gets
DIE for MISSING Son
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Distinguished Flying Cross
was presented yesterday to Mrs.
Rida L. Money of Point of Rocks,
Md. for her son, Pvt. Willard L.
Money, listed as missing In the
Philippines. &c..
The presentation was made by
Brig. Gen. Laverne G. Saunders,
deputy chief of air stan. at a cere-
mony here attended by Pvt. Moneys
father, N. w. Money.
The citation told of Pvt. Moneys
extraordinary achievement while
participating in an aerial flight Of
nine Bill bombers from Honolulu to
the Philippine Islands" in Septem-
Der, 1941. Pvt. Money, the citation
continued, displayed skillful air.
manship and accurate knowledge of
the highly technical details involved
in the successful execution Of the
flight, which involved traversing by
air uncharted waters from Wake
Island to Port Moresby and Darwin,
and thence to Port Stotsenburg.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
f. |. Redfie|d Burial
Today in Arlington

Edward L. Redfeld, $500 North
Washington boulevard, East Falls
Church, who died Wednesday, will
be buried today in Arlington Ma
tlonal Cemetery. following funeral
services at l pm. at the Hines fu-
neral home, 290l Fourteenth street
NV. The services were to be con-
Quoted by the Rev. B. Wooding of
lexington Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Redfield, a retired Govern
ment Printing Office printer, was
born In Albany, N. Y, June %, 1868
and came to Washington in 1910
He entered the GPO in 1895 and
after IS years as compositor and
monotype operator, retired in 1880
In his younger days he played the
banjo and toured the country as a
blackface comedian.
He was a member of the Columbia
Typographical Union, Local No. l61
Musicians Protective Union; Kemper
Lodge, F. A. A. NJ. Falls Church
and Washington Lodge, No. IS, of
Elks.
Mr.. Redf1eld is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Sarah Wilson Redfeld,
and daughter, Miss Ruth Redfleld,
both OF East Falls Church.
Evening star., 1943-04-02

additional streetcars Saturday aft
ernoon and Sunday on the line lead
ing to the Tidal Basin area if the
travel seems heavy enough"
Streetcar riders should disembark
at the new underground terminal at
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing. the company said.
For sightseers who prefer their
cherry blossoms in a suburban set
ting and don't mind transferring,
the transportation service to Ken
wood, Nd, will operate as usual
Sunday. Riders may transfer to
buses at the end Of the Friendship
Heights streetcar line to reach Ken
wood.
Many of those who inspected the
blooms at the Tidal Basin yesterday
circled the area on foot. Almost in
full-bloom, the cherry trees are ex-
pected to be at their best over the
week end.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
April Fool Ham
Put in Street
Tricks Many

A modern version of an old April
fool gag tricked numerous innot
cent victims. and gave a score Of
spectators a good laugh yesterday
at Georgia avenue and Tuckerman
streets NV.
A culprit placed neatly wrapped
ham in the street at the end of
streetcar loading platform. The
wrapping was of a popular brand
and the hoax was complete down
to the proper color cord with which
it was tied.
Business in nearby grocery store
and other establishments in a shop
ping center across the street vir-
tually was suspended for an hour
while customers and clerks howled
at the victims. One of those fooled
was meat truck driver who scared
OIL a months supply of rubber
bringing his vehicle to a halt.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Weekend Crowds Expected
To View Cherry Blossoms

Expecting the Oriental Towering
cherry trees to lure thousands of
weekend sight-seers, Metropolitan
and Park Police today were plan
ming the assignment of extra police
men to handle crowds in the Tidal
Basin area Saturday afternoon and
Sunday
Despite gasoline rationing, police
were taking no chances in laying
plans for traffic control. Inspector
Harvey G.. Callahan, assistant super
intendent of local police, said extra
men will be stationed Sunday along
arterial highways and main streets
leading to the Tidal Basin.
= Inspector Callahan said he expects
automobile traffic to be lighter and
pedestrian traffic heavier than in
previous seasons. But the customary
number OF extra policemen will be
assigned to traffic control.
The Capital Transit Co. promised
Evening star., 1943-04-02
NewHeariingSet
On Group-Ride
Rates
Hunkin Hits PIun as
PUG Effort to Shift
Blame to OPA
BY DON S. WARREN.

Warned by the OPA that a pro-
posed, but yet unannounced, sched.
ule of rates for taxicab group riding
would constitute general increase
contrary to the price-control policy,
the District Public Utilities Commits
sion today scheduled a hearing on
the issue at 10 am. on May 3.
The decision was made by the
PUG majority, Chairman James H.
Flanagan and Engineer Commits
sloner Charles w. Kutz. with a for
NAL dissent being registered by
Gregory Hankin, minority member,
IN which he imputed ''mischievous
motives to his colleagues.
Hankin Sees PUG at Fault.
Mr.. Hankin declared the calling Of
another hearing and the invitation
to the OPA to intervene amounted to
"a plan to put the OPA on the spot
and to shift to it the blame for a
1ault which is ours. l cannot par
ticipate in such a scheme"
Chairman Flanagan, after reading
Mr.. Hankin's dissent, said:
THE statement that the majority
are attempting to embarrass OPA is
unwarranted. Commissioner Ham
kin. himself, in the conference which
preceded the formal hearing on
group riding rates in January, FORE
saw the possibility that. if rates de-
termined as result of the hearing
should appear to OPA to represent
general increase, a further hear
ing, after 80 days notice. could not
be avoided. The chief purpose OF
the order is to assure ourselves that
no action will be taken which may
be contrary to the intent of the act
of October 2, 1912"
OPA Informed of Rates.
After the January hearing. the
PUG wrote to the OPA. submitting
a proposed schedule Of rates fixing
per person charges for group riding.
The OPA replied that the proposed
schedule would result in a general
increase within the meaning of the
price control law. The PUG ma.
lorltv then decided further hear
ing was necessary. notified the OPA
of the hearing and announced the
Federal agency would be permitted
to intervene. Mr.. Hankin charged
this procedure would involve "un.
warranted delay" and that the ad-
ditional hearing was not likely" to
bring out any additional evidence.
He stressed also that it was mo-
torious' that present official taxicab
rates are not being observed or en-
forced. ~.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Adequate Postwar Role
For Congress Urged
Ey the Associated Pres

Ey The Associated Press. -.
Representative Woodruff, Repub-
lican, Of Michigan urged his COL
leagues today to see to it that Con-
gress has an adequate and COM
prehensive part" in any planning on
postwar needs.
There are very grave possibili-
ties" he said in House speech,
that the President may make COM
mitments at these conferences which
will be very difficult for the Amer
ican people to carry out and which
may impose great hardships upon
our people for many, many years
after the war"
Evening star., 1943-04-02
; Hikes Scheduled
For Sunday OUTINGS

Three hikes scheduled for Sunday
will open the 1943 nature outing
program of the National Capital
Parks.
A bird walk will assemble at Ala
bama and Boulevard avenues SEAT
7:45 am. for hike through upper
Fort Dupont Park. The spring ma
ture walk along the c. g. o. Canal
will start from car stop No. IS on
the Cabin John line, adjacent to
Maryland avenue and Broad street,
Brookmont, Md. at 3 pm.
Upper Rock Creek Park will be
the scene of hike which will begin
at Sixteenth and Whittier streets
NV. at 3 pm.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Puerto Rico Freedom
Asked in Tydings Bill
By the Associated PRESS.

09 tue Assoel1eeu FfesS.
Legislation to give complete inde-
pendence to Puerto Rico was intro
duced today by Senator Tydings.
Democrat. of Maryland, who told
the Senate such action would follow
the policy already adopted by the
United States for Cuba and the
Philippine Islands.
When Puerto Rico gets her inde-
pendence the United States will have
completely divested itself of the
populated islands which she OBJ
tanned as result Of her war with
Spain," he added.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
$3.50 Per Day
disqualification
Rate SET by CHI.
Members to Be Paid
In Person; Doctors
Contract Expires

Beginning today. more than 150,-
900 members of Group Hospitaliza-
tion, Inc, will receive $3.50 per day
to pay for disqualification in insti-
tutions which are not afIiliated
with CHI, instead Of the IS per
day previously effective.
This was announced by Joseph H.
Hines, CHI president, following the
formal withdrawal yesterday of
Doctors Hospital from afiiliation
with CHI as a member hospital.
under terms of a contract expiring
March 81. Doctors withdrawal was
announced last year.
CHI members, who pay in ad-
vance for their disqualification on
a monthly installment plan, still
have available II private hospitals
which are member institutions of
the plan. They still may be ad-
mitted to these institutions on
presentation of their identification
card, and have their disqualification
bills paid for by CHI.
Doctors Hospital. which last April
announced it would terminate its in
stitutional contract with CHI.
stopped receiving CHI members un-
der the old contract at midnight
Wednesday.
New Plan Evolved.
Under the new plan evolved bv
trustees OF CHI at a special meeting
yesterday at the Office of President
Hines, CHI not only will increase
the amount of money for daily treat
ment OF It's members in so-called
"non-member' hospitals, like Doc
tors, from IS to $3.50, but will paw
the money directly to the patient.
instead of to the hospital as in the
past.
CHI members who cannot get into
any Of the IL institutions NAV 90 to
other accredited hospitals, here or
elsewhere, and receive the $3.50 per
day toward their expenses.
Under the contract CHI paws it's
patients for 81 days of hospitaliza-
ton in any one year.
Following the meeting of the CHI
trustees yesterday, Mr. Hines met
with superintendents of the II affll-
late hospitals and said they ex-
pressed their confidence in CHI and
Willingness to continue to CO.
operate.
Load on Member Hospitals.
Withdrawal of Doctors Hospital,
Mr.. Hines said, will place a sub
stantlally increased load on the re-
manning member hospitals. The
CHI trustees took its special action
yesterday, he said. recognizing the
congested condition" of the hos
pitals.
CHI members still should applv
nrst to the participating hospitals
Tor admission when in need of hos
pltallzatlon, Mr.. Hines emphasized
While some few patients NAV find
dlhculty in obtaining services in
participating hospitals. vast ma
lorlty can be readily accommodated
Tor the hospitals still members of
the plan consist of all the civic
non-proflt hospitals in WASHINGTON +"
Mr.. Hines said.
The remaining participating hos
pitals are: Emergency, Childrens,
Columbia, Casualty, Episcopal, Gar
field, George Washington, George
town, Homeopathic, Providence, and
Sibley.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
ChiIdren's Clinic to Open

The regular crippled children,s
clinic will be held at the Clarendon
Health Center, 1119 North Hudson
street, at 10 am. tomorrow. DR.. O..
Anderson Engh will be in charge.
All those attending are asked to re-
port st the clinic before 10 am. in
order TO register. The clinic IS open
to any crippled child under le years
Of age.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Flower Display to Qpen

The spring flower display in Dunn
barton Oaks viii be open to the pub
lie between the hours of 9 am. and
S pm. tomorrow and Sunday. Irving
c. Root. superintendent Of National
Capital Parks, announced today.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Iturbi Will Be Guest
At Press Club Conteen

Jose Iturbi. noted pianist, will be
guest Of honor at the National Press
Club canteen for servicemen tomor-
row afternoon.
The canteen. for servicemen of all
the United Nations. will be open
from 2:30 to $50 pm.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
lsNRahoniinq
.gSRemiindery6a

Blue coupons, Book 2-Those marked
A, B and C are invalid. Those
marked D. E and F good for ra :
toned canned goods through
April 30.
Red coupons, Book 2-Those marked
A remain good through April 30
They can be exchanged for meats
butter, margarine, fats and oils
cheeses and canned fish.
Sugar-Stamp No. IL in Book / is
good for 5 pounds through May 81.
Coffee-Stamp No. 26 in Book / is
good for l pound through April Is.
Fuel oil-No. 4 coupons are valid for
Q gallons through April 6. No.
coupons are valid for 10 gallons
through September 80.
Gasoline-No. S A coupons are good
for 3 gallons each through July 21
B and c coupons, good for 3
gallons each. expire on dates in
dicated in individual books.
Shoes-Stamp II in Book l is good
tpr one pair of shoes through
June Is.
Detailed rdtionino information
,OiH be tound on Page Az OF The
Sunday Star each treek.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
PUG Decision Nedrs
On Rate Cut for
Electricity Users
Pepco and U. S. Agencies
File Contendine Briefs
On Extent Of Reduction

Decision by the Public Utilities
Commission may be reached today
or tomorrow on the extent rates of
the Potomac Electric Power Co.
should be reduced for the remainder
of this year under operation of its
sliding scale plan.
Members of the commission have
a wide range, according to briefs
submitted respectively by the COM
pany and the intervening Federal
agencies. filed with the PUG late
yesterday. The OPA and the Treas
ury Department. in a joint argu-
ment, contended the minimum
rate reduction TO prevent the COM
pany from continuing to collect ex-
cessive earnings" should be s2,-
OOO, 600.
Company Fights Cut.
The company presented argu-
ments in support of its contention
there is no reason, under the sliding
scale formula, for any rate reduc-
ton. 1t argued there was no justi-
flcation for disallowance of any por-
ton of taxes as charges against
operating expenses. Federal counsel
had insisted no more than a 10 per
cent tax rate should be permitted as
a charge against operating expenses.
The company objected to other
issues, such as that over deprecia-
ton accounting. raised by the Fed
eral Government.
The OPA argued that q minor
rate reduction as indicated by an
exhibit prepared by the PUG staff,
allowing only 81 per cent tax rate
as a charge to opera ting expenses
tas was the case in the Washington
Gas Light Co. case, now in the
courts) would mean the company
would bear but per cent of its
war taxes.
s315,o00 Minimum Expected.
The commission is expected to
determine in this case that no more
than 81 per cent tax rate be per-
mitted as charge against operat-
ing expenses. The rate cut order,
therefore, is expected to be no less
than s3l5 900, not counting on what
other rules under the sliding scale
plan may be issued by the body.
Immediately after this case is
ended. the PUG has promised to
start an investigation and later to
hold hearings on the broader prin-
ciples of major revision or abroga-
tion of the sliding scale plan in
favor of some other method Of rate
regulation.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
India Truins Labor

Thirty-nine thousand trainees have
been enrolled under the technical
training plan of India's labor de-
partment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-22
Total Warfare Against Japan
Should Be Waged NOW
To Reduce Pacific Peril

THE Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted resolution
on January % commencing the Hearst newspapers for main
tanning policy period of many years which has con-
av warned Government and people of beloved country
against the japanese menace in the Pacific.
The resolution is reprinted this with natural appre-