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Evening star., 1943-08-18
ice 10 Hear Protest
tomorrow on Fares
To Virginia Offices
Effort Under Way to Cut
Bus Charges for Trip
To U. 5. Buildings

An effort to break the log jam In
negotiations for lower transit fares
between Washington and Federal
buildings in nearby Virginia will be
made tomorrow when the Interstat te
Commerce Commission begins hear
ings on the reasonableness and law
fulness of existing fares charged by
the several bus concerns.
The hearings are to be held be-
fore Commissioner William j. Pat
terson of the ICC, beginning at $50
am. at the agency's ofices on Con-
stitution avenue. '.
Compa nies made respondents in
the hearings were the Capital Tran
sit Col the Washington. Virginia
& Maryland Coach Co., Inc; the Ar
hngton. & Fairfax Motor Tsrns-
portation Co. and the Alexandria,
Bancroft & Washington Transit Co.
1t is understood an investigation
of the fares being charged was
started some weeks ago by the ICC
after protests had been made by
Army officials. Previously, company
and Federal officials had negotiated
unsuccessfully for months.
The hearings will consider fares
between Washington and the Penta-
gon Army Building, the Navy Arl-
ington Annex, the Army Air Force
Annex at Gravelly Point and the
Washington National Airport and
intermediate points. .-
The Capital Transit Co. operates
a scent shuttle bus service be-
tween the Pentagon Building and
Nineteenth and C streets NV. the
A., B & w. has a scent shuttle
service between the Navy Annex
and Lincoln Memorial and the Arl-
ington and Fairfax operates a s.
cent shuttle between Rosslyn and
the Naxy Annex and the Pentagon
Buildings.
There have been protests. how
ever, that the charge to 60 from
other points in the District to Fec
eral buildings in nearby Virginia is
10 cents cash plus the Washington
fare on the Capital Transit Co,
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Maj. E. A. Goldman, 20, Retires
From Fish and WiIdIife Service

They went to Mexico together in
1892. Maj. Goldman stayed below
the Rio Grande for the next IA years.
The naturalists always went armed
against men as we'll as animals.
Once bandits jumped on the ma jor's
back In the dark, taking him by sur
prise In the mountains near Mexico
City. They got IS cents.
The work of the survey led to the
migratory water fowl treaty with
Canada of 1918. Maj. Goldman went
back to Mexico in 1896 and helped
the State Department negotiate
similar treaty with that country.
He believes some species would be
extinct today If 1t were not for the
first treaty and the game laws which
followed 1t.
During the construction of the
Panama Canal he worked on a bio
logical survey there for the Smith
sonian and the War and Agriculture
Departments. He served In France
In the last war.
Evening star., 1943-08-18

dress rehearsal" and their hap
piness when they finally set out for
the invasion. Ht said many Italo-
Americans were among the troops.
and the men realized it was the
Germans and not the italians tkat
they had to defeat.
Coming back to this country, The
transport brought almost as many
prisoners back as the t,oops car
ried over. Controlman Wylia said
the "cocky' Germans feared they
were doomed crossing TIE Atlantic.
refused to believe the ship had tean
able to come across from America.
thought that New YORK and Chi
caeo were bombed ruins, and be
lie ed that the Japanese we're in
vaoing California. The Italians. Re
said, were, anxious to reach this
country. ..'.
Our best recording Oil The ship
was bie eke, darn it." ne said. TT
was Right in, the Fuehrer's Face.
And you can bet we are going to
have couple of these records when
We leave again soon for the war
zones"
Evening star., 1943-08-18
MRS. Hiett, on 99th Birthday,
Gives Perpetual Youth Secret

On her goth birthday anniversary
yesterday Mrs. Flora Baker Hiett of
6732 Twenty-flfth street. Falls
Church, told her secret OF perpetual
youth.
You see she said, youth is an
outlook on life. 1t comes from hap
piness and a youthful heart. My
heart is as young today as it was
when had to run errands in VIM
chester for my father during the
War Between the States
Mrs. Hiett likes to recall those
days and she emphasizes that the
war was not the Civil War, but a
war between States. People who
call it the Civil War are making a
mistake she said There was moth
ing civil about it
Mrs. Hiett was Is when the war
began and soon was the only person
left at home to tend to business
matters for her father. Henry NJ
Baker, Virginia artist. She said
the Yankees. who captured and lost
Winchester more than 10 times dur
ing the war, wouldn't let the male
servants of the house move about
the town.
"I1l tell YOU" she said, that war
was lot worse than this one. Our
soldiers are well fed, but in those
Evening star., 1943-08-18
81 Rooming Houses Denied
Permits on Health Reports

Continuing their drive against
insanitary conditions, the Commits
sioners today disapproved applica-
tions for licenses for 81 rooming
houses. In all cases permits were
denied because of Health Depart
ment reports.
Several weeks ago applications for
81 boarding and rooming houses
were denied-most of these because
of adverse reports on character by
the Police Department-ands several
cases have been taken to court. one
now being before the District Court
of Appeals.
The Commissioners acted today
on recommendations by Edward E.
Bailey, jr., District superintendent
of licenses, who advised the city
neads denial of the licenses had
been recommended by the Health
Department.
Police will be instructed by the
Commissioners to notify the appli-
cants of the denial of licenses and
they are TO face prosecution should
they be found operating without
\ permits.
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Woman Held in Stabbing
OF Man al His Home

Accused of stabbing a 40-year-old
electrician in the stomach with a
butcher knife in his home late yes
terday. police are holding 30-year-
old woman. the mother of four small
children. pending the outcome of
the mans injuries.
The woman an employe of the
Naval Torpedo Plant. is accused of
stabbing Frank Richardson of 1921
Thirty third street Sc
The story as pieced together by
Detective Serets. J. K. Baker and
Bernard Crooke of the homicide
squad is that the woman was a Wis
itor in M Richardsons home and
took offense at one of his remarks.
Mrs. Richardson was home at the
time. but was not in the room when
the stabbing occurred.
Mr.. Richardson was taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital, an6 his condition to-
day was reported as serious.
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Sixteen Girls Survive.
In Beauty Contest

Sixteen. contestants for the title
OF Miss Washington, who will
compete in the Miss America" pag-
cant at Atlantic City next month,
will be judged tonight and Friday
night at the Stage Door Canteen
Eight f1nalists will be chosen and
the winner will be selected Saturday
at 1880 pm. from stand in front
Of the District Building.
The sixteen contestants were
chosen last night at the Statler Ho-
tel from among 40 young women.
A committee of newspaper and ad-
vertising men served as judges. Nor
man Reed, program director of
WWDC, was master of ceremonies
4 A war bond and stamp drive will
be staged in connection with the
judging of the eight f1naHsts Satur-
day. A band will entertain and the
contestants will circulate among the
crowd to sell bonds and stamps.
The eight girls who will compete
tonight are: Anzonetta Roark, 1888
E street NE; Rose Marie Schiller,
1924 Fort Davis place Sc: Donna
Courier. 3l9 Fifteenth street Sc;
Eleanor McGann, 1902 Twelfth
street NE: Anna May Stats, 600
North Carolina avenue Sc; jamie
White, 64l5 Elliott place NV:
Senera Knutson, 1941 Biltmore street
NV. and Ruth Grether, Fairfax
road, Mclean, Va.
Those who will compete Friday
are: Jacqueline Willoughby, 540l
Broad Branch road NV; Dixie
Rafter, l04 Seventeenth street Sc;
Marjorie Tilley, l Hawaii avenue
NE; Judy Steffier, 1923 Clifton
street NV: Bernadette Harvey, 2015
O street NV: June Ellen Bright.
28l6 Erie street Sc; Frances Evers.
4709 Branchville road. Branchville,
Md. and Ann Farabee. 1910 Six
teenth street N w
Evening star., 1943-08-18
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Blue coupons, Book 2-Stamps let

Blue coupons, Book stamps let
tered r. S and T are valid now
and will remain good through
September 20.
Red coupons. Book 2-These can be
exchanged for meats, fats, etc.
Stamps lettered T, u. v and w
are good now and will remain
valid through August 81.
Those marked X, Y and 2 will
expire October 2 after they become
good as follows: x stamps next
Sunday, Y on August %, and z
on September S.
War Ration Book No. 3-This book
will be used beginning September
H. when brown stamps lettered A
will become good for purchase OF
meats, fats, etc Brown stamps
lettered B will become valid Sep
tember l9, and both the A and B
coupons will then remain good
through October 80.
Sugar-For regular allowances OF
sugar for general use coupon No.
IA in book l is good for 5 pounds
through October 81.
Gasoline-No. 6 A coupons, good for
3 gallons each, are good through
November 81.
B and C coupons, good for 2la
gallons each expire on dates In
dicated in individual books.
Old type B and C coupons will
not be good after September /.
Motorists who still have these
old type books should 60 to their
ration boards between next Mon
day and September l and obtain
new type coupons in exchange.
The exchange will be made on q
coupon for coupon basis.
The old type B and C coupons
are those that have the words
Permits Delivery Of One Unit of
Gasoline" on their face. The new
type coupons carry only the words
Mileage Ration" on the face.
Shoes-Stamp No. 10 is good for one
pair through October 81.
Fuel Oil-Period No. coupons in
new fuel oil rations became good
July and are valid for 10 gallons
per unit through next January 4.
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Laurel School
--- ,,-
Seeks Internees
AS Attendants
WRA Official ExpIoins
Work Decisions Are
Up to individuals

District Welfare Director Ray L.
Huff said today his tentative plan
for employing japanese internees as
attendants and in other capacities
at the District Training School for
Feeble Minded at Laurel. Md, was
still lin the exploratory stage"
Mr.. Huff said he had sent an
agent to discuss the possibilities
with officials of the War Relocation
Authority, but had received no re-
port on the conversations and hao
filed no formal application,
Robert Erase. assistant chief of
the employment division. questioned
ss to the probable action by the
War Relocation Authority. said he
could see no reason why such a plan
should not work out here.
Internees Decide.
1T has been the policy OF the
Authority" he continued. ito take
these requests for help ard turn
them over to the individual camps,
leaving final decision to the in
ternees, themselves"
Since the potential workers ate
internees, great care is taken in
selection of workers, Mr.. Erase
added.
Internees cannot be used in some
parts of the country because local
feeling is greatly against them.
That, however. is not the case in
Washington. Mr.. Erase said.
The District Commissioners said
they knew nothing of the plan.
Have 50 Vacancies.
Mr.. Huff reported there has been
q long series of escapes of patients
at the training school. The institu-
tion's principal problem is man.
power, he said, adding that there
now are so vacancies on the staff of
DR.. James Lewald, the homes super
intendent. Guards, attendants, cot
tage masters. nurses and recreation
directors and laborers are needed
and If japanese internees are en-
ployed they will be given the work
of attendants, Mr.. Huff declared.
Asked If they would thereby be
engaged in guarding the feeble
minded at the institution, he said,
They don't call it that at the in
stitution-but to some degree it is
guard duty, substantially So"
Asked If he thought there would
be any reaction to this, he pointed
out that the internees sought are
American citizens.
Six Needed Now.
Mr.. Huff said a minimum of six
such attendants are needed at once
because of the very acute" lack of
manpower which can be assigned
to the buildings from which the
escapes have been rather frequent.
The welfare director said the man.
power shortage at the Laurel home
was caused largely because of the
distance from the city, housing
facilities there and the rate of pay
Attendants are in the $l,2O0-a- year
pay bracket.
Evening star., 1943-08-18

Mai. Edward A. Goldman, 70, 2702
Seventeenth street NE, one of the
Governments pioneer naturalists in
the Fish and Wildlife Service of the
Interior Department., has retired and
will devote himself to the completion
of his report on wild animals of
Mexico for the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition. The report has given him an
honarary appointment as an asso-
ciate In zoology.
Mai Goldman has spent 81 years
on wild life in the Government serv-
ice. In his younger days he was one
of Uncle Sans mighty hunters.
Many OF the $4,000 stuffed birds in
the study collection at the National
Museum were brought down by his
gun. He also has killed many deer,
mountain sheep. bears and antelope
He started to work for the Gov
ernment at the age of Is as assistant
to DR.. E.. w. Nelson, q field worker
for the Biological Survey OF the
Agriculture Department, who later
became chief of the survey.
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Talbot Asks Communication
OF Soldier S Death Sentence
By The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press
Representative Talbot, Republi-
can. of Connecticut asked a military
board of review yesterday to spare
the life of Pvt. Roy A. Prentiss,
Winsted, Conn, sentenced bv a
court martial at Camp Hood, Tex.
to hang for the fatal shooting of
Corpl. LLOYD Knapp, Norwalk Conn.
Mr.. Talbot and Attorney Har-
leigh How'd. Winsted. argued that
the condemned man was drunk at
the time of the shooting, and that
there was lack of evidence at the
court martial to prove Prentiss
knew he was under arrest when he
fatally wounded Corpl. Knapp.
The shooting occurred in a ieep.
when Corpl. Knapp was taking
Prentiss to the guardhouse last
April, Mr.. Talbot said.
Mr.. Talbot said they asked the
board to recommend the sentence
be changed to life imprisonment.
Prentiss shot and blinded himself
after seeing Corpl.. Knapp in a dy-
ing condition, Mr.. Talbot said.
Evening star., 1943-08-18

| clear Mediterranean had been calm
but as night drew on the water be-
came increasingly choppy.
Knew What to Do.
At am. thunderous gunfire broke
the tense silence as cruisers moved
In to shell the beach. The troops
awoke. There was no excitement.
Everybody knew what to do. 1t
was like another maneuver.
The troops in the transport were
in the second assault wave Land
ings began at 2 am. from the ad-
vance assault units. Then about 3
am. the troops on the transport
began to disembark.
1t was difncult swinging the land
ing barges over the side in the
choppy sea. From one of the barge
lowering operations seaman cried
out in pain as steel barge, swung
back by the treacherUus waters,
crushed his arm. That was the only
accident.
There seemed to be little erpo-
sition ashore, only the occasional
crackle of rifle fire. An of1icer on
one Of the landing barges was shot
through the neck by sniper and
carried aboard one of the battle YES
sells, where he died A din was
created by the continuous droning
of the landing barge motors as they
piled between the ships and shore
At daybreak the first two enemy
planes came over They were Ger
man Junker 88's. One OF them
, swooped in low over the transport
From a forward position Control
man Wylie's gun crew blasted away
The plane careened and crashed
into the beach Wild cheers went
up. During the day these cheers
were heard at intervals as the cur
tain of British Spitflres overhead d
battered German planes in dog
fights. ...
Destroyers cut through the water
during the day to protect the trans
ports. Depth charges vibrated oc-
casionally. Few enemy planes APP
peared overhead
But ashore critical period de-
veloped midday when a Hermann
Goering tank unit drove the Ameri- :
cans back to the beach. Some OF
the tanks fired out at the ships
Cruisers went In close and soon the
tanks were either destriyed OF driven
away
For three hours Sunday night the
ships were attacked by droves of
Axis planes. Gunflre from the
ships. tracer bullets and fares
dropped by the planes turned the
sea into shimmering white way
In the distance Controlman Wylie
saw the destroyer Maddox explode
and sink slowly.
On Monday the transport loaded
up with Axis prisoners end headed
! for North Africa. Colitrolman
| Wylie said the crew could not for
get the men they had left ashore.
Returns With Prisoners.
I He recalls how goose pimples'
broke out on him when these men
| part of the 45th Division, first
marched aboard the transport al
an eastern port early in June while
a band played lively airs, low dis
appointed they were when they
were landed in North Africa for q
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Edward Davis Funeral
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Edward Davis,
AZ, who died Monday after a long
illness; will be held at pm. tomor-
row at the Georgetown funeral
home.
Mr.. Davis at the time of his
death was manager of the Chambers
funeral home at Thirty-f1rst and M
streets NV. and had been with the
firm for Is years.
Potomac Lodge, No. 5. Masonic
Order, will be in charge of the
services. Burial will be in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
Mr. Davis is survived oy his
widow. Mrs. Grace E. Davis, 3408
Mount Vernon street. Alexandria,
Va; two daughters, Gloria and June
his father, James E. Davis. and a
brother, Walter Davis, both of
Washington.
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Montgomery Prisoners
To Work on County Roads

Prisoners in the Montgomery
County jail committed for definite
periods we're made available for road
work yesterday by the county COM
missioners.
Under another law. prisoners in
tsil here have for some time been
used on county roadwork when SEN
fenced in default OF payment of
fines.
The commissioners indorsed w.
Nelson Oliver. Glen Echo, for ap-
pointment by the State Department
OF Forestry as forest warden.
The board also appropriated ST.
432 30 for enlarging the capacity O.
a sewer on the Silver Spring Inter
mediate School. 1t was explained d
by Frank /. Davis. county super
visor Of school property, tina. the
present sewer pipe is Inadequate.
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Five More Cited
On Charges Of
Pleasure Bootinq

Still busy with other duties, Dis
trict OPA investigators last night
again failed to enforce the pleasure
driving ban, but harbor police. an
OPA spokesman said, rounded up
five persons for allegedly using easo-
line for pleasure boating.
The report from harbor police
about doubled the number of pleas
ure-boating charges filed here since
the OPA issued tie regulation BAN
ming both pleasure driving by auto
mobile and motor bc>t. John l..
Laskey. chief attorney for the Dis
trict OPA, said that only -four or
ceases had been filed previously
against boat owners.
Pleasure cruising. like pleasure
driving. is punishable by ration
boards, which may suspend rations
issued. either for the offenders boat
or automobile.
Evening star., 1943-08-18
0PA Denies Cafe Meat;
Holds Rations 0verdrawn

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. l8.-In what
was described by Office of Price
Administration spokesmen as the
first case of its kind in Maryland,
a Dundalk restaurant operator was
under suspension today for allegedly
overdra wing his ration banking ac-
count by more than 1900 meat and
fat points.
The operator. Francis Weiskopf
was denied the right to receive
meats and fats until he can balance
his account. Clifford Snider, OPA
hearing commissioner, ordered the
suspension effective August 30.
Mr.. Snider said Mr. Weiskopf
would be required to surrender all
of his 5000 pounds -per-month al
lotment until the deficit is cleared
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Return To-Day
Milk Deliveries
Urged at Farley
ODT Health Officials,
Distributors Agree on
Foct-Finding Probe

District health authorities this
afternoon held conference to. de-
termine II reported increase in
throat infections among children Is
suf1ciently grave to warrant re-
quest for night delivery of milk. now
limited to daylight hours by Once
of Defense Transportation regula-
tions.
The conference. held In the Mu.
nicipal Center at pm brought to-
gether members of the District
Medical Association. both colored
and white, milk distributors. repre-
sentatives Of the Once of Defense
Transportation, and labor repre-
sentatives.
Chief advocate of the return to
night time deliveries was Df. Will
liam DeKleine, chairman of the
Public Health Committee for the
District Medical Association. DR..
DeKleine stated that day time milk
deliveries tended to cause spoilage
Of milk, making 1t unfit for use by
children and infants.
Question Left Open.
Milk deliveries were moved to A
daytime basis approximately. 10
months ago when the gasoline
shortage became acute. Oficials
then stated that daytime milk de-
liveries would be the only possible
solution to the problem.
The discussion closed with the
question stih open. Public health
ofhcials decided to conduct a fact
finding investigation and cali an.
other meeting in three or four
weeks. DR.. George C. Ruhland, Dis
trict health officer. said.
Revocation of the ODT ban was
urged last night by DR.. De Kleine,
who said the milk shortage probably
could be alleviated II deliveries were
made before am, while employed
housewives are still at home.
Urges Milk Be Boiled.
Children's illnesses could be at
tributed in part, he said, to i'm
proper refrigeration of milk after it
reaches the consumer. He stressed
that families lacking ice boxes or
refrigerators can preserve ahe purity
of milk by boiling it before it is
consumed.
Reports received at our Office
from private physicians through
yesterday did not indicate an un-
usual prevalence of throat or gastro-
intestinal ills," DR.. Seckinger COM
mented. However, l am studying
the latest reports. We are going
into the situation thoroughly. All
citizens, of course, are vitally in
terested in preventing food poison.
ing"
Believes Fluid Wasted.
DR.. De Kleine, emphasizing he was
expressing his own views alone.
plans to hold meeting of his COM
mlttee as soon as possible. He
said he would recommend that the
committee request the District pub
pic health authorities to lead the
undertaking. adding his group would
cooperate with them in seeking
remedial measures;
II am confident milk Is being
wasted through improper care DR..
De Kleine said. With a shortage
existing. milk should be protected by
all means. Often milk delivered in
perfect condition stands in the sun
all day because the housewife is not
at home"