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Evening star., 1943-04-24
Arthur Thomas, 80,
Veteran Messenger in
Supreme Court, Dies !
Served Justice Holmes
For 20 Years; Rites
Set for Tomorrow

Funeral services for Arthur A.
Thomas, 30, Supreme Court mes
senger for Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes for two decades, will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow in the Metro
politan A. M. E. Church, followed by
burial in Harmony Cemetery. He
died yesterday at his home, 1896 @
street NV, after brief illness.
Annually, since the death of JUS
tice Holmes in 1885, the faithful ad-
mirer of the jurist has placed flow
ers on the grave and at times placed
an "in memoriam" note in The Star
His first notice read that death
is the gate to endless joy, but we
dread to enter there. His old mes
senger, Arthur A. Thomas" He
served the jurist for 20 of his 43
years as a Supreme Court employe.
Came Here at Age of IS.
A Virginian, Mr.. Thomas came to
Washington at the age of 18 to serve
as valet to the late Justice
Stephen j. Field. He later was
named messenger for Justice Rufus
w. Peckman and then from 1910 to
1914, was assigned to Justice Horace
H. Lurton. For brief time he
worked for Justice James C. Nc
Reynolds.
Holding high esteem for Justice
Holmes, the messenger recently re-
marked that "of course, he was a
Judge and I was a messenger, but
Justice Holmes and I were quite
good friends. So I took upon my
self to mark his anniversary every
year" Each year he went to the
Arlington National Cemetery to
place flowers on the grave of his
former chief.
Last Job Was as Doorman.
His long association with Justice
Holmes left Mr.. Thomas with the
conviction that it is often unfair to
judge mans capabilities by his
age. 1t is recalled that he recently
said:
Why. Mr.. Justice Holmes was
smart as whip right up to the very
last. And I think he would have
stayed that way no matter how old
he became"
His last job with the Supreme
Court was as doorman. AS custo-
dian of the heavy doors at the main
entrance to the chamber, Mr..
Thomas was provided with a ocm-
Portable chair and strong silken
rope to pull open the portals.
He leaves two nephews, Dr. Ray
mond B. Thomas and Charles S.
Thomas, both of this city, and
niece, Mrs. Mary N. Howard, Guam
tico, Va.
Evening star., 1943-04-24
Groups Named 10 Pass
On Draft Deferments
Legislature and Judicial
Committees Are Set Up

Committees to pass on requests
for draft deferments of employees in
the legislative and judicial branches
of the Government were named
yesterday.
Chief Justice Stone appointed
Chief Justice Lawrence D. Groner
OF the United States Court of Ap-
peals; Associate Justice Herbert F..
Goodrich, Third Circuit Court of
Appeals; Henry P. Chandler, direc-
tor of the administrative Office Of
the United States Courts, and Judge
William c. Coleman, United States
District Judge for Maryland to
pass on deferment requests in the
judicial branch.
The Senate committee will include
Senators Thomas of Utah and May
bank of South Carolina, Democrats,
and Senator Lodge, Republican, of
Massachusetts,. The latter sponsored
the bill extending the provisions of
the Presidents order on Federal
draft deferments to the legislative
and judicial branches.
Appointed in the House were Rep
resentatives May of Kentucky and
Thomason of Texas, Democrats, and
Representative Andrews, Republican,
of New York
Evening star., 1943-04-24
WPB Urges Revision
Old. {. Code 10 Allow
Wood Fire ESCAPES
Decision Awaits Report
From Standards Office,
Col. Arthur Declares

The Commissioners have received
official recommendations from the
War Production Board that the Dis
trict Building Code be revised to
allow the use of wooden fire escapes
during the wartime emergency.
In disclosing this today, Col. j. D.
Arthur, Assistant Engineer Com
missioner, pointed out that the code
at present requires that all fire
escapes be made of "incombustile"
material only.
The District Commissioners, it was
learned, have taken up the matter
but will not make a final decision
until they receive a report on the
same question from the Bureau OF
Standards.
Report Expected Soon.
This report, which Is being COM
piled by experts at the bureau, is
expected, Col. Arthur said, in the
near future"
Action to supply fire escapes is
vital, oficials have recognized, be-
cause several persons died In fires
in homes from which escape was not
possible. Under the present pro-
gram designed to give extra protec-
ton to the public, city authorities
have denied rooming house permits
to 1,780 applicants.
From WPB yesterday came a
statement that wooden fire escapes
might be advisable at dwelling
places of not more than three stories
in height. William C. Macdonald,
chief of the War Housing Branch of
the WPB Construction Division, es-
timated that such wooden fire es-
capes would take care of 80 per cent
OF District cases.
Also Studied by ID. C. Group.
The question of wooden fire es-
capes is also under serious consider
alton by the Building Code Com
mittee of the Washington Building
Congress, which includes in its mem
bership architects, contractors, build
ers and representatives of organized
labor.
This Code Committee has been In
conference with two Federal housing
ofiicials on the question-C. w. Fer
rier of the National Housing Agency
! and Howard L. Smith of the Federal
Housing Administration.
The Code Committee of the Build
ing Congress on the wooden fire
escape problem includes S. H. Ing
berg and George N. Thompson of
the Bureau of Standards and E. P.
Schreier and Theodore I. Coe, arch
itects.
Evening star., 1943-04-24
Meony Urges President
To Roll Back Food Prices
sy the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April pa presi-
dental order that the ONCE of Price
Administration roll back retail food
prices to levels of May 15, 1912, was
demanded last night by George
Meany, secretary-treasurer of the
AFI.
In radio speech Mr.. Meaney de-
clared many foods have gone up 100
per cent or more since January, 194l,
and that many housewives have mo
alternative but to pass up the foods
which are essential to balanced
diet but which are now beyond the
reach of the average family's pocket
book"
Holding the present line on food
prices is not enough" he said. "The
American people already are over
their heads. Prices on food staples
must be rolled back
Evening star., 1943-04-24
War Loan
Continued From First Page.)

OF a sharp upturn in bond pur-
chases nationally by citizens in
censed over the executions, Secre-
tary Morgenthau left yesterday
on the first leg of a trip to the
West Coast to bolster bond sales
there. He will participate in
bond rally and Nation wide radio
program Sunday from Cedar Rap
ids. Iowa.
The Minneapolis district reported
many persons were demanding ST.
600 bonds, while on the West Coast
women were reported launching an
intensive sales campaign by tele-
phone.
Many Districts Top Quotas.
With the $4,000, 100000 Second
War Loan virtually over the top,
many districts, the Treasury said,
have passed their original quotas
and set new goals.
Walter N. Ruth, member of the
Maryland War Finance Committee,
announced yesterday that bond
sales in Maryland will go way
over $l50,0O0,000," although the
States quota remains at $119,OOO,-
600. He said news of the Japanese
atrocities gave people a desire to
exp1 ess their feelings through an
upsurge Of loyalty and action"
At the University of Maryland,
DR. Roger Corbett, faculty chair
man of the Victory Council, an
nounced that War bond and stamp
drive will begin after the Easter
holiday at the school with pur-
chase of training plane for the
Army as the goal.
He said the plane will cost be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 and will
be similar to the blue and yellow
training ships formerly used at the
college airport. John Watson is
chairman of the student Victory
Council which will sponsor the
drive.
Oliver Walker, chairman of the
real estate and mortgage division
of the District War Finance Com
mittee, announced yesterday that
the Is volunteers in his division
have already sold in excess of $685.
600 worth of War bonds. He ex-
pressed confidence that his group
would sell a quarter of a million
dollars worth of bonds before the
drive closes.
Herman Edlavitch, vice president
OF the Globe Distributing Co., liquor
concern, whose IS employees are
selling only War bonds during the
drive. reported yesterday that his
firm had already sold $235 900 worth
of bonds.
DR.. A. T. Kasmer announced to-
day that Beth Sholem Congrega-
ton and Talmud Torah had received
pledges to date for $21 900 in War
bonds. He said the synagogue will
continue its War bond campaign
through this month.
Evening star., 1943-04-24
Mexican Congress Praises
Camacho- o-RooseyeIt Talk
By the Associated Press.


MEXICO CITY, April 24.-The
Mexican Congress has sent a tele-
gram to President Manuel Avila Ca
macho congratulating him for his
recent interview with President
Roosevelt.
Permit us to manifest out inner
most satisfaction and our sincere
fluctuations for the interview held
by you with the United States Pres
ident, an act that we consider of
great Importance for the Mexican
nation and for the human liberties
now at stake" the message said.
The first criticism appeared yes
terday, when the tiny opposition
paper Omega said the meeting could
have had only one purpose-a
United States request for soldiers to
go to the front.
An official comment and all edi-
torials of daily papers have been IA
vorable to the interview. Omega fol-
lowed the familiar opposition line
that Mexicans would be sent to fight
abroad-a contention which has
been denied repeatedly by respon-
sible government officials.
Evening star., 1943-04-24

used in making rubber, but merely
used high priority ratings given by
higher authority.
Baruch Starts Inquiry.
While indicating that a rubber
investigating Senate Agriculture
Subcommittee which he heads would
stand by while the Truman Com
mittee delves into the dispute, Sen
ator Gillette declared the Nation is
entitled to know the answers to
several important questions.
One, he said, is whether there is
any truth in the charges that the
War Department has built huge
plants for the production of essen
tial munitions and war materials
which are now in 6isuse -
From Baton Rouge, La, where he
Is inspecting synthetic rubber plants,
Mr.. Jeffers said his answer was
"No-still an emphatic no" to the
charges.
Two months ago Mr.. Nelson sug-
gested reconvening the Baruch Com
mittee to restudy the rubber pro-
gram. At that time, it was reported,
Mr.. Baruch felt such a step unnec-
essary in view Of Mr.. Nelson's power
to make any needed changes. There
was indication last night, however,
that Mr.. Baruch might serve per-
sonally if asked now.
questioned on whether he would
be hampered in such an investiga-
ton by his friendship with both
d1sputants, Mr.. Baruch said my
only pals are the men who are doing
the fighting and the dying" If he
did make restudy, he said, it
would be both fair and ruthless"
He pointed out that the Baruch
report itself suggested that the rub
ber schedule should be reopened
from time to time in the light of
changing conditions.
Officials in Mr.. Pattersons Office
continued to emphasize that the
situation was serious, declaring it
was necessary to curtail the use of
10O-octane gasoline in essential ad-
vanced training in order to have
enough for the fighting fronts.
This, it was said, meant that trainees
might have to be sent into combat
lacking sufficient experience in COM
bat aircraft to get the most out of
their planes and protect themselves
to best advantage.
There is no doubt that both rub
Der and aviation gasoline are vitally
essential to the war program" Sem
ator Truman's statement said, but
they can only be produced with the
materials now available. Both pro-
grams are bound to suffer from con-
tinuing disputes"
Senator Truman said the commit
tee was calling Mr.. Nelson first be-
cause "it has been Mr.. Nelson's
function to act as arbitrator between
conflicting war programs, and he
made the decision last January to
expedite large parts of both the
synthetic rubber and the 1OO-octane
gasoline program"
Evening star., 1943-04-24
DR.. 7. ". Currie, "a, Dies;
TheoIoqicaI School Head
BY the Associated Press.


AUSTIN, Tex, April 24.-Dr.
Thomas White Currie, 64, president
of the Austin Presbyterian Theolo-
gical Seminary, died Thursday night
at Temple following a stroke suf-
fered week ago.
He was stricken while returning
to Texas from a church meeting at
Atlanta, Ga. Friends said he had
given up his seat on a plane at
Shreveport to an Army officer and
resumed his journey by bus. He be-
came i'll while travelling between
Dallas and Temple and was removed
to the Temple Hospital.
DR.. Currie formerly was modera-
tor of the Presbyterian Church in
the United States. He is survived by
his widow, Mrs jeanette Roe Currie;
three sons, Thomas White Currie, jr,
of Fort Worth; David M. Currie and
Stuart D. Currie of Austin, and
daughter, Elizabeth Currie of Aus
tin
Evening star., 1943-04-24
{. {. Burrows, Is, Dies;
D. {. EmpIoye IS Years

Charles G. Burrows, rs, retired
painter for the District government.
died yesterday at his home. 2225 N
street NV, after brief illness.
Anative of this city, he was q Dis
trict employe for more than IS years
and retired 10 years ago. He was
a member of Local 1858 Of the Paint
ers Union. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Frances Burrows; three
sisters, Mrs. Minnie Leisher, Mrs.
May BARLEY and Mrs. Mabel Barr,
and two brothers, Harry and Andrew
Burrows, all Of this city.
Funeral services will be held at l
pm. Monday In the Hysong funeral
home. Burial will be In the Ma
tional Memorial Park Cemetery,
Falls Church, Va.
Evening star., 1943-04-24
1n Mrmnrtat1t

BOWIE, SADIE NJ. In sad but loving
RnWIT vbo Of my beloved wife SADIE
year ago today. April "a, 1912.
Home at last, so sweetly sleeping
~, On the saviour's gentle breast,
Where there is no pain or sorrow
She finds eternal rest
Dear wife, it matters not which road take,
Know that God viii somewhere Join
rs Gsf HusBANp sf s5ds e 21MooD VS. BOWIE
Of ogr dear wife and mother, ANNIE
CAMPBELL. ca VI who departed this life four
niversary % mass at St. Aloysius Church
APFil ARnMAs e At GAMppni a.mi nApc.,rr c,,,
-HEMH1, AND ANNA HHMfgdhNi kREAMER! MARGARET GILL
Of qaT des5 husband and fatRer. RHs EUeGaE WeMs9E
1919 HIS WIFE VIII pHSIeq HND DAUGHTER sGag ARsi' q
of m2 eaas ve ALICE ALS h GoAPS 9Y1s s
apPi ssphr2sa g. ias7 isS life six years ago today
To those who knew and loved her.
Her memory will neer grow old
THOMAS.
DORSEY. JAMES j.. In sad but loving
DORSEY who % deparssd qss tbs nfi III. 'AMes e1evea
years ago today, April "a. 1882.
Another year is ending,
And still I think of you today
' INV DEVOTED II DAuaHTER.
DORSEY. JOHN H. In loving memory
Of our dear father, JOHN H. DORSEY. who
1886
Some day, We hope to meet you, father,
ro Some or day. we know. not when,
MARY j, DICKERSON.
FENWICK, sERGT. WILLIAM j. In
loylng n,TI ne memory t, 81 my dear husband. serst
years ago today, April "a, 194l
The month of April once more is here,
For two years ago today
LOVING WIFE.
HlDA MELVIN GaT HARRIsoNW. NY who Ssst depaTtee Hits
this life one year ago today. April "a, 1912
tndHsHtt Kind and IS eouFsseous to ths end sIway.
same without you, dear Hilda. I miss YOU
HER LoyINa HUSBAND, WILLIAM H
memory Of our devoted mother, KATIE
SHEPPARD. who left us one year ago to.
DAY, April "a, 1912.
Our hearts still ache with sadness,
Our eyes shed many tear;
God only knows how much we miss you
DEVOTED pAueHrER, Il ass iaaf HARRfEr sfE1 E. rY
Ter FER dSNEnE asR V2sIER RosEPR oHPEEF HATfE TAH
BESSIE AND WESLEY.
TIMER. IDA MAE. In loving memory
I,,Mgn 9t 9aE dear ar, mother ! and wife: IDA MAI
ago today, April "a, 1895.
Another year has gone away,
We think OF you both night and day;
The, years may come, the years may go.
Mother dear we miss TaE f9n So FAMILY
WALKER, HARDY, A, tribute Of love
to the memory of my dear husband. HARDY
WALKER, who passed into eternal rest
one year ago today, April "A, 1912.
One year has passed since that sad day,
God took him home-.it was His will,
HIS LONELY WIFE, LENoRA.
We miss him when we need friend.
oheersd us N siekness snd sooth.d
our pain
gq9a s;q RTanf sSms day wen meet aga,n. 49,
EDWARD ROBINSON.
WALKER. SUSAN AND ALEXANDER. In
snes me1her sAN WK esSed se
ss sns snsen atnsr EAH6Ea sEs tsfsz MM API Il
Der 10, 1884.
Time takes on the. edge Of grief.
But msnSHy soas. ,s5is 5os ANS aSEsysg WARREN.
YOUNG. DIR. MACKENZIE r. Beautiful
MAcKENzE * So1S % 1S asa sho lsfs es MN,
years 'isi iYhoNEsci. AEEll T. asIss. haas RALPH.
Evening star., 1943-04-24
Funeral Services Held
For Walter Donaldson

Walter Donaldson, 78, patent at
torney, who died Wednesday. was
buried yesterday in Oak Hill Gene
terry, following funeral services at
his home. 1903 Gramercy street NV.
He is survived by his son, Kenneth
Donaldson; a daughter, Miss Elsa
Donaldson, and granddaughter,
Elizabeth Paxton Donaldson.
Mr.. Donaldson was connected with
the patent law firm of Spear, Dom
aldson and. Hall.
Evening star., 1943-04-24
9 Shaken, One Injured
In Streetcur Collision

Ten persons were shaken up last
night when one streetcar crashed
into the rear of another at Louisi-
ana avenue and c street NV. One
passenger was admitted to Provi-
dence Hospital.
The hospitalized passenger was
Miss Efhe Corkern, SO, of 206 E street
NE. She was treated for back in
juries
Police said impact of the collision
shattered the front window of one
vehicle, operated by Howard B. Nor
ford, So, Of 1000 G street NE, and
crumpled the rear of the other,
operated by william A. Hamel, u,
of eos Maryland avenue NE.
Evening star., 1943-04-24
Wandering Beor Is Slain

RIVERSIDE, N. Mex. P>.-The
bear came over the mountain-many
miles from home-and strolled into
Frank Williams orchard. Williams
heard it. State Game Warden Ell
lott Barker said the meat will 60
to charity.
Evening star., 1943-04-24
J. E. Vaughan, 81, Dies;
Studied Under Gen. Lee

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, April 24.-James Eng
lish Vaughan, 81, who was a student
at Washington University (noW
Washington and Lee) in Lexington,
Va, at the time Robert E. Lee was
president of the institution, died
here yesterday.
Mr.. Vaughan was a personal
friend OF the Confederate general
and visited him during his last ILL
ness.
He and his wife, who survives him,
celebrated their 68th wedding an
niversary last December.
Evening star., 1943-04-24
Orchestra Moves OFF Stuqe

PHILADELPHIA (R.--The stage
at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital
was too small for the full Philadel-
phia Orchestra, so Eugene Ormandy
and his musicians performed from
the floor Of the auditorium while
patients occupied the stage at a
concert.
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standards marking the planes which
have already reached their destina-
ton.
At one end of the balcony over
head a woman peers through spy
glasses. She has to have keen eyes,
for hers Is one of the more difficult
jobs. She is the one who tells the
filter center about the planes it has
not reported that are in this area.
Soldiers at remotely situated OBJ
servation posts identify all incoming
flights. They also talk direct to the
women moving about on the map.
II they tell one of flight she has
had no word of from the filter
center, she places a different type
arrow. From the balcony the arrows
look almost alike but the girl with
the spyglass can tell the difference.
In a low voice. beginning with the
words, Flash. flash" she tells the
filter center all she knows about the
flight, gathering her information
from the letters and numerals on the
standard beside the arrow.
Locate Lost Planes.
At the other end of the balcony
is the air traffic control operator.
She is informed by Civil Aeronautics
of every plane travelling over the
air lanes in and out of the city.
At her side is panel of inch wide
boards covered with strips of paper.
On these paper recovered boards she
writes an abbreviated but complete
description of the incoming plane
and keeps another record of out
going and local flights. Many times
she is the one who can furnish the
Identification of plane which has
been left unidentified by the Alter
center.
Between the three sets OF infor-
mation-Civil Aeronautics. Army
observation posts and the filter CEN
ter-the map record is kept fully
up to date on the floor below.
1t is so up to date, in fact, that
lost planes have been located and
guided in because the volunteers on
the map knew where they were even
if the pilots didn't.
Overseeing the work, getting
prompt Identification of unidenti-
fed planes and keeping in constant
communication with the city's anti
aircraft batteries are the Army Off
GERS on the balcony.
Of the women who volunteer for
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this job, so per cent are eliminated
at the Civilian Defense Volunteer
ONCE. OF the rest, Mrs. William
S. Gaud, the personnel aide, &C
cepts about IS per cent. -..
Mrs. Gaud's questions cover q
prospective workers life history. II
there are any doubts left after the
FBI going lover, an Army intelli-
gence officer makes the final de-
cision. The volunteers are supposed
to be between the ages of Is and
As, but older women who have lied
an active physical life' can make
the grade. Mental alertness and
physical fitness appear to be the
principal qualifications.
Mrs. Gaud. an Army wife, thinks
the Army Air Force wives are par
ticularly good at adjusting their
lives to the demands of the job. Fol-
some of the shifts it takes some
adjusting. The wives all try to
get the cooperation Of their hus-
bands before they take on the work
Sometimes the husbands will fix the
breakfast if their wives have to be
on duty at 7 am, or viii Ak dinner
If it's late afternoon shit.
A third of the volunteers are mar
ried to men in the service.
Four Shifts Daily.
Each shift-and there are four OF
them during the day-has a differ
ent character. There's the house
wives shift, the social shift, the
typically secretarial shift.
Actually, however, the women are
a cross section. One of them Is the
wife OF a Senator She comes to
work at 7 am, and II never tell nv
husband thing about my work.
Another is the wife of an oil COM
pany official who was bombed in
Cairo and spent five and a halt
months getting back to this country
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but with the territory where the
trafdc Is least.
Mrs. John D. East, the operations
aide, assigns them to their shift, ex-
plains the rotating system whereby
they work . four hour shift every
third day. Recruiting is in the
hands of Mrs. v. LadA -Mecarski
who is trying to get more volun-
teers, particularly on the 7 to II m
and 3 to 7 pm. shifts. Plans are
afoot to extend the volunteer job
over the full 24-hour period. The
night shift workers would be on the
job for eight hours at a stretch from
II pm. to 7 am. Volunteers are
asked to apply at the Columbia De-
Tense Volunteer ONCE.
All accepted volunteers work di-
rectly under the Anti-aircraft Artil-
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from Budapest, where her husband
had been stationed. Work at the
anti-aircraft center is no game to
her.
A third of the women are college
graduates. There's musician
among them, beautician. several
lawyers, nurses, a sculptress, teach
ers, a radio operator, an artists
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model, IN interior decorator and Z
licensed aviatrix.
They like the idea that they are
actually relieving soldiers, which
they are They md the memory
work difncult at first, but they get
on to it.
Trained in Eight Hours.
After they are accepted the pros
pective plotters 60 through a three
day training course which takes
eight hours in all. Mrs. c. Irving
Brown, the training aide, and an
other of the volunteers under Mrs.
Franz Stone, the volunteer director,
says the younger ones learn more
quickly, but the older ones don't for
get once they're learned. They are
taught how the plotting is done.
Then they are let loose on the map,
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lery. . branch Of the military dis
trict Of Washington, which is COM
manded by Brig. Gen. John T. Lewis
"It's no pink tea" said . Marine
omcer's wife as she went of duty
How often we sit down depends or
the weather and the time Of day. We
have to remember a,lot, and yes we
do have a lot Of bending and stoop.
ing to do. But we think it's worth
it,"