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Evening star., 1943-05-15
Reinstating Car Stop
AT Jefferson Drive and
14th Street Weighed
Southwest Area Federal
Employees Tell PUG Of
Need in Rush Hours

Members of the Public Utilities
Commission today had under study
the debated issue of continuance of
the rush hour car stop on Fourteenth
street at Jefferson drive S.W., recent
abandonment of which brought a
flood of complaints from Agri-
culture Department employees.
At an informal hearing yester-
day before the PUG, spokesmen for
the Agriculture Department, the
Smithsonian Institution and the
Medical Museum protested against
added Inconvenience resulting from
walking from the underground ter
minal to their Offices.
1t was brought out that Agricul-
ture Department employees could
have had an underground connec-
ton to their buildings, similar to
that serving the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, but that it was
not constructed because of lack of
approval by Agriculture Depart
ment officials.
On the other hand, Agriculture
Department spokesmen insisted
there should be a car stop at or
near either Jefferson drive or In
dependence avenue, or continued
use Of the temporary street level
streetcar turn-around, to avoid
great" inconvenience to Govern
ment workers.
A crippled Agriculture worker
told of her difficulties in walking
up and down the 20 steps from the
underground terminal to street
level. There were reports also that
because of congestion in the under
ground terminal, some Government
employees are walking to the Agri-
culture Department or nearby
buildings from points as far north
as Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Oklahoma City Bans
Union for Teachers
BY the Associated press


OKLAHOMA CITY. May 15.-
Members of the American Fedora
ton of Teachers were barred yester-
day from Oklahoma City public
school faculties in a rule adopted
unanimously by the Board of Edu-
cation.
The action followed presentation
by a union representative of articles
seeking recognition of the organiza-
ton and stipulating working con-
ditions and salary scale.
The boards rule included a re-
quirement that teachers henceforth
sign contract denying union men,
bership and stating employment of
those who joined a labor group
would terminate Immediately.
The resolution said the board be-
lieved membership in any labor
union on the part of teachers was
"incompatible with the ethics and
high ideals which have made, and
the unsullied continuation of which
is necessary to continue, teaching
as one of the most honored profess
sions. and is inimical to the proper
functions Of such teachers"
Evening star., 1943-05-15
STAR WASHINGTON D. c. SATURDAY MAY 15 1e4s
Overtime Paw
Costs Set al
$4o1,000,000
Budget Aide Reports
Current Agency Funds
Absorb $276,000,O00

The War and Navy Departments
absorbed the entire cost of over
time pay to personnel out of their
current appropriations without ask
ing for additional funds from Con-
gress, Lee c. Martin, assistant di-
rector of the budget, told the
Appropriations Committee during
hearings on the deficiency bill re-
ported yesterday. The period un-
der consideration was seven months,
and there were four different over
time pay bills involved.
The War Department absorbed
$156 100000 during that period and
the Navy Department s35, ,0OO, 900, he
said. A number of other agencies
have absorbed none at all or only a
trivial amount Of the increased
cost, Mr.. Martin told the committee.
WPB Absorbs Nothing.
The Manpower Commission, with
a total cost of s12,348,159, absorbed
$8,921 $50 and then asked for an
additional s3,426, 500; the War Pro-
duction Board, with total cost of
S., ,403, 900, absorbed nothing; the
Board of Economic Warfare, with
a total cost of 1889, ,904, absorbed
$904: the OPA, with a total cost of
$10,45O,109, will absorb $109. Ir
two other agencies supplemental ap-
preparations have been asked.
Total costs of the overtime pay
acts was s401 100000, Mr.. Martin
said, Of which $276, 900 900 was alb
sorbed in current appropriations
leaving s125 100000 to be met by
deficiency appropriations. OF this
s125 ZOO, 900, 100000 is expected to
be met by limitation of expendi-
lures from corporate funds, and the
remainder, $4,000 900, is carried in
the deficiency bill. The Post Office
Department accounted for $6l ,OOO,-
900 of the $122,O00,O0O.
Space Increase Cited,
The committee also was informed
that, in the District of Columbia
permanent space in Government
owned buildings has been increased
from 100000 square feet in 1926
to 100000 square feet, and in
temporary buildings to 5000, ,0OC
square feet.
Leased quarters have increased
from 100000 to 6,727Ooo square
feet and rentals from 1857 900 to
s6.032, 900. The square footage per
person employed has been increased
from 122 to 125 per person, Clay
Guthridge of the Federal Works
Agency stated in reply to question
ing by Chairman Cannon. An ur-
gent deficiency appropriation OF
81 $500 was asked for payment OF
rent and care Of the space thus
held by the Government.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Chester Mccall Named
To Head P-TA Group

Chester Mccall has been elected
president Of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School Parent Teacher
Association.
Named to serve with him are Mrs.
Val Sherman, first vice president:
Joseph G. Gardner, second vice pres
ident; Mrs. Scott Brewer, treasurer;
Mrs. Beth Lexson, recording secre-
tary, and Miss Lillian Moore, corrc-
spending secretary.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Il D. {. Area Men Win
Commissions in Armv

Ten Washingtonians and one each
from Alexandria, Va, and Forest
Glen, Md, are among the $50 men
who yesterday received second lieu
tenants commissions at graduating
exercises at the Quartermaster
School, Camp Lee. Va.
The 10 local men are John j.
Mccormack, jr., 1901 Sixteenth
street NV; William H. Peifer, .919
Hamilton street NV; John Obran-
ovich, 857 Van Buren, street NV:
Samuel D. Rubenstein, 4701 Con-
necticut avenue NV; Malcolm
Francis Reinzel, 1885 North Capitol
street.
Joseph A. Hurney. jr., 2701 Fourth
street NE; Ernest c. Guy, 540l Six
teenth street NV; Joseph L. Grant,
jr., 2119 First street NV; Townsend
Evans, 2026 Hillyer place NV, and
James Mc1ver Dalrymple, 1902
Ninth street NV.
The two nearby men are Leo E.
Hunter, Alexandria, and William x.
Bires, Forest Glen. i
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Woshin9tonions Favor
Peoples Counsel

The Washingtonians, at a meet
ing Thursday night, reiterated its
stand in opposition to legislation
which would provide a public de-
fender for the District.
In an article in yesterdays Star
reporting action at the meeting, it
was stated that the group had
voiced opposition to appointment Of
a peoples counsel for Washington.
The association long has favored
appointment Of . peoples counsel.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Dis|oya| Japanese
Evacuees 10 Be Sent
To Special Camps.
War Relocation Authorit,
Hopes to Finish Work
During Summer
BY the Associated Press.

'>AN L
The War Relocation Authority Is
ready to start very soon" on a.
program to segregate pro-Japanese
from loyal Americans of Japanese
ancestry in the 10 relocation CEN
ters.
Director Dillon B. Myer of WRA
announced the plan yesterday. The
segregation will be accomplished
largely on an individual basis, he
SAID, but the WRA expects to COM
plete most of the moves" during
the spring and summer. There are
lol, 1000 Japanese-descended evacuees
from the West Coast in the re-
location centers.
Mr.. Myer emphasized that "trou-
ble-makers and agitators" would be
dealt with separately from the
merely passive pro-Japanese and
would continue to be sent to deten-
ton camps or Isolation centers"
rather than kept with the passively
disloyal.
Approximately 155 in the trouble
maker classification already have
been SO removed, he said. remarkinp
that with their removal we have
gotten over the worst of it (out-
breaks of trouble) in some of the re-
location centers."
we will take action in the next
week or two in some other centers."
he added.
proceSS Will po Glow
Trouble-makers who are aliens are
sent to detention camps operated bv
the Justice Department and those
holding American citizenship to an
isolation center at Leuppe, Ariz. Mr..
Myer said 100 had gone to detention
camps and SIS to the Leuppe center
thus far.
MIR. Myer said segregation of the
passively disloyal - including some
5000 who have asked repatriation to
Japan-from the loyal could not be
accomplished at one stroke because
of variety of problems but pledged
that he would expedite it all pos
sible.
1t will involve using the present
camp sites, he said, because the war
time scarcity of new materials would
make it impossible to set up new
centcrs.
Meanwhile, he said, the WRA will
continue pushing to the utmost it's
program of placing loyal evacuees
outside the centers as quickly as it
can In work that will give them
safety and security.
Favors Draft of Loyal Citizens.
At the same time, he said he fav-
ored drafting all loyal citizens of
military age among the group in ex-
actly the same manner as other citi-
zens are drafted for the armed
services.
The relocation centers." he said,
should be done away with just as
fast as the people can be gotten out.
1t would be great shame if we still
had centers (for other than the dis
loyaD left at the end of the war"
Mr.. Meyer acknowledged that only
approximately 1900 evacuees, or
about 6 per cent of those eligible,
had volunteered for service in the
combat team of japanese American
citizens" which the Army is forming,
but said that was mot bad under the
conditions"
Mr.. Meyer said the WRA had no
authority to permit any of the evac-
uees to return to the Pacific Coast,
adding that all such movements
were matters for the Army to pass on.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
1aximen Warn
New Rates Will
Cut DayService
Union Drivers Weigh
Group Riding Costs
At Mass MEETING

More taxis on the streets at night
and fewer in day time will result
from the new group riding rates
which will apply Monday, a number
of drivers said last night at a mass
meeting called by the United Taxi
Drivers, C1O, at 80S I street NV.
The new rates are 20, 80, 40 and so
cents for each of two or more pas
sengers, based on the present four
zones.
Night driving will be more attrac-
tive, drivers said, because passengers
are usually in social groups at night.
The fare for transporting a couple
In the first zone, now 80 cents, will
be 40 cents Monday and drivers feel
they are more likely to pick up fares
by twos at night than during the
day.
Another effect predicted was that
the rates will cause family groups to
ride buses or street cars. 1t will
cost family of five $3.50 to come
downtown from the fourth zone. The
present fare for such trip is $120.
While the meeting at times had
the atmosphere of a protest assem-
bly,, there will be no taxi holiday
Monday, speakers from the floor
agreed They were warned by a
fleet operator that any such pro-
test as backing the cabs off the
street would be skating on thin
ice" as in the present critical gaso-
line situation the OPA might cut
the taxi gasoline allowance from
eight gallons day to five. The
allowance was reduced from u gal
Ions six weeks ago.
Would Gather Data.
There was general acceptance of
the suggestion that drivers should
operate under the new rates and
report instances of inequity for the
preparation of a union petition to
the Public Utilities Commission for
anne nent of the schedule.
James Shenos, union president.
presided. Questions of the drivers
were answered by Edwin A. Glenn,
business agent of the union, who
drives a cab himself.
What the drivers particularly OBJ
jected to, as question after question
pointed c-!t, was the effect of the
new rate .uling on a trip with one
passenger from Chevy Chase Circle
in the fourth zone
The rate will be 80 cents for the
one passenger as at present. But, if
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Arlington 10 Launch
Second Blood Donor Drive

The second drive for Red Cross
blood donors in Arlington County
will be held Wednesday, when the
mobile unit will be stationed at the
Westoyer Baptist Church from 8:45
am. to lis pm, 1t was announced
today.
The Overlee Knolls and Highland
Park Civic Associations have joined
with the Westover Blood Recruiting
Committee In the drive to secure
blood donors, and house to house
campaign will be conducted by the
organizations.
The first drive was held by the
Westover group on April 2.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
5 Youths Sentenced
To Long Terms on
Ho|dup Charges
All Plead Guilty
And Must Serve From
3 to 9 Years

Five youths, described by Justice
Matthew F. MCGUIRE of District
Court as having baby faces" but
being experienced in crime" were
given long prison sentences by the
jurist yesterday in connection with
holdups.
The sentences were on robbery
charges and while two received
lighter sentences, they all will have
to serve some three to nine years in
the penitentiary in view of proba-
ton having been revoked on other
charges for two who were given
shorter sentences.
Office Held Up.
Yesterdays sentences were in con
nection with the armed robbery OF
the Western Union Telegraph Office
700 block of Fifteenth street S.E.
last January by four of the group
and holdup and robbery of a taxi
cab driver by four of them last Sep
tember.
The youths and their sentences
are: Joseph F. Haislipp, %, of the
400 block of H street S.W.; Fred
Henson. 10, of the 400 block of ]
street S.W.. and Ernest Dorsey, 10
of the 500 block of I street SW., all
OF whom were given sentences OF
from three to nine years; Edward P
Scherzer, 10, and George Cook, 19
each of whom received sentences OF
from one to three years on the rob-
berry charges. Probation was revoked
however, for Scherzer and Cook in
connection with housebreaking and
larceny, and the sentence on those
charges is to run consecutively with
sentences given yesterday.
Plead Guilty to Robbery.
All of the youths had pleaded
guilty to the robbery charges. The
four who robbed the telegraph Of
flee were Haislipp, Henson, Dorsey
and Scherzer, it was charged. Some
$251 was obtained from the cash
drawer after Haislipp, who held a
revolver. had ordered two women
and man in the Office to face the
wall, Assistant United States Attor-
ney John c. Conliff. jr.. who pre-
sented the case in court, said.
Haislipp, Henson, Dorsey and
Cook were charged with robbing the
taxicab driver in September of $4.85
Mr.. Conliff said.
Sentences for the three who were
involved in each Of the two hold
ups were ordered to run concurrently
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Borkley to Recuperote
At Hot SPRINGS, Ark.

Senate Majority Leader Barkley
will go to Hot Springs, Ark, next
week for long rest, DR.. George w
Calver, Capitol physician, said to.
day.
I'VE hope to keep him there 8
month";" DIR. Calver added.
Senator Barkley has been in the
Navy Medical Center, Bethesda
Md, since Monday, undergoing
treatment for a persistent cold, sinus
condition and inflammatory rheu-
matism.
DR.. Calver said his condition was
quite satisfactory" but his re-
sistance needs building up.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Democrats in House
AssaiI COP Group
Investigating Food
Charge Republican Unit
With Misrepresentation
And Unfair Criticism
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Five House Democrats declared
last night the Republican Food
Study Committee, recently ap-
pointed by House Minority Leader
Martin, was "misrepresenting" itself
as an official congressional group,
The Democratic members, led by
Representative Bradley of Pennsyl-
vania, took issue with the Repub-
llcan group, headed by Representa-
tive Jenkins of Ohio. for posing
as an official committee of the
House" and for hurting the Ma
tion's morale" by criticizing from
purely partisan view" the food
rationing program. Representatives
Patman of Texas, Eberharter of
Pennsylvania, Myers of Pennsyl-
vania and Ramspeck of Georgia
joined the attack.
Representative Scott, PHILADELPHIA
Republican, responded that the
committee, "in its correspondence
and in its statements to the press,
has made it plain that this was a
Republican food study committee. !"
And from the reaction we have
received Mr.. Scott added. there
apparently was real need for such
a committee"
In reply to question from Mr..
Eberharter, Mr.. Scott said: Every
member of the committee is paying
his own expenses, and is glad to
do it as national service"
Representative Andersen, Repub-
lican, of Minnesota declared the
closing of 1850 food stores" has indi-
Gated the need for an inquiry such
as the Republican committee is
making.
Mr.. Myers said citizens have an
opportunity to register complaints
with the regular committees of the
House and Senate, and Mr.. Patman
declared that the Small Business
Committee has given every one an
opportunity to be heard"
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Spore-Time Cobbies
u ing axis to Go
Fishing, Says Glenn

Government and other en-
ployes driving taxis in their off
hours in some cases are giving
the taXicab industry a bad
name, Edwin A. Glenn, business
agent of the United Taxi Driv-
ers. CIO. said last night.
They use their eight-gallon-
a-day allowance to go fishing,
he said, adding, 10 Washing
ton taxicabs we're seen last
Sunday at Benedict, Md, a
favorite Southern Maryland
fishing place.
Their license plates have been
reported to the PUG.
Evening star., 1943-05-15

the cab is hailed at Dupont Circle
In the first zone, the second pas
senger's fare is 20 cents and the first
passengers becomes SO cents. The
driver would lose 20 cents by picking
up the extra fare.
Mr. Shenos opened the meeting by
reminding the 100 or more drivers
present that a national emergency
confronts all and that in "the Capt.
tai of the world today you have a
patriotic duty to transport as many
passengers as you can" He then
turned the meeting over to Mr..
Glenn.
II don't believe these rates will
last much longer than Gregory
Hankin's pickup system of last
spring, and that lasted about 10
days" said Mr.. Glenn, reminding
the drivers that the order was issued
as an interim or temporary one
pending the Office of Price Admins
tration's obtaining sufficient data to
justify the rates or change them.
Sees Increased Income.
"If you go out and work it, it Is
going to give you increased income
until families in the outside zones
resort to the streetcar," he said.
He warned them against strike
"Ill be no part of backing the cabs
off the street." he said. 1--WE are in
a war. The fate of 100000 soldiers
depends, in part, on there being suf-
flcient transportation in the Ma
tion's Capital. I myself have two
boys on the front"
Mr.. Glenn then offered to an
swer questions. Here are some of
the questions the taxi drivers asked
him:
@. have a party of two. One
gets out at the Shoreham Hotel and
the other goes on in another direc-
ton. Does the rate apply?
A. No. That makes two trips.
Out of d. c. Trips Optional.
G. Do I have to take fares into
Maryland or Virginia? With my
gallons a day don't feel I can af-
ford to.
A. No, you do not have to.
@. have a fare from Union Sta
ton for Clarendon. These rates end
ct the bridge. Should I charge ad-
ditional fare?
A. Yes. Check your speedometer
and charge 80 cents mile.
Q. have five passengers from
Union Station for Alexandria, That's
$3.50 at the bridge. Should I charge
them mileage beyond? might have
to turn them in.
A. Yes (This would bring such a
trip to 81 or more.
Limit on Waiting.
Q. A passenger gets out and tells
me to wait. He may be gone half
hour That is only 60 cents. How
should I avoid that?
A. Tell him you will wait only S
minutes and make him pay in when
he gets out. The ONCE of Defense
Transportation says there are not
enough cabs to have any standing
at the curb waiting for people.
@. The Pentagon Building is not
In the District Of Columbia. What
authority has the PUG to set rate.
Mr.. Glenn explained that the ap-
proaches to the Pentagon Building
are military reservation and that
the Army and the PUG have agreed
on rate. 80 cents. The Army will
enforce the rate by barring cabs
from its roadways which do not
abide by 1t.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
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W'AR bonds
| l.

All the safeguards which the in
genuity of our war staff can devise
are thrown about our troop trans
ports. Hundreds of ships, loaded
with thousands of men, are being
moved overseas to distant battle
fronts. And when our boys step
aboard transport ships their pay
steps up 20 per cent. War bonds and
war taxes must provide that pay.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Mrs. Edwin Spence Dies
Al Resort in Florida

Word has been received here Of
the recent death in Stuart, Fla, Of
Mrs. Adele Adds Spence, 81, wife Of
Edwin Spence, former owner and
director Of Radio Station WWDC. 4
Mrs. Spence had been Ill for mai5y
weeks and had gone to Stuart, near
West Palm Beach, for her health.
She was native Of Philadelphia. 8
She Is survived by her husband
and . daughter, Miss Anna Spence,
who was with her at the time sSf
death. Funeral services will take
place In Atlantic City. N. J.. a
Tuesday. s
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Senator Thomas Wife
Seriously III Here

Mrs. John Thomas, wife of the
Republican Senator from Idaho, is
in critical condition in Doctors
Hospital here today following a
brain hemorrhage she suffered last
night.
Mrs. Thomas underwent a sinus
operation a week ago and returned
to the hospital Tuesday for further
treatment.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
139 D. {. SeIectees Called
To Active Duty Monday

One white and 1873 colored selectees
from the District who we're indicted
into the armed forces May 10 will
go on active duty in their respective
services Monday.
The group includes 96 for the
Army, including Victor L. Haddox
the white selectee; 80 for the Navy
and four for the Marine Corps. The
list of colored selectees follows:
Evening star., 1943-05-15

If you thought your purchase Of
an extra War bond would save the
life Of one Of these boys, you'd do 1t,
wouldn't you? And 1t is your War
bond purchases which gives them
the equipment to win q victory for
freedom. Buy that extra bond.
you've done your bit. now do your
best"
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Polish Club to Meet

The Polish Club OF Washington
will hold a social meeting at Stans-
bury Hall, 5832 Georgia avenue
NV. at o'clock tonight. There
will be Polish and American music
and refreshments.
Evening star., 1943-05-15

UNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE-Helen Catch DurSton has
sketched the stately present main central build
ing of the Public Library of the District of Columbia
vernon Square at Eighth and Streets NV This building
was dedicated and opened for 1908
Miss Clara w. Herbert first began there
librarian OF the entire system of the central library 3 branches
and annexes The free public library system up
by Congress 1896 after of effort Theodore
editor of The Star members of the Board other
public leaders Mr. Noyes has been its beginning president
OF the Board OF Trustees Soon be completed
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Army.

Hlye
Osborne, William w.
Wright. James s.
Greene. Izlar j.
Holmes, Delmus
Camp. Hayward
Melvin, Willie j.
Cole, Charles E.
Brown, Albert J.
jackson. Curtis
Gray. Robert L.
Jackson. Curtis o.
King, Grant E.
Crosby, James
Matthews. Robert B.
Davis, Earl P.
Brown, G. w. M.
Holiday, James
Blackwell. Joel D.
Gaskins. Joseph A.
Wilson. Woodrow
Gassaway, Lerov c.
Hlgginbotham. C. w.
Cuhninghsm, Geo. E.
Thomas, A. j.. jr,
Briggs, Albert B.
Gordon. William
Freeman, Francis N.
wilkins, Lloyd E.
Bacon, BENJAMIN s,
Nash, Howard M.
Jones, Garfield A.
Stewart. Robert ].
Campbell. John D.
Smith, Jimmie
Prince. Toussaint L.
Bruce, John e.
Mitchell, George
Brahame. D. j., jr,
Mercer. GEORGE D.
6urroughs, VIM. A,
Cephas, Paul
Holloway, william r
Chichester. VIM. M.
Adams. Joseph E. A.
1nman, Walter
Marble, Luvert
GLADDEN., James e.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Navy.

Mayes. L. J. W. GALWAY JASPER J.
Armtstead. Edward Blount Prince A.