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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Telephone Workers Hear
Officer laud Red Cross

How the Red Cross shared in the
marines victory on Guadalcanal
was related to $500 telephone COM
pany employees today by Col. Gerald
A. Thomas, chief of staff to Gen.
Vandegrift, commanding general OF
the marine expeditionary force on
Guadalcanal The talk was given
at the opening of the employees Red
Cross campaign.
Telephone workers, in groups
around loudspeakers in telephone
company buildings in the Metro
politan Area, heard Col. Thomas
stress the part the Red Cross played
m this victory.
The Red Cross, he said, supports
the work of other arms of the serv-
ice. While its work is of great value
in saving lives and relieving suffer-
ing in any military operation. it
also is proving of value to maintain
contacts between fighting men in
faraWay places and their relatives
at home, Col. Thomas said. He
added that blood plasma supplied
by the Red Cross saved many lives
which otherwise would have been
lost.
Col. Thomas was introduced to
the telephone audience by John C.
White, general chairman of the en-
ployes' campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Socialist Elected Speaker
OF Puerto Rican House
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March
5.-Rafael Arrillaga Torrens, So
cialist, was elected speaker of the
lower house of Puerto Ricos Legis-
lature last night, breaking the one
vote advantage held in the lower
house by the Popular party, which
favors the policies of Gov. Rexford
G. Tugwell
Arrillaga. who has been voting
with the Popular party for two
years, was elected speaker following
the adoption of a committee mi
nority repcct blaming the incum-
bent, Samuel Quinones, for the loss
of 100000 in gasoline taxes be-
cause of 1912 legislation.
Arrillaga, deserving the Popular
party, cast the deciding vote ap-
proving the report, which had the
approval of the 10 Socialist and Re-
publican Representatives. He then
cast the deciding ballot on a mo-
ton to unseat Quinones and helped
vote himself into the speakers chair
amid boos from the galleries, which
were packed with supporters of the
Popular party.
The shake-up In the House
menaces any future legislative pro-
gram OF Gov. Tugwell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
New Can Collection
Plan Being Prepared
For Montgomery
Present Pickup System
To Be Discontinued,
judge BruuIt Announces

A new plan for collection of tin
cans prepared for salvage by Mont
gomery County residents is being
worked out and will be announced
next week, Judge Albert E. Brault,
county civilian defense director, an
nounced today.
The present system of telephon-
ing to local refuse collection COM
panies will be discontinued at once,
Judge Brault said. He urged that
residents continue to save and pre-
pare tin cans for salvage and hold
them until the new arrangements
are announced.
Due to the resignation of Salvage
Director George v. Menke, the civil
ian defense Office is aiding in the
continuance of the collection. The
present system is not efficient and
must be abandoned because Blake
Merson, proprietor of the Montgom-
cry County Refuse Co., is unable
to maintain the collections prop
erly under this telephone plan," he
stated.
Civilian defense officials will carry
on the salvage operations pending
appointment of new salvage direc-
tor. The new plan is expected to be
more efficient and easier to operate.
In spite of the difficulties in COL
lection in the past, the county has
sent more than 10000 pounds of tin
to the processing companies. Judge
Brault revealed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Glimpse OF an American Home in This Time of War
mo. s OF q SerteS.1

1t was real American home.
One star was on the service flag
in the window and the family was
getting ready to put in another. On
the wall of the small living room
hung the legend: God Bless Our
Home Still, things weren't ex-
actly right in the little five-room
house in Southeast Washington.
The mother of the house-well
call her Mrs. Jones-received some
visitors the other day and she was
telling them how things were.
To begin with besides Mrs. Jones,
in the house there were Mr.. Jones.
almost blind, who was forced to stop
work two years ago, and Grace, the
l6-year-old wife of the first Jones
boy to enter the armed service, and
five children, ranging in age from
2 up to Is.
Begins With Operation.
Il guess it began when Grace got
appendicitis in January Mrs. Jones
said. of course. you have to ex-
pect that sort of thing, but there was
only one trouble. My first boy
that's Grace's husband. you know
entered the Army last October.
Grace didn't get any allotment
check, however, until two weeks
after her operation"
Mrs. Jones looked gratefully at
one of her visitors.
Il don't know what Grace would
have done if it hadn't been for you
people, she said. She paused, then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
OPA Seeks Court Order
To Curb Black Markets

by the associated Press.
CLEVELAND, March 5.-The re-
gional Office of Price Administration
said it would seek injunctions today
against more than 120 slaughterers
and packers in an effort to eliminate
practices contributing to black mar.
kets in meat in Ohio, Michigan,
Kentucky and West Virginia.
James c. Gruener, regional OPA
attorney, said the actions, seeking
to enjoin defendants from slaughter
ing any cattle, calves, sheep, lambs
or swine, resulted from widespread
Investigations of meat buyers, mar
ket and country auctions, packers
and slaughterers.
He said some defendants would be
charged with failing, neglecting and
refusing to keep records, thus max
ing it impossible to determine
whether quotas had been exceeded.
He added that the Investigations in
dicated many had exceeded the
Quotas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Fort Greb|e Recreation
Area Work Starts Soon

Fort Grehle recrea ton area will be
ready for use in May, the Washing
ton Highlands Citizens Association
was told last night. The School
Committee in it's report said grading
for this project will begin next week
Action on the Capper-Summers
resolution opening the way to con-
gressional representation for the
District and Senator McKellar's bill
advocating presidential appoint
ment of q police commissioner was
postponed until the proposals are
studied and reports made. Unani-
nous support was voiced for ap-
pointment of peoples counsel.
Due to the health problem caused
last summer by mosquitoes believed
to be carriers of malaria in the
Southwest area, letter will be
written to the Health Department
asking for help in mosquito control.
An azalea plant was presented to
Mr.. and Mrs Frank J. Woodsmall by
the group in appreciation of the use
Of their home for meeting purposes
Mrs. Charles H. Hagarty presided
over the meeting, held at the Wood
small home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Police Say Jordon
Refuses 10 |mp|icate
Mrs. Lane in Ki||inu
Garden T Shoppe Case
Suspect Maintains
She Is Innocent

Thomas Jordon, serving a life
term at Lorton Reformatory for the
Staying of Mrs. Elizabeth Jaynes in
the holdup of the Garden T Shoppe
on Good Friday in 1881, has so far
refused to lmplicate Mrs. Edythe
DodsWorth Lane in the case. Capt.
Robert j. Barrett, assistant chief OF
detectives, said today.
Mrs. Lane was brought here Sun
day from Berkeley, Calf, to face
murder charges, after she was ar
rested in the California city on a
charge of drunkenness. Capt. Bar
rett said that before he and Police
woman Margaret Hawkins went to
California to bring Mrs. Lane here.
Jordon indicated" his willingness
to testify against her.
Mrs. Lane, who has been employed
in a West Coast airplane factory,
has refused to make any statement
about the Staying, other than to
maintain her innocence. She has
admitted she was with Jordon on
the night before the holdup. Capt.
Barrett said.
The suspect was to be removed to-
day to the District Jail from the
Women's Bureau, where she has
been held since her arrival, police
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Montgomery Gardeners
Will Receive Advice
BY MRS. J. REED BRADLEY.

Two garden experts from the Ag-
riculture Department will inspect
each proposed Victory Garden tract
in the western suburban area of
Montgomery County to determine
whether the soil is worth cultivating,
what crops it will grow best and the
amount and kind of fertilizer
needed, William H. Prescott, county
commissioner, announced today.
Res dents of various subdivisions
who have signed up for rent-free,
plowed plots are requested to get
together at the earliest possible date
and elect a leader who will repre-
sent them at meeting in the Be-
thesda County Building to be called
by Ed Stock, chairman of the Vic
tory Garden program of the County
Citizens Service Corps.
The purpose of this meeting will
be to learn the results of the experts
surveys, to distribute gardening
literature from the Agriculture De-
partment and sheets Of gardening
instructions prepared by Mr. Stock,
a local nurseryman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Harry E. Avery Dies;
Ex-EmpIoye of W., B. & A.

Harry E. Avery, ST, lifelong resi-
dent of Washington, died yesterday
at his home, 1856 Fourteenth street
Sc. Funeral services will be held
at 2:30 pm. tomorrow at Cham
berss' funeral home, with the Rev.
Leslie L. Bowers officiating Burial
will be in Fort Lincoln.
Mr.. Avery was employed for many
years with the old Washington, Bal
timore & Annapolis Railroad. He
is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Jennie B. Avery; two sons, John E.
of Arlington, Va, and Townsend of
Forestville, Md, and daughter, Miss
Thelma Avery of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Chairmen Appointed
For Victory Gardens
In 10 Of 66 Areas
400 Acres of Lund Made
Available to Committee
For LoeoI Campaign

Victory garden chairmen have
been appointed for 10 of the city's
66 civilian defense areas, Mrs Olive
Swinney, executive secretary of
Civilian Mobilization Division, an
nounced today. The chairmen will
allocate public and private plots
made available to them to appli-
cants from their neighborhoods.
Approximately 400 acres of public
and institutional lands in the Dis
trict, enough to assure 5000 of the
30-by -50-foot garden plots planned,
have been made available to the
District Victory Garden Committee,
Col. Joseph D. Arthur, jr., Assistant
District Engineer Commissioner, said
at meeting Of the committee.
J. Morton Franklin, formerly of
the Agriculture Department, has
been employed by the committee as
Victory garden supervisor. He will
devote his full time to inspecting
the land offered and getting it
staked for plots.
List Of Chairmen.
The chairmen are:
Bradbury Heights: Mrs. L. r,
Philpott, 1885 Forty fourth place
Sc.
Cathedral Heights: Leon M.
Pearson, 1882 Newark street NV.
Cleveland Park: Mrs. w. M.
Brown, 1920 Newark street NV.
Foxhall: F. D. Doolittle, 1919
Forty-fourth street NV.
Friendships: w. H. T. Pence, 4518
Forty fourth street NV.
Kenilworth: Mrs. Leslie Hinkle,
1901 Minnesota avenue NE.
Sixteenth Street Highlands: Mrs
Mary T. Riordan, 1925 Montague
street NV.
Takoma: w. H. Parsons, TO Elder
street NV
Brightwood: Arthur c. Aston, 1928
Tewkesbury place NV.
Shepard Park: Mrs. Lee Webster
Selfe, 1887 Primrose road NV.
Impatience Expressed.
1mpatience was expressed at the
meeting of the committee at the
slowness in getting the areas organ
lied. Civilian mobilization has
about so defense chairmen in the
66 areas. However, the air raid war
den organization, senior division of
the Office of Civilian Defense, is
more completely manned. Appeals
are being made to air raid wardens
to find garden leaders for their
areas. Also the Federation of Cit
liens Associations will try to find
garden leaders in areas where 1t has
organizations. David Babp, secretary,
promised at the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
416 British Wurships
Lost During War
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, March 5.-Britain has
lost 4l6 warships during the war.
Lord Bruntisfield, parliamentary
secretary to the Admiralty, told the
House of Lords today in reply to a
question.
A. V. Alexander, first lord of the
Admiralty, said yesterday, however,
that the Royal Navy is much
stronger than year ago.
Lord Bruntisfeld gave this break
down of Britains naval losses: "A
submarines, 5 capital ships, 7 air
craft carriers, Is cruisers, IA armed
merchant cruisers, 81 destroyers, IA
corvettes, ! monitor, sloops, %
minesWeepers. 156 traWlers. IA
orifters, l minelayer. 3 yachts, S
gunboats and cutters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05

went on: Grace is going to the
hospital this week to have her baby.
Il told the draft board taking
my second son that I am proud he
is going" she continued, but I told
them that 1 have a family to raise
and care for. We have to have food
and clothing and pay rent. know
how long it took my first sons allot-
ment to come through"
Help Is Offered.
'They said they couldn't defer
him, and that was all right. My
self, I'm not too proud to make an
honest dollar. The children have
to go to school. But I take in wash
ing. I live in the kitchen. That
gives me little money.
Right now I'm working on a
Navy lieutenant's Clothes" she said,
nodding toward the kitchen.
ION Thursdays the children and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Two Fires Cause 1000 Loss;
Eight Valuable Doqs Burned

Eight hunting dogs, some of them
field trial winners, were burned to
death and anestimated $1,000 worth
of property was destroyed in two
fires yesterday.
Twelve other dogs were saved
when man working nearby opened
the doors of their kennels as flames
destroyed the clubhouse and kennels
Of the Hunting Dog Club at Terra
Gotta, D. c.
Club Manager Albert f. Frank, of
1906 Laurence street NV, said the
buildings were valued at $4,000 He
was unable to estimate the monetary
value of the dogs, but said owners
had refused as much as $500 for two
of them.
Among the dogs burned to death
were Molly, 7-year-old Irish setter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Pepco Rate HEARINGS
Slated 10 Resume
Next Thursday
OPA Chief Wins Delay
To Prepare Evidence on
Agencies Allegations
BY DON s. WARREN.

Public hearings on rates of the
Potomac Electric Power Co. have
been adjourned for week to permit
counsel for the OPA and Stabiliza-
ton Director James F. Byrnes to
prepare evidence in support of the
sharp allegations made in petitions
for intervention.
The ruling, adjourning the case
until 10 am. next Thursday. was
given late yesterday by PUG Chair
man James H. Flanagan after long
debate on whether the company or
the Federal intervenors next should
proceed to present evidence.
During this discussion Gregory
Hankin, PUG minority member took
an additional slap at the commission
majority by declaring there was a
main issue involved-"with the in
tervenors on one hand and the COM
mission and the company on the
other"
This remark was permitted to pass
without any direct response from
Chairman Flanagan or Engineer
Commissioner Charles w. Kutz.
The intervenors include agents OF
the OPA, Mr.. Byrnes, Treasury Pro-
curement Division, the PBA and the
Justice Department.
Several times yesterday and in
earlier sessions, Mr.. Flanagan or
counsel for the PUG had recalled
sharp demands made by the inter-
venors for drastic rate cuts and for
major changes in the sliding scale
agreement and wanted to know if
the intervenors were prepared to
prove their case.
Each time Harry R. Booth. attor-
ney for the OPA maintained the al
legations for rate reduction already
had been proved by testimony
already taken from " A. McElfresh,
PUG chief accountant, but promised
additional data would be supplied.
He persistently maintained, how
ever, he would need a week or 10
days to prepare MS evidence.
S. r. Bowen, of company coun-
sci, argued that the burden of
proof was on the intervenors to
prove their case and they should
offer their evidence before the
company presented its defense. He
insisted the company should not
have to anticipate what evidence
the intervenors might offer.
Mr.. Booth argued the burden of
proof should be on the company
to establish the reasonableness of
it's rates. Mr.. Bowen responded
that the company was seeking no
increase in rates and that this was
quite different from charges that
present rates were unreasonable.
During the colloquy, Mr.. Hankin
asserted that Mr.. Bown was try
ing to make a mountain out of a
molehill."
Corporation Counsel Richmond
B. Keech advised the commission
orderly procedure should be fol-
lowed and that the intervenors
should offer their case as supple
mentary to the McElfresh testi-
mony, and Chairman Flanagan so
ruled.
Thurman Hill, representing Treas
ury Procurement, said it was i'm
material to him whose evidence
was presented next and that he
would proceed, although few days
time was needed
However, Chairman Flanagan ex-
planned another hearing was to be
held today, which really carried
the Pepco case into next week and
he granted postponement to Thurs
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05

owned by Assistant Corporation
Counsel James w. Lauderdale;
Pandora, field trial-winning English
setter owned by Robert A. Ralph,
and Terra Gotta Gale. English set
ter belonging to w. E. Winfield, a
police private attached to the fifth
precinct. The remaining five, in
Guiding Umpire's Buddies A, an Eng
fish setter that had won several
field trials, belonged to Mr.. Frank.
The second fire was a o-alarm
blaze which did an estimated $1,000
worth of damage to the Coca Cola
Bottling Co. plant, Seventh and D
streets SW. Firemen worked nearly
four hours to extinguish the flames,
which were fed by cartons and tin
cans stored in the garage of the
plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Freed of Two Wives,
Man Plans for Third
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH A. Herd
man, 80, war worker in suburban
Oakmont, beaming with smiles as he
left the courthouse where he had
been freed from two wives, an
nounced he would marry third
one
Judge w. Heber Dithrich signed
a divorce decree from Wife No. l.,
Grace Herdman of New York, and
an annulment of his marriage t.
Martha Herdman, Pittsburgh. Mr..
Herdman explained ne mistakenly
believed he had been divorced by
Grace, whom he married in Port
land, Me, in 1923, when he married
Martha in 1884.
Now I want to marry another"
he told the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Complainant Gets Action

OGDEN, Utah pa reporter
wrote caustic story for his news
paper, crlticizing the police He said
he observed one automobile parked
in meter zone for four days with
out getting ticket.
The next day the reporter left
the office on an assignment-and
found his car tagged for overtime
parking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Prisoner Asks Sheriff
For Lessons on Saw

BY the Associated Press.
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo-Stanley
Ryker, q, given six months gam
bling sentence, asked Deputy Sheriff
Bill Brent if he would be permitted
to practice music lessons while in
Jail.
What instrument do you play?"
asked the officer.
"A musical saw" was the reply.
A Jail, Mr.. Brent commented
CURLY, is no place for saws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Sympathetic Senators
Give Pace Lost WAGES

BY The Associated Press.
ATLANTA.-State Senate Page
Boy Billy Crawford collected s12
wages from the Georgia treasury,
promptly lost it.
Senator jeff Pope found him cry
ing in the mems lounge, had the
clerk announce the loss.
Sympathetic legislators didn't find
the money, They Clipped in and pre-
sented Billy sl4.50. He dried his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05

myself take little wagon and COL
lect papers in the neighborhood.
That gives us little income, but
not much"
Mrs. Jones' visitors listened. They
knew the two boys now in the
Army had been the family's princi-
pal support, and that the fathers
pension from the Board of Public
Welfare was small.
Mrs. JONES'" began one of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05

visitors, I'VE want to help you. If
your family needs anything we will
be glad to provide it,
mot now" Mrs. Jones said quiet
ly. I'VE may have to have help
later but I think we can make out
for while. I'm going to keep on
trying to make an honest dollar until
the Government sends us some more
of my sons allotment money"
Remember, call on us if you have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05

to-" and one of the visitors gave
Mrs. Jones name and telephone
number"
Mrs. Jones smiled.
II know. You're always willing to
help, not only with Grace's opera
tion-my son in the Army wrote me
to say that when he was anxious
about Grace, one of your represent
atives at his camp got some good
news to reassure him. I know can
depend on the Red Cross"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05

Remember-your contribution
to the S1,555, 400 war drive of
the Red Cross in the Metro
poIitan Area will 60 to help
such families as that of Mrs.
Jones in an hour of need. Last
month the Red Cross Home
Service acted in 1884 separate
cases, some of which required
three or four visits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
+ *
WAotHe~R~xMtA
WAN Bonds

Plumbing repair is the order of the
day for the duration. New plumb
ing in pipes, fittings, etc, is scarce.
manufacturers turning their plants
into war production. But you can
save today by buying War bonds in
increasing regularity for that new
plumbing job after the victory is
won.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05

Something to sell? Something to
buy: Use a Star Want Ad." Phone
MA. 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05

Your fight here on the home front
is as important as the battle front.
Your purchase of War bonds, more
and more War bonds, Is your task
in behalf of the war effort, to back
up our soldiers, flyers, sailors and
marines. you've done your bit,
now do your best"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-11-12
SPRING ST. CHURCH
HAS MUSIC PROGRAM

4 musical program will be given
at Spring Street Baptist church
Sunday. November II. az p. IN.
The feature Of the program viii he
= coNccyt by the Nj. Calvary -Four
r. Ox'0rd and 'rc New Bethel
Spiritual Quartet o. 'hm city Tn"
public Is cordially '.vil"d The
uroGraG j. uGdC- -" direction "
Raymond Terry. Buddy Chu,i. and
Frank ii..rpiir.v
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-11-12

achievement III 1912. He cited Lea
:nrrurci. Lightning IN ltmd ud ~ ;hr
ar II -, Pacific. ;;,.,r'r.,.' acrNitl,',
II the C:ulrhcur a:d .\r:.' region
.ud ..iil.p. ul women lr the t"il'~.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-11-12
NJ Seal PROGRAM.

Krr. 5. T.. Coke. announced To-
day 'r"' = "rp j"Ii nrogar %il. H..
ziv"n at st MARIAN cnurch Sunday
q. cnirr ct $50 y. W. when inc
l'"'''" quartet and the Bright
Moon Our irt viii give c.uc,rt.
There viii I've no admission and The
public T., lnvi'hd tD come o.it and
hear these singers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-11-12

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