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Evening star., 1943-10-31
Justice in De Morigny Trial ii.
Described as Quaint Character
Sir Oscor Daily Has
Keen Interest in
u. S. Police Methods
BY the Associated praS.

BY the Associated Press.
NASSAU, Bahamas, Oct. 30
Chief Justice Sir Oscar DAILY is
stealing the show at the trial of
Alfred de Marigny on charges of
numbering Sir Harry Oakes.
His quaint mannerisms, such as
debating choice of words to him.
self as he pens in longhand a run
ming story of the testimony, have
caught the eye Of the spectators,
and all eyes usually are fastened on
him as he dominates proceedings in
the panelled Bahamas Supreme
Court chamber.
A member of the Kings Council,
he is considered in this British COL
ony to be a superman, one who
never dabbles in everyday affairs
such as ordinary folks do.
Shows Intense Interest.
Yet he displays an intense. school,
boyish curiosity in the unfolding of
the Testimony, particularly in the
details of American police investi-
gative methods.
Sir Oscar becomes peeviSh if a
witness gives an indirect answer to
a question, and he insists at all
times that the full dignity of his
court be respected
Like character out of Addison,
he sits on the bench, his white wig
slightly askeW, his SpectacleS down
his nose in the manner of a stage
character of the jolly fellow In an
old English portrait.
Unlike the usual Chief Justice
who starts far down the ladder and
climbs slowly as career man
through all branches of the jul
dietary and in every part of the en-
pire. Sir Oscar made his mark as a
member of the Irish bar and was a
successful presiding attorney in the
Kenya Colony until 1885, when his
brilliance and stern manner won
him an appointment to the inner
bar of the supreme bench as a king
councillor.
Amassed Small Fortune.
Now. entitled to wear a curled
il-UOIt ItOlIlCu WIZ llt llllLSI Iplldlll
aloof. BY custom, he and his wife
have no close friends Their only
social contacts are highly formal,
with senior British officials of this
colony.
He and Lady DAILY live in house
overlooking the Bahamas golf
course and Gable Beach
A kings councillor is supposed to
betray no human emotions. but Sir
Oscar gets kick out of his hobbies
OF golfing. swimming. walking and
raising roses for his daily bouton-
Mere.
The Chief Justice drives an Eng
liSh car. and he had a red face the
day De Marigny's trial started when
he made ready to accompany the
Jury to WeStbourne, the estate where
Sir Harry was slain.
Couldn't Start Auto.
The automobile wouldn't start, but
the jurors gave the judge a push.
On the bench, Sir Oscar is
reporter.
He wanted to know what Scotch
tape is likewise Delta fingerprint.
How does one spell serrated, he
asked.
Evening star., 1943-10-31

He is wont to talk over with wit
neSSes details of their testimony, and
is quick to protect them from a
brow beating by either Crown OF
defense.
BY the same token, he is quick to
make witness tow the mark.
Sir Oscar served in the fighting
ranks during the World War. and
later was an intelligence officer in
Italy.
The King honored him for GAL
lantry at the battles of the Marine
and the Somme, and made him a
member Of the Order of the British
Empire with the title of knight.
Heads Judiciary.
In this colony the justice is the
head of the judiciary branch of gov
ernment, Just as the Duke of Wind
sor, the Governor, is the head of
the executive.
For centuries British justices have
Deen trained to the tradition that
the court cannot make mistakes .
and as a result Sir Oscar belongs
TO the ranks of judiciary that
seeks human perfection.
When man tried for murder is
the justice has no choice
He puts black cap on his head
over his tull-bottomed wig. calls
the accused man 10 the bench sOd
says:
The jury has found you guilty
OF murder. l have no alternative
but TO pass the sentence of this
court, which is that YOU hang by
your neck until you are dead"
Later the chief justice may send
TO the Governor a recommendation
for mercy by the jury, or his own
suggestion for or against clemencv
Evening star., 1943-10-31
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Evening star., 1943-10-31
Virginia Uses More Cos

RICHMOND. Va. Oct. 80 ..P).-
Virginia motorists consumed -3.l39,-
13l more gallons OF gasoline in Sep
tember than they did in August. and
the increase was attributed by State
officials largely TO the lifting Of the
pleasure driving ban. Gasoline tax
collections Tor last month totaled
81 62l777,97 as compared 10 81 ,464, =
S2l AZ in August.
Evening star., 1943-10-31
Ickes Reports Fish Catch
Sours 10 Pct. Above AZ

Yy the Associated Press.
Catches IN the major United
States fisheries during the first
tnree-quarters Of 1943 are running
10 per cent ahead of 1912. Co-ordi-
nator Of Fisheries 1ckes said yes
terday.
Increases were reported in all
fisheries except the New England
offshore traWling area.
Alaska salmon Gamers reported
a 1943 pack of 5,327 $50 cases, COM
pared with the 1912 pack of 4,973,-
020 cases.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
0PA Warns SO Groceries
To Post CEILING Prices

Fifty groceries in the District
we're warned today that their Ii
censes to sell products covered by
price ceilings may be revoked unless
they post their maximum prices as
required by the regulations.
The warnings were sent in the
form of letters by the District OPA
and pointed out that stores auto
matically were licensed to sell COM
modities controlled by ceilings under
the Emergency Price Control Act of
1912, and that OPA authorities may
bring court action to revoke such
permits when regulations ere vio-
lated.
'If, after the receipt of the
notice." the letter stated, you vi
olate any of the provisions of your
license. or any of the provisions of
any regulation. schedule, order or
requirement with respect to which
your license is applicable, proceed
ings may be instituted in court
of competent jurisdiction for an
order suspending your license to
sell"
The violations were discovered,
the OPA said, during recent survey
of local grocery stores and butcher
shops to determine whether ration
ing and ceiling regulations were
being observed.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Fox Walks Out
Act.
Explores D. C..

1t may have been the lure of high
adventure or simply the stringent
meat rationing that prompted
Jimmy. a small, gray fox appearing
with the James E. Strates Carnival,
to desert the show business for a
brief exploratory trip through South
east Washington. At any rate the
mission was most successful.
Jimmy walked out on his act
Saturday night, neandered over by
the District Jail, wandered aimlessly
along streets and finally ended up
on the rear porch Of an apartment
house at 258 Sixteenth street Sc.
Excited residents first noticed him
early yesterday and put in a call for
police.
Joe Lillard Of the Sixteenth street
address, meanwhile, noticed Jimmy
wore a hungry look. Some meat
was procured from a sympathetic
neighbor and Jimmy fell to with
gusto. Mr.. Lillard said the fox ate
right out of his hand and seemed
to be very tame" but Jimmy
frustrated attempts to seize him
by his collar and when police ar.
rived had retreated under the porch.
James O'Brien, the animals owner.
was summoned and Jimmy recog-
nized him-all too well. All Of Mr.,
O'Brien's coaxing for 4 peaceful
surrender was in vain, and he
finally had to regain his pet with
q hemp moose and more meat.
Jimmy's next appearance will be
m Wilmington, Del, where the
show is scheduled to open tomorrow.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Two Marine Reservists
Decorated PosthumousIY

The Army has awarded medals
posthumously to two Marine Corps
Reservists who died heroically at
Guadalcanal, the War Department
announced today. They are Pvt.
John w. Jones. Kirksville, Mo.
awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross. and Pvt. Joseph w. Burt, jr.,
of Globe, Ariz., given the Silver
Star.
The citation for Pvt. Jones, who
died of wounds on January %, de-
clared:
while advancing with his COM
pany, Pvt. Jones was wounded in
the neck by enemy machine gun
fire. In spite of the wound he con-
tinued to advance until he sighted
the enemy gun. While gaining a
suitable field of fire he was wounded
twice more, once in the leg and once
in the side, but continued on his
mission and put the enemy machine
gun out of action before dying Of
his wounds"
The next day Pvt. Burt gave his
life voluntarily in attempting to
carry a stretcher to a wounded ma
rine through heavy enemy machine
gun fire.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Boykin AppIouds D. c. Pupils
For Amazing History Scores
Record They Make on Radio Quiz Program
Is Tribute to Teaching, He Declares

There Is nothing wrong with the
way history is taught in Washing
ton high schools, the director of
the Thomas Jefferson Bicentennial
Commission declared in an inter-
view at the Capitol today.
I'm fact, it is amazing what the
Washington boys and girls know -
Edward Boykin said. I've never
seen anything like it in my life"
Mr.. Boykin ought to know. In the
last three years he has questioned
nearly 1000 boys and girls on items
of history during his radio program,
Americana Last night Cardozo
High School scored 80 points, high
est ever recorded on one of his quiz
programs.
That's only five points less than
perfect" he said.
Cardozo's score was not only the
highest in more than three years
OF quizzes, but also was 20 points
higher than the three next highest
scores of Washington high schools
IN previous quizzes. Central, Wood
row Wilson and Western High
Schools have scored so points at
earlier programs held at $50 O'Clock
Sunday nights at Station WMAL.
Praises Education Board.
May I pay my respects to the
Board of Education here for the
admirable way in which they are
teaching history to these boys and
girls?" Mr.. Boykin asked as he re-
viewed Cardozo's showing. "It is
remarkable tribute to the teach
ing"
In spite of the recent survey pur-
porting to show ignorance of Amer
ican history among students, Mr.
Boykin said it seems to him that
Washington boys and girls are
learning history as they should"
This was one of the posers on
last nights program: where did
George Washington get the guns
that he placed on Dorchester
Heights in the battle for Boston in
1776?"
Richard Farrow, 18, of Cardozo
said without hesitation, Fort Ticon-
deroga." AS the audience applauded
Mr.. Boykin explained that Ethan
Allen captured the guns from the
British and then they were dragged
$50 miles through ice and snow to
Boston.
Mary Burke of Dunbar could re-
cite the preamble to the Constitu-
ton without break She also
knew when the ships Eleanor, Beaver
and Dartmouth were prominent in
American history. They were in
volved in the Boston tea party
she said.
"Who was the only Vice Presi-
dent ever to resign?" Mr.. Boykin
asked.
John c. Calhoun in 1882" g
Dunbar student replied.
"At a Jefferson Day dinner in
$780," Mr.. Boykin said, "the follow
ing toasts were given by whom: 'Oul
Federal Union, it must and shall be
preserved and second, Our Union
next to our liberty, most dear?''
The answers, given correctly, were
Andrew Jackson and John Calhoun
Ships Are Identified.
Dunbar identified the following
five ships and the years in which
they were famous: Olympia, Manila
Bay, 1898; Chesapeake, scene ot
the famous statement, Don't give
up the ship" in 1872; Lawrence
Lake Erie, 1913; Monitor, battle
with Merrimac, 1862, and Saratoga
Lake Champlain, 1914.
Caroline Terry, Is, of Cardozt
knew what Thomas jefferson did al
the Constitutional convention ir
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Barnard School Nears
Wilson S Jeep Record

Barnard Elementary School had
nosed up close to the jeep record
of Woodrow Wilson High School as
the Nationwide War bond campaign
of the schools closed today. Wilson
has "a jeeps and Barnard, 81.
On the private school front, Holton
Arms School is by far the leader
with Al jeeps. Returns from private
and parochial schools are to be re-
ported to public school officials along
with the public school records for
final summing up on Friday.
The public school record now
stands at 253 jeeps. Officials hope
to quadruple the District quota, 80
Jeeps, when the returns are all
added up.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
1hrongs Here Attend
Services Markinu
Palm Sunday
First Formal Worship
Is Held for Workers
In Pentoeon Building

Palm Sunday yesterday ushered
in Holy Week, during which nu-
merous church services will be held
throughout the city looking forward
to Easter next Sunday.
Throngs attended services at both
Protestant and Catholic churches
despite the chilly weather. Mill
tary uniforms were prominent in
all denominations, as both men and
women from the armed services
joined with civilians in the hours
of worship.
At Catholic masses the tradi-
tional rite of blessing and distrib-
uting palm fronds was carried out,
as was the reading of the Passion,
and the procession of choristers and
priests.
The palm frond was feature of
some Protestant churches, while
others centered their Palm Sunday
services on the Holy Communion.
The first formal religious service
at the Pentagon Building for persons
working on Sundays was called
gratifying by both the Protestant
and Catholic chaplains, the Rev
c. I. Carpenter and the Rev. Clement
A. SiWinski.
Holy Week services will be held
daily at the Pentagon Building at
noon for Protestants and at 12:45
pm. for Catholics. The Protestant
Easter Sunday service will be held
at $50 am. and the Catholic Easter
mass at noon.
At noon today the Right Rev.
Henry st. George Tucker, presiding
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in America and president of
the Federal Council of Churches,
will preach at Epiphany Episcopal
Church, 1917 G. street NV.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Two Years Of High School
Now Required by WAAC

The Women's Army Auxiliary
Corps, which is aiming at an enroll
ment of 10000, has increased it's
eligibility requirements, the War De-
partment announced today.
Under the new rules, candidates
must have at least two years of
education in an accredited high
school and must score at least so in
the WAAC mental alertness test.
Previously there were no fixed
educational requirements and the
minimum score in the alertness test
was so.
The new requirements are sub
stantialy the same as those in
other services which have women's
auxiliary units.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Man Saves Companion
When Boat 0verturns
choin Bridge Fishing Trip
Nearly Ends in Tragedy

A fishing expedition almost ended
in tragedy for two District men yes
terday when their boat capsized in
the treacherous Potomac River rap
ids just above Chain Bridge.
The men, Joseph A. Wheeler of
17O2 Seventeenth street Sc, en-
ploye of an automobile distributing
company, and Elmer S. Justh of TIA
Decatur street NE, a clothing sales
man, apparently suffered no i'll ef-
fects from their mishap.
Mr.. Wheeler said they had an
chored their craft, a 14-foot boat
equipped with outboard motor, about
so yards above the bridge and had
caught IL fish, when the swift cur
rent apparently tipped the boat on
a precarious angle. The anchors
held, but water poured in, capsizing
the boat.
Mr.. Justh grabbed the lone life
belt and went to the rescue of his
companion, who can swim only few
feet in calm water. He supported
Mr.. Wheeler while the swift stream
swept them far below the bridge,
where another boatman came to
their rescue. The episode was wit
messed by hundreds of fishermen
and spectators along the banks of
the river.
A party headed by Hanson Hicks
OF Silver Spring, gave the rescued
men dry clothing to wear while
their own garments were being dried
over a fire, and later drove them
across the bridge to their car parked
on the Maryland side of the Poto-
mac.
Approximately some $50 worth of
fishing tackle was lost in the acci-
dent.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Extra Gasoline
For Part-Tine
Denied
OPAHits Committing
To Summer Places
And Pleasure Boots

The Once Of Price Administration
announced today that extra rations
of gasoline will not be granted to
motorists this year to drive between
temporary summer homes and work
because of the general rubber short
age and low supplies OF gasoline in
the East.
Gasoline rations also will be
denied for non-occupational boats
along the Atlantic seaboard, where
the petroleum shortage has forced
drastic cuts in basic rations for
automobiles and virtually eliminated
pleasure driving.
No Gas for Commuters Boats.
Accompanying the announcement
OF the ban on extra gasoline for
committing to summer homes by car,
OPA also stated that rations will
not be provided for boats to be used
for this purpose.
Officials counseled against use of
the automobile for vacation travel
Under OPA regulations, motorists
may use their A books for vacation
travel, if they wish, and holders of
B and c books may use them to
drive to work from either their regu-
lar or summer homes. Officials said,
however, that in the event gasoline
coupons are exhausted in COM
muting from summer homes extra
rations will not be forthcoming.
Special Categories Set Up.
Rations for occupational boat use
will continue to be granted on the
basis of the applicants need This
category of use specifically excludes
such non-essential commercial &C
tivities as sightseeing, guiding
pleasure parties and conducting
amateur fishing parties.
Special rations will remain avail
able in cases where boats must be
used to obtain medical attention or
necessary food and supplies.
Boats in the Coast Guard Auxil-
iary will remain eligible for limited
non-occupational rations, it was
pointed out, because of a Coast
Guard request that the craft be
given enough gasoline to enable
them to be maintained for emer-
gency war service.
OPA said it would not be con-
sistent policy to allow rations for
pleasure boats in view of drastic
reductions made in motorists al
loWances.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
D. {. Woman Is Informed
Husband in RCAF Is Dead

Mrs. Anne B. Kleckner, 3145 Mount
Pleasant street NV. has been in
formed officially by Royal Canadian
Air Force authorities that her hus-
band, Pilot Officer Cardell Kleckner,
81, who was reported missing in
action last May, is presumed dead.
Pilot Officer Kleckner, a native
of Miflingburg, Pa, had been serv-
ing in the defense of the oil field at
Palembang, Sumatra, Netherlands
East Indies.
Enlisting in the RCAF in Septem-
ber, 1910, he was sent to England
in June, 1941. In February, 1912,
he was ordered to Sumatra.
A graduate of Augusta Military
Academy, Pilot Officer Klecker for
merly was employed by the Bureau
of Engraving.
Mrs. Klecker is employed by the
Equitable Life Insurance Co., Four
teenth and H streets NV. Her hus-
bands mother, Mrs. Charles Blair
resides in st. Petersburg, Fla.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Leahy Says Board 5
MembersQuit THROUGH
Loyalty TO 5picer
Says He Was Prepared
To Announce designations
On Swearing In New Panel

William E. Leahy, District Selec-
tive Service Director, said today he
assumed the resignation of all of
Board SIS members came out OF
loyalty to their resigning chairman,
William E. Spicer.
Resignation of the five members
and their chief clerk was revealed
in The Sunday Star, but no ex-
planation was Immediately forth
coming. Mr.. Leahy said he had
planned to announce the resigna-
tions after swearing in the new
board members.
Last fall complaints were filed by
the Federal Trade Commission
against Mr.. Spicer, charging him
with violations of fair trade prac-
tices. He was charged with par
ticipating with others in a system
of mailing out commercial ques-
tionnaires indicating they we're
issued by the Federal Government.
The FTC has not disposed of the
complaints.
Resumed Craftsmanship.
Mr.. Spicer suspended himself as
chairman of the board last Sep
tember and District headquarters
appointed a temporary chairman.
He resumed the chairmanship at
the end of November 1t was under
stood that District draft headquar-
terS took no action on the resump-
ton of his Craftsmanship
In commenting on reports that
records of the board were in bad
shape, Mr.. Leahy said that No. S
always had met all its calls and
that so far as District headquarters
knew there were no irregularities at
the board, and its records were in
order.
When asked whether Mr.. Spicer's
resignation came at the request of
District headquarters, Mr.. Leahy
said he had no comment.
Thanked for Services.
In accepting the designations, Mr..
Leahy was said to have thanked all
board members for their services.
Asked about other designations,
Mr.. Leahy said that in the course
| OF selective service operations here
there had been very small turn
over" Some designations have
come, he said, because board men,
bers went into the armed forces,
and there had been two or three
designations because of ill health,
and the pressure of business.
In addition to Mr.. Spicer, the re-
firing board members are Fred A.
Smith, Albert S. Galley. Carl J.
Bergman and r. Edwin Norris. The
chief clerk was Mrs. Dorothy Gill;
land. Their replacements are Rich
ard w. Hynson, Irwin A. Tennyson,
William r. Brennan, F. Henry Jones
and Herbert M. Bingham, the new
chairman. He resigned from Draft
Board No. 2 to give Board one
veteran member,
Evening star., 1943-04-19

Tip to reporters: Never inter-
view feminine War bond salesman
with money in your pocket unless
prepared to shell out some"
Particularly effective as a sales
man is a brunette 13-year-old school,
girl who already has $4,000 sales to
her credit in five days. And, even if
you should escape her, her 7-year-
old brother stands ready to convert
your small change into War stamps.
All in all, it was an embarrassing
day when the reporter was told that
Betty Mae herman and her brother,
Buddy" might make a good story.
Only the fact that said reporter was
living on margin and the photog-
rapher did not have the price of his
next flash bulb kept them from ap-
pearing on the young salespeoples
list.
This list, which includes Betty's
fathers friends and every one else
who has come within range of the
teams joint sales technique. will be
turned over to the Taft Junior High