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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-19
Group Riding
Fares Disputed
At PUG Heariinq
Joint Phone Use
Brings Further
Disagreement

Disagreement among some major
cab groups over the fare schedule
for group riding developed today as
the Public Utilities Commission
opened formal hearings on the pro-
posed institution of compulsory
group riding in taxicabs as a means
of affording maximum service while
saving gas, tires and automobiles.
Strenuous efforts have been made
to get the various cab associations
and companies into agreement on
group riding fares. 1t became clear,
however, during this mornings SEES
sion of the hearing that proposed
joint plan had been sidetracked,
temporarily at least, over a side is
sue of joint use of telephone call
boxes.
1t was reported that Diamond Cab
interests had Withdrawn" from a
proposed joint fare plan because of
suggestions that Diamond call boxes,
the most numerous in the city, be
used by other groups as we'll.
Fares Disputed.
The fare question is further COM
plicated by demands by the United
Taxicab Drivers, Inc, and Jack Dol
ton OF Blue Light that the fare
should be the prevailing taxicab
charge for any one party" A party
was described as any group boarding
the cab as one group and going
toward one destination. 1t had been
suggested that certain cab associa-
tons unite behind proposed fare,
for group riding, of %, 35, as and SIS
cents per person, according to the
one to four zones.
Discussion at the morning session
also brought various views on the
questions of whether group riding
should be made compulsory" and
as to how many hours a day it
should be in effect.
Urgent reasons for leaving with
the drivers discretion in picking UP
or ejecting passengers were out
lined by Mrs. Bessie Cahill. She
said group riding should not be
made mandatory for reasons which
it would not be nice to describe in
detail here" Under questioning
from the commission, however, she
described the activities of one male
passenger, in group riding expe-
rience, and her embarrassment was
cut short when a commission mem
Der said, In other words, he was
a public nuisance"
No Objection Voiced.
Gregory Rankin of the PUG ex-
planned that present regulations
permit a cab driver to refuse to
accept prospective passenger who
would be "a public nuisance" or to
discharge from the cab such per-
son.
Early in the hearing, Commission
Chairman James H Flanagan called
for statements from any one who
was opposed to group riding as such,
and while there were nearly so
witnesses present, no one arose to
object.
The necessity for an arrange
ment to make maximum use of
available cabs was emphasized by
Clewell Sykes, chief of the taxicab
division of the ODT. The wartime
demand to save gas, rubber and
vehicles made it necessary to obtain
the utmost efficiency from avail
able cabs" he said.
However, Mr.. Sykes said, the Fed
eral agency was making no move to
interfere with the Jurisdiction or
judgment of local regulatory agen-
cieS controlling the cab industry.
Evening star., 1943-08-06

diana, while Mr.. Costello announced
that the hearings in California
would continue Monday with Maj.
Gen. Lewis 3. Hershey, National Sc
lective Service director, scheduled
to testify.
At the same time, Gen. Hershey,
who is touring the West, told the
Associated Press in Nevada that
draft boards, acting In individual
cases, would determine whether a
pre-Pearl Harbor father with one
child should be drafted before a
parent with more children.
Gen. Hershey told reporters he
expected no set rule regarding the
drafting of fathers, and that you
can't avoid differences between local
boards without giving up local pre-
negatives"
Prefers to Rely on Boards.
He said that in some cases local
board might find the drafting of a
father with one child would work a
greater hardship than in a case of
father with several children and
added
L would rather rise or fall on the
local boards and their mistakes than
on the inactivity OF Federal agencies
which cannot act without getting
approval from people who may know
infinitesimaily little about local con-
ditions. ~
Evening star., 1943-08-06
VonIdeqrift
Continued From First Page

ed from major general to the rank
Of lieutenant general in the Marine
Corps, Gen. Vandegrift has assumed
command of the lst Marine Amphi-
bious Corps and will direct all ma
rine operations in this area.
His three stars make him the sec
ond lieutenant general in the his
tory OF the marines. He is out
ranked only by 1t. Gen. Thomas F.
Holcomb, the corps commander.
However hurried the Guadal-
canal invasion was and no matter
what we went through, time has
shown how very wise was the move
to get in there and establish a
base" Gen. Vandegrift said today.
There were striking similarities
he remarked, between the Japanese
defenses at Munda and at Guadal-
canal, although the enemy was bet
ter established at Munda, the first
big objective OF the current Ameri-
can offensive In the Central Solo,
mon Islands.
More Men and Equipment.
But this time our offense had
more airplanes, more ships and
more men," the general continued.
That is the most encouraging part
Of the picture-we have the person.
mel, the materials and the tools with
which to work.
The operations just completed
have demonstrated again that we
Evening star., 1943-08-06
Mrs. Ruth J. Winder
To Be Buried Sunday

Funeral services will be held Sun
day for Mrs. Ruth Josephine Win
der Sc, wife of Clarence August
Winder, assistant to the director OF
the Power Division Of the once OF
War Utilities Mrs Winder died
Wednesday at her home, 1903 Fort
Davis street Sc
A native Of Troy, Ohio, she was a
registered nurse and graduate from
Christ Hospital in Cincinnati in
1909, later taking post graduate
course at the Mayo Brothers Crinic,
in Rochester MINI. Mrs Winder
came to Washington with her hus-
band in 1885.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by three sons, Richard G
Winder, Los Angeles; John De Weese
Winder, Baldwin, Long Island, and
Corpl. William H. Winder of the
Army Air Forces; her mother, Mrs.
Fidele Gates and a sister, Mrs. Mil
dred Haynes.
Funeral services will be at the Lee
funeral home, Fourth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NE, at 3
pm. Sunday with private burial.
Evening star., 1943-08-06

for a vacation in Berkeley. Calf
with his wife who is visiting there,
his office said today.
Mr.. Seavey was appointed to the
FPC first on August 13. 1894. He
was made vice chairman in 1897 and
chairman Of the commission in
1899.
Mr.. Seavey was born in Dixon, ILL.,,
on August 10. 1874, and received his
education at the Illinois Normal
School and the Dixon Business COL
lege.
From 1896 to 1893 he was in
charge of the general supply store
OF a mining company in Tucson,
Ariz., and then went to work on a
newspaper in Pasadena, Calf. =,
where he was employed in it's busi-
ness and editorial departments until
1908.
In 1908 he was appointed assist
ant secretary Of the State Board of
Examiners of California. Be became
member of the State Board of
Control Of State Institutions in 1911
and served until 1915. During that
year he was made chairman of the
State Tax Commission and, in 1917,
was again appointed as a member
of the State Board of Control, with
which he served until 1921.
A member of the State Civil Serv-
ice Commission for California from
1921 to 1928, he was also appointed
city manager OF Sacramento.
He served two terms as a member
OF the Railroad Commission of Cali
fornia from 1923 until his appoint
ment to the FPC in 1884
A Republican, he belonged to the
Commonwealth Of California Club
and the Sierra Club of San Fran
cisco
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lu-
cile Follett Seavey; two daughters.
Wilma and Lucille, and a son, Clyde
Follett Seavey.
Funeral arrangements will be
made at the Joseph Gawler Sons
funeral home, 1856 Pennsylvania
avenue NV
Evening star., 1943-08-06
Secretary Hull Pleased
With Sweden's Action
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of State Hull expressed
qualification today that Sweden is
canceling facilities given Germany
since 1910 for the movement of
troops and war materials through
Swedish territory to Norway and
Finland.
The fact that Sweden felt able to
take such action at this time was
in itself significant, he told a press
conference.
Mr.. Hull indicated that American
British recognition OF the French
Committee of National Liberation
may be imminent. He confirmed
that the British and American gov
ernments are in consultation from
day to day on the question.
1t could be assumed, he said, that
the two governments soon may have
something to announce in this con-
nection.
Evening star., 1943-08-06
Advance in MineFie|ds
Speeded by Engineers
Trained al BeIvoir
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,

star starr correspondents.
WITH ADVANCED AIR FORCE
LIAISON, 7TH ARMY IN SICILY,
Aug. l Delayed).--To engineers
trained at Fort Belyoir, Va, goes the
credit for preventing mine fields
from delaying the advance of our
troops through Western Sicily.
When they're not engaged in the
perilous job Of clearing mine fields,
these men are building detours
around blown bridges for heavy
trucks. On the side, they knock
out enemy tanks. ...4
Oficers say that without T..
work Of these men the advance
might have been delayed for weeks,
since some of the worst mine fields
OF the war were encountered ia
Western Sicily.
The engineers make no effort to
clear a whole field beyond a 25-
foot strip at first, since the sole
responsibility is to speed the prog
ress of the Army.
AC6fC ANeW 1IDS.
Despite the peril of exploring with
their fingers for mine connections,
once the needle indicates the pres
ence OF metal. no serious damage
has been done yet because of the
skill of the men.
Lately, they have been encoun-
tering the new type German mines
IN wooden boxes which create no
magnetic disturbance and in the
past week, the Germans have been
leaving behind a lot OF antiper.
sonnet and anti-tank mines.
We passed yesterday over a road
Wnlch had been one Of the worst
mined in Sicily and had caused a
number of casualties until the en-
gineers arrived for their magnetic
sweeping job.
once that job is done, there's
little danger to the troops follow
ing. Just to guarantee that the
commanding ofIicer of the enpi-
neers' detachment must drive his
car personally over the cleared track
before declaring 1t safe-which Is
quite a sensation, according to 1t.
Carl j. Sterner. former senior prof.
ect planner with the Federal Pub
lie Housing Administration, who
has cften been the officer in charge,
Speedy Work on Roads.
Next in Importance is the Job of
speeding up the building of de-
tours. The engineers often can
make a road passable an hour after
they start work. They know where
to expect ruined bridges and have
equipment ready to rush to the
spot.
Men from all over the country
were trained at Fort Belvoir to be
good soldiers with guns as well as
with shovels and magnetic mine
swcepers. Landing in Sicily with
the first Rangers. they rolled up an
impressive record under the COM
mand OF Maj. Stanley w. Dariuban
Of Yonkers, N. Y. before being
called on in their engineering func-
ton. ...
Moving with half track armored
cars, armed to fight tanks with rife
grenades launched from Springfield
rifles and 50-caliber guns, they
knocked out six tanks and repelled
80 in the advance across Sicily. One
crew was credited with 500 prison.
ers. Another captured two pill
boxes.
AS one ranking officer put 10:
Its been an engineers war"
Evening star., 1943-08-06
Russia
Continued From First Page J

bombed and strared the retreating
columns.
Seventy-two German planes of
formations which tried to screen the
beaten Nazis were reported shot
down.
BY last night, German delaying
forces which had been fighting from
street barricades and sniping from
attics and cellars had been mopped
up, Russian reports said, and a
large number Of prisoners and much
booty had been captured.
Northwest of Orel, the Germans
launched sharp counterattacks, but
the Russians said their forces con-
tinued the general advance after
annihilating more than 1000 of the
enemy and knocking out 16 tanks
and % guns.
The Russian advance also was
reported continuing south and
southwest Of the city where more
than 80 villages were reoccupied.
5000 Nazis Die at Belgorod.
More than 5000 Germans died in
the last phases of the battle for
Belgorod, the Soviet announcement
said, when the Nazis defended the
city bitterly and launched numer-
Gus counterattacks. The Germans
also threw fighter planes and
bombers at the charging forces be-
fore Belgorod, but the Russians
said their airmen brought down 6s
enemy planes.
AS supreme commander in chief
OF the Russian armies, Stain or
dered the double victory celebrated
In Moscow by IL volleys from 100
guns at midnight.
Eternal glory to the heroes who
fell in the struggle for freedom of
our motherland," his special mes
sage concluded.
Oreps occupation had been ex-
pected, for three -pronged Russian
pincers had been Tightening relent-
lessly on the city from the start
OF the offensive July 12.
Belgorod's fall, however, came
with stunning surprise. as oficial
Soviet communicates had referred to
action there as of local importance
Only the Wednesday midnight COM
munique, which announced gains
up to six miles in the Belgorod
sector, limited at the scope of the
assault on that city.
The Russian midnight communi-
que reported local activity in the
Donets River basin and southwest of
Voroshilovgrad, and spoke Of brisk
fighting south of Izyum on the
Donets, where it said % German
counterattacks attempting to retake
lost positions were bes ten off. On
the Leningrad front German posi-
tions were said to have been demol-
ished by artillery and mortar bar
RACES
Evening star., 1943-08-06
Reds Charge Atrocities
In Conquered Areas
'y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Aug. 6.-Tass published
a lengthy communique yesterday al
leging numerous instances of atroc-
tiles by Germans in Russian terri
tory occupied by the German Army.
The communique which Tass said
was issued by an extraordinary state
committee for .'the investigation of
crimes of the German Fascist in
vaders,' said the findings had been
established from statements of vic
TINS, witnesses and medical experts
In one town, the report asserted,
the Germans, before evacuating 1t
last January, sold poisons, disguised
as alcohol and drinking soda. The
products brought about the poison
ing of 214 persons of the towns TIA
inhabitants, while so persons went
blind, the committee declared
In the Stavropol district, the COM
munique asserted, the Germans EN-
gaged in mass determination of the
peaceful Soviet population by poison
ing them with carbon monoxide" in
specially adapted alright vans which
were fitted with rubber hose at
tached TO the exhaust pipe.
Evening star., 1943-08-06
Board Refuses to Call Fathers
While Single Men Are Available

supply Of unmarried men now de-
ferred.
Board 2 was the one which some
time ago attracted wide attention
by posting a list OF its deferred
registrants with the reasons for the
deferments.
Mr.. Slavin, Newark newspaper
man. said he had sent to Federal
ofilcials and all Congress members
a request to upset until the system
operates fairly" War Manpower
Commissioner McNutt's plans to
draft fathers after October /.
This board is shocked beyond
measure at such pronouncement," :"
he wrote. wives and mothers can
hold only War Manpower Commits
sioner McNutt responsible for it.
> 1t is my sincere belief that a
sufficient number of single men now
deferred can be mustered into the
service to meet the Armys needs"
Evening star., 1943-08-06
Clyde Leroy Seavey,
.FPC Member Since
1884, Found Dead

Clyde Leroy Seavey, 60, member
and former chairman OF the Federal
Power Commission, died suddenly
last night at his Alban Towers
apartment from heat exhaustion.
He was found on the floor of his
apartment by some neighbors and
was pronounced dead at $40 pm.
DR.. Christopher j. Murphy, deputy
coroner, attributed the death to
thermic fever.
Mr.. Seavey was to leave shortly
Evening star., 1943-08-06
j. ). Seeks Dismissal
OF Inductee's Suit for
Release From Army
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. GA Govern
ment request for dismissal of one of
two cases in which Pocomoke City
married men sought release from the
armed forces on q contention that
their induction was illegal, lay be-
fore Federal Judge w. Calvin Ches-
nut today.
United States Attorney Bernard J
Flynn and mis- assistant, T. Barton
Harrington. asked the dismissal in
answer to petition for writ of
habeas corpus by Stanley Gilmer
Bayly, 81, who asserted he was called
before eligible single registrants and
registrants with collateral depend
ents.
The attorneys said they expected
to file an answer today to the suit
of Roland Frank Bevans. So. who
was inducted into the Navy July %
Mr.. Bayly was placed in the Army.
Judge Chestnut has scheduled
hearings in two cases for Monday
Both men filed similar actions.
The answer fled yesterday was
entered on behalf of Maj, Gen
Milton A. Reckerd, commanding
general of the Sd Service Command
md one of the defendants named by
Mr.. Bayly.
Gen. Reckord said the induction
OF Mr.. Bayly was not within his
province, since the method OF select
ing inductees was left entirely to
selective service officials. He added
that he knew nothing of Mr.. Baylys
contention that about 40 eligible
single registrants and others with
collateral dependents were registered
with the hoard at the time Mr., Bayly
was inducted.
Mr.. Bayly contended that draft
regulations require that men in
these categories be called before
married men are ordered to report
for induction
Evening star., 1943-08-06
Army Reports Jops Lost
N, 500 at GuodoIconoI
BY the Assocjated pvss.

BY the Associated Press.
Japanese efforts to defend Qua
dslcanal cost the enemy 405oO men,
the War Department reported yes
terday.
The figure was given In q report
to the department by Col. Royal L..
Gervais, Fayetteville, N. c., who
said only 1900 of $4,000 Japanese
soldiers escaped death or capture
and were evacuated from the island.
Col. Gervais said the reputed su-
periority of the Japanese as Jungle
fighters faded quickly from the
minds Of the American troops after
initial contact with the enemy on
Guadalcanal.
Our tactics are sound, equipment
excellent, the men are fully quail
fed and man for man We'll beat the
Jap anywhere" he declared.
japanese soldiers, Col. Gervais
said ARE masters of personal camou-
flage, and patient. well disciplined
troops, but do stupid things which
the average American soldier never
would do"
Evening star., 1943-08-06
Brown Grants -BowIes
Authority Over Nearly
All Functions Of 0PA
By JAMES Y. NEWTON.

by JAMES \. NEWlON.
Price Administrator Brown has
issued an order granting au-
thority over nearly all operations
of the Office of Price Admins
tration to his new general man.
ager, Chester Bowles, it was
learned today.
In memorandum to all OPA en-
ployes, Mr.. Brown stated that Mr..
Bowles will have complete author
ity to direct its operations" while
he, the administrator, shall be
mainly concerned with general pol
icy"
Regional administrators, the di-
rectors of OPA programs in the field,
shall report directly to Mr. Bowles
as we'll as the Washington heads OF
the departments of price, rationing
rent, legal, professional services, in
| formation and administrative man.
agement.
Warns Against Public Disputes.
Reporting to Mr.. Brown will be
only his assistants and personal
staff, legal advisers. economic ad-
visers, industry council, Office OF
administrative hearings, credit pol
icy and OPA secretary.
Mr.. Brown also has issued a warn
ing to his staff that any employe
of OPA who becomes involved in a
public controversy with a member
Of another Government agency
should at the same time turn in his
resignation. This policy follows the
Presidents recent warning to agency
and department heads at the time
he removed Vice President Wallace
from authority over the economic
warfare program.
No employe of OPA is permitted
to make a public statement, radio
address or to give press interview
on any subject involving "ofIicia
business" Mr. Brown stated. withou
clearance of the top offlcial in tht
information department.
Follows Nelson's Action.
The wide grant of power to Mr.
BoWles is similar to the action o.
Donald M. Nelson, chairman of tn,
War Production Board, severa
months ago, when he delegated full
operational authority over nearly
all of WPB to Executive Vice Chair
man Charles E. Wilson.
Mr. pr,r,1oc {e = g.,
lation of all policies in the nationa
ONCE for final approval of the ad.
ministrator; develop and administer
agency-wide operating program.
through the national Office depart.
ments and the field organization
direct the organization and reorgan.
ization of the agency in the nationa
office and field; approve issuance o.
administrative orders, operatins
orders, and such other orders as may
be necessary to effectuate policie,
and programs"
In addition, Mr., Bowles will "re.
view and appraise operating progres.
and inform the administrator on tht
effectiveness of policy execution; di.
rect the preparation of budget esti.
mates and justifications, the man.
agement of personnel and the per-
formance of administrative services
and conduct liaison with other Fed.
eral agencies on problems of op.
Grating relations and on such policy
matters as the administrator may
direct"
The authority was given Mr.
Bowles in an order formally setting
up the office of senior deputy ad.
ministrator," which position Mr.
Brown described as general man.
ager."
1t is the first time since OPA wa.
first established under Leon Hen.
derson that any official other thar
the administrator has held so much
power.
Evening star., 1943-08-06
BY the Associated Press,


UNION, N. j., Aug. 6.-Vincent de
Paul Slavin, chairman of Union
County Selective Service Board 2,
announced yesterday it would draft
no fathers as long as one single man
was still deferred, He called on Con-
gress to investigate what he termed
unfair draft methods.
Through abuse OF replacement
schedules, Mr.. Slavin said in a state
ment, industry is controlling the
local boards" by recommending in
duction for employees who refused to
be yes men and deferment for pets
and stool pigeons"
He said his board, "disgusted and
discouraged in an apparent unfair
ness in the operation of the selective
service system" had agreed to
classify all fathers in SD Hardship
cases. until it had exhausted the
Evening star., 1943-08-06
Baltimore Sun Raises
Subscription Prices

BY the Associated Press,
BALTIMORE, Aug 6.-The Bal
timore Sunpapers announced today
that effective August 8 the carrier
delivery price for the Sun and the
Evening Sun would be advanced
from II to IS cents week.
The Sunday Sun will be II cents,
effective tomorrow, for street sales
on Saturday nights. but 10 cents on
the day of publication. Street sale
prices for weekday issues OF both
papers will remain at cents, and II
cents will continue to be the price
for the Sunday Sun outside Balti-
more and suburbs. Similar increases
were announced yesterday by the
News-Post and Sunday American.