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Evening star., 1944-12-19
Maryland Froternities
Top 5 DC. Area Students

Five Washington area students
at the University of Maryland have
been tapped for membership in uni
versity fraternities, it was an
nounced at the institution today.
Selma Hem, Gill Forty-fourth
avenue, Riverdale, Md. and Jean
Rowley of Takoma Park have been
tapped for membership in Mortar
Board. Arthur Ballard. Forty first
avenue, Hyattsville, has been tapped
by Omicron Delta Kappa, honorary
mems leadership society. and An
toinette R. Call, 1914 Allison street
NV, and Louise Owings, 7013 Wake
Forest drive, College Park. have
been chosen for membership in
Alpha Psi Omega, honorary dra-
matte society.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
'FB| Seizes "A Men
On Kickback Charge.
Al Embarkation Base

Fourteen men were under arrest
today on charges of taking part in
salary kickback racket at the
Brooklyn embarkation base, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation an
nounced.
Those accused included Luigi
Gou) Salica. 80, of Brooklyn, identi-
fed by the FBI as a former world S
bantamweight boxing champion.
FBI Director j. Edgar Hoover
said the gang eXtorted more than
Sl50,0OO in two years in payments
from workmen for arranging job
transfers and preventing layoffs.
Mr.. Hoover said the ring was one
of the most widespread of the war.
adding that gangSter methods were
used to silence those complaining
Of the racket.
so lucrative did the gangs oper-
ations become" he explained, that
other gangs tried to muscle in on
the proceeds. Open gang warfare
fared, and in one recent instance
seven shots were fired into the
kitchen of mans home in an at
tempt on his life. Many of the work.
men lived in fear of their lives but
did not dare complain
In some instances. the FBI said
low morale resulted among car
penters at the base, bringing about
faulty snoring of cargoes carrying
supplies to troops overseas.
1t was alleged that workmen were
required to pay from $40 to 5000
in return for lob manipulations
The money was divided among per-
sons In a position to handle the
gangs requests. the bureau said.
Those arrested were carpenters on
carpenter foremen at the base
They were to be arraigned before
"a United States commissioner al
Brooklyn on warrants charging con-
spiracy to violate bribery statutes
and the kickback racket act.
Investigation Of the alleged racket
was made by the FBI with the
cooperation of Army authorities.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Carson P. Frai|ey
Elected President
Of Central YMCA

Carson p Frailey, executive vice
president of the American Drug
Manufacturers Association. was
elected president of the Central
Branch of the YMCA last night at
the annual meeting of the Board OF
Managers.
Other officers elected were Floyd
D. Akers, first vice president: l.. T
Breuninger, second vice president;
Fred M. NettleShip. recording Sec
.retary; L. P McLachlen, treasurer
e. C. Gettings. assistant treasurer
and Walter M Bastian. general
counsel. Directors elected, with
terms expiring in l947, were w. w
Everett, jr., who is now in active
service in the Navy; Henry Jones
Alfred H. Lawson. Edgar Morris
William N. Payne, jr.: Lee r. Pen
nington, James E. Smith and Hugh
A. Thrift Elected to serve as di-
rector until 1916 was Bruce Baird.
Succeeds Lawson.
: Mr. Frailey succeeds Alfred H.
Lawson, who has served as president
of the "" for the past five years.
a. w. Defenderfer, chairman of the
Nominating Committee. expressed
appreciation for the work Mr.. Law
son had done during his years in
office.
In his annual report Mr.. Lawson
told of the expanded facilities and
program in connection with the
completion of the History annex
and the ablishment of branch
work in Arlington County, Va,
and Prince Georges and Montgom-
cry Counties, Md The operating
budget has expanded from $442 ,145
in 1889 to $786,972 in 1914 and the
membership has risen from 6.433 in
1889 to 12.773 at the present time.
Leonard w. De Cast, general sec
retary, in his annual report spoke of
the remarkable program during the
YMCA centennial year, which is
coming to close He discussed the
plans being made by special COM
mittee on the return of servicemen
and civilian war workers to assist
them by furnishing information and
.counseling.
Activities Increase.
Reports show large increases in
participation in activities in the last
five years. In the Twelfth Street
Branch the activity doubled that of
1889, while the Railroad Branch
shows an increase Of 81 per cent and
the Central Branch a "A per cent
increase. In the two USO branches
l 400 workers served 1872 400 enlisted
personnel during the past year and
l ,849,867 persons participated in the
activities of all branches of the
Washington "Y" during the past
year.
A feature of the meeting was the
presentation of 217 Bibles for use
in the rooms of the new Central
Annex by Dr. w L. Darby, presi-
dent, Washington City Bible Society
and local representatives of the
American Rih1e Cocioty
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Thomas H. Whitcroh Dies
photographic Engineer

Thomas Horn Whitcroft, 46, a
photographic engineer with the
Navy Department for Is years, died
yesterday at Mount Alto Hospital
after a brief illness. He lived at
Ball Brown street NV
Born in Upper Darby, Pa, Mr..
Whitcroft was graduated from Penn
sylvania State College He had been
a permanent resident of the District
for the last 10 years. He was a
member of the Albert Pike Con-
sistory, of Masons; Fort Stephens
Post, No. 30, American Legion, and
the District Committee of Boy
Scouts.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Eleanor Harvey Whitcrott; two
daughters, Eleanor Virginia and
Jane Alice Whitcroft; two sons
Thomas H. Whitcroft, jr.. and
Richard P. Whitcroft, all of Wash
ington; a sister, Miss Martha Whit
croft, and brother, James Whit
croft, both of Philadelphia.
Funeral services will be held al
1890 pm. Thursday at the Cham
bers' funeral home, with burial in
Arlington Cemetery
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Two Held for Grand Jury
On Gas Coupon Charges

Two men arrested Saturday fol
alleged gas coupon violations were
held for grand jury action yester-
day by United Safes Commissioner
Needham C. Turnage.
The defendants were Harold Bare
foot. %, a radio repairman of the
600 block of Seventh street NV
and John Daniel Branch, jr. col
ored, 81, of the 1900 block of Twen-
ty-second street NV. Branch's
father. Mr.. John Daniel Branch
AZ, tailor of the 100 block of M
street Sc. also was charged Sat-
urday with coupon violations. but
was allowed to go free yesterday by
Mr.. Turnage because of insufficient
evidence.
According to the OPA, Branch
jr., sold 100 coupons to Barefoot
for Is cents gallon and Barefoot
in turn resold them.
The men were held in 81 500 bond
each.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
W. 6. Smith, Accountant ,
World War Veteran, Dies

William G. Smith, ST. an account
ant and World War veteran. died
suddenly at his home, 7l2 Farragut
street NV.
For the last two years Mr.. Smith
had been an accountant with the
E. H. Walker Supply Co. He was
employed by the Columbia Hotel
Supply Co. for II years and then
went to the Commerce Department,
where he worked for two years.
A native of Thoroughfare, Va,
he had lived in the District since
1894 During the World War he
served in France with the 54th In
fantry
Besides his widow, Mrs. Ruth
Mary Smith, he is survived by g
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Daniels; a
son, William G. Smith, jr; sis
ter, Mrs. Eva E. Heitmulller, all OF
Washington, and a Stepson, Ray
mond A. Devers, Alexandria. Va.
Funeral services will be held at
pm tomorrow in the Hines funeral
home Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
DC. Marine Blown Off
Deck Of Princeton

Home on furlough, Marine Gun
merry Sergt. Arthur A. Anderson, 80.
1911 @ street Sc. said today he
seemed to keep dropping for hours
when he was blown off the mortally
stricken Princeton in Leyte Gulf.
We were at battle stations await
ing arrival of 60 or 70 Jap planes
when a Jap dive bomber plunged
from a low cloud and dropped
l ,000- pound bomb through the flight
deck of our flattop aft of the island
he said.
The explosion of a torpedo in one
of our torpedo planes standing in
the hangar below decks knocked me
over the side.
1T was a 40-foot plunge to the
sea and all the way down l kept
wondering what would happen when
I hit the water wearing my life
preserver. What happened was that
was knocked out and had black
eye
"Destroyers skipped all over the
place doing a wonderful job OF
rescue. One sailor dived off a de-
stroyer and rescued II men. Later,
from the deck of a destroyer. We
watched our own naval burial of
the Princeton"
The Princeton was sunk late in
the day by an American torpedo.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
lsWRshoniinq
&Remiinder5@a

Canned Goods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps AS through Z-8; AS
through Us and Az and B-2
good indefinitely for 10 points
each. Next stamps to be validated
January l.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps A-8
through Z-S and AS through SIS
good indefinitely for 10 points
each. Next stamps to be validated
December 81.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Book No. stamps 80 through
"a valid for S pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 4 stamp 10 good for 5
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
Gasoline-A-13 coupons good for I
gallons each through midnight
Thursday. ALA coupons valid for
gallons each Friday. B-4, CA,
B-5 and C-5 coupons good for 5
gallons each.
Shoes-Alrplane stamps /, and 3
in Book No. good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods one and two cou-
pons good for 10 gallons each
through heating year Period three
coupons valid January Is. Old
period four and five coupons from
last winter good through year.
Consumers in this area should not
have used more than 20 per cent
| of their ration as of December lS.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
District Workers Oppose
Change in Payroll Plan

District government employees are
opposed to the proposal of the
Budget Bureau that payrolls be
made up after the end of the pay
periods, on the 1st and 18th of each
month, with checks being distributed
about five days later
Action was taken yesterday when
payroll clerks of the District voted
30 to 20 against the proposed plan
The District workers were said to
feel that time taken for the initial
switchover would be too long and
would work a hardship for the
first month.
The suggested change came from
"a joint committee of the General
Accounting Office, Treasury and
budget officials. They contended that
preparation of checks after the close
OF the pay period instead of before
would enable payroll officers to in
clude the exact amount of over
time due.
Such a plan has been adopted in
IA Federal departments employing
more than 70 per cent of the civilian
personnel of the Government.
Evening star., 1944-12-19

his suspenders. "Oh, yes, sus-
pendairs! The elastic does not last.
If I am playing long and begin to
perspire they stretch. I have a
sensation am losing my trousers.
That is not good.
There is so much to think Of
when I am playing. I must work
hard and get a big tone from
my little instrument to be heard
above the orchestra. They must
work hard, too. 1t is easy for an or
chestra TO play fortissimo. 1t is
hard for them to play piano-but
they do it.
THE fingers they think for Them
selves. And it is well to let them
do it. THE fingers of his left hand
were wriggling) There is so much
to think of. The conductor, the
orchestra and the audience. You
know the audience is there. You dc
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Plea for Injunction
lin Excess Profit Case
Studied by Court

A three judge tribunal OF District
Court yesterday took under advise
ment Government motion to dis
miss an injunction suit brought by
the Mine Safety Appliances Co. of
Pittsburgh, which seeks to prevent
the Government from recovering
money under the Renogotiation Act
for alleged excess profits made by
the firm on contracts.
The tribunal also took under ad-
visement a Government motion for
summary judgment which, If
granted, would be even stronger in
the Governments behalf than dis
miSsal.
Through renegotiation, the Gov
ernment claimed the firm had made
excess profits on Government con-
tracts of approximately $1,000 600.
The actual amount the Govern
ment seeks, however, is only slightly
more than s1,0OO000 after allow
ances are made for taxes which the
firm already has paid it was said.
Decision on the case could have
far-reaching effect on many other
renegotiation cases in connection
with which other firms have filed
suits for injunction in District
Court. Like the present injunction
suit, the other SUITS challenge con-
stitutionality of the Renegotiation
Act The acts constitutionality,
however. never has been de-
termined in court.
The Government in its motions
to dismiss and for judgment con-
tended that the court is without
jurisdiction in the case and that
the firm has its remedy through the
United States Tax Court and that
in the present case it has not ex-
hausted its administrative remedy.
The Government which was repre-
sented by Assistant United States
Attorney General Francis M Shea,
also contended the firm would nave
remedy through the Court of
Claims.
Attorney w. Denning Stewart,
who represented the firm, however,
argued that the firm through the
renegotiation is being deprived of
its just compensation under the
contracts.
The court is composed of Justice
Justin Miller of the United States
Court of Appeals and Justices Jen-
nings Bailey and Matthew F. Nc
Guire of District Court.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
BY GEORGE KENNEDY.

Zinc Francescatti, who will play
Beethoven's violin Concerto in .
Major" with the National Sym
phony Orchestra tomorrow night
had parties at adjoining tables
listening in yesterday when he began
to talk shop at the Raleigh bar.
There is so much to think about,
he said. and finger went up to
his temple.
Il am just back from Havana.
he said. Il look at my violin. A
string has broken. I must make
another string. Then I must make
all the other strings-so they are in
tune.
Il have time for nothing. can
only wear this suit. My other suit
has spots"
With two hands the lively French
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Father DoIun Is Named
Fairfield School Rector

The Very Rev. James H. Dolan, So
president of Boston College from
1925 to 1882, today was appointed
rector of the Fairfield College Pre-
iparatory School. near Bridgeport,
Conn. From 1912 to 1917 he taught
the humanities at Georgetown Uni
versitv and he was the provincial of
New England for the Society of Jesus
from May s, 1887. until recently.
Father Dolan becomes the second
rector of the Connecticut school,
which was founded two years ago.
The first rector, the Rev. John j.
McEleney, has been elevated to pro-
vincial Of New England.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
'Coconut Bombs
Used by Japanese
In Leyte Defense

The japanese used "coconu
bombs during the invasion of Leyt'
in the Philippines.
Col. Allan L. Feldman of Balti
more, who took part in the invasion
told news conference at the Pen
tagon yesterday that the bomb wa.
ingenious but not very effective. I
was fashioned from a followed COCO.
nut, into which the japanese put {
hand grenade and picric acid.
The japanese sealed up the coco.
nut with wax, then looped a core
around it and hurled the coconut a.
American troop concentrations. i
made terrific" explosion. bu
caused little damage, Col Feldmar
said.
Evening star., 1944-12-19

not see them. I do not even see my
wife, although I know where she is
sitting.
Sometimes you must think of the
music. A passage repeats itself
except for one last note. You must
be careful you do not 60 on the
wrong track like a train coming to
a switch"
do you ever do that?" some one
asked.
"Oh no." he said. Years ago vio-
linists sometimes did that in recital.
Then the accompanist would make
out he had to turn a page and make
relieve it was he who made the mis-
take. But you can't do that with
an orchestra"
That was something else to think
about. He gave it thought. Then
he said, In perish-the-thought
tone, THAT would be awful"
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Man Seized in Cigar Theft
Held in Bail Of $1,000

George Bernard Butler, 27, COL
ored, who was arrested yesterday
while selling 50-cent cigars at re-
duced prices in a downtown area,
was arraigned before United States
Commissioner Needham c. Turnage
today on charges of stealing from
an Interstate shipment. The case
was continued until December q.
According to the FBI, Butler. an
employe, broke into the Cochrane
Transportation Co., 1882 First street
NE. on September 4 and stole 1915
worth of cigars. FBI agents said
fingerprints found on broken win
dow at the warehouse checked with
Buffers prints.
Bond was set at $1,000. Butler
gave his address as the 5000 block
of Georgia avenue NV.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Feor He's Losing Trousers Worries Symphony SoLoist

man makes a gesture Of throwing
something down in disgust.
Il throw it in my suitcase.
say when am I ever going to get
this suit clean?"
His wife, beautiful Partisan and
a former concert violinist, was
laughing by this time and so was
every one else.
Encouraged, M. Francescatti con-
tinued:
Il look at my shirts. There must
be no starch. That is something to
think about. Laundry people are
always nice. They say, oh. yes, no
starch. But sometimes there is
starch anyway. Once I played a
recital-two hours-with starched
collar. I was bleeding.
Then my, what do you call
them7" he asked. turning to his
wife and inserting thumb under
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Public Asked to Spare
Public Park FOLIAGE

The public today was asked by
Irving c. Root, National Capital
Parks superintendent, not to mar
the beauty of park lands by cutting
evergreens or removing foliage from
shrubs for home decora tions during
the Christmas season. He said his
staff recently has had to restrain
citizens, armed with axes and
knives, from following this practice.
He called attention to a law which
provides a penalty for such acts.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
f Bond Sales
Reach 72.3Pct.
OF Quota Here
Overall Purchases
Now S121 500, 900,
Passing Goal

Sales of series e" bonds In the
Districts Sixth War Loan drive
reached s21, 100 900, or 1928 per cent
of the S30,000,000 quota, while all
sales to individual, including e"
bonds, climbed to S38, 400, 900, or 83.4
per cent of the S46,O00,0O0 quota,
the District War Finance Commit
tee announced today.
The total figure in the drive, with
sales reported and processed
through yesterday, is now $121 $780,
900, or 1898 per cent of the S94,-
10000 quota. Of this, corporations
bought s83 ,2o0,O 900, 1873 per cent of
their s48,000,000 quota.
Sales Still Being Tabulated.
Sales to individuals will continue
to count in the campaign through
December 81. Although sales to
corporations in the drive ended
Saturday, the corporation figure
continues to rise with reports of
sales tabulated late.
In the Nations drive. e. bond
sales have reached Sl,820 100000
with hundreds of millions of dol
lars yet to be tabulated," Ted r.
Gamble. war finance director, said
today. The e. bond quota is 81
500, 100000. The figures announced
in the national drive today are the
last until the final totals are an
nounced next month
From all types of securities in
the national drive. 8,457 900 900
is now on depisit. This is nearly s4,-
500 100000 above the S14 1000, 900 900
quota. and Secretary of the Treas
ury Morgenthau has predicted the
| drive will go over S19,000,000 900
when all sales are reported. Of the
overall figure, corporations bought
s14, 154 100000 worth. Individual
bond buyers provided S4303 900 900,
or 80 per cent of their SIS ,000, 900 900
goal.
Maryland Exceeds Quota.
Maryland has oversubscribed its
quota by 68 per cent, with bond
sales totaling 1858 000,0 the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of Richmond
announces. The State also exceeded
its quota for individual sales with
a total of S114,80O,000, or 10S per
cent, raised. The sale of 'E'' bonds.
however, Jagged behind that in the
District, with only 23,300,0 900, or
ST per cent of the quota, raised.
Nearly 1000 invited guests attend
ed the Washington concert of the
Royal Air Force Band held last
night in Constitution Hall as a
tribute to the thousands of volun-
teer workers in the District drive
A second concert will be given at
$3.50 o'clock tonight, also in Con-
stitution Hall, with ranking mill
/ tary and Government officials
present
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Complete Defeat
OF Japs Necessary,
Grew Tells Students

Only complete and final military
defeat" will convince the japanese
people of the falsity of fairy tales
about their prowess as descendants
of gods. Joseph C. Grew, former
Ambassador to Japan, declared yes
terday in the first of series of
educational broadcasts over Radio
Station WMAL about the peoples
of Asia
Mr.. Grew, now director of the
State Department. Office of Far
Eastern Affairs, who has been nomi-
mated to be Undersecretary of State
participated with a group of local
hign school students in a program
sponsored by the Public School
Radio Committee, The Evening Star
and WMAL.
Tells of Experiences.
Telling of the Japanese people
as he learned to know them during
10 years in Japan. Mr.. Grew en-
phasized that japanese children are
| brought up for war" from early
childhood, with military activitie!
being more important than schoo
studies, and are made to believe
fairy tales" about their place il
the world.
'If there Is one thing that the
leaders Of Japan fear" he asserted
1T is that the people may learr
the truth and learn to think TO
themselves He pointed to tn.
complete censorship of news ant
books and the thought control
Organization which polices even tht
thoughts of people in Japan.
Through fairy tales about theil
origin, he added, japanese people
are led to believe that they descend
from gods and so are the greatest
people in the world. Such claims
have so poisoned the minds of the
japanese that only complete ano
final military defeat will convince
them that they are false" he added
Questioned by Students.
Monroe Lenoff and Francis Pat
terson of Jefferson Junior High
School asked Mr.. Grew questions
about japanese houses and way OF
living. Three other high school stu
dents-Inegert Greger and Charles
Druitt of Woodrow Wilson High
School and Molly Blake of Calvin
Coolidge High School-who them
selves had lived some years ir
! Japan, told about some of their ex-
periences there.
Others taking part in the program
included George Trytten, Free
Mears, Jack Sauerhoff, Fred Oehn
and Howard Tictin of Calvin Cool.
| idge High School.
DR.. John w. Studebaker. Unitec
States commissioner of education
introduced Mr.. Grew. He explained
that recordings of the program
would be used for instruction il
schools throughout the country.
Backed by Teachers College.
The Peoples of Asia" series o.
programs is supported by Minel
Teachers College, Wilson Teachers
College, the Education Association
of the District, the Columbian Edu.
cational Association, the Unitee
States Office of Education and tn,
Public Library, in addition to thu
Public School Radio Committee, TIL,
Evening Star and WMAL. The pro.
grams are directed by Dr. Clyd,
Huber of Wilson Teachers College
chairman of the Public Schools Ra
dio Committee.
The series will be continued, be
ginning January Is, with 10 weekly
programs, offering seven talks OF
Asia and three concerts by the Ma.
tional Svmphonv Orchestra.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
ToIk on 'Ouks' Proposals

DR.. George H. Finch, director of
the International Law Division of
the Carnegie Endowment for Inter-
national Peace, will discuss the
Dumbarton Oaks proposals before
Phi Beta Kappa members at $50
o'clock tonight in the George Wash
ington University Hall of Govern
ment, Twenty first and G streets
NV. Cloyd H. Marvin, president
|of George Washington University
and of the District Phi Beta Kappa
Association. will preside.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Mrs. Virginia w. Toome,
Granted Reno Divorce

Mrs. Virginia Westerman Toomey
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H
Westerman. 5000 Thirty ninth street
NV, was granted a divorce from
Capt. James Caraher Toomey of
the Marine Corps in Reno yester-
day. according to special dispatch
To The Star Mrs. Toomey. who
charged cruelty. was granted the
right to use her maiden name.
Capt. Toomey, son of the late
James A. Toomey, well-known at
torney, Is stationed IN Washington
The couple was married here in
April, 1912.