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Evening star., 1944-07-10
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, July 10. - Doing
honorable service in the Army today
are nearly 200 Marylanders who owe
a special debt to the Free States
most unusual Draft Board - the
penal PANEL for Maryland State
prisons.
For these soldiers, now scattered
throughout this country and abroad,
were prison inmates until four
lawyers and a retired businessman
won them freedom to help their
country in war.
The five men known as the penal
panel" although nominally spe-
cial unit of Local Board No. 9 in
Baltimore, acts independently.
Panel members are Chairman
Wallace Reidt, assistant director of
the Criminal Justice Commission;
Charles C. Dipaula and Henry M.
Siegel, former assistant States at
torneys of Baltimore City; James
c. L. Anderson, former States at
torney of Baltimore County, and
James w. WilkerSon, retired credit
manager of the Chesapeake g. Po-
tomac Telephone Co.
Other States Study Plan.
The five went to work shortly after
their appointment in May, 1943,
and by May l, 1914, had compiled a
record which has drawn the atten-
ton of other States and OF Selec-
tive Service. &4
Selective Service was impressed
particularly by the fact that of the
ITO men sent into service through
the board in it's first year, only 4
later became entangled with the
law
Many of the men were reported
to be doing excellently. Command
ing officers sent back glowing re-
ports on them, one even suggesting
that if the panel had 60 more like
the one he had, all should be sent
along pOSthaSte.
Evening star., 1944-07-10
Thomas N. Derf|inger Dies
In Yard At Virginia Home
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BLOOMFIELD, Va, July 10
Thomas M. Derhmeer, "a, retired
merchant and bank director, died
yesterday In the yard OF his home
here. He had been in Ill health fol
several years.
MIR. Derilnger was born in Warren
County and had lived in Loudour
County for 40 years. He conducted 9
general store near Front Royal.
Mr.. Derf1in&er was a director o1
the Round Hill National Bank, and
had been a director Of the Middle.
burg National Bank. He was active
in politics and civic affairs.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs
Cora jenkins DerfAnger; three
daughters, Mrs. Louise Tohms
Washington; Mrs. Charles S. Mon.
roe ,Ashburn, and Mrs. George Free
man, Bloomfield, and two grand
children.
Funeral services will be held at :
pm. tomorrow at the home here
conducted by the Rev. Hugh John
son, Upperville. Burial will be in
EbeneZer Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-07-10
Guards Close Capitol Hour Early After Federal mpove Rush

Between 1000 and $500 Govern
ment employees poured into the
Capitol yesterday to inspect their
No. national shrine, which has
been closed on Sundays to all but
service people since the war began.
The Capitol was supposed to be
open to Federal workers who could
show passes between 2:30 and 4:30
pm. But an hour after the doors
opened, guards were compelled to
stop the flow and ask visitors to
come back next Sunday.
AS 1t was, guides inside were busy
taking parties through the building
until about 8 pm. Some of the
visitors had to wait in the rotunda
for more than an hour before they
could join = party. They were nice
Evening star., 1944-07-10
Victim Of Streetcar
Pinned Underneath

Mrs. Lucille Burton, 81, colored,
232 Second street NE, was struck
by a streetcar yesterday and lay
trapped beneath it for half an hour
while a Fire Department rescue
squad jacked up the car to extricate
her.
The accident occurred at First and
c streets NE, police reported. She
was removed to Casualty Hospital
suffering from internal injuries. Her
condition was reported as fair.
Police said the operator of the
streetcar was Vernon w. Coble, 26,
of 102 Fifteenth street Sc
Seaman Ralph Day, U. S. N. r., "a
of 6214 Forty-first avenue, Hyatts-
vile, Md, escaped with minor in
juries early yesterday when an auto
mobile he was driving plunged into
a 50-foot excavation on Nichols ave-
nue. near Howard road Sc.
The car smashed through barri-
cade and fell to the bottom of the
hole, landing right side up, police
said. Day climbed from the car to
be greeted at the top OF the eXca-
vation by police who had been
cruising nearby and heard the noise
of the crash.
After questioning by police he
was turned over to the Navy shore
patrol.
Charges of reckless driving against
Larry c. Holshouser. Charlotte, N
c.. in the traffic death Saturday OF
9-year-old John Sparks, Fairfax
were dropped yesterday. The action
followed an inquiry by DR.. T. B. Nc
Cord, Fairfax County coroner.
The child died in Emergency Hos
pital after he was struck by a car
driven by Mr.. Holshouser as he ran
across the road near his home. Mr.
Holshouser had been released on
$500 bond pending the investigation
Evening star., 1944-07-10
Norman H. Davis Leaves
S562,0O0 Estate 10 Chi|dEen

The will of the late Norman H
Davis, chairman Of the American
Red Cross, who died July 2, was
entered for probate in Alexandra
Corporation Court today.
Mr.. Davis estate, valued at $562,-
600, is left In trust for his eight
children and their children. The
will stipulates that the home at 804
Prince street, Alexandria, and all
household furniture and personal
property be divided equally among
his children. His wife died about
two years ago.
Named as executors are Maclin
Davis, q son, and Gardner L. Boothe
of Alexandria, Mr.. Davis attorney.
Evening star., 1944-07-10
Silver Spring Red Cross
Plans Additional Class

An additional class to make surgi-
cal dressings for the Naval Medical
Center, Bethesda, is being organized
by the Silver Spring Red Cross. The
class will meet from $50 am. to
pm. on Thursdays at the Woodside
Methodist Church. The chapter also
made a plea for additional volun-
teers for surgical dressing classes
at the church on Wednesdays.
The Red Cross mobile blood donor
unit will be in Silver Spring July
10, at the Woodside Methodist
Church from 9 am. to 1:30 pm
Appointments can be made by call
ing Shepherd 1903 and Silver Spring
0383.
Evening star., 1944-07-10
Alexandra, Arlington
To Fight Sales Tax al
Hearing tomorrow
Foirfox Form Group
Expected to Indorse
Levy on Purchases

Opposition to q Virginia sales tax
will be expressed by Alexandria and
Arlington County ofncials and mer-
chants at hearings to be held by an
Advisory Legislative Committee at
1890 am. tomorrow at the USO
Auditorium, lis North Washington
street, Alexandria.
While business men are expected
to fight the measure on the ground
1t would divert trade to the District,
support for such q tax was expected
to come from a group Of Fairfax
County farmers who believe the
sales tax would reduce real estate
and personal property levies.
Alexandria and Arlington mer-
chants assert that in addition to
driving trade from Northern Vir-
ginia into the District, collection of
q sales tax would place another bur-
den on merchants at q time when
they already are overworked. House.
wives also have expressed opposi-
ton to the tax as an unfair burden
on the families Of servicemen.
Burden Viewed Is Unfair.
Arlington Chamber of Commerce
representatives said that under a
sales tax low income groups would
pay four to six times as much in
taxes as the higher income groups.
Tomorrow's hearings will be held
before a seven-man committee
headed by DR.. Upton r. Snaveley,
University of Virginia faculty men,
ber. and including State Senator Y.
Melvin Hodges, South Hill. author
OF 4 Senate sales tax bill which
was withdrawn at the last session
Of the General Assembly when the
commission was appointed to study
the tax.
City Attorney Joseph M. PAN
coast will present Alexandria's ON
cial opposition to the proposal. AS
representatives of the city Chamber
OF Commerce, he will present the
views of that body also. Frederick
l.. Flynn will represent the Alexan-
dria Retail Merchants Association.
County Officials to Attend.
Arlington County officials who will
attend include Frank c. Hanrahan,
county manager; Commonwealth 8
Attorney Lawrence Douglas, and F.
Freeland Chew and Edmund D.
Campbell. representing the county
board.
The Chamber of Commerce also
will be represented by Col. Christo-
pher B. Garnett, counsel; w. Nor
reli Stone, president, and Paul A.
Hill, executive secretary. Oren
Lewis will represent the Board of
Trade, and the Arlington Civic
Federation viii be represented by
Charles 8. Cobbins and DR.. Victor
Meyers.
The Hodges bill proposed a 1-cent
tax on all items costing IS cents or
less, 2 cents on all items between 80
and 10 cents, and cents on all
items costing over II cents.
Evening star., 1944-07-10
100000 Maryland Autoists
Lack Use Tax Stamps
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, July 10.-Federal
omcials estimate that at least 2OO,-
600 Maryland motorists still do not
have auto use tax stamps for their
automobiles.
Baltimore Postmaster Neal A
Sibley said postonce sales as OF
Friday totaled 1929 stamps
$4,000 fewer than had been sold
by the same agency in the same
time year ago.
The new stamps were required tc
be displayed from July l.
The offlce Of the Commissioner OF
Motor Vehicles estimated, mean
while, that vehicle registrations in
the State aggregated approximate
ly $4,000, as compared with 5000
last year.
Evening star., 1944-07-10
MARYLAND CIO Moves
To 'Droft Roosevelt
BY the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, July 10.-A draft
Roosevelt" movement, sponsored by
the State CIO Political Action Com
mittee, was under way in Maryland
today.
Tom Connor, State director, said
last night a petition signed by ap-
proximately 100000 Marylanders
would be presented to the State del
egation to the Democratic National
Convention before the group leaves
for Chicago.
About 800 precinct leaders were
appointed at a meeting yesterday to
forward the draft Roosevelt" move
uent and to distribute educational
material on important issues to vot-
ers In the Baltimore area.
Evening star., 1944-07-10
20 Norfolk Gas Stations
Face Revocation CHARGES
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, July 10.-The
District Once Of Price Administra-
ton here has instituted proceedings
against 18 filling station operators
having 20 stations in Norfolk to
determine whether their right to
sell gasoline shall be revoked. The
OPA said stolen coupons amounting
to $4,000 gallons were found in their
ration banking accounts.
The coupons found were part of
l 500 900 gallons stolen February "a
from the West Palm Beach Fla.)
Board, the OPA said.
During the last few months num-
bered coupons stolen in this lot have
been showing up in Norfolk and
Portsmouth on sheets turned In by
dealers to their distributors, OPA
omcials said. A number of sheets
had as high as SO per cent in stolen
coupons.
Evening star., 1944-07-10
price lists available for prospective
buyers to inspect.

price lists available for prospective
buyers to inspect.
Specific prices have been estab-
lished by model and body type for
% makes and about 5000 models of
passenger cars manufactured from
1887 through 1912. Cars made be-
fore 1887 cannot sell at prices higher
than those established for the near
est comparable 1887 model.
Meanwhile, the OPA announced
the appointment of James F. Boyd
of New Castle, Ind, as head of the
used-car section OF the automotive
rationing branch. He has been as
sistant general sales manager of the
De Soto Motor Corp. and operated
retail automobile business in Tam
pa, Fla.
Mr.. Boyd succeeds Orton p. Huf-
stader, who becomes assistant di-
rector OF the rationing field division.
Evening star., 1944-07-10
D. T.. Used Car Mart.
Begin Selling Under
0PA Price CEILINGS
29 Clerks Make Check
Of Isl Dealers Armed
With l7-Poee Order

The $4,000, 900, 900 used-car indus
try began operating under price
ceilings for the first time today as
the ONCE OF Price Administration
sought to peg prices at levels pre-
vailing last January. The new reg
ulations affect Isl used car dealers
here.
Twenty-nine price clerks, armed
with questionnaires and copies of
the 17-page OPA regulation, con-
Quoted check of the ISL dealers in
what District officials termed an
educational survey" to determine
lif dealers were displaying proper
price tags and otherwise abiding
with the rules.
While reports on the survey were
incomplete, there were indications
most dealers were familiar with the
regulations. The majority of deal
ers checked along Fourteenth street
NV, popular automobile row."
had figured out their new prices
over the week end and tags were
attached to cars available for imme-
diate sale.
"Wild-Catters" May Lose.
In another section-along Georgia
avenue N.W-cars were not tagged,
the OPA reported. However, dealers
agreed to procure tags as quickly
as possible.
Many dealers had been supplied
tags and OPA certificates of trans
fer, which will be used in all sales
to attest to proper transaction, by
the Washington Automotive Trade
Association.
Typical of the comment of dealers
was this: I'VE think the new regu-
lations will work, particularly to the
benefit of the legitimate dealer. But
it's going to hurt the wild-catter.
He had reference to operators of
some lots who had been buying cars
from individuals at high prices with
the hope of making a killing" With
prices pegged at last January levels,
these dealers stand to lose out.
Matter Of Enforcement.
Another dealer said he believed
the program would succeed, pro-
vided it is properly enforced. Under
the program both sales between in
dividual owners, as well as between
dealers and individuals, must be re-
corded on the certificate Of transfer.
This Is used subsequently by the
new owner in applying for gasoline
rations. In addition all used car
sales must be recorded with local
ration boards.
Thus the OPA believes it will have
full knowledge Of all used car trans
actions. AL boards have the new
Evening star., 1944-07-10
Soldier ond Boy Drown
In Baltimore Area
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, July 10.-Two per-
sons drowned yesterday in the Balti-
more area, one of them q soldier
stationed at Camp Springs. A nick
of-time rescue by an unidentified
sailor prevented another fatality.
Pvt. Wax Mende, the Camp Springs
soldier, drowned at a beach near
Lorely, and Charles Krehs, Is, Of
Randallstown in pond on a Har-
risonville farm.
An unknown sailor succeeded in
hauling out 14-year-old Baltimore
boy from 8 feet of water of Post
ONCE Shore yesterday after two
others had failed to reach the child.
Evening star., 1944-07-10
Appeal Court Uphold,
Conviction Of NeeIy
In Police Staying
McNobb Ruling Held
Not Applicable in Foce
Of Inquest Statements

The Court of Appeals today upheld
the first-degree-murder conviction
of Monroe D. Nicely, IS, colored. who
is under sentence Of death for the
staying IA months ago Of Policeman
Charles r. Johnston.
The defendant had asked 4 new
trial on the basis of the Supreme
Courts decision in the McNabb case
in which the highest tribunal ruled
that confessions were inadmissable
where persons had been detained
overly long before arraignment.
Defense counsel argued that Nicely
was not represented by an attorney
at the coroner's inquest several days
after the Staying, when he volun-
tarily made self-incriminating state
ments, parts Of which turned out to
be inconsistent with his testimony
at the trial. It was claimed that at
that time he had yet to be arraigned
before the United States commits
sioner on the murder charge.
Rules Against Contention.
1t was contended that the coroner
is not q committing oficer for the
District, and therefore statements
made at a coroner's inquest should
be treated in the same way as If the
defendant had been unreasonably
detained without a hearing or COM
mitment.
In ruling against this contention
the Appellate Court said 1t did not
believe the principle of the McNabb
case was intended to cover q public
hearing before a coroner.
None of the evils Of prolonged
questioning of criminal defendants
in private in order to get damaging
admissions can follow from the or
derly and public process of an In
quest" the opinion stated.
Safeguards Afforded.
Statements made under such cir
cumstances afford every necessary
safeguard to q defendant, and may,
therefore, be used later against him
If he testifles at his trial"
Nicely had been sentenced to be
electrocuted last March 3, but the
date was set aside to permit his
appeal to be made. He was found
guilty Of shooting and killing Officer
Johnston as the latter started up
fight of steps to arrest him In
house In the 900 block of Twenty
first street NE. last May.
Nicely previously had shot and
wounded his wife, it was charged.
The pistol used in the shooting be-
longed to rookie colored policeman
who later was dismissed from the
force for failing to help arrest Neely.
Evening star., 1944-07-10
New Water Line to Serve
Two Bethesda Sections

10 provide . stronger flow Of
water to the Oakmont and Bradley
boulevard sections Of Bethesda, Nd,
the washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission Is constructing an aux
ilary water line from these two
communities to connect with the
main water line on Green Tree
road.
The auxiliary line runs from
johnson avenue across AyrlAwn
Farms to Green Tree road and from
Rayburn road at Bradley boulevard
to Green Tive road.
Evening star., 1944-07-10
Arguments Opened
On Setting Aside ICC
Bus Fare Decision
Three-Judee Tribunal
Told Rute Reduction
Order Is Discriminatory
der Is Discrimination

A three-judge tribunal heard ar.
guments In District Court today on
the contention Of four transporta-
tion companies serving Government
facilities in nearby Virginia, that an
earlier court decision nulifying an
Interstate Commerce Commission
order be reafnrmed. The ICC had
ordered fares reduced, and after its
action was set aside 1t later re-
issued the order.
Sitting on the bench are Justice
Thurman Arnold Of the United
states Court Of Appeals, and JUS
tlces r. Dickinson Let's and Jen.
nings Bailey Of the District Court.
The latter justices sat in the case
during the first hearings held in
May. Justice Arnold was desig-
mated to take the place of Justice
Justin Miller of the Appellate Court,
who Is out Of the city.
Attorneys In the case are E. Bar.
rett Prettyman, representing tho
Capital Transit Co.; Hugh Obear for
the Arlington g. Fairfax Motor
transportation Co.; Robert e. Quirk
for the Alexandria, Barefoot d
Washington Transportation Co..
and j. Ninian Beall for the Wash.
ington, Maryland & Virginia Coach
Co., Inc.
Hearings Renewed.
Attorney Daniel Knowlton is rep
reSenttng the ICC and Robert Pierce
the Government. The Virginia State
Corporation Commission is also con.
testing the ICC order.
Mr.. Obear opened the proceedings
with review Of the hearings before
the ICC last fall and the subse-
quent court proceedings which set
aside the ICC order. He asserted
that the commissions second order.
issued June IL, was merely q reaf-
f1rlnation OF the original order
hanoed down in January. He also
stated that the commission would
be unable to show the court any
new findings which would Justify 4
change in their original decision.
He told the court that the trans
portation companies came within
provisions Of the ICC Act which
provides exemption under certain
circumstances. He said the COM
mission was without authority to
require joint fares among separate
companies.
Order Held Discriminatory.
In addition, he claimed that the
1CC order was discriminatory, mas
much as 1t applied only to persons
from the District going to Virginia
installations, but did not reduce the
rates of Virginia residents who were
going to the same installations. He
said all Of the routes included were
within the Washington commercial
zone established in 1897 and added
that before the ICC Act could be
invoked the commercial zone would
have to be re-established.
The ICC order, which Is scheduled
to 60 into effect August 81, would
reduce fares for many commuters
from one and one-third to five
cents for the trip from the District
to the Virginia Federal establish-
ments and would provide tokens and
transfers between companies, which
are not now available.
There was no indication how long
the hearings would continue.
Evening star., 1944-07-10
SOCIETY AND GENERAL NEWS
WASHINGTON, D. G..
Former Bund Official
Due 10 Resume Stand
Al Sedition Trial
Kunze Attorney GrAIs
Government Witness
Born in Germany
By CARTER BROOKE JONES.

SAAASA A~A&~>
One Of the Governments impor-
tant witnesses in the sedition case,
william Luedtke, former national
secretary OF the German-Americar
Bund, was expected to resume the
stand in District Court some time
today to continue his recital Of ac-
tivities he observed at hearquarters
and in various Eastern cities.
Luedtke was midway in his testi-
mony when he was excused tempo
rarily to make way for four Cali
fornia witnesses who had been watt
ing for weeks and were eager to re-
turn home. They told of bund oper-
ations on the West Coast.
Aided Naval Intelligence.
The fourth of these witnesses,
Charles Joseph Young, was still un-
der cross examination when the
mass trial was resumed today after
recess since Thursday night.
Mr.. Young was under stiff inter-
rogation by P. Bateman Ennis, at
torney for Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze.
last national leader of the Bund, at
adjournment, and Mr.. Ennis had
further questions to ask today Sew
eral other defense counsel planned
to question the German-born wit
ness, who said he Joined the hyph-
enated group at the request of Ma
val Intelligence.
Mr.. Ennis brought out from Mr..
Young that he was dismissed from
a position in the Los Angeles Coun-
ty auditors Office for subversive ac-
tivity. The witness explained that
this was because of his association
with the bund as an undercover
man.
Il couldn't tell my real reason for
joining the bund at that time with
out spelling all the work had
DONE" Mr.. Young added.
Opposed Subversive Acts.
Pressed to say why he had de-
cided to expose" the bund, the
witness said: Il am against any one
who works for foreign interests
against this Government"
He told of visits to bund head
quarters in Los Angeles by number
of sailors from the American Navy
and by an Army top sergeant. The
20 defendants are charged with con-
spring to incite the armed forces
TO disloyalty and mutiny.
The trial entered its 18th week
with no indication of when the
Government hoped to close its case.
When a defense attorney asked if
the prosecution expected to rest
within two weeks-the period agreed
on by Chief Justice Edward G.
Eicher as the point at which he
would take up defense requests for
subpoena of witnesses-Chief Prose-
cutor o. John Rogge merely said:
The answer is no."
Evening star., 1944-07-10
Hero Thanks Knjtter. 81

L. A. Forester, driver in the
Royal Air Force in Italy, sent a
letter Of thanks and a box of or
anges to Mrs. Eliza Hall, 81, Of
Harpenden, England, when he re-
ceived scarf from her. Mrs. Hall
Is one of the most industrious knit.
ters for the troops.
Evening star., 1944-07-10
Save This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack Of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
Of old newspapers and 'maga-
zines Is needed. Notify some
school child In your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-07-10
Mother Of Eight Gets
High School Diploma
By the Associated Press.

~ e11e 1ASS0tluVcU EIENS.
CHICAGO.-Mrs. Chanie Dur
nam, mother of eight children and
q grandmother, has received her
high school diploma, finishing a
course at night classes after six
years OF perfect attendance.
Mrs. Durham, IS, decided to COM
plete her schooling after all her
children completed high school and
four OF them earned college degrees.
Evening star., 1944-07-10
Civilian Defense Council
Awards Presented 10 81

Judge Albert E. Brault, Mont
gomery County civilian defense di-
rector, has announced the presenta-
ton of service awards to 81 chiefs
and deputy chiefs of service in the
Civilian Defense Council. Those re-
ceiVinr the awards are.
Evening star., 1944-07-10

NEW HIGHWAY-This new
highway, between Boiling Field
and the Camp Springs Air
Base in Maryland, will be
opened to general traffic by
October. The 9H2 miles of
roadway indicated on the
map were built by the Public
Roads Administration at the
request of the War Depart
ment, primarily for military
purposes. Eventually the route
will become a parkway.