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Evening star., 1944-04-07
Accountant Urges Gu
From 6 10 5 PET.
In Pepco Return
Government Witness
Describes Lower Scale
As Somewhat LiberuI

Reduction of the rate of return
allowed the Potomac Electric Power
Co. from the present 6 per cent to
S per cent was advocated today by
Fred Kleinman, chief accountant of
the Illinois Commerce Commission,
at the annual rate hearings before
the Public Utilities Commission.
Mr.. Kleinman, a witness for the
Treasury Procurement Division, said
he believed that the per cent rate
of return would permit Pepco a
sufiicient amount for it's bond, pre-
ferred and common stock dividends
He described this lower rate of re-
turn as somewhat liberal" adding
that certain issues of Pepco's pre-
ferred stock were now receiving too
high dividends.
Another Government witness, DIR
James C.. Bonbright, chairman OF
the New York Power Authority and
professor of finance at Columbia
University, also has urged 5 pei
cent rate.
Counsea's Protest Weighed.
The PUG yesterday took undeI
adyfsement. objection of Pepco at.
torneys to testimony of Mr.. Klein.
man on the depreciation policies Of
the utility under the sliding scale
arrangement for rate determine
tion.
Mr.. Kleinman had sought to show
that since the interest on the de-
probation reserves had been lower
than the rate of return allowed the
company on it's rate base, it had
received additional profits under the
sliding scale.
'The purpose of his exhibits has
been fully disclosed" declared S. r.
Bowen, attorney for Pepco. They
are kaseo upon false assumptions
and q mathematical monstrosity."
produced No Fact"
This is the first time I can recall
when a witness has produced no
facts, but by false assumptions has
produced set of figures on which
you can't make head nor TAIL
declared Mr.. Bowen.
Gregory Hankin, commission
member. told Mr.. Bowen that if
he were correct in saying the
assumptions made by Mr.. Klein
man IN his exhibits and testimony
were false, he ought to be able
to prove bis contentious in cross
examination.
1T would dignity these exhibits
to cross-examine the witness" re-
torted Mr. Bowen.
Mr., Kleinman said the present 20
per cent limitation on deprecia-
ton reserves was too low. advo-
eating instead that the limitation
should be 331s per cent as a
minimum.
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Flying Fortress Thomas X. Henry
pilot who was recent patient. On
a mission over Germany the heao
of his co-pilot, sitting beside him
was cut off clean by a piece OF max
The man brought his ship home
safely and then blew"
He was an exceptionally difficult
case, failing to respond well to the
commoner methods of treatment. II
was not so much the shock of the
co-pilot's death and his own mar
row escape which bothered him. But
he had developed an overwhelming
guilt complex. He blamed himself
for having killed his comrade be-
cause he had not lodged that flax
Finally, in the twilight state which
proceeds the deep slumber induced
by amytal, he revealed the real
basis of his illogical attitude. For
some years he had been an only
child. Then a little brother had
come into the family of whom he
was excessively jealous. He was
about years old at the time. One
day he had picked up the baby
and started to drop him out of "a
three-story window. The mother
had arrived on the scene in the
nick of time
Then the horror of what he had
been about to do had overwhelmed
him. Ever since he had been ex-
cessively attentive to that brother to
salve his own conscience. When
they were parted by the war there
was a gap in his whole scheme of
things. He had compensated for it
by subconsciously substituting the
co-pilot for the brother.
When the man was killed he
had felt, still subconsciously, that
he had at last, by an adverse fate,
carried out the impulse of his long
past childhood He had murdered
his little brother and must go
through all eternity with the curse
Of Cain on his brow. This only
had to be explained to him, to
be brought into the open out of
his subconscious, to clear up his
neurotic symptoms.
Boy Thought He Died.
One day they brought in boy
who was almost completely para
lyzed. He could only move his eyes
and mouth. Yet his muscles and
their nerve connections were found
intact. He also proved hard case.
Please bury me" would come his
wierd whisper. I'm dead. I've
been dead so long"
1t finally developed that he was
the SON of an overscrupulous
mother who had worried exces-
sively over his health. Every since
he was small child she had told
him that If he got his feet wet
he would catch pneumonia and
die"
She had always emphasized the
"die." This boy had been a brave
soldier. He had not feared Ger
man bullets. But deep in his SUBJ
conscious mind had remained the
childhood terror of getting his feet
wet. One night he had been
pinned down by enemy shellf1re
In heavy rain from which there
was no shelter. 1t was cold He
was soaked to the skin. The next
day he had bad cold and a pain
in his chest. But he was a hardy
youth and suffered no serious ply
sical aftereffects.
But if getting his feet wet meant
Evening star., 1944-04-07

~NS ~ ~ Ososo
of lilies on the
Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier.
Representativ e S
from the Grand
Communicates of
Knights Tenn
plar from most
Of the States will
be headed by the
grand comman-
der Of the or
der, Sir Knight
Charles N o a h
Orr Of st. Paul
MINI. Mr.. Orr
will act as mas
Evening star., 1944-04-07

man and some
times, under the
influence of the
truth dr u G.
amytal, a pa
tient will reveal
something out OF
the distant past
which has con-
tributed to his
present C o n d l.
ton, and the
airing of which
goes far to cure
the complex OF
symptoms.
They tell of a
Evening star., 1944-04-07
Mending Bottle Croekups
ASSEMBLY LINE REPAIRS
MENTALLY BROKEN YANKS
Mendine Bottle Croekups
(Sirth OF a Series
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star War Correspordept

UNITED STATES MILITARY HOSPITAL ENGLAND tBy
hospital
personalities
assembly line
First the medical officers little confidence
have time for it in their schedule which calls turning
a
Still their philosophy how much getting
his Whole body
Evening star., 1944-04-07

CROSS BURNING THROUGH HOLY THURSDAY NIGHT
Electric lights in windows forming kept burning
throughout Holy Thursday night in the otherwise
ened American Federation of Labor Building Ninth
and Massachusetts, NV Lights forming above
the entrance the YMCA 1875 kept
burning during the night The practice which has been followed
in New York Philadelphia introduced
to Washington by Father Joseph Gedra Of Immaculate Con-
cepon Church Eighth and streets NW-Sar Staff Photo
Evening star., 1944-04-07

is to leave no
which will help a
Evening star., 1944-11-08
Arlington Man Safe
In Princeton Sinkino

A two-week ordeal waiting for
news Of their son, Alvin Louis Kelley,
n, aviation machinist's mate, second
class, aboard the aircraft carrier
Princeton, sunk two weeks ago of
the Philippine Islands, ended last
night for his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence c. Kelley, 1928 North
Fourteenth street, Arlington, when
they received a brief message from
him assuring them he was all right.
Mrs. Kelley. who was overjoyed at
the news, said the communication
was brief. but to the point. Naval
censorship forbade the youth dis
closing any details except that he
had escaped injury.
The past two weeks we're the
worst Of my life" Mrs. Kelley said.
But never gave up hope and
never stopped praying to God"
Mr.. Kelley entered the service in
November, 1910, and was first as
signed to the Memphis, and was
transferred to the Princeton shortly
after that ship was commissioned.
A graduate of Washington-Lee
High School, Mr.. Kelley was Star
carrier for several years while in
school. He worked for the Rosslyn
Gas Co. before entering the service.
Evening star., 1944-11-08

Virginia brought unexpected grief to
election ofncials in Arlington and
Fairfax Counties. In Falls Church,
where some voters were forced to
wait in line for as long as two hours
and 45 minutes, officials were forced
to open a new polling place to ac-
commodate the crowds. Ofncials re-
ported 600 new registrations and
that many Republicans who had not
voted In years stepped up to the
polls.
Charter Official Misses Vote.
Frederick r. Barkley, a Washing
ton correspondent for the New York
Times and publicity ofncial of the
Montgomery County Charter Com
mittee. and his wife. were turned
back at the polls because of a tech
nicality in the rolls.
Election officials said the Bark
leys had failed to notify the election
board they had moved to another
district and precinct. Mr.. Barkley
said he had been q resident of the
county and registered voter since
1926.
Lines Continue Throughout Day.
In Arlington County, lines con-
tinued throughout the day at the
Arlington and Ballston precincts. At
Arlington precinct many voters cast
their ballots after the 6:0l pm. clos
ing time after officials directed that
those in line at that time be allowed
to vote.
Two lines were formed at Arling-
ton precinct-one for persons whose
names began with the letters A
through K, and the second for per-
sons whose names began with L
through z. The second line had the
best Of it, as you can see by checking
the telephone directory.
Poll Tax Misunderstanding.
In Alexandria City Treasurer
Roger c. Sullivan reported that
he was deluged yesterday by calls
from voters who claimed they had
been refused the right to vote be-
cause OF discrepancies in poll tax
tolls.
1t was explained that some cleo
ton judges had not been proper
ly informed of q 1s42 State law
which requires payment of poll tax
for the year in which the voter
first came into the State instead OF
payment Of the tax only If the
person was in the State on Janu-
ary l. As complaints increased,
Commonwealth Attorney Albert v.
Bryan toured the polling places to
explain the law, and attempts were
made to contact those who had
been turned away through the
error.
Blind Voter Has Story.
Rejecting the Republican trend
in Fairfax County. blind voter in
the county related this story:
Forced to seek the aid of an elec-
ton clerk to mark the ballot, when
told to check the ballots for Pres
ident Roosevelt the clerk exclaimed,
Evening star., 1944-11-08
Virginia Voting
Hits Peak With
$4,000 Ballots
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Nov. 8.-Virginia' &
total vote passed the $4,000 mark,
the largest on record, when 1881 of
the States precincts had been tabu-
lated today.
The vote stood: President Roose-
welt, 230,873; Gov. Dewey, 139, ,544, a
plurality of 81, ,329 for Mr.. Roosevelt.
Four years ago Mr.. Roosevelt re-
ceived 235 ,s61 and Wendell Willkie,
los, 1863.
The total apparently will pass the
375 900 estimated on election eve
by Earl Fitzpatrick. Democratic
campaign manager. but both Mr..
Fitzpatrick and Louis Reynolds,
State manager of the Committee of
100, were far OF in their prediction
that Mr.. Roosevelt's plurality would
exceed that of 1910. He actually
suffered loss OF about 27,0O0.
Evening star., 1944-11-08

ooh! you can't do that" The vote
went for Mr.. Roosevelt just the
same.
Forgets to Vote.
In Norfolk, Va, w. B. Shafer, In
dependent candidate for the I'd dis
trict House seat, was so busy dis
tributing his own campaign litera-
ture yesterday that he forgot he
hadn't voted until the polls had
closed. He laughed it of, saying
his wife had voted for him anyway.
Amendment Left on Ballot.
Pittsylvania County Va.) voters
were interested in two proposed
amendments to the State constitu-
ton, but not vote was cast in the
county for or against the measure.
Reason-some one forgot to have the
ballots printed, SO no votes on these
issues were cast in any of the coun-
tvs So precincts.
Voting Machine Trouble.
In Baltimore polling place a
woman voter failed to reappear after
about 10 minutes. A patrolman,
sent to her rescue, found that she
wanted TO vote for all the candi-
dates. She wasn't pleased to find
that the machines don't work that
way.
Evening star., 1944-11-08
SideIights on Nearby Elections
Socialist Loses but Is cheered by Goin;
Candidate for House Forgets to Vote

Clark r. Robb, defeated Socialist
candidate for the 9th Virginia House
seat, today counted his gains over
two years ago and decided that VIC
tory was in the ofang-sometime in
the future.
Mr.. Robb, who expressed pleasure
over his gain of 304 votes over his
1942 total of 311, said his belief in
an eventual Socialist victory has
been strengthened. THE world is
going In that direction" he said.
The 40-year-old Socialist, who has
been confined to a wheelchair since
he was stricken with infantile pa
ralysis at the age Of 6, explained
that he turned Socialist" when he
became frightened" over the public
debt.
Once q Firm Republican.
II used to be q wool
Republican" Mr.. Robb said. II
couldn't follow them after Hoover,
however, and I went New Deal back
in 1882. When the debt scared me
I turned to socialism because I be-
lieved the world was coming to COL
lectism and I wanted to see a demo-
cratic form of collectivism."
A graduate of George Washington
University. Mr.. Robb said his Is q
"bookish type Of mind-not the True
Story kind, but the serious book
kind" He said that a book by DR..
Harry Ladder on Socialism or De-
mocracy," won him to the party.
This Is Mr.. Robb's second attempt
to gain the 9th district House seat,
and last year he opposed Andrew w.
Clarke. Alexandria, for State Sena-
tor from Arlington, Fairfax and
Prince William Counties and the
City Of Alexandria.
Yesterdays record vote in nearby
Evening star., 1944-11-08
One Killed, Il Missing
In Navy Plane Crash
By the Associated Press.

BY tne ASAoclateo PreS8.
NORFOLK, Va. Nov. ga Navy
patrol plane crashed and sank In
Hampton Roads yesterday. killing
one man and leaving II missing.
The body of Henry Lynn, Navy
aviation radioman of Tonawanda,
N. Y, was recovered shortly after
the crash.
Fifth Naval District headquarters
identified the following nine Of the
missing men:
1t. John ]. Konieczny, Norfolk !;
1t. q. g. Glenn D. Williams, Web
ster Grove, Mo-; Ensign Paul E.
Lane, Norwood, Ohio; Ensign Will
liam r. Poole, Newcastle, Me-; James
L. Hilliker, jr., aviation machinist,
Detroit; Owen H. Faurot, aviation
radioman, Council Bluffs, Iowa;
Howard E. Carnes, aviation ordnance
man, Mishawaka, Ind; Willis A.
Parker. aviation radioman, Sails
bury, Md, and Earl Butts, aviation
machinists mate. Deridder. La.
Evening star., 1944-11-08
Gonzogu Mothers Club
Will Meet Friday

A meeting of the Gonzaga Moth
ers' Club will be held at Gonzaga
High School at 8 pm. Friday. Mrs.
Earl Kolb, president, invites par
ents of all students Of the school
to attend.
Plans will be formulated for the
annual dance and card party for
the benefit Of the schools scholar
ship fund, which will be held De-
cember at the Mayfiower Hotel.
The meeting, which will be ad-
dressed by the Rev. Francis E. Gar
ner, S. j., headmaster, will be pre-
ceded by benediction Of the Blessed
Sacrament in the high school
chapel.
Evening star., 1944-11-08

to set salaries of States, attorneys,
~. .199 to $37 ,608.
Permitting establishment of .
Baltimore City land redevelopment
commission, u, AT to 38,521.
Reducing the number Of times
proposed constitutional amendments
must be published in county news
papers and abolishing a provision
that such proposals must be pub
lished in German-language news
paper in Baltimore, 1929 to 80, ,282.
A proposal to permit the Legis-
lature to make laws providing for
the transfer Of judges fxom one
circuit to another in cases of emer-
gency was voted down, 1883 to
50,2f2.
Also rejected was the proposed
elimination Of q requirement that
the Legislature consent to all be-
quests to churches.
Evening star., 1944-11-08

1eV Ai"'o p II II I. Mr.
Lloyd led his opponent in all pre-
cincts except Ballston and East Falls
Church, where Mr.. MACPHERSON re-
ceived 1,l78 and $40 respectively to
l,139 and sos for Mr.. Lloyd.
In the Alexandria contest, Mr..
Logan was opposed by r. E. Knight
and Frederick L. Flynn, an Alex
andria attorney. Mr.. Logan led his
opponents in all of the city's six
wards, receiving a total of $3.50 votes
to 2,607 for Mr.. Flynn and 1856 for
Mr.. Knight.
Mr.. Logan, II, who lives with his
wife and 8-year-old daughter at
2409 Page terrace, Alexandra, served
on the Potomac Council until that
town was annexed by Alexandria.
He is past worshipful master OF
the Henry Knox Field Masonic
Lodge and is a member OF the Odd
Fellows and the Eagles. He also is
a member Of Trinity Methodist
Church.
Evening star., 1944-11-08
| Maryland Picks
| Winner for 18th
| Straight Time 8
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Nov. 8.-Maryland's S
record of returning popular plu-
ralities for the winning presidential
candidate extended today through
IA consecutive elections.
Beginning with the election of
Grover Cleveland to a second term
in 1892, Maryland has returned q
plurality for the winner in every
election. The closest the State
came to missing was in 1904, when
1t returned only a 5l-vote margin
for Theodore Roosevelt over Alton
B. Parker.
Yesterdays election in Maryland
was the closest since 1924, as the
State returned q plurality of ap-
proximately 1900 votes for Presi-
dent Roosevelt
Evening star., 1944-11-08
Fire Loss Put at 100000
Al Mount 81. Mary's
By the Associated Press.

By Inc AsSoclated Press.
EMMTTSBURG, Md, Nov. g.
Mount st. Mary's College officials
today fixed at approximately $780,
900 the loss resulting from a fire
which destroyed a two-story kitchen
building last night.
The Rev. William Culhane, treas
urer, included in the total water
damage to a nearby dormitory
building and warehouses.
Ofncials expressed the belief the
fire started from a short circuit in
electric wiring.
Evening star., 1944-11-08
Benefit Dance PIonned

The Junior Canteen in Berwyn,
Nd, opened in September for teen
ayers, will sponsor q benefit dance
at pm. Friday at the Berwyn Ele-
mentary School. 1t is open to the
public. The Dictionaries" Band will
play. Entertainment will be fur
nished by some of the 80 canteen
members. There also will be re-
freshments.
Evening star., 1944-11-08

County. Board,
and in Alexan-
dria John A.
L o g a n W a S
elected to the
at-large council
post after taking
the lead in a
three = cornered
race.
Mr.. Lloyd, who
was opposed by
l.. G. MacPher-
son, Republican,
polled a total of
7,072 votes to
6,104 for his op-
Evening star., 1944-11-08
Lloyd and Logan Win
In Nearby Contests

Arlington County voters, in one OF
two local contests in nearby Vir-
ginia, returned Leo Lloyd, Demo-
cratic incumbent, to the Arlington
Evening star., 1944-11-08
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Evening star., 1944-11-08
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Evening star., 1944-06-21
George Walsh Funeral
Scheduled for Tomorrow

Requiem mass for George Walsh,
co. Columbia Heights and Petworth
businessman, who died Monday at
his home, 1918 Farragut street NV,
will be sung at 1890 am. tomorrow
at St. Gabriel's Church by the Rev.
William j. Sweeney, assistant pastor.
Burial will be in Mount Olivet Gem
etery.
Born in County Kerry, Ireland, Mr..
Walsh came to this country in 1908
Settling in Washington. he and his
brother, David P. Walsh, operated
toy and candy shop at Fourteenth
and Monroe streets NV. and later
a hardware business in the 3400
block Fourteenth street.
In the early 1930s Mr.. Walsh
opened a restaurant on Upshur
street NV, which he operated until
his retirement a year ago because
Of i'll health.
Besides his brother, he is survived
by four daughters, Mrs. Ann Will
liams, Mrs. Nora Myers, Mrs. Rita
Connors and Miss Helen Walsh of
Washington: two sons, Pvt. George
Walsh, jr,. Fort Riley, Kans., and
David J. Walsh. copperSmith. second
class. Philadelphia Navy Yard and
two sisters, Mrs. John DAILY and Mrs
John Broderick. Washington.
Evening star., 1944-06-21
$1,128,770 Fund 10 Aid
Fight on Paralysis
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 21.-Basil
O'Connor, president Of the National
Foundation Tor Infanttle Paxalysis,
announced yesterday It had granted
$1,128,770 to 27 universities, labora-
tories and other organizations to
broaden the fight against the
disease.
The foundation said the grants.
recommended in May by its medical
advisory committees, would be
operating by July l.
Included among the grants were
funds for three programs, each
covering a five-year period.
Two of them-a 1920, 900 grant to
the University of Minnesota Medical
School, Minneapolis, and another of
SITS 900 to the Northwestern Uni
versity Medical School. Chicago
provide for establishment of units
for research in physiology as related
to physical medicine.
Another grant was 1925 900 to the
University of Michigan School of
Public Health, Ann Arbor, to finance
and operate an expanded virus study
unit.
OF the total ALLEGATION, the
foundation said $536, 500 was in the
field Of after-effects, 1892, 400 in the
field of virus research and $199, ,870
in the field of education.
Evening star., 1944-06-21
All Freedoms Vital,
Linwood Noyes Warns

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, June 21.-Declaring
that the failure of any one of
Americas freedoms must mean the
ultimate failure OF all freedoms,
Linwood I. Noyes, president Of the
American Newspaper Publishers
Association. yesterday told circula-
ton managers of the nations news
papers that their part in preserv-
ing freedom of the press is an i'm
portant one.
I'm this business of serving the
public through it's daily newspapers
the most important phase of the
relationships of a free people in
a free country-there Is but one
major thing that counts: That Is
the results which we obtain, re-
suits not only for ourselves but for
that public we serve" Mr.. Noyes
told 400 members of the Interna- =
tional Circulation ayers
Association.
The publisher of the Ironwood
(Mich) Evening Globe praised the
circulation employees for the excep-
tional work they have been doing
in promoting the sale of War Bonds.
He also stressed the Importance of
the work circulation managers are
doing in guiding American youth.
Evening star., 1944-06-21
New Engagement May Dwarf
CoroISeo and Midway Battles

westward offensive of Japan's navy
and it never since has been re-
ported out in strength until now.
The battle of the Coral Sea,
fought the previous May, stopped
a Japanese move toward Australia
just as Midway later halted one
toward Hawaii.
1t resulted in the sinking Of more
than Is Japanese ships, including
the 20,000-ton aircraft carrier
Ryukaku, three heavy cruisers, a
light cruiser and two destroyers.
Another cruiser probably was sunk
and ships damaged included q sec
ond carrier. The battle cost the
United States the aircraft carrier
Lexington, the destroyer Sims and
the tanker Neosho.
Other crucial naval battles of the
Pacific war include: The battle of
Savo Island in August, 1912, when
the Americans and Australians sus-
tanned heavy cruiser losses but drove
of an enemy fleet seeking to attack
transports unloading men at Quad
alcanal; two battles in the Kula
Gulf in June, 1943, which broke the
back of japanese naval resistance
in the Central Solomons, and the
battle Of the Java Sea in which the
outnumbered Allied feet tried to
prevent the Japanese from landing
on Java.
Evening star., 1944-06-21
Welded Ship Fractures
UnsoIved, House Is Told
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The House Merchant Marine
Committee approved yesterday for
submission to the House Of an in-
terim report of a subcommittee
which found that an adequate
answer Is not yet known to the prob
lem Of plate fractures in welded
ships.
The report included detailed data
compiled by the subcommittee,
headed by Representative Jackson,
Democrat, of Washington In more
than year of study, setting forth
known factors contributing to such
failures and outlining steps taken
to correct them.
The report emphasized, however,
that while the failures resulting
from plate fractures have been nu-
merous, and in many cases serious,
their number constitutes but small
percentage of the total output OF
welded ships.