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Evening star., 1944-03-06
Director Of Chap|ains'
Commission Resions

The resignation of DR.. S. Arthur
Dcvan ass director a0f sthe General
Commission odosf . ARMY and reNavy
Chaplains, effective probably .Aprl
Il ,Yas ntsclossd ASk night. Ameet,
me, ofthe commission will BE- held
March n in Philadelphia to act on
the resignation.
DIR. Devan, member of the
commission since 1928 and director
since 194l, has co-ordinated the
work OF the general commission
with that Of the Offices of the Army
and Navy chief Of chaplains. AS
director he has helped the COM
mission act as clearing house for
more than 80 Protestant religious
bodies in questions concerning serv-
Ice chaplains. The commission was
created in 1917.
Or. Devan, a graduate of Rutgers
University and a Rhodes scholar
has been active In initiating legis-
lation to raise the rank of the pres
ent head of the Navy chaplafns to
that of rear admiral for the dura-
ton. The bill is now before the
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
having passed the House.
DR.. Devan, clergyman Of the
Baptist church, said his plans TO,
the future are indefinite. He lives
at 1920 Forty-third street NV. The
commissions offices are in the
Woodward Building,
Evening star., 1944-03-06
$4,000 Opium Haul
Called Largest Made
Here in 70 Years
One of Four Chinese
Arrested Described as
Key Figure in Ring

Opium and equipment for its prep
aration and smoking, valued at
$4,000, were seized yesterday and
four Chinese arrested In raids just
before dawn on two narcotic caches
in downtown Washington. Federal
Bureau Of Narcotics agents and local
police said one Of the Chinese Is
suspected Of being a key figure in
a ring Of narcotics wholesalers con-
trolling distribution on the East
Coast.
lie Roy Morrison, who led the
Federal agents, said the seizure was
the largest conflscation of narcotics
made here in more than 20 years.
The raids climaxed two months
of under cover observation, police
said.
Charges of violation OF the Har-
rison Narcotic and the Jones-Miller
Acts were lodged against Lee Poo,
81, 600 block Of H street NV; Dear
Check Quong, "a, 600 block Of H
street NV; Kee Yoke Lee, 50, 1900
block Of Ninth street NV, and
Sou Wong, 6s, 5000 block Of M street
NV, police said. All are scheduled
to be arraigned before United
States Commissioner Needham c.
Turnage; to-day. 7ae s-ssy ~ :,
- sIhtspiously Coneeaed 34os Z
Most Of the contraband was dis
covered = concealed ingeniousiy , IN
quarters occupied by Poo, the raid
ers said. In window-frame COM
partments, ordinarily containing
window weights, police found large
quantity Of raw opium. Pipes, cook
ing lamps and other paraphernalia
were cached under floor boards, ac-
cording to police.
Federal agents said Poo was a
leading figure in a syndicate which
supplies opium and equipment to
smaller retail dealers along the
Eastern seaboard. AL the contra
band was imported, agents declared.
Poo's ball was set at 5000, while
the others were held in 5000 bond.
Smoking Den for Addicts.
Detective Sergt. H. H. Carper of
the police narcotic squad led the
raid in the 800 block of Tenth
street NV. Police reported they
found Wong stretched out on the
floor, smoking opium. A smaller
quantity Of the raw drug and sew
eral pipes and other equipment were
conflscated and the other suspects
taken In custody, police said.
According to Mr.. Morrison, the
place was operated as a smoking
den for addicts and was one of the
outlets through which the drug was
distributed for the syndicate OF
which Poo was said to be member.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Two Persons Are Killed
By illuminating Gas

Two persons were reported VIC
tins of asphyxiation by illuminating
gas yesterday.
Joseph A. Ganzert, IS, Of the 10C
block of Fifth street NE, a Navy
Yard machinist, died in Casualty
Hospital short time after he was
found unconscious in his furnished
apartment. Police said all jets o1
a gas range were open. DR.. Chris
topher j. Murphy, deputy coroner
issued a certificate of suicide.
An autopsy will be held today In
the death of Mrs. Mary E. Stack
A, of 69-A Bates street NV, the
coroner's Office announced. She was
found dead in the bathroom of her
home yesterday. Police said gas was
flowing from an unlighted log-type
gas heater.
A physician from Casualty Hos
pital fixed the time of death as ap-
proximately three days ago. Mrs
Stack Is believed to have been over
come when the heater was acci-
dentally extinguished. ,:
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Alexandra Passes Quota
In Bond Drive by Is Pct.

Final figures on Alexandria, s
Fourth War Loan campaign, re-
ceived today from the Federal Re-
serve Bank at Richmond, show the
city subscribed $2,544,550, or 1076
per cent Of its 1896 900 quota.
The total Of E bonds subscribed
was $1,117,033.50, or 1915 per cent
Of the $875 ,000 quota.
E. T. Moore, chairman of the
campaign, expressed his apprecia-
ton for the cooperation of all
Alexandrians in making the drive
a success. He commented particu-
larly on the work done by the city's
school children.
Although Alexandria exceeded its
quota in both the First and Second
War Loan drives, o. Ashby Reardon,
chairman of the city's War Finance
Committee, said the city raised the
largest amount ever subscribed dur
ing the Fourth War Loan campaign
Evening star., 1944-03-06
.les!NRstioniing


Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4, green stamps K, L, and
M valid through March 20 and
retain old values Of 8, 5, 2 and 1
points. Book No. 4, blue stamps
A-8, B-8, C-8, D-8 and E-8 valid
through May 20 and worth 10
points each. Blue tokens and
green 1-point stamps may be used
as change.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book No. 3,
brown stamps Y and z valid
through March 20 and retain old
values Of 8, S, 2 and / points. Book
No. 4, red stamps A-8, B-8 and C-8
good through May 20 and worth
10 points each. Red tokens and
brown 1-point stamps may be used
as change. Ped Stamps D-S, E-8
and F-8, become valid Sunday and
ares good for 10 points each
through May 20.
Sugar-Book No. 4, Stamp 80 valid
for 5 pounds indefinitely. Book
No. 4, stamp 40 good for S
for home canning through Febru-
ary %, 1945.
Gasoline-No. ga coupons good for
3gallons through May 8. B-2 and
CO coupons In books issued since
December are good for 5 gallons.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For A
coupon holders, March 81. For B
coupon holders, June %.
Fuel Oil-Period No 3 coupons good
through March 13. Period No. 1
coupons valid through September
80. Nos. 3 and 4 coupons good for
10 gallons per unit. Consumers in
this area should not have used
more than 78 per cent of their to-
tai yearly fuel oil rations as Of
March 8.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Maryland Labor Urged
To Organize Voters
sy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Mar. 6-Leaders In
four major labor organizations rec
commended formation OF a precinct
and ward organization throughout
Maryland to make politics the
property Of the people rather than
the private domain OF a few self
seekers"
A biennial joint report of the
State legislative boards of Mary
land on the 1943 Legislatures laws
affecting labor urged that organized
labor unite. working as unit and
operating out of a single ONCE" and
intensity its political activity
throughout the entire year instead
OF confining 1t to election cam
paigns.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
St. Mory's Academy Opens
For Glasses in New BuiIdinq
Army in Hawaii.

st. Mary's Academy opened TO,
classes today in a new building on
the estate of the late State Senator
Floyd King on Russell road, Alex
andria.
Since September pupils of the
academy, now in its 18th year,
have been attending classes in the
educational building Of the First
Baptist Church. The cornerstone
for the new building was laid in
August by the Very Rev. Edward
L. Stephens. LII. B., v. F., after the
acadmy's quarters at 7O6 Prince
street were purchased by the Alex
andria Hospital.
The building contains, in addi-
ton to classrooms, onices and sci
ence laboratories, a cafeteria,
chapel, auditorium and gymnasium.
The faculty is housed in the es-
tate's manor house, which also is
used as a preschool unit.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
SuitIond Grovedigger
Held in Wife's Murder

william Green, 61-year-old col.
ored gravedigger at Lincoln Me-
mortal Cemetery in Suitland, Md.
today was being held in Upper Marl-
boro Jail on a charge Of murder In
connection with the Staying Of his
wife.
Prince Georges County police said
the woman's body was found yes
terday about quarter of mile
from the cemetery, where the couple
lived. Police are still investigating
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Low Water in Maryland Wells
Brings Threat of New DROUGHT

Of the Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton, College Park, said not enough
water had fallen to replenish the
well and underground sources.
Near the surface there is ap-
parently a sufficient amount OF
water to adequately sustain crops
provided we don't have a recurrence
Of the 1943 drought" DR.. Kemp
said.
Robert R. Bennett, geologist with
the Board of Natural Resources, said
that reports from States adjacent to
Maryland indicated that unless the
precipitation Is adequate for con-
siderable recharge during the spring
months, many areas may
suffer lack Of adequate well re-
sources, -
Evening star., 1944-03-06

st. Mary's Academy, directed by
the Sisters of the Holy Cross, was
founded after the Civil War, during
which the original location at 2l1
North Fairfax street was used as
a hospital for Union soldiers. Of
ferings of gratitude by the soldiers
to Father Peter Krose, one of the
Jesuits of st. Mary's who cared for
them, made possible the schools
establishment.
Only the classroom wing of the
new building was opened today
and formal dedication will take
place next fall. The academy bus
will leave the Pitt street terminal
at 8 am. daily routed via King
street and Russell road. The bus
serving Parkfairfax and Fairlington
will be rerouted to pass the academy
and both buses will leave the school
at 2:40 pm. every day.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Roosevelt Procluims
I Am an American Duy'

President Roosevelt, in . procla-
nation today, designated Sunday
May 81, as II Am an American Day
and called for public exercises "de-
signed to assist out citizens both
native-born ana naturalized to un-
derstand more fully the great priv
ileges and responsibilities of citi-
zenship in our democracy"
Legislation enacted in 1910 calls
on the President to designate the
third Sunday Of May each year as
citizenship day to honor all those
who, by coming of age or naturaliza-
ton, have attained the status OF
citizens.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Mar. 6.-Maryland
may face shortage of underground
water unless there is a substantial
increase in rainfall this spring.
One expert said the water level
in wells throughout the State had
not yet returned to normal after
last years drought. He predicted q
water shortage for dairy farmers
within the next few months.
John r. Weeks, Baltimore Wealth
er Bureau meteorologist, said last
years rainfall Of 3405 inches in
Maryland and the District Of Co.
lumbia was 758 inches below nor
NAL. In January and February OF
this year, the deficiency was OF inch
Dr.. w. B. Kemp, acting dirsctos
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Bethesda Firemen Face
Chilly Future; Oil Gone

Members Of the Bethesda Fire De-
partment were in search of q good
hot fire" this morning-preferably
IN the furnace at the flrehouse.
Ffremen arose to face chilly
March morning with no oil in the
furnace supply tank and nine days
until coupons for the next heating
period become valid.
Chief A. J. Bargagni said an ap-
peal for additional fuel oil is pend
ing before the ration board. He said
ne hoped for action on the request
today.
III the board doesn't give us
more OIL" said the chief, II sup
pose we'll start looking around for
some stoves"
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Pilots for PauIeite Goddard
Reject 500 for Places
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE 14th
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IN
CHINA, Mar. 4 (DelayeO.-After
winning In a hat-drawing the privi-
lege Of plotting Screen Actress Paul
cite Goddard on her tour of United
States Air Force bases in China,
the pilot and co-pilot turned down
offers as high as 500 to trade places
with eager comrades.
First Its. Duane c. Mcdonald,
Eaton, Colo, and Francis M. Stefa-
max, Farrell, Pa, won the draw for
pilot and co-pilot, respectively. Then
the spirited cash-in-hand bidding
among other pilots Of the 18th
Transport Section begun.
Miss Goddard Is the first movie
actress touring this circuit.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Christian Endeovor to Meet

The Montgomery County Christian
Endeavor Union will sponsor a
countrywide meeting in the Rock
willie Presbyterian Church at 8 pm.
tomorrow. It will be conducted by
the president Of the union, Walter
Snyder OF Germantown. The prin-
|ctpal speaker will be the Rev. Lester
Case, field secretary of the Mary
land Christian Endeavor Union.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
1t. Col. w. R. Williams
Wounded in Pacific

1t. Col. William R. Williams, SO,
U. S. M. c., whose wife lives at 7914
Sleaford place, Bethesda, has been
wounded in action in the South Pa
cific, the Navy Department an
nounced today.
A native Of Annapolis, Col. Will
liams was graduated from st. Johns
College there in 1927. He has been
in the Marine Corps for II years
and has been overseas two years.
He participated In the Guadalcanal
and New Britain campaigns and has
received the Purple Heart,
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Few Autoists
Fail toMark
Ration Books
Only 7 Out Of 81
Checked by OPA
Neglected Task

Incomplete reports received at
District OPA headquarters today
showed that only 7 out Of "a mo-
tortsts checked during the first hour
OF the OPA's drive to compel proper
Endorsement Of gasoline rations had
failed to write their license numbers
and State designation on coupons.
Part OF a national drive to wipe
out black market operations in gaso-
line, the campaign here opened at
8 am. when an undisclosed number
OF OPA investigators were assigned
to stations In various sections of
the city.
Investigators asked to see mo-
torlsts coupons and drivers who
did not have license number and
State designation on their rations
were served notice to appear at
their local board within five days
with properly Endorsed coupons.
Failure to appear will result in
revocation of rations.
Only one motorist out of the "a
objected to submitting his ration
book. an OPA official said. Filling
station attendants were reported
"jubilant" over the new procedure
claiming it speeded up their work
and saved them writing In the
license numbers.
NOT one motorist threatened to
poke an inspector for asking for
his rations," the OPA spokesman
commented.
Those found without the correct
Endorsement were handed a notice
OF hearing, which explained the
evils OF black markets and the need
for w1ping them out. After that
came the statement:
. BY your failure to write your
license number and State of regis
tration on all Of our coupons as
soon as you received them from
your board, you have violated the
gasoline rationing regulations (Sec-
ton .8005e)."
A motorist who fails to appear at
his board within five days with all
ration books Endorsed will be called
for hearing at OPA headquarters.
5601 Connecticut avenue NV, to
determine whether his ration should
be revoked.
The drive will continue indefinitely
and before it ends every station In
the city will be covered by the In
spectors, the OPA said.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
| Bullet Riddles
Helmet, 'Detours'
| Soldiers Head
By the Associated Press,


BOuGAINv1LLE, Solomon Is
lands, Mar. 6.-Pvt. James Devine,
Vienna, Va, Is wondering how 1t
could happen. T.. ,.
His helmet was penetrated by a
Japanese bullet that entered the
front and left by the rear but did
nothing more to his head than
scratch the scalp.
The helmet liner was full Of
powder burns.
Pvt. Devine said he thought the
impact OF the bullet must have lifted
the helmet so that it was momen-
tarily of his head when the bullet
went through.
Pvt. Devine is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John F. Devine, Miller road,
Vienna. He attended the Manassas
Vocational School and before being
inducted into the Army on November
20. 1912, was employed at the Quar-
termaster Depot near Alexandria.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Blood Test Indicates
.Langan Could Be
Father Of Joan, 10
Results of Test Ordered
By Court to Be Made
This Afternoon

Samples Of blood taken from John
Langan and 10-year-old Joan Lam
gan show that he could be the
father of the child, it was reported
today.
Result of the test, made inde-
pendently Of one ordered by Justice
T. Alan Goldsborough, who is hear
ing the Langan custody case in Dis
trlct Court, was announced by JEFF
Lichtenberg. Mr.. Lichtenberg said
the blood specimens were drawn
from Mr.. Langan and the child by
DR.. Richard E. Kelso at the same
time the official test was made by
DR.. Oscar B. Hunter in the latter's
Office at 1885 street NV.
Report to Be Made Today.
Report of the test made by DR.
Hunter on all three of the principals
in the case, including Joan Man
ners, the child's mother, will be SUBJ
mitted in a sealed envelope to JUS
tice Goldsborough this afternoon
when the habeas corpus hearing in
volving Joan's custody is resumed.
Mr.. Lichtenberg said the test b,
Or. .kelso was made independently
at the request Of Walter Green ans
himself, who represent Miss Man.
ners. DR.. Kelso was the docto,
f1rst sngGested by Miss Manners
attorneys when they petitioned, III,
court to permit the blood test. bu
Charles Walker, attorney for Mr
LAngah. tohjeeted to- The selection
OF. physician who was unknown
to him
II the result of the official tes,
is the same as that performed b,
DR.. Kelso, Mr.. Lichtenberg pointed
out, nothing is established excep,
that Mr.. Langan may be the ia.
ther Of little Joan. A negative re.
suit would have proven conclu.
sively, according to scientists, thai
he was not the father.
Will Resume Testimony.
Mr.. Langan, who is fighting to
retain the child who is now in his
custody despite a Maryland order
will begin his third day on the wit
ness stand today. Mr.. Green viii,
continue to cross-examine the for.
mer Hollywood director concerning
his past life.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Langan's
testimony, Mr. Green said, Miss
Manners and her counsel will de.
eide whether to appear before the
grand jury Of Montgomery County
on March 20 and ask for a perjury
warrant, which was denied by Ber
G. Wilkinson, special assistant
States attorney, last Saturday be.
cause of insufficient evidence.
Meanwhile Mr.. Walker said hi
planned to call a number OF Other
witnesses after Mr.. Langan's testi.
mony Is completed. They will in.
clude the present Mrs. Langan
|neighbors from Chevy Chase, Md;
the Rev. John Palm. pastor of OuI
Lady Of Lourdes Church in Be-
thesda, Md, and possibly some OF
little Joans public school teachers
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Abingdon Lists
.$5OO,OO0 Loss
In Freak Wind i
At Least 50 Building.
Damaged and Six
Persons Injurerd
BY the Associated Press,


ABINGDON. Va, Mar. e.-Resi.
dents Of this Southwest Virginia
town were busy today making emer-
gency repairs and cleaning ur
debris from q freak windstorm OF
tornado force which caused more
than a half million dollars damage
and injured six persons here Satur-
day night.
At least so buildings, including
homes In the exclusive Stonewau
Heights section, were unroofed OF
badly damaged. Others hit were
William King High School. State
Highway Department buildings, the
Washington County Trade School
the nurses home of the George Ben
Johnston Memorial Hospital and
the Abingdon Academy.
Police Chief G. X. Patton said
damages were at least $500 900, but
added that it would be several days
before the full extent of the de-
struction would be known.
Academy Loss Is $4,000.
Benson Alleman, operator OF the
Abingdon Academy property, where
the gymnasium was wrecked and q
dormitory wall crushed, estimated
the academy loss at $4,000.
Six persons were hospitalized and
q seventh received a severe SHOCK
yesterday when he came in contact
with live wire.
The storm, which struck about
6:45 pm. Saturday, knocked ou,
lights and telephone facilities in sew.
eral sections. Long distance lines t.
the East were out more than a
hours and the teletype service a,
Abingdon police headquarters also
was impaired all day yesterday.
The storm entered Virginia from
Kentucky at the western tip OF Lee
County, swept over Scott County
and then dipped suddenly into Abb
ingdon, Washington County seat.
40 Homeless in Lee County.
A report from st. Charles said
about 40 persons were homeless In
Lee County as the result of the
tWister, which created a path of
wreckage a half-mile wide and 10
miles long through a farming Sec
ton.
Clothing. farm implements and
furniture were left hanging in trees.
The home Of Ora Nida, former
remington Gap police chief, was
demolished. Mrs. Nida said she heard
hail hitting the window and looked
out to see the nearby home OF Rob-
ert Vanhuss splintered.
I ran into another room calling
for Mr.. Nida and we huddled in A
corner near a stone chimney as our
house moved away" Mrs. Nida said.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
:
Assembly Open!
Special Session
ln:Maryland
Soldier Vote Bill,
,Stote Bonuses i.
On Aeendo
~ the Associatsd Press,

~ tne Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 6.-Maryland's
first special legislative session since
1887, called to liberalize soldier-vot-
Ing laws and to extend the school
teacher bonus for another 10
months, will convene tonight.
Gov. O'Conor's administration
hopes to reach adjournment by Fri
day, despite an additional legislative
program outlined by State and city
officials.
The Governor said that in addi-
ton to the soldier vote and teacher
bonus measures, he would ask the
Assembly to consider a second war
time bonus for State employees Of
1920, to be paid In several INSTALL
ments, compared with the 5000
granted by. the 1943 Legislature.
However, the $120 payment is the
same as the sum the State proposes
to contribute to the school teacher
bonus. The State employe bonus
would be, limited to those whose
salaries do not exceed 5000. Those
who received increases Of 5000 or
more since June 80 and those who
are fully maintained by the State
would be excluded.
Soldier-Vote Bill Ready.
The Soldier-yote bill already has
been approved by the legislative
council and will be offered to the
assembly in printed. form ready for
immediate action.
Administration leaders planned
to introduce the bill in both houses
simultaneously 50 that hearings
might be held at the same time In
both branches.
Baltimore City sought Assembly
approval Of bills to legalize the
Municipal Aviation Commission, to
condemn certain Anne Arundel
County land for an airport, and to
seek public approval of $4,000, 900
loan for the project.
The State Roads Commission met
with city officials today to decide
whether authorization Of the special
session would be necessary for a
bond issue to finance proposed Bal
timore highway improvements.
Voting Law Assailed.
The Maryland and District of Co.
lumbia CIO Industrial Union Coun-
Gil meanwhile urged Gov. O'Conor's
support to repeal the Maryland
Declaration OF Intentions Act. Al
telegram signed by President Ulisse
de Dominicis and Secretary-Treas-
urer Sidney e. Katz asked that
Gov. O'Conor urge the Legislature
to repeal that pernicious law that
deprives 100000 Americans of the
right to vote"
County commissioners groups also
have indicated that the session
might be asked to modify the State
welfare law to give the counties ad-
ditional home rule.
Caucuses Scheduled.
Party caucuses were scheduled
for s o'clock tonight, the Republi-
cans meeting at Carvel Hall and
the Democrats In the State House.
Republicans were expected to
name Senator Wilmer Fell Davis
OF Caroline and Delegate j. Milton
Dick Of Allegany, as Senate and
House minority leaders.
Senator James j. Lindsay, jr,
Democrat, of Baltimore, was the
probable choice for Senate presi-
dent to succeed Arthur H. Brice,
Kent County, who resigned a year
ago to return to the Public Service
Commission. Delegate John S.
White, Democrat, of Prince Georges,
was the leading candidate for
Speaker to succeed the late Thomas
E. Conlon of Baltimore.