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Evening star., 1944-11-09
Capital Transit
Gets Permit for
610ne-ManCars
Changes Allowed
BY PUG Because Of
Monpower Shortage

The Public Utilities Commission
today granted the Capital Transit
Co. authroity to convert 81 two
man streetcars to one-man opera
ton because of the manpowel
shortage.
The Transit Co. had requested
permission to convert "a streetcars
to one-man operation. In reducing
the number the commission ex.
pressed the hope that once the
81 cars were converted "the man.
power situation may be considerably
improved"
The commission granted the re.
quest to convert eight one-man cars
now operating in Maryland fol
service in the District.
Manpower Problem Conceded.
In partially granting the appli.
cation Of the company, the com.
mission said "the record is replets
with persuasive and convincing evi.
dence of the critical and acute
shortage of qualified personnel al
this time for the operation of both
buses and streetcars." It added:
"The record also shows that the
company has large number of U.S.
able vehicles of both classes (street-
cars and buses) which are not nov
being regularly used because of this
immediate manpower shortage; and
that the proposed conversion plan
will make available personnel fol
the operation of q substantial num-
Der of these idle vehicles.
War Emergency Cited.
There is no question that the
public convenience and necessity
urgently demand the use of all
available transportation facilities to
meet the present wartime conditions
in Washington. 1t Is in the public
interest to encourage any plans
which will provide more and i'm
proved transit service in this city,
The company hopes to begin con-
version within so days and to COM
plete three cars a week thereafter
II the manpower situation still is
acute after conversion has been
completed, the commission promised
to re-examine the problem.
The commissions order granted
authority to convert during the wal
and for one to five years afterward
A majority of the cars, 43, are to
be operated as one-man cars fol
only one year after the war.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
John Jones, Rockville
Resident, Is Buried

Funeral services for John Jones
30, well known resident Of the Rock
vile section who died Tuesday. were
held this morning at st. Mary's
Catholic Church, Rockville. The
Rev. ]. Gilbert Ham, pastor OF the
church, oficiated. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Mr.. Jones, son Of the late Nathan
and Eleanor Jones, was unmarried
Surviving are brother, William
Allie Jones; two nieces, Misses Mar
garet and Eleanor Jones, and q
nephew, all of Darnestown, Md.
Mr. Jones formerly was clerk to
the supervisors of elections for
Montgomery County and also
served for several years as a JUS
tice of the peace.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Service Vote Count
Draws Attention Of
Voters in Maryland

Maryland voters, assured their
States eight electoral votes will be
cast for President Roosevelt, turned
their attention to the tabulation OF
36,920 absentee soldier ballots, which
are expected to add to the Presi-
dents plurality and possibly become
the deciding factor in one congress
sional contest.
AS the Maryland vote stood today,
with 1920 Of the 1923 precincts re-
ported, Mr.. Roosevelt led Gov
Dewey by 16,106 votes. The Presi-
dents. total was 295, 5,259.
The absentee vote may determine
the outcome of the contest between
Dudley G. Roes, Democrat, and Will
mer Fell, Republican, who are seek
ing the House seat in the ;st district
Of the Eastern Shore.
Roe Leads Davis by 40.
Mr.. Roe now leads Mr.. Davis. the
State Senate majority leader, by 42O
votes. There are 1865 soldier bal
lots to be counted in the Eastern
Shore counties.
In the State senatorial contest
Maryland voters returned Senator
Tydings, Democrat, to office by a
substantial majority over his Re-
publican opponent, Blanchard Ran
dali, jr., and in the two nearby
congressional contests Representa-
tive Beall, Republican, was returned
to Office in the 9Th district over
Daniel F. McMullen. Democrat. In
the 5th district Representative
SaSscer, Democrat, was an easy VIC
tor over his Republican opponent
c. Maurice Weidemeyer.
In Montgomery County, the Board
OF Election Supervisors began the
canvas Of in-county ballots at noon.
The 1881 soldier ballots will be tab
ulated. beginning at 10 am. to-
morrow.
Soldier Vote Watched.
The soldier vote in Montgomery
County was being watched with In
terest by proponents of the charter
plan OF government, which was de-
feated by 14,47l to 1920. A large
soldier vote for the measure, it was
pointed out, could carry the charter
Meanwhile, in postmortem anal
yses of Tuesdays ballotine, William
Curran, Democratic organization
leader. said President Roosevelt S
majority in Maryland would have
been greater had it not been for the
activities of the CLOS Political Ac-
ton Committee.
On the other side, officers of the
Congress of Industrial Organizations
and its affiliate, the PAC, claimed
credit for Roosevelt,s victory in
Maryland and accused Mr.. Curran
and others whom they termed pea
nut politicians" of trying to stem
the tide to Roosevelt"
Evening star., 1944-11-09
States Well Prepared
For Postwar Shocks,
0'Conor Tells Rotary

The United States will be well
prepared for the problems of the
first years of peace, with the 4a
States themselves ready to ab-
sorb any employment shocks that
may occur, Gov. Herbert r. O'Conor
of Maryland declared yesterday at
a luncheon meeting of Baltimore
and Washington Rotary Clubs in
the Willard Hotel.
He cited these three points as in
dicative that the States are pre-
pared for postwar problems:
All States, under leadership of
the Council of State Governments,
have set up postwar commissions
which are planning public construc-
ton projects and highway develop
ments.
The States have $4,000, ,OOO, 900 in
vested in War Bonds as a result OF
stable reductions in bonded in
debtedness of State governments
which he estimated at Is per cent.
Unemployment compensation re-
serves in all States aggregate S.
100000 with Maryland's share
estimated at $110,000,000.
with great assurance it can be
said<that internally America will be
well prepared for the problems of
the first years of peace, well cush-
ioned through the efforts of the
States themselves to absorb any
employment shocks that might oc-
cur" Gov. O'Conor told close to 300
Rotarians from the two cities.
He added that with the States
serving as strong links in the chain
OF national unity, America "can be
confident that her future at home
will be secure so that she may put
forth great efforts to help make Sc
cure the future of the rest of the
world"
Referring to the most important
election in the Nations history u
Gov. O'Conor declared that Amer
lea can we'll think in terms of the
old battle cry of the Navy, Clear the
decks. Full speed ahead" He
added that all of us as Americans
can stand together working for the
country as whole" now that elec-
tions are over.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
4% Of Virginia
Service Voters
Use Their Ballots
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. e.-vir.
ginians in the armed service have
sent in 38,475 out of the 70.355 bal
lots mailed out to them, according
to John S. Carlton, chief clerk OF
the War Voters Commission.
A breakdown by districts of the
number of applications received for
the ballots and number of ballots
returned showed:
First district, applications re-
ceived, 1884; ballots returned, 2,567;
I'd, 8,064 and 4,949; Sd, 8,597 and
$500; 4th, 4,521 and 2,480;. 5th
6,083 and 3,212; 9Th, 1899 and 1889;
7th, 11,179 and 1923; 9th, 8,225 and
5,o56; 9th. 1928 and 5,O94.
Evening star., 1944-11-09

House from the I'd district, yester.
day sent to Gov. Darden his ,resig.
nation from the State Senate.
Mr.. Daughton's resignation from
the State Senate stimulated interest
in the question of his successor.
There were indications that several
aspirants would seek the senatorial
seat. His term in the Senate would
have expired in 1913.
Others Are Incumbents.
All other Of the Democratic NOM
inees for Congress winning Tuesday
were incumbents.
There was still speculation today,
following the election, whether At
torney General A. P. Staples would
be asked for an opinion on the
legal aspects of the failure in Pittsyl-
vania County to provide ballots on
the two constitutional amendments.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Virginia Vote
Nears 385,OOO,
|AI!.Tinle Record
Republican Coins
: Fail to Halt
Democratic Sweep

Virginia today continued to
count an all-time. record vote that
approached 385.OO0 ballots, which
maintained the Old Dominion
firmly In the Democratic Solid
South and placed in ofiice all Of
the nine Democratic nominees for
the House.
In the nearby 9th district, Repre-
sentative Smith led the ticket. cas-
lily defeating his three opponents
Mrs. Elizabeth Chiffon Murray, in
dependent Democrat; Lawrence
Michael, independent Republican
and Clark T. Robb. Socialist.
President Roosevelt, with all but
"a OF the Its precincts recorded
received 238, ,186 votes to 143 1884 for
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey.
Virginians also passed two consli.
tutional amendments. One author.
ICES the Governor to appoint q
board to handle pardons and pa
roles. while the other, opposed vigor-
ously by educational groups, will
freeze the State school literary fund
at $10,000,000. This was opposed on
the grounds that additional money
Will be needed for school construc-
ton in the postwar period.
Republicans Record Gains.
Republican gains in this election
gave that party is strongest support
since the 1928 contest between Her
bert Hoover and AL Smith, when
Virginia went Republican. -Four
years ago. Roosevelt had a plurality
Of 127, ,298.
Democratic leaders expressed
pleasure with the results, pointing
out that despite the fourth term
issue Mr.. Roosevelt received a much
larger vote than when he frs,
offered in 1882.
Ralph H. Daughton, Democratic
nominee, who won election to the
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Donish Author Awurded
Nobel Literature Prize

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-The Nobe
Prize in Literature was awarded
today to Johannes v. Jensen
Danish author.
Jensen, II, wrote THE Lone
Journey" q six-volume epic of the
Cimbrians, and "The Fall OF the
King"
News Of the award was received
here from Stockholm by the Amer
ican-Swedish news exchange.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
New WCTU Head Seeks
End Of Liquor Industry
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HARTFORD, Conn, Nov. o.
Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin of New York
national president of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, left
with Hartford members an asser-
ton that the WCTU was going to
stop alcoholism in the United States
by getting rid of the liquor indus
try, not simply by curing the re-
sultant ills" =
Doctors seek to destroy the source
OF yellow fever by killing mos
quitoes," she said last night, land
similarly the WCTU will destroy the
source of alcoholism by abolishinR
the liquor trafic."
Mrs. Colvin, newly elected WCTU
head, said she plans to leave soon
to take up her duties at national
WCTU headquarters, Evanston, Ill.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Former Post Office EmpIoye
Dies Of Bullet Wound

Bert Campbell. so, Of 602 East
Broad street, Falls Church, died yes
terday in George Washington Uni
versity Hospital four hours after he
was found at his home with a bullet
wound in the head.
Fairfax County police said Mr..
Campbell was found by Smith A.
Warwick, q roomer in the home. A
.38-caliber revolver was found by his
side.
Police said Mr.. Campaell, a for
mer Post ONCE Department en-
ploye, had been IN III health for
some time.
Coroner T. B. McCord Is investi-
eating.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
|brauIt SCOTS
|At Plan 10 Keep
Charter Alive.
Says Proponents Are
Unlikely to Find Time
Propitious for Chance

Judge Albert E. Brault, chair.
man OF the Montgomery County
Citizens Committee to Defeat the
Charter, said today he was amazed"
at statements by charter support
ers proposing to continue the !ieht
for charter form of government
after being defeated in Tuesdays
election.
Certainly those who want to
continue this fight must love fight
ing just for the sake of fighting"
Judge Brault said. Undoubtedly. 10
will be many years before they
again have as propitious a time to
secure the approval of such a char
ter as existed during the recent
campaign"
The charter was defeated by a
vote of 14.47l to 1920.
Analyses Charter Vote.
AnalJ zing Tuesdays vote, Judge
Brault pointed out that "all seven
OF Bethesda's precincts only pro-
duced 1900 majority for the char.
ter and that the six precincts in
Chevy Chase gave the charter an
300 majority.
In comparison" he said, "the az.
ricultural districts in the northern
section OF the county voted a l.5O0
majority against the charter, willis
In the eastern suburban area. in
cluding Silver Spring, Takoma Park.
kensington and Colesville, anti
charter votes were>1 ,050 in the ma
Jority. The towns of Gaithersburg
and Rockville also gave majorities
against the charter"
"At the same time" he added.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey was re-
ceiving a majority of the votes in
these sections of the county, running
as a Republican on a platform of
ejecting Democratic national ad-
ministration such as the charter
spokesmen attempted"
Sees No Hope for Charter.
Judge Brault said the charter pro-
ponents will have a difficult time
keeping a charter fight going dur.
ing the next four years.
AASy LaFc Cildi Scu tIldt a lou
Of bad things exist in the county
that do not exist, and have waged
their campaign against these
imagined situations" Judge Brault
said. mo group can keep that up
indefinitely"
Il believe many charter supporters,
who got into the charter fight before
the Committee to Defeat the Char
ter began to furnish detailed in
formation as to both the dangers of
the proposal and the advantages OF
the governmental plan that now
exists, are actually sick of the fake
political fight their leaders staged
against conditions which they man
ufactured and seek to maintain for
campaign purposes" Judge Brault
tsaid.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
WiIIioms Made Cuptuin
In Virginia Stute Guard

Promotion of H. A. williams, COM
manding ofiicer Of the Arlington
State Guard company, to captain
was announced today by headquar-
ters Of the 11th Battalion in Alex
andria.
Capt. Williams succeeded Capt.
Charles H.. Mann as company COM
mander when Capt. Mann entered
the Marine Corps Reserve.
The Arlington company an
nounced that drive to secure 10
new recruits Is now being conduct
ed. Drills are held Monday and
wednesday nights ct Patrick Henry
School. Arlington.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Foshion Show Slated
For Servicemen. TONIGHT

A fashion show for servicemen
with members of the War Workers
Recreation Association serving as
models, is scheduled for 8:15 O'Clock
tonight at the Washington Labor
Canteen, 1912 Eighteenth street NV
Miss Ruth Green, association pres
ident, will discuss feminine styles
and 1t. Barney B. Taylor, twice
wounded in Normandy, will speak
on Attitudes Toward Returning
Servicemen."
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Montgomery Red Cross
To Furnish BoIIino Room

The Montgomery County Red
Cross Camp and Hospital Commit
tee tomorrow will deliver and ar
range two truckloads of furniture
in a day room at the Boiling Field
Air Base. Mrs. Oliver Ragonnet,
chairman, said today.
Mrs. Ragonnet said the furniture
has been repaired and reupholstered
by the women at the work room in
Silver Spring. She said the COM
mittee also will furnish q room at
Fort George G. Meade. Md.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Ballots of Two Men,
Dead Before Election,
Counted in Richmond
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. g.
Ballots of at least two men who
are dead were counted in Rich
mond's election.
The war ballot Of 1t. John
Hilliard Hank Dodd, III, for
mer University of Richmond
athlete. who died In action in
Holland September %, was
among the soldier votes cast.
Mann S. Valentine, former
executive secretary to Mayor
Herbert, who died October IS,
was counted as voting by alb
sentee ballot. He obtained and
cast his absentee vote before he
became Ill early in the month.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Sedition Jury Hears
Secret Documents
Referring 10 Nazis
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Added to the voluminous record
Of the sedition trial today was a
letter signed r." assertedly seized
by Federal officer at the Grass
Valley (Calif) home of Robert E..
Edmondson, defendant, stating
in apparent reference to Germany:
Want to stand high over there"
The letter, which was undated and
addressed my Dear" said, among
other things:
Got a 50-lb. package of on the
SIS Hansa for Germany today. Saw
German consulate. They referred
me to Pier 86, and I delivered it
there for ETfurt. Transportation
free-seemed to be glad to do it
when I told 'em what 1t was all
about, which is sensible. Want to
stand high over there"
Things Stirring"
A later paragraph added: Prom
literature coming from all over the
world, things are stirring deeply.
Don't believe the is will escape this
time. Everything is being gradually
stirred up by my victory into new
activity. Note the enclosed testi-
monials."
These excerpts were read to the
jury by Chief Prosecutor o. John
Rogge, after Chief Justice Edward
G. Eicher admitted in evidence late
yesterday this and 16 other docu-
fments taken, according to Govern
ment testimony, when Edmondson
was arrested July "a, 1912.
The exhibits were admitted pro-
visionally over vigorous protest of
Edmondson's attorney, Ethelbert
B. Frey, and other defense counsel,
during a discussion that often
turned acrimonious. Mr.. Frey and
other attorneys scontended ths
papers were seized illegally and
that they had, besides, no bearing
on the charge in the indictment
that the 26 defendants conspired
TO undermine the loyalty Of the
armed forces.
Lacked Search Warrant.
Wesley Erich, deputy United
States marshal at Sacramento. tes-
titled that he went to the Edmond
son home With a warrant issued by
the United States commissioner
and a copy of complaint based
on an indictment returned against
the defendant in Washington
charging, he thought, Conspiracy,
sedition and subversive activities. !"
The officer admitted he had no
search warrant, but said the United
States attorney had told him the
warrant of arrest was sufficient au-
thorization to search the house.
During exchanges between court
and counsel, Joseph B. Bilbrey, at
torney for Franz K. Ferenz, was
asked to oonf1ne himself to legal OBJ
lection. Nettled, Mr.. Bilbrey said: ::
I've been practicing law IS years,
and I don't seem to know the law.
I am unable to find out what the
charge is here. I'm being shot in
the back"
Told to confine himself to legal
objections to the exhibits. Mr.. Bill
brey said he didn't know the differ
ence between objection and argu-
ment and, in view of the courts
attitude, asked to be dismissed
from the case" The request was
denied.
William j. Powers, attorney for
William Dudley Pelley, charged the
court with arbitrarily" pounding
him down with, the judicial gavel,
and said he wanted the record to
show he was shut of when making
an objection on constitutional
grounds.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Reelection of President
Hailed by Lord HoIifox
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Earl of Halifax, Britain's
Ambassador to the United States,
said in a statement yesterday that
the reelection Of President Roose-
velt was "a remarkable vote of con-
fldence by the American people in
the President"
1T should have a remarkable
effect throughout the Allied world,
and also with the enemy who may
have been expecting change in the
American policy and administra-
ton" he said.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Arlington Naval Officer
Killed in TWA Crush

A Navy lieutenant from Airing.
ton, Va, was one of nine additional
victims of the TWA Sky Chief plane
crash near Hanford, Calf, last Sat-
urday whose names have been an.
nounced.
1t. q. g. John Henry Saunders,
whose mother, Mrs. Elsie A. Saun-
ders, lives at Arlington Farms. one
of 20 members of the armed forces
aboard the plane, was killed. The
Navy released yesterday the names
Of six other Navy men and two
women who were killed in the crash.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Turkey Dinner PIunned

The Women's Guild and Women's
Auxiliary Of Grace Episcopal Church,
SSol Georgia avenue, Silver Spring,
ma, are sponsoring a turkey din
ner and bazaar from to pm.
wednesday.
Evening star., 1944-11-09

WAR FUND DRIVE TO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the
United Nations relief agencies Department
attended the Community War Fund meeting the United
States Chamber of Commerce yesterday report
tions to the $4850000 drive, November
It, They were left to right Mrs Evangene Pareds repre-
senting the Philippine Commonwealth Col Mitchell
the War Department soliciting team and Nine. c. M Chen
wife OF the counselor Of the Chinese Embasssar
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-21

lay for unemployment. Prior to April
1913, the MAXIMUM was $500
weekly.
Maryland's benefit payments in
June, 1914, totalled $97,538, which
was $2,43O more than the May, 1914
outlay, and $11,397 above the total
for the June, 1913, payments.
Aggregate benefit payments by
Maryland from the beginning of the
unemployment bene fl t syst e m
amounted, on June 80 last, to $780,
626,377 and the States total collec-
tions in connection Herewith total
led $13O,S21,1 lilo.
The payments In the half-yar end
ing june 80 last were $441,736, COM
pared with $61a.8ss In the 'arst half
OF 1913.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-21
.UNRATIONED ODD LOT SHOES
PLACED ON SALE

OPA announces that limited guam
titles of odd lot shoes will be sold
ration free at specified price reduc-
lions during the three week period
from July 10 through July 20.
Youths and boys shoes, sizes one
to sixe (shoes worn by boys begin
ming at about years of age) and
mems and women's shoes of all sizes
may be sold ration free. Children's,
misses and little boys shoes are not
affected by this. release of rationed
shoes because these shoes were tenn
porarily ration-free during the first
three weeks of May. This July sale
is being made to help dealers dis
pose of accumulated broken sizes
and other odds and ends which are
usually sold at reduced prices. Most
stores will have some shoes to sell
ration-free, although some may have
only a small selection.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-21
RETIRED MINISTER PASSES

Rev. Luther Elwood Poole, aged
IA, retired minister of the PENN
sula Methodist Conference, passed
away July 5. Burial was made in
Whatcoat Cemetery, Snow Hill. Md.
Born near Easton, Md, he was a
son of the late William c. and Ros-
ena Leonard Poole, of Talbot county,
and was graduated from Washington
College.
During the 81 years he was active
in the ministry, Mr.. Poole served
pastorates at Queenstown, Charles
town, Pocomoke City, Chesapeake
City, Elkton, Georgetown, Del, Ep-
worth Church and Mt Salem Church
in Wilmington, Del, Newark, Del,
New Castle, Del, Centreville, Md,
Cape Charles, Va, and for seven
years was pastor of Whatcoat Meth
odist Church, Snow Hill
He is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. George w. Vincent, of Snow
Hill, and two brothers, the Rev. W.
c. Poole, of. Rehoboth Beach (retir-
ed) and George A. Poole, of Easton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-21
SURVEY OF UsED-CAR DEALERS

On Monday, July 10, the Maryland
OPA conducted a statewide survey
of all used car dealers to ascertain
whether these dealers were comply
ing with the new regulations govern
ing the sale of used cars which went
into effect on that date.
The check was made by the Price
Clerks of the local War Price and
Rationing Boards, and the primary
detectives were to determine whether
the dealers have copies of the new
regulations; whether they under
stand how to compute prices and
whether all used cars are properly
tagged. From now on, all used cars
must bear tags, not smaller than A"
by 81 showing the warranty Gas
is'') price; name of dealer; make OF
car, year and model: body type;
speedometer reading; selling price
and maximum price. The warranty
ticket must show the base price and
list an additional amount for warran
". The customer must also be pro-
yided with certificate Of 30-day
pr 1.ooo mile guarantee