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Evening star., 1944-10-27

at times" he reminisced, "is that
I was too young by year or so to
cast my vote for Abe Lincoln. "
Until 1925 Mr.. Terry was a farmer
in Portage County, Ohio, where he
was born. When his wife died he
came to the District, where he now
lives with his son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. George Terry,
and their two children Lee An
thony, 6, and Dee Ann, s.
The reporter interrupted Mr..
Terry's musings and sought to re-
turn to the stock question of all
centenarian interviews. "Mr. Terry,
would you please give our readers
some hints on how to live to a
ripe old age"
Mr.. Terry once more brushed
aside the question with a wave of
the hand. Nonsense" he said.
What works for one doesn't neces-
sarily work for another" He
changed the subject and politics
and world affairs took the center
Of discussion for the next half-hour
The interview drew to a close and
Mr.. Terry escorted us to the door
Il can see you're still curious about
the other thing" he said. Well, I
worked out in the open most of my
life, never drank liquor or coffee,
never smoked, and I always got
plenty Of sleep"
He paused TT might sound dull
he said But I'm still around"
Evening star., 1944-10-27
Laurel Undertaken
To Be Sentenced TODAY

After celebrating four hours, a
Prince Georges County Circuit Court
jury last night found Lloyd Kaiser,
40, Laurel Md undertaken, guilty
of charge Of making obscene pic
lures. He was released under 5000
bond pending his appearance in
court today for sentence. The maxi
mum sentence is 5000 fine or a year
in Jail or both.
Kaiser was charged with taking
10 photographs Of 16-year-old
Laurel girl in the nude January 8
after convincing her that it would
not hurt anybody"
Testimony yesterday was devoted
largely to an attempt by States
Attorney A. Gwynn Bowie to prove
that the photographs were taken by
an expert and that Kaiser, who had
testified that photography was his
hobby, was the only one who could
have taken them.
In his closing argument to the
jury, Attorney j. Frank Lillard, who
represented Kaiser, asked:
why would 49-year-old man
want to take picture of a 16-year-
old girl in the nude?"
He also maintained that the pic
lures were not obscene and that a
Chicago department store had dis
played the painting September
Morn in window without being
prosecuted.
Mr.. Bowie contended however,
that the pictures were obscene, add
ing that the picture involved, which
showed the girl reclining on a couch,
did not resemble the painting Sep
tember Morn
Mr.. Bowie posed before the jury
with one hand on his hip in an at
tempt to show the difference be-
tween the two. He was corrected,
however, by member Of the jury
who said his hand was not in the
correct position. Mr.. Bowie then
admitted, may be you're right
Earlier, Kaiser denied that he had
photographed the girl, either clothed
or unclothed, and that as far as he
knew she had never been in his
Photographic studio,
Evening star., 1944-10-27
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Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-8 through Z-s and
AS through RS good Indefinite
ly. Each stamp worth 10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps A-8
through z-8 and AS through KS
good indefinitely for 10 points
each.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will ray two ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Book No. stamps 80 through
33 valid for S pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 4 stamp 40 good for 5
pounds for home canning through
February 28. 1945.
Gasoline-A-11 coupons good for 3
gallons each through November 8.
B-4, Ca. BIS and C-5 coupons
good for 5 gallons each. New A
Ration Books good November 8
now available by mail to local
boards. Get applications at serv.
ice stations or Ration Board and
mail in along with back cover Of
present A book.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l and In
Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each. Stamp
3 will become valid November /.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. I and s cou.
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through August 81, 1945. Period /,
l944-5 ration, also good for 10
gallons unit. Consumers in this
area should not have used more
than per cent Of their ration
thus far.
Evening star., 1944-10-27
BiIbo Names Subcommittee
To Weigh Villa Rosa Bill

From his home in Poplarville
Miss, Chairman Bilbo of the Senate
District Committee, yesterday an
nounced the appointment of FIVE
man subcommittee to consider the
Capper bill for acquisition by the
District government Of Villa Rosa
to permit continuation there of the
Children's Museum.
Edward P. Terry, committee clerk,
received directions for the appoint
ment Of Senator Walsh, Democrat,
OF New Jersey as subcommittee
chairman, with Senators Tydings of
Maryland and ODaniel of Texas,
Democrats: Capper of Kansas and
Bridges OF New Hampshire, Re-
publlcans, as members.
The property, once in Government
hands, has been sold to a private
investor who plans a new develop
ment there and the museum is
facing eviction. Under the Capper
Dill the District would acquire Villa
Rosa and permit the museum to use
1T at the pleasure Of the Commits
sioners.
District officials have contended
the children's museum is not q
proper city obligation.
Evening star., 1944-10-27
Police Band
ToPIoy, but Not
For Mai. Kelly

A short story cleaned from the
wires of the Metropolitan Police
Departments teletype system yes
terday:
ITO all Commanding Oficers:
1874 pm.
"All members of the band have
been notified to report to Hitch
cock Hall, st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
at $50 pm, Friday, October a.,
1914, for band engagement for the
major and superintendent
Less than an hour later, the tele-
type beat out in frantic staccato:
CORRECTION CORREC-
TION -.
ITO all Commanding Oficers:
1874 pm.
The band engagement is by the
DIRECTION Of the major and su-
perintendent and not FOR the ma.
jor and superintendent.
Evening star., 1944-10-27
BY JOSEPH YOUNG.

The first thing you usually ask a
man who is about to celebrate his
Tooth birthday is the secret of his
longevity.
But Luther Terry brushed the re-
porter's question aside when he was
visited in his home at 7O19 Georgia
avenue NV, yesterday, two days
before he reaches the century mark.
I'D much rather" said Mr.. Terry
firmly, discuss the election"
Who will you vote for?" Mr..
Terry was asked.
"Vote?" exclaimed Mr.. Terry, his
pale blue eyes flashing Indignantly.
I'm District resident-I have no
vote" But Mr.. Terry isn't nom
partisan by any means.
II cast my first vote for Grant
back in Ohio in 1868 and if I could
vote, it would be for Tom Dewey"
said Mr.. Terry, who, it need hardly
be said, is an inveterate Republ-
can.
Mr.. Terry is small, wiry man
who is troubled with the usual in
firmities of age-increasing deaf
ness, shortness of breath and oc-
casional aches and pains. But his
interest in politics and world affairs
has not tagged. He reads at least
two newspapers every day and the
various news magazines. And he
always relishes political argument.
"One thing that I kind of regret
Evening star., 1944-10-27

A new type of overseas veteran
few into the United States for the
first time last week-ln the form of
a stowaway.
Staff Sergt. Alan Morrow was de-
termined not to oe separated from
Flax, the small Arabian dog which
followed him everywhere in Italy
flew with him, slept by him and
even took baths with him.
AS Sergt. Morrow, who won the
Distinguished Flying Cross and de-
stroyed two enemy fighters, checked
of the last of his so bombing mis-.
sions, he began to worry about his
furlough. Army regulations may
provide for bringing a foreign wife
home, but not dog. His mother
who lives at 1888 Twenty-seventh
street NV, was just as concerned
and asked the aid of The Star. It
was the tail-gunner, however, who
found the incredibly simple means
to get FLAX into the United States
Chucking Flax into his barracks
bag, which she had learned to know
as home, Sergt. Morrow made his
way to the biggest obstacle-the
customs ofice in North Africa. He
left his barracks bag under a table
there while he went down the line "
Meanwhile. FLAX was playing with
soldiers and customs officials alike
No one paid much notice when
Sergt. Morrow whistled three times
Flax left a custom officials lap and
promptly returned to his home"
With FLAX slung over his shoulder
Sergt. Morrow boarded the plane
Remaining quietly at his side, Flak
crossed the ocean without a bit OF
air sickness. Sergt. Morrow attri.
butes this to the fact he didn't feee
his pet for three days and nights.
When an Arabian family CAV,
Evening star., 1944-10-27
Society Burglar Sentenced
To Second Iona Term

James P. Mitchell, 20, known as
the society burglar" was sentenced
by Justice James M. Proctor in Dis
trict Court today to serve IA months
to 3la years on a charge of house.
breaking and petty larceny.
He was convicted October 10 of
breaking into the home of Charles
Michael, former White House cor
respondent, in the 1900 block of
Cathedral avenue NV.
Today's sentence was ordered to
run consecutively, with sentences
totaling from two and one-half to
seven and one-half years Mitchell
already is serving on two previous
convictions Of HOUSEKEEPING and
larceny. A number of other cases
still are pending.
Today's sentence was imposed i'm
mediately after Justice Proctor had
overruled q motion for a new trial.
Mitchell is represented by Attorney
James j.. Laughlin. He was prose-
cuted by Assistant United States
Attorney Bernard Marpoli,,s
Evening star., 1944-10-27

iers on each side of the station, de-
pending on the volume of business
and entrance turnstiles could be
operated both by coins and tokens.
Floors Of Terrazzo.
Station floors would be Of ter
razzo (snall chips of marble set in
cement irregularly and polished), +,
and walls would be of tile, granite,
glass, stainless steel, aluminium,
terra Gotta or other mar-proof ma
terial. Newsstands, parcel, lockers,
toilets and telephones also would
be provided.
Station platforms would be 300
feet long and permit segregation of
passengers waiting for cars on va
rious routes so that there need be
no congestion" Piston action
would force air out of sidewalk ven-
tilators ahead OF moving cars and
draw air in behind them. Mechani-
cal ventilating equipment would be
provided for such emergencies as
electrical fires.
Transfer Facilities.
On the proposed Connecticut
avenue-G street subway-running
from r street to Union Station
stations would be placed about a
quarter of mile apart. A mezza-
nine station would be provided at
Pennsylvania avenue and Madison
place for transferring to the Penn
sylvania avenue subway, which
would go from Eighteenth street to
Second street Sc.
Transfer facilities between the
Connecticut avenue-G street route,
the Pennsylvania avenue subway
and the Fourteenth street subway
would be arranged at a two-level
station at Fourteenth and G streets
NV. which would extend to F
street. The E street station on the
Fourteenth street subway would
connect with the two-level transfer
station by means OF pedestrian
passageway. The subway at Union
Station would have q pedestrian
passageway to the waiting room Of
the railroad terminal.
Evening star., 1944-10-27

Robert P. Patterson, "exemplify that
high type OF manhood which will
make the cause of freedom prevail.
You may feel just as proud of these,
your sons, as they must be OF you
for your sacrifice and courage"
Her sons in the services besides
Col. Detereux, who is reported to be
in a Jap prison in Shanghai, are
Maj. Ryan Devereux, jr., AAF, now
at Maxwell Field, Ala; Mai. Ashton
Devereux, AAF, stationed at Miami,
and Sergt. Thistram Devereux,
RCAF, serving overseas.
One son-in-law, Col. Richard Hall
Jeschke, Marine Corps, was dec
GRATED yesterday with the Legion of
Merit after service from the Solo,
mons to North Africa and Europe.
Another son-in-law, Capt. Harry
Chase, U. S. NJ, is on sea duty, and
the third son-in-law, 1t. Raymond
Fowler Crist, is on duty with the
Marine Corps in the South Pacific.
Her grandsons in the service in
clude Sergt. John Ryan Devereux,
III, Marine Corps, assigned here
after % months overseas; Naval Air
Cadets Joseph S. Devereux, jr., and
Kemp Devereux, and Capt. r. H.
Jeschke, jr., who is with the Ma
rine Corps 5th Division. Her
grandson-in-law, 1t. Col. John S.
Oldheld, is with the Marine Corps
in the South Pacific.
She is also survived by two other
sons, Joseph and Edward, both liy-
ing here, and four daughters, Mrs.
Margaret Jeschke, Alexandria, Va;
Mrs. Anne Chase. now living on
Long Island; Mrs. Mary Crist, living
here, and Miss Agnes Devereux,
Baltimore.
Always active in Catholic affairs
Mrs. Devereux attended the Church
Of the Blessed Sacrament and was
10 member Of the Sodality OF the
Children Of Mary. Her home In
Philadelphia has since become the
Rosemont College for Girls Cath
olic institution. Mrs. Devereux was
"a member Of the Colonial DANES
and the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Burial will be in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-10-27

Sergt. Morrow the tiny pup eight
months ago in Tunis, "she fit in my
hand" He started taking her on
low flights at once, placing her in
a big boot. FLAX piled up some go
hours in the air with her master.
but didn't 60 on bombing missions
The Army doesn't rig up oxygen
masks for small dogs, the sergeant
explained.
In Italy FLAX used to howl" once
every week, either Wednesday or
Thursday nights. Sneaking out of
her barracks bag, she visited an
officers tent. The officer gave FLAX
a drink every time he took one.
Regularly, Flax staggered back to
her bed about am, Sergt. Morrow
insists. She built up to a capacity
of a bottle and a half of beer, he
said. but was also fed vitamin pills.
Sergt. Morow's pride for his dog
is unlimited. Il think more of her
than I do of myself" he said in an
interview. and his actions proved it.
When the reporter remarked on
FLAX silky coat, the sergeant
quipped: That's imported stuff
woman"
An oil painting of wistful puppy
hangs in prominent place in the
Morow's living room. At the age of
Is. Sergt. Morrow, who was a com
mercial artist before the war, was
painting this pet, but never quite
finished. The dog was killed under
car, and young Morrow was toe
grieved to paint on the rest of the
fur.
Sergt. Morrow will have to leave
FLAX in Washington when he report:
soon for reassignment. He may fine
more than one dog waiting for hin
when he returns, for, he explains
FLAX had boy friend, an American
SpitZ, in Casablanca."
Evening star., 1944-10-27
Transit Fare Boosts
Seen if Subway Costs
Are Put on Company
Merrill Cont See Why
Passengers Should Pay
To Clear Roads for Autos

Belief that higher streetcar fares
would result if the Capital Transit
Co. were "saddled" with the major
portion of the cost of the proposed
$56, 100000 transit subway system
was voiced today by E. D. Merrill
company president.
Commenting on the declaration
by Representative Hebert, Democrat,
OF Louisiana, that the company
should bear at least the major share
Of costs if subways are adopted, Mr.
Merrill told The Star:
If we have reached a situation
where subways are required, then
they are necessitated by the use of
private automobiles. I can't see
why the transit riders should pay
for subways to clear the streets for
private automobiles. That doesn't
quite make sense"
Points to Other Cities.
Mass transportation riders, Mr..
Merrill added, would not want
higher fares. He said he antici-
pated they may express their OBJ
jections by making less use of car
and bus services.
In most cities where subways have
been instituted, he said, the govern
ments built them or provided them
on rental basis to transit firms.
In New York, he recalled, subways
first were built by independent
companies, later to be taken over"
and with subway fares held down
by means of Government aid.
Mr.. Hebert, in suggesting that the
major cost should be met by the
transit company, had added that
the Federal Government should
meet a portion of the obligation.
With long-term financing, an in
crease In fares should not be neces-
sary, Mr.. Hebert argued.
Mr.. Merrill contended, however.
that 1t would not be practicable for
the company to contribute ANY
substantial part" of the costs, either
as an investment or as rental"
"Out Of Proportion"
An investment of the size con-
templated by the Districts consult
ing engineers, he said, would be "all
out of proportion" to the capital
structure of the company. At pres
ent rates Of fare, he added, the
company has all it can do" to op-
crate satisfactory service.
The transit head said he could
not see the necessity for anything
Of that magnitude" in reference to
the proposal to construct IL miles
Of subways. While agreeing that
streetcars could move at faster
speeds through subways than on
the surface he suggested that to
free the highway of streetcars no
doubt would attract more automo-
bile traffic.
While postwar years will bring
increased automobile traffic, there
will not be as much congestion as
some think" he argued, if mass
transportation maintains its posi-
ton.
Evening star., 1944-10-27
Mrs. Cameron Rogers,
Wife Of Film Writer,
PIunqes 10 Death Here

Mrs. Nancy Archibald Rogers, 80
wife of Cameron Rogers, author of
Flight Surgeon" and script writer
for the Aim ''Disraeli," died today at
Emergency Hospital Of injuries suf-
fered last night in a plunge from
the third floor of the couples home
at 3039 Q street NV.
Detective Sergt. George w. Cook
said Mr.. Rogers told police his wife
jumped from the bathroom window
to the concrete passageway below
despite his efforts to restrain her
According to Sergt. Cook. Mr.. Rogers
said he managed to grab his wife's
wrist, but that she broke from his
grasp and plunged to the pavement
Mr.. Rogers, graduate of Har-
ward University, is now employed
as special writer in the Office OF
the Co-ordinator of nter-American
Affairs. Before coming to Washing
ton, Mr.. Rogers worked as a seen
artist in Hollywood and handled the
script of Flight Surgeon" and olive
Bomber"
In 1925 he collaborated with
Christopher Morley and Don Mar
quis in writing Pull and By" He
also wrote The Magnificent Idler--
the Story of Walt Whitman and
The Legend of Calvin Coolidge"
Mrs. Rogers was the granddaugh-
ter of Mrs. Everett Allen Archibald
of New York City. She was educat-
ed at the Lycee Victor Drury in
Paris and in New York at Miss
Spence's School She was Mr.. Rog-
er's third wife. He was first married
in June, 1925, to Frances B. Colby,
daughter of the former Secretary
of State and Mrs. Bainbridge Colby
They were divorced in 1886 and II,
November, 1888, he married Eliza
beth Baker Cobb. Following his sec
ond divorce, Mr.. Rogers married his
third wife in October, 1912, in
Arlington.
Mrs. Rogers, a member of the pub
lie relations staff of the American
Red Cross here, also was a writer
and had worked on several New York
publications.
Evening star., 1944-10-27
Fleeing Machine Hits
Two Girls, Strikes
Taxi; -Four Held

Roaring through downtown WASH
ington with two motorcycle police
men in pursuit early today, an au-
tomobile believed to have been sto-
len, struck two young girls, seriously
injuring one, hit taxicab. injuring
a passenger, and struck several
parked cars before halting.
Two men and two women, all COL
ored, occupants of the automobile,
were arrested by police.
The chase started at Thirteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV. when Motorcycle Policemen
James McCarty and George Fish
er, waiting for green light, saw
the car speed north on Thirteenth
street. They set out in pursuit and
saw the fugitive car strike several
parked automobiles. they said.
Girls Run Down.
The car then hit the taxicab and
few seconds later ran down Jessie
Chism, Is, and her sister, Diane, Is,
of 1753 Columbia road NV. Both
were taken to Emergency Hospital
where Jessie was found to be suf-
fering from compound fractures of
both legs. Diane was less injured,
police reported.
Irene Sanford, 10, of 1898 Penn
street NE, a passenger in the taxi
cab, was treated at Emergency Hos
pital for minor cuts and bruises and
later released, according to police.
The chase ended at Tenth street
and New York avenue NV. when
the policemen forced the car to the
curb and arrested all the occupants
They are held on open charges.
Nursery School Children Hurt.
In an accident in Alexandria, Va,
yesterday three children were in
jured slightly when station wagon
IN which they were being taken to a
nursery school collided with another
car at Potomac Yards Bridge, police
reported. Twelve other children in
the station wagon were uninjured.
Treated at Alexandria Hospital
for slight cuts and bruises were
Steven Young, 4, of 816 Tenth street,
New Alexandria Judy Nesbitt, S, of
wellington Station, and Jacquel;ne
De Vazeille, 4, of 217 South Alfred
street, Alexandria. All were released
later.
Police said the station wagon was
operated by Mrs. Harriott Rice, 42l
Hume avenue, Alexandria. The
driver of the other car which figured
in the crash was listed by police as
Mrs. Christine Brewster, 404 Bash
ford lane, Alexandria. Both were
charged with reckless driving.
Evening star., 1944-10-27
Labor Shortage Cited
In Transit Company
Plea for One Man Cars
Loss Of 80 Workers
A Month CIoimed in
Appeal to PUG f..

Citing loss Of almost 80 employees
a month, spokesman for the Capital
Transit Co. today asked the Public
Utilities Commission for authority to
convert "a two-man streetcars to
one-man operation.
D. j. Locke. transit company staff
engineer, said that in a recent test
week the company was unable to
operate IS streetcars in the rush.
hour period and that maximum of
SO buses could not be operated in
the afternoon rush hour.
While Mr.. Locke conceded that
conversion of only go streetcars
would meet deficiencies for street.
cars, he pointed out that manpower
released by conversion also was
needed for bus operations. He as
sured the commission that the COM
pany had sufficient gasoline to op-
crate buses now idle because of man.
power shortages
Induction Rate Down.
Alexander Shapiro, transit COM
pany personnel director, said that
IN the last few months the company
had been losing 30 to 100 employees
per month and was able to hire only
20 persons month.
he admitted the rate of induction
OF men into the armed forces had
fallen from 30 a month to seven a
month, but he said retirements for
other reasons were tremendous.
Mr. Shapiro said not more than
% OF the more than 900 employees
VINO have gone into the armed serv-
ices have returned to the company.
and he predicted that there was lit
Tie nope of gaining new employees
within the next six months.
Number of Trainees Drops.
S. E. Emmons, TRANSPORTATION
manager for the company, testified
that for the week ending October
22 there was shortage of 565 full
time employees, while for the week
ending January Is, 1912, there was a
shortage of only BAT full-time EN-.
ployes. The number of trainees
dropped from 81 in January, 1912.
to % on October % of this year.
The company also seeks to shift
eight one-man cars, now operating
in Maryland to the District. E. D.,
Merrill, president of Capital Tran
sit. told the commission that con-
version OF So two.man cars to one.
man cars last year improved serv-
ice, but that there was need for
more improvement.