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Evening star., 1944-04-25
U. s. Building Guard
Killed by Streeiear
On Way 10 Work
7-Yeor-OId Girl Suffers
Fractured Skull When i.
Struck by Auto

Jesse Garner, 81, of 204 Ninth
street Sc, guard at the Social
Security Building, was killed last
night by streetcar at Third street
and Independence avenue S.w. His
death was the thirty second District
traffic fatality of the year.
On his way to work, Mr.. Garner
was but few yards short of his
destination in the Government
building when the car hit him, police
said. His body was wedged under
the running gear Of the car and
was extricated with dificulty. He
was pronounced dead at the scene
by Casualty Hospital physician.
Police said Harrison B. Wyman,
Al, Of Laurel, Md, was the streetcar
operator. He will appear at a coro-
ner's inquest. Several persons were
injured yesterday In traffic acci-
dents.
Helen Barger, 7, of 808 Seventh
street S.W., was admitted to Cas-
ualty Hospital in serious condi-
ton, suffering from skull fracture
and possible fracture of the pelvis
after she was struck by an automo-
bile at Seventh and I streets S.w,
police reported.
The driver of the car, according
to police. was James N. Littleton, 50,
2604 Twenty-second street NE.
A collision between two trucks at
Fourth and M streets NE. sent one
Of the drivers, Frank Summers, 81,
colored, 321 South Capitol street, to
Casualty Hospital suffering from
head injuries, according to police
traffic reports. His condition was
listed as not serious. The driver of
the other truck, John H. Werner,
40, of 53l7 Third street NV, was
not injured.
William Johnson, 40, colored, 7os
Sixth street NV, was struck by an
automobile last night as he crossed
the street near Fifth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NV, police
said. He was admitted to Casualty
Hospital suffering from head in
Jur1es, which were said to be not
serious. Police said the driver Of
the car was Louis r. Marble, 80, of
100 o street S.W.
T. j. Robertson, 48, of 1901 Kenil-
worth avenue NE, an employe Of
the Johnny j. Jones Carnival, now
at the circus grounds, Twenty
seventh street and Benning road
NE, was injured while uncoupling
circus cars from a tractor, police
said. At Casualty Hospital, 1t was
said he sustained q fractured leg.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
rs, 900 in Arlington
Foil to File Tox Forms

Harry K. Green, Arlington County
commissioner of revenue, disclosed
today that $4,000 taxpayers have
tailed to make State and local tax
returns, although forms have been
mailed from his offices.
The deadline for filing Is June l
for all persons who were living in
the county on January /, 1914. Mr..
Green warned that failure to receive
tax forms does not exempt taxpayers
from making returns.
The commissioner Offices in the
Arlington Courthouse are open from
$50 am. to 4:30 pm. Mondays
through Fridays, and $50 to l pm.
Saturdays to assist in preparation of
tax returns.
Evening star., 1944-04-25

one of which was a task group in
Guiding the heavy cruisers Mime
apolis, New Orleans, Astoria, Ches-
ter and Portland, and five destroy
ers. There were two flag officers in
the task group, Read Admiral (now
Vice AdmiraD Thomas G. Kinkaid
and Rear Admiral William w.
Smith. The other unit, consisting
of the Australian heavy cruiser
Australia and the light cruiser
Hobart, plus the American heavy
cruiser Chicago and two destroyers.
was under the command of Rear
Admiral J. G. Grace, Royal Navy,
and was operated in conjunction
with the carriers Lexington and
Yorktown and four destroyers, which
were under the command of Rear
Admiral (now Vice AdmiraD Aubrey
w. Fitch.
On the afternoon of the 9Th, ene-
my forces had become sufficiently
consolidatedin the Bismarck Archi-
pelago-New Guinea area to indi-
cate an amphibious operation to the
southwark, perhaps against Port
Moresby, on the northern tip OF
Australia. AS enemy forces would
have to round the southeastern end
of New Guinea, Rear Admiral
Fletcher stationed an attack group
within striking distance of the prob
able track of the enemy fleet, and
the remainder of his force moved
northward in an attempt to locate
enemy covering forces.
Jap Carrier Sank.
On the morning of the 7th con-
tact was made with the Japanese
carrier Shoho, which was promptly
attacked and sunk by aircraft from
the Lexington and yorktown. We
lost only one dive bomber in the
attack, but the same morning Jap
anese carrier planes sank our tanker
Neosho and the destroyer Sims.
The next morning contact was
made with two enemy carriers, four
heavy cruisers and several destroy
ers. One of the carriers was at
tackled and severly damaged by our
carrier aircraft, and, as was antici-
pated, enemy aircraft counterat-
tackled about an hour later. During
the counterattack both the York
town and the Lexington were dam
aged, the latter rather severely.
Both carriers and their planes shot
down a considerable number of en-
emy planes during the engagement,
and our aircraft losses were small
by comparison, but early in the
afternoon an explosion on board the
Lexington made her impossible to
control. She was, therefore, aban-
doned and ordered sunk by one of our
own destroyers. Nearly all Of her
personnel were saved.
Thus ended the first major en-
gagement in naval history in which
surface ships did not exchange a
single shot. Although the loss of
the Lexington was keenly felt. the
engagement in the Coral Sea effec-
lively checked the japanese in their
advance to the southwark. Our
losses of one carrier, one tanker, one
destroyer and a total of 66 planes
were considerably less than esti-
mated Japanese losses. Our per-
sonnel casualties totaled 543.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Philip DubeuIey Dies
or Auto Crash Injuries

Philip Dubeuley, 30, of Greenbelt,
Md, died yesterday at Gallinger
Hospital where he was taken fol-
lowing an automobile accident Oc-
tober 20 on the Edmonston road be-
tween Hyattsville and Greenbelt,
police reported.
Police said Mr.. Dubeuley was first
taken to Garfield Hospital by the
Bladensburg Rescue Squad where
an examination disclosed fractures
of both legs and other injuries. He
was later transferred to Gallinger,
where he had a number of opera
tons.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Author Fears Racial Clash
Unless India Is Freed
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, April 25.-Dr.
E. Stanley Jones, missionary and
author, declared at a mass meeting
here last night that the colored
peoples of the world are watching
India. If freedom is denied that
nation by the British Empire racial
clash will develop, he said, that will
make the present conflict seem like
"a tempest in a teapot"
He charged the British Empire"
with working behind the moral
shield of British democracy" and
declared democracy and empire are
incompatible.
The remedy, DR.. Jones said, is
for Britain to renounce Imperialism
and set definite date for the free
ing of India and other colonial
nations.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Mental Care Crisis
Laid 10 Manpower
Preston ExpIoins Delay in
Case of AssuiIont, ID
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April as. - Dr.
George H. Preston, State commits
sioner of mental hygiene, said today
that the reason a 14-year-old Mont
gomery County boy, who critically
injured a 3-year-old neighbor, had
not been committed to a State
mental institution was because OF
the manpower shortage and not
because of overcrowding.
Replying to critics who urged that
a $4,000 appropriation for postwar
building be Immediately tapped to
provide additional buildings at Rose
wood Training School at Owings
Mills, DR.. Preston said new buildings
would not relieve the problem, since
there wasn't enough help to operate
present buildings.
Meanwhile, Willard Walker, 3, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Walker
Route 3, Bethesda, the victim, was
reported in good" condition at
Suburban Hospital, Bethesda.
Asserting that I'VE need more
buildings, and hope we get them
after the war;" DR.. Preston added
that the most urgent need now Ii
employees to operate our present
institutions to full capacity"
He said the Rosewood School
which now has a waiting list oi
500, has room for 60 to 10 addi.
tional patients If I'VE had the man.
power to take care of them"
The manpower shortage has hi
our mental hospitals a particularly
hard blow" DR.. Preston said. "Firs
of all, the pay is comparatively low
and second, the work is not attrac.
tive"
Private institutions have the same
problem, DR.. Preston said, with the
result that many are admitting
fewer patients and are avoidins
difficult" ones. This, he added
tends to increase the States cas-
load,
Evening star., 1944-04-25
) Quaniico Marines Get
$3.50 Verdict in Rent Case

Harry Cokinides, Quantico (va.)
landlord, yesterday was ordered to
pay $3.50 damages to 1t. Archer
Hunt, 1t. Matthew A. Cleary, jr.,
and 1t. Fred D. billiard In the first
rental overcharge verdict in the
Alexandria Arlington Fairfax and
Quantico defense rental area.
Trial Justice Lacy Compton OF
Prince william County made the
decision in favor of the marine off,
GERS after testimony that Cokinides
had charged higher rental than
was set by Area Director I. Chance
Buchanan.
Each man sued for $50 on each
weekly overcharge for rooms. 1t
Hunt was granted $3.50 and Its
Cleary and Hilliard were granted
5000 each.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Arlington Board Plans
Budget Adoption

The Arlington County Board will
hold special meeting at 7::30 o'clock
tonight In the Circuit Court room
to adopt the l944-5 budget and fix
the tax rate.
Leo C. Lloyd, board chairman,
said that consideration had been
given to all requests heard at the
budget hearing earlier in the month.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Foirmont Heights Man
Freed in Staying Case

John Hooker, "a, colored, of Fair
mont Heights, Md, who had been
charged with murder, was freed
after Trial Magistrate Elan Bowie
ruled yesterday in Upper Marlboro
Court that the evidence was in
sufficient to hold him for the grand
jury.
Hooker was arrested Thursday in
connection with the fatal shooting
OF William Jackson, AZ. colored, also
OF Fairmont Heights, at Hooker's
home. Mrs. Bessie jackson, about
27, estranged wife of jackson, also
was killed.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Short Circuit Sounds
ARLINGTON Ruid Siren

Low, unearthly means heard
through Arlington County last night
were the result of a short circuit
In the county's AFRAID system,
which for 20 minutes allowed the
siren to howl dismally on low
power.
Fire Chief A. C. Scheffel reported
today that repairs have been made.
Evening star., 1944-04-25

Iulfy SUCCESSFUL, even LnOuR6 1t CID
not appear TO delay appreciably the
enemy's advance toward Australia.
Our losses were light.
On April 18 Toxic was bombed
by Army planes which took of from
the carrier Hornet, the planes from
the Enterprise providing search and
fighter planes for the operation. AS
q carrier operation, this raid was
unique in naval history in that for
the first time medium land bombers
were transported across an ocean
and launched of enemy shores.
Whatever the damage inflicted by
these bombers, the attack was stim-
ulating to the morale, which at that
time, considering the surrender of
Bataan, and the situation in gen.
eral In the Far East. was at low ebb.
Australia Threatened.
BY the middle of April, the Japa-
nese had established bases in the
New Guinea-New Britain-Solomon
Islands area, which put them in a
position to threaten all Melanesia
and Australia itself. and they were
moving their forces through the
mandates in preparation for an ex-
tension of their offensive to the
southeast. Our available forces at
that time were eager and ready for
battle, but they were not any too
strong for effective defense against
major enemy concentrations, much
less adequate to carry out large
scale offensive operation.
1t should be noted at this point
that during the first five months of
the war, nearly every engagement
with the enemy had demonstrated
the importance OF air power in
modern naval warfare. Our initial
loses at Pearl Harbor and in the
Philippines were the result of at
tack by aircraft, and the enemy's
superiority in the air had been one
Of the controlling factors in our re-
verses in the Far East.
Similarly, our successful though
inconclusive raids on the Japanese
held islands in the Pacific had been
conducted chiefly by carried-based
aircraft. The results had been ex-
cellent and the costs low. As yet,
however, there had been no engage
ment between enemy carrier forces
and our own, and although we had
reason to believe that most of our
naval aircraft was of good design
and performance, we had no basis
for comparison.
When the Japanese, on May 3,
began to occupy Florida Island, in
the Solomons, Rear Admiral (now
Vice AdmiraD Frank j. Fletcher,
vino was cruising In the Coral Sea
with force composed of the carrier
Yorktown, the three cruisers Astoria,
Chester and Portland and six de-
stroyers, proceeded north to inter-
rupt the activity.
On the morning of May 4, about
100 miles southwest of Guadalcanal,
planes launched by the Yorktown
sank and damaged a number OF
enemy vessels at Tulagi with loss of
only one aircraft, and in the after
noon another attack group scored
additional hits, with the loss of two
fighters.
Allied Units Join.
On May S Rear Admiral Fletcher's
fnree. had fniyad rther AlliaS 1rnitc
Evening star., 1944-04-25
tuberculosis Report
Warns Of Vicious
Circle in District
Association Head Tells
Of Increase in Cuses
With Bed Shortage

A possible vicious circle" in the
treatment of tuberculosis here, due
to shortage of beds, was pointed
out last night by Paul D. Sleeper,
president OF the District Tubeculosis
Association, in report before the
organizations annual meeting.
"All the news in the last year has
not been so bright" Mr.. Sleeper
said. 1--WE have experienced
shortage of beds, caused by the con-
demnation of the wooden building
at Gallinger, as well as by the in
crease in the number of tuberculosis
cases found as result of extensive
surveys"
Gases are hospitalized in the or
der in which they constitute pub
lie health menace" the speaker con-
tinued. Thus, far advanced cases
are hospitalized first and the cases
which are found while the disease
is still in its early stages remain out
of the hospital.
100000 Here X-Rayed.
The surveys to which Mr.. Sleeper
referred are those made by the
United States Public Health Service,
the Armed Forces and the District
Health Department in Washington
Among them, these agencies x-ray-
ed approximately 100000 persons,
Mr.. Sleeper said.
I'VE are looking forward to the
day when every one in Washington
will have been X-rayed, and when
the facilities are sufficient to take
care of all cases found and needing
disqualification" he told the group.
Another phase of controlling the
disease, the rehabilitation of the
tuberculous, was stressed by Mr..
Sleeper, as well as by three other
speakers, DR.. A. Barklie Coulter,
director Of the bureau for tuber-
culosis, District Health Department;
DR.. D. L. Finucane. superintendent
of the tuberculosis Sanatoria, Glenn
Dale, Md, and DR.. Howard M.
Payne.
1.-The most unpleasant task which
devolves upon the bureau for tuber-
culosis," DR.. Coulter said, "is the
following up of patients that leave,
against advice, the three hospitals
Gailinger, Glenn Dale and Freed
mems. 1t is essential, therefore.
that there be an understanding and
a cooperative spirit between these
three hospitals and the bureau, so
that the handling of these cases may
be expedited without injustice to any
one concerned"
Danger to Children.
The danger here lies particularly
in homes where there are children,
DR.. Coulter went on. Seventy-five
per cent Of the persons under 16
acquiring the disease die within two
weeks OF diagnosis, he pointed out.
DR.. Finucane recommended a pro-
gram Of prevocational training, vo-
cational training and job placement
for patients during treatment In
preparation for their leaving the
hospital.
The association elected Robert H.
Davidson, DR.. Clayton B. Ethridge,
Mrs. Norman Gerstenfeld, Mrs.
James F. Mitchell, jr., and Msgr.
John A. Ryan to the Board of Direc-
tors for terms expiring in 1945; Mrs.
Charles Fl. Pierce and Franklin M.
Thorne for terms expiring in 1916,
and Mrs. Albert w. Atwood, Miss
Anna Berenson. DR.. Paul B.
Cornely, Mrs. Paul D. Guernsey,
Miss Jane Hoey, Samuel Levine, DR..
Nicholas A. Mandelos, DR.. Walter X.
Myers, the Rev. Francis w. McPeek
and DR.. Payne for terms expiring
In 1947.
The meeting took place in the
Jewish Community Center.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Health Officials Won't Make
Dog Vaccination Compulsory
Dr.. Ruhlond Believes Control of Robes
Hinges on Getting Rid of Stroy Animals

Despite opinions of livestock au-
thorities that inoculations have
proved helpful in the control of
rabies, District health officials today
took the stand that dog vaccinations
would not be required in Washing
ton for fear they would give dog
owners a false sense of security"
DR.. George c. Ruhland, District
health officer, said that while wac
cination is believed to have value
possibly for a year-we decided not
to insist upon 1t in the District be-
cause 1t is not a permanent pre-
ventive." He emphasized that in his
belief the control Of rabies lies in
getting rid of stray dogs.
Concurring in this opinion, DR.
James G. Cumming, head of the de-
partment's Bureau of Communicable
Diseases, said the inoculations might
give immunity against the disease
in cases of minor bites or scratches,
but doubted If they would immu-
nize dogs bitten by animals in ad-
vance stages of rabies. He said If
District dog owners would keep their
pets muzzled and on leash for three
months the epidemic would be over.
Not 100 Per Cent Effective.
DR.. H. w. Schoening, head of the
pathological division of the Bureau
of Animal Industry of the Agricul-
ture Department, said, however, that
experience indicates that antirabies
inoculations do have value. While
inoculations are not 100 per cent
effective, he said, that also is true
Of any biological product. He said
the Bureau of Animal Industry re-
quires all vaccines, prepared under
its supervision, TO pass laboratory
tests on mice.
Asserting that while rabies vac
cines have become more effective in
recent years. DR.. Schoening said
that immunization does not offer
complete control. THE stray dog
still remains the problem, he said
DR.. Schoening described inocula-
ton as an aid to be used with other
measures in control of the disease
He said dog license laws should be
strictly enforced and all strays
picked up and destroyed. This re-
quires sufficient equipment and per-
sonnel to do the job, he added.
Counties Planning Action.
Plans for compulsory vaccination
are now being worked out in Arling
ton County, Va, and for non-com-
pulsory vaccination in Montgomery
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Maryland Citizens Unit
Backs Jones for Senote
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 25.-Wilis
r. Jones of Baltimore has been in
dorsed unanimously as a candidate
for the Democratic senatorial nomi-
nation by the Board of Governors
of the Maryland Citizens Commit
tee for Democracy.
DR.. H. Darlington Lancaster,
president of the board and a men,
Der of the Johns Hopkins University
faculty, said yesterday that the
board thought Senator Tydings had
not represented the opinions of
most Of the people In Maryland.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
S54,0O9 in Maryland
Qualify for Primary;
Democrats Lead, 81
Books Are Opened Today
For Final Enrolment
In Most Counties
By the Associated Press.

1 ~ 'Ait ASooSiobcu flcSe.
ANNAPOLIS, April 25,-As regis
tration books were thrown open in
most of Maryland's % counties to-
day for final enrolment of voters
for next Mondays primary, 854, 4,009
Ipersons already were qualified to
cast ballots in primary contests.
An Associated Press survey of the
records of boards of election super
visors showed there were 589 1894
registered Democrats and 264 4,015
registered Republicans Demo-
cratic plurality of better than five
to two.
Maryland law provides that unless
la county has its own registration
law, the books shall be opened on
the final Tuesday before the pri-
maries to enroll new voters.
Montgomery Books Closed.
Accordingly, boards of election
supervisors sat in most of the other
county seats today to accept regis
trations. The books are already
CLOSED in Montgomery. Under State
law, all new voters coming into the
State must declare their intentions
to become citizens at least year
before being permitted to vote.
The survey disclosed that the
Democratic party has picked up 49,
651 registered voters in the last two
years, as compared with 1926 Re-
publicans. Montgomery had 81 1884
Democrats and 10.871 Republicans.
Prince Georges had 26,772 Demo-
Gratis and 12,701 Republicans.
In the 1912 election there were
576,343 registered Democrats and
256, ,730 Republicans.
Small Vote Is Predicted.
Most political observers predicted
that a comparatively small number
OF the State registrants would ac-
tually vote Monday to choose can
didates for the Senate and the six
House seats.
With a few notable exceptions,
the primary campaign has been
quiet and in one congressional dis
trict-the sixth-there was no con-
test for either party's congressional
nomination.
Both Representative Beall. Re-
publican, and Daniel F.. McMullen.
Democrat, are unopposed for places
on the November general election
ballot.
Willkie Remains on Ballot.
The Statewide presidential pri-
mary has generated virtually no
interest, since there are no Demo-
cratic aspirants and the lone Re-
publican, Wendell L. Willkie, has
Withdrawn from the national con-
test, although his name remains on
the Maryland ballot.
This left the Senate races the
only ones OF Statewide interest
and Importance.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, faces
four primary opponents, the princi-
pal one of whom is Willis r. Jones,
Baltimore, former chairman of the
Board Of Correction.
Principal figures in the Republi-
can senatorial primary are Blan-
chard Randall, jr., and Paul Rob-
ertson, both of Baltimore, while
Rives Matthews, Princess Anne
newspaper publisher, is also an
aspirant.
Evening star., 1944-04-25

won HrSL prize
in a motion pic
ture protector
design competi-
ton, officials of
the De Vry
Corp, sponsors
of the contest,
announced to-
day.
ou as G..
Sites, Route 2,
daVre de Grace,
was a W a r d e d
second prize in
a camera design
contest, the firm
!1
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Suve This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack OF waste
paper to convert into cartons
1or Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
OF old newspapers and maga-
zines Is needed. Telephone your
nearest school or notify some
school child In your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-04-25

1t runs alongside the golf course
OF the Army and Navy Country
Club. Its construction clipped of
some of the golf course, but by a
quick job of golf architecture in
devising the course, the officers
still have a 27-hole course.
The grading was done by Potts
e. Callahan, the paving by Corson
& Gruman, both Washington firms.
The two bridges, on which Semi
nary road crosses the new highway
in scroll of pavement that is de-
scribed better as rosette than as
a cloverleaf were built by Joseph
Troitino, Asheville, N. c. Guy H.
Lewis & Son, Lynchburg, Va, did
the bridge over the Country Club
road and Capital Excavating Co.,
Washington, did the bridge over the
Glebe road.
According to the engineers, the
new highway also will be the
quickest route to Washington from
the west and northwest sections of
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Mount Rainier r Man Wins
Film Projection Contest

Frederick Arthur Amster, a mo-
ton picture animator of 3515 Bun
ker Hill road, Mount Rainier, Md,
Evening star., 1944-04-25
THE CORAL SEA,

On March 10 Vice Admiral Brown with
carriers Lexington and Yorktown and supporting ships aided
the New Guinea ports OF Samaua and where troops
bad landed three days earlier number of vessels
and transport vessels damaged the attack