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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04

City Marks :
YCenfenniid|
CeIebrsiion TO Last
Throughout Week

Detroit took o prominent place
Sunday in the opening phase OF a
worldwide program in celebration
of YMCA Centennial Week.
The city inaug,Tsted its OBJ
servance with speeches by 200 lay
men in pulpits throughout the
city. These same speakers will
continue their talks before civic
organizations during the week.
On Tuesday evening Charles +.
IKettering. director of the research
laboratories division of General
Motors Corp, will be the principal
speaker at a YMCA second cen
fury dinner in the Hotel Statler.
PAGEANT SCHEDULED
A pageant depicting the
YMCA's 100 years of character
building work with youth will be
given Thursday evening in the
large auditorium Of Masonic Tenn
pie.
Throughout the week downtown
stores will have special YMCA dis
plays and there will be a high
school essay contest.
Highlight OF the worldwide Gel
ebration Sunday will be a radio
program in tribute 10 the YMCA
direct from London. This will be
on the air over a national hookuL
from 2 to 2:30 p. m.
STUNNED BY CONDITIONS
The YMCA was started in Lon.
don by a 20-year-old country boy
who went there TO learn the dra-
perry business. Appalled, by inn
moral conditions there. he started
a Outstanding movement among
fellow workers.
In the seventh year of its exist.
ence. the organization crossed the
Atlantic. 1t came to Detroit in
1852, and now is an international
movement with 2,500,000 mem
bers- 1t operates in 6S countries
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04
Wydndotte Couple
Married 50 Years

More than 500 guests will cele-
brate the 50th wedding anniver-
sary Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F. Pike of 2l2 Biddle,
lWyandotte, at the Wyandotte
Masonic Temple.
MIR. Pike is the First Dad of
|DeMolay and Mrs. Pike is the past
grand matron OF the Order of the
Eastern Star of the Grand Chap
tier of Michigan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04
BY LAWRENCE SULLIVAN
CHAPTER XIV

report from the department of labor reveals there
were 752 strikes in L. s. industries during 94S-oetter
than 10 strikes every day, including Sundays
In the month of March, 1914, just as the nation was
pending every energy final preparation for the European
invasion total mandays lost u S. strikes were 4loo00
as compared with 100000 in March of 1913
On May IT. 1914 Gen. H. H. Arnold chief OF the u D Air
testified Labor Board that then pre-
uanr strike of foremen Detroit aircraft plants already had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04
v. S. Ex+ols Uruguay

WASHINGTON, June 3 (INS)
President Roosevelt and Presi-
dent Juan Jose Amezedaga OF
Uruguay today exchanged iriend-
ship messages hailing establish
ment Of the first direct radio cir
cult betyeen the two countries.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04
Utah Mines Returned

WASHINGTON. June 3 (INS)
Secretary Of Interior Ickes an
nounced today termination Of gov
eminent possession of all bitumi-
nous coal mines in Utah following
execution OF a wage contract be-
tween the union and mines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04

NEW KENSINGrON.

NEW KENSINGrON. Pa. June
3 INS)-Some $50 CIO shop
workers in the Aluminium Co. Of
America plant at New Kensington
today continued strikel into its
second day in protest against two
day suspension of five employees.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04
Bureaucracy Runs Kmuek
10 Strikes a Day Hit
u. s. Factories in '43

EDITORS NOTE-This is another IN the series OF
articles by Laurence Sullivan specialist the relations
of government and business the groUth OF me federo
bureaucracy IN the United States The ss1ts Is con-
densed rfUision Of Mr.. Suiyans best-seHer, Bureau
eracy Runs Amuck."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04

cost the army about $50 fighter
planes-''one of the most serious
setbacks the air force has had
since its inception.
AS a result of the increase In
strikes during March. 1874. WPB
Chairman Donald NJ. Nelson re-
ported that as OF April first the
L. 6. ship production program was
a per cent below schedule and
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Accidents
| hjure 102in
I'D. C.. in Week

Home injuries treated at hospital:
in the District since the first of tht
year passed the 1000 mark as 10.
cases last week brought the tota
to 2,027, the D. C. Red Gross Home
Accident Prevention Service report.
ed yesterday. Two deaths causee
by falls brought total District ia.
talities to 70 from various types Of
home accidents.
Injuries last week included 81
falls, 9 burns. accidental poison
ings, foreign bodies in stomach
nose and throat, 81 cuts and Il
miscellaneous.
Children were victims in many
accidents last week. Three fell over
milk bottles on porches. Three in
fants received cuts when they broke
their nursing bottles. Two swal-
lowed glass, one was burned with
hot oil and one was scalded by hot
coffee. One child was overcome by
fumes from an insect spray. Two
infants fell from beds, one drank
kerosene, one cleaning fluid and one
child of 18 months drank corn
liquor.
Typical seasonal accidents includ-
ed two faints from heat and fatigue,
two fell from ladders while clean
ing, three stepped on nails and two
barefoot youngsters were cut by tin
cans.
Unusual cases included a bite
from pet white rat and sleepy
nurse poked her finger in her eye
while hurriedly donning her uni
form. A woman who lost a needle
found it to her sorrow while scrub
bing clothes.
Evening star., 1944-06-04

Two hundred sixty-fve Boy
Scouts, comprising nearly half the
number enrolled in the Northern
district of the Washington area
enter final sessions of their annua,
camporee today at the foot OF
Colorado avenue west of Sixteenth
street.
Fifty units are represented, and
visitors include two scouts from
Santiago, Chile-Carlos and Sergio
Giraldes-as well as a number of
men from the armed forces who are
participat ting in the three-day pro-
gram.
Climax Of the camporee came last
night at a court of honor and camp
fire program, when Eagle. Life, Star
and class ratings were given.
Maj, Paul Siple of the Army
Quartermaster Corps, who accom-
panied Rear Admiral Richard E.
Byrd on his expedition to the South
Pole, made the Eagle awards; Mai.
Albert Maloney of the Marine Corps
presented Life badges, and Comdr.
Alfred Hansen of the Coast Guard
made the Star awards.
Sergt. Bird Lisonbee Of the Army
Signal Corps service division, for
merly scoutmaster of Troop Al here,
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Warrant Authorized
In Cab SHOOTING
Policeman Fired Twice,
Arrested Drive Claims

The issuance of warrant charging
District Policeman Robert S. Hall
with assault on Raymond w. Parks.
Kensington cab driver, has been
authorized, Montgomery County
States Attorney Joseph B. Simp-
son, jr., said yesterday Montgom-
cry County officials said the war
rant was expected to be sworn out
tomorrow.
Policeman Hall, who is attached
to the eighth precinct, is alleged
to have fired two shots at taxicab
owned and operated by Mr.. Parks
during chase May 81 on Wisconsin
avenue, near Drummond, Md.
Mr.. Simpson said the State ex-
poets to produce evidence to show
that Mr. Halls conduct was "unnec-
essary, unjustified and constituted
violation of the law"
Parks was arrested by Bethesda
police after warrants charging him
with speeding and driving on an ex-
pired chauffer's permit were sworn
out by Mr.. Hall.
James H. Pugh, Chevy Chase,
Parks attorney, said two shots hit
the rear of the cab which was oc-
cupied by two passengers his client
was driving from Washington to
Bethesda.
He quoted Mr.. Parks as saying
the policeman was dressed in civil
ian clothes and was driving
private car at the time According
to the attorney, Mr.. Parks said he
noticed car behind him, but that
Mr.. Hall gave no indication that
he was policeman. He said tha
chase occurred at 2:30 am, and
Mr.. Parks was afraid of a holdup.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Councillor Represent,
D. {. on Republican
Platform Committee
PIonk to Be Urged
In Favor of National
Suffrage for CopitoI

James A. Councillor, jr., one of
the Districts three delegates to the
Republican National Convention,
has been designated as Washing
tons member of the Platform Com
mittee, which will be urged to adopt
a plank in favor of national repre-
sentation.
Mr.. Councillor will 60 to Chicago
ahead of the rest of the delegation
since the Platform Committee is
slated to begin preliminary work
June 81, five days before the con-
vention opens.
Fight May Be Renewed.
The local delegation also may
renew the fight it made four years
ago for an increase in the Districts
delegate strength at future con-
ventions. Efforts to obtain a. larger
delegation in 1910 failed.
Edward F. Colladay, national
committeeman from the District for
u years, and Mrs. Cooper Rhodes,
newly nominated national commit
teewoman, also will attend the
meeting of the national committee
scheduled for the week preceding
the convention. Mrs. Rhodes will
carry the proxy of Mrs. Virginia
White Speel, the retiring national
committeewoman, who continues on
the national committee until the
convention ratifies the nomination
of Mrs. Rhodes. Mrs. Speel is CIV
ing up the post she held for 16
years.
d. c. Suffrage Long an Issue.
For many years the local delega-
tions to both major party convela-
tions have sought to further the
cause of District suffrage, and four
years ago the Democratic conven-
ton adopted plank indorsing the
general objective.
In addition to Mr.. Councillor, the
delegates this year are Mrs. Joseph
c. McGarraghy and DR.. John r.
Francis. Elected as alternates are
Luther w. Linkins, Mrs. r. A. Boone
and George Arthur Parker. Local
Republicans always give one place
on the delegation to the colored
members of the party. This year
the colored delegate is DR.. Francis,
with Mr.. Parker as alternate.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
13,4O8 Inquiries Cleared
By D. {. Center in Month

The D. c. Information Center
located opposite the National The
ater at 1921 Pennsylvania avenue
NV, handled 13,408 inquiries of al,
sorts during the 30-day period from
April l8 to May 18.
The questions pertained to Gov
ernment. sightseeing, recreation, in
door and outdoor sports, education
transportation, housing, rationing
concerts, drama, radio, theaters
churches, eating places and shopping
places.
The center is operated by the
Greater National Capital Committee
of the Washington Board of Trade
in cooperation with the District
War Hospitality Committee anc
Capital Transit Co.
The committee also operates the
Hotel and Transient Accommoda
tions Bureau, which referred 704(
persons to transient housing durine
April, the largest number since il
began operation in January, 1941.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
House Unit Indorses Bill
To Aid Veterans Orphans

The National Defense Subcom
mittee of the House District Com
mittee yesterday ordered a favor
able report on the bill of Repre-
sentative Abernethy. Democrat, OF
Mississippi to authorize annual Dis
trict appropriations of 81, 800 to aiC
in financing the education of Or
phans of servicemen of this anC
the World War.
The report of the subcommittee
headed by Representative Russell
Democrat, of Texas is to be laid
before the full House District Com
mittee for action at it's next ses-
sion, scheduled for sometime this
week.
A companion bill has been intro
duced in the Senate by Chairman
Bilbo of the Senate District Com
mittee. The measure authorizes
grants of up to 5000 year for
children. between the ages of lf
and 81 years, who have been domi-
ciled in the District for five years
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Shrine Club Will Honor
Col. 'Swede' Larson

Col. E. E. "Swede" Larson, U. S.
M. c., will be the guest of honor at
the monthly meeting of the Shrine
Club of Alexandria at 8 pm. tomor-
row at Gadsbys Tavern. All mobiles,
whether members of the club or not,
have been invited.
Col. Larson entered the Marine
Corps in 1917 and was graduated
from the Naval Academy in 1922. At
the academy he starred in football
and lacrosse, and was captain of the
football team in 1921.
He has coached several service
football teams and the Naval Acad-
emy team at Annapolis in 1899,
1910 and 1941.
Col. Larson reported for duty in
Washington last March after %
months in the Pacific.
The Shrine Club spring frolic will
be held Wednesday night at George
Washington High School A dinner.
floor show and dance are planned.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Men Volunteer Aides
Start Work Tomorrow
At Doctors Hospital
Group Will Be Welcomed
And. Assigned Shifts
At $50 Pm. Meetinq>

Doctors Hospital will inaugurate
its new program of using volunteer
men hospital aides at meeting at
$50 pm. tomorrow.
DR.. Edgar A. Bocock, hospital ad-
ministrator, will welcome the volun-
teers, and open the so-called "orien-
tation period" during which the
men will be given a general descrip-
ton of their duties and opportuni-
ties for this new kind of volunteer
hospital service.
Following the meeting plans will
be made for assignment of the men
to four-hour daily shifts which will
start after 6 pm.
A tour of the hospital will follow
under the personal direction of Mrs.
Helen M. Newton, assistant director
of nurses.
Calls Move Wonderful.
DR.. Bocock characterized the move
as wonderful" and predicted it
would be a great help to Doctors
Hospital and others joining the
movement.
Georgetown University Hospital
was the first to adopt the plan.
There the help afforded by men
working at evening shifts has been
highly commended.
AT Doctors, the new helpers will
help reduce severe shortage of
help, according to Miss Catherine
Carey, director Of nurses. @ta
Applications Continue.
Meanwhile applications from men
continued to come into the Volun-
teer Office at 1850 Pennsylvania
avenue NV, where hundreds of
telephone calls have been received,
according to Mrs. Ross Collins, in
charge of registration.
Emergency Hospital will start it's
program Thursday and Garfield
Hospital will put the plan into op-
Grafton shortly after, Mrs. Collins
said. Other hospitals are expecting
soon to file their formal requests
for help.
Applications may be made in per-
son at the Pennsylvania avenue
office or by calling Republic 50l5.
The office is open from 9 am. to
7:30 pm. daily, except Saturday,
when the closing hour is pm.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Bratcher Case Inquiry
Scheduled Tomorrow
U. S. Jury to Investigate
Droft Evasion Choroe

The Governments evidence
against Everett M. "Washie'
Bratcher, Washington band leader
and IL others charged with the use
of drugs to evade the draft, will
be presented to Federal grand
jury tomorrow at the opening OF
the Federal District Court in Alex
andria.
Bratcher was held for the grand
jury on $1,000 bond March by
United States Commissioner STAN
ley King after Justice T. Alan
Goldsborough of District Court de-
MED plea for a writ of habeas
corpus to prevent his removal tc
Alexandria for arraignment on the
charge.
T. Edward O'Connell, Bratcher's
attorney, opposed his clients re-
moHal to Virginia on grounds that
the complaint sworn out against the
musician was invalid in that it was
based on hearsay evidence.
All Of the 13 men are accused
of taking benZedrine tablets to in
crease blood pressure SO as to dis
qualify them for military service.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Southeast Civic Group
lndorses SIum CIeurino

officials of the Southeast Civic
Association announced last night
the group had gone on record favor
ing continuation of slum clearance
and loW-cost housing work by the
National Capital Housing Authority.
President Hubert Soarks and AS
sstant Secretary Alma c. Hawkins
reported also that the association
recommended that Negro be
placed on the proposed land agency
and that the NCHA be given in
creased funds and authority.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Federation Advocate,
Continued Operation
OF Draft-Aid Center
Also Asks Congress
To Provide Funds for
District Police Bond

The Federation of Citizens AS
sociations last night urged that the
Draft-Aid Center be made part OF
the District government if neces-
sary, to insure its continued opera
ton.
The Federation also asked Con-
gress TO provide funds in the Dis
trict appropriation bill to finance
the Metropolitan Police Band. Al
present the band is privately
financed.
eve believe that the Police Band
has proven a definite factor in i'm
proving the morale of both tht
Police Department as whole and
the individual members of the
band" the resolution read.
In urging continuance of the
Draft-Aid Center, the Federation
called attention to the center's
function of serving the drafted OF
about-to-be drafted man and hi.
family. 1t called the center's adj
vice and counsel to these families
vital to the well-being and morale
OF the drafted man."
Meanwhile, it was learned tha,
Senate and House conferees who
will consider the District appropria-
ton bill may approve the required
funds for the centers operation
1t is estimated 1900 will be needed
to pay the costs OF next year
operation. The House recently failed
to vote funds for the operation OF
the Districts Civilian Defense pro-
tective service of which the cente,
is a part.
The Federation voted to sustain its
Executive Committees action dis.
approving use of District funds to
purchase the Villa Rosa property
site of the Childrens Museum. The
American University Park Citizens
Association had urged the Fedora
ton to overrule the Executive Com.
mittee.
Harry Wender, president, presided
at the meeting held in the District
Building. 1t was the Federation's
last meeting until fall.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Supply Bill Hearings
Due 10 Start This Week
Brief Sessions Expected
On District Measure

Hearings on the Districts $67, ,OO0,-
900 supply bill for the next fiscal
year are expected to start this week
before the District subcommittee of
the Senate Appropriations Commit
tee, The subcommittee is headed
by Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat,
of Wyoming.
Senate subcommittee hearings are
expected to be brief. One Capitol
Hill observer suggested that, un-
less unexpected issues arise. the
hearings likely will be finished IN
less than a week.
The time for beginning hear
lngs was not scheduled yesterday
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Siqmu XII to Honor
Three New Members

A dinner honoring three new
members of the District Chapter
Society of Sigma XII, will be held at
$50 pm. tomorrow at Barker Hall
YWCA, Seventeenth and K streets
NV. The new members are 1t.
Comdr Kenneth T. Adams, in
charge of the division of charts,
Coast and Geodetic Survey; Austin
H. Clark, curator of the division of
Iechinoderms, National Museum, and
Lore A. Rogers, former chief. dairy
research laboratories, Agriculture
Department.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
District Housewives
Still Find Shortage Of
Choice Meat Cuts
OPA Expects improvement
Soon; Summer Drop in
Demand Will Aid

Washington housewives were still
having trouble last night gettine
choice cuts of meat, month aftel
most varieties were taken off tht
point system.
Chief ray of hope is the prediction
of the Office of Price Administration
that the situation will improve with.
in the new few weeks. BY mid
August, an OPA official said, there
should be substantial increase ir
shipments of good beef which i.
especially scarce in this area just
now.
A 10 per cent increase in the meat
supply will be spread throughout
the country this month, it was re-
ported. Besides that, meat con-
sumption normally drops substan-
TALLY during the summer. Also
there Is more beef on the range to-
| day than ever before in history, and
there is reason to believe, the OPA
says, that the meat distribution
problem will iron itself out without
resort to the point system again.
81 Million on Ranges.
A census of the current beef sup
ply indicates there are $4,000, ,00C
head of cattle on the ranges. The
normal supply Jon hand is about
"a 900, 600, and last year, heaviest
beef year on record, CONSUMPTION
totalled 10000, 900.
The difficulty, according to the
OPA, revolves chiefly around the
price situation, with producers re-
ported waiting for price increases
Cattle bids are already up to the
point where small packers, lacking
facilities for processing by-products
thereby balancing costs, are being
forced to close, according to Joseph
B. Danzansky, who represents the
Hotel Supply Division of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
tion.
Cattle associations, however, fear
ing fall glut in the stockyards are
urging producers to move their stock
into market.
OPA, aware demand for choice
cuts has increased since most meat
was made point-free while the over
all supply has remained just about
the same, declares there are reasons
for this.
More Meat Consumed.
In the first place, they say, it
takes about four weeks for supplies
to reach the retail level. Besides
that, the public is consuming more
meat than ever before and is insist
ing on the better cuts.
Actually, there is enough meat to
go around, wholesalers here insist.
The only trouble is that housewives
may have to be satisfied with less
choice cuts-sometimes with hams,
sausages and bacon.
Another factor in the local short
age of choice cuts, according to some
sources, is the fact that hotels and
restaurants, which had been using
many substitute dishes during the
rationing period, went back to their
old favorite meat items. Since these
places are generally in a better po-
sition to obtain the better supplies,
it is reported, less choice meat is
left to the retailer.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Bus StrikeEnds;
Schedules 10
Resume Today
Greyhound Night
Mechanics Back;
Vote Unanimous

The strike which tied up Grey
hound bus transportation north of
Washington for a week and di-
verted thousands of travellers to
competing buses or to overburdened
railroads ended last night
The night shift of mechanics,
whose walkout on May Is pre-
cipitated the strike which at one
time threatened to tie up the entire
Greyhound system east of the
Mississippi and north of the Ohio
River went back to work at II 80
pm.
The Greyhound schedule of de-
partures today to Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and New York, and to
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. via Gettysburg
will be met. strike leaders and com.
pany officials agreed.
The Greyhound situation was
pretty we'll ironed out yesterday
at War Labor Board hearing be-
fore Acting Chairman George w.
Taylor. He warned the union lead
ers there had been too many strikes
in the industry and management
that there Is often a tendency to
discipline men 'haphazardly" after
strike.
Vote to Return Unanimous,
Clark Dorsey, president of the
union, a local of the AFL Amalga-
mated Association of Street Electric
Railway and Motor Coach EN-
ployes Of America, said last night
the men had voted unanimously to
return to work at a meeting at 523
New Jersey avenue NV. at 2 pm.
After that, he said, he drove to Bal
timore, where workers there also
voted without dissent to end the
strike.
Union leaders said the local walk
out was due to alleged failure of
the company to accord full seniority
rights to two employees returning
from the Army and to alleged viola
ton OF contract in sending buses for
repairs to nonunion garages. The
company denied the first charge.
L. c. Major, vice president of the
Washington Greyhound garage
reached at his home in Alexandra
last night, agreed with the strike
leaders understanding that any dis
ciplining of the men would be under
a contract grievance clause. Mr.
Major had taken exception to the
WLB's directive of May 81 ordering
the men back to work and ordering
the company to take them back
without discrimination"
Union Leaders Return.
Under the contract, company
complaints against employees for vio-
lations of rules are referred to a
grievance committee on which the
union has representation.
Leaders of out-of- f-town locals of
the Pennsylvania Greyhound sys-
tenn, which parallels the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, and the Central
Greyhound system, which parallels
the New York Central lines, left
for their homes last night after OBJ
tanning assurances from WLB that
there would be a prompt hearing
on their new contract.
Spokesman for the Greyhound
lines and for the unions agreed
that the men were restless because
OF the length of time the new agree
ment had been before the board.
The unions are requesting a gen.
eral 10 per cent wage increase.