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Evening star., 1944-04-25
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Canned FOODS, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-8 through KS good
indefinitely. Blue stamps L-8
through Q-8 valid May and good
indefinitely. Each stamp worth 10
points. Blue tokens are being used
as change.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book No. 4, red
stamps AS through Q-8 good in
definitely. Red stamps R-8 through
T-8 valid May !. Each stamp
worth 10 points. Red tokens are
being used as change.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for each
pound Of waste kitchen fats you
turn In.
Sugar-Book No. 4 stamps 80 and 81
valid for 5 pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 4, stamp 40 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
Gasoline-No. ga coupons good for
8 gallons through May 8. B-2,
CO, B-3 and C-3 coupons good
for S gallons each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. 4 and S cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through August 81. Consum-
ers in this area should not have
used more than 95 per cent OF
their total yearly fuel oil ration az
Of April "a.
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Health Officials Won't Make
Dog Vaccination Compulsory
Dr.. Rutland Believes Control of Rabies
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 false sense of security"
DR.. George c. Rutland, District
health officer, said that while wac
cination is believed to have value
possibly for a year-We decided not
to insist upon it in the District be-
cause it is not a permanent pre-
lventive." 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-
lpartment's Bureau of Communicable
Diseases, said the inoculations might
give immunity against the disease
in cases of minor bites or scratches
but doubted II 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, thai
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-
lquires all vaccines, prepared unde,
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Funeral Will Be Held Today
For Mrs. Alice Maria CIay

Funeral services for Mrs. Alice
Maria Clay, "a, who died yesterday
at her home, 2016 Wyoming avenue
NV, were to be held at 2 pm. today
at Gawler's funeral chapel, 175e
Pennsylvania avenue NV. Burial
will be in Leesburg, Va.
A District resident for so years
Mrs. Clay was the widow of Cassius
Henry Clay. a direct descendant OF
Henry Clay. She was born in
Winchester, Va.
Mrs. Clay is survived by three
nieces, Mrs. Howard wilkins OF
Washington and Miss Alice Perry
and Mrs. N. T. Nielsen, both OF
Leesburg.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Senate Approves Barring
Use Of Red Cross Symbol

By the Associated Press.
The Senate approved yesterday q
bill providing for the gradual aban-
donment of the use of the Red
Cross symbol in commercial trade
marks or labels.
1t sent the measure to the House
after rejecting. 38 to %, a proposal
by Senator Tydings, Democrat, OF
Maryland to give commercial users
the right to sue the Government
for possible loss resulting from the
ban.
The bill provides that firms now
legally using the Red Cross insigne
may continue to do so only until
July l, 1947. Three additional years
would be allowed for use of the
symbol in advertising and labelling
to acquaint customers with new
trade marks and to dispose of prod
ucts manufactured before the 194r
termination date.
After July /, 1850, the symbo
would become the exclusive prop.
erty of the American Red Cross.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Shirley Memorial Highway
Opened to Fairfax County Line
4-Lone Rood Planned
From Pentugon to
Woodbridge Crossing

sThe Henry G. Shirley Memorial
highway, a ribbon Of concrete be-
yond the Pentagon, which is to be
the main route south from Wash
ington after the war, was opened
today as far as the Fairfax County
line.
Unlike ,peacetime openings of ar
terial highways, there was no cut
ting of ribbons or making of
speeches. Having completed paving
the bridge over the South Glehe
road (the new highway scars over
or dips under every intersecting
road the contractor merely re-
moved the fence. and surprised mo-
torists who had been using parts
Of the highway continued ioyfully
on.
The new road cost $500 900 from
the Pentagon to its present terminus
at Leesburg pike. 1t will eventually
be a $7,500,000 four-lane highway
south, joining route No. l at the
Occoquan crossing at Woodbridge,
Va. 1t was named after the Vir-
ginia commissioner of highways
credited with reviving the States
construction of highways. Mr..
Shirley died last year.
Will Be Used by Buses.
The highway will be used by A., B.
& w. and the Arlington g. Fairfax
buses In serving the 1000 residents
Of Parkfairfax, the METROPOLITAN
Life apartment development on the
Alexandria side of Seminary road
and the eventual $4,000 residents OF
darlington, the Defense Homes
Corp. development on the Arlington
County side. 1t is expected that the
bus companies will revise their
routes and schedules in few days.
Only one of the Shirley Highways
two lanes has been paved, although
grading has been completed for the
other. H. j. Spellman, district engi-
neer for the Public Roads Admin
istration, which constructed the
Shirley Highway, said today that
the traffic count on the highway IL
already SO high (the first units
opened were used by more than 5000
cars day, that application prob
ably Will be made to the War Pro-
duction Board for priorities to pave
the other lane this year.
The new highway Is open to mo.
torlsts crossing either the -Four.
Henth or the Memorial bridges a.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Fireproofing
OF department
Blocked by Suit
| Action Disclosed
| After Four Are
| Injured in BIoze

A report of the District building
inspector, made today on the apart
ment house at 81 Randolph place
NV, where a fire in the dumb
waiter shaft on Sunday sent four
persons to hospitals, revealed that
litigation between owner and oper-
ator over who was to pay for fire.
prooflng the shaft had been pend
ing in Municipal Court for almost
four months.
The report was made to Engineer
Commissioner Charles w. Kutz at
his request.
Condition Of Mrs. Robert L. Nc
Nicely, most dangerously injured Of
the four persons who jumped for
their lives from the fourth story of
the apartment, was reported Slight
ly improved but still serious" today
at Casualty Hospital.
The suit over who was to pay for
the fireprooflng was started when
the owner, Interstate Properties,
Inc, was served with notice of VIOLA
ton by the District building in
spector. The corporation, of which
John r. Waller is president, then
sued the lessee, J. w. Block Of
Takoma Park, to make him carry
out the required improvements.
No action had been taken by his
office since December, John w. Oeh-
mann, District building inspector,
reported pending the outcome of
the court action"
Under existing instructions" Mr..
Oehmann wrote, "the only action
available is to report that the build
ing Is not in compliance with the
regulations and, therefore, not en-
titled to a license. The license offlce
has no recourse except to report to
the Police Department that the
building is being used without a
license"
Maximum penalty for operating
a roon1ing house without a license
(the 81 Randolph place apartment
had been converted into a room
ing house in part) Is $500 fine.
There have been about dozen
license actions brought by the Cor
poration Counsel in the past year
since several residents were killed
in ropming house fire at Euclid
and Fourteenth streets NV. and
subsequent investigation showed un.
licensed rooming houses were wide
i spread.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
|D.C.UnitReport,
Fayorab|yo on
Lauderda|e
Peoples Counsel
Nominee Quizzed on
Government Views

Favorable report on the nomina-
ton OF James w. Lauderdale to be
peoples counsel before the Public
Utilities Commission was ordered
today by the Senate District Com
mittee, after he had declared fatty
he believed in free enterprise and
the private ownership system.
The action was taken without an
adverse vote after Senator Bridges,
Republican, of New Hampshire had
inquired closely into MIR. Lauder
dale's conception of the job. When
some members of the committee said
they had not met the nominee,
Chairman Bilbo issued a hasty call
for his appearance.
A quorum was not present, but
Senator Bridges had proxies from
six members and decided there was
no point in delaying action since
there had been no objection to Mr..
Lauderdale.
Four Attended Session.
Attending the meeting, in addi-
ton to Chairman. Bilbo and Senator
Bridges, were Senators Jackson,
Democrat, of Indiana and Weeks,
Republican, of Massachusetts.
When Senator Bridges asked MIR.
Lauderdale how he regarded the
position, Mr.. Lauderdale, who has
served for the past 10 years as an
assistant to Corporation Counsel
Richmond B. Keech, said he would
study all complaints and proposals
filed with him by the public and
weigh them In relation to how he
felt they would affect the public as
q whole.
THAT is what I'm getting at
Senator Bridges said. "I want to
know II you consider it your duty tc
be the representative of every indi-
vidual with grippe or whether you
will be an agent of the people as q
whole"
Senator Bridges continued: I'm
other words, you would not be SUBJ
ject to every whim or pressure
group"
mo, sir" said Mr.. Lauderdale.
Says Regulation Works Well.
On the question OF whether he be-
lieved In system of private enter
prise, Mr.. Lauderdale said he did
generally speaking, although he
could see there might be reasons fol
public ownership in some jurisdic-
tions. AS to the utilities, he told
Senator Bridges he believed the sys-
tenn Of public regulation of privately
owned utilities works well" anc
that he had no thought of trying te
change that system.
Senator Bridges added that hi
just wanted to make sure the candi.
date was not one of those "socia
experts who burrow under the pri.
vate enterprise system" in order tt
undo it. Satisfied with MIR. Lauder.
dale's statement, the Senator moved
that the nomination be favorably
reported.
Evening star., 1944-04-25

one of which was a task group in
cluding 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, enc
my forces had become sufficiently
consolidated in 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-
lpated, 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-
envy 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-
| gaeement ~ 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 q total Of sc planes
were considerably less than esti-
mated Japanese losses. Our per-
SOnnei casualties totaled 543.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
tuberculosis Report
Warns Of Vicious
Circle in District
- ~ :
Association Head. Tells
Of Increase in Cases }
With Bed Shortage

A possible vicious circle" In the
treatment Of tuberculosis here, due
to a shortage Of beds, was pointed
out last night by Paul D. Sleeper
president Of the District Tubeculosis
Association, In q report before the
organizations annual meeting. ~
q "AA thsshews in the last year hxs
not Been 50 bright Mr.. 6lesfe1
said. I'VE have experienced 4
shortage Of beds, caused by the con.
domination 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 a 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
dov uhoy, AWAIT, ovo II, yxJo ehio r-%ox,
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 we'll 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, Glenr
Dale. Md, and DR.. Howard M
Payne.
"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 ane
a cooperative spirit between these
three hospitals and the bureau, sc
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 II
acquiring the disease die within two
weeks OF diagnosis, he pointed out
DR.. Finucane recommended pro.
gram Of prevocational training, vo.
cational training and job placement
for patients during treatment ir
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 H. 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 K
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
Baby Broker Measure,
Insurance Bill Signed

President Roosevelt has signed
the so-called "baby broker" bill tc
provide for licensing and control OF
agencies for placement of young
District children in homes, the
White House announced today.
New legislation controlling place.
ment of children In foster homes
was requested by the Commissioners
In October, 1941.
The President also signed a bill
amending the fire and casualty aci
Of the District, which gives the in
surance superintendent the right tc
levy fines up to 5000 for minor in
fractions of rules.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Hotel Guest Reports
Theft of S465 Gosh

Jesse Morgan, colored, 1347 T
street NV, reported to police today
that thief had stolen $465 from
his pants pocket as he slept last
night in a hotel in the 1900 block
of Vermont avenue NV.
His trousers, pockets emptied
were lying on fire escape outside
his hotel room window when he
awakened this morning, Morgan
told police. Near them was stick
with q hook on one end with which
the thief apparently snagged the
trousers as their owner slept, police
said.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
u. 5. Building Guard
Killed by Streetcar
On Way 10 Work
7-Yeor-OId Girl Suffers
Fractured Skull When
Struck by Auto

Jesse Garner, "a. 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 difficulty. He
was pronounced dead at the scene
,byza Casualty Hospital physician.
Police said Harrison B. Wyman,
A. Of Laurel, Md. y was the streetcar
operator. He VIII appear at a coro-
ner's inquest. Several persons were
injured yesterday in traffic acci-
dents.
Helen Barger, Z, Of so8 Seventh
street S.W., was admitted to Cas-
ualty Hospital in a serious condi-
ton, suffering from a skull fracture
and possible fracture Of the pelvis
after she was struck by ali automo-
bile d Seventh asad I streets S.W.
0aire reported
The driver Of the car, accorSiiiia
to police, was James N. Littleton, 80
1904 Twenty-second street NE.
A collision between two trucks at
Fourth andsM 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,
49, of 5317 Third street NV, was
not injured.
William johnson, 40, colored, 7o3
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
juries, 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. ]. Robertson, 48, Of 1901 Kenil-
worth avenue NE, an employe of
the Johnny ]. Jones Carnival, now
at the circus grounds, Twenty
seventh street and Benning road
NE, was injured while uncouplinp
circus cars from a tractor, police
said. At Casualty Hospital, it was
said he sustained a fractured leg,
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Briton Here Sues Wife
In London for Divorce

Brig. William E. r. Blood, $500
Newark street NV, on duty here
with the British Army staff, yester-
day afternoon filed suit in District
Court for divorce from Mrs. Eva
Gwendoline Oliver Clarice Blood.
London, on grounds of voluntary
separation for more than five years.
The suit says the couple was mar
ried In London in 1918 and that they
have lived apart since May, 1925.
They have a 23-year-old son who is
serving in the British Army, the
suit said. Brig. Blood is represented
by Attorney Justin l.. Edeerton.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Republican Registration
Here Closes Today

Today is the final opportunity for
registrations for the election of local
delegates to the national convention
in June, Republican leaders pointed
|out.
The registration Offices at the
Tower Building, Fourteenth and K
streets NV, will remain open until
pm.
Registrants must be over 81 and
legal residents of the District. They
cannot be voters or residents of any
state. Registrants will be notified
OF the date Of the election.
Evening star., 1944-04-25

fully successful, even though it did
not appear to delay appreciably the
enemy's advance toward Australia
Our losses were light.
On April 1s Toxic was bombed
by Army planes which took off 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 8,
began to occupy Florida Island, in
the Solomons, Rear Admiral (now
Vice AdmiraD Frank j. Fletcher,
who 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 merning Of May 4, about
100 miles southwest of Guadalcanal,
planes lAtnched by the Yorktown
sank and damaged q 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 5 Rear Admiral Fletcher's
force had joined other Allied units,
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Conteen Chuirmun Named

Mrs. Anson Gardner has been ap-
pointed chairman of the District
Red Cross Canteen Corps. succeed
Ing Mrs. Sherman Trowbridge,
whose resignation was announced
yesterday. Mrs. Gardner had been
serving as assistant to Mrs. Trow-
bridge.
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. G. Scheffel reported
today that repairs have been made,