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Evening star., 1944-05-05
WASPS' Inclusion in Army
Is Proposed by Stimson
y the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
Secretary of War Stimson said
yesterday the Army proposes to
mlltarize the Women's Airforce
Service Pilots-the "WASPS"-by
commissioning women pilots already
qualified and providing for women
aviation cadets.
The WASPS, used by the air
forces as ferry pilots, are civilian
employees, and Mr.. Stimson said the
War Department believes they should
be subject to the same discipline
and regulations as other AAF pilots
and receive the same benefits and
privileges.
Mr.. Stimson added that neither
the present organization nor its
naturalization would keep out of the
air forces a single qualified instruc-
tor or partially trained student from
the recently disbanded Civil Aero
nautics Administration civilian
pilot training program.
termination of the civilian train
ing program resulted in the release
OF approximately 5000 trainees and
enlisted reservist instructors. SUBJ
sequently, complaints were made
that the 6l5 instructors were unable
70 md jobs while the Army con-
tlhued to use WASPS for flying
work.
There have been 10 WASPS
fatalities, 8 in training and IL ION
active duty" Mr. Stimson said.
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Women Ask RetriaI
In Hopkins Case
) Separate Motions Filed
On Behalf of Defendants

Three separate motions for a new
trial were filed in District Court to-
day in behalf of the seven women
convicted last Tuesday of conspiracy
to violate the Mann Act In connec-
ton with the Hopkins Institute case.
The petitions charged the jury's
verdict of guilty against all of the
defendants was contrary to the evil
dence" presented at the trial by
Assistant United States Attorney
John w. Fihelly. The petition also
contended that Mr.. Fihelly's closing
remarks to the jury were "prej-
judicial" to the seven women.
One motion, filed by Attorneys
James K. Hughes and T. Emmett
mckenzie, was in behalf of Florence
White. Miss White charged the
court erred in denying her a bill of
particulars.
Another petition. filed by Attor-
ney Saul Lichtenberg for Kay Rich
ards Ferreola and Irene Vinson.
maintained visiting Justice Arthur
Leoerle was in error when he
neglected to tell the jury that the
two defendants were victims" of
the conspiracy and should be ac-
quilted
The third motion, filed by Attor-
neys M. Edward Buckley. jr., and
Lew H. David, was for Wilma
Graham, Nancy Parr, Mildred Calls
stevens and Ann Henley. These
lour defendants also charged that
the court erred when it admitted
certain evidence offered by the Gov
ernment and rejected evidence Of
tered by the defense.
Evening star., 1944-05-05

Cameron is going to admit he's
wrong just as soon as he knows he's
wrong. No hedging.
THE art of weather forecasting,
he said, sis still too lax in lot of
refinements to make it perfect"
For instance, a few days ago he
predicted rain because it looked like
rain. Then something happened in
the atmosphere and there began to
be some doubt, so he said simply
Little or no rain" Later, when he
was sure he had been wrong the first
time, he just switched the forecast
completely and said it wasn't going
to rain.
Mr.. Cameron got into the weather
business at II in Hartford, Conn.
Since then he's been in bureaus IN
IA different States throughout the
Country. He came to Washington
in 1888 and stayed three years.
Then he was sent to Chicago. In
1912 he came back to the weather
station here at Twenty fourth and
M streets NV, where he stayed
until he and his moonlight were sent
to the airport.
Evening star., 1944-05-05

more like they discuss the weather
when they talk over the back fence
to their neighbors. Of course, we
haven't much space to work in, be-
cause the weather box is pretty
small, but we're going to humanize
it the best we can"
What's more, said the new
Weatherman, who is 80 and still a
bachelor, the Weather Bureau is
going to stick its neck out a little
more often.
Suppose we know raj days in
advance that the week end is going
to be nice and bright" he said.
We're just about as sure of it as
we can possibly be. Why, then
we'll say so-right out. None of this
partly cloudy" stuff to protect us
in case something goes wrong"
Unfortunately, Mr. Cameron said,
he can't be sure about the coming
week end. He'd like to say the sun
is going to shine and the days will
be balmy, but he says the instru-
ments tell him that something a bit
dreary is blowing in out of the
West.
Another revolutionary policy: Mr..
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Ashworth DeniesCurb
On Milk Deliveries
From mFrederickCounty
All ScorIet Fever Cases
Removed From Forms;
Rutland Pledges Core

Reports that milk deliveries from
Frederick County, Md, might be
curtailed here because of an increase
in the number of scarlet fever cases.
are without foundation, DR.. Reid
R. Ashworth, director of the Dis
trict Bureau of Food Inspection, said
today.
DR.. Ashworth added that he saw
no possibilities of such action in the
future. County health officers. he
explained, always Immediately re-
move scarlet fever patients from
dairy farms.
DR.. George C. Rutland, District
health officer, assured the Washing
ston public that it will take no risk
IN the purchase of milk" emphasize
ing that pasteurization is the pub
lies final guarantee of pure milk"
Dairy Farms Checked.
He pointed out that washington
had field service to check health
situations at dairy farms. Milk will
De barred, however, he added, from
farms where there are scarlet fever
cases which have not been isolated.
DR.. Elmer G. Kefauver, Frederick
County health officer, Wednesday
reported new wave of scarlet fever.
particularly among school children,
DR.. Kefauver said the number of
cases was rising.
Health authorities in the Metro
poi1tan Area reported "a new cases
OF scarlet fever yesterday, bringing
the total since January to Apt.
OF these the District has % new
cases, with 400 under quarantine.
bringing the years total to 1921.
Three Gases in Arlington.
Ihree new cases were listed in
Arlington County, bringing the total
to 240, while Fairfax reported five
new cases and total of IA. Two
new cases in Montgomery County
brought that total to 530 and Prince
Georges County reported one new
with a total of 323 cases. No new
cases were reported in Alexandria
whose total for the year is ll6.
Thirty-six new cases of measles
were reported in the Metropolitan
Area yesterday, of which % were
listed in the District, to bring its
total since the first of the year to
2,l48. One new case was reported in
alexandria, whose total is 562, while
Prince Georges County listed six
new cases and total of DAB.
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Proctor Lauds Bar
For Aiding Success
Of Pretria| System
PIon Hailed for Speeding
Civil Coses; JudicioI
Session Neurs End

Loyal support of attorneys has
helped make the pretrial system
here a success and the District a
leader in that system, Justice
James M. Proctor declared today at
the final open session of the fourth
annual judicial circuit conference in
the Court of Appeals Building.
Justice Proctor praised the way
in which the system has helped ex-
pedite trial Of civil cases here. He
spoke from the floor after Judge
John j. Parker of North Carolina,
senior circuit Judge of the 4th
circuit, had discussed the general
subject of pretrial procedure. Jus
tice Proctor defended the manner
in which trials are handled and
took issue with a statement made
earlier by Chief Justice D. Law
renee Groner of the Court of Ap-
peals to the effect that trials take
longer here than In some other
jurisdictions.
Justice David A. Pine said the
pretrial plan has worked 100 Der
cent here and both he and Judge
Parker emphasized that often case6
are settled In pretrial court, makiue
actual trial unnecessary.
Others scheduled to speak on
phases Of pretrial procedure IN
clude Alvin L. NeWmyer, Lester
Wood, Lawrence Koenigsberrer,
Justice James w. Morris, H. Mason
WEIGH, Edmund L. Jones, al Philip
Kane, and Justice Bolithat j. Laws.
The conference was scheduled to
close an executive session this aft
ernoon, to be attended only by
judges. The topic was to be Work
Ing Relations Between the Admin
istrative Office, the District Courts,
the Circuit Courts and the Confer
ence of Senior Circuit Judges"
Judge John Biggs, jr., of Delaware,
senior judge of the Sd circuit, was to
speak at the executive session this
afternoon.
A second preliminary draft of new
rules OF criminal procedure, drawn
up by an advisory committee named
by the Supreme Court and to be
submitted later to that tribunal,
was discussed at length at a session
late yesterday afternoon at which
Attorney William E. Leahy presided.
Because many details are under
consideration in connection with the
proposed rules, the session voted to
meet again at date to be decided,
later,
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Draft Board RecIassifies
Editor Rives Matthews IA
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PRINCESS ANNE, Md, Nav s.
Rives Matthews, editor and publish
er of the Somerset News here, who
was defeated for the Republican
senatorial nomination earlier this
week, was reclassified Ia by his
local draft board today
Mr.. Matthews, who was 81 last
March, said he had not decided
whether he would appeal his change
in status. For the last l8 months,
he has been in class IA for essen
tlal' civilians. If he is drafted. he
said, his weekly newspaper would
be forced to suspend publication
Under present procedure, however
the emphasis is on calling men under
26 years of age.
The country editor first achieved
public notice when he was arrested
on criminal libel charge last June
after he published stories revealing
trip made TO Georgia by State
Controller j. Millard Tawes in a
State-owned car during a period
when pleasure driving was banned
The libel charge was dropped last
month
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Introducing the Weuthermon Who Forecast MOONLIGHT

Things are different at the
Weather Bureau these davs. Not
the weather. naturally. But the
Weatherman.
He is Donald Cameron. who be-
came meteorologist in charge of the
weather station at National Airport
on May l, and got off to an impress
sive start when he predicted MOON
light for last night. He was right,
too.
Now, there may not be anything
especially remarkable about some
one coming up to you on the street
and telling you there will be moon
light tonight. But when the
Weatherman says so, something's S
going on. Weathermen don't talk
like that ordinarily.
SO maybe you will be relieved to
know that everything is all right.
They have not taken to predicting
rain on the strength of bunion pains
or the directions in which the black
birds are flying. Everything is the
Mr.. Cameron.
What we want to do," said Mr..
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Earl w. Shinn Heads
Washington Lions Club

Earl w. Shinn was elected presi.
dent OF the Washington Lions Clut
at the 23d annual meeting at the
Mayf1ower Hotel this week.
Others elected were George H
Ward, first vice president; George
L. Haines. second vice president; w
Frank Sickle, third vice president;
Randolph w. Myers. secretary
Vergne w. Potter, treasurer; Man.
ming Dyer. lion tanner, and Lewis
Bailey, tail tWister.
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Walt Disney's Original Drawing
Nets $3.50 at School Bond Rally
Sales at Mckinley High TotoI $4,000;
Greer Carson Photo Brings $3.50

"Nylon hose" called the auc-
tioneer.
What size?" came a feminine
chorus.
mime and half" said the auc-
tioneer. Girls giggled and squaled
with delight.
Bidding started at $75 and ended
at $225. The purchaser, incidentally
was girl.
Bracelet Brings $500.
According to the way things were
going, a Jack Benny radio script,
broadcast on April Is, went for 500.
Shirley Temples charm bracelet did
better. It went to Frances Gelb, 16,
1856 Third street NV, for $500.
Receiving the longest round of
applause and whistles was young
veteran of the Tunisian and Italian
campaigns, Corpl. Alfred L. Martin
OF Hayes, Kans.
II really was surprised to hear
your bidding here this morning. 1t
shows you are really back of the
boys" he said. Wearing the Silver
Star and Purple Heart, he briefly
recounted his war experiences
Later he presented corsages auc-
toned of to three girls.
Il seem to be out of things thu
master of ceremonies said at last.
Your tie, your tie" came from
every corner of the room.
The bidding started again ane
the f1ashy red and black tie drew
an offer of $50. 1t rapidly changed
necks-to Billy Binswanger, leade,
fof the Mckinley Jazz Orchestra.
You've still got a shirt" anothe,
enthusiast shouted. The auctioneer
kept 1t.
Evening star., 1944-05-05
lsNRstoniing
&Remiinders@a

Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-8 through Q-8 good
indefinitely. Each stamp worth 10
points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-All meats except
beef steaks and roast beef now
point free. Red stamps A-a
through Q-8 continue good indefi-
nitely for 10 points each. Red
stamps R-8, S-8 and T-8 become
valid Sunday, but no new red
stamps will be validated until
June 3. Afser Sunday 80 red
stamps will be validated every
four weeks instead of every two
weeks.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for each
pound of waste kitchen fats you
turn in. The fact that lard, short
ening and cooking oils have been
removed from the ration list does
not mean fat collection is less
essential.
Shoes-Airplane stamps and 2 in
Book No. 8 good indefinitely for
ope pair of shoes each.
Sugar-Book No. stamps 80 and 81
valid for 5 pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 4, stamp 40 good for
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
Gasoline-No. GA coupons good for
gallons through May 8. No. 10-A
coupons become valid May 9. B-2,
c., B-3 and C-3 coupons good
for 5 gallons each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. 4 and cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through August 81. Consum.
ers in this area should not have
used more than 81 per cent Of
their total yearly fuel oil ration az
of May ].
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Senate Committee Backs
Plea for Censorship Probe
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Post Office Committee
yesterday recommended Senate ap-
proval of a resolution by Senator
Reed, Republican, of Kansas call
ing for broad investigation of war
time censorship, including any "un-
authorized disclosure of informa-
ton" through censorship.
The resolution, which now goes
to the Senate, was introduced by
Senator Reed after Miss Vivian
kellems, Connecticut war plant op-
orator, charged that mail and CEN
sorship regulations had been vio-
lated by publication of excerpts from
correspondence between her and
Count Frederick Karl Won zedlitz at
Buenos Aires.
Miss Kellems made the mail
tampering charge after Representa-
tive Coffee, Democrat, of Washing
ton read during a House speech
portions of letters he said she had
written to Count Won Zedlitz, whom
he described as "Nazi agent"
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Reportonf Fire.
Menace MisIaid
By Inspector
Error Is Blamed
For Failure to
Reeheck Apartment
BY JOSEPH YOUNG.

An oversight by a building de-
partment inspector, who visited the
Nebraska Apartments in December
and found the building lacked nec-
essary fireproof equipment, resulted
in failure to re-inspect the building
since that time, it was learned to-
day. A woman was fatally burned
when fire swept the building IL days
ago.
Building inspectors previously had
found the building lacked fireproof-
ing for doors and the dumbwaiter
shaft and needed repairs. Under
normal procedure, the building was
TO be inspected again in January
and II the changes were not made
an application for an apartment Ii
cense would be denied.
inadvertently, the December In.
spection report of the building was
msiaid by the inspector and no
further check was made. As a re-
suit the operators application for
a license was not denied and still is
pending.
No Action Taken.
No disciplinary action has been
taken against the inspector, Col.
John w. Oehmann, director of in
spectlon, said today. Col. Oehmann
said he was satisfied the inspector
had made "regrettable but hu-
man mistake"
A revision Of the District building
code to clarity the responsibility of
apartment and rooming house own
ers and operators for providing
necessary fire safety equipment and
repairs was urged today by Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Edward w,
Thomas, prosecutor of rooming and
apartment house violations.
He made his recommendation
after coroners inquest revealed
that bitter dispute had developed
between the buildings owners and
the operator over the responsibility
OF providing the needed fire safety
repairs. At the time of the fire,
neither party had made the repairs,
the inquest was told.
Law Called Confusing.
Mr.. Thomas said clearer def
milton of the criminal liability for
failure to comply with fire regula-
tions would end much confusion
existing among building owners and
operators. He pointed out that
most rooming houses were run by
persons renting the building from
the owner.
The section of the code states
that responsibility rests with "the
owner entitled to the beneficial use,
rental or control of any building
more than three stories in height,
constructed Or intended to be used
as an apartment house or rooming
house."
According to the language of the
provisions, Mr.. Thomas said, 1t is
not made clear whether the
owner" referred to is the property
owner or the operator of the build
ing who has rented the premises.
The prosecutor pointed out that
either meaning could be read into
the provision.
Mr.. Thomas said his office had
operated in the past under the
theory that both owner and opera
tor were jointly responsible and
would continue to proceed under
that Interpretation. He said, how
ever, that it would be greatly bene-
fetal to both his office and the
owners and operators to have it
stated clearly in the code that both
parties are responsible. If this were
done, he said, the parties involved
would be obliged to reach some sort
of agreement over taking care of
needed fire safety construction.
Evening star., 1944-05-05
| Memorial Fund
| Will Be Collected
| By Firemen

Sergt. Alvin E. Davis, president of
Local SO of the International Asso-
citation of Fire Fighters, said today
he would appoint a committee to
solicit funds among firemen in order
to raise sufficient money to decorate
nremen's graves on May 80.
Sergt. Davis said he would not
only seek to make up this years
deficit for the memorial fund, but
hopes to make arrangements tor
continuing the program in the COM
ing years. The custom of decorating
hremen's graves has been in effect
approximately so years, and was to
be abandoned because of the poor
response to monthly assessments.
Evening star., 1944-05-05

Going, going, gone. The auc-
tioneer's hammer knocked down a
colored Walt Disney original from
the movie short, Society Dog Show, "
for $750. The buyer at this morn
ing's bond rally, sponsored by the
Mckinley High School student cit
izenship council was Barbara Ellis,
Is, of 40l0 Ninteenth street NE.
In an auditorium filled to capacity,
bidding got of to a slow start, but
the mornings sales totaled nearly
$4,000.
Here is-Who Is this gorgeous
creature?" asked Art Brown, radio
entertainer, displaying picture of
Greer Carson. Mrs. Miniver. But
she didn't look like this!"
Two bits" came a male voice
from the gallery. -Four bits, six
bits, a buck" came in rapid success
sion.
Photo Sells for $3.50.
The offer Of buck was followed
by excited applause and whistles.
Greer Carson went for $3.50.
The auctioneer held up a double
strand of pearls. The bidding was
spirited, starting at $40. Increasing
.at $50 q throw. the necklace went
tor $500. M
b The purchaser was a young Chi
Iitse student, Ksnneth Lee, 1913
North Capitol street, who told the
group:
Il have few relatives over there
and I lost few close friends six
months ago. ! felt it was time to
do my duty. I hope you will do
yours" So
Half an hour later he bid $3.50
and won a pipe. belonging to Bing
Crosby, personally autographed.
Evening star., 1944-05-05

get him across a creek which lay
in their path-less than 100 yards
from the enemy lines. They had
told the boy the stretcher bearers
would come and pick him up and
then they left him alone in the
night, on the bank of the creek.
The captain lit a cigarette, spat
out the loose tobacco, and went on.
so what happened? They come
in and make their report. Brown
is standing there in the command
post and he hears that they had
to leave this boy of his behind. The
colonel says it is too hot out there
to send party after the boy, which
was right, of course, seeing what
happened to the patrol. Before
anybody knows what is happen
ing, Brown walked out the door.
Evening star., 1944-05-05
HE WAS CAUGHT TRYING
TO SAVE BLINDED MAN

That's the last anybody ever saw
him. He didn't even take his gun.
He just went out after that kid
by himself, and never came back" !"
The captain took off his helmet
and thoughtfully rubbed the top of
his head.
What he thought he was going
to do I don't know. If those 9TH
ers couldn't get the boy across that
stream, he must have known he
couldn't. Maybe he just wanted to
keep him company"
/ Some asked the captain if he
thought the lieutenant and the
wounded boy might have been cap
tured.
Probably were." said the captain
mo shots were fired up there and
when a patrol went out next day
there was no sign of either of them.
The captain threw his cigarette
on the ground and stamped on it.
t Il knew Brownie long time" he
said. HE and my girl and I used
to go around together a lot back
home. Best piano player you ever
heard. Sometimes the two of us
would dance all night while he
played boogie-woogie. She and
could drink just about the same
amount and stay sober, but he al
ways got tight before we did, so
when it came time to go home we
always had to prop him up between
us. He used to claim we took a
spoonful of olive Oil before we went
out with him, SO we could keep
sober, but we never did. He just
didn't drink as much as u.s."
The captain looked at the ground
for minute, frowning. Then he
put his helmet back on.
"Yeah," he said, Il figure Brownie
is probably captured. Just like him
to go and pull damned fool trick
1ilyo thof -
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Congress Asked 10 Raise
Special Delivery Rate
BY the Associated Prose

~ WY HsoOSldteQ fTeSS.
The Post Office Department asked
congress yesterday to raise the 10
cent special delivery rate to IA cents
Tor first-class mail weighing 2
pounds or less.
Requesting the increase, Charles
A. Helsss special consultant to the
Postmaster General, told the House
Post Office Committee the depart
ment has been losing about 3 cents
on each piece of special delivery
mail
A 10-month survey by the Post
Office Department, Mr.. Heiss said,
had disclosed a loss of more than
$3,000,000 on 127,000,000 special de-
liveries, The post Office spokesman
said the proposed increase would
place special delivery service on
Self-suStaining basis.
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Senators 10 Decline Bid
To Visit Parliament
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee has decided that a
British invitation to members of
Congress to visit Parliament must
be declined with regret.
The decision was made after a
discussion of busy summer sched-
ule which includes a series of con-
gressional investigations, party con-
ventions, primaries and the general
election. -
Chairman Connally said he will
draft formal resolution expressing
the Senate's thanks and asserting
it will not be practical to send q
delegation at this time,