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Evening star., 1945-01-03
Senator Glass, 81 omorrow,
PIons for Quiet Observance

is serving with the Army In the In
dian theater.
The oldest member OF the Senate,
Senator Glass first came to WASH
ington as q member Of the House
In 1901, and except for the two
years he served as Secretary of the
Treasury under President Wilson,
his service in Congress has been un-
broken.
AS 4 member Of the Senate Bank
ing and Currency Committee, Sem
ator Glass helped write much Of
the country's banking legislation
and Is usually credited as being the
father" OF the Federal Reserve Act.
Although he opposed President
Rooseyelt.s third term, leaving 4
sick bed to nominate, Mr.. Farley 1t
the Chicago convention, the Sem
ator indor5ed the Presidents fourth
term candidacy.
For the hrst. time in half 1 cen-
;tury, Illness prevented the Virginian
from attending his party's National
convention last year.
Evening star., 1945-01-03

Senator Carter Glass, once char
acterized by former Postmaster Gen.
eral Farley as "Virginia's political
institution" will observe his S7th
birthday quietly tomorrow In bis
suite in the Mayfiower Hotel.
The veteran Virginia Senator,
whose service in Congress has been
interrupted only by one two-year
interval since 1901, will insist that
there be no fuss made over this OBJ
servance-a request he has never
failed to make at each of his ami
versaries.
According to his friends the SEN
ator, who has been inactive because
OF illness for more than two years,
has been feeling better than he did
few months ago. He may receive q
few intimate friends tomorrow.
Already congratulatory messages
have begun to swamp the Mayfiower
suite occupied BY Senator and Mrs,
Glass. Among them Is 4 letter from
his son, Mai. Carter Glass, Jr., who
Evening star., 1945-01-03
Bishop Of Burlington
Consecrated in Boston
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Jan. 3-Most Rev. Ed
ward Francis Ryan of Boston was
consecrated today as bishop of the
Catholic See Of Burlington, VT.
The ceremony was performed at
the Cathedral Of the Holy Cross by
Archbishop Richard ]. Gushing, as
sisted BY Archbishop Francis J.
Spellman OF New York and Bishop
Francis p Keough OF Providence,
r. /.
Bishop Ryan, former pastor OF the
Church of the Holy Name in Bos-
TONS Roxbury district, succeeds
Bishop Matthew Francis Brady, who
was transferred recently to Man.
chester, N. II.
This was the first time Arch
bishop Gushing has raised priest to
9 bishop since his own recent eleva-
ton and conservation to succeed the
late William Cardinal O'Connel O.
archbishop Of the Boston archdio-
cese.
Evening star., 1945-01-03
Medical UnitApproves
4 Nearby Hospitals
Ey the Associated Prsas.


BALTIMORE, Jan. 3.-Thirty-six
Maryland hospitals have been ap-
proved by the American College OF
Surgeons In its 9th annual stand
ardization survey, including four in
the Washington area.
DR.. Malcolm J. Maceachern, as
sociate director and head of the
Standardization department, in a
statement released yesterday listed
the following among the approved
hospitals:
Annapolis-Emergency Hospital;
Bethesda Suburban Hospital:
Observation-Disclosures City Hospital;
Glenn Dale-Glenn Dale Sanator-
ium; Hagerstown - Washington
County Hospital; Riverdale-Le-
land Memorial Hospital, and Rock
ville-Chestnut Lodge Sanitarium
Three other nearby Maryland hos
pitfalls were not included in the list
They are the Washington SAM
tarium, Takoma Park; the Prince
Georges General Hospital, sCheverly
and the Montgomery County Gen.
eral Hospital, Sandy Spring.
DR.. r. A. Hare, superintendent of
the Washington Sanitarium, said
the hospital has been approved an
nually by the American College OF
Surgeons for the past several years
and that he has not received any
notice of its removal from the ap-
proved list. He added that the De-
cember 81 bulletin of the college
included the sanitarium on its list
OF approved hospitals.
DR.. A. Kirk Besley, superintendent
OF the Prince Georges General Hos
pital, said the College OF Surgeons
has not yet sent an inspector to the
hospital. He added that he felt
certain the hospital has met all re-
quirements and would be approved
when inspected.
Omcials of the Montgomery Coun-
ty General Hospital said the hos
pital, which has only 40 beds, is
too small to comply with all re-
quirements Of the American College
OF Surgeons. particularly certain
bookkeeping regulations.
Evening star., 1945-01-03
Convict Stabbed 10 Death
In Virginia Penitentiary
By the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 3.-Jeter
Pickett, IS. of Caroline County,
serving life term for criminal as
sault, was stabbed to death in the
die room of the tag shop at the
Virginia State Penitentiary yester-
day, Maj. w. Frank Smyth, jr., su-
perintendent of the prison, said
today.
Two prisoners, Cecil Boatwright,
Lee County, and James C. Brown,
Bristol, have been charged with
murder, Maj. Smyth said, and will
be tried in Richmond Circuit Court.
. According to information obtained
from D. C. White, guard stationed
in the tag room. Pickett Boatwright
and Brown were working in the
small wired-in die room.
Maj. Smyth said Pickett was
heard to scream and that he was
bleeding profusely as he stumbled
from the die room. He had been
stabbed several times with a sharp
instrument, Maj. Smyth said, and
died, without making a statement
10 minutes after being taken to the
prison hospital.
Brown and Boatwright were "cov-
cred with blood" Maj. Smyth said
Boatwright was serving a 37-year
term for first-degree murder and
Brown "a years for robbery.
Evening star., 1945-01-03
lsHRstioniinq
&RemiindetrGa

Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, blue
stamps X-5, Y-5, Us, Az, through
Ga good for 10 points each indef-
nitely. All stamps validated before
December are Cancelled.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book No. 4, red
stamps Q-5 through KS good for
10 points each indefinitely. All
stamps validated before December
! are Cancelled.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
VIII pay two ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Sugar stamp 81 good for
5 pounds. Stamps 80 through SO
and special canning stamp 40 can
celed. Another viii be validated
February l.
Gasoline--A-14 coupons valid for 1
gallons eachs through March Il.
B-5. C-5, B-6 and &C coupons
good for S gallons each.
Shoes Airplane stamps l, 2, and 3
in Book No. 8 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each. i
Fuel Oil Periods one and two cou-
pons good for 10 gallons each
through heating year. Period three
coupons valid January Is. Old
period four and i've coupons from
last winter good, through year.
Consumers IN this area should not
have used more than 3S per cent
OF their ration as Of January /.
Evening star., 1945-01-03
Bishop Flint 10 Address
Last Farley Of Methodists
BY the Associated Press.

1s tAtc AooVtlutcu
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. s.
Bishop Charles w. Flint of WASH
ington will deliver the main address
as the Methodist Conference on
Christian Education brings its six
day session to close here today.
Yesterdays session was occupied
with election of officers. They were:
The Rev. C. L. clifford, Kalispen,
Mont, president of executive secre-
taries and presidents of conference
boards of education with the Rev.
Ira L. Barnet, Lakeland, Fla, first
vice president: the Rev. Earl H.
Champion, Philadelphia, second vice
president, and Elizabeth Eggleston,
Philadelphia. secretary treasurer.
The Rev. Paul w. Policy, Jenkin-
town, Pa, president of adult work
ers with the Rev. Henry K. Mousley
Newport, R. L., vice president, and
Keith Ann Nelson, Appleton, Wis,
secretary.
The Rev o. w. Moerner, Corpus
Christi, Tex, president of directors
of Christian education in the local
church with Virginia Thomas, Nash
vile, vice president, and Phyllis R.
Alden, Pasadena, Calf, secretary
treasurer.
Paul Albery, Detroit, president of
Youth Workers, with Sallie Cren-
shaw, Bristol, Tenn, vice resident,
and Henry Teale. Hamburg, Iowa,
secretary-treasurer.
Mrs. Daniel F.. Sands, Philadel-
phia, president of Chidren's Work
ers, with Mrs. E. c. Chinn, Houston,
Tex, vice president; La Donna Boz
gardus, Akron, Ohio, secretary, and
Mary Calhoun, Lakeland, Fla,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1945-01-03

to Alexandria to wait for his call.
but was rejected because his blood
pressure was slightly above normal.
He then joined the Alexandria
Police Department, determined to
enlist as soon as possible. He had
SO nearly finished school, he said,
that he was assured he could get
into the Chaplain Service.
Recently he was sent to DR.. Ben
jamin Manchester at the George
Washington University Hospital, who
determined that his case probably
would respond to the Smithwick
procedure developed by
DR.. Reginald Smithwick Of the Har-
ward Medical School faculty.
Jack decided to have the opera
ton performed and expects to be
on Monday.
Jack has been warned that he
will spend some very uncomfortable
days after the operation, but he Is
confident Of being cured and getting
into the service.
Evening star., 1945-01-03
D. {. Man Gets 5 Years
In Prince Georges Staying

Evans Baxter, 70, former Wash
ington resident, was sentenced to
serve five years in the Maryland
Penitentiary after pleading guilty to
a charge of manslaughter In Prince
Georges County Circuit Court yes
terday.
Although Baxter had been charged
with murder in the Staying Of Eu-
gene c. Hancock, 68, of the 500 block
of Third street NE, in 1896, States
Attorney A. Gwynn Bowie permitted
him to plead guilty to the lesser
charge.
Baxter was arrested in May in
North CarAhna by Federal Bureau
of Investigation agents after an
eight-yeAr search. He and his
brother, Carvin Baxter, both OF
whom lived near Mr.. Hancock, had
been indicted by Prince Georges
County grand jury on charges oi
murder after Mr.. Hancock had been
found shot to death In woods near
Piscataway.
Police were unable to locate
Evans, however. while his brother
was never brought to trial. Although
the indictment against Carvin Bax-
ter is still pending, Mr.. Bowie said
he has not yet decided whether tc
try him.
Evening star., 1945-01-03
Maryland TO Double
Draft Quota in Month
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Jan. 3.-A rise in
Maryland's induction quota for
February to nearly twice the num-
Der of Decembers inductees was
predicted today by Col. Henry c.
Stanwood. state Selective Service
director. who also declared a slight
increase over last months draft
will occur during January.
Following directive issued De-
cember 18. local boards will be
obliged to review 2-A's (occupa-
tional deferments) with an eye to
more stringent Interpretation of
deferment regulations.
Col. Stanwood pointed out that
this does not mean a reopening Of
all such cases by local boards, but it
is believed that many deferments
now will be reconsidered.
4 The increases will affect the
number of those actually inducted
and not merely the number OF
medical examinations, the Selective
Service director asserted.
Evening star., 1945-01-03
Plans Are Discussed
For Control Of Rats
In Prince Georges

Tentative plans for a permanent
rat control program in Prince
Georges County at an estimated cost
of $11 900 a year were outlined yes
terday by County Sanitary Onicer
Charles L. Wood at a meeting Of the
county commissioners in Upper
Marlboro.
Mr.. Wood said an ordinance au-
thorizing establishment Of such a
program is now being drafted by
his department and will be pre-
sented to the commissioners within
the next two weeks.
Eight.Man Crew.
He explained that an eight-man
crew, including six laborers, an in
spector and supervisor. would be
appointed to 'ratproof" all buildings
infested by the rodents. The in
spector and supervisor also would
Investigate all sanitation complaints
in the county.
Declaring that he has received
many complaints by county resi-
dents concerning rats, Mr.. Wood
pointed out that a program to rid
the county of the pests would save
residents thousands of dollars dam
ages each year. He added that such
a program is working out very well''
in the District.
After the commissioners indicated
their approval of the proposed pro-
gram, Mr.. Wood said he would at
tempt to round up" the necessary
workers and purchase a truck.
Rezoning Approval.
The commissioners also approved
three applications for the reclassi-
fication of property from residential
IA to commercial D. The petitions
involved parcels C and d Of Coral
Hills. lots 8 and 4, block 20. College
Park, and lots /, 2, 8 and 4, block
10l. Good Hope Hills.
A request by the Kesher Israel
Congregation. Georgetown. for ex-
emption from taxation of the con-
gregation's cemetery in Greater
Capitol Heights was approved.
An application by William E
Hutchinson, Upper Marlboro, for
appointment as county supervisor OF
assessments to succeed Thomas W.
Baxter, who died last week, was
taken under advisement Mr.. Hutch
inson is now a county assessor.
Evening star., 1945-01-03
Capt. HortweII Wallace
Is Buried in ARLINGTON

Funeral services for Capt. Hart
well Wallace, U. S. N, retired, who
died at his hNme in Coronado
Calf, December IS, were held at
1880 am. today at Arlington Gene
terry.
A graduate of the Naval Academy
in 1919, Capt. Wallace was aboard
the U. S. S. San Diego during the
World War when it struck a mine
and sank OF Fire Island, N. Y. He
served on two occasions as instruc-
tor in electrical engineering and
physics at the academy, and was
on the staff of Admiral Harry e.
Yarnell in the Asiatic Fleet from
1887 to 1899. He was retired last
month.
He is survived by one daughter
Elizabeth Hills Wallace of Coronado
Evening star., 1945-01-03

Hartney, who commanded the 1st
Pursuit Group in the World War,
lives at 3l30 Sixteenth street NV.
The Air Medal with two Clusters
went to Mrs. Alice M. Paine, 2315
North Utah street, Arlington, for
her son, Second 1t. Robert e. Paine,
a prisoner Of war in Germany. His
father, Maj. Donald G. Paine, Signal
Corps, Is in France.
Mrs. Marin s. Day, Kensington,
Md, received the Air Medal with
three Clusters awarded her husband,
First 1t. Irving M. Day, jr., pris-
oner of war in Germany. His parents
live at 405 Cumberland avenue,
Chevy Chase, Md.
The Air Medal also was presented
Mrs. J., II. Collins, 1910 Rodman
street NV, for her son, Staff Sergt.
William T. Collins, who is prisoner
of war in Germany.
Evening star., 1945-01-03
Judge W. N. Loker Heads
7th Judicial Circuit

Judge William M. Loker, Leonard
town, Md, has become chief Judge
of the 7th judicial circuit, compris-
ing Prince Georges, Charles, CAL
vert and st. Marys Counties. sue
ceeding Ogle Marbury, chief Judge
of the Maryland Court of Appeals,
it was learned today.
Judge Loker, who has been on the
bench for approximately 81 years,
assumes his new post under an
amendment to the State Constitu-
tion reorganizing the State judicial
system. The amendment was ap-
proved in a referendum during the
November election.
Other judges Of the circuit are
Charles c. Marbury and John B.
Gray jr,
Evening star., 1945-01-03
Health Office Nurse
.Beoins First-Aid Work

Miss Florence Wallingford, Health
Department staff nurse, started her
duties today in the first aid room
at the District Building.
Miss Wallingford said equipment
for the room, available to employees
of the District, is expected in the
near future. Health Of1cer George
c. Ruhland and the Commissioners
have inspected the room where the
equipment will be placed.
DR.. Joseph Murphy Of the Health
Department will be available on call
in cases of emergency, a similar
room is planned for the Municipal
Center
Evening star., 1945-01-03
fai
Virginia Seeks
Early Ruling on
Convention Call
State Supreme Court
To Get Mundumus
Petitions This Week
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. "a Pc
tition for writs of mandamus di-
rected to the State controller to OBJ
tain an early decision by the Su-
preme Court Of Appeals on the con-
stitutionality Of the war voter
referendum law enacted at the
recent special session OF the Gen
eral Assembly is being prepared by
the Attorney generals ofi1ce and
Is expected to be filed before the
court convenes Monday for its jan
uary term.
Attorney General Abram p. Sta
Piles yesterday indicated that the
testament will be brief and will pre-
sent aflirmatively the question that
the act seeks to restrict the work
OF the constitutional convention to
the one subject OF extending the
voting privilege to Virginia service
personnel. The act seeks to impose
the limitation by means Of an in
formatory statement on the refer
endum ballot.
Darden Delays Call.
Gov. Darden has indicated that
he will not call the special election
to submit the question of whether
there shall be a convention until
after the court has decided whether
the referendum act is valid.
Ralph E. wilkins, secretary of the
Commonwealth, who is responsible
for getting ballots out to the service
voters, has estimated that his office
must get started on the huge task
by April II all Virginians in the
armed services are to be given an
opportunity to vote in the August
primary and in the various local
elections to be held this year.
The Staples petition, directed
against Henry G. Gilmer at the lat
ter's request, is being brought under
the Declaratory Judgment Act of
the last regular session of the Cen
eral Assembly. Its purpose was to
get speedy decisions from the court
on the validity of the Assembly acts
involving the appropriation of public
funds.
Chief Discussion Topic.
The "informatory statement"
which the Assembly Act directs the
Secretary Of the Commonwealth to
have printed on the referendum
ballots along with the question,
Shall there be a convention to re-
wise the constitution and amend the
same?" continues to be the chief
topic Of the discussions of the war
voting problem.
The filing of this petition will
make the second to come before the
State Supreme Court in an effort to
test the act. ~
Already filed Is a petition by John
Locke Green, Republican, treasurer
Of Arlington County, which seeks a
peremptory writ of mandamus to
compel the Secretary OF the Com
monwealth to omit from the ref
ballot the Trinformatory"
statement designed to limit the con-
vention to the single task of remov-
ing barriers to new war voters act.
Evening star., 1945-01-03
Gen. Bright Not to Seek
Virginia Congress Seat
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 3.-Brig.
Gen. J. Fulmer Bright, Richmond
district administrator and former
Mayor Of Richmond, said yesterday
he will not enter the Sd district
congressional race for the post left
vacant through the resignation Of
Representative Satterfield.
He issued statement saying:
Notwithstanding my desire to
serve In Congress at this time be-
lieve 1t my duty to remain at my
present post"
Now in the race are ]. Vaughan
Gary, Richmond; Ashton Dovell,
Williamsburg, and B. G. Wharton,
Richmond.
Evening star., 1945-01-03
NotionuI Shrine Debt
Of$l3o, 900 Is Paid OFF

The Rev. John ]. Reilly, director
OF the National Shrine Of the I'm
maculate Conception at Catholic
University, today announced that
the outstanding Indebtedness of the
shrine. note for $685. has been
paid OF.
He said periodic payments during
the past four years. largely from
donations and benefactors Of the
shrine, enabled him to cancel the
debt.
Evening star., 1945-01-03
Arlington Hos Seven
Troffic Deaths in Yeor

Seven trafiic fatalities were re-
corded In Arlington during 1914, it
was reported today by Police Chief
Harry l.. woodward. There have
been none since September, when
three deaths were registered.
The report listed 224 arrests in
December, 81 for traffic offenses
and 137 miscellaneous. There were
Al accidents during the month, re-
sulting in 28 injuries.
Evening star., 1945-01-03

Next-of- kin. Of five Washington
area men yesterday accepted
awards for their war heroes from
Col. Robert w. C. Wimsatt, COM
manding officer of Boiling Field, in
retreat ceremonies at the airbase.
Mrs. George A. Bolick, 1922 Fes-
sender street NV, received the Sill
yer Star, awarded posthumously to
her son. First 1t. Robert H. Bolick,
who was killed over Germany in
october, 1943. A native of Washing
ton, he was graduated from Western
High School and attended Columbia
Tech. He previously was awarded
the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
1t. Col. Harold E. Hartney was
presented the Air Medal for his son,
Second 1t. H. E. Hartney, jr.. who
has been missing since last May
after fight over Germany. Col.
Evening star., 1945-01-03
Commissioners J. II. BeolI
Is Reported Improved

III Former Judge John H. Beall, a
member OF the Prince Georges
County Board OF Commissioners,
was reported improved today at his
home. 350l Perry street, Mount
Rainier, after suffering heart at
tack yesterday.
it Mr.. Beau collapsed while attend
ing meeting OF the commissioners
HIT Upper Marlboro. He was taken
home by County Sanitary Ofncer
Charles L. Wood He Is . former
Judge OF the County Orphans Court
and Is now serving his second term
- county commissioner.
Evening star., 1945-01-03
College Park Womon
Files Suit for Divorce

Mrs. Laura Parr, College Park,
has filed suit in Prince Georges
County Circuit Court for absolute
divorce from her husband, Leo ].
Parr, Baltimore, former assistant
controller of the University of
Maryland and now employed in the
Baltimore city government.
Through her attorney, Judge Wal
ter L. Green, Mrs. Parr charges that
her husband deserted her In May,
1912. She seeks 500 q month ALI
mony and counsel fees. According
to the suit, the couple was married
November IL, 1928, in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1945-01-03
Condemnation Jury
Appraising Property
For New Hospital Site

A condemnation jury of five men
planned to look over several pieces
of property this afternoon as their
first step in determining the price
they will award to property owners
in a square taken by the Govern
ment for new hospital to be oper-
ated by George Washington Uni
yersity.
Only about 10 parcels remain TO
be condemned as agreements on
price had been reached on all the
others In the square which is
bounded by Pennsylvania avenus,
Twenty-second, Twenty third, and
II streets NV.
The jury, sworn In yesterday be-
fore Justice Jesse G. Adkins, in Dis
trict Court consists Of: Lloyd K.
Crippen, 1415 Geranium street NV,
an actuary with the Acacia Mutual
Life Insurance Co.: W.. Herbert
Gill, 1919 Twentieth street NV.
commercial manager of the. Wash
Ifngton Gas Light Co.; Ernest C.
Lee, 2809 Chesterfield place NV.
funeral director: Henry J.. Gibson
$685. Utah avenue NV, with the
Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone
Co.; H. Lawrence Choate, 455s
Cathedral avenue NV, general
agent of the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Co.
A few tenants and property
owners in the block who had not
been able to find other housing
begged to remain, but the Govern
ment, which was granted possession
of the whole square by court order
is expecting to take over soon, and
begin razing the block No one had
been forcibly evicted up to this
morning.
| The new 400-bed hospital will be
erected by the Public Buildings Ad-
ministration, whose agents now are
in nominal, and III most cases,
actual possession of the properties
| Payments are being made te
owners by order of the court, and
through a title insurance company
Evening star., 1945-01-03
81 Disabled Veteruns
To Train for DAV Posts

i Thirty-two disabled veterans of
this war will begin a special course
Iof training tomorrow at American
University to fit them for positions
as full time national service officers
Iof the Disabled American Veterans.
Sponsored by the DAV, this train
ling is available to handicapped vet
lerans. Tuition and books are paid
for by the Veterans Administration
The trainees receive q basic living
allowance Of t92 q month from the
Goyernmcnt, supplemented by $25 .
month from the DAV,
Evening star., 1945-01-03


lower his blood
pressure so that
he can get into
the Army.
The operation,
recently m q d e
the subject OF q
magazine article,
involves removal
OF nerves con-
trolling some of
t h e abdominal
blood vessels.
P a t r o Imam
Rush, 1912 King
xtrAet. AlaYan.
dr. Ia, " as a
fns
Evening star., 1945-01-03

Mrs. Irene r. Tuilis. about two sons
overseas, the daughter said.
The missing woman is described
as feet inches in height. weigh
ing 124 pounds, with medium brown
hair and rather thin features. She
wears glasses. She was wearing
tannish gray tweed coat and black
wrap-around turban. =,