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Evening star., 1945-04-03
Capital Transit
Declared Facinq
Revenue Slump
Postwar Prospects
Of Company Outlined
At PUG Hearing

Although the Capital Transit Co
has better prospects of holding its
war-swollen passenger levels thar
the average transit company in the
country, a substantial decline in
passengers will take place here after
the war, William C. Gilman, New
York consulting engineer, testified
today before the Public Utilities
Commission.
Mr.. Gilman, who testified last
month that the local transit COM
pany was entitled to a 10 per cent
rate of return on its rate base, took
the stand ooday as the rates and
valuation hearings resumed after an
almost two weeks recess. He was
cross-eXamined by Lloyd B. Har-
rison, assistant corporation counsel
attached to the PUG.
Mr.. Gilman said that the Capital
Transit Co. was one of the very
best in the United States" He said,
however, that companies with less
debt than the local transit COM
pany were in better situation"
Mr.. Gilman said that when it
came to providing service in grow
ing community "the Capital Transit
Co. is among the top companies in
the country" Throughout the
country, he said the transit indus
try had almost doubled it's business
during the war, but he predicted
that with resumption of automobile
production and relaxation of ration
ing the transit lines would lose
many of their passengers.
Fred A. Sager, chief engineer of
the commission. testified that he
thought the depreciation reserve at
the end of 1942-which was then
$13,393, ,000-was approximately 81
1872 900 less than the reserve should
have been at that time
Evening star., 1945-04-03
Traffic Study Made
Al Dupont Circle

Motorists entering Dupont Circle
today were given lettered cards by
police and District Highway Depart
ment employees in what Capt. H. c..
Whitehurst, director of highways.
said was part of an origin and des-
tination survey to aid in planning
the future of the circle. 1t is
expected that Connecticut avenue
underpass will be built there.
Capt. Whitehurst explained that
motorists are given card as they
enter the circle-with a letter
designating the street they are on
and they surrender the card as they
leave the circle. This will give the
department an idea of the volume
of traffic on the various streets.
Capt. Whitehurst said, adding that
it would aid in planning proper
roadway capacities.
Police Inspector Arthur E. Miller,
who accompanied Capt. Whitehurst
said the survey was going smoothly
and caused little delay in traffic.
The motorists does not have to sup
ply any information on the card and
the plan is "Self-working."
Evening star., 1945-04-03
Restrictions Lifted
On Purchase Of Freon
For Air Conditioning

Home owners planning air condi-
tioning, as well as operators OF some
movie houses, restaurants and other
business establishments heretofore
unable to buy freon for air condi-
tioning, will be able to get a supply
for the time when Washington be-
gins to swelter again.
WPB announced yesterday that
restrictions on use and delivery OF
the gas known as dichlorodif1uoro-
methane had been removed for the
first time since November, 1943,
Many businesses have been able
to get freon on a showing of need
with the WPB. Under yesterday s
order, it will no longer be necessary
to fill out forms.
The WPB specifically ruled that
% groups of businesses that had
been barred, expect under certain
emergency conditions, from using
the gas for air conditioning from
now on could purchase it from
suppliers..
WPB reserved the right, however,
to allow essential users preference
in the event of a. local shortage.
The following places will be able
to get freon:
Amusement parks, animal hospi-
tails, auditoriums, bathrooms, dane
ing studios and dance halls, bank
and loan associations, bars and beer
parlors, bowling alleys, concert halls,
funeral parlors, golf and country
clubs. hotels and apartment houses,
motion picture houses, night clubs,
Office buildings, railway, streetcar
and bus stations, private homes, res
taurants, schools, service establish
ments of all kinds, skating rinks.
studios of all kinds and theaters,
Freon became a scarce product
when the Army required large guam
titles for food refrigeration, hospitals
and for other uses.
Evening star., 1945-04-03
81 Heroes of War Are Reodied
For Part as War Bond Sulesmen

at the sales conference, from the
District. Would any one volunteer
to take over the District? asked the
colonel, who had the detachment oil
heroes in custody. No one said a
word. Each wanted to go home
After all. you couldn't blame them
One of them will be detailed tc
the District If no Washington SOL
dier with a lot of ribbons shows up
pretty soon. Some States were rep
resented by several, and those de-
tacned to sell bonds elsewhere prob
ably will get a special furlough
home after the campaign.
The boys are on their way today
ready to tell why they think people
should support their war. And they
know things about the war they
didn't read in the papers or see In
the neWSreelS.
Evening star., 1945-04-03
Red Cross Fund
To Be Dedicated
ARMED Units
| Thursdays Report
Expected to Top
| Record Made in IA

The 10000 American Red Cross
solicitors expecting on Thursday to
report more money than Washing
ton has ever raised for the Red
Cross before, will dedicate their
accomplishment to the armed forces
of the United States. The CAM
paign. already 104 per cent over
subscribed, will close then.
Vice Admiral Charles M. Cooke,
jr., chief of staff of the United States
Fleet and third ranking officer Of
the Navy, will accept the dedica-
ton on behalf Of the Navy. Marines
and Coast Guard, Samuel H. Kauff-
mann, campaign chairman, an
nounced. Gen. George c. Marshall,
Army chief of staff, is expected to
name by tomorrow a high-ranking
officer to represent the Army.
The official total of the campaign
now is $2,8O7 ,074-4 per cent more
than the s2,700,900 quota set for the
Metropolitan Area. Mr.. Kaufman.
however, extended the March cam
paign a week into April to allow
time for further oversubscription.
Indications now are that the cam
paign will top the 100000 record
made in 1914.
This new high cannot be reached
however, Mr.. Kaufman said today.
unless tagging unit chairmen turn in
official reports to the headquarters
at the United States Chamber OF
Commerce before the final report
meeting there at 1890 pm. Thurs
day. The chairman said he knew
many chairmen have the last 5 or 10
per cent of their collections still on
hand and unreported to the head
| quarters.
To make the best possible showing
when turning the reports over to the
military representatives in honor of
the fighting men, Mr.. Kaufman
said, reports must be made correctly
and on schedule.
Speakers at the luncheon Thurs
day will servicemen liberated from
German and japanese prison camps.
Evening star., 1945-04-03
Man Is Ordered Held
Without Bail After 4
Are Shot, 7 Fatally

Garfield Jones. colored, %, was
held without bail on murder
charge today when arraigned before
United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage on charges of slay-
ing two colored men and shooting
two colored women last night in
the basement of private home at
$3.50 Thirty-ninth street NV.
An inquest before coroner's jury
may be postponed pending a change
in the condition OF one of the wom-
en-, Lille Mack, 80, a maid, who was
shot in the abdomen. At the Emer-
gency Hospital her condition was
reported as good.
After questioning Jones and wit
nesses to the shooting It. jeremiah
Flaherty, head of the police homi-
eide squad, gave reporters this ac-
count:
Jones, he said, was in Municipal
Court yesterday afternoon, charged
with hitting his wife with an az
February 27, in their home in the
1900 block of Thirty-third street
NV.
Was Under 1000 Bond.
Judge Walter j. Casey held Jones
under 81 900 bond for the grand jury
on a charge of assault on his wife
with a dangerous weapon. Jones
originally had been held under
$4,000 bond following his arrest, but
at a preliminary hearing on March
2l, the bond had been reduced.
Mrs. Jones family and friend.
had rallied to her support. Aftel
the hearing in court, 1t. Flaherty
said, they all were invited by Lille
Mack, a sister of Mrs. Jones, tx
have a cup of tea in her room il
the basement of the Thirty ninth
street address. which is the home
of Jacob S. Gruver.
Lille Mack and five guests wert
in the room when at tbs pm. Jones
came in. He had pistol in his
hand and he shouted: II am going
to kill you ALI"
Then the shooting began. Earle
Mack, 80, Of Freeman. w. Va, 8
brother of Mrs. Jones, and Leroy
Bolton, 80, a friend, were fatally
wounded. Lille Mack and her sis.
ter, Corienne Mack, also were
wounded. The latter was hit in
the back. The wound was slight
one and she was released after first
aid at Emergency Hospital.
Two Roll Under Bed.
Mrs. Jones and another sister
Mrs. Sadie Law Of Newark, N. J..
had rolled under the bed when
Jones appeared and were not hit
Jones was arrested a half houl
later as he tried to leave his
quarters in the 5000 block OF
o street by a rear door. He
was said to be unarmed. Corpl
Gordon T. Nance and Pvts. Roy
Schwab and Raymond S. Evans OF
the Seventh precinct reported they
found a loaded .38 pistol and IL
extra cartridges in the bed In his
room,
Evening star., 1945-04-03
Small Wood Block
To Test Auto Brakes
In Safety Campaign

A 1-inch-thick block of hardwood
will be used in campaign to check
the brakes of all motorists caught
here in certain traffic violations CT
moving cars between April Is and
June l as part of a Nationwide
campaign to prevent accidents.
This was announced yesterday
jointly by spokesmen for the Amer
ican Automobile Association, the In
ternational Association of Chiefs of
Police and Washington police.
The plan was explained at q
luncheon meeting of the District of
Columbia Advisory Board of the
American Automobile Association at
the Washington Hotel by James A
Pryde, member of the staff of the
International Police Association.
Police Get Blocks.
Inspector Arthur E. Miller of the
Metropolitan Police Department
who attended the luncheon, ex-
planned today that police here are
being furnished with the 1-inch
blocks, which fit around a brake
pedal, and will be employed, begin
ming April Is, in an intensive cam
paign to help improve the brakes OF
Washington motorists.
One of the blocks will be supplied
to each patrol car and to each mo-
torcycle policeman, he said. When
these officers stop drivers for viola
tions the officer will fit the block
around the brake pedal and push
down on the pedal to see If it applies
the brakes before touching the
block.
If the brake pedal fails to do this
the officer will call traffic cal
equipped with decelerometer, which
then will be used to see if the cal
can be stopped within the required
80 feet while travelling at 20 mile:
per hour. If it cannot, the motorist
will be given ticket for faulty
brakes and face the penalty. Also
the motorist may face a penalty fol
whatever other traffic regulation HI
has broken.
Regular Tests Remain.
This street test, however, will no
take the place of regular brake test!
upon general annual inspection O.
cars.
The Advisory Committee adopted
resolution stressing the necessit!
of steps to improve traffic congestion
in the central area along lines pro
posed by traffic survey and subwa,
report now in the hands of the Dis
trict Commissioners. But the reso
luton, presented by P. Y. K. Howatt
called on the Commissioners to de-
velop further the plan in detail, 1T
prepare cost estimates of the plal
as finally developed, as we'll as way
and means of financing the projec
as finally approved"
The Commissioners also wer
asked to study and revise the zon
ing regulations for the central area
to insure an orderly. development,
and to hold public hearings to Obtain
views of civic organizations an
other groups on the whole plan.
The engineers report to the Com
missioners was said by the resolution
to possess considerable merit whicl
may aid in relieving a traffic situa
ton that will become progessivel
worse unless remedial measures ar
taken"
John L. Vandegrift. chairman o
the Advisory Board, presided at tn
luncheon and praised Inspector Mil
Ter as "personifying the high stand
ards for police officers in charge o
traffic, outlined earlier by Mr. Pryde
Among the guests were Maj. Ger
U. S. Grant III, chairman of tn
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, and five judges of Mu
nicipal Court.
Evening star., 1945-04-03
Miss Charlotte Stump
Quits Hospital Posts

Miss Charlotte Stump has re-
signed as superintendent of nurses
and principal of the nurses training
school at Emergency Hospital, it
was learned today.
She has been succeeded by Mrs.
Ruth Woods of the nursing school
faculty who will be acting superin-
tendent of nurses and acting head
of the school.
Evening star., 1945-04-03
VISA Aide Is First Civilian
To Gain AAF Merit Award

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 3.-Capt.
Granville Conway, deputy admins
traitor of the War Shipping Ad-
ministration, last night was awarded
the Army Air Forces certificate of
meritorious service-the first civil
ian so honored.
The citation, presented at a din
ner in Capt. Conway's honor,
praised him for solving problems "in
the utilization of deck space on
cargo vessels" and for devising
"Meccano" decks which enabled
tankers to carry aircraft.
Vice Admiral Emory S. Land, war
shipping administrator, termed the
award another Illustration of the
close teamwork that has marked the
joint operations of the merchant
marine, the Army and the Navy"
Evening star., 1945-04-03
OPA Corrects Cos Error

The District Office of OPA today
corrected a recent announcement
stating that D gasoline rations Gor
motorcycle) had been Cancelled as
of March 81. Only D rations with.
out serial numbers on them are no
longer valid, OPA said. Serially
numbered rations continue good.
Evening star., 1945-04-03
|FB| Checks Prints
Found in Car Used
In Bank Robbery

| TSueTdl ouIedu Ol lllfeSIlSdl llOl
agents today were checking finger
prints found on a sedan used BY
bandits who robbed two Nationa
Bank of Washington employees O.
S24,647 last Friday at Seventh anc
c streets NV. The car was foune
about 1:30 pm. yesterday in the
200 block of Seaton court NV. by
Sergt G. S. Eccles of the frs
precinct.
Seaton court is seven blocks from
the bank. A 1941 black Dodge
sedan, the car was towed to thu
police headquarters garage for ex.
animation.
The sedan still bore a Maryland
license plate, 497-483, on the rear
police said. Arnold H. Tielke, 6
sailor who witnessed the holdup
said this was the number he saw
on the bandit car as it sped away
The car evidently was abandoned
alongside red brick wall near the
Third street entrance to the court
which is behind the Seaton School
Waited on Indiana Avenue.
Police today suggested the prob
able route taken by the bandits
after they jumped in the car out
side of the bank and sped away
with the money.
During the holdup, the car waited
on Indiana avenue NV, just
around the corner from c street
and within a few blocks of police
headquarters Police believe that
after speeding up Indiana avenue
the car veered south on Sixth street
then travelled east on c street and
from there to Seaton court.
This is borne out by a statement
of an unidentified colored man who
told police he noticed the cal
shortly before noon Friday. The
robbery occurred between 1890 and
IL am.
The possibility has been advanced
that the car may have driven past
police headquarters only a few Sec
onds before the first police cars had
left there for the scene of the rob-
berry.
Two Moved Car.
Walter ]. Proctor, proprietor OF
an awning shop at 224 Seaton court
said that the car first was parked
in front of his door and that he and
friend moved it SO that he coulo
get his own car out. He said an
employe of his, James Harris, saw
three men in the vicinity of the cal
and that to his recollection this was
late Friday.
Samuel Alexander, a. who oper-
ates a small garage across from Mr.
Procters shop, said he thought the
car was parked a few hundred feet
above his place when he opened his
garage at $50 am. Saturday.
The car was sought for three days
When found 1t was unlocked and q
key was found in the ignition lock
police said.
Two Sets Of Tags.
Two sets of District tags were
found in the rear seat. One set fol-
l0ff, WdS Oll IllC NClllClC "llCll II
was stolen from parking lot at
Ninth and H streets NV. on March
8, the police said. According to
officers, the car is the property OF
Marvins Credit, Inc, 734 Seventh
street NV.
The other set of tags was ac-
credited to a 1889 Oldsmobile, police
said, which was the property of
Daniel A. Hannoch, Clifton Terrace
Apartments, store manager of Mar
wins Credit, Inc. Mr.. Hannoch told
police he sold his own car some time
ago, but had kept the license tags
and had placed them in the trunk
of the firms automobile.
The $24,647 was taken from two
bank tellers as they left the BANK
building for S. Kann Sons Co., de-
partment store nearby, with change
money in satchel.
Evening star., 1945-04-03
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Fair this
afternoon with temperatures in the
70s. Cloudy and cooler tonight and
tomorrow. Lowest temperature to-
night near so.
Virginia-Fair and cooler in south
portion, cloudy and much cooler in
north portion tonight and tomorrow
Maryland-Cloudy and much cool
er tonight and tomorrow.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry. Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1945-04-03

Record for Last 24 Hours.
IFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, "A, IL am. Year ago. As
Lowest, so, 6 am. Year ago, "a
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, SO, on March %.
Lowest, II, on January 25.
Evening star., 1945-04-03
Humidity Report
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1945-04-03

Report for Last "a Hours.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28

north shores of the island frequently are broken
up and tossed into barrier ridges" Sometimes
these frozen masses are 40 10 90 feet high
Protruding from the upturned mounds of ice
are full.groWn cod weighing as much as six or
eight pounds and other good-sized frozen fish.
Immediately the Eskrnos scurry out onto the
ice TO pick as many fish free from their icy prison
as possible. Hundreds of pounds are carried away
on sleds in baskets in gunnysacks to help solve
the eVerprescnt problem of the islanders who
must iced themselves, and~thcir dog teams
But they have to work hard to collect that
bounty Occasionally however, when nature is in
a truly generous mood, she not only provides the
frozen fish but also delivers them, so 10 speak
practically on the Eskimos' doorstcps
This happens when the wind reaches a high
velocity, as 1t frequently does-a velocity of 20
miles or more.
Often lasting for several days the gale slashes
away at the ice mounds, ripping and carving out
the frozen ilsh' which are then blown far out
across the focs and scattered along the shore
sometimes hundreds of feet inland.
have watched the fascinating sequence Of the
ST. Lawrence Island rain of fish twice and other
white men have observed -ft
So FAR as know, the event has not been scion
ufically recorded. But the theory / have forIuu-
lated TO. explain this amazing spectacle is con-.
CURED in by several authorities.
Quite evidently the bays along the north side
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28

of st. Lawrence Island are good feeding grounds
for fish, which congregate in great numbers in
those waters
AS the early winter SHOWS come-when the
water is approximately the same temperature as
the snow-the snow falls into the sea- where it
slowly sinks in the form OF soggy slush. This
sush builds up 10 many inches in depth the
bottom of the sea Consecutive layers accumulate,
crampng movement of fish caught under them.
These fish, caught beneath the snow mass
within it, must find their way above the slushy
layers in order TO have clear water TO swim in.
W/IIEN the heavy 'snowstorms begin 10 subside
w the water becomes quicter and IL is then that
the bays begin TO freeze the surface. The ice
thickens until it becomes solid cake for several 4
feet down
AS the freezing process continues the salnty
Of the water also changes. with the result that the
soft slushy formation. which by now is fairly
compact, begins TO rise from the bottom.
The tightly packed layer of rising slush is the
the most important part of Mother Natures quick
freezing machinery Pushing up and cfosing-n
the fish, it traps them in between itself and the
surface cake of ice. Then, as the slush and ice
October 2R. 1915
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28

HOUSEWIVES who are waiting for the day
- they can apply andy quick.freezing
methods to their canning problems might
be surprised to learn that what they regard as
a recent miracle of science really is just another
ancient invention
Mother Nature supplied the first quick frozen
food to man. And she's still carrying on the good
work; literally showerng the inhabitants of St.
Lawrence Island-in the Bering Sea-with frozen
fish whenever a generous spirit mo'es her
The Eskimes who live on this island, lying less
than 40 miles from the mainland of Siberia, have
learned to depend on the rain of fish" as a valu-
able adjunct TO hunting,
AS might be expected, many Of these natives
look TO the supernatural for explanation of the
phenomenon, just as primitive people elsewhere
and some not so primitive-Who have reported
occasional rainfalls of fish, frogs worms and
other creatures, usually have considered the event
a mysterious and perhaps omnous manifestation
Scientists have offered various explanations
of these stories of unusual deuges and there is
a simple reason for the, seeming magic of food
falling from Arctic skies at St Lawrence Island
What actually takes place TO bring about this
rain of fish in the Norhand is the result Of we'll
known ice action
In the winter when winds are high and ice
foes begin TO appear, the ice formations near the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26
Turtle Meet Business Thriving for Couple

Canton, O., Sept. 26.-(UP)-1f you're a meat-eatin' man and your ration book worries you, take a tip from MT. and Mrs. Robert Kane Of Canton.
 The Kames have gone into the turtle business. The thriving turtle meat enterprise grew out of the bait business which Kane still conducts as a sideline to his elec- trician's trade.
 There's quite a knock, they said, to picking a reluctant IS or 20 pound turtle out of the mud. But It's good eating.
 Customers for meat include large numbers of restaurants and taverns in the Canton area that serve tur- tie soup, and increasing numbers of individuals who are finding that point-free turtle meat isn't a half bad substitute for beef.
 Mrs. Kane, of course, is an old hand at cooking 1t. She thinks it's best of all in chop suey. She said it's excellent served as the main course of a meal if 1t is first par boiled, then rolled in cracker crumbs and fried in deep fat. AS for turtle soup, she recommended grinding both meat and vegeta' bles.
 That leaves nothing but the cost to be considered. And in these days of high prices that is surprisingly reasonable.