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Evening star., 1945-08-02
.Coyner and Robey
Deny Seeking Fairfax
Court CIerkship

Lewis M. Coyner, Fairfax County
treasurer, and George B. Robey,
chairman of the County Democratic
Committee, denied today they were
candidates for appointment as clerk
of the County Circuit Court to sue
ceed John M. Whalen, who died
Tuesday.
Mr.. Coyner, who has been con-
nected with the treasurer's Office
for the last IA years, six of them as
treasurer, said that he was not. and
never had been a candidate for the
clerks post. Mr.. Robey also said
that he had never considered being
a candidate for appointment.
Both Mr.. Coyner and Mr.. Robey
were mentioned yesterday as candi-
dates. together with Thomas P.
Chapman, deputy clerk.
Shocked" by Rumors.
Mr.. Coyner said he was shocked
to learn that rumors were being cir
culated that he was a candidate for
clerk Il have been in the treas
urer's Office for IA years, I know the
technique of this Office and I have
never considered leaving it," Mr..
Coyner said.
He added that he had promised
the people of Fairfax County to
give them my best as treasurer" and
he intended to do that.
Meanwhile, the Fairfax Bar was
scheduled to meet today to make an
Endorsement for clerk, and 1t was
considered likely that the group
would consider a petition being cir
culated by former State Senator
John Rust in support of Mr. Chap
man.
Expect Selection Soon.
1t was expected that Judge Paul
E. Brown would make the appoint
ment soon since work in the Office
is being held up until a new clerk is
named.
In addition to Mr. Chapman
who is the only announced candi-
date for the clerkship, F. D. Rich
ardson. Fairfax attorney, and John
Mackall, Langley, former member
of the Hcise of Delegates, were
being mentioned for the post.
Mr.. Richardson, whose father and
grandfather held the clerks post
for total of los years, said, how.
ever, that he was not a candidate
When asked if he would accept the
post If appointed, he said he "dio
not want to 60 into that"
Mr.. Mackall could not be reached
this morning for comment.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Prison Riot Defense
Nears Close Of Case
By the Associated Press.

Ds tuf hSsOCld.So FIcSS.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. 1.-THE
defense virtually completed its case
yesterday In Anne Arundel County
Circuit Court, where 81 inmates of
the Maryland House of Correction
are being tried on charges of rioting.
Only one witness remains to be
called.
All 81 defendants have been called
to the stand and some 20 corrobora-
tive witnesses, mostly inmates of the
Jessup institution, also testified.
Final arguments by counsel will be
heard today.
The defendants took the stand
under the eyes of some 20 guards.
Without exception, they maintained
they were innocent Of participating
in the June 20 riot in which IS con-
victs were shot and several prison
guards wounded.
They were ordered by State troop
ers, they said, to return to their cells
after the rioting in the dining room.
but found their cells locked.
James Fairall, a guard at the
House Of Correction and one of the
States witnesses, also testified the
cells were locked during the four
hour disturbance and were opened
only after everything had quieted
down.
Although the defendants agreed
the riot had started over dissatis-
faction with the prison diet, all OF
them denied having given expression
to that dissatisfaction during the
riot
Evening star., 1945-08-02
District Payroll Division
SnarI Finally UntanqIed

The snarl in the payroll division
of the District auditors office has
finally been untangled and pay
checks will be issued today to an
estimated 900 public school clerks
and janitors.
Pay for the first two weeks OF July
was due July "a, but changes in
payrolls brought about as a result
of recent pay increase legislation
has delayed work in the payroll di-
vision. Less difficulty Is expected in
issuing checks August 7 and 8, but
Auditor Arthur r. Pilkerton said he
would make no promises Of prompt
payments because payrolls had not
yet been submitted.
Yesterday, 1t was reported some
school custodians were borrowing
money to tide them over until the
checks were received.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
The Job in Brief

Qualifications: For Red Cross
Nurses Aides, women between
the ages OF 10 and SIS with a
high school education or its
equivalent, to serve daytimes
at Gallinger Hospital.
Training: Two classes start
this month-August 6 and Aug
ust N-for Ave and q half
weeks; Mondays through FRI
days at 10 am. at Walsh
House, 2020 Massachusetts, ave-
nue NV, and on the hospital
wards.
Hours Of work after train
ing: Yearly minimum of $50
hours of service, with choice Of
days and hours to serve.
Where to register: Nurses
Aide office, OAR Building.
Seventeenth and D streets
NV, 10 am. to 4 pm. today
through Friday; 10 am. to noon
on Saturday. For further in
formation, call Republic $500,
Extension 2ol.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Daughton May
Ask Truman for
Army Food Data
Says He Will Act
If SomerveII Does
Not Make Survey
BY the Associated Press.

Representative Daughton,
Democrat, of Virginia said today
that unless the Army complies
with his request to tell how
much food it has stock-piled, he
will appeal to the White House.
Asserting that II think 1t is a
fair assumption we are over
stocked" Mr.. Daughton said Gen
Brehon Somervell, chief of the
Army Service Forces, had not re-
sponded to a request of nearly
three weeks ago for an inventory OF
Army food stocks.
Mr.. Daughton told a reporter he
wrote a second letter to Gen. Som
ervell yesterday noting that II have
not as yet received the courtesy of
a reply" to letter of July l3, and
adding:
"The people of this country are
entitled to know how much food has
been set aside for the armed serv-
ices. I think 1t is a fair assump-
tion that we are overstocked."
(Army officials have said that II
their food reserves were returned
to civilian channels the amount
would not be sufficient to feed the
Nation for one week.
To Appeal to Truman.
Mr.. Daughton said that unless
the Army supplies the data he re-
quesCed, he will ask President Tru-
man to get it when the Chief Exec
utive returns from the Big Three
conference.
The Virginian told the House
several weeks ago he believed
boarding" by the armed forces
was largely responsible for civilian
food shortages.
He said today that figures given
him by the War Shipping Admins
tration show that over SO pounds
of beef and more than % pounds of
butter are available for every man
in the country's merchant fleet.
Vice Admiral Emory S. Land, War
Shipping administrator, told him,
Mr.. Daughton said, that the VISA
and licensed ship suppliers in At
lantic and Gulf Coast ports have on
hand 11,6O6,O00 pounds of. beef,
2,22O,oOo pounds of lamb. 100000
pounds of veal, 6,446, 600 pounds of
pork, 7,648,000 pounds of butter and
664, 900 pounds of poultry.
The entire Merchant Marine con-
sists of approximately 24o,000 men,
Mr.. Daughton said. He added that
Admiral Land wrote him that VISA
officials had been buying butter
heavily so their requirements would
be met by the time the normal pro-
duction season arrives.
Army to Buy From Denmark.
Meanwhile, the Army announced
1t has arranged to purchase from
Denmark 26,000, 900 pounds of butter
and 100000 pounds of cheddar
cheese during the next nine months
to meet requirements of American
troops in Europe, thus reducing the
amount Of such shipments from the
United States.
Heretofore, the Army has been
supplying all troops in Europe with
butter and cheese shipped from this
country. The arrangement was
made in accordance with the policy
of procuring food overseas wherever
possible, the War Department said,
to relieve the food situation in the
United States, as well as to conserve
cargo space.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Capital Transit .
Finds Pentagon
Jam Is Easing
Riders Are Reverting
To Lines Used Before
Cut, OffieioI Says

The recently inaugurated system
of fare reductions for persons trav-
cling between the District and Cow
ernment installations in Virginia
is going to work out all right after
all, it appeared today.
Despite earlier misgivings over the
cut-rate fares ordered by the In
terstate Commerce Commission, an
official of the Capital Transit Co.
said today that commuters have re-
verted to just about the same lid
ing habits they had developed be-
fore the new system went into ef-
feet.
Three Companies Involved.
Three Virginia companies are in
volved in addition to Capital
Transit, and these three bus lines
agreed to furnish figures to the
transit company so that a co-ordi-
mated picture could be developed.
After several weeks of operation, it
appears, the new reduced fares
have done little to unbalance the
proportions of customers VINO pre-.
viously used the various bus lines
There Is some increase in riding
on Capital Transit buses out to the
Pentagon Building and other Fed
eral buildings, such as the Navy
Annex, the National Airport and
the Army Air Forces Building ar
Grayelly Point. But these riders
have not come from the Virginia
bus lines, the transit official said.
In fact, the Virginia companies, too,
have actually increased their busi-
ness, in most instances. All the in
creases, it was observed, are al
about the same rate as that before
the new fares went into effect.
The transit official said the con.
fused picture during the early weeks
was the result of experimentation"
among commuters. Now that they
have finished trying out alternate
methods of reaching their offices
and the lowest rate of fare, they
have slid back into their old habits,
the spokesman said.
Apparently" the oficial said,
"it's going to work out all right
after all. But it didn't look as If
it would at first, when we were get
ting a lot of extra riders and the
Virginia companies were losing
them"
Evening star., 1945-08-02
u. 5. Jobs Await
446,000 G|s
After Discharge
Civil Service Plans
On Rising Employment
During Next Year
BY JOSEPH YOUNG.

Nearly half a million returning
service men and women win be given
Government jobs during the next
year, it was learned today.
Plans call for 446, 1000 veterans to
be placed in Government agencies
by the Civil Service Commission by
July /, 1916. The rate per month
will increase in proportion to men
released from the armed forces
under the point system.
Total to Reach Million.
1t is expected more than a mil
lion veterans of the present war
eventually will find jobs in Govern
ment service as part OF the Civil
Service Commissions program to
give preference to veterans in all
Government jobs.
During the last two and one half
years 374,000 veterans have gone to
work for the Government. At pres
ent the rate of veteran placements
is 10000 month, but this figure is
expected to jump sharply.
Under present plans the expected
cut in the Federal work force follow
ing vi day will not effect service
men holding Government jobs. Nom
veteran personnel will be the first
to feel the cut.
Jobs for Disabled.
The program also includes jobs
for physically disabled veterans. To
date 5000 disabled servicemen have
been placed in Federal positions and
thousands Of other positions will be
available for other disabled vet
Grams.
Thousands of jobs for returning
servicemen will be available at the
Veterans Administration, which at
present is suffering an acute short
age of personnel. Many other job
opportunities will be found at the
War and Navy Departments here
and in installations throughout the
country. All other Government
agencies also will give preference to
veteran personnel.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Two Navy Ensigns Killed
In Virginia Plane Crash
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The Navy announced yesterday
that two officers were killed in a
plane crash 20 miles south of Dahl
gren, Va.,- Sunday night. They were
Ensigns Archibald Davis, West
Somerville, Mass, and Bruce E.
Culp, Leachville, Ark.
The Anacostia Naval Air Station
said the men were on routine
training flight from Pensacola, Fla,
to Anacostia. Ensign Davis was the
pilot.
A spokesman said cause Of the
accident was not known, but that
weather in the area a. the time was
stormy.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
'552 Virginians Died
In Traffic in 1914
Ry the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 2.-Motor
vehicle accidents in Virginia in 1914
caused the deaths of $50 persons, as
compared with 602 in 1943, but in
juries increased by 11.48 per cent,
Maj. ]. R. Num-, acting superin-
tendent Of State Police disclosed in
his annual report of the department
released yesterday.
The $50 persons killed last year
was less than one-half those who
met their deaths in l94l, when LILO
persons died as the result of such
accidents.
In 1914 there were 1908 accidents
as compared with 10,29o in l943 and
5,534 injuries as against 1854 in 1943.
OF the total accidents 8,44l took
place in cities and 3,642 in rural
areas but rural accidents caused 436
deaths while urban ones caused only
l16 deaths. In the rural sections
l24 pedestrians died after being
struck by automobiles. The report
shows that this latter group of ac-
cidents most commonly involved a
person walking along a rural high
way, but persons crossing highways
run a close second to that group.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Arlington Will Vote
For Memorial Trustees

Six temporary trustees for the
Arlington County War Memorial
Association will be chosen by Ar
lington County residents interested
in the proposed plan for a $400, 900
memorial, according to Mrs. Beulah
s. Goss, temporary chairman.
The six persons receiving the most
recommendations automatically will
become trustees, she said today.
They will serve until the first an
nual association meeting In May,
1916.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Barber Exhibit Opens

Photographs of American BARRIERS
and barber shop decorations are on
exhibit today in room 1405 Auditors S
Building, Fourteenth street and In
dependence avenue S.W., under au-
spices of the Photographic Section
of the Library of Congress. The eX-
hibit, will remain on display
through August 18.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
A Job To Be Done

Who Want Sincerely to Aid the Co
sible the disqualification of active
tuberculosis cases. ..
There is much to do on the gen.
eral wards where the nurses aides
would work. Patients in these
wards are very sick, often helpless.
Frequently, they needed hospitah-
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Crider 10 Head Sd Service
Operations Division
BY the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Aug. 2-The Sd
Service Command announced yes
terday the appointment of 1t. Col.
Frank B. Crider, Verne street,
Bethesda, Md, as executive officer
of its plans and operations divisions.
A native of Paducah, KY, Col.
Crider is a graduate of Johns Hop
kins University. He was an engi-
neer with the General Electric Co.
in Washington before entering ac-
tive service with the Office of the
Chief of Engineers in April, 1912.
Col. Crider is a member of the
American Institute of Electrical
Engineers, and was secretary treas
urer of the Washington chapter.
Evening star., 1945-08-02

the montgomery
C ou n ty w a I
Fund Campaign.
A resident OF
the county fol-
the last 16 years,
Mr.. Elliott di-
rected last years
drive which net
ted SIG, 1T
This years quota
is $4,000.
Montgo m e r y
County Is main-
tanning its own
c o m m un / ty
Chest for its
second wear Re-
Evening star., 1945-08-02

ceiving support from the campaign
will be the Chest and Council, the
Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Girl
Scouts, Mental Hygiene Society,
Montgomery County All Council,
Montgomery County Health Fund,
Public Health Lay Council, Silver
Spring Health Center, Inc, Social
Service Exchange. Social Service
Ieague of Montgomery County, War
Recreation and Hospitality Services
and the YMCA.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Man, IS, Is Arrested
In Kidnapping of Girl, 9
sy the Associated Press

Is tne Associated Press.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Aug. a.
Nine-year-old Marjorie Wick, who
disappeared from her Buffalo home
July rs, was found here this morn
ing, police reported, and John Bar.
ton, IS, OF Rochester was arrested
on a kidnapping charge.
Police said he had claimed the
child was his daughter. June e.
Barton.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Glenn l. Martin Denies
Seeking Public Office
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 2.-Glenn L.
Martin, Baltimore plane manufac-
turer, eliminated himself as a pos
sible candidate for Republican gu
bernatorial or senatorial nomina-
ton yesterday when he said, II am
not in the running for any public
Office"
Mr.. Martin has been discussed in
Republican circles here as a pos
sible candidate, and although he
said he was honored by their pro-
posals,, he would not seek any pub
lie Office.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Domestic Catastrophe

SAN FRANCISCO (R.-Esco
Brown, so. won divorce from Mrs.
Alice Brown after he testified before
Judge Alfred j. Fritz that Mrs.
Brown kept ~ cats in her bed and
forced him to seek refuge in a
screened sleeping porck,
Evening star., 1945-08-02
w. P. Elliott 10 Head
Montgomery Drive

Walter P. Elliott, general manager
OF the Review g. Herald Publishing
Association of Takoma Park. Md,
has been reappointed chairman of
Evening star., 1945-06-21
Hoyiing

1t is admittedly rush season in
the farm calendar. When the clover,
alfalfa and timothy is coming into
the blossom stage the farmer knows
it is just right for the highest value
In protein, and all other work is a
side issue until the tons of sweet
smelling, aromatic dried grasses are
stored in the mows and on the scat
folds.
In spite of the forced pressure and
long hours many a farmer enjoys
haying. 1t is not only that it is a
vital harvest and a major matter in
the farm economy. There is salts
flying sense of accomplishment as
the moving machine blade huns
through the thick green grass and
leaves wide swaths whiting in the
hot sun. 1t is good to see the heavy
windrows in long, evenly spaced
lines across the moving, and the
big rounded cocks dotting the field
in generous profuSion.
OF course, lad of dozen or four
teen summers thinks of other things.
1t is blistering hot on the scaffold
beneath the caves when he is stow
ing away the huge forkfuls. Dust
and chaff collect at boys neck and
Evening star., 1945-06-21
Urges Vote for Washinaton

Urges Vote for Washington
To the Editor OF The Star:
I never have voiced my opinion before,
but now feel is the time for all Wash
ingtonians to sound off
Washington should have the right to
vote. But Washington should have its
own vote-its own representation in
Congress.
In recent issue of the Overseas
Edition of The Star was a statement
from Senator Burton: "A part of the
District of Columbia was land ceded by
Maryland. I had thought the simplest
thing, as to giving Washington vote
would be to treat the District as still
a part of Maryland for national cleo
ton purposes.
Well, think that would just incorpo-
rate Washington back into Maryland.
And, don't think that idea would
work Washington is Washington and
Maryland is Maryland. They're as
Washington is the Nations Capital with
nearly a million people. Maryland is
one State among 4S. Again I say,
Washington should have it's own vote
its own representation.
This proposed congressional action
to give Washington the right to vote
is of great interest to us Washingtonians
over here.
And thanks million to The Star for
this Overseas Edition. It's the only way
we have of knowing what is going on in
D. c.. PVT. DANIEL R. LET'S.
In France.
Evening star., 1945-06-21
Trade Agreement Victory

In approving renewal of the trade
agreements program for another
three years, including the authority
to reduce existing tariff rates by as
much as so per cent, Congress has
made an important contribution to
the effort to foster better economic
conditions in the postwar world.
The principal controversy over the
renewal of the program revolved
around the request from the PreSi-
dent for authority to negotiate
further reductions in our tariff
schedules. The opponents feared
that this would expose American
industry, especially those industries
In the marginal class, to destructive
competition from abroad. On the
record, however, this is a matter
which can safely be entrusted to the
good judgment of the administra-
ton. In the eleven years that the
trade agreements have been oper-
ating, there has been no showing of
any substantial injury to our econ
omy On the contrary, there is at
least some showing of definite bene-
fit, and if these gains are to be
carried forward it is essential that
the representatives of this Govern
ment be given further margin of
bargaining power in their negotia-
tions with other countries. Should
this power be abused Congress, after
three years, can revise the tariff
schedules as it sees fit, and there
is small chance of any really serious
injury to American business in that
period of time through the operation
of the trade agreements.
1t should be emphasized that this
program is not an economic cure
all Of itself it will not assure pros
perity in this country or throughout
the world But it should be helpful
to that end and because of this, if
for no other reason, the favorable
action by Congress is welcomed.
Evening star., 1945-06-21

the House next year Representative
Joe Martin of Massachusetts, the pres
ent Republican leader, would become
Speaker, and in the event of the death
or disability of the President would
move into the White House This last
possibility would make the fight in the
l946 congressional elections stiffer than
ever
There will always be the possibility,
If the Truman plan is adopted, that
such change in party control Of the.
Federal Government might take place.
A new House of Representatives is elect
ed every two years. During the presi-
dental administrations of Taft, Wilson
and Hoover, for example, control of the
House swung from one political party
to the other, by reason of elections in
the middle of their presidential terms.
The likelihood of the death Of both
President and Vice President is always
remote, but it could happen. The sit
uation in which Mr.. Truman now finds
himself is evidence of that fact.
y
Mr.. Truman contained in his recon-
mendation for a change in the line of
presidential succession one proposal
which has not been emphasized-an
election of a new President and Vice
President as quickly as possible after
the death of incumbents of both those
Offices.
Whether such elections could be pro-
-'ided for merely by action of Congress
S a deba table constitutional question,
members of the American delegation
admit. The Constitution provides for
the election of a President and Vice
President for specified term of four
years 1t makes no reference to an
election to fill vacancies. but leaves it
up to Congress to provide for filling
vacancies by law. If a constitutional
amendment should be deemed neces-
sary to cover this point it could be
proposed at the same time the new
law of succession is being considered.