Evening Star Newspaper, October 16, 1937, Page 14

A—14 »» PRODUCTIONCURBS HIT BY FRANKIN TRADE BOARD TALK Educator Says Hope Lies in More Goods at Lower Prices. ASSAILS SCARCITY AS “ECONOMIC INSANITY” Business Group, at First General Meeting of Falls, Heqn Call for Receipts Tax Repeai. Accusing “fog-minded politicians” and “short-sighted enterprisers” of seriously crippling the American sys- tem of free enterprise, Dr. Glenn Frank, noted educator and former president of the University of Wis- consin, last night called on industry and agriculture to renounce price re- striction and price raising as “eco- nomic insanity” and organize for the production of more goods at lower prices. Addressing an overflow audience at the Board of Trade's first general meeting of the Fall at the Willard Hotel, Dr. Frank criticized policies of drastic crop reduction, declaring “we must provide, instead of prevent, abundance if we are to realize the abundant life for this whole people.” Dr. Frank’s address followed & re- port by Edgar Morris, chairman of the board’s Municipal Finance Com- mittee, calling for modification or re- peal of the business privilege tax at the next session of Congress. The tax was described as inequitable and an undue hardship on the business man and consumer. Dr. Frank, now editor of the mag- azine Rural Progress, said that by legislating crop scarcity “you can forcibly correct an abnormal lack of balance between industry and agri- culture, but by no stretch of the imagination can scarcity as a perma< nent policy be made socially helpful to the people as a whole.” Charges Policy Is Anti-Social. “You can call it social minded, progressive, liberal, what you will,” he said, “but it remains, when seri- ously considered as a permanent pro- cedure, anti-social, illiberal, unpro- gressive and reactionary.” He charged that “some short-sight- ed leaders of American capitalism” crippled the system of free enter- prise by: 1. Fostering measures that seek to guarantee profit to capital at times. 2. Fostering measures that have tended to fix prices at artificially high levels. 3. Fostering measures that have tended to keep alive special compensation to the weak and in- efficient units of our economic life. And 4. Fostering measures which, in- tended to stop the unfair competition of privilege, have tended to strangle the fair competition of excellence. “No system of national enterprise can function effectively unless it is truly believed in by the people,” he declared. “I believe that if the deeper will of the American people is fol- Jowed we shall proceed on the basis of an intelligently modernized system of free enterprise. Would Free Producers. “The blunt, ungloved, brutal truth is that, except as justified means of meeting an emergency, there is neither rhyme nor reason in the fantastic notion that we can bring the abundant life to the American millions by put- ting our productive genius in chains, by producing less and charging more.” Frank Urges Policy Outline. In an interview with reporters later, Dr. Frank urged that the Republican party offer the Nation a restatement of principles based on “traditional liberalism.” A Republican who was hired as & liberal to run Wisconsin University | and released after a break with the La Follette Progressives, Dr. Frank said that “the so-called Republican forces are the only forces left to champion” what he regards as “real liberalism.” “Professional liberalism at the mo- ment is moving toward the totalitarian state idea,” he said. Referring to proposals by Col. Frank Knox and other Republicans for estab- lished party leaders to try to frame a | statement of “fundamental principles,” he added: “If this group can do it, I'd be all for it. “It would be a tragedy if the two political parties drift along until a few months before the next election and then meet in smoke-filled rooms to fill out a crazy-quilt platform designed to alienate the fewest possible votes and capture the most possible.” Dr. Frank, who sometimes has been mentained as a Republican presi- dential possibility, discounted the pos- sibility of a “mechanically arranged coalition” against the Roosevelt ad- ministration. In his report on District tax legis- lation, Morris, president of the board last year, said he understood the present tax program was an emer- gency, and added: “We cannot agree to allow this emergency to continue indefinitely by sanctioning the spend- ing of all receipts when, out of jus- tice to the now overburdened tax- payers, all money collected over and above budget requirements should be Tebated in the form of reduced taxa- tion next year.” Pointing out the committee always has endeavored to secure needed im- provements, Morris said, however, that he believes the time has come to apply the brakes “until we know exactly how these taxes are going to affect the taxpayers and what the yield of new taxes will be.” Col. Lawrence C. Crawford, chair- man of the Trafic Committee, out- lined the improvements which the committee is seeking to combat Wash- ington’s high traffic toll. A film de- picting causes of accidents also was shown. Suggests Program. Col. Crawford urged an increase of 130 in the District police force, more rigid enforcement of the regulation prohibiting parking within 25 feet of Intersections, use of District property as parking lots, electric or reflecting traffic signs, a uniform system of lighted safety zones, changes in bus stops and additional one-way streets for the morning and evening rush- hour traffic. The board also heard an appeal for membership in the American Red Cross in an address by Col. Louis Johnson, Assistant Secretary of War, and talks by Earl A. Nash, who discussed the Young Men's Christian Association; Lee D. Butler, who dis- cussed the Washington Civic Theater, Y ENTRY LIST LARGE Committee Discloses That Nearly 30 Names Have Been Received. Nearly 30 entries already have been received in the contest for the honor of reigning as queen of Washington's Halloween celebration on Saturday, October 30, it was announced yes- terday at a meeting of the Halloween Committee in the Willard Hotel. Miss Sibyl Baker, director of the Playground Department, reported her divisions will nominate at least 26 girls for the contest. These added to the two entries submitted to Miss Ella Werner, chairman of the Queen Committee, make a list of contestants already larger than the complete list of entries last year. Miss Werner informed the com- mittee the queen and her 12 ladies in waiting will be selected by the Judges on the Tuesday preceding the celebration in the offices of the Great- er National Capital Committee of the Board of Trade in The Star Building. Judges will be Miss Werner, Mrs. Edna Knight Gasch, vice chairman of the committee; Robert Swope, president of the Rotary Club, and the dramatic critics of the five Washington news- papers. Harry P. Somerville, general chair- man, said three commercial floats, two civic floats, three units of group marchers and four bands already have been entered. Twelve prizes have been donated in additioh to the cups for winning parade -divisions, and Sergt. Bert Sheldon, chairman of the Prizes Committee, said he expects many additional awards. Each of at least 30 playgrounds are expected to have entries in the parade on Constitution avenue. A rehearsal of the coronation cere- mony will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the day preceding the event. The committee was informed that Friendship House expects to have an entry and had asked permission to use a large number of donkeys. CICOGNANI EMPHASIZES DENIAL OF JAPAN AID Apostolic Delegate Declares Holy See Did Not Issue Alleged In- structions to Clergy. By the Assoctatea Press. The apostolic delegate, the Most Rev. Ameleto Giovanni Cicognani, last night issued the following state- ment: “I have been instructed by the Undersecretary of State of the Vati- can, Archbishop Pizzardo, to request the Associated Press to issue a com- plete denial of its release of October 14 on the attitude of the Vatican in the present Sino-Japanese conflict. “I am further instructed to say that the Holy See did not issue the alleged instructions, that they are a complete invention, and that they were con- ceived by some irresponsible source with the manifest purpose of deceiving the American public on the Vatican’s policy of strict neutrality.” NEW CHURCH PLAN BETHESDA, Md,, October 16 (Spe- cial) —The Rev. Francis Irwin Cock- rell, who was reappointed minister at the Central Methodist Episcopal Church South here this week, an- nounces the membership program will be amplified during the coming year and a new plan to give special em- phasis to Christian Education of chil- dren and young people will be de- veloped. Rev. Mr. Cockrell will preach to- morrow at 11 a.m. on “Victory: Jesus Enables Us to Conquer Life” and at 7:30 pm. on “The Call to Christian Service.” Young People’s service will — which the Junlor Board of Com- be at 6:45 p.m. merce sponsors, and A. F. E. Horn for the Rotary Club. With Edward P. Colladay, presi- dent, presiding, the four members of the Belgian Army Olympic horse show team, which will compete in the forthcoming inter-American horse show, were introduced by Robert J. Cottrell, executive secretary of the board. Prior to the meeting, the officers and Executive Committee of the board and a large group of distinguished guests attended a dinner in honor of Dr. Frank. The list ‘'of guests included Federal and District govern- ment officials, ‘Washington educators, diplomats and prominent political writers, The meeting was followed by a buffet supper. Workmen are busy stripping historic Chain Bridge down “to the bone” of its 63-year-old piers, which will be used as the foundation for a new $338,000 bridge. These steel beams, stripped from the old superstruce ture, are being removed from around one of the plers. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D.. ¢, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1937, Chain Bridge Stripped “to the BY MRS. MLEAN Denies She Hired Samuel S. Leibowitz, Who Asks $15,000. Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean, who was sued late yesterday by Samuel S. Leibowitz, noted New York criminal lawyer, for & $15,000 fee in connec- tion with his activities in the Lind- bergh baby kidnaping case, denied today she ever had employed the attorney. Leibowitz told the District Court he entered the case at Mrs. McLean’s “earnest solicitation,” and that she wanted him to obtain a rehearing for Richard Bruno Hauptmann before the New Jersey State Board of Pardon. At that time, Hauptmann bad been convicted of murdering the baby and was under a sentence of death. ‘The attorney said Mrs. McLean “de- sired to be of assistance to Hauptmann and to assist in the solving of an im- | |Child, 6, Runs Into Side of portant criminal case” so she retained him February 6, 1936. He said they agreed that she would pay him a reasonable fee and expenses. Refused to Pay. He valued his services at $15,000, but Mrs. McLean refused to pay, he told the court through two local lawyers, Cornelius H. Doherty and Robert L. Jefferys. Pursuant to his employment, he said, he made numerous trips to Wash- ington and New Jersey and interviewed Lieut. Robert Hicks, criminologist; Mrs. McLean's attorney, Nugent Dodds; Lloyd Fischer, attorney for Haupt- mann; Gov. Harold C. Hoffman of New Jersey, Col. Mark O. Kimberling, warden of the New Jersey State Prison at Trenton; Mrs. Hauptmann and | Hauptmann. Through Nelson T. Hartson, counsel, Mrs. McLean said she “is not indebted | to Leibowitz in any sum whatever.” Recalling her interest in the case, the statement said Mrs. McLean, like “thousands of others,” doubted Haupt- mann’s guilt, and “on behalf of other persons with similar doubts, Mrs. Mc- Lean, just before Hauptmann's execu- tion, was asked to obtain Leibowitz’s reaction.” Two Conversations. The statement added that they had two conversations here at Friendship, once at a dinner when Mr. and Mrs. Leibowitz were guests, and on both oc~ casions Mrs. McLean, who was swin- dled out of $104,000 by Gaston B. Means in an effort to recover the Lind- bergh baby, was quoted as emphasiz- ing “that she did not and could not place herself under any financial obli- gation in the matter.” “Mrs. McLean did not retain Leibo- witz and it is clear that he expects no fee from her because he stated at that time that if he could ‘break’ the case, as he put it, by showing that others were guilty of or implicated in the kidnaping he would feel well rewarded for having achieved that result,” the statement said. Rally Day Service. MOUNT RAINIER, Md., October 16 (Special).—A program of recitations and songs by Sunday school students and teachers will feature the rally day services at the Trinity Lutheran Church here at 9:45 o'clock Sunday m . The regular morning serv- ice will be held at 11 o’clock. Rev. Ed- win E. Pieplow, pastor, will preach on “The Fear of the Lord Is the Begin- ning of Wisdom.” Hits New Deal GLENN FRANK. —Star Stafl Photo. ) "DR, and the modern b Stones are shaped carefully to build onto the stonework of the old piers, which must be enlarged to support the new bridge that will be 10 feet wider and 20 feet higher than the old structure. reconstruction work, begun August 18, is expected to be completed ridge opened to trazf!c about next May 1. The YatG. W. U., But Club Has Only Soft Drinks It was “bottoms up” at George ‘Washington University last night, but don't get the students wrong! The drinks were just about as soft as they come. The occasion was the opening of the university's new entertainment club on the ground floor of the new Biological Building in a softly-lighted room with murals of gigantic musical notes and exaggerated crooners painted on the walls. You can call the school's newest recreational diversion a night club, but the students don't like the term. They would rather hear simply entertain- ment club or recreational club. Nothing stronger than ginger ale BOY AND OFFICER TRAFFIC VICTIMS Truck—Policeman’s Car Hits Another. Wayne Adams, 6, of 1016 Seven- teenth place northeast, and Joseph C. Keene, 36, a Zoo policeman, were seriously injured in traffic accidents in the District yesterday a nd last night. The child re- ceived a possible fracture of the skul! and severe injuries to the legs and body when he ran into the side of a moving truck while playing in the intersection o f Seventeenth place and K street northeast, police reported. He was taken to Casualty Hospital, where his condition was reported im- proved. Keene, who lives at 4832 Forty-sixth street, was injured when the automo- bile he was driving struck a parked car on Wisconsin avenue near Gar- rison street last night, police said. He was treated at Georgetown Hos- pital for a possible fracture of the skull and multiple head cuts and later transferred to Gallinger Hospital. James C. Porter, 9, colored, 5041 Meade street northeast, suffered a concussion and possible skull fracture when he fell to the street while try- ing to hop on the rear of a moving truck in the 1200 block of Fiftieth street northeast. He was taken to Casualty Hospital. Inquests in two recent traffic deaths were held yesterday. Edward C. Du- vall, 20, of 54 Channing street, was exonerated in the death of Mrs. Josephine Lohmeyer, 74, mother of Harry E. Lohmeyer, district manager for Warner Bros.’ theaters. Mrs. Loh- meyer, who lived at 432 Emerson street, was fatally injured Tuesday night when struck by an automobile driven by Duvall at Fifth an Emerson streets. Oliver Ray, 35, colored, 361 N street southwest, was ordered held for Police Court action in the death Tuesday of Elizabeth Jefferson, 65, colored, of 202 L street southwest. Ray was ar- rested after the accident, which oc. curred Saturday, and held on charges of leaving the scene and driving with- out & permit. . World's Tallest Man. Eight feet five inches in height, Robert Wadlow, an Illinols boy, is only 18 years old. To make him any Clothes, his tailor has to stand on & step-ladder. or lemonade could be found on the tables as nearly 300 sfudents danced to a student band. They were served by student waiters and entertained by student tap dancers, musical saw players and crooners. As one student put it: “The club will show the university and the com- munity that persons can have a good time without intoxicants.” William Rochelle, president of the Student Union, and J. R. Flewharty of the A Student Club, a graduate of the university’s business course, con- ceived the idea of the club. Jay Samuels and Vinny de Angelis are directors. The club’s fantastic murals were painted by Jack Schulman. SEEK EDUCATIONAL USE OF HOSPITAL Takoma Park Citizens Press Request—‘‘0ff-Sale” Li- cense Opposed. The Takoma Park Citizens’ Asso- ciation at its Fall meeting last night, reaffirmed its previous action favor- ing use of the Tuberculosis Hospital grounds as the site for an educational center. Mrs. Mary Lamond White, chair- man of the School Committee, set forth in a resolution that Wilson Teachers’ College and & junior college should be located on the grounds, at Thirteenth and Webster streets, and adjacent to the Roosevelt High and MacFarland Junior High 8chools. She also reported that bids for the new Northern High School to be located at Fifth and Sheridan streets, in the Takoma area, would be opened within a few months by the District Commissioners and the work pushed to completion in time for the school year 1939. Zoning Change Announced. Walter Irey of the Zoning Com- mittee reported that the District Zoning Oommission had changed Carroll street, to the District Line, from residential to commercial on both sides of the street; and that property owners had been given 10 days to file briefs in connection with land in the vicinity of Van Buren street, east of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Complaint was made of the condi- tion of the roadbed of Aspen street since the removal of street car tracks between Laurel avenue and Blair road. Repaving of the street will be requested. Necessity for stop signs at the Van Buren street underpass at Third street also was brought to the attention of the association. Liquor License Opposed. The organization went on record as opposed to the re-issuance of a license for “off sale” liquor in Takoma Park, application for which is now being sought by a local storekeeper. Mrs. Chester C. Waters reported that the new Takoma Park Health and Welfare Center now is open, with nurses and welfare workers on duty dafly. Dr. William A. Hooker announced that the triangular tract of land at the Piney Branch road underpass had been selected by the Historical and Memorial Committee as the most desirable location for a memorial to the late Benjamin F. Gilbert, founder of Takoma Park. Dr. Guy Clinton, newly elected president, informed the meeting that the Executive Committee had indorsed the action of the Washington Tax- payers’ Association disapproving the proposed land tax in the District. Mule’s Last Act Is Kick To Man Who Dug Nobody told Charlie he had been sentenced to death, but Charlie knew it, anyway, Charlie was a big gray mule, s swift kicker, with a mind of his own and a will to live until his heart stopped beating of its own accord. Charlie’s last months were fun, what with nothing to do but munch grass and hay and roll in the dust at the farm of the Animal Protective As- sociation, 3900 Wheeler road north- west. Charlie had spent 11 yea: pulling a plow, and he got & big kick out of the operation of the mule’s social security old-age pension plan. But they finally put the finger on Charlie. They decided he was just & little too old. The A. P. A. desig- nated yesterday as black Friday for Grave Charlie. Charlie was to be shot. But, of course, he must die happy, with his whistle wet and his stomach full So Stephen Queens, 23, colored, & hand at the Animal Protective As- sociation, let ‘Charlie stuff himself with oats while he worked behind the barn digging Charlie’s grave. Then he gave Charlie a drink of water. Charlie stretched his neck toward the bucket, but he had his own suspicions of what was coming next. Charlie lashed out with his hoofs. Queens went down, his pelvis probably cracked from the impact. He was taken to Casualty Hospital. Charlie finished his water. Then he and Pee-Wee, & more tractable hee-haw, were led out behind the barn and shot. 4 Bone” as Workmen Build Up Bigger Span The dotted lines in this and the first picture show how the ANTHPOLLUTION STATUTE IS CITED P. W. A. Officials Call At- tention to Pennsyl- vania Law. The Public Works Administration called attention today to a recent Pennsylvania statute requiring indus- trial establishments, under conditions threatening stream poliution, to pro- vide adequate facilities for the purifi- cation of their own sewage waste. All information bearing on the regu- lation of industrial waste will be turned over ir time to Corporation Counsel Elwood H. Seal, who is drawing up the draft of a bill designed to protect the District’s new sewage disposal plant from industrial exploitation. Secretary Ickes is primarily interested because the P. W. A, of which he is the head, advanced $4,125,000 for the construction of the sewage plant. Seek Advantage of System. The construction of a modern sew- age system in Washington, Secretary Ickes has stated repeatedly, is one of the chief reasons why the Adolf Gobel | Co. is so anxious to rebuild its slaughter house in the Benning area. For that reason, the P. W. A. has sup- | ported the Collins bill which was intro- | duced at the last session of Congress with a view to charging industrial concerns for the treatment of any excessive amount of sewage waste. E. H. Foley, jr., general counsel for the P. W. A, is gathering material on the subject. Officials said there are numerous statutes regulating indus- trial waste and pointed to the Penn- sylvania act as indicating the extent to which the police powers of the States has been used in such regula- tion. Pennsylvania, one of the great in- dustrial States in the Union, saw fit to tighten up its regulations last June. It declared any discharge of in- dustrial waste into the waters of the Commonwealth that is “inimical or in- jurious to public health or to animal or aquatic life, or to the use of water for domestic or industrial consumption or recreational purposes to be unlawful and to constitute a nuisance.” D. C. Has 39-Year-Old Law. The District has a 39-year-old statute of similar nature which Mr. Seal believes would be effective for its own use. The Pennsylvania act, however, makes specific provision for the treat- ment of sewage waste. Before an in- dustrial plant is given a permit to operate it must satisfy the Sanitary Water Board that its discharge of waste would not constitute a nuisance under the act. In all cases where the discharge of waste might be regarded as constitut- ing a nuisance, the plant is required by the act to provide “proper and adequate treatment works” before it can operate. The fact that the act is retroactive in that it also affects any plant that has been temporarily closed and later reopens, is regarded by officials here as of particular significance. P. W. A. Officials Active. P. W. A. officials said they will support any legislation in the District looking to the proper safeguarding of the local sewage disposal plant. While recognizing that the taxes paid by an industrial concern entitles it to a reasonable amount of sewage treat- ment, they claimed that any excessive amount of sewage should be charged for at rates to be determined by the Commissioners. A P:W. A. study disclosed that it would cost the District anywhere from $55,000 to $110,000 per annum to treat the estimated amount of sewage from the proposed Gobel slaughter house. It is proper, Secretary Ickes proposed to the Commissioners, that large industrial users should be made to bear an equitable share of the tax burden. e TRUCK CRUSHES BIG BOX, ONE OF BOYS INSIDE DIES Another Severely Injured When Cardboard Carton Rolls Down Hill Into Traffic. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Md.,, October 16.— Two boys climbed into a big card- board carton yesterday and pressing gleefully against the sides, rolled the big box about. It trundled slowly down an embank- ment, the boys laughing. It rolled into the street. A big truck, carrying thousands of gallons of oil, crushed the carton. Nine-year-old Harry Schoeffield died instantly. His companion, Robert Schwarts was injured severely. The truck driver was held pending an investigation. A shoulders of the old piers will be filled out to provide wider supports. The new bridge will be wide enough for three lanes of trafiic, with walkway for pedestrians on each side. —Star Staff Photos. LUNCH PROGRAM BEGINS MONDAY Final Details Being Worked Out to Feed Needy Pupils in District Schools. SEVEN CENTS! WILL TAKE A HUNGRY CHILD TO LUNCH ., . . ONE DOLLAR WILL FEED ONE FOR NEARLY THREE WEEKS. Send your donation to The Citizens’ Emergency Committee Room 257, Mayflower Hotel Last-minute arrangements for be- ginning the school lunch program for needy children Monday were being worked out today by the Citizens' Emergency Committee, which is seek- ing $67,500 to insure free lunches throughout the Winter. Mrs. John Boyle, jr,, chairman of the committee, said food for the first three days already has been sent to the central kitchen at 1640 Wisconsin avenue and that 5,000 half-pints of milk will be delivered there early Monday. Menus for the meals have been ap- proved by the Bureau of Home Eco- nomics of the Agriculture Department, the Citizens’ Committee said. For the first Juncheon the children will be served macaroni and cheese, tomatoes, bread-and-butter sandwich, an apple and a half-pint of milk. Tuesday they will get beef stew with vegetables, peanut butter on whole- wheat bread, an orange and milk. The Wednesday menu will include lamb stew, bread and butter, an apple and milk. The committee has asked that all dairies co-operate further by distribut- ing pamphlets to consumers telling about the campaign. A meeting was to be held today with dairy representa- tives to smooth out distribution diffi- oulties. Meanwhile, Frank Buckley, chair- man of the Benefit Boxing Show Com- mittee, was making efforts to obtain permission for policemen selling tickets for the fights to canvass employes in the Agriculture Department Buildings, the only Government division which refused to allow the workers admission yesterday. Approximately $7,000 has been raised in ticket sales, and Buckley said this could be increased appreciably “if the Agriculture Department would co- operate as the other departments have.” Buckley said he has asked the White House to grant permission, Actual cases of hunger conditions among school children were presented last night over Station WOL on time donated by Joe Cherner. et MSGR. E. J. WGUINNESS NAMED RALEIGH BISHOP New Prelate Is Vice President of Church Extension Society in Chicago. By the Assoctated Press. Appointment by Pope Pius of the Right Rev. Msgr. Eugene J. McGuin- ness as-bishop of the diocese of Ral- eigh, N. C., was received in a message received here last night from Vatican City. ‘The new bishop at present is vice president of the Catholic Church Ex- tension Society, with headquarters in Chicago. He is a priest of the Arch- diocese of Philadelphia. BAND CONCERT By the Soldiers’ Home Band Or- chestra in Stanley Hall at 5:30 p.m. today. John S. M. Zimmerman, leader; Anton Pointner, assistant. March, “The American Legion”™ -----Vandersloot Overture, “As Like It”____Tobani Entr’ Acte, “Air de Ballet” ____.Hille “Astarte” Mildenberg Excerpts from musical comedy, “The Blue Kitten”. “At Sundown”. Valse Espagnol “Andualsia” Finale, “The American Broadcast” __ “The Star Spang! BUSINESS FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS RUSHTAX RETURNS Several Thousand Struggle to Make Report and Beat Deadline. DOOR-TO-DOOR CANVASS TO BE MADE NEXT WEEK Inspectors Will Warn Delin- quents and Failure to Act Will Bring Prosecuton. Warned there would be no further extension of the time for filing returns under the new business privilege tax, several thousand business and proe fessional men and women struggled today to report their gross receipts of the past year and beat the fast ap- proaching deadline tonight. Failure to file the returns on time will bring a penalty of an additional 10 per cent on the gross receipts tax, plus 5 per cent for each month of delinquency. There is a fine up to $1,000 for refusing to file a return. The deadline for returns filed in person at the business privilege office, room 16, District Building, is 4 pm. Returns made by mail, which are postmarked prior to 12 midnight tonight, will be accepted. Expect 1,000 Late Returns. Estimating. that more than 1,000 taxable returns probably would not come in on time, Allen F. Brooke, tax administrator, has assigned eight district agents to start a door-to-door canvass of business establishments early next week to bring to light all those who cannot produce a license to engage in business or commercial enterprises. Brooke said the eight inspectors would cover a block at a time, visiting each store or other business house, or the offices of doctors, dentists, lawyers and all others whose gross receipts may be tapped to the extent of two-fifths of 1 per cent, and de- mand the showing of the business privilege license. He said those who cannot show the license will be warned to procure one at once and it they fail the District will resort to legal action. Two Extensions Granted. Because of the complicated nature of the new tax the Commissioners have twice extended the time for filing of the returns. District As- sessor Fred D. Allen has announced there would be no further extension, buy that'the penalties will be assessed on all delinquents. District officials have estimated there are some 18,000 persons or ine stitutions engaged in business who must file taxable returns. Revising previous figures, Brooke last night estimated more than 13,000 taxable returns have been filed. He said he believed 3,000 to 4,000 additional might come in before the deadline, If this guess proves correct 1,000 or more persons may face the heavy penalties. Hundreds of taxicab operators yes- terday joined the ranks of the tax- payers making reports, but Brooke said he believed many of them would not be required to pay the tax because their gross receipts last year were less than $2,000. He received numerous telephone calls from New York and other Eastern cities from representatives of concerns engaged in business here inquiring as to their requirements but estimated many concerns having headquarters near the District boundaries had ignored to date the necessity of filing returns for business done in the National Capital. LIGHTED HIGHWAYS SEEN FOR SAFETY Glover Park Citizens’ Association Hears Remedy Forecast by C. M. Sharp. Illuminated highways were predicted as the means of reducing automobile accidents in a talk given by C. Melvin Sharp of the Potomac Electric Power Co. before the Glover Park Citizens’ Association last night. Sharp said his opinion was not influenced by his connection with the electric company, but was rendered as a citizen and former president of a citizens’ association. Another cause of accidents attacked by Sharp was automobile headlight glare. The association passed a resolution directing Secretary M. J. Wright to ask the advice of District Commis- sioners on securing an equipped play- ground on the Stoddert School site. The action followed failure of both the District Playground Department and the Board of Education to fulfill the association’s request. President Myron R. Walker suggested that Capt. John E. Bowers of No. 7 police precinct be asked to sponsor the request. Mrs. W. C. Dowden, president of the Stoddert School P.-T. A. was asked to request the Traffic Department to put a stop sign on the corner of Thirty-ninth and Calvert streets. P I COFFEE FETE BANQUET WILL BE HELD LATER Illness of One of Principal Speak- ers, Complication of Reserva- tions, Causes Postponement. The banquet which was to have marked the close of the coffee fesii- val tomorrow has been postponed in- definitely due to the illness of one of the principal speakers and to com- plications in reservations. Edward A. Pike, manager of the West River Yacht Club, which is sponsoring the festival, said the ban- quet would be held at the organiza- tion’s club house at the Osaks, Sudley, Md., after installation of a heating plant there. The showing of the educational films on coffee at 8 o'clock tonight at Georgetown University will close the festival, which opened Tuesday at the National Press Club. Fingernails Denote Rank. Gentility is said to be judged by the fingernails. In China, for instance, long, pointed shapes signified at one time high rank or birth. In ancient Egypt and other Oriental countries dyed fingernails set royalty apart from the common people. :