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Graft Prosecufor Dies Suddenly as Defroit ‘Probe Nears Climax William C. Buckingham Stricken as Accused Official Is Suspended By the Associated Press. DETROIT, March 9.—Special Pro- secutor William C. Buckingham of the graft-gambling grand jury, a vie- tim of what his physician called “strain and overwork” during the months of investigation from which sprang sensational charges of offi- cial corruption, died early today aft- er a stroke. Mr. Buckingham, 42, a chief figure in the gathering and presentation of evidence in the case which has rocked Wayne County with indict- ment after indictment, collapsed at his Dearborn home last night. He died at 12:25 am. in a Detroit hos- pital. The death of the vigorous attor- ney, a right-hand man to Prosecu- tor Chester P. O'Hara in developing charges of wrongdoing against Pro- secutor case had reached even another cli- max—the suspension of McCrea by Gov. Dickinson and promise of a fight over it from the former. Move Against Sheriff Seen. A move against another Wayne County officer—Sheriff Thomas C. Wilcox—was indicated today. Circuit Judge Homer Ferguson, who as a one-man grand jury in- dicted Mr. McCrea, Mr. Wilcox and others, was scheduled to meet Gov. Duncan C. McCrea and | others, came at & moment when the | the National Capital. trying to abide by the laws and regulations. Rigid enforcement and & stiffening of A. B. C. Board policies, backed by the Board of Commissioners, would counterbalance the liberal local law and give the public the protection to which it is entitled, responsible licensees state. | Attitude of All Classes. | “We can stand plenty of enforce- | ment,” dealers say. This attitude is | reflected by spokesmen for all classes of licensees. An outstanding impression gained from experienced liquor men is the | feeling of resentment over the fail- | ure of the A. B. C. Board to “crack down” in time to avoid the present | uproar. . Special feeling is shown | against the board for allowing & comparatively small group of licen- THE . EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, Liquor Dealers Here Reported Favcring Strict Enforcement Attitude Declared Based on Fear Of Municipal Package Store System (Seventh of a urm:'a/ articles.) By OLIVER B. LERCH. Strict enforcement of the District alcoholic beverage control laws and regulations is favored by the majority of licensees, a sampling of liquor trade opinion discloses. This attitude is based on the very practical belief that strict enforcement is the best insurance the industry can have against substitution ‘of a municipal liquor monopoly, or prohibition, in A further effect would be to put a damper on some of the liquor excesses which inflame public opinion, Trade opinion also holds that strict enforcement would tend to discourage unfair trade practices and “chiseling” by a fringe of the trade which harms those® - such legislation to promote the wel- fare of the industry. ‘Would Prepare Legisiation, “5. To prepare and initiate legis- lative proposals for the benefit of the industry and bysmeans of proper representation of facts concerning such legisiation, both to the public and the Congress, to obtain its enact- ment. “6. To present to the Alcoholic | Beverage Control Board and the District Commissioners the views of | the substantial and responsible ele- ments engaged in the industry on proposals for regulating and policies affecting the industry.” The organization. an unincorpo- rated association, claiming to rep- resent “all classes of licensees,” ad- vised the citizens’ associations under | date of February 10 of its creation High Navy Officer Tells House Fleet Cost Is Near Peak Subcommittee Hears Capt. Fisher Say Future Findings Should Drop By the Associated Press. A high-ranking Navy officer, ex- pressing views seldom heard from Navy men, told a House subcom- mittee yesterday the cost of the fieet had about “reached the peak” this year—almost $1,000,000,000—and that future appropriations should drop. The witness, Capt. C. W. Fisher, director of naval shore establish- ments, made this comment while testifying in favor of Secretary Edi- son's proposal for reorganization of the Navy Department. “I am one who feels that this billion-dollar appropriation for the Navy is about the peak,” Capt. Fisher said “and that from now on they will drop—and they should drop.” - President Roosevelt requested $1,- 078,472,000 tor the Navy for the year starting July 1, but the House cut the amount down to $865,779,438. Describes Red Tape Delays. Painting a picture of red-tape de- lays and involved procedure, Capt. Fisher said part of the trouble was due to the fact the Navy is required to operate under 281 separate ap- propriations and also gets funds | from 150 other sources. | With Secretary Edison sitting be- | side him, Capt. Fisher related that the Navy recently was “in competi- | and solicited submission to it of | tion With itself” for armor. He said Dickinson at Charlotte. Judge Fer- | Séés—intent on their own small in- guson was reported ready to ask for terests—to bedevil the whole trade removal of the sheriff Shortly before midnight, Mr. Buckingham suffered an apoplectic stroke, and his wife, Marjorie, called Dearborn police for aid. A son, William, jr. one of the couple's three children, had found his father unconscious. An ambulance took Mr. Bucking- ham to the hospital. Within a few minutes, he was dead. The cause was officially declared a cerebral hemorrhage. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Bucking- ham, who associates said had worked almost ceaselessly in the six-month period of inquiry, had complained of feeling faint. Did Much of Work. During the current hearing for | | apprehensive over the threatened | Mr. McCrea and co-defcndants on gambling “protection” charges, Mr. Buckingham had done much of the State’s cross-examination work. Dr. Archibald L. Seferlein, who attempted to revive Mr. Bucking- ham, said death unquestionably was {nduced by strain and overwork in the grand jury dutles. The physi- cian had been treating Mr. Bucking- ham for high blood pressure for some time. A post-mortem was ordered by Dr. Edmund J. Knobloch, county coro- ner. McCrea Defies Ouster. Meanwhile, beleaguered by indict- ments and an ouster move, Prose- cutor McCrea stood his ground today amid a tumult of new charges and challenged the authority of Gov. Dickinson. Mr. McCrea, showing again the bold front which has marked his response to a storm of charges, refused to accept Gov. Dickinson's suspension order and insisted he would retain his office “until proof has been established that I have done some- thing wrong.” The Governor, upon petition from Attorney General Thomas Read that Mr. McCrea was “obstructing justice” suspended the prosecutor yesterday as Circuit Court here wa 8 lottery operator testify that the prosecutor’s office and certain police were involved in gambling activities, Bar Associafion Pans Memorial Service The District Bar Association will hold a memorial service to mem- bers who have died in the last year and will hear several committee re- ports at & meeting at the Mayflower Hotel at 8 pm. Tuesday. Memorials will be presented by speakers to the late John Paul Earnest, Paul Sleman, Royal C. Johnson, Frank W. Mondell, Rob- ert T. Scott, District Court Justice Joseph W. Cox, Gibbs L. Baker, Charles A. Doublas, Percy H. Mar- shall, James W. Beller, Charles Henry Butler, A. Coulter Wells, R. Golden Donaldson and Frank T. Easby- Bmith. Committee reports will be made following the memorial service, Members of the association have been invited to a series of lectures by Dr. James A. Pike, lecturer of George Washington University law school, at 8:15 pm. on Monday, Thursday and March 18 at the #chool’s Law Building, 720 Twentieth | street N.W. First Baby, a Girl, Born At New Doctors’ Hospifal When the first baby—a 6-pound 8-ounce girl—arrived at Doctors’ Hospital yesterday afternoon, not only did the proud mother, Mrs, Robert E. Wester of Berwyn, Md. dedicate the obstetrical department of the new institution, but the fa- ther had the honor of putting into service for the first time the hos- pital's “pacing room for fathers.” Both mother and child were doing nicely at the hospital this morning, it was reported. The new room for waiting fathers was found comfortable by Mr. Wes- ter, who had arrived at the hospital with Mrs. Wester in the family automobile. She had intended to g0 to the hospital today, which had been set for dedication of the ma- ternity department. Dr. William Mercer Sprigg, attending physician, who also is a director of Doctors’ Hospital, asked the mother be re- ceived yesterday, however, and the maternity section was rushed into readiness for the emergency. Coroner Terms Deaths Of Two as Suicide Certificates of suicide have been issued in the case of two men who died here yesterday. Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald trsued the certificates in the deaths of Kay Greathouse, 39, found shot to death in his apartment in the 900 block of Tenth street N.W. and John W. Brown, 56, of 1954 Calvert street N.W., who plunged from the Calvert Street Bridge. without hindrance, either through “moral suasion” that could be ap- plied or by suitable regulation that | certainly should be applied. Range of opinion in the trade on conditions here varies from the be- lief that “the business is being run as close as it can be run” to the feeling that “they are the worst in the country.” A former successful member of the trade since repeal, who withdrew to enter another field of business, declares with some satisfaction: “I told the boys I'd go with them to the curb, but when they got into the | ditch, I would leave.” Package Store Threat Feared. That the local liquor industry is substitution of a municipally-opera- ted system of package stores for | the present license systerA is evi- | denced by the activity of industry | organizations, both new and old. Use of high-pressure tactics to compel dissident wholesalers to join the newly-formed Alcoholic Bever- age Council “to foster the general welfare of the alcoholic beverage industry” provoked the intervention of the Federal Alcohol Administra- tion recently. It investigated the setup for a possible violatiin of the Federal provision against a tied- house relationship. A tied-house can exist in a distiller-wholesaler, distiller-retailer or a wholesaler- retailer relationship. | The Federal survey disclosed that | certain wholesalers who have not | joined the group nor contributed to | its support were called on the tele- | phone by large retailer-customers, [Who belong to the councll, and | urged to join at a fee of $100. The | Inference was left that failure to ‘do so would mean loss of their patronage. | The question involved, officials ex- plained, is whether, in establishing such an organization, with the funds contributed mainly by wholesalers, s hearing | the agency also to be joined by and | benefit of the retailers, | used for the | & wholesale | r-retailer obtains which is violative of the tied- house taboo. Although their inves- tigation is incomplete, the F. A. A. view appears to be that the setup is not illegal. Whether such actions violate any other law is an open | question, Activities Quickened. in of the local liquor system also has quickened activities among the retail liquor dealers. Canvassing class A package goods stores, licensees on February 19, 1940, the president of the District of Co- lumbia Retail Liquor Dealers’ Asso- ciation wrote: “In face of the adverse propa- ganda and the articles which are being printed in the newspapers at the instigation of the dry forces who are opposed to your continuance in business, * * * | “I seek your membership (fee, | $12.50) to the District of Columbia Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association because of the fact that organization today represents the only moving force within the industry. “The immediate present confront- ing the industry is anything other than pleasant, and if we are to suc- ceed in securing the respect which is needed to make this industry everlasting, we must build a united front based on principle and sound thinking.” The main leadership of the liquor dealers seeking to remedy existing conditions so as to maintain the status quo of the existing system ap- pear to center about a large whole- sale distributor. It is this group which organized the council, whose headquarters are in the ofice of & local “public relations counselor.” The organization circularized citi- zens' associations on its letterhead and circularized the dealers on the letterhead of the public relations peounselor, Six Purposes Outlined. The circular mailed to dealers outlined the six purposes for which it was established as follows: “1. To bring together the respon- sible and substantial elements in all classes of licensees under the Alco- holic Beverage Control Act of the District of Columbia to foster the erage industry, “2. To maintain permanent head- quarters, which will serve as a clear- ing house on all problems affecting the industry and where advice and assistance in public relations will be available at all times for individual members of the council. The head- quarters shall distribute to the pub- lic and the ‘press and radio con- structive material designed to re- habilitate the industry in the public opinion. “3. To conduct & general public relations program, both within and without the industry, in an effort to eliminate the causes of criticism which now tend to bring the indus- try into disrepute. “4. To study and act upon all leg- islative proposals which might ad- versely affect the trade and by dis- semination of the facts concerning A | criticism of the beverage industry. “While we believe that a portipn of the criticlsm is unjustified and ot based on fact, we do, on the | other hand, believe that some of | the allegations are warranted,” the | organization said. ; The acting chairman of this group | also is president of the District of Columbia Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association. Spokesmen for the council declare there is no license “fixing” her: admit their opposition to the di: |one bureau let a contract for a |certain type of armor and put a |penalty clause in the contract | against delays in delivery. A short time later, another bureau con- tracted for some of the same kind of armor with the same contractor. “It turned out,” Capt. Fisher said, “that the second bureau’s armor was needed first and the department was in the embarrassing positien of | having to ask one of its bureaus to void the penalty clause in the first contract.” Vinson Roosevelt's Guest. pensary system: claim there are not} | here: "beleve "ihe board. anowq | Commitee discussed the reorgan- |t mE its i s tin] ization question with President l:d 3_."‘]’!"::'“; ‘l’i‘::elc'\yu: SSUINR | poosevelt at a White House lun- oppose | A | transfers from one section of me:choon yesterday. Later, he sald fhe Chairman Vinson of the Naval relationship | The rumblings of a possible cave- | general welfare of the alcoholic bev- | | N | Chief Executive favored legislation | clty te another; state that the tele- | i jegqlize the consolidation of the Navy's bureau of engineering with the bureau of construction and re- | pair. = | Mr. Vinson said he personally | favored appointment of an Under- | secretary of the Navy to coordin- ate the non-military activities, but | told newsmen Secretary Edison's proposal would go too far. There have been reports on | | Capitol Hill that Capt. Fisher might be named to the new post and | some committee members said pri- vately they thought Capt. Fisher had staked his career on his state- ment to the committee yesterday. |Sharp Patrol Fights ’ Reported by French - ‘ By the 4 sociated Press. | | PARIS, March 9—French and | | German patrols west of the Vosges | | Mountains on the western front en- | gaged yesterday in a sharp combat supported by artillery on both sides, | the French command reported bo-,‘ day. Details of the fight or losses suf- | fered were not disclosed. | | German reconnaissance planes | | penetrated as far as the Paris re- | | glon last night without incident. | | Visibility was low throughout East- | |ern France, and air “alerts” were | | not sounded. | This morning’s French commu- nique said: “Nothing to report.” phone delivery situation is not as bad as alleged, etc. A local beverage journal, published by a wholesaler, features a nine- point platform for the liquor indus- try. Featured in bold type is the plank: “An Alcoholic Beverage Control Board vested with complete authori- ty to regulate and control the liquor industry.” Governor Deni;ds Constitutionality Rule 'On $54,000,000 Dam Oklahoma to Take Steps to Halt Work, | Woodring Warned | B the Associated Press. | OKLAHOMA CITY, March 9.— Oklahoma’s Governor, Leon C. Phil- | lips, aggressive champion of State's | rights, demanded today that the Federal Government halt work on the $54,000,000 Denison Dam pend- test of the project’s constitu- | tionality. | Gov. Phillips said that if Secre- | tary of War Woodring permitted construction work before a court de- | cision, he would take steps to stop it. { “We can bar the highways to pre- | vent material reaching the dam or | stop it in other ways by use of po- | lice, the courts and everything.” He added he would not “need the militia.” The Governor's demand came after an oil strike in the reservoir area promised to boom land values. Army engineers are directing pre- liminary work on the big flood- control hydro-electric project which would inundate 100,000 Oklahoma acres, The Governor, in a letter to Sec- retary Woodring, recalled the United States Supreme Court's recent 4-4 | split on the question of granting Oklahoma permission to file an orig- inal action to determine constitu- tionality of the act authorizing the Denison project. “By an equally divided court,” said Gov. Phillips, “leave to proceed originally in that tribunal was de- nied. No further judgment or order was entered and no opinion was ren- dered. We are, therefore, left just where we were before that proceed- ing was instituted. “Oklahoma- denies the constitu- tional authority of the United States * * * to condemn land or flood State property, or to use or interfere with the waters of the Red River or Washita River, Okiahoma streams, for the building of the Denison proj- ect.” . Gov. Phillips added that Okla- homa intends “with all the means at its command to protect its rights against what it is canvinced will be an unlawful invasion and destruc- tion” Dazey Murder Case Jury Still Deadlocked By the Associated Press, LOS ANGELES, March 9—The jury deliberating the case of Dr. George K. Dazey, charged with the murder of his wife, is deadlocked, 10 to 2, says Superior Judge Frank Smith, Judge Smith polled the jury, which received the case Wednesday, and found an earlier 9-3 deadlock had been changed. He ordered the de- liberations to continue. Whether the majority was for conviction or acquittal was not disclosed. Penn Theater Services Lenten services are being held daily at noon at the Penn Theater, 650 Pennsylvania avenue S.E, un- der the auspices of the Southeast Interchurch Council. The Rev, A. F. T. Raum, minister of First Meth- odist Church, will have charge of the services next week and will in- troduce the following guest speake ers: Monday, Dr. B. I. Barnes; Tues- day, Dr. R. J. Plum; Wednesday, Dr. Warren Bowman; Thursday, Dr. A. J. McCartney, and Fiiday, Dr. W. L. Darby. s 5 German Plane Missing. BERLIN, March 9 (#).—The Ger- man high command acknowledged today that one of its planes had failed to return from a reconnais- sance flight. Its communique said: “Artillery and scouting activity on the west front. “The air force continued recon- naissance flights over Northern and Eastern France and Great Britain. One of our own planes is missing.” Justice Wheat Backs |Street-Widening Levy Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat was on record today in District Court as approving the findings of a land condemnation jury, which consider~ ed assessments for the widening of certain streets in Northeast. The jurist overruled exceptions to the | jury verdict and objections filed to it Handling the case for the Dis- trict government is Assistant Cor- poration Counsel Walter L. Fowler, who is in charge of land condemna- tion actions. The city is preparing to extend Adams street, east of Eighteenth street; Channing street, | east of Twentieth street; Douglas street, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets and between Twentieth and Twenty-second streets; Eighteenth street, . between Montana avenue and Evarts street; Twentieth street, between Channing and Evarts streets, and Montana avenue, between Seventeenth and Downing streets. All these are in Northeast. Father of 30 Children Dies in Kentucky at 71 By the Associated Press. HAZARD, Ky, March 9.—Hence Colwell, 71, whose three wives bore him 30 children, 15 of whom are liv- ing, died yesterday. He had been ill several weeks with a stomach ail~ ment. Two of the children—twentieth and thirtieth—were named for the numerical order in which they were born. ¢ It was Twentieth, now a man of about 35, who made arrangements for funeral services today. Mr. Colwell was known familiarly through the Southeastern Kentucky hill country near here as “White Hence.” His third wife survives. Of the 3¢ children, 18 were boys and 12 were girls. Congress in Brief TODAY. Senate: Continues debate on extension of Hatch Act. 4 Appropriations Committee con- siders $958,000,000 agriculture sup- ply bill, House: In recess. ) SATURDAY,. MARCH 9, 1946, VOTELESS LEAGUE HONORS MRS. ROOSEVELT—The Voteless League of Women Voters yes- terday had Mrs. Roosevelt, center, as honor -guest at & luncheon at the Willard Hotel. S8hown Wwith the President’s wife aré Mrs. Robert Taft Lorenz, president of the league. Shown in skit entitled “Life With Stepfather,” enacted by members of the league at the lunch- eon, are, left to right, Mrs. Gardner Jackson, the Stepfather; Mrs. William T. Cameron, the Dis- trict Commissioners; Mrs. Arnie Solem, Miss District of Columbia, and Mrs. George Maxwell, rep- resenting the league. (left), wife of the 14 Ohio Senator, and Mrs. M. O, Infegration Plans 0f Two Utilities Asked by S. E. C. North American and United Light Hearings Set Tentatively for May 8 By the Associated Press. ‘The Securities and Exchange Com= mission yesterday called for integra= tion proposals from the North Amer« ican Co. and the United Light & Power Co—the final step in an S. E. C. program calling for action against nine of the Nation's largest public utility systems. i Within 10 days the commission has served notice of proceedings under Section 11 (B) (1) of the Utility Holding Company Act—the integration phase popularized as the “death sentence”—on these addi- tional giants of the industry: Electric Bond & Share Co., Engi- neers’ Public Service Co., Middle West Corp., United Gas Improve- ment Co., Cities Service Power & Light Co., Commonwealth & South- ern Corp. and Standard Power & Light Corp. The companies notined yesterday represent the most compactly ar- ranged of the big systems—North American with $1,247,500,000 of as- sets in companies operating in 11 States and the District of Columbia —and one of the smallest of the nine, United Light, with $577,000,- 000 of assets in companies operating in 14 States. -2 Answers to the commission’s no- tices were asked by April 18 and hearings were set tentatively for | May 8. The S. E. C. action consti- tuted a notice that it believed the two systems do not meet the inte- gration requirements of the law and a request that the companies ex- press their view, with suggestions as to what, if anything, need be done to simplify the geographic and corporate setups. North American has its headquar- ters in NeWw York and controls elec- tric companies operating in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Vir= ginia, Kansas, Maryland, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. It controls gas companies operating in five of those States and in Minne- | sota and Nebraska. The notice to North American lists 24 electric and gas subsidiaries, 31 non-utility subsidiaries and 18 inactive subsidiaries. United Light & Power, with prin- cipal offices in Chicago. controls electric companies operating in Iowsa, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Texas, Oklahoma, Indiana, Wisconsin and West Virginia. It | also controls gas companies operat- |ing in nine of those States and in Michigan, Minnesota and South Da- kota The S. E. C. listed 25 electric and gas subsidiaries of United Light and |20 non-utility subsidiaries. —Star Staff Photos. | Yoteless League Satirizes } D. C. Plight for Mrs. Roosevelt Witty Production Emphasizes Lack Of Rights for Capital’s Citizenry By GRETCHEN SMITH. An_eloquent appeal for needs of the District and for national rep- resentation was presented in song, dance and clever lines at the annual | luncheon for Mrs. Roosevelt by the | Voteless District of Columbia League | of Women Voters yesterday at the | Willard Hotel. { The legislative, educational, in- | stitutional and other needs of the | | District, as well as the Nation's|ing,” international policies, came in for | burlesque and satire on the part | of the league members who parti- | cipated in the presentation of “Life | With Stepfather.” Mrs. Roosevelt gave a brief talk | at the request of Mrs. M. O. Lorenz, | the league president, on “What Can | I Do as an Individual to Help Solve the Problems of the Day?” Suggests Specialization First. Mrs. Roosevelt, who declared she was proud of her membership with the national league for many years, sald every one should study a parti- cular subject in which he might be interested. After mastering that subject, she said, he should learn to co-operate with others in further- ing worthwhile objectives. “It takes a certain amount of un- selfishness and humility to learn to work with others,” she said. The skit opened with “Little Co-| lumbia,” wearing a ragged costume, | furtively playing with a doll bear- ing a label, “Vote.” A young woman, Mishie, with a band labeled “District Commissioners” entered and warned Columbia not to play with her doll as her stepfather (Congress) does not approve. “You know how he feels about giving you a vote,” she said. She tried to induce Columbia to give up the doll for a toy dog bearing the label “Reorganization Plan.” “Look,” she smiled, “there's a Seal that guarantees it!” Angry Stepfather Advises. Stepfather appeared and was an- gry with Columbia for playing with the doll. 8he told him the big girls (other States) all Have dolls and are going to tie tcy matinee for the benefit of democracy up on the Hill. She added she would like to go but can’t get in without a doll. Stepfather responds gruffly that she was too little to understand about democracy. “But I've read about it in history books,” Columibia replied. “It's why we fought George the Third. We :‘lid no taxation without representa- lon.” Mishie tried to console Columbia, offering to buy her a new dress. Stepfather asked what was wrong with the dress she had and when told she had worn it since 1874 he fumed, complaining of his bills. At this moment six big girls came in with much “to do” over step- father. ‘They accompanied him as he said, “Come along girls—don't keep the taxes waiting.” Columbia, left behind, cried dis- consolately as Michie left. A young woman, who introduced herself as Columbia’s godmother, entered. She wore & label, “League of Women Voters,” and was followed by an- other woman, Orientation, carrying & book. The three sat down as Ori- entation opened the book on Colum- bia’s lap and explained its contents. Animated Stories Fellow, The tales in the book became ani- mated, and one by one they pre- sented themselves before Oohinx “Hark, Hark, the Dogs Do 1 Pl heralded in the “District Beggars,” the House of Detention, the Work house for Women, the Receiving | Home for Children, the National Training School for Girls and the | Home for the Aged. | Two characters, Mr. Pass-the- | Buck and Miss Public, appeared, dis- cussing the plight of the “Institu- tions” when the “Beggars” arrived. ‘There’s an institution com-| warned Mr, Pass-the-Buck. “Sh-h-h! It's the Women's Deten- tion House.” The beggar appeared wearing a dress with many patches. She ex- plained that her dress had many | patches, all expensive as, “the Com- missioners told me so.” The beggar added, “I told the Commissioners it would be cheaper if they bought me & new dress.” The second beggar, a ragged child, representing the Receiving Home, explained she is thin and ragged because, “Mr. Pass- the-Buck thinks it's picturesque,” The Woman's Workhouse ap- peared next, wearing & tight dress. She admitted Stepfather Congress Just gave it to her but added, “Look | at the size of it!” The fourth beg- gar, the National Training School for Giyls, appeared wearing a dress loose ‘and unsightly. “Stepfather Congress gave me this dress, too,” she said, “but he wouldn't let any- body help me make it fit.” Mrs. Roosevelt Complimented. The fifth beggar, the Home for the Aged, played by Capt. Rhoda Milliken, appeared last. Mr. Pass- the-Buck remarked, “Just a com- mon tramp, Home for the Aged, Blue Plains, no one bothers about her.” The beggar went to the cen- ter of the stage and, addressing Mrs, Roosevelt, said, “Put you bothered about me, lady—bless your sweet, kind heart. Biue Plains will never forget Mrs. Roosevelt.” ‘The next story, “Columbia in Blunderland,” presented the March Hare, the Mad Hatter, the Door- mouse, the Cheshire Cat and the White Rabbit (District committees), all arguing with Columbia (Alice) over appropriations and projects, including the ‘“uglification project.” "!"e Stating & sum appropriated 20 years 8go, the Doormouse sleepily mur- mured “And each year they get less and less and less—thats why they call them lessons.” “Consumer interests” and “special interests” were depicted as the “Old Woman” (consumer, interests) asleep on a bench, was approached by the Peddler (special interests), who cut off her “petticoat up to her knees.” A slap was given to American neus trality by the Department of For- eign Policy in the presentation of the “Sad Case of Georgie Porgie” Georgle, bearing & label, “Neutral- 1ty,” wearing a hat band, “Panama,” entered and hid under a table. Democracy, & pretty girl, followed and asked him to protect her against some “nasty big aggressor boy,-throwing sticks and stones at us girls.” Georgie told her he'd give his. moral support, Democracy re- plied she has had plenty of that but | M needs something to throw back. School Funds Draw Fun. Lack of school funds, increase of Virginia and Maryland pupils in District schools and other com- plaints of the Department of Edu- cation were represented in “A Dillar ": & Dollar,” with school children mak- ing fun of fuel needs and other items. *“Why do they call the new g | who chattered about | and the Democratic circus. Going to Debaters Defeat Princeton The Philodemic Society of George- town University kept its intercol- | legiate debating slate clean last night | by winning a decision over a Prince- { ton University team. | The debate was held in Gaston Hall on the Hilltop campus before alumni of both schools. The George- town varsity team opposed the ques= tion. “Resolved that the United _ | States should adopt a policy of f};;ef";he’; gé“!e Ci‘:“;;‘i"‘lg:“r":l; | strict military and economic isola- “m:s ) “‘ ¥ ongl b ie‘p— | tion toward all belligerents outside father any more.” To the tune of | tl‘go‘::::l‘é?n:;?;];sap:gr;nhn M. Ely gior?e ‘z;’l);:‘::' UL e i?rguedT;heP;iiflgmaliiv; {)m-Y Prince- 1 s . y | ton. e ilodemic debaters were e ;2:‘ ’;2;21:0;: ::S“‘ Pt T Edward J. Keenan and George A. So its please, Daddy, plehse Con- | Christy. The judges of the debate gress, pléase. were Justice Harold M. Stephens of The cast included Mrs. Arnie | the United States Court of Appeals, Solem as Columbia; Mrs. William | G- Gould Lincoln of The Evening Cameron, as Mishie: Mrs. Gardner | Star and Paul D. Spearman of the Jackson, as Stepfather; Mrs. Law- | Federal Trade Commission. rence Maxwell, as Godmother, and R T Mrs. Harold Stone, as Orientation. | Mrs. Henry Moore wrote the open- | ing and closing scenes and Mrs. | Charles Putnam, teacher of dra- | matics in the Maret School, directed [—a $1 fine for failure to feed a the cast. All who participated were | parking meter. He identified him- members of the District of Columbia | self as the salesman who had sold League of Women Voters. | the city its new parking meters. Weather Report (Furnished by the United States Weather Bureau.) \ District of Columbia—Fair tonight and tomorrow; little change in temperature; lowest tonight about 32 degrees; moderate northwest winds. Maryland—Generally fair tonight and tomorrow, except snow flurries in extreme west portion tonight; little change in temperature. Virginia—Generally fair tonight and tomorrow, except snow flurries in extreme northwest portion tonight; little change in temperature. West Virginia—Mostly cloudy, with light snow flurries in northeast portion tonight; tomorrow cloudy, followed by light snow tomerrow night; not much change in temperature. Weekly Outlook. L = North and Middle Atlantic States—Pre- sipitation beginning in the Middle Atlantic | River Revert. State Monday and in the North AUSntc | Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers eloudy States Monday night or Tuesday Will end | at~ Harpers. Ferry; Potomac. mudds ot about Wednesday in Middle Atlantic States | Great Fails today and Thursday in North Atlantic Btates. ‘Temperature will be below normal almost Revort for Last 24 Hours. Temperatur "Beerees. 4R T 5 Georgetown asked one girl. “Because it does not choose to run” was the reply. The last scene presents a Vir- ginia reel, in which Old Mother District dances coyly with Con- gress, District offict the Press, the Union, the Needy, Citizens and the Board of Trade. In conclusion, Stepfather Con- gress returned with the six big girls | two big cir-| cuses this summer—the Republican Pays Fine With a Smile CHARLESTON. W. Va., March 9 (#).—A motorist pald—with a smile entlre week Warmer atend, oo 0 Valley an ‘ennessee—Pri - tion first. hait of week then generally fair Yr:tndu— until about Baturdey when rain is indi- dom cated. Colder by Monday night or Tues- day then temperature below normal until | B near end of week when the weather will 0 come warmer. e. Barometer, nehes. e southern’ disturbance has continued to move eastward, being central this morn- ine about 504 miles east-southeast of Cape Hatteras with lowest pressure mbout 9K millibars (29.00 inches), and pressure re- Ains quite ‘low over ‘and east of New neland. " shipabout 150 miles soufh of stport, | Me.. #1090 millibars (20.26 nches). ' The' northwestern _disturbance as moved southeastward over the Rocky ountain region to the western portions of Kansas and, Texas. Amarillo, millibars (29.58 inches). and | 0037 millibars (20.64 | ese” disturbances have ‘been | mded by precipitation. mostly light. in uth Atlantic Biates,the North Pa- the porthern Rocky Mountain region. the morthern Piains Btates. Record for Last 24 Hours, {From noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest, 40, 3:60 p.m. yesterdsy. — Year 33. 5:30 a.m. today, Temperature This Year, , on Pebruary 12, ?n January ity for Last Hours, (From nogn yesterday to noon today.) Highest, 74 per cent, at § a.m. today. ’ Lowest, 41 per cent. at 3:30 p.m. ay. Year [ Weather in Various Cities, Temp. in- aro. High Low. 1 .68 4 orthern Alaska, (] high over ny inches). millibars (30.31 tively high siong the northern innesota_ and e 8u- W!Wl' southward the Yucatan Penin- suls, International Falis, Minn., 1.02:3.4 mll}lhxll’l 30.22 iches): Mobile. 1.016.6 millibars (y.ofl inches). Eurek. Calif,, 1,015:6 millibars es). Cold polar air has overspread “lhl‘!‘ln‘f‘fi 'llt!fll in :-:fl 52’1‘ of g‘l: Ance: that moved exstward: from Fouth * ALiRntle while the weather has !m%t warmer from Arisona and solthern. Biah, eastward to the southern Fiains Bates and central Texas. Tide Tables, (Purnished by United St Geodetic e Barrow. 1.026.4 and it s rela- Buffalo " Charleston Chicago incinnati eveland Columbia venport nver s Molnes Detroit __ El Py as0 Galveston. Helena uron "~ Indian'p'lis Jacks'ville ans. City L. Angeles Louisville_ g lami 2! 6:31am. 6:34pm. Automobile lights myst be turned on one- half hour nlfl‘ muf Precipitation. Mohthly precipitation in inches in the Capltal, (current month to date). Ph Month. 1940, Average. 'Record. i ¥ .85 7.83 37 Sk tiorisoe SRcE RSN e IRS35003. S 22222 -3