Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1940, Page 26

B—4 ", New Set of Harbor Regulations Approved By Commissioners Greater Protection and River's Recreational Advantages Emphasized A new set of harbor regulations for the District, designed to pro- vide more adequate protection to life and property and promote the recreational advantages of the Po- tomac River, was approved by the Commissioners yesterday. . The regulations, prepared by a special committee of municipal and Federal officials in accordance with a bill adopted by Congress in 1934, already had been approved by the National Capital Park and Plan- ning Commission, the National Park Service and the Secreiary of War. ‘The speed of all boats is restricted to a limit of 6 statute miles per hour in the .Potomac River up- stream from the Arlington Memorial Bridge: in the Washington Channel upstream from the P street chan- nel marker, and within and horder- ing established anchorage zones. Restrictions in Wharf Area. The regulations also restrict the speed of all boats passing the wharf area of Alexandria to 10 statute miles per hour, except in emer- gencies. No restrictions on speed are provided elsewhere so long as boats are not operated recklessly. Another section of the new regu- Fight for Civic Rights | vessels 26 feet or more in length | such craft remains in the | lations provides for registration with the harbor master of all boats or when harbor for more than 24 hours. Boats and vessels which have regu- larly assigned berths are required to register only once a year. A regulation dealing with the sale, | handling and transportation of gaso- line prohibits vessels that are not self-propelled from dispensing gaso- line, fuel oil or other flammable oils without a permit approved by the fire marshal and the harbor master. This is intended to provide better control over gasoline barges and regulate their places of busi- | the District Court of Appeals, ad- | | dressing the banquet celebrating the | | 48th anniversary of the Friendship ness. Another section prohibits pollution of the waters of the harbor. It pro- vides that no vessel “shall discharge TALK OF A BIRTHDAY—The 48th anniversary of the Friend- ship Citizens’ Association was night when Justice Harold M. Stephens of the District Court of Appeals, was seen at left chatting with Samuel J. Flickinger, president of the group, just before its annual banguet. THE - SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D.: C., APRIL 28, 1940—PART ONE. the topic of conversation last —Star Staff Photo. In District Lauded by Justice Stephens Friendship Citizens’ Association Marks 48th Anniversary Justice }iarold M. Stephens of | | Hotel last night, praised the spirit or deposit in the harbor any crude | petroleum, gasoline, or other simi- lar volatile inflammable oils * * * nor pump or empty in the harbor bilge water.” Reckless Navigation Penalties. Penalties for reckless navigation toxicated persons vided. “no vessel can be operated reck- lessly or in such a manner as to result in danger to persons or dam- age to property.” Operation of a vessel in a man- ner that impedes the progress of another vessel turning, docking or getting under way also is prohibited. also are pro- As further protection, the regula- | tions proHibit swimming or diving from a vessel coming into or get- ting away from an anchorage or wharf, as well as in the marked channels of the harbor and near the wharves or piers. Swimming within 100 feet of a steamboat while it is loading or discharging passen- gers also is against the rules. Another section requires the spe- cific approval of the Commissioners and the superintendent of the Na- tional Capital Parks before any showboat, floating restaurant or night club may tie up or operate in the harbor. Unnecessary and prolonged noises, operation of boats without ade- quate muffiers and unwarranted, use of whistles, horns, or sirens not re- quired for purposes of navigation also are prohibited. These require- ments would not apply, however, during regattas and water pageants, Other Provisions. Other sections provide: Regulation of the use of Wash- ington Channel by amphibian air- craft or seaplanes. Regulation of advertisin‘ signs on boats, subject-matter advertised. Prohibition against vessels tying up to a seawall, bridge or buoy. Specifications for types of moor- ings in the five anchorage zones. Since the &ct of Congress author- {zing enactment of the new regula- tions contained no authority to im- pose penalties, the Commissioners ordered that the harbor regulations be made a part of the police regula- tion so that the District could take advantage of the general penalty provisions of the golice regulations. Committee Headed by Brennan. The provisions of the police regu- lations dealing with speed and recklessness in navigation, tying up to bridges and hiring of boats by minors were ordered repealed since the new harbor regulations will supersede them. Roland M. Brennan, the District’s purchasing officer, headed the committee which prepared the regu- lations, Other members were Clif- ford R. Whyte, engineer of bridges; Guy W. Pearson, chairman of the Wharf Committee; Edward W. ‘Thomas, assistant corporation coun- sel; Edward A. Schmitt, senior civil engineer of the United States Engi- neer’s Office; Frank T. Gartside, assistant superintendent of the Na- tional Capital Parks; Thomas S. Settle, secretary of the National Capital Park and Planning Com- mission, and Sergt. C. C. Humphries of the harbor precinct. Mattson Case Figure Going Back to Prison By the Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO, April 27.—The Federal Bureau of Investigation said today Clarence Edmund Lav- endar, 38, would be returned to Terminal Island Prison, but added the action had nothing to do with the kidnap-slaying of 10-year-old Charles Mattson at Tacoma, Wash., in 1937. Lavendar was taken into cus- tody after allegedly having dis- cussed the unsolved Mattson case and indicating he learned of possi- ble clues while at Terminal Island. He was serving time on conviction of attempting to extort money in connection with the kidnaping of Peter Levine in New Rochelle, N. Y., two years ago. He was freed last February. Federal agents said his return was ordered for violating a condition of his release that he would remain in Chicago. He had been working s a musician het The regulations state that | restriction as to size and | | democracy is made” in respect to and operation of watercraft by in- | iy | the | views of trade unions and others | Citizens’ Association at the Brighton of advancement of civic rights that | has persisted among the local citi- zenry “even in the face of the ab-| sense of suffrage.” Justice Stephens | said District residents have ‘“cer- tainly manifested the stuff of which activities “to overcome all| obstacles of civic progress.” Ernest L. Wilkinson, vice chair- man of the Legislative Committee | of the Chevy Chase Citizens’ Asso-& ciation, who was also a guest speak- er, termed the presence of the word “citizens” in the title of local civic organizations a misnomer, since its | meaning connotes. the privilege of | active participation in government.| “It is to be earnestly hoped that by the time this group commemo- | rates its 50th year its full title will | be correct in fact,” Mr. Wiunnsoni added. After a review of accomplishments of the Friendship group, in which the present membership of 700 was cited as a further step toward city- wide recognition, Samuel J. Flickin- ger, president of the association and toastmaster of the evening, in- troduced the guests of henor. in- cluding Lynn B. Morris, Martin A. Cook, Frank Perna, jr.; E. B. Wads- worth, Dr. Hubert N. Roberts, George D. Cowie, Charles J. Dor- | man, J. A. Cornwell, Carmine Gar- | ofalo, Miss B. L. Pullizzi, James J. Galvin, J. H. Mills and Abraham Stern. A program of entertainment fea- tured musical numbers by Mrs. Nel- son Sayre, Catharine Kane, Adri- enne Herbert, Shirley M. Flickin- | ger and John Gormley. Benjamin L. Pepper and George E. Cannon were in charge of the dinner, which was attended by more than 100 citi- Supply Bill (Continued From First Page.) library for that section and im- proved lighting for Conduit road. Additional funds for the Tuber- culosis Sanatorium at Glenn Dale nd for the Tuberculosis Clinic were requested by Mrs. Ernest R. Grant and Dr. J. W. Peabody of the Dis- trict Tuberculosis Association. They asked that $23,060 be added to House figures for the sanatorium and $9,800 for personal and other needs of the clinic. William T. Kruglak of the Fire- men’s Association, asked for ad- dition of 15 positions to the “fire- fighting force and that shirts be| included in the uniform equipment | now provided firemen. Vocationl School. | George A. Warren presented to! subcommittee yesterday the | who favor placing the new Abbot | Vocational School at Thirteenth and | Upshur streets N.-W., rather than on | the Brentwood Park site, near New | York avenue N.E. Mr. Warren testified the Upshur street tract is large enough to pro- vide for the Abbott Vocational, a new Wilson Teachers’ College and at least one other school, with grounds for each. For that reason, he said his petition does not conflict with | those who favor that location for | the teachers’ college. He ques- tioned the argument that the Brent- wood tract would be a more cen- tral point for the students who would go to the Abbott. The House bill provided for the Upshur street site for the Abbott building, but, in submitting their proposed changes to the Senate sub- committee, the Commissioners’asked for the Brentwood site. Mrs. Allen L. Vories of the Dis- trict Society for Prevention of Blindness asked for an amendment to provide an oculist to treat sight conservation pupils in the schools. Relief Requests. Miss Clara Goldberg, legislative chairman of the Woman’s Trade Union League, recommended addi- tional inspectors for the Minimum ‘Wage Board, more case workers for the public assistance division and a $1,000,000 appropriation for relief of unemployed employables. Samuel Schmerler, representing a consumers’ group, urged a $1,260.- 000 appropriation for relief of em- ployables and for adoption of the food-stamp plan in Washington. He also asked the Health Department be given more nurses. The Scott Circle underpass also was opposed by\Willilam H. Lowder | woman today either has worked, will H'ome and Office "Normal' for Women, Columnist Believes Can Accomplish Any Wish by Pooling Resources, She Says It is perfectly “normal” for women | today to lead double lives, one at home and one at the office, Alice | Hughes, newspaper columnist of New York, told members and guests of the Panhellenic Alumnae Asso- ciation of Washington yesterday. Women, if they pool their re- sources, can accomplish anything they wish, the columnist also said, indicating that it would not be be- yond their powers to “make labor ¢ leaders come to terms” or to solve | the unemployment problem. | Miss Hughes, who addressed the annual luncheon of the Panhellenic at the Mayflower Hotel, recalled that the “normal woman” before | 1919 was decidedly a “home woman.” She was somewhat smug and thought there was something “just a little reprehensible” about a wom- | an if she worked, Miss Hughes con- tinued. 50 Per Cent of Women Work. U. S. Writer on Ship Encounters War's Technicality. White Is Refused, Then Granted Permission To Go Ashore By WILLIAM L. WHITE. GIBRALTAR (By airmail).—The officers of the U. 8. S. Washington explain that while they are on ex- cellent personal terms with the Brit- ish immigration authorities at Gibraltar, nevertheless they can't ask them to let me go ashore. Be- cause, technically, we aren’t going to stop at Gibraltar. Actually, of course, we are. The British will flag us down and we will drop anchor while they come aboard and inspect the ship. But it's all supposed to be done under duress. Gibraltar is the fortress of a country at war, and In theory there is some risk to any neutral ship landing there. So the Washington will stop only .in answer to the commands of the British, and if anything should hap- pen while she is anchored—if ‘the Germans, for instence, would fly over and drop a bomb—the responsi- bility would be on the British, who commanded her to stop, and not on the American steamship line. Must Preserve Fiction. So the American boat has to pre- serve this fiction that she doesn’t intend to stop. If she would ask the British to let me off, then she would technically be stopping of her own accord in a warring port to drop a passenger, and anything which happened would be her re- sponsibility, not that of the Brit- ish, The officers make all this very clear as the blue nose of the big rock begins peeping over the hori- zon, as gradually the blue-gray hills of Spain raise their wrinkled, dry shoulders out of the sea. When the ship 15 still a dozen miles out, there comes from the very top of the big blue rock the flash- ing heliograph query, “What ship is this?” To .which the Washing- ton answers with her name. But still no orders to stop. So the ‘Washington keeps on, until we can now see the big bald face of the rock plainly. At last a little cutter comes nos- wallowing through the big rollers with the British officials in blue serge and white naval caps hanging onto the rail. The little cuiter flags usdown. We stop. Iam all packed —my suitcase and rucksack with gas mask and tin hat dangling from its straps beside me on the deck. But still I have not been told I may go ashore. : Adjudged Harmless Neutral. ‘When the British get aboard, however, it develops that I may go ashore. They've heard of me—via ing out of the Gibraltar hubor.1 cable from London, via wireless from |* Washington. And I'm adjudged a harmless neutral who can prowl the fortress until I can get vias and passage back to Rurngania. ‘The British spend a couple of hours | aboard looking over the passenger | list—a ship’s rumor says they are hunting for Hjalmar Schacht —and finally I go ashore with them, along with one of eureship's officers. And to the British, this officer voices a mild complaint. In the future, he explains, it will be helpful if the British—since they are always going to ask the Wash- ington to stop—would give this order when they figst sight the ship from the top of the rock 12 miles out, so then the Washington can slew down and prepafe to come in. Adviserson W.P. A, Music Program fo Meef Tomorrow Newly Named Committee To Discuss Technical . And Educational Phases The newly appointed National Advisory Committee of the W. P. A. music program will hold its first meeting tomorrow at the Library of Congress to discuss technical and educational phases of the project. Expenses of the committee will be borne by the Carnegie Corp of New York, a philanthropic organization. The committee is made up of leaders in the musical field who have vol- unteered to help shape policies to increase the effectiveness of the program. Commitiee members will be wel- comed by Mrs. Florence Kerr. assist- &nt commissioner in charge of pro- | fessional and service projects. advisers will consult with members of the Washington staff of the W. P. A. and supervisors of music projects from many States through- out the country. Meinbers of the new committee are Wallace Coodrich, director of the New England Conservatory of Music; Boston; Dr. Peter Dykema, professor emeritus of music educa=- tion, Columbia University; Erie Clarke, Association of American Colleges; Dr. Howard Hanson, direc= tor, Eastman School of Music, Roch- ester, N. Y.; Rudolph Ganz, concert pianist, conductor and prfesident of Chicago Musical College; Leonard Liebling, compeser, critic and jour- nalist, New York City; Arthur Judson, concert manager and ex- ecutive secretary of the New York Philharmonic Society; Dr. Harold Spivacke, chief, Music Division, Li= brary of Congress; Edwin Hughes, former president of the Musie Teachers’ National Association, and Augustus D. Zanzig, presiderit of the National Recreation Association, . Navy Easy Dinghy Winner ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 27 ().— Navy's Boat Club came through with first and second in all four dinghy races to down Pennsylvania The sailors today, 96 to 49. 'EXTRA High Quality—at EXTRA Low Prices! Everything for the Home on Easy Credit Terms! Spring Chair Tubul. tal - truction in gay en- amel finish. Loose cushion seat and back, Today it is estimated that 50 per cent of the women of the country are working, she declared. “And they | do everything the home women do. but on a different time schedule,” | she added. | Miss Hughes contended that work- ing ‘women have even won respect from their children by giving them “intelligent neglect, instead of hover- ing over them.” Further, she said. they have learned to organize their time, their conversation is brighter, | they are better customers, they read | more and they go to more beaut parlors, because they knew good grooming helps them professionally. “We have had to revise our esti- mates of the normal woman,” she declared. “I believe the normal 1 work or wishes she could.” As for women's ability to bring about solutions to national prob- | lems, Miss Hughes contended that | women, though not as well ganized as men, have always bee able to “muddle through somehow if their interests were aroused. Given Fashion Notes, Miss Hughes also gave a fe fashion notes from observation: made at a luncheon in New York | last week. She regretted that skirts are “shorter and skimpier.” She doesn’t | like it, she said, because jackets are | longer and she thinks short skirts | and long jackets don’t go together. “Galvanized coiffures” are out,! she reported, declaring that Lhei hair must be arranged softly. | She also opposed flower hats fol | work. The millinery problem 1 years ago, when women wore deep- | crowned models, was to get women | out of hats. Now the problem is | to get them back into hats, she re- | marked. | Miss ‘Edythe M. Thomson presided | at the luncheon, attended by sev- eral hundred women, including dis- | tinguished alumnae in the various sororities represented in the Pan- Hellenic. | Wisconsin Delegation To Fight for Dewey By the Ascociated Press. 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