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| A2 mm Teachers Who Preach Economic Defeatism Assailed at Clinic Students Should Be Told About Profit System, Session Is Told B the Associated Press. ROCHESTER, N. Y., May 8— College professors attending the University of Rochester’s three-day educational clinic pondered today an industrial leader’s advice that they must teach their students “some- thing about the profit system” if youth is to reach “new frontiers of American life.” Langbourne M. Williams, jr., presi~ dent, Freeport Sulphur Co., address- ing a public meeting after the open- Ing round-table discussion among business, industrial and educational leaders, censured ‘“certain college professors” who preach “economic defeatism.” “If we believe in these new frontiers,” he added, “and want to adapt ourselves to them, then I most respectfully suggest that our pro- fessors teach their students some- thing about the profit system * * * instead of starting them out in the world to fit into something which they have been led to believe is rotten and unworkable.” Representatives of railroads, mer- chandising and publishing fields, meanwhile, prepared to answer ques- tions from students and faculty at another round-table discussion. They included: Clarence Francis, president, Gen- eral Foods Corp.; Arthur G. Hoadley, president, Middle Western division, Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.; Eric Hodgins, vice president of Time, Inc., and publisher of Fortune Maga- zine; John J. Pelley, president, Association of American Railroads, and Frederick E. Williamson, presi- dent, New York Central System. President Alan Valentine of the university outlined the purpose of the clinic as to weigh the effect of the last 10 years on American life and scan prospects for the future primarily from the standpoint of the younger generation. Owen D. Young, honorary board chairman, General Electric Co., ex- pressed the hope America may “flnd{ a way to consolidate the gains of | two periods, the business of the 20's . and the politics of the 30's.” - Mount Vernon Ladies Open Session Tomorrow Special Dispatch to The Star. MOUNT VERNON, Va., May 8.—| ‘The 74th Annual Council of the| Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association | of the Union will open its session here tomorrow morning with the traditional pilgrimage to the tomb | of George and Martha Washington, where wreaths made from the Mar- tha Washington gardens will be placed by the regent, Mrs. Horace Mann Tower. Immediately fallowing this cere- mony the regent will present her annual report in the banquet hall of the mansion, which is used as council room. For the first time in many years, the regent’s rose, a deep yellow variety grown in the Mount Vernon gardens, will be miss- ing from the council table. Here- tofore, the blooming of this rose marked the “official opening” of council, but due to the cold spring | not a bud has appeared. The vice regents here for the dura- tion of council include Miss Con- stance Lee Peterkin of West Vir- ginia. Mrs. Fairfax Harrison of| Virginia, Miss Helen Louise Sargent; of Washington, D. C,, and Mrs. De- Courcy Thom of Maryland. Haakon Pledges Struggle Unfil Norway Is Free By the Associated Press. STOCKHOLM, May 8—King Haakon VII of Norway, a fugitive from the German invaders of his country, has proclaimed his gov- ernment’s determination “to hold out until our country is free again.” He hinted that important new help is expected. A statement, dated “Somewhere in Norway” and released last night through the Norwegian News Bu- reau, said in part: “In Northern Norway we still are holding strong positions. With the help now planned we will succeed in retaining other parts of the country. “The superiority of the enemy in numbers and technically on land and in the air has forced our re- treat. “We have reason to believe that this soon will be changed. Our mo- rale unbroken, I and my government have decided to hold out until our country is free again.” The Norwegian Legation in Stock- holm announced that the legation staff in German-occupied Denmark would leave Copenhagen Thursday, presumably returning to Norway. The Swedish Legation in Copen- hagen will take over Norwegian in- terests. Three More Ships Sunk In North Sea War B3 the Associated Press. LONDON, May 8—Three ships were added today to the list of victims in the sea and air warfare in the North Sea. ‘The Norwegian high command in & communique relayed here from somewhere in Norway by Reuters, British news agency, said six per- sons were killed, including the cap- tain and two women, in the bombing and machine-gunning of the 316-ton Norwegian passenger steamer Fol- den, The Swedish steamer Monark, 1,788 tons, in charge of a German prize crew, was reported from Stock- holm to have been torpedoed by & British submarine. Five members of the prize crew were taken aboard the submarine and two others were saved in life- boats. ‘The Monark had been at Bergen, Norway, and was seized by the Germans at the start of the in- vasion. Stockholm dispatches did not explain the presence of the German prize aboard the Monark. A dispatch from Dunquerque, France, said the British collier Brighton, 5359 tons, was sunk off that port following an explosion. All of the crew of 34 were saved, though 10 were injured in the blast. arm), president of the C. I. O. He is talking to members of the trying to get the United States Prisoner, 20, Killed, Another Wounded In Virginia Break Manassas Man Shot, New Yorker Slain While Fleeing State Camp By the Associated Press. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Mayw 8.—One prisoner was killed and an- other wounded in a break for free- dom yesterday near State Prison Camp 26 in Northern Albemarle County. Harold Milo, 20, a New Yorker who was sent up from Warren County last September for a sen- tence of a year and four months for housebreaking, was killed. Cas- kie Withers, 21, of Manassas was wounded in the back. Capt. C. L. Edwards, who is tem- porarily in charge of the camp near Earlysville, said a group of prisoners had been moved from a State stone quarry during blasting operations. He said Milo and With- ers broke from the group and start- ed through the woods. The guard, named here as George Watson, fired at Milo first. He then fired twice at Withers. The latter was brought to the university hospital, where his condition was described as ‘“not serious.” Maj. Rice Youell, State prison superintendent, sald at Richmond that Milio escaped last March 18 but was recaptured the same day. He was to have come up in Richmond Circuit Court next month for re- sentencing in connection with that escape. Withers, irom Manassas, is serving a five-year term for arson. He was convicted in December, 1839. Latin American Health Described at Conference Progress of national health ac- tivities in Latin American coun- tries was described today at a joint meeting of the State and Provincial Health Authorities of North Amer- ica and the Pan-American Confer- ence on National Directors of Health at the United States Public Health Service. Among those who reported briefly were Dr. Joao de Barros Barreto of Brazil, Dr. Antonio Chavarria of Costa Rica, Gen. Jose Siurob of Mexico, Dr. Alberto Hurtado of Peru, Dr. L. Garcia Maldonado of Venezuela, Dr. Alfredo L. Sordelli of Argentina, and Dr. Domingo F. Ramos of Cuba. Dr. William D. Grayson, State health officer of Arkansas and pres- ident of the conference, spoke on the future of public health services and the possibility that State and Fed- eral governments would be called on more and more for mass immuni- zation of populations. ‘While it is by no means certain that this will be a good policy, Dr. Grayson said, the Government seems to have taken it upon itself. At first it was planned to educate people to see immunization from their own physicians. Instead they have been educated to expect it from the public authorities. Dr. J. N. Baker of the Public Health Service spoke on the qualifi- cations for public health workers. Republican Convention Will Be Televised By the Associated Press. Television will “cover” a national political convention for the first time at the Republicans’ meeting in Philadelphia June 24, it was an- nounced yesterday. Two units of the National Broad- casting Co., and one of the Philco Radio and Television Corp., wil televise the proceedings from special stands, enabling an estimated 43,000 persons in six Eastern States to receive the program. It was in 1924, at the Republican and Democratic conventions, that radio first broadcast such proceed- ings. Special Dispatch to The Star. for the stake. P.P. Horse 1 Filesteo 2 Belay 3 Masked General 4 Olympus § Isolater 6 Honey Cloud 7 Aethelwold J EJECTED—Michael J. Quill (his face partly hidden by officer’s forcibly removed from the Dies Committee hearing room by Capitol policemen a few minutes after this picture was made. (Story on Page A-1.) Isolator Is 2-to-1 Favorite In $20,000 Dixie Stakes PIMLICO, Md., May 8.—A fleld of seven has been named overnight for the thirty-seventh running of the $20,000 Dixie Stakes, 13-16 mile feature. The Belair stud’s Isolator is the early 2 to 1 favorite The official makeup of the Dixie field follows: Jockey Transport Workers’ Union, was committee, which he accused of into war, —A. P. Photo. Meet on Organization For Election Fight Session Not Concerned With Candidates or Platform, Hamilton Says A dozen Republican State chair- men snd as many members of the Republican National Committee, representing States from South Da- kota to Massachusetts, met at the national committee’s headquarters here today to discuss “organizational activities of the party between now and the national convention and for the campaign.” Chairman John Hamilton of the national committee, who called the meeting, said it was one of several similar meetings to be held. “This gathering of State chairmen at the national headquarters,” he continued, has nothing whatever, di- rectly or indirectly, to do with can- didates, the party platform or ar- rangements for the national con- vention.” He pointed out that the day’s discussion would be devoted primarily to technical subjects re- lating to party organization, pub- licity, women’s activities and plans for speaking campaigns. The State chairmen attending are Harry 8wan, Iowa; Walter 8. Fees, Kansas; J. D. Coon, South Dakota; Dr. F. L. Gullickson, Wisconsin; William J. Britton, New Hampshire Edward D. Sirols, Massachusetts; I. Tharnton Sherman, Rhode Island; Benjamin Harwood, Connecticut; Edwi F. Jaeckle, New York; Clay- ton E. Freeman, New Jersey; James P. Torrance, Pennsylvania; W. David Tilghman, jr., Maryland, and Robert H. C. Kay, West Virginia. Members of the National Com- mittee present included Chairman Hamilton of Kansas, Samuel F. Pryor of Connecticut, Mrs. Julia Tallman of Delaware, Mrs. Kath- arine Kennedy Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Grace Reynolds of Indiana, Arthur FALLS OFF TRAIN TO DEATH—Webb Miller, United Press European news mana- ger, who fell to his death last night from a train in England. (Story on Page A-1.) —Wide World Photo. Middle Atlantic Parley Closes Sessions The 10th Annual Middle Atlantic Conference of Congregational and Christian Churches came to a close here today after a dinner meeting at Pierce Hall and a service in All Souls’ Unitarian Church last night. Dr. Rosswell P. Barnes, associate general secretary of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, told the gathering at the church that Christians of war- stricken lands are looking hopefully toward American members of “God’s | family” for sacrifice, sympathy and | understanding. | Most of the sessions of the confer- | ence were held at Mount Pleasant Congregational Church. Peature of the Pierce Hall dinner meeting was a lay symposium on religion in the American scene. David Cushman Coyle, economist | and author, declared that if the church is to lead in the world today Christian concepts must be reinter- preted in the light of present-day conditions. Miss Katherine Lenroot, chief of the Labor Department’s Children’s Bureau, said acceptance of suffering and struggle is the sus preme concept of religion in the present time. Henry P. Chandler, director of the administrative office of the United States courts, said motives “higher than ourselves” are needed. The church should stress to men that they are the children of God and avoid preaching economics from the pulpit, Representative Bruce Barton of New York told the group. Barrage of Paper Cups Routs Store Bandits A barrage of paper cups was cred- ited today with saving the cash that rested in the drawer st the High Ice Cream store at 617 Fourth street S.W. last night. Mrs. Ellen Scott of 1128 Sixth street S.W,, the clerk in the store, told police two armed men came in and ordered her to hand over the money “They scared me and made me mad,” she said, “so I started throw- ing the cups at them. They ran.” Rifle Title Again Won By Pennsylvania School By the Associated Press. The National Rifle Association announced today that the Munhall (Pa.) High School rifle team had won the national junior champion- ship for the fourth straight year. The team is composed of five girls. Two other Pennsylvania teams finished second and third—the Etna High School and Fort Ligonier High School. Munhall’s score was 998 out of & possible perfect score of 1,000, Many new homes are being erect- ed in Honolulu, Hawaii. today’s 108 12 Curtis of Missouri, and Miss Marion Martin of Maine. Senator Townsend, chairman of the Republican Senatorial Cam- paign Committee; Representative Ditter, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Commit- tee,and Ear] Venable, executive sec- retary of the latter committee, were invited to participate. Senator McN: Senate minority leader, and Representative Martin, House minority leader, were invited to lunbheon at the Carlton Hotel with the State chairmen. Hundreds Attend Rites For Girl Slain by Fiend By the Associated Press. BELLEFONTE, Pa, MP&' 8— Weeping mothers and mis’ - ayed fathers mourned at simple funeral services today the tragic death of Fay Gates, victim of a maniac, as State police reported their search for her killer had gotten nowhere. The services were held in a small Methodist church at the neighboring village of Mount Eagle, where she lived. Long before the church doors were opened three truckloads of flowers were delivered, tokens of sympathy from homes of farmers alarmed that their own daughters might next fall prey to the fiend who killed two young girls in rural Centre County within five weeks. Hundreds ot country folk visited the bier of pretty Miss Gates last night and today. The match fac- tory where she worked closed for the day so the 100 employes could attend the funeral. $42,404 Groover Estate | Bequeathed to Widow The prominent Washington phy- siclan, Dr. Thomas A. Groover, pioneer in the use of X-ray in medi- cal science and member of the firm of Drs. Groover, Christie & Mer- ritt, 1835 I street N.W. who died April 20, left an estate valued at m,:u, District Court was advised y. A petition for the probate of his will, which was dated November 21, 1934, was filed by Dr. Groover's widow, Mrs. Ila Boddie Groover, 2660 Woodley road N.W., to whom the testator left all his property. The physician owned no real estate and his entire property was per- sonal property. The court was ad- vised in the petition, which was filed through Attorney Paul B. Cromelin of the law firm of Crome- 1in, Townsend, Brooke & Kirkland, that all debts have been paid. The will was in the doctor’s own hand- writing. Congress in Brief TODAY. Senate: Continues debate on bill to end pur- chases of foreign silver. Reorganization Committee con- siders resolution to block C. A. A. transfer. Banking Subcommittee continues study of excess savings. Judiciary Committee considers mi- nor changes in Walter-Logan bill. Civil Liberties Committee hears testimony on farm labor problems, Banking Subcommittee continues hearings on bill to liberalize farm credit. House: Debates C. A. A. reorganization or- der and 1941 farm appropriation bill. Dies Committee resumes inquiry into Communism. TOMORROW: Senate: Expects to consider Army promo- tion bill, Education and Labor Subcommit- tee considers education bill, 10:30 am. District Committee considers mis- cellaneous bills, 10:30 a.m. House: Considers conference report on transportation bill and resolutions providing for Federal participation in the New York and San Prancisco World Fairs. Ways and Means Subcommittee continues hearings on Patman chain- store bill, 10 a.m. Dies Committee resumes investig- gation of un-American activities, 10 am. Patent’s Committee considers bills to_amend patent laws, 10 am. District Committee resumes con- siderdtion of bill to liberalize local unemployment compensation law, 10 am, 118 114 123 15 107 6-1 13-1 Most commentators said the new responsibility given Mr. Churchill would not be sufficient to restore the nation's shaken confidence. Asking for Balkan: Right of Way: Hungary’s Permission Sought for Passage Of Nazi Troops B8y the Associsted Press. BUDAPEST, May 8.—Reports of & request for & German Army right- of-way through Hungary and s strong British drive to weld the Balkans 'into a “defensvie alliance” gave new shape today to Southeast- ern Europe’s war fears. Jt was generally felt that the belligerents, searching for a battle- fleld, had picked this corner of Europe as a likely place to fight. The report of a German request on Hungary for free passage of her legions into the Southeast—pre- sumably an action to be taken when strategy dictates—was carried by the official Hungarian news agency with a note saying that thus far the report could not be verified. It was circulated on the heels of word in Balkan diplomatic circles of redoubled British efforts to line up Yugoslavia, Rumania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey for a united stand against any gression.” The method by which the report of the German right-of-way request was given currency was roundabout, It was published first in a Belgrade, Yugoslavia, newspaper, Polit! credited to Politika’s Budapest corre- spondent. The Hungarian news agency then reproduced the story. Publication Called “Mistake.” Although officials said that pub- lication of the dispatch by the Hun- garian agency was “a mistake,” the agency failed to issue an order elim- inating the dispatch. Several times in the past, inspired Hungarian newspapers, as well as the news agency, have taken such a devious course to tell Hungarians fwhat was transpiring inside their own country. Another straw in the wind of fore- boding was concurrent publication in the Sofia, Bulgaria, newspaper, Utro—so-called mouthpiece of Nazi Germany in Bulgaria—of a Berlin dispatch declaring that Germany and Italy were ready to send formid- able forces into Southeastern Europe at the first sign of allied action in that quarter, “In case the allied troops violated any of the Balkan countries’ fron- tiers, the Reich will send an ulti- matum to that country demanding it choose immediately one or the other belligerent camp,” Utro said. “In the event the country in ques- tion failed to answer with appro- priate speed the Reich government would be forced to undertake any measures it thought advisable. “Any allied attempt to extend the war into Southeastern Europe might force Germany and Italy to put into action much greater forces for the immediate frustration of any such | attempt.”™ Yugoslavs Call More Men. The Balkan tension appeared at its peak in Yugoslavia. That na- tion, reported with 300,000 veteran troops already on her Itallan and German frontiers, was calling 300,- 000 more men to the colors while improving fortifications and other defenses. While recruits swung along ‘Yugo- | slav roads, peasants helped army engineers pour concrete for tank barricades and in the nation’s Ad- riatic harbors, facing Italy, mine- layers loaded their explosive cargoes, ready to blockade ports at a mo- ment’s notice. Italians Reported Expelled. Anti-espionage control was tight- ened and all railway stations put under Yugoslav military command following reports of the arrest and expulsion of three Italian Army officers. Government officials denied the report, but informed circles said the authorities at the important Dal- matian railroad center of Knin had seized three Italian officers in pos- session of new photographs of Yug- oslav fortifications. Yugoslav quarters generally faced the darkening international outlook with calmness, though many ex- pressed the belief that if war comes their country would be caught in the mi:ltary pincers of the Rome-Berlin axis. Informed Yugoslavs feared that Italy would use her base at Zara, on the Dalmatian coast, to thrust be- hind Yugoslavia’s strongly fortified frontier with Germany and try to outflank Yugoslav forces east of Maribor, key point in the country’s northern defenses. The fever of precautions gripped other Balkan countries in varying degrees. Authoritative quarters in Belgrade reported that Yugoslav-Russian trade talks in Moscow had turned from commerce to “political sub- Jects” as a result of Yugoslav fears of a possible German-Italian move. Political circles expressed belief that Yugoslavia was seeking quick re-establishment of full diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia. Bulgaria Seen as Key. Bulgaria appeared to be the key to any British plan to unite the Balkans in a defensive way. Bul- garia, most of all, has balked at any such alliance. She was a German ally in the World War. The British Ambassador to Tur- key, Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Huges- sen, was in Sofia and was sald to have made a high offer for Bulgar- ian adherence to a defensive sys- tem. Bulgarian participation, it was said, would permit overland passage of allied forces in the Near East to Rumania and Yugoslavia. Bulgarian officials were described as cool to the plan—even in the face of reported promises of a British loan, a corridor through Greece to the Aegean Sea and possibly a re- turn of Southern Dobruja from Rumania after the war. The Bulgarians were said to be inclined to look to Russia for any support. Germany was reported to have tried to throw a wrench in the British plan through her ace economic negotiator, Dr. Karl Clod- ius. - However, Dr. Clodius left Sofia for Berlin by plane yesterday. Grant Will Address Rainbow Veterans Representative Grant of Alabama will address the District of Colum- bia Chapter, Rainbow Division Vet~ erans, at a dinner Saturday, May 18, at the Capitol Park Hotel. Guests are expected to include Representatives Fay of New York and Maciejewski of Illinois and El- mer Francis le, national presi- dent of the Division Vet- erans. New officers ,will be nomi- PANAMA HONORS DR. ROWE—For his notable work in cement- ing the friendship between all the American republics, Dr. L. S. Rowe (left), director general of the Pan-American Union, yes- terday was presented with the Grand Cross of the Order of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, highest honor the Republic of Panama can bestow on a foreigner. Dr. award. Jorge E. Boyd right) made the —Star Staff Photo. Company C Winner 0fR. 0.T.C. Conest At Maryland U. Review Held in Honor Of Gen. Holcomb, Head Of Marine Corps By the Associated Press. Capt. Warren Steiner guided Company C to victory in the com- pany competitions for the Gov- ernor’s Cup, outstanding event of the military day program at the University of Maryland yesterday. The day was combined with the War Department inspection of the R. O. T. C. unit and the program started with a review in honor of Maj. Gen. Thomas Holcomb, head of the United States Marine Corps. Following the review competitions took place in battalion, company, platoon, squad and individual move- ments. The final event of the day was a farewell parade in honor of the senior cadet officers by tne regiment under the command of tne junior cadet staff members. Merle Preble of College Park 1s the retiring cadet colonel. The winners: Battalion competition—Won by the 2d Battalion, Lt. Col. Enos Ray, 5223 Reno road N.W,, in command. Company competition—Won by Company F, Capt. Steiner of Wash- ington; second, Company B, Capt. William Brown, New York City; third, Company E, Capt. Francis Beamer, 1621 Thirty-third street N.wW. Platoon competition—Won by 2d | Platoon, D Company, Lt. Charles Bastian, 243 Tuckerman street N.W.; second, 3d Platoon, A Company, Lt. Jack Badenhoop, Baltimore; third, 2d Platoon, Company F, Lt. Newton Cox, Baltimore. Squad competition—Won by First | Company I,/ Squad, 2d Platoon, Corpl. Robert Edwards, Baltimore; second, Pirst Squad, 2d Platoon, Company L, Corpl. Wylie Hopkins, Bel Air, Md.; third, Third Squad, 3d Platoon, Company D. Corpl. J. C. Hege, 3822 Livingston street N.W. Individual competition—Won by Clifford Davis, Takoma Park, Md.; second, Robert Rivello, 7139 Georgi avenue N.W.; third, Bruce Douglas, Baltimore. Chief judge of the competitions was | Maj. Geary Eppley, United States Cavalry Reserves. Dr. Steinberg Heads D. C. Podiatry Society Dr. A. M. Steinberg last night was elected president of the District Podiatry Society at its annual meet- ing following a tour of Doctors’ Hospital. Dr. A. O. Penney, chairman of the Clinics Committee, praised the in- clusion of chiropodists in diabetic clinics in several Washington hos- pitals as a forward step in the treat- ment of food ailments.. Other re- ports pointed to progress in public education in food care. Besides Dr. Steinberg, officers named were Dr. G. R. Stilson, vice president; Dr. H. L. Hoffman, secre- tary-treasurer, and Dr. Willlam Reher and Dr. S. W. Hurrell, mem- bers of the Executive Board. The society elected Dr. E. C. Thompson as national councilman; Dr. O. E. Roggenkamp, national delegate, and Dr. A. C. Levin and Dr. Dion Meeks, delegates to the Mid-Atlantic As- sociation. $17,580,000 Bid Opened For 10,000-Ton Cruisers . The New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N. J., today offered the only bid for construction of two 10,000-ton cruisers for the Navy. The company bid $17,907,000 for construction of one cruiser, or $17,- 580,000 each for both cruisers. Building time was given as 36% months for one ship or 3912 for both ships. ‘The bid was opened at the Navy Department in the presence of As- sistant Secretary of the Navy Lewis Compton. It was referred to the Bureau of Ships for study. The 1941 naval appropriation bill made provision for the construction of the two light cruisers. They were authorized in 1938 by Congress in the naval expansion program. The ships be armed with 6-inch guns. Rach;g Results Jamaica By the Associated Press. FIRST RACE—Purse, Zoyesr-olds: § turlons nmwi‘f ("lllnnl ’ Also ran—a Agility. a Thrift. b rtage. Pom: and & B Roshiing sad M. Yan " Lianhaseet Stable entsy. Narragansett $1.200;: maiden Maryland Policeman, Suspended, Resigns; 14 Officers Promoted State Superintendent Announces Steps In Reorganization By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, May 8.—Col. Beverly Ober, State police superintendent, announced today the resignation of Lt. Niles G. Falkenstine, former com- mander of the Western Maryland police district, and promotion of 14 | officers in connection with the de- partment’s reorganization. |two weeks ago, and was facing charges of “failing to follow rules and regulations.” Details of the charges against Lt. Falkenstine had not been made public. Two sergeants, four corporals, four officers, first class, and four officers were elevated in the promotion list, which was effective'as of May 1. C. B. Durham, formerly command- | William H. Weber, formerly com- | manding the Easton substation. | To sergeant—Corpls. J. J. Cassidy, | headquarters; C. B. Dillinger, Fred- erick substation: J. R. Miller, Water- loo, and J. P. Nowicki, Conowingo. To corporal—Officers (First-Class) i J, R. Buckworth, Benson; P. J. Ran- dall, Easton; E. W. Reith, Annapo- lis, and H. F. Schultheis, Cumber- | land. To officer - (first class)—Officers C. Carl, headquarters; €. A. Disney, Benson: J. H. Doud, Fred- erick, and J. A, White, headquarters. A new civil service examination must be held to determine officers eligible for appointment as lieuten- ant to replace Falkenstine. . { Byrd Pays Enfrance ee For Senatorial Primary By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., May 8.—Sen- tor Byrd has paid his primary elec- | the State treasurer’s office today. The fee is $200 and qualifies him as a candidate for renomination ‘n the August Democratic primary. Today is the deadline for payment of primary fees by senatorial candi- dates. No opponent has yet filed to Virginia’s junior Senator from Win- chester. A. Willis Robertson, Representa- tive from the 7th district, also filed his $200 fee with the State treasurer today. Representatives have until June 7 to qualify, while senatorial candidates must file 90 days prior to the primary date. Representative Bland of Newport News paid his $200 fee to the State treasurer yesterday. | . Lt. Falkenstine resigned as of May | 15, Col. Ober said. He was suspended | Promoted to first sergeant: Sergts. | ing the Waterloo substation, and | tion entrance fee, it was learned at | Southeast Council Backs Bill fo Elect Commissioners Anderson Measure Seen, However, as Falling Short of Desires The Southeast Council of Citi- zens’ Associations last night unani- mously indorsed the bill by Rep- resentative Anderson of Missouri providing for the election of two District Commissioners instead of by appointment, as “a step in the right direction.” Adelbert W. Lee of the Randle Highlands Citizens’ Associatien pre- sented the resolution and W. J. Tucker of the Anacostia group added an amendment which was ap- proved that “This does not embody all that the Southeast Council wants in the move for local suf- frage.” “We want a body to legislate and a body to administer the laws,” ex- plained Mr. Tucker, “and if we had the two Commissioners (the En- gineer Commissioner is excluded from the provision) elected by the people, the rest would come into the swing of it.” Stull Is Speaker, Harry N. Stull, president of the Federation of Citizens' Association, congratulated the members on the establishment of the council as “the representative type of body in which the different organizations can con- solidate their views.” He saidythat local and national suffrage for the District was one of his “pet hobe bies,” and indicated that probably 90 to 95 per cent of the delegates to ullei Federation would vote in favor of it. Another guest, Harry S, Wender, vice president of the Federation and president of the Southwest Citizens’ o Association, discussed traffic affairs and the Federation. Capt. Hugh C. Groves of the No. 11 police precinct said the request of the council and its member bodies for again shifting stop signs at Alabama and Branch avenues S.E. had been considered, and be- cause of the number of accidents since the signs were relocated stop signs would be placed on all four corners for 30 days, then two would be removed. He said efforts were being made now to have a traffic light placed there. Vernis Absher of the Southeast Citizens’ Association told the coun- cil that Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, director of streets and highways, had invited members of the South- east organizations and the Busi- nessmen’s Association to a hear- {ing to discuss the beautification of | Pennsylvania avenue S.E. follow- | ing the completion of the John Phillip Sousa Bridge. Transportation Comes Up. Mr. Tucker reported on the hear= ing with the Public Utilities Com- mission in regard to better transit facilities for Bradbury Heights, An- acostia and the vicinity and said all the original requests were taken into consideration. ™ The_school -report presented by E. J. Read to the Board of Educa- tion was approved by the members. Sergt. Forrest L. Binswanger, di- rector of the Police Boys' Clubs, spoke on the work of his organiza- tion in clearing juvenile crime, and Ira Gullickson, official police pho- tographer, presented his motion pic= tures on activities of the clubs. The group met in the No. 11 police precinct station. The next meeting will be held in September. | Nearby School Papers Place in State Contest Three newspapers published by high schools in the nearby Marye land area placed in the all-Mary~ land high school newspaper contest sponsored by the University of Bal- timore, according to an Associated Press dispatch. Sherwood High at Sandy Spring, With its publication, Blue and Gray, placed second, and La Plata, pub- lishing the Echo, placed third in the division for schools publishing mimeographed papers. Bethesda - Chevy Chase High ranked third with its paper, the Tattler, in the section for schools with enrollments from 400 to 800, extreme northwest portion tonight; tomorrow. West Virginia—Partly cloudy cooler. Revort for Last 24 Hours. ‘Temperaturs, Barometer, destees.” inches. for Last 24 Hours. (From noon yesterdsy to noon today.) Highest, 86, 4:30 p.m. yesterday. Year *¥%owest, 63, 7 am. today. Year aso, 66. Record Temperatures This Year. Highest, 86 on M o Lowest, 7. on Jan i Humidity for Last 24 Hours. (Prom noon vesterday to noon today.) Highest, 74 per cen 2:50 a.m. todsy. Lowest, 22 per cent. The dist Northern New England Tuesday morning has moved eastward beyond the fleld of observation. moving eastward over the of the Ohio Vi Ine 1016.6 milliba: o) ressure remains low ' over Soi xas. Alpine, 1008.8 millibars . es). asure continues high over the northern portion of the Great sion, Marquette, Mich., northern vortion ‘Beuren 3030 inches). and over Atlantic’ coast, tes and off the South Jacksonville, Fla., 1022.4 millibars (30.19 inches), while pressure is rising over the middle and northern plaing und the North- ern Hocky 'Mountain resiof. _Yellowsto Wyo., 0.4 (30.41 Great Lakes r llen over the and the northern portion of the Atlantic States. The Sun and Moen. Bets. 7:07 Middle 119 p.m, 6 p.m. yesterday. | Bi bance that was centered over | Boston Another slight disturbance is | Chic . = $626.1 miliibars | El Paso Southeastern Ka %5 (L An Weather Report (Furnished by the United States Weather Bureau.) District of Columbia—Mostly cloudy tonight cooler tomorrow; lowest temperature tonight about 58 degrees; gentle southeast winds, shifting to northeast, tomorrow. Maryland—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow, with light showers in north portion tonight; slightly cooler in the interior tomorrow, Virginia—Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow, with showers in and tomorrow; slightly slightly cooler in northwest portion tonight and tomorrow; somewhat —-s River Report. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cle Harpers JFerry: Potomac clear at Grent Falls toda Tide Tables, (Purnished by the United States Coast Geodetic. Barver ™ o Today. stam B 3 High Hi 8 Low , todey am. lle ts _must AL IR0 2 e e - FPrecivitation. Monthly preeipit. ches tal (eurrent n:;'t? u'f d:'t'ai: onth. 1940. Ave. January 5 S ERSE e TR S e ekt f 2 L] EEEE R R e o g =t SRR « Horta Pl Riores® ¥ B