Evening Star Newspaper, June 2, 1940, Page 21

General News Citizens Map - Co-operationin Defense Plans 15-Man Committee Is Empowered to Work Out Details The final meeting of the Federa- tion of Citizens’ Associations last night conferred blanket powers on its 15-man Executive Committee to co-operate with the Federal Govern- ment in the interest of national se- curity in “the present grave emer- gency.” At the same time President Harry N. Stuil told committee members he expected to call them into session some time next week to consider what definite steps to take. » Among the proposals to be taken up at the meeting are two propos- ing creation of a five-man secret committee to help the Department of Justice in running down subver- sive elements in the Capital and a broader non-secret security com- mittee to co-operate in any way | the Government thought desirable. Any other suggestions from member bodies will be taken up by the com- mittee. Broadcast Curb Urged. In a burst of patriotism the dele- | gates further demanded that the| Federal Communications Commis- sion refuse time on any broadcast- ing_ station in the United States Va., yesterday are shown here. Cosssack, proudly displays the in the costume class. The WARRENTON GYMKHANA FEATURES NOVEL CONTESTS— Some of the winners in the annual gymkhana at Warrenton, Tommy Dowell, 4, attired as a trophy he won for first prize Shooting Victim's to any “party or person ndvocunng‘ the overthrow of the Government | by force or that is the agent or| affiliate of any foreign government | espousing world revolution or over- | throw of our Government.” The resolution was aimed directly at a| broadcast of Communist party -pro- ceedings today which stations are compelled to carry under an F. C. C. order by which recognized political parties are allowed equal time on the air, Harry Wender, vice presi- dent of the Federation, declared. The delegates also voted a pro- cedure of opening the meetings with & prayer and a pledge of allegiance to the flag and started out with both Condition Critical; Best Friend Held Third Man Detained As Witness After Drinking Party Row William D. Hennessy, jr. 27, re- mained in a critical condition at Casualty Hospital last night, his right ear and part of his skull | blasted away by a rifle bullet, while police held his best friend on a| last night. Despite long debate on the defense | Issues the group managed to clear its calendar of numerous regular matters. The members called for permanent assignment of one judge to traffic court and asked the pre- siding judge of Police Court to set up a uniform system of penalties to be imposed by all judges sitting on all traffic cases. Extension of | the impounding power of the police | was asked. e Funds were asked to modernize | the traffic light system in the Dis- trict by special timing equip-ent and establishment of a central con- trol system for the entire central business area. In addition tite Board of Education is asked to include in its 1942 budget estimates items for an 8-room addition to the Eliot | Junior High School and a new‘ school in the North Randle area. | Appropriation is also asked plans and a study of an East Capi- | tol street bridge across the Ana- costia River. The delegates also called on the Commissioners to reduce the maxi- | mum fine for pedestian control vio- | lation from $300 to $50. More Street Lights Asked. Additional street lights and poiice eupervision in Piney Branch =crea west of Sixteenth street from Piney Branch Parkway to Decatur street and Blagden road were asked in the present budget. The proposals of the Secret Com- mittee and the Security Commit- tee were placed before the federa- tion by Wilbur S. Finch of Bur- roughs Citizens’ Association and Culver B. Chamberlain of Cathedral Heights-Cleveland Park but the delegates, finding they were unable to agree on specific details, voted in general terms to turn the whole matter over to the Executive Com- mittee which acts for the federa- tion during the summer recess. The general motion was made by Jesse C. Suter of the Society of Natives Secrecy was one stumbling block as delegates disagreed on the veil- ing of the names of the committee and its action. Under Mr. Finch's proposal only the president of the federation would have contact with the committee and complaints of subversive activities would be sub- mitted to the committee through him. Secrecy Attacked and Defended. “I don't see why anybody should be ashamed to be an American,” Alfred D. Calvert of Lincoln Park Association told the group in ob- Jecting to the secrecy provisions. “There is power in secrecy,” roared Col. Luther R. Maddox of Columbia Heights, and William J. Tucker of Anacostia Association said it would be “the height of dumbness” to reveal the committee names to the public. In the adoption of the policy of pledging allegiance to the flag at| each meeting, Mr. Tucker proposed that it be done at 9 p.m. “I am in hearty agreement with the prpposal,” said President Stull, “but why 9 o'clock?” “To make sure and catch the dele- gates who come late or leave early,” replied Mr. Tucker. “I want every- body to be here when the ceremony is performed.” Another delegate suggested the earlier time might inspire delegates to be on time to impress on the oth- ers their patriotic standing. Pledging allegiance to the flag is a new procedure for the Federa- tion, but the opening prayer used to be a regular practice in abeyance during the last few years. ‘The next meeting of the delegates will be the first Saturday in Oc- tober.. Takoma Lions Club To Hear Lippincott Lincoln H. Lippincott of Chicago, secretary of the “Not Over 50 Club,” will be the principal speaker at a meeting of the Takoma Park (Md.) Lions Club Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Indian Spring Country Club. The speaker will urge motorists to drive under 50 miles an hour. Mr. Lippincott is a member of the faculty of Northwestern University. Harold J. Stevens will preside at the meeting. for | g | State witness. It was to his apart- charge of assault with intent to kill. The tragedy was an afterma‘h | of a drinking party which ended in | a violent argument early yesteraay a short time before Mr. Heianessy was found sprawled on the sidewalk in the 3200 block of Otis street in Mount Rainier, Md. Neither he nor his friend, Harvey | Ellwood Fritter, 22-year-old employe of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, said he was able to ‘re- member anything” that happened after the two left the apartment of a man with whom they had be- come acquainted in a nearby Mary- land ouse. 4 Prince Georges County police, however, issued a warrant for Mr. Fritter on the assault charge, anc Officer Earl J. Huber sald if Mr. Hennessy died of the wound, the charge would be changed to mur- ler. Held Under $10,000 Bond. !; Mr. Fritter was held at the ninth | precinct station on a fugitive war= | rant under $10.000 bond. He will be | arraigned in Police Court tomor- | row to state whether he will waive | extradition. | Prince Georges police held Frank | Hawkins under $500 bond as a | ment the wounded man and his friend went for “a few more drinks” after visiting a number of taverns, and evidence indicated the weapon used in the shooting was taken from Mr. Hawkins' gun collection. Mr. Hennessy told his father, William D. Hennessy, sr., of 626 M street SW., at the hospital yester- day morning he remembered “grab- bing a gun and some cartridges” and running from the Hawkins apart- ment after the three got into an :{gumem and “it looked like trou- e.” A 30-30 Springfield rifle was found on Otis street a short distance from the spot where Mr. Hennessy lay with a bullet hole in his head. Arrested in Apartment. Mr. Fritter was arrested in his apartment at noon after police had searched in vain for him since the shooting victim was taken to the hospital. Mr. Fritter said he woke up “somewhere out in Mount Rain- ier” yesterday morning and rode home on a bus. Dr. O. H. Fulcher, who performed an operation in an effort to save Mr. Hennessy's life yesterday after- noon, said last night the victim “should make the grade” if no in- fection develops. He said Mr. Hen- nessy’s right ear and a section of bone near the ear had been blown away by the shot. There also was a deep laceration on the wounded man's forehead, he said. Dr. Fulcher added he found no | evidence of a brain injury. According to police, Mr. Hawkins was arrested after reports of a | fight and disorderly party had been received from residents in the neigh- hood of - his apartment. His con- nection with Mr. Hennessy and Mr. Fritter was established a short time after the shooting investigation got under way. Walter Johnson Pitches Inning in Exhibition Walter P. Johnson, Montgomery County commissioner and Repub- lican candidate for Representative fro mthe 6th Maryland district, took the pitcher’'s mound yesterday for one inning at an exhibition game at Thurmont, Md., following a Me- morial Day service at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in United Brethren Cemetery there. ‘The former Washington star pitched one inning against a col- ored C. C. C. camp team from Gettysburg, Pa., and set two bat- ters down swinging. The third bat- ter punched a hit through second, | resigned and will be succeeded by | ed that the new administrator would tor of Grace Hospital at Richmond. Richmond Man Named New Administrator 0f Doctors Hospital Oliver K. Fike Chosen To Succeed Charles E. Vadakin, Resigned Charles E. Vadakin, first admin- istrator of Doctors’ Hospital, has Oliver Karl Fike of Richmond. This was announced last night by the hospital directors, who explain- take over his duties today at 1 pm. Mr. Vadakin became connected with the hospital last July 1, before the building was completed and opened on March 8. His resignation became effective yesterday and directors said he had “received sev- eral offers in the nature of ad- vancement.” “Selection Believed Wise.” “It was with some difficulty that a satisfactory successor has been found,” said a statement by the directors, “but the board believes that it has made a most propitious and wise selection” in Mr. Fike. ‘The new administrator already has been here for conferences with hospital officials and has met all the staff in a series of informal meetings preparatory to taking over administration of the institution. He comes to Washington with OLIVER K. FIKE. —Foster Studio. what is described as a “wealth of experience in hospital manage- ment.” He has been managing direc- Has Wide Experience. Born in Spooner, Wis., Mr. Fike obtained his education in the high school at that city. He took a bank- ing and business administration course in the University of Wiscon~ sin, and a special course in sales promotion and education at the Knox Institution of Cleveland, Ohio. His business experience incladed banking from 1916 to 1918; sales work from 1918 to 1921, training sales organizations for corporations from 1921 to 1927, and executive banking from 1928 to 1933. He was active in organizing group hos- pitalization insurance in Richmond, and has been in hospital adminis- tration since 1933. Mr. Fike is a member and director of the Richmond Lions Club; chair- man of the Advisory Committee on Vocational Education of the Rich- mond School Board; president of the Virginia Hospital Association and Carolinas-Virginia’s Hospital Conference. He is a trustee of the Virginia Hospital Association, and chairman of the Council on Associa- tion Development. He is also a charter member of the Richmond Hospital €ouncil; a member of Na- tional Hospital Day Committee, and secretary of the administrative sec- tion of the American Hospital As- sociation. Mr. Fike has published several articles on hospital administration. 26 Couples Seek License ToWedinD.C. June brides ‘got a good start yesterday. Twenty-six couples applied for marriage licenses at the District Courthouse. but the fourth batter grounded out. Johnson finished the game as um- pire, according to the Associated Press. 5 The game followed a Parade in which the American Legion and Maryland National Guard partici- pated. Francis Petrott, Maryland secretary of state, spoke. The first day of the month tradi- tionally most popular for marriages brought the largest number of ap- plicants to apply on any recent day. 1t was not, however, a record for the year. There have been 45 licenses issued in the single day since 1840 started. In recent months, however, the number has averaged below 20, P LY Sunilny < SO LTS b St WASHINGTON, D. C, JUNE 2, 1940. * <+ Dressed as a baby, Buncky, Street, took first honors in the a terrier owned by Miss Sally costume pet show. —Star Staff Photos. Nevertheless, Repor Hotel Men Mum About Guests, | ‘But Full of Celebration Talk ter Learns Much, Including Story of Widow's Pet Dog By W. H. SHIPPEN, Jr. National Hotel Week should bring out more than statistics about ‘Washington’s biggest private indus- try, especially since Hitler hgs launched a promotion campaign for “travel America year.” But try to get a hotelman to break down his guest list into in- dividuals—millionaires and imita- tions, movie stars, visiting poten- tates, eccentric dowagers, vege- tarians, check artists, glamour girls, lobby squatters and Vice Presidents. “How about that time an in- augural parade waited while your valet staff sewed a wedge in the | vice presidential trousers?” “I don't seem to recall the de- tails,” replied a hotel executive. “* * * but as I was saying,*National Hotel Week will be opened here Sunday by an industry with an as- sessed property value of $35,- 614952 * * * " “Why did that guest truss him- self in pillow cases the other night and kick over the telephone table to report he had been robbed of | $247.37 and a wrist watch?” Supplies 7,766 Rooms. “Why?” said the hotelman, “why indeed? Our industry supplies 7,766 rooms, almost as many baths and innumerable services to the traveling public. Here in Washing- | ton we look forward to a big year | and s e g “Excuse me, but does Big Jim Farley ever come or go by the same door? I understand he may arrive by the servants’ entrance and leave through- the drugstore. Is it true that job hunters try to ambush him in the lobby? an oceasional glimpse of a big smile and a broad, disappearing back?” “A most remarkable man, Jim Farley. But to get back to the sub- ject. Our industry employs 4.600 men and women, the biggest pay roll in Washington next to the Government * * * .7 Yet hotel men know human nature as well as statistics. Those who learn most talk least. It takes a pretty‘ discreet staff, however, to hold out long on the lobby gossips. Stories leak out about eccentric milliongires, flim flam artists or beautiful women with no visible means of support. > Bodyguard for Pet Dog. ‘There was the enormously wealthy widow, for instance, and her dog Florabelle. belle traveled in their special car with a bodyguard and a nurse- And all they get 15‘ | companion. _They always took the same suite &t u*uxur_v hotel hve‘rhe. Florabelle ate $4 porterhouse stakes | off a silver platter. | Woe to the waiter who failed to | say, “Good evening, Florabelle” be- | fore he served her. Florabelle slept |in a twin beds beside her mistress, | | on her own silken sheets, and, inci- | dentally, on her own mattress, since | the management tactfully declined ticular. Florabelle rode only in taxis newly upholstered. Another widow who loved dancing | traveled with two young men. She was the mainstay of several hotel night clubs. The dark young man danced Latin American rumbas, waltzes. The orchestra leader who missed his cue suffered along with the headwaiter, who failed to pro- vide the party with its favorite dish —choice capon. Hotels have their hermits. One of them lived for years in a suite he never left. He had gone so far as to install complete dental and medical offices to avoid the necessity of leaving his retreat. Another Had Terror of Women. Still another wealthy, elderly hotel resident was forced into retirement | by his terror of designing women. Years ago he received a telephone call from a strange woman who said she was on her way to his apart- ment. He ran into the lobby in his pajamas and bath robe. The old gentleman never got over the ex- perience. At another hotel an asthma vic- tim who spent his years traveling about the United States avoiding goldenrod in bloom became so de- pendent on the service he placed the management of his whole life in the hands of the staff. The hotel became his bank and financial ad- viser, it bought all his personal ef- fects and attended to his corre- spondence. In whatever part of the country this fugitive from gold- enrod might be, he would telephone his requirements to Washington. The biggest disappointment of his life was the inability of the staff to mow down ‘all the goldenrod in this vicinity. The old lady who kept disabling the air-conditioning unit in her room to enforce her demand for a rate cut was no more of a problem | than certain Hollywod stars. One | | The widow and Flora-4 glamour girl of the films arrived in _orange slacks and a great mink (See HOTEL WEEK, Page B-2.) 276 D. C. Government Drivers Go 3 Years Without Accident Setting an example for private car owners, 276 drivers of District Government motor, vehicles during the past three years have run up a record of 6,503,583 miles in their trucks and cars without being in- volved in an accident, it was an- nounced yesterday by Guy Pear- son, chief clerf of the District Engineer Department. In connection with the presenta- tion of silver, bronge and copper merit badges to the men, Commis- sioner John Russell Young, in letters to department and division heads, wrote: “It is, indeed, with much pleasure that the Commissioners take this opportunity to extend to you and each of the safe drivers our sincere appreciation of your determined ef- forts to make the streets safe for all. We especially wish gratulate these drivers for the proof they have provided, in ‘earning ¢ these awards, that vehicles can be driven on our streets with safety.” The City Refuse Division, which headed the list for mileage honors, was shown to have 45 drivers who had operated their vehicles 1,400,881 miles in the three-year period with- out being involved in an accident. ‘This division also had 29 other driv- ers who operated more than 364,340 miles in the last two years without being involved in an accident, and 44 other drivers who had’'a clear record of driving 282,239 miles in the last year. e Other divisions listed for were the Street and Sewer Divi- to con- |'D. | to accommodate her in this par- | tangoes, etc., and. the blond only | Some of the boys entered in the obstacle race are shown emerg- ing from under, the first obstacle, a large tarpaulin. Practice in crawl- ing under circus tents was helpful. won second prize. Financial News, 9-11 Resorts and Travel P Buster, an American dachs- hund, disguised as a Russian guardsman, was another entry in the costume pet show and Officials fo Inspect Juvenile Court's New Home Lorton and Occoquan Trip Also Planned For Tomorrow A group of District officials, in- cluding Judge Fay Bentley of Ju- venile Court, will make a final in- spection at 9:30 am. tomorrow of court, erected in Judiciary Square at the southwest corner of Third 'Law for Women the $550,000 new home for the | Hearings Are Asked On Revising Wage Head of Trade Board Committee Urges Delay In Action on Bill Joseph C. McGarraghy, chairman of the Law and Legislation Com- mittee of the Washington Board of | Trade, urged the House District Committee yesterday to - delay ac- | tion on'a bill to revise the local minimum wage law for women until and E streets N.W. ‘The limestone building, designed as a companion building to the United States Court of Appeals for the District, has been completed and it has been furnished. Tomorrow at 2 pm. District offi- cials will make final inspection of the new water-and sewer facilities at the District Reformatory and ‘Workhouse at Lorton and Occoquan, Va., which cost | cluded in the projects will prevent pollution of Occoquan Creek and | Potomac River from the penal in- | stitutions. InP. W. A. Program. ‘The projects were included in the will be placed in service soon, after ¢The measure was I public hearings are held. | Mr. McGarraghy obviously was | Plan fo Save Estimated Bond Rate Would Be Taken AsP.W.A. Charge A plan designed to save the Dis- trict about $2,700,000 in’ interest on P. W. A. loans over a 15-year period was outlined to Chairman Randolph of the House District Committee yesterday by Corpora- tion Counsel Elwood H. Seal’ and Alan Johnstone, general counsel of the Federal Works Agency. These two officials turned over to Representative Randolph the draft of a proposed resolution which may ke considered by the District Com- mittee at its meeting tomorrow at 10:30 am. The proposal has the support’ of District officials as well as the Budget Bureau and F. W. A. The Secretary of the Treasury, under the proposed resolution, would estimate at what per cent the District could issue bonds and then fix that as the rate to be charged | by P. W. A. Engineer Commissioner McCoach believes the interest rate under this plan could be reduced to 2 per cent. President Suggested Plan, President Roosevelt late in April suggested such a plan as a ‘sub- stitute for the Commissioners’ earlier proposal to be allowed to sell bonds to refund the 4 per cent P. W. A. indebtedness, but its adoption was withheld when legal advisers suggested legislation might | be required. x Mr. Seal and Mr. Johnstone left with Chairman Randolph a letter from John M. Carmody, head of F. W. A, indorsing the plan, in which he said: “It has been suggested that the District of Columbia should not be penalized by requiring it to pay to | the P. W. A. a rate of interest higher than warranted by its credit rating.” D. C. Cannot Issue Bonds. The resolution was drafted, it was said, as a result of existing law which forbids the District govern- | aroused by newspaper stories that | the full District Committee might |act on the bill tomorrow morning. introduced by request of the Commissioners. In a letter to Representative Ran- dolph, Mr. McGarraghy pointed out | that representatives of trade or- | ganizations and business houses em- $225,000. The | ploying women had been co-operat- | sewage treatment plant facilities in- | ing with the Board of Trade in a | study of proposed changes in the | law for two or three months and be- dieve there are some provisions the mew legislation which need re. vision. 4 More Model Law Seen. District's $18,150,000 P. W. A. pro- gram. ° On the first floor of the new Ju- venile Court Building will be offices for the corporation counseél, the | court’s director of social werk, pro- bation offices and their cleri | forces. On the second floor is thi courtroom, the judge's chamber, | offices of the marshal and bailiff, | adult probation officer and a health clinic. The third floor contains space for court records and other offices. Space for air-conditioning equip- ment is provided in the basement. ‘The courtroom is finished in flush panel American walnut. The ceiling is fitted with acoustical tile. The building was designed under the supervision of Nathan C. Wyeth, municipal architect. Inspection Delegation. Included in the delegation to in- spect the court building are Mej. Patrick H. Tansey, Assistant En- gineer Commissioner; A. W. Cross- ley, chief engineer of the District P. W. A, office; Capt. John L. Per- son, Assistant Engineer Commis- sioner, and A. G. Hutson, chief of the construction division of the municipal architect’s office. Maj. J. B. Gordon, District director of sanitary engineering, and H. A. Kemp, chief engineer of the Depart— ment of Sanitary Engineering, will join with other District officials in inspection of the new facilities at the penal institutions. Senate Group to Studp D. C. Compensation Bill The Senate District Committee will be called by Chairman King to meet within a few days to con- sider the revised unemploymeng compeénsation bill for the District. Under the existing law, the reserve fund has been accumulating to a higher figure than was deemed nec- essary and the House recently put through a series of amendments. Senator King said last night he is inclined to favor the bill and be- lieves the Senate will pass it before adjournment. He said he also would seek con- sideration of the bill to regulate the practice of dentistry before the present session ends. Red Cross Chapter Plans Summer Work The Takoma Park Chapter of the American Red Cross has decided to hold meetings each Thursday morn- ing during the summer months to meet the demand for surgical dress- inc!k and. clothing for - war - relief work. Mrs. Albert F. Lingle, chairman of the chapter, has announced that these meetings will begin next The proposed legislation, the Com- | missioners told Representative Ran- | dolph, would create a “more model | | and effective law” regulating the hours of employment of women than | the one now on the statute books. explained, is limited to women em- | ployed in manufacturing and mer- | cantile establishments, laundries, | hotels, restaurants and telephone | and telegraph offices. The proposed | legislation would apply to nearly all classes of occupations in which women are engaged, except domestic servants, graduate nurses and those receiving salaries of $35 a week or more. Delay in Action Indicated. In view of Mr. McGarraghy's re- quest, Mr. Randolph indicated he would not call up the bill for con- sideration at tomorrow’s meeting of the full committee. He said, how- ever, he would ask the committee to act on some of the bills passed by the Senate last week which re- quire House approval, the most im- portant of which would allow co- operative organizations to incor- porate in the District. The committee also plans to re- ceive and discuss the report of a special subcommittee which recently completed an investigation of the liquor control situation here. The report will be filed with the com- mittee prior to the meeting by Rep- resentative Eberharter, Democrat, of Pennsylvania, chairman of the in- vestigating subcommittee. Girl Scouts Are Given Physical Examination Nearly 75 Girl Scouts from all parts of Prince Georges County, Md., visited the Hyattsville headquarters of the County Health Department yesterday for a complete physical examination as part of the group health and safety program. The girls who pass the examina- tion will receive a health badge Examinations were conducted by Dr. Charles E. Gill, county health officer, and Drs. J. M. Byers and Charles Griffith. About 75 more of the Girl Scouts will be examined next “Saturday at the same place. Boxcar-Riding Family Finds Work on Coast By the Associated Press. REDWOOD €ITY, Calif., June 1.— A week ago a pedraggled and hungry Arkansas {amily of seven rode into town in a' car hunting for work. Today they found it. Happily, Guy J. Green, 33, his wife Minne and her five children set out for Delano, where Green will have a job in a 1,000-acre orchard. The family came here from Fort Thursday at 9:30 am. The group will meet in the Takoma Park Pres- byterian Church, Maple snd Tulip Smith. They told of starting out with only 20 cents, a little food and sume bedding and riding in box cars for 25 days. They were ineligible for relief and faced return to Ar- kansas unless Green found work. ' A, Perrill t, an orchardist, read of their t. He gave Green a job, provided a home and told the youngsters they could pick. cotton, .| work on’melon ranches and go to school. - Then & Redwood City motor dealer gave the family an old automobile for the trip to Del i | Chairman Randolph Friday at the | Existing law, the Commissioners | ment to issue bonds. It was pointed out that many cities have issued | bonds as a means of reducing the | 4 per cent interest rate charged by P.W.A. | The District's P. W. A. program | totaled $18,150,000 of which the lcan | portion, or 55 per cent, amounts to 1$9,982,500. This to be repaid over a period of 25 years with interest at 4 per cent. The interest payments, |to begin next fiscal year, would | total $5,609,875 under the old 4 per cent interest rule. Over a 25-year amortization, therefore, the District would be required under present law to pay back to the United States $15,592.373 for a loan of a little less than $10,000,000. Weekm Death Toll For U. S. Reaches 214 By the Associated Press. The Nation's toll of death by vio- lence during the long Memorial Day week end reached 214 yester- day, but the Nation-wide —report continued to indicate that the coun- try had observed an extraordinarily | cautious holiday period. | Only 39 deaths by violence were reported yesterday, the third day of holiday time. Of the total deaths reported so traffic fatalities numbered 139 and, as usual, far ex- ceeded deaths by other violent causes. California led the Nation in the toll, recording 17 traffic deaths and 19 by other causes, with Pennsyl- vania following with 24 traffic deaths and two other causes. Ohio reported 15 traffic deaths and 7 from other causes, while New York had 13 traffic deaths and 7 from ‘other causes. Deaths from causes other than traffic accidents included drownings. gunshot accidents and airplane crashes. Fish, Wildlife Service Becomes Legal Entity A new Federal agency, the Fish and Wildlife Service, became a legal entity yestarday, operating in every State the territorial possessions and in inland waters and the oceans surrounding the United States. Created as part of the Interior Department, the new service came into being at this time as a result of the expiration of 60 days since President Roosevelt sent to Con- gress the third reorganization plan which consolidated the work of the old Biological Survey and the Bu- reau of Fisheries, which cease to exist. As disclosed Priday, Secretary Ickes placed the merged conserva- tion duties under the direction of Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson, former ohief of the Agriculture Department's Biological Survey. | | Boys Town Founder Is Capital Visitor Msgr. Edward Flannagan, founder of the famous Boys Town near Omaha, Nebr., who is stopping tem- porarily in this city, will celebrate mass at 9 am. today in Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, at Conduit and Reservoir roads N.W., and de- liver a talk on his work. A close personal friend of Masgr. Louiz C. Vaeth, pastor of Our Lady of Victory Church, Msgr. Plannagan arrived here from Louisiana, after giving a series of lectures in New Orleans and at Baton Rouge. He plans to attend commencement ex- ercises.shortly at his alma mater, Mount St. Mary’s College in Em- mitsburg, Md. Former G. U. Player Dies ciated Press. He was 32 . D.C.$2,700,000 Inferest Offered - }