Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1942, Page 13

Leary Names 3 Committees fo Ration Tires Parley Is Planned On Transportation Of U. S. Workers ‘With rationing of tires and tubes to begin tomorrow through three committees named yesterday by Chairman Whitney Leary of the District Tire Rationing Boards Exec- utive Committee, Chairman Ran- dolph announced last night the House District Committee will meet this week to consider emergency plans to assure adequate transpor- tation during the war for the thou- sands of Government workers in the Metropolitan Area. : In making public the personnel of the three 3-man rationing groups, Mr. Leary said acceptances of all but one of the nominees had been veceived. Members of Committee No. 1 are J. M. Sanders, 1114 Vermont avenue N. W.; Dr. John F. Preston, physi- cian, who conducts The Evening Star Medical Cliaic, and Milton W. King, Bouthern Building. Covers Medical Profession. ‘This committee will deal with ap- plications for tires and tubes for members of the medical professions, for ambulances and for fire, police, public health, sanitation and mail services. Members of Committee No. 2 are R. Bcott Smith, 4701 Connecticut avenue N.W.; Selden M. Ely, 2918 Cortland place N.W., and Raymond Sparks, 822 Connecticut avenue N.W. This group will handle appli- cations for public transportation vehicles, for transportation of stu- dents and teachers to and from school, and for necessary transpor- tation of employes on industrial, mining or construction projects. Third Group Incomplete. Members of Committee No. 3 are Paul B. Lum, 1073 Thirty-first street N.W., and John W. Guider, Colorado Building. A third member is to be named to this group, which will deal with applications for essential trans- portation of materials, such as ice, fuel, building materials and the like, and services by common carriers. The tire-rationing staff is housed in the old Force School Building, 1700 block of Massachusetts avenue N.W., where their offices will open | at 9 am. tomorrow. The first step | to be taken by a petitioner for new | tires or tubes, Mr. Leary has an- | nounced, is to drive the vehicle to | one of the two automobile testing stations, at Tenth and F streets SW. | or at West Virginia and Central ave- nues N.E., for a check on conditions | of old tires, and to obtain applica- tion blanks there, In announcing the transporta- tion meeting of the House District Committee, Mr. Randolph said rep- resentatives of all mass transporta- tion agencies—the Capital Transit | Co., interburban bus lines and taxi- cab concerns—are to be invited to | pool their views as to what steps | should be taken to increase facili- | ties. The date for the special meeting | s expected to be fixed tomorrow. Mr. Randolph said it would be called “before the end of the week.” Situation Acute. The transportation situation, al- ready serious, has become more acute | because of the war, he said, and as a result special arrangements will have to be made to provide accom- modations for the anticipated in- crease in Federal workers. “I don't know what can be done now,” he declared. “But the agen- cies that handle mass transporta- tion should be in a position to know. Jones Opposes Shiffing More Loan Agencies House Unit May End Decentralization Hearings Tuesday BY WILL P. KENNEDY. ‘Hearing on decentralization of Pederal agencies in the interest of economy and efficiency and to make room here for essential national defense activities are expected to be closed by a House subcommittee Tuesday. The subcommittee’s report and recommendations will be made promptly to the House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Chairman Downs and Represent- ative Manasco of Alabama, who have been conducting the hearings, claimed they were given a prac- tical admission that the Federal Housing Administration might be moved by Jesse H. Jones, Federal Loan administrator, when he was a witness yesterday. Mr. Jones said, however, that in removing the H. O. L. C. to New York the loan agencies under his administration had been decentralized about as far as possible, and that he had been persuaded that to move any other of these agencies would be inadvisable. Mr. Manasco pressed Mr. Jones .on this point. Mr. Jones sald the F. H. A. was “one of the best of the Government agencies” and that the administrator, Abner H. Fer- guson, had convinced him it couldn't function as efficiently elsewhere, that any move would disrupt a “gcientific organization” and em- phasized that other Government agencies are now bidding for its personnel. He said that he would confer further with Mr. Ferguson regarding moving this agency else- where. More Officials to Testify. ‘Tomorrow the subcommittee ex- pects to hear spokesmen for the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Office of Production Man- agement and on Tuesday, officials of the Price Control Administration and the National Labor Relations Board. Administrator Jones argued that loan agencies have been decentral- ized about as far as possible and all are engaged here on important war work and require daily contact with 0. P. M., War, Navy and other de- fense offices. Mr. Jones expressed pride that the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, tapering off on other work had been able to meet the war emergency re- quirement promptly and had made commitments of $5,900,000.000 al- ready and with little additional ex- pense. He explained the O. P. M., War and Navy Departments selected plant sites and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation “works out the business end and then follows through to see the work is done.” He promised to make a study to see how the present office space of units under his adminsitration can be employed for sqvernl shifts of employes so ast o’save on office housing requirements. Karl Fenning, patent lawyer, for- mer assistant commissioner of pat- ents, professor of patent law at Georgetown University and for 10 years editor of a patent trade jour- nal, and two other veteran patent attorneys, Willlam H. Finckel and J. Austin Stone, protested against the removal from Washington of the Patent Office. Fenning States Views. Mr. Fenning said he does not see ‘They are to be called on for advice.” Mr. Randolph said the prlncipal! witness would be Gregory Hankin, chairman of the Public Utilities Commission, with whom he has al- ready conferred He pointed out he had suggested to Mr. Hankin the possibility of having the Capital Transit Co. use the rails of the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad in Virginia for continuing services from Rosslyn to the heavily populated sections of Virginia, at least as far as Falls Church. The Washington & Old Dominion has abandoned passen- ger service on its line, but is using | it for freight. Mr. Randolph said he wanted officials of the taxicab companies to testify chiefly on a resolution he recently introduced to exempt cabs from the Government’s ban on new tires and declare their cars a public utility, and to show approx- imately how many Government em- ployes use a cab each day to travel to and from work. Bomberfeiéd at Malta VALLETTA, Malta, Jan. 3 (®.— The R. A. F. announced it shot down one German bomber and probably destroyed another today in four raids on this much-bombed any reason for moving the Patent Office from Washington and ex- plained how the service given by that agency, especially in defense requirements, would be seriously hampered by a transfer. He said newer Governmen', agencies could be moved with less inconvenience and hardship. Mr. Fenning explained in detail how the Patent Office is used by defense agencies and by British purchasing groups. He insisted the defense program will suffer greatly by moving this office to Richmond. “No organization of the Govern- ment is as valuable and useful for information in defense work,” he said. He cited the danger of impairing some of the irreplaceable documents that are the basis for the manu- facturing industry of the country, and said a temporary building could be erected here for less than 10 years’ rental elsewhere. Mr. Finckel said he and other patent attorneys could see no sense in moving the Patent Office out of the Commerce Building here to make room for another Government agency already housed here. Mr. Fenning agreed to submit a brief opposing the removal of the Patent Office on behalf of the or- ganization of more than 1,000 patent attorneys here. Mediterranedy island fortress. Whaling Ship Takes Prize At Model Society’s Exhibit A model of a craft that faced the roaring gales of the '90s today holds top prize in the Washington Ship Model Society. The foot-long scale model whaling ship was judged the tops in model ship building. It took Kenneth A. Foote of 6105 Third street N.W. one and a half yeers to complete, and many hours were devoted to| the task as he traveled across the country as collection manager for the American Ice Co. His work, done without professional guidance, won him a silver cup. In another class J. Gene Beech, 21, of 6406 Eighth street N.W., 2 student at Catholic University, also won a silver cup. Though originally starting out with blueprints, he threw away his charts and built a model ship of the revenue cutter class. It took him 22 months to build the “Joe Lane” in time-for the 11th annual show. 50 Models Exhibited. On_exhibit were more than 50 models and blueprints by the ama- teurs showing the progress of ship- building from the earliest days of water transportation to modern times. Feluccas, Viking ships, early war craft of the sailing frigate type and the transition to steam were faithfully modeled, along with the Queen Mary, Normandie, destroyers and transports. t From the J. W. Harbin, jr., collec- built by a sailor on the vessel. Its lines were good, but the overall proportions were a little off, society members said. However, on a com- parative scale, the blueprints for the Great Eastern and the model were as exact as possible. That famous ship of the 1850s is reproduced in detail down to lifeboats, sidewheels and sail rigging. The Queen Mary, done by W. John Eck, was one of the outstanding exhibits. Early Warships Displayed. Harold Cook presented a model of a Mississippi River packet as was known in 1860. Alongside was a Hudson River sloop such as Pres- ident Roosevelt has portrayed in his print collection. In addition, there are Eskimo kyaks and British fighting ships of the 16th century. Of interest was the Danish light frigate, dated 1625. Next to it was the “Sovereign of the Seas,” Great Britain’s reply to this type of vessel. Today, the for- mer would be classed as a cruiser and the latter a battleship, accord- ing to fire power. Built by H. J. Willett, the “Sovereign of the Seas” has three fighting decks, 102 guns, all built to scale. One of the earliest ships modeled is of the Crusader type of the 10th century. This vessel was designed with broad open decks to give free Pplay for archers, spearmen and those ‘Ion was a 1650 frigate, pmblblyg who manned the catapults. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, mental Auditorium. ADDED PROTECTION FOR WASHINGTON CIVILIANS—A view of the more than 2,000 auxiliary District policemen as they were sworn in yesterday at the depart- Although the men will have the same enforcement power as regular policemen, they will not be permitted to wear identification brassards Junior High School Dental Examinations Start Tomorrow Extension to Students In Senior Institutions Is Considered Dental inspection of junior high school students throughout the Dis- trict will be started tomorrow, this being the first time the dental ex- aminations by the Health Depart- ment staff has been extended to pupils above the sixth grade. Further extension of the program to include senior high school stu- dents is under consideration, Dr. George C. Ruhland, health officer, said. ‘The junior high school student survey, which is expected to be completed by the end of this month, was recommended to the Board of Education because the present defense program had brought to light a high percentage of dental defects among men eligible for mili- tary service, the health officer said. It was felt necessary to develop means of preventing disqualifying conditions so that young men would bé better fitted for defense service, he added. Dr. Ruhland characterized the new program as “an important step” in prevention of accummulation of dental defects among young men prior to their registration for the draft. ‘The purpgse of the survey is to determine the nature and extent of dental defects in the Junior High School level and also find out how early these conditions occur. A sta- tistical study of the findings will be prepared and reviewed as an aid to the development of a permanent dental health program of value in defense. ‘The pupils found to have defects needing attention will be referred to their private dentist for corrective work. Pupils whose parents are un- able to afford the services of a private dentist will be referred to one of the nine school dental clinics for free dental service. The Health Department Bureau of Dental Service, of which Dr. A. Harry Ostrow is director, will inspect the pupils at the rate of about 1,000 each day. Papers in 11 States Asked Not fo Give Temperatures By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, Jan. 3.—The 2d Inter- ceptor Command today requested newspapers in the 11 States covered by the command to refrain from publishing maximum and minimum temperatures and weather fore- casts. States affected are Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Wy- oming, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas. The command explained that weather bureaus were being given detailed instructions and would hereafter release to newspapers no prohibited information. ‘The command public relations of- fice said storm warnings would be released for publication when prop- erty damage might thus be avoided. Snow depths for guidance of skiiers also may be published. As an example of the storm-warn- ing exception, the command said newspapers in Montana, Idaho, Wy- oming and the Dakotas might pub- lish temperature forecasts for to- morrow because of impending weather conditions in those States. This exception, however, the com- mand emphasized, is for the one day only. Cyclist Fells Woman And Stea)s Her Purse Miss Thelma Yoss, 33, of Parkers- burg, W. Va,, staying here at 1324 Harvard street N.W., - reported to police last night that a colored youth, riding a bicycle, ran into her deliberately, knocked her down and séized her purse. He fled with the pocketbook, containing $22, she said.-- The robbery occurred om Harvard street, near her home. Crossing Crash Kills Woman; Husband Hurt By the Associated Press. RURAL RETREAT, Va, Jan. 3.— Mrs. Roy Burris, about 25, was fa- tally injured and her husband se- riously hurt when an N. & W. pas- senger train struck their automobile at a grade crossing here about 7:30 o'clock tonight during a snowstorm. Mr. Burris was apparently the driver of the car, which caught fire after being struck. D. .G, made for 6,000 JANUARY 4, 1942. auxiliary policemen. Mile o' Dimes Again to Wage |Birthday Ball Plans Fight on Infantile Paralysis Statesmen and Movie Stars to Add Traditional Glamour; 80 Cities to Vie With Capital Joining again the fight against in- fantile paralysis, which continues in war even as in pgacetime, The Star- N. B. C. Mile o’ Dimes will get under way at the stand at Fourteenth street and New York avenue a week from tomorrow. Tt is expected that this, the fourth year of Mile o’ Dimes here, will see the campaign adopted much more widely even than last year, when it became a national event, with 23 cities following the lead of the Capi- tal. It is estimated that at least 80 cities will vie this year in the char- {table competition to see if they can infantile paralysis than can the resi- dents of Washington. Last year, when the last dime was | counted, Washington had contrib- uted not one mile, but slightly more than three miles—a total of $27,640. First From Mrs. Roosevelt. Day after day last year, repre- sentatives of Government agencies, led by their cabinet officers, brought dimes by the thousands to the fa- miliar red, white and blue stand. Mrs. Roosevelt opened the campaign by depositing the first dime on the red track beneath the canopy. Business firms and fraternal or- zanizations sent representatives with the contributions of dimes from their organizations. Boy Scout chefs pre- pared a stew and sold it at the stand for a dime a portion. As the days passed, the dime and dollar chart showed the progress of the Mile o' Dimes and passersby and motorists stopped to toss dimes onto the track or into one of the 48 bottles labeled with State names. Crowds gathered and added their dimes as the movie stars here for the President’s birthday celebration ap- peared at the Mile o' Dimes stand. Red Skelton, who since has become one of the motion picture “finds” of (No. 21 of a Series.) Private office buildings, like homes and apartments, must take precautions against air raids. Except where one organization occupies an entire building, the building manager or superintend- ent in most cases is the air-raid warden. His job is to find the safest place in the building for refuge and to build up a staff of - volunteers to fight incendiaries, give first aid, serve as auxiliary policemen and help with evacua- tion to refuge floors. Either vol- unteers or the building personnel act as maintenance squads, han- dling damaged appliances. With daylight raids the prin- cipal danger to office personnel, one organization occupying an entire six-floor building has ar- ranged this setup: ‘The switchboard operator would set off two sirens within the building at the air-raid signal. Three monitors or floor wardens have been assigned to each wing of each floor for evacuation pur- poses. At.the signal one would go to the stairway entrance on his floor; the second to the land- ing between floors and the third would remain behind to see that every one had left the floor. ‘Would Aid Evacuation. The monitors would evacuate the workers to the third and fourth floors of the six-floor building, where all glass parti- tions have been removed. On the fourth floor is the first- aid room. Each floor o first- aid aquad. lay more dimes on a line to fight | the year, was on hand often to cheer the contributors with his comedy. Big Stars Visit Track. Maureen O'Hara, Lana Turner and Deanna Durbin put in appear- ances at the stand to place their dimes on the track, as did Doug Fairbanks, jr.; Wallv Beery, Carolyn Lee, Stirling Hayden and others from Hollywood. A couple celebrating their golden wedding anniversary added 500 dimes—$50 worth—to the many other large contributions. The many visitors to Washington for President Roosevelt’s third in- augural last year helped stretch the Mile o’ Dimes. This year thousands of new workers in the Government’s defense agencies will have an op- portunity to contribute and swell the fund. ‘While plans for this year's cam- paign are still in the making, it is expected that the outline of the pro- gram will be much the same as last year. The stand will be open 24 hours a day. guarded by police and probably manned by Boy Scouts out- side of school hours during the day. Broadcasts From Stand. Movie stars who will come here for the birthday balls will, as in the past, appear at the Mile o’ Dimes | stand to place their dimes on the track. There will be a8 number of radio broadcasts daily from the stand, popular local radio personalities be- ing on hand to accept and acknowl- edge contributions from business | irms and private individuals. There also will be special benefit shows throughout the city this year, it is planned, to collect more dimes for the campaign. Letters are to be sent in the near future to business firms, Government agencies and fraternal organizations, inviting them to participate in the (See MILE O’ DIMES, Page A-14) You and an Air Raid Private Office Building Plans Call for Organization Also at the signal, the elevators would be brought to the top floors and stopped. Venetian blinds would be dropped in all windows as a percaution against flying glass. Four trained men would go to the roof where buck- ets of sand stand ready for use against incendiary bombs. Buck- ets of sand have also been dis- tributed to both wings of the sixth floor and to some of the lower floors. The organization has purchased asbestos gloves and hoods, shovels and rakes for fighting incendiary bombs. It has increased its staff of watchmen, painted all sky- lights black and removed fuses from corridor lights for blackout purposes. 10-Story Building Organized. As an example of office build- ings with hundreds of different tenants, in one 10-story office building the superintendent as building warden has written each tenant, asking for a list of all personnel and asking volunteers to man services. Here, the third to seventh floors would be used for shelter of those on the three top floors, with building wardens to keep people away from win- dows and glass doors. Sand in buckets has been placed at all doors leading to the roof and 5-gallon portable pumps are also being provided. Each tenant is responsible for blacking out his own offices with the man- agement responsible for the building lights. Tomorrow: What will be done for you in an air mld‘ Call for Fewer but Larger Dances Arenas Will Be Used, With Tickets Admitting To Only One Party Dances on the President’s birth- day for the benefit of the campaign against infantile paralysis will be re- stricted this year to Uline Arena and possibly the Shoreham Hotel and Riverside Stadium, with a cele- | bration for colored contributors at | | Lincoln Colonnade. | have been held at leading hotels, | with single tickets entitling holders | to admission at any or all of the | | because of war conditions and the | | to direct traffic and otherwise safe- guard the public traveling between the hotels. Dime Collection to Continue. Promoters of the benefits, how- ever, believe the usual amount of | money will be raised. “Name” bands | will take part. Tickets will entitle the holders to admission at one dance only, it was said. ‘The program for collection of dime donations for the health program | will be continued on an expanded basis. This year it will include all { radio stations, department stores, | Government departments and other agencies as well as 60 motion pic- ture theaters. Such collections are to last through the week of January 22-30. $10 a Plate for Banquet. A banquet will be held either at the Willard Hotel or the Mayflower, with a price of $10 per plate, as against $7.50 last year. Also, there will be a command performance at the National Theater on January 25. Pending final arrangements of- ficials yesterday withheld the name of the Broadwayv hit which will be brought to the National. Other events will include a two- day horse show at Fort Myer. a mid- night show at Abe Lichtman's How- ward Theater, where the top price will be one dollar, midnight shows at the Loew's Capitol and Warner Bros. Earle Theater, where the prices will be $165. Visiting Holly- wood stars will visit the three | theaters. | If a dinner-dance is staged at the Shoreham Hotel the price will be $6.50 each. Famed Elephants in Cast 0f Almas Temple Circus ‘The famous Powers elephants of the London Hippodrome—whose last performance here is said to have been shortly after this Nation's en- try into the First World War—are to be featured performers at the | Shrine Circus to be staged Febru- ary 9-14 by Almas Temple. Previously seen here, it is said, at a command performance for Pres- ident Wilson, the four pachyderms will be at Uline Arena when the circus plays here. The Shrine Cir- cus Committee is headed by How- ard P. Foley, and the money raised will be used for charity activities of Almas Temple. Mr. Foley said the Powers ele- phants were brought to this coun- try just after the Nazis started bombing London. In addition, the Shrine Circus is scheduled to include 29 other acts. Ten thousand underprivileged and crippled children and thousands of service men from nearby camps are to be guests of Almas Temple at the circus, U. S. O. Anniversary Film to Be Shown Many high-ranking officials of the Army and Navy, @6 well as those of other Government branches, are expected to aftend a private show- ing of the United Service Organi- zation's anniversary fllm, “Private Letters of Pvt. Dobbs” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the National Press Club. Washington newspaper cor- respondents and recreation leaders also are to be guests. Francis P. Matthews, vice presi- dent and public relations chairman of the U. S. O, will be host. A reception will be held after the pic- ture is shown. Ad Men to Hear Merchant Edgar J. Kaufmann, Pittsburgh department store head, will discuss the defense problems of American retail merchants at a luncheon until they have eompleted instruction in nbljca regulations, traffic laws and methods of combatting incendiary bombs and deadly gasses. Provision has been —Star Staft Photo. 2,056 Receive Oath As Auxiliary Police In Mass Induction Maj. Kelly Warns Force It Must Be Ready to Face Any Situation A group of 2,056 men and women were sworn in as members of an auxiliary police force for the Dis- trict in a mass induction yesterday afternoon. in the departmental auditorium. It ~was the largest single group to receive the oath since the Police Department began | The benefits, which in the past | enrolling volunteers following the .., or work still remains to be declarations of war. The oath of office was admini tered by Maj. Edward J. Kel the assembly it must be ready to in the perilous days to come.” Stressing the seriousness of their work, Maj. Kelly said auxiliary po- lice “must use the best of judg- ment under all conditions” for a “safe and sane protection of Wash- ington civilians.” Curran Takes Oath. Among those taking the oath were District Attorney Edward M. Cur- ran and Assistant District Attorney George E. McNeil. Mr. Curran was sworn in as an assistant superin- tendent of police, while Mr. McNeil took the oath as a police inspector. Commissioner John Russel! Young told the men and women “it is comforting to know we have patriots in the District of Columbia. “You people,” he cortinued. “rave enlisted in the police service at a time when we never know when you will be called to duty to pro- tect civilians. We have plenty to do and I'm proud of you.” In expressing his gratitude for “being & part of a much-needed program that covers all races and creeds,” Chairman of the House District Committee Randolph praised the new auxiliary policemen for enlisting in the battle against the Axis “in a manner befitting the spirit of a great people.” Nearly 4,000 Now Members. Mr. Curran urged members of the auxiliary police Lo so conduct them- selves that when the struggle is over, the President will say, “Well, done, my fellow citizens.” The group sworn in yesterday swells the total of auxiliary police- men here to nearly 4000 men and women. The Police Department ex- pects to reach its goal of 6,000 by the end of this month. Arrangements have been made to furnish equipment for the auxiliary policemen including shields, visibil- ity belts for blackouts, raincoats and overshoes, within a few days. Regulations covering training of the auxiliaries have been formulated by police officials. They prescribe 28 hours of instruction in such fundamentals as protection of life and property, arrests and searches, traffic direction and handling of crowds, and in such specialized skills as dealing with various types of bombs and first aid. The latter two subjects will be taught by experts after the auxil- iary policemen have completed their basic training. Most of the other instruction will be given by heads of the precincts to which the auxil- iaries have been assigned. Star Employe Honored For Marine Enlistment William V. Watts, 26, of 1233 C street N.E, an employe of The Star since 1934, was presented a service-type wrist watch by Col, Le- roy W. Herron, advertising director of The Star, and a United States Defense bond by David H. Daven- port, president of The Star Club, at a farewell party in his honor in the Raleigh Hotel rooms of the Adver- tising Club of Washington Friday night. Mr. Watts has enlisted in the United States Marines and re- ports for duty tomorrow. The two gifts were from the many friends he had in the club. He had been the club's treasurer for two years and has been employed in the cashier’s office of The Star for some time. Delay Urged in Buying Air Raid Equipment Government officials advised cl- vilians yesterday that they should not attempt to buy air raid protec- The suggestion was offered after 0. P. M., the Office of Civilian De- meeting of the Advertising Club at 12:30 p. m. Wednesday at the Raleigh Hotel. Reid Wallace, presi- dent of the club, ‘l.\ preside. needed. ) 3 tion equipment unless and until di- rected to do so by air raid wardens. a conference between officials of the fense and the War Department. These agencies are making plans, it was said, to distribute protective equipment where it is most urgently Richmond Lists 181 Living Unifs For Patent Staff Coe Orders Changes In Offices; Transfer Date Not Settled (Picture on Page A-14.) Exclusive of furnished and un- furnished rooms, nearly 800 housing units are now available in the Rich- mond area for the 1200 Patent Office workers listed for transfer to that city, according to a special survey made by the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, a prelimi- nary report of which was received yesterday. The survey showed 233 houses for rent or sale in the Richmond area, with 144 new houses for sale, mak- ing a total of 377. Also available are 79 apartments in private homes; 158 apartments in apartment houses, and 167 flats, or 404, in all, in this classification. This makes a total of 781 housing units. ‘The Richmond Chamber of Com- merce also reported that 630 rooms are for rent, many of them large enough to accommodate two per= sons. In 274 of the rooms listed, meals are also available. These fig- ures, it was explained, do not include hotel rooms. Details Not Given. The report received here yester- day contained no data on rents, or the desirability, and physical con= dition of the housing units listed. Detailed information on these and other matters is expected in a later report. Conway P. Coe, commissioner of patents, returned to Washington yesterday from a visit to Richmond, where he inspected the Export Leaf Tobacco Building, which the Patent Office has taken ever to provide office space for examiners and other personnel to be moved from Wash= ington. With government engineers and representatives of the Public Build- ings Administration he completed | arrangements for the changes neces- sary to adapt this building to the | special needs of the Patent Office. Transfer Date Unsettled In addition to the erection of partitions between the spaces al- located for various units, a good | done before Patent Office workers can move into the building. Com- missioner Coe is not yet ready to parties, have been curtailed partly | superintendent of police, who told | gy Gefinitely the date on which | the actual transfer of personnel, | limited number of police available | face “any situation that might arise | fleq and equipment from Washing= | ton will begin. Of the personnel to be transferred | to Richmond, it is estimated that inearly 60 per cent own homes in the District. Some employes have already indicated their intention of keeping possession, temporarily at least; renting rooms in Richmond and returnmg here to spend week {ends with their families. In some | cases, it is said, homes have already |been purchased in Richmond. Others plan to rent their Washing- ton homes and move to Richmond “for the duration.” Of the approximately 1200 em- ployes listed for transfer, not all | will require houses or apartments in Richmond, officials pointed out yesterday. To Approve Some Transfers. In cases where the removal will | impose an unusual hardship on the | individual, the Commerce Depart- ment is expected to approve re- quests for transfers to other agen- cies remaining in Washington. Such | requests will not be approved, how- | ever, merely because the shift to Richmond will cause inconvenience, it was said. Commissioner Coe, who will divide his time between Washington and Richmond, will transfer his office here from the third to the first floor of the Patent Office, where the search room is located. Offices | also must be improvised on the first | floor for the defense, liaison and | other uits remaining here. Material {in the scientific library and base- ment files essential to the work of the examining divisions will be moved to Richmond, Commissioner Coe said. | {Vatican Paper Condemns Policy of "Brufe Force’ | By the Associated Press. | VATICAN CITY, Jan. 3 (Andl | Agency) —The Vatican City news- paper Osservatore Romano said to- day future co-operation among na- tions must be based on “a juridical | basis” and not subordinated to a ‘,pohcy “which cannot resist tempta- tion of brute force.” Prerequisites for a lasting peace, ‘the newspaper added, are “liberty, | integrity and security for all na- | tions, even the smallest: no di- vergence from these prerequisites can be tolerated.” Attacking “the use of brute force as an instrument of foreign pol- icy,” Osservatore Romano declared that “one nation’s will to live should never amount to the death sentence of another. “If the jurjdical rights of a na- tion have be®n infringed upon or | imperilled,” it asserted, “then this { calls for reparations. Such repara- | tions, however, must not be deter- | mined by the sword or arbitrary | egoism but by rules of justice and | reciprocal equity.” :T. V. ;._bum Gets Water Year Ahead of Schedule By the Associated Press. WATTS BAR DAM, Tenn,, Jan. 3. —The giant gates of the new Watts Bar Dam were closed for the first time today, and the 41000-acre storage basin began impounding water a year ahead of schedule. The latest link in the chain of Tennessee River development was sealed by T. V. A. Chairman David E. Lilienthal, following a brief cere- mony which included remarks by former Senator James P. Pope, Who was once a T. V. A. director. Besides contributing 150,000 kilo- watts to electric power production, the $35,000,000 dam will extend nav- igation from Chickamauga Reser- voir upstream 72 miles to Fort Loudon Dam, now under construce tion, The barrier is almost 3,000 feet wide and 97 feet high. Hydro-elec- tric power generation is expected to begin within t months,