Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1942, Page 13

Randolph Seeks Quick Action on Tire Theft Bill A. D. A. and ‘Baby Broker’ Measures Also to Come Up House approval of legislation making tire thefis in the District punishable as felonies, a step deemed necersary because of 33 such offenses here since January 1, is anticipated tomorrow by Chairman Randolph of the Hoyse District Committee, Although the price-control bill will have the right of way, Repre- sentative Randolph hopes to have the tire bill called up for considera- tion, Under it, the theft of tires and other automobile accessories, made doubly dear by rationing, ‘would call for penalties up to 10 pears in prison. Other D. C. Measures. ‘Three other District measures Mr. Randolph expects to present for passage by unanimous consent ‘would: 1. Authorize the Alley Dwelling Authority to borrow from both pri- vate and public sources to carry forward its $15,000,000 low-rent program. 2. Outlaw “baby broker” concerns by requiring licensing of all child- placement agencies and prohibit- ing them from charging fees for finding foster homes for youngsters. 3. Permit the vestry of Rock Creek- Parish to use now restricted sites in Rock Creek Cemetery as burial plots. McCormack to Co-operate. House Leader McCormack said he feels sure that it will be possible to call up and pass these non-contro- versial measures after the price- control bill has been disposed of. He said it is his general policy to allow District measures to be brought up at any time under unan- imous consent instead of waiting for regular District days and that he will co-operate with Mr. Ran- dolph. - Action on the Schulte bill provid- 3 A VOLUNTEER WASHINGTON, D. C., JANUARY 25, 1942 . P 8 Million Outlayx For Bridge, Road® Work Here Seen Whitehurst Predicts Contracts Will Be Avarded by August The colossal problem faced by the District in meeting traffic con- ditions was illustrated yesterdsy by Highway Director H. C. Whitehurst, when he forecast that by next Au= : gust $8,000,000 in contracts would be awarded for highway work and bridge projects. A The stateraent was iszued in cone nection with approval by the Dis- trict Commissioners of revision of the 1943 fiscal year highway estis mates, which had been delayed to await the l-cent increase in the District gasoline tax and the latest judgment on Federal-aid road work , here in keeping with the emergency program. -The revised program provides $1,- 000,000 for starting construction of a $4,500,000 bridge over the Anacoss tia River on the line of South Cap-. . itol street, which is to connect with new traffic arteries by-passing Boll- ing Field, the Naval Air Station and other important areas near the southern point of the District. Also included in the new program is a request for $150,000 to cover the cost of engineering studies and plans for four large traffic relief projects outlined in the Whitehurst survey report given to Congress late last year, Federal Approval Given. ‘Those projects are: 1. A trunk highway to the North east from the vicinity of Twelfth and K streets NW. to Fifteenth street and Benning road N.E., which includes consideration of suggested grade separation devices and rout- ings at or near the old Central Library Building at Massachusetts and New York avenues, Seventh, Ninth and K streets N.W. 2. A trunk highway to the North- west from the vicinity of Connecti- cut avenue and K street to Twenty- seventh and K streets N.W. in- cluding consideration of a depressed Above, Fireman R. D. Jones jumps into a life net held by members of the class of civilian firemen. The volunteers are not allowed to jump, although they are being trained to catch others in the net. Chief J. W. Allan inspects clove hitches tied on a line by Willlam Heany, C. C. Bagley and Abe Shapiro, left to right. —Star Staff Photos. 'Y Y for Dupont Circle, similar to de- I velopments now in service at 1500 District Men Complete | Conciliation Service |3-Cent Fare Applies | s S GRADUATE AS AUXILIARY FIREMEN—The “graduating class” of volunteers for auxiliary fire service going through a few final exercises yesterday at No. 22 Engine Company, Georgia avenue and Military road NW. Capt. W. C. Rees is inspecting the progress of Thomas Filloramo, Lauren Hart and Saul Abrahams in carrying a hose line up an aerial ladder under leadership of Fireman R. A. Turner. highway along the K street line , between Connecticut avenue and ! 24th street. 3. A grade separation structure at Thirteenth and H streets N.'W. 4. A grade separation structure ing $300 annual salary increases for District firemen and Metropolitan, Park and White House police will be sought later, Mr. Randolph said, but because of its controversial nature, this measure will not be permitted | to delay consideration of other| legislation. 6260 e s we A, B. . Head Admits Permifs fo Buy Tires tire bill Mr. Randolph’s report says: | In addition, Capt. Whitehurst an- nounced that the District govern- “Transportation at the seat of gov- | ernment is a matter of vital con- | cern and importance. This bill is| designed to protect this transporta- | tion during war or other emergen- cies. Its provisions become opera- tive whenever the sale or use of any of enumerated articles is restricted, persuant to any law of the Upited States” He emphasized that this measure is intended primarily to cover situations where thieves strip tires or other accessories, or drain gasoline, from cars parked on the | public highways of the District. The legislation, he explained, sufficiently broad to cover thefts of equipment from bicycles and other vehicles. At the present time, theft of tires or other accessories with a value of less than $50 is simply a misde- meanor punishable by a fine of not more than $200, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. Parking Bill to Be Pushed. Voicing hope that the legislation would be enacted without delay, ‘Trafic Director William A. Van Duzer yesterday urged motorists to keep a record of the serial numbers of their tires for their own pro- tection. He pointed out that, in the event a driver’s tires are stolen, he can aid police by giving them the serial numbers. District officials still are consid- ering an amendment to the automo- bile code which would provide that no vehicle receive a green inspec- tion sticker unless tire serial num- bers were visible. This was sug- gested about a month ago, but Mr. Van Duzer said action on the pro- posal had been withheld pending a check to see how much additional work the plan would entail at the inspection stations. Mr. Randolph said late yesterday that he also will seek committee action this week on the bill author- izing the District Commissioners to operate municipal parking lots on | the “fringe” of down-town areas, | and also for erection of temporary auxiliary buildings at Gallinger Hospital and Glenn Dale Sanitorium to accommodate some 1,000 addi- tional patients. The “fringe” park- ing measure passed the Senate last week, but has been delayed in the House Committee, after having been favorably reported by a scant ma- | jority by a months ago. Mr. Randolph said that after the tension in the House on the price control legislation has been eased, he expects to have a District Com- mittee meeting on several meas- ures. Included are hospital facili- ties legislation on which he expects early advices from the District Commissioners. Transportation Hearing Due. Another hearing during the com- ing week is also planned by Mr. Randolph on the District trans- portation problem. He has invited officials of the American Automo- bile Association, Keystone Automo- bile Club and other organizations and citizens' associations to attend. Correspondence made public by Mr. Randolph yesterday didcloses that Congress has for years vio- lated one of its own laws. It has refused to make appropriations for equipment to eliminate a smoke and cinder nuisance at the Capitol power plant. This was admitted in a report by David Lynn, architect of the Capitol, replying to a letter by Chairman Randolph which con- tained a complaint by Representa- tive Dewey, Republican, of Illinois. Mr. Lynn recited a series of un- successful efforts since 1935, when the smoke law was passed, to ob- tain funds from Congress to install machinery to abate the smoke nui- sance and catch cinders. Such funds, he said, have been refused for the last six years by the Cap- itol Building Commission, of which the Speaker, chairman of the Rules Committee and himself are mem- bers. Another request is being made in the 1943 budget, Architect Lynn axplained. The estimate of cost, he pointed out, has increased from $155,000 in 1941 to 194,000, due to increases in the cost of materials and labor. subcommittee two Acfing in Business is | (Case for Licensee Matter Had No Relation To Any Liquor License, Lodge Declares Thomas E. Lodge, whose term as | a member of the Alcoholic Beverage | Control Board “expires February 3, yesterday confirmed reports he acted during the last year as legal counsel in a business issue affect- ing an A. B. C. licensee, but he declared the case had “no relation to anything concerning a liquor license of the A. B. C. Board.” While the District Commissioners | who hold fhe appointing power, re- fused c ent on possible reap- pointmerft’ of Mr. Lodge, Commis- sioner Madon issued a statement related to another published criti- jcism of Mr. Lodge, a statement | that he had accepted free drinks at one or more places on ‘“opening | nights.” “I think it is a mistake or bad | judgment for public officials to accept gratuities from any one.” Mr. Mason said. “They should be | independent of all persons who have, lor might do business before the | District government. * * * Public | officials should lean backwards in | all cases.” Was No Secret. To this Mr. Lodge said in a “limited” number of instances he had been a guest of licensees on opening nights or other special oc- casions, and that there was nothing secret about it, as he had been an- nounced as guest speaker and chair- man of the A. B. C. Board. He said he had accepted such invitations because there was precedent for it, and because he felt it was logical for A. B. C. Board members to attend such affairs so they might know how the places of lquor licensees were conducted. However, he added, when he was | told recently that a question of pro- tprlety was involved, he said he would never again acceot such invi- zations if anyone thought accept- ance might create the wrong im- pression. As to the-degal case, Mr. Lodge said: “I can see no justification for any criticism of me for handling a private legal matter outside of my hours in District service, which in no wise conflicted with the judg- ment or decisions of myself or other members of the A. B. C. Board. Tnvolved Air-Conditioning.. The case, which Mr. Lodge said occurred last spring, involved a question of provision of air-cooling equipment for the Annapolis Phar- macy, Inc., located in the Annapolis Hotel Building, which is controlled by the Manger Hotel chain, with headquarters in New York. Mr. Lodge said he had known L. Louis Rodis, president of the phar- macy company, for many years, and assumed he was asked to serve as its legal counsel in the case for this reason. The pharmacy has an off- sale class A liquor license. The Annapolis Hotel has an on-sale class C permit. As Mr. Lodge described the issue, the hotel had air-conditioning equipment but the pharmacy did not. Mr. Lodge said he negotiated, from his private law offices, with the Manger hotel chain and suc- ceeded in getting an agreement for installation of air - conditioning equipment for the pharmacy. He said his legal fee was paid by Mr. Rodis ‘for the pharmacy company. Competition Was Factor. The request for air-conditioning equipment, he explained, hinged on possible loss of customers to the pharmacy, since competitors had this advantage. Mr. Lodge empha- sized this did not mean the hotel as a competitor in the liquor sales, 'A.E. Riley Falls Dead since the drug store was licensed to sell only bottled goods and not drinks, Hembdflnthehld.m Issued fo 22 Here By Rationing Board Names of Successful Applicants for Week Are Announced ‘The names of 22 successful ap- plicants for tires and tubes were announced yesterday by the District Rationing Board. ‘Those who were granted certifi- cates this week follow: Charles Schneider Baking Co., 413 I street N.W.; United Petroleum Products, wholesale fuel, 710 Rhode Island avenue N.E.; National Truck- ing & Storage Co., common carrier, 1435 New York avenue N.E. certifi- cates for three vehicles; C. D. Kenny Co., 408 Twelfth street S.W.; Robert G. Montgomery, plumbing con- tractor, 1257 U street N.W.; Rudolph & West, hardware, 605 Rhode Island avenue NE. N George F. Muth, Inc., Government | delivery, 710 Thirteenth street N.W.; Washington Refrigeration Co., 1733 Fourteenth street NW.; D. H. Stevens Co., plumbing and heating, 1351 Quincy street N.W.; William H. Merchants, plumber, 4912 Illinois | avenue N.W.; Irvin B. Robinson, | roofing and heating, 726 Seventh street S.W.; National Delivery As- sociation, Government delivery, 639 New York avenue, and Clowe & Davis, Inc., commission merchants, 1217 Maine avenue S.W. John P. Evans Plumbing Co., 2151 L street N.W.; Robert E. Dove, plumber, 1002 G street NE.; Wash- ington Coal Co., fuel distributors, 1421 North Capitol street; Uline Ice Co., 38 M street N.E.; Dr. W. Cabell Moore, physician, 2011 R street NW.; Dr. Stanley 8. Tanz, physician, 454 Oakwood street S.E.; Edward Babineau, clerk, Department of Agriculture; Dr. Welford F. Hall, physician, 1818 H street N.W., and P. W. Krownapple, delivery of food, 1214 Fourteenth street N.W. At C. U. Boxing Match Albert E. Riley, 70, of 3117 Seventh street N.E. fell dead last night at Catholic University gymnasium while watching boxing matches be- tween Catholic University and Pennsylvania «State Teachers’ Col- lege of Lock Haven. Last sacraments were adminis- tered by the Rev. Gerald Dillon, dean of men at the University. Mr. Riley came here 15 years ago from Indianapolis and served as secretary-treasurer of the Brick- layers and Plasterers’ Union here until 1936, when he retired. He was a member of the Metropolis View Citizens’ Association and the Holy Name Society of St. Anthony's Catholic Church. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Cora E. Riley; two sons, Willis Riley, with the Interior Department in Denver, Colo,, and Donald L. Riley, employe of the General Accounting Office, and a daughter, Mrs. An- thony Falloni of Newark, N. J. - no dealings in the case with the Annapolis Hotel but with spokes- men for the chain in New York. “I' do not. feel that I have com- promised myself, or other members of the A. B. C. Board, in any way,” said Mr, Lodge. “I do not think I did anything improper. I performed this service outside the District Building, on my own time. In fact I have devoted full time and much overtime to the work of the A. B. C. Board. I did not understand that it has been considered improper for a Government worker to en- gage in private law work outside if’ there was no conflict with official | hour course of instruction, and 700 J- | nounced the Government will have duties.” ’ In fact, he added, his former pri- vaie law practice had dwindled to “practically nothing” due to the time devotéd to A. B. C. Board bus- = 3 'Auxiliary Firemen Course ‘The District’'s new volunteer fire) fighters are some of the most en- | thusiastic in the business. Approxi- mately 500 have completed the 50- more are either in training or have registered and passed the physical | examination. Pire Chief Stephen Porter ex- pressed gratification last night at the progress and spirit of the vol- | unteers, many of whom have be- come so interested in the work that they return ‘weekly for “refresher” lessons. At the same time, Chief Porter issued a call for at least 1,000 ad- ditional volunteers. To be eligible applicants must be between 18 and 55 years and able to pass a physical examination less strict than that required of regular firemen, but thorough enough to eliminate men ‘who might be harmed by moderate exercises. Volunteers should report to the engine or truck company station nearest their homes, or to the Vol- unteer Service Bureau at 501 Penn- | sylvania avenue N.W. which will them to a station house.| Night classes are most popular, though day instruction will be ar- | ranged where the demand warrants. | Chief Porter said the course of instruction is one of the most com- plete of its kind in the country. The volunteers are first given a lec- | ture on the importance of disci- pline, then are drilled in the fire alarm signal system and in depart- mental rules and regulations. . Next comes a course in learning firemen’'s knots and the use of fire- men’s tools and equipment, includ- ing hose lines, ladders, life nets, étc. Many classes are devoted to drills to increase the skill of the volunteers in raising and scaling ladders and in connecting, carrying and holding fire hose. Final instruction is in the handling of incendiary and gas | bombs. Three ‘classes are held weekly. Of the course, 30 hours are devoted to engine company training and 20 hours to truck company training. Red Cross instruction in first aid also is given. The course lasts about six weeks. Many “graduates” have formed weekly classes which returq to fire- houses for additional drills and in- struction. ‘Tempos’ Now Run From Ato Z; Next Batch to Be Numbered Work Progresses on 23 Structures To Provide Space for 29,100 Workers It is now more important than ever fcr the Washington resident to know his ABC's, for when work is completed on the 23 new letter- designated buildings so far an- more office space in temporary buildings than it did in the first World War. And many more are planned. A new line on the magnitude of Federal expansion is given by this fact, especially when all the great permanent buildings erected since the last war and all the private apartment and office buildings which have been requisitioned are taken into consideration. Giving the “tempos” letters isn't lessening the confusion of newcom- ers in the city, who already are more than a bit bothered figuring out Washington's lettered streets and the long list of alphabetical agencies. It's even proving baffling to natives. 3 'Will House 29,000. On completion of that part of the temporary building program an- nounced thus far there will be 29,100 employes working in these struc- tures. That more “tempos” are com- ing may be gathered from the fact that the Public Buildings Admini- stratjon still has left a large por- tion of the $25,000,000 deficiency ap- propriation earmarked for office ex- pansion here. The 23 buildings wil' contain 2,582,000 square feet of floor space, about 200,000 feet more than the last war “tempos” had. ‘The Capital did not quite rid it- self of temporary buildings in the 23 years which elapsed between wars. For two of the old ones are Mall and at Nineteenth and D streets N.W., respectively. These accommodate about 2,000 additional workers. No. 2 houses the Federal Surplus Commodities Agency, which to many, is a rather strange name these days. P. B. A. officlals practically ex- No particular pattern or order of construction seems to have been followed in designating the build- ings. Two are appropriately lettered; N, just behind the Navy Depart- ment is being used by Navy, and its neighbor W, just back of the Munitions Building, is occupied by | the War Department. But, in try- ing to work out some pattern, one is stumped by the fact that W Js long since completed, while A, B and C will not be finished on the War College grounds until early March. The Issue is further confused by D, at Independence avenue and Fourth street, complete and occupied by Leon Henderson's O. P. A. Then we came to E, the hangover from the last war. The War Department has been using for some time F, G and H, on Twenty-third street at C street N.W. Buildings I, J, K and L, announced last week, will line the south side of the Lincoln Me- morial Reflecting Pool, and will be occupied when finished in the spring by the Navy. The War Department has M, at Twenty-sixth street and Constitution avenue. Though O and P are to be built at Fourth and Fifth, G and H streets N.W,, the site selected for a new General Accounting Office, they probably will not be occupied by employes of G. A. O. as previously reported. Building R, on Jeffer- son drive and Fourth street is occupied by the new War Produc- tion Board. S, three blocks west on Jefferson drive, will be finished early in February. Poetic Justice for P. B. A: Public Buildings officials will get a taste of life in a temporary, for they are scheduled to move next week into T, Fourteenth street and Constitution avenue N.W. Its neigh- bor U, Twelfth, and Constitution, will be finished in about two weeks. Buildings X and Y will be built on Nineteenth street NE., opposite Eastern 'High School, a site previ- ously set aside for the proposed municipal auditorium. ‘This brings us down to Z, to be built at Alabama avenue and Good 'For "Nuisance’ Cases Planned by Rent Chief Will Settle Disputes Where Formal Hearings Are Held Unnecessary (7" 'By JAMES Y. NEWYON. | A conciliation service will be set up in gy District Rent Cont | Office to settle “nuisance® | minor disputes between landlard |and tenant where formal hearings | are held unnecessary, Administrator Robert F. Cogswell announced yes- terday. An example of such a case is that of a tenant who complained | her landlady shut off she electricity | during the day. The tenant said she couldn't even “toast a piece of ‘breud." The landlady. replied she | was merely “following the policy of conservation established by Presi- dent Roosevelt.” The tenant, she said, was “wast- | lights on all day. The vernment | would reap another benefit from her “lights off” idea, for she is using money saved to buy Defense sav- ings stamps, the woman added. This will be the first case for the conciliation service to handle next week. To carry out the idea, it will be necessary to appoint an- other attache tp the rent -office. This will be done soon, Mr. Cogs- well said. Another “Nuisance” Case. Another “nuisance” case cited was that of two girls who complained of too little heat. Rent officials corrected the situation for them. Two days later the landlord com- plained the girls were leaving win- dows open to let the heat out. A number of these minor cases, Mr. Cogswell suspects, are part of a plan of harassment on the part of some landlords to get the tenants out. One woman said her landlord had forbidden her to use the front door. Mr. Cogswell announced also that the new consent forms are ready. ‘These will be used and signed in raised in the last year because of new furnishings or extensive re- modeling, and the tenant agrees to the increase. There are hundreds of such cases throughout Washing- ton, and the landlords involved stand to lose thousands of dollars under the rent law. Mr. Cogswell has stated the agreement for in- creases will not be retroactive, and the landlord is the law even if he accepts the ad- ditional rent for January as a gift from the tenant. cmfit forms are expected to expedite ndling these cases. gh yesterday the officg had recel 91 petitions from land- lords, most of whom seek to have rent set up to the level before Jan- uary 1, when the law took effect. A few landlords ask higher rentals, in case it’s very much out of line.” Petitions From 107 Tenants. Mr. Cogswell has recelved 107 petitions for relief from tenants. Formal will held in nearly every . type. Though there are stances where the tenant has " landlord’s damln‘d‘.l, there Hope road SE. It will accommodate | acq 2,700 workers, about the biggest of the temporaries. Oh, yes, one was nearly forgotten. P. B. A, will erect a cafeteria at Seventh and Independence avenue S. W. There will be no letter left! for it. A plaints. probably | tending ‘the Wilson® Teacher Col- | ing valuable electricity” by leaving % instances where rents have been | To All Students Under | | Collegians Within Age Limit Are Entitled to Reduction, Hankin Says | “school children” applies to stu- | dgnts er 18 yeags of age, at- | lege or any other accepted “school,” the Public Utilities Commission an- nounced yesterday. The commis- | sien, in adopting the rule, acted on | an opinion written by Chairman Gregory Hankin. The action was taken on a pe- tition by Mrs. Ira P. Miller, mother 18, Commission Rules “ ‘flfe ;&fit ttandtt fare (or* ment had received official approval of the Public Roads Administration for four major wartime traffic relief projects, to be financed jointly by. the Federal and District govern- ments, Approved as Access Routes. These are the huge grade separa- tion structure at and near Four- teenth street and Maine avenue SW., alyeady under construction, and three other projects about to come out of the planning stage: Construction of an elevated “free- | way” along K street N.W. between Rock Creek and Key Bridge; widen- ing and other improvements to Twenty-third street N.W., and ex- tension of Independen: avenue |Irorn Fourteenth street S.W. to Lin- coln Memorial Circle, all of which are major plans to improve access to and from the District and Vir- ginia via Potomac River Bridges. The Twenty-third®street plans en- | vision widening of that artery” be- of a Wilson Teacher College stu- dent, and a request by Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, for a determination of the question. The Hankin ruling overrides | opinions given by Corporation | Counsel Richmond B. Keech, who also general counsel to the Utilities Commission, and argu- ments presented by the Capital Transit Co. Mr. Keech has main- tained that students of Wilson | Teacher College are not “children” within the meaning of the joint | resolution adopted by Congress per- mitting merger of the old streetcar and bus companies, in accord with their previous agreement. Mr. Hankin ruled, however, that there was ambiguity in the wording of this joint resolution and that the guiding question was net what Con- gress intended in words used in the joint resolution, but what the com- pany intended by the words used in the streetcar unification agreement. Before September, 1939, the transit company furnished blanks to the teacher college for purchase of 3-cent fare tickets. Thereafter, while it no longer furnished the blanks, the college continued to issue applications to eligible students, until November, 1941, when the company asked that the practice be stopped. - McCarran Delays Study Of Recreation Bill The meeting of the Senate Dis- trict Committee called for Wednes- day morning to consider the recrea- tion co-ordinating bill was post- poned yesterday to await the return of Chairman McCarran. A new date will be announced later. ‘This postpones also the considera- tion of the nomination of James H. n for the vacancy on the Public Utilities Commission. < February 15. The administrator points out that each complaint heard is a potential Municipal Court case, as his decision may be ap- to the court. Three judges t tribunal will sit as a board appeals from Mr. Cogswell’s . A mistake in procedure in office, he pointed out, might Municipal Court with cases. Carl Borders, chief of the rent section of the Office of Price Ad- ministration, has been studying the operation of Mr, Cogswell’s office with a view to making the District law a model for proposed national mented favorably on work of the District office. Mr. Cogswell reported to Mr. Henderson the many complaints of tweeh Constitution and Pennsyl- | vania avenues, construction of a | grade separation structure at Vir- | ginia avenue N.W. and extension of | Twenty-third street between N street and Massachusetts ave- | nue N.W. In this connection, the report of Capt. Whitehurst, approved by the Commissioners, states that the four projects to improve approaches to the Potomac River bridges have received approval as access routes and as such are eligible for defense | highway funds. “We have submit« ted all four projects,” the report states, “and requested $3,478,000 of access road funds. This amount, plus the regular Federal aid (pri- | mary) for 1943 of $487,000, will pro- | vide for these projects a total of |$3,965,000 in Federal funds—the | total cost of which is estimated | to be $6,000,000.” | Total Already Reduced. | Under the revised program, some | projects heretofore considered were | withdrawn or delayed and others were inserted, with the result that | the total now proposed in the Dis- | trict highway budget for the next | fiscal year, for street improvements, | is $4,495,100 or more than $1,000,000 | in excess of those submitted to Con-_ lgress early this month by the Budget Bureau. However, the 1943 budget total already had been re- duced by $1900,000 in items orig- inally scheduled for the 1943 fiscal year, but which were covered in a current year emergency appropria~ (See WHITEHURST, Page A-14) District Defense Columbia Heights Meeting Set Today A mass meeting for the residents of Zone 3 of the Columbia Heights area will be held at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon at 2437 Fifteenth street N.W,, James M. Long, zone chair~ man, announced last night. Charles Sellers will speak on “Various Types of Gasses.” Representative Cunningham, Re=~ publican, of Iowa will discuss civilian morale at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Taft Junior High School in a mass meet- ing sponsored by the East Gate Lions Club. Reports will be made on civilian defense activities in the ‘Woodridge area. . Clement Murphy, the District's chief air-raid warden, will speak at the Municipal Center area de- fense mass meeting in the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Fifth and P streets N.-W,, at 8 p.m. Tuesday. A meeting of residents of Civilian Defense Zone No. 8 will be held at 8 pm. tomorrow in Kingsman , Fourteenth and E streety NE. 4 Civilian defense officials of ths Lincoln Park Area will explain