Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1942, Page 13

eseas )Cémplete Study 0fD. C. Liquor Law Weighed Senators Stirred By Charges City Is ‘Wettest’ By J. A. O'LEARY. A broad study of-the District liquor control law may grow out of the two-day hearings by a Senate subcommittee on the House ap- proved bill to ban liquor price ad- vertising and to extend the dry zones around churches and schools from 400 to 600 feet. Senator Hughes, Democrat, of Delaware, said last night that, in view of the charges made at the hearings that Washington is “the wettest city” and that it has a large number of licensed places, “it might be well to have a Senate committee give the whole subject consideration.” | At the same time, Representative Hebert, Democrat, of Louisiana re- | iterated his intention of asking the House District Committee, when it meets tomorrow morning, to author- ize an investigation of the Alco- holic Beverage Control Board. Senator Hughes explained his sub- committee would report to the Sen- ate District Committee only on the two specific changes proposed in the pending liquor bill, and that he would consult Senators Clark, Democrat, of Idaho and Capper, Republican, of Kansas, the other subcommittee members, before sug- gesting & wider probe to the full committee. The description of Washington as 8 “wide-open city” in the sale of liquor was made by Senator Cap- per and supported by Wilbur LaRoe, jr., of the Civic Affairs Committee of the Washington Federation of | Churches. | rishioners. e e et e RN o~ e e FOLLOWING MR. HENDERSON'S EXAMPLE—The Rev. W. L. Ribble, pastor of the Falls Church Episcopal Church, is saving wear on both car and tires by using a bicycle to call on his pa- He's shown above visiting Mrs. Charles E. Kellogg, 214 East Broad street, Falls Church, a member of His church. —Star Staff Photo. Chairman Thomas E. Lodge of the A. B. C. Board told Senator Capper he could not agree that Washington *is wide open,” and said dealers do not think so in view of the regula- tions that have been laid down to govern their business. Other Cities Less Strict. | e Senator ,Clark said he did not S hool B Id g want to take the position of justify- | C oo u' In S ing the District control system, but | believed a comparison would show that Washington has more re- strictions than many other big | cities. He pointed out Washington has no Sunday sale of liquor, no | stand-up bars and earlier closing | hours. Testimony that Washington has | w. Ballou to all public school offi- Ballou Orders End Announcement Says Move Is Approved by Defense Co-ordinator 48,649 Volunteers Enroll for Civilian | January 1, First Hearings On Rents Set For Saturday Tfiree Examiners Are Assigned 4 Cases Each The first formal hearings under the District Rent Control Act of cases involving disputes between landlords and tenants will be held 4t 10 am. Saturday, Rent Admin- istrator Robert F. Cogswell an- nounced yesterday, The hearings will be public. Each of the three examiners of the rent office, 1740 Massachusetts avenue N.W. will hear four cases. Mr. Cogswell has approved plans calling for a half-hour session in each case. On other week days, the examiners plan to hold nine hear- ings each, making a possible total of 147 cases for a week. More than 1900 cases are now on file at the office. One heard Palfty of the first disputes to be involves Countess Eleanor and Ann Hollman, who oc- cupies a house at 1424 Thirty-fifth street N.W. Countess Palffy seeks to have the rent raised from $115 & month to $225. The first figure is the rent the house brought on 1941, “freezing date” under the law. Since then, Countess Palffy contends, she has completely furnished the house at a cost of $6,500 and has spent $3,000 for re- modeling and redecoration. Ex- aminer J. Warren Wilson will hear the case. Hayes Assigned Southeast Case. ‘While this hearing is going on, Examiner Leonard S. Hayes will be attempting to reconcile the dif- ferences of Eppa H., Honey, land- lord and Harvey Myers, who rents a house at 2127 Pifteenth street SE. | Mr. Honey seeks a rent increase from $28 +o $3750. He says the |$28 figure was set for a former tenant who had a bit of bad luck in his family, and that the house is worth more on the current mar- | ket. In his initial hearing, Examiner | (0f 24-Hour Wach in | A brief circular from Supt. Frank | Ernest F. Williams will be called upon to decide whether Miss Edna Defense Work Here 15,390 Already Trained For Jobs and 28,866 More Are Taking Instruction |20, %erant, b. V. | signed a lease agreement to pay | Enrollment of volunteers in civilian | $80. | defense services here will reach a|™ \g. Cogswell, meanwhile, an- the rent on a house at 3811 Warren street N.W., for which on the freez- ing date she received $77.50 a month. Miss Schulz contends that she has | improved the place in the last year |and that during Noyember the 1. Schulz is entitled to raise by $2.50 | ivenburgh, | one of the highest per capita rates in the country for liquor consump- tion pfompted several later wit- | nesses to contend that Washington does not consume all the liquor the figures indicate is sold here. Martin F." O'Donoghue, attorney for the District Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association, and P. - Sugrue, chairman of the associa- tion's executive board, declared that cut-rate advertising by some of the cers yesterday ended the 24-hour watch maintained by teachers in 18 buildings throughout the city. His communication noting that “a discontinuance of this service is approved by the direction of the United States co-ordinator” closed a contreversy that had puzzled the community since shortly before Christmas when the mysterious 24- hour alert was first ordered. Responsibility for the order never was established, although Dr. Ballou stated publicly he was following orders from District civilian defense officials. Defense officials, while silent officially, are known to have said that Dr. Ballou acted on his own. ‘The order for the alert was made public only when several school teachers called newspapers to ask an explanation. Their queries drew a blast of criticism from Defense d- Co-ordinator John Russell Young. | Throughout the Christmas vaca- tion the watch was maintained by the teachers. With the resumption of classes it was decided to have the job in most of the smaller build- ings turned over to air raid war- total of 48,649 on.January 31, ac- cording to a progress report yes- terday by Col. Lemuel Bolles, civi- lian defense director for the Met- ropolitan Area. Of this number 15,390 have been trained as air-raid wardens, aux- iliary police and firemen, rescue squad members, emergency medical aides, motor transport helpers, | emergency feeding and housing | aides and public works assistants. Col. Bolles said 28,866 are now in training. The civilian defense office gave the following totals in each serv- ice: Air-raid waming service, 19.954 enrolléd, more than 5000 trained and more than 14,000 in training. | Auxiliary firemen—1,200 enrnlled.l 600 trained and 600 in training. | Auxiliary policemen—4,196 en- | rolled, 800 trained and :/5,396 in train- ‘ ing. Rescue squads—400 enrolled, 200 trained and 200 in training. Emergency medical services—000 doctgrs, 1,500 nurses, 480 nursing aides, 600 stretcher bearers. Motor transport—1,600 enrolled, 600 trained and 670 in training, | with several hundred to be assigned | to training. Emergency feeding and housing— Feeding, 2,040 enrolled, 1,530 trained | and 510 in training; housing, 8,134 | enrolled, 5,259 assigned to duty, 1,750 | trained and 3,500 in training. Public works—7,550 enrolled, 5,000 | trained and 2,550 in training. | The latter service is for clearance | of debris following air raids, decon- | tamination work, and for repair of | water, sewer and road facilities. All members have been trained for the | work in their daily vocations. In addition, the defense office has the services of 10 volunteer staff workers. Benefi;Dance Planned | Feb. 23 for Girls' Club A grand ball for the benefit of the Washington Girls' Club will be held the night of Pebruary 23 at Hotel 2400 under the sponsorship of the Lions Club of Georgetown. Punds derived from the public dance will be used to expand the | Girls' Club's dctivities, Lou L./ Brown, jr., president of the Lions | Club, announced yesterday. | “The Girls' Club endeavors to| provide moral guidance and recrea- | tional outlets for young girls who | lack proper parental guidance,” Mr. Brown said. “Girls at the impres- sionable stage of life are definitely tal service for needy pupils. U.s. Chamber Favors Staggered Store Hours Nation-wide staggering of de- partment store hours to permit late | shopping by Government workers and relieve peak loads on trans- portation systems is recommended | by the Transportation and Com- munication Committee of the United | States Chamber of Commerce in a report to the board. Washington is cited as an exam- ple of the benefit which could be brought to cities by staggering store | hours. The influx of workers here and lengthening of Government agencies’ hours make shopping harder for the employes, the report | points out. The stagger system would give the late-shift workers a fair time allowance for shopping. Two Husbands Request Divorces in Rockville & ecrs) Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 7.—A suit Music will be furniched by two orchestras and a floor show will be | presented, Mr. Brown said, adding | that door prizes will be given the | first 100 couples attending the dance. Mr. Brown -is a director of the | Girls’ Club, whose headquarters are | attached to the Curtis School on O street west of Wisconsin avenue in Georgetown. nounced he had approved maximum rent ceilings for 61 additional prop- erties where there was no dispute between landlord and tenant. In 54 of the cases the rents were raised, while seven called for de- creases. In each of the cases both parties consented to the change. Raises Range to 337%. Increases in rents approved by the administrator ranged from $2 a month where it was determined the landlord now has to pay more for services offered tenants, to $25 where a $75 per month apartment had been furnished since the freez- ing date. The decreases allowed by | Mr. Cogswell ranged from $250 to $750. Most of these cases involved aparthents which' were partially furnished last year and are now rented unfurnished. So far, Mr. Cogswell has set rent ceilings in 119 cases. This has been done where the tenant agrees in writing to the change and the ad- ministrator believes it is justified. A special consent form has been made available at the office to ex- pedite the procedura Mr. Cogswell said business at the office has reached an average of about 125 callers and 375 telephone calls a day. He advises all new- comers here to learn immediately from their landlords the rent which was charged for their quarters on the freezing date. Transit Company to Buy 20 Diesel Motor Buses Diesel engine motor buses will ap- | pear on Washington streets some- time in May, it was disclosed yes- terday when the Public Utilities Commission authorized the Capital | Transit Co. to purchase 20 such buses on a conditional sales ar- rangement. Each bus will accommodate 45 passengers. Recently Washington- ians had a preview when the tarnsit company tried out a huge twin bus with Diesel power. Transit officials said the Diesel |powered buses have some ad- | vantages over gasoline-driven ve- | | hicles in that there is no shifting | of gears and starting is easier. | The company now operates 915 buses. Another 496 have been or- dered. Show to Be Presented By Woodside P.-T. A. Bill Coyle, radio director of The Star staff, will act as master of ceremonies at a variety show to be aided by our programs and requests | presented by the Woodside (Md.) | for club branches in other sections | Patent-Teacher Association Febru- | of Washington have been received.” | ary 17 for the benefit of the school’s | start of war time, visiting hours at | the Lincoln Memorial and Washing- | ton Monument will be from 9 am.| defense fund. Included among the entertainers will be Justin Lawrie, singer; Miss Thelma Hertiman and Miss Lor- raine Magneson, dancers; Miss Joyce Reeside and Miss Jean Mc- Candlish, pianists, and Miss Anna Jarrell who will portray “Old Glory.” A one-act play will also be presented. Federation Asks 352 New Police For Traffic Duty Delegates Oppose Ousting Residents For War Workers Increase of 352 men for the Dis- trict police force for assignment to traffic duty and continuation of the present Accident Investigation Unit of the force was voted unanimously last night by the Federation of Citi- zens’ Associations. ‘The delegates also opposed the action of the Federal Government in planning to complete the new Kramer Junior High School in Ana- costia for use as a Federal office building. They asked that no other school buildings be taken over with- out consultation with and approval of the Board of Education, After lengthy debate the delegates went on record as opposed to any measure tending to classify District residents by “arbitrary authority” with a view to evacuating them from the city if they were not essential to the war effort. Residents, however, were asked to throw open their homes where possible to provide rooms for incoming war workers. Smith Sponsors Action. ‘The request for additional police to be assigned to traffic duty came on motion of Chairman Baxter Smith of the Safety Committee, who declared that none of the new men added to the force in 1941 were assigned to traffic duty. Ac- cording to standards of the Inter- national Association of Chiefs of Police, he said, four full-time offi- cers should be assigned to traffic | for every 10000 population. The | cost of the additional men, he add- | ed, would be less than the cost of | the present annual traffic toll. In addition to the 352 men sought, | the delegates asked the Commis- sioners to assign every policeman that could be spared from other work to traffic duty; that the po- lice superintendent provide every traffic division; that training courses be established to make the entire force traffic-conscious; that the men now on traffic duty be used to that those police now doing duty which could be performed by the military forces, such as patrolling the White House, be reassigned to District streets and highways. Accident Arrests Increase. In recommending continuation of ‘Lhe accident investigation unit, Mr. Smith said there were rumors afloat of intent to abolish the unit. He said arrests in accidents have in- creased from 10 per cent to more than 40 per cent of the cases investi- gated since the unit has been oper- ating. It was also unanimously voted that the Commissioners be asked to establish a program of training scout car officers in accident pre- vention work by assigning one such officer to each accident investiga- tion car for a period during which he would be trained by the accident investigator. This procedure, it was asserted, should be continued until every police officer on the force now assigned to scout car duty has re- ceived such training. In asking for opposition to the Government pre-emption of the Kramer School, now partially com- plete, Chairman Walter Wasson of the Education Committee observed: “There are other places for the War Department.” | Evacuation Debate Warm. The resolution against the evacua- tion of District residents, brought irf by Delegate Culver Chamberlain of Cathedral Heights-Cleveland Park Association, provoked hot debate, with some of the delegates feeling President Roosevelt should not be criticized during a war period. Wilbur S. Finch of Burroughs As- sociation said he “dared anybody to evict him from his home and fill it with war workers.” It was not, he said, & question of finding quarters for the military, but for stenographers. The motion was carried, 28-18, in a standing vote. The question was brought to the floor in connection with a letter from Defense Housing Co-ordinator Charles Palmer, in which he said some months hence classification of District residents might be neces- sary to determine those necessary to the war effort. and the mainte- nance of civic and business life. The letter suggested voluntary with- drawal for those who found they were not essential. Tukor;m l‘urkvt()_ Sl;ow London Air-Raid Film “An Air Raid Over London” is the | title of the latest of a series of mo- | tion pictures sponsored by the Visual | Education Committee of the Mont- gomery County Civilian Defense Council, which will be shown in the auditorium of the Washington Mis- | sionary College in Takoma Park at 8 p.m. tomorrow. The motion pictures are shown free to the public as part of the council’'s educational campaign. Visiting Times Changed Beginning tomorrow, with the |to 5 pm., daily and Sunday. The lLee Mansion will be open from 9 | am. to 5:30 p.m., daily and Sunday. | The Lincoln Museum and House ‘Where Lincoln Died will operate on | & weekday schedule from 9 a.m. to \ 5:30 pm. and on Sundays from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 pm, Spice Supplies in U. S. Will Last a Year Adequate stocks of most of the from areas now overrun or threatened by the Japanese. This popular spices will be available bill to ban advertising of prices. are based on the of revenue | in storage which should be con- individually is no greater here.” vertising, Mr. O'Donoghue recalled business 2s in a “chaotic” condition some retailers to sell below the dens and auxiliary police. This was Mr. O'Donoghue also charged involved watching school buildings. retailers. He said they do that by especially men teachers, were asked permit to sell more than five gal-‘High SChOOI Pupils 10 Get tee counsel, pointed out that deal- out the Federal permit. history, the Health Department to- | nizance of fair trede practices of ganior high schools here. to control prices. Asked who would be the Federal Trade Commission. | Son High School. *hatchet men” because they come|be made to the parents with the pay for or to sell. That, he said,| dental clinics will provide free den- | The District Commissioners | not believe it is needed. He repeated | non E. West, for the Commissioners, banning national advertising in Senator Clark inquired what the | price lists. (See LIQUOR, Page A-14) From D. C. Girls at Schofleld Barracks, Hawaii, has | ncipals are the parents of nine Tt was in the form of the follow- | Louis William Schwartzbeck of | “I am a very lonely soldier, way certainly makes a fellow feel good ):per? I would appreciate it very “Schofield Barracks, T. H.” He charged that his wife, Mrs. Mary C. Schwartzbeck of Washing- ton Grove, whom he married in Rockville in 1912, deserted him more than five years ago. Charging that he was deserted more than 18 months ago, Willard H. Middleton, Takoma Park, Md. has filed suit for an absolute divorce from Mrs. Harriet E. Middleton of Takoma Park, D. C. The Middletons were married in Washington June 25, 1934, and have a daughter. package stores attracts buyers from Mr. Lodge said the statistics indi- | stamps, and pointed out there is a sidered in estimating consumption. No Price Control. a grand jury report last summer, because of price cutting and dis- prices other retailers pay for their unsuccessful, according to Dr. Bal- some stores advertise wholesale, Shortly thereafter the watch was going to the Federal Alcohol Con- to volunteer for four-hour shL(Ls.] lons to a person. tee counsel pointed out that ceal; Freg Dental Examinations Senator Clark asked Mr. Lodge morrow will offer free dental exam- licensees. Mr. Lodge said the board e otli iyl Heglth have jurisdiction, Mr. Lodge said the dental survey would get under Mr. Lodge said some distillery | After the examination of a stu- into the city and induce dealers to | recommendation they take the child | leads to the dumping of goods ut“ opposed the pending bill, and Mr. the statement previously made by | that it would only prohibit local| publications or by radio. position of the supporters of the | ban on liquor advertising of any | F. Joseph Donohue, representing Lonely Soldier A hint that life among soldiers | returned to something like normal | Pr ing letter ‘Washington. off in Hawail and would like to to get a letter from the States. “Yours truly, ‘Well, girls? nearby States. They supported the cating a high per capita use here tremendous amount of liquor here He said he believed “consumption In favoring the ban on price af which described the retail liquor counts by distilleries that enable stocks. lou, since neither group felt its job though they are licensed locally as reduced to 18 schools, and teachers, trol Administration and getting a| R. F. Camalier, District Commit- on their windows when they take por the first time in public school i the A. B. C. Board takes cog- | inasions to the 16,000 students in 11| did not, explaining it has no POWer| ... George C. Ruhland said that he did not know, unless it would | ¥ay-at 8 am. at the Woodrow Wil- representatives are referred to as dent, a report on any defects will buy stocks beyond their ebility to to a dentist. The health department | reduced priees. { have Lodge testified yesterday he does Assistant Corporation Counsel Ver- | retailers from advertising. without | No Shortage of Liquor. bill would be toward a complete | kind, instead of prohibiting only | another group of dealers favoring Pines for Notes | for absolute divorce, in which the | came to The Star yesterday. | children has been filed here by | “Dear Sir: hear from some girls in D. C. It Would you please put my ad in the #pvt. Chester Brochelbank, Jr. b/ to housewives for at least a year, and in the case of pepper, two years, despite the cutting off of foreign supply due to the war. This was revealed in a check yesterday with Governmeng agencies and one of the country's largest distributors of spices. The Office for Emergency Management reports more than two years’ supply of black pepper in warehouses, while stocks of cinnamon, ginger, paprika, mace, nutmeg and cloves are adequate for a year. Cinnamon, however, may be hard to get when present stocks are exhausted. country’s yearly spice bill from the Netherlands Indies amounted to $4,000,000 before the war. Black pepper alone totaled 15,000,000 pounds in 1940 and 65,000,000 pounds the year before, accord- ing to the National Geographic Society. This was about 96 per cent of our domestic consumption. By the time existing stocks are depleted, this country" will be getting nearly all its spices from South America and the West In- dies. The Agriculture and Com- merce Departments are working with Latin American interests in s plan to grow spices on a scale that will make up for other for- eign losses. “Even if all other sources are gone, we should get an adequate supply from the South within a year or two,” an Agriculture De- partment official said. The department’s Bureau of Home Economics already has launched & program to encourage the growing of domestic herbs to be used as seasoning in place of some of the more exotic spices. The bureau suggests, for instance, that housewives try orange and other fruit flavors in preparing cakes and puddings in place of nutmeg and cinnamon. Spice scarcity also will increase the domestic cultivation of such spices as mustard, sage and red W. '.hev department reports. possible aid to the head of the | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, FEBRUARY 8§, 1942 Grainger Uses Store Room To Rehearse for His Recital e By ALFRED TOOMBS. Percy Grainger was practicing away in an old storeroom on the third floor of Droop’s music store yesterday when a crowd began to | collect. Mr. Grainger did not hear the first arrival. His hands were racing | over the keyboard so fast that sometimes his fingers seemed to be just white blurs. He had his legs tucked under a | battered piano stool. His ankles | were crossed, showing the tops of his high, brown shoes. In this in- Percy Grainger as he practiced yesterday in preparation for his concert today at Constitution Hall. —Star Staff Photo. ‘said. “T practice for eight hours and, when I get the chance, com- pose for eight hours.” “But why so much practice?” he | was asked. “Does it make you bet- | ter?” | “I don't know. But it helps me | hold my own. If you had to recite | poetry for two hours every night, and different poetry, you'd have to | refresh your memory. It takes me | two hours just to run over the con- cert I am going to give and if I want to polish up on parts of it, it | takes more time.” ‘ In Concert Today. | House Groups ToTake UpD.C. Bills Tomorrow Fund for Housing, Control of Parking Fees Among Measures Legislation designed to alleviate several of Washington's wartime problems, ranging from the acute housing shortage to alleged *profit- eering by some automobile parking lots and public garages, is scheduled for consideration tomorrow by the House and two of its committees. Briefly, the program is: 1. The Rules Committee will meet at 10 am. to consider the applica- tion, of Chairman Lanham of the Buildings and Grounds Committes for a privileged status on the House calendar for a bill authorizing s $50,000,000 appropriation for con- struction of homes in the District and its Metropolitan Area for Gov- ernment workers and the accompa- nying necessary public works. 2. The District Committee at the same time will begin hearings on a bill to give the Public Utilities Com- mission control over rates charged in commercial garages and on park- ing lots. In the House, later in the day, action will be sought on two District bills. One would raise the maxi- mum pay of police and firemen, up to and including the rank of cap- tain, $300 a year. The other is de- signed to curtail the working hours of barbers and to force barbershops to close one day a week. Commissioners to Testify. Approval by the Rules Committes of Mr. Lanham’s request would vire tually assure House consideration Tuesday of the $50,000,000 bill which he is trying to expedite because of the lack of housing for the steadily | rising influx of Government em- ployes. . Under present plans $40.- 000,000 would be used for building 10,000 housing units and $10,000.000 for extending such public services as schools, hospitals, water and alghwnys and police and fire protec on. X the best possible advantage, and | | formal pose and®surrounded by the wrecks of pianos being repaired, | Mr. Grainger is appearing at 4 | Mr. Grainger did not make me1;:;“‘045!":;?’:“'“’“:;3::‘1‘5{{:; 'pp'"fr'f:;’“' L fIGUIE. | Hall. He will play the “Pisno Con- H | eerto Minor” by Grieg. As the But there was no mistaking """world"xn :uuun(:imgylgte:;reter of fonchof the maser e e PIANO0 | Grieg, he was asked what he thought and, es the notes he play Nt | of the new juke box version of that tumbling down the hall, an audience | composer's “A Minor Concerto.” came tip-toeing into the room. “I think it's fine. Anything that Mr. Grainger, the Australian- | people like to hear is fine, I think Born composer and concert artist,| The National Symphony will also | was putting in part of the eight play Mr. Grainger's “In a Nutshell” | hours he spends each day in prac- | this afternoon, as well as a selection | tice. When he paused for a rest, | of Bach's and the world premiere he talked to the reporter who had | of Arnold Cornelissen's symphony. | been listening. | which won first prize in Dr. Hans | “A musician can't get by on much | Kindler's contest for American com- | Jess than 16 hours' work a day,” he | posers last spring. Truck Drivers Killed ! | | \Judge Lets Speeders 'Forfeit, at Rate of $1 Per Mile Over Limit Few Choose to Stond Trial as Newman Uses, Plan in Police Court In Crashes Here and | Near Savage, Md. Unconscious Man Saved ! From Burning Auto After Collision D. C. Traffic Toll Killed in 1942 2 16 Killed in same period of 1941 14 Toll for all of 1941 95 | An idea proposed by Judge Hobart | Newman of Police Court to permit forfeiture in speed cases was in- augurated yesterday by the jurist in traffic branch of Police Court. | It was believed to be the first time in court history that forfeit- | A truck driver was injured fatally ures on speed cases havé been per- mitted for drivers other than those who live outside the city and whose automobiles do not bear District tags. In general, the amount of forfeit- | ures permitted yesterday was at the rate of approximately $1 for each | mile per hour the motorist was | accused of exceeding the speed 1 Defendants and police were called | before the bench in groups and the defendants were asked whether they wished to forfeit or stand trial. The majority chose to forfeit. Judge Newman also allowed for- feitures on numerous other traffic offenses, including $5 for passing stop signs and $10 for passing red lights. Judge Newman, in proposing the forfeiture idea some time ago, sug- gested that speeders should be per- mitted to elect to forfeit in the precincts. | late yesterday when his vehicle crashed into a light pole after strik- ing a taxicab at Sixteenth and Ken- nedy streets N.W. | The trafc victim, Washington's | sixteenth of the year, was Frederick Smackum, 35, colored, 1924 Seven- teenth street N.W. He died shortly | after the accident in Emergency | Hospital. " Police said he was driving a half- ton truck which struck the rear of a cab operated by M. J. Kelley, 28, | of 1345 Perry place N.W. The truck then hit a light pole 100 feet away, tossing out the driver, and came to a halt in a front yard, according to the report. Fatal Crash in Maryland. Melvin Sharp Thompson, 29, of Greham, N. C., was killed instantly early yesterday when his truck over- turned after striking a parked truck on the Washington-Baltimore boule- vard near Savage, Md. Opponents of the forfeiture idea | have argued that as forfeitures do not constitute convictions the sys- tem would do away with the mul- Maryland State as M. Ward said er. Eompson apparently was unable swerve | hlp;p:mck in time to avoid the other Policeman Thom- | Principal witnesses called before the District Committee to outline their views on the parking fee con- trol bill include the Commissioners, Chairman Gregory Hankin of the Public Utilities Commission and Traffic Director William A. Van Duzer. Representative Dirksen, Republican, of Illinois, sponsor of |the measure, has charged that | parking rates are “excessive” and | border on “profiteering.” Mr. Dirksen is ranking minority member of the District Committee, His charge has recently been sup- ported by two House members who are not on the committee—Repre- sentatives Ford, Democrat, of Cali- fornia and Plumley, Republican, of Vermont. Previous Bill Defeated. House action on the barber shop closing and police and firemen pay bills will be asked by Representative Schulte, Democrat, of Indiana, who X;;:;&d;oed both measures and them through s gh- the District Mr. Schulte’s original bill to ine crease the pay of police and fire- men, calling for $600 a year rises for all members from the police and fire chiefs down to privates, was re- jected by the House about thres weeks ago. He is confident, how- ever, the House will approve the “compromise” plan. | The barber bill—result of com- plaints that barbers are impairing their health working from 60 to 80 hours a week—would allow the bar- bers themselves, by a majority vote in a referendum, to decide the daily | opening and closing hours of the shops in which they work as well as the one day in seven which the ‘shops would close. One of the pur- ‘}m;e)s{of thelleglslmion. it is said, s orce all barber sh | on_Sunday. S i The House tomorrow also is ex- pected to take final action on a de- ficiency appropriation bill which carries $398.803 to meet anticipated | shortages in the municipal budget {for the current fiscal year ending June 30. A major portion of the additional money is needed to finance improvements and increase the staff at the Home for the Aged pay the salaries and provide equipe ment for 95 new members of the metropolitan police force and six men added to the park polige force. |and Infirm at Blue Plains and to Suspect in Assaulg On 2 Women Arrested A 38-year-old suspect in the crim- Inal attacks on two women early | yesterday was taken into custody | last night by police. It was said the jv;i]cnms probably would view him tiple-offense penalty in speed cases. Thus, there can be no second offense. until there is a conviction for a first offense. offense speeding is a $25 fine, for second offense a#$100 fine, and for a third offense ¢ $300 fine or 90 days in jail or both. Penalties im- posed by judges for second and third offenses, however, have been far below the maximum, records show. tinue to permit forfeitures in court n speed charges the remainder of this month while he is presiding in treffic branch. In suggesting that speeders be al- lowed to elect to forfeit in the precincts, Judge Newman said it would release many police for duty who now must sit in Traffic Court w‘:.ltlnz for their cases to come to trial. slavia, now in German hands. It is grown in a limited way in various parts of this country and cultivation will increase as the demand grows. ‘White pepper is the scarcest of all spices with about a six to eight months supply on hand, ac- cording to an official of the large spice concern. From the West Indies and South America now come supplies of nutmeg, ginger, black pepper, pimentoes and Cheyenne pepper. Spice merchants continue to receive limited amount of spices from the Far East but are doubt- ful it will continue in any large quantities as the war in the Pacific is intensified. E '} ‘The maximum penalty for first-| Judge Newman said he will con-| machine. conscious in an accident, was res- cued last night from his flaming automobile after it had been struck, police said, by the auto of a man allegedly fleeing the scene of an- other mishap. The injured man was Eugene Proxell, of 1223 Owen street N.E, who was taken to Casualty Hospital Policeman G. E. Chappell of No. 11 precinct, who was off duty at the A 22-year-old man, knocked un- | with a possible fracture of his back. | this morning in a line- !he;gqunrurs, SRt pen e man under arrest, & colored | 1aborer, was booked for investigation | after being picked up by Detective Sergts. Roy E. Blick, H. H. Hodge |and E. E. Scott. They said his de- | scrlp_non tallied partially with thosa: furnished by the women, but it was | understood police planned to ques-: tion other men in connection with the crimes. One of the victims, a 24-year-old married doughnut factory worker, told police a colored man seized her time and who happened to be pass- ing by, pulled Mr. Proxell from his automobile at the scene of the mis- hap at Fifth and K streets NE. Fleeing Man Captured. Police said George A. Lee, colored, 32, of the 600 block of K street SW., | listed as the driver of the auto which struck Mr. Proxell’s, fled on | e i l | Toot_ after the sccident, but was| Notre Dame Alumnae caught by Policeman Chappell | | in the 600 block of L street N.W. and assaulted her on a vacant lot. The other, 32, a waitress and. mother of two children, reported being grabbed by a colored man and: dragged into a driveway in the 10q block of Third street N.E. i about a block away. Plan Benefit Pdl’fy At the time of the accident, Lee | A card party and dance, the was being chased by Willie Hawkins, | ceeds going to the fund for 'Nl‘;‘;r 30, colored, of 620 Eastern avenue | Dame Academy, will be given to N.E. who charged that Lee had morrow night at Wardman Parl failed to stop after colliding with | Hotel under auspices of the Not: his automobile at Seventh and G streets N.W., according to police. Lee was charged at No. 9 precinct with reckless driving and hit-and- run. The PFire Department was sum- Dame de Namur Henry 8. chairman committee, i Mrs. James F. Hartnett, presiden of the International Federation Alumnae. Mr; Buchanan is gener: of the arrangements | moned to put out the blaze which enveloped Mr. Proxell’s auto, Notre Dame de Namur Alumnae, member of the local chapter, assist Miss Ann Veihmeyer, chairj man of the reception committee, receiving the guests. i Army School Bill Signed President day legislation to detail officers students at and educational U. F. W. to Entertain Under sponsorship of the United Federal Workers Recreation Com- mittee, 4 recorded musicale will be given from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. today at.committee headquarters, 1407 L street N.W. “Apple. Cider Night,” beginning at 8 o'clock this evening, will be marked by square dancing. «lomad.vesiere