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Evening star., 1937-10-01
QUERIES BESElGE
D. C. TAX ASSESSOR
Hundreds of Residents Confused
as to Legal Requirements on
Filing and Paving.

Illustrating the confusion and diff
culties involved in the collection of
new taxes, hundreds of Washington
residents are besieging the Office of
the District tax assessor to find the
answer to questions regarding their
legal requirements.
Yesterday had been set as the dead
line for the filing of returns under
the new business privilege tax, but
this was extended by the Commits
sioners to October 16 because of OBJ
vious difficulties of invoking a new
tax measure
Normally real estate and tangible
and intangible personal property taxes
are due by the end of September, but
the deadline for payment of these
levies has been extended to October
81 because of the delay in passage
of the 1888 revenue act and the con-
sequent delay in preparation of these
bills.
The Commissioners have made a
special case Of the business privilege
taxes and have extended the dead
line for payment to November 80
because Of the difficulty of applying
this new and complicated measure.
At the end Of the past week some
1000 persons engaged in business or
other taxable occupations had filed
their business privilege returns, but
during this week this figure has been
increased to some 5000 Tax officials
estimate that between $4,000 and
10000 persons must file these re-
turns, now due by October 16.
Evening star., 1937-10-01
ASST IN SCHOOLS
NEED HOT LUNCHES
Tentative Survey Indicates
Decrease, but Enrolment
Peak Is Not Reached.

A tentative survey in the District
elementary schools today revealed
4,577 children are in need Of free hot
lunches.
The investigation was made by
Franklin School officials at the re-
quest of Mrs. Mary Steele, director of
professional and women's projects.
Works Progress Administration, which
has charge of providing the labor for
the free lunch administration.
Althugh the figures show more than
a 3,000-pupil decrease under the num-
ber of children served last year, it was
pointed out by the school officials that
the peak enrolment has not yet been
reached and that the parochial schools.
seven of which were served last year,
are not included. The figure is little
more than half of previous estimates.
The survey compiled by reports from
the principals of the various schools.
indicated that from 1000 to l ZOO white
children will require aid this year and
approximately 1900 colored children.
OF the total of 4577, about 1,1O0 of
the l.700 white children were concen-
trated in the Southeast, Southwest and
Northeast districts, according to First
Assistant Supt. Robert Haycock. Hay
COCK also pointed out that Division 8,
running north from Dupont Circle to
Takoma through the Sixteenth street
area. reported only 19 in need of the
lunch.
In the meantime. Mrs. John BOYLE.
Jr.. chairman of the Civic Committee
working to raise the 100000 lunch
fund, planned meeting of 40 promi-
nent citizens representing various Or
ganizations at a luncheon at Harvey's
Cafe today. She also was scheduled
tentatively to appear before Brig. Gen.
F. R. Keefer. District Red Cross head,
to request aid from that organization.
Miss Ruth Madden of Stoneleigh
Courts was appointed general chair
man of the committee to arrange the
charity ball yesterday and it is thought
other officials for the affair will be Sc
lected next week.
Evening star., 1937-10-01
Creenbelt Domesticity Cro,vs
As Additional Families Arriue
Ne,U Residents Continue to MOre in
Today-Post Office Opens as Other
Places Are Being Completed.

Greenbelt took on an air Of do
mesticity today as moving men, chill
dren at play and lines Of family wash
ing cluttered up the landscape in
the recently-completed section of the
model community
Approximately half a dozen more
families of the original 25 approved
applicants were scheduled to join
the same number who had arrived
yesterday.
First of those to move in today
was the family of George H. Bam-
berger, formerly of IT'S Capitol ave-
nue. northeast. Mrs. Bamberger, ac-
companied by her. two-year-o old
daughter, supervised the moving
Moving in next door was the family
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Bordenet,
635 Otis place. Mr.. Bordenet is an
employe of the Patent Office Others
expected during the day were the fami-
lies Of Dan Elliott. E. K. Newton and
Stanley B. Rider, all of Washington.
Thus far the only commercial ven-
ture operating in the new community
is the post Office. with two incoming
and outgoing mails daily. Postmaster
Evening star., 1937-10-01

George Bryant said he expected house
toulouse deliveries would be inaugu-
rated when the community is filled.
but that office service only is planned
at this time.
Considerably ahead of the setting
up of such conveniences as the CO.
operative grocery, theater, Beauty
shop and other service stores, the
first residents were bringing in their
necessary supplies. A partially stocked
grocery store is scheduled to open
on Monday.
Among those getting start on the
moving job yesterday were the fam
lilies of Community Manager Roy S.
Braden, Postmaster George Bryant,
Sergt. J. M. Ashley, Lewis Stevens,
Arnold Alderton and R. M. Temple
man.
Thus far only 25 families have
been designated by the Farm Sc
curity Administration as successful
applicants for the Greenbelt apart
ments. but nearly 125 units are ready
and are expected to be filled within
short time. The project will house
885 families eventually, at rents rang
ing from Sl8 to SAL.
Evening star., 1937-10-01
TRANSIT MARKING
PLAN ANNOUNCED
Route Numbers on Street
Cars and Buses to
Be Illuminated.

Answering numerous complaints
against ''hodge-podge" methods of
marking the destination of street cars
and busses, the Capital Transit Co.
announced today a $4,000 program
for placing permanent, illuminated,
fixed route numbers on all its regular
service equipment.
Beginning Sunday, all buses oper-
ating out Of the Buchanan division
will display numbers The lines in
volved are from points beyond the
District line, those on Sixteenth
street, from Takoma, Petworth and
Chillum. a
AS soon as the mechanical arrange
ments can be finished all other buses
and the street cars will be similarly
marked, in addition to the usual des-
tination signs.
Street cars have carried cardboard
route numbers for many months and
the 20 streamliners bought in 1885
and used on the friendships Seven
teenth and Pennsylvania avenue south
east run, route 80. have displayed per-
manent, fixed signs. Some buses, in
cluding those on Connecticut avenue.
have also displayed permanent signs,
but when the program is completed
some 600 buses and $50 buses will have
the route numbers.
Route numbers are not to be used
on rush hour equipment which is
operated only one or two trips in
morning and evening Even numbers
will be displayed on all cars and buses
engaged in the base" or all day
service and odd numbers on equipment
in rush hour service not following
regular all-day routing and having
terminal off the regular line.
A red stripe through a route number
will mean that the car or bus display
ing that stripe will turn back short
of the extreme regular all-day terminal
for that line.
Use of red background behind the
numeral of the bus line symbol will
indicate that the bus is operated in q
limited-stop service.
Evening star., 1937-10-01
COPELAND FAVORS
NEW FUND STUDY
Feels Congress Should Fix
Fair D. C. Amount if It
Votes Tax Rise.

If the next session of Congress de-
cldes to continue the approximate
ly s9,000.OOO of new taxation re-
Gently placed on the District. it
should at the same time consider
what would be fair amount of
Federal payment in relation to the
total of the next budget. Senator
Copeland, Democrat, of New York,
active member of the District Com
mittee, said today. Copeland also
is a veteran member of the sub
committee which handled the Dis
trict appropriation bill.
Copeland also indorsed sugges-
tion made recently by Chairman
Palmisano of the House District
Committee that District estimates
be taken out of the national Budget
Bureau and that Congress concen-
trate on fixing the Federal Govern
ment's share in passing on the local
appropriation bill This would give
the local Commissioners the weight
of authority in planning detailed ex-
penditure of local funds.
The New York Senator indicated
he is not in favor of the principle of
taxing business on the basis of gross
receipts, regardless of net returns,
which is one of the most controversial
features of the new District tax pro-
gram. He is waiting, however, for
District officials to complete their
study and observation of how the
new tax laws are working before
making up his mind what changes
should be ordered by the next session.
Senator Copeland vigorously sup
ported proposals to provide free school
lunches and suggested that when
Congress returns funds could be made
available for that purpose in the
first deficiency supply bill.
Evening star., 1937-10-01
Home Is Called
Most Dangerous
Place in World
And Worst Time to Be
There Is at Night,
Figures ShOW.
Ey the Associated Press.

Fly the Associated Press.
The Governments accident preven-
ton conference has defined the most
dangerous place in the world as home,
sweet home
And, the safety experts added yes
terday, the most dangerous time to be
there is at night.
Saying we don't have to sleep in the
dark, the conference called for in
ventors to produce:
/. A mild light that will not inter-
fere with slumber.
2. A light that goes on when you
sit up or get out of bed.
3. A telephone that turns on a light
when it rings in the night.
4. Doorbells that turn on lights
when they ring.
Showing no patience with people
who smoke in bed, the safety sachems
said they should be forced to sleep
in tents, good safe distance from
anything inflammable.
The conference noted with. surprise
that, all jokes to the contrary, there
are not many Americans who get
hurt by falling out of bed or having
the bed fall with them.
1t took long time to get the figures
but 1855 medical and hospital bills
for the care of home-accident victims
totaled almost 100000 . day!
Evening star., 1937-10-01
BAKERY SUED BY THREE
IN ECLAIR POISONING
Takoma. Park Man and Two
Daughters Seek 81 900 Each
in Damage Action.

Three $1,000 damage suits were
filed in Municipal Court today against
the Dutch Baker Boy Bakery as an
outcome Of the widespread illness Of
some 500 persons in Washington and
vicinity recently from eating choco-
late eclairs.
The plaintiffs were Ernest NJ
Linthicum, Ill New York avenue,
Takoma Park, Md, and his two
daughters, Frances May, 20, and
Virginia, II.
Through Attorney James r. Kirk
land they told the court Mrs. Linthi-
cum purchased four chocolate eclairs
on September %. Both girls and Mr..
Linthicum partook of the pastry and
became Ill. Virginia has not yet re-
covered, Kirkland stated. The suits
said the three suffered from an acute
gastric disturbance caused by food
poisoning.
Evening star., 1937-10-01
NEW GOLF COURSE HERE
TO BE READY BY SPRING
Will Be Built in Anacostia Park.
Upstream of Benning Road,
in Next Three Months.

The new golf course in Anacostia
Park, upstream of Benning road, will
be completed in about three months
and be ready for play in the Spring.
according to c. Marshall Finnan.
superintendent of the National Cap
ital Parks. Finnan said 100 Works
Progress Administration employees are
now working on the course. The
grading work is nearly completed
and planting will go forward this Fall
and the green's put in shape. Later a
water supply will be put in.
Ultimately, adjacent to the new golf
course. major recreational project
will be constructed near the school,
which is near Benning road and Okla
homa avenue northeast. The park
chief explained that the new recre-
ational center will have tennis courts.
base ball diamonds and a foot ball
field, as well as other facilities for
sports.
Evening star., 1937-10-01
Prisoner Wants
To Play Numbers
TOAuOid BadLuck
Spurns Plea for LaiUyer; ;
Is Told He already
Has Bad Luck.

The man who once told judge
he did not want lawyer but could
use couple of good witnesses had
nothing on colored man held in
the dock at Police Court yesterday
awaiting trial on a minor offense.
1t is the duty of one of the women
probation officers to visit the prison.
es each morning and inquire which
Of them need or want an attorney.
She approached the man in question
and asked whether he desired legal
assistance. He replied:
mo, mann, don't want no lawyer
There's just one thing want"
What is that?"
well, mann, I'd like chance to
play number today. This is the
first time since that game started
that I haven't had chance to play,
and if I miss I'm afraid it'll bring
me hard luck"
you've already got that" replied
that probation officer as she turned
to the next prisoner.
Evening star., 1937-10-01
GObE[ FIRM ACTS
TO RESUME WORK
Construction of Slaughter
House Here May Start
Again Shortly.

D. Edward Clarke, attorney for
Adolf Gobel. Inc. announced today
a company conference would be held
next week. at which he hoped" de-
tails would be arranged to resume
work very shortly on the Benning
slaughter house.
Due to various difficulties" some
of them traceable to the steel strikes,
which delayed the FIRMS steel orders,
construction work stopped at Ben
ming three weeks ago. Clarke's
statement was prompted by reports
that the American Planning and Civic
Association was starting another ac-
tive campaign for the passage Of leg
islation at the next session of Congress
for restrictive zoning legislation in
Washington.
1t is impossible to determine" the
packing hous attorney said, when
the Benning plant would be COM
pleted. He declared, however, the
company intends to go ahead and
finish the ong-delayed work and
then apply for an operating license.
Troubles Pile Up.
Meanwhile. troubles of another ma
ture continued to pile up for the Gobel
company.
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen, it
was learned today, has instituted a
Health Department inquiry to deter
mine If the cost Of inspecting the pro-
posed Benning slaughter house would
warrant the Commissioners raising
the regulation $100 license fee, fixed
in 1902
Under more recent act of the
Seventy-second Congress, Hazen said,
the Commissioners are authorized and
empowered to raise or lower" the
amount of the license fee as the cost
of inspection, supervision or regula-
ton is raised or lowered.
He made this known in a letter
to Secretary of the Interior Ickes.
There may be a question as to
whether or not the Commissioners
may raise the fee of $100 which was
fixed by Congress on the theory that
Congress by the terms of the act lin
tied the inspection fee of abattoirs
to $780," Hazen said.
Asks Cost Report.
He has, therefore, asked Health
Officer George c. Rutland to ascer-
tain as nearly as possible the cost of
inspection and supervision of the pro-
posed slaughter house and to report
back whether it would exceed $1O0.
When this information is received"
he notified Ickes, Il shall ask the
corporation counseps Office for ad-
vice as to whether or not it is posi-
bic to assess a fec commensurate
with the cost of inspection"
Hazen also acknowledged receipt
Of the Secretary's warning that op-
GRAFTON of the Benning plant would
impose an additional cost of $1,000
to $4,000 annually on local tax
payers for the treatment of its sew
age.
District officials are making a study
OF this problem also, Hazen advised
The Collins bill, charging for sewage
treatment on the volume of industrial
waste, will be before Congress when
1t convenes. Meanwhile, Hazen said
the question Of charging large indus
trial users Of the new $4,125,OOO
sewage disposal plant Is being con-
sidered carefully.
Evening star., 1937-10-01
BLOOD" CLUE FUTILE
IN MISSING MAN CASE
Stains on Shirts Sent Here bv
c. A. Lynch Prove to Be Those
of Berry Juice.

Police today announced that a
chemists report showed berry Juice
and not blood, as was first feared
caused the stains on bundle of shirts
sent here Monday from Texarkana
Ark, apparently by Charles Armstrong
Lynch of Washington, whom Texar-
kama police reported missing after a
row in night club there last week.
At the request of Lynch's family,
Which received the bundle, police here
sent the shirts to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation for examination. Capt.
Ira Keck said the report showed either
huckleberries OR blueberries made the
stains.
Police in Texarkana reported they
were summoned to night club to
stop fight last week and, although
both combatants had gone when they
arrived, papers were found bearing
Lynch's name. Similar papers were
found later in an automobile in which
Lynch was said to have left the night
club.
Lynch's mother Mrs Blanche Lynch,
lives at the Willard Hotel. No word
has been heard from him.
Evening star., 1937-10-01
Bill Would Bar
Age Question to
Job Applicants
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A proposal to help persons past 40
obtain Government jobs came yester-
day from Representative O'Malley,
Democrat, of Wisconsin.
He said legislation prohibiting in
quiry into the age of applicants for
Federal positions would re the first
objective Of a newly-incorporated or
ganization, the Forty ana Over Clubs
of America"
O'Malley reported the clubs would be
led by John ]. O'Mara. who, as busi-
ness agent for the Electrical workers
Union in st. Louis, had observed in
dustries refusing to employ men and
women past 20.
Evening star., 1937-10-01
COMMODITY PRICES UP

The Labor Department reported
yesterday that wholesale commodity
prices last week were per cent higher
than year ago.
Officials said the all-commodity in
dex rose 0.1 per cent during the week
to 875 per cent of the 1926 average.
primarily because farm products cost
more
Evening star., 1937-10-01
FIDELITY CONSENT
TOTAL MOUNTING
NEAR 75PER CENT
Shares of $2,79O,OO0 Favor
Reorganization 8 Hours
Before Deadline.
POST MARKS TO DECIDE
THOSE YET UNRECEIVED
President of First Federal Says
Receiver Will Make Official
Report on Poll.

Eight hours before the deadline for
approval by shareholders of the closed
Fidelity Building & Loan Association
OF 4 reorganization Of the institution
by the First Federal Savings & Loans
Association, the receiver had consents
Tor the change from investors of s2,-
100000 in Fidelity, it was learned to-
day. The total value Of Fidelity
shares is S4400,OOo.
The deadline was last midnight. but
Harry P. Somerville, president of First
Federal. wrote. to j. F. T. O'Connor,
controller Of the currency, this morn
ing reminding him that many con-
sents for the reorganization from
shareholders may not be received until
today or tomorrow, because all con-
sents mailed in envelopes postmarked
before today are acceptable.
Stipulation Reasserted.
I'VE have been beseeched by sub
stantlal shareholders to amend our
of1er and to make the proposed pur-
chase, even though the volume of con-
sents may be less than rs per cent of
the dollar amount of claims" Somer-
Vile wrote. First Federal stipulated
that the reorganization must be ap-
proved by the holders of three -fourths
OF the amount Of the shares. Somer-
vile added:
For your information we prefer TO
have an official report from the re-
ceiver on the consents received and
10 cause such examination to be made
OF the consents as appears to be de-
slrable before determining whether
- or not we would be willing to modify
our offer"
Some Consents Defective.
AS well as indicating that First
Federal would take over Fidelitv's
assets under any circumstances. Som
erville formally requested O'Connor.
under whose direction Receiver James
II. Nolan works, for a detailed report
OF consents received through tomor-
row. He said:
We have been informed that MANY
consents have been improperly exc
cuted in some respect Therefore. we
would like to have our attorney ex-
anime the consents. Should the total
dollar volume of all consents received
be sufficient to justify our executing
the proposed purchase contract. it NAV
pe necessary to obtain correctly exc
cuted consents in lieu of some of those
which are defective. Should any con-
sents be received after Saturday while
such check-up and corrections are
pelng made, We suggest that the re-
ceiver lay them aside for future de-
termination as to their disposition.
Before the reorganization could be
carried out court order would have
to be issued. O'Connor would be the
person who would ask for such an
order.
Evening star., 1937-10-01
EMPLOYEES CELEBRATE
Group Greets First Anniversary
With Buffet Lunch.

The first anniversary of the estab-
lishment of the United Civil Service
Employees was celebrated last night in
the offices in the McGill Building, with
buffet lunch after the regular meet
ing. The organization is headed by
Z. Claude Babcock.
Evening star., 1937-10-01

Attached to No. 16 Engine
Company, Thirteenth and L
streets, 1DhO receiUed knee in
juries early today 1Dhen he
fell 1Dhile descending the
emergency pole at the fire
house after a blazing trash
truck caused an alarm to be
turned in at Seventh and M
streets. McCledren, Dho is
"a and HDeS in Arlington, Va,
1Das taken to Emergency Hos
pital. Star Stat Photo.
Evening star., 1937-10-01
SPAN IS COMPLETED
TO COLUMBIA ISLAND
Work Progressing on Railroad
Overpass to Cross Spur to Ross
1vn Ffnnan nec1ares


1yn, Finnan Declares.
Final inspection has been made OF
the new wooden bridge linking Colum-
bia Island with the Virginia shore,
and construction is now complete, c.
Marshall Finnan, superintendent OF
the national parks, today announced.
Work is progressing on the railroad
overpass spanning the spur from Po-
tomac yards to Rosslyn, Va, Finnan
declared.
The Virginia State Highway Com
mission IS making marked headway
on improving the Lee Boulevard Just
west of these Improvements. When
completed, the railroad overpass will
permit automobile trafic to connect
with the Arlington Memorial Bridge
from Lee Boulevard utilizing the new
wooden bridge.
Evening star., 1937-10-01
DIRECTORY PUBLISHED
Arlington Chamber Lists County
Officers and Members.

ARLINGTON, Va, October l (Spe-
ciaD. "A booklet containing list and
titles of all county officers, historical
data and statistics relating to the
county has been published by the
Arlington County Chamber of Com
merce The publication also contains
an alphabetically classified list of all
chamber members and, according to
officers, is available to the public
free. 1t is designed primarily for the
newcomer to the county.
Evening star., 1937-10-01
Wasps Rob Bakery.

Crawling through the keyhole,
wasps entered the bakery of M. Hibbs
Of Crawley, England, and ate over
so pounds of sugar and 20 pounds
of fruit.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-23
MStYike
Is Settled
In Canada
(By The Associated Press.)

(By The Associated Presso
Two important peace gains topped
a variety of developments on the Ia
Dor front today. 81
Settlement of the 16-day-old strike
of Canadian General Motors en-
ployees, which caused headaches on
both sides of the border, was an
nounced at Oshawa, Ontario. The men
voted to return to work Monday un
der a wage increase and cut in hours.
The union was not mentioned in the
agreement.
The international Longshoremen's
Association at New York said it's
strike against the Cunard-White Star
and Furness Lines had been settled.
But tear gas bombs were hurled
back and forth between pickets and
officers as attempts were made TO OPP
crate a strike-bound cannery at Stock
ton, Cal. More than 30 persons, in
cluding several women, were injured.
A quick ending for stop work"
movement which halted production at
the General Motors Chevrolet plant
at GAINESVILLE, Wis, was predicted. A
group of union frame line workers
ceased work there in a row reportedly
over alleged discrimination against
union members.