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Evening star., 1938-05-20
smiling Pool, he crept slowly and

Smiling Pool, he crept slowly and
carefully nearer and nearer. He was
almost to the place where the bushes
stopped. Just In front of him was
an old fallen log. From the other
side Of that he would be able to see
clearly all over the Smiling Pool. He
leaped lightly up on the old log, and
then just the slightest sound drew
his eyes down. There. stretched out
at full length. just beneath him. was
Farmer Browns Boy. Reddy's heart
seemed to Jump right up in his mouth.
Then he almost turned . back somer-
sault in his hurry to get away.
Evening star., 1938-05-20

Reddy knows about Mr.. and Mrs.
Quack?" Then he laughed happily
as he remembered that he had seen
Farmer Browns Boy heading that
way q little while before and hadn't
seen him come back. Perhaps Reddy
will get little surprise" thought
Peter, and hoped with all his might
that he would.
Now, Reddy knew perfectly well
that he had no business to be trotting
over to the Smiling Pool In broad
daylight. He knew it was foolish:
If Granny Fox had known she would
have said that it was worse than
foolish. But the truth is Reddy hadn't
been able to get the thought OF those
ducks out Of his mind. You know. ne
had discovered Mr.. and Mrs. Quack
in the Smiling Pool the night before.
The more he thousht about them the
Evening star., 1938-05-20
Traffic Warnings Broadcast.
By WILLARD
BY Mormon Marsh
BY S. l. HUNTLE
From Radio Retailing.

from Nduio FtctduiHB.
Through Miami's streets rolls
safety car used by the police depart.
ment's accident prevention bureau
A sound installation permits the police
officers to warn violators of traffic
rules.
Evening star., 1938-05-20
LETTER-OUT

rearrange spell the
behavior.
Answer o
sttero
PER1SHABLE-SHAPELIER dts GRACEFUL.
(R) TNAERS-MITES (they SMALL.
Cd DISHEVEI. SHELVED (hes retred).
BEDI4AM- -LAMED (the horses can't run)
(E) PRICES S-CR1SP (frm).
Evening star., 1938-05-20
Twizzler Answer.

There were 10 pounds Of the Is
cent tobacco In the mixture and 80
pounds Of the 25 cent kind.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-06-29
DOPE FOR THE "DUPES"
By Goo. F. Carnos

1t during Wednesdays go11o
botwoon the Boolbors end tho Boos that
o rc1ark Was passed by our friend and
colleague, Cliff Coclill, to the offoct
that sono Of tho Borabors soonod bit
bashful about sliding into homo plato.
We cast O questioning glonco in his
direction, and he, (tho old Swoni)
interpreted and ropliod: "It's that
guy John lartonoj He used to be O
first class woltorTToight and the boys
kinda get to thinking about it when
they como tearing into homo"
Woll, the pantry boi12g sorta bare
Of sports material for this column, |
VIC case over to lhrtono's homo that
Afternoon to SOC if o bit Of nous
could be picked up. Wo wcron't disso-
pointed; that is if the sports writer's |
who covered jack Dc1psoy's training
camp activiti os whom he was gotting
ready for his last hi storic bout
with Gene Tunloy con be depended upon.
For according to then, John lhrtono,
your noighbor. is Of the worry select |
fow who can boast Of climbing into
tho so1no ring with tho lhnassa lnulor
every day for O month and still retain
his good health.
John, who in his hcyday fought
ulldor the nano Of Shorty lhrtono, the
Cyclone Of the Campus, literally fought
his way through tho U. Of Ill. and
helped pay his tuition by knocking
over such tough babios as Farmer Joe
Cooper ord Shuttle Callahan, both Of
whom wore rated ct one timo as con-
tondors for the woltorrvoight crown.
With record Of forty fights WI thout
evor being Knocked out and natural
born ability to thr':- {. hofty right,
he attracted tho attention Of both
Jack Dempsey o11d the late Young Strib-
ling who invited him to their training
carps whoro he acted as sparring
partner.
Today John 1hrtonc is just O
lil1ablo, friendly noighbor who seldom
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-06-29
Juno 20, 1888

IT. / / >>z
indicates by word or action the world
Of boxing lore which is ct his command.
Questioned about amateur boxing horo
in Groonbolt, he intinatod that he
would be greatly Interested in helping
the young follows around horo start
@ boxing tournament. In parting, John
presented tho Sports Dept. with
photograph Of jack Dempsey and himself
posed in their fighting toys at
Camp Laurel, Dorpsoys training comp.
Needless to say, tho picture will
occupy ON honorod place in our gallery.
INTRMURAL soFTBALL
On Wod. Juno Is, the Huskios,
Doves, Berries and Scrubs sang their
SWIM song for this seasons activities;
packed away thoir gym suits, softball,
| vollcy ball ond basketball and retired
| to their respective kitchens until fall.
| Ntor tho Misunderstanding Wcls over the
| group pros Hrs. jacobsen @ pair Of
| Longing pajamns as @ token Of oppro-
citation for her splendid leadership.
| Results CT last gono:
Huskios, Is Berries, IL
| Final Standing:
EuskiCs Points ESQ
| Berries 200
| Doves 100
| Scrubs SO
| PLAYERS
SCRUBS DOVES HUsKIEs
| Groon Noblitt Brenon
| 1astnor lhy HossC
| Brockon Dove Bradley
| Lyons EisonbauGh Allon
! llcAchron Ncblitt Graziono
| Thompson Srloot McGill
| Rol1ings Co1lklin Grouse
The Washington times., 1938-01-12
TRAILER GIRL.
By Vera Broom

IT hope Rene will be happy"
swish you'd go there with him." Marty remarked
"That can't be-"
You funny You cry your eyes out when he's
and when he asks along say Make
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Parking LOT Congestion
Blamed on Meters

Installation of parking meters
downtown has caused congestion in
pay parking areas, which has forced
the management of the Grand
Plaza Parking Area, between the
Commerce and Post Once Depart
ments, to deny the privilege of
parking to many persons outside
the Government, who formerly used
the lot at Is cents a day.
This was explained today by D.
L. Sirkis of the Grand Plaza Park
ing Area, Inc, which leases the big
plaza from the Government at a
price of $4,676 a month.
The contract, drawn up with
the Treasury Department, which
controls the property, Mr.. Sirkis
explained, provides that he must
take care of Government cars first,
before opening the rest of the lot
to outsiders at Is cents q day. The
stipulated price for Government
workers is 81 q month.
Since the parking meters have
been installed, Mr.. Sirkis claims,
there has been an increasing pres
sure for space in the plaza, both
from Government people and the
general public. So in order to
make room for the Government
people, who must be taken care
of first, he said, he has had to
refuse to take care of some out
siders who have been parking there
for sometime.
Complaints have been registered
by some persons who had been pay
ing IS cents q day, for many years,
that they were ousted from the
place, where they felt they had q
right to park for price.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
j. ). 10 End Housing
OF D. {. Prisoners,
Bennett Warns
Prison Director Cites
Rise in Population
At Workhouse

Citing the abnormally high crimi-
nal rate in the District, James ".
Bennett, director of the United
States Bureau of Prisons, warned
the annual meeting of the District
Board Of Public Welfare last night
that the time will end when the
District may depend on the Federaf
Government for the housing Of its
prisoners.
I'm the District alone" Mr.. Ben
nett said. there has been a 70 per
cent increase in the population at
the workhouse since 1880, while the
increase for the Nation as a whole
during that period has been but II
per cent"
Time was when you could look
to them to take some of your pris-
oners. We still have something like
800 of them. But now you must
stand alone. To do this, in my
opinion, you need a new jail and a
maximum custody unit, both Of
which are in the offng. Also, an
adult reformatory is needed for
young first offenders between the
ages of II and Is and an improve
ment must be made in the proba-
ton service"
Mr.. BENEFITS address to the meet
ing followed presentation of an an
nual report by Elwood Street, direc-
tor Of public welfare for the Dis
trict, and a showing of moving pic
lures illustrative Of the operation
Of the District penal institutions.
The meeting was held in the De-
partment of Commerce auditorium.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Eugene (. Buck
Heads AIfuIfu Club

Z Eugene E. Buck of New York was
elected president Of the Alfalfa
Club for 1899 at the annual meet
ing held this week at the home of
Frank j. Hogan, past president.
Other officers elected were:
Joseph H. Hines of Maryland,
vice president; Senator Tom Con-
nally Of Texas. second vice presi-
dent; Charles p. Light of WASH
ington, secretary treasurer; Will
liam Payne Meredith of Virginia,
sergeant at arms; George H. OCon-
nor of Washington, water boy;
Thomas w. Brahany. Of Wisconsin,
chairman of Entertainment Com
mittee, and Senator Pat Harrison,
Mr.. Hines, Mr.. Light and Thomas
P. Littlepage for the Board Of Man.
ayers for three years ending De-
cember 81, 1941.
The clubs annual dinner will be
given January 81 at the Willard
Hotel.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Children's S Book
Reviews Tomorrow

Eleanor Weakley Nolen, author of
"A Shipment for Susanna" and cur
rently engaged in research on chill
dren's literature of the 18th century
for the Library Of Congress-, will
review children's books tomorrow at
4 pm. at 1925 Connecticut avenue
under the auspices of the Childrens
Gallery, 816 Independence avenue.
The reviews are designed to aid
parents in purchasing Christmas
books for their children.
The gallery has been sponsoring q
toy sale to raise funds to provide
art materials for children In the w.
p. A. classes, and it is hoped the
gallery will become child art CEN
ter In Washington.
Among those who will serve to-
morrow will be Mrs. D. H. McKnew,
Mrs. L. M. G. Smith, Mrs. Fred Vale
and Miss Mary Gaskill.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Lawyer Accuses Boy of Theft,
Then Defends Him in Court

The complaining witness was sum-
moned and Smith then took the
stand to relate the circumstances OF
the theft. Pvt. George E. Cooper
told the court Of Richardson's ar
rest yesterday at his home in the
1900 block of Third street NV.
Smith then returned to the side OF
the defendant and pleaded for his
release, telling the court the youth
had been employed by him for sew
eral weeks and had always been
thoroughly honest in other matters.
Smith said that Richardson eU-
dently "just couldn't resist the
temptation to take the cash money"
Judge Curran referred the case to
the probation ONCE for investigation
and Richardson will be sentenced or
placed on probation later.
Evening star., 1938-12-01

What is probably one Of the
strangest occurrences in the annals
of law happened at Police Court
today when q defense attorney also
appeared as the complaining wit
ness.
Waverly Richardson, 18, colored,
was charged with stealing SIS from
Emory B. Smith, colored attorney,
who has been practicing here for
20 years and who lives at 1707 Sec
ond street NV. Richardson, who
worked as q house boy for Smith,
was alleged to have stolen the
money from . dresser drawer.
The defendant, arraigned on the
petty larceny charge before Judge
Edward M. Curran, pleaded guilty.
Smith stood at his side at the coun-
sel table.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Leslie ellis, 81, Dies
OF Iona Illness

Leslie Gillis, 81, died at his home
1911 Meridian place NV, yesterday
after q prolonged illness. A Gov.
ernment employe the last IS years
at his death he was a technical as.
sistant in the Bureau Of Interna
Revenue.
Born at Union Church, Miss, he
was graduated from the State uni.
versity with a B. S. degree. He
moved to Little Rock, Ark, when 8
young man and became command.
ant of military preparatory school
From Arkansas he came to Wash.
ington to take a Government posi-.
ton.
Mr.. Gillis was former high priest
of the Mount Vernon Chapter of the
Royal Arch and a member Of Hiram
Blue Lodge, Masons.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Lillian N. Gillis; son, Leslie, jr.
and sister, Mrs. Josie G. Winters
Fayette, Miss.
Though funeral arrangement
have not been completed, he will bs
buried, with Masonic rites at pm
Saturday from the Hines funera
home.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Band Concerts

BY the United States Army Band
this afternoon in the Army Band
Auditorium at 8 pm. Capt. Thomas
r. Darcy, leader; Karl Hubner,
assistant leader.
BY the U. S. Soldiers Home Band
Orchestra in Stanley Hall this eve
ming at $50 o'clock. John s. M.
Zimmerman, bandmaster; Anton
Pointner, assistant. b..
BY the Navy Band in the sail loft
at the Navy aYrd at 3:15 pm. to-
morrow. 1t. Charles Benter, leader;
Charles Brendler, assistant.
BY the Marine Band In the audi
torium of the Marine Barracks ct ;
pm. tomorrow. Capt. Taylor Bran.
son, leader; william r. sAntel-
mann. assistant.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
ID Added to Boord
Of Hebrew University

Prof. Felix Frankfurter OF the
Harvard Law School and Rabbi Nor
man Gerstenfeld of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation were among
IA new members elected to the board
Of directors of the American Friends
of the Hebrew University at the
boards annual meeting yesterday in
New York, according to word re-
ceived here.
DR.. A. S. w. Rosenbach was re-
elected president of the organiza-
ton, which was established 13 years
ago to aid the university In Jerusa-
lem. Other officers chosen we're:
DR.. Nathan Ratnof, medical direc-
tor of Beth Israel Hospital, New
York, associate chairman of the
Executive Committee, and Arthur
M. Lamport, broker, Of New York,
vice president.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Examinations Urged
For Law VioIutors

Law vi0latOrS would be g1ven
psychiatric examinations to de-
termine whether they are AFFLICTED
with mental disorders, under pro.
posal advanced by DR.. Winfred Over.
holzer, superintendent Of st. Eliza.
beth's Hospital, in talk yesterday
before the junior section Of ths
District Bar Association.
DR.. Overholzer said such examina.
tions could be included within exist
ing legal machinery. He emphasized
the psychiatrists would be loath tc
release prisoners afflicted with men.
tai disorders, and added that
"psychiatry applies to every field Of
law which deals with people, motives
or behavior"
The superintendent also urged ex.
panded use Of the indeterminats
sentence for offenders.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Hospital Tax Demand
Referred to Officers

Commissioner Hazen today re-
ferred to Corporation Counsel Ell
wood H. Seal and to Tax Assessor
Fred D. Allen the demand made by
d. N. Shoemaker that 10 Washing
ton hospitals be assessed for both
real and tangible personal prop
erty, on the ground that they were
not entitled to tax exemption.
Mr.. Shoemaker argued, in a pc.
tition filed yesterday with the Com
missioner, that the following hos
pitfalls were not properly classed as
charitable institutions, since they
receive income, if not profit, from
charges they levy against patients:
Garfield, Sibley, Emergency, Colum-
bia, Casualty, Homeopathic, Provi-
dence. Episcopal Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat; George Washington, and
Georgetown.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
County Asked 10 Drop
Non-Conforming
zoning Proposal
Two Civic Groups Hit
PIun to validate
Properties

The Montgomery County (Md)
commissioners were called on by two
organizations today to rescind their
resolution proposing the valuation
of all non-conforming uses Of prop
erty now existing in that county.
One of the demands was voiced
by the Executive and Advisory Com
mittees of the powerful Montgomery
County Civic Federation, composed
of 40 citizens associations, while the
other came from the Edgemoor Citi-
zens' Association.
BY unanimous vote, the federation
committee urged the commissioners
to call of their plan to legalize all
uses of property in the county which
do not conform to the coming for the
area in which the property Is located.
Resolution Studied.
The committee asked that In the
event this request is denied, the
commissioners defer further action
in the matter until 1t has granted a
public hearing to citizens OF the
county.
A copy of the committees reso-
luton also was forwarded to the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, which
has the commissioners resolution
before it for study, and that COM
mission was asked not to act on
the measure until after the full
membership of the federation has
an opportunity to express its views
at meeting on December IL.
Betrayal" Charged.
The Edgemoor Citizens Associa-
ton passed its resolution at a spe-
cial meeting last night and branded
the commissioners move as be
trayal of the rights of all citizens
who have established homes in resi-
Dental areas under the impression
that the integrity of zoning regu-
lations would at all times be re-
spected and protected by the elected
public servants of Montgomery
County,"
It was said that the valuation
of non-conforming property uses
would be highly injurious to all
homes in residential areas" because
the valuation would cause property
values to depreciate.
The association also charged that
the move would break down respect
for the entire plan Of zoning in
Montgomery County"
Evening star., 1938-12-01

statement regarding the relationship
between the proposed change and
the park allotment.
Gives Public Hearing Assurances.
He likewise made the announce
ment that hearing on the recon-
mendation would not be held by his
commission tomorrow, but gave as
surances that one would be con-
Quoted before the planning COM
mission acts on the county COM
missioners' proposal"
1--WE do not propose to consider
this subject matter at this weeks
meeting, but before even prelimi-
nary action is taken we will hold a
public hearing, in addition to the
one which the county commits
sioners are required to hold after
public advertisement" he said.
Meanwhile" Mr.. Shaw stated, IT
believe the entire situation will work
out and certainly no one interested
in the continuation of the present
zoning plan in Montgomery County
need. in my opinion, be alarmed =
He did not amplify this statement.
"All county officials know that be-
fore the resolution can take effect
the law requires that it be acted
upon by the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission" he said.
Then a public hearing must be
advertised for three successive
weeks in the county press, after
which the county commissioners
can vote finally and formally on the
resolution.
Contends Funds Held Up.
"Since the adoption of the reso-
luton 10 days ago we are assured
that $4,000 in park funds are
about to become available. This
F.! large amount - 100000 to finish
section of Rock Greek Park be-
tween Connecticut avenue and
Rockville pike and $500, 900 to pro-
vide for the Anacostia River Park
in Prince Georges County-has been
held up by litigation brought by one
owner of a non-conforming use for
the past year.
These park funds represent a
contribution of one-third by the
Federal Government and the re-
manning Sc per cent is furnished
as a loan. by the Federal Govern
ment for eight years without in.
terest.
"A great many people will be en-
ployed in the Improvement of these
parks and the early purchase Of the
land in both counties will prevent
the payment of higher prices which
are bound to follow each delay ol
q period Of years.
unless we free the $500 900 avail
able under the Capper- -Cramton bill
(See ZONING, Page B-16)
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Akron Health
Association Aims
Are Described
F. P. Fitzpatrick Appears
In Jury Probe Of
Organized Medicine

F.. D. Fitzpatrick of Akron, Ohio,
who is organizing new health as
sociation in that city with the back
ing Of organized labor. appeared
before the special grand jury in
vestigating organized medicine.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick emphasized that he
could not discuss his appearance be-
fore the grand jury nor his testi-
mony there.
In Akron, however, he explained,
the new movement has been launch
ed and is now about ready to 60 into
a campaign to get members and pro-
vide funds for a hospital.
Backed by Labor.
The name of the organization, he
said, was the Summit County Co.
operative Health Association, which
has the wholehearted backing of
both big branches of organized la
Dor, the American Federation of
Labor and the Congress for Indus
trial Organization.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick himself is a labor
leader, representing the Goodrich
local OF the United Rubber Workers
Of America. He said this union with
its many locals has about 10000
members in Akron.
Open to Public.
The new cooperative, however,
Mr.. Fitzpatrick explained, will not
be confined to organized labor
members, but will be open to the
public. It already has announced
a scale of tentative prices or men,
bership, including about $225 q
month for an individual up to a
maximum of $3.50 a month for a
family.
The grand jury is now in its
seventh week. The Department Of
Justice proceeded With its presenta-
ton of evidence to show the Ameri-
can Medical Association and the
Medical Society of the District of
Columbia were violating the Sher-
man Antitrust Act through re-
straint of trade against Group
Health Association Of this city.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
D. c. Building
Wages Fight
On .StarIinqs

Recognizing that the starlings
again have waged war on the
District Building, E. P. Brooke,
assistant superintendent Of the
holhe of the municipal govern
ment, yesterday asked all en-
ployes to close all windows and
transons before leaving their
ofi1ceS.
His plan was intended to keep
the pestiferous birds from get
ting inside the District Build
ing where, he said, they might
cause much damage"
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Ross to Lecture Here
On Christiun Science

A free lecture on christian Sci
ence: Its Challenge to the Wrong
Thinking of the Ages" will be de-
delivered at 8 pm. Saturday tn
Constitution Hall by Peter v. Ross,
c. S. B., of San Francisco.
Mr. Ross is q member Of the
Board Of Lectureship of the Mother
Church, the First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston. He will be
introduced by Edwin j. Grayson,
former first reader Of Third Church,
which sponsors this lecture.