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The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Lights Still
Popular ore
Halloween

Early returns indicated today
Halloween pranksters still like to
snipe at street lights. Somewhere
in the city also are some husky
celebratorS who picked on man
hole covers for their fun.
Walter E. Kern, superintendent
of the Districts lighting system,
reported he had found 351 lamps
and globes broken so far, with the
probability this number would be
doubled when his check was COM
plete.
The manhole cover, Kern said,
was lifted from a sewer on the
Calvert Street Bridge. Kern said
the heavy iron disk was removed
sometime last night and as yet
has not been found.
The street light casualties, Kern
said, were heaviest in the Dean
wood and AnacoStia sectors,
where it was reported police cap
tured several youthful miscreantS.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
KING PROMISES.
G.! FOR D. c; C,
SCHOOL NEEDS.

A promise to fight for local
school construction needs in the
coming session of Congress was
made today by Senator William
H. King CD, Utah, chairman Of
the Senate District Committee.
Although he would not comment
on the $50,0O0,000 budget sent to
the Budget Bureau by the District
Commissioners, the Senator stated
that the school system program
was one of the most important
items in the budget and should
receive special attention.
He promised he would help OBJ
tain school buildings that are
needed in the city.
He stated, however, that he was
inclined to believe school registra-
ton in this city was not on the
increase at the present time, but
admitted that school construction
did not keep pace with steadily
mounting school population dur.
ing recent years.
The Senator said he was unable
to comment at the present time
on the schools twice-requested five
year building program, amounting
to thirty million dollars, but
pointed out that several years ago
he pushed throught a ten-million.
dollar school building program.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
JUDGES PARLEY
JuriSts to Confer on
Clearing Docket

Seeking to clear up the crowded
civil dockets in local Federal
courts judges of District Court
and the United States Court of
Appeals will get together at Char
lottesville, Va. Friday and Satur-
day.
An important phase of the dis
cussion will concern pre-trial pro-
cedure.
Chief Justice D. Lawrence
Groner called for the conference
last night, so the civil court docket
might be reduced and made cur.
rent"
The sessions will be held at the
law school of the University of
Virginia. District Bar Association
officials also will attend and ad-
dresses will be delivered by Fed
eral judges from other jurisdic-
tionS.
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DISTRICT BUDGET
HEARINGS Open,
TO LAST MONTH

Hoping to complete their con-
fernces by December /, District
government officials today began
a series Of meetings on the 1910
local budget with the Budget Bu-
reau.
The first of the hearings, which
are expected to continue for at
least three weeks, was attended by
Lieut.. Col. David McCoach, Engi-
neer Commissioner; Major Daniel
Donovan, District auditor; Col.
John w. Oehmann, building in
spector; Capt Hugh P. Dram, engi-
neer official, and other local gov
ernment aides. John Keddy pre-
sided for the Budget Bureau.
The 1910 budget. as adopted by
the Commissioners for submission
to the Budget Bureau, totals $780,
383, ,937, cut of about $4,000, 900
in the aggregate amount the Dis
trict's department heads estimated
it would cost to run the local gov
ernment during the next fiscal
year.
Daniel w. Bell, acting director
of the budget, is expected to en-
ter the deliberations later to help
prepare the final Budget Bureau
recommendations.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Fuel Depot Employees
Have Narrow Escape

Two attendants at q gasoline
and battery station in the 500
block of New Jersey Ave. N. w.,
narrowly escaped injurey late
yesterday when an automobile
hoist went "hay-wire," dumping
an automobile to the station
floor.
The car, said to belong to Otis
Mitchell, had been raised and two
attendants were greasing 1t, when
a compressed air tank used to
power the lift exploded. dumping
the car and lift to the floor.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
CAPITAL DAzED.
BY HALLOWEEN
R RECORD PARADE
Tribute Paid to Queen;
Little Vandalism

Washington was recovering to-
day from one of the gayest, gid
diest, widest, grandest Halloween
celebrations ever staged in the
Nations Capital.
Something over 100000 cheer
ing, laughing, excited residents,
and the witches only know how
many visitors, lined the streets to
watch the colorful parade and pay
tribute to beautiful young Queen
Nadine Petrey, Times and Herald
Golden Mirror girl, and Halloween
King j. Edmund Veitch.
ROYAL PAIR CHEERED
To the blare of dozens of bands
and the cheers Of thousands Of
those in the line Of march, as well
as those who lined Constitution
Avenue, the king and queen and
members of their court rode on o
beautifully decorated float.
There were many other floats,
and several thousand marching in
costume.
While the major celebration
was on downtown, there were COM
munity gatherings in various Sec
tions of the city. On H Street
Northeast, upper Fourtee enth
Street and Georgia Avenue, there
were large crowds gathered.
MOVIE TICKETS GIVEN
In Chevy Chase, where last year
there was considerable vandalism,
free motion picture tickets were
given to about 1000 children to
keep them off the street. But de-
spite this, some vandalism was
reported. r-.-.
Many persons awakened today
to find that some Bad Spirits had
calabalistic pictures en- their wind
shields and cars.
Others discovered garden furni.
ture, trash cans and other NOV.
able objects had disappeared, re-
moved by these same sprites and
goblins.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

learners permit-but the black.
list-forwarded from the Board
of Revelations and Suspensions
takes care of that. Ditto with the
fellow who gets a learners permit
free and drives on it for a year.
The biggest problem, Mr.. Rider
said, is to get women to give their
correct age and weight (they'll
take off 20 pounds without blink
ing) and to teach men over 40 to
drive. These last always want to
boss the car.
There's a former major now
pushing up daisies because he just
WOULD do that.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
mum" SHOW
Exhibit at Gardens
Opens Tonight

Night displays of the chrysan-
themums at the Botanic Garden
will start tonight and continue
through Friday with doors open
until 9 p. m. Approximately LOO
flower lovers viewed the blooms
yesterday.
Show officials said the exhibit
also would be kept open Saturday
afternoon until 4 p. m. So great
was the crush on opening day,
Sunday, when more than 5000
persons flocked to admire the flow
erS, that the show was allowed to
continue one hour overtime.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Sure, It's Easy:
By ELIZABETH oLDFIELD

what HE thought!
: "a learners permitP" asked
the shirtsleeved young mon
whose desk was entirely sur
rounded by citizens of various
shapes, sizes, colors and creeds,
you'll have to take an exam
nation first. Know the traffic
rules? Well-study them," and
he handed me a blue booklet.
IT'S A TOUGH TASK
Periodically a second examiner
would call a name and a sittel
would jump up, take a question
and.answer-blank, and retire tt
one Of the desks roped off from
the rest Of the room.
Followed much biting Of pencils
and deep concentration. Reminded
you Of grammar school days ant
the monthly exams.
There are 20 questions on thu
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Y Made Homeless
By Southwest Fire

Firemen battled for more than
an hour yesterday in a vain effort
to stem flames which destroyed a
two-Story frame building at 342 E
st. S. w. Starting in the rear of
the structure from an undeter-
mined cause, the fire quickly
gained headway and menaced
other frame houses adjoining it.
Police said about IL persons lived
in the building.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Pdr|eY tomorrow
By Monarch Club

The Washington Monarch Club
will be host tomorrow to national
officers and representatives from
Monarch clubs of the First district,
which includes the District of Co.
lumbia, Richmond, Va, Hagers-
town, Md, and Arlington, Va.
Delegates will gather at lunch
con in the willard Hotel.
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application blank-and t h re e
answers to each question. Two
are wrong. You check off what
Fou think is the right one.
More than 5000 persons take
the examination every month,
Lindsey T. Rider, chief examiner
said, and only one-fourth pass. 1t
Is not unusual for persons to come
back four or five times-and in
one case it was Is before passing.
To the question: "1n case OF an
accident in which a person is in
iured, what must the driver in
yolved do2" applicants have, be
3ieve it or not, checked off: Leave
hS quickly as possible"
Answering "What does a stop
sign mean?" They'll check: "Slow
down" and to what is the proper
use Of an automobile horn?" they'll
check: '"To frighten pedestrians.
THEY RISK LIVES
In making the road tests the
GOur examiners take their lives in
their hands so times day.
Thomas E. West has been hurt
three times, once when he told a
woman driver TO take a right hand
turn and she put the car in gear.
Mr.. West just went through the
windshield.
Another time he miraculously
escaped (miraculously is the only
word for It'd when a woman driver
sailed through an iron fence
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

ION Station VOL. Monday. WednesdGv Friday. 1880
Also Hera1dTEmes Comic Weekly Feature SundnyJ
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
HERALD TIMES
CONTEST OPEN
TO ALL CHILDREN
Rules Are Simple and
There's No Cost
By JOSEPH T. MOONEY
Coming! The great tiger-naming

~ ~~SAA - n AA~OANAA
Coming! The great tiger.naming
contest!
Sponsored by the Patterson
newspapers, with the permission
Of DR.. william M. Mann, director
of the Washington Zoo, and with
the approval Of DR.. Frank w. Bal
lou, superintendent of public
schools, a District-wide contest is
launched to find names for the
two new Bengal tigers which ar.
rived at the Zoo today.
FOR CHILDREN ONLY
The contest is open to every boy
and girl Of grade school age in
the District of Columbia and
nearby Virginia and Maryland.
It doesn't matter whether they at
tend public, private or parochial
schools.
And the Patterson papers are
not forgetting the little shut-ins in
this contest. If they are of grade
school age, they're invited to COM
pete.
AS great an honor as any boy
or girl could wish awaits the win
ner.
A plaque with the winners along
with the names he or she gave the
tigers will be placed in the lion
house Of the Zoo for thousands
from all over the country to see
for years to come. There will be
other awards, too.
CONTEST FREE
It costs absolutely nothing for
you to enter this contest.
A committee Of judges is now
being selected. Chairman Of this
committee will be Melvin T. Hill.
dreth, Washington attorney and
president Of the Circus Fans Asso-
citation.
DR.. William M. Mann, director
Of the Zoo, heartily approves Of the
plan to have a Washington child
select the names for the two Ben.
gal cubs-the first o. their kind
in Washington.
"It's great idea," he said as
he surveyed the new arrivals
from the jungles Of India to-
day. well furnish the tigers,
and let the children furnish
their names. 1t will be q fit
ting tribute to the close rela-
tionship that has always ex-
listed between the Zoo and the
children of Washington"
BALLOU APPROVES
DR.. Frank w. Ballou told the
Patterson newspapers today that
he approved Of arouSing interest
of the school children, through.
out the District in naming the
new tigers themselves.
School teachers will take an
active part in interesting the
children in the tigers. their back
ground, and the country from
which they come.
Think of a name for q male
and female and write a short let
ter telling why you think these
ought to be given to the animals
at the Zoo. Send your letter to
the Tiger Naming Contest Editor
of the Patterson Newspapers. 1917
H st. N. w.
CONSIDERATION FOR ALL
Every name and every letter
will be considered.
The editor suggests you make
the names short and easy to pro-
nounce, but you can use your own
Judgment about that.
The contest starts now, and will
be open until a date still to be
announced. AL set?
Then start thinking, and watch
the Patterson Newspapers for
further details Of the great tiger
naming contest.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Standards Bureau
Experts 10 Speak

The Philosophical Society of
Washington will hear two talks
Saturday at a meeting at S:15
p. m. in the Cosmos Club audi.
torium. Speakers will be Walter
Ramberg apd L. B. Tuckerman,
both of the National Bureau Of
Standards.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Visitors May Tour
Providence Friddv

Uniformed nurses will serve as
guides through Providence Hospi-
tai Friday when the Sisters of
Charity hold open house for visi.
tors from 2 to 4 D. m,
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

bounding the parking lot at John
Marshall Place, taking the fence
along.
He has pitched over the front
seat a couple of times and once
smashed head-on into a truck
when a driver, told to park be-
hind the truck, stepped on the
gas.
DON'T TRY A SUB
Folks who can't read or write
and there are still some left
have a way Of getting a friend
to apply for the permit. That's
one reason the examiners keen
eyes sweep you up and down when
you put down your weight and
height. And last year IS folk
went to jail for just that. One
man had sold 90 permits.
Persons whose permits have
been revoked often apply for a
The Washington times., 1938-08-26

Switzerland, Mr. Marc Peter, has
accepted the invitation to speak.
other diplomats and their
wives are being invited.
Mrs. Ernest H. Daniel, chair
man of the music committee, is
arranging a musical program.
She is being assisted by the vice
chairman Of music, Mrs. Ralph
P. Barnard, and Mrs. Tomas
CajigaS. Mrs. Daniel is the
new president of the District of
Columbia Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs.
NONPARTIsAN GROUP
The Political Study Club holds
monthly meetings with speakers
on political subjects. It is a
nonpartisan group. For next
season, Mrs. Merritt plans to
have one of the meetings de-
voted to Navy Day" and an
other to Army Day."
Other officers of the club are
Mrs. Edgar Boyd Kay. Mrs. Win
termute w. Sloan and Mrs. Viii.
liam A. Boss, vice presidents;
Mrs. Harvey P. Baxter, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Henry Cor
don Clay, treasurer, and Mrs.
Needham C. Turnage, auditor.
Directors to the District Fedora
ton Of Women'S Clubs are Mrs.
Tilman Bacon Parks, Mrs. P.
Lee Hodges and Mrs. Edward S.
Brashears, and alternates are
Mrs. William Theophilus, Mrs.
w. r. Cole and Mrs. Carroll j.
Mcclure.
Other committee chairmen are
Miss Alice Hutchins Drake, pro-
gram; Mrs. George E. Anderson,
membership; Mrs. Charles Mar
vim Jones, printing; Mrs. Lois
Marshall Hicks, publicity; Mrs.
Wallace Streater, resolutions;
Mrs. John Frizzel, revision; Mrs.
James E. Barnes, arrangements,
and Mrs. John T. Kennedy, visit.
ing. Miss Mary Estelle Yates is
the page.
Members of Columbia Chap
ter, Women of the Moose, whose
birthdays are in this month,
will be especially entertained to-
night at a meeting in Moose
Hall.
At the conclusion of a short
business session, the birthday
party will be in the hands of
the membership committee. as
sisted by the birthday commit
tee. A program of entertain
The Washington times., 1938-08-26

MRS. H. A. DODDERDGE,
V1 president, Democratic WOm-
ans National Council. one Of
the most youthful, vivaciOuS ma
irons in Washington . =. Her
humOr refreshing and efferveS-
cent. was born in Council
Grove, Kan, one of the oldest
historic towns ON Santa Fe Trail
:. granddaughter of a pioneer,
Judge John Allen. attended
Kansas State Teachers College
at Pittsburgh and took journal
ism courses at Kansas State Col
lege at Manhattan. has con-
tributed many feature articles to
magazines and newspapers ..
writes daily column for Midwest
ern papers. is at present en-
gagged in publicity work. first
entered politics in campaign for
woman suffrage. has since
served from precinct committee
woman and county chairman to
various State offices was q
member Of the Democratic
National Committee in New
York during presidential cam
paign in 1886 is the mother
Of two sons. Robert Russell,
a second claSSman at West
Point, and william H., a student
at the U. S. Army Flying School
at Randolph Field, Kan.
spends spare time in kitchen.
particularly displaying her Gu
linary talents when sons are
home is fond of music and
Is expert seamstreSS &. SCme-
times designing and sewing her
own frOckS is assistant direc-
tor of the Democratic Absentee
Voters Bureau Betty Wash
ingtOn Chapter, }. A. R., Law
renee, Kan, former president Of
the Kansas WOmen'S Woodrow
Wilson Luncheon Club, largest
and oldest wOman'S political
group in the State former
treasurer of Kansas WOmen'S
Press Club member Of the
General Federation of WOmen's
Clubs former president of
Lawrence WOman's City Club.
The Washington times., 1938-08-26
SOddlity Union
Retreat Is Set
Sept. 3, 4, 5

The first retreat Of the Fall
season will be held by the So
dality Union Of the District Of
Columbia, September 3, 4 and
5, at the Washington Retreat
House, 1000 Hardwood Rd. N. E.
The three day retreat will be
conducted by the Rev. Charles
G. Herzog, S. j., former professor
Of theology at Woodstock College
for IS years. He was recently
assigned to conduct retreats
among both layman and reli-
gious throughout the East. His
topic during the conference will
be on THE Catholic Woman in
the Modern World"
Miss Mary E. Mattingly, presi-
dent Of the Sodality Union, is in
charge of arrangements. Assist
ing are Mrs. Lucy Goldsboro,
Mrs. Sallie Mudd, Mrs. Elizabeth
Simmerman. Miss Agnes Mar
ceron, Miss Marie White, Miss
Helen Dolan, Miss Helen Fergu-
son, Miss Lillian Samuels, Miss
Anna Brashears and Mrs. Mat
thew Angevine.
The Washington times., 1938-08-26

Mrs. Charles E. Ferguson, second
vice president; Mrs. Otis j.
Rodgers, treasurer; Mrs. Charles
Dasher. recording secretary:
Mrs. William Sault, correspond
ing secretary: Mrs. Robert Lyons,
Lyons, historian; Mrs. James
Underwood, auditor, and Mrs
William w. Scott, publicity.
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gether next month at some of a
party.
Mrs. Keyser organized the
club in 1924 to work for welfare
and charity Every year since,
the club has chosen to reflect
Mrs. Keyser as the president.
Other officers are Mrs. A. B.
McManuS, first vice president;
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WOMEN'S CLUB ACTIVITIES:
Mrs. E. B. Merritt
President of
Organization
BY MARY PADGETT

Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, presi-
dent of the Political Study Club,
believes in taking things philo-
Sophically.
It was almost seven weeks ago
that Mrs. Merritt suffered severe
fractures in her foot at Round
Hill, Va, where she had planned
on spending the warm months
at her summer cottage. After a
week in Sibley Hospital, Mrs.
Merritt returned to her apart
ment in the Northumberland.
But in her bright way she says:
mot being able to take a
step all these weeks is unpleaS-
ant, but what is the use Of COM
planning. It is just one Of those
unfortunate things that happen.
I expect to have the cast off in
about a week, and perhaps I
can spend Labor Day and a
week or two in September in
the country"
ENVOY TO SPEAK
Mrs. Merritt will hold q board
meeting of her club on Monday,
October 3, at the Mayflower
Hotel. The clubs correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Philip B.
Matz, resigned when she left
town to live in Kansas City.
Someone to take over this posi-
ton will be selected at the board
meeting.
Diplomatic Day" will be cele-
brated at the first meeting Of
the club on Saturday, october
is, at 2::30 p. m. in the Washing
ton Club. The Minister of
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Will

The club season does not be-
gin until october for the Entire
Nous Club. but the president,
Mrs. Charles P. Keyser, is plan
ming a call meeting in septem-
ber to decided activities for the
year. Mrs. Keyser is also plan
ming to get the members to-
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ment has been arranged and re-
freshments will be served.
Those celebrating birthdays
are Mrs. Emil Rada. Miss Irma
Baker, Miss Cara Petit and
Mrs. Anna Everham.
Mrs. william Sullivan, presi-
dent Of the library committee Of
Columbia Chapter, conducted a
meeting of her group Wednes-
day night in Moose Hail. at
which plans were outlined for
the fall and winter work and
for the national book week pro-
gram which it will sponsor early
in November.
Mrs. Marjorie France accept
ed the position Of assistant
chairman Of the committee and
Miss Eleanor Shaw became Sec
retary-treaSurer.
The committee adopted the
slogan of Columbia Chapter
100 per cent users of the local
Public Library facilities" and in
tends to conduct among the
chapter membership a campaign
to promote more reading of bet
ter books, recommending a pro-
gram Of educative reading.
The group will conduct a
book shower" for the library
at MooSeheart, the national
home and school for orphans
maintained by the organization
in Illinois.
A library is maintsined IN the
chapter for use of the members.
It includes Government and
other pamphlets on home-mak.
ing, child care and training,
and related subjects of interest
to women.
The Washington times., 1938-08-26

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
The Washington times., 1938-06-22
c. A. Mourhess
Funeral Service Held
For u. S. Official

Funeral services for Charles A.
Mourhess, 40, assistant chief OF
the division of control in the
Bureau of Public Roads. were held
today at Hysong's funeral home,
1900 N st. N. w. Interment was
in Arlington National Cemetery.
Mr.. Mourhess died yesterday in
Sibley Hospital following an opera
ton performed a week ago last
Saturday.
A native Of Andover, N. Y, Mr..
Mourhess attended Alfred Univer-
sity, Alfred, N. Y, and the Clarkson
Institute of Technology at Potts
dam, N. Y. He entered Govern
ment service in 1910 with the
Coast and Geodetic Survey, serv-
ing with that branch of the Gov
ernment until his transfer 16
years ago to the Bureau Of Public
Roads.
A World War veteran, Mr.. Mour-
hess served overseas as g lieuten-
ant in the Engineering Corps.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth Clarke Mourhess; a
daughter, Mary Janet MourhesS.
and a son, Charles w. Mourhess,
all Of Washington.