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Evening star., 1938-10-22

was in September, 1885, when Mr..
Van Duzer proposed regulation pro-
viding that no pedestrian shall dis
obey the instructions of a police OH
cer." 1t was said the Commissioners
approved the recommendation of the
corporation counsel that the regula-
ton be not passed for the time being.
One of the chief reasons the Com
missioners have delayed action is that
they feel that enforcement of a pedes-
trian control law would necessitate
the addition Of more policemen than
Congress would readily supply. Pub
lie sentiment also has played a major
part in defeating efforts to promulgate
strong pedestrian control laws
M. 0. Eldridge, the assistant traffic
director, believes this weapon would
serve to reduce the traffic toll.
No Preventive Measures.
I'VE have no real control over pedes-
trian traffic, although we have regu-
lations telling the person on foot when
he has the right of way or when he
should yield to the motorist," he said.
If pedestrians insist on crossing
against red lights or jaywalking, we
can't stop them"
Nowhere in the book Of statutes on
RULES of the Road" is there q para
graph which specifically states that
"a pedestrian is prohibited from cross
ing against a red light. There are
regulations defining the right of way,
but, as Mr.. Eldridge pointed out, they
are more in the nature of common
sense" laws and have proved unen-
forceable.
For instance, one section of the law
relating to pedestrians rights and
duties" says:
"At intersections where traffic Is
controlled by traffic control signals or
by police officers drivers of vehicles
shall yield the right of way to pedes-
trians crossing or those who have
started to cross the roadway on a
green or Co signal, and in all other
cases pedestrians shall yield the right
Of way to vehicles lawfully proceeding
directly ahead on q green or Go
signal"
As Mr.. Eldridge points out. this
regulation simply explains when a
motorist or pedestrian has the right
Of way, but it doesn't prevent . pedes-
trian making q wild dash from one
curb to the other any time he pleases.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
GUARANTEES ARE HELD
LONE PHILIPPINE HOPE
Membership in League Also Seen
Need When Islands Become
Independent.

Membership in the League of Ma
tions and a neutrality guaranteed by
nations with interests in the Far East
will be the only hope for the Philip
pines when they become completely in
dependent Of the United States in 1916.
This was the opinion Of DR.. Diosdado
M. Yap, Philippine leader, expressed
yesterday before the department of
International Law and International
Relations at Catholic University.
DR.. Yap declared, however, that while
League membership would be of value,
the guarantee by the nations particu-
larly interested In the Far East would
be better protection in the opinion of
many Filipino leaders.
The speaker is q member of the
technical staff of the Philippine dele
CATION of the Joint Preparatory Com
mittee on Philippine Affairs.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
BAND CONCERT

BY the Soldiers Home Band IN
Stanley Hall at $50 o'clock tonight.
John S. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster;
Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, "The Ambassador -Bagley
Overture, THE Beautiful Galatea,"
Won Suppe
Entr'acte,
(a) AT the Convent,,----Borodini
(b) "Al Fresco" (intermezzo),
Victor Herbert
Scenes from the opera,
Bohemian Grip p-------------Balfe
Popular numbers.
Bye Bye Blues" s"--------------Grey
"Bells Of st. Mary's" "---------Adama
(Requested.)
Waltz suite, "The Aero Travellers"
Weiss
Finale. '"The Aristoerat"- LIST. Clair
""Ths Star epanslsd Banner"
Evening star., 1938-10-22
MEDICAL INQUIRY
RESUMES MONDAY
Six Witnesses Heard by Jury
During First Week of
Testimony.

Adjourned over the week end, the
special grand jury probing organized
medicine will resume its investigation
here Monday morning.
During the first week of testimony
the jurors heard six witnesses, con-
Guiding yesterday with two Govern
ment officials. who have been promi-
nent in the formation of Group Health
Association, Inc, center Of the medi-
cal battle, which led the Department
Of Justice to take action against Or
ganized medicine.
William F. Penniman, deputy gov
ernor of the Federal Home Loan Bank
System, was. before the jurors when
they closed their weeks work late yes
terday afternoon. He had been the
first president Of G. H. A., from
March, 1897, to January IL, 1888
During that period G. H. A. started its
clinic in the 1900 block of street,
November /, 1887. This precipitated
a fight against it by beth the Ameri-
can Medical Association and the Medi-
cal Society of the District of Colum-
bia. Indictments are being sought by
the Government against ofncials Of
these groups for violation of the ire
straint Of trade provision Of the
Sherman Antitrust Act.
Before Jury Four Hours.
Mr.. Penniman was before the grand
jury for about four hours, including
part of the morning and all of the
afternoon session.
After emerging from the session, he
refused, as had all the other witnesses,
to disclose what he had told the jurors.
In q statement issued after he had
left the jury, however, he said:
mo one can question the definite re-
lationship between physical fitness and
efficiency on the Job. Administrators
have a responsibility for the elimina-
ton of waste wherever they find it.
In industry as well as government
administrators have long known Of
the large waste arising from loss Of
time due to sickness, much Of which
could be prevented.
I'VE find that workers do not 60 to
the doctor until they are sick, and it
is the cost that keeps them away. We
believe that when q method is pro-
vided for wage and salary earners to
budget methodically for their health
needs they will be able to purchase
more and better medical service"
Follows Zimmerman.
Mr.. Penniman followed r. r. Zim-
norman, personnel director Of the
HONE Owners' Loan Corp, who had
returned to the grand jury yesterday
morning to resume his testimony from
the day before.
Identity Of the next witnesses was
not disclosed, but It was believed that
they would be from q. H. A. It was
not learned whether Mr.. 'Peuniman
had concluded has testimony.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
SHUT-|N TEACHING
MAY START SOON
W. P. A. Officials Hope to
Have Project Under Way
Within a Week.

Within the next week, District Works
Progress Administration officials hope,
the w. p. A. teaching project for shut
in children will be in operation.
The project is now being considered
by Federal w. P. A. officials, Ross
Haworth, assistant administrator Of
District w. p A., said today, and
should 60 to the Budget Bureau and
thence to the President early next
week.
Federal officials have promised to
push the project through in a hurry"
Mr.. Haworth said. They have shown
so much interest in it that I can't see
how they can fail to keep up their
efforts"
Anticipating approval of the teach
ing project, Mr.. Haworth said he was
now laying the foundation for the
work so there would be no delay in its
going into operation when the Dis
trict w. p. A. gets the presidential
letter Of approval.
Applicants to Be Heard.
He reported that a conference will
be arranged for Monday between Mrs
Mary Steele, director of District
w. P. A. Division of Education and
Recreation, and representatives of the
Board Of Education and the Health
Department.
Although no teachers can be certified
until the project wins final approval,
Mr.. Haworth said interviewing of ap-
plicants would be started Immediately.
Applicants for the teaching jobs
must go through four steps before
they are recommended for the project.
They must register first at the
United States Employment Center,
808 E street NV. Then they are to
make appointments with the Social
Service Division Of the District w.
P. A., 460 c street NV, in order to
determine If they are eligible for cer-
tincation for work relief.
Standards Same Is for Schools.
If the candidate is certified, an in
terview is then arranged with Mrs.
Hazel Taylor, assistant director of
District w. P. A. division Of educa-
ton and recreation, in the old Bright
wood School, Georgia avenue and
Peabody street NV. She will deter
mine whether the educational and
personal qualifications of the appli-
cant are acceptable for the work.
Mr.. Haworth pointed out that teach
ers placed on the project must meet
the same high standards as those
in the public school system.
II the applicant Is passed by Mrs.
Taylor she will be referred to r. L.
Haycock, first assistant superintendent
Of schools, or to A. K. Savoy, as
sistant superintendent OF Divisions
10 to 13. The final recommendation
Of Is teachers will come from the
school authorities.
Evening star., 1938-10-22

Hine and Mcfarland, little children
from the Petworth. Randle-Orr High
lands, Edmunds- Blair-Hayes
and Bancroft Elementary Schools came
and went, endless as a sentence by
James Joyce. Many Of the older chill
dren took notes; the youngsters stared
wide-eyed about them.
rs this where the clothes come that
are turned in on our Parent Teacher
Association bundle days?" they wanted
to know.
If you get only s10O month from
the Community Chest now do the
workers get paid?" asked others.
Smiling, Mrs. Brooks explained that
this was where their old clothes were
brought and cleaned and sewed by
volunteer mothers in PIT. A. groups
Shoes and rubbers we ourselves can
do little with in the way of repair"
she said. That's where the Commun-
ity Chest allowance comes in"
Mrs. Brooks told them how much
appreciated the secondhand stuff was
and how the children preferred it to
much that was made especially for
them and had not been worn.
Look at this" she emphasized,
pulling from box a clean but shape
less piece of cloth that resembled q
tea towel with armholes in it. 1t had
been made by charitable organiza-
ton.
You mustn't think we are not CRATE
ful," she said, but can you imagine
going to school in thi?" ,
This week, she said, 658 articles Of
clothing have been given to 1853 chill
dren. They are certified to US
through their teachers" she stated.
And then suddenly the children
were whisked from the room by white
uniformed motor attendants of the
tour Another group would come. The
cracks in the old shoes seemed almost
smiles. They had told their story elo-
Quently.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
LABOR PROBE DEBATED
West Coast Inquiry Considered by
Liberties Committee.

The Senate Civil Liberties Commits
tee, officials disclosed today, is making
q preliminary survey to determine
whether an inquiry into labor condi-
tions on the West Coast q justified.
Robert Wohlforth, committee secre-
tary. said Investigators have opened
headquarters In San Francisco and
would report later on the results o.
their preliminary investigation. He
said the committee had received hun.
dreds" Of complaints about labor con.
ditionS on the Pacific Coast.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
STUDENTS MAKE MERRY
Central High Glass Rooms Used
to Stage Carnival,

Central High School lost its educa-
tional demeanor for a while last night
while several hundred students made
merry at carnival for the benefit of
student extra-curricular activities.
Classrooms became theaters where
variety acts were staged, or shooting
galleries, or the salons of Prof. Quiz
and fortune telling.
Swing masters got their opportunity
to satisfy jitterbug fancies in the gym
nasium,
Evening star., 1938-10-22
TRADE CONFERENCE SET
Women's League Will Conduct
Annual Discussion Soon.

The third annual conference Of the
Washington Committee, Women's
Trade Union League, will be held
October 80 at the Y. w. c. A., 614
E street NV, on Legislative advances
and legislative needs Of working
women"
The discussions will be led by Mrs.
Clara M. Boyer. assistant director Of
the Bureau of Labor Standards, De-
Partment Of Labor: Louise Stitt, direc-
tor Of the Bureau Of Minimum Wage,
Labor Department, and Hyland Lewis,
professor Of sociology at Howard Uni
versity.
The league is composed Of delegates
from "a local A. +. Of L and G. I. O.
unions, and works for legislation pro-
tecttng the interests Of waSs earners.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
District Traffic La,vs Cire
Pedestrians Edge Ouer Autos
Control Legislation Often Proposed,
but Always Tabled-Lack Blamed
for Many Fatalities.

In that perennial conflict between
pedestrian and motorist on Washing
tons thoroughfares the pedestrian
seems to hold a slight edge-as far as
personal liberty is concerned.
The motorist still must obey traf11c
signals, policemen and the rules of
the road, while the pedestrian may
defy stop" lights, ignore officers and
If lucky-can reach the opposite
curb safely.
But a glance at the Districts ap-
palltng pedestrian traffic death toll
this year tells different story and
serves to focuss attention today on
thatsoftmade but always tabled pro-
posal-adoption Of pedestrian control
laws.
Here's the pedestrians record for
1888: Since January /, 10 persons
have lost their lives in trafic acci-
dents in the District. Fifty-three of
these were pedestrians. Five persons
were fatally injured this month. They
were all pedestrians.
Drivers Cleared In ~ Cases.
Who is at fault? The motorist or
the person on foot? The records
show that in AZ of the 50 pedestrian
death cases this year coroner's juries
have absolved the drivers of blame,
terming the deaths accidental"
Traffic law enforcement officers who
for years have been seeking pro-
mitigation of regulations to govern
pedestrian traffic believe the lack of
such laws in the District has con-
tributed materially to the high per-
centage of trafiic deaths.
But all efforts to have pedestrian
regulations embodied in the traffic
and motor vehicle regulations have
progressed no further than the rec
ommendation stage over a period of
more than a decade, even though the
municipal government heads have the
authority to adopt and enforce such
rules.
The District once had a regulation
to govern pedestrians in traffic, but
it had brief life. Late in 1925 the
trafnc statutes were amended to ex-
tend the scope of trafic regulations
to include pedestrians. A police drive
against violators Immediately followed,
with the result that two cases were
taken into Police Court.
The decision in these cases, handed
down by Judge John P. Mcmahon,
held the regulation illegal, the magis-
trate ruling that the trafic director
had no power vested in him under
the Traffic Act of 1925 authorizing
him to control the movements of
pedestrians at the crosswalks of the
District"
Rules Amended by Congress.
Shortly after the Police Court rul-
ing, however, District officials were
successful in having Congress amend
the traffic and motor vehicle regula-
tions to bring pedestrian control
within the meaning of the Traffic Act.
Despite this fact, however, all ef-
forts toward this end since the act
was amended have been unsuccessful.
It has been proposed numerous times
by 1rafnc Director william A. Van
Duser and others, but always the
proposal has been tabled.
The minutes Of the Board Of Com
missioners show that the last time .
regulation Of this kiad vas g,assastAd
Evening star., 1938-10-22
Named to Honor Society.

George z. Feiker. jr.. 1445 Spring
road NV, is one of eight members of
Worcester Polytechnic Institute to be
elected to Sigma Xxi, national honor
society, 1t was announced here today.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
D. c. Student Honored.

CHARLOTTE HALL, Nd, Oct. ~
R.-Chsrlotte Hall Military Academy
Junior classmen have elected Cadet
Ssrst. J. Z. Watson Of Warrington.
q. C., iS class president. /,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-17
RUSSIA OFFERS
TO JOIN MOVE
|ONAGGRESSORS

MOSCOW, March II CUP)-Max-
i'm Litvinov, foreign commissar, to-
day affirmed Russia's determination
to stand by her treaty obligations
to Czechoslovakia and invited other
powers including the United States
to confer on practical measures to
check aggreSsors.
His invitation did not include
Germany, italy or Japan.
1T may be too late tomorrow"
said Litvinov.
Litvinov warned against the dam
ger of war involving the major
powers.
$50 far" he said, "a menace has
been created to the territorial in
tegrity and in any case to the po-
litical, economic and cultural indie
pendence of small nations. Their
inevitable enslavement will, how
ever, create premises for pressure
and even attacks against large
states as we'll.
"In the first place arises the
menace to Czechoslovakia, but ow-
ing to the conagious character of
aggression. the danger threatens to
grow later on into new international
conflicts"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-17
Hollywood Star Spikes
RumOr of Romance
With Musician

RAVELLO, Italy, March
II. (UP)-"I am not mar
ried and am not planning
to marry" Greta Carlo, film
star, told the press today.
Miss Garbo's presence at this re-
sort with Leopold Stokowski, con-
ductor. had led to repeated reports
that they contemplated matrimony.
The film actress received the
press in the library of the Villa
Cimbrone, overlooking the bay of
Naples. She and the conductor
have been spending vacation
here for about one month.
She categorically denied that she
was married or intends to marry
Stokowski, adding Il never had any
impulse to go to the altar"
Haven't many friends and have
not seen much of the world. My
friend Stokowski, who has been
much to me-. offered to take me
around and see some Of the -beau-
tiful things.
II optimistically accepted. l was
naive to think I could travel with
out being hunted This kills beauty
for me-"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-17
Pol and Clashes
With Lithuania
In Border Fight

WARSAW. March II. (UP)-The
government has taken suitable
steps" in connection with a border
dispute with Lithuania, it was an
nounced officially today. Col Josef
Beck, foreign minister, will make
a statement on the situation at the
first meeting of the senate.
Officials, commenting on the
communique, said that the govern
ment could not accept Lithuanian
proposal to discuss the frontier
diSpute-the result of a clash of
border guards-either at Riga, Lat
via. or Tallinn, Esthonia.
Normal diplomatic procedure, it
was argued, was the only way to
settle the incident.
poland and Lithuania have no
diplomatic relations as the result
of their territorial disagreements.
Lithuania claims the Wilma area,
which Poland occupies and whose
present frontier the great powers
have recognized)
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-17
UNION GROUP
HELD RADICAL
BY FOR ( MAN
Defense Witnesses Take
Stand in Hearing on
@ Labor Issues

A Lewis Chambers Con-
struction company foreman
who said he wouldn't trans
fer his labor union member.
ship to the Imperial Valley
local because it was such radi-
cal bunch" provided the high spot
of hearing Thursday before Ex-
aminer v. P Lucas of the National
Labor Relations Board.
In it's fourth day the hearing
on labor union complaints that
Lewis Chambers was unfair to or
ganized labor presented a conti-
nuation of defense testimony by
foremen and laborers that the COM
pany did not interfere with efforts
to unionize its men and that the
strike of Jan. .25 was not authorized
by special called meeting of, the
union members. <,,..s.-
Active In Union
John T. Chambers, vice president,
and Mrs. B. NJ Irving, secretary
of the company, were expected to
be called to the witness stand
Thursday afternoon by Attorney
r. B. Whitelaw.
N r. Omstott carpenter fore
man, declared during the morning
session that. although he had been
a member of American Federation
of Labor flying squads and had
been active In other union work,
he would not transfer his men,
bership from the Whittier to the
Imperial Valley local.
The declaration followed cross
examination by Attorney William
Walsh of the labor board Walsh
traced various transfers of Om-
stotts card from Phoenix to Yuma
to Whittier Then he asked:
"Why didn't you transfer to The
local here when you went to work
here?"
Because said Omstott, lit was
such a radical bunch that would
Mt put my card and book in it,"
CIO Tactics
The foreman later explained that
he felt the Imperial Valley local
although claiming A. F. of L. affili-
alton, was following CIO tactics
He has fought for A.F. of L. against
CIO, he added
In supplemental testimony Om-
stott told Walsh that all of the
men in his crew walked off when
the strike was called on the Lewis
Chambers job, but that more than
half of them returned next day.
AS far as he knew, the witness
said, the company did not interfere
with or discourage union organiza
tion among its employees.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-17

ment of United States policy-a
restatement in careful phrases OF
his announcements and those oi
President Roosevelt since mid-Sum-
mer of 1887.
Expressing frankly his concern
over world affairs he noted that
events of past weeks had been
Startling" and declared that this
pattern of developments:
Offers a tragic demonstration
of how quickly the contagious
scourge of treaty breaking and
armed violence spreads from one
region to another
To critics of American policy
especially those voices raised in
congress against the naval expan-
sion proposal and against any pro-
gram of parallel action with ma
tions whose objectives coincide
with America's-Hull declared:
The triumph of this secluson-
ist viewpoint would inescapably
carry the whole world back to the
conditions of medieval chaos.
Such is the fate to which ex-
treme isolationistS-isol at
any price-all those who contend
that we should neither protest
against abuses nor cooperate with
others toward keeping principles
alive, those who say that under nc
circumstances should we insist up
on any rights beyond our own
territorial waters such is the fate
to which blind eXtremism of this
type would consign this country
and the world"
Hull did not mention by name
Germany or Austria, or the Hitler
coup, but he left no doubt to whom
he referred as treaty breakers and
nations whose actions tend to in
ternational anarchy.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-17

This thing is gettlng under way.
This city is going to grow-and
it's not going to be the same old
slow grind" said Mayor Roy Wo-
mack
He was discussing plan in which
others of the council concurred to
contemplate an early end to sale
by the city of tax deed lots for
small sums. June was suggested
as a tentative date on which the
city will quit selling tax titles to
prospective builders. At the same
time, it was pointed out that more
than 25 new homes have been con-
structed here on lots acquired by
builders from the city under the
tax title procedure.
Evidences of Boom
The discussion climaxed an eve
ming in which concrete evidences
of the impending building boom
were placed before the council.
Proposed expenditure by Trailer
Cities. ltd, of $4,000 to build a
modern trailer and auto camp on
Imperial avenue south of Euclid
avenue was given impetus by ac-
Continued on Page 2: Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-17
PEACE TALKS
CALLED FOR
PORT TIEUP

LOS ANGELES, Mar. II (UP) -
Capt E. H. Fitzgerald. federal con-
ciliator, called another conference
today in an effort to settle la
Dor dispute that has tied up Los
Angeles harbor.
Since Sunday there has been no
cargo movement. Fifteen ships are
idle, and 1000 men are out of work.
The shutdown was ordered by the
shipowners; because longshoremen
refused to unload freight cars.