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Evening star., 1938-12-06
DistridD. A. R. Votes
Protest Against
Flag Report
Executive Unit Says
Emblem Was Chosen
Without Due Heorina

Local Daughters of the American
Revolution. who started the move
ment for flag for the District, last
night voted protest against the
official starred and barred emblem
recently approved by the Flag Com
mission members.
The Executive Committee of Dis
trict D. A. RS. meeting in the
United States Chamber of Com
merce Building. voted to send copies
of their resolution of protest to
Chairman King of the Senate Dis
trict Committee and Representative
Kennedy of Maryland, who is slated
to be chairman of the House District
Committee.
The statement pointed out that
the congressional resolution Great
ing an official Flag Commission to
choose an emblem for the District of
Columbia gave credit to the D. A.
RS for launching the movement.
The D. A. RS charged that the
flag commissioners have adopted a
flag chosen and designed by them
selves without courtesy of hearing
civic organization representatives,
who for IS years co-operated in the
flag movement, or resident artists,
craftsmen or heraldic experts"
They said 'the banner selected is
not distinctive to the District of
Columbia. as required by law, since
1t has been a part of an historical
collection of banners in Christ
Church, Philadelphia, for 80 years,
and also at Valley Forge, and is
widely used by patriotic societies as
a decorative feature"
Evening star., 1938-12-06

The question "What price mis-
trial for the Warning brothers and
their tax consultant?" might be an
swered-about 5000.
That, however, would be only a
rough estimate based on the cost Of
the trial to the United States Gov
ernment.
Final figures on the trial expenses
have not gone through the District
Court disbursing oflice as yet, but
here's an idea Of how they'll
shape up.
The Jurors are q big item. The
IL jurors get a day, and they
served IA days for q total in jury
fees Of $672. They were locked up
in q hotel for three days and given
three meals q day during theirsde-
liberation. While the trial was In
progress their 18 lunches were paid
for. The cost Of the hotel bill and
that for meals was estimated by
court attendants at $3.50.
Defense witnesses aren't paid, but
the Government witnesses are paid
at the rate Of $1.50 per day. There
were about 80 Government wit
nesses, some Of them Internal Rev.
enue Bureau eu6bloyes, who were
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Strike Not 10 Effect
D. {. Oyster Supply

No shortage in the oyster supply
in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. area
is expected as result of the strike
Of between 200 and 300 shuckers
in the Solomons Island section, who
quit work in protest against con-
tinuation of a 5-cent-a-gallon cut.
Oyster dealers here said the
shucking plants on Solomons and
Broomes Islands supply a consid-
erable portion of the Washington
area, but that it could easily be
replaced from other points. More
over, advices from the Western
Shore district indicated many of the
shuckers would return to work to-
day.
It was estimated 300 shuckers, all
colored, had struck at packing
houses on Solomons Island and
Broomes Island and at Sellers and
Lusby. It was the first strike CAL
vert County ever had experienced.
The shuckers, recently had agreed
to accept Is cents gallon instead
Of 80 cents gallon until condi-
tions improved in the industry, hard
hit by unseasonably warm weather.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Restaurant Industry
Gross Is 7 Billions,
Convention Hears
Cooley, National Head,
Says TotoI 5 Per Cent
Of All Retailing

Figures showing the tremendous
advances made in the last few years
in the restaurant industry were
given by Roy w. Cooley, president
of the National Restaurant Associa-
ton as business sessions of the three
day convention were resumed this
afternoon in the Mayflower Hotel.
Mr.. Cooley. speaking on Serving
an Active Nation" revealed that the
restaurant industry crossed $2,0OO,-
100000 annually, slightly more than
S per cent of all retail sales. A half
million people are employed by
restaurants, he said, 40 per cent of
which are women. and a pay roll
of $4,000 annually is expended.
Mr.. Cooley's remarks followed
breakfast given delegates by the
Early Birds Club, an annual feature
at the convention. Later in the
afternoon visiting women to the
convention were taken on a tour
of the Government buildings, fol-
lowed by tea.
Tonight will be exhibitors night.
with talks and demonstrations the
high lights. Music will be furnished
by the Washington Gas Light Co.
Glee Club, under the direction of
M. S. Mason.
Last night a reception was given
in honor of Mr.. Cooley, followed by
the selection of the winner of the
popularity-beauty contest among
Washington's mattresses. Prior to
the selection, Sir Willmott Lewis,
Washington correspondent of the
London Times, gave short address.
He was introduced by J. w. Mar
riott, president of the Hot Shoppes,
who presided at last nights recep-
ton.
The contest winner was Miss Aline
Gregg, hostess at the Kenesaw Cafe
Runners-up we're Miss Peggy An
drick, S. and w. Cafeteria; Miss
Sadie Somers, Melrose Restaurant.
and Miss Helen Motley, also of the
S. and w. Cafeteria. Miss Gregg
was presented a gold loving cup by
Mr.. Cooley.
The convention will close tomor-
row with short business sessions in
the morning and afternoon, climaxed
by talk by DR.. George G. Rutland,
District health officer, on THE Re-
sponsibility of the Restaurant to the
General Public"
A banquet in honor of Mr.. Cooley
and Julius Lulley, president of the
Washington association, will con-
clude the convention.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Lawrence Exetutorship
Goes 10 D. T.. Bank

The American Security & Trust
Co. here was authorized yesterday
by the Arizona Supreme Court to
assume executorship of the estate
Of Marcus Jay Lawrence, wealthy
former resident of Washington, who
was slain in a fight at Prescott,
Ariz., last May IL.
The ruling was made on petition
OF Mrs. Carrie Lawrence of WASH
ington, the slain mans mother, and
a half brother, Paul Lawrence of
Cleveland Heights, Ohio, the Asso-
ciated Press reported.
The higher court overruled the
Yavapai County Superior Court,
which had named the Phoenix Saw
ings g. Trust Co. as executor, rep
resenting Mrs. Jane Stout Law
renee, the widow. Mrs. Lawrence
had sued her husband for a divorce
before he was killed.
Mr.. Lawrence's will left one-half
OF the community property, Ari-
zona's legal minimum, to his widow.
The estate has been valued at about
100000.
Ernesto Lira, Prescott sportsman,
is serving a 30-to-40-year term in
the Arizona State Prison for the
fatal beating of Mr.. Lawrence.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Girl Scout Leaders
Will Meet ToniQht

The Girl Scout City-Wide Lead
ers' Association will hold a meeting
at Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and Har-
ward streets NV, at 8 o'clock to-
night. Miss Oleda Schrottky, dra-
mates adviser on the Girl Scout ma
tional staff, will be the principal
speaker.
Miss Schrottky also Is scheduled
to speak at luncheon to be held at
the Y. w. C. A. at 1890 pm. to-
morrow. Guests will include Mrs.
Frederick H. Brooke, national presi-
dent; Mrs. John A. Frick, Allen
town, Pa; Mrs. AnSon Phelps
Stokes of Washington, Mrs. B. F..
Cheatham, Westmoreland County,
Va; Mrs. Stuart Mcclure, Rich
mond: Mrs. Vance McCormick, Har-
risburg, Pa, and Mrs. E. Swift New
ton of Philadelphia and members of
the local council and staff.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
| u. S. Pay Day
Is Moved to
| December 80

The second pay day for December
will be on the 30th instead of the
3lst, so Government employees will
have their money before the start
OF the three day holiday, it was an
nounced today.
In most cases, payment is by
check, and these will be dated the
31st, but 1t was pointed out by Guy
F. Allen. chief disbursing officer,
that no hardship will be worked, as
they can be cashed by commercial
establishments which will be open
that day.
About $4,000 employees are paid by
cash. and Mr.. Allen said he would
take a chance" and give them the
money day in advance. as they
generally are on permanent basis
and the Government would be pro-
tected from loss by their retire.
ment funds.
With Christmas and New Year
falling on Sunday, the Government
faces two three-day holiday periods,
December "a. Is and 26, and De-
cember 81 and January l-2.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
&C. {. Driver
Ruled Subject
To License
Decision Of Judge
May Extend to
Army Vehicles

Operation of a Government truck
In the District by a c. c. c. enrollee
without a local drivers license was
declared illegal in Police Court to-
day in a decision which may be
construed as extending to drivers of
Army vehicles
After having the case under ad-
visement for several months, Judge
Hobart Newman found guilty ver-
dict against George Oberholtzer. a
c. c. c. enrollee stationed at Garrett
Park, Md, on charge of operating
truck in the District without a
permit.
Attorney Louis Frick of the Ma
tional Park Service, who has been
fighting the charge in behalf of
Oberholtzer and Federal employees
generally, made motion for new
trial He was barred from appealing
the case when the judge took Ober-
holtzers personal bond.
The youth was arrested last June
8 on Nebraska avenue while operat-
ing a Federally- truck on Off
cial business. Preliminary argu-
ments were submitted few weeks
later by Mr.. Frick and Assistant
Corporation Counsel Milton D. Kor-
man. Judge Newman took the case
under advisement to confer with
fellow judges.
Later. Traffic Director William A.
Van Duzer issued statement indi-
eating that a reciprocal agreement
between the District and the States
opens the District to drivers who
operate legally in States which are
8 party to the agreement.
Mr.. Frick said that in other States
there is no requirement that drivers
of Federally-owned vehicles OBJ
tain State licenses.
Mr.. Frick said the court decision,
If it stands, will affect the drivers
of hundreds of Federally -owned We
hicles which come to the Capital on
official business. He pointed out
further that troop movements
through Washington might be halt
ed at the District line while drivers
of the Army trucks went to Mr. Van
Duzer's Office to obtain permits.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Scientist Finds Jupiter Has Two
Sets of THpIet Moons
Group Forthest Awoy Moves in Opposite
Direction From All the Others

the last year, will be open to the
public Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day.
Another astronomical development
Of the year reported today was the
extended observation for 225 days
of a remarkable exploding star in
an island galaxy so far away that
the light from it, moving at close
to 200, 900 miles a second, has been
5000, 900 years in reaching the earth.
At the maximum of its luminosity
this supernova was Is times greater
than the light of all the other stars
In the system in which it appeared.
composed of billions of objects and
presumably about the size of the
Milky Way galaxy, which includes
all the visible stars. 1t was 600 0,000,-
600 times greater than would be the
light from the sun at an equal dis
tance. In the 225 days in which it
was observed it gave out more radia-
ton within the wave lengths that
effect a Photographic plate than
would come from the sun in 4OOOO,-
600 years.
The spectrum of the light from
this titanic explosion, according to
DR.. Fritz Swicky, who conducted the
observations, did not resemble that
Of the radiation given out by any
other object except another super
nova, only two of which have ap-
peared in the Milky Way galaxy
during the period of recorded obser-
vations. It consisted Of broad, over
tapping bands, none of which has
been identified with those of any
light known to man. A noteworthy
feature is the lack of any evidence
OF hydrogen, normally the most
abundant of all the elements present
in stars.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
KopIovitz Is Chosen
F. c. G. LequI Aide

William c. Koplovitz today was
named acting assistant general
counsel of the Federal Communica-
tlons Commission Mr.. Koplovitz.
who was acting general counsel of
the Federal Power Commission, as
sumed his duties today. He will be
the chief administrative assistant to
William j. Dempsey, who before
coming to the communications body
was also general counsel of the Power
Commission, of which Chairman
Frank R. McNinch of the F.. C. C..
was at one time the head.
S. King Funkhouser at the same
time was named special counsel to
assist Mr.. Dempsey in the investiga-
tion of chain and network broad
casting and monopoly.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Mrs. Margaret FIoherty
Dies of Short Illness

Mrs. Margaret Flaherty, mother
of Sergt. jeremiah F. Flaherty Of
the police homicide squad, died
Sunday at her home, I'LL Fourth
street S.W., after q short illness.
Mrs. Flaherty, who was in her
70s, had lived here about so years.
She was the widow of Michael j.
Flaherty.
Funeral services will be held at
9 am. tomorrow in st. Dominic's
Catholic Church after brief services
at the residence. Burial will be In
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Besides her son, Mrs. Flaherty
leaves daughter, Mrs. Mary Bea-
vers, and four sisters, Mrs. Mary
Rice, Mrs. Julia Warring. Mrs. Nora
Gallagher and Mrs. Della Gosnell.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Lost st. Bernard Doo
Is Assured Home

Even II his owner doesn't claim
him, a giant st. Bernard dog at the
Animal Rescue League now will not
be homeless.
Since the dog was found Saturday
In Silver Spring and turned over to
the league, several requests for him
have been received. He will be
given to some one If his owner
doesn't claim him within Nweek.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Search Is Continued
For Escaped Convict

Search continued today for Charles
Marshall, 10, who escaped yesterday
under the cover of rain and fog from
Lorton Reformatory, where he was
serving seven-and-a- -half-year
sentence for housebreaking and
larceny.
His escape was discovered at a
routine checkup in midafternoon.
Prison officials said this is the first
escape or attempt to escape from the
prison, which has no walls and is
designed to give inmates more free
dom than most prisons permit, since
the spring OF 1887.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
O'Connor Will Practice
Law in District Courts

Representative John O'Connor,
Democrat, of New York, and chair
man of the House Rules Commit
tee, defeated for reelection, pro-
poses to practice law in Washing
ton when he retires on January 3.
Mr.. O'Connor visited District Court
yesterday and was sworn in as a
member Of that bar, but he has not
yet filed his application for admis-
sion to the bar of the United States
Court of Appeals here, of1icials said
tOday.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

The great planet Jupiter has two
sets Of triplet moons.
This finding by DR.. Seth B. Mich
olson, astronomer of the Mount Will
son Observatory Of the Carnegie In
stitution of Washington. was an
nounced here today preliminary to
the annual meeting Of the trustees
on Friday.
DR.. Nicholson last summer dis
covered the 10th and 11th moons
of the titanic planet-great noun
tains of rock moving in far-flung
orbits around it. He now finds that
each is a member of a different set
Of triplets. Each set consists of
three objects about the same size.
approximately equal in their dis
tances from Jupiter itself, and COW
ering the same orbits in equal times
Strangest of all, from the view
point of celestial mechanics, one
group of triplets, which is farthest
away and presumably the latest
born, moves in an opposite direction
from all the others. Jupiter has
five other moons which seem to be
relatively independent of each
other.
The four largest moons of Jupiter,
discovered by Calico in 1910, range
in diameter from 1000 to 5000 miles
and are comparable in size to the
earth's moon. The fifth and sixth,
discovered late in the 18th century,
are approximately 100 miles in diam
eter while all the others, includ-
ing the two found by DR.. Nichol-
son, are masses about the size of
Pixies Peak.
ar-Reaching Questions Raised.
The finding of the two new sat-
elites, says DR.. Nicholson, raises far
reaching questions. Moon 10, he
points out. contributes at once a
notable feature through the fact
that the size and shape of its orbit
and the inclination of the orbit to
the equatorial plane of Jupiter are
very nearly the same as those for
six and seven. Each has a period
from $50 to 260 days, and each mean
distance from Jupiter is close to
1000, 900 miles.
"A second closely knit group con-
sists Of satellites eight, nine and
the newly discovered eleven. Each
member Of this group has period
of approximately 750 days and a
mean distance from Jupiter Of
about 100000 miles. They have
the same eccentricities of orbit and
inclination to the equatorial plane
of Jupiter and the motion Of each
member is in a retrograde direction.
The six satellites therefore form two
small families, each with charac-
teristics so closely accordant that
they cannot be the result of
chance"
There is possibility, it is pointed
out, that the outer set of tripletS
may have been captured by Jupiter
from the great mass of asteroids,
now numbering many thousands,
which clutter up space between the
orbits of Jupiter and the earth.
Many of these pursue highly irregu-
lar paths and sometimes one of them
comes within few million miles of
the earth-almost hitting distance.
Some astronomers believe that they
may be remnants of an ancient 10th
planet which broke up.
Exhibit Being Set Up.
It has not yet been mathemati-
cally calculated whether it would
be possible for Jupiter, with its
tremendous gravitational pull, to
have kidnapped some Of these orphan
planetoids.
An exhibit illustrating the IL
moon system is being set up for the
trustees and, together with q large
number of other exhibits illustrating
the work of the institution during
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Band Concert

BY the Soldiers Home Band in
Stanley Hall at $50 O'Clock tonight
John S. M. Zimmerman, bandmas-
ter; Anton Pointer, assistant.
Program.
March, Navy Blue" Zimmerman
Overture, "The Hermit's Bell"
Maillart
Entr'acte,
Berceuse from Jocelyn"- GODDARD
Bridal Procession" Grieg
Potpourri,
Gems of Tschaikowsky"- -Laneey
Popular numbers,
"Querida" ---V -Vandercook
"River, Stay Way From MY
Door" .W Woods
Waltz suite, Vienna Beauties"
ziehrer
Finale. Neutrality" Bernard
Evening star., 1938-12-06
S. K. Funkhouser Made
F. c. c. Special Counsel
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
S. King Funkhouser of Roanoke,
Va. became special counsel for
the Federal Communications Com
mission today.
Mr.. Funkhouser will assist Will
liam j. Dempsey. who is counsel for
the four member committee now
investigating alleged monopolistic
practices in the radio industry. Mr..
Funkhouser formerly was on the
legal staff of the National Recovery
Administration.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Dir. Martin to Speak

FAIRFAX, Va. Dec. 6 (SpeciaD -
DR.. T. D. Martin OF the National
Education Association. will be guest
speaker tonight at a meeting of the
Fairfax County Association to be
held at Fairfax Elementary School
at & nm.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Will Hold Turkey Dinner

The Ladies Aid Society OF the
Takoma Park Baptist Church will
serve the annual turkey dinner
Thursday from to Z pm. A bazaar
will be held in connection with the
dinner,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-04
LARGE ADVERTISING CONCERNS
RETIRED PRESIDENT In PORT

ing Sloop. is the weIl-known Mas
Sau race yachtSman, Vernon
Lynn. who is an attorney and as
ISOLATED with Frederick K. Sew
ard, charterer of the sloop. in
legal office. DR.. Herbert N. Yer
milye of New York is connected
with Presbyterian Hospital there
and affirmed the fact that Key
West is an ideal place for the
cure of rheumatism and arthritiS
Other yachts in port recently
were the 65-foot "Mollie o" Of
Captain Baker, the 126-foot ~Alo-
Ia Lii" of Commodore Arthur
Curtis James. the 26-foOt Very
bel" of r Firestone, c. 2. Viii
iams' 85-foot ~AtrebOr" J. W
Baylor's 52-foot ~Toure", J. E
Richards 38-foot '.Moans III, z
p. LawSon's 120-foot ~Infanta", ,
R E Crummer'S 4O-fOot Rocco
II. Arthur Praft's 45-foot Jose
phine II, John Lumkinis 50-foot
-Kittyhawk", Fred C. Woods 46-
foot Mountain Lass, and ]. ].
REFS 56-foot Caprice.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-04
Establishment OF Community
Chest Here Seems Assured

Establishment of a Community
Chest in Key West seems to be
assured. and to start the work of
getting in readiness for formal
announcement. the Rotary Club
viii be among the foremost in
lending necessary assistance.
One of Rotary's outstanding
in Key West, and who Is
working in every way possible 10
establish the Community Chest.
on a sound basis, is Emil Sweet
ing. and his efforts are meeting
with success
Being a lover of entertainment
of the better class 0f knte
ment. Mr.. Sweeting &dkcideaAAA
would be a fine thing to RDFiRg
back. from fast fading neErkk
the attractions of an old time
minstrel show. and ne immediate
" started work on the idea
Today he has q perfect organ
izstiOn under training. members
Of which are. IN no small way.
Identified with Rotary. and prsc-
tlces are being carried on at reg
ular intervals. and the practices
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-04
FIXES AMOUNT OF
BONDS FOR THREE
DEFENDANTS TO BE TRIED
AT REGULAR TERM OF
CRIMINAL COURT

Judge William v. AIbury yes.
terday afternoon announced the
decision which made the bonds of
the three alleged three-card
monte gamblers, arrested and
now being held in the county jail,
$500. or $500 each.
Two of the men were arrested
by Sheriff K o. Thompson, and
another was later arrested, reeog-
nized as a member of the group,
and placed in the county Jail with
the others to await trial, at the
next term Of criminal court.
It was decided not to bring the
prisoners before a peace justice
and go through the formaIity of
a preliminary hearing. but a
capias was issued by County So
licitor Allan B. Cleare, Jr., and
the case viii 60 direct to the
court.
The three men involved in the
case are: Andy Kelly. who is said
to be an expert at dealing the elu-
sive game of three-card monte,
and gives his home as Louisville.
KY; Robert Waterman, says his
home is at Richmond, Va. and
Herbert Collins, announced his
birthplace as Chicago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-04
COUNTY ATTORNEY
MAKES REPORT ON
COURT MANDAMUS
CASE IN QUESTION DEALS
WITH ALTERNATIVE WRIT
OF MANDAMUS AGAINST
MONROE COUNTY

Relating his success in having
the circuit court in Miami quaSh
the alternative writ of mandamus
against Monroe county which was
issued in favor of John E. Morris.
relator in the case, Attorney w.
Curry Harris asked that the coun-
ty pay the expenses of the trip.
2 The case was brought before
Judge FL. T. Atkinson last week,
and Mr.. Harris appeared in be-
half of the county, presented the
county's side of the issue, show
ing that the bonds are those
which do not come within the re-
funding plan.
The relator asked that provi-
sions be made whereby the
amount of his holdings be added
to the tax roll of 1893, which
would enable his being paid by
the county. MIR. Harris argument
was that the State Board of Ad-
miniStration should have been
made a party to the suit, and
the judge 'thereupon issued the
quash order.
It was decided that the matter
be presented to the r. E. Crun-
mer Co., and they be requested
to bear the expenses of the trip
to Miami
Another matter which was
investigated by the attorney was
an accident which happened at
Hog Key ferry slip. when a man
by the name of Burke, accom-
panied by his wife. drove over
board at the slip. and was claim
ing damages.
Mr.. Harris said that after a
thorough investigation into the
conditions under which the acct
dent happened and all other mat
tiers incidental to the case, it was
his opinion that the county has
no liability in the matter. and Mr.
Burke's attorney is to be SO in
formed.