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Evening star., 1939-02-21
Capital 10 Pause
To Mark Anniversary
Of Washington
Holiday to Suspend
Activities for Programs
Of Tribute

Business and Government activ-
tiles will halt here tomorrow in
honor of the 207th anniversary of
the birth of George Washington. It
is national holiday
From early in the morning until
late at night various groups in the
city, at Alexandria and at Mount
Vernon will pay tribute to the
father of the country.
Joining numerous other civic and
military organizations in celebrating
the day. Mount Vernon Chapter,
No. %, Military Order of the Purple
Heart, will hold its fourth annual
banquet tomorrow at 8 pm. at the
Kenesaw Hotel. Sixteenth and
Irving streets NV.
The Military Order Of the Purple
Heart was founded by Gen. George
Washington at Newburgh, August
Z, 1882, ito cherish virtuous ambi-
ton In his soldiers as we'll as to
foster and encourage every species
Of military merit ." The or
ganization was discarded shortly
after the turn of the century, but
was revived out of respect to Wash
ington's memory and military
achievements on February %, 1882,
by War Department General Order
No. 3, which outlined regulations
governing the award of the Purple
Heart.
More than 1000 uniformed off,
GERS and enlisted men of the Dis
trict National Guard will march to-
night from the armory at Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV. to Departmental Auditorium
for Washington's Birthday exercises
beginning at 8:45 o'clock. Chair
man Randolph of the House District
Committee will be the main speaker.
Bands of the l21st Engineers and
the 260th Coast Artillery will play
a 15-minute concert preceding the
exercises. Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox,
commander of the Guard, will be in
charge.
Headed by the State councillor,
Mrs. Ethel G. Thorpe. the District
councils of the Sons and Daughters
of Liberty will meet at Mount Ver-
non at 2:45 pm. tomorrow. Mrs.
Thorpe, with her official staff of
officers will lay a wreath at the
tomb Of Washington at 3 pm.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Two Are Sentenced
In Check Frauds

Two men today face long Jail sem
fences after pleading guilty in Police
Court yesterday to fleeing land
lords by passing worthless checks.
Judge John P. Mcmahon sem
fenced Alfred Mabes, %, of Salem,
Va, to serve one year straight time
and pay fines totaling $4,5OO or serve
three years and three months addi-
tional on IL charges of false pre-
lenses. Mabes netted only $35.65
on the transactions.
Mabes' accomplice, Albert C.
Evatt, of Spartanburg, S. c., was
sentenced to serve one year on three
charges.
Police said the two would get
change from worthless checks they
pretended were payments in advance
for rent. After cashing the checks,
the pair would leave as If to get
their luggage and never return.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
District Court Aide, III,
Goes to North Caroline

Col. Charles E. Stewart, clerk of
District Court, announced today
that his son, Charles E. Stewart, jr.,
an assistant clerk at the court, is
in North Carolina for his health
and will be away from the Office
for four or five months.
This, the colonel explained, is due
to orders Of his physicians, who
have diagnosed the case as bron-
chial trouble. The colonel said his
son is improving in health now.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
New Tax Program
Hearings Planned
For Monday
Dr.. Pond Expected to
Be Available About
March !

Plans were made today by Chair
man Nichols of the Fiscal Affairs
Subcommittee of the House Dis
trict Committee to start the long
delayed public hearings on the Dis
trict's proposed new tax program
next Monday.
Several times Mr. Nichols, at the
request of the Commissioners, post
poned hearings because of the ILL
ness of DR.. Chester B. Pond, Albany
tax expert, who framed the plan
for revamping the tax structure.
Mr.. Nichols has been advised DR..
Pond will be able to return to Wash
ington about March l. He said he
believed the subcommitte could get
a "two-day start" without the as
sistance of Dr. Pond.
The initial hearing, according to
Mr.. Nichols, will be held Monday
afternoon, after the House has act
ed on the four District bills on its
calendar. Monday, incidentally, will
be the first so-called District day"
in the House at the present session
of Congress.
Coincident with Mr.. Nichols an
nouncement, Representative Dirk
sen, Republican, of Illinois, a men,
ber of the Fiscal Affairs Subcom-
mittee, served notice he intended
to fight vigorously the combination
income sales tax feature of the new
tax program.
Mr.. Dirksen is a bitter foe Of a
retail sales tax. He claims it is q
nuisance tax, regressive in principle,
and imposes a dlsproportionate tax
burden on persons least able to pay.
For two successive years Mr.. Dirk
sen championed a graduated income
tax for the District as the fairest
and most equitable medium of rails
ing additional revenue. Each time
the House rejected the plan.
Now, however, Mr.. Dirksen be-
lieves a graduated income tax has
a fighting chance" And for this
reason:
"It seems to me that a majority
OF House members who voted for
President Roosevelt's reciprocal
Federal-State income tax proposal
would have to vote for District in
come tax if they are to be con-
sistent."
In addition to Mr. Nichols and
Mr.. Dirksen, the Fiscal Affairs SUBJ
committee is composed of Repre-
sentatives McGehee of Mississippi
and Schwert of New York, Demo-
Gratis, and Bates, Republican, Of
Massachusetts.
Evening star., 1939-02-21

tenn Of physical culture colleges
that extends through eight provinces
Of India, including Bengal. He
holds several college degrees and is
recognized theologian. He and his
pupil speak the Bengalese dialect
in their private conversations, al
though both speak English fuently
They were scheduled to return to
Columbia University today.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
7 roffic FotoIity
Blamed on Victim

A coroner's jury today decided
that William A. Meyers, 49, colored
who died Friday at Freedman's Hos
pital as result of injuries received
when he was struck by an automo.
bile January 9, met death as re.
suit of his own negligence.
The verdict resulted in the re.
lease of Joseph billiard, also COL
ored, of 1116 Fifth street NV. The
accident occurred near Nineteenth
street and Virginia avenue NV,
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Physicians Denounce
Antitrust Citation
In 6. H. A. Dispute
Ruise Seven Points and
Tell Court They Should
Not Be Forced to Answer

Justice James M. Proctor today
had before him for decision another
preliminary controversy in the med
ical antitrust case, in the form of
a plea in abatement by the de-
PENDANTS and a demurrer by the
Government.
The doctors for the most part re-
viewed the several proceedings in
the case to date, and told the court
they Ought not to be compelled to
answer" an indictment returned by
Federal grand jury charging them
with conspiracy to violate the Sher-
man Antitrust Act. The con-
spiracy was alleged to have been
committed through alleged acts of
four medical organizations and 81
individual physicians, against Group
Health Association of this city, med
ical cooperative of Government
workers.
On the other hand, the Depart
ment of Justice. which is prosecut-
ing the case through special as
sistants to the Attorney General,
filed demurrer, charging the plea
in abatement lis bad in substance
in that it does not state facts suf-
f1cient to constitute a basis for
granting the relief therein prayed" :"
Seven Points Raised.
The plea in abatement, declared
the Governments demurrer, does
not show the occurrence of any
irregularity or any prejudice to de-
PENDANTS in the drawing or impanel-
ing of the additional grand jury or
in the conduct of its proceedings -
The defendants raised seven
points, including a review of all the
proceedings which have taken place
since the grand jury was impaneled.
The defendants charged among
other things that Justice Proctors
instruction to the grand jury was
erroneous" where he had said
the special assistants to the Attorney
General will doubtless render every
assistance and will advise you
upon any legal questions that may
arise" The defendants claimed
that it was the duty of the court
to instruct the grand jury as to
the law"
The defendants insisted the JUS
tice's charge to the jury was erro-
neous when he told them to vote
for an Indictment only if there is
probable cause" of guilt.
Cloiv,a D;~h%s nn-iol
Before an indictment may be
lawfully returned, the defendants
insisted, the grand jury shall find
from the testimony that criminal
statute of the United States has
been actually violated" The de-
PENDANTS claimed that because of
this they have been denied due
process of law under the Fifth
Amendment to the Constitution"
In reply the Governments de-
murrer fully upheld the instructions
of Justice Proctor as legal, and
contended the defendants claims
constituted no basis for abatement
of the indictment.
Brought into the record also were
the decisions of Justice Proctor in
upholding the second subpoena re-
quiring the American Medical Asso-
citation to present documents to the
grand jury and his refusal to
allow the defendants to interrogate
the grand jury.
1t was not known whether this
latest move would come before
Justice Proctor for argument. He
will render a decision on the plea
before the defendants take further
steps.
Evening star., 1939-02-21

Satisfaction with the working of
the new pedestrian control law We
expressed today by police and cit;-
zens as the second day of "educc
tiona. enforcement" of the law be-
gan.
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent Of police, stated that he
was pleased with the way the lav.
was being enforced and added ths
he saw no reason to change it
present.
The persistent chirp Of police
whistles, began early yesterday, con-
tinued this morning as special traf-
f1c policemen in the downtown sec
ton attempted to halt jaywalkine
Tomorrow, the police may have
the assistance of from 600 to 80J
Boy Scouts in the downtown area.
The services of these boys was Of
fered to Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen yesterday by Scout official.
Mr.. Hazen said he favored the ideA
and added that Maj Brown also
favored use of the Scouts.
Maj. Brown will have to make
definite request for the boys, how
ever, before they can be assemble
for duty, Linn C. Drake, Scout exec
utive, said. Under the present plar :.
the boys will take posts on stree
corners and offer instruction on the
new law to those seen violating it.
Both police and pedestrians ap-
preached the problem good natur-
edly. Police were busy blowinr
their whistles at absent-minded o.
misinformed walkers yesterday.
When corrected. most pedestrians
smiled sheepishly and scurried back
to the sidewalk to wait for the light
to change.
The Is Traffic Bureau officers who
were stationed downtown were in
structed to do nothing more than
warn any pedestrian seen violating
the law-which is designed to pro-
tect walkers. The law forbids walk
ing across against a red signal.
During the lunch and late afte"
noon rush hours, police were ke
busy, but were able to maints
control of the crowds.
THE automobile traffic is so hea,
during rush hours that not mue
OF anyone dares to venture out in
the street against the light" Serg.
c. A. Musselman explained.
Most people know about the Law,
and intend to obey it. But they arc
absent minded apd when they ap-
proach an intersection when No
automobiles are in sight, they jus.
go on across-red light or gree
I think this is going to work O;
fine"
On most street corners, only OF
policeman was stationed. When
pedestrian was seen disobeying tt
law, the policeman would blow h
whistle and motion the violator bac.
to the curb. Most took it with
smile, LIT one man at Eleventh ano
F strt-.s NV. kept coming in spite
of the police warming.
Mind your own business" the
jaywalker shouted to the officer.
Others, however, showed willing
ness to obey the law.
The educational enforcement
will continue until March 10. NJ
arrests are to be made and polio"
have been instructed to act a3
teachers during this period.
Use of the Scouts was offered to
Commissioner HaZen by Washington
I. Cleveland, a member of the
Executive Board of the District Boy
Scouts, and William Armstrong,
scoutmaster of Troop 13, field COM
missioner for health and safety of
the local Scouts.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Band Concerts

BY the United States Army Band
this afternoon at 3:15 o'clock in
the Army Band auditorium. Capt
Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant leader.
BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra this evening
at $50 o'clock in Stanley Hall
John S. M. Zimmerman, bandmas-
ter; Anton Pointner, assistant.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Chiropructic MEETING

DR.. j. E. Miller will discuss
"Bloodless Surgery" at the regular
monthly meeting of the District
of Columbia Chiropractic Society
at 8:15 pm. Thursday at the
Thomas Circle Club, 1925 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Gamers to Meet

More than 200 Maryland canning
company representatives will gather
at the University of Maryland
Thursday and Friday for the 18th
annual conference of the industry.
Evening star., 1939-02-21

LAYING THE CORNER STONE-Pubc Printer A. E. Giegen-
gack phys trowe today informal attending
Printing Office at North Capitol and streets Officials
various unions in the G. O. invited to attend Among
the contents of the stone copy
Printing Office annual report of the Congressional
Record made up night picture of the flag President
copies of Washington Of today The
be finished in about year. Star stan Photo
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-03
YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETY
IN CHARGE OF SERVICE

The Young Peoples society at the
Presbyterian church will have charge
IF the evening service next Sunday at
Z 80 Talks will be given by Betty
Robinson and Harry Johnson. Musical
numbers will include violin duet by
Jean HarriOtt and Lillian Weston, a
piano solo by Doris Draeger, and a
trumpet trio by Reed Hawk, Lloyd
SmOck and Girvan Griffith. Other
parts of the service, which will be
conducted entirely 10y the young peO-
pie, are: Call To Worship and Offertory
prayer. Robert Henmey: scripture
reading, Robert. Steele; prayer, Patri-
Ella English; responsive reading, Flor
ence Rieger. Organ numbers, played by
Mrs. Leslie Thibideau, will include the
Largo" from the New World Sym
phony" of DvOrak.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-03
Ne Trick Plates
Says Mr. Kelly

Motorists who have visited license
Offices within the last week to buy
1910 plates have found that it is i'm
possible to get any special, trick" or
low number, all plates being issued
cOnsecutively. The only chance a pur-
chaser has to get, for instance, a num-
Der like AA 1000 is TO be at the cash
ier's window when that number turns
up in regular order.
IncredulOus car owners protested
vigorously when they found that it
was impossible TO get their pet COM
binatiOn such as their telephone or
house number on a license plate, but
Harry +. Kelly, secretary Of state,
stood pat Furthermore he sent a wire
TO every one Of the ia branch mana
gers in Michigan stating that any
emplOye selling plate out OF turn so
as To favor one person over another
would be dismissed
Mr.. Kelly pointed out that persons
now having 1899 plates and wishing to
purchase 1910 tags must surrender
the 30 plates Apd registration certifi-
cate 80 as To prevent possibility Of the
plates being used illegally on another
car.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-03
American Education
Week Program

As one of the features of its Observ-
ance of American Education week, the
Lincoln junior high school will have
visitors day next Tuesday afternoon.
Nov. I. % which parents of children in
the school are cordially invited.
4 brief program in the assembly at
. 30 p. IN. will depict some of the work
done in the music and art depart
ments. Demonstrate ton will be made of
the work followed in extra curricular
activities such as presentation of an
pperetta Slides will be shown Of last
years Operetta.
The program will be followed by a
silver tea served by the religious edu-
cation classes.
Conferences with teachers in their
rooms may be had at 800 p. m. Teach
ers will be glad to meet the parents
Of children in school and discuss any
problem that may have devel ped
Throughout the afternoon there
will be special exhibits on bulletin
boards in the corridors and home
rooms and in the large display case
on the first floor.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-03
Hikers te
Visit Bloomfield

The Detroit News Hikers, unit No.
IS, which is sponsored by the Wyan-
dptte department of recreation for all
down river residents, will hold their
next hike on Sunday, November II.
AT that time they win motor to Bloom
field Hills and make a tour of the
buildings and grounds at the Gran
brook foundation.
CranbrOOk is a cultural center which
has become famous for its religious,
educational, and artistic activities
since its inception more than twenty
years ago. 1t is located in a rolling
wooded SEXTON of BlOomfield Hills,
and embraces 300 acres. 1t includes
Christ church, scene Of many fashion
able weddings, BrOokside school for
children, CranbrOok' school for boys,
Kingsw0od school for girls, the acad-
envy of art, and the institute of sci
ence. There are a Greek theater and
pavilion, a number of athletic fields,
and other points of interest. All this
in beautiful setting If trees and
streams
Because of the distance and in or
der to allow ample time 10 enjoy this
tour, all persons who wish 10 make
this trip are asked to meet promptly
at l. 80 p. m, sunday. at the Wyan-
dOtte city hall There will be no rough
hiking this time and the party will
return home in time for the evening
meal.
Everyone Is welcome 10 join the To-
cal group for this and all future acti-
vities. There are no obligations and
the only expense i nominal charge
for transportation. Plans are being
formulated for roller skating party,
u sleigh ride. ice skating. BobOggan-
ing. and hikes and visits to various
points Of interest
Some of the places alreldy visited
include Greenfield village. CasS Ben
ION. Huron River. hodge state. and
Elizabeth parks. and Crosse He. Lead
ers Of the group are Eleanor Romero
and ESeph G.. EptOw.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-03
w. Leo Catalan, Attorney
Wyandotte Savings Bank Bldg.
Wyandotte, Mich.
167,133

167, 133
STATE OF MICHIGAN. County of
Wayne-ss. AT a session Of the Pro-
bate Court for said County Of Wayne,
held at the Probate COURT room in the
City Of Detroit, on the twenty-third
day OF October in the year one thou
sand Bne hundred and thirty.nine.
Present Thomas e. Murphy. Judge of
Probate. In the matter Of the estate OF
PETER G. ASSENMAOHER, deceas-
ed. John +. McInerney and John R
Mclnerney, executors of the last will
and testament of said deceased, hay
ing heretofore rendered TO this Court
their first account In said matter and
filed Herewith their petition praying
that the time for closing said estate
be extended for period of one "a
year. 1t is ordered, that the twenty
ninth day of November. next at ten
O'clock in the forenoon at said Court
r0Om be appointed for examining and
allowing said account and hearing said
petition. And it is further ordered.
that copy of this order be published
three successive weeks previous to
said time Of hearing, in the Wyan-
dotte Herald. a newspaper printed and
in said County Of Wayne.
THOMAS &. MURPHY,
Judge of Probate.
"A true copy
THOMAS +. MCMILLAN,
Deputy Probate Register. 44w3
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-03
PHILHARMONIC STRING
ENSEMBLE HELD PARTY

The Philharmonic String ensemble
held Halloween party at the home
Of Alice Block. October % The five
new members. Lillian Weston. David
Murphy. Jean Harriet. Gwen Blrkett.
and Josephine Degtiarick. were led
through an informal initiation. Jack
Downing. conductor. and Marjorie
HaddOck. assistant Conductor. were al
so initiated into their offices. Moving
pictures were taken of the initiation
and games. and coRored moving pic
lures Of the ensembles picnic this
summer. were shown. A buffet lunch
con was served later.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-03
Causeway Prep sed
at Mackinac Strait.

e. Donald Kennedy, chairman of
the Mackinac Straits Bridge Author
ity, described before a road meeting
at Rogers City a proposal for con-
StructiOn Of causeway TO cut the dis
lance Travelled by state ferries ut the
straits.
Kennedy said the present north
bound route is o. miles and the south
bound routes is S.4 miles. With con-
StructiOn of proposed causeway, the
authority chairman said, the distance
would be cut to 80 miles and capacity
Of the present five boats doubled. He
described the swift increase of straits
traffic and traced it TO states and
counties.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-03
Tree Becomes Memorial
For Pioneer SURVEYOR

COEUR DARLENE, IDAHO.-A
large white pine tree which stands
east of Occur darlene has an his
torical aura to tourists who visit
Mullan state park in northern
Idaho.
The tree marks the spot where
Capt John Mullah and his band of
soldiers celebrated the Fourth of
July, 1861, while building the Mullan
military road from Fort Benton,
Mont, to Walla Walla, Wash.
Captain Mullan was among the
first white men to survey the area.
Original explorations there were
made in 1853 by Isaac Stevens, the
first territorial governor of what is
now the state of Washington.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-03
Air Boom Predicted

Inc government defense plans
and program for enlargement of air
forces is certain. according to JOHN
c. A. Watkins, writing in "Popu-
lar Aviation" to create "an ehor-
nous new market for the manufac-
turers of small airplanes, not only
for use in the training program, but
for the students who will want to
continue flying actively after they
have left school and are earning
their own livings. There must be
thousands of young people who could
afford to buy a low-priced ship II
the cost of learning to fly it were
deducted from the whole cost. This
potentially great market should en-
able the manufacturers to reduce
the price Of their product even more,
and that, in turn, should put even
more people into the air."
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-03
Some Books
in Public Library

The following books in the Wyan-
dOtte public library, ON the University
of Michigan extension list. are recon-
meDded by Miss Olive HORNED, on
RegiOnalism and the American Dream !:
America Saga. by Marjorie BarstOw
Greenbie.
The Tree Of Liberty. by Elizabeth
Page.
The Land is Bright, by Archie Binns.
Children of God, by VardiS Fisher.
America i'll Midpas>aSe, by Charles
A. and Mary X. Beard.
The Web and the Rock. by Thomas
Wolfe.
Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck.
Factories III the Field, 10y Carey
McWilliams.
The Country Lawyer, 10y Bellamy
Partridge.
The Horse and Buggy Doctor, by
Arthur +. Hertzler.
March of the Iron Men. by Roger
Burlingame.
Benjamin Franklin. by Carl Van
DOren.
Ny Memoir, by Edith Boiling Wilson.
A Peculiar Treasurer, by Edna Fer
Der.
A SOutherner Discovers the South,
BY Jonathan Daniels.
American Earth, by Carleton Beals.
These Are Our Lives, a federal
writer's publication.
Americans, by Emil Jordan.
My America, by Louis Adamic.
Grandma Called 1t Carnal, by Ber-
tina Damon.
Tintypes in Gold, by Joseph Henry
Jackson.
Crum Elbow Folks, by p X. Barnes
The Generals Lady, by Esther
Forbes
Guns of Burgoyne. by Bruce Ian
easter.
Three HartIours, by Van Wyck Ma
son.
And Tell of Time, by Laura Krey.
The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan
Rawlings
Black Is My True Loves Hair, by
Elizabeth MADDOX Roberts.
WEXFORD Point, by John p. Mar
quand.
Sons Of Puritans. by Don Marquis.
All This and Heaven Too. by Rachel
Field
Seasoned Timber by Dorothy Can
field.
Listen for the Voices. by Ann Col
yer.
American Years. by Harold Sinclair.
The Long Lane. by Phil StOng.
Free Land, by Rose Wilder Lane
Song Of Years. by Bess Streeter Al
drich.
Nebraska Coast, by Clyde BriOn Da-
Wis.
The Stricklands. by Edwin Elnham.
East of the Giants, by George X.
Stewart