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Evening star., 1939-10-07
ZiOn.

Zion.
THAT They Might Know" will be
the subject of the Rev. Edward G.
Goetz. A special service of con-
secration for all Sunday school
teachers and officers will be con-
Quoted at II am. The church coun-
cilmen will attend the Church Coun-
cilmen's Conference at Luther Place
Memorial Church on Tuesday night.
The Sunday school teachers and
officers will meet on Wednesday at
8 pm. at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Griest, 5000 Seventh street
NV. The catechetical class is now
being organized. The annual con-
gregational meeting will be held
October 18. The Ladies Aid Society
will serve sauer beef supper on
October Is.
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musical entertainment, Aunt Di-
nah's Quilting Party" will be pre-
sented in the recreation room Fri
day evening.
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evening on "A Courageous Prophet
or True Man of God"
The Senior and intermediate
Epworth Leagues will hold devo-
tional services at pm.
Ryland.
Men Who Made U.s. or Builders
of Life's Deepest Way" is the sub
ject under discussion and "The Man
Who Bound Us to a Righteous God"
Is the theme tomorrow of the Rev.
Karl G. Newell. The sermon series
will be given both at the II am.
service at the church, 10th and D
streets S.W., and the 7 pm. serv-
ice at 1904 Branch avenue Sc.
Union.
DR.. John r. Edwards announces
MY Church, Today" as his sermon
theme at II am. Mrs. Frank Lam
pertz will sing II Come to Tee" by
Caro- Roma. All departments of the
church will observe rally day. Spe-
clal services will be presented In the
church school at $50 am, under
the direction of Misses Ardis Smith
and Sadie Clokey. The Epworth
League is promoting the organiza-
ton of a new church school class
Tor young men and women as q
feature OF the rally day activities.
The Epworth League and friends
will have social at $50 pm, fol-
lowed by devotional services. ROLAND
Eggleston will preside. Clyde Man
schreck, George Brust and Jesse
Messer will speak on "War and
Peace-the Christians Attitude"
The offertory solo, THE Silent
Voice" by Cara Roma, will be sung
by Miss Frances Beacock. Other
leaguers participating in the pro-
gram are Misses Maxine Van Hook,
Ruth Edwards and Janet Bradham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
Airline Mechanics
To Strike Tomorrow

The second system wide Walkout
IN the history of the American air
transport industry is scheduled to
begin tomorrow when the Air Line
Mechanics Association, Interna-
tlonal, will call out its Eastern Air
Lines members in cities along the
Atlantic seaboard and in the Cult
States, including Washington, in a
dispute over wage rates.
Officials of the airline character
lied the walkout as that of IAN
organized minority" and said it will
not interfere with their operations
Inspectors of the Civil Aeronautics
Authority, however, have been in
structed to keep careful eye on the
situation and any evidence of in
adequate maintenance will be fol-
lowed by grounding of airplanes, ii
was said.
Plans were being made today for
picketing at Washington Airport and
at the air lines city office, 8O8 Fiji
tenth street NV. Samuel Solomon
manager of Washington Airport, is
sued orders today prohibiting picket
ing on the airport property on the
ground that Washington Airport is
q common terminal for several air.
lines and that picketing on the air.
port would affect all the lines.
Eastern Air Lines officials said
that only 40 mechanics of the more
than 300 in the organization are
planning to quit work. Pilots and
other employees are not affected, it
was said. Nine local mechanics are
scheduled to walk out, it was stated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
$4,000 Estate Is Left
By Samuel Livingston

An estate valued at upward of
$4,000 was left by the late Sam
uel Livingston, co-owner of S. Liv-
ingston & Son, 906t9O8 Seventh
street NV, who died March %, a
petition for the probate of his will,
filed in District Court yesterday,
disclosed.
Mr.. Livingston, who left his prop
erty to various members of his fam
lily, owned the premises at 908 Sew
enth street NV, assessed at So, 100
and 806 o street NV, assessed at
$4,281, and personal property of
$4,000, comprising $4,000 in cash
and s45, 1000 in securities. and in adj
dition $50 900, representing the value
of one-half the ownership in the
partnership business, the court was
told.
The petition was filed by Attor-
neys Julius I. Peyser and Aaron w,
Jacobson in behalf of Benjamin Liv-
ingston, a son, 1000 Cathedral ave-
nue. NV, and Mr.. Livingston
daughters, Jennie and Bertha Liv-
ingston, 4701 Connecticut avenue,
who were named as executors and
trustees under the will. Debts of the
estate will total around $4,000, the
court was informed. The will was
dated February 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
Jackson Defeats
0'Conor Candidate
In Baltimore Race
Mayor Renominoted,
Beating Buck by
So, 19l Votes
Nv the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, April 13-Mayor
Howard w. Jackson swept aside
Gov. Herbert R. O'Conor 's-support-
ed candidate, Charles H. Buck. in
yesterdays Democratic primary to
win nomination for a fourth term
with a plurality of 36,191 votes.
Completely reversing the results
of last September's gubernatorial
primary when he lost by more than
$4,000 votes to Gov. O'Conor, Mayor
Jackson carried rs of the city's %
wards. Final returns from the All
precincts gave Mr. Jackson 1882
and Mr.. Buck 1851.
Mr. Jackson's running mate. Rich
ard c. O'Connell, won nomination
for president of the City Council.
He carried % wards piling up a
1887 plurality over incumbent
George Sellmayer, constant critic
of Mayor Jackson's administration
Fifteen of the Is councilmanic
posts were won by Jackson ad-
herents.
Mr.. Buck conceded defeat shortly
after the polls closed last night,
telegraphing to Mr.. Jackson: Il
congratulate you on your splendid
victory and wish you every success"
William Curran, Baltimore politi-
cal leader, who with National
Democratic Committeeman Howard
Bruce, campaigned for Mr.. Buck,
also congratulated Mayor Jackson.
There was no contest for the Re-
publican mayoral nomination. Theo-
dore r. McKeldin was the only can
didate. He and Mr.. Jackson will
fight 1t out in the election May 2.
During the campaign Jackson sup
porters charged that Gov. O'Conor
sought domination of the city ad-
ministration, as we'll as that of the
State. to boost Mr.. Bruce's chances
for the Senate nomination in 1910
Gov. O'Conor issued a denial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
Band Concerts

BY the United States Army Band
this afternoon in the Army Band
Auditorium at 3 o'clock Capt.
Thomas F. Darcy. leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant leader.
PROGRAM.
March, 1.-The Wallabies" Lithgow
Excerpt, 'Jarghetto' Second
movement, from Symphony
in c Minor" ---------W Williams
Popular, How Strange" from the
. photoplay Idiots Delight"
Stothart e. Brent
Air varie, annie Laurie Pryor
.(Keig E. Garvin. trombonist)
Intermezzo, First Heart Throbs"
Eilenberg
March. Heroes of the Air. Clark
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra this evening
at $50 o'clock in Stanley Hall. John
S. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster;
Anton Pointner, assistant.
PROGRAM.
March, 1.-THE Last Days Of Pom
peii" - Vandersloot
Overture, 1.-The Barber of Sc
vile" -------- Rossint
Suite characteristic, Norwegian
Sketches" - Wick
Popular numbers, RED Hot
Henry Brown" ------- Rose
1.-THE Rose of Monterey" - Moret
Excerpts. from musical comedy,
For the Love of Mike" Kern
Waltz song, Carolina Sunshine
Schmidt
Finale, "Klown Kapers" Ban
The Star spaugler Banner"
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tenance it was changed to every
10 days. More recently it was put
back on a weekly schedule, being
wound every Friday. Why Thurs
day and Friday were designated.
building engineers do not know.
The weekly climb up the tower
takes longer than it does to wind
the clock, one engineer said, and
he pointed out it takes 20 min
utes of cranking to rewind the
steel cable on the drum.
The works are housed in little
wooden shack in the center OF the
tower. Down through the floor
extend two wooden shafts which
house the weight and the pendu-
lum. Though more than IS feet
long the pendulum swings through
less than a 4-foot arc. The hous-
ing is to prevent dirt and birds
getting into the works.
Up from mechanics through
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with plenty of wind resistance
and room for the accumulation
of ice, sleet and snow. So deli
cately balanced was the mechan-
ism that this extra weight on the
hands overbalanced the pull of
the two-ton weight which acti-
waited the clock. Then 14-pound
streamlined hands of pine wood
were put on and the two-ton
weight was greatly reduced. Even
now snow, ice or sleet will stop
the clock, but rain seems to have
little effect.
If the clock was permitted to
run down, the weight which
makes the clock run would be
more than IS feet below the
mechanism. Originally it was
wound every Thursday, but in
1894 when the National Park
Service took over building main
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
By FRED H. MORHART.

Attendants of the clock in the
Old Post Office Building at last
feel safe in relaxing their Wig
lance with the arrival of mod
crate weather. Throughout the
winter, especially during periods
of high wind, the clock has been
stopped for as much as several
days at a time.
That causes flood of letters
and phone calls complaining to
the engineer of the building or
asking an explanation.
For 40 years the huge clock
high above Pennsylvania avenue
has played its part in the life of
Westinghouse.
During the first half of its life
in the tower the heavy hands on
the dial, weighing as much rs rs
pounds. played tricks on the pub
lie. After leaving the zenith or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
3.OO2 Jobs Found
For D. c. Unemployed

A new high for March placements,
a total of 5000 jobs, were found for
District unemployed last month, &C
cording to a report issued by C. E.
Lamson, District of Columbia En-
ployment Center director. This rep
resents SO per cent increase over
March, 1888.
A SO per cent increase in place.
ments in private industry was shown
over last year by the report. Pri-
vate business took on 1888 persons
last month, as compared with 1887
during like period last year.
New applications filed with the
center during the past month
showed a decrease of nearly 20 per
cent, it was reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13

the shack roof IS feet extends
central dual rod from which all
eight hands are operated. Three
of the sets are directly connected,
but the south pair is attached
through q series of offsets. A
beam running up through the
tower intervenes. Because of this,
engineers said, frequently the
time recorded by the south face
Is different from the others.
In this connection most of the
protests against the wrong time
came from residents of South
west Washington. This source Of
complaint dwindled when the
Federal triangle development
forced out residents, but still
supplies most of the comment.
The dial diameter Is IS feet.
The hour hands are 5h feet
long and Il inches wide. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13

the hour, the minute hands would
gain as the heavy pull on the
downward swing to the haf-hour
mark speeded the mechanism.
However, on the upward climb
through the last 80 minutes the
weight held back the mechanism
with a resultant loss. All the
skill of clock specialists could not
seem to keep the slight variance
out of the timepiece, building
officials said yesterday.
Instead Of installing costly elec-
trical mechanism in recent years,
the old works have been nursed
along, pending the day when the
historic landmark is torn down
a day that will come soon under
the Governments five-year con-
struction program.
Up until 1920 the clock had
pendulum-shaped steel hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
of Old Post Office Clock Vigilance Spring Arrives

minute hands are TX feet long
and 8 inches wide. The Roman
numerals are 2 feet high. The
new hands were installed in
1920 at a cost of $525 by the
Seth Thomas clock makers, who
installed the original mechanism
40 years ago. The new electric
lighting system was put up two
years ago and includes reflectors
painted in aluminium to give a
better reflection.
Though the complete mechan-
ism has not been cleaned for
10 years, the four faces were re-
touched in April, 1887, to give
better visibility. A. r. Fitz-
gerald, Alexandria steeplejack
and aerial painter. gave the
numbers two coats of black paint
and then for contrast gave the
frame and hands two coats OF
aluminium paint.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
First Formal Social
Work Conference
To Open Today
Dr.. Rutland, Finnon
And CoyIe to Speak at
Tonieht's Session

Leaders in public and private well
fare agencies in the District and
adjoining suburban areas will meet
today to discuss their social welfare
problems in the opening session of
Washingtons first formal social
work conference. Sessions will be
held today, tomorrow and Saturday
under the auspices of the Council
of Social Agencies, central service
planning agency of the Community
Chest.
DR.. George c. Rutland, District
health officer. and c. Marshall
Finnan, superintendent Of the Cap
ital Park Service, will speak at 8
o'clock tonight on the problems of
the expanding community at the
United States Chamber of Com
merce Building, where headquarters
of the conference have been estab-
hshed.
David Cushman Coyle also is
scheduled to speak at tonight's meet
ing. at which Frederic A. Delano will
preside Mr. Coyle will talk on
Social Trends in New America"
Burns Will Speak.
| Allen T. Burns, executive vice
president of the Community Chests
and Councils, New York, will speak
on standards of Social Agencies
Seeking Public Support" at meet
ing in the Chamber of Commerce
Building, at pm, tomorrow. Mrs.
Harry S. Benton, president of the
Council of Social Agencies, will pre-
side
Six of the speakers during the
three-day session will be from as
many Community Chest agencies,
including Ross Garrett, executive of
the Health Security Administration
of the Chest; Charles Fyfe, executive
secretary of the Washington Boys
Club; Mrs. Aileen Burton, chief
psychiatric social worker, Washing
ton Institute of Mental Hygiene;
Miss Ann Rogers, case worker,
Florence Crittenton Home, and Mrs.
John Jay O'Connor, chairman of the
Committee on Volunteer Service of
the Council of Social Workers.
Round-table discussions on crime
and recreation and on local welfare
and the Social Security Act will be
held tomorrow from 2:30 to 4:30
pm. at the Y. w. C. A. assembly
halls at Seventeenth and K streets
NV. Also scheduled is a luncheon
sponsored by the Social Hygiene So
ciety Of the Community Chest, to be
held at 1890 pm. tomorrow at Wes-
ley Hall, Seventeenth and K streets
NV.
Final Meeting Saturday.
Lay participation in Social
Work" will be discussed at the final
meeting Saturday, at the Chamber
of Commerce, from $50 to II am.
Mrs. O'Connor will be chairman of
the meeting, which is expected to
draw participants from the Junior
League of Washington, from the
board membership of Chest agencies
and from suburban welfare agencies
Elwood Street will speak on
'Techniques of Financing Social
Welfare" at II am. Saturday at a
meeting under the Craftsmanship of
Caesar Aiello, board member of So
cial agencies in the District and in
Prince Georges County, Md.
The final event of the conference
will be the report luncheon in Bar
ker Hall, at the Y. w. c. A., at which
Mrs. Benton will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
Dividend Distribution
Left Up 10 Court
By Receiver
Montgomery Building
and Loon CIoimonts
To Share 100000

Julius I. Peyser. receiver OF the
Montgomery Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION. prepared today to employ
in District Court Monday the new
compromise court procedure in ar
effort to decide how to distribute tt
the institutions members an i'm
mediate dividend of 100000.
Mr.. Peyser will present to the
court results of post card refer.
endum which he has taken in ar
effort to compose the differences be.
tween the claims Of two opposing
groups of members. Decision is left
to the court, on the basis of re.
turns of the QUESTIONABLE, under
the new rules.
A majority of the returns so fal
received, Mr.. Peyser said. favored
the proposal on which he asked g
vote. This proposal was for an i'm
mediate dividend of $40O, 900, to be
paid as follows:
To the holders of "a" B" and
&C" and insured savings accounts
dividend of approximately 58.75 pei
cent, amounting to $305 050.
To holders of foundation surplus
certificates, a dividend of approx
mately 30 per cent, amounting tc
$94 $50.
Sets Future Ratio.
Future funds to be distributed or
the basis of 6212 per cent to the
first group and 371a per cent to the
second group.
Difference of opinion among the
members of the association has beer
registered in two different circu-
lars. The first, sent out by the
A, B. c Deposit and Shareholders
Protective Committee, recommends
approval of the receivers proposal
The second circular, headed by
Abbott, Fuller and Myers, counsel
for the Protective Committee for
Holders of Foundation Surplus Ger
tificates. recommends rejection OF
the receivers proposal. Instead. the
foundation committee counsel says
"our proposition for compromise is
that certificate holders and stock
holders should share on an equal
basis in proportion to their respec-
tive claims, which means approx
mately 81 per cent for all"
Suit May Swell Funds.
Receiver Peyser explained that in
addition to the immediate dividend
of $500 900 which is to be distributed
he is hoping to obtain further funds
from several sources. A suit for
1920 900 has been filed against the
officers and directors, to cover losses
which members of the association
had sustained. The receiver also is
pursuing a claim against a bonding
company for $4,000 involved in an
alleged defalcation. Further funds
may be realized also, he predicted
from real estate.
The claims of members, Mr.. Peyser
explained in his letter on the ques-
tionnaire, consist of $5l9,986 from
the first group of A. B. c. and in
.sured savings accounts and $316,4ls
from the foundation surplus certifi-
cate holders.
Holders of the foundation certifi-
Gates at first, shortly after the asso.
citation closed in February, 1888
faced the possible loss Of all of theil
investment. They organized, ane
with 400 members filed suit against
the association for face value Of
their holdings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
Adults Threat to Safety Marks,
SchooIboy PotroImon Feels
Set Bod Example
For Children,
Visitor Says

Take it from Erwin Peters, a vet
eran schoolboy patrolman at the
tender age of IA. Its not the kids
who are a menace to a citys safety
records-it's the grownups."
Erwin is in Washington as a
typical patrolman of Providence,
r. l., which won first prize in the
National Safety Councils survey of
cities ranging in population from
100000 to 100000
Providence had only Is traffic IA
talities in 1885 less than in 1887
The reduction reflected the effec-
tiveness of efforts to make the city
safety-conscious.
/, Like the Capital, Providence has
pedestrian control. traffic lights,
marked-off crossWalks, etc. The
speed limit is Is miles an hour. And
to give an idea of how safe the city
Is, Providence had a stretch of Ill
days without single traffic death.
The school boy partol does its
share by educating the youngsters
and public. Erwin. rounding out his
fourth year as patrOlman, made
this observation:
1--WE don't have much trouble
with the youngster We can teach
them what's right and what's wrong.
THE grown people are the hardest
to keep in line And when they jay
walk, the kids naturally think that
what their elders do is permissible
for them. So then. it's up to us to
undo the bad habits they pick up by
watching the older people"
Those are not a press agent S
words, but Erwin's own-the words
of bright-faced lad who was in
vited to Washington to share the
spotlight with Governors and Mayors
at the Safety Councils annual award
banquet tonight at the Mayf1ower
Hotel
He just got in today and hadn't
had time to look around, but before
he leaves he intends to see whether
Washington's adult population is
setting a bad example for its youth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
Corporation Counse
Expected 10 Back
0ehmann Action
Indicates He Acted
Properly in Granting
Fern Place Permits

Officials of the corporation coun-
sells Office indicated today they
would hold that Building Inspector
John w. Oehmann acted properly
in granting permits to Claude Liv-
ingSton. jr.. for erection of II single
family dwellings along Fern place
NV.
A move to halt construction of
the dwellings was started yesterday
before the Board of Zoning Adjust
ment by w. C. McGathan of the
Citizens Association of Takoma, D.
c., and George Corbin Of the Manor
Park Citizens Association.
They raised the contention that
the main" entrances to the pro-
jected dwellings were placed at the
sides Of the buildings, the rear
yards were where the side yards
normally should be, and since the
houses were Is feet wide on lots 80
feet wide, the rear yard requirements
as to depth had been violated.
Lawyers Give Views.
Speaking informally, lawyers for
the District declared today there
can be but one rear lot line on a
property having no intersecting
street, and that this must be the
one opposite the street line They
held it makes no difference on what
side of the building the main en-
trance is placed.
officials of the Adjustment Board
had announced they would defer
decision to await the advice of the
corporation counsels Office, and in
dlcated they would be guided by the
legal ruling. A formal ruling is
expected after the protestants have
filed briefs
IL Other Appeals Studied.
The board yesterday also consid-
cred II other appeals and will render
/ decisions next week. 1t announced
it had approved the following -four
appeals, considered last week:
A. J. Anselmo was granted per-
mission to establish public service
garage at Is Kennedy street NV
Charming S. Walker was granted
permission to erect a two-story rear
addition to premises at 1921 Morn
ingside drive NV. Mrs. Leopold
Forster won approval for used-car
lot project at Colorado and Concord
avenues NV, and the Walsh Realty
Co. was granted permission to
change the use of 27OO K street NV
from a grocery to restaurant.