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Evening star., 1939-08-17
Service Orders
NAVY.

MEDICAL CORPS.
Naval Dispensary Navy Department. to
Navy Recruiting Station. Detroit. Mich.
McComas 1t. Ralph M, detached New
York n Y to Proving Ground Dahl
DENTAL CORPS
Boden, 1t. q. g Elmer s.: detached y; s.
S, Milwaukee to Naval Training Station.
Great Lakes Ill.
SUPPLY CORPS.
Yard, WASHINGTON, 5. G, 'D to Asistic
Hartman. Comdr John N, detached Naval
Air Station, Norfolk, Va, to Navy Yard,
Washington, D. c.
HAYES, 1t. q. e. j. Harry, upon discharge
treatment Naval Hospital. Philadelphia.
Pa. TO Navy Yard Pearl Harbor, T. H.
Dobbyn. Ensign Edward T.. ir.. to in
struetion Naval F. and s. School, Phila-
Durant, Ensign william B., ir. to instruc-
ton Naval F. and S. School, Philadelphia.
Pa.
CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS.
Dickeman, 1t Comdr Charles r, de-
tached Marine Barracks. Quantico, Va,
to Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor. T. H.
AsIATIC ORDERS
Daniel. 1t. Tillett g. orders by Bureau Of
Navigation February modified. To COM
mand U S. S Bittern additional duty
commander Mine Division g.
ArentZen. Ensign Edward s.. orders Au-
gust / to Asiatic Fleet revoked. Continue
U. S. s. New York.
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Barge as Hostel

MAGDEBURG, Germany P).-
An 800-ton barge will be used as a
swimming hostel on the Elbe and
Saale Rivers. There will be accom-
mediation for nearly 100 German
boys, who will be taught to swim.
Evening star., 1939-11-01
100 Horses Saved
In Barn Blaze
lat Fort Myer

Two soldiers were overcome by
smoke andf 100 horses belonging to
Troop E,,.'crack unit Of the Sd
Cavalry, vere led to safety when a
large barn in which they were
stabbed cshght fire at Fort Myer, Va.
early todAy.
The bNtc, starting in . corner Of
the hay 1Aft, was confined to the loft
by firemen from the Army post and
three Arlington County depart
ments, aAd ofncials said the damage
was neslhle.
A SENTRY saw smoke rolling from
the second story Of the barn at S
am. and. sounded IN alarm after
arousjng ftable crews and members
of Troop e.
Soldiers led their mounts to the
safety Of the parade grounds. Off,
GERS sad there was no diniculty
experiehced In removing the horses
from tjSe building.
The horses Of Troop E have par
ticipatEd In spectacular drills and
exhibitions given ut numerous horse
shows and society circuses at Fort
Myer.
Col. George 8. Patton, jr, COM
mAndAnt. said that the two soldiers
overcome by smoke were only "tem-
pcrartly disabled" and have returned
to duNy.
Evening star., 1939-11-01
SIC, 900 Verdict Filed
In Truffic Accident

A $4,000 jury verdict has been
filed In District Court In favor Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew J. Wedel d
Ballston, Va, against the firm Of
Calvert & Rogers, 2145 Queens
Chapel road NE. The jury, which
heard the case In the court Of Jus
tice r. Dickinson Let's, took the
unusual procedure Of deciding that
1880 should go to the husband
and $2,500 to his wife, Mrs. Annie
Wedel, as the aftermath Of q trafnc
accident in which both claimed in
juries.
Representing the plaintiffs were
Attorneys Phillip w. Austin and
John w. Fihelly, the, latter an as
sistant United States attorney. The
Wedels contended that the defend
ant company was engaged in the
general hauling business and Mr..
Wedel was injured by one Of its
trucks which struck his car ON the
Lee boulevard In Arlington County,
Va, near the intersection Of Glebe
road, on August ~, 1895. Mr.. Wedel
contended he suffered severe rib and
other injuries. The wife also
claimed in3urie&.
The court and Jury were told that
che truck failed to stop ut . stop
sign, but the defendant said that
this was due to wet brakes. The
suit. filed May 3, 1887, claimed
500, 1876 damages. Later Mrs. Wedel
was granted permission to enter the
case as q Atigant.
Evening star., 1939-11-01
Second Branch Post Office
Entered by BURGLARS

For the second successive nieht
burglars last night entered q branch
post ONCE in the downtown North
west section and rifled desk drawers,
but were unable to obtain anything
Of value. according to United States
postal inspectors. .s.
Last nights attempt was at l40s
Fourteenth street NV, where en-
trance was forced through a sky
light. Desks were pried open and
hinges Of q large safe were tam.
pered with" inspectors said, but
nothing was found missing this
morning except a postal workers
fountain pen. The robbery effort
was made between 8 pm. yesterday
and 7:45 am. today, It was said.
On Monday night, front win
dows Of branch onlce at 1888 q
street NV. were broken and desks
and drawers obviously searched, In.
spectors stated, but nothing of con.
sequence was missed.
II don't know what they think
they are after" remarked one In.
spector. Everything, including
stamps, is put away in q safe in
these branch offices, and there's no
point In breaking in unless they are
prepared to do an extensive safe.
cracking job"
Evening star., 1939-11-01
Educators and Legislators
Praise Star War Maps
Member Of House Military Affairs Unit
Finds Them lnvuluobIs Aid

Further coFnmendation Of the spe-.
cial war map supplement puhlishsd
as . part Of The Star Monday and
now being distributed widely among
students In schools was received to-
day from Capitol Hill and local edu.
cational institutions.
Copies Of the supplement, printed
on heavy, smooth finished paper,
may be obtained from The star
business ONCE.
"As . member OF the House Com
mittee on Military Affairs and q
former ofncer in the A. Z. =. ana
Army Of Occupation Of Germany. I
find 1t very interesting a. well q In
valuable, In connection with my
present duties" said Represents
tive Charles /. Faddis Of Pennsyl-
vania In letter acknowledging re-
ceipt Of = copy Of the supplement.
1T Is the most compact. concise
and comprehensive work Of its kind
which has come to my attention"
Senator Ebert D. Thomas Of Utah,
chairman Of the Senate Committee
on Education and Labor, character
lied the supplement- as "a splendid
atlas"
''The document is q very useful
Evening star., 1939-11-01
NINa STAR WASHINGTON, 9, WEDNESDAY, NoyEMBER 1854

one and I am glad to have II Id
my possession" said Senator Fred
erick Hale Of Maine, ranking MI
nority member OF the Senate Appro-.
priations Committee.
Senator Joseph =. Qu1fey Of Penn
sylvania, member Of the Senate
Committee On Finance, expressed q
belief that the supplement will
prove very useful and helpful" at
the present time.
Adding bis voice to those Of heads
Of other local colleges and universe
ties who haze commended the sup
plement for its educational qualities.
President H. G. Byrd Of the Univer-
Stty Of Maryland said today Of the
war map section:
1T. certainly d about the best
thing Of its kind ! have ever seen.
It should BE very helpful to every
one. especially to youngsters in
school,"
Graduate School Of Howard Univer-
sity. said II. letter to The Star:
I'VE hays been anxious to secure
such . NAB for some time, In view
Of the studies Of the war, and we are
confident that this will be very valu-
able to US and to our students"
Evening star., 1939-11-01
Police Hunt Three
In 81, 900 Bonk HoIdup
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
sTUARTs DRAFT, Va. Nov. L.
The $4,000 daylight holdup Of the
Peoples Bank in this little Virginia
valley village set police today on q
hunt for the flimsy trail Of three
men In an automobile with grease
smeared windows.
State police were ordered to con-
centrate patrols on the highways
and backroads west of the town on
reports the car sped that way to-
ward the mountains after the quick
robbery yesterday afternoon.
Two unmasked men slipped into
the bank through an open back
door, State Trooper A. r. Bryant
reported, and herded w. A. Bussey,
the cashier, and another employe
into the vault.
Then they scopped up between
1900 and 5000 from the cash
drawers and escaped with the man
who waited outside In the car. The
windows Of the car were smeared
wath butter or lard, the trooper said,
ID order to hide the occupants from
q side view.
Evening star., 1939-11-01
0'Conor Talk Tonioht
Opens Second Weekly
Drive on Auto Deaths
800 Are Expected
At Meeting in Hotel
In Baltimore
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 1.-The
second in a series Of weekly drives
to reduce trafiic accidents in Mary
land viii open here tonight with an
address by Gov. o O'Conor at a gather
ing at the Southern Hotel at 8 pm.
The Governor, in q speech to be
broadcast over Station WBAL, viii
discuss the aims Of safety week, to
run from today to November Z, In.
elusive, and urge cooperation with
the Maryland Traffic Safety Com
mittee, which Is directing the series.
The first drive, during the first
week Of October, resulted in hve
fewer deaths for the period than In
the corresponding period last year.
The third weekly campaign viii be
held In the first seven days Of De-
cember.
Intensive publicity, including
broadcasts twice daily from all Ball
timore stations, and trailer films IN
motion picture houses win be used
to bring the safety message. to thou
sands Of Marylanders.
The meeting tonight Is expected
to draw approximately 800 persons,
including. automobile association
heads, school executives and heads
Of firms operating fleets Of motor
vehicles. -
i. Others scheduled to speak are A.
B. Metzger, director Of health and
safety for the Western Electric Co.;
Raymond 8. Tompkins, director Of
information and service for the Bal
timore Transit Co.. and Paul r.
Stricker OF the National Safety
Council, Chicago.
Evening star., 1939-11-01
Old Fort Washington
To Be Used as Base
For Training Guard
Cox Plans for Added
Duty Coll for Spread
Of About q Month

Old Fort Washington. historic de-
tense site since early colonial days
which was abandoned q few months
ago rs an Army post. viii come into
its own again this month o. . spe-
cial field training base for the Dis
trict National Guard. Glen. Albert l..
Cox, commander Of the local Guard
unit, declared today.
Gen. Cox said that his adjutant
general, Col. c. A. Dravo, was to
go to Baltimore today to obtain ap-
proval by Gen. James K. Parsons,
commander of the Sd Corps Area!
Of plans for an additional weeks
training for the District Guard.
The program, according to Gen;
Cox, calls for use Of the Fort WASH
ington barracks and reservations
from November II to the middle Of
December. He expected the plan
would be approved today. The pro-
gram Is In line with the War De-
partments recent order Of seven
additional days Of field training for
all units Of the National Guard.
Because he is reluctant to take
large groups Of men from employ.
n,ent at one time. Gen. Cox said he
planned to send the larger units,
sue6 as the 171st Engineers and the
2e9h Coa1t Artillery, to Fort Wash.
ilIeson on week ends. The 372d
Infantry, however, will 60 to the fort
for . straight weeks training. spe-
cial troops5 including the Ordnance
Company. will be sent to Fort
Meade. ssS {
Gen. Cox pointed out that because
OF the topographic advantages Of tho
area around Fort Warrington the
latter provides an excellent dte for
the special field training.
Evening star., 1939-11-01
Youths to Get
Marine Troining Course
~ the Associated Press.


Maritime Commission onicials said
yesterday plans were being perfected
for enrolment of about $50 out
standing Civilian Conservation
Corps enrollees for q course Of train
ing aboard the commission training
vessel American Seaman.
Invitations went out from the
commission, omcials said, to corps
area headquarters and heads of
G. G. G. camps to nominate At and
interested G. G. G. enrollees for the
course, and as q result it was ex-
pected about $50 of the cream" of
the corps would be assembled short
ly at Fort Dix, N. j., for embarka-
ton.
Plans also are under way, officials
said, for the establishment Of q
third merchant marine training
school somewhere on the Gulf coast.
Surveys have been completed Of
possible sites for the school from
Key West, Fla, to Brownsville, Tex,
and studies to determine the best
site are under way.
Evening star., 1939-11-01
". P. Richards ID 0uii
Assessment Post
In Montgomery
Leaves Termination
Of Services Up to
County Officials

william p. Richards. former Dis
trict assessor. who has been In
charge Of the general reassessment
in Montgomery County for the past
several months. Il expected to leave
his post within q few days, it was
learned today.
Mr.. Richards said he had not
handed In his resignation, but had
talked the matter over with county
onncials and left up to them the
question OF how to terminate his em-
ployment.
1T they want me to come back
any time In connection with any
phase Of the reassessment, I win be
glad to do So" he explained, but !
need . rest and plan to 60 to Flor
ida In the near future.
"The hearings on the reassess-
ments will start within q few days
and havent's the strength to at
tend al Of them. I am ~, you know.
My work on the reassessment Is
practically done. Others will be re-
sponsible for what is done with the
new assessment values now that
they are made"
Has Been In Poor Health.
Mr.. Richards has been In Ill
health for the past few weeks. The
flrst hearings are scheduled for
November 13 on new assessments In
the six upper districts Of the county,
1t was announced at the meeting
Of the Board of County Commis-
sioners yesterday.
From incomplete reports Mr..
Richards estimated that the taxable
base Of the county real property
would be increased from about $685.
100000 to between $4,000 900 and
Sis 900 900, somewhat less than es.
Inmates made before the work was
started. Some estimates ran as
high as $40. .000, 900.
The re-assessment, he said, will
probably show q marked increase
in valuations Of public utilities, per-
haps as much as 81, ,O0O, 900, or about
20 per cent. according to prelim-
mary estimates. The report Of the
utility assessor, John B. Hamilton
Of Baltimore, is expected to be
completed November Is.
Wilton T. Allen, supervisor of as
sessments. and 8. M. Hamilton,
chief clerk for the reassessment now
in progress, reported at the county
board meeting yesterday that the
Poolesville, Laytonsville, Damascus,
Potomac, Barnesville and Clarks-
burg, districts were finished and
ready for approval by the board.
Underpass Plans Approved.
The county board also approved
plans for the Georgia avenue under
pass in Silver Spring, and ordered
them sent to the State Roads Com
mission. The plan selected was that
recommended by the Silver Spring
Businessmen's Association. with
minor notifications suggested by
Edward Deets, county engineer. The
project VIII cost about 800 900 and
will be built with Federal funds ear
marked for grade crossing elin1inA-
tor.
The hearings on feassessments, all
Of which will be held In the hearing
room Of the county courthouse here,
were scheduled as follows: Clarks-
burg district, November 13 from
10 am. to noon: Barnesville, Novem-
Der Is from Z to Z pm: Poolesville,
November l6 from 10 am. to noon;
Potomac, November 16 from 2 to 4
pm: Laytonsville, November 20
from 10 am. to noon, and Damascus,
November 20 from 2 to 1 pm.
Evening star., 1939-11-01
Y. w. A. Cooks
Surprised by
Morning Fire

Cooks in the Young Women's
Christian Association cafeteria, at
Seventeenth and K streets NV, are
wondering what somebody left In
the stove last night.
During the breakfast hour this
morning billows Of smoke began
pouring from the oven. A moment
later flames began shooting out.
Two pedestrian 1iremen from No. I
engine house next door came over
and extinguished the blaze. Out Of
the oven they pulled . pan contain
ing the burned remnants Of last
nights dinner.
The corpus deficit was charred be-
yond recognition.
Evening star., 1939-11-01
Snow Is Reoppointed

Judge William 8. Snow Of Alexan-
dria was reappointed by Gov. Price
to the State Commission on Game
and Inland Fisheries, according to
an Associated Press dispatch from
Richmond.
His new term will run until june
80, 1913.
Samuel p. Goodloe of Alton also
was reappointed, while Carl Hen
bricks Of Russell County was named
to the commission to succeed Bever-
" w. Straus. ir.. Of TazeRell.
Evening star., 1939-11-01

Fritz Is Arrested
h Montgomery on
beer;:charge
:. 00:Pdtrons Of Inn
peto;ned for Hour;
homes Are Kept

In. q faid reminiscent of prori-
tition days Montgomery County
fMdD police early today interrupt-
I'd the halloween festivities at the
Jog Cabin Inn, near Wheaton, ar
Resting Peter Fritz, the proprietor;
four, wsiters and . cook and held
more ttan 100 patrons for an hour
hefofe taey were finally released.
Cbteft Charles II. Orme led the
raid, accompanied by States Attor-
ney .6eN g. wilkinson, jr, and his
assistapt, Alger Y. Barbee. Sergts.
Thetdote Vollten, J. 8. McAuline,
Roy .Spyder and Earle Burdine and
u oSNctrs participated in surround.
ing the inn and guarding all doors
and widows while the patrons were
beink Questioned by Messrs. Wilkin-
son Ann Barbee. One patron, who
atteJopsed to escape by q cellar
vin9ow. was escorted back into the
place but later was released with
the 'otNers. All those IN the inn
It tNe time were questioned regard
Ing thu sale Of alcoholic beverages.
and thN names Of those residing in
Montgomery County were noted for
future reference should more wit
nesses be needed Mr.. Wilkinson
said.
! 3s.eee Bond for Fritz.
Mr.. iFrits and five Of his en-
ployes were taken to the Silver
Spring, police station, where 10
charges Of selling alcoholic bev.
erages were placed against him. No
chargeA were lodged against the efn-
ployes, but they were held under
500 b0nd ~ material witnesses. A
bond for Mr.. Fritz was set at 5000.
Mr.. Wilkinson said the raid would
serve A. q bill Of particulars In q
case now pending against Mr.. Fritz.
Mr.. Frttz was arrested 10 days ago
on a s stmilar charge. but freed be-
cause bf a defective warrant. He
was rearrested after his release on
the same charge again and the trial
is set for Friday morning. James
H. Pugh, defense attorney, yesterday
1lled q motion for . bill of particu-
lars In the case.
Mr.. Wilkinson said one Of the new
members of the police force, Warren
Garrett, went to the inn last night
In civilian clothes with woman
companion and obtained evidence Of
. sale while mingling with tho other
guests. A search warrant was then
obtained from Justice Of the Peace
Ralph q. Shure and the raid was
made shortly after midnight.
Patrons Intefviewed.
Mr. Wilkinson and Mr.. Barbee,
aided by Chief Orme and the four
seryeants, interviewed the patrons
before releasing them. He said the
search disclosed q large quantity Of
beer, whisky, brandy and . varied
assortment Of cordials and q Federal
liquor license for 1888 and for 1880.
Mr.. Fritz's county beer license was
revoked In June, 1887.
The bonds for Mr.. Fritz and his
employees were signed by Clay Plum
mer Of Gaithersburg, stock dealer
and professional bondsman, who ran
unsuccessfully for county commits
sioner last November on the Demo-
cratic ticket and who was . candi-
date for the post Of chief Of the
county police force.
For several weeks civic groups Ia
NnutgomeTy County have been
lighting efforts Of Mr.. Fritz 10 have
the inn property re1oned from red
deudAl 70 commercial His sonine
app,acation. however, was with
drawn temporarily last week pend
ing disposition q ths ArSt besr-ssll-
n sAafoA
Evening star., 1939-11-01
snow durr1ei
Temperature.

The disturbance that Was central near
Cape Hattsfas Tuesday morning has moved
Caribou Me-. 901.0 millibars (20. 20
inches), and . trough extends thence south
Southvestward to the tropical disturbance
over the Jamaica-eastern Cuba region.
Pressure = low. and falling rapidly over
the Gulf Of Alaska. Kodiak 1884 millibars
(2gO1 inches). and i is relatively low
snd falling from California eastward to
Western Oklahoma, Phoenix, Art1.. 1.Ol2.6
millibars 30 inchss), and Clayton. n.
Mex. 1882 mildbsrs i.9.aa inchesl.
Pressure remains low over the Lower Lake
reeion. Apena. Mich. 1,OO6.1 mtllibArs
ig0.7l inches). High pressure prevails from
the Northern Rocky Mountain region and
tns Dakotas {outheastvsrd g the Cult of
OAK. 1.031.2 millibars (30.4b inches).
inches5. Ths Auantis iS coast t distarSsSnseee tSSse
be- 6esn attended 81 seneri rsins ia tSs
the Lower Lake reKion and xastern North
Carolina, and light snow has fallen In
l9tnnesota. the Northern Lake region and
19stern North Dakota. The heaviest rain.
feu reoofted was 2.0e inches at Providence.
The Middle Atlantis. the south Atlantic
and kest Gulf States. Appalachian region.
pernture has risen from Aris0na eastward
y Afkansas and Western Louisiana.
Evening star., 1939-11-01
Eurnsworth to Assist
Antitrust Division
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
william p. Farnsworth, former
deputy national director Of the w.
p. A. Federal theater project, has
been appointed the special attor-
ney in the Antitrust Division, the
Justice Department announced yes
terday.
Mr.. Farnsworth will asst Paul
Williams, special assistant to the
Attorney General, who has been In
charge Of motion-picture suits be-
ing prepared by the department.
Ir. Farnsworth was q deputy ad-
nntnistrator of the N. r. A. from
1898 to 1885 and later spent about
aSear with the theater project.
Evening star., 1939-11-01
Monopoly Committee
Begins Investigation
OF Steel Industry
Arnold Points Out
choroes Frequently
Hove Been Mode

~ tks Associated Press.
Ths Federal Monopoly Committee
began m investigation Of the steel
industry today. primarily to develop
Information about price policies.
The COMMITTEES called some OF the
major executives of the industry -
witnesses and announced that 1t
would question them about material
which the Justice Department has
collected In . preliminary study.
y Thurman Arnold. Assistant Attor.
NIX General In charge Of the de.
partanentis anti-trust division, re-
called in an opening statement that
President Hoesesult had told Con-
gress disappearancA q -pfice -een.
petition in many industrial flelds,
particularly In basic manufacture
where concentrated economic power
u most evident and where rigid
prices and fiuctuating pay rolls are
general" was one of the major
causes Of the Nations economic din.
culties.
ut Is widely believed" Mr.. Arnold
said, "that these phenomena are
characteristic Of the iron and steel
industry. The existence In this In.
dustry Of small number of very
large producers is Q matter Of com.
mon information. The charge IL
frequently made that this concen.
trAtion Is accompanied by other
manifestations Of monopoly power
and that the prices Of many steel
products are artificially maintained.
For q number Of months the De.
partment OF Justice has conducted
Q painstaking study of the practical
implications Of this concentration
and Of the extent to which this
charge may be warranted"
Mr.. Arnold said the department
had noted with considerable graft
fcation some weeks ago the deci-
sion Of the major units Of the In
dustry to confirm existing published
prices to the end of the current
year."
Predicting that extraordinary de-
mands would be made on the In
dustry as q result Of the war In Eu-
rope, Mr.. Arnold said these would
bring responsibilities which the in.
dustry must meet If our own ma
tional well-being is not to suffer Of
Europe's war"
Among the steel men who have
been asked to testify are Charles r.
HOOK, American Rolling Mil Co.;
Eugene g. Grace, Bethlehem Steel
Co.; Benjamin F. Fairless, United
States Steel Corp, and Ernest T.
Weir. National Steel Corp.