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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-16
Arlington 6. 0. P. Opens
Campaiqn Next Week

Lawrence Michael, chairman of
the Arlington County Republican
Committee, announced today the
party's campaign leading up to the
county election November 7 will be
opened next week formally.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Michael called a
joint meeting of his committee and
the Republican nominees for to-
morrow night and said plans for the
election fight will be drafted at that
time.
Republican party headquarters
are to be set up Monday in a build
ing at Wilson Boulevard and Edge
wood street in Clarendon and will
operate on full-time basis until
election day.
Mr.. Michael said a secretary would
be at headquarters during the day
and at night volunteers from the
party will be in charge until 10
O'Clock.
The chairman said members of
the Republican party and all county
residents are invited to visit head
quarters. Campaign literature and
other information will be distrib-
uted.
Seven nominees have been placed
IN the field by the Republican
group. 1t is sponsoring three can
didates for the Arlington County
Board and also aspirants for sheriff
treasurer, trial justice and the
House of DELEGATES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-16

Sneezes that can rock person to
his shoes will be taken in stride by
DR.. Hugh House when the annual
sneezing season reaches its peak next
month.
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat
Hospital has just opened an allergy
clinic in charge of the young ply
sician, and is prepared to treat and
alleviate allergic respiratory dis
eases. including that scourge of late
summer, hay fever.
Hay fever sneezes, however, will
not be the only type of nasal reflex
actions to come under treatment.
If you are allergic to rabbit fur,
goose feathers, pecans, eggs boiled
less than three minutes and all of the
many organic substances that cause
discomfort to persons with an
allergy, it will be possible to attend
the clinic which is held each Tues
day.
When person comes to the clinic
suffering from a manifestation of an
allergic condition it's almost like a
detective story to track down the
culprit causing the irritation, DR..
House explains. All sorts of ques-
tions must be asked in order to piece
together the cause. In virtually
every case the patient has scant
hint of what is responsible for the
allergy
When the physician believes he
has the chase narrowed down to
pollens or foods or feathers then
the sufferer is given a series of in
jections, extracts of related sub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-16

, stances. In most cases a positive
skin reaction-redness and swelling
usually indicates the source of
trouble.
If it's goose feathers in a mat
tress that can be blamed for all the
sneezing, then the patient must
change over to a mattress of some
other material. Of course, if a
farmer, as DR.. House points out, is
allergic to hOrSehair, he can't very
well sell his horses. But he can be
given injections to immunize him.
self against that particular allergy.
DR.. House showed his interviewer
flask of liquid that looked for all
the world like sarsaparilla. 1t was an
extract of quart of dust gathered
from all parts of a store. Following
several processes it will be used in
treating patient who suffers from
daily paroxysm of sneezing after
arriving at his work.
Allergy clinics in year may use
hundreds of extracts of various sorts,
he said.
Between Labor Day and the 18th
of September hay fever reaches its
highest point, the physician believes.
Almost anything can cause hay fever,
even cat hair, but ragweed still
maintains its position as No. enemy
OF hay fever sufferers.
With all that men of medicine
have learned about the strange ways
of allergy recently. DR.. House ex-
poets to get excellent results from
the majority of patients treated at
the clinic,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-16
New Merit System
Jobs Are Defended

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 16.-State En-
ployment Commissioner Harry C.
Jones asserted today there can be
no doubt of the authenticity of any
classifications' added, to the State
civil service between 1923 and 1885.
Commenting on a statement by
Attorney General William c. Walsh.
who said yesterday he doubted
whether all of the 5214 merit sys-
tenn jobs were placed under civil
service legally, Mr.. Jones commended
only two positions were being ques-
toned.
Since 1885, he said, there have
been no additions to the merit sys-
tenn except normal minor increases
in major merit system departments
-" provided by budget and budget
amendments"
Mr.. Walsh has been asked to rule
on the status of two jobs-superin-
tendent Of the State Penal Farm
and superintendent of the Women's
Department of the House of Correc-
tion-Mr. Jones continued, describ-
ing both as key positions in the
State correctional service"
Both of these have been in the
classified service for many years"
he said, land both have been in
cluded in the annual reports of the
State employment commissioner to
the Governor since 1872"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-16
Girls Training School
Fund Cut Pictured
As Dangerous
Superintendent Report
Says Smith Issue
Created Restlessness

Many essential functions of the
National Training School for Girls,
particularly in the educational and
parole departments, will be i'm.
paired, due to materially reduced
funds and restrictions placed on ap-
preparations for the new fiscal year,
Miss Anne Andruss, superintendent,
reported yesterday to the Board of
Public Welfare.
Miss Andruss called present ap-
preparations for personnel highly
inadequate" Referring to the re-
cent action of the Commissioners
in dropping of seven staff men,
bers, so as to live within appro-
priation limits, Miss Andruss SAID
the staff now was so reduced that
it will be dangerous to operate,
difficult to give well-earned leave
and impossible to continue to carry
on the necessary training and re-
Mobilization measures for our
wards
Commenting on the action of Con-
gress in placing limit of $500
on the average on the per capita
costs of the institution for the new
fiscal year, Miss Andruss said:
Whereas a high per capita cost
is not essential in the operation of
the institution, such functions as
supervision of girls on parole should
not be charged against the operating
cost of the institution itself. 1t
would be advisable to set up separate
accounts for those varying func-
tons"
The annual report is something of
an echo of the sensational public
hearings iQ May and June on the
reasons for the custer, more than a
year and a half ago, of DR.. Carrie
Weaver Smith as superintendent OF
the institution.
Whereas the functioning of the
school was satisfactory at the be-
ginning of the past fiscal year, and
the morale of the inmates and the
staff good" Miss Andruss reported
that the flashing and rehashing" OF
former conditions at the school
under DR.. Smiths regime, caused
general restlessness. She reported
that during the hearing there were
more absconders than in the pre-.
vious IL months. With the close Of
the hearings, she said, this condition
improved and majority of the girl,
absent without leave were returned
The annual report of Mis-.
Andruss shows that during the past
year, while the number of wards al
the institution was greatly in.
creased, the per capita cost was re.
duced from $1,310.35 for 1888 tt
$78709 for the past fiscal year, anc
the daily per capita cost from S3.5s
to s2.l5 between the two fiscal years
The average daily population il,
the past fiscal year was So as CON-
pared with 40 in the year previous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-16
W. P. A. Credit Union
Employees to Elect

Works Projects Administration
administrative employees in the Dis
trict were scheduled to meet at 4
pm. today in the Interior Depart
ment auditorium to elect officers to
their w. P. A. Federal Credit Union,
incorporated through charter
granted recently by the Farm Credit
Administration.
The credit union will be run by
the employees, who will be share
holders. The union is to lend
money At the rate of l per cent
month on unpaid balances. Already
administrative employees have prom
Used to take ITS shares of stock at
IS par value, it was announced by
l.. H. Duquette, chairman of an Or
ganizing Committee of nine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-16
Grand Jury Returns
80 Indictments, One
Perjury
Married Man Accused
Of False Swearing in
License Application

Thirty mine indictments were re-
turned by the grand jury at District
Court today. including one involv-
ing man who allegedly swore
falsely to marriage license appli.
cation despite the fact he already
had wife and child.
Perjury was the charge on which
Paul Revere Mcknight, 26, of 1920
Fourteenth street Sc, was indicted
after he was said by police to have
planned to take second wife.
When Mcknight appeared at the
Marriage License Bureau August to
obtain a license to wed an 18-year-
old District girl, he was accused of
falsely swearing that he was I'M
married. His arrest came after po-
lice learned he had wife and child
in Texas.
Arrested Before Marriage.
Officer A. B. Baker of the Dis
trict attorneys office arrested Nc
Knight at the home of his bride-to-
be shortly before the marriage was
to have been performed.
In another indictment, Hobart Ad-
kins, %, of 1927 Twelfth street NV,
employe of parking lot at Vermont
avenue and L street NV, was
charged with the unauthorized use
Of a Bureau of Narcotics automobile.
The grand jury also indicted
Charles I. Cummings. 33, of 933
Tenth street NV. on charges of
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny, involving
the alleged theft of 5000 worth of
jewelry from Castleberg's, 1904 F
street NV, on August 3.
Other Indictments.
Other indictments included the
following: Joy riding and grand lar
ceny, Russell Montgomery, Joseph
G. Pulzone; grand larceny, Earl w.
Black, Gervacio Favor; housebreak-
ing, Edward Steadman: house
breaking and larceny, Charles E.
Ellis, Oddist E. Matthews. Raymond
Brown. Harry Bedford. Earnest L.
McNeal; receiving stolen property,
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny, Alexan-
der Gravette; robbery, Alexander
Freeman, jr.. Fleetwood Brown, Will
liam H. Tonker.
Assault with intent to commit rob-
berry, Owen M. Liberty; forgery and
uttering, Wilmer N. Good; violating
Harrison Narcotic Act, William E.
Kellum, Henry T. Lewis. Harry P.
Shorter, Eugene D. Whittenberg,
James johnson, Clarence Cromer;
gaming laws, George Carroll, Morris
Slavsky, James R. Porter, William
L. Martin, Marvin A. Stinnett, Ar
thur T. Cheek, jr., Wilson M. Thorn
as; assault with dangerous weapon,
Calvin Napier, Clarence Hammett,
Miller o. Jackson, George V. Irwin,
James R. Garner, Oscar Harrison,
Samuel Floyd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-16
Prisoner Vunishes
In Alexandria
q stan Correspondent of The Star.

B, . stan Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. 10
Thomas Mclaughlin, 80, of WASH
ington. gave all the appearance of
being a model prisoner when SEN
fenced Monday to serve a Today
Jail sentence on charge Of intoxi-
cation.
Offered the option of serving his
time in Jail or working for five days
on the city chain gang-which does
not wear chains-repairing streets,
Mclaughlin told the court he pre-
ferred to work.
Yesterday, after a day and half
Of work, Mclaughlin, momentarily
unmatched by guards, disappeared
after eating lunch with fellow pris-
oners.
A police search was made for Nc.
Laughlin, but today he was still en-
toying his freedom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-16
zoning Plea Heard
Involving Mansion
In Georgetown
Request for Conversion
Into Apartments
Weighed by Boord

Plans for the conversion into a
flve-unit apartment house of an old
mansion in Georgetown were con-
sidered today by the Board of Zon-
ing Adjustment at a public hearing
at the District Building. The man.
sion is at 1403 Thirtieth street NV,
and was built in 1866 by Charles M.
Matthews.
The appeal for a variance from
coming regulations to permit the use
was filed in the name of the Dem
Arrest Lloyd estate, but the case was
presented by A. R. Reed, represent
ing Mrs. Emily H. Shepard, who was
said to have contracted to buy the
property. There was no direct OPP
position to the plan, although one
neighbor asked a number of ques-
tions. one being whether it would be
necessary to erect fire escapes on
the exterior of the building.
Debate developed over another
case, an appeal by the Hebrew Home
for the Aged, acting for Jewish So
cial Service Agency. for the erection
of two-story Office building to the
west of the Home for the Aged, near
Spring road and Eleventh street
NV. Joseph A. Wilmer, president of
the Social Service Agency. and Nor
ris Klass, director. explained the
building would be used incidental to
the philanthropic character of the
agency.
Opposition was voiced by several
nearby property owners, including
L. H. Schaumleffle of 1852 Quebec
place NV. They argued that an Of
fee building, used for whatever pur-
pose, would be a business" and that
the entrance of business on the
street would hurt residential values
Under present coming, apartment
houses could be built on vacant land
on the street.
The board also heard an appeal by
the Emmanuel Baptist Church for
permission to erect a one-story rear
addition to the church at 2409 Anger
place Sc, and request by the Poto-
mac Electric Power Co. for permis-
sion to erect an electric substation
at zoos Bunker Hill road NE. Sew
eral property owners objected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-16
Theater Forfeits SIS
For Judy Garland Show

The management of Loew's Cap
itol Theater today forfeited s25 COL
lateral instead of appearing in
Juvenile Court to answer charges of
violating the Districts child labor
law by allowing Judy Garland to
appear on the Capitol stage last
Wednesday night.
The money was forfeited on the
recommendation of Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Michael j. Keane.
who explained the fine is usually
$25 for first -offense violation.
The charges were brought by
public school attendance officials,
who said they witnessed an evening
performance at the theater when
the 16-year-old movie star appeared
with her co-star, 18-year-old Mickey
Rooney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-16
D. {. Heads Ask
Hatch Ruling
For Employees
Status of District
As Agency Of U. S.
Cited in Request

Attorney General Murphy had be-
fore him today request from the
District Commissioners for ruling
as to whether District government
employees come within the purview
of the Hatch Act barring ''pernicious
political activities" by Government
workers.
The Commissioners acted at the
suggestion of Corporation Counsel
ElWood H. Seal, who reminded the
Commissioners that the District
government had been held by the
courts to be an agency of the United
States, in the case of Penn Bridge
Co. VS.. District of Columbia.
District officials, from time to
time, have taken active part in
various political campaigns, and
Commissioner George E. Allen
participated actively in the Phila-
delphia convention of the Demo-
cratic Party. An ardent supporter
of President Roosevelt, Commits
sioner Allen championed the cause
of national representation for the
District at that convention.
Text of Letter.
The letter to the Attorney General
reads:
"In section of the act known as
an act to prevent pernicious politi-
cal activities popularity referred to
as the Hatch bill it is stated that
it shall be unlawful for any person
employed in any administrative
position by the United States. or by
any department, independent agency
or other agency of the United States
Clncludlng any corporation con-
trolled by the United States or any
agency thereof and any corporation
all of the capital stock of which
is owned by the United States or
any agency thereof to use his
official authority for the purpose
and inasmuch as the Dis
| trict OF Columbia has been held in
Penn Bridge Co. VS.. District of Co.
| lumbia. % App. D. c., 452-457. to be
an agency of the United States. it is
respectfully requested that you ad-
wise the Commissioners whether or
| not, IN view Of the Penn Bridge Co.
VS.. District of Columbia. supra, en-
ployes of the District of Columbia
come within the purview of the act
Of Congress known as an act to pre-
vent pernicious political activities"
The letter was signed by Commits
sloner Melvin c. Hazen as president
of the Board of Commissioners.
Conference Planned.
Meanwhile, answers to other
questions that have arisen in con-
nection with the act await a con-
ference within day or two between
the Department of Justice and the
Civil Service Commission.
Thus far, only two rulings have
been made. The first was by Attor-
ney General Murphy, who explained
that non-civil service employees are
not obliged to restrict their politi-
cal opinions to private expression.
The second was by the Civil Service
Commission saying civil service en-
ployes no longer may seek munich
pal Office.
The Justice Department has re-
celved a number of calls from office
holding employees asking if such
connection should be terminated
but the department is advising that
this is not necessary until Lnis
phase formally has been determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-16
Band Concert

BY the Navy Band in the Navy
Yard bandstand tonight at 7:30
o'clock. 1t. Charles Benter, leader;
Charles Brendler, assistant leader.
The Program.
March-"The Washington Greys,"
Grafulla
"Rosamunde" Schubert
Solo for ne-"Phenominal,"
InneS
Musician Homer Phillips.
Song OF the Bayou" 49, Bloom
Prologue from Pagliacci,"
Leoncavallo
Waltzes-"Girls of Vienna Ziehrer
Fantasy-"Evolution of Dixie Lake
Reeve ACCOMPLISHMENTS Ostrow,"
Rubinstein
"Capriccio Italien"- -Tschaikowsky
THE National Anthem"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-16
'NewDrive0pens
On Motorists
Violating Laws
Holmes Also Plans
Pedestrian Vigilance
In Outlying Areas

A new drive on law-violating mo-
tQrists, combined with continued
vigilance for attractions of the pc
destrian control regulations, par
ticularly in outlying sections of the
city, was announced yesterday by
Inspector w. E. Holmes, chief of
the Traffic Bureau.
Traffic Bureau figures revealed to-
day that the toll among pedestrians
during the first weeks of August was
far behind last year. Only two walk
ers have been killed in the first Is
days of this month, compared with
six pedestrian fatalities last year.
AS a result, the entire accident
fatality list for this year is running
behind last years. This year 81 traf-
nc deaths have been recorded, while
at the same time last year the toll
stood at 49,.
Inspector Holmes said the response
OF Washingtonians to appeals for CO.
operation with police in the matter
OF the recently-instituted pedestrian
safety regulations prompted him to
ask precinct commanders to give
increased attention to Grant auto
mobile drivers He emphasized,
however that there would be no
Winking at pedestrian violations.
Cites Outlying Violations.
The Traffic Bureau head stated
citizens afot had been inclined to
ignore signal lights in outlying areas,
although they would obey them
downtown.
For the guidance of the precinct
commanders and motorists in gen.
eral, Inspector Holmes recalled a
number of traffic violations which
he said he had noted frequently.
Among these were.
/. Hating within the limits of
crosswalk while waiting for a signal
light to change.
Break Through Pedestrians.
2. Making right and left turns
while there was flow of pedestrian
traffic in crosswalk by break
ing" through the walkers.
3. Making U-turns where banned
by signs or where they could not
be made in one try.
4. Parking of private automobiles
in commercial vehicle loading zones.
S. Parking of commercial vehicles
double" where space of the curb
was available nearby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-16
Fitzgerald Doomed
To Head State Leoion

James Blaine Fitzgerald is being
doomed for the post of State COM
mander of the American Legion by
Bethesda Chevy Chase (Md.) Post,
according to an announcement by
post officers.
Mr.. Fitzgerald at present is chair
NINA of the Legion's Southern Mary
land District Membership Commit
tee. He is charter member of the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Post.
The commander will be elected at
the State convention In Baltimore
next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-16
Six-Hour Law
Test in Court
|sLike|y
$500 Demanded for
Man Held for
Investigation

A test suit growing out of the
police practice of OBTAINING prisoners
for investigation" for more than
six hours without preferring charges
appeared likely today.
The first step developed when an
attorney demanded that Police Supt.
Ernest w. Brown pay a $500 for
fixture to his client who allegedly
was held in violation of the District
Code.
The section of the code in ques-
ton stipulates that any person
committed may demand a copy of
the warrant or commitment and any
officer OBTAINING him who shall re-
fuse to deliver him a true copy of
the commitment within six hours
after demand shall forfeit to the
party so detained the sum of $500"
Released Monday.
Attorney James j. Laughlin asked
that Maj. Brown pay the $500 to
James F. Donovan, whose arrest and
detainment for questioning in con-
nectlon with robbery last week
end brought criticism of police
methods from District Court Justice
T. Alan Goldsborough. Donovan
was taken into custody about l pm.
Saturday and released Monday
Shortly before a hearing on a petit
ton for writ of habeas corpus.
Justice Goldsborough said a few
days ago that the police themselves
violate the law when they hold
prisoners for investigation for more
than six hours.
In letter to Maj. Brown,
Donovan's lawyer stated he was
giving the police head until Monday
to make an acknowledgement. If
nothing comes of his request Mr..
Laughlin said he would file suit.
Maj. Brown said he had not re-
ceived the letter, and that when he
did he would forward it to the
corporation counsel's office
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. an in
dependent action-Attorney Laugh
lin brought suit in District Court
for $25 900 on a charge of false
arrest in the Donovan case.
1Sdllleu III lIlG sui we're commas
sioner Melvin c. Hazen, Maj. Brown,
Detective Chief Bernard w. Thomp-
son, Capt. S. j. Burke of the twelfth
precinct and two headquarters po-
Gcemen.
Served Six Hour Writ.
In the suit for false imprisonment,
Mr.. Laughlin said he had asked
Capt. Ira Keck. assistant chief of
detectives, whether Donovan was to
be charged. In reply, he quoted
Capt. Keck as saying: Brother, we
are not going to charge any one
now"
"Thereupon," the attorney said, st
asked Officer Keck whether the re-
quirements of Section 203, Title "a,
would be obeyed. Officer Keck then
stated: You have our answer-we
stand on that"
Mr.. Laughlin said he had gone to
police headquarters Saturday after
noon and in an attempt to obtain
Donovan's release had served six
hour writ on Maj. Brown, leaving it
with subordinate officer.