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Evening star., 1939-07-05
Weddings
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OF the bride, wore a gown of black
marquisette with a lacy stripe o1
chartreuse, and a corsage bouquet
of white gardenias. Mrs. Porter
mother of the bridegroom, wore a
black lace gown trimmed with white
and her corsage was of gardenias.
Mrs. Porter has been the secretary
of Mr.. H. Edison Rogers, the statisti-
clan of the General Conference of
Seyenth-Day Adventists. Mr.. Por-
ter has been a student at Washing
ton Missionary College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter are taking a
trip down the Potomac River and
will tour Virginia before return
ing to be at home at their apart
ment at 805 Greenwood avenue
in Takoma Park, after July Is.
Evening star., 1939-07-05

Miss Doris Walker, who, with
Miss Doris French, is co-chair-
man of a luncheon to be given
by Delta and Gamma Chap
ters of Zeta Beta Chi National
Sorority on Saturday at the
Shoreham Hotel. A swimming
party will follow the luncheon.
Evening star., 1939-10-26
Invoking of Ban
|Of '8Os Asked in


District Court was asked yesterday
to enforce an agreement, more than
half century old, relating to a ban
on the use of buildings for the
manufacture or sale of malt, beer,
spirituous or intoxicating liquors of
any kind, except those for sale by
druggists for medicinal purposes.
along Rhode Island avenue in an
area covering 100 acres.
Helen T. Werth, 2403 Irving street
NE, and Mary K. Weber, 1869
Rhode Island avenue NE, brought
suit against George H. Lane, 1757
L street NV, described as the holder
of class A retailers license, and
Sadie G. Cataldi and Louis j. Cat
aldi, both of 1878 Rhode Island
avenue NE, to enforce the covenant
on real estate and for an injunction.
The court was told in the suit that
by deed of trust, dated July IA, 1887,
Hattie A. Henrietta conveyed some
109 acres, part of Barbados and
Scotland Enlarged" to Abram p.
Pardon and Eddy B. Townsend with
the proviso barring the use of build
ings erected on the land in conjunc-
ton with Intoxicating or spirituous
liquors, save those druggists sell for
medicinal purposes. Attorney John
L. Fowler represents the plaintiffs.
Evening star., 1939-10-26
successor 10 Co|poys
Awaits Hatch Act RuIinu

Commissioner George E. Allen,
who apparently has become chair
man of the Democratic Central
Committee for the District-due to
the resignation of United States
Marshal John P. Colpoys an
ncunced today he would take no ac-
tion until Attorney General Murphy
has ruled whether District employees
come under the prescriptions in the
Hatch. Act regarding political ac-
tivitieS
Should the Attorney General rule
that this act does not apply to mu-
nicipal employees as it does to Fed
eral employees, Mr.. Allen said he
would consult with committee mem
bers regarding an election meeting
in the future.
Malcolm S. McConihe. Democratic
national committeeman for the Dis
trict, declared he was not a candi-
date for the post and would not ac-
cept It, on the grounds that he al
ready had enough to do and that
he believed such positions should be
spread around
Mr.. McConihe said he had no
comment on whether Mr.. Allen
should be elected permanent chair
man. He did refer to the question,
on which the Attorney General is to
rule, as to whether District officials
come within the purview of the
Hatch Act. He said "it does not
necessarily follow" that the vice
chairman would be elected chair
man at the next election meeting
simply because he had now become
chairman by reason Of the resigna.
ton of Mr.. Colpoys.
Evening star., 1939-10-26
P|un Launched to Aid
Polish Children

First of a series of committee
meetings of the Gen. Gustav Orlicz
Dresser Foundation for the aid of
Polish children was held yesterday.
Among the speakers at the meet
ing were Mrs. Ludwig Sztolcsman,
who recently arrived from Poland,
and Mrs. Klair Huddle, wife of the
director of Foreign Service Officers
Training School of the Department
of State.
Plans for the winter, including
the presentation of play written
by DR.. Nobel Kaho. and for Nine.
Dreszer's concert, scheduled for De-
cember 3, were discussed.
The funds of the foundation,
which was established in the memory
of Poland's pioneer in aviation, Gen.
Gustav Orlicz Dresser, will be de-
voted for the relief of Polish chill
dren and later will be given to
promising children of Polish parent
age or descent in the form of
scholarships, it was announced.
Evening star., 1939-10-26
900 Anti-Democrutic GROUPS
Active in U. S., Expert Says

An estimate that 900 anti-dem-
ocratic organizations in the United
States are sending literature to
20,000,000 persons week was given
this morning in a talk of DR.. Ed
uard c. Lindeman, president of the
Institute for Propaganda Analysis.
at tine United States Chamber CT
Commerce under auspices of
the Washington Council of Social
Agencies.
Speaking on the topic, Forces
For and Against the Democratic
IDEAL DR.. Lindeman outlined The
difficulties that confront democrat
lc government today. Among these
he listed the growing pesSimism of
the people toward the future of the
country and the world: the weak
nesses that come from within the
democratic process itself, and the
work of anti-democratic organiza-
tionS.
Pessimism, the speaker declared
attacks the intellectuals first and
then spreads among the people.
Ihls feeling, he added, leads to a
desire to escape from the realities
OF life. symptom which DR.. Linde-
man said could be noticed in mod
ern art and the growing bitterness
IN literature. The long debates of
congress on foreign affairs ana the
neglect OF important domestic prob
lens, such as unemployment. were
given by DR.. Lindeman as a DO
htical example of the desire of peo-
pie to escape from reality.
discussing the weaknesses that
arise from within democracy, the
speaker pointed out that. While die
Evening star., 1939-10-26
Symphony Expecting
Record Crowd SUNDAY

Advance ticket sales indicate a
new attendance record for the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra's open
ing concert at o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon IN Constitution Hall, the
orchestra management said today.
Mcriz Roserthal distinguished pian-
lst, will appear for the third con-
secutive year as soloist and Hans
Kinder will direct the orchestra in
a program which includes the
premieres of two important works.
Special bus service for patrons of
the concerts will be the same as last
year. For the Sunday concerts a
bus will leave Chevy Chase Circle at
BIS, proceeding to Constitution Hall
by way of Connecticut avenue.
The Georgia and Alaska avenue
bus will leave its terminus at $40,
coming into town by way of Six
teenth street, and the Petworth bus,
via Sixteenth and Harvard streets,
will leave at 3:15.
For the midweek series at $50
pm. on Wednesdays. the' first con-
cert has been scheduled November 8.
The Connecticut avenue bus will
leave at 7:5o, the Georgia and Alaska
avenue bus at TAO and the Petworth
bus at 7:45 pm.
The buses will leave the C street
entrance to Constitution Hall after
the concerts.
Evening star., 1939-10-26
District Second Hiqh
lin Alcoholic Deaths

The Census Bureau yesterday
made public report showing Wash
ington had the second highest death
rate from alcoholism in the United
States in 1886
The report also disclosed that the
alcohol death rate has declined
more than so per cent in this coun-
try in less than 80 years. From
1910 to 1886 there was drop Of
Sig per cent in alcoholic deaths,
the bureau said.
The report showed the alcoholic
death rate in the District was 6
per 100000 population in 1886. Ne
vada, which topped the list, aver
aged about 10, while the national
average for the year was 20 Mary
land had 29 deaths per population
and Virginia had 81.
Avoiding any mention of prohibi-
ton or repeal, the bureau said that
from an average alcoholic death
rate of So per 100000 population
In 1910 the rate dropped steadily
to a low of per 100000 in 1920.
The rate then started rising again
until it reached 4 per 100000 in
1927 and 1928, falling again to 20
In 1882, the year before repeal, and
has stayed at about that figure since
then.
Evening star., 1939-10-26

witness, Policemen R. J. James
and Phillip Burton of the eleventh
precinct later today arrested Sam
Richardson, 46. colored. 45O1 Eads
street NE, and held him for the
action of the coroner.
Recalls "Hitting Something"
Police said Richardson admitted
crossing the bridge about the time
the victim was run down and re-
called hitting something" which
he thought was the curb.
The officers found Richardson's
car slightly damaged near one of
the headlights but were unable to
determine whether the damage re-
suited from recent accident.
Doctors said the left side of Mr.
Bakers head and body was crushed
Immediate cause of death was be-
lieved to be skull fracture with ac-
companying hemorrhage and shock
Truck Victim Dies.
The 69th traffic death had been
recorded a few hours earlier when
John Chase, IS, colored. 9O4 Fourth
street S.W,, was pronounced dead
at Emergency Hospital after he had
been struck by a truck in the 1000
block of E street NV.
The truck, 1l2-ton pickup, was
operated, police said, by Philmore
w. Frederick, q, of Arlington. Va
The victim, struck when the truck
backed into an alley, died of null
tiple internal injuries.
1nquests in both deaths probably
will be--held at the District Morgue
at 11:e0 am. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-10-26
Second Assault Suspect
Promises 10 Surrender

The second man wanted in con-
nection with the robbery and GRIM
lnal assault of 34-year-old woman
here yesterday has promised to sur
render today. police announced.
One man was held under $4,000
bond as the perpetrator of what In
spector Bernard w. Thompson, chief
of detectives, described as IAN ex-
tremely vicious crime" Police have
been in touch with friends of the
other man alleged to have partici-
pated in the crime and have been
assured he would surrender.
The name of the complainant is
withheld at the request of police.
She is visitor from Atlanta, Ca,
and is married.
She told police she was picked up
by the two men about 2 am. yester-
day at Fourteenth street and
Thomas Circle. She said they drove
her to lonely spot near Forty-sev-
enth and Trent streets NE, where
both attacked her. Later, she
charged, both men attacked her
again. then returned her to the
downtown section and released her
after robbing her of 50.
Evening star., 1939-10-26

tatorshlps require a simple pattern
Of life, democracies demand social
feeling, sensitiveness, high intelli-
gence and desire to participate
in the civic life of the community.
DR.. Lindeman expressed concern at
the continuing span of depend
ence' and the consequent under
mining of self-reliance, an essen
tlal ingredient of democracy.
Turning to the role of the spe-
cialist in democracy, DR.. Lindeman
expressed the opinion that spe-
ciallsts could be trained to partic-
ir<.e in the democratic process.
But he declared:
You cannot teach democracy.
You must experience it to be loyal
to it."
DR.. Llndeman attacked the desire
OF certain specialists to "short-cir-
cut the democratic processes of
government in times of emergencies.
He declared that such action would
inevitably lead to the manufacture
ing OF crises to evade the principles
Of democracy.
Despite the numerous difficulties
that confront us today. DR.. Linde-
man said he believed the founda-
tons OF a re-lnVlgorated democratic
state could be laid.
l am not yet willing to become
the pawn Of the state" he added.
The talk this morning was the
first in a series OF three lectures
to be presented by DR.. Lindeman.
Social Forces and Their Relation
to Democracy will be the topic on
November 2, and Foundations of
Democratic Culture" will conclude
the series on November 3,
Evening star., 1939-10-26
Study Seeks Extent
OF Traffic Jams
From Cruising Cabs
Van Duzer Questions
ACCESSIBILITY of
Imposing Ben

Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer disclosed today his DEPART
ment has been making a study of
the Districts taxicab situation in
an effort to determine just how big
part the cruising of taxicabs plays
IN creating traffic congestion here.
He added, however, that he was
not ready to announce results of
the study.
He also said he planned to watch
with keen interest New York City's
latest effort to reduce traffic con-
gestlon by prohibiting taxicabs from
cruising for fares in the midtown
area.
Ban Is Questioned.
The traffic director said the cruis-
ing Of taxicabs undoubtedly is one
of the biggest factors in the traffic
congestion problem here, but he
questioned whether it would be DOS
sible to eliminate such cruising in
Washington's downtown area.
In the first place." he said,
eAANAS "OoAl NC plSSlOuS llttlC CuIU
space available for the new and
enlarged hack stands that would be
needed if the taxicabs were barred
from cruising for fares. If you
don't have the stands, where are
you going to put them?"
Washington, with a population
about one-tenth that of New York
City, has about 4.6OO taxicabs, about
one-fourth as many as New York.
Mr.. Van Duzer pointed out.
Two Areas "Closed."
For several years taxicabs here
have been prohibited from cruising
on F. and G streets, between Sew
enth and Fifteenth streets. They
also have been banned from Sew
enth street in the downtown area
between 8 a m. and pm.
Mr.. Van Duzer said the Traffic
Advisory Council also is studying
the problem in cooperation with
his engineers.
New York's new regulations will
go into effect next Wednesday for
a trial period of 30 days. It's ef-
feet on traffic congestion will be
noted during that period.
Evening star., 1939-10-26
airport Filling
75% Complete; Work
Is Ahead Of Schedule
Dredges Expected to
Have Their Job Done
During December

The $4,000 600 -cubic-yard earth
and hydraulic fill at Washington
National Airport, Gravelly Point,
has been IS per cent completed, it
was reported today by Civil Aero
nautics Authority officials
The gravel and sand fills for the
runways have been virtually COM
pleted, with excess material piled
on top to height of Is or 16 feet
above the river level, to be used in
the final grading and construction of
shoulders for the runway system.
The softer fill between the run
ways today is eight feet above water
level at its lowest point. In places
this fill is up to its final grade, the
level of which will be above the
highest flood waters ever known in
the Potomac River.
Although no final date for COM
pletion of the fill has been an
nounced, the work now is approx
mately a month ahead of schedule
and the Army and contract dredges
are expected to complete their work
before the end of December.
Dry earth, taken for the most
part from high ground between the
former river shore and the Mount
Vernon highway, is being used to
I'LL the sites of the airport terminal
building and hangers, which Will
stand approximately on the former
shore line. These structures will
stand on ground level is feet
above the normal water level in
the river.
Construction of Mount Vernon
highway detour now is being COM
pleted and traffic soon will be re-
routed SO that steam shovels NAV
extend the operation of leveling off
the hillside between the present
highway and the railroad yards to
the west. Part of the detour route
will mark the future site of the
Mount Vernon highway. which is
to be relocated between Roach's Run
and Four-Mile Run to clear the air.
port site.
Preliminary construction plans for
the airport terminal building and
hangers now are being drafted fol-
lowing the approval of tentative
plans last week by the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion and the Fine Arts Commission
These construction plans will be
submitted to the two commissions
for approval before the preparation
OF the final working drawings is un-
dertaken as preliminary to con-
struction of the buildings.
Construction of extensive wings
to the nearly completed buildings of
the Bureau of Public Roads will be
undertaken at once to provide a
permanent home for the Civil Aero
nautics Authority adjoining the air.
port. The present buildings will be
turned over to the C. A. A. as soon
as the bureau completes construction
OF a substitute home for its research
laboratory. A $1,50O,OOO Public
Works Administration grant has
been provided fol this purpose.
Evening star., 1939-10-26
First Annual Parade
Is Held by West End
Business Men
Judge Coyton Urges
Citizens to Fight
For Suffrage

To the music of four bands the
West End Businessmen Associa-
ton staged its first annual parade
last night. Municipal Court Judge
Nathan Cayton addressed large
crowd in Washington Circle at the
conclusion of the march.
Urging citizens to keep working
and fighting for District suffrage,
Judge Cayton declared that citizens
associations and groups similar to
the businessmen association must
make their views known on questions
of public interest
1mpressing on his audience that
there is no room for a defeatist
attitude on District suffrage, Judge
Cayton declared that he took his
place with those who believe in the
vote because they believe in America
and the American way"
Il refuse to conceive that we in
the District are not intelligent
enough to run our own government
and say what shall be done with
our tax dollars" the jurist said. =
Il believe that the vote belongs
to us as a matter of right and not
mere grace he added.
Halloween Queen Absent.
Miss Winnie Porter, Washington's
1889 Halloween queen. was reported
to be in the parade, but was unable
to appear because sponsors of the
civic event next Tuesday have ruled
that the queen cannot appear in
any marches before her coronation
Monday at the Raleigh Hotel
There was no lack of pulchritude
in last nights parade, however. The
uniformed drill team of Jobs
Daughters was on hand, as was Miss
Ruth Brown, pretty drum major.
Led off by motorcycle police
escort. the parade was headed by
automobiles of the officers and di-
rectors OF the association. This
unit also included Walter Wasson,
president of the West End Citizens
Association; Capt. j. E. Bowers,
commander of the third precinct,
and 1t. Col. Leroy Mann of the
District National Guard.
National Guard in Line.
Noisy National Guard trucks and
motorized artillery also were in the
parade, which extended 10 blocks.
1nterspersed among floats of West
End merchants were the Elks Club
Boys Band, the Knights of Colum-
bus Boys Band. the 26O Coast
Artillery Regimental Band land the
American Legion, Post No. "a, Band
will play.
Evening star., 1939-10-26
Northeast Bank
Assets 10 Be Sold
1oEnd Receiversilips
Dapositors, Paid 100
Cents en- Dollar, May
Get q Dividend

Taking steps to close UP the re-
celvership of the Northeast Savings
Bank, Receiver Justus S. Wardell
announced today that all remaining
assets of the bank would be sold
at public sale to the highest bidder
or bidders, at pm. Friday, Novem-
ber II.
Already depositors of this institu-
ton have been paid 100 cents on
the dollar. Prospects are these de-
positors will receive later on an ad-
dltional dividend from proceeds of
the auction sale of assets and from
cash now on hand. The size of the
additional dividend will depend on
the amount realized from the sale,
and expenses of winding up the re-
ceivership.
The amount already paid to $500
depositors. who have proved their
claims is 500.
The book value" of remaining
assets of the bank is listed at s63,-
454, and the estimated value" is
given in the last quarterly report
OF the receiver at $9,449.6O. Be-
tween now and the time of the sale,
November II, however, Receiver
Wardell indicated, some of these
assets may be disposed of, and so
will not be available for the auction.
The assets to be sold include no
real estate, but mostly demand and
collateral notes, uncollected ac-
counts resulting from judgment in
court, which are transferable, and
overdrafts.
In addition to these assets the
receivership has cash on hand
amounting to S49,893.
The sale will take place at the
office of the receiver, 1914 K street
NV. A descriptive list of the re-
naming assets to be sold may be in
spected by prospective purchasers
at the receivers Office, Mr.. Wardeu
announced, on all business days up
to and including the date of the
sale, between the hours of 9 am.
and 4:30 pm. and on Saturdays
from 9 am. to noon.
Evening star., 1939-10-26
Motion 10 Quash
Teamster Local
Indictment Weighed
Ruling in Anti rust
Charges Growing Out
Of Strikes Expected Soor

Defense motion to quash the anti
trust indictment against Teamsters
Local 639 and five union officials,
resulting from the Department of
Justice building inquiry here, was
under consideration today by JUS
tice Peyton Gordon in District Court
after argument late yesterday Both
sides intended to file additional
briefs within the next two or three
days, and the court ruling will fol-
low
Appearing for the teamsters, who
are accused of conspiring by strikes
and boycotts to obtain work per-
formed by the operating engineers
both are afflliates Of the American
Federation OF Labor-Joseph A. Pad
way, chief counsel for the federation,
declared that the indictment, under
the Sherman Act. not only is amaz-
ing but borders on the outrageous"
Called "Strike for Jobs"
He said the sole question at issue
in the case is the legality of "strik-
ing by workers in order to secure
employment for members Of their
union instead of employment being
accorded to members of another
union"
A strike for this purpose, he
added, insofar as it may constitute
a restraint of trade, "is no different
than strike for higher wages. or
shorter hours or any other legiti-
mate object for which working
people may strike"
Mr.. Padway also contended that
the Clayton Act provisions would
protect labor in such strikes.
Sees Labor Act Attack.
Gordon Dean, special assistant to
the Attorney General, who is pro-
scouting the case. told the court
that there are several reasons"
why the conspiracy alleged is un-
lawful, declaring in particular that
1t was an attack on the National
Labor Relations Act because it
sought to breach contracts entered
into by the operating engineers and
employers through the process of
collective bargaining.
Mr.. Dean also emphasized that, as
the indictment charges, the acts
alleged were not lin aid of higher
wages, shorter hours, better work.
ing conditions for labor or any
other legitimate object of a labor
union
Denies Clayton Act Protection.
He argued. too, that the Clayton
Act was not designed to protect such
operations as are alleged, but rather
to halt any interference with labor
in lawfully carrying out legiti-
mate objectives."
The indictment followed recurrent
jurisdictional strikes in the local
building field that tied up millions of
dollars worth of Government con-
struction.
In addition to Local 639. those
named were Thomas O'Brien of
Philadelphia, representative of
the Teamsters International Union.
and Stuart M. Keyser, Charles j.
Bell, Linwood r. Trainham and
Aubrey w. Stream, officers of the
local.
Evening star., 1939-10-26
Skyline Drive Mishup
Hurts Naturalist, Wife

Earl A. Trager, chief naturalist of
the National Parks Service, and his
wife. Mrs. Martelle Trager. were
confined to their home at 64l2
Meadow Lane, Chevy Chase. Md,
today with severe injuries received
yesterday when their automobile ran
of Skyline Drive near Panorama
Va, and overturned down an 8-foot
embankment.
Something went wrong with the
steering gear, it was said.
In addition to bruises, Mr.. Trager
suffered scalp decorations. The couple
was taken to Panorama and given
first aid by physician before being
brought home by forest ranger on
duty there. Mr.. Trager was driving
over the scenic route to take color
photographs of the fall foliage for
the parks service.
Evening star., 1939-10-26
Board of Trade Plans
Highway Inspection

Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, District
highway director, will accompany
members of the Streets and Avenues
and Bridges Committee of the Board
of Trade on an inspection trip of
major highway projects now under
|construction in the District next
Wednesday afternoon.
Invitations also are being ex-
tended to the Commissioners, men,
bers of the House and Senate sub
committees on District appropria-
ticns and officials of the Public
Roads Administration. Several off,
GERS and directors of the Board of
Hrade also viii make the trip.
Transportation will be furnished
by the Capitol Transit Co. The
group will leave the District Build
ing at l pm.