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Evening star., 1939-12-10
VIRGINIA Women Not Alone
In Fioht on BiIIboards
To- fo> Ar-oriotod pyess

BY the Associated Press.
MIDDLEBURG, Va, Dec. 9.-Mrs.
Daniel c. Sands of Middleburg, pres
ident of the Associated Clubs of
Virginia for Roadside Development,
said today communication from
Mrs. w. L. Lawton of New York,
chairman of the National Roadside
Council, showed Virginia women
were not alone in their protests
against billboard advertising.
Mrs. Lawton wrote that women of
Names garden clubs rose up against
billboard advertising in that State
to such an extent that in some cases
merchants offered to pay the full
contract price If billboard men would
cancel their advertisement agree
ments. The State Federation of
Women's Clubs also urged women
to inform dealers they would not
patronize merchants using Christ
mas billboard advertisements.
"The Christmas billboards are
rapidly becoming hot potatoes which
the Maine merchants would like
very much to Drop" Mrs. Lawton
wrote.
= The Virginia Associated Clubs
backed the billboard advertis-
ing bill enacted two years ago and
are campaigning now for elimina-
ton of additional signs through the
voluntary cooperation of roadside
businesses.
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Bus Riders Credit Driver
For Escaping Girder Fall

Several bus riders have notified
the Capital Transit Co. they believe
that Driver John K. Graybill saved
their lives Thursday afternoon
when he hurriedly drove through a
red light on Fifteenth street NV.
to get the bus out of the way of
huge steel girder which glanced
into 1 street after dropping from
the eighth floor of the partially
completed Lafayette Building.
The beam, weighing more than a
ton, injured pedestrian and two
construction employees before ca
reening into street a moment after
the bus had vacated the spot, it
was said. -.
The accident occurred shortly be-
fore the rush hour and Driver Gray
bill was able to cross the intersec-
tion without accident.
He started his bus, which was
waiting at the corner for the light
to change, when. he saw workmen
begin to run and heard the g1rder
striking obstructions on its way
down.
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Employees to Honor
Engraving Bureau Head

Alvin Hall. director of the Bu-
reau of EngrAving and Printing for
IS years, will be honored with
banquet by women's Local los, the
bureau unit of the National Fed
Grafton of Federal Employees, next
Saturday night.
National and State officers Of the
federation and officials Of the Gov
ernment will be guests at the dinner
at the Mayflower.
Announcing the event, the local
said that Mr.. Hall has made .
splendid record and In his personnel
relationships he has pursued .
broad. sympathetic and enlightened
policy"
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Adult Class Semester
Ends Thursday Night

The final session in the first semes-
ter of the adult education classes
which have been conducted at Mont
gomery Blair Senior High School,
Silver Spring, Nd, will be held at
the school Thursday night.
January has been set as the
date for the opening of the second
semester.
Glasses and their instructors will
be as follows: Typing and short
hand, Miss Gertrude Rogers; busi-
ness English and public speaking,
Miss May Louise Wood; bookkeep-
ing, Mrs. Hazel Collins; landscape
gardening, Abel Norris; art metal
craft, L. Oass: woodwork, j. r.
Einum, and sewing, Mrs. o. A. Hol-
laday.
New classes in other subjects will
be held If there is sufficient de-
mand. 1t was announced. The
classes are held at night.
Evening star., 1939-12-10
New Speech Association Given
Analysis of Neutrality Debate
rs Senators Took Up IS Per Cent
Of Time Prof. Yeuger Says T.

discussion is carried on by small
group OF the assemblage.
Representative Randolph ex-
pressed his pleasure at the forma-
ton of the speech association and
said that the greatest need in COL
leges and high schools is teaching
the students to talk freely and
without embarrassment
He urged that a satisfactory pub
lic-speaking credit be made a re-
quirement for students graduating
from high school.
DIR. H. F. Harding President.
DR.. H. F. Harding, associate pro-
fessor of speech at George Wash
ington University, was elected pres
ident of the newly formed associa-
ton. The object of the organiza-
ton, as stated in its constitution
adopted yesterday. shall be to en-
courage higher standards of study,
of scholarship and of teaching in the
various phases of speech in Vir-
ginia, Maryland and the District
of Columbia"
Other officers elected were Mrs.
Grace w. Atherton, head of speech
correction in District public schools,
vice president; DR.. Ray Ehrensber-
ger of the University of Maryland,
secretary-treasurer, and DR.. Mary
Latimer of Mary Baldwin College,
Miss Zella Faris of Eastern High
School and Mrs. Sarita Bell of Char
lottesville, Va. all members of the
Executive Council.
Speakers included Mrs. Bell. who
is speech supervisor of Albemarle
County (Va.) schools, and Charles
Dawson Of Roanoke College. A pa
per prepared by Ethel Sunny of
Wilson Teachers College also was
read,
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Chest Leaders Hope
Goal Will Be Reached
As Returns Continue
FinoI Audit Figure
Is $1,3S8, ,4o8, but Gifts
Are Still Coming In

Hope that the Community Chest
would still make its 100000 goal
was expressed by campaign leaders
yesterday. when returns since the
final audit were reported.
Official figures brought the grand
total for all units to 1875 ,87o pledges
for 81, ,8sS, ,49s.O4, or 94.42 per cent of
quota.
The Government Unit has received
284 belated Chest contributions for
$2.15fs5, bringing the total for the
'unit to 122,5S1 pledges for $780,
38099. This boosts their per cent
of quota to 1914, the highest Of all
units.
According to the audited results.
Group Unit stands at 54.012 pledges
for $432,047 90. or 95.37 per cent of
a $453 900 quota. Metropolitan Unit
stands at 1884 pledges for s193,-
905.48. or 9647 per cent of quota
Advance Gifts has 518 pledges for
s455 233. or 87.38 per cent of a
1921 900 quota. Suburban Unit has
6.149 gifts for s42.335 25. or 81.41
per cent of a $50 900 quota. Capital
Unit has 1880 gifts for S6,74688, or
84.34 per cent of an $4,000 quota.
Sixteen additional Government
departments now on record as max
ing 100 per cent or more of their
Chest quota follow:
National Agricultural Research
Center, Agriculture Department, E.
r. Ellis, chairman, 100 per cent;
agency division. Reconstruction FL
nance Corp, Federal Loan Agency
John F. Williams, chairman, 1OO.77;
division of bridges. Public Roads
Administration, Federal Works
Agency, j. j. Roberts, chairman
107.24; legal division, Public Works
Administration, Federal Works
Agency, C. R. Shetterly, chairman
100; National Power Policy Com
mission, Interior Department, Ben.
jamfn v. Cohen, 1870; Interstate
Commerce Commission, w. P. Bar
tel, l00.45: war risk litigation. JUS
tice Department, Thomas w. O'Hara
100; immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service, Labor Department. A
Gwynn King, chairman, 10O07; Sec
retarys Office, Labor Department
j. G. Watts, chairman, 101 OF; med
icine and surgery, Navy Department
Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire
chairman, 100.69; Bureau of Amer
lean Ethnology, Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, A. w. .Wilding, chairman
100.26; United States Soldiers
Home, Col. Matt c. Bristol, chair
man. 100; contact administrator
Office, Veterans Administration, Ike
Horton, chairman, 102.80; United
States Court of Appeals for the Dis
trict of Columbia, C. Newell Atkin-
son, chairman, 10O.15; Powell Junior
High School, L. T. Walter, chair
man, l00.1l; Home for Aged and
1nflrm, Board of Public Welfare
Frank B. Haskell, chairman, $40
Evening star., 1939-12-10
A. (. F.. F..Associution
Chooses Its Officers

The Willard D. Straight A. E. F.
Association concluded its annual
convention here with the election
of officers and a banquet at the
Washington Hotel. Capt. Richard
E. Waldo of New York. was elected
president, K. C. Acton of Phila-
delphia, vice president, and James
j. Condor of New York, secretary.
George E. Ijams Of Baltimore, as
sistant administrator Of the Vet
erans' Administration, and Louis
Ja6e of Philadelphia addressed the
association at its banquet.
Ben Y. Martin Of this city Is the
retiring president. Mr.. Waldo will
taks o(aco januAU /
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Town Hall Schedule
Offers Fewer Talks
On Heavy Subjects
4
Julian HuxIey's Address
January Ia to Open
Sixth Season

The Town Hall of Washington
yesterday announced its program
for its sixth season. which will open
at the Shoreham Hotel on January
IA with an address by Julian Hulk
ley, Eng1and's foremost biologist.
Acceding to a number of requests.
the Executive Committee of Town
Hall plans to offer fewer lectures
on heavy subjects" and more on
the less-serious problems of life this
year.
An innovation this season is the
division of the schedule into five
Sunday evening and five Friday
morning lectures. The Sunday
schedule follows:
January 14-Mr. Huxley, on "Sci-
ence, War and Reconstruction"
January 21-Julien Bryan, noted
photographer, who will show his un-
censored pictures of the siege Of
Warsaw.
Knickerbocker to Speak.
January 28-H. r. Knickerbocker,
winner of the 1890 Pulitzer Prize for
best foreign correspondence, on "At
the Ringside of History"
February 4-Clarence K. STREET.,
former New York Times correspond
ent in Geneva, on Union Now"
February 11-Elsa Maxwell, au-
thor of Hotel for Women" who
will speak on "The Science of
Laughter"
The Friday morning schedule:
February 16-Sidney Thompson,
dramatic impersonator, who will
present scenes from De Maupassant
and O. Henry.
List Includes Mrs. Roosevelt.
February 23-Margery Wilson, au-
thor of best sellers on charm and
good manners, discusses THE Psy-
chology Of Poisc."
March Louis K. Anspacher,
philosopher and dramatist, speaks
on Unusual Psychical Phenomena. /"
March 8+Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt, whose subject will be an
nounced later.
March Elizabeth Halves, styl-
ist, designer and author of Fashion
Is Spinach" discusses "How to Get
a Dollars Worth for Dollar"
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Seal Plan 10 Omit
Suffrage Provision,
Reports Declare
a
One Important Official
Insists FinoI Decision
Hos Not Been Reached

Reports that the so-called Seal
plan for reorganization of the Dis
trict government. now being revised
by the Commissioners kitchen cab
met following conferences with the
city heads. would contain no provi-
sion for suffrage. a,s demanded by
many civic ~'>cc.--r-11 11en, were circu-
lated yesterday at the District
Building.
These rather positive reports were
not denied by members Of the group.
although none would make any
statement for publication. How
ever, one important official. who
likewise declined to be quoted, in
sisted the Commissioners have not
as yet made a final decision on the
point
At the same time, undenied re-
ports were heard that craftsmen of
the Commissioners bill would re-
wise the original plan of Corpora
ton Counsel Elwood H. Seal so that
the municipal hospitals would re-
main under jurisdiction Of the
Health Department. Mr.. Seal had
proposed that the hospitals be
transferred back to the Board of
Public Welfare, but the three other
members of the cabinet" opposed
the change. They are Maj. Daniel
J. Donovan, auditor; Richmond B
Keech. vice chairman of the Puolic
Utilities Commission. and Capt. H
G. Whitehurst, director of highways
Transcript Compiled.
Views of spokesmen for organized
civic, business and professional
groups who appeared before the
Commissioners at the recent ex-
tended public hearings on the Seal
plan are to be made readily avail
able to members of Congress by di-
rection of the Commissioners.
Statements at the hearings have
been compiled in a transcript and q
digest of criticisms and suggestions
has been prepared from the tran
script. The digest is being mimeo-
graphed so that copies will be
available to chairmen of congress
sional committees and other men,
bers.
The hearings produced pleas by q
long list of witnesses for self gov
ernment for District residents, a
large percentage of whom favored
an elected council form, with q
single administrative officer, or city
manager. Many witnesses declared
suffrage was the first consideration
if the municipal establishment was
to be reshaped.
Other Provisions.
The Seal plan provided for con-
tinuation of the present indepen-
dence of the public schools system
and the Free Public Library and
provided for continuation of the
Board of Commissioners as now
constituted.
In proposing creation of II major
departments in the "streamlining"
movement the Seal plan also called
for abolition of the one-man Board
of Tax Appeals and the transfer of
its functions to the law department,
with the Commissioners acting on
appeals, and the abolition of the now
separate Department of Vehicles and
Traffic. However, the members Of
the Kitchen Cabinet" disagreed on
these points and a substantial ma
jority of witnesses at the hearings
who discussed the suggestions fav-
ored continuation of the two agen-
cies as separate units.
Evening star., 1939-12-10

Twenty-six Senators took up IS
per cent of the time devoted to de-
bate on the revision of the neu-
trality bill, according to "quantita-
tive analysis" made by Prof. w.
Hayes Yeager of the George Wash
ington University public. speaking
department.
Prof. Yeager revealed these sta
tistics and others yesterday at the
organization meeting of the Poto-
mac Speech Associa ton at the May
flower Hotel.
Representative Jennings Ran
dolph of West Virginia also spoke to
the speech teachers who assembled
for the meeting from the District
and nearby Maryland and Virginia.
A total of 73 Senators debated in
one form or another during the neu-
trality debate, Prof. Yeager said.
The public speaking teacher said he
made "quantitative" rather than
Qualitative analysis" becuse he
found his opinions coloring his re-
search.
81 Per Cent for Opponents.
The 63 Senators who voted for
revision of the neutrality bill, Prof
Yeager said. used only 80 per cent
of the debating time. The 80 Sen
.ators who voted against revision
consumed the other 81 per cent, he
said.
An outstanding "quantitative''
talker of recent years. Prof. Yeager
said, was the late Senator Huey
Long, who, in two sessions of Con-
gress prior to his death, talked just
under IL per cent of the whole time
the Senate was debating.
Prof. Yeager offered his statistics
to point out that in the Senate, as
in any other gathering, most Of the
Evening star., 1939-12-10

Civic Orchestra,
DR.. Kurt Hetzel,
conductor, a n
nounced yester-
day.
DR.. Hetzel also
announced that
r ose d'Amore,
concert pianist,
will appear as
soloist with the
orchestra at its
p e r form q nee
Tuesday at 8:15
pm. at the Gen.
trail High School
auditorium. Thir-
teenth and Cliff
ton streets NV.
Evening star., 1939-12-10

"Why Shakespeare Should Be
Read Today and How He May Be
Fitted Into Present-day Affairs will
be discussed by the members and
non-members of the Shakespeare
society of Washington at its meeting
In. perkins Hall, Universalist
church, 1910 Sixteenth street NV.
tomorrow at Sis pm.
Evening star., 1939-12-10
6. w. Library Alumni

The George Washington Library
Science Alumni Association will meet
December 13 at 3 pm. at the home
Of Miss Janet Feiker, 2137 Bancroft
place NV, to hear Miss Mildred
Benton describe the American Lii
brary Association Convention, held
IA San rronc3oco hst NMnnae9.
Evening star., 1939-12-10
New Officers Named

New officers Of the Holy Comforter
Boys Band Parent Organization
have been announced as follows:
The Rev. Joseph r. Denges, mod
orator; Leon Wedding. president;
John Lloyd, vice president; Mrs. LII
Nan Armstrong;, 0ee1otaxy.treasMer.
Evening star., 1939-12-10
c. Of c. Manager Quits

STAUNTON, Va, Dec. 9 R.-
James A. Payne, business. manager
of the unton.Augusta Chamber
Of Commerce, has resigned, efiec-
tive December Is. Mr.. Payne, who
came here from Fredericksburg, an
uounced hs was taking . position
With . hSeo corporation.
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Puckoae Purty.

A package party will be held to-
night at 8 o'clock at the Tifereth
Israel Synagogue ut Fourteenth and
Euclid streets NV. Admission Will
b 2roo.
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Hommond Is Named
To Orchestra Post

David Hammond, Washington
real estate man, has been appointed
business manager of the Washington
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Shakespeare to Be Topic

lsee FIRE SURVEY, Page BIS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-24
Donovan Does One-Sided Job
Ry DAN PARKER

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 It of those gruling nhghtng dramatic hghlghs unless one counts the moment Al We'll discovered conscious gentleman that he wipe oH If Al had been his nave peeled 1t oil on the spot and done the wpng
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-24
LEGS CALESKI
 OVERCOMES FURS
Naugy Youngster Beats District Golf Champ in
 Hop Brook Tourney
(BY MARTY LUCAS)

Naugatuck, August 24. - Johhnie Legs" Galeski, local WPA worker who has been playing competitive golf little more than a year, stole the show yesterday in the annual Hop Brook Country Club tourna- ment by defeating the prime favorite and present district champion, "Ziggy" Furs, 3 and 2.
 Legs" matched the former cham pion shot for shot, but birdies were too much for Furs who wiltered un- der the attack. At the end of the 18th hole Legs" was 1 up. On the 14th both were short on the 155 yard hole where Legs" pitched up for one putt and "ziggy" took two leav- ing the WPA worker two up going into the 18th.
 On this hole both had beautiful drives and both pared the hole, but Galeski was still up with three te go. On the 18th Legs" had a beau. tful drive down the center of tht fairway and following "zig" put one out of bounds to make things look easier for his opponent who cinched the match, and 3.
 The victory puts Galeski in the final round whic hwill be played against the winner of the Johnnie Gomulenski-Gus Klimaseski. These two lads will play tomorrow after noon and the finals Sunday. Gomu- lenski earned the right to meet Kiln by defeating Henry Cieslewski yesterday, up, in 19 holes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-24
GIRL, ", OUTSWIMS
 BOYS IN SMILE RACE

Fall River, Mass, Aug. 2,.-(UP)- A United States government dredge today clouded the victory of Celia Doodson, IT, who defeated all male competitors in a five-mile race last night to gain this city's long-dis- tance swimming title.
 Though Miss Doodson supposedly was competing merely for women's honors, her time of one hour, 53 minutes, was a full minute faster than that of William Jones, g, first male to finish.
 Douglas Wilkinson and Joseph Faria, who were a close second and third respectively to Jones, said they were pulled off the course by the powerful suction of the dredge Rari- tan which was working in the har- Dor near the Borden flats light house.
 Arthur H. Sunderland, member of the New England A. A. U. swimming committee, finally was forced to ask the vessels officer to stop suction action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-24
BING CROSBY'S NAG
 WINS AT NANTUCKET

Pawtucket, R. l., Aug. 24-(UP)- The first disqualification of stake winner in New England racing his- tory brought victory to Olimpo, owned by Crooner Bing Crosby and Lin Howard, in the $50O0 added King Philip handicap over mile and sixteenth at Narragansett Park yesterday.
 Though Wilmac Farms Olney, ridden by Warren Yarberry, reached the wire a half length ahead of Olimpo, Jockey Ruperto Donoso's claim of interference on behalf of the South American horse was al- lowed by the Stewards. Yarberry was suspended for the rest of the meeting.
 The triumph was worth $515O to the Binglin stables. Xavier was sec- ond and Harp Weaver, third, Will liam Woodward's facored Isolater finished ninth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-24
.OUIST-BROMWICH
 HEAVY FAVORITES
Australian Tennis Stars Are Expected to Sweep
 TOday's Matches
BY TOM NOONAN Limited Press Staff COrreSpOndent)

United Press Staff CorrespOndent)
 Chestnut Hill, Mass, Aug. 24- (UP)-Australia's double-duty duo of Adrian Quist and Jack Brom- wich were expected to sweep the first two singles matches against Yugoslavia today in the inter-zone Davis Cup finals on the Lush lawn of Longwood Cricket club.
 The Aussies, who last won the famed trophy two decades ago, were odds-on favoriteS to triumph in this best of five match series and then lift the cup when they face the United States in the challenge round at Merton Cricket club, Ha- verford, Pa., the first weekend in September.
 Quist Favored The 1.-the -limbed Quist, ranked sixth internationally, was expected to have but slight trouble with Dra- go Mitic, 21, youngest member of the Yugoslavian squad, in todays first singles match.
 Quist, winner of the Longwood bowl last month, apparently has overcome the foot faults which marred his play against Don Budge in last years challenge round. Mi- tic, comparatively inexperienced in major competition, was selected after twice defeating teammates Franjo Kukuljevic in practice matches here.
 Bromwich, a 2O-year-old veteran who strokes with either or both hands, may have some difficulty turning back Ferenc Puncec, a slashing, aggressive player who up- set Germanys Henner Henkel in the European final. Bobby Riggs, this nations current No. man, has predicted Puncec will win both his singles matches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-24
BEES WIN AGAIN

Hartford, Conn.,, Aug. 24-(UP)- Held scoreless for eight innings, the Hartford Bees boiled out two runs in the ninth to beat the Albany Senators 2-1 in an Eastern League game late yesterday.
 Score by innings:
 Hartford 900 900 OO2-2.
 Albany 900 900 100-1.
 Rucidlo, Jackson; Gehrman, Cha