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Evening star., 1939-12-11
Mrs. Roosevelt Arranges
Christmas Schedule

The long Christmas week end
will make it easier this year for
Mrs. Roosevelt to make her annual
rounds, she told her press con-
ference today She explained the
calls on her time would be divided
over two days.
Her December % schedule in
cludes a visit to the Central Union
Mission at 8:45 am, the Arlington
Kiwanis Club at $50 am, the
Volunteers of America at lis pm,
the Salvation Army at 2 pm. and
the White House party for house
employees and their families at 3
pm.
She will go to church both Sum
day, December "a, and on Christ
mas Day. On Sunday at S pm.
she will accompany the President
when he lights the municipal Christ
mas tree and she will then proceed
to make her tour of "alley trees"
Various other Christmas activities
include decorating the Christmas
tree of the Woman's Trade Union
League in New York on December
20, attending Roosevelt Home Club
Christmas party in Hyde Park De-
cember % and giving three chill
dren's parties at the White House
on December 26, 81 and %.
The young guests will be invited
by age groups with "Sistie" Boet-
tigers 13-year-old friends, "Buzzie"
Boettiger's 9-year-olds and children
under the second age group sharing
the three party spotlights.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
New Pepco Bond Issue
OF $4,000, 900 Approved

The Public Utilities Commission
today approved an application by
the Potomac Electric Power Co. for
authority to sell a new $4,000, ,00O
issue of first mortgage 3A per cent
bonds.
Proceeds from the sale, exclusive
of accrued interest, are to be ap-
piled only to partial reimbursement
of the company, for $685. ,297.13 of
capital expenditures made up to
December 81, 1928; for net additions
extensions, betterment and improve
ments to its properties, the COM
mission specified.
The new bonds, which will ma
ture in 1874, will be issued and
secured by the mortgage and deed OF
trust dated July /, 1886, between the
power company and the Riggs Ma
tional Bank as trustee.
In its application the company
said it proposed to sell all of the
bonds in equal proportion to two
insurance companies at price Of
1851 per cent of the principa
amount of the bonds, plus accrued
interest from December /, 1889. This
provision was approved by the COM
mission.
The commission also specified that
all commissions and expenses in
connection with the issue and sale
of the bonds shall be amortized Out
of the income of the company dur
ing the life of the bonds.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Diplomatic Immunity
Fixes 5 Of So Tickets

Five persons claiming diplomatic
immunity were among the SO who
had traffic tickets adjusted by the
Police Department last week, it was
announced today.
Others who had tickets fixed" in
cluded a fireman, deputy marshal
and two mail carriers. The police
Cancelled 10 tickets and issued
warnings" in the other 40 cases.
Those who claimed diplomatic i'm
munlty were: Pierre Benect of the
French Embassy, Torfinn Oftedal of
the Norwegian Legation, John J.
Long OF the Japanese Embassy,
Annie B. Elwell. 231l Connecticut
avenue connection not given) and
Enrlco Pennese of the Italian EN-
bassy.
Thomas R. East. deputy marshal,
received a warning when he ex-
planned that he was on official busi-
ness when ticketed. Raymond E.
Winter, 233 H street NE. and Harry
V. Plummer. 310 I street NV, were
let of with the explanation they
were handling mail when ticketed.
Fred H. Christianson, 1923 Alabama
avenue, had his ticket adjusted
when he explained he was making
an inspection for the Fire Depart
ment when he violated the parking
regulations.
Rowland K. Hazard of 81 Michi-
gan avenue NE. received a warning
IN place of a ticket that charged
MIN with parking away from the
curb when William R. Cavanaugh
assistant postmaster of the United
States Senate, intervened in his be-
half.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Sunday School Training Called
Best Deterrent to Crime
Superintendent Also
Serves as Marshal
In Garrett Park
By BEN H. PEARSE,
Star STAFF Correspondent.

GARRETT PARK, Md, Dec. g.
The best antidote for crime and
juvenile delinquency, in the opln-
ion of Lester F. Wilkinson, Is the
Sunday School
Mr.. Wilkinson. an employe OF the
Census Bureau and resident of Gar
rett Park for Is years. is in a posi-
ton to know. because outside of his
regular working hours he is both
town marshal and superintendent
of the St. James Sunday School.
The combination is unusual, he
admits. but any extra effort he puts
in on his job as Sunday school su-
perintendent is bound to pay divi-
dends by cutting down his work as
town marshal
Law enforcement in Garrett Park
is not major problem in this
community of less than 100 homes.
The Montgomery County police
handle important crimes. of which
there are few. as Mr.. Wilkinson's S
duties are mostly directed toward
enforcement of town ordinances
concerning parking, speeding, bark
ing dogs and loud radios. Some
times he has as many as two or
three calls a week. then again none
for two or three weeks, he explained.
II believe one of the best ways
to cut down crime is to see that
boys are brought up right" he de-
clared "A good Sunday school
training is as good way as I know
to help their parents start them
off in life the right way.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Wei Streets Blamed
For Auto Accidents
lnjjuring Several
Youth Is Badly Hurt
As Motorcycle Skids
On River Rood

Rain-slick streets were blamed to-
day for automobile accidents here
during the night in which several
persons received injuries.
Most seriously hurt was John T
Tucker, %, of 1916 Window place
NV, who was in Georgetown Hos
pital with brain conclusion and
a fractured shoulder. He was
brought to the hospital after His
motorcycle skidded and threw him
on River road near Potomac, Md.
Lloyd M. Raum, 40, of 400 Chesa-
peake street NV. was knocked down
by a hit-and-run driver as he
crossed Wisconsin avenue near
Brandywine street NV. last night
He was treated at Emergency Hos
pital for minor injuries and police
began search for the black bodied
sedan which struck him.
Edward johnson, II, colored. of
% Florida avenue N e., was the most
seriously injured of four who were
hurt in crash in the 1900 block of
Wisconsin avenue NV. The accident
occurred when the car skidded on
the wet street car tracks and hit q
light pole.
The johnson boy was treated at
Georgetown Hospital and admitted
Others who received minor hurts in
the crash were Robert Craddock, 81
colored, of 625 Florida avenue NE,
the driver; Harold johnson, 18, col
ored, and Virginia johnson, 40. COL
ored, both of the Florida avenue
address
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Policemen
|Are Handling
Shopping Crowds

A special police detail of "a police
men went into the downtown dis
trlct at 10 am. today to handle the
Christmas shopping crowds.
Included were So uniformed police
men who will be stationed on the
busiest intersections to handle the
pedestrian traffic. Six motorcycle
men were assigned to patrol down
town streets and Is detectives were
stationed in the stores to guard
against shoplifters.
Capt. Milton D. Smith, in charge
OF the Christmas shopping detail,
said his men would enforce strictly
the regulation which grants pedes-
trians crossing with a traffic light
the right Of way over automobiles
making turns.
The police detail will be on the
streets from 10 am. to 6:15 pm.
every day through December 23,
Capt. Smith said.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Nursery Proposed to Increase
Attendance at Civic Meetinqs

workers, trained in handling chill
dren.
Several persons at the committee
session voiced protest against higher
taxes imposed on their properties
in a recent revaluation by Prince
Georges County, and said they
would oppose the revaluations at a
public hearing December IA at Up
per Marlboro.
Association objectives,, which are
to be discussed at the groups Janu-
ary 2 meeting, include a projected
community -owned playground, a
house-to-house survey to determine
Cheverly's civic needs and closer
coordination with various local Or
ganizations, such as the American
Legion, the Women's Club, the
Democratic Club. the Girl Scouts
and the Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton.
Evening star., 1939-12-11

Establishment of a temporary
nursery, to enable more members
at attend meetings, will be con-
sidered at the next meeting Of the
Cheverly Md.) Citizens Associa-
ton, officers of the organization
said today following session of
standing committee members at the
home of Clarence Allen.
Mr.. Allen, head of the Member
ship Committee. and w. A. Link,
chairman of the Lawns, Parks and
Fairgrounds Committee, proposed
the nursery as an aid to home
bound parents. The nursery, they
said, would be set up in the Chew
erly-T Tuxedo School, where associa-
ton meetings usually are held. 1t
would be operated bz volunteer
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Far East 10 Be Topic
OF Town Hall Meetino

Panel discussion consideration of
America and the Far East-What
Is the Solution?" at the Town Hall
meeting at the Jewish Community
Center Thursday evening will sup
plement a national radio program
on the same subject in which three
persons well known in Washington
will participate.
DR.. Walter j. McComb, professor
OF history at the Washington Mis-
sionary College, is to speak prior to
the groups listening to the radio
broadcast from New York between
$50 and 1890 pm. and he will
lead the local discussion after the
broadcast.
Rubin Borasky, conductor of the
Town Hall meetings. will read a
statement from the japanese En-
bassy, in which Japans views on
the subject will be given.
Speakers on the national radio
program, to be rebroadcast here
over WMAL, will include Rear Ad-
miral Harry E. Yarnel!, former COM
mander of the Asiatic Fleet; Will
liam R. Castle. former American
Ambassador to Japan, and Dr. Wal
ter H. Judd, medical missionary to
China.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
1yd;ingsBacks
Radcliffe for
Reelection
Statement FuiIs to
Soy Whether He'll
Campaign Actively
BY the Associated Press.

| by the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 11.-Senator
Millard E. Tydings pledged his sup
port today to the reelection CAM
paign of Democratic Senator George
Radcliffe, who managed Senator
Tydings' campaign last year in the
battle with former Representative
David j. Lewis.
Il am heartily indorsing his can
didacy for denomination, subject to
the Democratic primary May g."
Senator Tydings said in a formal
statement. Il shall give him my
full support"
He did not say whether he would
actively campaign for Senator Rad
cliffe, but issued a long statement
praising his fellow Senator, whose
seat is sought by Howard Bruce,
Democratic national committeeman.
Mr.. Bruce jumped into the race
Saturday by filing his candidacy 48
hours after Senator Radcliffe for.
mally entered the race.
Tydings' Statement.
Senator Tydings, a relentless foe
of the New Deal on some issues,
said Senator Radcliffe has gener-
ally gone along with the national
administration"
However, when policies were ad-
vocated which he considered were
contrary to the tenets of the Demo-
cratic party and of the institutions
OF this Nation, Senator Radcliffe,
with commendable independence,
has opposed them" he said.
This was particularly true on the
proposal to place the Supreme Court
under the domination of the Execu-
tive. Senator Radcliffe helped to
defeat this plan with his vote.
In legislative matters, we have
sometimes voted alike and at other
times differed. know Mr.. Radcliffe
was sincere in taking any stand
which he deemed best.
Last year when 1 was a candidate
for the Senate. Senator Radcliffe
gave me his full support, again
asserting his independence and sup
| port of the democratic processes Of
/ government. He remained resolute
| through that bitter and trying
! contest
Organization Battle.
| The Radcliffe-Bruce battle NAV
produce a clash of State organiza-
| tions, for Mr.. Bruce was major
hacker of Gov. O'Conor in f1is
gubernator!al campaign.
Mr.. Bruce said yesterday he an
nounced his candidacy Saturday
for the United States Senate be-
cause he felt he would be losing
ground by permitting Senator Rad
cllf1e to be the only one actually
in the field
He had not expected to file his
candidacy for Senator Radcliffes
Senate seat until after the first of
the year, he said. but mailed it in
because Senator Radcliffe filed his.
Mr.. Bruce spent the day quietly
at his home in Elkridge. Senator
Radcliffe attended a number of
oyster roasts.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Guest Is Dead in Fire
Al Rockville Home;
Three Overcome
Family Unconscious,
Unable to Explain
About Visitor
BY & STAFF Correspondent Of The Star


ROCKVILLE, Nd, Dec. IL
Homer F.. Davis, %, automobile me-
chanic, was burned to death yester-
day morning at the home of Thomas
E. Saunders, neighbor, at whose
home he was spending the night.
Mr. and Mrs. Saunders and their
4-year-old son, Thomas, jr.. were
overcome by smoke from the fire
which destroyed their home and
were revived by the Rockville Fire
Department Rescue Squad. DR.. w.
S. Murphy said their condition was
serious. but that they were expected
to recover.
The blaze. which started in the
kitchen of the small frame dwell
ing in Croydon Park on the out
skirts of the town, was discovered
by Mrs. Lewis Miller, another neigh
Dor, about 4 am. Her husband
and their two sons, Harold and
John, rescued Mr.. and Mrs. Saun-
ders and the boy, but did not know
MIR. Davis was in the house until
his charred body was found in
bedroom after the fire was ex-
tinguished.
Montgomery County police said
Mr.. Davis had been at a party at
the Saunders home the night be-
fore and had decided to spend the
night. All members of the Saunders
family were unconscious when car
ried out of the burning house. how
ever, and unable to tell their res
cuers about their guest.
A certificate of accidental death
was issued by DR.. C.. E. Hawks.
Montgomery County medical exam
iner. Funeral arrangements are not
complete. Mr.. Davis. a mechanic
for the Rockmont Motor Co. of
Rockville, was unmarried. The
Saunderses were recovering at the
home of relatives on the Potomac
road near here.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Two BoItimoreons Killed
In Traffic Mishops

BALTIMORE, Dec. II CR.-Two
Baltimoreans were killed in auto
mobile accidents yesterday. one in
a mishap police were unable to ex-
plain.
A woman identified from cards
in her possession as Miss Alice Le-
compt, SO. was fatally injured in a
crash on the Washington boulevard.
A man, also identified by cards as
Robert E. L. Beck, As, was critically
injured. Both were found uncon-
scious in the upright car, which ap-
peared to have rolled over several
times.
Police said apparently no other
automobile was involved but they
were unable to explain what caused
the car to overturn. It was found
on the Washington boulevard about
q mile and a half south of Sulphur
Spring road.
The other victim was Alva J.
Grombech. IS, struck by an auto
mobile as he started across q
street.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Years CoIdest Snap
Due Here Toniqht

The coldest snap of the year Is
in store for Washingtonians tonight,
the Weather Bureau predicting the
temperature will fall to % degrees
before morning.
Yesterdays little heat wave" in
which the thermometer went to ST
was the warmest December 10 in
local weather records. The high
was reached at pm. and had folks
going overcoatless.
It was May in December for Bal
timoreans yesterday, too. The tenn
perature there hit Ct degrees.
The forecast for the District is
fair and colder tonight with fair
and continued cold tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Coin Box Containing
Funds for Chinese
Refugees Looted

The worlds meanest thief is
at work again.
Some time early this morn
ing he broke in the Chinese
American Cafe at 929 Ninth
street NV. and hammered open
a little green tin box contain
ing about 81.
The box, with a slift for in
sertion of coins, bore this in
scription: Please help. -Four
cents will feed a Chinese war
refugee for a day"
Moy Kee, proprietor of the
cafe. said it contained about 81.
He said the thief also took about
$50 from a coin record-playing
machine and some cigars.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Police Asked to Find
Eff. Monkton's Duuohte,

Baltimore County authorities to-
day asked Washington police to
help locate the daughter of Elmer
Floyd Monkton, a resident of the
county. who was described as seri-
ously Ill. Believing the daughter
lived in the District, police said
they knew only that her name had
been Mrs. Grace Jenkins but that
she was thought to have remarked.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Marvin to Turn on
Christmas Tree Liohts

George Washington University
was to open it's celebration of
Christmas at 5 pm. today when
President Cloyd H. Marvin was
scheduled to throw a switch light
ing a 20-foot evergreen tree.
A word of greeting from the uni
versity president was to be followed
by Christmas carols sung by the glee
clubs accompanied by the band.
Sponsored by the Engineers Coun-
Gil, student governing body of the
school of engineering. the huge
evergreen was furnished by Prof
Frank A. Hitchcock, acting dean of
the engineering school. It has been
placed on platform outside the
new library building.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Dr.. Abbot to Address
Goodwill Industries

DR.. Charles G. Abbot, director of
the Smithsonian Institution, was to
speak today at chapel services of
Goodwill Industries in the audi
tor1um, 1918 New Hampshire avenue
NV.
Services are held at s:15 am.
daily, Monday through Friday. Mrs.
Grace Kizer has arranged a song
service of Christmas carols for
Thursday. On Friday DR.. Peter
Marshall of New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church will speak.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
D. {. Medical Society
Indorses. Platform
On Health Needs
Group Will Hear
Address Wednesday
By DR.. E. M. Lands

The Medical Society of the District
has Endorsed the recently adopted
platform of the American Medical
Association on health needs OF the
country, it was announced by the
society.
In taking this action, the local
organization stated The platform
deserves the wholehearted support
OF all physicians. 1t shows a SYM
pathetic understanding of the health
needs of the country and a Wiling
ness to accept leadership in solving
problems confronting the medical
profession"
The society will meet Wednesday
night at its headquarters in honor
! OF the memory OF the late DR..
Charles l.. Billiard and DR.. Carl
Henning. The program will include
an address by DR.. Eugene M. Lands,
professor of medicine at the Unl-
verslty of Virginia, on Diagnosis
and Treatment of Peripheral Vascu-
lar Diseases"
Friday night the District Society
will hold a joint session with the
Baltimore City Medical Society, at
Baltimore, where the speakers will
include DR.. Wallace NJ. Yater, DR..
John T. King, DR.. e. Cowles Andrus,
DR.. Thomas Bradley and DR.. H. H.
Kerr.
DIR. Sleyster to Speak.
DR.. Rock Sleyster, president of
the American Medical Association,
will address the local society Janu-
ary II, on What Price Depres-
sion?"
The Medical Society also an
nounced 1t had given approval to
the recommendations of a subcom-
mittee on maternal welfare and its
section on pediatrics in connection
with the proposals of the Bureau
of Maternal and Child Welfare of
the Health Department that the
current study of maternal mortality
in the District being made by the
Obstetrical Board be continued and
that study of stillbirths and ne
onatal deaths be initiated.
These recommendations include
the establishment of a joint board
of obstetricians, pediatricians and
pathologists, to be appointed by the
president of the Medical Society on
nominations made by the Wash
ington genealogical Society and
the Society's sections on pediatrics
and pathology. The subcommittee
recommended to the society that the
Bureau of Maternal and Child Well
fare of the Health Department. the
Children's Bureau of the Depart
ment of Labor and the Medico-
Chirurgical Society also be repre-
sented on this board.
300 Br0adcasts Given.
An extensive report has been made
to the society by its Committee on
Radio Education. which has pre-
sented more than 300 broadcasts
during the last five years in CO.
operation with the National Broad
casting Co. Cooperating with the
society in these broadcasts have
been the District Health Depart
ment, the District Dental Society
the District Chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, the Washington
Society for the Hard of Hearing,
Washington Heart Association, Dis
trict tuberculosis Association and
the Washington Dietetic Associa-
zion.
On recommendation of its Com
mittee on Public Policy, the society
has opposed the transfer of the
Commission on Licensure to a de-
partment of licenses, as has been
proposed under the reorganization
plan for the District of Columbia
government.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Armenian Buzuur
AtY. w. G.. A.

Deicacies and handwork of the
Near East will be on sale at the
Armenian Bazaar, to be held under
auspices of the Armenian Com
munity Church next Friday and
Saturday at the Y. W. c. A., Seven
teenth and H streets NV. The
bazaar will be open from pm. to
10 pm. each day. It will feature the
sale of laces, handwork and CO.'S
TUNED dolls.
Evening star., 1939-12-11

I'VE don't have any trouble with
our boys I have had hardly any
complaints since Halloween and
you have to expect some then
Mr.. Wilkinson left the Sunday
school for a year but the attend
ance fell off and he was finally per-
suaded to take it over again. At
tendance is now up to IS every
Sunday, almost one pupil for every
house in the town. 1t was COIN
cidence that when Mr.. Wilkinson
needed deputy marshal he named
Charles S. Morton. neighbor and
teacher in his Sunday school.
I'VE don't need more law in the
church, = c::.c;a4ned. What we
need is more church in the law"
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Motor Wholesalers
Elect F. 6. Stewart

Frank G. Stewart. president Of
the Standard Automotive Supply
Co., 1885 Fourteenth street NV, was
elected national president of the
Motor & Equipment Wholesalers
Association at the annual conven-
ton at Chicago, ILL.,, yesterday.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Polish Aid Committee

The committee of the Gen. Gustav
Orlicz Dresser Foundation for Aid
to Polish Children was to meet today
at the home of Mrs. William B
Shearer. Miss Anna Wolcott Archi-
bald, vice chairman, was to report
the profits of a concert given De-
cember 3 at the Sulgrave Club.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Teller Speaks Tonioht

DR.. Edward Teller, professor OF
physics at George Washington Uni
versity, will give an illustrated lee
ture on "Radioactivity of fthe Earth u
tonight at 8:l5 o'clock In the uni
vegstty'S Hall Of Government.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Sturqis Will Speak

"Universalism or Ruin" will be the
subject Of an address by David
Sturgis, founder of Universalism, at
a meeting of the Universal Forum
Wednesday at $50 pm. at the
Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Col. Bliss to Speak

Col. Edward Goring Bliss will ad-
dress the Sd Division Society,
A. E. F., at its final meeting of the
year, to be held at pm. Wednes-
day, at the Camden Tavern, Thir-
teenth and q streets NE.
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Traffic Record

The traffic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for a.
hour period ending 8 am. yes
terday:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, so.
Motorists injured, IL.
Motorists arrested, 800.
Pedestrians injured, 7.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulations, 8.
The traffic record for 24-hour
period ending at y am. today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 81.
Motorists injured, 10.
Motorists arrested, 1877.
Pedestrians injured, 4.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulations, none.
Evening star., 1939-12-11

Among the final nominations in the baloting at Columbus
Umpersty tor the title OF Seethea OF Sigma Delta Kappa
dtlod intercollegiate legal fraternity future
a1pyers so,0n aboue Miss Winack la,O school,
noD employed by the United States Housing Autoritv
Rnehar freshman in the school of employed at Catho-
nc Untpesy o1e Miss Brady freshman la,O student
S10eethedTr 1OM be chosen at dance Ne1D Year Eue
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