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Evening star., 1939-09-18
Observance Of Dog Week
Is Begun in Capital

The keynote of the 18th annu
domestic observance of National Dog
Week-"every dog needs a good
home"-Was sounded yesterday b.
speakers at a ceremony at the
Aspin Hill Pet Cemetery.
Among the speakers was Sergt.
Charles E. Graffins. World War vet
eran, who paio high tribute to
Rags" the dog buried at Aspln
Hill which received many decora-
tions for his services with the
American Expeditionary Force.
Rags" was noted for saving part
of division of the A. E. F. at the
second battle of the Marine when
he carried a message through, call
ing for reinfWcements, after seven
soldiers had failed.
Sergt Graffins, an Alaskan dog
team driver many years ago, related
how dogs had saved his life on two
occasions.
James P. Briggs, president Of the
Humane Education Society. is chair
man of the week for the District
of Columbia. The observance, which
opened yesterday, will continue until
next Saturday.
This afternoon exercises will take
place at the District Pound, South
Capitol and 1 streets, to emphasize
the many pets which may be OBJ
tanned there. Tomorrow evening
talk on THE Proper Care of Dogs"
is scheduled for 8 o'clock at 1414
Sixteenth street. Wednesday will be
set aside as visiting day at dog hos
pitals and kennels. On Thursday
evening at o'clock another lecture,
why Dogs Should Not Be Vivi-
sected," will be given at l414 Six
teenth street. Dog movies and
entertainments will be held at the
Virginia Avenue Fairgrounds, Tenth
street and Virginia avenue Sc, Fri
day afternoon at 80 o'clock. There
will be a display of dog books all
week at the Central Public Library.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
Heroism Of Boy Scout
Inspires Move 10
Gain Recognition
Eddie Johnson, II, Is
Credited With Rescue
Of Futher and Friend
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FRANCONIA, Va, Sept. 18.-
Plans to obtain official recognition
of the heroism of Eddie Johnson,
IT, of Boy Scout Troop 1913, Falls
Church. credited with saving the
life of his father and companion
while swimming at Colonial Beach
late last month, was taken at the
September Fairfax County court OF
honor, at the local school Saturday
night.
According to Harold F. Weller of
Mclean, district scout commits
sioner, Scout johnson, who is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B.
Johnson of Falls Church, rescued
a friend, and his father, after Mr..
johnson was on the point of being
pulled under by the second youth
whom he was trying to save from
drowning.
The County Scout Committee will
meet this week to draft petition
to Scout headquarters asking that
official recognition be given Scout
johnson.
Badges were awarded to II local
Scouts at the court of honor. Those
who received badges from the chair
man of the court, the Rev Peyton
r. Williams of Mclean, follow:
Elvin Louk and Earl Vowel, both
OF Troop 152, Vienna, life award;
Edwin Burner, Medrick Bell, Daniel
Peyron, Leonard Rubright, Ralph
Louk and Donald Neilan, all of
Troop 152, first class; Richard Brad
shaw, Troop 124, Herndon, first
class; Curtis Schuerman, Troop 159,
Oakton, first class; Jack Blalock,
Troop 152, second class.
Following the court of honor, the
County Committee, presided over by
Henry Huschke, chairman, of Nc
Lean discussed the part to be taken
by local Scouts in the Community
Chest drive. It was tentatively
agreed that the Scouts should set
up a separate team for soliciting.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
Capt. Buzzy' Heads for Fair,
Adding to Cars 383, 900 Miles
Adventurer, 76, Equips
Car With All Modern
Convenience

In spite of his 76 years, "Old Cap
Buzzy" still prides himself on being
a man of adventure.
After roaming over some 1888 900
miles of the country's highways,
Capt. Francis H. Buzzacott, soldier,
seafarer and traveller extraordinary,
rolled into Washington in his 81
year -old wonder Cruiser Car" en-
route to the New York Worlds
Fair.
The automobile is an old model,
but its housing arrangement in
cludes a shower bath and electric
lighting, in fact every convenience
of the modern home" as Cap.
Buzzy puts it. He hopes to run
up a cool half million miles before
he consigns the vehicle to its we'll
earned rest.
Loaded with curios and antiques,
gathered from all parts of the world
during lifetime of adventure, the
car is equipped with front and back
porches; awnings for its IL win
dows; electric kitchenette and re-
frigerator, and single and double
bed.
Dig into the "relic cabinets" and
Evening star., 1939-09-18

Miss Helen CROSBY, 20-year-old
Swarthmore College senior, will re-
turn to school this week armed with
a story that will keep her campus
friends awake long after "blackout"
"a first-hand version of the rescue
of the Athena survivors.
Miss Crosby, who was making her
last-minute school purchases today,
was passenger on the S. S. City OF
Flint, which landed 219 OF the ILL
fated Athena passengers at Hall
fax last week.
After leaving a blacked-out, bal
loon barrage-conscious Glasgow,
Miss Crosby said, the City of Flint
suddenly turned about with life
boats ready, searchlights playing on
the American flag flying from the
mast, and crew tense.
Most Needed First Aid.
1--WE knew something terrible had
happened" the student related at
her home at 1850 Harvard street
NV. I'VE switched on the radio, but
all we got was a Sunday night COM
mercial program out Of New York
and later President Rooseevlt's neu-
trality speech"
1--WE reached the scene of the tor
pedoing about 1o:30 am.," she con-
tinued, "and found that the South
ern Cross haa picked up several
hundred of the survivors. Most OF
those we took aboard were in need
of first aid.
1--WE all pitched in to help wher-
ever possible. helped the doctors
with some first-aid work and tried
to make myself useful. The sea
was rough and our lifeboats bounced
around like corks."
Tried to Leap Into Sea.
Miss Crosby described the hysteria
of the survivors during the crossing
aboard the City Of Flint. II saw
several members q the crew pull Q
Evening star., 1939-09-18
Anti-BIue Law Faction
Draws Defense Line

Stirred to action by renewed &C
tivities" of the Lords Day Alliance,
the National Association Opposed to
Blue Laws today laid plans for re-
sisting possible alliance campaign
for enactment of laws banning Sun
day amusements.
Directors of the anti-blue law
group have invited Samuel Leibowitz
to serve as their chief counsel, sue
ceeding the late Clarence Darrow,
1t was announced by Linn A. E.
Gale, association secretary.
Mr.. Gale said that his organiza-
tion's move was prompted by a re-
cent visit to Baltimore by the Rev
Harry L. Bowlby, secretary Of the
Lords Day Alliance. Mr.. Gale as
serted that the Rev. Mr.. Bowlby
played a prominent part in efforts
to restrict Sunday amusements In
Washington in 1927.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
Gov. 0'Conor
Aids in Saviinq
5Fron1 Bay
Wife Also Takes
Part in Rescue
When Ship Burns

With Gov. and Mrs. O'Conor aid
ing in the rescue work. the Maryland
State yacht Du Pont last night saved
five Laurel men, three slightly in
jured, from the Chesapeake Bay of
Bay Ridge, Md.
The men were driven from their
36-foot cabin cruiser by a fire in the
engine room. The ship burned to
the waters edge and sank after 35-
gallon drum of gasoline exploded,
according to an Associated Press re-
port from Annapolis.
The passengers aboard the cruiser
were C. A. st. Clair, who was slightly
burned; the Rev. j. A. Myers, who
sustained chest injuries; Vince
Gricco, who suffered head injuries
and minor burns; T. F. Murphy and
j. F. Kurten.
Run Into Storm.
Mr.. st. Clair said his party left
Eastport on his cabin cruiser, the
Virginia Lee, late yesterday on
fishing trip down to South River and
started back when a storm blew up.
"As we got off Tolley Point" he
said, "the electric light plant failed
and I went below to see what was
wrong. Suddenly fire broke out
around me and started to spread
fast"
Ordering Mr.. Kurten, Mr.. Gricco
and Mr.. Murphy to don lifebelts and
jump into the water near the cruiser,
and the Father Myers, pastor of the
Catholic Church at Laurel, who doe
not swim, to the bow of the boat, 81.
Clair turned a fire extinguisher on
the blaze but was unable to make
headway.
Meanwhile the Du Pont, COM
manded by Capt. Amos Creighton,
which was returning from Chester
town, where the Governor had at
tended a dinner of the Board OF
Governors of Washington College.
neared the scene and Gov. O'Conor
saw the flames.
THE night was pitch black" the
Governor explained, "and I saw q
little streak of light. 1t spread
quickly and we realized it was a
burning boat"
Go to Rescue.
| Capt. Creighton swung the Du
Pont around. and drew as close a.
the shallow water permitted, then
lowered the power launch mannet,
by Guy Andrews. second mate, ant,
Seaman Ed Warner. Working under
difficulties because of the hlgi-
waves, they got the five men aboard
and brought them to the Du Pont
where Mrs. OConor and the Gov
ernor supplied them with dry cloth
ing and coffee and bandaged thelr
burns. Father Myers and Mr.. Grlc-
co were later treated at Emergency
Hospital, Annapolis.
Gov. O'Conor manned a search
light during the rescue, while Mrs
O'Conor stood by with blankets, hot
food and medicine for the men.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
Fire Drives Out Family
And Damages Home

A fire believed to have started
from an overheated water heater
early yesterday drove Andrew Lake,
IS; his wife Lois, 36, and their two
children, Philip, 9, and Alexander, 5,
out Of their home at Lincoln and
jackson avenues, Takoma Park, Nd,
and caused damage estimated at
$1,000. None was injured.
Firemen from Takoma Park and
Silver Spring fought the blaze for
nearly an hour, bringing water up
a 400-foot hill, before the blaze was
extinguished. Despite the early
hour, several hundred nearby resi-
dents thronged to the scene. The
Lakes were cared for by neighbors,
but later returned to their own
home.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
Girl Tells Of fHysteriu
Of fAtheniu Survivors

Danzig woman from the rail as she
tried to jump over" she said. II
understood she had seen her three
children drowned when the propel-
ler of one of the rescue ships
smashed a lifeboat."
Miss Crosby said the rescue pro-
vided an exciting-though anything
but climax for her sum-
mer vacation tour through Europe.
She said she Travelled in the Scan
dinavian countries, Denmark, Ger
many, France and Britain, and as
the trip progressed war talk became
more intense
Miss Crosby plans to leave for
Swarthmore Wednesday.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
District Health Forum
Will Meet Tomorrow

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt Is
sponsor of the District Health
Forum, which will hold its first
meeting, For Better District
HEALTH" tomorrow at pm. at the
United States Public Health Service
auditorium.
Ross Garrett, director Of the
Health Security Administration, will
be chairman, and principal speaker
will be Daniel l.. Seckinger, assistant
health officer of the District.
Officers will be elected and con-
stitution adopted.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
Editor Of Anti-Nuzi
Weekly to Be Guest

Gerhart Seger, editor of the anti
Nazi German language weekly
Neue Volkszeitung, will be honor
guest of the Social Democratic Fed
Grafton, Washington chapter, at
reception Thursday at 6 pm. at the
Hotel La Fayette, after his testimony
before the Dies Committee on Un-
American Activities, 1t was an
nounced today.
Mr.. Seger, active in German poll
tics before Hitler's advent, has tried
to check the influence of German
American pro-Nazis since he has
been IN the United States, the fed.
Grafton announced.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
Justice Laws Starts
Procedure
In District Court
Number of Cases
Continued to Allow
Counsel to Agree

The courtroom of Justice Bolitha
j. Laws of District Court was
crowded today with attorneys when
the jurist inaugurated pre-trial pro-
cedure, designed to save the time OF
the civil courts, lawyers and wit
nesses, by shortening the time of
actual trial through agreements be-
forehand.
Justice Laws continued a number
of cases to give opposing counsel
time to settle between themselves
matters which might be stipulated
and thus conserve time. District
Court opens for the fall term on
October and Justice Laws expects
to have number of civil court cases
already pre-tried by october 2 and
reports available for the trial judge,
so that the trial can get under way
and disposed of speedily.
One of the first cases to meet the
pre-trial test concerned the Logan
Pingree Co., Inc, excavatlng con-
tractors, which is suing the directors
of the Park Savings Bank, claiming
that in July, 1882, money was placed
in the institution and that some
$4,000 is now owed the firm. Rep
resenting the company are Attorneys
William B. O'Connell and William
A. Gallagher, while Attorney Joseph
T. Sherier appeared for the direc-
tors. Messrs. O'Connell and Gal
lagher told Justice Laws today that
the bank closed in March, 1888, but
the charter had expired on August
1929, and it was organized under the
laws of Alabama. Plaintiffs counsel
said that the suit is against the
directors on the theory that it was
their duty to know that the bank
was not solvent and the suit accused
them of negligence and misrepre-
sentation.
Mr.. O'Connell explained that the
$500 900 compromise, recently effect.
ed. does not affect this suit. After
hearing opposing counsel, Justice
Laws continued this case until Oc.
tober 4, in an effort to obtain fur.
ther StlpulatlonS.
A companion suit, depending or
the outcome of the Logan Pingree
action, concerns Joseph P. Maher
hauling contractor, who claims thai
S2,500 is owed by the directors. These
two cases are slated for actual tria
at the beginning of October. The
Logan Pingree suit was filed August
%, 1888, Mr.. O'Connell said, but
has been held up in the belief thai
other suits might settle questions al
issue.
Justice Laws continued until Mon
day the claim of an architect fol
services rendered Howard University
to give opposing counsel a chance
to agree to certain facts.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
Robbers Are Busy
With Petty Crimes
Over Week End
Pass Key Used
In Theft of $400
From Restaurant

Practically none Of the Districts
footpads or burglars was out of
town over the week end, survey of
police records indicated today.
Among the petty crimes reported
were the following:
Harry Maynard, proprietor of a
restaurant at 1410 street NV, told
police that his place was entered
early Sunday morning by a thief
who stole $400 and valuable papers.
The thief used pass key and ap-
parently knew the combination of
the safe
Donald Noah, Is, of Riverdale,
Md, an employe of Thompsons
Dairy, was robbed of s4.30 at pistol
point last night near the dairy
Offices at Twelfth and w streets
NV. The colored robber, Mr.. Noah
reported, slugged him several times
with the pistol butt.
Colored Youths Held.
Two colored youths were held at
the thirteenth precinct today, ac-
cused of the strong-arm robbery of
Ellsworth Harris, colored, of 1842
Seventh street NV. Harris was
robbed of IS late Saturday night
near Eleventh and Clifton streets
NV.
Frances Benner, 1888 Quincy
street NV, had her purse, contain
ing $3.50 in cash and $50 check,
taken from her early Sunday morn
ing as she walked on Quincy near
Eighth street NV. Two colored
youths were responsible. she report
ed, and police captured one of the
boys a short time later, but did not
recover the purse.
Lenwood Wilson, colored, 1925
Forty ninth street NE, a taxi driver
was robbed of 81 and his cab by four
colored men about m today. The
men robbed him in an alley between
c and D streets near Fourteenth
Sc. and fired a shot at him as they
fled. The cab was recovered.
Caught in Act.
"A SOAOl GU Uul 6ld1 Wdo SduSllG Al
the act of robbing a restaurant at
1918 Nichols avenue Sc. early to-
day. Police we're summoned to the
place by Benny Brennon, who was
asleep in the restaurant when he
heard the burglar enter.
Two apartments in building at
5425 Connecticut avenue NV. were
burglarized Sunday.
Miss Annabelle Steelman, an Ag-
riculture Department employe, re-
ported theft of $54 cash and $15C
jewelry from her apartment there
Kenneth Olmert, who occupies an
adjoining fiat, lost $40 to burglar
who entered his place about the
same time
Mona Bennett, 1922 Eighteenth
street NV, reported theft of a purse
containing $50, and Bertha Grende
of the same address lost her pocket.
book containing 50 to a burglar wht
entered early Sunday.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
Electric Rate Book Units
Ready for Distribution

Four State units of the National
Electric Rate book have been re-
ceived from the printer and are
ready for distribution, the Federal
Power Commission announced to-
day.
The book. when completed, will
contain rate schedules under which
electric energy is sold for residen-
tial, commercial and industrial use
in 10000 communities throughout
the United States.
Rate books for individual States
will be available at from 81 to 50
each. The units completed are for
Delaware, Alabama, Mississippi and
South Carolina.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
Wright Field Group
Will Be Moved Here

In an effort to speed up the Army
Air Corps expansion program, II
officers and 81 civilian employees of
the Air Corps Materiel Division will
be moved from Wright Field, Dayton,
Ohio, to the Office Of the chief of Air
Corps here in the near future, it was
learned today.
The Wright Field group, headed
by Brig. Gen. George H. Brett, in
command of the Materiel Division,
will constitute an additional section
in the Office of Maj. Gen. Henry H.
Arnold, chief of Air Corps. The new
section will be primarily in charge of
supply matters and procurement
planning.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
Long Illness Is FotoI
To Georoe H. Gale

George How Gale, 70, retired
businessman and great-grandson of
Josiah Bartlett, signer of the Dec
laration of Independence, died in
Emergency Hospital this morning
after long illness.
Mr.. Gale, who made his home
at 1872 K street NV, was native
of Newburyport, Mass, and was
the son of the late Stephen Madi-
son and Phebe How Gale. He had
lived in Washington 18 years.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Marian Hyde Gale, and daughter,
Miss Marian Phebe Gale.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at Chambers George
town funeral town at 10 am. Burial
will be private.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
World Federation
Meetinq Scheduled

William B. Lloyd, jr., director Of
the Campaign for World Govern
ment, will address a special meet
ing of the local committee of that
organization tomorrow night at 8
o'clock at the Washington Hotel.
Plans for pushing House Concur
rent Resolution q, introduced by
Representative Jerry Voorhis of CAL
ifornia, will be discussed. This res
olution would have the President
call world federal convention to
draft a constitution for an all-in-
elusive, democratic and non-mili-
tary federation of nations.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
Driver Of Truck
Dies Instantly
In Collision
D. c. Student Injured
In Accident FutuI
To His Companion
Traffic Record

The traffic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending 8 am. yes
terday:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, At.
Motorists injured, 8.
Motorists arrested, 384.
Pedestrians injured. 8.
Pedestrians arrested for viola
ton of pedestrian control regu-
lationS, 10.
The traffic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for o.
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 10.
Motorists injured, 2.
Motorists arrested, LOG.
Pedestrians injured, 2.
Pedestrians arrested for
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulations, none.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
Rutland Defends
Dropping Operations
Al Glenn Dale
Declares Surgeons
Approve Change to
GoIIinger Hospital

The recently inaugurated practice
of transferring virtually all major
surgical operations from the Glenn
Dale sanitaria's $4,000 modern sur
gical operating rooms to Challenger
Hospital was defended by Health
Officer George C. Rutland today on
the ground that it is in the interest
Of Glenn Dale patients.
DR.. Rutland asserted the new
arrangement had been approved by
the tuberculosis Advisory Commit
tee and the heads of the surgery
departments of leading District hos
pitals
Declared Medical Question.
Asked what was to be done with
the elaborately equipped operating
rooms at the sanitaria, the health
officer explained they would be used
for all emergency cases and for
minor operations. Then he added,
tersely:
This was entirely a medical ques-
ton and the judgment Of medical
men should be respected"
DR.. Rutland said the change was
ordered because patients are more
easily accessible to surgeons at Gal
linger Hospital and that, for this rea-
son, they can be given better atten-
tion.
There are no resident surgeons at
Glenn Dale" he explained, "and un-
der the old arrangement, surgeons
had to travel Is miles to the sani-
taria in nearby Maryland whenever
their services were needed.
For one thing. this took too much
of their time. Furthermore, in vir-
tually all major operations, it is ad-
visable that the physician visit the
patient several times following the
operation to watch his progress.
That's why most of the surgical cases
are being transferred to Gallinger,
where surgeons are more readily
available"
The health officer emphasized that
if patient is seriously i'll, or in need
of an emergency operation, he is kept
at Glenn Dale.
Certainly no attempt would be
made to remove the patient to GAL
llnger If the trip might prove harm
full" he declared. I'm emergency
cases, we will simply have to make
the best of a bad setup and have
the operation performed at the san
itaria."
COrrects Impression.
DR.. Ruhland said the impression
seemed to have gotten out that
patient taken to Gallinger Hos
pital would be returned to Glenn
Dale almost Immediately after the
operation was performed. He said
patients remain at Gallinger as
long as they need the attention of
the operating surgeon and until
they can be safely transferred.
The health officer said DR.. Charles
Stanley White, head of the surgery
department of George Washington
University, and DR.. James Cahill
surgery chief of Georgetown Hos
pital, had approved the new ar
rangement and that other medical
men, in addition to the members
of the tuberculosis Advisory Com
mittee, had indorsed it.