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Evening star., 1939-01-10
Need for Private
Welfare Agencies
Explained by 5avin
Social Agencies Council
Hears Talk by Family
Service Group Head

The work of private family well
fare agencies in Washington and the
need for their continuance to supple
ment public assistance organizations
were explained to members of the
Council of Social Agencies by Will
liam H. Savin, director of the Fam
lily Service Association, yesterday at
the councils January meeting at the
Y. M. c. A.
Declaring that public treatment
of social breakdown has not yet
achieved the stage of development
which we find in public treatment
of physical and mental disease" "
Mr.. Savin listed three functions,
which, he said, made advisable re-
tention Of the private agency in the
family relief scheme.
They were: /, to provide help for
those not aided by public funds;
2, to inform public of unmet needs;
3, to develop and demonstrate meth
DDS of more constructive service to
families.
Rehabilitation Stressed.
The speaker emphasized that FAM
lily welfare efforts are directed pri-
marily toward enabling families to
return as quickly as possible to a
state of self -suff1ciency. To this end,
he said, financial aid is kept to the
minimum and the relief work is
viewed as Temporary Partnership
| with the client
Mr.. Savin stated that growth of
| public assistance to families has
made possible extension of case in
vestigation work by private organi-
cations, thus enabling them more
effectively to restore morale to ap-
plicants and counsel them as to the
best channels in which to direct
their own efforts at rehabilitation.
Following Mr.. Savin's address, DR..
Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., chairman of the
councils Family Welfare Committee
called on a group of officials iden-
titled with family welfare groups for
short talks on the particular prob
lens of their organizations.
Other Speakers.
The Rev. L. j. Shehan, director of
the Catholic Charities; Mai. Charles
Dodd, divisional commander of the
Salvation Army, and John Nixon,
director of the social welfare depart
ment of the Washington Federation
of Churches, explained application
of the spiritual element to family
relife administration.
Mrs. Isabel Lindsay, instructor of
social service work at Howard Uni
versity, said unhealthy living condi-
tions and the replacement of many
colored unskilled laborers by unem-
ployed white persons were the prin-
cipal causes of the disproportionate
number of Negroes on the various
relief rolls in the Capital.
Miss May Hankins, assistant direc-
tor of the Public Assistance Division,
lauded the cooperation of private
agencies with the public relief au-
thorities, and Morris Klass, director
Of the Jewish Social Service Agen-
cy, summarized the discussion.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Businessmen Discuss
Federal Aid 10 D. {.

Federal contribution of half Of the
expenses of the District was asked
in a resolution passed at a meeting
of the Southeast Business Mems
Association.
If this is not acceptable, the reso-
luton added. sales tax should be
levied in order to make up the
deficit.
In another resolution involving
taxes, the organization reiterated it's
stand in asking repeal of the busi-
ness privilege tax.
The association asked that Con-
gress reinstate an item in the budget
for construction of new junior high
school in Anacostia, which was
stricken out by the Budget Bureau.
A motion was passed requesting
legislation be enacted requiring
mandatory Wasserman tests for
prospective marriage applicants
Adequate and modern fire equip
ment in the Southeast was also
asked in another motion passed.
The meeting was held in the Office
Of the president, Clarence F. Dono-
hoe, 314 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Lack Of Funds Cited
By Hazen as Bar
To Fight on S|ums
Report Voices Hope
U. S. H. A. Will Supply
Money Denied

Continued lack of expected"
funds restricted operations of the
District Alley Dwelling Authority in
1888, Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen
complained yesterday in his annual
report to Congress as chairman of
the A. D. A.
Hope was expressed in the report
that the United States Housing Au-
thority would reconsider its refusal
to grant loan for project in one
OF Washingtons most densely
crowded slum areas and indicated
that an application for funds for
this development would be renewed.
The report contained an outline
of the authority's accomplishments
during the year, but declared: More
important than the authority's
building operations was the result
Of condemnation suit in which
the constitutionality of the A. D. A.
Act was challenged. For the second
time, the United States District
Court declared the act constitu-
tionally valid. In a previous con-
demnation suit the defendants had
declined to raise the question of
constitutionality. In the two suits
where this point was at issue. the
A. D. A. contended that its opera
tions constitute a public use. mas
much as they result in elimina ton
of a community liability"
Accomplishments Summed In.
The summary of accomplishments
listed in the report follows:
1-Construction of two groups of
low-rent dwellings.
2-AWard of construction con-
tract for third group of low-rent
dwellings.
3-Preparation of plans for a
small apartment house on a site
already acquired
4Razing of slum buildings on
four sites.
5-Successful completion of two
condemnation suits in connection
with site acquisitions.
Application Reduced.
The report pointed out that A. D.
A. asked the United States Housing
Authority last June % for a loan of
Sl8,148 287 to develop IL sites. but it
reduced the number to four sites and
advanced S6,6OO,OO0, which repre-
sented 80 per cent of the estimated
cost Of acquisition and development
Of the four sites.
Detailed descriptions also were
given in the report of three new
housing developments-St Marys
Court Apartments on Twenty
fourth street between G and H
streets northwest; v street houses,
between Fourth and Fifth streets on
V street NV, and Jefferson terrace,
on K street between Sixth and
Seventh streets SW. The last
named is the only housing develop
ment for white families so far con-
structed by the Authority.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Clark and Holman
Are New Members
Of D. T.. Committee
Appointments Complete
Senate Groups
Personnel

The makeup Of the Senate Dis
trict Committee was completed today
with the appointment of Senators
D. Worth Clark, Democrat, of
Idaho and Rufus c. Holman. Re-
publican, of Oregon to fill the two
vacancies.
The committee. under the new
ratio. stands at II Democrats and
four republicans. instead of II to
! three. as of last year. Senator Will
liam H. King Of Utah decided last
week to remain chairman and the
other members continuing on the
committee are:
| ocrats-Senators Glass of Vir-
ginia, Tydings of Maryland Lewis
of Illinois, Bankhead of Alabama
McCarren of Nevada, Reynolds of
North Carolina. Bilbo of Mississippi,
/ Overton of Louisiana and Hughes
of Delaware
RepublicanS-Capper of Kansas,
Austin of Vermont and Bridges of
New Hampshire.
Senator Clark is just entering the
Senate after four years in the House.
He is 36 years old and graduate of
Notre Dame University and the Har-
ward Law School He was Assistant
Attorney General of Idaho before
coming to Congress.
| Senator Holman. newly elected, is
a member of pioneer Oregon fam
| lily. He is son of Charles and Mary
Huntington Holman, who crossed
the plains in covered wagons in 1852
The Senator, who was born in Port
land, Oregon. in 1877, has been both
farmer and manufacturer and has
taken an active part in civic and
public affairs in Oregon.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Two Ordered Held
In Pair Of Fatal
Traffic Accidents
Truck Driver Held for
Police Court Action,
Other for Grand Jury

A coroner's jury yesterday ordered
two men held in connection with
two fatal traffic accidents last Sat-
urday night, one for Police Court
action and the other for action of
the grand jury.
Arthur J. j. Herzog. %, of s07 D
street NE, a truck driver, was held
under the Negligent Homicide Act
in connection with the death of
David Gibbons, "a, of 800 North
Park place NV, also a truck driver.
Mr.. Gibbons was killed almost
instantly when his truck was over
turned in collision with one driven
by Mr.. Herzog at Sixth and F streets
NE. Traffic Officer L. A. Hartnett
testified it was impossible for Mr..
Herzog to use his emergency brake
because of large carton placed on
the floor by the drivers seat
Mr.. Herzog pleaded not guilty and
demanded a jury trial when ar
raigned before Judge Hobart New
man in Police Court today. He con-
tinued at liberty under bond of
$1,000
James Mahoney, 80, colored, of
235 Oakdale street NV, an auto
mobile mechanic. was ordered held
for the grand jury in the death of
Robert Holmes, AZ, colored, of 769
Kenyon street NV, who was killed
when struck by a taxicab while
crossing Georgia avenne at Barry
place NV.
Testimony at the inquest indi-
Gated that Mahoney left the scene
of the accident and surrendered
later at the second precinct station.
Mr.. Holmes was killed instantly.
Evening star., 1939-01-10

Members of Congress singing be-
fore breakfast is a vision rare
enough for most, but one Senator
and eight Representatives topped
that this morning, as guests of
the Early Birds Breakfast Club at
the Willard, when they donned bibs
and sang before they could get fried
eggs, toast and coffee at o'clock.
Bibs being the rule, however, for
members and guests, and singing
only being required when some other
music was not being produced, the
breakfast came off nicely.
Senator Francis T. Maloney, Dem
ocrat of Connecticut, and Repre-
sentative j. Will Taylor, Republican,
of Tennessee, veterans in Congress,
but new guests of the club, thanked
the members on behalf of their COL
leagues for the opportunity of
Evening star., 1939-01-10
BY JACK ALLEN.

by JACK ALLEN.
Charles Corcoran Jones was born
and reared in an atmosphere OF
politics, so it is natural for him to
be in the hotbed of Maryland poll
tics-the State Assembly.
Neither is there anything strange
in the fact that Mr.. Jones is chair
man of the Montgomery County
delegation in the House, for he led
the Democrats legislative slate in
the November election, his first
quest for public Office.
1t is unusual, though, that he
goes to Annapolis representing the
Democratic organization, for both
Mr. Jones and his father have en-
deavored to thwart-sometimes sus-
cessfully-that party's bid for coun-
ty control
In 1884 he conceived the idea for
Fusion party and aided in mold
ing Republicans and anti-organiza-
ton Democrats into a group that
wrested the county administration
from the organization.
Mr.. Jones also managed the cam
paign his uncle, DR.. Charles H.
Conley of Frederick County, made
IN 1884 in opposing the late Gov.
Albert c. Ritchie for the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination.
However, Mr.. Jones helped lead
anti-organization Democrats back
into the organization fold last fall
and worked diligently in its behalf.
But to return to Mr.. Jones politi-
cal environment
He is the fourth of his family to
represent Montgomery at Annapolis,
the first of whom was his great
grandfather, Thomas Y. Conley, a
Delegate who served two terms
1883-85 and 1885-87 - when House
members were elected biennially.
Somerset o. Jones, great-uncle,
also sat in the House for two terms,
while his father, the late DR.. Eugene
Jones, was in the State Senate from
1913 through 1917, and again from
1921 through 1930-the only Mont
gomery Countian to serve three
terms in the Senate.
His great-grandfather, DR.. Will
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Gordon Junior Hiqh
PIT. A. to Meet

The Gordon Junior High School
Parent Teacher Association will hold
its first meeting of the new year
tomorrow at 8 pm, in the school
auditorium.
Three brief addresses are sched-
uled. Mrs. Agnes I. Kinnear will
talk on the use and value of grades
and report cards, Miss Helen Cor
coran will present THE Schools
Idea," and Mrs. w. C. Dowden will
discuss "The Parents Part"
A musical program will be played
by the school string quartet. Mrs.
U. Carr Loftin, president, said the
meeting is also featured as a bun
die night" for needy pupils.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Bids on Dredges
For Airport Delayed
To Expand Requests
More Machines of
Increased Capacity to
Be Sought for Work

Opening of bids for two large
hydraulic pipeline dredges to join
the Army fleet at work on Wash
ington National Airport, Gravelly
Point, scheduled for today, has been
postponed to permit readvertising
for more dredges of increased ca
pacity.
Army engineer officers hope to
get the largest commercial dredges
available along the Atlantic sea-
board to handle the bulk of the
main fill at Gravelly Point, it was
announced.
The readvertising also will cover
dredging operations over a larger
area than had been contemplated
in the original advertisement.
Although the dredging project
will be advertised as a unit, the
local Army engineer Office probably
will award two or more separate
contracts to different concerns for
dredging equipment to meet its re-
quirements for the local job. This
will permit the Office to obtain the
largest and most modern dredging
equipment available for the work
The new bids will be opened Janu-
ary 18.
Original specifications called for
dredges with discharge pipes of not
less than % inches in diameter
which were described by Army en-
gineers as very large dredges." 1t
is hoped that dredges with discharge
pipes of q inches diameter may
be obtained, it was explained.
At least two of the largest dredges
obtainable will be put to work at
first on the filling of the airport
runways, which will be of the hard
est material available in the bed
| of the Potomac River, and later of
the bulk of the landing field, which
will be of less select material.
There now are three Army
dredges and a clamshell crane at
work on the Gravelly Point site.
The largest of them, the Talcott,
now is completing the upstream
levee. This will inclose the air
port area except for downstream
levee connecting the existing long
levee parallel to the river channel
and the Virginia shore at -Four Mile
Run.
The Talcott may complete the up
stream levee today or tomorrow and
then will be moved inside the levee
from the south to trench" the site
OF the north-south runway. All
soft material will be removed from
the runway site, exposing deposits
| of hard underlying material, which
will serve as the runway founda-
tions.
1t was announced today by H. H
Houk, resident engineer on the prof.
ect for the Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority, that the sites of all runways
now have been fixed definitely ex-
cept for the east-west runway, which
probably will be definitely located
before the end of the week.
The runway locations have been
determined only after careful studies
in which airline pilots and other
technical experts have taken part.
The final locations, which do not
differ materially from those shown
in published earlier plans, are de-
signed to take the best possible ad-
vantage of the site, with view to
possible MISUNDERSTANDING devel-
opments and other future trends in
| aeronautical progress.
Evening star., 1939-01-10

warming up their vocal chords for
today's sessions at the Capitol.
The decided informal atmosphere
of the breakfast is best characterized
by the fact that the reading of the
club minutes usually is completely
drowned out by music furnished by
entertainers. In this case, musical
accompaniment was furnished by
the violin and accordion of The
Rays, and by the tenor voice of
Jerry Junkin.
Guests included Senator Maloney,
and Representatives Taylor, A. c.
Schiller. Republican, of West Vir-
ginia; T. G. Burch, Democrat, and
P. H. Drewry, Democrat, both of
Virginia; Albert E. Carter, Repub-
lican, and John z Anderson, Re
publican, both of California. and
F. J. Douglas, Republican, and j. j.
O'Brien, Republican, both of New
York.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Hearing Is Scheduled
On Taxi Zone Rates

A change in the date for the
scheduled public hearing on a pro-
posed increase in taxi zone rates
was ordered today by the Public
Utilities Commission because of a
conflict with a meeting of the Dis
trict Zoning Commission.
The hearing will be held February
8, instead of February l, as an
nounced yesterday. 1t. Col. David
McCoach, jr., Utilities Commission
member, is also chairman of the
Zoning Commission, which had
scheduled a meeting for February /.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Why Must. They Die?

Eighty-StT persons 1Dere killed
last year in traffic accidents in the
District of Columbia-a needless
sacrifice of Hves. The 1889 record
is now being made. Already four
persons haUe been killed this
gear. two more than in the cor
responding period last year.
The Star. belieUtng a study of
fatal accidents may cause motor
lists to drive more carefully, is
offering during 1899 a tactual
analysis of each fatal accident in
the District OF Columbia. illus
trated by pictures or sketches.
What Was the accident? Where
did it occur? What factors Were
inUolDed? These facts, as pre-
sented, 1Dill be based upon official
findings
The first of the series, although
the third fatal accident OF the
year. is presented herewith. An
analysis OF the first and second
fatalities ,Dill be gtuen after the
coroner's inquest.
Traffic Fatality No. 3.
The place: Sixth and F streets
NE
The accident: A "a year old
bakery truck driver "a" was
crushed to death when his truck
going north on. Sixth street, over
turned after collision with another
truck. driven by "B" and going west
on F street. Witnesses said As
truck was struck near the center OF
the intersection and turned over two
or three times, coming to a stop al
the northwest corner of the inter-
section. AS body fell clear of the
Wreckage near the northwest curb
He was pronounced dead on arriva
at Casualty Hospital B was unin.
jured.
The time: 2:30 pm, January 7.
Weather conditions: Clear.
Evening star., 1939-01-10

The street: Dry.
The vehicle: Both trucks reported
in good condition. Witnesses testi-
fled that neither vehicle travelling at
high rate of speed. A traffic officer
testified it was impossible for "B"
TO use his emergency brake because
OF large carton placed on the floor
by the drivers seat.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Mrs. BuIIurd Appointed

Mrs. Dexter Bullard of Rockville,
Md, was appointed treasurer of the
Montgomery County Public Health
Lay Council at meeting yesterday
in Rockville. Mrs. Bullard will re-
place Mrs. C. S. Duvall, jr., of Cabin
John, who resigned.
Evening star., 1939-01-10

The driver: Twenty-eight years
old, with II to Is years experience
as a driver Helped remove victim
from Wreckage.
Coroner's jury verdict: Driver
held for Police Court action under
Negligent Homicide Act.
General:Victim survived by widow
and baby daughter.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Charles C.. Jones' Election
Carried on q Family Custom
AssembIymon Was
Preceded at Annapolis
By Three KinfoIk

This is one of a series OF
sketches on neUly elected off,
cials OF nearby Maryland and
Virginia. Another UiH appear
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Band Concerts

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra in Stanley
Hall at $50 pm. John s. M. Zim-
norman, bandmaster; Anton Point
ner, assistant.
BY the United States Navy Band
Symphony Orchestra in the Sail
Loft at the Navy Yard at $3.50 pm.
1t. Charles Benter, U. s. NJ, con-
ductor;; Charles Brendler, assistant
conductor.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-04-22
Voters PressureNeeded To Get
Names On Anti-Lynch Petition

NEW YORK Pointing opt that
- Representatives less ihan 100 ~
The slS required. have signed me
GavaRan petition 10 hiring me New
YORK spans anii-lvnching
hill ~ The hoor of me House for
vote. waiter White appealed 70
The nations citizenrv today 10 rush
kilograms and lelers 10 their con
erossmcn 10 sign the petition a.
once.
1T is necessary FOR ns 20 under-
stand" white said. THAT lvnchers
are always careful 10 keep down
The nuuher of lsnchinrs while Con
eress - ia session rold veaihor
also piaNs a part 100 Tha b why
No viii nave 10 have pressure Ia
order 70 ret action from ,onegess
The secretary 81 me NAAfr a.
50 urged organizations and indfvid
uals ~ write ,hcir senators now
urging them 10 vote for Limitation
of debate icioiurei when The BIZ
comes M for consideration IN The
senate
determined - push The drive 20
cot l0oonoo signatures supporting
,he passage nf a federa an'i-Nnch
ine hill before MAY H. The NAA'P
has hecun distribution n iis sec
ond printing o. petitions TO date
22noo petitions have been disirih
uied 10 nailonal civic. religions
labor. and political organizations
throughout the country Officials
SAID that distribution ~ the hal
anoe OF lSpno petitions is expected
10 he completed within Tho rext
zen days several thousand sisra
lures have been returned 10 no M ?
iional nfice ~ 60 Fifih aNenu" 20
date. sanlza'ions and lniivii.
uals wore urged 10 send ~ inr
more pe'iiions
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-04-22

lI>h the same md similar pur.
poses.
Let me express Tho hope that
yom. ~ nm editor and NJ n
spokesman ~ your Race. viii
carciull, read and anal,ye this
hill and all oi H. prn,Is inns
aud join with this large mum.
her signing these petitions In
urging ,unr Representatives IN
Congress io pass This hill. and
therein, give the members ~
yonr Race an opportunlty 10 he
rcScfilpd In the richest country
on earth where they can have
n country of their own; where
they can prove IN tho world
that the Negro Race can make
good: where every obstacle
and Discrimination viii he re-
moved: whore In their father
land they ran hulId n great re-
public that Will merit and re-
cei,e tho recognition of the
whole World: whore every
member of the race Will he
cquall, free and every sou aud
daughter he unletier~d In their
efforts 10 establish rare ma
tlonallty and Ia perpetuaie
racial integrity.
again expressing The hope
that ,ou viii catch the great
,I>Ion of what this hill means
10 you and all others Who are
dissatisfied With their present
social and economic status 1T
unequal opportunities under \
government originally design
cd aud established Tor white
Mans 81, lllzation. | beg Ia re-
main,
Yours truly,
rhen. 4. Rilhoa
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-04-22
Woman Lawyer Warns Against
Ominous European "Shadows'

Piquantlv indicating the slmilarI-
~ of the treatment Of Jews I'm
German, Roumania. Austria. and
Italy. with that ~ colored people
IN the South, Attorney Sadie Tan.
ner Mossel Alexander warned
large audience against The com
ing events thet cast their shadows
on America
Attorney Alexander was speak
ing ~ Tho fourth annual education-
al dinner of The Scyadcs Commit
lee. Friday evening in the dining
room Of Lucy Thurman lWCA.
More than two hundred attended.
No Protection 81 Rights
Tracing The history OF the Jews
through the many years OF resi-
dency IN Germany and Roumania
Mrs Alexander charged that the
trend OF international affairs or
fers no guarantee OF protection OF
the rights OF minority groups.
Starting hack when Richard Al
len displayed his displeaslre al
Tho treatment ~ colored worship
pers IN The Methodist Episcopal
church ny forming The African
Methodist Episcopal church, Az
tornev Alexander produced infor-
nation of the clever attempts
made IN almost every section OF The
country 10 deny colored people
heir constitutional rights.
40 Negro has hcen admitted 10
The har in Pennsylvania IN five
years she declared And there are
hundreds ~ Other places whore The
bars Of mass discrimination have
heen erected
In pointing out possible remedy
for The evils now conforming The
country. the philadelphian said
thar there must he relief measures
for both capital and labor. govern
mental regulation ~ banks. cash
and markets and public utilities
and hciicr educational opporiuni.
tics FOR all.
Mrs Alexander. who is addition
10 holding law denree. has earn
I'd her dociorate Al Tho University
~ rennsylvania was introduced nv
Miss Fannie Re'hel Mrs Rosa
Grngg chairman Of Tho Sc,adcs
committee, presided AZ the BAN
quot