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Evening star., 1940-02-21
Dr.. A. |. Howard
Honored on Retirinq
From School Post
Business Practices
Department Head
Taught 49 Years

Some 200 business practices teach
ers and others In the public school
system last night paid tribute to DR..
A. L. Howard. retiring head of the
business practices department, at a
testimonial dinner at the Kennedy
Warren.
Had he continued in service until
July, DR.. Howard would have been
in the public school system for. so
years. He will retire February 29
Among those attending last night
were Supt. Frank w. Ballou, Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, president of
the Board of Education: Miss May
P. Bradshaw, principal of Roosevelt
High School, and Allan Davis, re-
tired principal of Roosevelt, who
welcomed DR.. Howard to the ranks
Of the retired.
A watch was presented to him by
Miss Edith Drumm of Eastern High
School on behalf Of the teachers.
DR.. Howrd, who will be 70 years
old tomorrow, has been head of the
business practices department since
1918. Prior to that he taught COM
mercial subjects at the old Business
High School. His predecessor as head
Of the department was Charles Hart,
now principal Of Eastern High
School.
DR.. Chester w. Holmes, assistant
superintendent Of schools, was mast-
master. Mrs. Gladys p. Sanders sang
as one of her solos II Love a Little
House." calling attention to the fact
that DR.. Howard is now building a
home. His wife and three dauehters
were present as were his three IONS
in-hw. =
Evening star., 1940-02-21

In declaring the continuance, the
coroner instructed the policemen at
tending the inquest to see that any
persons known to them who were
seated in the front part of the
street car at the time of the acci
dent be notified to be on hand Fri
day.
Mr.. Ritter, who lived at 10 r
street NV. sustained fatal injuries
early Monday when he either was
struck by or walked into the moving
car in the 200 block of G street
NV. He died shortly after being
taken to the hospital of q crushed
chest and other injuries.
DR.. Richard Rosenberg, reporting
on the autopsy. said he found alcohol
in the blood stream sufhcient to
cause intoxication.
Police said the operator Of the
street car, Denis F.. Butler, Is. of
Hyattsville. Nd. told them he had
not seen the man but applied his
brakes when he felt a thud.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Murder
Continued From First PaRe.)

she had been married once previ-
ously-living not far from the place
where Mr.. Brosnan encountered
the man, but police say he did not
appear at their homes.
Telephoned Granddaughter.
Washington detectives said they
were told by Prince Georges Coun-
ty Investigators, however, that De
Perini had telephoned a grand
daughter in the Capital discussed
the murder and then hung up after
telling her not to worry, I'll be
all right"
The name of the granddaughter
was not disclosed.
Police said Mrs. De Perini's body
was found after a daughter by her
former marriage, Ruth, 13, came
home about $50 o'clock after play
ing with other children in the
neighborhood and was unable to
get into the De Perini apartment,
located above grocery store at 51l
Maryland avenue. Riverdale, Md.
Ruth went to the home of other
relatives residing in Riverdale, and
they, too, could not gain admit
tance. They telephoned police.
Detective Charles N. Thomson of
the county force said Police peered
in a window, saw Mrs. De PERMITS
body, smashed the glass and entered
the apartment.
Neighbors Saw Husband Leave.
Mrs. De Perrin, who weighs nearly
200 pounds, was lying in a pool of
blood. Neighbors told police her
husband, who weighs about $50
pounds, locked the apartment and
left short time before.
Investigators asserted they learned
a "scuf1e" took place In the apart
ment about 2 pm. and added that
the apartments appearance indi-
Gated a fight Of some length had
occurred. Blood spots were found
on the ice box, stove and kitchen
furniture. The knife was on the
floor near the body.
oAA VAC VSaOlC dllU SUOtc were the
remains of an unfinished lunch.
The De Perinis moved into the
apartment two months ago and
county police declared they fire.
quently received complaints of q
"rumpus" there.
Medical Examiner Reports.
Mrs. De Perini's body was re-
moved to Gasch's funeral home in
Hyattsville.
DR.. James I. Boyd, medical exam
lne- for Prince Georges County,
performed an examination and at
trlbuted the womans death to
"hemorrhage and shock resulting
from the severing of the carotid
vein in the neck"
. The physician added that Mrs,
D, Perini also had been stabbed in
two other places in the throat. once
between the shoulder blades, in the
left arm and In the forehead.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Students to FroIic

Students Of the National Univer-
sity School of Economics and Gov
ernment and Junior College Divi-
sion will hold their first soldal event
of the year tonight at O'Clock at
the Raleigh Hotel. Guests will in
clude Chancellor Leslie Garnett of
the university and Dean Eugene
Carusi Of the school. Students will
stage the entertainment. Chairman
of the arrangements Il Seiko Nishio,
president Of the student council
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Coroner Hits Failure to Call
Those Near Fatality to Inquest

Gliding police for failure to
subpoena as witnesses passengers in
street car which figured in a
recent pedestrian traffic fatality,
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
today continued until Friday an in
quest into the death of John B.
Ritter, 10, who died in Casualty
Hospital late Monday.
After all persons summoned had
been heard, DR.. Macdonald asked
Policeman A. r. Hellwig why two
passengers on the streetcar whom
the policeman said he interviewed
following the accident were not di-
rected to appear today. Mr.. Hellwig
said he had not turned in the names
because no passengers told him
they had seen the accident.
He later approached the bench to
amplify his explanation.
Its not your business to try the
case" DR.. Macdonald told him,
that's what we're here for-to hear
these witnesses"
Evening star., 1940-02-21
d House Members
Call Conference
On Unemployment
Monday Night PorIey
Not Move to Form
Bloc. Notice Says

A group Of a House Democrats
and Republicans petitioned their
colleagues today to meet infor.
mally for "an attack on unemploy-
ment on the broad plane Of simple
devotion to our Nation, its institu-
tions and its people"
The meeting was called for next
Monday night.
This Is not q move to form a
bloc or to gain political advantage
for any person or any party or any
particular program" The reaee 70
members said.
1T Is precisely what 1t purports
to be-a coming together of mem
bers Of the House to seek to work
out and then act upon the answer to
the greatest problem of our age
The notice added that in 1899
more goods were produced than in
1929, but 1000, 900 fewer people we're
required for the production land we
had between 1900, 900 and 1l,O00 900
unemployed"
I'VE had recovery without re-em-
pigment" it said. Under these
circumstan 'es recovery could not
last and production is now once
again on the downgrade primarily
because consumer buying power
did not keep pace with production
ard Inventories piled up"
The plea to members to attend
said 1T Is true that more legislation
aiming at a progressive solution Of
our problems has been put on the
statute books in the last seven years
than in any like period in our his
tory-but unemployment has not yet
been conquered"
The members whose names were
on the communication were:
Democrats-Bryson, South Caro-
lima: Casey, Massachusetts; Ford,
California; Hill. Washington; Jacob
sen, Iowa; johnson, Oklahoma;
Keller, Illinois; Massingale, Okla
homa; Murdock, Arizona; Scrug-
ham, Nevada; Sparkmam, Alabama;
Coffee, Washington; Ellis, Arkansas;
Havenner, California; Izac, Cali
fornia; Kefauver, Tennessee; Leavy,
Washington; Murdock, Utah; Smith,
Washington, and Voorhis, Califor-
mia.
Republicans-Crawford Michigan;
Burdick, North Dakota; Johns, Wis
consin. and Oliver, Maine.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Wed 29 Years, Man
Asks for AnnuIment
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2l.-One Of the
strangest annulment suits in the
citys history was on file today In
Superior Court.
Arthur Spencer, So, and Jane
spencer, u, eloped to Crown Point,
IND, and were married % years
ago. They have lived together ever
since.
Now Spencer wants the court to
declare the marriage null and void
on the ground that he and his wife
were first cousins and hence not
legally entitled to marry each other.
Mrs. Spencer filed q formal an
swer to the suit, denying the blood
relationship.
Evening star., 1940-02-21

The Atlantic storm Is moving slowly east
northeastward and was centered this morn
ing ABOUT 400 miles east of Capt Cod. Mass
miIlibars t20 16 inches). accompanied By
eaies over . wide area. Pressure is risins
tin. Tex, 1.O27.S miIlibars l3O.36 inches)
Pressure is falling over Minnesota. Bemidji
lO183 millibars t3O.10 tnches), and along
the Pacinc Coast San Diego Cali. 1882
millibsrs (29.92 inches). Pressure Is hiafi
over the Middle and Northern Rocky Noun
tain region. Havre, Mont. l.O33.c (3O.bl
have been light SHOWS in the Middle and
upper Mississippi. the Middle and Lower
Missouri and the Ohio Valleys and rain or
snow IN the Middle Atlantic and North At
lantic States. Temperatures have fallen in
the lake resion. Elsewhere chanses have
River Repsrt.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
at Harpers Ferry: Potomac very muddy
at Great Falls today
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Congress in Brief
TODAY.
Senate:
E IN recess.

Senate:
III recess.
House:
Conti4Ees debate on reciprocal
trade program.
Labor committee hears c. I. o.
general counsel.
Smith committee continues Labor
Board inquiry.
Banking committee studies Fin
nish loan bill.
Monopoly committee continues in
surance inquiry.
Special subcommittee of District
Committee resumes investigation Of
liquor situation.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Meets at noon to hear reading
Of Washington's farewell address
by Senator Burke, Democrat, of
Nebraska.
Education and labor, executive,
on nominations. 10:30 am.
Conferees meet on Bonneville Dam
project, II q I'm.
House:
Representative Frank Crowther,
Republican, of New York, will read
George Washington's farewell ad-
dress.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Soviet Calls Home
Industrial Experts
Working in Turkey
Hundreds Employed Unde
Agreement Ordered to
Return Immediately
BY the Associated Press.

ISTANBUL, Feb. 21.-Hundreds
of Russian technical experts EN-
ployed in Turkish industry for many
years under Turkish Russian
agreement were ordered by tn
Moscow goyernment today to return
to Russia Immediately.
The Russians are expected to
embark on Russian ships with their
families for Odessa, Russian Black
Sea port.
The action follows the gradual
liquidation by Russia OF its COM
mercial organizations in Turkey.
The Turkish press recently has
discussed the possibility of war this
spring in the Near East, with
Russia's Caucasus oil fields possible
center of activity.
German technical experts en-
ployed here in national defense in
dustries recently were sent home by
Turkey, and the German-owned
Krupp shipyards here was occupied
by marines.
Turkey, acknowledgement ally of
Britain and France, has been CO.
operating with the British and
French Near Eastern armies in plan
ming a defense of this vital region,
the back door" to Europe.
Usually reliable military quarters
reported that so British engineer
officers had arrived at Adrianople
to inspect Turkeys fortifications on
the Bulgarian frontier. They were
said to be attached to the British
Middle East command.
Work on these fortifications was
recently stepped up by the Turkish
Army.
The order for the return Of the
Russian technicians was understood
to have been sent by the Kremlin
to the Russian Embassy at Ankara,
which thereupon notified the Rus
slams to leave.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
French Communist Chief
Deprived of Citizenship
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Feb. 21.-A decree for
publication in the official journal to-
day deprived the fugitive Com
munist leader, Maurice Thorez, of
French citizenship.
The once-powerful Thorez fled
when his party was outlawed soon
after the start of the war against
Germany. He is under a 6-year
prison sentence as a deserter from
the army.
Tie decree against HIN followed
passage by the Chamber of Deputies
OF bill to expel from Parliament
go members who have not publicly
re1ounced their Communism.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Engineers Meet Tonight
By CARTER BROOKE JONES.

The Washington Association No.
of the National Association of
Power Engineers will hold its 54th
annual banquet tonight at the Mary
land Club Gardens. Delegations Of
power engineers from nearby States
and some of the national officers Of
the organization will attend. w. G.
Strickler Is chairman Of the COM
mittee on arrangements.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Liquor
Continued From First Page

"very definite need" to eliminate So
called deals" between wholesale
liquor dealers and jobbers. He
pointed out that the wholesale price
Of Scotch whisky might be $30.7O a
case and retailer who wanted only
five cases would be required to pay
that price. But if another retailer
takes more than five cases, he said,
the price is reduced.
Mr.. Welliver told the subcommit-
tee he is opposed to the proposal to
establish so-called dispensary sys-
tenn in the district whereby the COM
missioners would control the sale of
liquor in packages through munic-
ipally owned and operated stores.
Private enterprise can handle the
situation II restrictions are put on
the dealers" he declared.
He said. however, that the number
Of retail liquor stores should be re-
duced from 400 to 800.
Sales to Minors Discussed.
Questioned about the easy access
Of minors to liquor through the de-
livery system of certain retail stores,
Mr.. Welliver said:
"The story about the sale of liquor
to minors is greatly exaggerated. I
prosecuted only three cases of that
kind while I was attorney for the
board"
Mr.. Welliver admitted that the
telephone delivery system could
stand correction" but pointed out
that all messengers delivering liquor
are required to be at least 81 years
OF age, and that the proprietors of
liquor stores warn them never to
turn over a bottle to child.
Representative Shafer, Repub-
lican, Of Michigan, who has a bill
pending before the District Com
mittee to prevent liquor dealers
from advertising through the me-
dium OF "glaring" signs, commented
that there is not a city in the United
States which has more liquor signs
than Washington.
Il see little necessity for such
signs" remarked Mr.. Welliver.
People who drink know where the
liquor stores are located"
Bartenders Defended.
Mr.. Welliver was asked by Mr..
Shafer whether he had any objec-
ton to advertisements placed in
newspapers by liquor dealers.
Il have no particular objection" !"
he said. Nor do I have any objec-
ton to display in show window
Of the price Of q bottle of whisky.
believe in the competitive system" /"
c. 8. Smith, secretary Of the Dis
trict Bartenders' Union, followed
Mr.. Welliver on the witness stand
and complained that the A. B. c.
Board inflicts unjust punishment"
on bartenders for violations of regu-
lations over which they have no
control.
He said bartenders most of the
time don't know where drinks are
going when they are prepared and
consequently cannot be blamed for
serving minors or intoxicated per-
sons. Yet, he declared, the board
has suspended bartenders for such
odenses.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
PRUNING Demonstration

DR.. D. N. Shoemaker, q member
Of the instruction Committee of
the Takoma Horticultural Club, will
give . pruning demonstration to-
morrow ut 1880 an. on the grounds
Of the home Of Mrs. L. B. Burdett,
Piney Branch road and Butternut
street, Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Thief Returns Book
About Honest Abe
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, Feb. 2l.-A
missing copy of Carl Sandburg's
Life of Lincoln: The Prairie Years"
has been returned to Central Public
Library.
In it was q penciled note: II stole
this book, but when read how hon.
est Lincoln was, was ashamed. I
ask you to take 1t back"
Evening star., 1940-02-21

Almsst three times IS many per-
sons hast year In the District were
victims Of traffic accidents occurring
In clear weather Is these killed IN
accidents in rainy Or fsggy weather
-. - 10y streets, =.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Run1ania Reported
Banning Plane Oil
Export 10 Reich.
Allies Claim Victory Over
Germony in Tue-of-Wor
Over Petroleum

~ the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, Feb. 21.-Pressure
by Britain and France was reported
authoritatively today to have led to
Rumanian government decree
banning the shipment of aviation
oil to Germany.
The reported decree is in direct
contradiction with an arrange
ment made with Germany's trade
envoy, DR.. Karl Clodius, a few weeks
ago by which RWmania agreed to
increase her shipments of aviation
oil provided that increased export
taxes were paid.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Weather Report
Furnished BY the I

Furnished by the BureauD
District Of ColmbaFair
aoo 70 degrees tonight tomorrow
nortnerly winds becoming variable - - ~
Aaryland-Far tonight tomorrow colder tonight
tonight and tomorrow except cloudness
portion somewhat ~ - " '
tonight. ~ ~ ' " So"aei
Evening star., 1940-02-21

R4t6f0 Ter Last - 000F1.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Hishest, 80. 1:40 pm. yesterday. Year
age, So
Lowest, 80. 2 Am. today. Year ago, ~.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Hishest. "a. on February IL.
Lowest, Z, on January 20.
Humidity fer Last - nsusA
(krom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 81 per cent. at 8 am. today.
Lowest. ~ Der cent. at noon today.
The sun and Neon.
Rises. Sets,
gun. san. ss%czrov tSs.S - s::s4 S:s2
Noon, today ----- 400 Pm. 5:12 an.
half hour after sunset
DYn~f~aAaAl~A
Evening star., 1940-02-21

Monthly PRECIPITATION In inches in III
Capital tcurrent month to date):
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all the luck that Dame Fortune, that
cock-eyed wench, can dish out to
finish as good as fifth.
In my hay winter book the battle
for fifth place will be between the
Pirates and Giants, with the Pirates
having the better chance to displace
the Cubs in the upper set.
You'll usually find the manager
with the better team trying to pick
someone else.
For example, Head-man Blades
of the Cardinals asked me rather
sharply why so many were picking
his Cardinals to beat out the Reds.
An Odd Angle
"The Reds beat us last year." he
says. "The Reds have improved.
We haven't. The Reds are all set.
We are not"
Here is one answer-the Cardi-
mails, being a young team IN many
ways last season, should improve.
There is still no substitute for ex-
perience.
In a season loaded with fate, luck,
chance and the rest of it, my guess
at this spot would be New York,
Boston, Cleveland and Detroit for
the top division in the A. L.
There are many more kinks when
it comes to acting as National
league soothsayer. You can name
St. Louis, Cincinnati and Brooklyn.
Then you pause abruptly as you
stumble over Chicago, Pittsburgh
and New York for the next notch
below. From this unchartered med
ley I'll take a chance on Gabby
Hartnett's Cubs. Frank Frisch is
building for the future. Frisch is
looking more to 1914 than he is to
1910, although Frisch, like any 9TH
er scrappy manager, wants to win
every game In sight. The Pirates
will win their share.
After peering through every open
port hole l still can't see the Giants
cruising by both the Cubs and Pi-
rates to make the first division. They
have too many old-timers who have
gone over the hill, and too many
younger players who are still I'M
certain quantities through 154 games
of big league baseball. They have
star catcher IN Harry banning.
They have one of the best Of all time
In Mel OFT, no longer kid. After
that, you don't know.
Long shots have won before. But
they rarely stand out through 154
starts. That's where the answer Lies.
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Decision Vas Quite Just,
Considering the Evidence

The magistrate was deaf, but
certainly not deafer than the two
men before him. The first man
leaned forward earnestly.
Sir" he exclaimed, this man
owes me a grocery bill amounting
to no less than $40, and refuses to
pay it"
The second man sprang up.
That's a liel' he cried, indig-
nantly. MY dog didn't bite him"
There was a pause while the
magistrate reviewed the situation,
then he announced his decision.
Gentlemen" he said, ''I fully
appreciate your feelings, but can
see no reason why you should not
combine to support your mother. "
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PITCHER WASHINGTON

Teacher-Do you think George
Washington could have pitched a
dollar across the Rappahannock riv-
er, as he is said to have done?
Jimmie don't know; I guess
so. Our history book says that he
pitched his camp across the Della
ware river when the British were
pursuing him.
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Reds-should have the main Jump in
the National. III let you guess
where the Browns and Phillies will
probably wind up IN the long pa
rade.
This leaves us twelve clubs under
both big tents for the main guess
ing act. They are the Dodgers, Pr
rates, Cubs, Giants and Bees in the
NatiOnal-the Indians, Tigers, White
SOx, Athletics and Senators in the
American. I don't believe any of
these clubs can run IL and don't
believe any one of them will finish
last.
The First Division Clubs
Starting with the American
league, as the Yankees are still on
top after four years, we have the
Yankees and the Red Sox almost
certain to run IL, granting the fact
there is nothing certain IN sport.
Cleveland with Bob Feller is un-
doubtedly the best bet for the next
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removed from the
guessing division.
They are the YAM
KEGS, Red Sox and
Browns in the
American league
the Reds, Cardinals
and Phillies In the
National league.
The Yankees and
Red Sox should car
ry the pace alone in
he American. The
Reds or Cardinals
The Cardinals or
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Real Freedom

The only freedom which de-
serves the name is that Of pur-
suing our own good IN our own
way, so long as we do not attempt
to deprive others of theirs, or
impede their efforts to obtain it.
Mill.
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- !XSi
l6oi1!lli4iQ

II AVING drifted around from the
- starting spring camps of Cali
fornia to the closing spring camps
of Florida, some poltroon has asked
me to work out the surer spots and
the big guesses of baseban's two
big league shows.
My guess would be there are three
clubs in each league which can be
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The First Division Clubs

first division berth.
After Mr.. Wits In
dams we have the
battle for fourth
place left among
the Tigers, White
Sox and Athletics,
unless Bucky Har-
ris can pull off a
miracle.
The scramble,
taagie, or general
upheaval is much
more pronounced In
the National league.
a "a A.
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Family Ghost

Guest of the Housewife the deuce
are you?
Burglar-Pm the ghost that's
haunted this house for four hundred
years. Where do they keep the FAM
lily plate?
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The Biggest Guess

-
the pitching works
out, how many vet
Grams cave in, how
many rockies blow.
Bill Terry says his
Giants can bag
around 90 victories
this season. Bill
also announced IN
ringing tones last
April that his Giants
would finish 1928.
Bill remains an op-
tiu1iSt He will need
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Must Be Love
ATanC

Mandy-Rastus, does yo' love me?
Rastus-Mandy, yo' is one woman
I don't like ncne other no better
than.
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