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Evening star., 1940-03-02
Justice Department
Action Foreseen in
Parkway Rezoning
Request by Interior
To BuIk Alexandria
Decision in Prospect

The Interior Department planned
today to ask the Justice Department
to take action to restrain the city of
Alexandria from rezoning property
on which the Potomac Clay Works is
situated to industrial "E."
This was learned, although no
formal request has been forwarded
to the Attorney General as yet by
Secretary of the Interior Ickes.
Violation Cited.
The Alexandria City Council on
Tuesday night granted a request
that the property be rezoned from
residential "a" to industrial "E' de-
spite written protests from the Ma
tional Park Service and the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission that rezoning of the prop
erty to industrial would be in viola
ton of an agreement between the
United States Government and the
city of Alexandria to protect the
character of the Mount Vernon Me-
mortal highway. The property in
question abuts on the highway.
Under the agreement. entered into
in 1929, the Government promised to
route the memorial highway, unit
of the George Washington Memo
rial parkway, along Washington
street in Alexandria, provided the
city would guarantee to the United
States a measure of zonihg control.
Denieds Last May.
Application for rezoning of the
property in question was first made
about IL months ago. The National
Park Service and Park and Plan
ming Commission protested against
the change, pointing out it would
violate the agreement. The appli-
cation was denied by the City Coun-
Gil on May %, 1899.
On January %, 1910. however, a
new application was submitted re-
sulting in second protest on the
part of the Park Service and Park
and Planning Commission.
The City Council reversed its pre-
vious action and voted in favor of
the change at meeting attended
by representative of the protest.
ing agencies Tuesday night.
City Manager Explains.
The city managers Office in Alex
andria today explained the reasons
for the rezoning as follows:
The clay works has been permitted
to continue in operation on residen-
tial property under a non-conform-
ing use permit. The proprietors of
the yard, maintaining that if the
present plant were destroyed it could
not legally be rebuilt as long as the
residential zoning is in effect, sought
the change so that the works could
be rebuilt and continue in operation
in case it were destroyed. The yard
represents a large investment, they
told the city council.
The late C. c. Lamond, to whom
the property is listed on the city
assessment map, left the property to
his two sons, Slater and G. c. Lamond.
Slater Lamond is a member of the
city council at the present time. The
late Mr.. Lamond at one time was a
city councilman.
1t was explained further by the
city managers Office that the clay
works does not contemplate any en-
largement of the present plant.
Evening star., 1940-03-02
Capper Hints
Renewed Fight
On Racing Bill
REYNOLDS to Call
Subcommittee Next
Week for Views

Senator Capper of Kansas, former
chairman and ranking Republican
member of the Senate District Com
mittee, today announced he is still
unalterably opposed to the return Of
race tracks to Washington, as a
special subcommittee took under ad-
visement the bill to legalize racing
here.
The Kansan, who took an active
part in fighting similar bills during
the past six years, said he has not
changed his view He said he would
regard race tracks in the District as
"a menace to the great body of
Government employees, who have
little enough income anyway"
Allen Still Has His Horse.
Meanwhile. Commissioner Allen
was still buying the feed for his race
horse today. Worthowning. which he
offered to give to Chairman Reynolds
of the subcommittee handling the
bill yesterday. When the offer was
first made the Senator promptly
snapped it up. Mr.. Allen, however,
attached as condition that the
Senator pay the feed bill since the
horses last race in December.
After visiting the old Benning race
track, where the horse is kept, with
the Commissioners later in the day,
Senator Reynolds decided he would
rather have the goat which also is
owned by the Commissioner. The
Senator is still undecided what he
will do with the goat.
Mr.. Allen made the offer while
he and Commissioner Hazen were
emphasizing at yesterdays hearings
that, while they own horses, they
are opposed to the pending bill
on the ground that public senti-
ment in the District is against it.
The offer was made during swift
exchange of good-natured repartee.
and Senator Reynolds, Democrat, of
North Carolina promptly took it up.
The Commissioner explained later
that the offer was conditioned on
the Senator meeting the cost of
the oats the horse has consumed
since his last race in December.
Another Angle Bobs Up.
1t developed also after the hear
ing that the horse was acquired
in the name of Mrs. Allen, and the
Commissioner said he would have
to look into that angle.
Chairman Reynolds said he prob
ably would call meeting of the
subcommittee next week to consider
recommendation to the full COM
mittee. Senator Overton, Democrat,
of Louisiana, who assisted Senator
Reynolds in conducting the hearing.
withheld judgment last night until
he has studied the subject further.
Even if the subcommittee recon-
mends the bill, it is expected to
encounter substantial opposition be-
fore it reaches vote in the Senate.
Evening star., 1940-03-02
Ministers Confer
With Couples
Before Marriage
Physical and Economic
Problems Discussed
Prior to Ceremony

A number of Washington minis
tiers now refuse to marry couples
until after a conference on the
physical and economic problems of
welded life, it was revealed yester-
day by Ray H. Everett, executive
secretary of the Social Hygiene So
ciety.
Mr.. Everett calls this lone of the
most encouraging signs of social
hygiene progress
Procedure differs among the pas
tors. but perhaps typical is the
training course method of DR.
Warren D. Bowman of Washington
City Church of the Brethren.
His required training course con-
sists of "at least one meeting, prefer
ably two," beginning if possible six
weeks before the marriage and &C
companied by a list of books to be
read.
Questions Talked Over.
Among the questions which DR.
Bowman says he talks over with
each young man and woman are:
/. Physical examination. DIR
Bowman advises an examination a
month or more before marriage, in
order that the possibility of venereal
disease or other health problem may
be checked.
2. Physical side of marriage. 81
take this up but stress that it il
just one phase of married life thai
has been much overdone," DR.. Bow.
man asserted. He asks that books
dealing thoroughly with this topic
be read, including Marriage ane
Sexual Adjustment" by Oliver M
Butterfield, and Harmony in Mar.
riage," by Leland Foster Wood
chairman of the Committee on Mar.
riage of the Federal Council o1
Churches.
3. Children. II ask whether they
have discussed the question of chill.
dren,' the minister said. while 6
period of waiting is usually neces.
sary, I believe many couples have
too few children too late"
4. Living conditions. II advise
the couple not to live with rela'
tives."
Opposes Wife Working.
S. Work for the girl. Il believe
she should start a home if the hus.
band can support her, and in any
case they should live on his salary
alone. Their standard of living
should be kept down so they won'
come to depend on her salary"
s. Religion. II ask them to try
to get together in the same denomi'
nation if possible"
Z. Personality. There are sins o.
commission and sins of omission
but the worst sins are those of dis.
position"
8. Length of acquaintanceship
Before I marry a couple want t.
know what opportunities they hav,
had to know each other well ant
what their families think about tn,
marriage"
DR.. Bowman declared that tn,
young people of his own church hav'
fallen in readily with his require
ment that they confer before mar
rying. Strangers, he said, are will
ing to talk things over "as soon a
they understand why I want II
do it."
Evening star., 1940-03-02
Photo Amateurs
See Work Of j. ).
Agencies Today
Convention Members
To Attend Banquet
And Dance Tonight

Specialized Photographic work be-
ing performed by various branches
of the Federal Government was to
be viewed today by delegates to the
regional convention of amateur
photographers as its first conclave
entered its second day.
A luncheon tour was to in
clude the crime detection labora-
tory of the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation, Army Signal Corps
laboratory, Photographic depart
ment of the Farm Security Admin
istration. Photographic laboratory
of the United States Forest Service
and motion picture laboratory of
the Department of Agriculture.
Following luncheon, the delegates
were to hear a program of tech
nical discussions pertaining to pho
tographic equipment and technique,
comprising talks by Nicholas Haz
of the Haz School of Photography
in New York City, Adrian Ter Louw
of the Eastman Kodak Co., James
E. Mullen of the Polaroid Corp. and
Lloyd A. Warden, A. R. P. S. of
Agfa-AnSco.
Banquet Tonight.
Luis Marden OF the National Geo.
graphic Society will show motion
pictures in color of South America
tonight during the banquet and
dance slated to begin at O'Clock
in the Wardman Park Hotel.
The familiar front and profile
combination is being discarded by
law enforcement agencies as a pat
tern for rogues gallery photographs,
Inspector E. B. Coffey of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation told
the initial session of the conven-
ton last night in the Wardman
Park Theater.
Crime detection experts now favor
the taking of pictures while the
prisoner presents the same appear
ance as when apprehended. he said,
including photographs with hat on,
full-length shots and even group
pictures.
Army Film Shown.
Capt. William w. Jervey, Signal
Corps, U. S. A., spoke on Visual
Education in the Army2 and pre-
sented a training film with sound
to illustrate uses to which motion
pictures are being placed in instruc-
ton of soldiers.
Amateur photographers need
waste little time pointing their
lenses at persons between the ages
of 6 and go, in the opinion of DR..
David R. Craig of Washington.
People between the ages of
and 60 are not very interesting,
DR.. Craig declared last night. DR..
Craig added he found an amateur
could have much fun photograph
ing fences-all kinds of fences.
The program of the Photographic
Society of America in aiding all
persons, organizations and manu-
facturers interested in photography
was explained by Frank Luini of
New York City, president of the
society.
Don Bennett, president of the
Washington Camera Council, is pre-
siding during the convention ses-
sions. The meetings are being
sponsored jointly by the council
and the Photographic Society of
| America.
Evening star., 1940-03-02
S|edder, IS, Dies
OF Traffic Injuries;
Woman Is Hurt
Driver FIees, Abandoning
Auto, After Lifting
Her to Curb

Death of a 15-year-old Arlington
(Va) youth, struck by an automo-
bile while shedding February IA, and
injury of 55-year- old woman, run
down on the sidewalk by car whose
driver took her away from the scene
and then fed on foot, were included
today in police accounts of traffic
accidents in the Washington area.
Robert Elgie Reynolds of 2726
North Tenth street was injured
when his sled crashed head-on into
an automobile on Wilson boulevard
Police said the youth loosed the sled
from a towing car and veered into
the path of an automobile.
The victim died in Georgetown
University Hospital of injuries which
included a fractured thigh and null
tiple body cuts. The driver of the
striking car, according to investi-
gators, was Francis McGillen, 80,
also of Arlington.
Auto Jumps Curb.
While walking on the sidewalk in
the HOO block of New Jersey avenue
N.Ws Miss Mary NJ Mason Of 1905
Third street NV. was struck by an
automobile which careened from the
street and jumped the curb.
Miss Mason was taken to Fifth
and w streets NV. by the driver, a
colored man, whom witnesses de-
scribed as obviously intoxicated. The
driver lifted her to the curb and
fled, abandoning the car. Miss Ma
son was taken by passing motorist
to Garfield Hospital. where she was
admitted, with severe scalp cuts. a
fractured right shoulder and knee
injuries.
Police said man believed to have
been the driver had been arrested
and held on an open charge.
Three Hurt in Crash.
A two-car crash in the 200 block
of Seventh street NE. resulted in
injuries for three persons Samuel
H. Martin, Is, of 225 Fourteenth
street NE was treated at Providence
Hospital for head contusions. Taken
to the same hospital with head in
juries was William Brashears. %. Of
Ritchie, Md, a passenger in Mr..
Martins car.
Melvin R. Smith, As, of 511 Sew
eflth street NE, driver of the other
automobile, was admitted to Cas-
ualty Hospital. with cuts en- his
scalp and forehead, a fractured left
arm and bruises.
Ronald Hayes, S, of 5026 Illinois
avenue NV, was treated by pri-
vate physician for face injury
when he was struck by an automo-
bile in the 900 block of Hamilton
street NV. Police were told the
boy ran into the street from between
two parked cars.
Struck by a truck on Highland
avenue in North Brentwood, Md
Howard White, 13, of Brentwood
was taken to Casualty late yester-
day with head injuries.
Evening star., 1940-03-02
RandIe Highlands
Citizens Oppose
in District
Association Urges
Liquor SoIes Survey
By Commissioners

Senator Reynolds proposal to
legalize horse racing, q subject of
congressional hearings, was opposed
last night by the Randle Highlands
Citizens Association in a resolution
presented by Henry A. Elmore.
Il am afraid children of the Dis
trict will take up following the races
if they were legalized here" said T.
p. Mudd, chairman of the Law and
Legislation Committee. "Soon it
would be just another racket in the
city"
The Tydings bill to broaden tut
tion-free. education of non-residents
in the District schools was opposed.
Waiting Room Planned.
Adelbert w. Lee, president of the
association, reported the Capital
Transit Co. is working on plans for
waiting room and comfort station
at Seventeenth and Pennsylvania
avenue Sc. He said permission of
Congress has been asked to provide
a lunchroom in the building. largely
to have an authorized person on the
property and discourage loaflng.
The association urged that Army
engineers clean away the islands"
of refuse from ends of the sewers
projecting into the river as SANTA
ton and navigation hazards. Ade-
.Quate streek cleaning also was sought
along with a request for a sidewalk
from Thirtieth to Thirty-irst streets
on Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Moving of the bus stop on Penn
sylvania avenue at the intersection
of Minnesota avenue ST. dewn from
the crossing was urged by the group
in resolution stating the present
stop is dangerous to motorists making
right turns of Pennsylvania avenue
under the new street lights system
1t. j. L. Norris of No. II precinct
stated an officer is stationed there
during the rush hours.
Liquor Survey Asked.
A resolution calling on the Dis.
trict Commissioners to make a sur
vey on liquor sales was adopted. The
resolution asked the survey "witf
view to making such recommends
tions to Congress as will bring
about a substantial improvement in
existing situations, such as: Liquor
being sold in places frequented by
children, that the number of stores
is greater than is required by the
public interest, that liquor licenses
in many instances have beer
granted for locations in or adjacent
to residential areas, that the Ma.
tion's Capital should have a system
of liquor distribution that woulc
set an example for the rest of the
Nation"
Harry I. Wilson, c. A. Barker
Eli Busada and Mr.. Mudd were ap.
pointed by the president as a specia
committee to work with the Zonine
Committee on a motion by Mr.
Barker that certain changes b,
made in the present zoning laws ir
the Southeast section. Reports vii
be submitted at the next meeting
A committee to assist the Police
Boys Club drive was named, con.
sisting of Farnsworth Updike, Mr.
Wilson, Mr.. Busada, DR.. H. L. Failol
and J. F. Soresi.
The meeting was held in Or
School.
Evening star., 1940-03-02
Expansion Planned
By United AirIines

United Air Lines plans program
Of expansion for 1910, D. Walter
Swan. district traffic manager, an
nounced today. He has just re-
turned from the company's annual
sales conference in Chicago.
Seven high-speed, high-altitude
planes will be delivered to the COM
pany this month, Mr.. Swan said.
He said 200 persons recently were
employed. business the first two
months of 1910 showing a go per
cent increase over January and Feb
ruary of last year.
Evening star., 1940-03-02
Junior Chamber Heads
PIun for Convention

National officers Of 7e5 Junior
chambers Of commerce in the
United States met last night at the
Mayhower Hotel to discuss plans
for the chambers 21st annual con-
vention June 10 to ~.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
of State Hal will be among those
invited to speak before the 1000
delegates. The Mayflower Hotel will
be convention headquarters.
Evening star., 1940-03-02

The government of Colombia will
manage q new central hydroelectric
plant In the department Of San
tander.
Evening star., 1940-03-02

The pace that thrills Is the pace
that kills
Evening star., 1940-03-02

Make more use Of care and much
less use Of dare,
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-17
HISTORIC DAY" IN
HOME COMING WEEK
Sharpsburg Will Cele-
brate Preservation of
Burnside Bridge

Since the bill accepting. the
Spong farm at Sharpsburug, has
passed the House and the farm
has now been officially taken over
by the Government, the committee
in charge of the Sharpsburg
Home Coming celebration will des-
ignate July of the Home Coming
Week, as a day of celebration
Special emphasis will be given,
not only to this Burnside Bridge
preservation included in the Spong
farm, but to the spot where Gen
eral Lee had his headquarters and
where a monument several years
ago was unveiled.
A program of special interest
has been arranged for this 'hiS-
toric day" of the Home Coming
Governor O'ConOr and other State,
as we'll as number of Govern
ment officials, will be present.
1t will be remembered that the
Washington County Historical
Society purchased the Spong farm
and a smaller bit of land adjoin-
ing, along the creek at Burnside
Bridge and presented the property
thus purchased to the Government,
to be included in the Antietam Ma
tional Cemetery park
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-17
ESQ SERVICENTER is
FORMALLY OPENED TODAY

Wenger's ESQ Servicenter, new
service station of the Standard
Oil Company, is being formally
opened today on the southwest
corner of Franklin and Prospect
streets. 1t is one of the most
modern service stations in the city
and was erected at an approx
mate cost of $4,000. J. B. Crow
ley, manager of the local territory
of the Standard Oil Co., states
that the company has a total in
vestment of $4,000 in the center
H. B. Wenger, formerly of Cham
bersburg. will be the manager of
the new station. The company has
a long term lease on the property
from S. S. We'll. Prizes are being
given today.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-17
MANY GARMENTS MADE

A report of accomplishments of
the WPA Professional and Service
Division in Washington County
made here today reveals that more
than $4,000 garments for the needy
were made on Work Project Ad-
ministration sewing projects in
this county from 1885 to 1910. Four
thousand public library books were
renovated, some 1900 children of
low-income families were trained
in nursery schools and many other
activities engaged in.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-17
MEMORIAL SERVICES

Annual memorial services for
volunteer firemen will be held on
Sunday evening, May 10, at five
O'Clock in the City Park. John B.
Centrum, State Insurance Com
missioner, will be the principal
speaker. The ministers taking
part will be Rev. Donald Stone
sifer, of the Reformed Church and
Rev. Paul Robinson, of the Church
of the Brethren.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-17
FEDERATION WOMEN'S
CLUBS CONVENTION
Will Be Held Here May
Is and 10, At Alexan-
der Hotel

The Eleventh Annual Conyen-
ton OF the Maryland Federation Of
Business and Professional W0-
mems Clubs will DE held at the
Alexander Hotel. May IS and 10.
A very interesting program has
been arranged.
Saturday, May IS. 9:3O-1O:3O.
there will be round table discus-
slons; business meeting and the
committee recommendations. Be
ginning at l o'clock, there will be
questions and discussions. with an
international Relations luncheon
in the ball room, presided over by
Miss Alice Slaughter. State Chair
man of International Relations.
america and the European
War will be discussed by DR.. Es-
Their Caukin Brunauer, associate in
International Relations. American
Association of University Women.
From 3:15 to 4:3O there will be
an adjourned business meeting
and at 4:30 sightseeing excursions
or free time.
At 700 P. NJ. banquet will be
held in the ball room. with Miss
Merle S. Bateman. president of
the Maryland Federation presid-
ing. Addresses will be made on
Business Women in Democracy"
NV M,sc M irio Co
president of the New York Fedora
ton and on Business and Profess
sional Women in Latin America"
by Dr. Esther Crooks, professor of
Spanish at Goucher College.
On Sunday at $50 there will be
Legislative breakfast. at the
Club, with Miss Nina M. Russell,
State chairman of legislation, pre-
siding. 'sChanging Economic Ideas"
will be discussed by DR.. Naomi
Richie, professor of Economic His
tory, Goucher College. and also
Maryland Problems" by DR.. Hor-
ace E. Flack, secretary and direc-
tor of Research of the State Legis-
lative Council.
On Friday at P NJ. a pre-con-
vention board meeting will be held
in Parlor c, at the Alexander, and
a post convention board meeting
on Sunday morning at the close Of
the regular program. This meet
ing will be held at The Club.
The following is the convention
committee: Mrs. John D. Dunn,
chairman; Miss Laura Mullen,
hospitality; Miss Mary Penning-
ton, publicity; Miss Gertrude
Skiles. registration and credentials
and Mrs. Lynn Keller, transporta-
ton.
Miss Mildred Mask, this city, is
committee chairman of the Mary
land Federation; Mrs. Evelyn J.
Bean past-president and Miss
Katherine E. Carver, newly-elected
president of the local club.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-17
REELECTED PRESIDENT

Mrs. George F. Bell, this city,
was reelected president at the
63rd annual session of the Wo-
mems Missionary Society of the
U. B. Church, which closed its ses-
sions at Waynesboro, Thursday.
The next conference will be held
in the Franklin Street, Baltimore,
Church. Rev. B. F. Blubaugh, pas
tor.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-17
IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED

The Council of Boards Church,
Chewsville, is preparing to erect
wire fence on three sides of the
enclosure containing the church.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-17

A successful photographers
model is Elaine AltevOgt, IL
mOnths-Old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William C. AltevOgt,
Brooklyn, N. Y. Elaine has
received several Hollywood Of
fers; now has a trust fund
from earnings.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-17

A reward of S1,O00,O00 to
anyone who will capture Adolf
Hitler "alive and unhurt" has
been offered by Samuel Har-
den Church, above, president
of Carnegie institute, in behalf
of a group of Pittsburgh resi-
dents.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-17

Beverly Johnson, who was con-
fined to his home by illness, is
improved.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-17

We agree with the guy who said
the best guarantee against war is
to prepare for it.