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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Defense Shifts Increase
Job Insurance Claims

The employment upswing accom-
panying the national defense pro-
gram is resulting in an increase in
unemployment insurance claims,
Evan Clague. director of the Blu
reau of Employment Securities of
the Social Security Board, said to-
day at the 41st annual convention
of the International Photo Engrav-
er's Union at the Mayflower Hotel.
Mr.. Clague explained that the in
crease in the number. of job place.
ments is causing shift in labor
demand" and this factor, in turn, is
resulting in a larger number of
short-time layods.
The speaker said a considerable
turnover of labor is expected in the
next few years, bringing with it q
large number Of compensation
claims. The bureal feels, however,
that ultimately there will be a gen.
eral leveling of in the trend and
that total claims will decrease.
Mr.. Cague said that job place.
ments by the Bureau of Employment
Securities have been higher for the
first seven months of this year than
ever before, 100000 placements COM
ing in May, the peak month thus far.
At the same time, he said, unem-
ployment benefits have increased,
amounting to $56,000,o00 in July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Drury Begins Work
Today as Director
Of National Parks
Cummerer's Successor
Received Doth of
Office Yesterday

Newton B. Drury, new director OF
the National Park Service, began his
first days work at his post today.
Mr.. Drury, whose appointment as
Park Service director was announced
July 10 by Secretary of the Interior
Ickes, took the oath of Office yes
terday afternoon and settled into
harness today.
He succeeds Arno B. Cammerer.
Mr.. Cammerer, who was appointed
director in 1888, requested that he
be relieved because of i'll health.
Since his resignation as director he
has been shifted to regional director
for the Park Service in Richmond,
position less demanding than his
former post.
Mr.. Drury, a Californian, has been
connected with PARK work since
1909. He was described by Mr..
Ickes at the time of his appointment
as nationally recognized author
ity on park affairs"
HE has been intimate with the
work of the National Park Service"
Mr.. Ickes said, land in his post as
executive head of the Save the Red
woods League Of California already
has been of great assistance to the
Park Service and is known to many
of the Park Service executives"
In 1888 Mr.. Ickes asked Mr.. Drury
if he would accept an appointment,
but the latter stated at that time
he felt he could give better public
service by remaining with the park
development program in California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
New 100000
Jefferson School
Nearly Completed
Plant in Southwest Area
Designed Also for Use
As Community Center

The $500, 900 Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Junior High School viii
be ready by the opening Of the
school term, according to Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle. president Of the
Board Of Education.
The contract calls for completion
of the building at Seventh and H
streets S.W. by September S, she
said.
The new building replaces a s.
year-old school at Sixth and D
streets SW.. and is designed to be
a community center as well as q
school. A separate entrance leads to
the auditorium and gynasiums SO
they may be used at night by resi-
dents of the neighborhood.
A recreation area is being pre-
pared in front of the building, and
a library. to be conducted under SUI
pervision of the board of the WASH
ington Public Library, IS included
in the building plans.
Because in many instances stu
OcIlCS cIlO lIlclI SCIlOOl u d1Iu1lS Will
their graduation from Jefferson, en-
phasis is being put on manual arts
equipment for boys and homemaking
courses for girls.
Inadequate equipment, noise and
the dangers Of heavy traffic around
the school, as well as the age Of the
building, made class work in the old
structure difficult, Mrs. Doyle said.
The noise of trains was so loud,
she explained, that children learned
to stop automatically in the middle
of their recitations to wait for the
cars to pass. When a speaker adj
dressed school assembly, boys were
stationed at windows to close them
when trains went by and open them
after the noise ceased. An occa-
sional squeal or giggle wasn't due
to the humor of the speaker, but
to the wobbly old chairs that pinched
occupants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21

Lecturing Washington taxicah
drivers for their "short-sighted at
titude toward the welfare of the
public in snail pace" cruising on
downtown Streets" Judge George D
Nelson in Police Court yesterday
warned them that prosecution will
be the result of such practices.
Judge Nelson issued his warning
during the trials of eight taxi drivers
whom he found guilty of lettering in
front of the War and Navy Depart
ment Buildings on Constitution ave-
nue. NV. He fined each $40.
The eight men were among IL
arrested Monday afternoon by Park
Policeman Emmett S. Mast, acting
on orders to break up the slow-mov-
ing taxi caravan in front of the two
buildings.
Pleading not guilty, the eight de-
PENDANTS said the construction prof.
ect was responsible for the conges-
ton in that it closed of two
through traffic" lanes, forcing all
eastbound traffic into single lane
near the center of the street.
Those fined today were Alfonso v.
Bavtista, q, of 1889 New Hampshire
avenue NV; Walter Cavell. 20, Of
1868 North Capitol street; John A.
Neal, jr., 81, Arlington, Va; Scherer
Preston, 80, of 1908 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV; Bernard L. Olsen. Al, Of
1918 Newton street NV; Roy S.
Lytton, 81, of 50l3 Fourth street
NV: Charles w. Sorrell. jr., 80, of
Forestville, Md, and F. Lester Suit
ton, Is, of 1910 Thirty-fourth street
NV.
Broddus M. Valentine, %, of 612
A street NE; Grady j. Brooks, 40,
of 140 Adams street NV, and Rob-
ert L. Meares, jr., 46, Of 1851 Me-
ridian place NV, forfeited IS COL
lateral posted at No. 3 precinct. Mr..
Meares was in court yesterday but re-
fused to answer when his name was
called, thereby saving himself an
additional S. by virtue of the
courts penalty.
The case against George E. Muir
ply, %. of 234 Sixth street Sc.
was dismissed when he gave q sat-
isfactory explanation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
$4,000 Cases Are Filed
In Police Court in Year

More than $4,000 cases were filed
in Traffic Court last year and more
than $1,000 in Police Court, it was
revealed yesterday in the annual
report of the Corporation Counsels
Police Court branch to Corporation
Counsel Elwood Seal.
Bulk of the traffic cases-l6,0 900 Of
them-were grouped under mis-
cellaneous and were mostly parking
charges. Some 1000 were first
offense speeding cases. More than
1000 were driving without permit
and another thousand went through
red lights.
In Police Court more than 5000
of the cases were drunkenness
charges and another 5000 were
charged with disorderly conduct.
Both branches had an increase
in the number Of cases brought In.
TRAFFIC Court was 1,708 ahead Of
the previous year and Police Court,
1922.
Fewer persons demanded jury
trial and only one mistrial was
recorded. More than $4,000 defend
ants forfeited more than 5000 900
at the various precincts. Total fines
and forfeitures amounted to $685.
803.52.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
part of five-year building program.

part of f1ve-year building program.
The $150,0O0 asked for establish
ment of a food-stamp plan is not
included as an integral part Of the
welfare budget, since 1t would be
a revolving fund. Efforts were made
during the past year to set up q
food-stamp plan in deficiency ap-
preparation, but the measure failed
of enactment. Eight employees would
be required to administer it.
More Case Workers Sought.
OF the new positions asked, 20
would be in the foster care division
and would be mostly case workers.
A general medical officer is sought
to enlarge the medical care service
in the child welfare field. Thirty
nine new positions would be added
at the jail and 80 more at the work.
house and reformatory. Most Of
these would be to reduce hours OF
work to A q week. One OF the new
positions would be q night watch
man at the Industrial Home School,
where the clothes of the inmates
are locked up at night but the in
mates are not. This, according to
the Justification, is most unusual.
The Public Assistance Division
would be increased by 80 new posi-
tons and old-age pension admins
tration by Is.
OF the 40 additional positions
asked at the District Training
School, IS would be to reduce the
hours for the present employees and
two would be parole officers to fol-
low up inmates released.
The estimates also contain q rec
ommendation that the education Of
shut-in children be turned over to
the Board Of Education. The Wei
fare Board has an appropriation Of
$4,000 to take up during the coming
year the program previously oper-
ated by the w. p. A. The public
schools have asked in their estimates
$4,000 to operate this project for
the 1912 fiscal year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21

can literature now that the two
continents are drawing closer to-
gether In other ways.
Her own books already are cir
culated in this country by the
Brazilian Book Institute, which in
terchan9es books with the United
States. In addition, Senhora Meireles
has presented collection Of her
own and other Brazilian works to
the University Of Texas.
Hardest for her to accustom her
self to in America has been the
always American" habit Of personal
questions.
In Brazil we have no human in
terest story" she observed as she
departed for New York on the bus.
Despite the charm Of her swift
manner of speech and gesture,
there fingered an impression that
Senhora Meireles prefers it that way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Senhoru MeireIess Pioneering
In Brazilian Literature
Poet Returning to
Home After Teaching
At u. of Texas

The first children's librarian in
Brazil, the first Brazilian to teach
Brazilian literature at an American
University and the first of her sex
to contribute to Brazil's leading eco
nomic journal are one and the same
person.
Senhora Cecilia Meireles, who Is all
these things, left Washington for
New York yesterday-by bus. She
travels often by bus. She even came
here on one all the way from the
University of Texas summer school.
She has just finished teaching a
summer course in Brazilian htera-
ture at the University of Texas. With
her husband, Senior Heitor Grille, a
director of the National School Of
Agriculture in Brazil, she is return
ing to her country and her two
children, II and Is.
Known Is q Poet.
Senhora Meireles, as she prefers to
be called. is also returning to three
volumes of poetry and sequel to q
novel, which she has promised her
self to put out this year. She Is
already well known in Brazil as an
author and poet. She has written
two books for children, q novel and
three volumes Of verse which were
awarded q prize by the Brazilian
Academy Of Letters.
Many selections Of her poetry,
which follows no school and Is con-
sidered in Brazil as an innovation, /"
have been translated in this country.
Senhora Meireles drew material
from her children's books from her
own children and from the young
people she observed In the childS
library she started in Brazil. Though
she has discontinued her own library,
many more have sprung up after It.
Sees More Literary Ties.
Much interested in literature and
primarily an intellectual, despite
tie fashion-conscious touch Of the
mulucolored turban to which she
is devoted, Senhora Meireles Is con-
fident there VIII be more inter-
change Of North and South Ameri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Bill for Widening.
Memorial Highway
Reported Favorab|y
Involves Grunt to
Smoot Corp. of
Dredging Privileges

The House had before it for con-
sideration today bill favorably re-
ported by the Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee providing for
acquisition of additional land to
widen the Mount Vernon Memorial
highway in the vicinity Of -Four
Mile run in Virginia.
The land would be acquired with
out cost to the Government by Civ
ing to the Smoot Sand & Gravel
Corp. privilege of dredging the sand
and gravel from about IS acres of
Federal-owned property along the
Potomac River about 800 feet east
of the highway.
Delano Requests Approval.
In requesting approval of the
bill, Frederic A. Delano, chairman
of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. said in a
letter to Speaker Bankhead:
1.-The original plan for the Mount
Vernon Memorial highway provided
for right of way of 200 feet, and in
several places the right Of way was
acquired for only that width. Find
ing this width was inadequate, more
extensive park areas were acquired
on either side in the later acquisi-
lions. Actual experience has shown
that this 2O0-foot width is too mar
row and there is danger of develop
ments along the highway in certain
places that would be detrimental to
the best interest of the highway.
Works Out Exchange.
1.-The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, in collabora-
ton with the Department of the
Interior and the chief engineers
office, has worked out proposed ex-
change with the Smoot Sand 81
Gravel Corp. which will provide adj
ditional lands and protection to the
highway and give the corporation in
exchange, the privilege of dredging
areas adjacent to the Potomac River,
desirable to them for securing sand
and gravel to supply the demand
for building operations IN and
around Washington.
These exchanges are made at no
cost to the United States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Commissioners Get
Tax Appeals Report

The District Board Of Tax Ap-
peals handled ITO appeals from tax
assessments involving $357,891 dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 30,
according to the annual report filed
with the Commissioners today by
10 v. Morgan, sole member Of the
board.
OF this number, Mr.. Morgan said,
IS have been disposed of involving
$136, SOC, and $54,214 was refunded
to local tax payers. The other
cases are still pending.
Mr.. Morgan paid tribute to
Assistant Corporation Counsel Glen
Simmin, who represented the Dis
trict government before the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Oehmunn Asks Addition
Of Eiqht to Force

Director Of Inspections John w.
Oehmann yesterday asked the Com
missioners to increase his force by
eight new employees, in submitting
1912 budget estimates totalling
$264,260. The current appropriation
is $3.50, 760.
He said his Office has been so
badly understaffed that sometimes
three to five weeks elapse between
filing of an application and the is
suance of permit. and many COM
plants have been made.
Positions requested are an as
sociate engineer, a principal en-
cheering inspector, senior en-
cheering inspector, two electrical
inspectors and clerical assistance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Electric Lines Kill Mon

Louis Rounds, n, colored, Of the
800 block Of H street S.W. was
fatally burned yesterday when he
touched high-tensien wires after
leaping to the roof Of . train car
at Union Station. He died in Cas-
ualty Hospital three hours after the
accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Burns Divorce Suit Filed

ROCKVILLE, Md, Aug. 81 (Spe-
ciaD.-Mrs. Lee Anna E. Burns of
Silver Spring has filed suit in Circuit
Court here for an absolute divorce
from James w. Burns, also of Silver
Spring. The petition states that the
couple was married August 2, 1884.
There are no children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Itemized Public Welfare Budget for 1912

Following breakdown Of the budget Of $93457 which the
Board Of Public Welfare 9-an
lext
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Montgomery Tax Bills
Will Go Out Tomorrow

The first tax bills based on the
recently completed general reassess-
ment in Montgomery County will 60
out to property owners tomorrow,
County Treasurer John B. Diamond
announced today.
The first group will include bills
for the entire county except for
Takoma Park and parts Of the Be
thesda and Wheaton districts, a
total of about As 900 bills The tax
bills for Takoma Park and parts of
Wheaton and Bethesda, about 10000
in all, will go out in about two weeks,
Mr.. Diamond said.
The new property valuation
amounts to about $125 100000, an
increase of nearly S20,000,000 over
the previous year, including public
utilities. The general reassessment
was the first in IL years.
Mr.. Diamond explained that the
taxes were due July /, but that no
interest will be charged until Octo-
ber /. 1t is planned to get the bills
out early in July next year to give
taxpayers more time to make pay
ments. Due to the new State law
requiring the budget to be adopted
and the tax rate set by April /, in
stead of June l, they could have been
sent out earlier this year had it not
been for the delay caused by the
reassessment, he explained.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Quiet Kansas Primary
Has Little Party Spirit

TOPEKA. Kans., Aug. R).-
Local issues and candidates caused
the only perceptible stir in Kansas
primary balloting today.
Major figures on the State and
national tickets made no apparent
effort to awaken party spirit.
Gov. Payne Rather, Republican,
seeking a second term, accepted in
vitations-and discussed defense and
the need for Christian living If
democracy Is to survive, but not
how he'd like to be Governor again.
His opponents. Jay A. Welch.
Haddam banker, and Clarence D.
Lane, Wichita pickle manufacturer,
didn't even do that
Neither did w. H. Bill" Burke,
Little River grain and stockman
and former internal revenue col
lector for Kansas, nor his lawyer
rival for the Democratic nomination,
S. L. Mathews, Kansas City.
Neither senatorial seat is at stake
OF seven House members, only
Representative Guyer, Republican,
has opposition. The 1st district
incumbent is opposed by Miss Chloe
Matteson, Kansas City.
Less than half of the States $780,
900 registered voters are expected
to drift to the polls.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
BY HENRY GEMMILL.

1t is harder for you to get in the
Army if you are horse than II you
are young man.
A steed who wants to enlist must
meet the stiffest requirements, al
though the Army is now conducting
an almost unprecedented recruiting
drive-trying to put thousands of
horses into uniform before snow
flies.
In this area Maj, E. H. de Saus-
sure, operating from the remount
depot at Front Royal, Va, is scurry-
ing about from farm to farm inter-
viewing agriculturists willing to con-
script their horses. Accompanying
him is a critical veterinarian, Capt.
Sidney Michael, who examines teeth.
shanks, fetlocks, pasterns, rolling
eyes and flying names. The two are
trying to fill quota of 600 horse
enlistments for the area.
But during the three hours that a
reporter followed them through
Fairfax County, Va, yesterday, not
single horse made the Army grade.
Beasts were dismissed because they
had curbs on the left hook IA leg
defect. periodic opthalmia Can eye
trouble formerly known as moon
blindness, broken cartileges in the
neck-or just because they were too
tall.
Tall Horse Is Terrible.
A lofty soldier is fine, but a tall
horse in the Army Is terrible, Maj de
Saussure explained. because a small
man might be assigned to ride him.
The soldier would have to toss 100
pound saddle PACK on the tall horses
back, and would wrinkle the horse
blanket In the process. The wrinkled
Evening star., 1940-08-06

tone until it sounded personal and
as though directed toward my ears
did not hear the explosion. All !
remember Is sand flashing into nv
eyes.
I'm hit! I'm hit!" I shouted.
/ heard the captains voice SAYING,
You are all right, you are all right.
1t was miles away"
I was on the ground, splitting out
sand and rubbing my eyes. II want
to get out of this said.
"You are all right. They are no.
where near us. They don't even
know we are here and they are rot
sen shots anyway"
There was another one-two-three
Can I leave this place now?" l
asked.
mo, no. You would get popped
Stay here"
There was a double roar from
behind, from forward and from
nearby. 1t repeated itself. The
captain suddenly shouted above the
roar, I'VE have got one of their
IT'S. I'm sure of It. We've got one"
Silence Then.
Then there was silence. The guns
had been roaring and they all
stopped together: it was as quiet
as death and there was the cap
tsin's voice alone IN the air, I'm
sure we got one," sounding tre-
mendous.
"It's all over" I said.
Maybe, maybe" he said. tits
getting hard to see."
The captain was already ringing
the battery to tell them he thought
they had got II. I took look
over the silent, dirty stretch of
desert to the next ridge where the
Italians were. Dust was still in the
air and white rocks could be picked
out in the sand and I noticed the
flies again on my nose and in my
eyes.
do you suppose I can leave
now?" I asked.
II think so," the captain said.
"It's pretty tough the first time, but
you get used to it,"
well, I'll be going" said.
eyes, yes" he said. "Its been
nice having you for our little. show"
I crouched as got out of the
dugout. The captain leaned over
and said, IF you get to the major,
tell him I think we bagged q n in
tonight's show"
's1s that all?" I asked.
That's ALL" said the captain.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Civilians Are Urged
To Submit Inventions
As Aid 10 Defense
Nations Foremost
Scientists Guther
Here in Conference
Staff Photos.

The Nations formost inventors
members of the newly formed Ma
tional Inventors Council-held their
first meeting today in the Commerce
Department Building and discussed
means OF encouraging inventions by
civilians for use in national defense.
The council is composed of noted
inventors and industrialists with
wide experience In the industrial ap-
plication of inventions who have
offered their services to the Gov
ernment during the national emer-
gency.
Today's session, which was closed
to newsmen, was presided over by
DR.. Charles F. Kettering, president
of the General Motors Research
Corp. Ten of the councils II mem
bers were present.
They included Conway P. Coe.
commissioner of patents: DR.. Will
liam D. Coolidge, director of the
General Electric Research Labora-
tories; Frederick M. Feiker. dean of
the George Washington University
School of Engineering; DR.. Fin
Spare, director of research for the
Du Pont Corp; Lawrence Langner,
patent attorney of New York City:
DR.. Thomas Midgley, vice president
OF the Ethyl Gasoline Corp; Watson
Davis, director of Science Service:
Fred M. Zeder, vice president Of the
Chrysler Corp, and DR.. Webster N.
Jones, dean of engineering, Carnegie
Institute.
DR.. Orville Wright, co-inventor
OF the airplane, and George Baeke-
land, vice president of the Bakelite
Corp, were unable to attend.
The council expects to hold fire.
quent meetings during the next few
weeks as the program of the group
Is widened.
Creation of the council, Secretary
OF Hopkins has pointed out, was
prompted by the need for a GEN.
tral agency to appraise inventions
OF the civilian population other than
IN the Patent Office, to which ap-
pllcations for official patents must
be made.
The council will cooperate closely
with the National Defense Research
Committee, which is in charge of
DR.. Vannevar Bush, president of the
carnegie Institution here.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Guardsman Called Back
To Be With Sick Son

William B. Shanahan, a District
National Guardsman, was on his
way back to Washington today from
the Guard training camp near Cam
ton, N. Y, to be at the bedside of
his 12-year-old son at Providence
Hospital.
Frantic efforts by his wife to
reach Mr.. Shanahan were finally
successful last night and the Guards
man, a sergeant in the 104th Quar-
termaster Corps, was granted leave.
The child, William B., jr., was
taken to Providence on Sunday.
Not until yesterday was Mr..
Shanahan located and notified of
his sons illness. The child was
operated on for bone infection in
his leg.
Today, the boy was said to be in
improved condition, although doctors
described him as very sick child"
His mother has been keeping con-
slant vigil by his side.
Mr.. Shanahan is Patent Office
efdploye and lives at 1l09 Staples
street NE.