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Evening star., 1940-05-15
Emergency Hospital
To Dedicate New
Eye Equipment
Intricate Devices
Installed in Memory Of
George Whitney White

Intricate devices for performing
the most delicate operations upon
human eyes have been installed
in Emergency Hospital and will be
dedicated Friday to the memory of
the late George Whitney White, for
II years the hospitals treasurer.
Major Gist Blair, president of the
institution, will formally accept the
White Memorial Eye Operating
Room from Mrs. Louise c. White,
donor and widow of the man who
labored for the hospitals expansion.
The Friday ceremonies will be held
at $3.50 pm.
Powerful Eye Magnet.
A giant eye magnet is among the
complex scientific tools which MI
the room. So powerful Is this steel
cone that hospital oficials warn ad-
vance visitors to guard metal but
tons and pins when approaching 1t.
One Of the workmen installing the
machine, who in an accident long
before had had steel slvers shot into
his forehead, was surprised to find
this magnet tugging till the splinters
stood out, it was learned.
Applied to its purpose, the magnet
can be pointed at dangerously ir-
ritating foreign objects which In
the future may be in the eyes of
Washington citizens. It will draw
out these objects through the tiny
holes they make in entering.
A costly overhead operating lamp,
with compound lenses so a sur
geon's hand and instrument Will
virtually cast no shadow, also has
been installed.
Room Finished In Green Tile.
The equipment stands in q room
finished with pale green tile, re-
fiecting a soft light. It is located
on the eighth floor of the central
building, near other major operat-
ing rooms and the main laboratory.
Windows overlook the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art.
DR.. James M. Greear, jr., chief of
ophthalmic service at the hospital,
visited eye departments in larger
institutions of Chicago and New
York to select the most practical
instruments. A nurse from the op-
Grating room stan was sent to the
Eye Institute of the Presbyterian
Medical Center in New York City
for special course in eye operating
technique.
George Whitney White was first
elected to the Board of Directors of
the hospital In 1910. He died Octo-
Der ~, 1898.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Berlin. Radio
Tries New Style
In News Reports
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 15.-A new
method Of transmitting news re-
ports over the ofIicial German ra-
die station, DJL, Berlin. was noted
today by N. B. c. shortwave moni-
tors.
The Berlin announcer asked his
listeners to provide themselves with
paper and pencil In order to take
down the items they wished, and
then proceeded to give the news in
piecemeal fashion, quoting two or
three words at time and spelling
out all proper names.
The delivery was slow enough to
permit even the most leisurely long
hand recording. This novel slow
motion news reporting was preced-
ed and followed by the giving of
news summaries in customary fash
ion.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Memorial Service
To Honor Two Jurists

The United States Court Of Ap-
peals will meet in special session
at II am. Monday to honor the
memory Of two of its late jurists,
Associate Justices Charles H. Robb
and Josiah A. Van Orsdel.
The tribute to Associate Justice
Robb will be delivered by Arlon v.
Cushman, representing the patent
bar, and E. Hilton Jackson, chair
man Of the Memorial Committee Of
the District Bar Association, under
whose auspices the service is to be
held.
Paying tribute to Associate Justice
Van Orsdel will be Frank j. Hogan,
former president Of the American
Bar Association, and Theodore A.
Hostetler. representing the Federal
bar. Families of the late jurists
are to anticipate in the ceremony,
as will prominent attorneys.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Public Hearings Urged
On Rumspeck Bill

Public hearings on the Ramspeck
bill to permit incorporation of the
Association of Government EN-
ployes to provide organized educa-'
tional and recreational facilities for
Government employees today were
urged by Jacob Baker, president of
the United Federal Workers of
America.
In a letter to Representative
Ramspeck. Democrat, Of Georgia,
the sponsor, Mr.. Baker said he be-
heved the proposal should be ex-
amined carefully, declaring that IF
this organization takes on any size
ut all, 1t either becomes q highly
profitable commercial outfit or q
widely spread paternalistic company
union"
The project Is backed by q num-
Der Of under -oficials Of the Govern
ment, whose character and integrity,
Mr.. Baker emphasized. is not being
challenged.
Evening star., 1940-05-15

haps sent two children to the hos
pitfalls.
Mr.. Fox's death was the 18th traf-
nc fatality of the year. At this time
last year 81 had been killed.
Boy, Z, Hit by Car.
One injured was 7-year-old George
Panagos of 920 Ingraham street
NV, who was struck while crossing
Georgia avenue near his home. Po-
lice said the boy refused to go to a
hospital when the driver stopped, but
was hurried to Garfield Hospital
with brush burns after he went
home. The other child was Willamae
Miller, 6, of 1924 Chaplin street NV,
who was admitted to Children's
Hospital with head cuts after being
hit in front Of her house.
A crushed leg, pelvis and jaw were
blamed for the death in Doctors
Hospital of Mr.. Seay, a 33-year-old
graduate of Eastern High School
and George Washington University,
who was employed here as a claim
investigator for a credit company.
The injuries were received in a
crash early Sunday near Berwyn,
Md. Friends said he made his home
at 4935 Quebec street NV. with his
father, Thomas H. Seay, ST., con-
troller of the Southern Railway
system
Operated Dry Goods Store.
Mr., Fox, SO, of 6818 Piney Branch
road, was the operator of dry
roods store here. He died in Gar
field Hospital after an amputation
necessitated by q leg injury suffered
March 81 when he was crossing
seventh street NV. in the TOO
Sblock. Police said the car was op-
Grated by Leonard Griffin, 26, COL
ored, of Arlington, Va.
Born in Poland, Mr.. Fox had been
4 District resident for 40 years. He
was a member Of Adas Israel Syna-
Roeue. He is survived by his wife,
Leah; q son, Harry, Of Pittsburgh
and q sister, Mrs. o. H. Basseches
OF washington. Funeral services will
be held at II am. tomorrow at DAN
Sansky's funeral home, with bhrtal
In Adas Israel Cemetery.
Robert Bell, 13, colored, Of the
5000 block Of Twenty-second street
north, Arlington, Va, was taken to
Freedmen's Hospital in serious
condition this morning with head
injuries following a collision be.
tween his bicycle and q truck. Pc.
lice said the youth drove into the
side Of a truck operated by Embrey
Atchinson, Is, Of Arlington at the
intersection of Lee highway and
North Culpeper street.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Potmon Says Bill Affects
Only Few Large Chains
BY the Associated Press

6y the A8DOCa86eO 4k0oos
Representative Patman, Democrat,
Of Texas urged = House subcom-
mittee yesterday to approve his
chain store tax bill, with the conten-
ton that opponents had based most
Of their testimony "on the false pre-
mise that this bill involves the entire
chain store system"
TT would not touch 05 per cent Of
the chain store companies" he as
serted. -Four and two-thirds per
cent Of the chain store companies
would pay q reasonable tax. One
third Of / per cent of them would
be seriously affected after seven
years."
About 20 Of the largest interstate
chains probably would be forced to
nQuidate. he indicated, after the
bill became fully effective.
Mr.. Patman said large chains &C.
celerated . tendency toward con-
centration Of wealth and power In
the economic system, "ganged up on
the farmer" and destroyed local
privilege md opportunity
Evening star., 1940-05-15
U. 5. Air Corps Group Off
To Canada 10 See Plane

Army Air Corps officers today few
to Ottawa, Canada, to inspect late
type British pursuit plane, Acting
Secretary of War Louis johnson an
nounced.
The plane, a super-marine Spit
fire, is a single-seated fighter which
has been operating in the present
war against Germany.
Capt. G. E. Price and Capt. P. E.
Shanahan, accompanied by several
Army engineers, left Wright Field
Ohio, early today in an Army trans
port. The Army pilots have been
invited to fly the Spitfire. They will
make comparisons Of its character
istics with those of the latest type
Air Corps fighters.
The group is headed by Col. o. p
Echols, assistant chief of the ma
teriel division.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Horse Stampede
Kills Fort hyer
Soldier Here
Another in Hospital
After Accident on
Blodensburg Rood

One Fort Myer soldier was tram
pied to death today and another
seriously injured when eight horses
stampeded in the 1900 block of Blad-
ensburg road NE. disrupting the
movement of c Battery of the 10th
Field Artillery from Fort Hoyle, Md,
to Fort Myer.
Pvt. Michael Astore, 20, was pro-
nounced dead on arrival at Walter
Reed Hospital, and Corpl. Stephen
S. Schwab, Is, was taken to Sibley
Hospital with severe face and head
lacerations and body bruises.
Pvt. Astore was run over by a
heavy caisson after the rearing
horses had knocked him to the pave
ment. He and Corpl. Schwab had
attemped to stop the stampede
which occurred when the battery
halted near a fire plug opposite the
National Training School for Boys
to water and cool the horses.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said the death would be listed as a
traffic fatality, advancing the Dis
trict's toll for the year to 20.
The runaway horses were caught
. by other members of the battery.
One animal leaped through a hedge
into the grounds of the training
school.
A horse-drawn field piece also was
involved in the stampede, but, ac-
cording to members of the battery,
the horses broke away from the
vehicle after they had gone but a
, short distance.
Heavy traffic on Bladensburg road
was jammed for several minutes
while the loose horses clattered aim
lessly along the pavement.
Several other horses with the
battery reared when the eight
stampeded but they were quickly
brought under control.
The personnel of the battery
numbered approximately 300 men,
with like number of horses. The
outfit, regularly stationed at Fort
Myer, had been at Fort Hoyle, about
28 miles beyond Baltimore, for a
fortnight on routine maneuvers.
The movement of the battery con-
tinued on to Fort Myer after a
delay of about As minutes.
Witnesses said the horses reared
suddenly when water from the fire.
plug was turned on them to cool
them of.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Eberharter Pledges
Efforts 10 Launch
Food Stamps Here
Representative Advises
Vigorous Campaign at
RoIly Discussion

A promise to exercise his infiu-
ence as a member of the House Dis
trict Committee toward bringing
the Federal Surplus Commodity
Corp. food stamp plan to WASH
ington was made by Representative
Eberharter, Democrat, of Pennsyl-
vana at a rally last night in the
Friends Meeting House, 2111 Florida
avenue NV.
A vigorous campaign is. necessary
if the Capital hopes to be among
the cities approved for the program
by the Agriculture Department be-
fore the July / deadline, Mr.. Eber-
harter said in pledging his support.
II know it has worked very well
back home Pittsburgh)," he as
serted.
Panel Discusses System.
Mr.. Eberharter was one OF q
panel of seven which discussed me-
chanics and advantages of the food
stamps, now being used in q num-
ber of cities to make surplus food
stu1fs available to families on direct
relief or Works Projects Admins
tration rolls through giving free so
cents worth Of type Of stamp re-
deemable only In surplus commodi-
ties with each purchase Of . dol
lars worth of stamps good for any
item on sale In a food store.
Robert E. Bondy, director Of pub
lie welfare; Philip Bonosky, repre-
sentative of the Workers Alliance:
Sidney r. Katz, secretary OF the
Maryland District of Columbia In
dustrial Union Council: Clarence
Toliver, representing the National
Negro Congress; David HornStein,
representing the District Grocery
Stores, and the Rev. r. w. Brooks
were the others in the panel. All
indorsed the stamp plan.
Mr.. Hornstein said he had tried
unsuccessfully to have the District
Commissioners call a meeting OF
welfare ofncials, bankers, grocers,
trade association executives and
clergymen to coordinate activity
IN Oenau OF CQe plau.
Ask Action by Congress.
The meeting, which consisted Of
about 60 persons, passed . resolu-
ton asking Congress to approve a
revolving fund for the plan here
and requesting the District Com
missioners thereafter to seek De-
partment of Agriculture approval Of
the Capital as one of the stamp
cities.
Copies Of a petition Of similar
tenor were circulated for signatures.
The rally was sponsored by the
Citizens Food Stamp Plan Commit
tee of the Consumers Conference on
High Prices and Profiteering. Mrs.
Emily Newell Blair presided, and q
skit, Lets Eat" was presented.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Soap Box Broadcast

Soap Box Derby racer build.
ers can pick up some real tips
on how to make q faster 1910
coaster racer BY tuning in on
Station WMAL at AIS pm. to.
day.
Carl Cederstrand, jr, 1899
Warrington champion, will tell
his own construction secrets
which enabled him to win last
years Soap Box Derby. In addi.
tion he will pass on Derby racer
construction dope" that he
picked up from watching the
faster cars race at Akron in
the national finals last year.
Tune in for speed secrets.
learn from the experiences Of
the 1889 champion. Listen, too,
for announcements BY Derby
Director Zeb T. Hamilton, and
q review Of the latest Derby
news by Bill Coyle, radio direc.
tor 0f The Star.
Watch The Star for
Derby nesps,)
Evening star., 1940-05-15
D. T.. Bar Backs Move
To Restrict LEGAL Work

Although there seems to be scant
hope that Congress can adopt the
legislation at this session, the Dis
trict Bar Association today placed
before its Committee of Nine han
ding legislation a proposal that
would ban laymen, lay associations
and corporations from practicing
law before the quasi-judicial agen-
cies of the Federal Government.
Adoption of q bill sponsored by
Representative OToole, Democrat,
Of New York, seeking this objective,
was urged upon the association by
Richard L. Merrick, chairman Of the
Committee on the Suppression Of
Unauthorized Practice of Law. Mr..
Merrick contended it Is now possible
for cases to be presented before
tribunals here, outside the Federal
courts, by persons who have never
seen the inside of q law book or law
school" Kenneth N. Parkinson is
chairman Of the Legislative Com
mittee now considering the proposal.
Promiscuous use of the names Of
lawyers in letters, kilograms and
telephone calls on behalf Of credit
concerns in making collections was
condemned in q report submitted
by George D. Horning. jr., chairman
Of q special committee inquiring
into sales and collections. Mr..
Horning declared attorneys should
not allow their names to become
rubber stamps" The association
adopted this report.
The association voted to support
legislation designed to grant judges
Of the Municipal, Police and Ju-
venile Courts pension and retire.
ment privileges such as are enjoyed
by jurists Of higher courts. Under
this program judges Of inferior
courts here could retire after II
years service since 1890, upon at
tanning the age Of 70 years. This
report was submitted by Harry A..
Grant, chairman Of the Committee
on Retirement and PenAons.
The association heard an address
by Charles Fahy, general counsel
Of the National Labor Relations
Board, who sketched the operations
Of hip agency.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Northeast Businessmen
Honor Past Presidents

A luncheon honoring the eight
past presidents of the Northeast
Businessmen's Association was given
yesterday by the association in the
Continental Hotel with the Central
Businessmen's Association as guest.
Six Of the past presidents were
present: Louis L. Bowdler, John M.
Beane. Curtis E. McCalip, Julian
o. Cardin, DR.. James J. Greeves and
Ray Runne. H. r. King and Robert
w. Mccullough were unable to be
present. James p. Rogers Is now
president of the Northeast body.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Hays Seeks to Serve
On RdiIroud Boord
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VIII Hays, president of Motion
Picture Producers and Distributors
Of America, Inc, fled with the In
terstate Commerce Commission to-
day an application for permission to
serve on the board of the Chicago g.
Eastern Illinois Railroad Co.
Mr.. Hays listed his railroad hold
ings as follows:
Ten shares Of common stock and
$4,000 OF general mortgage bonds
of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railway; 500 shares of common and
10 shares Of preferred of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railway; $2,500 3A
per cent bonds of the New York
Central, and $4,000 3A per cent
bonds of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Drill Victory
Is Celebrated
AtAnacostid
Company B Codets
Nose Out Western,
Central Units

Anacostia High School still finds
1t hard to believe that its B COM
pany Of cadets-one of two COM
panies founded In 1937-is today the
top company in the city's cadet
corps.
II still can't realize what has
happened" declared Principal John
Paul Collins today as he prepared
for two special assemblies to cele-
brate the victory, land I don't
believe most Of them do either,
he added.
The Anacostia unit outdrilled %
companies from the older estab-
ushed cadet regiment and its sister
Company A to win the Allison
Nailor diamond-studded medal for
Capt. Ralph Hartline. The winners
nosed out a crack Western High q
Company which carried on West
ern's 20-year tradition Of winning
or placing companies. B Company
at Central took third.
Close Competition.
Only third of a point separated
the first and third places as Col.
Wallace M. Craigie, for many years
professor Of military science and
tactics in the white schools, said 1t
was the closest competition he could
remember.
At the assemblies today Mr.. COL
lins said representative Of the
Junior Board Of Commerce would be
on hand to present sabre to the
winning company commander and
that other warrants and commits
sions would be awarded. Assistant
Supt. Chester w. Holmes, who some
years ago was principal of the school,
was to offer his congratulations.
After the assemblies the victorious
unit will probably call halt to edu-
cational activity for the day and
adjourn to the movies, Mr.. Collins
hinted.
Last night the high school cele-
brated with a cadet dinner and
dance. Assistant Supt. Lawson J.
SdIlCIcA WAS among tnc BucSLS.
Trained BY 1t. Parmele.
The school has only two COM
panies known as the separate bat
talon which is trained by 1t. Leslie
Parmele. The units started out in
the school year Of 1898 under
direction of cadet officers loaned
from Eastern High School and have
had their own officers only during
the past two years.
To sweeten further the cup of vic
tory an Anacostia sergeant, Robert
Curtis, won the honors tn the non
commissioner officers manual o1
arms competition.
Approximately 5000 persons were
In the stands as the awards were
announced.
A silver cup will 60 to Western
High School whose companies had
the best general average Of any
school competing.
Among those who marched in the
winning unit was John Fox Eldridge,
whose grandfather, Watson w. Ed
ridge was instrumental in the
passage of legislation shortly after
the turn Of the present century to
authorize Army officers to instruct
high school cadet units.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Mrs. Lewis Compton
Named Ship Sponsor

Mrs. Lewis Compton, wife of the
Assistant Secretary of Navy, has
been designated by Secretary of
Navy Edison as sponsor for the
U. s. S. Albemarle, the Navy De-
partment announced yesterday.
Named for Albemarle Sound, N. c.,
the large seaplane tender will be
launched August 3 at the plant Of
the New York Shipbuilding Corp.
in Camden, N. j. It was authorized
by Congress in the 1898 naval ex-
panSion act.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Copt. Warner to Head
Naval Dispensory Here

Capt. Richard A. Warner, medical
omcer in command Of the Ports
mouth (Va.) Naval Hospital, today
was on order to relieve Capt. Robert
e. Hoyt as head Of the Naval Dis
pensary here. Capt. Hoyt takes
duty as commandant Of the Naval
Hospital here.
Capt. Edgar l.. Woods, who Is re.
lieved BY Capt. Hoyt, viii replace
Capt. Warner IN the Portsmouth
post, the Navy Department an
nounced.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
81 Express Drivers
Get Safety Cards

Safety cards were presented to So
drivers Of the Railway Express
Agency by Capt. Milton D. Smith
of the Police Traffic Division at q
general meeting Of employees last
night at the Express Building, Sec
ond and I streets NE. The awards
were made for one, two, three and
five years operation of vehicles
without an accident.
Introduced by the agency's Dis
trict superintendent, G. w. Turner,
Capt. Smith gave a talk on safe
driving, calling particular attention
to the safety Of pedestrians.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Donovan Is Convicted
OF Liquor Store HoIdup

A District Court jury yesterday
convicted James F. (Buzz) DON
ovan of a charge of holding up q
liquor store at CAT H street NE,
on March "a, and obtaining SIS.
Prosecuting the case was Assistant
United States Attorney William Hitz.
Justice James w. Morris is expected
to sentence Donovan at an early
date.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Vote Permits
-Four Mile Run
Dump Opening
Alexandra Council
Approves New
Ordinance, 5 to 4
sy q Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

By . Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 15.-The
privately-o operated dump at -Four
Mile Run, which has been closed
since last September following a
three-day fire, will be reopened un-
der a new ordinance adopted last
night by the City Council.
The ordinance has the effect of
permitting the operation of the -Four
Mile Run project. in that it restricts
such enterprises from operating west
of the right of way Of the former
Washington-virginia Railway Co.,
from the run to the Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac Railway,
and east and south Of the latter
railroad right Of way.
Wins by S-to-4 Vote.
The new law requires that fire
protective methods be employed
which have been approved BY the
IRE chief. It was approved by q
vote Of 5 to 4.
Mayor Richard L. Ruf1ner, chief
opponent Of the reopening of the
dump, declared that this nuisance
has existed at this location for
about 18 years. It was not owned
by the present corporation, but was
owned by the same stockholders.
do not charge them with bad faith,
but with bad management in its
operation.
THE dump is still burning and
has been almost continuously since
last September. We have petitions
from residents who favor and op-
pose its reopening, but all those
who live in the areas contiguous to
the dump object. We also have
objection petitions from all the
parent teacher associations and
from the employees Of Potomac
Yards"
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Bond Concert

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band at the bandstand in the
Soldiers Home tomorrow at $50
pm, John s. M. Zimmerman,
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, as
sistant.
PROGRAM.
March, '"The American
Trumpeter" Lake
Overture. Beautiful Galatea,,"
Won Suppe
Suite romantic. Atlantis" ('The
Lost Continent') ---. Safranck
ca "Nocturne and Morning Hymn
Of Praise" (b) "A Court Function"
(c) II Love Thee" (d) "The
Destruction Of Atlantis"
Excerpts from Irish muisca1
comedy, Eileen" Herbert
Popular numbers, "siboney"
(rumba) -----.-I Iecuona
"skidden" (trombone novelty.
Briegel
Waltz suite, "Ange d'Amour"
(Angel Of Love- Waldteufel
Finale, "The Ambassador - Bagley
'The Star Spangled Banner"
The regularly scheduled band con-
cert Of the United States Marine
Band for Thursday afternoon ct
1:30 pm. has been cancelled due 10
other euSagsmsnts.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Test for Inspectors

The Civil Service Commission has
announced IN examination for mari.
time personnel representatives to
make inspections aboard vessels
under the Jurisdiction Of the Mari
time Commission to determine COM
pliance with rules and regulations
pertaining to personnel. The pay
Is $2,600 annually and the age limit,
So. Applications may be obtained at
the commission. Seventh and =
stxeets NV.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
First-Aid Gloss Organized

An advanced class In first aid win
be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 7:30 to $50 pm. at the District
chapter Of the American Red Cross,
1730 = street NV, beginning to-
morrow night. sunday i. Gould
Win b tho inotTuc$oe.