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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-01-26

attendance has been unusually
good, cooperative spirit existing
between students and teachers. IL
a. m. worship hour sermon subject
"Christ's words, spirit and life"
Allen Christian Endeavor held an
informative meeting at 6:45 p. m.
g p. m. sermon by the Pastor,
"Open his eyes, that he may see"
Visitors in the days attendance
were: Mr.. Whitlow of Pendleton,
Ore, DR.. and Mrs. thomson and
Mr.. Proctor Portland. An old
fashioned spiritual Love Feast"
will be held on Wednesday night,
Jan. 81, 7:45. TIL ethree act come
dy MARY Go Round" Feb. 2,
p. m. Founders Day observance
Feb IL, Second quarterly meeting
will be held Sunday Feb. 4, with
quarterly conference following on
Monday eve. p. m.
Zion A. M. E., N. Williams Ave.
Rev. j. F. Smith, Minister.
Sunday morning, Jan. 81, servic-
es were well attended. Rev. Smith
preached the sermon, subject
Moving Mountains" and at 8 p.
m. "Jerico Road" The church din
ner given Thursday was grand
success; sponsors Mrs. Leitha Peck
and Mrs. Mills. Zion has 6 live
wire departments all busy for the
cause of Zion. The Ministers union
met at Zion Thursday.
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Ruby Hardin in S. e. Yamhill.

HSuDy 11dTulIl III .. n. dInnlll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dancing Club met
Jan. 18 at Fraternal Hall. All of
the members were present and the
invited guests enjoyed a pleasant
evening. The next meeting will
be held the third Thursday in Feb
ruary. Sidney Porter was musi-
clan.
The Mariposa Club met at the
home of their advisor, Mrs. Mary
L. Carter, Saturday evening. The
club has extensive plans for early
spring activities. Miss Annabell
Shelton is president.
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Tacoma, Wash.

William Lee, age SO, died last
week as result of injuries receiv-
ed when struck by an auto. He was
unconscious at his death which
came three days later.
Lee was better known to his ma
ny friends as Garfield" Both old
and young win miss his kindly adj
vice. Always he had a kind word
for everyone, good and bad.
His health and appearance baf-
fled many as he was more agile
than many half his age.
The recent death of Eddie An
derson was a shock to his many
friends. He was raised in Tacoma
and educated in the public schools.
In his early days he was attracted
to music and was destined to win
laurels in that field.
The Rev. William of Yakima Of
ficiated at the funeral services,
which were impressive. Mrs. Lena
Mae Smith sang several solos, ac-
companied by Miss Edith Johnson.
Many beautiful floral wreaths
banked the funeral bier.
Sam Rucker, Reuben Harden,
Bob Daniel, Wendell Allen, James
Osborne and T. Carter were active
pallbearers.
The Rev. VIM. Monroe, Mrs. E.
B. Wilson and Mrs. Sadie Madison
attended special meeting at Mt.
Zion Baptist Church in Seattle last
week. They were guests of Mrs.
Lawrence Holmes.
The NAACP held their regular
meeting at the A.M.E. Church last
Sunday. This organization and
the Women's Study Club are plan
ming joint program to be given
at the Baptist church during Ne
gro History Week.
Under the supervision of Mrs.
S. A. Amos, the Allen Stars in
stalled their newly elected officers
in a brilliant ceremony at the A.
ME. Church: Hazel Strother, pre-
sident; Jessie Pryor, vice presi-
dent; Jacqueline Gibson, secretary;
and Doris Wilson, treasurer.
The club will give party for
the members at the home of Miss
Strother, 1913 So. Eye st., Feb. 9.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Wilson en-
tertained with party Of ten last
Sunday. Among those present
were Mrs. Arnold of Yakima, Mr..
and Mrs. H. c. Price, Rev. William
Monroe, and Mrs. Matte Fuller.
Mrs. Lenora Gaskin and Mr.. and
Mrs. Flowers of Portland, Ore,
spent several days in Tacoma with
friends this week before leaving
for Seattle.
John Bryant, Jr., of San Fran
cisco is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Bryant at the fam
lily home. John Jr. will remain Sc
veral weeks before returning to
the Bay region.
w. Pratt has left for California
for an indefinite stay.
James Allen Jr. left for Port
land, Ore, to join his parents, the
Rev. and Mrs. Browning c. Allen.
James graduated from Stadium
high at the mid-term and will re-
ceive his diploma in June.
Mrs. Alice Scott is convalescing
at the family home after severe
flu attack.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Michelletta,
South Tacoma Way, are proud par
ents of a baby girl born last week
Mother and baby are doing fine as
James hands out cigars.
Mrs. Marilyn McSwain and new
baby daughter are home from the
hospital. Both are doing splen-
didly.
Spend Your Dollars With
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Fire.Preyention Awards
Sought by 300 Cities

The Grading Committee Of the
National Fire Waste Council, affiil-
lated with the United States Cham
Der of Commerce, today was consid.
erlng entries in the annual fire.
prevention contest preparatory to
announcing the winners at the meet
ing of the council Friday.
More than 300 cities, including
Washington. have entered the con-
test. Consideration is given to fire
losses, permanent improvements
looking toward fire prevention and
types of fire-prevention educational
programs in force. Bronze plaques
and certificates are awarded in six
population classes.
Members of the Grading Commit
tee, which will deliberate until the
go delegates gather Friday, are
George Booth of New York City,
chairman of the engineering divi-
sion of the National Board of Fire
Underwriters; Percy Bugbee of Bos-
ton, general manager of the Ma
tional Fire Prevention Association,
and Eugene Arms of Chicago, man.
ager OF the Mutual Fire Prevention
Bureau.
Twenty-four fire-prevention Or
ganizations and four Federal Gov
ernment bureaus are affiliated with
the council. Included on the pro-
gram Friday will be talks by Repre-
sentative Cliff Davis of Tennessee,
former vice mayor of Memphis.
winner of several fire-prevention
awards, and w. F. Hickey. head Of
the flre-prevention section of the
Association of American Railroads.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Autoist Burned in Crash
Al Laurel Dies

Howard Crigger, 21, of Baltimore,
burned when his car overturned and
caught fire at Laurel yesterday, died
in st. Agnes Hospital at Baltimore
last night.
Mr.. Crigger and Lindsay Bowling,
"a, also of Baltimore, we're riding
along the Washington-Baltimore
boulevard in Mr.. Crigger's machine
when, according to police, it left
the road, struck a tree, overturned
and burst into flames.
Mr.. Bowling was thrown clear Of
the machine, but. suffered a broken
leg and was unable to help Mr.. Crig-
ger, trapped in the burning car.
Maryland State Policeman Nor
man w. Scarboro arrived on the
scene within few minutes and,
with motorists who stopped to help,
lacked up the machine and freed
Mr.. Crigger.
A collision between bus and an
automobile at First and K streets
NV. this morning sent one man
to Sibley Hospital. The injured
man, Robert Spencer, %, colored, of
is D street Sc, was transferred to
Casualty Hospital after treatment
for cuts. bruises and brain concus-
sion.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Editor Forgot
ToAsk About
Third Term

Mr.. Perlmutter forgot to ask
President Roosevelt if he is to be a
candidate for third term.
Publisher, star reporter and gen.
eral factotum of the District Leader
Southeast Washington's "own news
paper" Victor Perlmutter had q
first-hand, private interview with
Mr.. Roosevelt at the White House
Saturday. Specifically, it was to
make up for the fact the Presidents s
unexpected Friday afternoon ap-
pointment of John Russell Young to
be District Commissioner had upset
Mr.. Perlmutter's front-page in
dorsement of another candidate.
So as an ex-publisher to present
one, Mr.. Roosevelt called Mr.. PERL
mutter to the White House to dis
cuss ways and means. The results
were demonstrated when the Dis
trict Leader appeared yesterday.
On the first page readers are in
formed the President didn't talk
about the third term" Mr.. PERL
mutter devoted a whole inside page
to a direct quote" report "a viola
ton of White House press ethics) of
his conversation with the Chief
Executive. Briefly, Mr.. Roosevelt was
quoted as complimenting Southeast
Washington and describing as
"swell' Mr.. Perlmutter's plans for
some last-minute changes in his
paper.
1t took Mrs. Perlmutter, however,
to think of the third-term question
and when she asked it of the pub
Usher on his return home he just
tainted. He forgot to ask.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Benefit Adds $500
To Chi|dren's Milk Fund

Twenty-Five hundred dollars to
provide milk for undernourished
children of pre-school age was raised
last night at the milk fund benefit
sponsored by the city-wide group of
the Ladies of Charity at the May
flower Hotel.
About $500 persons attended the
benefit.
The Ladies of Charity staged the
play recently presented at the BAN
quet of the Friendly Sons of St.
Patrick. Other features on the pro-
gram included solos by Miss Hazel
Arth, two humorous monologues by
Miss Grace Mary Colliflower and
musical selections by Sidney's May
flower Orchestra.
Frederick Stohlman was master
of ceremonies.
The newly designated District
Commissioner, J. Russell Young,
and Mrs. Young attended.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
73 NuturuIized Here,
Most Since World War

Described as the largest group of
new citizens admitted since World
War days, 73 applicants today took
the oath of allegiance to the United
States before Justice Jennings Bailey
in District Court.
Holding a naturalization term,
the jurist heard Eugene E. Cole,
examiner in the immigration and
Naturalization Service of the Labor
Department, urge that the 70 as
pirants to citizenship be admitted.
They then filed out of the court
room to make final arrangements
before Mrs. Helen T. McGraw, the
naturalization clerk, to get their
certificates. The cases of some who
failed to answer when their names
were called were continued to next
month
Evening star., 1940-04-02

of the activities of experienced
guerrillas.
The Chinese. he believes, have
plenty of small arms and ammuni-
ton. Other supplies are more plen-
tiful than in Japan, where coal and
other shortages have hampered pro-
duction.
Sir Stafford expressed the opinion
that very strong liberal group in
Japan would be glad to pull out of
China if a face-saving formula
could be found.
He advocated parallel action
between Britain, Russia and the
United States in maintaining. the
integrity and stability of the Chi
nese government. Sir Stafford
said the British support should be
financial rather than military.
Sir Stafford, who had been ac-
cused by tie radical press of being
an agent for Chamberlain and Brit
ish imperialism and by the anti
Soviet press with seeking a British
Russian rapprochement. made it
clear that his recent travels were a
perfectly private tour" not con-
nected with any organization or
government.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Spanish War Veterans
Celebrate Anniversary

More than 100 Spanish-American
War veterans last night attended
the 40th anniversary ceremonies of
the Henry w. Lawton Camp, No. 4,
United Spanish War Veterans, at
Pythian Hall, 1912 Ninth street NV.
The organization first COM
mander, William S. Hodges, 1907
Irving street NV, and William c.
Ryan, charter member from New
York City, attended.
On the program were selections
by the Boys Band of Holy Com
forter Church, solo by Randolph
Myers and a recitation of The
Star Spangled Banner" by John M
Kline.
James E. Smith, present COM
mander of the camp, presided, as
sisted by Mrs. Eugene Renow, head
OF the Ladies Auxiliary.
Members of the Ladies Auxiliary
and representatives of Washington
six other United Spanish War Vet
erans' camps attended.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
British Observer Pessimistic
On Outlook for Peace
Sir Stafford Cripps
Here After Tour
Of Far East

The present muddle of world
politics offers little prospect of peace
from any point of view.
Circling the globe to look things
over, Sir Stafford Cripps, British
observer and political leader, was
forced to admit as much today, al
though he seemed determined to be
optimistic. even cheerful
For one thing, he believes the
Japanese invaders have begged down
in the interior of China: for another,
he feels sure that Russia eventually
will turn away from Germany in
favor of closer trade relations with
the democratic powers, principally
Britain.
Sir Stafford, a member of the
House of Commons. who was
dropped from the Labor Party last
year because of his popular front
activities, arrived here today after
visiting Russia, India, China and
the Philippines in the past few
months. He landed in San Francisco
Sunday from a trans-Pacif1c clipper,
and plans to spend two weeks
lecturing in the East before re-
turning to England.
Chinese Girls Present Bouquet.
Affable and smiling, the visitor
received score of newspaper men
this morning at an interview ar
ranged by representatives of the
Chinese Industrial Co-operatives, an
organization whose activities he re-
Gently studied behind the lines in
the interior of China. During the
interview, Sir Stafford was pre-
sented with bouquet of roses by
two pretty Chinese girls because of
his contributions to the Chinese
cause"
OF the co-operatives, he said they
already are strengthening Chinese
resistance. Thousands of refugees
are being organized into small
groups for the manufacture of vari-
GUS articles-uniforms for the army,
blankets, textiles, paper, etc. The
co-operatives are educating the
masses through exhibits, schools
and public meetings.
Sir Stafford said the cooperative
work is demonstrating to the Chi
nese the value of democratic ideas
as well as bolstering their military
and economic status.
Finds japanese Losing.
The japanese now are suffering
large daily losses, he said, because
Evening star., 1940-04-02

assistant secretaries, and John
Reeves, treasurer.
Leslie B Bell, j. Harry WEIGH,
A. J. Bargagni, Harry Wolfe, Bur-
rell H. Marsh, jr, the retiring presi-
dent; Thomas w. Pyle, D. c. SIM
mons, William K. Brecht and H.
Sherbourne Roame were elected to
serve as directors, along with Is
holdover members of the board.
Samuel E. Stonebraker, chairman
of the Roads, Streets and Bridges
Committee, reported Democratic
leaders informed him a number Of
long advocated road projects in the
Bethesda Chevy Chase area will be
carried out by the State Roads
Commission, despite reports to the
contrary, and that "it is believed
the majority Of them will be de-
veloped this summer"
Connecticut Avenue First.
He said the projects and the
order in which they repeatedly are
marked for completion are as fol-
lows: Improvement of Connecticut
avenue from the District of Co.
lumbia- Maryland line northward,
widening and improvement of Old
Georgetown road, River road sur
facing, improvement of Seven Locks
road and widening of Wisconsin
avenue from the East-West high
way northward to Glenbrook, elm
mating the "bottleneck" at the
Bank of Bethesda.
G. Wady Imirie said the Civic
Development Committee has studied
the possibility of having regula-
tions adopted to control the type of
real estate development in the
Bethesda area, but has been in
formed enactment of new legisla-
ton by the Maryland Assembly is
required.
He was granted an extension of
time, for this work, authorized
under a resolution adopted at the
March meeting.
The chamber received a certifi-
cate from Gov. O'Conor lauding it
for participation in the Governors
traffic safety campaign, and it in
dorsed the Bethesda Junior Cham
ber Of Commences application for
membership in the United States
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
It was decided to meet again
April % to determine the winner of
the Oliver Owen Kuhn Memorial
Cup, offered for outstanding service,
and to plan for the chambers an
nual banquet In May.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
President and Family
To Inspect Kenwood
Cherry Blossoms
Bethesda Chamber Told
Of RooseveIts' PIons;
Officers Elected
By JACK ALLEN.

President Roosevelt and members
of his family will inspect the cherry
blossoms in nearby kenwood, Md,
when the blooms reach the height
Of their beauty, Bethesda Cherry
Blossom Festival officials have been
notified.
G.. Wady Imirie, general chair
man, who invited the President to
attend the festival, told the Be-
thesda Chamber of Commerce last
night Mr.. Roosevelts duties would
not permit him to take part in any
stated program.
= The White House has said, how
ever" Mr.. Imirie declared, that the
President and his family will come
here while the blossoms are out and
inspect them. That is definite"
Meanwhile, a motorcade made up
of chamber members and headed
bv Miss Anne Hagner, festival
queen, and Mr.. Imirie left Bethesda
today for Annapolis, where Gov.
O'Conor is to be invited to crown
Miss Hagner as the climactic fea-
ture of the fete.
Hiser Heads Chamber.
The festival, first in the history
of the Bethesda area, is expected
to be held on April 20 and 81, but
the dates depend on the appear
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Auxiliary Sewer
Section Inspected
For Acceptance
$425, 900 Unit to Be
Linked With Another
Now Under Construction

Designed to help carry the heavy
load of sewage from all the District
of Columbia and nearby Maryland
toward the District sewage treat
ment plant at Blue Plains, the first
completed section of a new auxiliary
sewer in Anacostia was inspected by
P. w. A. and District officials yes
terday and found acceptable. Dis
trict Commissioners are expected to
take final action this week to assume
ownership of the project, take it
over from the contractor and author
lie final payment.
This section is the south part of
the new auxiliary sewer and is to be
put into use when the northern Sec
ton, now under construction, is
completed under a separate contract
in about two months
Taps Poplar Point Station.
When connected, the two sections
will help carry sewage from the
Poplar Point pumping station on
Howard avenue in Anacostia parallel
to the present sewer, under old Boil
ing Field, to the junction with the
larger sewer beneath new Boiling
Field. From this junction, the sewage
goes for about mile to the sewage
disposal plant Of the District at Blue
Plains.
The section completed yesterday is
8 feet 4 inches high and 9 feet
inches wide, of brick and reinforced
concrete. more than a mile long, and
costing S425, 900. The north section,
under construction, will cost $295 900
and will be 5000 feet long.
Tansey Conducts Inspection.
Maj. P. H. Tansey, assistant Engi-
neer Commissioner, headed the in
spection party which walked the
length of the new sewer yesterday.
Emerging he expressed satisfaction
with it, on behalf of the Commits
sioners.
Others in the party included
Harold Kemp, chief engineer, De-
partment of Sanitary Engineering:
David Auld, associate engineer; J. B.
Gordon, director of sanitary engi-
neering; j. j. Drouillard, District
resident engineer; John F. Gleason,
chief inspector of sewers; Y. D. Har-
baugh, associate maintenance engi-
neer: A. w. Crossley, chief negineer,
District of Columbia P. w. A.; w.
Quigley, engineer-inspector for the
Federal P. w. A., and these repre-
sentatives of the contractor, Dia-
mond Construction Co.-Bernard F.
Diamond, G. B. Cromlein, Bert
Cromlein and D. w. Martin.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Two Gasoline Stations
Held Up During Night

Two holdups, apparently by the
same two colored men, occurred on
New York avenue early today, ac-
cording to reports to police.
Earle Thompson of Clinton, Md.
operator of a gasoline station at
Third street and New York avenue
NV, said two colored men, one
armed with pistol, accosted him in
his station about 12:45 am. and took
an undisclosed amount of money.
Fifteen minutes earlier, William
S. McBreen of Cottage City, Nd,
night manager of a gasoline station
at 1901 New York avenue NE, had
reported that two colored men
entered his establishment and
robbed him of SIS.
Police said descriptions of the
holdup men tailed closely.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Families of Miners
Sent Benefit Checks
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Monthly benefit checks averaging
about s39 for each family will be
sent to 140 survivors of the 72 miners
who lost their lives in the Willow
Grove mine explosion near st.
Clairsville, Ohio, last month.
In making this announcement to-
day, Paul Y. McNutt, Federal
security administrator, said the
miners were insured under the old
age insurance and survivor benefit
program Of the Social Security Act.
There are 95 children among the
survivors who will receive one half
the amount of the annuity to which
their fathers were entitled at the
time they died. Mr.. McNutt said
checks would be sent to them until
they became 16 years of age or until
they were Is in event they remained
in school.
The widows with minor children
In their care will receive three
fourths Of their husbands &C.
cumulated annuity payments.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Pine Sworn In
As Justice Of
District Court
Currun to Take Oath
As U. S. Attorney
This Afternoon

David A. Pine was sworn in today
as Justice of the District Court
and was succeeded as United States
Attorney by Edward M. Curran,
whose swearing in ceremony was
scheduled this afternoon.
Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat of
District Court administered the
oath of Office to Mr.. Pine before a
distinguished group of jurists, law
yers and Government officials who
gathered in a flower banked court
room at the District Court Building.
Jackson Attends Ceremony.
Attorney General jackson was
among those attending the cere-
monies and handed to Chief Justice
Wheat the certificates for Mr.. Pines
appointment During the ceremony
Mr.. Pine donned new judicial robe
OF black silk, which was given to
him by his associates in the District
Attorneys Office.
The new Justices mother, Mrs.
David Emory Pine; his wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth Pine. and his daughter,
Betty, attended the ceremonies.
Chief Justice Wheat, in welcoming
Mr.. Pine to the bench, wished him
many years of service. Then court
was adjourned and Mr.. Pine re-
ceived the congratulations of the
Chief Justice and others.
Others Present.
Among those present were Justice
Justin Miller of the United States
Court of Appeals; Assistant to the
Attorney General Matthew F. Nc
CURE: Francis w. Hill, jr., president
OF the Bar Association of the Dis
trict and formerly a law partner of
MIR. Pine: Godfrey L. Munter, former
president Of the local Bar Associa-
ton and president of the Chevy
Chase Citizens Association; Francis
c. Heigle, Clyde D. Garrett and
David A Hart, representing that as
sociation; Robert H. Hunter of the
Hampshire Heights Citizens Asso-
citation, and Leo A. Rover and John
E. Laskey, former District attorneys.
The swearing in ceremonies for
Mr.. Curran, who leaves the Police
Court bench to take over as United
States Attorney, were scheduled at
3 pm. Associate Justice Harold NJ
Stephens of the United States Court
OF Appeals, who swore Mr.. Curran
IN as judge, was to perform the
ceremony today.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Decision Due Tomorrow
On Cherry Fete Date

The Cherry Blossom Festival
Committee will decide tomorrow on
the date of the pageant heralding
the crown of blooms over the Tidal
Basin.
Although Frank T. Gartside, as
sistant superintendent of the office
OF National Capital Parks, has pre-
dicted the blossoms will appear the
week end of April II to IA, commit
tees for the festival are going ahead
with their plans according to the
original schedule, April and 6.
A definite announcement, how
ever, as to the final date for the
annual festival, which includes the
coronation of the cherry blossom
queen, will be made after the meet
Ing IN the District Building at
pm. tomorrow.