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Evening star., 1940-07-20
Temporary Housing
Plans for 50 Refugee
Children Mapped
They Can Be Placed in
Institutions Pending
Finding Of Homes

Fifty refugee children can be
placed temporarily in District in
stitutions pending definite place
ment in foster homes, 1t is an
nounced by the Washington branch
of the United States Committee for
the Care of European Children.
Mrs. Milton King, chairman Of
the Child Care Subcommittee, re-
ported yesterday that schools and
other like institutions could provide
temporary shelter for a large num-
Der Of refugees. Maj. Charles ,Dodd
OF, the Salvation Army heads q spe-
cial group of the subcommittee ar
ranging the reception centers.
Meanwhile, progress is being made
in the selection of foster homes by
another group of the same COM
mittee. As inquiries from WASH
ington families continue to come
in, volunteer social workers are
making preliminary inquiry as to
the suitability of the home. Then
further investigation Is made by a
committee headed by Miss Mildred
Terrett of the Children's Protective
Association.
No further information has been
received by the local workers, or
ganized under the Council of Social
Agencies, as to when and If the
children will arrive, but Mrs ]. j.
O'Connor, chairman of the branch,
said their number will be in pro-
portion to the number OF homes
available.
Prospective foster parents have
been advised to fill out a definite
statement as to their ability to care
for the children. Applications for
the children should be directed to
the Council of Social Agencies at
1101 M street NV.
Further plans and reports will be
taken up at general meeting of
the branch Thursday at pm. in
the Chamber of Commerce.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Traffic Survey
Studies Need
For Bypass
Stations Set Up on
Defense Highway
And Central Avenue

A seasonal trafic survey to deter
mine the need for and extent TO
which . bypass around Washington
would be used by motorists is being
made by the District Highway De-
partment in cooperation with the
Federal Bureau OF Public Roads.
Survey stations are being oper-
ated this week end on Defense
highway and Central avenue, in
Prince Georges County, Md, and
drivers are being halted and inter-
viewed regarding their origin and
destination points.
During the remainder Of the sum-
mer similar stations will be set up
on each Of the main arteries leading
into the Capital from Maryland and
Virginia to interview motorists and
obtain data. on the advisability OF
building a bypass and the best
possible location for 1t.
Survey Started Last Fall.
The survey work was begun last
fall under District budget appro-
priation and a. Federal grant. Fol-
lowing the initial survey in the fall,
another was made in the spring,
while fourth next fall following
the one now in progress is sched-
uled to wind up the work.
Although no appropriation has
been made for bypass, the survey
Is being conducted in the hope that
the money can be obtained if a by
pass is needed to facilitate the fiow
Of traffic around the Capital.
Capt. H. G. Whitehurst, director
of highways for the District, is in
charge of the study. He is being
aided by F. w. Lovejoy, represent
ing the Federal Bureau of Public
Roads.
Answers Recorded on Blank.
In the survey interviewers are
questioning motorists regarding
State. road or street from and upon
which they entered the survey area,
the stops made in the area, the
purpose of the stops, whether they
would have by-passed Washington if
bypass route had been available
and the destination of their trips.
Their answers are recorded on a
blank upon which is printed a high
way map of the Washington area.
On the map the interviewers out
line the thoroughfares each motor
list used in entering and passing
through the Capital and its en-
virons.
The blank also carries a detailed
description of the type of vehicle
operated by the motorist. the num-
Der Of occupants and the license
registration of the automobile, truck
or trailer.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Virginia tobacco Men
Vote on Restrictions .
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BLACKSBURG, Va, July 90
Virginia f1ue-cured tobacco growers
joined those in other States today
in expressing their preference on
extending Federal restrictions on
tobacco acreage for another year,
three years or abandoning them
altogether.
A two-thirds vote of those BALLOT
ing throughout the bright belt will
decide the outcome. Approximately
$4,000 farmers are believed eligible
to participate in the election In vir-
ginia and about 250, 900 in the entire
belt embracing North and South
Carolina, Florida, Georgia and q
part of Alabama. Balloting took
place today in 81 Old Dominion
counties.
This States 1910 flue-cured quota
is estimated at about $1,000, 900
pounds.
If neither the one-year nor the
three-year plan receives a two
thirds majority individually but the
two together poll more than two
thirds, the one-year plan will be
adopted.
This is the first test at the ballot
box Of a long-range control pro-
gram, aimed at avoiding glutted
1ua1Aet4. = =. 4s4-g
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Scientists Will Study
Skull Found in MARYLAND

Smithsonian Institution scientists
were to be asked today to deter
mine whether partly preserved
skull and well-preserved teeth dug
up beneath the nearly 300-year -old
Poplar Hill Episcopal Church in st.
Marys County are those of an In
dian. a
Parts of the skull and teeth, ex-
cavated recently by workmen Of q
Baltimore contractor while prepa-
rations were being made to REIN
force the church foundations, were
shown here yesterday by Herman
Lichty, 1924 Beecher street NV,
. Government Printing Once en-
ploye. Mr.. Lichty said the teeth
and skull attracted interest Of his
brother-in-law. George Lynch, who
was working at the church.
Tradition has 1t, Mr.. Lchty said,
that an Indian chief and princess
were buried on the site Of the
present church structure, which he
said was erected in l641.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
D. {. Organizations
Urged 10 Aid War
On japanese Beetles
Montgomery OffieioIs
Report $4,000 Pests
Trapped in ; Weeks

An appeal to District of Columbia
organizations to cooperate in fight
ing inroads of the japanese beetle
in the heavily infested areas along
the District-Maryland line was
issued today by o. w. Anderson,
agricultural agent for Montgomery
County.
Mr.. Anderson estimated that more
than $4,000 japanese beetles had
been trapped in the last three
weeks in various parts of the county
and said he believed the pest was
being checked in most parts of the
county except In the Metropolitan
Areas bordering the District line
No traps have been set out In
the District, however, and traps set
out on the Maryland side of the
line are sometimes filled in a day
or two, it was reported.
Mr.. Anderson said some changes
in the traps would be made to con-
centrate them in the more thickly
infested sections. Federal, State
and county funds provide the traps,
which are emptied periodically by
10 youths who service them during
the summer months.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
mo. s OF a Series.)

In Rock Greek Park great trees
spread their arms, bringing coolness
to the valley. And in the grass lies
the forgotten garbage Of picnic
lunches.
The crowds sit on the ground at
the Sylvan Theater, and when the
program is over. leave. as a legacy,
newspapers. candy wrappers, empty
cigarette packages.
Drawn by the promise of GOODNESS.
thousands of Washingtonians spend
their evenings at Hains Point. You
can estimate the crowd the morning
after by the paper which litters the
ground. }.ta .-ss E.a. .
The circles, with their statues, the
grassy triangles are Gases of green
ness in the desert Of streets. But
newspapers swirl at the base of the
statues and the grass is hidden be-
meath a mantle of litter. People
from nearby apartment houses
empty their trash into the recep-
tacles at the circles. The baskets
overflow, and the trash spills across
the grass.
Ice Cream Remnants.
Mothers come to the Zoo. bring
ing their children. While the
youngsters play. the mothers some
times shell peas or peel potatoes.
The shells and the peelings left on
the groundstestify to their mornings S
work.
Ice cream vendors are forbidden
to peddle their wares in Potomac
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Bond Concerts

BY the United States Marine|
Band at the Marine Barracks at
2 pm. today. Capt. william r. San
telmann, leader; Henry Weber, Sec
ond leader.
Program.
"The Marines Hymn"
"Primera Overtura de Concerto"
Alberto Williams (Chile)
Cornet solo, THE Debutante,"
r. Clarke|
Musician Robert de Hart.
Second movement from "Nordie
Symphony" -Hanson|
Song of the Bayou -Bloom|
"The Star spangled Banner"
. BY the Soldiers Home Band at|
the bandstand this evening at q
o'clock, John s. M. Zimmerman
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, as
sistant. s...s<
March, 1.-THE Boomerang" -Lithg0N
Overture. lie Roi d'Yvetot"
(King of the Gypsies) -Adami
Barcarolle from "Hoffman's Love
Tales" -Odenbach
Scenes from the opera, "Rienzi'
Wasner
Popular numbers
Coon Among the Chicken I've.
"Xylophone Rag Booth
Musician Wilbur D. Kiefter.
Waltz suite, "The Flower at
Finale. THE Bon Ton" zimmsrmar
The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Soldiers Home Band. al
the bandstand, at o'clock tonirhtl
John s. M. Zimmerman, band.
master; Anton Pointner, assistant.
PROGRAM.
March, "The Boomsrang',- Iithaov|
Overture, lie Roi d'Yvetot" (aKfns
Of the Gypsies'p -Ada,n7
Barcarolle from 'Honmans Icv1
Tales" -------------Off -Offenbach
Scenes. from the opera, "Hienr'|
Waanef|
Popular numbers. Coon Among ~
Chickens"
"Xylophone Rag" ns,etl
Musician Wilbur D. Kiefiers
Waits suite, The Flower Of Itslv'|
Finale, Tbs Bon Ton zimmern,
The Star spsnsied Banner
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Mormons Will Honor
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Evans

Frank Evans, former member Of
the Federal Farm Board and legal
counsel to the American Farm Bu-
reau, and his wife. Mrs. Priscilla
Evans, also a lawyer, will be honored
tonight by the Mormon congrega-
tions of Washington, Chevy Chase
and Arlington areas as they near
the completion Of Ghree years as
heads of the Eastern States Mission
Of the church.
They will be guests at a social at
8 o'clock at the Latter-day Saint
Washington Chapel, Sixteenth street
and Columbia road NV.
Local church heads who are being
simultaneously honored on their
release and, by Mormon custom,
are also non-professional ministers,
include Abraham H. Cannon, .ex-
ecutive in personnel Interior De-
partment; Gerald Smith, Soil Con-
servation Administration: Harold G.
Clark and Joel H. Bower. These
men presided over inter -congrega-
tional activities until the recent
organization of a Mormon Stake of
Zion.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Allen {. Hu|Iigan Dies
While on Business Trip

Allen G. Hulligan, ga, of 1725 New
ton street NV, special representa-
tive of the Washington branch of
Armour & Co., died suddenly
Thursday while on a business trip
to Hagerstown, Md.
Funeral services will be held at
$3.50 am. Monday at the Hines
funeral home, 29Ol Fourteenth
street NV, followed by a mass at
the Shrine of the Sacred Heart.
Burial will be in Fort Lincoln Gene
terry.
. Mr.. Hulligan, native OF Cleve-
land, came to Washington 81 years
ago, shortly after his marriage to
the former Agnes Cleland, also of
Cleveland. He was an influential
member of the Holy Name Society.
He also was senior counselor of the
United Commercial Travellers Of
America. o-...
Besides his wife, Mr.. Huu-z gan
leaves sister, Mrs. Frank Kelby of
Cleveland, and a niece, Mrs. Walter
Rifle of Pittsburgh.
Pallbearers will be Jacob Pyrah,
Gus Freesburg, Russell Pole, Schy-
Ter Sheppard, Harvey Anderson and
Henry Schaffert.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
". R. Johnson Appointed
Customs Commissioner

w. r. johnson. George Washing
ton University graduate who since
October, 1896, had been chief coun-
sci Of the Bureau of Customs, today
became commissioner Of customs. =
His appointment was announced
yesterday by Secretary Of the Treas
ury Morgenthau. Mr.. johnson sue
ceeds Basil Harris, who resigned
to return to the vice presidency of
the United States Lines.
A native of Kersey, Colo. Mr..
johnson received B. S. degree from
New York University before entering
the George Washington University
law school, He entered Govern
ment service as a clerk in the New
York Customs House in 1920. He
is a member of the Cosmos Club
and Of the American Legion.
Supervision of the Customs Bu-
reau, for which Mr.. Harris was re-
sponsible as assistant to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, has been
assigned to Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury Herbert E. CASTOR.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Water Gate Audience
Will Hear Shapiro
On Cello Tomorrow
Dr.. Frank Black of N. B. C..
To Be Guest Conductor:
First of Summer Series

Harvey Shapiro, young American
cellist who has played under the
baton of Toscanini. will be soloist
of the Sunset Symphony at the Po-
tomac Water Gate tomorrow at 8
pm.
A member of the National Broad
casting Co. Symphony Orchestra
and of the Primrose String Quartet,
Mr.. Shapiro will be heard in the
solo part of Saint-Saens' Concerto
for Cello in A Minor"
The sdrst eondnctor 4afgthe zsumx
mer series will lead the National
Symphony Orchestra at the Water
Gates tomorrow. He issD. Frank
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Legacy of Trash CIuttering
Parks Keeps 80 Men Busy
CureIessness Of Crowds Blamed for
UnsiehtIy Scenes About City

Park. but people buy the ice cream
outside the park, take 1t down by
the river and eat it. Chocolate drips
on the benches, with ice cream car
tons, sticks and cones on the ground
indicating the vendors outside the
park have had good day.
Every day 10 truckloads of trash
are taken from the parks. Half Of
it is in the refuse receptacles. The
other half-beer cans, whisky bot
ties. newspapers. paper plates.
watermelon rinds-is strewn over
the grounds.
The Once of National Capital
Parks keeps 80 men busy day, just
cleaning up the litter They spend
s26 900 a year on the job. National
Capital Parks officials estimate that
half this amount. $4,000, results
from sheer carelessness and could be
eliminated If the people would use
the $50 trash receptacles scattered
through the parks.
Effort At Education.
Efforts haveS been made to edu-
cate the public. Park police have
talked to school principals and
citizens associations. In some Sec
tions, support of cleanup program
has been enlisted. Petworth, for
instance, with two large circles and
a number of triangles, has Mrs.
Horace Phelps leading the forces of
cleanliness.
Mrs. Phelps method is to point
out at meetings of the Petworth
Citizens Association that careless
ness costs money. that additional
street cleaners would add to the tax
burden. If Mrs. Phelps notices the
litter beginning to pile up in one of
the circles or triangles in Petworth,
she calls it to the attention of people
in that neighborhood.
with a little urging" said Mrs.
Phelps, you can accomplish some-
thing"
But officials of National Capital
Parks and the Zoo are inclined to
be less optimistic, particularly in
the summer time. They can only
station baskets at convenient spots,
assigned men to clean up the worst
Of the mess-and hope.
Their hopes 60 regularly unan-
swered.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Three BureIories Near
Police Station Solved

Three of the 13 burglaries Of the
Courthouse Coffee Shop, two doors
from Metropolitan Police headquar-
ters, have been solved, the Detective
Bureau announced today.
A 35-year-old carpenter, recently
arrested on charges of stealing
$1,000 worth of Government bonds.
confessed to entering the shop three
times, police said. The carpenter
is said to have denied any knowl.
edge of the 10 other burglaries.
Evening star., 1940-07-20

Black, musical director of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.
An American-bor and trained
musician, DR.. Black has grown up
in radio and conducts the orchestras
on three major radio programs, as
well as being N. B. c. musical direc-
tor. The concert tomorrow will be
DR.. Blacks first appearance with
the National Symphony Orchestra.
He will also conduct next Wednes-
days Water Gate concert.
The program for tomorrow night,
In addition to Saint-Saens concerto,
includes the overture to THE Mar
riage of Figaro" by Mozart; Dvorak's
Symphony No. 5 (From the New
World)";;' the overture to Smetana's S
''The Bartered Bride" and Les Pre-
ludes," by Liszt.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
7 Dealer Groups
Suggest Liquor
Control Changes
Minimum Charges
And Bon on Price
Advertising Urged

Adoption of .ong list Of sugges-
tions for changes IN the District
liquor control system, as outlined in
the report of the Eberharter SUBJ
committee of the House District
Committee, including some control
over minimum retail prices and a
ban on advertising of liquor prices,
was urged on the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board today by spokesmen
Tor two groups in the industry.
They were Milton S. Kronheim,
representing the newly-created Bev-
erage Industry Committee, an Or
ganization of several hundred re-
tailers, wholesalers and other ele-
ments Of the industry, and Leo A.
Rover, counsel for the District Re-
tail Liquor Dealers Association.
Full Public Hearing Urged.
Some objection came from Sam
Beach, an attorney representing
Clark's Liquor Store, who argued the
Eberharter report did not make
many definite recommendations and
suggested the need for further ex-
animation of many issues. Mr..
Beach insisted the A. B. c. Board
should delay any recommendation
to the Commissioners or Congress
until it had conducted a full public
hearing and had heard the views of
the general public as we'll as men,
bers of the industry. Board Chair
man Thomas E. Lodge said such a
plan had been agreed upon by the
board
Among proposals adopted by the
retail association, Mr.. Rover said,
were: A ban on all liquor hand
bills, ban on liquor ads in neigh
borhood newspapers, a ban on pub
lication of liquor prices but not
otherwise on liquor in newspapers
of general circulation, and adop-
ton of a rule by the board limiting
the size of liquor signs. which he
said should be modest"
When Chairman Lodge asked Mr..
Rover what would be a modest"
size MIR. Rover replied: II am not
an expert on signs nor an expert
on modesty."
Price Rule Suggested.
In proposing that wholesalers be
required to post with the board
their prices to retailers Mr.. Rover
suggested a rule requiring retailers
to sell liquor for a price that would
allow Is per cent profit over the
normal wholesale cost.
Mr.. Kronheim said his groin
specifically approved of the various
suggestions in the Eberharter re-
port, including price control and a
ban on advertising of liquor prices,
He went further, speaking person
ally as a wholesaler to suggest the
BOARD should adopt a rule under
which no new license for a retail
establishment be granted within
900 feet of any church, school.
library or playground, holding this
would be in the interest of the pub
lie as well as the industry.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
j. 5. Bui|dinq
Strike Ends
With Truce
Work Storts Monday;
John Coyne to Rule
In Jurisdiction Row

Construction workers at the new
Social Security and Railroad Re-
tire,nent buildings prepared today
to resume full-time operations Mon
day following temporary settlement
Of . jurisdictional dispute which
slowed work almost to q standstill
at the projects for three days. =
DR.. John r. Steelman, director
OF the United States Cancellation
Service. said late yesterday that a
return-to-w work agreement had been
reached pending final settlement
to be based on decision by John
p. Coyne, president of the Building
Trades Department of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, parent
organization of the warning unions.
Will House Defense Workers.
Pointing out that the Labor De-
partment watched developments in
negotiations for an agreement from
the sidelines. DR.. Steelman said "full
credit for the settlement" should
be given j. c. McClosky, head Of
McClosky e. Co., builders Of the
structures; John Garvey, interna.
tional representative OF the build
ing laborers union, and o. w. BLAZER,
international officer of the carpen-
ters' organization.
The conciliation service, never
theless. had been in close touch
with the problem through Howard
T. Colvin, one of seven conciliators
assigned to building construction
activity throughout the country. and
was prepared to press for immediate
settlement should the parties fail
to reach an agreement yesterday.
The buildings are being rushed
to completion-at least by Septem-
Der Ito house part of the ma
tional defense personnel. OfIicia1s
had announced that the construc-
ton schedule would be completely
disrupted if the labor trouble were
not settled by today. Several days
work were lost recently because Of
a strike Of sand and gravel workers.
Carpenters Walked Out.
More than $50 carpenters walked
OdO VCOllCcOds dlGcIIlUO1, lOICnR
approximately 1000 other workers
into idleness almost Immediately.
The difficulty arose when the car.
penters and plasterers' helpers dis
agreed over which group should
have jurisdiction over construction
OF some repeatedly minor super
structure.
Mr.. Coyne, it was explained yes
terday, will visit the projects to de-
termine the exact nature Of the work
involved in the dispute before rem
dering his decision, which, both
parties agreed, will be considered
final.
Il am happy the matter was
ironed out today" DR.. Steelman
said following the agreement, "and
feel sure the building trades
unions will make every effort to
maintain an unbroken schedule on
these Government buildings until
they are completed"
Evening star., 1940-07-20
SIS Left in Tdxicob
Traced to Owner
By Honest Driver

What looked like $75 worth
of tough luck for Mrs. Goldie
Ahearn, wife of the fight pro-
moter, turned out pretty well
for all concerned.
Mrs. Ahearn left SIS In q
taxicab Thursday night. Luck
lily, the cab was operated by
one James Lee, ~, a Chinese
graduate of Central High School
and Strayer Business College,
and no one else found the
money.
Mr.. Lee, who had returned
lost purses before, traced the
owner and handed over the
money. The Ahearns were
pleased, and 80 was Mr.. Lee,
who received 4 liberal reward.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Man Held to Grand Jury
After Traffic Victim Dies

A 32-year-old colored man was
held today for the grand jury by
verdict OF a coroner's jury yesterday
IN the death Wednesday of Mrs. LII
Ian Green. 81, colored, 100 block of
F street NV, from injuries received
when she was struck by an automo-
bile near Third and F streets NV.
July 8.
John Miles, 80, colored, first block
OF r street NV, said to have been
the driver of the car. was held after
police testified they found skid marks
IS feet long at the scene of the &C.
cident.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Astronomers Sponsor
Full Moon Peep TONIGHT

Stephen Macy, president of the
National Capital Amateur Astrono-
mers' Association, announced today
that many of the members will take
their telescopes to Meridian Hill
Park tonight, starting at o'clock,
to let the public see the full moon
free of charge.
Last Saturday night the amateur
Astronomers entertained some $500
persons at the same vantage point.
Since many of these expressed a
desire to study the heavens, Mr..
Macy and his. club intend to bring
along several additional telescopes
tonight.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Mechanical Beetle Army
Invodes Eastern Shore

SALISBURY, Md, July 20 [P.-
A mechanical" army of Japanese
beetles is moving southeastward on
the Eastern Shore.
They're "mechanized" because
they're moving in on automobiles,
trucks and trains, clinging to the
moving vehicles as they head into
this rich agricultural section.
Already, trap collections show,
there are twice as many of the
insect pests in Salisbury and Del
mar than at this time last year.
In II towns and their vicinities
in Wicomico County, 1851 ,446
beetles have been caught in traps
this year. On the Maryland side
of Delmar, 1668,446 were trapped
and Salisbury has counted alag
Evening star., 1940-07-20
$222 Stolen From Car

Thieves today stole a number of
paper bags containing 1922 in bills
and change, funds belonging to the
Atlantic White Tower System, from
the glove compartment of his car,
John A. Bibb, jr., superintendent
of the lunchroom chain, reported
to police. Mr.. Bibb said his car
was parked in an alley in the rear
of his home at 1904 @ street NV.