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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
Coyton Hits Debt Exemption
Law as 'UnreuIistic'

which are not covered by that
obsolete law and which cannot be
corrected by judicial nat, but require
legislative action. The code makes
careful provision for the exemption
Of horses, mules, oxen, carts, wagons
drays and harness, and likewise
has exempted to heads OF house.
holds one COW, one swine and six
sheep, as well as farming utencils.
Cars . part Of Life"
"This was practical in 1901, and
at the time of the earlier statutes
upon which this one was based. But,
today, with the rapid development
Of our city into a great metropolitan
area, it would seem we are greatly
in need of more realistic legisla-
ton. We hardly ever see a horse
drawn conveyance in this jurisdic-
ton today, and swine, oxen and
sheep would truly be curiosities to
anv one within the city proper. But
automobiles by the thousands are
used by those who would formerly
have used horses, as a necessary and
indispensable part of their personal
and business lives"
Judge Cayton also pointed out the
present law provides no exemption
for single persons who have be-
come overburdened with debt, and
have seen their entire pay envelopes
seised By attachment."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
Committee
To Register Rooms
For Visitors
Peace and Freedom
Of Americas May
Provide Theme

A registration headquarters for all
vacant rooms available to inaugural
visitors here next month will be
opened today at the Willard Hotel.
according to Edgar Morris, chairman
Of the Housing and Hospitality Com
mittee of the Inaugural Committee
A preliminary survey indicates
there are 29,453 rooms available and
it is expected that registration will
begin at the new headquarters in
parlors F and G of the hotel tomor-
row.
William F. Baker, in charge o. the
room registration, urged all house.
holders in nearby Maryland and
Virginia who have rooms for rent to
register at the hotel tomorrow. A
special telephone group is being in
stalled for such registrants, who
should call Republic 1880.
Meanwhile, 1t was revealed that
the peace and freedom of the Amer
icas may provide one of the central
themes for the Inauguration. Officials
were reported considering inviting
all Latin American republics to share
in patriotic services Sunday, January
10, prior to participating in actual
inaugural ceremonies the next day.
To show the inaugural ceremonies
are not limited to the Capital, in
augural officials were said to be
planning loudspeaker reception Of
choral music from school children
in different parts Of the country.
As in the last Inauguration, there
will be no inaugural ball. Instead
there will be a concert January 20
by noted musicians. The program
will begin with church observances
January 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11

Judge Nathan Cayton of NUM-
cipal Court yesterday criticized the
Districts 39-year -old debt exemp-
ton law, which protects wages Of
family heads up to the sum of 500
a month where members of the
family supported live in the District,
but does not protect the wages
where the family supported lives
outside this city.
The criticism was made in an
opinion in which he refused to
grant exemption to an employe Of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp,
against a writ of attachment and
punishment obtained by a local
department store for the sum of
$84.78. This employe makes 500
month salary, the opinion said, but
two children whom he supports
live in Atlanta.
Family heads, whose families live
in nearby Maryland or Virginia,
likewise do not get exemption under
the law, Judge Cayton pointed out.
Auto Not Exempted.
Judge Cayton, in further en-
phasizing how the law is out of date,
told how 1t exempts, swine, sheep
and horse drawn vehicles from
seizure, but does not exempt au-
tomobiles.
IN the 80 years that have elapsed
many new situations have arisen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
Chest Drive Deficit
Is Now $780,.
Audit Reveals
More Give Than Ever
Before, but TotoI Is
Still Short of Cool

The Community Chest campaign
deficit now stands at $69,620, the first
official post-campaign audit reveals.
Results of the audit were released
today by Herbert l.. Willett. jr., di-
rector Of the Chest, who declared: .
1T is true that more people are
giving this year, but since the aver
age gift this year is lower than the
average gift of last year we still dare
not express the hope that victory is
within reach"
Through yesterday 2l2 $50 pledges,
totaling $3.50, 1873. 1852 per cent of
the 100000 goal, had been re-
ported. The number of givers was
1880 higher than the total for any
previous drive.
Mr.. Willett asked that prospective
contributors not reached by volun-
teer' solicitors, as well as persons
wishing to increase their pledges in
view Of the shortage, telephone
Chest headquarters, Metropolitan
1884, or write to or call at the offices,
1101 M street NV.
Unit totals yesterday were as fol-
lows: Government, 1929 ,931. 81 SO per
cent Of quota; Group. Solicitation,
s653,733, 9721 per cent of quota;
Capital, $8,077, 9502 per cent Of
quota; Metropolitan, $403, 903, 1856
per cent of quota, and Maryland,
s34, 734, 1912 per cent of quota.
The Chest director announced
resignation of Randolph G. Bishop
as assistant director and campaign
manager. Mr. Bishop will become
executive secretary of new national
organization dedicated to the ad-
vancement of dental health, and will
maintain Offices here, Mr.. Willett
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11

Shanghai now" he said, land there
aren't many ships coming in, but
I'll be going back some day soon.
Conditions there are bad, and it
was a smart idea to ask Americans
to get out. If anything happens
there isn't anywhere Americans
could go in a hurry. It's best to get
them out quick"
After enlisting in the Navy in
1908 he was stationed in the Orient,
and at the termination of his en-
listment he stayed awhile" Dur
ing the World War he was COM
mander of the troop transport West
Point, which sailed between New
York and French ports. Capt. Ar
mold, a lieutenant commander in the
Naval Reserves, said he would re-
main here for a few days, "just see
ling friends" before going home 10
New London"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
Hygiene Unit Sill Favors
SinqIe Pre.MaritaI Test.

The board of directors of the
Social Hygiene Society yesterday
reiterated its stand favoring the
inclusion of only the syphilis test
in the proposed law requiring pre-
marital health examination.
The board advised the corpora
ton counsel's Office of its belief that
the tests for tuberculosis and gonor-
rhea should not be included in the
requirements at the time of the
recent public hearing on the pro-
posed law.
Among those attending the board
meeting yesterday was DR.. William
F. Snow of New York, general di-
rector of the American Social
Hygiene Association. The boards
stand on the proposed law was
placed in written form by Judge Fay
Bentley of Juvenile Court, DR..
Henry H. Hazen, DR.. Ella Open
heimer and Ray Everett. executive
secretary of the society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
UNLIMITED Guest
Falls to Table,;
Woman Sues

It's worth s25 900 to have a man
drop down on your table from the
ceiling when you're eating luncheon,
knock you to the floor and cause
injuries so that you can't attend to
your business and social duties,
Miss Jane Smith, 4107 North Fourth
street, Arlington, Va. stenog-
rapher, told District Court yester-
day in a suit for damages.
Miss Smith named as defendants
in the suit the Washington Termi-
nal Co. and the Union News Co. at
Union Station and filed her action
through Attorney William F. Mar
tin. She claimed in the suit that
on July she went into the Union
Station Restaurant, operated by the
Union News Co., and sat down for
luncheon, when one Of the en-
ployes of the Washington Terminal
Co., engaged in maintenance work
aloft, fell through the ceiling. land
ed on the table at which she was
eating, knocking her from her chair
to the floor and injuring her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
DC. Wi||Diviide
$4,000 Fund
Among Needy
Cash From Harrison
Inaugural to Go for
Clothes and Fuel

Christmas gifts of clothing and
fuel will be given to 628 families on
the Districts public assistance rolls
under a plan adopted today by the
Commissioners for the use of So 900
OF the earnings resulting from the
$42,750 trust fund account which
was brought to public light last
week.
The trust fund accrued from
donation to the District of an
original surplus of $4,000 from the
inauguration of President Benjamin
Harrison in 1885, Under this trust
is was intended that the principal
be kept and that the earnings be
spent for the purchase of food and
clothing for the poor. In past years
some of the earnings were so spent
but other interest funds were
reinvested until the principal had
increased to nearly $4,000.
Purchase Orders to Be Given.
Following a conference with civic
leaders, the Commissioners decided
W SpCllo DO,OOO UClOlC Slil lSGllldS
of the currently accrued interest
total of s6,814 which had not been
invested.
The plan for disbursement was
drafted by Conrad Van Hyning,
principal assistant welfare director,
and was recommended by Welfare
Director Robert E. Bondy.
A purchase order system will be
used and members of the selected
families may go to merchants to
select clothing or to place fuel
orders. Welfare officials said that
because of the time element it would
be impractical for the District to buy
shoes and clothing in mass orders
and to undertake to distribute them
to the families.
Shoes Largest Item.
OF the $4,000 total, Sl,78O5O is to
be spent for TIL pairs of shoes; $500
for $50 outer garments. such as
sweaters and jackets, and S35950
for orders of coal, which may be
placed in one-quarter or one-half
ton lots.
Mr.. Van Hyning said the list of
families, together with items rec
commended for purchase by each,
could be prepared within 48 hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11

A chubby, wind-tanned American
sea captain who had been plotting
ships in and out of Shanghai Har-
Dor since 1923-until the State De-
partment asked United States citi-
zens to come home from the Orient
stepped out of passenger plane
today and whispered to the hostess:
Mice country we GOT
Capt. A.. j. Arnold said he hadn't
seen his family since 1887, when
his wife, daughter and son returned
to his former home in New London,
Conn. The last time he was here
for short visit Vas six years ago,
he said, but sit hasn't changed a
mite He arrived Sunday in San
Francisco on the steamship Wash
ington, which was crammed with
more than 1900 refugee" Ameri-
cans from the Orient
The Japs have good control Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11

continued, for you'll find few bad
eggs in any lot, but they are GER
tainly a more loyal group, on the
whole, than aliens who haven't
adopted this country as their home
land without reservation"
One of the biggest steps the
United States could take to reduce
the number of jobless workers, &C
cording to Mr. Colescott, would be
to eliminate all immigration-save
that involving broken families-for
q period of at least 10 years.
Mr.. Colescott, returning to his
Atlanta home after trip to West
ern and MidWestern States on Khan
business, stopped here. Ito see few
personal friends in Congress and
confer with local Khan leaders"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
Committee to Attend
Precinct Dedication

A committee consisting of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Thompson and
Mrs. Fred Haig last night were
appointed by the Logan-Thomas
Circle Citizens association to at
tend the forthcoming dedication
ceremonies of police precinct No. 2.
F. M. Fulton was appointed to
represent the association at COM
ing meeting of a committee from
various citizens groups interested
in a cross town bus route. The as
ISOLATION voted to accept the offer
of the George Washington Univer-
sity Public Speaking Bureau to send
students who will participate in
discussions of public interest at the
January meeting Of the circle group.
The meeting was held In the
home Of Mrs. Thompson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
Woshinetonions Form
New Fire Association

A group of Westinghouse, rep
resenting all ages and walks of life.
has formed an organization named
the Friendship Fire Association.
DR.. Edward r. Gookin, founder
of the famous Box So Association Of
Boston, has been named president
of the "fire-buff" group. The first
meeting was held at his home, lib
Sixteenth street NV.
The association eventually will
turn it's energies toward soliciting
aid for injured firemen, arousing in
terest in fire prevention and making
itself generally helpful to the fire
department, an announcement said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
Civiton Club Elects

Martin w. Hyson9 was elected
president of the Civitan Club for
1941 at meeting of the club last
night in the Mayflower Hotel Other
new officers are John, w. Hardell,
first vice president; r. Keldin
Shivers. second vice president, and
e. E. Cochran, third vice president.
Thomas w. Hysong, son of the presi-
dent, and Thomas B. Hooper and
Kirk E. Wallace were named t6 the
Board Of Directors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
Bigger Appropriation
To Meet Districts
Relief Needs Urged
Young Tells Delegation
City Heads Will Do
All Possible

Appeals for larger appropriation
for the next fiscal year for Washing
tons needy and for more liberal
rules of administration in the relief
Program were made to the Commits
sioners today by a delegation Of
more than a score of representatives
of various groups acting jointly as
the Citizens Conference on Jobs and
Welfare.
Commissioner John Russell Young,
who spoke for the Board OF Com
missioners, assured the group the
city heads were most sympathetic
with their detectives, and would do
all possible to meet relief needs. He
emphasized The answer was only a
question of money, and reminded
the group the Commissioners must
consider other city needs in planning
a budget for the action of Congress.
The delegation, headed by DR.. w.
A. Hunton, a Howard University
professor, presented six-point pro-
gram which called for: Greater
funds for direct relief, including
grants for unemployed employable
persons; a more adequate case work
staff for the District; removal of the
fixed limits on the amounts which
may be granted relief families per
month; funds for establishment Of
a food stamp plan: broadening Of
the nt-a-quart milk plan for the
poor, and a study of unemployment
and job opportunities.
Mr.. Young said the Commission
ers were seeking establishment OF
the food stamp plan, but that the
city heads were not permitted to re-
veal details Of their budget pro-
posals until they had been placed
before Congress.
DR.. Hunton said the present $50
a month ceiling" for persons on d.
rect relief was causing hardship to
persons in large families. He asked
that the scent milk program be
extended to all persons on the W..
P. A.
DR.. Hunton said the conference
group was sponsored by the WASH
ington Council of the National Ne
gro Congress, the Washington IN
dustrial Union Council of the c. I.
O., Washington Council of Teachers
Unions of the A. F. L. and the social
workers division of the United Of
flee and Professional Workers I'm
ion. Also represented at the con-
ference were spokesman for the
Workers Alliance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
300 Students to Attend
Pun-Americon PorIey

About 300 students from nine
senior high schools in the District
and vicinity will participate in the
second annual Pan-American Con-
ference for High School Students
tomorrow at George Washington
University.
The students will hear discussions
OF various phases of Pan-American-
ism, beginning at am. in the hall
of government. Afterward they will
be the guests of the university at
a luncheon. The conference is I'M
der the auspices of the universitys
Inter American Center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
Capital Guardsmen
May Not Be Called
Before March |
260th Anti-Aireroft,
However, to Be Indicted
independently Of Unit

AS the War Department in
tensified efforts to sped up the de-
tense program by ordering 30
Regular Army units to new train
ing stations, officials admitted today
that the tentative induction of ad-
ditional National Guard units dur
ing January cannot be carried out
in its entirety. A revised schedule
is being prepared, 1t was said.
While details could not be OBJ
tanned, it was understood that the
10Th National Guard Division, which
includes the District guarusmen, is
unlikely to be indicted before
March 1. TIE 260th Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, composed entirely of
District troops may be an exception.
1t is scheduled to leave for Fort
Bliss. Tex, independently of the
division which was to train at
Fort Meade. Md. between January 3
and January 10.
Must Await Housing.
Movements Of the Regular Army
units will begin. the department
said yesterday. as soon as the COM
manders of the destination corps
areas report that adequate facilities
for their accommodation are ready.
Construction estimates, the departs
ment said, indicate that this would
be early in 1941. More than half Of
those to be shifted would be con-
centrated at Fort Devens, Mass.
The others will move to halt
dozen different posts.
Failure of many of the National
Guard environments to be ready for
occupancy in early January as origi-
nally scheduled was given az the rea-
son for the probable delaying Of the
training for most of the Guard units
awaiting call. Facilities at Fort
Bliss are about ready, it was said
The 260th Regiment will be indicted
before 1t leaves here on its 1900
mile overland journey.
New Regiment Planned.
The War Department is being
guided by strict rule that Select1ve
service men and guardsnen will not
be brought to camps in the winter
months unless proper housing IA
cilities are available. When the jan
uary induction schedule was an
nounced last October, it was believed
then the housing program could be
easily ready on scheduled time.
Proposed creation of q powerful
new coast artillery regiment, here
tofore only a paper" unit, also was
announced when the department
said the 54th Coast Artillery, equip
ped with a tractor drawn guns of
155-millimeter caliber, will be formed
at the Galveston, Tex, replacement
center early next February. The new
unit, for which a framework of en-
listed personnel is now being organ
ized with men, from the 18th and
77th Coast Artillery Anti-aircraft
Regiments at Fort rBagg, N. c., will
have approximately 1000 Officers
and men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
1000 Workmen Found
For Pearl Hurbor Job

An 18-day recruiting drive, in
which 1900 skilled and semi skilled
workmen were rounded up for the
Pearl Harbor Navy Yard at
Honolulu, was reported today by the
Civil Service Commission in making
public letter from Secretary of the
Navy Knox praising the co-opera-
ton and efficiency of the commits
sion.
Personnel was obtained for "a
classes of work, the Nationwide
machinery of the commission being
pressed into service for the task.
The call went out on october 5 and
on November 5 the men went to
work at Pearl Harbor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
Checkers Exhibition

Newell w. Banks, former checkers
champion of the world and present
blindfoded checkers champion, will
give an exhibition of checker and
chess play at the Y. M. c. A. at 7:30
o'clock tonight. Mr.. Banks will play
all corners simultaneously in either
game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
Dr.. KoImer to Lecture

DR.. John A. Kolmer. devisor of the
Kolmer test, a modification of the
Wasserman test, will deliver the
third Smith Reed Russell lecture at
IL am. tomorrow at the George
Washington University School of
Medicine. DR.. Kolmer is professor
OF medicine at Temple University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11

OuSlTleS.
Restrict the
pay rolls to sec
ond generation
Americans and
the major part
of your problem
is solved" the
bald, stock y,
mild hammered
ex - veterinarian
who heads the
Klan explained
In an interview.
mot all sec
ond = generation
Americans can
la fr11ctad - ha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11

BY the United States Marine
Band Symphony Orchestra in the
band auditorium Of Marine Bar
racks tonight At s:15 o'clock. Capt.
william r. Santelmann, leader:
Henry Weber. second leader, con-
ductino.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
1t. Col. Allen Transferred

1t. Col Henry T. Allen was as
signed today to the Third Cavalry
at Fort Myer, Va. He is now sta
toned with the organized reserves
at Rochester, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
Khan Head, on Visit Here,
Offers SABOTAGE Cure

Imperial Wizard James A. Cole
scott said here yesterday that the Ku
Klux Kan has the best answer to
sabotage in national defense in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
Traffic Record

The traffic record, as revealed
at police headquarters, for "a
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 81.
Motorists injured, 2.
Motorists arrested, 316.
Pedestrians injured, 5.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulations. |:
Motorists arrested for failing
to give right of way to pedes-
TRANS, none.
Killed in 1910 traffic, ST; by
December II, In 1889, 30.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-06
'Fr. Gleeson
To Be Speaker

Under the direction of Robert
Treleyan. secretary of the Alumni
association of Bellarmine high
school, their annual banquet will
be held Thursday evening at $50
in the faculty house of the school.
Trelevan, general chairman. an
nounced that the Rev. Gleeson, S.
J., who for six years was president
of Bellarmine, would be the guest
speaker at the banquet. Rev. Glee-
son is now rector of the Jesuit
house OF studies and novitiate at
Sheridan, Ore.
A business report will be given
by the secretary-treasurer of the
organization. Ralph Peluso, after
which talks will be given by vari-
Gus members OF the association.
The alumni consider themselves
most fortunate in having FIR. Glee-
son as speaker and plans are be-
ing pushed to accommodate one of
the largest gatherings in. alumni
history.
A feature OF the assembly will
be a paper given to each member
of the association with interesting
items concerning members of the
group. Reservations may be made
by phoning Robert Trelevan at
Main $3.50 or Bellarmine, PR 4040.