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Evening star., 1940-02-21
Dr.. Buchanan Speaks
On Woman's S Part in MIRA

DR.. Frank N. D. Buchanan, initia-
tor of the program of moral re-
armament, addressing representa-
tive group here yesterday, declared,
I'VE must create the moral and
spiritual steel for Americas Maginot
Line of industrial cooperation and
national unity"
He spoke at the home of Mrs.
Harold Walker, 2110 Leroy place, on
the subject of woman's part in the
program of moral rearmament.
DR.. Buchanan announced that
large luncheons were held yesterday
of nearly 1000 businessmen and
representatives of labor in San
Francisco, Seattle and Portland to
plan a new understanding and CO.
operation for the industrial life of
the West Coast.
Mevrouw van Beuningen, who
recently arrived from Europe, de-
scribed the effect of the war on the
internal life of the Netherlands, and
told of response of that nation to
the spirit of moral rearmament.
Other speakers included Prof.
Ebenezer Cunningham, scientist of
st. Johns College, Cambridge; Miss
Elizabeth Morris, New York; John
McCook Roots, Harvard and Wash
ington, and DR.. Morris Martin of
Merton College, Oxford.
Evening star., 1940-02-21

Patriotic and fraternal groups of
the Capital will mark George Wash
ington's birthday tomorrow with an
extensive program of observance.
Among the events scheduled are the
following:
8. a.m.-Washington Monument
guards to open ceremonies by raising
flags of the 48 States.
a.m.-White House military aide
to place wreath at base of the Mon
ument on behalf of President Roose-
welt.
8 am. Alexandria Washington
Masonic Lodge members to place
wreath on Washington's tomb at
Mount Vernon.
$3.50 a.m.-Boy Scouts leave South
Ellipse for Mount Vernon.
10 a.m.-Veterans of Foreign Wars
will journey to Mount Vernon to
place floral tributes.
1880 a.m.-Associati0n of Oldest
Inhabitants members will hear Sem
ator King and Jesse G. Suter at
annual observance at Old Union En-
gine House.
10 am. to noon-Various patriotic
organizations to lay wreaths at base
of Washington Monument.
10:45 a.m.-Representative Fish to
address Sons, Daughters and Chill
dren of the American Revolution at
Continental Hall on Faith in Amer
ica."
IL noon-Mount Vernon Chapter,
Military Order Of the Purple Heart,
to hold services at the Mount Yer
non tomb.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
D. C.. Heads Ask
Friday Heoringon
Reorganization

An urgent request that a public
hearing be held Friday on proposals
for reorganization of the District
government was made today by the
District Commissioners.
Following conference at their
semiweekly board meeting, the Com
missioners directed Corpora ton
Counsel Elwood H. Seal to go at once
to the Capitol to see Chairman Ran
dolph of the House District Com
mittee and Representative Kennedy,
Democrat. of Maryland, chairman Of
the District Reorganization Subcom-
mittee. to urge that a public hearing
be called at an early date, Friday if
possible.
The Commissioners, despite criti-
cisms of reorganization plans from
some Federal officials, made clear
they are seeking decisive action at
this session.
They also said they plan to make
q fight for adoption of their pro-
posals, which differ radically in some
respects from the program sponsored
by Mr.. Kennedy and the plan au-
thored by Griffenhagen & Associ-
ates. the firm which made a survey
of the municipal establishment.
One Of the major differences is
that the Kennedy and Griffenhagen
programs call for a city manager
who would assume administrative
functions now performed by the
Commissioners.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Jury Clears Man
Who Shot Landlord

When William T. Chappelle, AZ,
eolored, felt his landlord press cold
steel against his cheek and start
singing a death hymn, he decided
the time had come for decisive ac-
ton. So he shot the landlord to
death.
A District Court jury decided yes
terday that Chappelle's reasoning
had been correct and found him not
guilty of manslaughter in the death
of John r. Lytle, A, colored, the
landlord.
Chappelle's lawyer, Emory B.
Smith, said that Chappelle had acted
IN self-defense. The prosecution
argued that Chappelle, a special
policeman, was armed at the time
with blackjack, brass knuckles and
= gun-against the landlords only
weapon, small penknife.
The shooting occurred November
: B at 223 r street NV, and grew out
Of an alteration in the house.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Rohde Says Americans
Hold PRIVILEGES LiohtIv

Capt. Borge Rohde, Danish hus-
band of the former Ruth Bryan
Owen, once Minister to Denmark.
told the Zeta Beta Chi Sorority
last night that Americans take the
privileges of democracy too much
for granted.
THE average American" he said,
doesn't seem to realize that his
is the finest heritage anywhere.
You have the four cardinal tenets of
the ideal democracy: Freedom of
speech, freedom of assembly, re-
ligious freedom and freedom of the
press
Now an American citizen him.
self, Capt. Rohde has been touring
the country, iecturing to various
chapters of the sorority under the
auspices of the World Caravan
Guild, Of which his wife is a pa
troness. His talk at the Washing
ton Hotel last night was his first
lecture here.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
View Of Venus and Jupiter
Hoped For Here Today

Astronomers were hoping today
that the clear skies will continue
until at least 6 O'Clock this after
noon, when four major planets will
be visible in the Western sky within
an arc of 81 degrees.
Capt. j. F. Hellweg. U. S. N, re-
tired, superintendent of the Naval
Observatory, informed the Navy De-
partment that Venus and Jupiter
will practically be together at an
altitude of about 81 degrees and
that Saturn will be about Is degrees
above these two. Next above will
be Mars, about 5 degrees over
Saturn.
At the same time, the moon will
be in the east about 30 degrees above
the horizon. Capt. Hellweg said
that If cloud formations, which
often appear near the horizon at
this time of the year, do not obscure
the view. District residents will be
treated to . rare celestial display.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Bergman Receives
Tribute al Luncheon
Given by Bark|ey
Garner and Is Senators
Attend Affair at CopitoI
For Stor Curtoonist

Clifford K. Bergman, The Star
political cartoonist, was honored
yesterday at the Capitol with a
luncheon attended by Vice Presi-
dent Garner and 13 Senators. Sena-
tor Barkley, majority leader, gave
the luncheon as mark of esteem
from one Kentuckian to another.
The arrival of 1910 opened Senator
Barkley's 28th year in Congress and
Mr.. Berryman's 33d with The Star.
The guests, who ate in the private
dining room of Col. Edwin A. Halsey,
secretary of the Senate, listened to
Mr.. Garner, Senator Taft, Republi-
can, of Ohio; Senator Barkley and
Senator Glass, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia praise Mr. Bergman as an
artist and a man. Senator Glass
6utdid them all when he observed:
Some people who have brains
have little heart. Some people have
heart but few brains to go with
it. Clif Bergman combines both
he has plenty of brains and plenty
of heart"
The guests gathered at / pm,
and it was before they departed.
Mr.. Garner and Senator Glass were
the only ones present who were in
Congress when Mr.. Bergman joined
The Star. None was there who was
on the scene in Washington when
Mr.. Bergman came up to the Capt.
tai in 1886 from Woodford County,
KY. at the instance of Senator Jo-
seph S c. Blackburn, or when Mr..
Bergman invented the Teddy
Bear" in 1902.
The guests included Senators Har-
rison, Mississippi; McKellar, Ten
nessee; Chandler, Kentucky; Byrd,
Virginia; Brown, Michigan; Clark,
Missouri; Lucas, Illinois; Minton,
Indiana; Byrnes, South Carolina,
and Stewart, Tennessee, Democrats,
and Austin, Vermont, Republican.
Col. Halsey, Archibald MacLeish,
librarian of the Library of Con-
gress; Gould Lincoln, political writer
of The Star, and Leslie Biffle, ma
jority clerk of the Senate, also were
present.
Evening star., 1940-02-21

Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld of Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation for
the Jewish groups.
Presiding will be the Rev. Dr.
Albert Joseph Mccartney, minister
Of Covenant-First Presbyterian
Church. who is chairman of the
Committee on Religious Life.
This committee is engaged in an
inter-faith movement to encourage
people of all faiths to attend their
own churches and revive their spir-
itual lives.
Music for the radio program will
be furnished by members of the
choir of Calvary Baptist Church un-
der the direction of Herbert v. Pate
Numbers include THE Land of Hope
and Glory" by Elgar, and America
Triumphant" by Demarest. Thu
program will conclude With thu
singing of America" .
Evening star., 1940-02-21

Pickets marched today in front of
two F street stores-Jelleff's, at 1914
F. and the Knickerbocker Hat Shop,
at 1928 F-while baff1ed proprietors
sought vainly for a way out of the
situation.
A picket from the A. F. L. Painters
Union paced in front of the Knick-
erbocker shop, protesting because a
painting job there had been done by
members of the c. I. O.'s United
Construction Workers Organizing
Committee.
A few doors down the street
c. I. o. picket marched in front of
Jelleff's, where construction work is
under way with A. F. L. labor.
The A. F.. L. union told Herman
Schimel, manager of the Knicker-
booker, that the only way he could
get rid of his picket was to have the
job done over by members of the
A. F. L. union.
The G. I. O. announced that it
would not withdraw its picket until
the A. F. of L. had stopped picketing
their job.
Nonunion Bids Refused.
Here is the story, as told by those
involved:
Mr.. Schimel: 1--WE asked for bids
on our paint job from contractors
here and decided to accept the bid
of the man employing c. I. o.
workers. It seemed to be the best
bid from contractor employing
union men. We turned down the
nonunion bids.
About week ago, this A. F. of L.
picket appeared. The job was
finished this week. but the picket
stayed. I went to the Labor De-
partment and they got in touch with
j. w. Brown, business agent of Local
1863 of the Painters Union.
"Mr. Brown came to see me this
morning and asked him why I was
being picketed. He said because
had used c. I. o. labor. I tried to
reason with him, and asked him
what I would have to do to get rid
of the picket.
HE said the only thing to do was
to have the job done over completely
by A. F. L. painters. I said I didn't
think my New York Office would al
Evening star., 1940-02-21

Selecting Washington's birthday
for another of a series of religious
radio broadcasts, the. Committee on
Religious Life in the Nations Capt.
tai tomorrow wilf present speakers
representing the Catholic, Protestant
and Jewish faiths for discussion of
the American blessings of freedom
of religion, freedom of speech and
The Religion of the Founders"
The program will be heard from
12:45 pm. to lis pm over Stations
WMAL and WRC of the National
Broadcasting System, which has
donated the time for the broadcast.
The speakers will be the Rev. DR..
Patrick J. O'Connor of Catholic
University, speaking for the Catho-
lies; the Rev. DR.. William s. Aber-
nethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church, for the Protestants, and
Evening star., 1940-02-21

Mrs. Melvina Posey, 30, Of 446
Tenth street S.W.. died in Emer-
gency Hospital this morning Of in
juries received in an automobile
accident in Arlington County, Va,
Monday night.
Mrs. Posey was struck by a car
In the 300 block Of Columbia pike
and was removed to the hospital
for treatment of head and body in
juries.
Joseph Akulis, 30, q soldier at
Fort Myer, Va. was said by police
to be the driver of the car which
struck her. He was released in
custody of the military authorities.
The accident occurred five min
utes after another person had been
killed on the same highway. just
six blocks away. Victim of that ac-
cident was ]. ]. Kelly, about 40,
Of Greensboro, N. c.
Vern Prentice, 8, of 218 John
Marshall place, son Of the superin-
tendent of the Gospel Union Mission,
WOO Ala Soouo1Vy 21OoPAtdA WAtIl SCAAs
Gus head and possible internal in
juries. sustained when struck by an
automobile near his home yesterday.
Claude Mallard, Is, of STA L
street NE. was in the same hospital
with injuries to his head, face and
legs, suffered when knocked from his
bicycle by an automobile at Eighth
and K streets NE.
Both were reported recovering to-
day. - \
"A coroners jury, after hearing
testimony yesterday concerning the
death OF James H. Jones, so, Dis
trict clerk who was knocked down
by q ht-and-run driver At Ninth
and M streets NV. decided that a
truck driver-identity unknown
was responsible.
The accident occurred February
10 and Mr.. Jones died last Friday
in Emergency Hospital. Under the
verdict. it will be possible to take
the guilty driver directly to the
grand jury If he is apprehended.
Evening star., 1940-02-21

The place: Ninth and M streets
NV.
The accident: A 60-year-old man
was fatally injured when struck by
a northbound truck, whose driver
failed to stop. The victim was walking
west across Ninth street in the south
crosswalk. He was knocked a dis
tance-believed to have been about
40 feet-beneath q southbound au.
tomobile, whose driver had come to
an immediate stop. The injured
man died In Emergency Hospital
February 16. He had suffered broken
ribs, lung puncture and fractures
Of both legs.
Time Of accident: About $50 pm,
February 10.
Weather conditions: A heavy mist
was falling and visibility was poor.
The street: Wet, straight and
level.
The vehicle: A truck, reported
travelling at moderate speed when
accident occurred.
The driver: Unknown to authort.
ties.
Coroner's jury verdict: Driver Of
the truck declared responsible for
the death. He will be taken before
the grand jury when apprehended.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Woman Injured
In Arlington
kishap Dies
Two Boys in Hospital
After Accidents in
District Yesterday
Truffic Record

The traf1lc record, as revealed
at police headquarters for a.
hour period ending 8 an. yes
terday:
Fatalities, l "a pedestrian).
Accidents, 80.
Motorists injured. 6.
Motorists arrested, AIT.
Pedestrians injured, 6.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
iation of pedestrian control reg
ulations, 4.
The traffic record for 24-hour
period ending-at 8 am. today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 80.
Motorists injured, 3.
Motorists arrested 1893.
Pedestrians injured. 3.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation Of pedestrian control
regulations, II.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Bruce AssaiIs
Hatch Act in
Campaign Talk
Doesn't Mind if Some
Active Opponents Are
Restricted by Law

Denunciation of the Hatch Act
as "cockeyed" on the ground that
1t disfranchises large section
Of the people who know most about
running local government" was
made by Howard Bruce of Bal
timore, candidate for the Maryland
Democratic nomination to the Sen
ate, last night.
Mr.. Bruce's speech, made before
the Mount Rainier Democratic Club
inaugurated the Democratic sena-
torial campaign in the area near
Washington.
Mr.. Bruce said he believed that
some of the people who are oppos-
ing him in his fight for the sena-
torial nomination are restricted by
the Hatch Act from such activity,
but said it was "all right" with
him. The capacity audience in Star
Hall applauded his attack on the
act.
He contended the act affects a
large number of people it was not
intended to affect, barring them
from normal civic activities. He
said he didn't think Government
employees should be too powerful,
but expressed belief the people
would take care of such situation
If it should arise.
Backs Ticket, Win or Lose.
Mr.. Bruce said he would support
the ticket whether he won or lost
the nomination for the seat of Sen
ator George L. Radcliffe. He praised
the Prince Georges Democratic Or
ganization as a model for the State.
Naming unemployment. spending
beyond our income and the now ma
tional income as the three major
elements seriously retarding return
to a normal economic life, Mr.. Bruce
said cooperation between labor,
capital and consumer demand would
restore the country to a normal
condition of employment and pros
perity
He called for an administration of
the National Labor Relations Act
with as much fairness to the en-
ployer as to the workman"
Called Uncertain Factor.
II have no argument against the
sp-called Wagner Labor Act in its
objectives," he said, but I think
every industry has feeling that the
administration of this law has in
troduced a new element of uncer-
tainty in the economic structure of
this country" &
THE administrationshas seemed to
concern itself far more with leaders
and factions of the labor movement,
or what might be termed the politics
OF labor, than with the well being OF
the workman" he declared.
Representative Lansdale G. Sass
Ger, of the 5th Maryland district. who
has announced he will support Mr.
Bruce, introduced the candidate.
DR.. Harry Nalley. president of the
Mount Rainier Democratic Club
presided Other speakers included
State Senator Charles G. Marbury
and Delegate John S. White.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Bond Concerts

BY the United States Marine
Band Symphony Orchestra tonight
at 8:15 o'clock in the Marine Bar
racks Auditorium, Capt. Taylor
BranSon, leader: William F. San
telmann, second leader, conducting.
Program.
"Symphony in E Minor No. l,
Opus 80" -------Jean Sibelius
Andante ma non troppo: Allegro
energico.
Andante ma non troppo lento.
Allegro, Scherzo.
Finale (Quasi una Fantasia) j.,
Andante; Allegro motto.
sConcerto in A Minor No. l,
Opus 80" for violoncello and
orchestra Camille Saint-Saens
Allegro non troppo.
Allegretto con moto.
Come prima.
Soloist: Musician John Auer.
FANTASY, Opus T."
sergei Rachmaninoh
Overture, "sakuntala, Opus 49,"
Carl Goldmark
"The Star Spangled Banner"
TOMORROW.
Concert by the United States Ma
zine Band at 2:30 pm. in the Marine
Barracks auditorium: Capt. Taylor
Branson, leader; william F. Santel-
mann, second leader, conducting.
Program.
THE Marines Hymn
March. George washington BIZ
centennial - Sousa
Overture, Magic Flute" Mozart
(a) ''Minuet" -Bocherini
tb) Gavotte. "Amarylles" :. Ghys
(c) "Minuet In g" 49, Beethoven
Suite, Prom the Days of George
Washington" arr. Schmidt
March, Father Of the Land We
Leve" Cohan
Hymn, "A Mighty Fortress Is
Our Lord" Luther
] Ihe Star SpanRled Banner"
Evening star., 1940-02-21

Twenty-six, or almost one third, Of
the Districts trafflc fatalities last
year were centered In . rectangle In
the downtown area, roughly bounded
by Florida avenue on the north,
Pennsylvania avenue on the south.
Maryland avenue On the east and
New Ha0pshlre sveaus - Ia west.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Sibley Board to Dine

The Sibley Hospital Board of
Trustees will hold dinner in
honor OF the midyear graduating
class in Rust Hall at 7:30 pm. to-
morrow. Justice Bolitha j. Laws
OF District Court will be the princi-
pal guest.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Pledged by Fraternity

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Feb. Il
(SpeciaD Nicholas g. Schlegel, son
Of N. Schlegel Of Washington, has
been pledged into the Delta Epsilon,
social fraternity at the University Of
Virginia.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Mint Gets Medal Orders

Orders for the manufacture of the
new Naval Reserve Medal have been
placed with the United States Mint,
Rear Admiral Chester w. Nimitz,
chief OF the Bureau of Navigation,
announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-02-21

District automobile drivers last year
with experience ranging from six
months to Is years were involved In
81 fatal accidents as compared with
27 involving drivers with from 16
to 80 years experience.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Why Must They Die? No7 m: 4':' ts !" a' 1ss%'s so%s


An analysis OF traffic fatality
No. s has not yet been published.
The inquest has been delayed
pending the recopery of Uit-
ness injured In the same dcci-
dent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-20
ITALIAN SPIES LOCATED, SAN FRANCISCO
RUMANIA TO CEDE SECTION
 10 BULGARIA

CRAIOVA. Rumania, Aug. 20. - Completion of an agreement where by Rumania will cede to Bulgaria southern Dobruja is believed inn pending.
 Representative of the two Bal kan kingdoms have been in confer ence for the past several days. When financial experts and repre- sentativcs concerned with resettle- ment of the cities of the two na- ticns left the conference, 1t was assumed that the question of re- drawing the frontier was the only one remaining.
 Southern Dobruja formerly was the property of Bulgaria. The treaty between the two nations is being forced by Germany to pre- serve peace in the Balkans. It is expected to provide that Bulgaria will pay for state property in the ceded territory and that Rumanian nationals in southern Dobruja will be removed to Rumania proper if they wish to retain their citizen ship
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-20
N0F00DF0R EUROPE, SAYS BRIT. PREMIER
Churchill BlunfIy Turns Down Proposal-His
 Reasons

LONDON. Aug 20.-Prime Min ister Winston Churchill today sum- moned the United Kingdom to pre- pare for campaigns for the next two years He jeered at Hitler's pro- claimed total blockade of England and declared bluntly that no food will be allowed to reach any country which has fallen to Germany.
 The Prime Minister rejected form CT President Herbert Hcover's pro- pcsal for shipment of American food supplies to France, Belgium and Holland, saying that the food would fall immediately into Germany s hands, not reach those intended for and would thus only prolong the agony of all Europe
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-20
Building for
 NavySfopped,
 Says Admiral
1ax Uncertainties, Other Issues Prevents Buy
 ing Ship Material

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. = Tax uncertainties. profit limitations and competitive buying, including orders from the British, are reported un- officially to have stopped progress on the Navy's procurement materials for ship building.
 Rear Admiral w. R. Furlong made this statement today to the Senate Appropriations Committee during testimony on the $5,000, 100000 sup plemental defense bill which the committee approved
 Admiral Furlong said progress of procuring materials has been stop ped when plants found out it is more profitable to do business with the British.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-20
Active Espionage 0rgani- zations Being Main
 fained, Says Dies
C0MMuMISTS GAIN
 CONTROL OF UN!0NS
Policy to Prevent U, 5. Ma
 tiOndI Defense-Com- miffee Probing

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 20.-Martin Dies, Chairman of the Dies Committee probing un-Am- crican activities. today stated he has evidence that both Ger mauy and Italy are maintaining active espionage organizations here.
 Dies said thr committee "has thc rames of seven known Ital- ian spies here and the names of 20 leaders in 8 German espion- age organization"
 Dies told the newsmen that he had been told the Interna- tional Long hOre mems and Warehousemen's Union. Ameri- can Radio and Telegraphists As sociati0n, Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, operating here and on vessels plying from here, are controlled by Communists aid said to be gaining control of other unions in keeping with the Communist policy.
 Martin said the Communist policy is to prevent the United States from preparing for Ma tiOnal Defense and if war comes to have the men in positions where they might engaged in sabotage and espionage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-20
SOLDIERS, C(( WORKERS
 EuR0UTE NORTH 10 WORK
 ONMETLAKATLAAIRBASE

! SEATTLE. Aug. 20-Four hun dred and fifty regular soldiers and 4J0 CCC men embarked today aboard the U. s. Army transport Leonard Wood for Metlakatla on Annette Island to begin construc- ton work on the new Army air base.
 The troops include a battalion 9lus a headquarters service com 1any of the 28th Engineers of Avia- ion. recently organized at March Field.
 Major George J. Mold is the com nanding officer
 The transport is also carrying a 5000ton cargo for use of the troops and eco workers, including 100 pre- fabricated houses.