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Evening star., 1940-07-22
Minister Holds
Thanks Service
For Recovery

In a special Thanksgiving" serv-
ice, DR.. John e. Briggs, for 81 years
pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church,
yesterday paid tribute to his doctors
and nurses and Divine guidance for
his recovery from an illness with
which he was stricken q year ago.
Now in good health, DR.. Briggs
greeted from his pulpit Drs. r.
Arthur Hooe and George r. Sorrell.
The minister also thanked his
congregation for having stayed by
him Loyalty during the illness with
which he was stricken q year ago
yesterday.
Yesterday, coincdientally, was DR..
Hooe's birthday, and the former
patient presented greeting cards to
the physicians. DR.. Hooe described
DR.. Briggs as cooperative, sub
missive and totally unafraid" patient.
The Rev. J.. Herrick Hall, new
junior pastor of the church and
minister of music, assisted In the
special program.
Evening star., 1940-07-22
IS Refugee Children
To Visit al Greenbelt

Fifteen boys and girls who have
iied war terror in their native lands
will arrive in Greenbelt, Md, today
for two weeks of vacation as guests
Of the community.
Some of the youngsters, from
Q to IL years of age, are refugees
from bombed areas of England
others have come to America from
countries where the tide of war has
reached its crest and passed, leav-
ing the problems Of scanty food,
clothing and shelter.
They will arrive at Union Station
under chaperonage of Miss Mildred
Stadholz of the division of social
and cultural adjustment of the Ma
tional Refugee Service, New York.
Members of the Greenbelt Citizens
Association will transport them to
the town, where the children will
enter homes of residents who have
agreed to act as hosts.
Town Manager Roy Braden will
present the refugees with cards ad-
mitting them to all Of Greenbelts
recreation facilities.
Among those heading the greet
ing party are Mrs. A. Chasanow,
chairman; the Rev. Robert Kinche-
loe, Mrs. Thomas McNamara and
DR.. Samuel Berenberg.
Evening star., 1940-07-22
Girl Scout Leader lauds
Backyard Contest

The back yard playground
contest, recently inaugurated here,
was described yesterday by Miss
Eleanor Durrett, director of the
District Girl Scouts of America, as
"one of the most beneficial projects
undertaken in the District of Co.
lumbia In many years."
Many Girl Scouts, she said, have
given impetus to the affair by en-
tering their yards in the contest. II
am sure by encouraging children to
play in their own yard away from
dangerous streets and traffic will
help reduce accident and death
rates of children in this city," Miss
Durrett added.
The contest is sponsored by the
Recreation Department, the TRAFFIC
Advisory Council and the District
Works Projects Administration, It
Is open to all District residents.
Entries In the contest will close July
81. Those wishing to enter the con-
test may do 10 by notifying the.
Recreation Department in the Force
School, 1740 Massachusetts, avenue
NV. Telephone Michigan 1155.
The work Of judging the yards to
choose the winner will begin Au-
gust 10.
Evening star., 1940-07-22
Possibility Of Malaria Outbreak
Seen in Littering of Streets
RuhIond Soys Health Peril in Accumu|otions
Of Rubbish Is ReoI This Time of Year

alleys and cutters, the health ON
Ger said that such an accumulation
could lead to the breeding of other
insects and rodents, always poten-
tial health menaces.
Danger to Whole City.
He pointed out that as long as
any part Of the city is unclean every
other part Of the city runs q risk of
being infected by carriers of disease.
In the matter Of public hath"
he said, there are limits to what
the Government service can do. In
the last analysis, a lot depends on
the public. There Is too much Of .
feeling that the Government will
provide. The public must remember
its obligation to its city, too"
The Health Department, he as
serted, is handicapped in its sanitary
policing by an inadequate STAFF. The
ratio Of inspectors is one to every
10000 people. These men, said DR..
Rutland. must walk their beats,
hampered by limited means Of trans
portation. He said he would like
to increase the inspection force of
the Health Department, as we'll as
put to work sanitary engineers as
inspectors.
Could Save Taxpayers Money.
with a ratio OF one to $1,000 pop
ulation," said DR.. Ruhland, I'VE can't
hope to cover the ground as COM
petently and effectively as we should.
It largely depends on the average
citizen to reduce the litter nuisance,
and the health menace. and, Incl
dentally, it would save the taxpayers
money, II they were willing to dis
pose properly Of what they were
through with"
It is, however, the health menace
that DR.. RuhlAnd fears in an un-
slightly city, he made it clear. He
doesn't want 1t to be an outbreak
Of malaria that brings Washington
out of its letharRy.
Evening star., 1940-07-22
District Legion 10 Give
Five Citizenship Awards

The District department of the
American Legion announced today
that five Washing gtonians will be
given American Legion citizenship
awards for 1910 at the departments
annual convention at $50 pm.
August at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
Receiving the citizenship certif-
icates this year will be Miss Maude
Alton, principal of the Americaniza-
ton School; Stephen T. Porter,
chief of the District Fire Depart
ment; Gordon Hittenmark of the
National Broadcasting Co.; Frank B.
Noyes. president of The Evening
Star Newspaper Co., and Chairman
Martin Dies of the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activities.
The awards will be made by Zeb
Hamilton, chairman of the depart
ment's Americanism Commission.
The department has given the
awards annually for the last three
years to persons not eligible for
membership in the Legion, but who
by their private lives "exemplify the
traits so necessary to further the
American principles of citizenship
Evening star., 1940-07-22
Father Jailed, Accused
Of Staying Infant Son
p, . stan Correspondent Of The Star.

b Stan Correspondent OF Ths StsE.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, July PUN
aware that his son Is dead, James
Barcus, colored, 20, Of Rockville Is
held in jail here for the murder OF
the 19-month-old infant.
The baby. James, jr. died In Mont
gomery County General Hospital OF
. fractured skull. The father Is ac-
cused of having struck the child's
head against the ground in rage.
Police were told by Barcus' wife
that the tragedy occurred when Bar
Gus came to home where she was
staying with friends near Rockville
and demanded that she return to
his house with the baby.
She refused and they argued over
the child's custody, the woman said.
She told police that Barcus then
seized the baby, ran into the yard
and dashed 1t to the ground.
Barcus fied but was arrested early
today by Policemen William 8. Craw-
ford, Marion B. Dayhon and Earl
Z. Stearn In the barn Of . farm
where he Is employed near Redland.
Evening star., 1940-07-22
mo. ! OF q Series.)

The dangers Of leaving litter
about the street to attract and breed
health menaces were stressed today
by Health Omcer George c. Ruiz
land in commenting on the current
drive to clean up Washington.
Mosquitoes, possibly of the ma
laria type. he warned, find an ideal
breeding ground in the broken jars,
bottles and tin cans which accumu-
late stagnant water as they lie
about the streets, alleys and back
yards Of the city.
This Is q time for especial cau-
ton, he declared, because nearby
Oxon Run is infested with malayi1-
type mosquitoes. which . strong
wind might blow toward Wash
ington. +.
Mosquitoes Of the type ut Oxon
Run, he explained, will become
malaria carriers If they bite q per-
son with the malaria parasite In
his blood stream.
Possibility Of An Outbreak.
Since some physicians are treat
ing syphilis with malaria, he said,
malaria-type mosquitoes. blown here
by the wind and bred in the stag
nant waters OF tin cans, will be
given their fatal chance to propa-
gate malaria and carry the infec-
ton to others.
It is because of this possibility
of an outbreak of malaria that DR..
Rutland urged Washingtonians to
dispose of collectors of stale waters
in better places than the city's
streets and alleys.
The Public Health Service, he
pointed out, has been trying to
eliminate mosquito breeding grounds
here, but its work cannot be effec-
tive as long as Washingtonians pro-
vide these opportunities for mosqui-
toes to thrive.
Commenting, too, on the trasl,
allowed to gather In back yards,
Evening star., 1940-07-22

Miller was sent home after treat
ment for bruises and shock.
Marjorie Roland, 8, of 1926 s
street Sc, was treated at Provi-
dence Hospital for q lacerated lip
received In an automobile truck
collision at First street and Vir-
ginia avenue S.W.
Donna Lennon, 3, of 3040 r street
NV. received head abrasions when
she fell from an automobile near
Potomac, Md. She was treated ct
Georgetown Hospital and sent home.
Rudolph Minor, colored, 46, Of o24
r street injured Z tendon In his
left leg In an automobile collision
at Fourth and o streets NV. he
vas treated a* yseedmsn's Hospital
Evening star., 1940-07-22
Defense Training
Registration Slow
Al Schools Here
Special Instruction in
Trades Will Sturt
Tomorrow Morning

Registration Of persons who will
take special courses in trades vital
to national defense was proceeding
at two high schools And three voca-
tional schools today.
Although the turnout early in the
day fell short of expectations. it was
believed the afternoon would find
more persons responding to the op-
portunity to learn new skills.
Glasses will get under way tomor-
row morning. The men will receive
six weeks instruction that will At
them for places In defense indus
tries. Arrangements have been
made to train as many as 900.
Few Appear at Mckinley.
Two hours after the registration
desk opened at Mckinley High
School, only few prospective train
ees had appeared. Nevertheless, it
is planned to start classes tomorrow
in machine shop, auto shop and
mechanical drawing.
Armstrong High School was buster,
with between 80 and 40 persons
having appeared before noon to sign
up for instructions in metal work,
auto mechanics and the various 9TH
er technical courses offered.
Phelps Vocational School report
ed Is registrations and Abbott Vo-
cational School had registered IS
before the day was half over. Re-
sponse at the Chamberlain Voca-
tional School was slower.
Arrangements Made for Supplies.
In most cases the schools are al
ready equipped with necessary sup
plies to carry on the schedule of
classes five days a week from 8 am.
to 4 pm. Where supplies are lack
ing, 1t is planned to requisition
them without delay.
The early registrations included a
number Of persons on w. p. A. rolls,
with some also reporting from the
District Employment Service.
Prospective trainees include men
with previous experience that might
be useable in defense industries.
They are returning to the voca-
tional schools to learn new trades.
Those who are taken from w. P.
A. rolls will continue to receive their
relief pay.
Evening star., 1940-07-22
Three Are Named
To Speed Construction
For War Department
CiviIion Experts Are
Recommending Firms Best
Qualified for Jobs

To speed construction projects in
the defense program, Secretary Of
War Stimson today announced ap-
pointment Of three civilians who
are widely experienced In engineer
ing, architectural and construction
work to act as an advisory section
in the ONCE of the quartermaster
general.
For each building job the new
advisers will recommend three
firms which appear best qualified.
The War Department will then at
tempt to negotiate contracts on q
cost-plus-fixed-fee basis.
The Secretary of War appointed:
Francis Blossom of New York,
who during the World War con-
Quoted q War Department study Of
methods and results Of 81 900 900 900
expenditures on 500 war construc-
ton jobs. He Is now q member of
the Sanderson & Porter engineer
ing nrm.
Forrest s. Harvey Of Pasadena,
CAH1., q World war Army major
who was in charge Of extensive
Panama Canal Zone construction
He has recently been associated
with Iced. Hill, Barnard d Jowett
Of Los Angeles, supervising har-
Dor construction at Port Hueneme,
Calf.
+. J. 9. Dresser Of Cleveland, d.
rector Of the American Construc-
ton Council and recently . p. w. A.
consultant.
Two additional positions In the
advisory section are left vacant.
There are now applications on file
from about l,l00 contractors and
$40 professional organizations desir-
Ing 70 cooperate with the Govern
ment In the defense construction.
program.
Evening star., 1940-07-22
Bond Concerts

BY the Navy Band, at the Canitol
tonight at 7:30 o'clock. 1t. Charles
Benter. leader: Charles Brendler,
assistant leader.
PROGRAM.
March, "A1l Hands" Silt. Benter
Overture, I'll Guarany"- Gomez
Solo for cornet, "Infiamatus.
Rossini
Musician Oscar Short.
Suite Of three numbers
(o In a Chinese Temple
Garoen ---------- -Ketelbey
(b) In Persian Market"
(c) I'm a Monastery Garden"
Excerpts from the musical comedv-
Maytlme --R Romberg
Philippine waltz, "Pepa y Chatting"
Araullo
Duet from flute and clarinet, 10.
Hear the Gentle Lark" Bishop
Musicians r. Townsend and G.
Brendler.
Three dances from "The Bartered
ofloe Smetana
Cd Polka.
Co Flriant.
(c) Dance Of the Comedians.
Hungarian Rhapsody No. a." Liszt
THE Star spangled Banner"
BY the Marine Band at the Ma.
rtne Barracks tonight at 8 O'Clock.
Capt. william r. Santelmann, lead.
ar; Henry Weber, second leader.
PROGRAM. 3
"Marche Hongroise" from "rhe
Damnation Of Faust" -BerNoz
Overture, ::Carneval"- "----Glazounow
Second movement, "Nordic SYM
phony No. Hanson
Baritone saxophone solo, Beautiful
Colorado de Iuca
Musician Felix Eau Claire.
Love Scene" from the tone poSln.
FeuerSnot" Strauss
Quartet from "Rigoletto" Verdi
Musicians Edward Masters, corrjkt:
Robert de Hart, cornet; Robert
Isele, trombone, and Donald KIM
ball, euphonium.
Petite Suite" -------D Deb,,ssv
Ballad. "Huntingtower" Respfkhi
Finale. "Hymphony In D Minorf
The Marines Hymn
Ths Star lpan6led DannG.~
Evening star., 1940-07-22
Capital Rises
To 11th Place
In 1910 Census
Posses San Francisco,
Presses Pittsburgh
For 10th Ranking

Passing San Francisco, Washing
ton has risen from 14th place to
18th among the country's cities,
closely pushing Pittsburgh for 10th
position.
This was disclosed today as San
Francisco's population was revealed
to be 629,553, as compared with
Washingtons 663,153. BY forging
ahead of San Francisco by a count
Of $500, Washington took q third
step up the ladder, having previously
exceeded both Buffalo and Mil
waukee, which have populations Of
b75, $50 and 589,55S, respectively.
San Franciscos 1910 census showed
q decline of 4,841 from the 1890
population figure.
Small Difference.
In the preliminary 1910 figures,
which are to be revised into final
form, the difference between WASH
ington and Pittsburgh now is COM
paratively small for cities Of their
size, with Washington standing Just
behind Pittsburgh's 665,384.
Several other changes in the
standings of the first 20 cities Of
the country have taken place.
Baltimore. with 854,144, has passed
st. Louis, which has 313,74S in the
preliminary count.
New Orleans, with 492 ,2S2, has
moved up to take 18th place away
from Minneapolis, which has 49,
OIL.
Boston is the only remaining large
city still to report. It was in ninth
place at the last decennial census.
New York Has 7,3S0,25S.
The order of the country's great
est cities in the preliminary count
follows:
New York, 1886 ,25e; Chicago, s.
= 3s4,556: Philadelphia, 1885, ,0S6; De-
troit, 1,61s,549; Los Angeles, 1885,
1872; Cleveland, 874,305; Baltimore,
S54,144:: st. Louis, sl3,74S; Boston,
781,488 0930 f1gure); Pittsburgh,
665,384; Washington, 663,153, and
San Francisco, 629, 9,553.
The Washington gain from 1885,
$50 in 1880 to 663,153 In 1910, AN
increase Of 36.2 per cent, Is the
largest percentage gain of any city
In the country over 100000 popu-
lation.
Evening star., 1940-07-22
D. EIl,ba|mers
And Free Wafer
Bills Vetoed
-
Moze of EXAMINING
Boards Cited
BY President =

President Roosevelt today sent
veto messages to the Capitol dis
approving two District bills. One
would establish a board of funeral
directors and embalmers for the
District. and the other would au-
thorize the Commissioners to furnish
water without charge to charitable
institutions in Washington.
In explaining his action on the
funeral directors bill, the President
said:
The present system of quasi-pri-
vate examining boards in the Dis
trict of Columbia, with their lack
OF uniformity in the appointment
and pay Of examiners, in the rules
and regulations governing the ex-
animation and licensing of appli-
cants, in the enforcement Of the
laws, and particularly in the control
OF their finances and accounts, has.
In recent years, been the subject
of no little criticism.
Commissioners Object.
Recent surveys of the govern
ment of the District of Columbia,
including studies by citizens COM
mittees. have censured the increas-
ling number of independent District
boards of examiners. As a conse-
quence legislation proposed by the
District Commissioners for the re-
organization of the District Of Co.
lumbia government provides that
all these examining boards and
commissions would become advisory
agencies only and function under a
single license department.
I'm view of these objections of the
Commissioners of the District of
Columbia I am Withholding my ap-
proval Of this bill"
Mr.. Roosevelt observed that in
his estimation the present District
health laws protect the public ade-
quately from any problem that
might arise out Of the business of
embalming and funeral directing.
Mr.. Roosevelt stated that In dis
approving the water bill he was TAX
Ing the side of the District Com
missioners. Existing legislation per-
mits the supplying of free water to
churches and charitable institutions
that receive annual congressional
appropriations. The vetoed bill
would add the privileges of this law
Of 1905 to charitable institutions
which do not have inmates, a type
OF institution that does not benefit
from the 1905 act.
Difficult to Fix Status.
THE Commissioners Of the Dis
trtct OF Columbia" the President
said. "are opposed to the approval
OF this measure, In part because of
the loss Of revenue involved, but also
on account Of the difnculty Of de-
termining the institutions that
would be entitled, and the extent
to which each would be entitled, to
the free water privilege.
The Commissioners believe not
only that the approval of the bill
would increase largely the number
of institutions receiving water free
OF charge, but would be likely to
result IN the furnishing of free water
to some agencies, the status of
which. as eleemosynary institutions,
would be difficult of determination.
1T seems to me that in spite of
the well intended purpose Of the
measure that the Board of Com
missioners Of the District of Colum-
bia have taken the right position
with respect thereto, and that am.
therefore, justified in accepting the
recommendation that the bill be not
approved"
Evening star., 1940-07-22
Child in Hospital After Fall,
Birthday Gifts Await Return

the injuries and described his con-
dition as good.
Son Of Paul Dodson, employed ct
q filling station In the 1900 block
Of Adams Mill road NV, the child
was sitting In the window yesterday
while his mother read the comics
to him
He leaned too heavily against .
screen and toppled backward when
the screen came out. He landed
On the concrete below. He was
rushed 10 the hospital - m suto-
uace11e vh1Gh roaehod H. 1cono 1
~ 0ooon1e 0f1g ~ aeel6eok
Evening star., 1940-07-22

The white toy rabbit, the neY
blue suit and all the other presents
that Paul Dodson, jr., was to have
opened yesterday on his second
birthday anniversary were stacked
up at home today, waiting.
They are waiting for the child
to return from Emergency Hospital,
where he was taken yesterday with
serious head injuries after he tum-
bled out Of = window IN his second-
floor apartment at l223 Fifteenth
street NV.
Doctors at the hospital said Paul
had au exoellent ehanco = survive
Evening star., 1940-07-22
Body in Little Potuxent
Thut Of Capital Waiter

The body Of man found drowned
In the Little Patuxent River, near
Savage, Nd. Saturday night was
idenuhed BY friends yesterday Is
that Of J. Grady Andrews, as, Of
the 500 block Massachusetts, avenue
NV.
Nr. Andrew. It WAS said, was an
unemployed waiter and had been
out Of work for about . year. He
Was . native Of Nashville, Tenn.
md had been missing from his
rsua6snce hsre fer shout 10 days.
- Aet - aaEy1yogs - VGaahinstoo,
Evening star., 1940-07-22
260th Coast Artillery
Disappointed by Lack
Of Plane Targets
Gunners Sight at Sky
When Flyers Fail to
Put in Appearance

The 260th Coast Artillery, Dis
trict National Guard, spent its
practice period at Camp Simms yes
terday afternoon shooting" at any
thing which crossed the skies above
them, after Its regular targets had
failed to appear.
Aiming at makeshift targets was
made necessary due to the failure
of the 104th Observation Squadron
Of the Maryland National Guard to
arrive and furnish more realistic
sighting practice. The Guard unit
is practicing preparatory to Army
maneuvers In Northern New York,
beginning August 4.
Ohcers at the National Guard
Armory announced that this week,
National Guard week, will be de-
voted exclusively to recruiting.
After this week only experienced
men will be allowed to enlist.
The recruiting station in the
Woodward Building will be open
until 9 o'clock every night and on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings the
recruiting ofiice will be open in the
armory. The men enlisted now will
go to the maneuvers.
Ordered to Duty.
Meanwhile 1t was announced that
certain Reserve Army officers from
the Washington area have been
called to duty with the District Ma
tional Guard at the August ma
neuvers.
The assignments to duty were as
follows:
To the Headquarters Company
and Headquarters Special Troops.
29th Division, under the command
of Maj. William Roy: Capt. Ber-
nard Philip Donnelly, 1889 Newton
street NV, and First 1t. Ralph
Conrad Fisher, Hyattsville, Md.
To 121st Engineers.
To the 12lst Engineers under the
command of Col. John w. Oeh-
mann: Capt. Martin Goerl, 1929
Allison street NV: Capt. Walter
Pinkus, s26 Marietta place NV;
First 1t. Henry w. Cottony, 1876
G street NV; First 1t. George
Samuel Parson, 1925 w street NV;
First 1t. Leonard Millman, Silver
Spring, Md; Second 1t. William
Samuel Crumlish, Hyattsville, Nd:
Second 1t. James M. Towey, 1857
Ontario road, NV: Second 1t. Roy
G. Cornett, 1924 Vermont avenue
NV; Second 1t. Karl Itkin, 1749
New HAMPSHIRE avenue NV, and
First 1t. Robert G. Hecker, medical
staff, st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
The following Reserve officers also
have been assigned for training:
1t. Col. Heber H. Rice. Taylor
street, Chevy Chase, Md; Maj.
Stanley F. Brewster, Army and
Navy Club; Capt. Paul H. McMur-
ray, Reno road, NV; Capt. Charles
r. M. Connolly, Woodward Build
ing, and 1t. John 8. KintZ, Ills
Twelfth street NV.
Evening star., 1940-07-22
Wheaton House Burns
In EorIy Morning Fire

By . Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
WHEATON,, Nd, July ga
vacant house on Hermitage avenue
was destroyed early today by . 1lre
Of undetermined origin.
Silver Spring and Kensington
firemen said the blaze almost raxed
the structure before they reached
the scene. They were unable i'm
mediately to locate the owner Of the
house,
Evening star., 1940-07-22
Traffic Record

The trafIic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for a.
hour period ending at 8 an.
yesterday:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 80.
Motorists injured, 8.
Motorists arrested, 200.
Pedestrians injured, 3.
Pedestrians arrested for viola
ton Of pedestrian control reg
ulations, Z.
The trafiic record for 24-hour
period ending at 3 am. today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents. 80.
Motorists arrested, l0l.
Pedestrians injured, 5.
Pedestrians arrested for viola.
ton Of pedestrian control reg
ulations. l.
Evening star., 1940-07-22
William F. Logon Dies
In Kansas City, No.

william F. Logan, II, a former
resident of Washington. died Thurs
day in Kansas City, Mo-, friends
here learned today. He was for
merly connected with the old Bureau
of Markets of the Agriculture De-
partment here.
After 1924, and until his retire.
ment last year, Mr.. Logan had been
In charge Of the Kansas City once
Of the Commodity Exchange Ad-
ministration Of the Agriculture
Department. He leaves his wife
and one son.