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Evening star., 1940-12-21
Firemen Save Family
Trapped by Blaze
In Chevy Chase
Parents and Two Children
Are Token to Sofety
From Second Floor

Trapped on the second floor of
their home at 3l3 Lynn drive, Chevy
Chase. Md. by an early morning
fire, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Graham.
jr., and their two children, were
rescued by Chevy Chase f1remen
today.
Mrs. Graham discovered the fire
about $50 am. when the flames of
the blaze in her living room, reflect
ing in the windows of a neighbor's S
home, awakened her.
Her husband, an American serving
as purchasing agent for the British
Air Commission, was aroused, and
together they made their way
through the blazing hall to another
bedroom where their two children,
Malcolm Graham, 3d., 9, and Mary
Douglas Graham, IL, were asleep.
Blankets were placed around the
children and they were carried back
to the front bedroom.
Mr.. Graham shouted to a neigh
Dor and a fire alarm summoned the
Chevy Chase Fire Department.
Ladders were raised to the Gra-
hams bedroom window and the
family was carried to safety.
The fire, which started in the liv-
ing room and .crept up the stairway,
caused more than $1,000 damage,
Mrs. Graham said. Cause of the
blaze was not determined.
Lynn drive is between Maple and
Elm streets.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Big Audience Sees Feats
OF Amateur Magicians

Seven Washington business and
professional men INDUCED in their
favorite hobby and entertained an
audience of several hundred persons
last night as the local unit of the
American Society of Magicians pre-
sented its ninth annual magic show
for National Press Club members
and their families.
Charles Small attorney, served
as master of ceremonies and per-
formed a few tricks himself. H.
Adam Smith. mental magician" and
president of the national society, re-
called from memory Is associated
names and numbers given by persons
in the audience and written on a
blackboard Mr.. Smith could not see
AS an added feature, he then recited
the list backward.
Raymond E. Otterback. insurance
executive, delighted the children
present by producing rabbits and
giving two away. Carl Shoemaker,
Federal executive. demonstrated a
few puzzlers he learned on trip
to the Orient several years ago.
Other amateur performers were
Ralph Mittendorf, banker; Theo
Golden. attorney. and Frederick Un-
tiedt, patent attorney DR.. Henry
Ridgely Evans, 79-year-old former
Department of Education executive
and dean of the International
Brotherhood of Magicians, was a
special guest.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Naturalization Of Bund
Members Is Probed

The Justice Department today was
investigating to determine if the
naturalization process had been used
to bolster German American Bund
membership, an order issued yes
terday by Attorney General Jackson
directing the immigration and Nat
uralization Service to examine
reputed bund rolls seized in Chicago
Thursday.
Appearance in the bund of per-
sons only recently naturalized. JUS
tice Department officials said, would
bring an exhaustive study to de-
termine whether they might have
become citizens primarily to gain
eligibility for the bund, which ac-
cepts only citizens.
If that should be established. it
was explained, steps might be taken
to revoke citizenship on the ground
that the oath of allegiance was
taken insincerely or with mental
reservation.
The Chicago records were taken
in connection with evidence being
gathered for a delinquent tax suit
against the bund. An investigator
for the States attorneys office said
the records indicated 1,500 to 1000
bund members were in the United
States Army, Navy. air force or
marines.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Abandonment
Of Hyattsvi||e
Bus Line Sought
Transit Compony's
Petition Expected
To Be Fought

A proposal by the Capital Transit
Co. to discontinue its special be-
tween Washington and suburban
Hyattsville, Md, because it is losing
$146 weekly was before the Mary
land Public Service Commission
today.
If the. commission approves the
petition the service would be sus-
pended January 1.
1t was expected that the Public
Utilities Committee of the Prince
Georges Chamber of Commerce,
which has fought all proposals to
curtail bus service in nearby Mary
land. will protest the traction COM
pany plan.
The traction company yesterday
informed the utility body that sit
is with regret that we have con-
cluded this step to be necessary"
recalling in it's petition a long hear
ing last summer on transportation
problems in the metropolitan Sec
ton Of Prince Georges County.
Statement by President.
E. D. Merrill, president of the
Capital Transit Co.. told the COM
mission I'VE had hoped that patron
age of this experimental line would
develop sufficiently within reason
able time to justify its continuance"
but added
Since buses have been utilized
in this service which regularly pro-
vide rush-hour service on other
lines, the costs referred to. charge
able to this line have been out-of-
pocket costs. without the inclusion
Of any interest, depreciation or tax
charges.
"The out-of- pocket costs for
operators wages, bus maintenance.
fuel, oil, tires. garage supplies and
expenses, and reserve for injuries
and damages have been 1924 per
normal six-day week.
Fare Revenue Cited.
"On the other hand, the fares COL
lected on this line have ranged
between s45 during the first week of
operation and $S8 during the weeks
ending December and IA. Thus,
the least loss per normal week has
been $l46."
The community bus service was
established willingly and voluntar-
lily by the company Mr.. Merrill con-
tinued. at the commissions sugges-
ton. on July 8. 1t was to operate for
a trial period of not less than 30
days.
Mr.. Merrill said passenger checks
showed manv of the bus riders
represented revenue diverted from
the Maryland car line which paral-
lels the bus route and is operated
by the Transit Co.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Ewing Found Not Guilty
In Drunk.Drivinq Case

After only few minutes delibera-
ton, a Police Court jury yesterday
afternoon returned a verdict of not
guilty in the case of Orman W.
Ewing, 50, former Democratic COM
mitteeman from Utah, who was tried
on a charge of driving while drunk.
The jury was understood to have
been ready with its verdict within
seven minutes after it left the court
room, in which the decision was
given in little over 20 minutes
after the jury received the case.
Most of yesterday afternoons ses-
sion of the trial, which began
Thursday morning, was consumed by
arguments before the jury by De-
fense Attorney James F. Reilly and
Assistant Corporation Counsel Mil
ton Norman, who prosecuted the
case for the Government.
The charge was placed against Mr..
Ewing on November %, 1899, after
his automobile had struck an auto
mobile operated by William S. Rau.
chauffeur for Justice George Suther-
land. retired member of the Supreme
Court, in the 900 block of Massachu-
sets avenue NV.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Five Persons Hurt,
Two Seriously, in
Traffic Accidents
Auto Injuries Woman
In Safety Zone; Youth
Steps Into Side Of Car

Two persons were seriously in
jured yesterday and three others
received minor injuries in traffic
accidents in the District.
Mrs. Olive Elizabeth Edwards. Al.
was in Walter Reed Hospital today
for treatment of injuries received
when she was struck, police said. by
an automobile while she was stand
ing in safety zone at Fourteenth
and U streets NV Given emer-
gency first aid at Freedmen's Hos
pital. she later was taken to Walter
Reed for treatment for leg and hip
fractures.
Police said the ear plunged out of
control. Raymond Young, 23 OF
the 900 block of Florida avenue
NV. was listed by police as the
driver. He was detained for investi-
CATION.
Wilbur Nicholas, 20. of 1924 Wiscon-
sin avenue NV. was injured when
he stepped into the side of an auto
mobile opposite 100 First street
NV. police said. He was treated
at Sibley Hospital for possible
fractured skull, conclusion. and
lacerated scalp. His condition was
said to be serious.
Miss Helen Wilson, 81, of 14l7
Newton street NV. was slightly
injured when the auto in which
she was a passenger was in COL
hsion early today with another
at Third street and Rhode Island
avenue NV. She was admitted to
Casualty Hospital for treatment of
lacerations and abrasions. Her con-
dition was said to be satisfactory.
Joseph Sansatone, S. of 1910 Wis
consin avenue NV. was treated for
contusions and a possible conclusion
yesterday when he was hit by a
car in the 1900 block of @ street
NV. He was allowed to go home.
Henry j. Peterson, 36, policeman
at = the first precinct, was struck
by taxicab yesterday as he was
directing traffic at First street and
Massachusetts, avenue NV. He was
treated and allowed to return home
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Is Naval Officers
Promoted 10 CAPTAINS

The Navy announced last night
that President Roosevelt had ap-
proved promotions of 13 commanders
to captains in the Civil Engineer
Corps.
Among those recommended, their
present stations and their home ad-
dresses were:
John T. Mathews. San Diego,
Calf: Florence. S. C. Alden K. Fogs.
Norfolk, Va: Wenona, Ill. Henry F
Bruins, Pearl Harbor, Territory of
Hawaii: Ceredo, w. Va. Paul j.
Searles, Boston, Huntington, Ind
Ben Moreell. Washington, st. Louis,
Mo. Carl A. Trexel, Washington
Des Moines Iowa. Ralph E. Thomas,
Bremerton, Wash; Rockford, Ill.
Edward C. Seibert, Alameda, Calf. j;
Baltimore. William Henry Smith,
New York, Newton, Mass. Edward L.
Marshall, Washington, Boston. John
J. Manning, Washington, Troy, N.
Y. Lewis B. Combs, Washington
Rensselaer,, N. Y.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Coroner's JuryUrges
Traffic Signal Study
Al Fatal Intersection
Streetcor Operator
In Wisconsin and M
Accident AbsoIved

A study Of the traffic signal system
at Wisconsin avenue and M street
NV. with a view to providing safety
'for pedestrians crossing in all direc-
tions" has been urged by a coroner's
Jury sitting in the case of a 76-year-
old pedestrians death as result of
injuries received when he was
struck by streetcar near the
intersection
In holding that Frederick w.
Partridge, 1910 Foxhall road NV,
met his death by accident, the jury
yesterday absolved William Ham
nell, IS, $500 block of Dana place
NV, motorman of the striking
streetcar, of responsibility and ap-
pended recommendation that the
proper District officials investigate
the signal arrangement at the busy
Georgetown crossing.
Mr.. Partridge became the Capitals
72nd traffic fatality of the year
when he died Monday in George
town Hospital of injuries received
December g. Traffic deaths totaled
83 on the same date in 1899
The jury's finding and suggestion
came after an inquest during which
Coroner A. Magruder Mcdonald
asked 1t. William j. Liverman of
the Police Department accident
prevention unit whether the unit
had been making any recommended
ton regarding those areas in Wash
ington in which nobody has any
rights
1t. Liverman replied such sug-
gestions had been made frequently
since establishment of the unit and
said. when questioned as to their
disposition:
In some cases conditions have
been changed; in other cases they
remain just as they were
Traffic Department Engineer. c.
F. Cashell admitted that no phase
of the signal cycle at the intersec-
ton would have assured Mr.. Par
fridge safety in completing the par
ticular crossing he had intended to
make. explaining:
Its the best scheme for keeping
traffic moving"
Yes. but it's not the best scheme
for protecting the pedestrian going
from the northeast to the southeast
corner" Coroner Macdonald COM
mented.
"No, it isn't" Mr.. Cashell agreed
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Local Critics Gull New Art
For 5-Section Theme Exhibit
Wide Ronee Of Subjects and Techniques
Grouped According to SeIector's Taste

Miss Elisabeth Poe Of the Times
Herald and Miss Alice Graeme. as
sisted by Miss Rose Chatfleld-
Taylor, of the Post.
Each on Sale for $50.
Each exhibit contains about 30
pictures, and, so long as they last,
any painting may be bought for $50.
A number already have been re-
served.
Miss Watson's choices, as she de-
scribes them. are based mainly on
the life that shows through in
paintings She prefers people in her
pictures. too
Miss Mechlin believes that beauty
is the important factor. Paintings
should be restful and appealing and
inspiring she said The primary
objective of an artist should be to
express beauty"
The dramatic, the unconventional
and the imaginative appeal to Miss
Poe. She is particularly fond of
paintings of rugged mountains or
surging surf. And I don't like peo-
pie in my pictures she explained
Test for Work Ranked High.
To Miss Buchalter, the artist S
ability to handle his materials and
his apparent Zest in his work are
very important. She pointed to one
of her choices, store Front" by
Helen Malta of New York. 1t has
an odd perspective of buildings and
signs and wide contrasts in shades
OF blue. red and yellow. The artist
obviously had wonderful time
painting that one" she said proudly
Miss Characterization explains
that she prefers technical excel
lence. Il don't like for a painting
to give the impression that the ar
tist is straining for a particular
effect she said. Give me the tech
nical perfection that gives one a
feeling of relaxation"
Aside from the number of paint
ings that may be sold out of the
collections, there is no way in which
the popular favor of the individual
choices can be judged Even this
criterion will not be conclusive, il
was explained.
Evening star., 1940-12-21

There's an art exhibit in town
that all the five local critics think
is at least one-flfth wonderful. Since
five one-flfths add up nicely the
Washington Art Critics Water Color
Show ought to be good.
And visitors at the galleries OF
the Federal Works Agency's section
of fine arts, Seventh and D streets
SW., where the exhibition is open
for stay until January /, agreed
yesterday that it is!
The doors were swung wide to the
public yesterday at 2 pm, and all
those who would like to compare
their taste in water colors with
preferences of professional critics
can do so each week day between
10 and pm. and on Sunday from
2 to pm. The exhibit will be
closed on Christmas Day.
Wide Range of Art.
Each critics has been given sec
ton of the galleries to fill with
paintings of her own choosing. They
had nearly 5000 water colors from
artists in all parts of the United
States to select from, so the range
Of subjects and techniques is wide
The paintings were submitted in
national competition open to all
American painters for water colors
for Marine Hospital in Louisiana.
A jury composed of Charles Burch-
field. John Marin. Eliot O'Hara and
Buk Ulreich picked 300 out of 10000
paintings received for the hospital
and several hundred others for spe-
cial sales exhibitions Because OF
the freshness, vitality and, in a sur
prlsing number of cases, the dis
tinguished quality of the entries. p"
the jury and others had noted in
the remainder of the gigantic COL
lection. the critics and the pub
lications they represent agreed to
sponsor the current exhibition.
In the order in which the visitors
will see the exhibits, they represent
selections of Miss Jane Watson OF
the Magazine of Art. Miss Leila
Mechlin of The Evening Star. Miss
Helen Buchalter of the Daily News,
Evening star., 1940-12-21

The place: M street NV. IS feet
east of its intersection with Wis
consin avenue.
The accident: A 76-year- man
was injured fatally when struck by
a westbound streetcar as he at
tempted to cross from loading
zone on the north side Of M street
to the south curb. Inquest testi-
mony indicated the victim had
alighted from the striking car few
moments before and was hit by the
right front part of the car just as
he stepped onto the track. The
streetcar motorman testified he had
placed the car in motion for right
turn into Wisconsin avenue, having
before him a traffic signal showing
the right-turn arrow. This phase
of the signal cycle also gave the vic
tim a green light, however, and 1t
was pointed out at the inquest that
the intersections signal system did
not have a phase during which the
man might have made. his intended
crossing without danger. The VIC
tim was taken to Georgetown Hos
pital, where he died l3 days later
of fractured pelvis, multiple en-
boil and resultant exhaustion.
The time: About 3:55 pm, De-
cember 3.
Weather conditions: Clear.
The street: Dry, straight, virtu-
ally level.
The vehicle: A modern type street.
car, moving very slowly, having
been placed in motion about S feet
before reaching point of impact.
Emergency brakes brought it to a
stop within 2 or 3 feet after impact.
The operator: A 65-year-old man
with 43 years experience as a street.
car motorman. He testified at in
quest that victim was under his OBJ
servation as he placed car In mo-
ton and showed no indication Of
being about to step onto track.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Democrats 10 Move
To 25-Room Suite
AT Mayf|ower
Flynn to Spend Most
Of Time Here; 6. O. P.
Plans FuII-Time Stuff
By the Associated Press.

Although it is nearly two years
until the next congressional election,
neither major party is letting any
grass grow under its feet.
With Republicans talking of a
full-time permanent staff here it
was announced last night that the
Democratic national headquarters
would move the first of the year
into a 25-room suite in the May
flower Hotel.
National Chairman Edward j.
Flynn of New York, it was learned.
will move into an apartment in the
hotel and spend most of his time
here after January l. Mr.. Flynn
has been paying only occasional
visits here since he succeeded James
A. Farley last fall.
Coincident with this news came
word that the Democrats would not
hold their customary jackson Day
banquets on January 8. Because
this date comes close to inaugura-
ton day on January 20, it was
thought best to have victory
dinner" in February or March, as
was done after the 1886 election.
G. o. P. Delays Reorganization.
The Republicans are holding up
reorganization of their headquar-
tiers until a new national chairman
is selected. Wendell L. Willkie, the
party's 1910 presidential nominee, is
represented by associates as desiring
for that position a man who could
represent the back home" element.
Republican Offices occupy several
floors in a building across Lafayette
Square from the White House, while
the Democrats have been housed
in eight rooms in the National Press
Building.
Both national committees are
preparing their final post-election
expenditure reports for submission
to the House. The last reports
showed that the Republican Ma
tional Committee received $685.
99l and spent $2,313,400 between
January 1 and October 80. while the
Democrats received $1,917,213 and
spent 81 y640, III.
Expenditures Probed.
Mr.. Flynn has said the Demo-
cratic National Committee final re-
port would show expenditures below
the 100000 limit fixed by the
Hatch Act.
A special grand jury here now is
probing campaign expenditures.
The only reason given by Demo-
cratic party officials for the trans
fer of headquarters was that the
committee staff has been pressed
for roomier quarters for years. What
the increased cost would be no one
would say, but 1t was certain to be
several times the $1,000 or 80 q
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Next Congress
To Get District
Boundary Bill
Randolph Measure
ContempIotes Line at
Present High Water

Chairman Randolph Of the House
District Committee will reintroduce
the controversial District of Colum-
of Congress, it was announced at
the end of the December meeting
of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission yesterday. Mr.
Randolph, as chairman of the Dis
trict Committee, is an exoff1cio men,
Der of the commission and the bill
is the child of the commission
1t will provide that the boundary
line between the District and Vir-
glnia be fixed at the present high
water mark on the Virginia shore
instead of the controversial high
water mark of 1871.
However. this would throw the
new National Airport at Gravelly
Point into Virginia and because OF
this the bill faces stormy passage
through the halls of Congress if any
passage is granted to it at all.
Last Bill Shelved.
During the past session the same,
or a similar, bill was introduced.
However controversy arose between
the airlines, the Civil Aeronautics
Board and George Preston Marsh
all's Air Service Corp, which
planned operating food and drink
concessions at the airport on one
side, and Virginia and District in
terests on the other. The former
wanted the airport in the District;
the latter were content with the bill
as introduced. The bill was shelved.
The Park and Planning Commis-
sion yesterday considered the bill
as part of legislative program
which it intends to back. The pro-
gram includes a bill to create
District of Columbia Recreation
Commission made up of five Dis
trict citizens appointed by the COM
miSsioners and four exofficio men,
bers representing the parks. the
schools, the commissioners and the
Board of Public Welfare and legis-
lation appropriating funds for con-
struction of that section of the
Fort drive between Georgia avenue
and Bladensburg road. among others.
Confer on Alexandria Zoning.
The commission yesterday met
with a committee of the Alexandra
City Council on the problem of zon-
ing along Washington street in
Alexandria, now partially controlled
by the commission as the price for
putting the Mount Vernon Memo
rial highway through the city. Moth
ing was decided. but it was an
nounced that some sort of COM
prehensive zoning plan will be at
tempted in the near future.
The commission told the Civil
Aeronautics Board that it had no
objection to the placing of an oil
tanker wharf near the Mount Ver-
non Memorial highway in the Four
Mile Run vicinity.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Greek Prince to Serve
On British ButtIeship
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VALLETTA, Malta, Dec. al
Prince Philip, first member of the
Greek royal family to join Britain's
forces, will take a place as mid
shipman in the British Mediter-
ranean feet on Christmas, it was
disclosed today.
The 19-year-old prince, son of
Prince Andrew and grandson of the
assassinated King George 1, has
been assigned to active duty on a
battleship. He Is cousin of the
present King George II.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Gardner Will Filed

ROCKVILLE, Md. Dec. II fSpe-
ciaD The will of Charles j. Gard
ner of Takoma Park, Md, admitted
to probate in the Orphans Court
here, leaves his daughter, Mrs. Ruth
A. Gawler, lot and improvements
at Takoma Park; his son, Paul L.
Gardner, three lots and improve
ments at Takoma Park and $500,
and his widow, Mrs. Mary E. Gard
ner. a life interest in two lots and
improvements and household goods
at Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1940-12-21

Harold Flaata, an engineer at the
War Department, is skiing over the
hills of New Hampshire today as
his fiancee is rushing to America
and marriage.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Lisbon, Portugal, revealed to Mr..
Flaata yesterday that Miss Helen
Cederlind, 26-year-old Norwegian
artist to whom he proposed eight
months ago by transatlantic cable
and telephone. had finally boarded
the S. S. Siboney after an airplane
trip from Berlin.
He met her at the Worlds Fair
Evening star., 1940-12-21

a year ago when she was working
at the Norwegian pavilion. He de-
cided to propose about the time of
the invasion of Norway and sought
her hand in marriage by wire, phone
and cable. Permission for her to
leave the country was obtained only
after pleading with the State De-
partment and with various neutral
countries.
Knowing that Miss Cederlind
would arrive soon. Mr.. Flaata left
with light heart last night for
a week end of skiing. He says they
plan to get married almost as soon
as she sets foot in this country.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Union Services Put Off

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. 81 (Spe-
ciaD-The usual Sunday night
union services of the Baptist, Chris
tian, Methodist and Presbyterian
churches of Rockville will not be
held tomorrow nor Sunday. Decem-
Der %, but will be resumed in jan
uary.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
M ST. N. w.

Diagram indicates how 76yearold received fatal
injuries when struck by seetcar attempted
from loading the north side OF street NV to the
south curb Cced * indicates point of impact a. denotes
traffic signal which permitted sreetcar to make right turn at
time of accident and B represents signal which showed green
time giving victim false impression that he could
in safety.
Coroners studied
DEATH providing safety
sponby added pedestrians crossing In all direc
that trahnc signal system tons."