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Evening star., 1940-07-24

starving Finland"
This column Is asked to call at
tention to the grave plight Of the
Firms, who, because of the war,
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KeTys Still There
YOU'RE THE MAN

The New Dealers thought Is that e
is now within their grasp. They say t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-29
Government Pushes
Traffic Murder Case

The Government toay continued
its evidence in the case of Richard
Samuel Nestlerode, 26-year-old la
borer, 1927 Maryland avenue NE., on
trial under a second degree murder
indictment in two traffic deaths.
Believed to be the first traffic case
in which a murder Indictment was
returned by the District grand jury,
the trial opened yesterday after
noon before Justice James w. Morris
in District Court. Prosecuting is As
sistant United States Attorney
Arthur B. Caldwell.
Nestlerode is charged with run
ming down and killing Joseph Nappo
of 1850 Tenth street NV, who was
walking at Ninth and M streets
NV, and Mrs. Edna Mitchell. 40
colored, Of 814 Twelfth street NE,
at Twelfth and II streets NE. during
an automobile ride In downtown
| Warrington last summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-29
Riehberg 10 Address
Advance Gifts Unit

Donald R. Richberg, attorney and
former New Deal official, was to be
guest speaker today at the second
report luncheon of the Community
Chest Advance Gifts Unit in the
Willard Hotel.
Announcement of a large number
Of increased gifts was predicted by
J. Clifford Folger. unit chairman.
Collections of the group-130 VOL
unteers making the pre-campaign
effort to enlist substantial contri-
butions-wil not be made public
until formal commencement of the
Chest drive November Is, however.
More than 10 volunteers will be
active in the Dupont Sheridan Circle
Division of the Metropolitan Unit,
1t was announced following a meet
ing yesterday in the home of Mrs.
G. Howard Chase, division chair
man.
The Junior League is to sponsor
the division, which is to be COM
posed of six teams captained by
Mrs. Hugh Rowan, Mrs. B. L. Jack
son, jr.; Miss Cecil Lester Jones,
Miss Dorothea Sewers, Mrs. Horace
w. Peaslee and Mrs Charles K
Agile.
Named assistant captains yester-
day were Miss Elizabeth Houghton,
Mrs. David B. Karrick, Miss Fon-
tame Flannery, Mrs. Marshall Digs
and Mrs. Beaudric L. Howell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-29
Explorers Club
To Seek End of
Endless Cdverns

Headed by HEREFORD T. Cowling,
chairman OF the Washington group,
members of the Explorers Club will
leave here Wednesday morning to
look for the end of the Endless Cav
erns at New Market, Va, and trace
the course, at present unknown, Of
an underground river that passes
through the caverns. The party
will carry scientific equipment for
photographing and collecting geo.
logical specimens for the United
States Geological Survey.
A particular effort will be made
to obtain specimens of blind shrimp
known to exist in the pools of water
in the caverns. Scientists claim that
these shrimp, whose forbearS were
caught in the caverns thousands of
years ago, have lost their eyes
through evolution as a result of
darkness.
In addition to Mr.. Cowling, a
Photographic engineer now en-
ployed by the Wage and Hour Di-
vision, other members of the party
will include Seward S. Cramer, edi-
tor of the Explorers Club Journal,
New York City; Richard o. Marsh
of Washington, author of the
white Indian of Darien":; Wallace
D. Barlow, a Reserve officer now on
active duty in the Office of the As
sistant Secretary of War; Leland S.
Reid of Harrison, Ark, and Gordon
Brown. John S. Vhay, assistant
geologist. will accompany the party
as the official representative of the
United States Geological Survey.
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Three Autos Are Crushed
Between Street Cars

Three automobiles were badly
damaged yesterday when crushed
between two streetcars near Twelfth
and H streets NE.
The automobiles had stopped on
the tracks behind one of the street.
cars, waiting for it to unload pas
sengers. The second streetcar came
up behind the automobiles.
The motorman of the second car,
W H. Butler, At, of 1920 Sixth street
NE, attempted to stop the vehicle,
but it skidded along the tracks and
crashed into the last automobile
The other cars, sandwiched in, were
badly damaged.
The drivers escaped without in
fury. They were Eugene Graves,
135 T street NV; Paul Lanigan, 639
Fourteenth street NE, and Jesse
Young, 48 Fifty-third street NE.
MORGAN Preston, AZ, of 1889 Six
tenth street NV. was removed to
Casualty Hospital after being
knocked down by an automobile in
the 900 block of First street NV.
His condition today was undeter-
mined.
A 3-year-old boy was treated at
Casualty Hospital for injuries re-
ceived in a fall from truck in the
1400 block of E street Sc. He is
Gordon Wilson, jr., of l407 Eighth
street Sc. His condition today was
said to be improved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-29
Society Of Natives
Supports Plea for
Laboratory Reopenine
Thomas R. Richardson and
BowdIer Are Elected
Delegates to Federation

Repeal Of a rider, attached to a
District of Columbia appropriation
bill six years ago by Congress, for
bidding use of funds for operation
of the Districts construction mate
rial test plant was asked last night
by the Society of Natives.
The society said the District would
be saved $4,000 each year if the
testing plant were reopened mas
much as the District of Columbia
Highway Department now pays the
United States Bureau Of Standards
about $4,000 annually for testing
construction materials.
Cost Of 100000.
The society also pointed out the
District would be able to test its
materials Immediately. The Dis
trict laboratory, built eight years ago
at a cost Of 100000, was said to be
one Of the best in the country. In
the six years the plant has been idle,
the District has spent approximately
100000 for testing processes else
where, 1t was pointed out.
The society elected Thomas r.
Richardson and Louis L. Bowdler as
delegates to the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations for the coming
year. Mr.. Bowdler is also president
Of the Federation of Businessmen's
Associations.
May Hear Speaker on Fair.
A communication from develop
ment company asking permission to
send a speaker before future meet
ing Of the group to explain pro-
poSals to hold q Worlds Fair here
in 1943-the 150th anniversary of
the laying of the Capitol corner
stone-wss referred to the Civic
Promotion Commit John M.
Howard, president I the society,
said the communication stated every
other group which had considered
the project had voiced approval.
Mr.. Howard appointed Washing
ton I. Cleveland chairman of the
Banquet Committee and Mr.. Rich
ardson to be chairman Of the Civic
Promotion Committee.
Three new members were admitted
to the native Washingtonian organ
ization. They are Mrs. Helena D.
Reed. Frederick Levy and Miss
Charlotte Bradshaw.
The meeting was held in the Arts
Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-29
Britain Spends Huge Sum
Here in Wars First Year

During the first year of the Eur
pean war, ending September
United States exports to the British
Empire were valued at 81, TAG, 900 600
the Commerce Department an
nounced today. This represented a.
per cent of all exports from thiS
country. Following the military
collapse of France in May, shipments
to British countries greatly in
creased, and in August accounted fci
IS per cent of our exports.
During August IS per cent O.
American exports of airplanes anc
parts, 80 per cent of firearms anC
explosives, SO per cent of iron ans
steel manufactures and 81 per CEN
of metals. and metal manufacture
were shipped to five British coun-
tries. These five were Great Britain
Canada, British India, Australia anc
the Union of South Africa.
Purchases by the British Empire
during the first year of the war were
distributed as follows: Great Britain,
SITS, 974, 900; Canada, 1922, 583, 900;
British India, 500 LAB 900; Australia,
$76,036,0O0; South Africa, S84,316,-
600, and other British countries,
$113, 1881 900.
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Mrs. Wallace Guest
At candidates Party

Sponsored by the Women's Dem
ocratic Club of Montgomery Coun-
ty, meet the candidates party"
was held last night at the Chevy
Chase Women's Club, with ap-
proximately 500 persons attending.
Mrs. Henry A. Wallace, wife OF
the Democratic vice presidential
candidate; Representative and Mrs.
Byron, Mrs. Frances McFadden,
president of the United .Women's
Democratic Clubs of Maryland, and
Miss Bertha Joseph, secretary to
Senator Radcliffe, we're among the
honor guests.
Mrs. Ralph A. Wells, president of
the club, was in the receiving line
and presided during brief pro-
gram.
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Relief From Noise
OF Planes Promised
In Montgomery Area
Inspector Hos Been
Requested to Probe
Charges by Residents

Robert H. Hinckley, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce, today
promised Montgomery County resi-
dents relief from low-hying air.
planes which frighten dairy cows
and interfere with parlor converse
tionS.
Acknowledging receipt of a COM
plant from States Attorney Ben G
Wilkinson. jr., Mr.. Hinckley said he
had asked j. E. Sommers, enforce
ment official for this area for the
Civil Aeronautics Administration
whose headquarters are at La Guar
dia Field, New York City, to send
an inspector to investigate.
Mr.. Wilkinson said he had re-
ceived letters and verbal complaints
from residents in the Potomac area
claiming that airplanes, especially
during the past six months, had
practiced various maneuvers and
acrobatics at low attitudes, frighten-
ing farm animals and making it i'm
possible to carry on a conversation
because of motor noises.
One complaint claimed that g
plane had flown within so feet Of
his house and that when he tele-
phoned a nearby airport to remon'
strate he was told:
THE airplane is here to stay"
Mr.. Wilkinson said he had no de-
sire to interfere with the nationa
defense program, but that he be-
heves the regulations requiring
maneuvers to be carried on isolated
areas without interfering with peace
and quiet of the county resident.
should be enforced.
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District Appeals
Tax Decisions
On 'DomiciIes'
New Move Is Made
To Broaden Scope of
Income Levies Law

In a new move for broadening
of the scope of the Districts income
tax law. the municipal government
today filed an appeal from two
decisions by the Board of Tax Ap-
peals of the District which took the
Interpretation of the "domicile"
clause of the law as interpreted by
the United States Court of Appeals
for the District.
The case is expected to be placed
before the appellate court as soon
as records and briefs are ready.
Meantime the District government
Is requesting 10 " Morgan, sole
member of the Board of Tax APP
peals, to place on its reserve calendar
% additional cases in which tax
payers are contesting levies made
by the District.
Cases Involved.
The petitions for review of the
two cases by the appellate court
have been filed with Mr.. Morgan BY
Glenn Simmon, assistant corpora
ton counsel of the District assigned
to tax matters. They are concerned
with the cases of Paul De Hart, an
employee of the War Department,
who won from Mr.. Morgan an order
for a refund of a District income
tax payment of s16.36, and Henry
C. Murphy, an economist employed
by the Treasury Department, VINO
won an order for refund of SIS SIS.
In these cases Mr.. Morgan held
that. Notwithstanding the facts that
the taxpayers when they came to
the District had the intention of re-
naming here indefinitely" he had
been forced to find they were not
/ 'domiciled" in the District in view
/ of the decision of the United States
Court of Appeals for the District in
/ the case of James j. Sweeney, an
attorney employed by the Federal
Government, which involved a test
of the now abandoned intangible
personal property tax.
Ruling of Court.
In the Sweeney case the appellate
court held that though the Gov
eminent employe had resided here
for many years he was not dom
iciled" here and should not be de-
prived of his legal or voting resi-
dence in one of the States by reason
of adoption of the Districts income
tax law.
1t is the hope of District attorneys
that they may obtain a decision
from the appellate court. based di-
rectly on the Districts income tax
law which would supersede the rul-
ing of the court in the Sweeney case
which was handed down last
March H.
Some weeks ago the Commission
ers also expressed hopes that Con-
gress would amend the existing in
come tax law to broaden its scope
and to get away from the question
of mere "domicile" as the controlling
factor in application Of the tax.
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Yacht Basin
Sections Near
Completion
Afford Berthoge
For 80 More
Pleasure Croft

Formal acceptance from the con-
tractor of the western portions OF
Yacht Basins l and 2, fronting the
Washington Channel, is expected
within few days, the United States
engineers Office said today. Only
a small amount of work remained
on the new projects, which will af-
ford additional berthage for SO
pleasure craft.
With work virtually completed on
the two sections of Washington's
proposed eight-year harbor i'm
provement program, Government
engineers were rushing final details
to permit boat owners, facing a
winter storage problem, to occupy
the new slips.
While officials could not say
whether the plan employed last
year of advertising for bids to lease
would be followed, assurances were
given they would be in operation
''in the very near future" and be-
fore freezing weather.
205 Berths to Be Ready.
Completion of the new docks
brings to 205 the berths available
for a wide range of motorboats and
yachts. The western sector of Basin
No. /, in the 1900 block of Maine
avenue S.W, will afford Al slips
while its other half contains SO
The new portion of Basin No. 2, situ-
ated at Capital Yacht Club, Elev-
enth street and Maine avenue, pro-
vides for AZ berths, as against the
SO now in use.
There are, in addition, total OF
400 feet of floats available for
dinghies and small sailing craft
Similar to the docks now in use
the new portions will afford both
electricity and water for individual
boats.
The local docks-known to boat
men as marinaS-are the most mod
ern type. The berths are reached
over 8-foot timber walkways, and
catwalks extend from the main
walks to provide access to indi-
vidual slips.
New Mooring Feature.
A mooring feature designed by
the local Office of the Army engi-
neers will be in operation for the
first time when the marinas are
placed in use Each float i
equipped with four traveller irons
with sliding rings. Mooring lines
are secured to the rings. which
travel up and down the irons with
the rise and fall of the tide. Thi;
arrangement allows for 6-foot
huctuation in the water level before
it becomes necessary to adjust the
lines.
Contractor on the newest phase
of the waterfront program is the
A. M HAZEL Co., New York City
Work began on the western por.
lions nearly year ago.
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Planes Steal Show
As Thousands Witness
NavyDay Warfare
Mock Dive Bombing
Of Destroyer Thrills
Audience on Shore

Several thousand Washingtonians
knew considerably more about some
of the "niceties" of war today fol-
lowing special Navy Day demon
STATIONS at Fairlawn Park, Ana
costa, yesterday.
From dive bombing of destroyer
to the art of wearing gas mask
the Navy, the Marine Corps and the
Coast Guard united in putting on a
show for the public which started
early in the morning and did not
conclude until mist was settling
over the Anacostia River and lights
were flashing on in the great fac
tories of the Navy Yard just on the
other side of the river.
True to form, the airplanes stole
the show. All types of aircraft
bombers, pursuit ships, amphibians-
roared back and forth overhead all
day long from nearby Boiling Field
and from the United States Naval
Air Station. And their most spec
tacular maneuver was the mimic
dive bombing of the new destroyer
Morris. anchored in the river.
Three Dives Without Bombs.
Three planes made repeated
screeching dives toward the vessel,
while anti-aircraft guns ratified in
reply the length of her decks. The
planes dropped no bombs, the guns
fired blanks-and there was no off,
cial decision. But, in this particular
attack, with the target stationary
one, there was little doubt as to what
would have happened to the de-
stroyer if the planes had dropped
real eggs"
Other spectacular moments were
afforded by a detachment of Coast
Guardsmen from Lewes, Del, who
demonstrated rescue by brooches
buoy. The chill autumn weather
caused cancellation of a capsize drill
by the same group.
Less SNOWY" but by no means
easy for the participants was the
exhibition of deep-sea diving, which
went on almost continuously from
the Navy Yard Diving School tender
Crilley anchored off the shore of
the park. The divers reported that
the water was quite cool, and con-
sumed great quantities of coffee
aboard their boat between dives.
Plane Catapulted Of Barge.
A battleship observation plane
was catapulted several times from a
barge towed into the middle of the
stream.
1t. Comdr. j. P. Wetherill gave
two brief lectures and demonstra-
tons in connection with the work
of the chemical warfare defense di-
vision OIL he Navy. Many citizens
obtained then irst introduction to
gas mask wearing at the invitation
of Comdr. Wetherill to "try them
on"
The ceremonies concluded late in
the afternoon shortly after Rear
Admiral George T. Pettengill, U. S.
NJ, commandant of the Navy Yard,
reviewed a parade of a Marine bat
talon from the local Marine Bar
racks.
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Be|tsviIIe 10 Have
Vocational Center
To Train Youth
$2l2,5O N. Y. A. Funds
AIIocuted to Teach
Mechanical Trades

A model community where young
men may obtain practical expert
ence in mechanical trades and
laboratory work" is to be estab-
ished at Beltsville, Md, by the
National Youth Administration,
Senator Radcliffe and Representa-
tive Sasscer, both Democrats, of
Maryland, announced today.
They said s212,5OOO in N. Y. A.
funds have been allocated for the
project, which is to be operated in
conjunction with the Beltsville Re-
search Center of the Department of
Agriculture.
1t is expected that the Beltsville
Youth Center, as it will be called,
will be ready for occupancy about
the first of the year and a care
fully selected" group of about 200
boys will move there as son as IA
cilities are ready.
Buildings to Be Erected.
Dormitories and a combination
recreation and dining hall unit will
be erected on a 10-acre tract of
wooded land which has been turned
over to the N. Y. A.
Youths selected for training at
Beltsville will be under the super
vision of members of the Depart
ment of Agriculture's experimental
station, it was said, and they will
work in the stations machine and
metal shop and laboratories.
Senator Radcliffe in announcing
approval of the project, said that
facilities for sheet metal work,
welding, woodworking and other
shop experience at Beltsville are
equal to those of any other youth
resident center in the country; at
the same time, Maryland youths in
terested in scientific farming, stock
raising and laboratory work will be
afforded opportunities under the
sponsorship of the Department of
Agriculture which are unique"
10000 in Projects.
He declared that at present there
are 10000 young people in 900 N. Y.
A. resident projects in the United
States.
It was explained by Representa-
tive Sasscer that many of the young
people who will live and work at
Beltsville will be selected from rural
communities and small towns.
After a brief trial period each
youth will have choice Of a dozen
or more vacations open to him
through the facilities of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Individual as
SHIPMENTS will be made in line with
ability and interest.
C. A. Logan, chief of the division
of management and operations at
the Beltsville Reseach Center,
pointed out. that the number of
shops and laboratories offer a wide
field to the youths who will gain
experience there.
Ryland N. Dempster, State youth
administrator, said that preference
will be given to young people who
have had at least an elementary
school education.
Resident facilities for girls, it
was explained. will be provided at
some later date, though definite
plans for the training of girls have
not yet been made. They will be
given an opportunity to work with
the Bureau Of Home Economics.
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Barlow 10 Get Check
Today for S296,359

Inventor Lester P. Barlow today
is scheduled to obtain Government
check for S296, 359-half of the pay
ment due him from the United
States for his aerial bomb, used in
the World War.
The United States Court of APP
peals entered an order which gave
Mr.. Barlow half of the S592,719 due
him now, reserving the other half
pending the outcome of District
Court suit in which John F. Clark
of Los Angeles claims to have a
share, because of contract he had
with the inventor. Mr.. Clark claims
he aided in financing Mr.. Barlow
during the period of experimental
ton with the aerial bomb and was
to share in half the profits.
Mr.. Clark sought in the Court OF
Appeals yesterday motion to stay
the judgment of Justice Jennings
Bailey of District Court, which held
that Mr.. Barlow was entitled to his
full amount If Mr.. Clark failed to
put up a $4,000 bond within 10
days.
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Bethesda hevyChase Fefe
Planned by Lions Club

The Gordon Burrows Cup for the
girl having the most beautiful Hal
loween costume will be awarded
Thursday night as part of the cell
ebration planned by the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Lions Club
The contest also will offer 500
worth of prizes for costumes in other
classes of the competition, which
is to be held at the parking shop
ping center at Wisconsin avenue
and Leland street.
The program begins at pm.
with a series of five bicycle races,
for which cash prizes have been
offered. The races will be held on
a three-fourths mile section of
Bradley boulevard, between Wis
consin avenue and Leland street.
Montgomery County police will
block off the course.
Judges in the costume compe-
tition are County Commissioner
T. Earle Hampton, Judge Ralph
Shure of Takoma Park and Charles
Schlicter, president of the Lions
Club.
The Elks Club Band will play
the fete.