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Evening star., 1940-01-12
s.. Elizabeth S Head
Asks 1000 More Beds
In Annual Report
Daily Patient Population
Was 6,l08 in '39, q Rise Of
272 Over Year Before

Continued congestion in the wards
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital. a con-
dition for which there is no assur-
ance of relief in the 1941 budget,
was stressed by Dr. Winfred Over
holser in his annual report, made
public today. in which he urged
the addition of 1000 beds.
The daily average patient popula-
ton was 6,l08 during the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1899, the hospital
Superintendent reported. compared
with 5835.7 the preceding year, an
increase of 2723. The total number
of patients under treatment during
the year was 1924. an increase of
1928. The number of District resi-
dents admitted totaled TIT, as
against TAI the year before.
Referring to conditions caused by
the growth of the hospital, DR.. Over
holser said:
"At least 1000 beds should be pro-
vided to cover immediate needs and
to include the replacement of the
semi-permanent group of buildings
which were erected in 1918, with an
estimated life of from IS to 20 years.
This 'semi-permanent group.
which has $50 beds, is in a rather
dilapidated condition and far from
flreproof. The cost of repair is in
creasing and the hazard from fire
is considerable. I consider this rec
ommendation a pressingly urgent
one"
No additional beds are provided
for st. Elizabeth's in the Interior
Department budget now awaiting
congressional action.
The shock" treatment for de-
mentia praecox produced results
which were considered none too
promising.
I'VE regret to note that after two
years" the report said, during
which 225 patients have been treated
by these methods under nearly ideal
conditions, III, or 76 per cent, of
them still remain in the hospital. :"
Yet there were comparatively few
complications noted during the
course OF shock therapy.
The death rate of insane patients
during the past year decreased to
l per % patients under care.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Attorney Given So, 900
Libel Suit Judgment

William N. Wood, an attorney, Of
729 Fifteenth street NV, has been
given an $4,000 judgment in a libel
suit by jury in the Court OF JUS
tice T. Alan Goldsborough, District
Court records revealed today.
Mr.. Wood brought suit for SIS, 900
against Howe P. Cochran, an attor-
+ney with Offices in the Colorado
Building, and with whom Mr.. Wood
had been associated as a tax lawyer,
contending the defendant libeled
him in a letter written to an attor-
ney in Newark, N. j., in April. 1887.
Mr.. Wood was represented by At
torney Mark p Friedlander.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Boys Club Athletes
To Get Awards Toniqht

The Board of Directors of the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club will
present athletic awards tonight to
the No. Precinct Club.
The main award will be the D. G.
A. A. U. Senior Trophy, won by No.
SIS boxers. Gold footballs will be
awarded to the clubs 135-pound
football champions and jerseys will
be presented to the runnersup in
the Junior Colonial 100-pound Foot.
ball League.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Hebrew Delegation
To Attend Convention

Fifteen representatives of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation
will attend the first seaboard re-
gional convention of the Union Of
American Hebrew Congregations to-
morrow and Sunday in Philadelphia.
They are Rabbi Norman Gersten-
field, Col. Julius I. Peyser, Mrs.
David r. Simon, Stanford E. Abel,
william l.. Bush, Maurice Rosen-
berg, Mrs. Frederick PelMnan, Dr.
Bernard A. Baer, David Bornet,
David Bress, Allen v. De Ford, Ed
N. Finkelhor, David Frank, Jacob
H. Gichner and Sidney L. Hechinger.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Hazen Reappointmenl
Is Assured on Visit
To White House
Commissioner Presents
President With First
Birthday Boil Ticket

Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen
today was assured of reappointment
to the Board of Commissioners when
he called at the White House to
present to President Roosevelt the
rst ticket for the Presidents Birth
day Balls in Washington.
The Commissioners second term
on the board expires Tuesday.
Mr.. HaZen was accompanied by
Corporation Counsel Elwood Seal,
chairman of the Birthday Ball
Ticket Committee.
The Commissioner said his call
was solely for the purpose of taking
the President the ticket and that
it was not his purpose to bring up
any subjects for discussion unless
the President asked for information.
His reappointment had been virtu-
ally a foregone conclusion.
Mr.. Hazen, and Mr.. Seal, who has
been the leading member of the So
called kitchen cabinet" appointed
by the Commissioners to draft Dis
trict reorganization plan, indicated
that when the reorganizati ton plan is
presented to Congress it will be in
virtually the same form as the So
called Seal plan, made public sew
eral weeks ago.
The officials also expressed the
belief that few changes will be made
by Congress when the time comes
for enactment of necessary legisla-
ton.
Commissioner Hazen, native of
Nokesville. Va. is 70 years old, and
has been in the Districts employ for
SO years. He was first appointed to
the Board of Commissioners by
President Roosevelt in December,
1888, although his term did not Off
cially begin until 1894. He was re-
appointed in 1887 for another term
of three years.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Author Claims Infrinoement

LOS ANGELES, Jan. u B.-
Louis Ullman, author, charged Co.
lumbia Pictures Corp. yesterday
with copyright infringement in its
production of Mr.. Smith Goes to
Washington"
Mr.. Ullman alleged that the plot
was lifted from copyrighted story,
Three Little Tales Go to Market"
which he submitted to the studio
but which was rejected. He asks an
accounting and injunction against
further showing Of the flm.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Auto Kills Man
As Ice Causes
Many Smashups
IS Cars TongIe on
One Slick Upgrade
And 8 on Another
Traffic Record

The traffic record as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending 8 am. to-
day:
Fatalities. tpedestrian.
Accidents, 38.
Motorists injured. S.
Motorists arrested, 422.
Pedestrians injured. 4.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control
regulation. 4.
Evening star., 1940-01-12

The sirth OF a series of articles
comparing parks and recreation
facilities OF other cities NTH those
OF the District of Columbia.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
BY RUDOLPH KAUFMAN, II

On the Akron course provisions
for ALLEGATION of tee markers and
putting cups have been made to
speed play on congested days. This
same plan, however. permits the
changing Of the course into one Of
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Concentration on Peace
Negotiations Urged.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Is not the greatest immediate duty of
our country to concentrate upon peace
negotiations, irrespective of party? The
country should be propagandized and
mobilized for sane and humane senti-
ments, arrangements and settlements
before Hitler and Stain put their heads
together for greater mischief, letting it
be known the world over that all our
reserves of influence, conference and
force, If necessary, are, without reserve,
at the service of the all-important pres
ent need of the world.
In the meantime we should concen-
trate upon an efficient Army and Navy,
letting the world know we mean busi-
ness. Nor should we let up on our
lnsistent pressure-demands if neces-
sary-that Hitler and Stain check their
mad careers and come into a world
order with other nations Gapan would
see the necessity of falling into line).
Order Is heavens first law. It is the
fundamental law of the universe, and
order must be the fundamental law of
human relations else there can be no
peace. MRS. SIDNEY A. SHERMAN.
Lincoln r. I.
March II.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Dental Centenary

Justifiably proud of their achieve
ments and conscious of the problems
still confronting them, American
dentists this week are celebrating
the one hundredth anniversary of
an organized attack upon mankinds
most common ailment-tooth decay.
The American Dental Association is
marking its centennial, and that of
the first dental college, with a con-
vention in Baltimore.
Reviewing the road that has been
travelled, the dentists recalled the
days when cure for toothache called
for such fantastic tactics as wrap
ping garlic in dough and applying
1t to the ear. The public shares
their relief that such days are over
along with the days when extraction
was the cure-all for tooth troubles.
Patients as we'll as members of the
profession have reason to rejoice
today, too, because the itinerant
dentists" and the barber dentists
are gone. Every one who ever had
toothache or even a cavity applauds
the tribute which the dentists are
paying to the vision of Drs. Horace H.
Hayden and Chaplin A. Harris, who
founded the Baltimore College of
Dental Surgery, the first dental
school in the Nation, in 1840. This
school, now a part of the University
of Maryland, is regarded as the key
stone Of organized dentistry in this
country
With proper schooling, with X-rays
and with new scientific knowledge,
modern dentistry has expanded its
services to include preventive tooth
care and the remarkable work of
orthodontists in correcting malfor-
nations of the jaws and positions of
the teeth.
The future, according to speakers
before the convention, calls for more
preventive work, more concentration
on children's teeth, more dental
service for low income groups and
more research. With the public be-
coming more conscious of the i'm
portance of good teeth and health
authorities placing increased en-
phasis on mouth hygiene, the coming
century may be marked by as much
progress and service by the dental
profession as the past.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Traffic Convictions

Comparison OF the effectiveness of
the negligent homicide law of Wash
ington and of Michigan, as reflected
in statistics gathered from Detroit
by The Star, calls attention graph
ically to possible improvements in
the Capital. Foremost among these
are two which have been advocated
consistently by many individuals and
organizations interested in greater
safety. These are the establishment
of a separate traffic court and Of
unit of specially trained policemen
to investigate all accidents involving
death or personal injury.
In Detroit two judges hear all
traffic cases, while officers who have
been trained in modern methods of
accident prevention prepare the evi-
dence through more careful investi-
cation. Washington has no accident
prevention squad, only a few indi-
vidual policemen trained in traffic
work, and no one judge serves more
than month at a time in Traffic
Court.
Detroit's experience should be con-
sidered in the light of suggestions
for improvement in the Capital, and
not as criticism, however. For, while
the figures seem to indicate better
enforcement in the Michigan city,
they can be misunderstood Both
communities have Identical laws re-
lating to negligent homicide, and for
the past two years have had almost
the same ratio of fatal accidents per
hundred thousand population. But
lr Detroit four out of five charged
with negligent homicide are con-
victed, while in Washington the
figure is one out of five. This is due
to many factors on both sides of the
balance. In the District it has been
an established policy to refuse to
nol-pros any negligent homicide
charge. Thus some cases are brought
to trial in spite of their obvious
weaknesses. This is a policy de-
signed to eliminate the possibility of
pernicious pressure on the prosecu-
tors office.
It is in this respect that Wash
ington's enforcement of the act
differs from Michigan's. For in 1898,
the last year for which complete
figures are available, Detroit had
hundred and ninety-six traffic fatal
tiles. OF these, only fifteen resulted
In negligent homicide actions. In
the same year Washington had
eighty-seven deaths and thirty-five
such charges.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
VIENNA, Va.


Dear Sir:
my mockingbird and I want to line
up on the side of the good birds in this
controversy as to whether Mr.. Mocker
is good or bad.
"On Saturday I saw the mockingbird
and chickadee eating at the suet holder
at the same time.
"The chickadee only stayed minute
or two, then seemed to have some fear
and flew away, but the mocker was so
wet so hungry and so busy he never
made the least sound or the least motion
to scare the smaller bird.
THE chickadees must be Finnish They
are so attractive because they are so
small, so brave, and SO energetic.
Yours very sympathetically in the love
of birds, I. T. F."
There are, indeed, few finer birds than
the chickadees.
Fortunate is the garden which has two
or three OF them as steady boarders.
Few birds have received more good
publicity in recent years, either. One of
the greatest boosts was the song about
them in Snow White" telling about the
Cheerful chickadee"
Actually, one may wonder whether it
is any more cheerful than any other
bird, or whether, indeed the word Cheer
full" is good one to apply to bird.
Yet we all know exactly what the
writer Of the song meant, and we know
what our correspondent means by the
words of praise.
One may suspect that the mockingbird,
in this case, was so hungry that it didn't
have time to get after the chickadee.
A few more bites, and it would have
taken after the chckadee with a will.
They usually do.
On the other hand, the chickadees do
not much care whether they remain at
feeder or not
Usually they do not stay longer than
to snatch seed and away.
They are among the few birds which
really do not mind the mockingbird The
titmouse is another This little fellow
eats in much the same way, that is, it
flies to a feeder seizes a seed. and flies
away with it, preferably to some nearby
shrub or tree.
If there is no mocker around, the
chickadee and the titmouse will fly only
a foot or SO, especially if the feeding sta
ton is located in shrubbery.
1t is always interesting to watch birds
eat No two of them have eYactlv the
same approach to a feeder. nor exactly
the same way of handling their food.
Some are dainty, as the cardinal. others
are rather gross in their feeding habits
as the starlings.
Y
A shut-in called this column the other
day to ask what was to be done about a
belligerent mockingbird.
When this bird first came, was very
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Jopun's Trade Drive

In the footsteps of the Argen-
tineans, who last week concluded
trade agreement with Japan. a Mexi-
can delegation of experts is on it's
way to Toxic, at the invitation of the
japanese government, for negotia-
tions which may duplicate Japan's
feat with the Argentineans.
The suggestion in this intense
commercial activity that Japan is
conducting trade offensive in Latin
America is supported by the meeting
in Washington this week of Japanese
consular officials, who have before
them the problems of American
japanese trade relations and pro-
posals for meeting of Japan's dip
lomatic representatives in Central
and South America to consider
means of expanding trade with all
those countries
In itself, the Argentine agreement
may prove of small detriment to
American trade. Japan will triple
her purchase of Argentine goods to
$6,e0O,O0O in the ensuing year, and
presumably Argentina, following her
barter practices, will buy little, if
any, more than this from Japan.
Such an expansion of japanese
trade is dangerous to the United
States only as it aggravates the OBJ
stacles which already confront Amer
lean trade in Argentina and threat
ems to cut still further into an al
ready declining American exporta-
ton. American exports to Argentina
last year were some 100000,
decrease from the $4,000, 900 figure
for 1898.
The possibility of Mexican-Jap-
anese agreement raises more seri-
Gus prospect for this country, how
ever, presenting a challenge which
is much closer home-geographically
and economically. Unlike Argentina,
where the United States already
shares the bulk Of the market with
Great Britain, Mexico Is an American
trade preserve where few other
countries have even modest look-in.
BY that very fact the American po-
sition is more vulnerable to attack.
Chances OF such an attack are
enhanced by the mutual desire of
both Japan and Mexico to relieve
their economic dependence on the
United States. Japan imports large
quantities of oil, cotton and other
raw materials which Mexico. rather
than the United States, might sup
ply. For her part, Mexico is at the
mercy of American purchases Of her
silver. Japan would not take the
Evening star., 1940-03-20

purchasers or builders of homes who are
now renters, so that there will be an
increased demand for goods and services
due to an expectation of a continuing
ability to pay for such goods and serv-
ices, either directly or through appro-
pirate financing. Restoration of conf
dence is urgent. Cooperation is es-
sential
The additional deduction would be a
start in the right direction, an incen-
tive to expand little and take a
chance but of course, labor must do
its share in its dual capacity of pro-
ducer and consumer There must be
intelligent consumption of worth while
goods, food, clothing, shelter, education,
recreation and such luxuries as are now
considered as nearly in the necessity
class, and not 'let's have another high
ball" JUSTA CONSERVATIVE
March IA.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Plane Sales Abroad

Statements of President Roosevelt
yesterday should allay the fears Of
those who have been criticizing the
administrations policy of permitting
certain exports of Army and Navy
planes. Most of the criticism had
centered around the belief that many
of the Governments military and
naval secrets were being divulged to
European powers. Fears also had
been expressed in Congress that the
export sales would interfere with our
own national defense preparations.
Mr.. Roosevelt made it plain that no
secrets are being disclosed and that
nothing Is being done to impair
Americas security program.
AS matter Of fact, he pointed out,
the orders for fighting planes now
being filled by United States plane
and engine manufacturers are hav-
Ing the extremely beneficial effect Of
vastly increasing the production
capacity of the plane industry at a
time when there is urgent need that
1t be maintained on the highest level
OF efficiency. Thus, if the time
should come when America is forced
to resort to arms against a foe, we
will be in the fortunate position of
having a thriving warplane industry
upon which to depend for materiel.
Moreover, many of our planes will
have undergone gruelling wartime
tests in action on the European
fronts-tests that are more valuable
than any peacetime experimentation
possibly could be. In other words,
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Late Frost

This garden, wearing blossoms at her
breast
And in her FURNISHED locks bluebird's
wing.
Feels In her veins the late frost's bitter
sting
And in abasement droops her queenly
crest.
Again. in silver garments she is dressed
A strange, unwanted gift the gray skies
bring
This garden, wearing blossoms at her
breast
And In her FURNISHED locks bluebirds
wing.
What Ill luck sent this unlimited guest;
What witch that rides the wind has
dared to fling
Her tardy issue in the lap of spring.
What evil spirit now has repossessed
This garden, wearing blossoms at her
breast
And in her FURNISHED locks a bluebirdx
wing?
ANNA NJ. PRlHsTIEY.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
THIS AND THAT
happy, thinking Of all the songs it would
By Charles E. Tr1ceUell.

happy, thinking Of all the songs it would
sing for me-" said the voice.
But now that 1t chases all my other
birds away, am not so happy abouc It,"
Well, that is the story most people
tell. AS stated here before, those who
have only nice mockingbirds, specimens
which do not chase other sbirds, are
really fortunate.
Because most Knockers are mot that
way" There would be something the
matter with them, if they were; the
mockingbird is an outstanding, bold
fellow, and to ask it to act any other
way would be to expect the impossible
This will not mean, of course, that
here and there will not occur a kindly
mockingbird. Nothing is surer in brd
watching than that there will be ex-
ceptions
Bird watching is one of the best pos
sible sports for shut-ins.
Certainly nothing could afford more
interest to a person in such a situation
than window-sill feeding station.
A simple board will do.
1t should be located SO that the per-
son in bed can see what goes on there
comfortably, without undue twisting OF
straining
One good feature is that the birds
come and go all day long, from first
light to last.
There is always something doing
al, - 11J
the coming of new ones.
The perpetual activity takes the
thought of the patient of himself, and
puts it in the great outdoors, if only
by little, it is just that much.
Especially persons who have been used
a-bed, will find that if they cannot go
to the woods, the wildbirds will bring
the woods to them, in very good sense
Certainly, as long as one has birds
around one has some of the very finest
of all forest products
All the birds which come to our small
gardens are even more at home in the
forests. No doubt they go there, every
day or two, if only for brief visit.
There is no telling just where a bird
comes from, and it is always pleasant
to picture it as having flown straight
from a great woods, maybe not so far
away, to the window through which i,
is seen
The best possible type of feeding sta
ton for the invalid would be a glass
box, built into the room, but with the
outer pane removed. so that the birds
can fly right in. 1t is said that the
reflection caused by the three glas.
sides and top prevent the birds from
seeing into the room and thus beins
| frightened.
Windows with number of small pane.
are best used in this way One of thu
middle lower sections might be removed
and a glass aquarium set in upside
down.
Evening star., 1940-03-20

precious metal as payment for her
industrial products, but would be
glad to take Mexico's oil, cotton and
other mineral products. This would
provide a cushion for Mexico in case
the United States ever discontinued
its silver purchases.
Japan's trade drive in Latin Amer
lea may not get far. Her commerce
with that region has always labored
under handicaps-dislike for Japa-
neSe immigration, Tokio's lack Of
foreign exchange, and the fact that
her specialized export product
cheap cotton textiles-meets native
competition in several of the larger
countries.
1t is by no means a certainty that
Japan will be able to threaten the
American position seriously, but the
possibility must be recognized in
view of Japan's foreign trade sue
cesses in other parts of the world.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Forces of Evil Seen Headed
For America.

TO the Editor OF The Star:
With the Finnish Russian pact
comes another victory for the forces OF
evil and to me, the handwriting on the
wall reads, America, beware and pre-
pare!"
After these forces have divided Europe
among themselves or possibly after the
most crafty and evil of the lot has
eliminated his partners and controls it
all himself, we will be next.
The war between good and evil never
ends and, therefore, we have many
battle fronts to fight on right here at
home-corrupt politics and morals, pov-
erty and poor health, the evils of igno-
rance and injustice and the tolerance
with which we accept the intolerant un-
American activities. Let us attack these
enemies and build our democracy into
an example to the world and our defense
systems into warning to the world
MRS M. S. SNOW.
Alexandra, Va.
March u.