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Evening star., 1940-08-11

mo, We have had . decrease"
argued an assistant.
When 1t was all down in black
and white both were right. In 1880
the department had 729 employees,
OF which SO were permanent and $40
per diem. In 1910 as Of August the
permanent positions had jumped to
liz but the per diem had dropped
to All. Thus while losing 1859 per-
diem workers, the permanent en-
ployes had increased %, making q
total of 583.
However" explained the assistant
in charge Of personnel, 40 of that
% were transfers from per diem to
permanent"
That means that in the past
decade the Water Department has
had an increase Of three new posi-
tions and a net loss of 146 in the
employe total.
Believe it or not, the recent build
ing boom which has accompanied
the increase in the population has
not dislocated the water main
system.
"We lay about the same amount
OF mains in slack as in boom time"
said Mr.. Beckett. I'VE may now lay
main for Is houses where in a
slack period we would lay the same
amount of main for two houses"
The District as of last June 80
had 990.52 miles of water mains,
against S09.94 on the same date in
1880, but this doesn't begin to re-
fleet the amount of work the de-
partment does.
I'VE do miles of replacement that
doesn't show up in those figures"
Mr.. Beckett pointed out.
$50 you see We are doing a lot
more work with less men," put in
an assistant. That's efficiency"
Don't you go making us look too
efficient or we'll never get any ap-
preparation increases" grinned Mr..
Beckett.
AS a matter of fact the men have
plenty to keep them busy, what with
about 80 per cent of the pipe mains
antiquated and averaging through
out the system about 80 breaks or
leaks a month.
BY antiquated Mr.. Beckett said
he meant laid before 1890.
why 1902"
We'll" Mr.. Beckett reflected.
they started making decent pipe
around that time"
With all these leaks and breaks
which Mr.. Beckett said sometimes
reached five or six in a single day
and the fewer men to cope with the
situation it appeared that the com.
plants must be coming in with
every mail and over every telephone
wire.
Mr.. Beckett called on the com.
plant department for a definite an.
swer, which was that this year $685.
complaints Of all sorts were made
against 1874 in 1890.
Efficiency" reminded an assist.
ant, driving home his point.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Law Dean, Democrat,
To Work for WiIIkie
py the sSnrio Tod prase

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10. - Dean
Young B. Smith of Columbia Uni
versity Law School, self-described
lifelong Democrat" pledged his
aid to Republican Presidential Nom
inee Wendell L. Willkie.
In letter to Mr.. Willkie released
by the Republican National Com
mittee, he said the present adminis-
tration had resorted to ruthless and
unprecedented methods of enforcing
its will" and that it could never
achieve the unity and efficiency that
are necessary to cope with the Ma
tion's problems, domestic and for
eign."
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Catholic Organ Urges
Droft-Exempt CIerics

3y the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10.-De-
claring that undoubtedly this coun-
try needs a compulsory military
training program" the Catholic
Standard and Times has denounced
the Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee for failing to exempt theo-
logical students from military serv-
ice.
The official organ of the Archdio-
cese of Philadelphia said in an edi-
torial that the program should be
carried out intelligently, wisely and
with exemption clearly stated. A
spurred and booted red tape special
ist is not the proper one to decide
who shall or shall not serve.
"Clergymen, teaching and nursing
brothers, seminarians and students
in divinity schools should be guar
anteed exemption in the bill; the
exemption should not be camou-
flaged by listing them as conscien-
tious objectors, which very definitely
most of them are not"
Evening star., 1940-08-11
BY JOHN H. Cassidy. Jr.

BY JOHN H. Cassidy, Jr.
From newsboy to clerk to a posi-
ton in the forefront of Washing
tons business world-that's the
career of Herman F. Carl, vice
president of the firm Of Call Carl,
Inc.
Mr.. Carl's first job was as carrier
for The Star. He delivered The
Star for four years while attending
public and private schools in the
District.
After school days were over, he
took a position as messenger at the
National Geological Park in 1901,
and served successfully as chief
clerk and property clerk until he
was transferred to the War Trade
Board on October 6, 1917. He was
appointed to assist in organization
of the War Trade Board, and he
served as assistant to the director,
assistant director and as director
of the Boards Bureau of Admin
istration.
During this period, he was COM
missioned as first lieutenant in the
Motor Transportation Corps, but,
at the request of the War Trade
Board, resigned to continue his
work as director of. the Bureau of
Administration. He ended his
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Militia Still Short
OF Motor Equipment

When troops left for the maneuver
areas. including the local militia, 1t
was found at the last moment, with
sudden increases in men, that there
was not enough motor vehicles to
move all of the personnel. Men had
to be crowded into vehicles in num-
bers they were not intended to
carry, and organizations went into
the war games without the neces-
sary mechanical material. While
the War Department has been try.
ing to get the vehicles for the men,
1t has been faced with the problem
of funds.
But even when funds were avail.
able garage space was not available
in the communities for the vehicles.
Because OF the Importance of pro-
tecting them from the elements. the
War Department officials did not
desire to send them to the irgani-
cations where they would be al.
lowed to stand idle in motor parks
and perhaps deteriorate more rap
idly than they would in use. The.
facilities of the District Guard have
been seriously taxed of late by the
number of vehicles which have been
sent here. Although able to house
all OF them, 1t has been under con.
d1tions OF great hazard. The We
hicles were crowded in a building on
the range at Congress Heights, D,
c., in such a way that 1t perhaps
would have been impossible to move
them out quickly in case of a fire,
This. perhaps, is more serious than
storing the vehicles in the open.
The National Guard Bureau of
the War Department has been Civ
ing serious consideration to the
matter Of providing the militia with
all the vehicles which would eouip
1t for duty in the field. It has been
estimated that for training it would
require at most a doubling of the
number Of vehicles now on hand,
25,000 as against 12,500. Officers
OF the Army said that a considera-
ton OF the motorization needs in
case OF expansion to mobilization
strength under the protective mo-
bilization plan shows that thes
Guard would need, in round num-
bers, about $4,000 vehicles in all.
In addition to the motor vehicles
consideration also is being given to
the demands of the Guard for
trailers, which have been found to
be exceptionally serviceable for field
training.
1t is believed that with the great
increase in funds being provided for
national defense that the War De-
partment will be able to provide
Guard units with their full COM
plement of motor equipment.
Evening star., 1940-08-11

than they did in 1880. The capacity
of the filter plant was and Is about
155, ,000, 900 gallons day. it was said
A new reservoir has been added at
Soldiers Home and another in
Anacostia which have increased
water storage q bit, but don't figure
very much in actual expansion OF
the system.
But Acting Supt. Humphrey
Beckett Of the Water Department
who is one of the most obliging fel-
lows in the District Building, will be
quick to remind you that it was on
a hot wash day a few weeks ago
and not 10 years ago-July % to be
exact-that the local consumers
went over the top with new rec
ord Of las, ,907 900 gallons in single
day. If you divide it out you'll
find yourself credited with some
220 gallons of water that day, which
you will have hard time account
ing for.
The bespectacled Mr.. Beckett,
who IS years ago projected the
population Of the District up to the
present and missed the figure by
$500 come the census, was sitting
in his District Building Office when
the reporter arrived and began to
poster him about a reported main
break near Seventeenth and @
streets NV.
A bit of telephoning proved it
inconsequential-the kind they have
almost daily down there-so we
turned to more serious subjects"
Five thousand five hundred, he
grinned. Next time they have a
census I'm coming out from my
retirement and save them lot of
money. That's not missing it by
much, is it?"
Your reporter got down to business
with the query: How has your de-
partment grown along with the
population and water consumption?"
Mr.. Beckett reached back into 10
of his 46 years experience with local
water and then called in several
consultants to check him.
Il think we have had an increase
in employees" he said.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
| Police Called
| oQueN Boys
| Bath Tuntrum
BY the Associated Press.

f3s the hSsocldteo fFeSS.
NEW YORK, Aug. lott took a
police emergency call to quell 12-
year-old David Hershkowitz' tan
trum over his mothers request that
he take a bath.
David really put on a show. Folks
from all around his East Side neigh
borhood came to watch the spec
tacle of husky lad standing peril
ously close to the edge of a third
floor fire escape and shouting to his
mother:
IF you won't leave me alone, I'll
take a jump"
Somebody called the cops. Two
patrol cars answered and out of one
Evening star., 1940-08-11

active work with that organization
in 1920
After the war, Mr.. Carl a native
OF Washington and his brothers
founded the automobile repair firm
known as Call Carl, Inc.
Mr.. Carl is member and past
director Of the Kiwanis Club,
Stansbury Lodge, F. A. A. M; Bright
wood Chapter, r. A. M: Brightwood
Commandery, K. T.; Almas Temple,
A. A. o. N. M. S., and a director
OF the Board of Trade. He is also
a trustee of the Calvary Methodist
Church.
He lists his favorite hobbies as
golflng and fishing.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Kenneth Conine Heads
Ben-Hur Life Group

Kenneth L. Canine has been ap-
pointed State manager of the Ben
Hur Life Association for the terri
tory comprising the District of Co.
lumbia and Maryland. He came
here from Charlottesville, Ind.
Chief Joseph M. Bonifant presided
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Quick Service Lands
; Swiss in Jail
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BASEL, Switzerland. Three
young Baselers have been jailed be-
cause they had their own ideas on
how to give quick service to the
customer.
They would look through classi-
fied advertisements of the local pa
pers every morning and whenever
they found bicycle wanted" they
stole one and sold it to the adver-
tisers.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
CIVIC NEW 8.
Per Capita Use of Water
Lays Behind Population
Water Department, in Ten Years,
Gains Three Employees, but Loses
146 Per Diem Workers
BY JOHN W. THOMPSON, Jr.

Whether they Washingons 4s6s9 Inhabitants In
the prepeal days Of 1880 consumed
present 663153 shown by the
According the Water mean daily con.
decade gallons divides up to 1853
gallons per person.
present population, hand consumes mean
daily Of $4,000 gallons per person
have herding
using water with
capacity using 100000 gallons average more
Evening star., 1940-08-11

over Victory Court. Silent tribute
was paid to Louis B. Kline. Cyrus
E. Cook was elected usher to fill
the unexpired term of Louis B.
Strickrott. Samuel Trupp, master
of ceremonies, furnished entertain
ment.
United Court will meet in Pythian
Temple on Friday.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Lonesome Cowboy
Still Lonely, Likely
BY the Associated Press,

LARAMIE, Wyo.-A Joplin (Mo.)
woman who wrote to the Laramie
postmaster for the address Of "some
lonely cowboy" was frank in her
statements. She suggested that If
the postmaster sent her the name of
some such fellow they might cor
respond, object matrimony. but she
added: I'm IS and ugly as SIM"
Evening star., 1940-08-11
CALENDAR NOTES,

The Federation Board of Directors
will meet Wednesday at 8:15 PM,
Continental Hotel, North Capitol,
between D and E streets.
The New Center Market Board of
Directors will meet Thursday at 2
pm, New Center Market, Fifth and
K streets NV.
The Petroleum Executive Com
mittee will meet Thursday at 1918
pm, Raleigh Hotel, Twelfth and
Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Results of the membership meet
ings held each Thursday by the
Central group have been very IA
vorable, according to Frederick Levy,
president of the association. Mr..
Levy also states Central expects to
do the biggest things for the Dis
trict this fall than has ever been
done before by business organiza-
tion."
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Business GROUPS
Three Meetings
Slated This Week

The following three businessmen
associations are scheduled to hold
meetings this week:
Tuesday, August 13.
Columbia Heights - Luncheon,
Scholl's Cafe, 3027 Fourteenth street
NV, 12:15 pm.
Thursday, August Is.
Hardware-Regular meeting, May
flower Hotel, Connecticut avenue
and De Sales street NV, $3.50 pm.
Central-Membership luncheon
Rumanian Inn, 815 Thirteenth
street NV, 1915 pm.
Evening star., 1940-08-11

stepped Patrolman Edward Stack.
David yielded at the sight of the
uniform-and took his bath.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
|Newsboy to Business Leader
Is Story of H. F. Carl
Favored Hobbies
Are Golfng and
Fishing

Thirty first. in a series OF
sketches OF officers and directors
OF the Board of Trade.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Civic Problems, CivicB Bodies
d.. G. Representation in Senate
Held Just Back in 1901
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

While many are vaca-
tonng there have been increased burdens
who have remained the job This has been unusually
busy summer far local civic affairs
all OF the international national questions before
and the political occupied
prominent place in the public
The past week has been especially evntu Summers
national representation amendment smmering
both ends of the Capitol with the Budget taking
the spotlight in helpful for the District fight the
proposal to inict increased the
Commissioners proposing have local introduced
In the next Congress and the Outdoor Cleanliness
representatives forming joint committee group District
government heads, 1t has been full order
Added to this there has attempt have the
House OF Representatives consider the
the District government This of the bills House
calendar which has not been called controversial
nature tomorrow Is rightfuly ocalled day in the
House Whether 1t will be claimed for SEEN
Last District day effectively by Representative Jennings
Randolph in speech that precaed consideration favorable
committee action the Summers national
ment to the Federal Constitution.
The confirmation OF the nomination of
for another term the bench the as
civic news The study of conditions at the Juvenile
to considering the Bentley continue in that office
showed that the court
expressed opinion that the work should be
divided three departments
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Representation Is the Immediate Problem


Naturally the civic
of the SO as to
empower Congress to give the of the Columbia
representation in the Congress and the
than that of the people of the
identical form before both the House of Representatives the
Senate.
In the House reported Judiciary Committee
with would limit the Congress
the District representation In the Senate
there has been only preliminary meeting
the judiciary at which decided action by
the House before proceeding
Some of citizens seeking be told
help to get the Summers
by of both House Organizations
individuals should let the members of the House
of their and interest the adoption
OF this the Constitution its
Legislatures of the States
Personal acquaintance with Congress helps but
Is not favorable action
who help in this
AIS Star Building informative pamphlet
Now the time get busy legislation
eritorious often citizens
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! Erstwhile pillar-scribe, Paul
Yawitz, has completed scream
ario in which Mischa Auer will
star. It's tagged, They're All
Crazy" which should give
you some idea.
And along those lines the
three Stooges are staggering
forth in "You Marty Spy"
A laugh with a tear: John Gar
field, who hasn't been in close
filial touch with his father for a
long time received, a note from
him: Dear John: I see by the pa
per that you're movie star now.
Could you please get me a pass
for the theatre on 10th street?
Strange suit: j. r.. Levee, cit
ing an article which implies he is
not the father of Paulette God
dard, is suing Golfers Weekly.
He declares he is her father, and
the statement is false.
Biggest shock of 1910: New
York film critics award to Sam
uel Goldwyn for "Wuthering
Heights" as the top picture of '39.
Yes they saw "GWTW".
One of our conscientious con-
stables stopped Harold Arlen for
driving through red light .
asked the routine questions.
"Where do you live? What do
you do?" "Pm a composer" he
answered. YEAH sneered the
blue-coat, II suppose you wrote
Over the Rainbow'w "That's
right. 1 didw Finale-he got a
ticket.
Interludes: Sue Carol, agent,
got Sue Carol, actress a job as
radio guest star but didn't
collect the customary ten per
cent from herself.
There's an Ernst LubitSch act
ing in "Magic Bullets he's
not THE Lubitsch-nOr any re-
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OUR FILM FOLKS

appointment made by. James
Roosevelt on forming his own film
company was to choose as his
vice-prexy Henry HenigsOn, one
of OUR best people.
Pickering thought: Is there a
filmogul who DARES to produce
the Sholem Asch "Nazarene 2"
To picturize Jesus, the Jew :.
for once? It would be a heart
ening antidote to the King of
Kings" which is still circulating
poison over the globe. But then
perhaps the times are not
opportune for such a vivid docu-
ment.
Sad is the passing of Charles
Mintz at the age of so. He was
veteran figure in the film bus
mess, having begun under the
Warner wing in 1915. In 1920 he
entered the animated cartoon
field with "Felix, the Cat" and
continued with numerous other
subjects.
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lation. just an extra eking out a
living.
Twenty-six years ago Lasky,
Goldwyn, and DeMille organized
the Lasky Feature Play Com
pany produced the "Squaw
Man." first feature film ever
made in Hollywood.
Gregory RatOff began his
MovietOWn cared as an unim-
portant actor in "SimphOny of
Six Million"
Original paintings created for
the production of "Gulliver's
Travels" are to have gallery ex-
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hibition in New York, and will !.
available for purchase as Art ''
or what have you.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-01-19
By HELEN ZIGMOND

HollywoOd-Just for your in
side information the first
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"THE YEAR ROUND CITY,
County Seat of Hilsborough County Population 1OO51
Evening star., 1940-01-03
Donald F. Makey. 21, Walter Reed General

Donald asla,,:, r; Maksy. 21' Walter Reed General
oeorse ". Page. SO, United States Soldiers
William e. Brown. s5. sibley Hospital.
Eugene Leger, 10, Giant Market.
Anne s. esSso PEARSON Il 2sS ssSs psrR fah St. St.
William H. Abrahams, II, George Washing
Arthur n Hacker. 80. 1915 Lamont st.
Eonert Fechner' 90. Walter Reed General
Dora {. Bulls, e5. sse 18th st. Sc.
Alice Seeding. 65, Gallinger Hospital
Jennie Peluzzo, SO, sibley Hospital.
Lawrence Anderson, 40, Walter Reed Gen.
CLARK Q, Woodhouse, 49, Division ave and
Virginia r. de Ruiz. 17ol Mass. ave.
Audrey A. Baugh, %, Garfield Hospital
Mary ". Remsburs. IS, Garfield Hospital.
ssfTss sst V dssSss e. $$5$ $$ 4%rd " rss s
Florence n. Dapray, 66, George washington
Mary A. Gin. so. $50 Pa. ave. Sc.
Elizabeth M. Owen, SO, 916 10th st.
Charles H. Rodier, So, 3422 Porter st.
Francis M. Wallace, 10, Emergency Hos
Bessie Golden, 40, Garfield Hospital.
infant Cutler, Sibley Hospital
Infant Ayers Galinger Hospital.
MiI1i infant Hsrdingham. q siblsy Hospital.
" WlIlldm y MCCAIN, 0Z, 272O Ol1Ve 81.
Dannle Banks, so, Gallinger Hospital
Juanita Harris. 3s. Galinger Hospital
James Scott, %, Freedmen's Hospital
Willis Dye. 1s Gallinger Hospital
infant William Richardson Children's Hos
Kelly Miller. rs, 1928 4th st.
Charles Greenleaf, 81, Freedmen's Hospital
Katie A: Lee. 65. Freedmen's Hospital
Nellie Grifin, so. S7S 26th st.
Andrew Simms. 81. Bennings Race Track.
gathering Greenleaf- "a. 1882 st. se.
Julia Dodson. "a, 7O7 Euclid ST.
Richard Dorsey, 81, Freedmens Hospital
Clara Page, so, 2O26 l4th st,
Evening star., 1940-01-03
Marriage License
AppIicotions

'FSs siatfa e Z fss.r St w. nS v. ;Rs ne
Aso sosae Ii RHysG5 A. Unss9 s3 Ashes
Utah; the Rev. wallace NJ Hales.
George e: Bowie, 80; 21ol Conn: ave aye. nv. ny.
sbe nd Rsa Mary c6ares a. eSFPs wsrneT aS
and Dorothy E.. Russell. 20, Bethesda,
calence N + HsN 5Gnn e. 81 a Fort Sill Okla
the Rev: F. W. AIstork ~
Joseph Hall, 90. and Nevlyn M. Jones. 20.
both Of 20 st. ne: the Rev. Rockwell
Frank 7. shuu SO. 1925 Conduit rd. NV,
and AM anna Rel Reith h. a. s, 17S5 18th ST. NV
r. irene II: l. Arnold; s ia; 57o5 Eastern ave;
w,,le the Rey John &C sai san vork c,tv .ud
st, nv; the Rev: Solomon H ~ Metz
snd dayerns Menfy "a S 9sh s. s. as
Delaware ave. s,w.: the Rev. Charles J.
Ogden H. Chamberlain. e5, 1901 Macomb
5th st, NV: the Rev. Ralph H Miller,
dom pl: NV, and Bernice B. Wyman. %,
1903 Varnum st. NV: the Rev. George
George b. Young, a.. 1900 N. J. ave.
NV. and Margaret E. Thomas, 10. 733
Morton Morton ST. NV; the Rev. George o.
Randle P. Spencer, 81. 2120 Newport pl.
nv ar. and Vivian Gopelsnd Cor s,.1.', Is sellman'
Charles w. West, 25. 1850 Hobart st. NV,
and Phyllis v. Fisher. 25. Butte, Mont;
the Rev. Howard S, Wilkinson.
Milton D. Bittenbender, 20, 25O1 2nd st.
ne, and Doris J. Miller. 20 212 Crom-
well ter. ne; the Rev G. Ellis Will
liams.
Louis Heilman. %. 55O1 1st ST. NV. and
Alice Levine p, Winnipeg, Manitoba;
the Rev. Solomon Metz.
Ralph T. Scroggs. %. 524 Varnum st NV,
and Geraldine F. Wilcher 81, 5000 18th
st, NV: the Rev Robin Gould,
William H. PETER. %. 2l2O 37th st NV,
and Wiodene LAWN. 90 Little Rock,
Ark: the Rev Cove G. Johnson.
Glance Chambers. 25. 1122 4th st. NV.
and sallie Reynolds 90 1888 Goth st.
NV: the Rev. John Childs
Wallace E. Anderson y. and Alice B.
Person. 90. both of 1870 9Th st. NV;
the Rev Walter y. Brooke
Evening star., 1940-01-03
Sit-Downs Heightened
RooseveIt-Garner
Rift, Dies Indicates
Own Speech AssuiIing
Strikes Was Resented
By Liberals, He Writes

Representative Dies, chairman Of
the House Un-American Com
mittee, writing in this weeks Lib
erty the first of a series of articles
on the committees investigation,
gives a possible clue to increased
dissension between President Roose-
welt and Vice President Garner.
Mr.. Dies says the Vice President,
IN March, 1887, asked him to make
q speech against sit-doWn strikes.
The Texas Representative added:
He said that William Green op-
posed the sit-down strike and that,
upon the return of the President
from Warm Springs, a statement
would be issued by the Chief Ex-
ecutive in denunciation of the sit
down strike method.
when the President returned
from Warm Springs, it is my under
standing that he conferred with
Secretary Perkins. Senator La Fol-
lette and Senator Wagner before
conferring with Democratic leaders
of the House and Senate He did
not issue any statement condemning
the sit-doWn strike and later ad-
ministration forces opposed any
resolution to investigate and con-
demn sit-doWn strikes.
Mr.. Garner told me that he con-
sidered the sit-doWn strike most
dangerous situation. I told him
that I was going to deliver such a
speech, and on March %, 1887, I
denounced the sit-down strike as
laWless and indefensible
Mr. Dies said the speech was
"deeply resented by so-called lib
erals in the House, who had be-
come very numerous and powerful"
In the magazine article, the
Texan repeated his previously aired
charges that the administration
hampered his committee and de-
partment heads refused his request
for cooperation.
He said the series, called More
Snakes Than I Can Kill" will give
the inside" story of the committee
fight against subversive influences,
Communistic and Fascistic.