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Evening star., 1940-05-18

at least feet higher than they
are at present, or that they be
placed in the center Of intersections
on center poles or span wires sus-
pended high enough to be seen q
block away.
Sees $8e,ooe Cost.
"The poles at most Of the inter-
sections on which. the present sig
nal lights are installed are not
high enough to permit raising the
signal lights" the committee re-
ported. ITO raise them 3 feet
higher would necessitate the in
stallation Of new poles. Ornamental
poles would cost $50 each: 4 per in
tersection, $500; or $4,000 for ap-
proximately 400 intersections where
new poles would be installed.
I'm many cases, If the signal
lights were elevated 8 feet. the
trees at the curblines would in
terfere with the motorists seeing
signals"
The council voiced an expression
Of sympathy concerning the death
Of Inspector B. A. Lamb OF the
Trafic Bureau, declaring that the
District had lost . true friend and
. good trafiic adviser.
Whitney Leary, chairman, pre-.
sided.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Businessmen Ask Better
Air Defenses for D. t..

The Federation Of Businessmen s
Associations supported President
,Roosevelt's request for increased
defense appropriations and asked
that the air raid defenses of the
Capitol be improved, in a resolution
adopted at its meeting in the Con-
tinental Hotel Thursday night.
L. r. Colburn, president of the
Connecticut Avenue Businessmen S
Association, offered the resolution
He urged a survey by the War De-
partment of defensive measures In
the District, declaring he believed
they are inadequate.
r. G. Dunno from the Northeast
group favored immediate action by
the Federal Government to deport
all persons favoring overthrow of
the Government.
The federation voted down a mo-
ton by Capt. Floyd Truscott of No.
10 police precinct that the group go
on record favoring compulsory mill
tary training for all men between
the ages of 18 and SIS.
The Maryland and Virginia Milk
Producers Association and the Dis
trict Petroleum Committee were
voted into the federation after being
recommended by the Membership
Committee, of which James P.
Rogers, president of the Northeast
group, is chairman.
The Traffic Committee was asked
to investigate parking restrictions
imposed in the Park View area, and
a visit to Traffic Director William
A. Van Duzer was also requested,
to seek lifting of the no-parking
ban on both sides of Georgia avenue
from Otis place to Princeton
street NV.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Cardozo Company |
First Prize in
CoIored Cadet Drills
Dunbar Company B
Places Second, !, With
Unit A Third

For the second successive year,
Company I of Cardozo High School
Is the possessor of the Teachers
Diamond Medal denoting top
honors in the annual competitive
drills of colored high school cadets
held yesterday for the 48th time in
Grifiith Stadium.
The winning unit won 956 points
out Of a possible 1000. Company
B Of Dunbar placed second with
919 points. Company A of the same
school was close behind with 9l4
for third place.
Col. Harry o. Atwood, professor
Of military science and tactics in
the colored high schools, empha-
sized the contest was close.
Capt. William Mason of Cardozo
received the medal from BENJAMIN
Washington. member of the Arm
strong High School faculty, who
was the ranking officer of the first
winning company in the COM
petitive drill in 1888 sE
$1,000 Cheer. .Parala. q
More than $4,000 cheering sp&-
tators witnessed the event, xiHch
was featured by the various units
passing in review before ~ captains
OF previous victorious colored high
school cadet companies.
Clarence Wormley, captain of
Armstrong Company B, which won
in 1923, presented the winning flag
to the Cardozo unit, and William
Brown, captain of M Street High
School Company B. which was VIC
torious in 1899, presented a gold
medal to Capt. Mason. The M street
school is now Terrell Junior High.
The Kramer Cup, second prize
in the colored competitive drills,
was presented to Capt. Ashton Rob-
mson OF Dunbar Company B by
William j. Howard, captain of the
winning M Street High Company B
in 1900.
1t. Norris Berry of the winning
company received a medal from
Robert N. Mattingly, head of Com
pany c of the M street school, which
won In 1901. Mr.. Mattingly is now
principal of Cardozo High School.
Ribbon Bars Presented.
Ribbon bars were presented to
members Of the Dunbar B Company
and to members of the Dunbar A
Company.
Among those who attended the
competition were Supt. of Schools
Frank w. Ballou; DR.. G. c. Wilkin-
son, first assistant superintendent
Of schools, and Judge Almond w
Scott of Municipal Court.
Judges were Col. Lakeland Hewitt
OF the Massachusetts, National
Guard; Capt. R. A. Williams of the
New Jersey National Guard; Capt.
Roscoe Clayton, military instructor
at Howard University, and 1t. Leroy
Clay of the Maryland National
Guard.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Peace Week Declared
For l3-Doy Period

The Washington Peace Council
last night declared a 13-day period
beginning today as Emergency
Peace week" and planned a house
toulouse canvass of peace senti-
ment, distribution of literature and
a mass meeting at the close.
The council, after hearing a talk
by Representative Lee Geyer, Dem
ocrat, of California, passed reso-
luton declaring that 1--WE are ir-
revocably opposed to American par
ticipation in the present war and
are opposed to relaxation of any
legislation to allow loans to bell
ligerents because this would be a
step to war"
A committee of AZ was elected
to steer activities of the peace
week." Michael Howard presided
at the meeting.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Mothers Day Baby
Given Layette by
Peruvian Sonora
Founder Of Hospital
In Lima Repeats
Old Custom Here

The infant son of a World War
veteran will leave Gallinger Hospital
with brand-new, very pink layette
because of an old Peruvian custom.
Seventh child of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Goodman, 233 K street NV,
the infants good fortune stems SIM
ply from the fact that he was born
on Mothers Day.
The donor, Sonora German de
Morales Macedo, whose husband is
delegate to the american
Scientific Congress here, specified
that the recipient of her gift be a
Mothers Day baby.
That's because, back home in
Lima, Mothers Day is celebrated
differently. The babies get all the
attention. To each infant born on
that day, and sometimes there are
40 OF them, goes layette just like
the one the Goodman infant re-
ceived.
Founded Hospital for Poor
BY lucky chance, DR.. Beatrice
Berle of the Gallinger Hospital staff
speaks Spanish and so the sonora
was able to make it clear that her
gift was from THE Fireside of the
Mother" an institution where poor
mothers 60 in Lima to have their
babies. Sonora de Morales Macedo
founded the institution Is years ago
and has supported 1t by frequent
raffles.
She doesn't go in for teas and
balls to raise money. Architects
volunteer their services and houses
are built at low cost for rafting
AS many as $4,000 tickets are sold
at 20 cents chance and the win
ner gets house, complete with
furnishings and even transporta-
ton by airplane If he lives outside
Lima. The mothers home, mean
while, gets the rest of the take.
The hospital picked out Mrs.
Goodman as the ideal mother for
the layette. The 33-year-old wom-
an was virtually overcome with emo
ton. even wanted to name her baby
after the senora's husband. It was
suggested, under the circumstances,
that theababy have another name
beginning with G instead of Ger
man.
Baby Sleeps ContentedIy.
Mrs. Goodman's husband hasn't
seen his son yet. He is under treat
ment at Walter Reed Hospital.
The presentation of the basket,
twined with artificial flowers and
bearing all the things babies need
like diapers, blankets, shirts, rattles,
baby powder, etc.-was made at Mrs.
Goodman's bed.
The model infant didn't utter
peep. When he was first brought
to his mothers bedside he opened
one eye to investigate, appeared
satisfied that things were going well
and slept through the rest Of. the
ceremony.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Tall Cedars 10 Stage
Constitution Avenue
Parade Today
Masonic Fun Order
To Begin March at
O'Clock

Gay with music and in colorful
uniforms, the Tall Cedars Of Leb-
anon planned to march down Con-
stitution avenue this afternoon in
a parade filled with the humor of
this fun-order of Masonry.
Marching units in gaudy uni
forms, bands and curious vehicular
contraptions designed to provoke
laughter were to be ready to move
at o'clock.
The parade was to be led by Maj.
Ernest w. Brown, superintendent
of police, himself a Tall Cedar; a
group Of police who are members of
the order, the United States Marine
Band, Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox,
commanding the District of Colum-
bia National Guard, and others.
The parade is the climax of the
38th annual convention Of the Tall
Cedars, whose business sessions at
the willard Hotel were to close to-
day with election Of officers. /
Patriotic Pageant Tonight. 7
Tonight . patriotic pageant will
be staged at the Sylvan Theater by
Baltimore Forest No. Is, under lead
ership Of John H. McFaul, jr., and
directed by Maj. Howard Hughes.
Festivities at the theater on the
Washington Monument grounds will
open at 7:30 O'Clock.
The annual banquet last night at
the willard was featured by an
address by Senator Carl A. Hatch
of New Mexico, who warned the
delegates that freedom of thought
and action in this country must
not be curtailed by the attacks
against democracy in Europe. He
criticized forms of totalitarian gov
ernment under domination of one
man, citing communism in Russia,
.Nazi-ism in Germany, Fascism in
Italy and imperialism in Japan.
THE lights of civilization may be
blacked out in Europe" he said," but
in the United States those lights are
still ablaZe."
Greeting From President.
r. r. Camalier, general chairman
for the convention, read q message
of greeting from President Roose-
welt, a member of the Tall Cedars.
Other speakers included Repre-
sentative Luther Patrick of Alabama
and Supreme Tall Cedar Thomas C.
Havell of this city, toastmaster. Po-
lice Capt. George M. Little was CO.
chairman of the evening.
The annual convention will close
with a reception and dance at the
Willard after the pageant tonight.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Jewish Center Council
To Install Officers

The Service Council of the Jew
ish Community Center will install
recently elected officers at a dinner
dance today In the center at Six
teenth and @ streets NV.
New officers are: President, Rubin
Borasky; vice presidents, Jack Gold
berg, Rose Shatenstein, Sam Bos-
sin and Ruth Morgenstein; record
ing secretary, Mae Ponorow For
man; corresponding secretary. Rose
Shapiro; treasurer, Esther Horo-
witz; directors, Jeanette Applestein,
Sadie Edlavitch, Rose FUR, Sol
Klass, Julius Lazerow, Hy Lytton,
Morris Oshinsky, Mary Osin, Irving
Slossman, Irving Segal, Rae Solo,
mon and Dave Tavlin.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Cupt. Miller Graduated
From Traffic Institute

Capt. Arthur E. Miller of the local
Metropolitan Police Department to-
day was graduated with honors
from the Northwestern University
Traffic Institute, Evanston, Ill, and
delivered the class valedictory.
Capt. Miller, who is to return to
duty soon, attended the Institutes
course in traffic control and accident
prevention under a 81 200 fellowship
provided by the Kemper Founda-
tion for Traffic Police Training.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Man, IS, and Boy, 6,
Hurt in Auto Accidents

Hit by q car last night while
crossing Seventh street NE. In the
600 block, Frank Duffy, 66-year-old
resident Of Gil Fourteenth street
NV, was treated at Casualty Hos
pital for possible fracture Of the
jaw and face decorations. Police
said the driver of the car, Booker
T. Calder, colored, IS, of 1885 Third
street NV, was charged with
having defective brakes.
Another pedestrian, 6-year-old
John w. King, colored, Of 905 New
Jersey avenue Sc, received q frac-
tured left leg yesterday afternoon
when he was struck by an automo-
bile as he crossed N street near
First street Sc. He was treated at
Providence Hospital
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Factions Battle
For Maryland
6. 0. P. Control
Convention Delegates
Committee Heuds
TO Be Named Today
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 18.-Factional
leaders fighting for control Of the
Republican party in Maryland were
ready for showdown today at the
State convention to elect delegates
to the national convention and a
State national committeeman and
committeewoman.
Leading the forces into the battle
scheduled to begin at noon were
former Gov. Nice, the party's can
didate for the Senate, and hackers
of William F. Broening, former Bal
, timore Mayor whom Mr.. Nice de-
feated in the May primary for the
senatorial nomination.
Paul Robertson, chairman of the
Baltimore Republican City Com
mittee, and George R. Norris, Bal
timore County leader, head the
Broening faction.
Caucuses Scheduled.
Separate caucuses this morning Of
delegates from each of the six con-
gressional districts were expected to
indicate the outcome Of the moves
by both sides to line up a majority
Of the 149 accredited State conven-
tion delegates and insure control
Of the national delegation.
Mr.. Nice was assured of ITO con-
vention votes for the senatorial
nomination. and he predicted that
at least 107 would support his
choices for delegations to the Ma
tional Convention in Philadelphia.
Weller Expected to Be Candidate.
Former Senator o. E. Weller, Pub
lie Service Commission chairman.
was expected to be a candidate to
succeed himself as national co.nmit-
teeman. Mrs. Edmonia Lawson is
national committeewoman.
The national delegation will elect
the national committeeman and
committeewoman.
Keynote speaker today was Paul
r. Kach. Wendell D. Allen, former
Baltimore City chairman, presided.
Former State Senator William A.
Gunter of Allegany County was
named formally to nominate Mr..
Nice for the Senate.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Whole FomiIy' Party
Planned for Nav rs

A party for the whole fanilys
viii be staged May Is, from $3.50 to
Z pm, at the National Child Re.
search Center, 3209 Highland place
NV.
The program calls for square
dancing, music, games for young
sters. movies, pony rides, puppet
shows, magic and refreshments,
with Mrs. Watson Davis in charge
of arrangements. -.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Spicer Named President
Of Public Accountants

William E. Spicer was elected
president of the Washington Insti-
tute Of Public Accountants at its
annual meeting in the Willard Hotel
last night. Mr.. Spicer was secre-
tary Of the institute last year.
Other officers elected were Louis
c. Grossberg, vice president; Harry
Lund, secretary, and Lee Afford,
treasurer. The institute also elected
q Board Of Directors consisting of
Mr.. Spicer, Mr.. Lund, David E..
Snyder, William Revis, Hugo w.
Kurandt and George H. Bobinger.
Weekly luncheons of the institute
will be held at the ,Madrillon Res
taurant each Thursday at 1890 pm.
A special meeting Of the Board of
Directors will be held next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Allies Act to Stop U. S.
Shipments to Holland

The allies moved today to cut Oh
shipments Of American goods to the
Netherlands in view of German oc-
cupation of most of that country.
All navicerts and applications for
navicerts-c certificates issued here to
facilitate passage through the allied
blockade-covering goods consigned
to the Netherlands must be regard
ed as Cancelled" the British and
French Embassies announced.
American exports to the Neither
lands amounted to SOC, ,636, 900 in
1899, and to $28 ,227 900 for the first
three months of this year, made up
mostly Of corn, wheat, soy beans,
tobacco, cotton, gasoline, machinery
and automobiles.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Named by Undertukers

Garyton Echols, general manager
Of the w. w. Chambers Co., last
night was elected vice president Of
the Advertising Funeral Directors
Of America at the annual conven-
ton in Des Moines, Iowa. The
organization will meet here next
year. Ed Hoyne of Dayton, Ohio,
was named president, the Asso-
ciated Press reported.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
StopIight HoIdup Reported

A colored woman and a colored
man entered his car when he
stopped for traffic light at Scott
Circle about 10 o'clock last night,
George H. Fletcher of 1885 @ street
NV. reported to police, and they
forced him to drive to an alley near
N and Fourteenth streets NV,
where they robbed him of his
pocketbook containing 50.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Legion Post Dinner

American Legion Post, No. 20,
will hold its regular monthly dinner
meeting at $50 Tuesday at the Ma
tional Press Club. tf
Evening star., 1940-05-18

GI1CC OF COlunDlA COQe.
Home Play Model Advised.
A report by H. v. schreiber on
education for children was read
and approved. It was suggested
that typical home play lots, home
made and purchased equipment
be acquired and set up and shifted
about to the various parts Of the
city by the recreation department
as a demonstration unit to show
parents how they can help keep
their children of the streets. In
this connection it was stated that
the D. c. Motor Club of the A. A. A.,
in cooperation with the Playground
Department and Department OF
Vehicles and Traffic, has secured a
set of traffic signals and a number
Of toy autos for safety town
demonstration at various play
grounds.
The council, on the recommends
ton of its Committee on Signs and
Signals, disapproved any material
changes in the trafhc lights.
The committee was asked to con-
slider the suggestions made In .
recent newspaper article-that sig.
nal lights at Intersections b. placed
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-04-05
Hutchen R. Hutchins Further Exposes
Wretched Conspiracy OF Boeing Plant

the federal government had en-
tered into conspiracy which ia
thered the greatest crime ever per-
petrated against Negroes in the
Northwest.
The blow took three forms
First, there was robbery; second,
limiting of civil rights; third,
spreading race prejudices. We
know that out of the thousands
of men employed in this plant,
thirty or forty of them would have
been Negroes had the law of aver
age been allowed to take it's
course. This conspiracy to bar Ne
groes from the Boeing Airplane
plant robbed Negroes of possible
earnings in the same manner they
would have been robbed, had they
been permitted to work and then
at a given signal from the Boeing
officials had their pay snatched
by the union officials as they left
the gate.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-04-05
|NAACP Opposes
City Contract
With BILE Union

New York-The National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Colored People notified the New
York City Board of Transporta-
ton Thursday, March %, that it
will appear before the board in
opposition to the City's entering
into closed shop agreement with
subway workers who are members
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, an A. F. of L. Union on
the ground that this union has a
constitutional provision barring
Negroes from membership.
The union, which has !, 400 men,
bers (motormen) who work on
New York subways is one of two
subway unions which recently won
a victory, when Mayor LaGuardia
announced that he would recon-
ment to the transportation board
that 1t assume "all terms and con-
ditions" in contracts between the
BMT and the IRT subway sys-
TENS and labor unions, when the
city takes over these lines May 1
under the unification plan. Both
the Brotherhood and the Transport
Workers Union, the latter with a
membership of $1,000, have closed
shop contracts which do not expire
until June, 1941.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-04-05
Duke Ellington
Spot Lights Big
Musical Revelry

Perhaps the greatest aggrega-
ton of musical artists ever staged
in the Northwest will bow to Sc
attic dancers Monday night, April
8, at Finnish Hall. Headed by
Duke Ellington and his all star
orchestra, the local musicians I'M
ion will welcome guests with muf-
fled tuneful airs that night, but
only for the while. And then the
Grand Parade of musical artists
from 10 p. m. till nobody knows.
The concerted effort of musi-
clans is the sending of a delegate
to the National convention of Mu-
sicians at Indianapolis, Indiana,
with instructions to bring the next
convention to Seattle in 1941. The
coming of that convention to Sc
attic will add thousands of dol
lars to the general welfare. This
convention usually boasts of more
than one thousand delegates and
only about % or 80 race musicians
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-04-05
Barley Asked To
Set Debate Date

Washington, d. C.-Now that
the Senate judiciary committee
has reported the anti-lynching bill
favorably, Senator Alben w. Bar
kle yof Kentucky, majority leader,
is being asked to set a date when
the bill will come up in the Senate
for debate and action.
Supporters of the bill were
urged by the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People to tage the following steps ::
u Write Senator Alben w. Bar
kley, Senate Office Building,
Washington, D. c., urging him to
set a date when the anti-lynching
bill will be considered.
y Write to senators from their
states urging them to work to
bring the anti-lynching bill to a
vote and to vot for it; also urge
them to vote for cloture (limita-
ton of debate) if a filibuster
should develop against the bill.
81 Get as many individuals and
organizations as possible to write
senators urging that the anti
lynching bill be passed. Form let
tiers, for mtelegrans, and printed
post cards are not very effective.
Letters should be individually writ
ten to have the most weight.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-04-05
.KCR Backs VIM.
G. Reed For Nat.
Committeeman

1t is stated that King County
Republicans will give their unan-
imous support to William G. Reed
for National Committeeman for
Washington. All Race Republicans
throughout the entire state will
hail Reed as the one man to lead
this state back to the Republican
column.
Mr.. Miller Freeman, present Ma
tional Committeeman, has indie
ated his desire to leave his post
in the hands of younger man and
intellectually supports Reed as
his successor.
The result of interviews by the
Northwest Enterprise discloses the
magic power of the Reed name has
lost none of its attractiveness.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-04-05
Glenn Frank Coming

Perhaps the rarest treat for the
State of Washington during 1910,
will be the coming of DR.. Glenn
Frank to the Civic Auditorium,
April 81.
A former president of the Univ
ersity of Wisconsin, Glenn Frank
is known throughout the United
States as one of the most eloquent
speakers to face the public. His
luminous insight into the perils
confronting our electorate makes
us label him "the New Deal icono-
clast."
Preceded by his reputation,
saint and sinner, Republican and
Democrat, and all the known isms
will find their way into the Civic
Auditorium, April 81.