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Evening star., 1940-02-06
Broad Powers
Given Probers
OLA. B. {. Unit
House Group Moy
Look Into Charges
Of Sale Of Licenses

Chairman Randolph Of the House
District Committee said today the
special subcommittee he appointed
to investigate the liquor situation in
Washington has broad and unlimit-
ed powers"
With such authority Representa-
tive Randolph believes the subcom-
mittee not only will delve into ac-
tivities of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board, but will check up on
the charges of Representative
Schultz, Democrat, of Indiana that
liquor licenses are being exchanged
at prices ranging as high as $1,000,
and that Is per cent of the liquor
dealers in Washington were boot
leggers during the prohibition era.
Representative Eberharter, Demo-
crat, of Pennsylvania, lawyer by
profession and one of the newer
members of the committee, was Sc
lected by Mr.. Randolph to serve as
chairman of the special subcom-
Evening star., 1940-02-06
1910 Auto Tags
Start Going Out in
Mails February II

The Department of Vehicles
and TRAFFIC will begin mailing
out applications for 1910 auto
mobiles licenses In the District
on February IL, and all appli-
cations should be in hands of
applicants by February rs, w.
A. Van Duzer, director of the
department, announced yester-
day.
Mail service will start on
February is. and over-the-
counter sales will open on
February 26.
Mr.. Van Duzer pointed out
that a congressional act Ap-
proved July II, 1889, extended
the dealine for placing tags on
cars to April I, 1910.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Your D. 6. Income Tax
No. 24-More on Losses.

Losses sustained by individual residents of District
compensated for by insurance otherwise fully
under the local law incurred trade
transaction entered into for profit
However, IN general losses for which be
deducted Tor income must be evidenced
completed transactions fixed idenabe actually
sustained during the taxable period for which they
For instance shares corporation
you can't deduct from as
loss merely account Of shnkage in value the through
nuctuation Of the market otherwise allowable IN
such that actually suffered Is disposed Of
OF course, make gain the transaction must be
reported as part Of your gross income.
Losses from wagering transactions legal or Illegal are
deducbe only to the extent Of gains In
other words the excess Of such losses gains not
ductible.
AS in the Of losses incurred business and in
transactions for profit debts ascertaned
charged Oh within the taxable from GROSS
income but proof Of such losses your return
To claim deductions for bad debts you attach separate
schedule to return emng debts giving follow
Ing information regarding each: Cd OF
ca Name and family relationship any. debtor 90 When
the debts created "a When they 5 What
efforts were made to collect 20 How they actually
70 b worthless.
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hour period ending 8 am. Sum-
day:
Fatalities, 0.
Accidents, 73.
Motorists injured, 16.
Motorists arrested, 351.
Pedestrians injured, 10.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrial control reg
ulations, IL.
The traffic record for 24-hour
period ending at 8 am. yeSter-
day:
Fatalities, O.
Accidents, 18.
Motorists injured, 5.
Motorists arrested, 1888.
Pedestrians injured, 10.
Pedestrians arrested for viola
ton of pedestrian control regu-
lation, o.
The traffic record as revealed
at police headquarters for o.
hour period ending 8 am. to-
day:
Fatalities, 0.
Accidents, %.
Motorists injured, 2.
Motorists arrested, 1903.
Pedestrians injured, 3.
edestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulations, 4.
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mittee. The other members are:
Representatives Schultz and Hunt
er of Ohio, Democrats, and Dirksen
of Illinois and Shafer of Michigan,
Republicans.
Carefully Selected"
Representative Randolph said the
investigating subcommittee was
carefully selected" and the men,
bers had promised him to take an
active part in the investigation.
Il have every confidence in Mr..
Eberharter and the other members
Of the subcommittee" he declared.
II know they will do q thorough
job"
The District Committee at its
meeting yesterday ordered a thor
ough investigation of the District
liquor situation and the appointment
Of special five-man subcommittee
to conduct the inquiry.
Board Members Quizzed.
Previous to the committees &C.
ton Thomas E. Lodge, chairman OF
the A. B. c. Board, and Mrs. Agnes
K. Mason, vice chairman, were ques-
toned relative to the boards ham
ding of several cases, particularly
one concerning Leo j. Rossiter, pro-
prietor of a sea-food restaurant at
4132 Georgia avenue NV, whose
license to sell liquor by the drink
was not renewed February l..
The board announced from its
offices yesterday a rehearing on the
Rossiter application for class G
license to sell hard liquor in his
restaurant will be held this after.
noon in the boardroom of the Dis
trict Building, beginning at 1:30
o'clock.
Mr.. Rossiter had a class c license
last year, but when his petition for
renewal came up the A. B. C. Boards
vote resulted in tie. One member,
the late Isaac Cans, was then Ill
and unable to vote.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
NIGHT Police Court Sessions
Make Prince Georges Debut

Judge Waiter D. Green inaugu-
rated the premiere night session OF
the Prince Georges County Police
Court. meted out justice to 10 de-
PENDANTS and adjourned the session
in 80 minutes last night in Hyatts-
vile.
For the first time in the history
Of the county's courts, the incor-
porated towns had a tribunal all of
their own on a countrywide basis.
The new night sessions will be held
each Monday in the spacious white
walled courtroom of the new County
Service Building.
Gone are the days when the town
police officers had to leave their en-
ployment to appear at the regular
daytime sessions, often to discover
that the defendant or a witness was
missing because he could not get
away from his work.
There's no extra compensation in
connection with the night court.
Consequently, it's a case Of good
will overtime" on the part of Judge
Green and Judge Alan Bowie, who
will alternate in presiding. The
same holds true for the stats of the
two judges.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Rare Books Burned
As Fire Damages
So|berg Home
Some Volumes Soved
By Former Register
Of Copyrights

A valuable collection Of rare books
was partially destroyed yesterday
when fire damaged the home of
Thorvald Solberg, former register of
copyrights at the Library of Con-
gress, on Mohican road in Glen
Echo, Md.
Mr.. Solberg. who retired 10 years
ago. was upset by the loss and de-
clined to make any estimate of the
damage. He arrived home while the
fire was still in progress and made
one trip into the house to rescue
some of the rare volumes. Firemen
from the Glen Echo Fire Depart
ment said they had difnculty per-
suading him against any further
attempts.
Don't ask me to talk about it
right now" Mr.. Solberg said today
at the Cosmos Club, where he has
taken up his residence. II am too
upset. Call me again in few days."
Maid Gave Alarm.
Jean Perry, 11-year-old daughter
of Mr.. Solberg's secretary, Mrs. Guy
Perry, was playing with a compan-
ion. Maryellen Enyart, II, yesterday
when the fire broke out in the
upper part of the house. A maid
summoned the fire department.
Since his retirement in 1890 Mr..
Solberg has spent much of his time
in travel and collecting books, many
Of which he donated on his return
to the Library of Congress and to
other libraries in this area. When
he returned home yesterday and
found his house In flames, he car
ried a letter from Archibald Mac.
Leish. librarian Of the Library of
Congress, thanking him for his most
recent donation, an extensive COL
lection Of pamphlets on the Balearic'
Islands, of the cost of Spain in the
Mediterranean Sea, where he had
visited frequently.
Active in Civic Affairs.
The Library of Congress now Is
considering the purchase of his
collection Of books on the islands,
numbering more than 125 volumes.
He was also interested in books on
various phases Of copyrights and had
an extensive collection of the work
OF George Bernard Shaw In his
library.
Mr.. Solberg during his residence
OF many years In Glen Echo parti-
cipated actively in civic affairs and
almost annually auctioned OF sew
eral books from his library, do
mating the proceeds to the Mohican
Hills Citizens Association.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Stanley Again Heads
LequI Aid Bureau

Dean Hill Stanley was reelected
president Of the Legal Aid Bureau
Of the District at the annual meet
ing of the organization yesterday In
the Investment Building.
Newly elected members Of the
Board Of Trustees were Godfrey
Munter, Seftotn Darr and Hugh ].
Fegan. Other officers reelected
were George Gertman, vice presi-
dent; Harry Dorsey, secretary, and
Gregory Cipriani, treasurer. Miss
Beatrice A. Clephane was reap
pointed director Of the organization.
Other members include Seiforde
NJ. Stellwagen, Edward Stafford,
Arthur HELEN, the Rev. Francis :.
Lucey. 3. j. and Wilbur /. Gray.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Congress Committee
For DoweII Rites Named

Two Senators and four of the
Representatives of the Iowa con-
gressional delegation have been
named as committee to attend the
funeral of Representative Cassius c.
Dowell, veteran Iowa Republican,
who died here Sunday.
Funeral services and burial will
take place tomorrow in Des Moines.
Mr.. Dowell's home. His body was
entrained last night for the journey
to Des Moines.
Named to the funeral committee
were Senators Gillette and Herring
and Representatives Gilchrist, Jacob
.--., Ae Uompte and Jensen.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Child Crossing Street
Injured by Auto

Bobby Fain, 9, of 1862 Avon place
NV. was in Georgetown University
Hospital today with injuries received
when he was struck by an automo-
bile late yesterday.
The child was knocked down as he
crossed the street in the 5000 block
Of @ street NV. He suffered con-
cussion of the brain and shock.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Full Hearings
Promised on
Blue Plains
D'AIesondro Says
Every One With Dotu
Will Be Heard

Every person In Washington who
has any information about condi-
tions at the Home for the Aged and
1nfirm will be given an opportunity
to testify before the Public Health
Subcommittee of the House District
Committee when it holds public
hearings, 1t was announced today
by Chairman D'Alesandro.
The public hearings, Representa-
tice D'Alesandro said, will start the
latter part Of the week-probably
Friday-following a White House
tea party, at which Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt plans to review her
observations made at the home at
Blue Plains, Va, during her surprise
visit there last week.
The tea party will be held at the
White House tomorrow afternoon at
$50 o'clock. Aside from Mr.. DALE
sandro and his subcommittee, 9TH
ers invited include Budget Director
Smith, the District Commissioners
and Robert E. Bondy, director of
public welfare.
Substitutes for an Appearance.
Mrs. Roosevelt arranged the tea
party as substitute for her ap-
pearance before the subcommittee
Mr.. D'Alesandro had invited her to
be the first witness.
Announcement also was made by
Mr.. D'Alesandro that the United
States Public Health Service at his
request had assigned S. L. Christian,
one OF its experts, to assist and ad-
wise the subcommittee during its in
vestigation of the home, as well as
the Industrial Home School and the
Receiving Home for Children.
Mr.. D'Alesandro said that since
being appointed temporary chairman
OF the Public Health Subcommittee
to conduct the inquiry he had been
swamped with letters offering to
give him information about condi-
tlons at the Home for the Aged and
Inf1rm. Some of those who wrote,
however, applied for jobs as investi-
gators. Mr. D'Alesandro is telling
these applicants, however, his SUBJ
committee has no funds with which
to employ investigators or a clerical
staff.
Commissioners to See Home.
Commissioners Hazen and Nc
Coach plan to visit the Home for
the Aged this afternoon and observe
conditions, which Mrs. Roosevelt
called shocking on her inspection
trip.
Members of the Public Health Sub
committee also intend to visit the
institution before the start of public
hearings. Chairman D'Alesandro
went there last Friday. On Sunday
Representative Vreeland, Republi-
can, OF New Jersey, visited the in
stitution. The next member of the
subcommittee scheduled to make an
inspection is Representative Tenero-
wicz, Democrat, of Michigan.
Mr.. Vreeland said from his OBJ
servations the trouble" at the home
is due to overcrowding and the fail
ure OF congress in past years to pro-
vide adequate funds to make neces-
sary Improvements.
The buildings are clean but di-
lapldated," he declared. II don't
think there is anything wrong with
the administration, but repairs on
the old buildings and two or three
additional buildings seem to be
needed"
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Tydings Scores Bills
To Open D. {. Market
And Cut Milk Price
Producers Are Told
Proposals Threaten
Health Regulations

Efforts to open the Washington
milk market to dairymen outside
the local milkshed, thereby forcing
reduction OF retail prices, were at
tackled by Senator Tydings, Demo-
crat Of Maryland, yesterday as "at-
tempts to weaken the Districts
health regulations"
Senator Tydings, in an address
at the annual meeting of the Mary
land-Virginia Milk Producers As
sociation at the Willard Hotel, pre-
dicted defeat in Congress of bills
designed to accomplish this end
and particularly legislation pro-
posed by Representative Schultz,
Democrat of Indiana.
This legislation" said Senator
Tydings, is not in the interest of
Washington. 1t is in the interest
Of producers wherever located-and
not in Maryland and Virginia."
The speaker reviewed the ex-
pense nearby dairy farmers were
forced to stand several years ago
to comply with strict health regu-
lations of the District and observed
that attempts are now underway
to reduce these regulations so those
who have not complied can ship
their milk into Washington"
1000 Attend.
More than 1000 milk producers,
Government officials and health
officers overhoYed the main ball.
room Of the Willard for the asso-
ciation's midday banquet, held be-
fore nightfall to allow the farmers
time to return home to milk their
COWS.
DR.. T. G.. Stitts, chief of the Co.
operative Research Service Division
Of the Farm Credit Administration,
told the dairymen that the matter
OF milk prices is more than pri-
vate transaction between the farm
er and the distributor"
1T is one which involves public
welfare" he said, (which means a
fair price to the consumer on one
hand and an adequate return to the
dairy farmer on the other"
Prices paid the producers by dis
tributors in the Washington milk
market we're placed under Govern
ment control by Federal order last
week. The order was not designed
to control retail prices, which have
reacted somewhat to the change in
Observation-Disclosures operations. A
! cent per quart reduction in milk
prices was noted in some quarters
yesterday, while an increase of 3
cents a pint for cream came about
several days ago.
Additional stores announcing re-
duction of the retail price of milk
from IA to 13 cents quart included
Acme Markets, Giant Food Shopping
Centers, American Stores, District
Grocery Stores, Nation Wide Service
Grocers and Progressive Grocers.
No Reasons Given.
Distributors involved in the milk
price reduction declined to give rea-
sons for the move.
Other speakers at the association
meeting included ex-Gov. Harold G.
Hoffman of New Jersey and Law
renee E. Williams, president of the
Washington Board of Trade. B. B.
Derrick, association secretary, in
troduced number of public officials
attending the banquet.
The latter included Charles I.
Dunn, new Government admins
traitor for the local milk marketing
area; DR.. George c. Rutland, health
officer of the District; DR.. Daniel L.
Seckinger, assistant health ofncer,
and Representatives Gross Of Penn
sylvania, D'Alesandro Of Maryland,
Kennedy Of Maryland, Byron of
Maryland and Smith Of Virginia.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Mayor Of Toronto
Calls on Commissioners

Mayor Ralph c. Day, Of Toronto,
paid q brief courtesy call on the
District Commissioners today prior
to his appearance tomorrow before
the Civil Aeronautics Authority In
the interests OF establishing air
service between Toronto and New
York and Toronto and Buffalo.
He said Torontot has two airports,
and while he is unfamiliar with
the technical aspects Of the ques.
ton, he hopes to justify the set.
ting up Of the service.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Problem Of Rails

Not, disputing associations con-
tention that this amount would be
dimcult to get, but insisted that
musicians should be paid more;
that problem is really q matter for
the public to decide since "the or.
chestra is and has been their
baby"
Evening star., 1940-02-06

District automobile drivers last year
with experience ranging from six
months to Is years were involved In
81 fatal accidents - compared with
n involving drivers with from 16
70 - yeaEr experience.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

Almost three times rs many per-
sons last year In the District were
victims Of traffic accidents occurring
In clear weather as those killed in
accidents in rainy or foggy weather
or on icy streets.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
The Symphony Imposse
Points Raised by Union Listed
With Those of Association

The Board Of Directors Of the National Symphony Association
has regruly decided to call off the campaign for sustaining
funds which had been scheduled from February to Is The
given that negotiations between the the
Protective Union, begun November 1885,
deadlock on January %, 1940
Below briefed parallel columns that
the association and the union representing the musicians have
raised publicly in the negotiations:
Protective Orchestra
Association
Length Of Season.
Suggested Is
a weeks weeks. which agreed to by
union
Wages.
SO Did not dispute contention that
which theoretically should be
$50 but said experience showed
additional needed could
present scale of $50 Argued raised.
Pointed that musicians got
$2l0 each for Water Gate concerts
last and $52.50 extra
each for playing dur
134
cent more than in the orches-
tras first year-931-2
Problem Of Raising $13o0o0
last failure to
tenon that last
1000 raised campaign
amount attained to
that problem obtain $3.50
decide since th would be doomed to failure
Is
Evening star., 1940-02-06

Sought fiat increase Of SO q
week per orchestra member, which
would give most players $50 q
week during season instead OF
present scale of $50 a week. Argued
that average seasons earnings OF
$1,150 year are too low.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Traffic Record

The traffic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending 8 am. Sum-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-11-07
Norman Township

Mrs. Julius Waletzko and son Dom
aid spent Saturday evening with Mrs.
Elmer Berg.
A large number of neighbors and
friends went to the home of Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. Bonnin to help Mrs. Bon
min celebrate her birthday. She re-
ceived many nice presents. A very
delicious lunch was served after which
all departed for their homes, wishing
Mrs. Bonnin many more happy birth
days.
Mrs. L. H. Kowitz called at the
Aug. Kruger home Monday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Hogan called
at the Steve Purull home Sunday.
Walter Hyatt and son and Mr. and
Mrs. A. Lee motored here from Min
neapolis Sunday. Mr.. Lee remained
in Bruno to visit Mr. and Mrs. c..
Hyatt while Walter Hyatt and son
and Mrs. Lee visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Art Tietz and family.
Sam Kerner of st. Paul, was CAL
Ter in this neighborhood Monday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-11-07

important in improving our health
standards and cutting the disease rate.
Illness is expensive; it is far better
to prevent than pay in money and loss
of time and health.
A subcommittee meeting was held
recently at the home of Mrs. Casa
don't in Nickerson. Fifteen women
were present. First aid was studied,
and a demonstration of artificial
respiration was given by Miss Karl
son.
Seal Sale to Open November rs.
The Christmas Seal Sale managers,
whose names appeared in this COL
umn on October 10, this year, have
no doubt received the Christmas Seal
campaign packet by this time. In
looking the packet over be sure to
appoint committee to put up posters
and to visit your mayors. Call also
on the ministers of your locality, and
ask them to announce the opening of
the Christmas sale from their pulpits.
These two groups always help in such
worthy project where health is
concerned. Make note of items of
interest and visit your editor. ''Do
not try to do the job alone"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-11-07
NickersOn

Mrs. Chas. Soper was visitor al
the home of Mrs. Paul Hansen Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Skarohlid and two
friends from Brook Park, were visi-
tors at the Edw. Beaudry home Tues
day evening.
Mrs. Paul Hansen was a visitor al
the home of Mrs. Edw. Beaudry Wed
nesday afternoon of last week.
Mrs. Pete Virgins and Mrs. Nc
Donald were visitors at the home OF
Mrs. Slower Wednesday afternoon
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Trester are
moving to the home of Mr.. Bohlir
at this writing
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Melancon and
Mary were visitors at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Beaudry Friday
evening.
Bud Casadont spent the weekend
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Casadont.
Bud Slower of Minneapolis, spent
the weekend at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Slower.
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South HOlyOke

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Pickett spent
Sunday at the Jim Pickett home.
Mr.. and Mrs Ned Ashmore spent
one day last week visiting Albert
Clark in FoXboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Oswaskey of Fox
boro, spent Sunday afternoon at the
John Oswaskey home here.
Miss Mary Maxi went to Duluth
Saturday, returning Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wickland of Superior
spent Sunday at the home of Mrs
Wickland's brother John.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenny DeBier visited
Mrs. DeBier's father Sunday.
Milton Person visited at the Bjors-
wick home in Duluth Sunday.
Mrs. Chas Madsen and Son-in-laW
Bob Spicer, og Barnum, visited in
the South Side Tuesday of last week
Miss Francella Van Guilder of Holy
oke, spent Friday evening and Sat-
urday at the home of her sister
Dorothy.
Earnest Switzer was home over the
weekend from the CCC camp on the
North Shore.
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Health Ward
Information furnished by Pine County
Nursing Service.

All the rural school and pre-School
children in the whole county have
now had an opportunity to be pro-
tected against diphtheria and small
pox. About 1900 from ages of five
months to 16 years have been i'm
munized and $50 vaccinated. Notices
were sent to the homes through the
teachers of rural schools. Diphtheria
and smallpox are unnecessary, and
public health measures like this pro-
tect everyone.
During the month of November the
doctors will give the rural children
the second dose for diphtheria. Miss
Virginia Karlson will start with the
town schools as soon as the country
schools are completed.
The Pine County Nursing service
is getting a good deal of publicity
Besides the county papers carrying
a story each week, for which the
committee is very grateful, Every
body's Health, published by the Min
nesota Public Health Association, has
given us several write-ups on the
work accomplished.
The interest of the people in our
county in the health program is most
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-11-07
ClOverdale

Mr. and Mrs. James Maxwell and
family were Sunday visitors at the
Harvey Lyseth home.
The Helping Hand club will meet
at the home of Mrs. Lester Frye
Thursday, November IA. Everybody
welcome.
Mrs. Aaron Kendall, ST., called on
Mrs. Thos. Wolf last Thursday aft
ernoon.
Ardell LundWall of Hinckley, spent
Monday night with her friend, Joyce
Maxwell.
Paul Anderson and Frank Schauder
of Almelund, called at the w. Abra-
hanson and Tom Wolf homes Sun
day afternoon.
Earl Hansen spent Sunday in Du-
luth.
The Lawrence Thomas family is
moving this week into the place they
recently purchased from Walfred Mel
son.
Raymond Wolf and Roy Steen spent
Sunday afternoon with John Nc
Knight.