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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Fire Destroys
Radio Station
AT BeItsviIIe
3 Companies Fight
$50, 900 BIuze,
Famed by Wind

The $4,000 Bureau of Standards
radio transmitting station at Belts
vile, Md, was destroyed by fire
early today before firemen from
three companies, hampered by high
winds and difficulty in getting water,
could check the flames.
So fierce was the blaze that it fred
two acres of wooded land behind
the two-story frame structure, To-
Gated on the Agriculture expert
mental. farm grounds, and c. c. C.
workers battled for four hours to
stamp out this forest blaze.
A Waterman, Gus Gather, noticed
smoke coming from the attic of the
building at $50 am. Firemen from
the Government farm, Branchville
and Berwyn answered the alarm he
gave. They we're forced to stretch
hose lines almost half a mile to
reach the nearest hydrant, since a
water tap near the building was not
large enough to permit a sufficiently
heavy flow Of water, firemen said.
BY the time water was flowing
from the distant hydrant the build
ing was in ruins, with only CHM
ney standing.
E. C. Crittenden, chief of the cleo
trical division of the Bureau Of
Standards, explained the station is
used to transmit various frequencies
by which the standard broadcast
stations measure and check their
own frequencies.
He said that he did not believe
any serious trouble would result
from destruction of the transmitter
and that it would be replaced as
soon as possible.
The whole apparatus is automatic,
unattended except for maintenance.
Mr.. Critenden said a mechanical de-
feet probably was responsible for the
fire and described much of the
equipment was quite DID," having
been installed eight years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Battering 3,OOOLogs
Into Potomac for
New Wharf Begins
Pile Driver Working
On $240, 900 Project
At Sixth and Maine y

Pile-driving operations on the
first of 5000 huge cypress and pine
logs from the swamps Of Virginia
were under way today on the new
$4,000 Washington commercial
wharf at Sixth street and Maine
avenue S.W.
Trucks loaded with piles-from %
to ITO feet long-were lined up
along Maine avenue.
The pile driver, towering into the
air on a large barge, carries ZOO
pound driving ram which can drive
a pile capable of supporting 40
tons.
The wharf is part Of the long
term Washington Channel improve
ment project. Funds for the work
were allocated by the congressional
Rivers and Harbors Committees to
the United States engineers office.
The Penker Construction Co. of Gin
cinnati won the contract for the
operations.
The location is that of the old
Gregory Boatyard, where the river
has been dredged to depth of Is
feet foot deeper than the con-
trolled depth of the Potomac
Logs for the piling were brought
from Sunset Hills, Va, and Dragon
Run Swamp. The work is expected
to take about seven months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
DR.. Edward B. Meigs,
Specialist in Dairy
Nutrition, Is Dead
Funeral Tomorrow
For Department of
Agriculture Expert

DR.. Edward Browning Meigs. 81,
chief of the Division of Nutrition
and Physiology of the Agriculture
Department since the division was
created in 1884, and the Govern
ment's foremost authority on the
nutrition of dairy cows. died yes
terday at his home, 1736 M street
NV, after a six-month illness.
Associated with the Agriculture
Department since 1915, when he was
a physiologist in the Bureau of
Dairy Industry. DR.. Meigs made sew
eral outstanding contributions TO its
work. He organized and took
charge of the nutrition laboratory
at Beltsville, Md; represented the
department at the Physiological
Congress at Edinburg, Scotland. in
1928, and the Worlds Dairy Con-
gress in London, England, in 1928,
and only three weeks ago completed
scientific article on the relation
of milking machines to mastitis, an
udder Inflammation.
Native Of Pennsylvania.
DR.. Meigs was born in Philadel-
phia, the son of DR.. Arthur Vincent
Meigs and Mrs. Mary Roberts
Browning Meigs. He attended Penn
Charter School, was graduated from
Princeton University in 1900 and
from the University of Pennsylvania
medical school in 1904.
From 1904 to 1906 he was an in
structor in physiology at the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania and the fol-
lowing year studied abroad at the
University of Jena, having de-
termined to pursue physiology rather
than to practice medicine. From
1908 until 1910, DR.. Meigs instructed
in physiology at the Harvard Medical
School, during the summers teaching
that science at the Marine Biological
Laboratory at Woods Hole, Mass.
He returned to Philadelphia in 1910
to be fellow in physiology at the
Wistar Institute until 1915, when he
came to Washington. Throughout
his life he maintained a summer
home at Woods Hole, working with
a group of scientists at the Marine
Laboratory.
Member Of Several Societies.
DR.. Meigs was g. member of the
Cosmos Club here and belonged to
several scientific groups, including
Sigma Psi and Alpha Omega Alpha
Fraternities, the Cosmopolitan Med
ical Society, the Society of Expert
mental Biologists and the Academy
of Natural. Sciences.
He leaves his wife, the former
Margaret Wister of Philadelphia,
whom he married in 1910; two sons,
Arthur " Meigs of Washington and
DR.. j. Wister Meigs of Philadelphia:
two daughters, Miss Sarah T. Meigs
of New York City and Miss Mary
r. Meigs of Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Funeral services will be held at
3 pm. tomorrow at st. Johns Epfs-
copal Church. Burial will be in the
cemetery of st. David's Church,
Devon, Pa, at 2:30 pm. Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
-Four Persons Injured
In Traffic Accidents

James A. Proctor, IA, colored, 2122
Alabama avenue Sc, was injured
last night when the bicycle he was
riding was struck by an automobile
In the 5000 block of Alabama avenue.
He suffered possible fracture OF
his skull ana a shoulder and was re-
moved to Casualty Hospital.
Alonzo Lampley, 10, of the United
States Soldiers Home was treated
at the home last night after being
struck by an automobile on Georgia
avenue near Princeton place NV.
George Mamakos. 5, of $50 D
street Sc, was under treatment at
Providence Hospital for injuries re-
ceived when struck by an automo-
bile near his home.
Harry Munson, As, colored, of 1921
Ninth street NV, was taken to
Casualty Hospital last night with
serious injuries received when struck
by a car near Accokeek, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Wife, 20, Kills Self With Pistol,
Cryino I Didn't Mean To!

Mrs. Virginia Boileau. attractive
2o-year-old blond, died early to-
day shortly after she had shot her
self in the chest with a .22-caliber
revolver and cried: ct didn't mean
to- didn't think it was loaded"
Her husband, Charles Boileau, Al,
a taxi driver, who lived with her
at 1920 Twelfth street NE, said
that both of them bad been suf-
fering with throat Infections and
that 1t had caused her considerable
worry.
About 3 am. today, he told police,
she awakened and asked for more
blankets. After he had arranged
the blankets he left the room for
some medicine When he returned
he found that she had taken his
revolver out Of the bureau and
pointed 1t at herself.
Sometimes I think this Is the
only friend I have" he quoted her
as remarking. Then, he said. she
pulled the trigger two or three
times and the hammer fell on
empty chambers.
suddenly it went off," Mr..
Boileau continued. II picked her
I'D and she cried, ''Oh, Charlie,
get me a doctor. I'm dying. /
didn't mean to- didn't think 1t
was loaded"
BY the time q Casualty Hospital
doctor had arrived she was dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
United America Rally
On Radio Tonight

Attorney General Jackson and ALI
NJ. Landon, 1886 Republican presi-
Dental candidate. will be principal
speakers in a national post-election
United America" rally to be broad
cast locally by Station WJSV be-
tween 1918 and IL o'clock tonight,
it was announced here by the Junior
Bar Conference of the American
Bar Association.
Clarence Dykstra, Selective Serv-
ice administrator; Howard Coon
ley, former president of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
and Raymond Gram Swing, chair
man of the board of the National
Council for Democracy, which is
sponsoring the program, also will
speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Group Solicitation
Unit Of Chest 10 Meet

The LOO volunteer workers who
will seek Community Chest contri-
buttons from Washington business
establishments and institutions will
gather in the willard Hotel at
o'clock tonight for the keymen's
party and buffet supper Of the
Group Solicitation Unit.
Unit Chairman A. G. Neal and
Unit Vice Chairmen Charles A.
Robinson and Lawrence z. williams
are to be hosts. Strickland Gillian,
humorist, is to speak
At 3:15 pm. tomorrow the 1000
members of the Government Unit
will meet in the Departmental Audi
forum to hear Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Chest Director Herbert
L. Willett, jr.; Unit Chairman
Ernest G. Draper, a member of the
Federal Reserve Board, and Unit
Vice Chairman Joseph B. Eastman,
chairman of the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
AS the two units prepared to be-
gin work when the Chests drive for
S2,000,000 opens next Wednesday,
the pre-campaign open house"
programs continued today, with
Georgetown Children's House. 1924
N street NV, inviting visitors.
Exhibits of handicraft work and
serving of tea by members of the
Homemaker Club-young girls learn
ing home skills at the agency-were
to be features of the program.
Board members expected to at
tend are Mrs. Robert F. Whitehead.
chairman; Mrs. Thomas Blaisdell,
vice chairman; Mrs. John Hollands,
treasurer; Mrs. Hugh Nicolson, sec
rotary, and Mrs. John Ihlder, chair
man of house activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Ii. Julius Madison Moss,
Retired Naval Officer, Dies

1t. Julius Madison Moss, U. S. NJ,
retired, an officer on the battle
ship South Dakota conveying troops
during the World War, died yester-
day in Naval Hospital after a long
illness.
1t. Moss, who was so years old and
native of $3.50, Miss, was gradu-
ated from the Naval Academy in
1914. After the World War he was
on duty at Annapolis for a time be-
fore his retirement for physical dis
ability incurred in line of duty in
1921.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
George Scott Moss, 1887 Runny-
mede place NV; his mother, Mrs.
I. v. Moss, and two brothers, all
living in $3.50.
Funeral services will be held at
the Fort Myer Chapel at II am.
tomorrow, with burial in Arlington
National Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Government Approves
Navy Wing Contract

The Government today gave its
final approval of the contract award
for construction of an additional
wing and penthouse at the Navy
Building.
Intended to accommodate the
Nays expanding personnel, the
wing and penthouse, to be erected
on Wing No. l, will be built by
McClosky & Co. of Philadelphia at
q cost of approximately $530,oO0.
The last obstacle to the actual
start of the project was removed
when Federal Works Administrator
John M. Carmody approved the
contract as awarded by Public Build
tngs Commissioner w. E. Reynolds.
Government officials pointed out
the Navy job had no connection with
the recent fire at the Munitions
Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Utilities Commission
Defers Decisions on
Transit Services
East Washington
Proposals Delayed
To Receive Briefs

Decision on proposals for extern
sion or improvement of transporta-
ton service for East Washington
areas, which involve rate changes,
will be deferred by the Public Utili-
ties Commission for two weeks to
permit any interested party to file
a brief, the commission announced
yesterday following a final hearing
on the suggested changes.
Demands were voiced by spokes-
men for various groups that what
ever changes were ordered should
leave no determinations as to East
Washington service in relation to
that for any other section of the
District.
Also there were demands by both
Washington and Maryland residents
against any change which would
disrupt the express service from
Maryland to a downtown Washing
ton point as now rendered by the
Washington, Marlboro g. Annapolis
Motor Lines, Inc.
Hearings previously had been held
by the commission on the joint pro-
poSals of the Capital Transit Co.
and the W., M. g. A Motor Lines
for an intercompany arrangement
under which a new set of rates
would go into effect for East Wash
ington and suburban points and
intercompany transfer points at
Barney Circle and two other South
east points The suburban express
service to Eleventh street and Penn
sylvania avenue Sc. would have
been ended by this arrangement,
there being substituted an inter
company transfer.
Under the joint company plan
some rates would have been higher
and some lower.
F. P. Randolph, speaking for the
Bradbury Heights Citizens Associa-
ton. while Directing to an ending
of the express bus service by the
suburban company to Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue
Sc, suggested that the commits
sion order establishment of a shut
tie bus service from a loop in Brad
bury Heights to Barney Circle and
transfers to other lines at Mime
sofa and Pennsylvania avenues Sc.
and at Branch and Pennsylvania
avenues Sc. He also suggested ex-
tension of bus service to the 600
block of Ridge road Sc.
William A. Duvall, speaking for
the Southeast Council of Citizens
Associations, insisted that South
east areas should be given service
equal to that of any other section
of the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Fairfax School Board
ProbesPupiIs' Refusal
To Salute u. 5. FLAG
Committee Named
To See Parents; Bus
Depot Funds TO Be Asked
Special Dispatch to The Star.

FAIRFAX, Va, Nov. 6.-The Fair
fax County School Board yesterday
named a special committee to in
veStigate report brought to Super
intendent of Schools w. F. WoodSon
by teacher in the Fairview Elemen-
tary School that a number of her
pupils, members of a religious sect,
had refused to salute the United
States flag.
Withholding the teachers name
and those of the students, Mr.. Wood
son said the refusal of the children
to salute the flag had occasioned no
disturbance, but that the teacher
told him she thought it "her duty"
to report the fact. After hearing
his explanation of the affair, the
School Board deferred action until
its next meeting.
Members of the board expressed a
divided sentiment on the problem,
and Chairman F. w. Robinson ap-
pointed a committee including w.
Alvord Sherman, A. L. Haight and
Capt. Herbert Haar to talk to the
parents of the children and report
back at the next meeting.
The board directed Supt. w. T.
Woodson to investigate the advisi-
bility of appointing supervisor of
science for the school system, and
suggest an appointee at the next
session of the School Board. 1t was
felt that in view of the purchase of
science equipment for schools, some
persons thoroughly familiar with
needs should make recommendations.
Former action of the board in
penalizing trustees for being late at
meetings or leaving before adjourn
ment was resoinded. 1t was said
members arrive in time for meet
ings, and that the regulation is
needless at this time.
w. T. Carrico, supervisor, report
ed necessary improvement can be
made at the county bus depot at
a cost of $712, and the committee
to study the matter was directed to
appear before the Board of Super
visors today and request the latter
board to appropriate all or a por-
ton of the money. The property,
which is owned by the county, was
loaned to the School Board by the
supervisors for a bus depot and
maintenance department.
High school principals were in
vited to meet with the School Board,
November Is, to discuss budget
needs for the coming year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
National Symphony
Opens Season Tonight
With Rachmaninoff
Two Major Works to Get
First Performances
In Washington

The National Symphony Orchestra
will open its 10th season at 8:45
O'Clock tonight in Constitution Hall,
with Sergei Rachmaninoff, pianist
composer, making his first appear
ance with the orchestra as soloist.
The program will include the first
Washington performance of two
ma jor works.
The concert will begin with the
American Festival Overture" by the
American composer, william Howard
Schuman of New York, it being the
first local performance of this COM
position. The other work receiving
its first Washington hearing is
Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony in
D Major.
Mr.. Rachmaninoff will play his
own Second Piano Concert in c
Minor, one of the most popular OF
all his compositions.
The program will close with an
arrangement by DR.. Hans Kinder
of Arcangelo Corelli's Suite.
To Make Records Friday.
The orchestra will make its debut
as a recording organization Friday
when 1t records three works from its
repertory, making total of II sides.
None of the three works has ever
before been recorded in this coun-
try. The orchestra will record the
Tschaikovsky Third Symphony in
D. Major" Schuman American Fes-
tival Overture" and DR.. Kindler's ar
rangement of Frescobaldi's "Toc-
cata." The first two works will be
heard for the first time in Wash
ington tonight.
The IL sides to be recorded in
Constitution Hall Friday afternoon
are the first of So sides which the
National Symphony will cut for
RCA-Victor. AS in the case of the
American Festival Overture" many
of the recordings will be compost
tons by contemporary American
composers.
Special Buses Scheduled.
Special buses marked "Constitu-
ton Hail. are to be operated by the
Capital Transit Co. in connection
with the concert. A bus will leave
Chevy Chase Circle at 7:50 pm, by
way of Connecticut avenue. A Geor-
gia and Alaska avenue bus will
leave that terminus at TAO pm,
running by way of Sixteenth street:
and a Petworth bus will leave at 7:45
pm, by way of Harvard and Six
tenth streets. After the concert,
buses Will leave the c street en-
trance of Constitution Hall, just east
of Eighteenth street.
Concert tickets are on sale today
at kits Music Store, 1880 G street
NV. After $50 pm. they will go
on sale at Constitution Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Barney Neighborhood
House Entertuins zoo

Visitors thronged Barney Neigh
borhood House, 470 N street S,W,
as the Community Chest project
celebrated its seth anniversary yes
terday.
Children attended regular classes
all day, and last night put on a
program of mountain folk songs and
dances for friends and officials. The
crowd was estimated at more than
200.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Subin Is Made Cashier
In Tax Collectors Office

Charles M. Sabin, an assistant
cashier in the Office of Tax Collector
Chatham M. Towers, yesterday was
promoted by the Commissioners to
cashier to succeed Frederick w.
Baumann, who retired recently.
Maurice j. Keane, clerk, was pro-
NOTED to assistant cashier, and
Richard z. Darnall, bailiff, was pro-
NOTED to clerk. The changes were
approved by the Commissioners on
recommendation by Mr.. Towers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Groups Slate Meetings
AT Goodwill Industries

Groups which will meet at Good
will Industries, 1918 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV, soon include the
women's association of the Cleve-
land Park Community Church, con-
vening at noon next Wednesday; the
Dorcas Circle of Hamline Methodist
Church, meeting at noon on Thurs
day, November IA. and the Reba
Barrett Circle of Florence Crittenton
Home, meeting at 3 pm. Novem-
Der IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
BOYS Club Will Hold
Open House Friday

The Eastern Branch of the Boys
Club of Washington will begin its
fall and winter program with an
open house from 7 to $50 pm.
Friday.
Motion pictures will be shown and
the clubs five departments-recre-
ational, physical, educational, health,
shops and clubs-will be open for
inspection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Open House Is Held
At ChiIdren's Home

Open house for guests of nursery
school children was being held today
from 10 o'clock to noon at the
Georgetown Children's House, 1924
N street NV, and for guests of
school age children from 3 to 5
o'clock. Visitors may watch the
work of after-school clubs this after
noon, and will be served tea by the
Homemaker Club of Girls from 4
to 5 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Nursery Teachers TO Meet

The Association of Nursery School
Teachers of the District and vicinity
will meet at 8 pm tomorrow at the
National Cathedral School to hear
Miss Margaret Griffin of the Ken
sington Cooperative Nursery School,
and Miss Arsinoe Allen of Green
Acres. Miss Griffin will speak on
handicraft and Miss Allen on shop
work for the nursery school child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
VoteIess D. T..
StaYsUpLate
To Hear Returns
Democrats Remain to
Celebrate as 9. o. P.
Sits in Hope

Washington returned today from
the political limbo to which it is
banished every election day.
The trip back began late yester-
day with the closing of polling places
elsewhere and the start of the
vote tabulation that told the story
of the Nations selection of Frank
lin D. Roosevelt as the first third
term President in history.
Crowds milled about downtown
streets long after a searchlight's
beam was fixed over the White
House to indicate that the incum-
bent had won. Groups, sometimes
as large as several hundred, re-
manned huddled around radio re-
ception centers until late hour.
Democrats stayed up to celebrate.
Republicans did so in hope that a
miraculous change in the voting
tide might save their candidate
from defeat.
Celebrations Are Restrained.
The celebrations were gay but
restrained. Police said there were
''fewer DRINKS than usual" and
no fisticuffs attributable to political
arguments were reported.
Night clubs were thronged. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt Jones" won encores
for impromptu quartets and swiftly
organized New Deal glee clubs. One
table of songsters made up a new
urloinI0 Snornd RI VNnrNJIlo rify
With mock solemnity they chanted:
Toll the bell
For Wendell L.
He's taken for ride"
The Democrats held open house
at the Burlington Hotel while early
returns came in. AS the trend
swung definitely toward victory the
listeners began drifting away in
small groups to discuss developments
among themselves.
Republicans Cheer Willkie.
Republicans filled the Willkie-
McNary local campaign headquar-
tiers at Fifteenth and H streets until
after midnight. Resolved not to
give up hope until their cause was
irrevocably lost, they cheered Loyalty
when their presidential candidates
gained in a doubtful State or added
to their lead in a State already in
the Willkie column.
Sidewalk vendors did a rushing
business selling badges and buttons
lettered Il Told You So" AS one
badgehawker explained, this sales
idea was foolproof-we had EN-
either way, no matter who won"
Steve Vasilakos, operator of the
peanut and popcorn wagon that is
a daytime landmark on a Pennsyl-
vania avenue corner of the White
House, was so excited that he hired a
substitute and took most of the day
off. Steve automatically declined to
commit himself on his reaction to
the election, however. They both
good men," he insisted.
The votes were still being counted
today as workmen resumed their
task of building wooden bleacherS
on the east steps of the Capitol to
accommodate crowds for the January
20 Inauguration. The contractor
said he had 1000 seats to put up
and didn't want to get behind on
his job.