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Evening star., 1940-04-26
APARTMENTS FUR. OR uNEuR,

! RIM, X, $35; 2 RMS, K, $45.
Modern elev apt. bldg.: large, bright
rooms, big closets. Furn. at slight extra
charge. BLAIR, 1921 NJ st. NV.
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number of Norwegian prisoners,
among them the commander Of the
airport at Bardufoss, northeast Of
Naryik.
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War on Rats 10 Reach
Climax Saturday

A large number Of Washingtons q
rats will be liquidated Saturday,
through efforts Of religious young
people.
About so young men and women
from Chevy Chase PRESBYTERIAN
Church and the Temple Center viii
gather at 8 am. Saturday at the
center, Tenth and M streets NV. to
mix rat poison.
Armed with the poison, which is
to be amalgamated with hamburger,
fish and oatmeal, they will circulate
from door to door throughout the
downtown neighborhood, offering
determination.
According to Mrs. Arthur w. Dud-
ley, who made the announcement.
the poison prepared will be fatal
only to rats-not to children or pets.
Most Of the rats are ground rats.
she declared, 50 will 60 to their
burrows to perish.
The youth pilgrimage will climax
an anti-rat campaign conducted for
several weeks through speeches and
distribution Of literature.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Inferior Building 10 Get
Criticized Lincoln Statue

A bronze copy of Lincoln, the
Rail splitter" the controversial
statue that was removed from the
New York Worlds Fair last year,
is soon to find a permanent abode
in the Interior Department Building.
The Public Buildings Administra-
ton announced today bids had been
opened for installing the statue on
q base in one Of the inner court
yards of the building. George Nc
Daniel Of Washington submitted the
low bid of $237.
The original statue, in plaster, was
the work of Louis Slobotkin, art
project sculptor of the P. w. A. It's
presence at the Worlds Fair aroused
much unfavorable comment from
art critics and vandals smashed the
statue
A bronze reproduction was brought
to Washington last November and
exhibited at w. P. A. art show
at the Corcoran Art Gallery. Secre-
tary Ickes had the statue brought
over to the Interior Department
until he could determine where to
place it permanently.
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Antiques 10 Be Shown
Al MCGUIRE Home
In Alexandra
Exhibit to Be Orened
Saturday. Continue
All Next Week
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, April 1s.-Ar
exhibition of antiques, including
numerous items associated with
George washington, Thomas Je1er.
son and others prominent in thu
early history Of the United States
will be opened Saturday in the home
of the late DR.. and Mrs. Hugh
Mcguire, Washington and Prince
streets, under auspices Of Christ
Church and st. Paul's Church.
The display is to be open Satur-
day from 10 am. until 8 pm. and
between the same hours from Mon
day through Saturday. April ~. It
will not be open Sunday.
An admission fee of 81 will be
charged.
The exhibits have been borrowed
from members of old Alexandria
families and their friends through
efforts of a committee headed by
Mrs. Richard L. Ruffner and Mrs
Luther H. Dudley, St. Paul's Church
and Mrs. j. R. Werth and Mrs. John
M. Cook, Christ Church.
The Mcclure house, scene of the
exhibit, is regarded as an outstand-
ing example of Greek Revival archi-
lecture. Beds and some other for
mer possessions of DR.. and Mrs
MCGUIRE still are in the building.
The structure was erected in 1887
for use as lecture hall, and John
Quincy Adams and Benjamin Hal
lowell, the Quaker schoolmaster who
taught Robert e Lee, were among
those who spoke there.
In the array of heirlooms to be
shown are silver. china and glass
pieces, jewelry, clothing, bedspreads
and quilts.
The china and glass items include
a gravy boat which belonged to
Thomas Jefferson; custard cups
which were part OF a china set
brought from the Orient In 1919
on the clipper ship Flying Cloud; a
pair of sperm oil lamps once owned
by James Madison; part of set of
wine glasses given by George Wash
ington. to Gen. John Lacy, a men,
Der of his staff; a collection OF
Waterford and Sandwich glass; a
china pitcher Of 1914, presented to
William Wilson, sea captain and
Alexandria resident, by the Mayor
of Stonington, Conn, in apprecia-
ton Of the formers part in foiling
British attempts to block the town S
harbor and thereby keep out the
fishing fleet, and china brought from
England in 1924 by Gustaf West
feldt, Swedish Minister to the
United States.
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More Nozi Forces
Pour Into Oslo;
Big Guns Placed.
By the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
OSLO, April l8.-Strong Ger
man reinforcements Of all kinds
continued to pour into Oslo to-
day, and it was learned that
coast defenses in the German
occupied areas had been
strengthened by the addition OF
guns ranging up to II inches
in caliber.
This city took on an increas-
ingly warlike appearance as
sandbass were piled about eel
lar entrances and heavy planks
were nailed over the windows
Of many shops.
Despite these steps, the NUM-
cipal administration asserted
that 30 per cent Of the capi-
tails workers. many of whom
fled when the Germans en-
tered last week, were back at
their Jobs.
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Justice Roberts 10 Preside
At {. j. Competition

Associate Justice Owen ]. Roberts
Of the United States Supreme Court
will preside at the Anal argument of
the appellate court competition of
the Catholic University law school
tomorrow at 8:l5 pm. in st. Ives
library of McMahon Hall, on the
university campus.
Associate Justices Fred M. Vinson
and Wiley Rutledge of the United
States Court Of Appeals for the Dis
trict will be associate justices for
the competition. This is said to be
the first time a Supreme Court JUS
tice has participated in such an
event at the university.
Gibraltar was under the dominion
Of the Moors until the 18th century.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Double Cherry Blossoms
Are Due Next Week

The double cherry blossoms along
Riverside drive and around Hains
Point In Potomac Park are sched.
uled to bloom April Is to ~, the
once of National Capital Parks
said today.
The double blossoms customarily
follow the single blooms around the
Tidal Basin by about 10 days, the
parks ONCE said.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
British Sub Is Sunk
By Planes, Reich Says

NEW YORK, April 18 (F.-The
Berlin radio station DUE reported
that German planes today sank a
British submarine along the west
coast of Norway.
After sighting the submersible the
planes "dived low over the water
and dropped heavy bombs" the
broadcast, heard here by N B. c..
said
"One Of the bombs was seen to
strike the submarine. causing an
explosion. The submarines stern
was seen to rise out Of the water,
and then the entire ship disappeared
below the water"
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Railway to Open Office

The Northern Pacific Railway will
open passenger trafIic Office here
May l, the Associated Press reported
today from st. Paul, MINI. The Of
flee will be located on the fifth floor
OF the Shoreham Building, Fifteenth
and H streets NV, and will be in
charge Of Neil Baird. former general
passenger agent at Kansas City, Mo.
the report added.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Mother, Son Graduated i:
Will Go to High School

BY the Associated Press.
|, NEW ORLEANS, April 1s.-Mrs.
Ferol Christensen, who wanted to
keep up with my son." has grad
uated from grammar school with
her 10-year-old son, Peter.
Both attended. evening school.
She said her soq reversed the
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Church Drumu Tonioht

The Dream of Pilates wife" will
be dramatized tonight and tomorrow
at 8 O'Clock at the Central Presby-
terrain Church, Sixteenth and Irving
streets NV
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usual homework procedure BY help.
ing me With imine.", n
Peter and l." she said, "are going
through high school together and,
God willing, college," 4ts
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alley in the rear of Fourteenth
street NV, between U and v
streets when he attempted to hitch
ride on the moving vehicle.
Weather clear. Driver, colored, "a,
with two years driving experience,
released by coroners jury.
%. James Osborne Chisley. COL
ored. "a, of 1888 Union Court S.W..
about $40 am. June 7. fell be-
meath the wheels of District gov
ernment truck on which he had
been riding on Rittenhouse street,
between Thirty-third and Thirty
fourth streets NV, when he
jumped off the moving vehicle to
recover his hat which had blown
off. Weather clear. Driver, 80,
with five years driving experience
No inquest held and coroner is
sued a verdict of accidental death
%. An unidentified colored man,
about $50 pm, June 8, ran in front
of street car on U street at Thir-
teenth street NV. in fleeing with
a pocketbook he had snatched from
a pedestrian Weather raining
Street car operator. 56. whose driv-
ing experience was not given. No
inquest held and coroner issued a
verdict of accidental death.
30. Miss Victoria Kloepfer, Sc, of
2800 Connecticut avenue NV, about
4:20 pm, June II, ran into side
OF automobile while attempting to
cross Connecticut avenue near CAL
vert street, not in the crosswalk.
Weather clear. Driver, 81, with l8
years driving experience, released
by coroner's jury.
81. John J. Stahl So, of 194O Bilt-
more street NV, about $50 am,
June l3, struck by a motorcycle as
he was walking in the crosswalk
across Columbia road at Eighteenth
street NV. Weather clear. Driver.
33, with 20 years driving expert
ence, held ny coroner's jury Tor
Police Court action under the Neg
ligent Homicide Act.
80. Maj Otto F. Engelmann. 60,
retired Army officer of 1903 Sheri-
dan street NV. at 4::30 am, June
Is, killed when his car crashed into
tree on Sixteenth street between
Taylor and Upshur streets NV.
Driving experience could not be OBJ
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tanned. Weather clear, daylight.
No inquest held and coroner issued
verdict of accidental death.
33. Robert Lovings. colored, 4e,
of 800 Sixon street S.W., at 11:15
pm, June IS, struck by hit-and-
run car while crossing Fourth
street in the crosswalk at I street
S.W. Weather clear. Driver, 35,
colored. with 10 years driving ex-
perience. held by coroners Jury for
grand jury action.
"a. Ralph Piperno. so, OF 208
Maryland avenue NV, about l0:4o
pm, June is, struck by automo-
bile while crossing North Carolina
avenue at Pennsylvania avenue
Sc. against red light. Weather
clear. Driver, 80, with IS years
driving experience. exonerated by
coroner's jury.
IS. Joseph Nappo, SO, of 1850
Tenth street NV, at 4:l0 pnn,,
June %, struck by automobile while
crossing M street at Ninth street
NV. in the crosswalk. Weather
clear. Driver, 26, with 10 years
driving experience, who was charged
with having been under the in
huence of liquor at the time of the
accident, held by coroner's jury for
grand jury action.
36. Lawrence H. Honesty, IA
months, colored, of 2215 L street
NV, about $50 am, June a,
while playing near the gutter on
L street between Twenty-second
street and New Hampshire avenue
NV, struck by truck. Weather
clear. Driver, 35, colored, with 13
years driving experience. No in
quest held and coroner issued Ger
tificate of accidental death.
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MAY.
l8. Mrs. Ada TAFT. 81, of 1920 RAN
dolph street NV. about am.
March 81, injured when the car in
which she was riding crashed into
a pillar of the railroad viaduct at
Florida avenue and Third street NE.
Died May l. Weather, rainy. Driver,
SO. with 80 years driving experience,
released by coroner's jury.
10. Robert Fox. 48, of 6818 Piney
Branch road NV. at GAS pm.
March 2l, was struck by automobile
while attempting to cross Seventh
street NV. between R and S streets
in the middle of the block after STEP
ping into the street from between
parked cars. Died May IA. Weather,
clear. Driver, colored. 26, with three
years driving experience, eXonerated
by coroner's jury.
20. Pvt. Michael Astore, 20, of
Fort Myer, Va, about am. May Is,
was run over by an Army caisson
after he was knocked down when
attempting to stop stampeding
horses in the 1900 block of Bladens-
burg road NE opposite the National
Training School for Boys. Weather,
clear. No inquest held-coroner is
sued certificate of accidental
death.
II. Charles Richard Gray, jr., 13,
OF 1862 M street NV. at 9 pm. May
18. struck by automobile while
standing in button safety zone on
pennsylvania avenue at Twenty
sixth street NV. Weather, clear.
Driver 80, with Is years driving ex-
perience, held by coroner's jury for
Police Court action under Negligent
Homicide Act.
%. Christ Aravanis. 81, of 2133
Pennsylvania avenue NV, about 7
pm. May l8, ran into side of car
while attempting to cross Connecti-
cut avenue about 81 feet north OF
the crosswalk at N street NV.
weather, clear. Driver, 38. with six
years driving experience, exonerated
by coroners jury.
70. George Rabins, "a, of Bayonne,
N. j., about 2:45 am. May 10, was
crushed under the wheels of circus
wagon when he fell after attempt
ing to jump up on the moving We
hlcle in the $500 block of Benning
road NE. Weather clear. No in
quest held-coroner issued a cer-
tlfiicate of accidental death.
"a. Herman D. Bunch, Ct, of 1920
seventeenth street NV. about 2:15
am. May 10, struck by truck while
crossing E street at Twelfth street
NV. in the crosswalk. Weather,
clear. Driver, 23 with considerable"
driving experience, held by coroner's
jury for grand jury action.
Is. Vincent Bergin, %, of 3218
Wisconsin avenue NV, struck May
Is. Official investigation of this case
is incomplete pending outcome of
injuries to Mrs. Bergin. who was
struck at the same time.
JUNE.
26 Charles w. Arthur, rs. of 1911
New Hampshire avenue NV, at Q
pm. June 3. struck by street car
while crossing Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near Twenty-first street NV,
not in the crosswalk. Weather
clear. Operator, 80, with four
months experience as motorman,
exonerated by coroner's jury.
q. william P. Brown, colored, 7,
of 1907 Fifteenth street NV. about
! pm. June 6, was crushed beneath
the wheels Of . dump truck In an
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Traffic Death Chronology for 194O's First Half

Driver, 47. with 20 years experience,
released by coroner's jury.
10. James Powell, %. colored. of
the 4700 block of Benning road NE,
between 4:30 and pm. February
26, while driving truck. was in
collision with an automobile at
Tenth and streets NE. Weather
clear. Driver. %, with five years
experience, held by coroner's jury
for Police Court action under Negli-
gent Homicide Act. The case is still
pending in Police Court.
MARCH.
H. Haywood Hazard, Sc, colored,
of 1911 Sixth street NV. shortly
after pm. March 5, was struck by
an automobile while crossing 0
street east of the crosswalk at Sixth
street NV Weather clear. Driver
20, colored, with 13 years experience,
who was proceeding on a green
light, exonerated by coroner's jury.
r. Col. Frederic L. Huidekoper,
IS, of 1868 Columbia road NV,
about 7 pm. March 3, struck by
streetcar as he stepped from load
ing platform on Connecticut avenue
Immediately south of S street SW.
directly in front of car. Weather
cloudy; had been raining. Operator
with six months experience, re-
leased by coroner's jury.
l3. Sumerseth S. Robey, 10, of
1885, Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
about $40 am. March II. struck by
streetcar while attempting to cross
the streetcar track of Pennsyl-
vania avenue approximately 80 feet
east of crosswalk at Thirteenth
street Sc. Weather clear. Motor
man, AZ. with Is years experience,
exonerated by coroner's jury.
H. George Winney, SO, of 63S Sec
ond street NE, about l pm. Febru-
ary 10, knocked down by a truck
backing away from parked car
while standing in the gutter at a
streetcar stop on H street NE. i'm
mediately east of Second street.
Died March 13. Weather clear.
Driver, Is, with seven years expert
ence, released by coroner's jury.
Is. Jerry J. flanagan, 81, of g
Grant Circle, about 1890 pm. March
II, struck by automobile while
crossing Constitution avenue ap-
proximately 100 feet east of Twelfth
street NV. Weather clear. Driver,
43. with % years experience, held
by coroner's jury for Police Court
action under Negligent Homicide
Act. The case is still pending in
Police Court.
16. jeff Smith, 38, colored, 634 N
street NV, about 4:40 pm. March
10, while riding on the body of a
truck loaded with three heavy
spools of telephone cable, was
crushed to death beneath one of
the spools when the truck over
turned after making a sharp left
turn into Military road NV. at
Connecticut avenue. Weather clear
Driver, As, colored, with 26 years
experience, exonerated by coroner S
jury.
APRIL.
II. Olive May Crawford, colored,
IS, of 1545 Fourth street NV, about
pm, April II, struck by automobile
while crossing First street NV. be-
tween Seaton place and S street in
the middle of the block. Weather,
snow mixed with rain. Driver, 20;
with four years driving experience
exouerated by coroner's Jury.
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JANUARY.

JAN - An Y,
/. Robert w. Davis. 36. of 334
Thirty fourth street NE. a motor
cycle policeman. about pm. Janu-
ary l, was in collision with an auto
mobile in the 2400 block of Good
Hope road Sc. while pursuing a
speeding car. Weather clear. Driver
of automobile l9 with three years
experience, exonerated by coroners
jury.
2. Hezekiah McCauley, 64, of 1919
Clifton street NV, at 8:15 pm.
January /. struck by automobile
while crossing Thirteenth street
near Clifton street NV. about 10
feet below the crosswalk. Weather
clear Driver, 33, with 18 years ex-
perience, released by coroner's jury.
g. Hugh D. Cooke, So, of 208
Massachusetts, avenue NE, at 1910
am. January II. stepped into side
of car while attempting to cross
Eighth street Sc. near M street
in the middle of the block Weather
cloudy, street wet Driver. A, with
more than 20 years experience. re-
leased by coroner's jury, but fined in
Police Court for operating an auto
mobile with expired permit.
a. Mrs. Mary E. Hall, 70, of 1925
Half street SW.. at Cos pm. Janu-
ary 13, struck by automobile while
crossing Fourth street Sc. between
L and M streets in the middle of the
block. Weather foggy and raining.
Driver, 33, with eight years expert
ence. exonerated by coroner's jury
S. William Penner, 10, of 1048 JET
ferson street NV, at 1905 pm.
January 10. struck by automobile
passing to the left of street-car
loading platform as he walked across
Pennsylvania avenue at Twenty
fifth street NV. in the crosswalk
Weather clear. Driver, 40, with 81
years experience. held by coroner's
jury for Police Court action under
Negligent Homicide Act. The case
was nolle pressed in Police Court.
FEBRUARY.
6. Taft Jack Moy. %. colored, of
the 400 block of L street Sc, about
2:25 am. February II, struck by
taXicab while crossing Eleventh
street Sc. about 40 feet south of
intersection with M street. Weather
misty, had been raining. Victim had
been drinking Driver, "a, with five
years experience, who also had
been drinking, held by coroner's jury
for grand jury action. The case was
ignored by the grand jury.
T. James H. Jones, 60, of 634 New
York avenue NV, about $50 pm.
February 10, struck by hit-and-run
truck driver while crossing Ninth
street at M street NV. in the cross
walk. Weather misty Driver as yet
unapprehended. Will be taken be-
fore grand jury on charge of man
slaughter when captured.
8. James B. Ritter, 70, of 210 F.
street NV, about 1905 pm. Feb
ruary 10, walked into side of street.
car while crossing G street between
Second and Third streets NV. in
the middle of the block. Had been
drinking. Raining heavily. Motor
man, IS, with 10 days experience,
exonerated by coroner's jury.
9. william F., Stetson. 70, of AIT
Massachusetts, avenue NV, about 7
pm. February 18, was struck by a
taxicab while crossing Sixth street
at q street NV. In the crosswalk
against . red light. Raining
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With 13 of the 80 pedestrian fatalities in traffic
during the first half of 1910 occurring in the middle of
the block desparng traffic observers may we'll ask if
sort of curbstone Notifications would not be in
order to prevent pedestrians from needessy sacrificing
life limb.
The drawing above by Star Staff Artist Newman Sud-
duth portrays how Washington intersection might
look if fortified against the menace which pedestrians
seem unable to combat their initiative. Fiji
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Ages Of Death Car Drivers

Two drivers in the first half OF
1910 drinking prior to accident.)
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teenth street and New York NV. is portrayed
with concrete walls erected along the sidewalks leaving
only controlled crosswaks open to pedestrians seeking
to venture across the street.
The idea behind the drawing is fantasy but not so
unreasonable might be thought at first consideration
Washington traffic experts have noted that during heavy
winters when the the streets is piled high along
the curbs except at crosswaks that pedestrian traffic
fatalities take sharp drop Unable to where the
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whim strikes them because of walls of snow pedestrians
inadvertently take the protected course at the inter-
section
OF the more than 10000 pedestrian casualties in the
entire United States during 1889 records show that Al
per cent OF those killed violating safety rule by
crossing between intersections stepping into the street
from between in front of parked cars Small wonder
the pedestrian has been called "the Vanishing American
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Sex Of Death Car Drivers
Auto Leaves Rood
And Sours II Feet
BY the Associated Press.

BY tht ASSociated Press.
LUSK, Wyo.-A car failed to turn
when the road did. Harry Miller,
highway patrolman, said by actual
measurement the wheels didn' t
touch the ground for 70 feet after it
left the road.
The car rolled over several times
and landed right side up 800 feet
away. The driver still could grin
and had no serious injuries.
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Official Action in Fatalities

A abuaon of legal action taken up
to June 80 follows
Cases which the deacar driver absolved blame
coroners Is
Cases in which held driver Police
under Negligent Homicide
Zone nole by the District attorneys Office
and four still pending for Police Court acon)
Cases which held death
of these hit-and-run driver identity
unknown who will be held for action when
red police Two ignored by the grand jury and
two still pending for grand jury scion)
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The ratio of deaths to fatal acci-
dents where a passenger car and
truck are involved is nine per cent
greater than when one passenger
car collides with another or with
q dxed object
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TruveI IncompIeted Road

Auto tourists are using the incom-
pleted Inter American highway be-
tween Guatemala and the United
States, shipping their cars by rail
over the sections where the highway
has not been completed.