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Evening star., 1940-02-22
50 Cents Inspection Fee
Cited in Auto Levy Dispute

AS protests mounted against the
higher assessment of cars for tax
purposes this year. it was pointed
out today that the fee for automobile
inspection this year would be so
cents instead Of dollar as previ-
ously.
Traffic Director william A. Van
Duzer said the change was pro-
vided in the Automobile Inspection
Act passed by Congress setting the
charge at 81 the first year and so
cents thereafter. He said the fee
will be paid when the car owner gets
his 1910 tags which must be OBJ
tanned by April /.
Meanwhile the American Automo-
bile Association, in a letter to Com
missioner Melvin c. Hazen, urged
immediate reconsideration of the
new basis for valuing cars. It was
explained that last year valuation
was based on the loan value of the
vehicle whereas this year the rating
is an average of the loan value and
the resale value when reconditioned.
Evening star., 1940-02-22
D. {. Prohibition Party
Delegates 10 Be Named

Delegates and alternates to the
Prohibition National Convention in
Chicago May 8, 8 and 10 will be se-
lected at meeting at the New Eb-
bitt Hotel, Tenth and H streets
NV, tomorrow at 4::30 pm.
This was announced today by J.
Raymond Schmidt and Thomas E.
Boorde, Prohibition national COM
mitteemen for the District of Co.
lumbia.
Speaking for the Prohibition
party of the District of Columbia"
they said: ''The need and the op-
portunity for prohibition work has
never been greater than now. In
creasing protests against presentv
day liquor evils are coming from an
aroused people. These protests must
be organized and made effective by
united action at the ballot box"
The District is entitled to five
delegates and alternates in the ma
tlonal convention. It also will rec
ommend national committeeman
for this area, to be appointed at Chi
cago headquarters. It is considered
likely Mr.. Schmidt and Mr.. Boorde
will be reappointed.
Evening star., 1940-02-22
Vaughn Bible Glass
Hears Dr.. BIackweIder

The church is the sole great in
stitution which has been standing
consistently for the sacredness OF
human life, DR.. Oscar F. Black
welder, pastor of the Lutheran
Church Of the Reformation, de-
clared yesterday at the 5lst BIRTH
day anniversary celebration of the
Vaughn Bible Glass, Calvary Bap-
tist Church.
Because the church holds that
man Is not a unit of a totalitarian
state but spiritual personality, it
Is the institution which must be
depended upon to save the world,
DR.. Blackwelder contended.
About $50 members attended the
celebration, which was the 49th an
nual class dinner. Other speakers
included Linn C. Drake, local Boy
Scout executive; Page Mex. Etch-
ison, president of the District Or
ganized Bible Glass Association, and
the Rev. William s. Abernethy,
church pastor.
Evening star., 1940-02-22
Man Killed After GETTING
Job Sought for Yeor

z, the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Neb. Feb. 22.-Oppor-
tunity knocked once for Harold w.
Hancock, "a, but 1t opened a door
that led to tragedy instead of sue
cess.
For a year he had worked in q
smelling plant and studied air.
conditioning in evening classes.
Three weeks ago he accepted q
job at Broken Bow, Nebraska, which
would give him the chance In his
chosen field.
Last night. his wife and his two
daughters, Lois, II, and Bonnie
Jean, 6, were told Of his death
under the wheels Of . passenger
train. His employer said he was
on his way to mail letter to his
family. ,
Evening star., 1940-02-22
Dominican Congress
Agrees to Take REFUGEES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Andres Pastoriza, Dominican Min
lister, received word from Ciudad
Trujillo yesterday that the con-
gress of his country had ''unani-
mously ratified" an agreement to
take a number Of German political
refugees in colonization project
The agreement was signed re-
Gently by Secretary Of Interior Jose
Garcia and Secretary of Agricul-
tur Raul Carbuccio in behalf of the
Dominican government, and j. M
Rosenberg of the Dominican Set
tlement Association.
1t provides for immediate settle
ment Of 500 refugee families on a
24,000-acre tract bought for the pur-
pose by Gen. Rafael Trujillo, Do
minican Army chieftain.
Evening star., 1940-02-22

from Massachusetts and Louisiana
avenues. May have to make E
street one-way west during rush.
hour, commented the traffic director.
Motorists coming into the Plaza
frum Louisiana continuously mis-
took a light intended to govern
only cars moving west around the
Plaza as applying to them. Go
on!" Mr.. Van Duzer called. And
then to a nearby traffic policeman.
Here, officer. keep those cars NOV
ing" May have to put binder on
that light, Mr.. Van Duzer told by
ISLANDERS.
Eyes, she's got some bugs in her
yet" he went on, shaking his head.
About this time. a loud clang
sounded in the midst of the snarl.
Somebody lost a bumper" an OBJ
server said.
"Only part of it." retorted Mr..
Van Duzer in defense.
A minute later a taxicab headed
for the station from Louisiana av-
enue drove into the Plaza and
threaded its way into the snarl.
There it sat, unable to move. It
sat for some time.
Prospective Traveller.
Then back door flew open and
out hoped the passenger, a red
glow, sort Of purplish, bathing his
face. Before continuing to the sta
ton on foot by hopping over half
a dozen bumpers. he shot a dagger
like glance to the little group in
which stood Mr.. Van Duzer and
called: This is the best way to
make trains-now that everything
is blocked up here!"
Mr.. Van Duzer clamped his jaws
shut tight and somebody COM
mented on the chilly weather.
Evening star., 1940-02-22
Dr.. Gewehr Says Turkeys
Goal Is Democracy

Turkey Is thoroughly committed
to democratic ideals and is prepar-
ing the Turks to take their place
beside the Western democracies, DR..
Wesley M. Gewehr, professor Of his
tory at American University, said
yesterday in q radio address over
Radio Station WJSV.
He declared that while Turkey is
governed by sort of benevolent
dictatorship" 1t, is absolutely diff
ferent from totalitarian dictatorship
Of Russia, Italy and Germany and
Is committed to development of a
genuine democratic system as goal.
His talk was one in series known
as the University In the Home"
Evening star., 1940-02-22
DC. Reorganization
Subcommittee Meets
tuesday on Program
Kennedy Indicates
CopitoI's Citizens to Be
Heard Luter

The special subcommittee of the
House District Committee in charge
of legislation for recognizing the
District government will meet Tues
day. at 1880 am. to map out q
program Of procedure. II was an
nounced today by Chairman Ken
nedy.
sT am determined to dispose Of
this reorganization program one
way or the other without further
delay" he declared.
Mr.. Kennedy indicated the sub
committee would follow the Tues
day meeting with a series of public
hearings at which the disfranchised
residents of the District would be
given an opportunity to express their
views on the various reorganization
plans.
The final plan of the Commits
sioners for reorganizing the District
government was introduced in the
House late yesterday by Mr.. Ken
nedy so his subcommittee would
have before it at the public hear
ings printed form of the program
as well as the one he sponsored at
the last session of Congress, which
is based on the recommendations of
the Griffenhagen firm.
The Kennedy plan calls for city
manager as the administrative head
of the municipal government and
permits the Commissioners to con-
tinue in Office as the governing
body of the District. The plan of
the Commissioners, however, does
not disturb the existing top" setup of
the municipal government, but pro-
vides an appointed citizens council
of nine paid members to advise
them on budget, tax and legislative
problems.
Evening star., 1940-02-22
Inquiry Into Leaks
OF A. B. T.. Board
Data Promised
Eberhorter Impressed
By WeIIiver Testimony;
Hearings to Reopen

GAaxSes that Occidental in
tEnAtion Df the Alc0honc Beverage
Control Board had Leaked outr
will be thoroughly Investigated by
the special subcommittee of the
House District Committee, it was
announced today by Representative
Eberharter, subcommittee chairman
The charges of "leaks" were made
at public hearing yesterday by
Edward M. Welliver, who for two
years had been an attorney for the
A. B c. Board
Would Look Into Situation.
'If there has been leak, we want
to get at the bottom of it," said Mr..
Eberharter.
Mr.. Eberharter said Thomas E.
Lodge. chairman of the A. B. c.,
who was sharply criticized by Mr..
Welliver in his testimony yesterday,
will be invited to testify.
He also said the hearings will be
held all next week. except Mon
day. This will be necessary, he ex-
planned, to give all the witnesses
who have requested to be heard an
opportunity to testify. The witnesses
include a number of lawyers who
have had cases before the board,
Mr.. Eberharter added.
The subcommittee will. resume
public hearings tomorrow at 10 am,
at which time it proposes to hear
Representative Sheppard, Democrat,
of California discuss his plan for
establishing dispensary system in
Washington for handling the sale
of liquor by the package. Mr.. Shep-
pard has resolution pending before
the House Rules Committee calling
upon the District Committee to
make an inquiry to determine feasi-
bility of establishing a dispensary
system in Washington.
Sees Testimony as Helpful.
Mr.. Eberharter said he had been
deeply impressed by the testimony
yesterday of Mr.. Welliver and would
consider seriously some of the rec
concentrations he made on the wit
ness stand. ''He was a very good
and very helpful witness to the
subcommittee" Mr.. Eberharter de-
clared HE has shown us some
things" --....-
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent Of police, who testified be-
fore the subcommittee in executive
session last week, may be called at
the public hearings. Mr.. Eberharter
said, however, no decision had yet
been reached as to whether the
police superintendent should be ask
ed to repeat his private statements
about the liquor situation at pub
lie hearing.
Evening star., 1940-02-22
More American Claims
Settled, japanese Soy
BY the Associated Press.

oy Tic AS6OClACeQ EIeSS.
TOXIC, Feb. 22.-The Japanese
foreign Office announced yesterday
the settlement of 81 American claims
for property damage and personal
injuries In China.
A spokesman said that with 73
settlements recently announced in
the Diet Parliament by Foreign
Minister Hachiro Arita, "a total of
81 cases now has been settled"
New settlements included bomb
ings of the Yunnan and Canton
districts, in which "a considerable
sum was paid in consolation" OF
personal injuries to Americans not
identified by the foreign ONCE; 10
cases Of damage to business prop
erty and churches, / shooting OF
an unidentified American, forced
detention Of another and property
damage cases resulting from occu-
patton BY Japanese.
Evening star., 1940-02-22
Union Station Plaza Traffic
SnorIs as Lights Blink
Van Duzer, Watching Reaction to New
System, Says Public Will Catch On

About $500 motorists, 700 pedes-
triars 20 walk lights and vehicular
lights all blinked at one another in
rush-hour traffic at Union Station
Plaza yesterday afternoon and
Trafiic Director William As Van
Du5er yelled go on!"
hey went on, all right-on into
q darl that looked like spaghetti.
A50M S pm, Mr.. Van Duzer said:
See. it's beginning to clear up"
True appraisal OF the new light
system, installed Tuesday after more
than two years of study, cannot be
made before the motorists and
pedestrians become acquainted with
it. however, the traffic director de-
clared.
Sees Pedestrian Helped.
"Give the motorists about four
days to catch on" he said. "Of
course, we knew it would slow down
vehicular traffic somewhat. But it
ought to prevent accidents. And it's
sure to help the pedestrian, who
didn't have a Chinaman's chance
before"
Pedestrians had a chance yes
terday to see how nimble- footed
they were, hopping over bumpers Of
cars that continued to straddle the
crosswalks. Three traffic policemen,
headed by First Precinct Sergt. H.
c Blackman, displayed some neat
footwork, too, while attempting
to keep traffic moving.
Several times during the hour
cars were blocked down Louisiana
avenue past d street. Mr.. Van Duzer
said he may have to forbid parking
on the east side of Louisiana from
4 to 6 pm.
Cars coming into the Plaza from
E street snarled with those circling
Evening star., 1940-02-22
thinner to Discuss
D. 6. Labor Standards

Labor Standards in the District
Of Columbia" will be discussed by
Verne A. thinner of the Department
Of Labor Saturday night at the Ma
tional Museum, in a program on
Labor Night" in connection with
the 'Tomorrow's Citizen" exhibit in
the museum.
Three motion pictures will be
presented: Labor in the Nation, !"
Bridging San Francisco" and
Whats In a Dress"
The exhibit is sponsored by the
American Association of University
Women, the Department of Labor
and other agencies.
Evening star., 1940-02-22
Children's House Proorom

Pantomimes, tableaux and a box
ing match win be on the program Of
a Washington's Birthday party un-
der auspices Of children's clubs at
1880 pm. tomorrow in, the George
town Children1 House. Parents Of
the children will be guests o6 honor.
Evening star., 1940-02-22
West Virginion Dies
OF Exposure in BIizzord
BY the Associated Press.

& WINCHESTER, Va. Feb. 22.-
Basil B. Boothe, 20, of Fenwick, w.
Va, died in hospital here yesterday
of exposure suffered in the blizzard
which swept West Virginia on st.
Valentines Day. West Virginia State
police said he became bewildered In
the storm near Darkesville, w. Va.
& Arthur G. Boothe, his father,
claimed the body. He said he un-
derstood his son left home with the
intention of joining the Army.
Evening star., 1940-02-22
Downey Visits Office

Senator Downey, Democrat, of
California Was sufiiciently recovered
from influenza to visit his ONCE
briefly today. The Senator, stricken
fortnight ago, was under physi-
clans order to limit himself to two
hours work daily for q while.
Evening star., 1940-02-22
Robber Of $54

James w. Attaway, l477 Newton
street NV. was robbed of $54 by
two colored men near his home early
today. One Of the bandits hit him
on the head with q blunt weapon,
he told police, but he required no
hospital treatment.
Evening star., 1940-06-30
DECLARATION. Robert Keith Leavitt c

DECLARATION. Robert Keith Leavitt con-
tributes this interesting footnote to his article
on this page:
1T is startling he writes, Ito see how
closely the grievances of the Colonlsts, as set
forth in the Declaration of Independence, are
paralleled in conquered nations today. Con-
slider these words as applied to Austria,
Czecho- -Slovakia, Denmark, Norway, Hol-
land Belgium Their legislatures dissolved for
opposing invasion of human rights .. The
right of fair trial denied; the course of justice
obstructed the very judges hirelings of
foreign power; the taking away of accused peo-
pie to be tried in the country of the oppressors
=. the seizure of men and forcing them to
labor and even fight against their brothers -.
the fomenting of domestic insurrection the
incitement of savage people to atrocities
against helpless ones.
I'VE have seen Shakespeare in modern
dress" adds Mr.. Leavitt. Nov, unhappiy,
it is possible to read the Declaration in the
dress of today" M.
Evening star., 1940-06-30
WHAT PRICE FREEDOM?
BY ROBERT KEITH LEAVITT

other things - for they had nearly lost them. So,
though they differed widely among themselves
in lesser matters, their resolve upon the great
ideals burned away all other desires.
In the fire of that resolve they went to war.
In fire they hammered out the Declaration. And
it was fire in the hearts of the common people -
behind the war and the Declaration - that car
ried them through to win in the end.
Without that blazing resolve. the freedom of
the newborn republic would have died as miser-
ably as well, as miserably as the liberties of
irresolute peoples in Europe, under the roar OF a
mechanized might that we have heard with our
own ears.
HE document is yellow with age. The flaming
people lie century in dust. The grievances that
fired them are forgotten. The rights they bought
in common sacrifice are all ours - easy, comfort
able permanent - something to enjoy without
obligation or risk . or so we thought.
But now, in the glare of what has happened
to others, we can see that great wrongs and
tvrannies are not things of the past; that the
privileges of a free people are not undenlabe as
air and light. and that the price of holding them
may be very high - 50 high, indeed that 1t can
be afforded only by a nation in which every in
dvidual is resolved that the price is part of his
personal obligation.
Brute force is at large in the world - so big,
savage and competent that it makes the mad
whims of George III look like child wlllfulness
We have declared that we will be independent
of this force and have set about armng our
selves to implement that declaration. But deca
md
1t is resolve behind intent and citizens behind
arms that make a declaration good - today as
in 1875.
We have seen the impact of quick striking
ferocity upon peoples who were merely wlShtul
not to meet it, and who in consequence were
weak unready, divided in counsel tolerant OF
traitors and of fools We have seen the disastrous
folly of peoples who were preoccupled with
divergent pettinesseS obsessed with what they
could get without giving, begulled with the
notion that nothing could be so bad as to justify
the hazard of personal safety.
1t is wishful thinking to believe can always
indulge ourselves in similar flabbiness of thought
relying on distance or the safety OF ConquerorS
to let us go our easy way. We should know that
in matters of national defense there are burdens
to be borne sacrifices to be made and parts to be
played by every decent citizen
We need many things today, but none more
than the old resolve running in blaze across the
land We need each of us, the fire and faith OF
our ancestors. We must mutually pledge to each
other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred
Honor" The words are old. and as out of style
as buff and blue. But today, as then they are
the words of Freedom.
Evening star., 1940-06-30

ABOUT THE COVER THIS WEEKS cover
shows dramatically, the stars and stripes
which have been Americas symbol for more
than century and half of national life.
The drawing above gives the key
I. First Stars and Shibes authorized by
Congress in l777. The thirteen stars are
arranged in a circle.
2. The Fort McHenry Flag After Vermont
and Kentucky entered the Union the flag was
changed to include fifteen stars and fifteen
stripes This was the flag which inspired
Francis Scott Keys Star -Spangled Banner"
3 and a. Flags Of July I, 1878 When the
number of states increased to twenty Congress
voted a return to the thirteen original stripes,
with star for each state. Flags of warships
carried the stars in parallel rows a. and mer-
chant vessels carried them as great star (3).
S. Girl War Flag. At the close of the War
Between the States the flag carried thirty-sx
stars - symbol of reunited nation.
8. Present L. S. Flag and Ensign The flag
received its present form on July 4. 1912,
when the admission of Arizona and New
Mexico raised the total to forty eight states.
Evening star., 1940-06-30

Yr is single sheet of parchment close-written
in an antique script, and boldly sCrawled
- upon at the bottom where tifty-six men in
knee breeches and powdered wigs set down their
names on that far-otf, troubled summer day. Its
glass case is a shrine with golden doors. People
walk softly upon the marble floor and stand
hushed before it. Copies of it are hung in school,
rooms, transcripts printed in every history book.
We are about to celebrate the anniversary
of what? Is the Declaration of independence
merely an heirloom? A curiosity? A symbol Of
something far-off, remote having nothing to do
with our individual, preoccupied lives?
On the contrary, that Declaration was once
document of flaming personal concern to every
man. woman and child in the country and its
closing words may we'll be taken today as express
sion of our peoples most urgent need
Everybody knows how the Declaration begins:
when in the Course of human events -.
But few people remember how it ends. And the
end is the most significant part of all:
And for the support OF this Declarations wth
q frm reliance on the protection Of dtrM
Providence. re mutually pledge to each Other
our Lires. our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
These words were no empty rhetoric. The
Declaration - for all its tempered tone - was
desperate document. The men who signed 1t
knew only too we'll when they pledged life, for
tune and honor, that they might be called upon
to pay that pledge in person - at the end OF
hangnan' 5 rope.
And the people who had sent them to Phlla-
delphia knew what personal responsibility was
their own. They had found out what it felt like to
face hard d-bitten British troops, at Concord and
Bunker Hill. They had learned in camp and on
the dusty highways that war was not matter OF
shots and shouting alone but of mud, filth. flies.
disease sweat cold, exhaustion. hunger and
thirst Congress, making war, had the grim sup
port of men who saw clearly that war was the end
of their private prosperity and of the comfort and
safety of their families. 1t had the fervent en-
couragement of women who knew every day that
they might never again see alive the husbands
and sons who went out in the freshness of morn
ing 1t had the backing of people who realized,
after a year during which their lives grew harder
every month, that the struggle would be long and
terrible for every one Of them.
] HE people of that America knew these things,
but they were determined to endure all of them,
with death at the end if need be, rather than let
90 what they thought was right.
To them, individually and as a people, certain
ideals looked bigger than self-interest, safety of
life The right OF selfgovernment; the right to be
free from intolerable abuses the privileges they
later embodied in the Bill of Rights of free
speech, free assembly, free press and decent
respect for individual liberty.
These they knew to be precious beyond all
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-09
MAYOR DAVIS
W|THDRAWS
FROM RACE

Due To ill-health. Mayor Thomas A.
Davis has Withdrawn from the contest
for nomination for the office Of mayor
al the coming primary election.
This action, announced ON WedneS-
day. has CAUSED general reaIgnment
in the campaign.
Councilman Louis W. Benin. whose
candidacy for the office was annOunc-
ell TWO weeks ago. says that he will
continue to be Il candidate for the Of
flee.
Former Councilman John c. Kpger
this week entered tine lists and will
compete with Benin for the head of the
ticket. In case no further entries are
made. neither name will appear on the
primary ballot.
In addition to the list of aSpirants
published i'll The Herald last week.
the following have taken out petition
hanks
For MIyor-JUhn c. Kreger
For C,mncilmen- John =. Shelata.
Clifford Burke. George GibaratZ
For Constable - Martin TaluwicZ.
Jerome Jnziak.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-09

- pan p" waive some IF The penalties
md Interest nr delinquent taxes. upon
complies payment of the tax Ills
Judgment was vindiCated and the. plan
resulted i'm the collection of many thon-
>1nd> IF dollars in taxes He believes
The financial condition Of the city ut
Ihr present time variants i reduction
in rhr L. mill lax rate and pledges
himself To effect this reduction.
John {. Krcgcr was born in Wyan-
d"ttr. August 10. l9l4 lie attended The.
local schools and was graduated frp,m
R"n>evell high school in 1921 a> pres
idcnt Il his class. subsequently he at
IcIHl'1i The University of Michigan for
wv" years. mai"riIBg in engineering.
Assuming the mama cement of Wyan-
,'"lIr CHaCcla Bnttliug Cmnlamy in
1":i2 ne has been cmillently successful
in carrying ON the business. which
tow ranks with the largest uf lis kind
H. the state
In addition Ia his other duties. lt'
Il> fDlrild time ln act H. director of
Ihc &. '',lfrll,m campaigns. chairman
"f the business division of The com
Isuniiy fund. and president of the Wy
:tIrlp:tc Exchange club IL we'll ~ var
i'H = pfltcr civic cutFrnriSaS