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Evening star., 1940-09-26
Legislation Is Urged
To Maintain Fair
Rents in District
Scale Is Highest in U. S.,
Industrial Union Council
Reports at Meeting
The Washington Industrial Union
Council, half of whose 10000 men,

The Washington Industrial Union
Council, half of whose 10000 men,
bers are Government employees
went on record last night as favor
ing legislation to establish and
maintain fair and reasonable rents
in the District.
The action was prompted oy re-
ports of the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics showing the Washington
rental scale to be the highest in the
country, and also by the prelim-
mary results of a rental question:
naire conducted through the per-
sonnel divisions of several Federal
agencies.
Eighty-six per cent of employe
families in the Social Security
Board, with incomes ranging from
1900 to $1,000 year. the survey
disclosed, averaged SAT per month
for gross rent, or IS per cent of their
income. Families receiving the min
lmum pay for clerks. 81 200 to 81 ,440
are paying 37la per cent of their
annual income for rent, Morton
Schaffran, member of the Housing
Committee of the United Federal
Workers. reported to the meeting.
1s Per Cent Higher Than n. Y.
The session. held in the audito-
rum of the North Interior Building
was the second housing conference
called by the union.
Despite the fact that the vacancy
rate for housing accommodations in
Washington is only 312 per cent, the
union charged the National Defense
Commission apparently is making no
plans to provide for any local hous-
ing program for industrial defense
workers Rents in Washington, it
was claimed, average 13 per cent
higher than New York City and Al
per cent higher than Baltimore
The union also adopted a resolu-
ton favoring an extension of low
rent. subsidized public housing in
Washington and initiation by the
Alley Dwelling Authority of a large
scale self-liquidating public housing
program for middle income families.
Must Show Public Need.
Oliver Metzerott. former chairman
Of the District Rent Commission that
functioned here during and after
the World War, said that if regula-
tory legislation is to be enacted
again, public need must be shown.
There is no doubt in my mind
that rent law can be based on the
police powers" he added.
A. D. Lewis. chairman of the
United Construction Workers Or
ganizing Committee, condemned
speculative building in Washington
and said the c. I. O. had worked
out plans in connection with the
Federal Housing Administration
whereby its members can obtain
union-built homes at reasonable
costs.
But the speculative builders are
not entirely to blame for conditions
here" he said The records of the
Justice Department show collusion
agreements between certain ire
sponsible labor leaders, supply deal
ers and contractors who have con-
spired to maintain excessive build
ing costs"
Mr.. Lewis said the United States
Housing Authority and the F. H. A.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
District Employment
Increase Of 1000
In Month Reported
Secretary Perkins Places
U. S. Gain for Year
At 10000

Between last July and August en-
ployment in the District of Colum-
bia increased 1000, Secretary Per-
kins announced yesterday. There
was a gain of $4,000, or 7.3 per cent
over the figures for August, 1899.
Non-agricultural employment in
Maryland also increased 1000 during
the month, a gain of $1,000 over
August. 1899 In Virginia employ
ment in August increased 5000.
For the country as a whole, Secre-
tary Perkins reported an increase OF
100000 workers in non-agricultural
occupations from July to August
This brought August, 1910, employ
ment to nearly $4,000 900, an increase
of 100000 over year ago.
Gains in factory employment and
payrolls we're widespread, rs of the
80 manufacturing industries sur
veyed reporting increased employ
ment and 80 reporting larger pay
rolls, Miss Perkins said.
Total factory employment rose 4
per cent, indicating the return oi
10000 workers to jobs. more thar
double the usual seasonal gains
Weekly factory payrolls were T.;
per cent. or more than $l3.60O 00(
greater than in the preceding month
AS in the Immediately preceding
months, expansion in industrie:
manufacturing materials for ma.
tiopal defense continued to high
light the employment picture New
highs in employment were registered
in shipbuilding. aircraft, engines
aluminium manufactures, machine
tools and explosives"
AS of August, 1910, Miss Perkins
estimated the number of wage
earners in defense industries as fol-
lows: Shipbuilding. $4,000; aircraft
80.40O: engines. $500: aluminium
manufacturers % 800; machine tools
$1,000, and explosives, $500.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Mutual Insurance Agents
Hear Admiral King

Rear Admiral E. j. King Of the
Navy's general board was to de-
scribe the Navy's part in the de-
fense program at q luncheon meet
ing today of 400 delegates to the
ninth annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Mutual In
surance Agents at Wardman Park
Hotel.
The convention will close to-
night with the election of officers
and a dinner dance. Charles M.
Boteler, Washington insurance man
and president of the association,
has been presiding at the three.
day convention.
Evening star., 1940-09-26

had fallen down" on their pro-
grams for providing housing for the
middle group of low income fami-
lies. F. H. A. homes, he charged,
are mostly jerry-built."
Cecil Owen, president of the
council, presided and Charles S
Duke, chairman of its Housing Com
mittee, outlined the purpose of the
meeting. The rental survey, which
will be continued in other govern
mental agencies, has been con-
Quoted among employees of the Rail-
road Retirement Board and Com
merce Department as well as In the
Social Security Board.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Arlington Driver
Is Ordered Held
In Traffic Death
Special Squad Testifies
First Time in Probe of
Years 5lst FotoIity

A coroner's jry yesterday ordered
Charles N. Thompson, 81, of Arling-
ton, Va, held for the grand jury
after finding him responsible for
the traffic death of Berry Minnis,
| So colored, of TIT Webster street
| NV.
Minnis died Sunday night from
! injuries received a few hours earlier
when he was struck by an automo-
bile while crossing Sixteenth street
at Webster street NV. At Emer-
gency Hospital he was found to have
fractures of both legs and the pelvis
! and other injuries, and died from
accompanying hemmorrhage and
| shock The death was the 5lst in
traffic here this year, compared to
81 at the same time last year.
Testimony for the first time by
| the Districts special accident inves-
! tigation squad was a feature of the
inquest. Policeman Donald HerWick,
of the squad, testified that the de-
! fendant admitted he had been the
driver of the car and told him he
had been going about 80 miles per
hour. Skid marks measured at the
scene by the policeman were about
48 feet long he said.
Officer Tests Death Car.
Officer Herwick told the coroner's
jury he drove The defendants car
over the same distance at the scene
of the accident 10 test the brakes.
Going, 80 miles per hour, the officer
said he applied the brakes sharply
and found that the car stopped in
"a feet.
: Questioned by DR. A. Magruder
Macdonald, coroner, Policeman Her
wick said the test indicated the car
had been travelling faster than 80
miles per hour at the time of the
accident
A witness, John A. Ruane, 1852
Webster street NV. said he saw Mr.
Minnis crossing Sixteenth street
from east to west when the accident
occurred.
DR. Macdonald expressed satisfac-
ton with the testimony by Police
man HerWick and by Acting 1t. Will
liam Liverman of the accident squad.
36 Accidents in "a Hours.
The traffic squad, meantime, re-
ported 36 accidents ir the District
during the 24-hour period which
ended this morning. In these acci-
dents II people were injured and 18
drivers were charged with law vio-
lations.
Among those most seriously in
jured we're:
Bessie de Crainey 81, of the Cairo
Hotel in Georgetown Hospital with
injuries received when the cab in
which she was riding was in collis-
ion with a bus at Thirteenth street
and New York avenue NV
Estelle Riggs, 33, OF 5000 Forty
fourth street NV treated at
Georgetown Hospital for injuries re-
ceived in a collision at Foxhall road
and Dexter street NV.
Laveele Sipler, 25 of 906 L street
NV, treated at Emergency Hospital
for injuries received in collision at
Ninth and Pennsylvania avenue
NV She was reported a passenger
in an automobile which was in a
crash with a streetcal
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Veterinarian to Lecture
On ProperCore of DOGS

A lecture on the proper care and
feeding of dogs will be given by DR..
Irving Cashell. Washington veteri-
marian, at 1414 Sixteenth street NV
at 8 o'clock tonight as part of the
observance of National Dog Week.
Charles Edward Russell, author
and lecturer. will address a public
meeting called by the National So
ciety for Humane Regulation of
Vivisection tomorrow night in Room
227 of the Maryland Building, 1410 H
street NV,
Evening star., 1940-09-26
House Group Approves
Hiqher Bank Insurance

By the Associated Press.
The House Banking Committee
recommended yesterday that bank
deposit insurance provided by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. be
increased from $4,000 to $4,000.
1t reported favorably on a bill to
achieve this and to decrease from
one-twelfth of / per cent to one
fourteenth the assessment rate on
insured banks.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Traffic Record

The traffic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, At.
Motorists injured. II.
Motorists arrested, 264.
Pedestrians injured, 2.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulations, /.
Evening star., 1940-09-26

Brazil has banned the transpor-
tation of scrap metal except by gov
ernment permit.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
~Au 4. - ~. A. 20 Killed in Traffic So
why MUST ] n6y LIE! no. d Doe Lost Year -
OF Series of Factual Analyses Of Tragic Fatalities

Analysis OF traffic deaths No.
rs and No. so haze not yet been
published pending completion OF
official investigation.
Evening star., 1940-09-26

Diagram shoo ho,o pedestrian struck in Sixteenth
street NV at Webster street. by automobile Witness testi
fled that pedestrian crossing street from east to Dest The
circle shows approximately where pedestrian struck and
*" indicates uhere he ,Das picked up
verdict: Driver
sponsble DEATH and
for action by the grand Jury.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-07-20

dent in March and pains severely
when he is at work. Mr.. Morgan's
building will be quite an asset to
the town when it is completed.
/ have en especial reason for
being glad that the children of T.
O. c. K. were taught gardening.
Since I've been i'll I have received
some fine vegetables from Wilbur
Pettitt's and Allen Darling's gar
den. Thanks to my pals. 1 am
pleased to say that | am much i'm
proved at this writing.
Your N. A. T., Reporter,
T. P. F.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-07-20
(Intended for last week.

(Intended for last week.
Last Sunday afternoon after
after keeping dinner engagement
at Mrs. Lottie Jackson's house
where we e.. W. D.. w. D. c., c.
and your N. A. T. reporter)
stretched our belts we looked in on
the HolloWays and learned that
Mrs. Holloway was in Memphis
attending sick daughters bed
side; The Whites where we found
a new son, The Coopers where we
learned that young Mrs. Cooper is
i'll, and the G. w. Spears where we
were shown over the most up.to-
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-07-20

Miss Vivian johnson visited her
mother during the week. end.
Mrs. Ida Jackson Of California,
Mrs. Garter of St. Louis; Mrs. La
Rue w. Frederick OF Homestead,
Pa, Miss Ella v Payne of Wash
ington, .. c., Miss Mann E.
Coleman of Washington, D. c.,
Miss Estella Matthews Of Wash
ington, .. c., DR.. Dorothy Fere-
bee of Washington, D. G., DR..
Mary c. Wright Of Cambridge,
Mass, and Mr.. Emanuel Leonard
of California are in our community
rendering health service through
the A. K. A. project.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-07-20

Mr.. G. F. Morgan has had to
slow up on his work because of
suffering from an injured hip which
was hurt in an automobile acct
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-07-20

date farm pre- ject in this section.
After showing us the very COM
Portable and convenient arrange
ment of the honse. Mrs. Spears
took Us out into the yard and
showed us the best looking flock Of
fowl we have seen in many moons;
a prospective orchard of young
fruit trees TO delight the eye; well
planned flower yard; end lest but
best we were taken to the vege-
tabs garden where we we're Ieden
with toe choicest vegetables fr m
what l. oked TO US Ike q seed cata.
logue picture al. Things a GER
teInlv moving o. the Spears fsrm.
DIR. P. S. WILLIAMS, Dentist, will
be at the following places on the fol
lowing days each week: Mound Bayou
Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday. Rosedale-Wednesda
Minter City-Thursday
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-07-20

Mrs. M. E. Davis has gone to
Chicago TO attend the bedside of
r. B. Davis, who was injured in
an airplane accident.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-07-20

MI. Frederick Hayes, Of Gary,
Ind, IS visiting his aunt. Mrs. N
G. Sattersfield.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-07-20
News ABOUT TOWN
BY T. P. Fielder

Miss Leola Spears and Mrs
Tharesa Spears Fels left Sunday
for Summer School at Alcorn.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Religious Broadcasts
OF Festival Series
Open Tomorrow
Bishop Leonard to Talk,
Choir TO Sing on
HoIf-Hour Program

Bishop Adna w. Leonard of the
Washington area OF the Methodist
Church Will speak Thanksgiving Day
in the first Of series of religious
festival broadcastS for the l940-4l
season under auspices of the Com
mittee on Religious Life in the
Nations Capital,
The committee, composed of lead
erS of POrtCstant, Catholic and jew
ish denominations. stresses the slo-
gan: Freedom for religion and re-
ligion for freedom"
The festival program will be
broadcast tomorrow afternoon from
12:45 to lis o'clock over WMAL
and WRC.
Choir to Provide Music.
Prof A P Kane of the George
town University Law School will be
the Catholic representative on the
program and Rabbi Norman Ger
stenfeld. minister of the Washing
tor Hebrew Congregation, will be
the program chairman. Music for
the program will be provided by the
choir of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation.
The Executive Committee of Com
mittee on Religious Life is composed
of the Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington. chairman
emeritus; the Rev. DR. Albert Joseph
Mccartney, minister of the Cove
nant-First Presbyterian Church,
chairman; the Rev. DR.. H. w. Bur-
gan. pastor of Hamline Methodist
Church, chairman of the Publica-
tions Committee; Rabbi GerStenfeld,
chairman of the Program Commit
tee. and the Very Rev. Lawrence J.
Sheehan, spiritual leader of the
Catholic Charities, chairman of the
Religious Education Committee The
committee membership is made up
of representatives of all denomina-
tlonS in the city.
Other BrOadcaStS Set.
Other festival broadcasts already
are scheduled for New Years Day,
Lincoln's birthday, Washington s
birthday, Easter and Memorial Day.
BrOadcaStS were begun under aus
pices of the committee in 1885, when
it was organized, and have been
featured each year since
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Police Renew Quizzing
OF Sniper Suspect

Police today renewed their queS-
tioning of former convict arrested
several DAYS ago as suspect in the
recent sniper murders. They still
believed the young man was likely
suspect, although the prisoner had
admitted nothing, they said
The man was arrested after he
had threatened to get even" with
colored persons for incidents which
occurred while he was in prison. A
search of his effects failed to dis
close any guns. Police declined to
reveal their reason for believing he
might have some knowledge Of the
shootings.
1t. R. J. Barrett of the third
precinct. a former headquarters de-
tective, has been ordered to devote
his whole time to the mysterious
shootings. the last of which occurred
several weeks ago.
The sniper apparently selected his
victims at random, killing three col
ored persons and injuring several
others. Ballistics tests connected
the bullets with the same gun.
The suspect was confronted re-
Gently with a 17-year-old colored
girl, whose escort was killed by the
sniper last month. The girl said
the man looked like" the gunman,
but was not positive in her
Identification.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Meeting Today 10 Weigh
HOUSING Needs in District

Housing needs of workers coming
to Washington in connection with
the national defense program are
scheduled for discussion this after
noon at a meeting of the newly
formed District Defense Council in
the Office of Highway Director H. c.
Whitehurst, executive vice chair
man of the body.
Appointment of members to the
various committees of the council
also is scheduled for consideration
at this meeting.
District C Comi sioners Hazen,
Young and McCoach are co-chair-
men of the council. Chairmen of
six committees of the council are:
Police Supt. E. w. Brown, Health
Officer George c. Rutland, Welfare
Director Robert E. Bondy, Guy w.
Pearson, chief clerk of the District
Engineer Department.; Sanitary Di-
rector John Blake Gordon. and P.
Y K Howat, representing Washing
ton industrial interests.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Reaping
Harvest as Sanitary
Strike Still Goes On
Fifth Day Finds Other
Stores Adding Clerks
For Thanksgiving Rush

The Sanitary Grocery employees
strike continued through its fifth
day today. with other food stores IN
and near Washington reporting un-
usually heavy pre-Thanksgivlng
buying crowds, Special arrange
ments were necessary, in many
cases. to take care of increased de-
mands.
While another negotiation con-
ference was arranged for 4 o'clock
this afternoon by Labor Depart
ment Conciliator Frank J. Sheehan,
with union and Sanitary company
officials expected to attend. Il was
pointed out that any agreement
that might be reached would have
to be approved by majority OF
the more than 900 striking clerks
and store managers. This meant
that, at best. the Sanitary stores
would not reopen before Friday
the day after tomorrow Thanks
giving holiday.
Hundreds of extra employees were
put to work yesterday and today by
local food stores and some of the
stores reported that they could have
used even more clerks had they
been obtamable.
While shortages were reported IN
a few perishable food lines, such as
high-quality eggs, the handling OF
the heavy market was mainly a
matter of readjustment, according
to reports For example, milk ordl-
narilv distributed through Sanitary
stores was sold through other out
lets and the Sanitary company s
meat and poultry supplies were di-
verted also. in some instances, to
its stores in other cities.
Price increases were few in view
of the upheaval in normal market
ing channels. Many of the stores
made it policy not to raise prices
despite difficulty in obtaining some
perishable products.
The Sanitary company'S union
clerks and managers went on strike
Saturday in furtherance of their
demands for two-Week vacations in
stead of their present one-Week va
cations and the clerks also de-
manded seniority ratings and $3.50
pay increases for experienced clerks
now receiving $50 a week.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Greek Production Unit
OF Red Cross Formed

A Greek production unit under
the District of Columbia Chapter of
the Red Cross was organized here
yesterday in a meeting attended by
more than 100 persons.
The group will meet each Tuesday
afternoon at the old Walsh Mansion
2020 Massachusetts avenue NV, Il
make surgical dressings for Greel
soldiers. Beginning November 2;
meetings Will be held each Thurs
day for sewing and knitting of ga1
ments in the local chapter house
1870 Z street NV.
Co-chairman of the unit are Nine
Kimon DiamantopouloS, wife of thu
Minister from Greece. and Nine.
George Depasta, wife of the Greek
counselor
Members of the Philoptohos So
ciety of Saint Sophia Church, tho
Greek Ladies Society of Saint Cor
Stantine and Helen Church and tt
Greek Mutual Aid Society make -
the unit.
Evening star., 1940-11-20

IL c, M c H.. 'uose T. d. 4'"ii"s ''i''
president Of the Northern Con-
vention.
Passage yesterday Of the resolu-
ton favoring consolidation of the
Northern and Southern BaptiSts
was regarded as a tribute to young
people of Washington, who drew it
up at a conference in September
and passed II along to special
committee headed by DR.. Thomas
Wilson for presentation to the con-
ventiOn.
Favor Solid Front.
DR.. Wilson presented the motion
with the following comment: In
view of the Geplorable international
situation and the destructive forces
at work at home and abroad. the
youth delegates felt that the strong
est possible front must be presented
to the world by all religious bodies" ="
It was the first time that the mat
ter had ever come to a vote before
the convention, which is affiliated
with neither the Northern or South
ern Conventions. but which con-
tributes financially to and has a
vote in both of them.
The convention also adopted, after
lively discussion, recommendations
by Mr.. Wilson'S committee looking
toward uniflcation Of young peoples
work. The assembly approved a re-
port that will consolidate young peo-
pies publications by the Northern
Convention and ordered referred to
the Executive Board for study
proposed program of consolidation
of youth activities in Washington
churches.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Woman Loses Damage
Suit Against Hospital

Although Justice David A. Pine in
District Court ruled that charitable
institutions are not free from dam
age suits, a jury yesterday decided
that George Washington Hospital
should pay nothing in an action
brought by a woman who claimed
she was injured by the hospitals
negligence
Mrs. Hannah Harris. 35, of the
first block of Rock Greek Church
road NV, contended that, when
about to have a baby, she fell from
delivery table at the hospital and
broke her leg because a nurse left
her unattended on December 20,
1887. The child was born normally
shortly thereafter. She wanted S60,-
600 damages.
Attorneys H. Mason WEIGH and
John Ryan Daily defended the hos
rital.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
We|ker Bequests 60 10 !
WASHINGTON Institutions

Two Washington institutions Will
benefit under the will of Scott E
Welker, retired businessman. who
died on October 16 and left prop
erty valued at upwards Of Sl5000O
District Court was advised yester-
day
He left ST 900 to the Covenant
First Presbyterian Church, and $500
to the Washington Home for In
curables, as well as numerous be-
quests to relatives and friends
Mr. Welker's wife, Mrs. Mary P.
Welker, who was named co-executor
with the Union Trust Co., died on
September %. He left real estate
assessed at S67563 and personal
property worth s94,69O. mostly in
securities The Washington law
firm of Hamilton e. Hamilton repre-
sents the estate and the petition
was filed through Attorney william
A. Glasgow of that firm.
Andrew A Anselmo, produce deal
er at Center Market, who supple d
the White House for many years
and died on October %, left an
estate worth upward Of S177,336,
District Court was informed in a
petition for letters of adminiStra-
ton. He left no will and the petit
ton was filed by his widow. Mrs.
Adriana S. AnSelmo, 1906 Sixteenth
street NV. and a son. Michael P.
Anselmo of Silver Spring. Md At
torneys Alexander Muncaster and
4 Thomas Morton Cuttings represent
the estate.