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Evening star., 1940-06-12
Commissioners Act
To Get Funds for
Glenn Dale
Direct Budget Officer
To Seek $4,000 More
For Sunutorium

Warned by the Health Depart
ment that go patients at the Dis
trict tuberculosis Sanatorium at
Glenn Dale, Md, otherwise would
face discharge at the end Of this
month because of lack of sufficient
appropriations to meet an increased
patient load, the Commissioners
yesterday directed Budget Officer
Daniel j. Donovan to seek an ad-
ditional $4,000 for the agency.
Acting Health Officer Daniel l..
Seckinger was authorized to con-
tinue to keep all present patients at
the institution pending congress
sional action on the maintenance
fund.
Speaking of the appropriations
approved by Congress for the new
fiscal year beginning July l, DR..
Seckinger advised the Commission
erS:
The Budget Bureau has reduced
the appropriation for the Glenn
Dale Sanatorium for maintenance
from S238,0O0 to $214,OO0. This re-
duction was based on the assump-
ton that the daily average patient
load would be maintained at 610
next (iscaD year. The actual load
today, however, is 670. I wish to
ask, therefore, whether the Com
missioners desire us to discharge 60
tubercular patients at the end of
this month or whether it is desired
that we request deficiency appro-
priation at once to restore the
amount of the reduction?"
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Report 10 Senate Approves
Abattoir Property Deal

The Senate Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee filed a favor.
able report yesterday on the bill
authorizing the Federal Govern.
ment to acquire for not to exceed
S5O0,000 the abattoir property at
Benning, owned by Adolf Gobel,
Inc. and the Union Stock Yards Co.
-Four years ago plans to resume
operation Of a slaughter house there
led to a civic controversy, in which
Secretary of Interior Ickes Joined
In opposing the project because of
its proximity to one Of the Gov.
ernment's new housing develop.
ments. The Anacostia Park devel-
opment also Is In the vicinity.
The area later was rezoned, NO
that new permits cannot be issued
for slaughter house construction.
The pending bill. introduced by
Senator Mead. Democrat. of New
York. authorizes use OF the property
for public building purposes N
found useful for municipal purposes
the property later could he trans.
iefred Ia the District, and the red.
efal Government reimbursed The
htl stlli swsl's passage BY bath
senate as1 nosAao.
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Senators Back Overtime
For Army Clerical Staff

Marking an innovation for the de-
partmental service, clerical work
ers of the War Department engaged
in national defense program activ-
tiles would get time and half pay
for overtime, under an amendment
to the defense bill accepted by the
Senate Military Affairs Committee
it was announced today by James B.
Burns, president of the American
Federation of Government EN-
ployes.
Overtime compensation heretofore
has been provided only for skilled
tradesmen.
Mr.. Burns said the committee also
had agreed to modify provision of
the bill which could have had the
effect of suspending the right of
Federal employees to organize, be-
cause of the broad language used.
This provision now is drafted to ac-
complish the purpose only for which
it was designed-to facilitate the re-
moval of fifth column" suspects
from the service.
Evening star., 1940-06-12

AL Lyman's water carnival was one
OF the high lights. This was the
billing:
"A display of feminine enchant-
ment, of winsome smiles, slender
figures, enticing, enhancing, instruc-
tive, inspiring, lnconclusive, in con-
sistent, Incompatible"
The dinner and the awarding of
prizes ended the scheduled actitives.
This did not send everybody home,
however, and the party continued
until the curfew at pm.
During the dinner George O'Con-
nor, soloist, brought the entire as
sembly to their feet with the singing
of God Bless America Spontane-
GUS applause and shouting followed.
Jerome Barnard was chairman of
the committee in charge of arrange
ments, and Francis w Hill, jr.. presi-
dent of the association. presided at
the dinner Judges of the District S
courts were seated at the head table.
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Father Pleads for Chance
To Send Daughter to Camp
Girl Hos Been Talking Of Nothing Else
For Some Time, He Writes L.

A father, pleading for chance
to send his little daughter to camp
writes that she has been talking of
nothing else since the snow was off
the ground"
Children who have previously gone
to camp started planning to go
again before they had even left
camp Others, hundreds of them,
have heard about camp from young
sters in the neighborhood, from
their older brothers and sisters.
The children want to 60 to see if
the tales they heard were true. that
you could have all the food you
wanted. that you could swim twice
a day and sleep in bed of your own.
But the parents want them to go
to camp simply to get them out of
the conditions they are helpless to
improve.
There is, for instance, the father
of seven children. His wife used
to be a happy person; now she is
depressed. mentally i'll. The family
was evicted not long ago and had
to move into three shabby rooms
where they have to take turns Sit
ting at the table for meals because
there aren't enough chairs to 60
around; where the baby sleeps in
his carriage and the next oldest
child sleeps in a bureau drawer
There is no gas or electricity in this
home" no sanitary facilities.
11-Year-Od Runs Home.
Then there's the home managed
by an 11-year-old girl. Her mother
is bedridden, her father is out of the
house all day, looking for work.
There's no one else to care for the
five smaller children so the oldest
child, the 11-year-old girl, feeds
them-when there's food-and does
the housework when she comes home
from school.
Another little girl in another
family has just gotten over an at
tack of pneumonia. The fathers
w. P. A. job pays the rent and buys
enough food to keep the seven
children on their feet, but there's
not enough money for milk, too, and
the little girl hasn't recovered her
strength since her illness. There
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Dentist Pick Fitzgibbon
As President-EIect

DR.. Daniel F. Lynch last night
was installed president of the Dis
trict of Columbia Dental Society at
the annual election meeting at the
United States Public Health Audi
torium. DR.. David j. Fitzgibbon
was named president-elect to take
over the Office at the expiration of
DR.. Lynch's term next year.
DR.. Lynch succeeds DR.. Marion
Falls. Other officers elected were
DR.. T. David Gates, vice president,
and DR.. w. L. Smallwood, DR.. w. T.
Birthright, DR.. George Clendenin,
DR.. Luzerne G. Jordan and DR..
Joseph A. Madden. members of the
Executive Committee.
DR.. E. M. Colvin, jr., was chosen
to succeed himself on the Board Of
Dental Examiners of the District.
His selection will be submitted to
the District Commissioners for ap-
proval.
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Connecticut Avenue
Tuxi Parking Is Asked

To relieve traffic congestion at
Connecticut avenue and L street
NV. from the large number of
taxicabs cruising around the May
flower Hotel, the Connecticut Ave-
nue. Businessmen's Association last
night recommended restricted park
ing on the south side of L street
NV between Connecticut avenue
and Seventeenth street to allow
cabs to park.
L. r. Colburn, president Of the
association, said the situation was
menace to pedestrian safety and a
traffic hazard, and that there are
sometimes 20 empty cabs in line at
one time making the turn on L
street, the number being three times
as many as are needed in the vicin-
ity"
The association, in other resolu-
tions. asked for parking meters
throughout the Connecticut ave-
nue. area and for rules on Nine
teenth street from N street to
Dupont Circle to be changed so that
the west side OF Nineteenth. now un-
restricted. be zoned for no parking,
and the present no-parking restric-
tions on the east side be changed
TO one-half hour or one hour park.
Ing only Mr., Colburn pointed out
that "eheck-ups on the west side
Of the street have proved tha,
some cars remain standing there
thfostohoNt the veeh."
Evening star., 1940-06-12

Members of the District bench and
bar shed their staid courtroom man.
ner yesterday to enjoy program of
sports, fun and frolic at their annual
outing at the Congressional Country
Club.
Baseball, tennis, golf, horseshoe
pitching and elbow bending featured
the round of activities
Dave Hart and Sam Beach cap
tanned the baseball teams, with Mr..
Hart keeping score. Nobody believed
Mr.. Hart when ne announced that
his opponents team had won both
the soft and hard ball games. No.
body could see now it happened.
Milton Kronheim, Mr. Beach S
pitcher, had an accident during the
game. He carried on however, de-
spite the slight tear in his trousers.
Milton Norman made hit. Neither
side made an error.
Mr.. Hart was in charge of the
horseshoe pitching.
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Small Businessmen
Meet Here Tomorrow

Protection Of every independent
small business and our American
system OF free competitive enter
prise" to preserve democracy was
called for today on the eve OF a
three-day meeting Of leaders OF
small enterprises opening at the
Department OF Commerce auditor
ium tomorrow.
This protection was urged by
Alfred G, oaunt OF Mcthuen. Mass
chairman Of the National Advisory
Council OF independent Business,
which 10 sponsoring the meeting
jelntly with ths Amegsean Aaaoeaa.
Evening star., 1940-06-12
4-H Club Encampment
Opens Formally TONIGHT

Approximately ITS members of
All Clubs in AZ States and Puerto
Rico will arrive here today to open
their 14th national encampment in
village of tents on the Monument
Grounds.
Workmen today were putting fin
ishing touches on the camp facil-
tiles.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
and other national leaders will
speak on a weeks program con-
Quoted by the farm boys and girls
and devoted to the outlook of rural
youth.
The boys and girls will have op-
portunity to learn at first hand
about the work being carried on by
the Agriculture Department and
other Federal agencies to improve
farm economics and living condi-
tions. The camp will be formally
opened tonight. .
The young people will visit the
White House, Capitol. Mount Ver-
non and other national shrines.
The delegates were selected as
outstanding representatives of L.
300,0 GOO All Club members through
out the country.
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Details Completed
To Reduce Hours Of
Hospital Workers
GuI|ineer and Glenn Dale
44-Hour Week to
Stort Shortly

Acting at the direct request of
PRECEDENT Roosevelt, the District
Commissioners have completed de-
tailed arrangements for placing en-
ployes of Gallinger Hospital and
the Glenn Dale tuberculosis Sana-
torium or 44-hour week as nearly
so as funds permit.
The subject of overtime work for
the hospital employees has been agi-
tated for several years. Protests
have been aired before congressional
committees as to the i'll effect of
overtime work on nurses at Gal
linger.
Budget Officer Daniel ]. Donovan
said he had been advised by DR.
Edgar A. Bocock, superintendent of
Gallinger, that employees of that
institution will be placed either on
straight 44-hour week or on. a
572-hour schedule spread over each
three-month period in the new fiscal
year beginning July /. Glenn Dale
Sanatorium officials reported they
were prepared to place all en-
ployes on the 44-hour basis who
are not already working under such
schedules.
Such work-week schedules will
not include time off for meals, ION
CALI or standby duty" officer OF
the day" duty or services performed
in emergencies.
Funds to make such a system
possible were included in the 1941
District supply bill, recently passed
by Congress. but the Presidents S
letter to Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen specified he wished arrange
ments made to start the plan July
l. The President recalled that
studies conducted by the Budget
Bureau have disclosed "a lack of
uniformity" in the hours of civilian
emplOyes in the Federal hospitalS.
Evening star., 1940-06-12

are beds, but no mattresses in this
home so old coats are spread over
the springs.
1t is from helpless families like
these that the children are chosen
for camp. Many of them will be
left behind unless Washingtonians
will share their own vacations to
the extent of a few dollars.
$500 Is Sought.
The Washington Council of
Church Women, through its needy
children's camps fund, is trying to
raise $500 to give these children a
real vacation. vacation from
hunger and shabby rooms. from
anxiety and the suffering that even
the smallest of the children know
too well.
1t costs $3.50 to keep a child in
Camp Good Will, Camp Pleasant or
one of the camps for older children
for one week; the cost for three
weeks is $25.
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Visiting Nurses Made
II, 140 Visits in Nav

The 1nstructing Visiting Nurse
Society made a total of 12,l4O visits
to 3,462 patients during the last
month. Miss Gertrude H. Bowling
executive director, reported yester-
day at the Board of Directors final
meeting of the season.
Other reports were made by John
L. Proctor. assistant treasurer; Mrs.
Cresson Newbold, for the Nurses
Committee; Miss Virginia Hunt. for
the Dressings Committee; Mrs.
James L. Houghteling, for the
Publicity Committee, and Mrs. Rich
ard H. Wilmer, one of the asso-
cations representatives on the
Board of Trustees OF the Com
munity Chest. Mrs Emory Scott
Land, first vice president, presided
in the absence Of the president. Mrs.
Harlan Fiske Stone.
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Mrs. Arnold Taylor,
Formerly on Stage,
Struck by Auto Here
Injuries Believed Not
Serious; Boy Hurt in
Bicycle Accident

Mrs. Arnold Taylor of Alexandria
(Va) described as a former stage
and motion picture actress. was in
Casualty Hospital today with chest
and leg injuries received when she
was struck by an automobile.
She was injured yesterday at
Tenth and East Capitol streets. Her
condition was listed today as un-
determined, but police said she ap-
parently was not seriously hurt.
In relating her theatrical career,
Mrs. Taylor's husband. Washing
ton musician, said she won a beauty
contest in the District in 1924 as
Betty Grace Tucker and immedi-
ately was signed to appear in Earl
CAROLS Vanities. She appeared
in such Broadway productions as
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Board Confused, New
Beer Hearing Is Set

So much confusion of ideas pre-
vailed yesterday afternoon at a
hearing before the Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board over beer
license sought by Morris Ostrow for
106 Thirteenth street Sc. that the
board finally called it day and
set the matter down for a new
hearing on June Is.
A. D. Calvert, president of the
Lincoln Park Citizens Association,
and Irving A. Lehman, secretary
to the Official Board of the Epworth
Methodist Church, had offered two
sets of petitions in protest having
a total of 275 names listed. One
of them was headed Glass B Liquor
License" and brought a protest
from Albert Levin, attorney for the
applicant, that the proposal was
for sale of beer and not liquor"
Meanwhile conflict of views
arose between Mr.. Calvert and Mr.
Lehman, and at the end of two
hours discussion the board chair
man, Thomas E. Lodge. said. I'VE
are all confused" and suggested
starting over again June Is.
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Doctors Plant
Seed Eyes in
Empty Sockets
Medical Association
Told Of Operation
On SuIumunders
By THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star STAFF Correspondent.


NEW YORK, June 12.-Planting
of "seed eyes" in empty sockets and
growing eyes that see was reported
by Drs. L. S. Stone and F. A. Weis in
an exhibit before the American
Medical Association meeting here
today.
This operation has been per-
formed successfully only on sala-
manders. Attempts to duplicate il
with rats have failed. The two
doctors are now approaching the
problem in warm -blooded animals
through the opposum.
Poisoning with the rare element
selenium was suggested today as a
human hazard by DR.. M. I. Smith OF
Washington, D. c.
The disease is common in some
parts of the Midwest and in some
mountain States among livestock,
due to large percentages of selenium
in the soil. 1t was first described as
the "hoof rot" disease in the horses
of Marco Polo on his trek to China
Many cases of mild i'll health and
stomach and liver disorders may be
attributable to the presence of this
element, DR.. Smith declared.
Pseudo Whooping Cough.
An hitherto unrecognized chill
dren's disease, pseudo whoopine
cough, was described by DR.. Lee
Bivens of Atlanta.
The victims have wheeling
cough at night and early in the
morning. They wake up with bad
breaths. Poor appetite, frequent
colds, belly aches" and nausa are
common complaints. There is a
persistent slight fever and coated
tongue. Nearly always physicians
find a slight secondary anemia.
The best treatment, he said, was
to build up the general health ano
then to vaccinate with vaccines
made from the organism found ir
the nose, streptococci and staphly-
cocci. Sulfanilamide is good for ar
acute attack but has no effect or
the chronic infection.
Children sometimes are born with
ulcers of the stomach, reported DR.
Clarence E. Bird of Providence. HI
described one successful operation
on child only SO hours old.
This condition, common among
adults, is likely to develop during
childhood and be mistaken for some
thing else, he said Hence it often
proves fatal. Sometimes, he said
the SYMPTOMS disappear when the
child's diet is changed.
A merry-go-round treatment OF
cancer inside the body with X-rays
was described by DR.. Sydney j
Hawley Of Danville, Pa. who applies
the maximum dosage of X-rays to
the interior tissues, such as the
uterus and ovaries, with minimum
burning of the skin.
Skin Is Not Damaged.
A strong and narrow X-ray beam
is directed at the site of the cancer
the patient is placed on a bicycle
seat which is then rotated once a
minute in front of the beam. Thus
the maximum amount of x-rays
penetrated to the interior and the
skin is not damaged.
About the only hope for a person
past middle age who suffers a severe
hemorrhage from peptic ulcer is ar
immediate operation, said Drs. John
H. Blackford and Robert H. Will
liams of Seattle.
A study of deaths in that city
showed that such a hemorrhage wa.
fatal to 78 per cent of those ovel
As years old. An operation after
48 hours is almost hopeless. Fol
| younger persons, they said, the
risk of death from such an interna
bleeding is less than per cent.
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Postal Service Seeks
Substitute Luborers

The postal service wants substi-
tute laborers here who can shoulder
125 pounds and carry it away
The pay is 55 cents an hour, and
the Civil Service Commission will
receive applications through Friday
at the fourth district Office, 800
Seventh street NV.
The age limit is 18 to so, and
competitors also will get an ele-
mentary test to determine their
ability to read, write and perform
certain tasks.
Evening star., 1940-06-12

under the new exemptions is 5000
the supertax would make 1t $500.
The bill also would enable the
Internal Revenue Bureau to review
the income data Of 5000 900 citizens
who do not file returns now be-
cause. by their own calculations,
they do not have net income Of
81 600 " single, 81 500 " married or
ss 600 OF gross income In either
status. This bill requires q return
from every single person having
saoo sross and every married person
having t2 900 sross.
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Frequency Shift beloved

Shifting OF radio broadcast fire.
quencies, made necessary by the
North American regional broadcs 81,
treaty. has been postponed by the
Federal Communications Commis.
alan fram Au0iss ! - ostebes !.
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Central Businessmen TO Meet

Flag Day ceremonies will feature
the regular weekly luncheon of the
Central BusinessmenA Assoc
at i7;s0 pm. tomorrow at the Nam
llton Motel esnst1 Lee OF OKLA
hasaa vtu - ths 0uaol spsahas.
Evening star., 1940-06-12
D. {. Red Cross
Fund Increased
To o$205,510
Organization Gets
Walsh Mansion for
Duration of War

Contributions to the Red
Cross war relief fund will be
received and acknowledged in
the news columns if sent to
the cashiers Office of The Star.
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Traffic Record

The traffic record. as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, %.
Motorists injured, 4.
Motorists arrested. 296.
Pedestrians injured, 6.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation Of pedestrian control
regulations, 2.
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Star Will Receive
And Acknowledge
Camp Donations

If you would like to share
your vacation and help send a
needy child to camp The Star
will be glad to receive your con-
tribution and acknowledge it in
the news columns. Send your
gift to The Star cashier. What
ever you send will help. 1t costs
$3.50 to keep a child in camp a
week. S25 for three weeks.
Following is a list of cons
tributions received by The Star
today:
]. S. - $500
Esther C. NJ. GUIDE $500
David Novick ---- 1000
C. M. P. E. 200
A. F. Johnston ----- 1000
Anonymous 100
j. c. G.. - 200
Total -- $71.00
Evening star., 1940-06-12
Notice 10 the General Public

If yoC have any reason to believe
that you have not been enumerated
In the current population census
for the District of Columbia and
suburbs, you are requested to fill
in the blank provided below and
forward 1t Immediately to Mr.. G. r.
Brown, supervisor of census, First
and M streets NE, Washington,
D. c., and steps will be promptly
taken to enumerate you.
signed
Street address
City y---------- State --.---
Note: II you have moved 10 the
above address since April /, 1910,
please give the following iniorma.
ton.
Former address ..-.-....-..........
0oto e ohaRHo.
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Puyaullp Church To
Be Host Group
Episcopal Women's Auxiliaries of
Tacoma Area Meet Saturday

PUYAILUP-For the first time
In eight years Christ church In
Puyallup viii be host at the annual
Epiphany service for Women's
auxiliaries of the Tacoma area OF
the Episcopal church Saturday
morning Mt 1890.
Churches participating viii be
st. Andrews. st. Luke's. Christ
church, Tacoma, st. Johns and
Church of the Holy Communion.
Celebrant at holy communion win
be DIR. A. w. sidders of the Puy-
allup church. with Rev. Arthur
Bell preaching the sermon. Special
music viii be by the local choir.
After the service luncheon viii be
served with Miss Hattie Whit
worth of Puyallup acting as chair
man. A business session and pro-
gram will take up the afternoon.
Christ church has scheduled its
annual parish dinner Monday eve
ming. Jan. Is. In the parish hall.
This meeting Is for members. Bust
ness viii include election of three
vestrymen. eight delegates to the
annual convention and reading OF
annual reports.
Active Club Plans
Plans for the next six months
will be discussed by the Active
club at Grayiand park club house
Tuesday night These will include
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Me- Chord Field Won't
b Ready Before
Next Summer

Whlle cungren = being asked
~ fnndh for more land at
1rockcrd fisad. and for 4 200 .OOO-
orro humh1nx range somewhere
N WashIngton Or Idaho" air
oorps ofrlclals disclosed Thursday
- mad w1Il not be ready for
TROOPS mtfl June.
u col. Frank w. Wright, COM