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Evening star., 1940-04-14

Noyes School, Tenth and Franklin
streets NE, pm.
Forest Hills-Dinner), Columbia
Country Club, 7 pm.
Sixteenth Street Highlands -
Brightwood School, Thirteenth and
Nicholson streets NV, 8 pm.
Southwest-Jefferson Junior High
School, Sixth and D streets S.W.,
8 pm.
Friday, April 10.
Glover Park Industrial Home
School, 2453 Wisconsin avenue NV,
8 pm.
Takoma Park ID. C.-Md)-Ta-
koma Park branch library. Fifth
and Cedar streets NV, 8 pm.
Saturday, April 20.
ederation-Board room, District
Building, 8 pm.
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On Capitol Hill
A Weekly Report on
D. C. LEGISLATION

Legislation to reorganize the
municipal government is expected
to be considered by the House Dis
trict Committee at its regular weekly
meeting tomorrow at 1890 am.
Chairman Randolph also plans to
seek final action on bills to tighten
existing law regulating the practice
of dentistry and podiatry.
On the Senate side hearings may
be started during the week on the
194l District appropriation bill,
which passed the House March %.
Senator Overton, Democrat. Of
Louisiana. chairman of the Senate
subcommittee in charge of the meas.
ure. however, has not yet fixed Q
definite date for the hearings.
Bills introduced last week:
Senate-S 3734 authorizing an
advance of $50O,000 OF P. w. A. funds
for construction of a new building
to house the office of the recorder
of deeds.
House-H r. $500 to extend
benefits of the District unemploy-
ment compensation law to Federal
employees not covered by the Civil
Service Retirement Act.
H. r. 9293 revising an original
bill to permit minors to take part
in professional concerts and theatre
cal productions.
H. R. 1881 to create a separate de-
partment in the Office of the
recorder of deeds for recording liens
and encumberances on motor We
hicles
H. r. 1926 providing sabbatical
leave with part pay for public school
teachers.
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His past presidencies include the
Randolph Macon Alumni Associa-
ton, Georgetown University Law
Alumni. Monday Evening Club and
Civitan Club.
MI. Prettyman, Phi Beta Kap-
pa. also is a member of Kappa Sig
ma, Omicron Delta Kappa and Gam
ma Eta Gamma. Continuing (after
pause for breath) he is a direc-
tor of the Board of Trade, member
of the American Legion, chairman
Of the Citizens Efficiency Commit
tee on the District, chairman of the
Municipal Finance Committee OF
the Board of Trade, trustee of Ran
dolpll-Macon College, professor OF
law at Georgetown Law School, a
member of the board of Emory
Methodist Church, member of the
Metropolitan Club and Burning
Tree and Columbia Country Clubs
He lives at LOG Woodlawn ave-
nue.. Kenwood. Md, and has two
children. Elizabeth Courtney Pret-
lyman and E. Barrett, jr.
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CALENDAR NOTES.

Representative Sheridan, author
of bill to investigate small-loan
practices in the District, has been
invited to address the Lincoln Park
Citizens Association tomorrow night
to explain the purposes of his bill.
Two dinners will be held this
week by citizens groups. Tomorrow
the Interfederation Conference will
have a dinner In the Y. w. c. A.
dining room and on Wednesday
the Forest Hills Association will hold
its annual dinner at the Columbia
Country Club.
The Randolph bill to increase
the gasoline tax in the District by
/ cent will be voted on by the
Citizens Forum of Columbia Heights
Tuesday evening, Spared A. Wood,
president, said.
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persons having such warrants hur-'
ried to dispose of them last month
in order to obtain 1941 automobile
tags before the deadline March 81.
Another sharp jump in violations
was taken by motorists who parked
less than 20 feet from the building
line and less than so feet from the
intersection. These totaled 819-
494 more than the number violating
this regulation in February.
The coming of warmer weather
apparently induced District drivers
to bear down little more on the
accelerator after their relative mac
tivity during the winter months,
since 632 motorists we're arrested for
speeding as compared with 51l dur
ing the previous month.
18-Hour violators Drop.
Meanwhile, the 1S-hour parking
violators, who figured so promi-
nently in January's traffic arrests
with 1,475 violations, but who had
dropped from their position of emf
nence to 280 arrests in February,
faded almost completely from the
picture with only 48 arrests last
month.
Violators of parking regulations,
however, still were the hardest hit
in the Police Departments drive
against traffic violations.
OF the more than 11,0O0 traffic
arrests last month 5491, or 46 per
cent, were for violations of the first
six parking regulations in the chart
below, excluding parking warrants.
incidentally, although only 4 of
an inch of snow fell in March, 209
motorists were ticketed by vigilant
policemen for parking from am.
to am.
The right of pedestrians to cross
the street on the proper signal was
further guaranteed by 100 per cent
increase in the number of motorists
arrested who failed to give pedes-
trians the right of way. Thirty five
were arrested last month, as COM
pared with II the previous month.
Fatalities and accidents remained
practically stationary with six and
913. respectively. as compared with
five traffic deaths and 910 accidents
in February.
Injuries Mount.
Injuries, however, both to pedes-
trians and motorists continued to
mount. There were 323 persons
hurt in traffic last month, rs over
February's figure and 1874 more than
January's injuries. OF the 1913 hurt,
167 were pedestrians and 156 were
motorists.
Challenging the supremacy of the
second, tenth and thirteenth pre-
cincts, which have heretofore turned
in the largest number of traffic ar
rests, the first and third precincts
last month accounted for 2,194
arrests, while the former three to-
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IL Enrolled

Seventeen new memberships were
recorded at recent meeting of the
Trinidad Citizens Association fol-
lowing an extensive one month CAM
paign. New members are: Lyall O..
Steger. F. l.. Filliepelli. Mrs. Mary E..
Van Ness, J. T. Miller. Charles w.
Stewart. Abraham PAUL. Josept Piz-
zuti, William Gross, Fred Kraus. DR..
Percival Hall, A. F. Finkelstein, Max
Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
Binder. THYME Bottling Co., Ouris-
man Chevrolet Dealers Co., and
Hohenstein Bro. & Co.
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The District of Columbia Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers is
proud to announce the largest men,
bership in its history. From the
records just completed at the Office
of the treasurer we are now car
rying on our rolls 1852 paidup
memberships, an increase of almost
900 over the previous high, regis
tered last year.
This increase is particularly en-
couraging when we realize that
during the last year several schools
were closed by the Board of Edu-
cation and their pupils scattered
among a number of other schools,
some of which are not affiliated
with the District of Columbia Con-
gress. Also to be considered is the
fact that the pupil enrolment in
the District schools is lower this
year than in several years.
Our goal, set at 10000 for the
present year, was not reached, but
the chairman of the Membership
Committee feels greatly encouraged
Interest in Work Grows.
In addition to the increase In
paid-up memberships there has been
definite increase in interest in
the work. Naturally we are striving
to enlarge the scope of our activi-
ties, slanting them always toward
the welfare Of children and we are
undoubtedly making satisfactory
progress.
There are several things for which
we are working, among them being
the installation of hot-water supply
systems in all schools not now SO
equipped. There is a large pro-
portion OF the buildings in which
hot water is an unknown quantity
and, for the sake of the health OF
the children. we are hoping to have
this omission corrected.
We are constantly bending every
effort toward having an adequate
appropriation Of school funds by
Congress. We are asking for larger
teacher personnel. We believe every
school building in the District
should be supplied with matron or
a nurse. We are striving to have
Congress passed the Nicely bill which
will prohibit blind booking and block
selling of motion pictures.
Aid Tasks Increase.
These are only a few planks in
our platform, and do not touch upon
work being done for INDECENT chill
dren by our Student Aid Committee,
nor that Of various other commit
tees. The student aid work has
grown to such proportions that 1t
Ii almost q full-time job, and could
not be carried on so effectively were
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BY JOHN H. CAssADY, Jr.

BY JOHN H. Cassidy, Jr.
E. Barrett Prettyman is a fine
example of a newspaperman who
made good-as a lawyer.
The former corporation counsel
of the District served two tours OF
duty as a member of the fourth
estate. He was a sports writer for
the Baltimore American while at
tending Baltimore City College
Later. when he started his law prac-
tice in Hopewell. Va, he worked in
the evenings on the Hopewell Daily
News, finally bought the paper with
a law partner and became editor.
After a period of service in the
infantry during the World War
Mr.. Prettyman was special counsel
for the Internal Revenue Bureau In
1919 and 1920 before becoming a
member of the law firm of Pope
Ballard and Loos, of Washington
and Chicago.
Again, in 1888, he was called to the
Internal Revenue Bureau, this time
as general counsel. One year. later
he was appointed corporation coun-
sci of the District, post he held
until 1886. when he became men,
Der of the law firm of Hewes, Pret-
lyman, Await g. Smiddy, of Wash
ington and Hartford. Conn.
Descendant of long line OF
Marylanders, Mr.. Prettyman was
named for his grandfather, who was
superintendent Of education of the
State of Maryland. His father, the
Rev. Forrest J. Prettyman, was
chaplain of the Senate during Will
sons administration.
His civic, social and business ac-
tivities cover a wide field. He is
director of the District Bar AS
sociation and a mmeber of the Fed
eral and American Bar Associations
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gether arrested 3,274 traffic violators.
Even the traffic division outdid itself
to obtain 1908 arrests, an increase
of 889 over February.
After turning in a blank record
of traffic arrests for the first two
months of this year, the harbor pre-
cinct redoubled its efforts last
month and nabbed two traffic
violatorS.
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CALENDAR NOTES.

The Hardware Dealers Associa-
ton of the District of Columbia will
be considered for membership by the
federation Thursday.
The New Center Market Board of
Directors will meet Thursday at 2
pm. New Center Market, Fifth and
K streets NV. At the regular meet
ing of the association Wednesday
Max Tender will be Endorsed for
the Police Court bench.
The Cleveland Park group will
sponsor the Veterans of Foreign
Wars Encampment here in June
1t is asked that the parade extend
from the Zoo to Albemarle street
NV. on Connecticut avenue. Schools
will be invited to attend, with prizes
and cups being awarded to the best
cadet corps as well as the military
units of the veterans. For the first
time in the history of the encamp-
ments, according to Berneard Ell
man, secretary of the association,
memorial services will be held.
These are to be given in woodrow
Wilson High School. with all minis
tiers throughout the city invited to
attend. Les Kohler is chairman of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars En-
campment Committee; Mr.. Elman
Is secretary. The association is also
striving for a branch library and
post Office to be erected on Connecti-
oft avep1e hetueen the Zoo on :
trance and the Kennedy Warren
Apartments.
A dinner-dance will be given
by the Connecticut Avenue grouI
Wednesday DINNER at 8 p.m) in
the Mayfower Hotel. Leroy Thayel
is chairman of the Dinner-Dance
Committee, with Alice Fay, Forrest
Oakley, Rosalie Robin and Bertram
Shrier assisting in arrangements and
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Increases In Arrests.

In
along parked
toaed
this regulation the previous month
Motorists dsobeyng official
February
zoomed
February.
parking largely
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Janney.

The following nominating COM
mittee has been elected: Miss B. L.
Pulizzi, Mrs. Miner Buell., Mrs.
Vernon Shoots, Mrs. Leonard Tucker,
and Mrs. Warren Shoemaker.
All members Of the Executive
Board have been appointed dele
gates to the State convention.
The Library Committee met last
week with Mrs. Frank Caldwell,
chairman in charge, to discuss the
purchase of new books.
The First Aid Glass will meet
Tuesday at las pm.
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Traffic Cases for Month of March

CHARGE. Violation.
Parked overtime e----1,733
Parked 4-p.m. to 6 p.m.------1,119
Disobeying official sign------- 933
Parking warrants - 84S
Parked less than 20 feet from
building line and less than so
feet from the intersection 8l9
Speeding 632
Parked 8 am. to $50 am.--- 467
No parking any time ------ 42O
Parked abreaSt---------- 282
Miscellaneous - -------- zig
Parked 2 am. to 8 a.m.------- 209
Parked 8 am. to 6 pm.--- 209
Parked at bus stop---- 1874
Parked in loading zone------- 191
Parked overtime in Commute
meter Observation-Disclosures 179
Passing stop sign---1 165
Violation Of pedestrian control
regulations ----- $50
Passing red lght-- 149
Parked overtime in Commute
meter zone - --- 1874
Parked more than inches
from curb 124
Failing to keep to right------ 116
Obstructing entrance 107
Failing to give hand signal 103
No District of Columbia permit 95
Parked less than Is feet from
stop sign--,- "a
Dead tags - 50
Parked less than 10 feet from
fire hydrant- - - 66
Parked .in restricted zone---- IS
Unnecessary noise IS
Failing to exhibit registration
Parked In ofncial space-.-.-- 81
Obstructing crosswalk -- 81
Truck parked In front Of pri-
vate residence -- 90
Failing to exhibit permit go
Driving on wrong side Of street so
Standing traf1c --- So
Obstructing alley --- 50
Disobeying traffic signal device 50
Driving while drunk k 81
Parked of hack stand 48
Parked over 18 hours -- 48
Parked in public space ----- 48
Parked with left wheel to curb At
Failing to give right of way to
vehicles AZ
Disobeying officers signal Al
Obstructing driveway Al
Violation Of one-way street. 40
Unattended motor 40
Parked Z am. to $50 a.nl.--- 40
Turning from wrong lane 80
Improper lights ----- 80
No lights while runuing------- 80
Failing to change address on
registration card -------- IS
Obstructing trafnc ------------ IS
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H ID. CMke.

The following delegates have been
selected to the State Convention:
Mrs. w. g. Lensen, chairman; Mrs.
J. Collins, Mrs. Frank Delgado, Mrs.
Rex Shelley, Mrs. r. B. Smith, Mrs.
A. p. Hickey, Mrs. Wesley Clark,
(see P.-T. a., Page C.lO.)
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entertainment. An award for the
best window display and decoration
in the community for the month
will be given.
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These the keymen who conducting campaign to
raise funds with which finance the work Of the Greater Ma
tona Capital Committee Of the Board of Trade during the fiscal
beginning May The drive is under direction of Chairman
John Hasey Visitors place about $6000O into local trade
channels the chairman said yesterday in pointing
that National Capital Committee cuvates the
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Newspaperman Makes Good
And as a Lawyer
Achievements
OF Prettynan
Wide and Varied

(FUteenth in q series OF sketch.
es OF officers and directors OF the
Board OF Trdde)
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Business GROUPS
Five Gatherings
Slated for Week

The following five businessmen S
associations are scheduled to hold
meetings this week:
Tuesday, April Is.
Northeast-Luncheon Continental
Hotel, North Capitol, between D and
E streets NE, 1915 pm.
Columbia Heights - Luncheon,
Sholls Cafe. 1927 Fourteenth street
NV, 1915 pm.
Wednesday, April 16.
New Center Market - Regular
meeting. New Center Market, Fifth
and K streets NV, 2 pm.
Thursday, April II.
Federation Regular meeting,
Continental Hotel, North Capitol.
between D and E streets NE, $50
pm.
Central - Luncheon, Hamilton
Hotel. Fourteenth and K streets
NV, 12:15 pm.
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Traffic Record for March

The rafc record revealed at police headquarters for
31-day period ended March 81
Fatalities, ove pedestrians. truck helper.
Accidents 913
Motorists injured, 1885,
Motorists arrested. 1853.
Pedestrians injured 1877.
Pedestrians violation Of pedestrian
tions,
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Powell Elementary,

The annual spring luncheon will
be held Wednesday from 1880 to
pm.
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Budget Bureau Favors Preparing Five-Year Plan

Congress preparation fveyear program for the
placement small aniquated buildings
sanctioned by the the Budget This
committing the bureau supporting OF the individual items
comprising the plan.
Budget looking step
developing balanced fiscal program
plan is sd could serve guide in the preparation Of the annual
appropriations, specific legislative
obtained The bureau also favo the preparation
of similar for all other District improvement needs
buildings needed communities
the requirements which the should
thought citizens that definite programs
capital requirements
accumulated needs taken orderly
this connection there must always kept mind that the
Of these capital
heavily this being the National Capital this and
a fair method apportioning
between the United States and the local taxpayers
fixing by Congress of the fair and equitable
paid annually United toward support
upbudng the Capital City the fact should be lost sight of
that the District heavy the national
which the national The
the the Government of the United States
the people corporations of the District exceeds
the amount half
the combined
collected States It should also be remembered that
rumber Of the
bounties staeaid etc. than they pay into the Treasury
District REORGANIZATION Again Under Consideration
Once District Committees Reorganization Sub
committee struggling with the Grfenhagen. Kennedy
cabinet" reorganization It that
decided of opinion regarding whether local sf
shall be worked into the plan handled as ISSUE
Of the members the anxious to work out
general ALLEGATION OF duties to the several DEPART
q In organization
Of the local to better the public whether there be
elected appointed officials at the head.
The committee is understood being subjected to heavy
by who insist that there must be eorganiza
which include
the civilian believed advanced with
the idea of satisfying this demand in part
suffrage the committee confronted
difficult job in the setting departments and transfer
existing departments to the status of divisions
departments the
parsan fighting earnestly for retention Of this
pament independent because at time did something
which particular group
the District be tied to the Budget Bureau that
ONCE acceded appropriation which the
had turned down.
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it not for the whole hearted support
of the public.
But we are cheered by the thought
that such large group Of citizens
is behind this program. Eventually,
we hope all of the things for which
we are working will be accomplished,
and we shall be happy to welcome
any person who is interested in our
program.
An important meeting, called by
the Director of the Department of
Publicity, will be held Tuesday at
10:30 am, in the National Edu-
cation Association Building Miss
Frances Fiske, whose book $50
You're a Publicity Chairman!" is
just off the press, will review her
book and will also answer questions.
The meeting is open to any one
interested in publicity.
A meeting of Magazine Chairman
will follow the meeting, with Mrs.
G. G. Hines, chairman, in charge.
Bryn.
The executive board members will
meet with the grade mothers to-
morrow at 1880 pm. to complete
plans for the spring luncheon on
Thursday
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Bryn.
Amidon- FairbrOther-Rosse

A spring luncheon will be held
Wednesday from noon to l pm. at
the Fairbrother School, with Mrs.
H. Hammill as chairman.
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visitors industry" by mailing million pieces
OF literature Washington each year.
Der OF visitors here during April
total each year perhaps than 100000 He appealed
citizens of Washington to help maintaining
industry" by contributing to the fund.
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Traffic Arrests in March
Show Sharp Increase
Overtime Parking Still Chief Ofense;
More Get Tickets for Speeding
And Ignoring Pedestrians
BY j. b. ZATMAN.

j.
Arrests in the police volators regua-
tons last month mounted
rafc arrests in Febraa study Of Police Department statistics
vealed yesterday
parking topped successive
month with
PSI
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(See PIT. A., Page C.lO.)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-10-31
Whatever You Do, Vote!

Like practically every other American at this time,
we have made choice for the coming Presidential
election and are convinced that he is the better for
the job That is decision all our fellow countrymen
who are eligible to vote should make before November
5-but they shouldn't let it go at that
We have always been believer of the theory that
every citizen having the right to vote should do so
lose that privilege but there probably has never been
time in our history when the sacred duty of exercising
the franchise rested heavily the electorate of the
United States. Democracy now is fighting losing
battle in every corner of the world-here as well as
abroad If democracy is to win out, its every tenet
must be upheld by citizen and political official alike
And the vote of the citizens is the very foundation of
democracy.
About the only point on which both the major po-
tical camps in accord is the belief that this
try will go through of its most critical during
the next four years. is necessary, therefore, that
exercise the best possible judgment in selecting the
man to lead through this period, but it is
essential that all of follow up that selection, that
we fulfill our democratic obligations in order to def
nitey guarantee that the victor will be democratic
choice the selection of the majority of the electorate
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-10-31
The Labor Vote

Political analysts up and down the land are attempt
ing to calculate the effects the speech made by John L.
Lewis last Saturday night will have on the coming
election. All agreed on point with the vote
the polls indicate, the G. l. O. cheftains words
bound to have bearing in such states
Pennsylvania and Ohio
There Mr.. Lewis United Mine Workers
numerous and politically powerful And there also the
polls indicate that the Presidential is especially
close. Anyone who knows anything at all about the
labor situation vouch for the firm hand that John
Lewis exerts his mine workers policies and actions
But Lewis himself said in the opening sentences
of his talk he does not represent American labor
whole the great segment of the public which
comprises the c. o. and the families of it's members.
Five years ago, perhaps in 1885, he could and did
speak for the c. /. O.
Since that time, however, Mr.. Lewis influence in
the councils of labor has waned while that of certain
of his leutenants such Sidney Hillman and Philip
Murray has grown. To some extent this natural,
for it impossible for any to continue ndefi-
nitey in the spectacular role the c. |. o. head held
during the organization of the steel and auto trades
At the time for known best to himself,
Lewis permitted Hilman and others to lead in c. O.
activities and in various labor moves while he went into
what was, for him, virtual retirement.
Before last weekend Hillman and Murray had indi-
Gated that they would support President Roosevelt in
the campaign Since William Green decided to straddle
the fence as usual and the governing council of the
A.. F. of L. has followed his lead, no strong tide of
sentiment for either candidate has been set in motion
in this other great band of labor organizations.
There many union members who still will be
swayed in their convictions by the choice of Mr. Lewis
These and at least number of the mine workers will
tide in few states The best bet though is that the
labor vote will be split wide open, in contrast to it's
potent effect in 1885, and that the election will be
settled by other voters.