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Evening star., 1941-02-02
New Attempt TO Unity
Recreation Facilities
May Be Made Soon
Proposal Would Set Up
Nine-Mun Bourd From
Various Departments

A new attempt to unity District
recreation facilities under a single
recreation board may be made in
the near future, 1t was learned yes
terday.
The move is expected to follow
soon the surprise resignation last
week of Lewis r. Barrett, co-ordina-
tor of recreation. Mr.. Barrett is
himself an advocate of commission
control of recreation programs and
facilities.
The new proposal, it was learned,
would set up nine-man board, in
cluding representatives of the Board
of Education, the Commissioners,
the National Capital Parks Office,
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and five citi-
zens to be appointed by the Com
missioners. This follows the lines
of earlier proposals.
Safeguards are provided in the
measure for the properties of the
1SSAASACo AifOAfCQ, ~ WdS lcpUI Utu,
which. is of particular interest to
school officials because of the large
amount of school property to be
used. Supt. of Schools Frank W.
Ballou will report to the School
Board Wednesday on a recent con-
ference of the co-ordinating COM
mittee on recreation. 1t was thought
the report might touch on the pro-
posed plan.
Mr.. Barrett's resignation, it was
pointed out, brought to the fore
again the situation by which recre-
alton control is vested jointly in
the Commissioners and the School
Board, yet the salary of the co-ordi-
nator is carried in the budget of
the National Capital Parks. This
together with the fact that Mr.. Bar
rett used parks facilities extensively
in recreation maintenance work
gave the parks Office q big interest
In naming . successor.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Annual Board of Trade Dinner
Carries Out Old South Motif
Mid-Winter Affair at MoyfIower
Attracts 900 Guest ind Members

Mai. Ernest w. Brown. superin-
tendent of police; Edward A. Dent,
District assessor; Riley E. Elgen,
chairman, Public Utilities Commis-
sion; j. B. Gordon, director of sani-
tary engineering; Corporation Coun-
sci Richmond B. Keech, 10 "
Morgan, sole member Board of
Tax Appeals; Arthur R. Pilkerton,
acting District auditor; Fire Chief
Stephen T. Porter, Dr. George c.
Rutland. District health officer; G.
M. Thornett, secretary, Board of
Commissioners; Traffic Director Will
liam A. Van Duzer, Capt. H. c.
Whitehurst, director of highways;
William G. Wilding, acting District
budget officer; Theodore Cogswell.
District register of wills; Melvin J.
Marques, deputy register of wills;
Victor S. Mersch, deputy register
of wills; B. M. McKelway. manag-
ing editor of The Star; Eugene
Meyer, publisher, Washington Post;
Arthur G.. Newmyer, associate pub
Usher, Washington Times-Herald;
William B. Dolph, Station VOL;
Lawrence j. Heller, Station WINK
Ben Lawshe, Chamber of Com
merce of the United States; Harold
Brayman, president Gridiron Club
Charles P. Light, secretary, Alfalfa
Club; w. Waverly Taylor, president
Washington Real Estate Board
A. M. McLachlen, president District
Of Columbia Bankers Association
Arthur j. Sundlun, president Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton; Edward D. Shaw, secretary
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation: Francis w. Hill, jr., presi-
dent District of Columbia Bar Asso-
citation: William Payne, jr.. presi-
dent District of Columbia Building
and Loan League: Harry N. Stull
president Federation of Citizens
Associations; L. Gardner Moore
president. Hotel Association of
Washington; Arthur ]. Hartnett
secretary, Hotel Association of
Washington; Claude H. Woodward
director, Better Business Bureau;
A. z. Foster Wood, president Junior
Board of Commerce; Lawrence S
Smith, executive secretary, Junior
Board of Commerce; Harvey Cas-
barian, controller, University of
Continued on Page B-3, Column -
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Bond Concerts
TUESDAY.

2:30 pm.-By the United States
Army Band in the band auditorium
of the War College.
$50 pm.-By the United States
Soldiers Home Band-Orchestra in
Stanley Hall, Soldiers Home.
WEDNESDAY.
8:15 pm.-By the United States
Marine Band Symphony Orchestra
in the band auditorium of Marine
Barracks.
THURSDAY.
$50 pm.-By the United States
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra in
Stanley Hall, Soldiers Home.
8:15 pm.-By the United States
Navy Band Symphony Orchestra in
the Marine Corps auditorium,
Eighth and I streets Sc.
SATURDAY.
$50 p.m.-By the United States
Soldiers Home Band-Orchestra In
Stanley Hall, Soldiers Home.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Medical Trust Case
Scheduled for Trial,
Opening Wednesday
Justice Proctor, Who Once
Ruled Indictment Invalid
Slated to Preside

Defendants in the medical anti
trust case will go on trial next
Wednesday in District Court, facing
charges of violating the Sherman
Antitrust Act through alleged
restraint of trade of Group Health
Association, medical cooperative
of Government employees.
The defendants including four
organizations of doctors and 20 in
dividual physicians and surgeons,
will appear for trial after a long
preliminary court battle which twice
went TO the United State Supreme
Court. The Supreme Court refused
both times to review decisions of
lower courts, and finally remanded
the case to District Court. Estimates
as to the length of the trial vary
from two to three months.
Justice James M. Proctor, who
once ruled the indictment against
organized medicine invalid, is
scheduled to preside. The indict-
ment which had been returned by
Federal grand jury December 90,
1888, was thrown out by Justice
Proctor, July 26, 1899, when he held
that the practice of medicine was
not a trade within the meaning of
the antitrust act.
This decision was overruled by
the Court of Appeals and the Su-
preme Court refused to review the
action of the appeals court, re-
manding the case for trial. Pre-
limirary court skirmishes dragged
the fight out for more than two
years.
The defendants include the Amer
ican Medical Association of Chi
cago. the Medical Society of the
District of Columbia, the Wash
ington Academy of Surgery, the
Harris County CTex) Medical So
ciety, and 20 individual doctors,
most of whom are, or were, officials
of the A. M. A.. and the District
Medical Society. Originally there
were 81 individual defendants, but
one of them, a Washington spe-
cialist, died.
Evening star., 1941-02-02

The general alarm over Washing
tons high traffic death toll this year
has given rise to new demands for
more stringent laws governing issu-
ance of drivers permits-including
laws to require photographs on per-
mits and to make re-eXaminatlon
compulsory before a driving permit
is renewed.
This is old but pleasant music
to the ears of the men who deal
out the little blue cards to Wash
ington's motorists. The photograph
plan was suggested years ago. They
would like to get the proposal
adopted because they're tired OF be-
ing fooled:
l. BY drivers who get several per-
mits, one for themselves and the
remainder for other people who
can't pass the tests.
2. BY drivers who have gotten as
many as eight duplicate permits
Cat so cents EACH and sold them
for as much as So each.
Ring" Leaders Arrest Recalled.
A few years ago, Lindsey T. Rider,
chief permit examiner, recalled yes
terday, a colored man was arrested
for obtaining false permits for other
people. He turned out to be the
leader of ring" which charged
high fees to get permits for per-
sons unable to qualify for them
selves.
The man was charged with OBJ
tanning two false permits and was
sentenced to 1865 days in Jail. 1t
was reported, however. that he had
told his last customer" that he had
obtained, over a period of years, a
total of SO operators permits.
1t was a good business while it
lasted-the usual fee being So per
permit-but the police got on his
trail. A detective let his beard grow,
wore rough work clothes and posed
as a carpenter. He accosted the
colored man and gave him So to get
permit. The man was arrested
outside the Traffic Department and
that ended his long series of drivers
examinations.
There have been other cases,
however. Usually the permit-seeker
gets a man who looks enough like
him to get by to take the written
test and driving examination for
him. Once the department uncov-
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Four More Pneumonia
Deaths Are Reported

Four pneumonia deaths, one
death from influenza, 10 new influ-
enza cases and II additional cases
of pneumonia were reported yes
terday to the District Health De-
partment.
During January 500 influenza and
226 pneumonia cases were reported.
In January of last year there were
So cases of influenza and 164 Of
pneumonia.
Evening star., 1941-02-02

Committee of the local peace mobil-
ization organization, that she would
oppose passage of the lease-lend
bill.
She urged each one individually
to send letters to the President and
to members of the House and
Senate.
The majority of the marchers
came from New York City and left
in the evening aboard a special
train. Leaders said many of the
group planned to return to Wash
ington in two weeks to join with
large delegation expected from
the midwest.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
TwoLiquor Law
Changes Urged
By Federation
10 Others Will Be
Studied at Meeting
Next Saturday

After nearly three hours of con-
fusion of proposals, counter-pro-
posals, amendments and parliament
tary procedures, the Federation OF
Citizens Associations last night ap-
proved two proposed changes in
liquor control here and recessed
until next Saturday at pm. to
take up 10 others.
A large group turned out for the
session on notification that the
liquor proposals would be considered,
but by 1890 pm. many of the II
delegates had gone home or into
the District Building corridors.
President Harry N. Stull drew
applause from others as he banged
his gavel and asked Indignantly:
Cant this federation transact
any business? Don't you know there
are some people who accuse us of
talking iSSues?"
Differences IrOned Out.
Under his rebuke the delegates
ironed out their differences and ap-
proved committee recommendations
to:
/. Prohibit establishment of new
liquor licenses within 600 feet of
churches, schools, Fairgrounds, ETC.,
exempting only such businesses
which were operating prior to Janu-
ary "a, 1884, the date of passage of
the Alcoholic Beverages Control
Act, and which do not now handle
alcoholic beverages in their stock.
2. Prevent liquor sales by off sale
licensees after 10 pm. weekdays,
midnight on Saturdays and days
preceding holidays, provided no sales
were permitted on all legal holidays.
At this point the delegates pre-
pared to consider a recommendation
to extend the present Saturday mid
night limit to 2 am. Sunday in lieu
of the present ability to buy between
midnight Sunday and 2 am. Mon
day. Heavy arguments appeared
about to begin, and even Mr.. Stull
had relinquiShed the chair to speak
against the recommendation, when
the delegates looked at the clock
and decided to hold the special ses-
sion next Saturday rather than
continue.
Protest Received.
Earlier a protest in absentia
against this particular plan to ex-
tend the Saturday night hours of
operation was made by Secretary
David Babp on behalf of Samuel j.
Flickinger, a delegate from Friend
ship Citizens Association, who is
out of the city. Mr.. Flickinger
charged that the liquor dealers
wanted the change because the Sat4
urday night period would be profit
able whereas the present early Mon
day period is not.
"Are you going to fall into the
hands of the liquor industry" his
statement demanded.
The business of the evening be-
gan with the reading of the 8-page
report of the Committee on Law and
Legislation, and was Immediately
followed by minority reports from
George Corbin, of Manor Park and
the Flickinger statement. One dele
gate charged Mr.. Corbin with con-
fuSing the problem more than it was
already. Mr.. Corbin retorted he did
not feel it was criminal" to intro
duce amendments.
H. o. Craver of Petworth, recalled
the Federation was already on record
for 66-foot limit measured by dl-
rect line rather than from door to
door. Agreement was finally reach
ed that the proposed regulation
which the committee was indorsing
was consistent with this system of
measurement.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Company Transferred

The War Department announced
yesterday that the LIST Chemical
Company decentralization will be
transferred from Fort Eustis, Va, to
Edgewood Arsenal, Nd, rs soon ~
facilities are available.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Make February Safer
In February Beware Of:

In February Beware Of:
/. Crossing streets carelessly
In rainy weather, particularly at
night. The four pedestrians
killed in February, 1910, were
struck in wet weather, three
after dark.
2. Crossing a street at a point
other than a crosswalk or cross
ing against a red light. The
former cost two lives in Febru-
ary, 1910; the latter, one. The
fourth pedestrian was struck by
a hit-run motorist at an uncon-
trolled intersection.
Of the four pedestrians, three
were so years of age or older.
The fifth February victim was a
truck driver killed in a collision
with an automobile,
Evening star., 1941-02-02

group Hackett dancers contributed three numbers
which cmaxd the evenings The enter
committee headed
included Lucille Johnson and John Upman and
novelty The chorus girls tossed flowers from the
their admirers the balcony Music for the
Orchestra and
featured.
Evening star., 1941-02-02

AT TRADE GROUP BANQUET-Pictured seated at mdwin-
dinner of the Washington Board of Trade last night in
the Mayhower Hotel Qeft to right Supreme Court
Justice Harlan Stone James Colower, president Of
the board and Senator Overton of Louisiana Standing
Smith Oef, first vice president of the board and
Laner p McIachen second vice president
Evening star., 1941-08-06
Decentralization
Continued From First Page.)

has been decentralizing gradually
Since 1885, he said, the percentage
of A. A. A. employees in Washington
has decreased from SO to 26.
1,012 r. S. A. Employees Here.
The Farm Security Administra-
ton, he added, has only 1,012 OF
about 5 per cent of its 20,111 en-
ployes here.
Rural Electrification Administra-
ton, he reported, has 989 employees
here and 1913 in the field, and he
doubted whether this proportion
could be decreased because of the
great number of relationships which
this agency had with other Federal
Offices.
The Forest Service, he cited, has
II regional headquarters. The Bu-
reau Of Plant Industry, cooperating
with State experiment stations, is
scattered among ITS field localities,
while the Marketing Service has
1890 out of $500 employees in the
field, he said.
If the conditions he described are
met, the department could transfer
1890 more employees from Washing
ton, freeing considerable amount
OF space for other Federal agencies,
he said.
Chairman Lanham announced
that next week two subcommittee
of the committee would hold stimuli
taneous hearings on different de-
partments and bureaus, so that the
compiling of decentralization data
could be expedited.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
Washington Ho|dup Man
Asks Sentence Reduction

Ernest Newton White, 80, serving
a sentence in the Alcatraz Island
(Calif) Federal Penitentiary for the
holdup of a Washington bank mes
senger, today asked, through coun-
sci, that District Court cut 13
months off his sentence.
The prisoner was convicted of TAX
ing s1,217 from Frank M. La Porte,
Riggs National Bank employe, in
front of Union Station on Decem-
Der II, 1884. Mr.. La Porte was shot
in the knee during the holdup.
White, whose defense was an alibi,
was sentenced in District Court to
5 to 10 years on April IL, 1885, and
at the same time the Judge revoked
his probation and ordered him to
serve a three-year sentence for
grand larceny, previously imposed,
and directed that the sentences run
concurrently.
White appealed to the United
States Court of Appeals, which af-
f1rmed the robbery conviction in
June, 1868 months later.
LII q HloGlOil lOI COITeCtlOIl OF
judgment, White wants his robbery
sentence to run from April, 1885,
and not from June, 1886, thus saw
ing him 13 months in prison. As
sistant United States Attorney Ber-
nard Margolius, handling the case
for the Government, said White has
waived his right to come to WASH
ington and be present at argument
on the motion. Mr.. Margolius is
comforting with the Department of
Justice on the next step by the
authorities.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
In Mrntnrtaitt

GREEN, EARL L. In sad but loving
remembr9nGe Of our daIlne rim SON sTddsnd sId
departed departed this life twenty-six years ago to-
day, August 8, 1915.
Keep him. Jesus, in Thy keeping,
Till we reach the other shore,
Then, o Master, let US have him,
iov1Ne Sse Ro MoraEK Il Re oFf FRRSeEs asnS GREEN
DEVOTED AUNT, RUTH FRAZIER. .
HARRISON, ELI ELLSWORTH. In. SAD
but loving remembrIancs n e, ct spr our dear nY hIs
RIsoN. who departed this life August
HIS LOVING WIFE AND DAUGHTER. {.
KING, ROSE LEE. In loving memory of
my dear mother, ROSE LEE KING, who de-
Parted this life one year ago. August g.
Rest in peace, dear mother,
It is sweet to breathe your name;
In lite. we loved you dearly,
In death we do the same.
Often to your grave we wander,
Flowers to place with gentle care
Over the one we loved so dearly,
WIN YoUR pEVoTED q faS'e.H1if CHILDREN
KING, ROSIE. In sad but loving mem
ory OF my dear friend. ROSIE KING, who
departed this life one year ago today, Au-
Loved in life; remembered in death.
sMoOT, ESTELLE NJ In loving memory
of our dear daughter and sister. ESTELLE
M. SMOOT, who passed away nine years
ago today, August q. 1882.
Our family circle has been broken,
link gone from our chain:
But though we've parted for awhile.
We know we'll meet again.
rE W' l2ysS TsScTpI, ypT but God ISyed you best
ssMNeo3T' AND sRoFHEK. sMRo1HhK JAMES JAMES &. 4.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
j. :. Releases Funds
OF Axis Nationals for
Restricted Tradinq
individual Accounts
Made Available in
Seven Limited Areas

By the Associated Press.
The Treasury today freed the
American funds of Japanese, Ger
mans, Italians and others for lin
tied trade in several areas.
The areas are:
The American republics, the Brit
ish Empire, Russia, the Dutch East
and the West Indies, the Belgian
Congo and Ruanda- Urundi Ia Bel
gian mandate In Africa), Greenland
and Iceland.
For instance, . Japanese living in
the Netherlands Indies may use his
American bank account for normal
business with Australia, the United
States or any other part of the eight
areas.
The same japanese, however,
could not use today's order to trade
with Japan, or Germany, or any
person on this country's blacklist
of persons in Latin America.
Today's order applied not only to
Japanese and other Axis nationals,
but also to citizens of all other coun-
tries whose American funds have
been frozen, including the French,
Dutch, Belgians, Greeks and a score
of other nationalities.
A similar order was issued July
II for trade in the American repub-
lies, and today's order extended the
same privileges to the other seven
areas listed by the Treasury.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
j. Brooke Amiss, Jr.,
D. {. Businessman, Dies

T. Brooke Amiss, jr., 81, well known
Washington businessman. died yes
terday in Doctors Hospital after an
illness of several days.
A native of this city, he was the
son of Police Capt. T. B. Amiss. He
was graduated from Business High
School and attended George WASH
ington University, where he was a
member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
Mr. 'Amiss was a member of Pen
talpha Lodge, No. %, F. A. A. M; a
charter member of the Washington
Canoe Club, the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church and past
director of the Washington Board
of Trade He was active in civic
work and was in the insulating
business.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Beatrice G. Amiss. Funeral serv-
ices will be held at pm. tomorrow
at the William Reuben Pumphrey
funeral home, 7005 Wisconsin ave-
nue., followed by burial in Glenwood
Cemetery.
Mr.. Amiss made his home at e3oe
Connecticut avenue, North Chevy
Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1941-08-06

then shot herself through the
temple, it was reported by the As
sociated Press. Close friends Of
Mrs. Wolfe said she had been in i'll
health.
Col. Wolfe, who had been sta
toned here for 16 months with the
rank of major in the Office of the
Quartermaster General, was trans
ferred February l as a plans and
training officer to the quarter
master replacement training center
at Fort Warren. Mrs. Wolfe and her
daughter Joined him in May.
While stationed here, Col. Wolfe
lived briefly in an apartment at
Evening star., 1941-08-06
Conferees Expected
To Seek Agreement
On Seizure Bill Today
House Amendment on
Removal of Machines
Is Chief Difference
Sy tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
Serate and House agreement on
final details was awaited today to
clear the way for completion of
congressional action on legislation
empowering the President to requl-
sition a variety of property or sup
plies considered necessary for ma
tional defense.
In general, only military or naval
equipment, supplies, munitions or
machinery could be requisitioned
and the owners of the property
would have to be given just COM
pensation.
The House passed the measure,
24l to 1856, yesterday and sent it
to the Senate. A conference COM
mittee was expected to work out
an agreement on the differences
between the House bill and the ver-
sion previously approved by the
Senate.
Amendment Guards Machines.
The major House change was an
amendment sponsored by Repre-
sentative Taber, Republican of New
York, which would prohibit the re-
moval of machinery or equipment
indispensable to a plant already in
operation.
Representative Taber said this
would protect plant engaged in
non-defense work, which would
have to close down if one or two
vital machines were requisitioned.
Such a plant, he added pareptheti-
cally, might be in the non-defense
category solely because it had been
unable to obtain defense orders de-
spite its best effo:ts and it's readi-
ness to handle them.
The Taber amendment appeared
to satisfy number of the bills op-
ponentS who had argued that the
legislation was merely another ver-
sion of plant seizure authorization
which the House twice overwhelm-
ingly rejected in recent weeks.
Authority Held Necessary.
Those supporting the bill con-
tended that the authority was nee
essary to forestall possible interfer-
ence or non-co-operation with the
defense program. They said the
President should be trusted to ad-
minister the requisitioning authority
in the best interests of defense.
The House bill provides that
whenever the President, during the
national emergency, but not later
than June so, 1943, determines that
Cd the use of any military or naval
equipment, supplies or munitions,
or component parts thereof, or ma
chinery, tools or materials necessary
for the manufacture, Servicing or
operation of such equipment, sup
plies or munitions is needed for the
defense of the United States; 60
such need is immediate and impend-
ing and such as will not admit of
delay or resort to any other source
of supply; and CD all other means
of obtaining the use of such prop
erty for the defense of the United
States upon fair and reasonable
terms have been exhausted, he is
authorized to requisition such prop
erty for the defense of the United
States upon the payment of fair
and just compensation, which shall
not be less than the fair market
value thereof"
Evening star., 1941-08-06
1t. Col. Broekett, Marine
Officer, Dies in Brooklyn

The Navy Department has an
nounced the death yesterday of 1t.
Col. William Bracket, United States
Marine Corps. retired, at the Naval
Hospital in Brooklyn. He is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Nettie S.
Bracket of New York.
Burial will be in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery at a date to be
announced later.
Col. Brackets duty included serv-
ice in the Isthmus of Panama, Guam
and Guantanamo, Cuba. In 1912
he was in command of the Marine
Barracks in Guam and also served
as associate justice of the Court of
Appeals. During the World War he
served with the 7th Regiment of
Marines
Evening star., 1941-08-06

Brazil plans to store nearly half
of its 1910 coffee crop.