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Evening star., 1941-06-13
Police Ordered to Intensity
Their Drive Against Noise

ters is still in receipt of numerous
complaints throughout the city of
unnecessary noises"
Maj Brown added: "You will
again call this matter to the atten-
ton of your command, and see that
there is strict enforcement of the
regulations, that unnecessary noises
are reduced to a minimum.
You will submit report on Mon
day of each week as to the progress
being made in the reduction of un-
necessary noises and the number Of
arrests made"
This order was pointed out to
policemen as they came on duty.
They were told to read 1t. They
did. And they started out on their
cruises and beats vowing to round
up al disorderly sounds.
Evening star., 1941-06-13

Texas, a member of the subcom-
mittee, asked If there wasn't some
place where three or four cars could
be taken away from officials.
II think we ought to let some
of these big, able men walk" he said,
instead of these girls"
Mrs. Buchanan again mentioned
the Corporation Counsel.
Who else can we take an auto
mobile FROM" asked Mr.. Thomas.
II think one of the greatest faults
of the whole government set-up is
after a man has a little authority,
not only in government circles, but
In other circles, he has to have an
automobile and a chauffeur"
Asking extra appropriations for
personnel at Gallagher Hospital,
Mrs. Buchanan urged that the
needs of INDECENT people be met
before officials have cars to ride
around IN which they are mostly on
parties and foolishness.
Evening star., 1941-06-13
District Job Placements
Far Ahead Of Last Year

Placements for 1894 workers were
found here in April by the local en-
ployment service, the Social Security
Board announced today. This rep
resents an 1876 per cent increase
over March and a 648 per cent
rise over the same period last year.
In Maryland 6,388 placements were
made by the State agency, an 189
per cent increase over March and
an Sc per cent rise over April. 1910.
The Virginia employment service
reported that 10,939 jobs were found
during the month, an increase Of
IL per cent. However, this was
a 1866 per cent increase over q
year ago.
Meanwhile, benefit payments dur
ing April dropped 21.3 per cent here
to $216,654 bringing the years total
to $979, ,435, which was 289 per cent
higher than the same time last year.
Maryland disbursed $418,547 in
benefits during the month, and Vir-
ginia $122,246.
Evening star., 1941-06-13

Washington is not yet haven of
tranquility, undisturbed by jangling,
jarring, popping-and wholly unes-
sential-sounds.
Nerve-prodding noises, raucous
disturbances, still make the tenor
of existence less even, despite the
anti-din campaign of the police.
Take that from their superinten-
dent, Maj. Ernest w. Brown.
Posted today conspicuously at all
precinct. stations was a new order
from Supt. Brown, directing the
emphatic attention of the COM
manders to the drive in question.
while some progress has been
made in reducing unnecessary
noises" wrote the major, "the re-
suits obtained have not been as
gratifying as desired, as headquar-
Evening star., 1941-06-13
IS Deep-Sea Divers
Graduate al Navy Yard

Twenty-Five officers and men were
graduated today from the Deep-Sea
Diving School at the Washington
Navy Yard after training and study
for five and half months. Certifi-
Gates were presented the graduates
by Rear Admiral George Pettengill,
commandant of the navy yard.
Many of the graduates will be de-
tailed to duty with the Navy's sub
marine rescue vessels. An integral
part of the course is the study in
operation of the submarine rescue
chamber. The men have been
trained in use of the escape lung
and have made ascentS from simu-
lated depths as great as 100 feet.
The graduates were presented to
Admiral Pettengill by 1t. John L.
De Tar, officer in charge of the
training school. They included:
Officers-Lt. Paul w. Burton, 1t.
q. g. Robert N. Robertson, 1t. q.
gD Arthur c. House, 1t. q. g. Al
bert L. Becker, 1t. q. g. Allan C.
Schnable, 1t. q. g. Frederick A.
Gum, 1t. d. g. John j. Kane IN.
c., 1t. q. g. Peter j. Giotta IN.
c. and SUBJ -Teniente Jorge Pardo
of the Colombia Navy.
Enlisted men-Edwin j. r. Book
elman, Harold Chandler, Willard w.
Coggburn, Joseph H. Cooley, Will
liam A. Drake, Donald G. Ford, Irwin
B. Gilchrist, David c. Holley, VIII
liam A. Inderwies.: George VINE
Cullough, Paul Posey, Jean F, Price,
jr.: Paul D. Ratchford, Thomas r.
Reid, Edward T. Wilson and Wilbur
w. Wolfcale.
Evening star., 1941-06-13
D. {. Budget Bureau
With Staff Of "a Under
Fowler Planned
No Additional Cost
Seen in Developing
Special Agency

Development of Budget Bureau
in the municipal machinery, includ-
ing a staff of IA persons, headed by
former Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Walter l.. Fowler, already desig-
mated as District Budget Director,
is one of the features of the 1912
city supply bill reported today to
the House.
No additional cost would be placed
on the District by development of
this special bureau-which would
be under the direct control and su-
pervision of the Commissioners
since practically all of the necessary
personnel appropriations would be
transferred from the auditors Of
flee to the executive Office of the
Commissioners.
Staff of Bureau.
The staff of Mr.. Fowler. whose
salary for that purpose is listed at
$500 a year, would be a deputy
J ahndgetea1Acer at $500 a years. an
Investigator at $4,000: an investi-
sEAtnr &C $500; an investigator at
81 800; and a secretary at $3.50.
Linked with this staff would be a
personnel section, consisting of the
secretary to the District Personnel
Board at S2,700 and an assistant
secretary at $1,000; and a retire
ment section consisting of a chief
at s2,700. and assistant chief at
1880, three clerks at $3.50 each
and clerk at S1.620.
Following the death last fall of
Maj. Daniel j. Donovan, veteran
auditor, budget officer and head of
the Personnel Board, the Commits
sioners began planning for such a
new division, directly under their
control. which would provide for
actual investigation of District gov
ernment operation for a discovery
of needs, so that the city heads
would have more actual facts in
hand to guide them in planning
annual budgets.
Special Offices for the budget sec
tion now are being prepared on the
fifth floor of the District Building
opposite the Offices of the secretary
of the Board of Commissioners, for
the use of Budget Director Fowler
and for additional members of his
staff if Congress approves the pro-
posed shift of personnel appropria-
tions from the auditors Office as the
city heads request.
Fourth Investigator Dropped
The program suggested by the
city heads was approved by the Ap-
preparations Committee with but
one exception, which was the dis
allowance of suggested fourth in
vestigator whose pay will be 50 800.
The committee said it felt an en-
ploye in this salary grade would
not have sufficient experience and
training to be of value in the pro-
posed capacity.
The committee proposed an in
crease of $500 for the executive
Office itself for the hire of one ad-
ditional clerk and it added that
despite the augmented work of this
Office the clerical force now was
smaller by two positions than it
was in 1925.
The committee also recommended
House approval of the employment
of three additional field examiners,
at $4,000 a year each, for the audi
tors Office, in view of advice it had
received that many accounts which
should be audited annually had not
been>audited for several years and
that additional personnel was re-
quired to bring the work up to date.
The Commissioners had sought six
additional field examiners.
Evening star., 1941-06-13

She reared three sons with a
needle and thimble, so sewing for
the Red Cross is nothing new to
7e-year -old Mrs. Sadie B. Veirs Of
837 Shepherd street NV.
Since the founding of the Pet
worth Red Cross chapter by the Pet
worth Woman's Club in October,
1889, Mrs. Veirs has sewn an everage
of two relief garments week. She
sews one at the regular Thursday
sewing circle of the club at the Pet
worth Library, Upshur street and
Georgia avenue NV. The other she
takes home and completes during
the week.
The daughter of a dressmaker,
Mrs. Veirs is 'dressmaker her
self. She. supported her three sons
with her needle. sewing first at
home and then for % years at
downtown department store, from
which she was retired i've years ago.
Evening star., 1941-06-13
Veterans Urge Curbs
On Strikes and Aliens

F.. Steps to halt labor delays in de-
fense industries, severance of rela-
tions with aggressor nations and
concentration camps for deportable
aliens are policies recommended by
the National Defense Committee of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1t
was announced yesterday.
The Government was urged to
enforce operation of industries
through the creation of a fact-find-
ing body prepared to function when
strikes or lockouts are threatened.
Registration of all aliens at near
est police stations on their arrival
in a community and the mainte-
nance of photograph and finger
print records of them at the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation also
were recommended as methods of
curtailing sabotage and fifth column
activities.
Evening star., 1941-06-13
D. {. 10 Observe
Flag Day Rites
Tomorrow
Veterans Groups
Will Take Leading
Part in Exercises

Veterans organizations and other
patriotic groups have completed
plans for Flag Day exercises to-
morrow in various parts of the
city. The observances will mark
the close of Flag Week proclaimed
recently by the District Commits
sioners.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will celebrate the day with a Ma
tion-wide broadcast over the Co.
lumbia Broadcasting System at 10:15
pm. tomorrow. Mrs Louise j. Lem
stra, national president of the aux
iliary, will speak from New York
and Federal Security Administra-
tor Paul v. McNutt, a past national
commander of the Legion, will 60
on the air from Philadelphia.
The entire personnel of the De-
partment of Justice will participate
in Flag Day exercises in the great
hall of the department at II am.
tomorrow, under direction of the
departments Post No. Al, Ameri-
can Legion. Brig. Gen Frank T.
Hines, administration of veterans
affairs, will be principal speaker.
He Is to be introduced by Matthew
r. Mcclure, assistant to the At
torney General
Award Will Be Made.
An award will be made to the
winner of an essay contest on Flag
Day conducted among children of
employees of the department by the
Legion post.
Washington Girl Scouts were to
hold a city-wide Flag Day cere-
mony at 430 this afternoon at An
derson House, 2118 Massachusetts
avenue NV, national headquarters
OF the Society of the Cincinnati.
Maj, Gen. Amos A. Fries will be
principal speaker.
SpaniSh-American War Veterans
will hold their And annual encamp-
ment at Pythian Temple, beginning
oS q 'oO Piils lOiilOll lOW-
New officers slated for election are
DR.. Herbert M. Manning, to succeed
Calvin B. Lucas as department
commander: Elvin M Luskey, senior
vice commander, and Robert E.
Washburne, Junior vice commander
Country Fair Slated.
Another Flag Day event will be
benefit for Bundles for Britain.
Montgomery County branch, and
the British War Relief Society of
Maryland in the form of a country
fair at Langley Park, the estate of
MIR. and Mrs. Leander Mccormick
Goodhart on Riggs road, just off
old Bladensburg road. 90 7
The many attractions of country
fair will be open to the public from
II am. to 5 pm. tomorrow under
direction of Mrs. E. Brooke Lee.
president of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Branch, Bundles for Britain, and
Miss Frances Gore, chairman of the
Special Events Committee, British
Relief Society of Maryland.
The Stanley Church Depue Post
No. 80, American Legion, was to
sponsor Flag Day exercises at 1890
o'clock this afternoon in front of
the Veterans Administration. Talks
were to be made by Attorney Mel
win D. Hildreth, Gen. Hines and
Emil Schram, chairman of the Re-
construction Finance Corp.
The Police Department will rope
off Vermont avenue between H and
streets NV. for the convenience
of the crowd, it was announced.
Evening star., 1941-06-13

Yesterday at the library sewing
room she recalled sewing for the
Red Cross during the World War.
The department store furnished
supper and lights for those of their
workers who would sew for the
Red Cross during the evening, Mrs.
Veirs said. She stayed at the store
every other night during most Of
the war.
Mrs. Veirs now has seven grand
children and seven great-grand-
children, who have learned to call
on her "for button holes when they
get stuck"
Other champion sewers in the
Petworth unit are Mrs. C. H. Newell
and her daughter, Mrs. Betty Cas-
barian, who have knitted So sweat
ers in the. last year; Mrs. o. H.
Chmillon, who is working on her
133th pair of boys shorts, and Mrs.
3. Z. Bauer, who has completed 236
garments In year.
Evening star., 1941-06-13
Officials Confident
East S Fuel Oil Needs
Will Be Supplied
No Basis for Hysterio
In Capitals Situation,
Shaw Declares

1--WE could get used to gasoline
less Sundays, but heatless Sundays
would be too much to stomach
This is the thought in the minds
of scores of Washington house
holders who have been making
telephone calls to newspapers and
heating oil dealers during the last
few days to ask if there is any
thing to- the reports of threat
ened oil shortage. Worried about
prospects of obtaining sufficient
fuel to make their homes comfort
able next winter, they have been
seeking an indication as to whether
they should fill their tanks now.
Most dealers here are expressing
confidence Federal authorities now
tackling the problem of petroleum
transportation to the East will be
They are. keeping in touch with
developments through Lester S.
Scott, chairman of the fuel Of! group
in the Merchants and Manufac-
tarers Assoeiasiansses
-. Pledge fg-nperation.
Mr.. scott went to the District
Building yesterday to see Maj.
Beverly c. Snow, Assistant Engi-
neer Commissioner, who is chair
man of the Petroleum Conservation
Committee of the District. The
dealers representative pledged their
cooperation in whatever measures,
educational or otherwise. the COM
mittee may deem advisable.
The importance of the situation
to the Capital was pointed out yes
terday by Edward D. Shaw, secre-
tary of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers Association, who said
there are approximately $1,000 oil
burner installations in homes here.
This probably represents the largest
proportionate number of installa-
tions of any city in the United
States, according to Mr.. Shaw.
Despite this large consumption
capacity, Mr.. Scott emphasized,
there doesn't seem any real basis
Tor hySterla.
Acute Shortage Belittled.
There are no present indications
of an acute shortage Of oil for
heating purposes in the Washington
area, he asserted, adding:
1T is inconceivable to me that
anyone is going to go cold because of
a lack of heating OIL
The dealer representative said
plans to utilize available transpor-
tation facilities to the utmost eff
cheney and to prompt conservation
of all petroleum products through
public education undoubtedly will be
ready in a week or 10 days.
Even with these measures, restric-
tions on consumption may be neces-
sary, Mr.. Scott admitted But, in
his opinion, they would be placed
on heavy oils used for certain in
dustrial purposes and on gasoline,
thereby assuring ample transporta-
ton space for fuel oil used in home
heating.
Evening star., 1941-06-13
Liquor Hearing
Told Dealers Try
To Dictate Rules
Cochran Testifies
As House Unit Opens
Study of Revisions

Representative Cochran, Demo-
erat, of Missouri, today told House
subcommittee that District liquor
dealers, especially wholesalers, have
been trying to tell the Commis-
sioners how to regulate the liquor
industry here.
an my view he told the Public
Health Subcommittee of the District
Committee, the Commissioners
should be telling them"
The subcommittee headed by
Representative Schultz, Democrat,
of Indiana, today began hearings on
two liquor bills to permit stand-up
drinking at licensed bars, to extend
the Saturday midnight closing hour
to 2 am. Sunday, to abolish liquor
price advertising and to prohibit
eventually sale of liquor within 900
feet of a, public school, church, Ii
brary, Army post or institutions for
housing of indigents.
First Witness.
Mr.. Cochran, ranking member
of the House, told the committee
he was opposed to the bills as
playing into the hands of prohibi-
tionists" who want return of pro-
hibition. He was first witness and
appeared, he said, because of his
interest in the District liquor situa-
ton.
The Missouri Democrat said he
did not think a license should be
granted for sale of liquor when 80
per cent of community opposed it.
4"And that's been done here" he
observed. e..
He said he favored barring liquor
sales from midnight Saturday to
7 or 8 am. Monday.
Also opposing the bills was Wilbur
La Roe, jr., representing the Wash
ington Federation of Churches.
Permission of standup drinking,
he told the subcommittee, would
establish the equivalent of the old
time saloon.
y La Roe Opposes Longer Hours.
3 Mr.. La Roe opposed extension of
hours in which liquor might be sold.
1T you can't get sugar or -four
after 9 pm" he said, why should
you be able to get liquor.
The relationship between liquor
and crime was stressed by Mr.
La Roe who was asked by the sub
committee to supply figures in sup
port of his contention.
Support of the 600-foot regulation
was voiced by A. D. Calvert of
Lincoln Park Citizens Association.
He also praised the Alcohol Beverage
Control Board.
Opposition to standup drinking
and extension of hours INTO Sunday
was opposeesby Mrs. Pearl F. Dfun-
fnond of the 5400 block OF Nebraska
avenue NV. .-.-s-.
The hearing was recessed shortly
after II am. to permit subcommittee
members 10 attend House roll
call and was to be reconvened at
pm. ~@e
Evening star., 1941-06-13
Anti-Noise Campaign
Backed by Traffic
Advisory Council
Stricter Enforcement
Of Regulation Against
Needless Din Urged

Sharply criticizing unnecessary
noise in the District, both on the
part of motor vehicles and street
cars, the TRAFFIC Advisory Council
last night reiterated its stand
against horn-blasting and bell
changing and pledged its support to
The Stars campaign against need
less noise in Washington.
Action on the resolution, pre-
sented by George E. Keneipp, man.
ager of the Keystone Automobile
Club, was taken at meeting of
the group at the new Municipal
Building.
With regard to street car contri-
button to the city's din, however,
r. H. Dalgleish, chief engineer OF
the Capital Transit Co., told the
council that his firm has issued an
order to all street car operators in
structing them to refrain from ring
ing their bells unless absolutely
pecesSary-as $50
/ The motion broug4ft charge by
II. M. Sterling that police are not
enforcing the regulation prohibiting
unnecessary noise, adding that
there is poorer enforcement of
traffic regulations in this city than
in any other city in the country"
His resolution urging stricter en-
forcement by police of the unneces-
sary noise regulation was approved
by the group.
The following parking changes in
the traffic regulations were recon-
mended by the group to the Com
missioners.
Northwest Section.
Removal of the 20-minute park
ing limitation from 8 am. to pm.
on the north side of Indiana ave-
nue. from First street west to the
first alley.
No parking from to pm. on
the south side of K street between
Twentieth street and Connecticut
avenue, in addition to the present
regulation prohibiting parking there
from to $50 am.
No parking from 7 am. to pm.
on the south side of L street be-
tween Fifteenth and Seventeenth
streets.
No parking from 8 am. to pm.
on Pennsylvania avenue between
Tenth and Eleventh streets.
Removal of the parking restric-
ton between and $50 on the north
side of Q street between Twenty
second and Twenty third streets
and also the parking restriction be-
tween 4 and 6 pm. on the south
side of @ street between Twenty
second and Twenty third streets.
No parking at any time on the
east side of Eleventh street from
Monroe street south to the first
alley.
Northeast Section.
No parking at any time on the
south side of Gault place between
Forty-second and Forty y-fourth
streets.
No parking at any time on the
east side of North Capitol street
from Girard street to Michigan
avenue.
No parking at any time on the
west side of Sixteenth street from
Benning road south to the first
driveway-a distance of 235 feet.
Southwest Section.
No parking at any time on the
west side of the center roadway OF
Maine avenue between l. and N
streets.
Southeast Section.
No parking at any time on both
sides of C street beginning l62 feet
northeast from Ridge road and ex-
tending northeasterly on both sides
of the street for a distance Of 80
feet.
Evening star., 1941-06-13
EkIund Defense Gets
More Time on Motion

At the request of the defense,
Justice James M. Proctor in Dis
trict Court today deferred until
next Friday arguments on a mo-
tion for a new trial for John E..
Eklund, convicted last week of first
degree murder as "the sniper."
Defense Counsel James r. Kirk
land and Leonard p Walsh are
contending errors in the proceed
ings entitle a new trial Assistant
United States Attorneys John W..
Fihelly and Charles B. Murray
agreed to the extension of time to
permit further defense study of the
record.
Evening star., 1941-06-13

had been appointed to the U. s. H. A.
post from Virginia.
The press section of the Housing
Authority said today that Nathan
Straus, administrator, is out of town
and in his absence no statement
would be issued.
Evening star., 1941-06-13
Toll in Previous Months.
In June, Beware. Of:

In June, Beware. VI:
/. Crossing a street at point
other than a crosswalk. Two
pedestrians met death by this
action in June last year.
2. Crossing an intersection
against the proper signal. Two
pedestrians were killed while
committing this act during
June, 1910.
The seven other traffic VIC
tins were fatally injured while
either crossing a street. at an
uncontrolled intersection, at
tempting to hitch a ride on a
moving vehicle, playing in the
gutter, riding in a truck or driv-
ing an automobile.
Evening star., 1941-06-13
Band Concerts

BY the Army Band in the band
auditorium of the Army War College
at 1890 am. tomorrow. Capt
Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant.
BY the Soldiers Home Band in
the bandstand of the home at $50
pm. tomorrow John S. M. thinner
mann, bandmaster; Anton Pointer,
assistant,
La gaceta., 1941-09-12
Pr6rimO picn@'

ContinGan laborando intensa.
menthe las Secciones de la res
petable sociedad LUnione TIA
Llama parael Picnic del domingo
% del mes en- curse, bajo los aus
picios de la Secc;6n de RecreO,
comandada pOr ell Quito amigo
Mario Pullara.
Aver tarde nos hiZo saber e.
Sr. Pullara, que habia sido con.
tratada la orquesta la Flori
d." conjunto que tendra a 81
cargo deleitar a los comensale>
Y tocar los bailables latinos. Pa.
La gaceta., 1941-09-12

preSidente Roosevelt, Sc califica
on de mentiroSas por la pro-
raganda nazi. ESQ de la libertad
e les mares, no es otra cosa
ne hipocresia, La orden de dis
parar contra los buques alema-
res Sc di6 hace mas de un mes.
Los peri6Gjcos alcmares 10
publican hoy una sofia palabra
sobre ell discurSo; pero anun-
elan ell ataque a I'm convoy, en-
ell Atlantico con hundimiento de
% barao de los aliados.
La batalla en- ell Atlantico, a
parentemente comenzada antes
iel discurso Gle Roosevelt, no ha
serminado aun.
Las naciones del Eje, a iuz-
gar por la reaction en- las este
ras oficiales, no retiraran sus
bacos de las llamadas aguas de
defensa.
La gaceta., 1941-09-12

Para pintar mejor 81
casa, compre la pintura
3. L. p, vendida exclu'
sivamerte por king
Hardware. ga. avenida
v Gale Is.
La gaceta., 1941-09-12
NOTAS SOCIALE
tPoR MARIO RODRIGUEZ

.guez y Manuel Fernandez, Jr.
En- segurdo turno, ell juguete
c6mico para Casa de los Pa
ire3," interpretado per Mollie
Lopez, Dolores Garcia, Ramon
Campo Manuel Fernando, Jr.,
y Luis Rodriguez.
En- tercero y ultimo lugar, un
acto de variedades en- ell que in
tervendra la Secci6n de Recreo
de la Secci6n Juvenil. Hara su
reaparici6n la "Estudiantina Els
pana," bajo la direction del
maestro Salgado. Los n1meros
que presentara son arreglos del
professor Victor Gonzalez, ell que
gustosamente los ha cedido.
La diecci6n artistica de am
bas ohras estuvo a cargo del Sr.
Lizardo Campos.
Les auguramOs un gran ext
to.