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ing accommodations subject there
to-
Section 4. Petition for Adjust
ment-(a) Any landlord or tenant
may petition the administrator to
adjust the maximum rent ceiling
applicable to his housing accommo-
dations on the ground that such
maximum rent ceiling is, due to
peculiar circumstances affecting such
housing accommodations, substan-
TALLY higher or lower than the rent
generally prevailing for comparable
housing accommodations; where
upon the administrator may by
order adjust such maximum rent
ceiling to provide the rent generally
prevailing for comparable housing
accommodations as determined by
the administrator.
Cb) Any landlord may petition the
administrator to adjust the maxi
mum rent ceiling or minimum serv-
ice standard, or both, applicable to
his housing accommodations to COM
pensate for Cd a substantial rise,
since September Is, 1941, in the
landlords taxes, or other mainte-
nance or operating costs or expenses,
or (2) a substantial capital improve
ment or alteration made since Sep
tember IS, 1941: Whereupon the ad-
ministrator may by order adjust
such maximum rent ceiling or mini
mum service standard in such man.
ner or amount as he deems proper
to compensate therefor, in whole or
in part, if he finds such adjustment
necessary or appropriate to carry
out the purposes of this act: Pro-
vided, that no such adjusted maxi
mum rent ceiling or minimum
service standard shall permit the
receipt of rent in excess of the rent
generally prevailing for comparable
housing accommodations as de-
termined by the administrator.
Petitioning Provided,
(c) Any tenant may petition the
administrator on the ground that
the service supplied to him is less
than the service established by the
minimum service standard for his
| housing accommodations. where
upon the administrator may order
that the service be maintained at
such minimum service standard, or
that the maximum rent ceiling be
decreased to compensate for a re-
duction in service, as he deems
necessary or appropriate to carry
out the purposes Of this act,
Id Any landlord may petition the
administrator for permission to re-
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duce the service supplied by him in
connection with any housing accom-
modations; whereupon the admins
traitor, If he determines that the re-
duction of such services Is to be
made in good faith for valid busi-
ness reasons and is not inconsistent
with carrying out the purposes of
this act, may, by order, reduce the
minimum service standard applicable
to such housing accommodations
and adjust the maximum rent CELL
ing downward in such amount as he
deems proper to compensate there
for.
(e) A petition made pursuant to
this section shall be subject to the
provisions of sections and 9 of this
act Any adjusted maximum rent
ceiling or minimum service stand
ard ordered pursuant to this Sec
ton shall be the maximum rent
ceiling or minimum service stand
ard for the housing accommodations
subject thereto; except that in the
event that the adjustment order Is
stayed or set aside by the court in
accordance with section 9 of this
act, the maximum rent ceiling and
minimum service standard thereto
fore applicable to such housing ac-
commodations under this act shall
remain in full force and effect.
Prohibitions Listed.
Section S. Prohibitions-(a) 1t
shall be unlawful, regardless of any
agreement, lease or other obligation
heretofore or hereafter entered into,
for any person to demand or receive
any rent in excess of the maximum
rent ceiling, or refuse to supply any
service required by the minimum
service standard, or otherwise to do
or omit to do any act In violation
of any provision of this act or OF
any regulation. order or other re-
quirement Hereunder, or to offer
or agree to do any of the foregoing.
Nothing herein shall be construed
to require the refund of any rent
paid or payable Sfor the use or
occupancy of housing accommoda-
tions prior to the 30th day following
the enactment of this act.
(b) No action or proceeding to
recover possession of housing ac-
commodations shall be maintalnable
by any landlord against any tenant,
Notwithstanding that the tenant has
no lease or that his lease has ex-
pired, so long as the tenant con-
tinues to pay the rent to which the
landlord is entitled, unless:
% The tenant Is (a) violating
an obligation of his tenancy (other
than an obligation to pay rent
higher than rent permitted under
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A BILL

BILL
To regulate rents in the District of
Columbia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con-
eress assembled.
Section l. Purposes, Time Limit
(a) It is hereby found that the ma
tional emergency and the national
defense program Cd have aggra-
waited the congested situation with
regard to housing accommodations
existing at the seat of Government,
(2) have led or will lead to profiteer-
ing and other speculative and man.
ipulative practices by some owners OF
housing accommodations; (3l have
rendered or will render ineffective
the normal operations of free
market in housing accommodations,
and ca are making it increasingly
difficult for persons whose duties or
obligations require them to live or
work in the District of Columbia to
obtain such accommodations Where
upon. it is the purpose of this act
and the policy of the Congress dur
ing the existing emergency to pre-
vent undue rent increases and any
other practices relating to housing
accommodation in the District OF
Columbia which may tend to in
crease the cost of living or other
wise impede the national defense
program.
Time Limit Is Set.
(b) The provisions of this act,
and all regulations, orders and re-
uuirements hereunder, shall termi-
rate upon the expiration of one year
from the date Of a declaration by
the President, or the Congress by
concurrent resolution, that the con-
tinuance of the authority granted
by this act beyond such one-year
period is not necessary in the inter-
est of the national defense and Sc
curity; except that as to offenseS
committed, or rights or liabilities
incurred, prior to the expiration OF
one year from the date Of such
declaration, the provisions of this
act and such regulations, orders ano
requirements shall be treated as still
Semaining in force for the purpose
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nifty to be heard or to file written
statements, due regard to be given
the utility and relevance of the in
formation offered and the need for
expedition. In any such hearing
the common law rules of evidence
shall not be controlling.
tc) The examiner, after hearing,
shall make findings of fact and rec
ommend an appropriate order.
Copies of such findings and order
shall be served upon the parties to
the proceeding in such manner as
the administrator may prescribe by
regulation. Within five days after
such service, any such party may
request that the recommended order
be reviewed by the administrator.
If there be no such request within
five days, the findings and recon-
mended order of the examiner shall
thereupon be deemed to be the find
ings and order of the administrator:
Provided. that the administrator
may review the proceedings, as here
in provided, on his own motion at
any time within 10 days after serv-
ice of the examiners findings and
order upon the parties. The ad-
ministrator may, in his discretion,
grant a hearing upon the request.
Upon such request or motion, the
record in the case shall be forth
with transferred to the administra-
tor for review and he may, in his
discretion, grant hearing. He
shall state his findings of fact or
affirm the examiners findings of
fact which findings in either case
shall be conclusive If supported by
substantial evidence, and shall make
an appropriate order.
Review of Court Action.
Section 8. Court Review--(a)
Within 10 days after issuance of an
order of the administrator under
section 4, any party may file petit
ton to review such action in the
Municipal Court of the District of
Columbia, and shall forthwith serve
copy Of such petition upon the
administrator. Thereupon. the ad-
ministrator shall certify and file
with the court a transcript of the
record upon which the order COM
planned Of was entered. Upon the
filing of such transcript, the court
shall have exclusive jurisdiction to
affirm or set aside such order. or
remand the proceedings: Provided,
that the administrator may at any
time, upon reasonable notice and in
such manner as he shall deem
proper, rescind, modify or set aside,
in whole or in part, any such order
at any time notwithstanding the
pendency of the petition to review.
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Text of Rent Control Bill for D. &.

The tollo,Uino rent-control bill,
before the House District Com
mittee in the form OF tentn-
tire draft, has been approued in
its general outline and is TO be
acted on by the committee Mon
dQu:
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under this section because of his
privilege against Standardization
but the immunity provisions of the
Compulsory Testimony Act of Feb
ruary II, 1893 (U. S. c., 1884 edi-
tion, title 40, sec. 49,, shall apply
with respect to any individual who
specifically claims such privilege.
In the event of contumacy o. re-
fusal to obey any such subpoena or
requirement under this section. the
administrator may make applica-
ton to the United States District
Court for the District of Columbia
for an order requiring obedience
thereto. Thereupon the court, with
or without notice and hearing as
it in its discretion may decide, shall
make such order as is proper and
may punish as contempt any
failure to comply with such order.
b. The administrator may, from
time to time, issue, amend and re-
scind such regulations and orders
as he may deem necessary or proper
in order to carry out the purposes
and provisions Of this act, or to
prevent the circumvention or evasion
thereof. For such purposes the
administrator may by regulation or
order issue or require a license as
q condition Of engaging in any
rental transaction subject to this
act or with respect to which reg
ulation or order hereunder may be
| issued. No fee shall be charged
for the issuance to any person of
any such license and no such license
shall contain any provision not
prescribed by this act or which
could not be prescribed by regula-
ton, order, or requirement there
under.
Hearings Provided For.
Section 8. Procedure-(a) Any
petition filed by a landlord or tenant
under section shall be promptly
referred to an examiner designated
by the administrator Notice of
such action, in such manner as the
administrator shall by regulation
prescribe, shall be given the tenant
and landlord of the housing ac-
commodations involved. If the
petition be frivolous or without
merit, the examiner shall forthwith
dismiss it. Such order of dismissal
may be reviewed by the admin
istrator in the manner provided in
subsection Co of this section. The
examiner shall grant hearing upon
the petition except in cases dis
missed under this subsection
(b) Hearings under this section
shall be conducted in accordance
with regulations prescribed by the
administrator. The landlord and
| tenant shall be given an opportu-
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family from new YORK AT the
Balsams, Dixville Notch, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Small are
spending two weeks at Belgrade
Lakes, Me, visiting their children.
They also stopped at Scroon Lake,
N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Lehman
are spending two weeks at Bedford
Springs, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Gusdorf re-
turned Tuesday from a visit to their
son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Revness, in Westport,
Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wolf are
back from visit at Belgrade, Me,
where they visited their son Billy.
Miss Lorraine Leon is visiting her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. James E. Greenberg, in New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Stern have
been spending the past week at
Bedford Springs, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Luchs are
at the Ambassador, Atlantic City,
for a weeks stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice D. Rosen-
berg, jr, have been spending the
past two weeks here and have Joined
their young daughter Lynn, who is
spending the summer with Mrs.
Rosenberg's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Revness in Westport, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lobe. left for
Atlantic City on Wednesday where
they will spend the next four weeks.
Miss Jane Simon, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Simon, is spending
two weeks at Vindabona, Braddock
Heights, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marc Goldnamer
and the latter's sister, Mrs. Albert
Newfeld. are spending several weeks
in ATLANTIC City.
DR.. and Mrs. Aubrey Fischer are
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Local HOstesses
Entertain Friends
At Gaithersbura

GAITHERSBURG, Md, Aug. 10
Mrs. William McBain has as her
guests Miss Elizabeth McBain and
Mr. Mitchell Gay Of Schenectady,
N. Y. Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner Biggs
of Miami also visited the McBains
this week.
Miss Estelle Waters was hostess
at a luncheon Thursday afternoon
in honor of Miss Virginia Mayfleld
Booth, who is visiting Miss Ann
Young in Washington Grove. Ad-
ditional guests were Miss Jane
Ramsdell, Miss Ann Ramsdell and
Miss Marian Waters.
Miss Jane Ramsden entertained
Miss Booth, Miss Young and a
small group Of friends at supper and
a movie Sunday evening.
Mrs. Eugene Waters, worthy ma
tron of Pentalpha Chapter of the
Eastern Star, entertained the mem
bers of the chapter at picnic sup
per at her home in Germantown
last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Norman Belt have
returned from a trip through South
Carolina, a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Etchison in Rock Mount,
N. c., and q few days at Blowing
Rock, N. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Britt and
their son Jimmy returned this week
from a stay at Cedar Hurst on the
Bay,
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Damascus, Md,
Social Notes

DAMASCUS. Md, Aug. 16.-Mrs.
Millard Burdette is spending several
weeks in Stockton, Me, with her
daughter, Mrs. George Lathrop.
Miss Marie Beall and her mother.
Mrs. Della Beall Burdette, have as
their house guests this week Mrs.
Robert Smith of Teaneck, N. j.,
and Miss Charlotte Helstern Of New
York City.
Miss Carolyn Woodheld is spend
ing a week with Mr.. and Mrs. Doweu
Howard at their home at Winches"
ter, Va.
Mrs. Delma S. Harris is visiting
at the home Of the Misses Phoebus
in Chevy Chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley M. Wood
field entertained at a family dinner
at their home Thursday. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton How
ard and their children, Marta and
Marshall. of Westfield. N j.. and
Mrs. Henry Howard of Brookville
and Mr.. and Mrs. GLAND Harvey
of Olney.
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expected home today from stay at
Camp Mooselookmaguntic. Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Louis returned
yesterday from two-week stay at
Cape May, N. j.
Mrs. Gussie Brock and her sister,
Miss Flora Brock, have returned
from Bedford Springs, Pa.
Miss Hilda Schoenthal left Friday
on a water trip to Boston.
Mrs. Cora Spicer and Mrs. Helene
Gichner are touring the West as far
as Alaska. British Columbia. Banff,
Lake Louise. Seattle and Portland.
Mrs. Sabina Berman and Mrs.
Pauline Augenstein are vacationing
in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar C. kaufman
have returned to the Broadmoor
after a short stay at Bedford
Springs. Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Dunbar Rosenthal,
who are spending the summer at
their summer home in Chambers
burg entertained a house party over
the week end.
Mai. and Mrs. Jesse r. Miller are
vacationing at their summer home
at Bluemont, Va.
Mrs. A. Sidney Heller and her
daughter, Mrs. Harold Strauss, are
back in Washington after a three
week stay at the Ambassador, At
lantic City.
DR.. and Mrs. Edwin Behrend are
spending the month of August at
Bedford Springs. Pa.
Mrs Sol Minister and her daugh-
ter, Miss Dorothy Minister, are home
from Long Beach, N Y.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Singer are
back from trip to Canada and
Atlantic City.
Mr.. Norman Fischer has joined
Mrs. Fischer and children in Maine
where they have been spending sew
eral weeks.
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MOrriStoWn, N. j., ana nave TAKEN
an apartment at 127 Prince street.
Among the many weddings which
are to take place in the early fall
will be the marriage of Miss Mary
Emerson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Merton l.. Emerson, to 1t. Thomas
B. Mechling, U. S. c. A, of Fort
Monroe, Va, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Dean Mechling of Charles
ton, w. Va. The wedding will take
place in the chapel at Fort Myer
the afternoon of September 6.
Mr.. Howard E. Tolley
Returns to Studies.
Mr.. Howard E. Tolley, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard R. Tolley, who
has been spending his summer va
cation with his parents, left today
to return to the University of Cali
fornia, where he is a student.
State Senator Cotesworth F.
Means of South Carolina and Mrs.
Means and their daughter, Miss
Henrietta Means, were guests re-
Gently of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Adrian Tomlin at Mount Pleasant,
their historic home south of Alex
andria.
Miss Anne Carter is in Chester,
Pa, with her mother, Mrs. George
Carter, where she will remain while
recuperating from recent illness.
Mrs. Helen Spaulding Tolle left
this afternoon for Philadelphia to
spend the week end as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell W.. Ober-
holtzer at their home in Glendale.
Mrs. II. A. Stewart
Back From Chicago.
Miss Jane Burroughs Thomson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Strong Thomson, returned last
night from summer vacation spent
in Gloucester, Mass, as the house
guest of Miss Ann Barr and her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Barr.
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burg
Party Back
From Trip

LEESBURG, Va, Aug. 16.-Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Slack, Mr.. Stirling
Harrison and Mrs. LIE Fevre Luke
have returned from a marlin fish
ing trip at Ocean City. Md, where
they were the guests of Mr.. William
Briggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Chamber
lain, jr. haye returned from their
honeymoon and opened their house
In Waterford.
Mrs. G. Peyton Craighill and her
hJother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Allister Macdonald of Hunt
ington. w. Va, returned to Lees
burg Tuesday after visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Macdonald, jr., in
Niagara Falls.
Mrs. Lloyd Slack entertained at
tea Wednesday in honor of her sis
ter, Mrs. Stanley Post of Lemars,
Iowa, who is visiting her for several
weeks. Mrs. Slack's mother, Mrs.
Henry Ashton of Washington, also
Is her guest for few DAYS.
Miss Ethel Littlejohn has returned
from the University of Wisconsin,
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where she has been taking a sum-
mer course. Her cousin, Miss Mary
Littlejohn, is with her for a week.
DR.. and Mrs. Charles Stanley
White have as their guest in their
home on the side of the mountain
Miss Rachael Eorack of Washing
ton, who is with them over Sunday.
Mr.. William ]. Cox returned to
Hartford Monday after spending
two weeks in Leesburg. Mrs. Cox
and their son Thomas will be In
Leesburg for the rest of August.
Mrs. Frank Saunders entertained
at tea Monday at her home near
here.
Miss Helen Wise has as her guests
for three months her niece and
nephew, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
OSulhvan of Washington.
The Rev. and Mrs. j. Armistead
Welbourn entertained last evening
in honor Of Mrs. William Seigle,
who recently bought Greenway.
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with their children, Erlys, Allene
and Duane, have returned from a
six-week Midwestern motor trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Thorpe,
with their house guest, Mrs Claude
Chew of New York City, left yes
terday to spend two weeks at the
Courtnay Terrace Hotel at Virginia
Beach.
Mrs. John Tillema
Visits in New Hampshire.
Mrs. John Tillema is spending
several weeks with her brother and
sister-in-law, DR.. and Mrs. Anson
Kendall, at Walpole, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Carl left yes
terday by motor to spend two weeks
in ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
Mrs Mildred Bryan has gone to
Camp Cabbossee, Winthrop, Me, to
stay until after Labor Day with her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. L. Marsans.
DR.. and Mrs. Charles F. Conrad
have as their guests in their home
in Lyon Village Mrs. Conrad's
aunts. the Misses Anna and Eliza
beth Short of Johnstown, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur r. Mitchell,
with their son, Arthur r. Mitchell,
jr., have returned to their home in
Colonial Village after a two-month
stay In Ocean City, Md.
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Mrs. Thomson left today for a vaca-
ton near Winchester.
Mrs. H. A. Stewart returned yes
terday from Chicago, where she
has been the guest for more than
a month of her cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Byrnes.
Miss Josephine v. Robinson left
Monday for Atlantic City
Mrs. Elizabeth c. Callison is
spending the remainder of the sea-
son at her summer home in Woods
Hole, Mass. She and her house
guest, Miss Elizabeth Parsons, will
return home after Labor Day.
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Eleanor ana Anne HoI1mdn. Will re-
turn today from two-week motor
trip through the Great Smokes.
Miss Betty Marshall has returned
TO her home in Lee Heights from a
hree weeks bicycling tour through
New England.
Mrs. Theodore B. Nickson is spend
ing two weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Mckay, in La
Grange, Ill.
MIR. and Mrs. Cummings
To Return From Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. X Cummings will
return today to their home on Mill
tary road after two-week stay at
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Miss Patricia Colman is attend
ing the week end activities at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ransom left
Yesterday for three weeks motor
ing through the New England
States.
Mrs. William Harrison, with her
daughter, Miss Jean Harrison, Is
spending several weeks in Wester-
ley, r. I.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burns Of
Arlington Village art spending a
fortnight in Boston, Mass.
Miss June Kiser of Highland
County is the house guest of Mr..
and Mrs. William p Ames.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Ableiter,
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Social Notes of Interest
In Arlington County
Many Residents Leave for or Arrive
From Vacation Trips; Cadys
Are Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Coy

special President Mr.
sterinlaw
daughters Kathryn Barbara Cady They will
Cady who associate professor of North
University
Richard w Maycock their
Club Hills Mrs Maycocks mother brother
Alexandria, Today will
Broida Cleveland
to Alexandria, La
C. Hoffman their
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OF Personal Note

Mrs A. Weinberg is spending two weeks in Orangeburg c.
visiting sister Jennings sonnlaw
Patsy They their
Santiago Chile after visit here of months
Miss Simon visit Mr. and
Merryle Rukeyser, N.
later will Michigan for a vacation.
Barney H
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Miss Slavin to Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Slavin an.
nounce the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Pasha Slavin. to Mr..
Paul Flax, son of Mr.. Nathan Flax
and the late Mrs. Rose Yoelson Flax.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
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Alexandrians Get Ready
For Fall Social Season
Vacation Trips Still Hold Interest
Of Many; Moves to New Homes
Keep Others Occupied

ALEXANDRIA, Va Aug 1sThe departures arrivals
a activities of fall winter.
Secretary Chilean Rodriguez
fortnight will Cod for visit in Provnceown before
their home here in mid September
and have
Prince to Mr. George Freynghuysen of
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WISS WARY HARRIET
HOLLINS.
Her marriage to Mr.. Ber-
nard Ashley Speer ,oiH take
place in the Falls Church
Presbyterian Church Satur-
day. she is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Hollins
OF Vienna, Va.-White Photo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-30
Elderly New York
Woman Is Injured

Wet pavement was blamed Mon
day by the state patrol for an
automobile accident on State His
torical road No. / shortly before
4 p. m. Sunday. In which Mrs.
Emily A. crandall, 50, Of New
York City was injured
The elderly lady was taken 10
the Tacoma General hospital.
where attendants reported her con-
dition good Monday. She suffered
minor decorations and shock.
She WAS a passenger In a ear
driven by John w. crandall. IS.
OF $50 Riverside drive. New
York. Driver OF the other car
involved was n. n. Wilson, ",
~. Of 5l5 Es. Wright ave. Ia
coma. Mrs Sarah Day, 80. Of Bis
No. Tacoma ave. owner Of the
car which Crandall was driving,
also was a passenger In II NJ the
time Of the accident.
State Patrolmen l.. ID. Mullins
and Michael Wayne. investigating
officers. said Wilson, coming onto
u. state road from the Lakewood
road. applied his brakes and skid
ded into the path Of the car driven
BY Crandall. who was unable 10
avoid the collision.