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Evening star., 1941-10-07
Trade Board Organizes
Three New Committees

Organization of three committees
of the Board of Trade was COM
pleted yesterday at meeting of the
Board of Directors. Appointments
approved were for the Committees
on American Ideals, Public Schools
and Public Utilities and Transpor-
tation.
The directors met to complete
plans for the first fall meeting of
the full board membership on Oc-
tober Is.
Also meeting yesterday was the
recently created Defense Co-ordi-
mating Committee. Those attend
ing included Chairman L. P. Nc
Lachlen, Granville Guide, E. Barrett
Prettyman, George Pitt, F. P. H.
Siddons. Edward F. Colladay, H. L.
Rust, jr.; Charles H. Tompkins,
Lawrence E. Williams. Francis G.
Addison and Fred A. Smith, board
president.
The committee appointments ap-
proved included: American Ideals
Committee, Charles A. Robinson.
chairman; William G. Jones, jr.,
vice chairman; H. Donald Some
mann, secretary; F. E. Rogers, John
c. Post and S. Van R. Splitter. Pub
lie Schools Committee, George E.
Keneipp, chairman; John M. How
ard, vice chairman; Paul F. Grove,
Jr, secretary; Henry Thompson,
A. Lee Amoss, George w. Hodgkins,
Frank T. Shull, B. S. Lawns, B B.
Derrick, Gen. Amos A. Fries, M. F..
Finan, Edwin w. Bethel.
Those named to the Public Util-
tiles and Transportation Commit
tee were: Henry j. Saunders, chair
man; Milo Brinkley, E. F. Lacey.
John B. Cullen, j. Ninian Beall and
Charles H. Cooke.
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Judge Refuses
To Void Lindsey
Brutality Charge
OverruIed; Jury
Will Get Dutu

Overruling a defense counsel claim
that admissions of guilt were OBJ
tanned by police brutality from Ro-
land J. Lindsey, 10, colored, on trial
on charges of criminal assault and
assault with intent to kill. Justice
Jesse c. Atkins in District Court to-
day ruled they could be presented to
the jury.
The jury was excused while the
issue was argued United States At
torney Edward NJ Curran was PLAN
ming to present to the jury this aft
ernoon the statements Lindsey was
said to have given police.
Lindsey appeared to say that two
policemen at No. II presinct had
abused him. One had held his
hands, while the other beat him, he
said; while he begged them to stop.
Defense Counsel James G. Tyson
contended that in view of this testi-
mony, any oral statements the po-
lice claimed he had made to them
should not be made to the jury.
Police Deny Force.
The prosecution put Detective
Sergts. Louis NJ Wilson and Edgar
Scott of the Detective Bureau on the
stand and they denied that any vio-
lence or compulsion had been used.
The defendant is charged with
criminal attack on an 18-year- -old
girl and assault with intent to kill
her soldier escort, Lawrence j. Nc
Cullough, 81, on July 49, The SOL
dier was beaten and suffered a
slashed throat in Patterson woods,
near New York avenue NE.
A little black note book. the jury
was told, played an important part
in Llndsey's arrest. The note book,
presented by the prosecution as evi-
dence, was first discovered according
to Policeman Daniel j. Slattery
when he stopped Lindsey, on the day
before the assault, near West Vir-
ginia avenue NE, to question him.
In the book Lindsey had placed
his Social Security card and his
Baltimore unemployment card.
How Notebook Helped in Arrest.
The policeman testified that after
| the assault he remembered the in
cident with Lindsey and went with
Policeman James C. Beach to Lind
sey's place of employment and ar
rested him.
DR.. Paul T. Powell, inferno at
Gallinger Hospital, told the jury of
his physical examination of the girl
shortly after the attack. Although
his testimony was attacked by de-
fense counsel on the grounds that
the physician was not an expert
Justice Adkins overruled the OBJ
lection and held that the physician
could answer questions by Mr.. Cur
ran.
The 18year- girl and her es-
cort who testified yesterday were
seated in the rear of the courtroom
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Pensions for Judqes
OF Courts in District
Opposed by Group
Georgetown Progressive
Association Elects
Walter F. BrumhoII

Opposition to the retirement with
pensions of judges of the District of
Columbia courts, as provided in the
courts merger bill, was voted by the
Progressive Citizens Association of
Georgetown last night.
Miss Eta Taggart. honorary preSi-
dent of the association, introduced
the resolution as the organization
held its first fall meeting in the
Curtis School. Miss Taggart de-
clared the provision would impose
an unjust burden on District tax
payers.
The association also opposed the
proposed increase in water rates for
Washington residents on the mo-
ton of Walter F.. Bramhal. who said
that funds for increasing the capac-
ity of the water system should come
from special defense program funds
to aid municipalities.
Immediate filling of the two va
cancies on the city's Public Utilities
Commission was urged by Mrs.
Elizabeth Sullivan. The resolution
was passed by the group.
The rodent-control program of
the Health Department was in
dorsed.
Mr.. Bramhall was elected presi-
dent, Mrs. Joseph L. Goodman, first
vice president; Henry w. Draper,
second vice president; Mrs. Harry
Leroy Jones, who is the retiring
president, third vice president; Ann
r. Keliher. recording secretary
Nora Lee Orndorff, corresponding
secretary; Edna Ladson, treasurer;
Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. Elizabeth
Draper, delegates to the Federation
OF Citizens Associations.
The association voted to send Mr.
Bramhall as its delegate to the testi-
monial dinner for the retiring super
intendent of police, Maj. Ernest w
Brown, Saturday night.
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Transit Line
Asks for More
0ne.kdn Cars
Emergency Blamed
For Shortage
Of Personnel

Pleading shortage of employees, E.
D. Merrill, president of the Capital
Transit Co., today asked Public
Utilities officials for authority to
convert 161 tWo-man street cars to
one-man operation.
Despite all precautions to prevent
loss of personnel by reason of mill
tary and other demands, Mr.. Merrill
declared, substantial shortage al
ready has developed and may seri-
ously increase. He disclosed that
the transit company has "reluct-
antly asked military deferment" for
transit employees in the belief that
transportation of Government
workers here is a necessary part OF
the defense program.
Mr.. Merrill told the hearing the
company has advertised in the sur
rounding States in an effort to OBJ
tain additional men, but pointed out
that even if personnel were avail
able they must also be trained.
The proposed plan. he said, will
make available 293 trained, expert
enced men to help in the emergency.
The present method of operating
two-man cars represents an 'inefi-
cient" use of the men now employed,
he added
All but three of the proposed
changeovers to one-man operation
would be used on the Mount Pleas
ant, Fourteenth street and North
Capitol street lines, the hearing was
told.
J. G. Bigelow, president and busi-
ness agent of Local Division $50,
Amalgamated Association of Street,
Electric Railway & Motor Coach
Employees of America, sought to
block holding of the hearing on the
ground of no quorum of the Public
Utilities Commission. Engineer
Commissioner Charles w. Kutz is
now sole member of the three-man
commission The officials, however,
decided to take the testimony.
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Chief Pilot Trainer
Opposes Program
For GIiders Now
Gen. Strotemeyer Tells
Congress Thot Plan Might
Hinder Present Setup

A Senate Education and Labor
Subcommittee heard the head of
the Army's pilot training program
testify today that while he supposed
a glider training program might dis
cover natural flyers earlier, he did
not believe there was a place for
such a program at this time.
Brig. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer
said he felt the program proposed in
the bill might interfere with the reg
ular power plane training program
that now is geared to turn out 10000
pilots within the next year. He ad-
mltted he had had no experience
with gliders. but added that the
Army's Air Corps now believes glid-
ers to be military necessity, and is
beginning to train glider pilots.
He suggested that if glider train
ing law is passed, the training be
done by the Civil Aeronatuics Au-
thority instead of the National
Youth Administration. Under the
present bill the N. Y A. would be
empowered to stimulate interest in
gliders, probably through building
them in its shops throughout the
Nation.
The aircraft industry has a short
age of technical workers, the officer
said, and glider program might
intensity the shortage.
Although he conceded the value
OF gliders, when he was asked to
state his views definitely on the N.
Y. A. glider bill he said: Il don't
see place for it now in the all
out defense program"
At each attempt to pin him down
on the value of glider training to
a prospective power pilot, Gen.
Stratemeyer said he has had not
esperence and therefore did not
know. However, Charles T. Malone,
president of the American Glider
Association, testified earlier that
power pilots trained by the glider
method" were safer and better
flyers. He pointed to the record
of So members of his outfit who
were trained by that method in
France at the beginning of the
World War and said that none had
lost his life in flying accident. Of
the pilots taking strictly power
training, approximately 10 per cent
are killed in crashes sooner or later,
he said.
Mr.. Malone said that gliders were
used successfully by the Germans
in taking Belgium and France, and
that they were responsible for the
successful invasion of Crete. There,
the Germans used trains of six and
eight gliders towed by one airplane,
Mr.. Malone testified.
Mr.. Malone said that the N. Y. A.
has $500 shops scattered throughout
the Nation, and that these could be
used for building gliders without any
additional drain on the supply of
materials. He predicted that many
of the new gliders will be made of
plastic which Is both light and
strong.
A group of the committee mem
berS, including Senator Roster, Dem
ocrat, of West Virginia, was to 20
to Hyde Field at Clinton, Md, this
afternoon, for a glider demonstra-
ton.
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Sperry Heads Utilities
Defense Bond Drive

Marcy L. Sperry, president of the
Washington Gas Light Co., has ac-
cepted appointment as chairman of
the Utilities Division of the District
of Columbia Defense Savings Com
mittee, H. L. Rust jr., chairman of
the committee, announced yester-
day.
In accepting the appointment,
Mr.. Sperry commented that the eff
fort here to induce the buying of
Defense Bonds and Stamps by large
numbers or people is of prime i'm
portance because of its national
effect. He expressed confidence
that public utility organizations
would assist patriotically in the sue
cess of the local effort.
Evening star., 1941-10-07
District Seeks
6MiI|ion Under
lanhdn1 Act
Fund Planned for
Hospitals, Water
Sewer Extensions

A bill to permit the District to
participate either by loan or grant
up to s6,0O0,0OO under the Lanham
Act for relief of national defense
areas was forwarded to Congress
today by the Commissioners.
Urging prompt passage Of the
measure, the city heads said all
funds obtained would be used for
construction of Capital improve
ments necessitated by the growth
of the community due to national
defense activities. This would in
clude, they said. sewer, water and
highway extensions. new schools
hospitals and other public works.
The Lanham Act authorizes $780,
100000 to be spent under the ad-
ministration of the Federal Works
Agency for the relief of communi-
ties whose municipal facilities have
been overtaXed by national defense
population influx
Annual Payments.
The Commissioners bill, returned
to the District Building yesterday
with the approval of the Budget
Bureau, provides for repayment of
any money advanced to the District
in annual installments over a period
of not more than 25 years with. in
tereSt beginning next July l. The
interest rate would be determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury
and would be based on the average
rate of interest paid on Federal
obligations for the two fiscal years
Immediately preceding last June 80.
Money for reimbursement would
be carried annually in the District
budgets and water and highway
projects would be reimbursable from
the water and highway funds, re-
spectiYely.
Thefblll also requires the Commits
slonersfto submit with their annual
budget requests report of all ac-
tlvlties and expenditures that might
be made under the Lanham Act.
Two Million for Schools.
According to rough estimates,
more than S2.000,000 would be used
for the construction of six school
projects. These include an eight
room elementary school at Nichols
avenue and Atlantic street Sc; a
junior high school at Forty-ninth
street and Washington place NE;
10-room and gymnasium addition
to the Taft Junior High School;
completion of six classrooms at the
Lafayette Elementary School; an
eight-room and gymnasium ele-
mentary school at Forty-pinth and
Hayes streets. NE. and completion
of four claSsrooms at the Bunker
Hill School.
Some 100000 is earmarked for a
maternal and child ward at CALM
ger Hospital.
Water projects on the national
defense program include six filters
for the Dalecarlia filtration plant;
30-inch gravity main from Ana
costa avenue to Firth Stilling and
Stevens road; a 24-inch main from
Anacostia first altitude reservoir to
Nichols avenue, and 10 pumps at
Dalecarlia. This program would run
something over S1,000,000.
Sewer projects are listed as
storm water sewer for South Cap
itol street and three public con-
venience stations.
A sewage treatment plant at Lau-
rel. Md, is also on the list for which
Lanham Act funds would be spent
If made available.
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Redskin Officials Guests
At Masonic Temple

officials of the Washington Red
skins will be guests of the Masons
of the District when football night
is observed at the new Masonic
Temple, Thirteenth street and New
York avenue NV. tomorrow night.
George P. Marshall, president OF
the Redskins, and Ray F1aherty,
coach, will head the team delega-
ton. Mr.. Marshall will show moving
pictures of critical plays in profess
sional football last year. Harmony
Lodge is sponsoring the meeting,
and L. Gordon Leech, master Of the
lodge, will preside.
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Dean Kuyser to Talk
On Causes of War

DR.. Elmer Louis Kayser, dean of
university students and professor
of European history at George
Washington University, will discuss
Causes of World War H." at 8
pm. tomorrow, in the Hall of Gov
ernment, Twenty-fir and G streets
NV
This is the second in Dean Kay
ser's series of lectures. He will speak
October Is on The Present Situa-
tion in Europe" The lectures are
part of the university's recreation
program.
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Sheridan Will Speak
On U. F. W. Program

Representative Sheridan. Demo-
crat, of Pennsylvania will speak for
passage of the Federal workers
minimum wage bill over Station
WINK at 1915 o'clock tonight on
the Federal Workers Broadcast,
weekly program sponsored by the
United Federal Workers of America
Mr. Sheridan introduced the bill
last week and it is now pending be-
fore the House Civil Service Com
mittee, of which he is a member.
The bill would establish a $500
minimum in the Government serv-
ice and provide immediate annual
raises of $500 for every employe
earning less than $4,000 annually.
Employees earning $4,000 or $500
would be raised to $1,000.
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Plan to Attend Meeting

-Four Washington men are ex-
pected to attend the bi-monthly
meeting of the Seaboard Zionist Re-
gional Administrative Committee at
the Young Mems Hebrew Associa-
ton, 305 West Monument street,
Baltimore, at 6 pm. october 16.
They are Bernard Danzansky, Rabbi
Isadore Breslau, Isidore Hershfield
and Louis E. Spiegler.
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Toll in Previous Months.

1otdio " OdIC 5000 DO 90
In October, Beware OF:
!. The hours between mid
night and 2 am. Three persons
were killed within this two-hour
period in October last year.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than a crosswalk.
Two pedestrians met death in
October, 1910, while doing this.
One of the two ran out from
between parked cars. -
Evening star., 1941-10-07

planned that Miss Gordon was the
first to gain the glamour" title by
the democratic methods.
Where other titleholders were Sc
lected by press agents, Miss Gordon
was chosen by popular ballot of $50
New York debutanteS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11
Governor Takes Over ! Full Responsibilities
Setup In State Department Outlined Colonel Fisher
 Commissioner Hickey Doing Outstanding Work

1. state Defense Administrator Samuel II. Fisher, who heads the vast defense organization which has ben ebuilt up for the past several months.
 state Police Commissioner Ed- ward !. Hickey, who has taken a far greater hand in affairs than is generally known and who Is regard edNas one Of the ablest admlnlstra- torse In the state government. Only Q few days before the outbreak oi the war, Hickey was seen in opera. ton ct the Hartfordl bridge disaster and was given widespread common dalton for his work.
 There Is some talk in Capitol quar- ters that Gen, Sanford II. Wadhams, chairman of the state water com mission, should be put to work in some responsible defense post. Gem WaodhaHns handled all the U. s, medical services in the World War and was right~hand man to Gen,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11
SCOUT EXECUTE
 HOLD CONF FERE
Priests Attend Special Meeting to Discuss Vari.
 Ous Activities Here

Kenneth Cook, assistant national director of operations of the Boy Scouts of America, was the chief speaker last evening at Q dinner given by the Mattatuck Council, with 6 group of Catholic priests ns guests. Mir. Cook, who Is also dis rector of promotion among Cathr olic Scouts, told his audience of the new troops currently being formed under Catholic auspices. N
 Those attending were the follow.
 ing: Rev. George Reilly, Rev. Thomas McGarry, Rev. John Baiasa Rev. Robert Hanover, Rev. Dionese Biarelli, James J. HenneGsy, Rev. Franklin Corrigan, Scout Executive David ?. Bahson.
 Also Rev. James Woods, Rev, Willima Collins, Rt. Rev. Monsignor Joseph Valdambrini, Mir. Cook, Louis A. Walsh, vice. -Iresident of the council, and H. s. Robert, assistant scout executive, @stiA ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11
quickly distributed,

At present, 1t appears that first corps area army headquarters at Boston are in almost constant touch with the governed. Undoubtedly
 when army contingents become es- abolished in the Connecticunt area
 there will be e local army source of information. There is none now,
 There will be no special session of the legislature at present. The governor appears to have tho full-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11
Ry JACK AMMAN

tUmited Press Stan CoEresp0mdemtl
 Hartford, Dec. ll-upl-The at- tack on the United states hes brought Q complete cessation Of poli- ties in Connecticut, and has moved Governor Robert A. Hurley Into poe sition as the states unprecedented leader,
 The governor immediately took over the Job as the state's oom- mander-in-ohief and has been work ing day and night. Many Of his ace hvities and conferences, of course, cannot be published, but the con- tingent of newspaperEnen ct the state CApultol know what is going on, and are pleased at the authorita- tive manner in which Governor HUr. ley has taken control of the situa- ton.
 Chief Aides
 The governors two chief aides in the current emergency are:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11
that cannot Do published,

that cannot be published.
 How Hartford managed to get on anti-alrcraft regiment from Fort ontario, N. Y., is an interesting story, but one which cannot be made public.
 Conferences Pending
 Newspaperinen are informed of impending conferences which the governor will hold, and the reasons why certain individuals are called In by the chief executive. The goy-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11

ernor has his hand on the entire sctate defense situation. He has a radio in his chambers which prob- ably Is tuned In for important broad- casts to keep him fully informed of developments.
 Newspaperrnen are in constant touch with the governors cffico and are promised details as soon as things break. A former newspaper man has charge oE press relations for the governor, and news Is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11

est authority to handle the Situa- ton, and he also has, fortunately, c surplus of several million dollars with which to take care of the bills.
 From all that appears after, three or four days of war, therefore, Con- necticut is ready for the emergency. The state is fortunate to have two quick-acting individuals like Gov ernor Hurley and State Police Com missioner Hickey at the helm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11

pershing, At present, he is not being used to advantage.
 There Is no centralized news source at present from which in- formation can be secured. Several state agencies are producing de- fense news, and 1t is necessary to keep a constant check on each of them. Governor Hurley has taken the states political writers at the Capitol Into his confidence, and they are burdened with much information
Evening star., 1941-10-19
Popular Music

Among Victor releases: Anthology
Of English Lyric Verse" (three 12-
inch red seals), Corneha Otis Skin
ner reciting. The great names Of
English poetry pass in review in a
representative selection which the
versatile Miss Skinner enunciates
with precision and f1eXibility. There
are two ShakeSpearean sonnets,
Millions "On Blindness" Browning's S
"Ode to a Grecian Urn" Tennyson's
Crossing the Bar Wordsworth's S
Solitary Reaper and the better
works of Is others who put the
Lyric" in lyric verse.
American Fantasy" Victor Her
berts battle-wagon of the concert
platform, gets a spirited performance
by the Victor Symphony, Charles
OConnell conducting. Yankee Doodle
was never so dandy as here.
Bands and vocalists: Freddy
Martins saXophonic sweetness is up
to par on Miss You"-"Rose ODay'
and "By-U By-O"; Tommy Dorsey
wields f1orid trombone in a straight
version of None But the Lonely
Heart" with Trumpetist Zig Elman
following suit on Eli Eli: Skinny
Ennis has a palpitating "Set the
World on Fire" while Vocalist Dick
Evening star., 1941-10-19
J. ". Sfebb

Todd offers a croonier version of the
same coupled with Concerto for
Two" Barry Wood tries the same
formula with Call 1t Anything,
It's Love"-"City Called Heaven" !"
John Kirby creates another little
swing whopper, "Fifis Rhapsody;
Vaughn Monroe bounces Il, 2, 3
OLairy"; a typical Fats Waller hoe
down is "Rump Steak Serenade':;
business as usual for Glenn Miller
on Ma Ma Maria Man in the
Moon" and I'm Thrilled
One Love to Another"
Okeh and Columbia-Carl Hoff
debuts with the sillier-than-"H Hut
Sui" "B-I Bi." Hoff's vocal ensemble
making most Of the comedy elements.
Orrin Tucker does "Whistler's
Mother-in-Law" in hit style. Horace
Heidt's BE Honest With Me" has
color and lot of whistling. Gene
Krupa varies Amour" in attractive
rumba-swing drcsS. Griff Williams
musical juggling is in top form for
Love IS'-"FooliSh." Billie Holidays
Love Me or Leave Me" is one of
her more palatable discs: Jack
Leonard conducts a sentimental
journey through These Foolish
Things" and IF There Is Some One
DOvelier Than YOU
Evening star., 1941-10-19
Sculptures and SiIhouettes

Two special exhibitions of unusual
interest opened in the Corcoran
Gallery of Art this past week. to
continue through November 2. They
are sculpture by Maria Martins, wife
of the Brazilian Ambassador, and
portrait silhouettes by the Baroness
Maydell, formerly of Estonia.
The first of these is set forth in
the gallery of special exhibitions on
the second floor, and it makes an
imposing showing. The works are
in bronze, wood, terra Gotta and
plaster, colored, and range in size
from the heroic to less than a fifth
life size. There are several full
lengths, among which, most notable,
are statues in wood of Christ and of
St. Francis, the former inscribed on
the baSe-"Woe to You Scribes,
Pharisees and Hypocrites." Both are
stern and dramatic, and, In manner
of carving, quite diverse. There are
several versions Of Salome and four