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Evening star., 1941-10-28
Prince Georges Neet
OF Surface DRAINAGE
system Discussed
Head Of County Boord
Urges Appropriation
To Stort Construction

William A. Carson. president OF
the Board of County Commissioners,
told the Prince Georges Chamber Of
Commerce last night that primary
| need of the metropolitan area of the
county was surface drainage sys-
tenn. He suggested the appropria-
ton of funds for the Washington
Suburban and Sanitary Commission
to construct such system.
T. Howard Duckett, park pur-
chasing agent for the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. said the commission
has either purchased. or is buying,
$50 acres in the metropolitan area
and that plans are under way to
make upward Of 1000 acres.
This land, it was said, is largely
! in the valley Of the northwest and
northeast branches of the Potomac.
Mr.. Duckett also disclosed that the
park commission is grading land
fronting heavily-traveled highways.
DR.. Waldo Schmitt gave an Illus
trated talk on the proposed railroad
committing system. The board OF
directors of the chamber will dis
cuss the proposal at its meeting
Monday.
Other speakers included DR.. H. J.
Patterson. chairman Of the Advisory
Board to the County Commissioners,
and Herbert w. Wells, also a mem
Der Of the board. Both speakers
emphasized their belief that the
serious trafIic problem in the area
| can best be solved by the construc-
ton of side roads. rather than the
widening Of heavily travelled high
ways to Washington.
! Nicholas Orem. jr.. was in charge
of the program held at College Park.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Maryland Will Increase
Auto INSPECTION Stations

A large number of automobile in
spection stations will be provided in
Maryland this year to care for an
increase of nearly $4,000 cars in the
State. Commissioner of Motor Vehi-
cles w. Lee Elgin has announced.
Garages and service stations
throughout Maryland are making
applications to be appointed as mo-
tor vehicle inspection stations dur
ing the annual checkup." he said.
This campaign will be conducted
from November l to December Is"
About 1.50O stations were select
ed for inspection work last year in
Maryland. Each station will be in
spected to determine that adequate
testing and adjustment facilities are
available. There will also be a close
checkup made on cars displaying
inspection stickers to see that both
the stations and owners have COM
piled with the law, Commissioner
Elgin said.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Commissioners
Study 0ff-Street
Parking Bill
Zoning Act Change
Would Help Solve
Traffic Problem

The Commissioners today had
before them a bill to amend the
Zoning Act to give the Zoning Com
mission authority to compel pro-
vision for off-street parking facili-
ties in all new District construction.
The measure was approved yes
terday by the zoning body, of which
the three city heads are members,
and is due to be sent to the Capitol
soon.
In addition. the zoning officials
decided to meet the housing short
age caused by the influx of national
defense population here by drafting
tentative amendments to zoning reg
ulations to permit operation of ROOM
ing houses and boarding houses in
"a" restricted and semi-restricted
districts for the duration of the
emergency. In any case, the amend
ments would become invalid after
December 81. l943.
Amendments to the zoning regula-
tions require public hearing and
must be advertised 80 days in ad-
vance Of that hearing. The Zoning
Commission called the hearing for
December 3.
Possibility Of handling the prob
lem through congressional amend
ment to the Zoning Act was discussed
by the commission, but the officials
decided to work it out through
changes in the regulations.
The proposed amendments to the
regulations provide specifically that
to operate a roOming house or board
ing house in the "A" restristed or
semi-restricted areas persons must
have a special certificate of occu-
pancy for such use of his premises.
The application will contain an un-
conditional statement that on the
Presidents declaration of the termi-
nation OF the emergency, or Decem-
Der 81, 1943. whichever comes earlier.
such use of the premises must cease.
Any operator failing to close down
at that time becomes subject to pen
alties of the Zoning Act
The proposal to compel of ff-street
parking provision in all new con-
struction has long been suggested as
one of the remedies to the District
traffic problem and was suggested
at the recent congressional hearing
conducted by Representative Schultz,
Democrat. of Indiana. which in
vestigated the traffic situation.
For the second time the COM
mission yesterday deferred action
on proposal to permit erection
Of 100000 apartment project at
Sixteenth and Shepherd streets NV.
pending the return of Commissioner
Young, who has been i'll.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
War Building Worker
Hurt by Machinery

A 21-year-old construction work
man suffered a fractured forearm
and dislocated shoulder today when
he was caught in machinery at the
new War Department Building
project in Arlington County, Va, po-
lice reported.
The man was listed as Jay Huelin
OF 1924 Fairmont street NV. He
was admitted to Emergency Hos
pital.
Edward Leach, 32-year- old paint
er, was said to have passed fairly
good night" in Emergency Hospital,
where he was being treated for in
turies received in a fall yesterday
from a fourth-story ledge Of an
apartment house.
Mr.. Leach received compound
fractures of both legs when he land
ed in an areaway beside the New
Amsterdam Apartments, 2701 Four
teenth street NV.
He lives at 4012 Third street NV
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Alexandra Woman Succumbs
In Stobbing; Boorder Sought
Mother Of Five
Dies in Hospital;
Man Vunishes

By 4 Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, Oct 28-Mrs
Ethel Mahoney, "a, mother of five
children, died In Alexandria Hos
pital early today from a stab wound
in the back. received, police said,
during an alteration in her home
at Skaters lane last night.
A warrant for felonious assault
had been sworn out for Harry Ed
wards, Is. a construction worker
who stayed at Mrs. Mahoney's house
and who, according to police. was
named by her as her assailant be-
fore she died. Detective James w.
Baber of the Alexandria police said
Edwards disappeared Immediately
after the stabbing and has not yet
been apprehended.
The charge of felonious assault
will be changed to murder today.
Detective Baber said
Detective Baber said Mrs Mahoney
told police at the hospital last night
that she and Edwards were in an
argument before the stabbing. A
butcher knife was used. police said
News of the stabbing was brought to
police by Mrs. Dorothea Javins.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Leesburg Suspect Held
In Criminal Assault Case

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, Oct. 28.-A o.
year-old colored man was held here
today by police, who said he GRIM
inally assaulted young white wom-
an and beat her husband in their
Leesburg home last night.
The man was arrested by Loudoun
County police shortly before Md
night as he walked along the VIM
cheSter-Leesburg highway a short
distance from the town.
Deputy Sheriff ]. R. Chamblin
said the woman was dragged from
her bedroom and assaulted in the
kitchen. The husband went to her
rescue, the sheriff said. and was
knocked unconscious by the man.
When the husband had recovered
from the blow he notified police, who
arrested the man as he was leaving
town, Sheriff Chamblin reported.
Commonwealth Attorney Charles
F. Harrison reported that the wom-
ans 6-week-old infant was asleep
in her bedroom when the man broke
in and that two older children were
asleep in a second-floor room.
The woman was treated by two
physicians at her home.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Vote 10 Add 100
Policemen Seen
Soon in Senate
Measure Reported
FovorobIy; Provides
$120,333 Fund

Early Senate action was expected
today on a House-approved bill
providing funds for an increase OF
100 men in the Metropolitan police
force, beginning December /.
The measure was reported favor
ably by the Senate Appropriations
Committee at a brief executive
meeting late yesterday at which
Senator OMahoney, Democrat, Of
Wyoming stressed the urgent need
of the additional officers.
Appropriates s120,333.
An appropriation of sl20333 IS
called for in the bill to pay the
salaries of the 100 new policemen
from December l through the re-
mainder of the current fiscal year
which ends June 30. This is a
reduction of s26917 under tbs
amount provided in the measure as
it passed the House. The House,
however. anticipated that the force
would be enlarged October /, ard
calculated the salaries of the add.
tlonal officers on nine-month in.
stead of seven-month basis.
OF the total appropriation recon.
| mended, $l03.708 would come out
of the general revenues of the Dis.
trict and the balance from the spe-
cial fund derived from motor vehicls
fees and the 2-cent-a- gallon tax on
gasoline. [
Revenue Held Adequate. '
Senator OMahoney, who is chair
man of the subcommittee in charge
Of District appropriations. using sta
tistics prepared by municipal ofi-
cials, showed that District revenues
will bear the added expense without
! causing deficit, since tax collections
and income from other sources in
| the first quarter of the current fiscal
| year were higher than original esti.
mates. largely because of the growth
in population and the resulting in.
crease in building construction.
Senator OMahoney told the COM
mittee the additional policemen are
needed because of expansion of the
city.
Seventy-nine officers were added
to the force in July with funds
carried in the Appropriation Act for
the present fiscal year These. plus
the 100 provided for in the bill be-
fore the Senate, will provide a police
force Of 1915.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Foirfox Board Calls
EIGHT for Induction
an.risl D,.n.,ch 10 Ihe etar.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Oct. 28.-The Fair
fax County Selective Service Board
announce that eight colored reg
istrants have been directed to report
for induction November 4, under
call 81.
The men are Charles Wilson
Woodland, 81; Thomas Harding
Corbin, 81; Oliver William Strother,
81; James T. Carter, Is; Bernard
Harrod, 26; James William Corum,
26; Benjamin Franklin Terrell, 81,
and Robert P. Lee, 81.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Monopoly Laid
To 10 Liquor
Firms in Suit
Action Charging Price
Discrimination Filed
By Five Retailers

Claiming to represent some 300
dealers, five retail liquor stores yes
terday filed suit in District Court
against seven wholesalers and nine
retailers, contending that they are
violating the Robinson-Patman Act
by indulging in price discrimina-
tions. An injunction was asked to
halt the practice, which the plain
tiffs say is based on quantity dis
counts in the liquor business, with
out any real basis in fact. Due to
this. the court was told, monopoly
exists
The suit, an outgrowth of the re-
cent District grand jury investiga-
ton into the liquor business here
which returned no indictments
names as plaintiffs Patrick A
Sugrue. l705 Pennsylvania avenue
NV; Sam Hutcher. 800 Kennedy
street NV; Tillie Brown. 100 Ninth
street NV; George A. Chacos. 11l4
Eighth street NV, and Sarah
Frank, 1850 U street NV.
Named n Defendants.
Defendants accused OF illegal price
rigging are Maurice Milstone, 927
PENNSYLVANIA avenue NV; Ney Dis
tributing Co.. Inc, 903 Pennsylvania
avenue NV; Frank Sachs. 1903
Fourteenth street NV: Samuel
Eisenberg, 1926 Wisconsin avenue
NV; Sam Fig. 54l6 Georgia avenue
NV: Sam Dricker, 5l3 Eleventh
street NV: Ben Rose. $50 Bladens-
burg road NE: David Lessner. 1448
New York avenue NV: Meyer
Seigel, Jack Seigel and Harry Seigel
of the Ace Beverage Co.. 2442 Egiht-
eenth street NV: E. M. Fleisch-
mann Distilling Co.. 4l8 Florida ave-
nue. NE; International Distributing
Co, GIT E street NV: E. Kahn &
Co, 1l8 E street NV: Bethel e.
Co.. 1857 New York avenue NE;
Foreman, Inc, 1450 Okie street NE;
Holly Slower, Inc, 2035 Seventeenth
street NV, and Roma Wine &
Liquor Co., Inc. 1915 Fourth
street NE.
The suit stated that since early
1910 the defedant wholesalers un-
lawfully have Disseminated in
prices of national branded whiskies
in favor of the defendants. The
charge is made in the suit that the
defendants engage In certain pri-
vate and secret discounts, rebates.
adjustments, and allowances and
so-called quantity discounts and
breakage" to the detriment Of the
plaintiff retail dealers.
Monopoly Charged.
"As a result of the unlawful
price discrimination and illegal
action of the said wholesale de-
PENDANTS and retail liquor dealer
defendants. a monopoly in the
LIQUOR business exists in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and 80 per cent
of all the quart or fifth sales Of
liquors in the District of Columbia
is sold by the retail defendants"
the suit asserts.
Attorneys Martin F. ODonoghue
and Thomas x. Dunn, representing
the plaintiffs, advised the court
that approximately l89 of the 400
liquor dealers in the City of WASH
ington are on a cash delivery basis
by order of the Alcohol Beverage
Control Board, because of their
inability to pay their existing debts
due to the terrific loss of business,
which is the direct result of the
illegal and unlawful acts of the
wholesale defendants in selling, and
the retail liquor dealer defendants
in buying the national branded
whiskies far below the prices given
to the plaintiffs in violation Of the
Robinson -Patman Act"
Evening star., 1941-10-28
No Ban on Sunday Milk
Delivery Seen Here

Washington milk dealers today
saw no immediate prospects of a
ban on Sunday deliveries such as
that ordered for Baltimore in De-
cember to conserve truck parts and
tires for defense needs.
j. B. Falvey, manager Of the En-
bassy-Fairfax Dairy, and Edgar
Brawner, president of the Chevy
Chase Chestnut Farms Dairy. said
they had heard no discussion OF
such a move here.
In addition to saving on vehicle
repair, Baltimore dairies inaugu-
rated the ban with a view toward
ultimate establishment of a 40-hour
work week for milkmen.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Requiem Mass Said
For Christopher Meade

Requiem mass was said this morn
ing at St. AIMS Church for Chris
topher Meade, 81, father Of DR..
Spencer Vincent Meade of Crest
view. Md, who died Saturday at
Sibley Hospital. He was buried in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Meade was born in Saybrook,
Conn. He was a graduate of the
New York College of Pharmacy
For q number of years he was asso-
ciated with the firm Of Hynson,
Wescott & Dunning in Baltimore
He made his home with his son.
Besides DR.. Meade. he Is survived
by q grandson and q brother, John
Moods of Drigt1tWntssk kono 3hnd
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Sale of Guernsey Herd
In Virginia Nets $40, l38

By the Associated Press.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Oct. %.
The dispersal sale OF John Lee
Pratt's Sherwood Forest herd OF
Guernseys brought $40,138 and was
attended by several hundred dairy
men and cattle breeders yesterday.
Mr.. Pratt, a former vice president
Of General Motors, indicated he in
tended to concentrate on Hereford
beef cattle at the farm near here.
Seventy-five head of Guernseys
were sold, with bull going for $4,550
to Charles O'Connor of Trappe, Md
That was the highest sale Of the day
The high for cows was 5000.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Four Named for Induction

WAYNESBORO. Va, Oct. %
(SpeciaD Nelson County Selective
Service Board will send four Sc
lectees to the Roanoke induction
station next week. They are Jack
Cabell Massie, Wilbert Irving Maui
pin and Leslie Marks, all white. to
report November 3, and Andrew
Early, colored, to report the follow.
ING day,
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Maternal Aid Group
Plans Benefit Fete

The Montgomery County Maternal
Welfare Association will sponsor a
benefit bridge party at l:3O pm.
November 4 at the home Of Mrs. E.
Marshall Nuckols. jr.. TOTO Brook
vile road. Chevy Chase. Md.
Mrs. Courtlandt c. Van Vechten
of 1O3 Woodbridge avenue, Silver
Spring, is chairman in charge.
The benefit is to raise funds for
the support of the birth-control
clinic held every Tuesday at the
Montgomery County General Hos
pital, Sandy Spring. Reservations
should be made with Mrs. Norman
T. Ball, East Leland street, Chevy
Chase, Wisconsin 6240.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
West Virginia Flyer
Is Killed in Burma
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va. Oct. 70
1t. Peter William Atkinson, IS
U. S. Army Air Corps. was killed in
an airplane accident Saturday in
Burma, according to a telegram re-
ceived from Secretary of State Hull
by his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Atkinson. yesterday.
1t. Atkinson was one of three fly
ing brothers, two in the Army and
one in the Navy. He was on leave
from the Army to serve as an in
structor for Chinese pilots near
Rangoon.
1t. Atkinson was TO have beer
married on his return here from
China.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Divorce Is Granted

ROCKVILLE, Md. Oct. 28 tSpe-
ciaD Judge Charles w. Woodward
has signed a decree granting Mrs.
Mary Ellen jackson of this county an
absolute divorce from Morgan Paul
jackson of Washington, the decree
also awarding the plaintiff custody
of the couples two children, James
Frederick Jackson and John Frank
lin jackson.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Bethesda Woman Heads
Nursinq Service Unit

Appointment Of Mrs. E. M. Fry
Of Sonoma road, Bethesda. as
chairman Of the Nursing Service
for the Bethesda branch of the
Montgomery Chapter Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross was announced yes
terday by Mrs. Alvin L. Aubinoe OF
Greenwich Forest, chairman Of the
Bethesda branch.
Mrs. Fry is Montgomery County
public health nurse.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Alexandra Citizens
Seek Anti-Smoke Rule
By . Staff Correspondent Of The Sta

By Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, Oct. 28.-A
petition seeking City Council action
to abate a smoke nuisance was in
dorsed last night by the Sixth Ward
Citizens Association.
The petition will be presented to
the council at its meeting tonight
and was sponsored by the North
Ridge Citizens Association. 1t seeks
passage of an ordinance to abate
smoke from the railroads and large
industrial centers.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Lecture on Coast Guard

An illustrated lecture on the
United States Coast Guard will
feature q dinner meeting OF the
Silver Spring Lions Club at the
Indian Spring Country Club at $50
O'Clock tonight.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
School Fund Allotted

The Federal Works Agency an
nounced last night a defense public
works allotment of $1,000 for main
tenarce and operation of schools at
Glymont, Charles County, Md.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Fire DESTROYS Home

BULL RUN, Va, Oct. % (SpeciaD.
Fire of undetermined origin yes
terday destroyed the two-story frame
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Simpson.
The loss was estimated by hremen
~ appao1imAaely $4,000.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
PIT. A. to Hold Teu

A silver tea in charge Of the room
sponsors of the Thomas Jefferson
Junior High School PIT. A., Arling.
ton, Va, will be given from 2:30 to
$50 pm. tomorrow IN The school.
Evening star., 1941-10-28

In October, Beware OF:
l. 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., 1941-10-28

sister of the dead woman, who was
in the house at the time. according
to Detective Baber.
Mrs. Mahoneys husband is con-
fined to a State hospital. police say.
Her children range in age from 2
to 8 wears.
Evening star., 1941-10-28

TURKEY FOR ORIGINALITY-Ths Thanksgiving bird will be-
Halloween prize night when is awarded the
person wearing original costume at benefit party
given by Montgomery County Health Lay Council at
the Indian Spring Club Shown with Mrs James Angus
Watson r dance chairman and Miss Jean McCandh Miss
Spring 1s4 will present the turkey the winner
Star Sta1 Photo
Evening star., 1941-10-28


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Evening star., 1941-03-30
.WarrentOn
HOuseGuests
Entertained
Students Return
Home for Spring
Vacations

WARRENTON, Va, March 2e.-
Col. S. Clark Reynolds has returned
home after a month in Florida.
Mrs. John B. Rose of Aberdeen,
Md, and Miss Betsy Keith of New
Haven, Conn, are visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian c.
Keith.
Mrs. K. F. Bowman and MIR. Frank
E. Bowman have gone to Pompano,
Fla, for a few weeks.
Mrs. Alan L. Day has returned
from a visit to Philadelphia and
New York. Mrs. Day won several
ribbons in the international flower
show at New York.
Miss Virginia Bowman and her
brother, Mr.. Jack Bowman, enter
talned at dinner this evening at
Yorkshire House.
Students Return Home
For Spring Vacation.
Mrs. D. Turner Day has returned
after a visit in New York and Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. Chiffon Horner Mcdonnell. a
student at Johns Hopkins, is spend
ing the spring vacation with his
parents, Maj. and Mrs. Austin Nc
Donnel. Others spending the holi-
day at their homes here are Rich
ard and Philip Nash, who are at a
New England school, and Miss
Emile Nelson, who attends school,
at Daytona Beach, Fla.
Mrs. Austin Mcdonnell enter
tanned at bridge Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. George L. Harrison and sons
Cary T. Grayson, jr., and William
Grayson, are spending the spring
holiday at Blue Ridge Farm, Up
perville, Va.
The annual dance of the Warren
ton Athletic Club will be given
Wednesday evening at the Suwanee
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Miss Elizabeth Davies
Married at Manassas.

| The Trinity Episcopal Church in
Manassas was the scene of a lovely
wedding Tuesday evening when Miss
Elizabeth Bankhead Davies, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Halves Thorn
ton Davies, ST., became the bride
of Mr.. Charles Craig Lynn, jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Lynn
The ceremony was performed at 8
o'clock with the Rev. A. Stuart
Gibson, rector of the church, Off
ciating The wedding music was
played by the church organist, Mrs.
A. S. Gibson, and Mrs. Paul AIRING
ton sang 81 Love You Truly" and
20 Perfect Love" Cathedral taperS
were used on the altar with back
ground of ferns and Gala lilies.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore gown
of ivory satin, fashioned with long
sleeves, a fitted bodice and collar
and yoke of lace. Her full-length
veil was held by a tiara of seed
pearls, and she carried an arm
bouquet of gardenias and lilies OF
the valley.
Miss Althea Hooff, lifelong
friend of the bride, was maid of
honor. She wore dress Of ice blue
marQuisette over satin with a
matching hat and flared veil. She
carried bouquet of spring flowers.
Miss Bonny Lynn, sister of the
bridegroom, was the Junior brides
maid. With her frock of yellow taf-
feta, she wore a coronet of spring
flowers and carried an old-fashioned
bouquet.
The bridegroom had for his best
man, Mr.. Harrison P. Davis, jr, and
the ushers included Mr.. HaWes T.
! Davies, jr., and Mr.. J, Jenkyn Davies