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Evening star., 1941-10-10
Bishop Leonard and Wife
Honored on Anniversary

Clergy and laymen of the Balti-
more Conference of the Methodist
Church and their wives gave q din
ner in Silver Spring last night in
honor of the 4Oth wedding ami
versary of resident Bishop Adna
wright Leonard and Mrs. Leonard.
The informal affair was held at
the Toll House Tavern. Guests in
cluded former Secretary of Com
merce Daniel c. Roper. now Profess
tant co-chairman of the Washing
ton Roundtable of the National
Conference of Christians and Jews,
and Mrs. Roper; DR.. John R. Ed
wards. West Washington District
superintendent, and Mrs. Edwards;
DR.. Horace E. Cromer, East WASH
ington District superintendent. and
Mrs. Cromer; DR.. Paul Douglass,
president of American University,
and his mother, Mrs George Dou-
glass OF Cincinnati, Dr., James Shera
Montgomery, chaplain Of the House,
and Mrs. Montgomery.
Also DR.. Jacob c. Peyton, editor
Of the Methodist Recorder, and Mrs.
Peyton; DR.. J. L. Morgan of the Ma
tional Educational Association and
Mrs. Morgan, president Of the Bal
timore Conference Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service; DR.. Ben
jamin Meek, pastor Of the Calvary
Methodist Church of Frederick. Mr..
and Mrs. Meek, and Mrs. G. Ellis
Williams. widow of the former West
Washington district superintendent,
and DR.. John w. Rustin, pastor Of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, and Mrs. Rustin.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Alexandra Radio
License SOUGHT

The Federal Communications
Commission today announced re-
ceipt of an application for a con-
struction permit to erect new radio
station at Alexandria, Va.
The application was filed by Percy
C. Klein, automobile dealer Of this
city, whose address is given as 1868
Wisconsin avenue. Mr.. Klein asked
for the frequency OF TAO kilocycles
with one-kilowatt power and day
time opera ton only.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
By ALEXANDER r. PRESTON,
stsr Staff Corresnondent


ALEXANDRIA, Va. Oct. TO-
The IS. R. O." sign hangs over
this city today as it finds itself
no longer occupying position 1t
has long held as one of the Old
Dominion's principal convention
cities.
Because it's hotels are crowded
nearly to capacity every night
and because there are no BAN
ouet and ballroom facilities for
large convention crowds, Alexan-
dria Is for the time being, at
least. no longer going after any"
conventions, Martin E. Greene,
business manager of the Cham
Der of Commerce, says.
The only hotel of any size in
Alexandria which is regarded
suitable for convention purposes
is the George Mason, where, for
the last several weeks, its 100
rooms have been occupied about
80 per cent every night by tran
sient guests.
The only other hotel regarded
as suitable for conventions Is the
Penn Daw, with SO rooms, on
U. s. Route l about 2 miles
south of Alexandria. Here the
occupancy each night has reached
about 80 per cent, S. Cooper
Dawson, ST., owner, declared.
Mr.. Greene recently went to
Richmond to cancel a conven-
ton of Virginia chambers Of
commerce executives which was
to be held here later this month,
because, he explained, there are
Evening star., 1941-10-10
1:;sSS&olN s WEEKEND
<KGGANEY1 NJ

O'Clock; music, hostesses, game
facilities.
Open house. Y. M. C. A., refresh
ments, Sunday afternoon, to s
o'clock.
Open house. games and outings,
Arlington Recreation Center, Sun
day. l pm. to 1890 pm.
Sightseeing tour, sponsored by
Mount Pleasant and Cleveland Park
Congrega tional Churches, guide
service. hostesses and picnic supper
meet at Supreme Court Building, l
First street NE, tomorrow after
noon, 2:15 o'clock
Social, Calvary Baptist Church,
Eighth and H streets NV, tonight,
o'clock.
Swimming. Y. NJ. C. A.. small
charge. Sunday, 8 a I'm. to l pm.
Music party, sponsored by Coun-
Gil of Social Agencies and Council
for Defense. Friendship House. 619
D street Sc, tomorrow night, 8
o'clock.
Chapel music. light organ music.
Washington Chapel, Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,
Sixteenth street and Columbia road
NV, tomorrow night, 8 o'clock.
Photographic laboratory. National
Catholic Community Service Club,
opened to service men for their use,
tomorrow, 4 o'clock.
Religious Services.
Washington churches of all de-
nominations welcome men In uni
form to weekend services. Work
Of Protestant churches in the city
centers at the Washington Fedora
ton of Churches, 1751 N street NV
Service men are invited to visit this
headquarters. Location Of near
downtown churches, representing
various denominations, follow: st
Patrick's (Catholic), Tenth street
between F and G. NV: Mount Ver-
non (Methodist), 900 Massachusetts,
avenue NV; ST. Sophia Greek Or
thodoD, Eighth and L streets NV;
Washington Hebrew Congregation
822 Eighth street NV; Church Of
the Ascension tEpiscopalian), 1901
Massachusetts, avenue NV; Cal
vary (BaptisD, Eighth and Fl street.
| NV: Third Church of Christian
Science. Thirteenth and l. streets
| NV; New York Avenue PreSby-
terian, 1901 New York avenue NV.
First Congregational Church. Tenth
and G streets NV, and Nationa
City Christian, Fourteenth Suee1
at Thomas Circle NV.
Lot ging.
Lodging facilities for service men
in Washington over the week end
may be found at the Y. M. G. A.
at the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club and the Recreation Leave Ares
on the Virginia side of the Memo
rial Bridge. which has accommoda'
tions for approximately 1.100 men.
Activities for Colored Service Men.
Dance, Banneker Fleldhouse
Georgia avenue and Howard plac
NV. tomorrow, 3 o'clock.
Dancing and games. Phylli
Wheatley Y. w. c. A., 901 Rhod
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Rising Costs Prohibit
New Receiving Home
On Present Funds
D. c. Heads Will Ask
New Appropriation
For ChiIdren's Structure

Ill luck is still pursuing the Dis
tricts wards who are housed in the
makeshift Receiving Home for Chill
dren at 8l6 Potomac avenue S E., the
Commissioners found today, when
they decided they would have to sp-
peal to Congress for more money
before construction can be started
on a long-planned modern new re-
ceiving home.
Rising costs are believed princi-
pally responsible for the fact that
when bids for the new plant were
opened recently there was but one
offer from a contractor, it being
S25 500 more than the estimate. The
Commissioners today decided it
would be unwise to reduce the size
of the new building to bring its cost
within existing appropriate linn
its. They rejected the bid and an
nounced they would ask Congress at
once to approve deficiency appro-
priation, in order to build home
adequate to care for the present
average daily population.
After long agitation Congress this
year appropriated Sl2l 300 for new
institution to be erected on site
between Sherman and Georgia ave-
nues, Girard and Fairmont streets
NV.
/ Bids were opened September 1S
with the sole bid coming from T
/ Calvin Owens of Bethesda, Nd. the
price being sl29,500. whereas the
Commissioners had allocated but
/ sl03 0O0-odd, the remainder being
reserved for engineering inspection
furniture, landscaping, fences and
up to $500 for repairs to the Po-
tomac avenue home, which is rented
and which was built for use as an
apartment house.
The Commissioners had to decide
whether to build only two OF the
projected three stories and to seek
! money later for the completion
OF the building or to call again for
bids. perhaps revising plans, or to
reject the bid and to apply to Con-
gress for more money. The latter
course was adopted since two
story building would cut the maxi
mum capacity to Is children, where
as the present average daily popula
ton ranges between IS and 40.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Entertainment.

Entertainment.
Dance, sponsored by Women's
Battalion, Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, tonight, $50 o'clock
Dance, Soldiers. Sailors and Ma
rines' Club. 1015 L street NV, to-
morrow night, O'Clock; hostesses
Street dance. E street between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth NV, to-
morrow night, O'Clock
Dance, Y. w. C. A., Seventeenth
and K streets NV, tomorrow night
9 O'Clock; small charge to cover re-
freshments and music.
Dance, Y. NJ. C. A., 1885 G street
NV. tomorrow night, 9 O'Clock
hostesses.
Dance, National Catholic Com
munity Service Club. 918 Tenth
street NV. tomorrow night, 8
o'clock; hostesses, light refresh.
ments.
Dance, Jewish Community Center
Sixteenth and Q streets NV to-
morrow night, 8 o'clock.
Dancing class, National Catholic
Community Service Club. tomorrow
afternoon, 3 O'Clock: Jack Rollins
instructor.
Dinner and dance, sponsored by
Covenant-First Presbyterian League
for Men in the Service, Fellowship
House, 1868 Massachusetts, avenue
NV, tomorrow night, 6 O'Clock
transportation to Fellowship House
provided from church, Connecticut
avenue and N street NV.
Dinner, dancing and games, spon-
sored by Foundry Methodist Church
Let's Building, Sixteenth and F
streets NV, tomorrow. night, 6;3(
o'clock.
Dancing. games and refreshments
Arlington Recreation Center, Tenth
and Irving streets north, Clarendon
Va. tomorrow, I pm. to midnight
Tea dance, National Catholic
Community Service Club, Sunday
afternoon. O'Clock.
Open house, Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club, Sunday afternoon,
o'clock.
Open house. National Capita
Service Mems Club, tomorrow night
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Crowded Alexandra Gives Up
Convention City Fame

not saficient convention facil-
tiles available.
The George Mason Hotel dining
room and the Lee room, directly
beneath the first floor, have been
leased by the Virginia Public
Service Co. The utility firm will
move some of its files and records
into the hotel from its offices
directly across the street.
Even the service clubs and
other local organizations are
finding 1t. a problem to locate
adequate meeting places. Some
of the organizations go to the
Penn Daw. which has a dining
room that can accommodate
from so to $50 people. Mr.. Daw-
son said. The Kiwanis. Rotary
and Lions Clubs now meet in the
Westminster Building, whereas
they formerly met at the George
Mason.
Mr.. Greene said Alexandria
could possibly handle State con-
ventions Of Masons and the Elks
because the former organization
would meet in the George WASH
ington Masonic Memorial Temple
and the latter group usually con-
ducts its business gatherings in
the Elks' Hall. Even in these
instances, the business manager
admitted, hotel accommodations
: would present a problem for a
gathering of any size.
Alexandria, STEPPED in the his
tory of the Nations great. and
because of its proximity to Wash
ington, has long been one of the
select convention cities Of the
State.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Lindsey|s Sentenced
To Electric Chair
For Criminal Attack
Verdict Is Debated
For As Minutes;
Appeal Is Planned

Roland J. Lindsey, 22-year- old
colored man, was sentenced to the
electric chair by a District Court
jury yesterday for criminal assault.
Lindsey became the seventh man
to be convicted of a capital crime
here since early summer. An all
man jury, which had heard the
story of his assault upon an 18-year-
old white girl and his attack on her
soldier companion, debated the ver-
dict for only As minutes.
The jury brushed aside the de-
Tense advanced by Lindsey's coun-
sel-that he was an imbecile and
was, in addition, insane. The jurors
found him guilty of the criminal at
extreme penalty.
PSychiatrists Heard.
/ District Attorney Edward NJ. Cur
ran had spent the week in court,
prosecuting the case personally. 1t
was the third death penalty voted
in the court in an assault case since
he launched a drive for sitter pun
ishment during the recent wave Of
sex attacks.
The jury had no trouble in reach
ing a verdict, in spite of the mass
of evidence which had been pre-
sented during the four days of the
trial. The last two days of the pro-
ceedings had seen parade of ex-
perts march to the witness stand to
testify on Lindsey's sanity
The testimony of two Government
pSychiatrists-and the surprise
statement of one psychiatrist called
by the defense-that Lindsey was
not an imbecile and was not insane
was accepted by the jury. Defense
experts had testified that the de-
fendant was subnormal mentally
/ they set his intellectual age at less
than years-and suffering from
psychosis.
/ In his final argument, United
/ States Attorney Curran charged
that Lindsey was "an imbecile, like
fox Is an imbecile" Mr.. Curran
told the jury that this type of
/ crime must cease"
Jury Foreman Hesitates.
The jury, after getting instruc-
| tions from Presiding Justice Jesse c
Adkins. retired at LAO pm. At 5:25
pm. they knocked on the door OF
the jury room and announced they
had reached verdict.
Ten minutes later all the prin-
cipals in the case gathered in the
courtroom. The clerk asked the jury
its verdict on the first of the two
indictments on which Lindsey was
tried-charging him with assault
with intent to kill Pvt. Lawrence E.
Mccullough.
Guilty as indicted" replied the
foreman.
Then the clerk asked about the
Indictment charging Lindsey with
criminal assault on the girl
Guilty as indicted" was the re-
ply. The jury foreman hesitated,
then added, With the death pen
atty"
Defense Attorney George Tyson
said that he would ask for a new
trial and would appeal the case
Both of the defense attorneys were
assigned to the case by the court.
Assistant United States Attorney
Dennis Mccarthy assisted in the
prosecution.
The attack occurred on July lo
when the accused happened upon
the soldier and his girl in a wooded
section in Northeast Washington.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Free Parking on Lot Offered
With DR.. WiIkinson's Sermon

the rector will see to that. Those
who take advantage of the offer will
be given a slip at the lot and DR..
Wilkinson or his head usher will
stamp them. When the bill comes
around DR.. Wilkinson will settle up.
DR.. Wilkinson said yesterday he
had made deal with the parking
lot operator. Business is slow for
the lot on Sunday morning anyhow
and the rector was able to make
terms for Job parking
The offer applies to those attend
ing the II am. services. at which
DR.. Wilkinson will deliver a sermon
on "A Profane Man"
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Committee Report
Calls for Changes in
Courts Of District
D. G.. Unit Of House
Sees Need to Correct
Lack Of Management

"Leeisla ton is badly needed to
Improve the administration of JUS
tice" in the Police and Municipal
Courts land to correct many evils
caused either by bad management
or lack of management within both
of these trial courts" the House Dis
trict Committee said in report filed
late yesterday on the court consoll-
dation bill. which is scheduled to be
called up next Monday.
Action was taken by the commit
tee last Monday, when Representa-.
tive Dirksen, ranking minority
member, said it was the most i'm
portant measure before the COM
mittee IN years. and it was ordered
reported even before revised bill
was introduced
This legislation. the House report
said. originated in the Department
Of Justice which at the direction of
the Attorney General had ordered a
study of the situation and had called
into conference all the judges of
both courts together with repre-
sentatives OF the Bar Association
and officials of the District Gov
eminent"
Purpose Explained.
The purpose as explained In the
report is Ito provide more efficient
anagement for both branches of
the consolidated court; more fleX-
ible arrangement for the assignment
of judges and clerks; to require reg
ular meetings of the judges: to re-
lieve the United States District
Court of a substantial part of its
burden by increasing the jurisdic-
| ton of the new court in certain
cases and provide speedier trials in
cases involving So 600 or less; to SIM
plify procedure by making 1t con-
form to the new Federal rules of
civil procedure; to relieve congestion
in the traffic and jury branches OF
the Police Court, and to prevent
congestion from arising in the fu-
ture in any branch of the new
court"
Emphasis is placed on the fact
tnat tnere mas Deen no increase III
the number of judges in the Mu-
nicipaI Court since its organiza ton
in 1909 and that there has been nc
increase in judges in the Police
Court since 1925.
Raises Jurisdiction to 81 600.
The jurisdiction of the Police
Court is unchanged in the pending
bill. 1t increases the jurisdiction OF
the Municipal Court to cases up to
$1,000. The House committee was
told that rs per cent of all settle
ments effected in the United States
District Court have been for amounts
less than $1,000, and the change i,
designed to relieve the higher court
from handling so many small cases
The bill provides for appointment
by the President of an additional
Judge and chief judge OF the con-
solidsted court.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Paul F. Houpert Dies;
Former A. P. Reporter

Paul F. tPete) Haupert, 48. former
White House reporter for the Asso-
ciated Press, died yesterday at Fort
Miley Veterans Hospital after long
illness. the Associated Press re-
ported.
Mr.. Haupert. veteran of the
World War, was stricken while on
Al Smiths campaign train during
the presidential election of 1923 and
taken to Saranac Lake, N. Y, where
he remained two years.
Evening star., 1941-10-10

Lack of parking space for the mo-
toring parishioners of st. Thomas
Episcopal Church means empty
pews on Sunday morning.
But the Rev. Howard S. Wilkin-
son, rector, thinks-and hopes-he
has the solution for this phase Of
the Districts parking problem.
This Sunday DR.. WilkinSon's con-
gregatiQn will be invited to leave
their cars on a regular parking lot
at 1855 Connecticut avenue NV,
which is just nice walk from the
church at Eighteenth and Church
streets.
1t won't cost them q dime, because
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Mrs. SponeIer Gets Divorce

ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct. 10 (Spe-
ciaD.-Mrs. Dorothy E. Spangler of
Bethesda has been granted an alb
solute divorce from George M.
Spangler of Birmingham, Ala, by
Circuit Court Judge Stedman Pres
colt. Deser-ion was charged.
Evening star., 1941-10-10

Totals to date So SO
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 q 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., 1941-08-20
London Market
Continues to
Edge Higher
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, Aug. 20.-The stock
market closed firm today in what in
vestment circles interpreted as a
continuation of the victory BOOM
let" of recent weeks.
Profit taking cut into some of the
days peak gains, particularly
among home rails, but industrial
issues appeared to be holding their
ground for the most part. Shipping
shares were reactionary. Gilt-edged
bonds were firm.
Market analysts saw little expec-
tation of an early end to the war
but laid to the victory psychology
a tendency of investment funds
to switch from gilt-edged issues to
business equities. If peace hopes
receded, they said, switch to
British funds again probably would
occur. Peace, it was explained.
would mean less danger OF loss to
industry through bombings and also
a chance for normal business profits
as contraSted with war-time's dam
gers and stringent regulations.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Stock Averages
So Stock Range Since 1927
Bv VICTOR EUBANK,


NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-The stock
market was given a modest lift to-
day by a mild buying movement
which started in the steels and grad
ually spread to other departments.
At the best levels attained around
midday gains ranged from fractions
to around point, closing prices
we're a bit under the tops in num-
ber of cases.
Dealings continued at a relatively
slow pace and totaled arounr 100000
shares.
Speculative quarters saw little
connection between the improve
ment in values and outside news,
and it was assumed the buyers were
willing TO chance the prospects OF
a further recovery from the August
lows purely on the markets TECH
nical position.
Some were impressed with the
favorable action of the list in the
light of President RooSevelts warn
ing the democrscies faced a long
uphill fight if they were 10 defeat
Nazi-ism.
Prominent on the rise we're United
States Steel, Bethlehem, Youngs-
town Sheet. Chrysler. Goodyear,
Goodrich, United States Rubber,
Montgomery Ward, Sears -Roebuck,
Douglas. Westinghouse. Kennecott.
Santa Fe and Chesa peake & Ohio.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Transfer Of Control
In North American
Units Approved
Wisconsin Electric
To Toke Over Two
Other Subsidiaries
By tire Associated Press.


The Securities Commission ap-
proved yesterday plan under which
Wisconsin Electric Power Co. would
acquire control of Wisconsin Gas Il
Electric Co. and Wisconsin Michigan
Power Co. through an exchange Of
securities with the North American
Co., parent of all three operating
companies.
Wisconsin Electric would issue l.
265 900 shares of its common stock.
$40 par value to North American
which already owns l,228,710 shares,
or 88 per cent of the amount out
standing. In return, Wisconsin
would receive from North American
all of the common stock of Wiscon-
sin Michigan, amounting in each
case to 100000 shares. $40 par value.
The move was described by Wis
consin Electric as step toward a
possible later merger of all three
Wisconsin companies and tending to
increase the marketability of Wis
consin Electric common stock held
by North American. The latter
company indicated during S. E. c.
hearings that it might eventually
dispose of the Wisconsin properties.
Wisconsin Electric serves 5000
customers in Milwaukee and four
neighboring counties. Wisconsin
Gas serves $1,000 electric and 81 900
gas customers in territory imme-
diately surrounding that of Wiscon-
sin Electric. Wisconsin Michigan
serves $1,000 electric and 1900 gas
customers in two areas, one centered
at Appleton, Wis, and the other At
Iron Mountain. Mich.
Wisconsin Electric also proposed
to transfer 81, 800 900 from its depre-
citation reserve and $4,000, 900 from
its earned surplus account to Its re-
serve for contingent losses on In
vestment and its transportation
properties.
The S. E. C. said the record In the
case "is replete with evidence Of
economies resulting from the unified
and co-ordinated operation OF the
three companies, which might be
jeopardized If they were not under
common management as would be
the situation If North American de-
termined to separately dispose of Its
interest therein We are Of
the ori~icrl that the rrc,osed ac-
Evening star., 1941-08-20
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Aug. 20 lP'.-Esss - $50.
hrm, Mixed colors-Fancy 10 extra fancy.
33-311z: extra. 32-32i2: storage packed
1rsts, 2s14 graded nrsts. 2si.: rnedi-
nms, q; dirties, No. l, "a; average checks,
whites-Resales of premium marks.
3S1a-41; nearby and MidweStern premium
marks. 351z-3s; special, IS: standards
81 q: resales of exchsnge TO fancy heavier
mediums. 33 2-3t mediums. 80: resaleS
Of commercial to fancy and heavier pullets,
$500: Ss nearby nearby an sn9 d, MidWestern pullets,
Browns-Nearby and Midwestern fancy
10 extra fancy. 351740: specials, IS.
standards. 81; mediums, 81 12-32.
Duck eggS-2a-30.
Butter. s55,92O: firm. Creamery
Higher than a2 score and premium marks,
35l4 -361a; 81 score (cash market), IS
SS,91 score, 31A-34; s4-S7 score, 5Oi2-
Cheese 47o;oS5: firm; prices unbalanced.
roasters. fresh. GOES. other fresh and
Live poultry weaker. BY freight, chick
Leghorn, 19; fowls, colored, 20I2-21: some
81 "a: Leghorn, 17-1S: old roosteTs, Is Bv
express, chickens Rocks. 22-23; crosses.
2I; Reds, 1921; broilers, Rocks. fancy. o.,
231s: others, 21-22: crosses, 20-21: Reds.
1919; Leghorn, 21-22; fowls coiored,
Southern, 20; Leghorn. 1sIa-1a; Southern.
IL; bullets. Rocks, $3.50; medium. c6.
small, "a; crosses, 1928; medium, 1925:
small. 21-23; Reds. 20; medium. "a: old
roosters. Is; turkeys. hens, 26: ducks,
Southern, 12.