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Evening star., 1941-02-16
Citizens Federation
Debates Liquor Law
In Stormy Session
Delegates Also Urge
100 Additional Police
For Traffic Work
Staff Photos.

Tempers f1ared and points of order
filled the air last night as the FEEDER
alton of Citizens Associations spent
the better part OF a third meeting
on proposed changes in the liquor
control in the District
The delegates. however, left con-
sideration of the liquor proposals
long enough to support an appro-
priation for 100 additional police
men to be assigned to traffic work
They also urged that the number
of motorcycle police be increased
to 100 and that the additional COM
pensation of S120 year now given
motorcycle police be doubled to at
tract more men on the force to this
work.
Returning then to the report of
their committee on law and legis-
lation on the proposed changes in
the Alcoholic Beverage Control
regulations, the delegates struggled
to the following action:
l. Opposition to any prohibition
on price advertising except of COM
parative prices such as was SO,
now s198'
2. Opposition by vote of 25-2l to
any regulation of rebates, discounts
and 'kickbacks" between retailers
and wholesalers.
3. Support of requirement that
wholesalers and manufacturers file
sales record schedules with the Alco-
holic Beverage Control Board.
Other Amendments Adopted.
In addition amendments were
adopted which would:
l. Forbid licensees from any dis
play of liquor, containers, labels OF
advertisements where they can be
seen from the street.
2. Raise from 18 to 81 the age al
which young persons can purchase
beer and wine.
3. Clarity Federation approval OF
a 600-foot restriction for the protec-
ton of churches and schools in
that measurement of the distance
would be by direct line between the
two nearest points of the properties
involved and not from door to door
A vociferous minority Tough
limitation of debate with cries O.
gag rule" but were overridden a.
the majority voted a limit of Slightly
more than an hour.
Committee Overruled.
In refusing to condone a curb or
discounts, the delegates overrode thu
recommendation of the committee
The committee was. supported, how.
ever, in its recommendation agains'
comparative price advertising anc
for filing of sales schedules.
Hottest debate occurred on th'
question discounts, in which th'
committee recommendation was TO
a limit up to per cent as sug
gested by Assistant Corporate,
Counsel Michael j. Keane. L. A
Carruthers of Forest Hills and w
S. Allen of Summit Park hit tn
plan and prohibition of advertising
as a curb on free trade and "un
American" The committee, how
ever, had made no recommendation
on forbidding price advertising.
Wender and Suter Clash.
Several clashes occurred between
Committee Chairman Harry
Wender and Delegate Jesse c. Suter
who introduced the amendment OF
l (see FEDERATION, Page B-3J
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Herndon Will Consider
End of Rail Service
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
HERNDON, Va, Feb 15-Mayor
Russell Allen Lynn has called a
special meeting of the Town Coun-
ell February "a. at 8 pm, in the
Municipal Building, to consider the
question of a discontinuance of the
passenger service by the Washing
ton & Old Dominion Railroad. The
Mayor said a final hearing on the
question will be held at meeting
In Richmond, Va, March 3.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
DR.. McGregor to Talk
At Episcopal Seminary

The Rev. DR.. Daniel A. McGregor,
director of the department of Chris
tian education of the National
Council of the Protestant Episcopal
Churches, will speak at the Episco-
pal Seminary in Alexandria, Va,
tomorrow at and 8 pm
For some years the National Coun-
Gil has been developing a parish
educational program and aiding
clergy and lay leaders in adapting
1t to local churches. DR.. McGregor
will present this program to students
and clergy at the afternoon session
and to lay leaders at the pm.
session.
Evening star., 1941-02-16


mented sergeant from the regu-
lars, with service stripes halfway
up to his shoulders. "Shucks, they
don't know what the word means
those kids. What if they'd had to
make camp at Pontenezan?'
He referred to a debarkation camp
of the A. E. F. at Brest, France,
which became notorious, even leg
endary for mud - where, it was
said, the duckboards had to rest
on foundations high as the Pyramids
to keep from sinking out of sight.
Why, at Fort Meade, shifted the
sergeant, the ground was just little
stained.
AS for the slight chill in the air
and the minor difficulties which the
engineers from Washington were
encountering on their first full day
of settling down to year of Fed
eral training, we'll
This here's downright luxury" ="
the sergeant snorted. Wed have
thought we were at the Ritz-Astoria
if we'd had all this comfort!"
Only Tents in Those Days.
There was one soldier who could
contrast this scene and the last time
the District National Guard went
away for long tour of duty in the
Federal forceS-that time in IT
when the Yanks were coming. He
was the commanding officer, Col.
John w. Oehmann. When America
declared war, he commanded Com
pany E of the old Sd District In
fantry. The regiment went first to
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. c., then
to Camp Mills on Long Island, N. Y,
There were no heated barracks-in
| fact, there were no barracks for
| those Guardsmen, only tents.
BY the time the D. C. men got to
Camp Mills, ready to go overseas,
it was late fall merging into the
coolest winter in two decades. There
were stoves in the tents, but, since
there was no coal or wood, they
were neither ornamental nor useful.
There were never blankets enough,
and the boys slept in heavy march
ing order, wearing everything they
owned. Sometimes a sleety rain
came up at night, flooding the tents
and leaving bits of equipment
frozen in hard by morning. The
Sd Infantry was merged into two
National Guard regiments from the
Pacific Northwest, helping to fill
Evening star., 1941-02-16

been ordered to furnish in March
was conducted Friday night. Ap-
proximately 400 additional regis
trants will be tested tomorrow night
at Georgetown, Emergency, Provi-
dence, Freedmen's and Sibley Hos
pitals, with similar numbers sched-
uled for examinations Thursday and
Thursday week.
1t is believed probable that addi-
tional hospitals will be asked to
furnish facilities for examinations
when the program Is speeded up.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Make February Safer
In February Beware OF:

In February Beware OF:
/. Crossing streets carelessly
In rainy weather, particularly at
night. The four pedestrians
killed In February, 1910, were
struck in wet weather, three
after dark.
2. Crossing a street at point
other than a crosSwalk or cross
ing against a red light. The
former cost two lives in Febru-
ary, 1910; the latter, one. The
fourth pedestrian was struck by
a hit-run motorist at an uncon-
trolled intersection.
Of the four pedestrians, three
were 60 years of age or older.
The fifth February victim was a
truck driver killed in a collision
with an automobile.
Evening star., 1941-02-16

(See MEADE, Page B-2)
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Hospital Will Benefit

A dance for the benefit of the
Montgomery County General Hos
pital will be given at the Manor
Club, Norbeck. Md, next Friday at
pm. under the sponsorship of the
hospitals Junior Auxiliary.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Rigors of Old Days Recalled
As 721st Engineers Enter Camp
Call 1t Mud, Do They? Says Sergeant;
But Youths Take 1t All in Their Stride
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES,

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE Md, Feb. 15-The wind knife
sharp north WELL things which
need not be recounted here.
young fellows the 121st Engineers District Of
Columbia National Guard gumbd little good soldiers always
have undoubtedly always will occasional odtimer stand
ing by little about the temples taking grizzled look
would mutter into his overcoa conemptuouSy
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Brown Alarmed as Sickness
Cuts Heavily Into Police Force

number of cases on record here to-
day stood at 1855, as compared with
only at the same time last year.
DR.. George H. Rutland, District
health officer, issued his second ap-
peal for physicians to report in
fluenza as required by the new COM
municable disease regulation. He
stressed, however, that he did not
want to cause unnecessary alarm.
1T is important to know when
and to what extent influenza exists
in a community in order to take the
precautionary steps to prevent its
spread" the health officer said. DR..
Rutland pointed out that while
there are undoubtedly more cases of
Influenza than a year ago, much Of
the increase registered is due to
more complete reporting.
The Health Department has
rounded out its first week of its an
nual diphtheria immunization pro-
gram in the schools. Approximately
5000 children will be given preven-
tive treatments by January q, the
date set for completion of the work,
according to dV>artment estimates.
Only those who have written con-
sent of their parents are accepted at
the clinics for this service, it was
said,
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Funeral Of Harry 5. Wolf
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Harry S.
Wolf. 66, Well-known Washington
merchant, who died yesterday, will
be held at 10 am. tomorrow at the
home, 1875 Columbia road NV.
followed by burial in Washington
Hebrew Congregation Cemetery.
Mr.. Wolf died of heart disease after
a months illness.
In business here about half a
century, Mr.. Wolf had operated a
shoe store at 929 F street NV. for
% years. He was a member of the
j rd OF directors of the Columbia
National Bank.
Mr.. Wolf was born in Washington
and educated in the city's public
schools. AS young man, he went
to work for Lansburgh's Department
Store, remaining with that concern
about 20 years, until he opened his
own store.
He was a past master of st. Johns
Lodge, No. II, of Masons, and was a
founder of the Columbia Country
Club. At one time he was active in
the Washington Board of Trade.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Bertha B. Wolf; a daughter, Mrs.
Wilma Lowenthal of Baltimore, and
one grandson.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Joe Penner's S Career
Is Closed by Death;
Heart Attack Blamed
Comedian Dies Peacefully
In Sleep; Widow Placed
Under Doctors Care
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 11.-Mil-
lions who had howled hilarious ap-
proval of a little Hungarian
comedian and his incessant wanna
buy a duck?" were touched by sad
ness today with the death of Joe
Penner.
The 36-year-old funnyman who
brought the Nation many a laugh
through radio, the screen and stage
with his "you nasty man" gags and
his inane duck-selling query died
peacefully in his sleep yesterday.
Pending an autopsy, physicians
tentatively listed the cause as a
heart attack.
Mr.. Penner, seeking a rest, had
asked not to be disturbed in his
hotel room-Mrs. Penner told how
hard he had been working on his
new show "Yokel Boy" which
opened here Monday-and was
found dead in bed about S pm. by
his wife, who went in to see why
he had not kept an appointment.
Doctors said he had been dead about
four hours.
Only the night before, friends
said, Mr.. Penner-born Josef Pinter
in tiny Hungarian village-had
appeared in his gayest mood. After
the curtain which was to be his
last, he escorted Mrs. Penner and
Comedienne Martha Raye, their
guest, to a night club.
Widow Under Physicians Care.
Robert Crawford, his co-producer
and general manager, said the star
called on returning to the hotel and
seemed "in the best of spirits" 4"
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Sir John Lovery, Irish Painter,
Is Dead in Fire at Age of 81

champion, whose portrait the artist
exhibited in London.
Four years ago Sir John visited
Hollywood and painted portrait OF
Shirley Temple amid what he
termed "pandemonium."
His first wife, Kathleen McDer-
mott, died in 1891, year after their
marriage.
In 1910 Sir John married Hazel
Martyr, daughter of Edward Jenner
Martyr of Chicago and widow of
Edward Livingston Trudeau of New
York City.
Renowned for her beauty and
pride in her Irish ancestry, she was
Sir Johns favorite model. She was
the colleen depicted on the then
Irish Free States currency notes de-
signed by Sir John in 1923.
A painter of some talent herself,
she died in 1885.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
In Mrn1nrtan1

COATES, SARAH J. A tribute of love
and devotion to the memory of our be-
loved mother and grandmother, SARAH j.
" DASiEL. MI .oOf1 BEATRfcE.s AsTiRsS1Es boRofaY.
COMPILER, JENNIE ANNA. In loving
remembrance of our darling daughter and
sister. JENNIE ANNA COATES, who passed
away one year ago, January IL, 1910.
Just one week before her 9th birthday.
In our hearts your memory fingers.
Always tender. fond and true;
There is not a moment, Jennie. dear,
bADDY Dab Y NJ %oTHER III ie'n1 ANp 8 Sas SISSY
FERGUSON. HARRIET A. In loving
e Vbe othsr HARRET
years ago today, January, II. 1888.
~ReSt' sweet spirit. rest
GIBSON, KATHARINE SHEPPARD. Not
only today. but always. we cherish the
mother kATHARfNE HffEfI saEPPARp aG SisIs GLE
son; SON who fell asleep in Jesus January H.
IUBELLE E. BUTLER, ESTHER B. SUIT
GRAHAM. LOUISA D In loving re-
D. GRAHAM. who departed this life eleven
years ago today, January IL. 1880.
It's lonely without you. mother;
l miss YOU more each day.
And though 1 try to be happy
HER LOVING DAUGHTER, EVA.
HUNT, GEORGE NJ. SR. In sad but
band and father. GEORGE NJ, HUNT. sr.,
who departed this life January II. 1888
JOHNSON, AMANDA. A tribute of love
S 56 who % oHf @ dear ss one 1ear
ago today, January IL, 1910.
Th blow was hard, the shock severe,
Little lid We think her death so near
You don't know the sorrow to be left alone
Till God sends His chariot to your home;
'Tis sad when He calls for one. or the other,
But the Saddest, of all is when He calls
DEVOTED CHILDREN.
ARK. HARRIETT. In loving remem-
RIETT MARK, who passed away seven
years ago today January H. 1924 .or,,
""e'' '0'eu HER Err DhUGHTER. AUG FER LUCY.
MORRIS. GUsTAvIoUs. In sad but
lovine remembrance of our devoted hus-
band, father and nephew. GuSTAV1OUS
denly one year ago today January IL,
| 1910.
| We think of the great reunion
As W journey there one by one
| OF the welcome that surely awaits US
For our loved ones will be at the portal,
And the parting we now feel SO keenly
r yin se fpE Just WifE short cH1pREN Th5s
ANT, LILLIAN E; JULIA I; EUGENE
! RIETT POINDEXTER.
POPKINS, ALBERT In loving mem
5ry Of enp our desT ,Me husband az and father Al
loving WIFE AND DAUGHTER, MIL
DRED.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Copt. Thomas R. Conner
Dies at FORT Belyoir

Capt. Thomas r. Conner, u. S. A.,
Corps of Engineers, died Thursday
at Fort Belvoir, Va, where he had
been stationed since June. He
was 27.
A native of Sebastopol, Calf,
Capt. Conner was a graduate of
West Point, class of 1886. Before
coming to Fort Belvoir he had been
studying at the University of
California.
He leaves his father, Frank S.
Conner of San Francisco.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Rites for Mrs. Coyne
To Be Held Monday

Mrs. John P. Coyne, As, wife of
the president of the Building Con-
struction Trades Department, Amer
ican Federation of Labor, died in
Doctors Hospital yesterday after an
illness of about six weeks.
A native of New York City, Mrs.
Coyne came to Washington with
her husband in 1882. They had no
children.
In addition to her husband, Mrs.
Coyne is survived by her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Monetta, and
a sister. Mrs. Alice Mcdowell, New
York City.
Funeral services will be held at
$50 am. Monday in the Gawler
funeral home, 1855 Pennsylvania
avenue. followed by requiem mass
in st. Matthews Cathedral. Burial
will be in the Abbey Mausoleum,
Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1941-01-11

They made an appointment, and 1t
was Mr.. Crawford's second phone
call which sent Mrs. Penner into
her husbands room. Mrs. Penner,
the former Mae Vogt, dancer in
Joe's first show, was placed under a
physicians care.
There was no understudy for the
star of "Yokel Boy" and the Locust
Street Theater was dark last night.
Mr.. Crawford has not decided
whether it will be continued.
The news of Penners death
brought immediate expressions OF
regret from personages in the en-
tertainment field.
Brought to U. S. When 8.
Mr.. Penner was brought to this
country at the age of 9 by his
grandparents and joined his parents
in Detroit, where the father worked
in motor factory. School and
series of odd jobs had no appeal
for youngster who classmates said
showed more aptitude for clowning
than classes, but a prize for an
Evening star., 1941-01-11

had worked together in Mr.. Pen.
ner's movie debut, college Rhythm.
He was a man who brought ld
of laughter to millions of people by
means of the radio and pictures,
said Allan Jones. More than that,
he was one of the most generous
men in the show business" l."
Il am greatly shocked at Joes
DEATH" said Irene Hervey. mo one
in the entertainment field was bet
ter liked, and no one merited
friendship more"
Bing Crosby: II lost friend, but
the world lost one of its finest
jesters.'
Jack Benny: "He was one of my
dearest friends. His fine, clean COM
edy made the country forget its
troubles"
Bert Wheeler: THE country lost
a man the like of whom is sorely
needed in these grim days"
Buddy de sylvia: Every one who
likes to laugh has lost fine friend"
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Durwood F. Fisher, Jr.,
Dies in St. Louis

Durwood Frederick Fisher, jr.,
member of the faculty of the Mis-
souri, School of Mines and Mineral
ogy at Rolla and son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Durwood F. Fisher of Takoma
Park, Md, died last night at st.
Louis.
Funeral services will be held at
the Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church at 2:30 pm. Monday, with
the Rev. Paul Shearer, pastor, Off
ciating. Burial will be in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
Mr.. Fisher was a graduate of
Penn State, where he received his
B. S. degree in 1887 and his M. S.
degree in 1888. He was born Octo-
ber IL, 1915, at Wenatchee, Wash,
and had been married to Miss Mary
Ellen Mimms of College Park, Nd,
December %, 1910.
In addition to his widow and
parents, he is survived by sister,
Miss Ida Fisher, and two brothers,
Evan and Harry Fisher, all of Ia
koma Park.
Evening star., 1941-01-11

amateur impersonation of Charlie
Chaplin started him on his way
His first theatrical job was as
sistant to q mind reader-until the
comedian on the bill failed to show
up. Mr.. Penner stepped in and
there followed several seasons of
vaudeville, carnivals, burlesques and
night clubs. The first big break
came in 1926, role at $375 a week
in the Greenwich Village Follies
In 1888 Rudy Vallee had him as
guest star on radio and few weeks
later Penner was featured on his
own program
Evening star., 1941-01-11

Nearly per cent Of the District
police force is off duty because of
illness, it was learned today.
The Detective Bureau, consisting
of about 10 men, was cut nearly
one-third, 81 men being off duty
yesterday. Of the 1923 members
of the police force lot were reported
i'll yesterday by Inspector Louis
I. H. Edwards, department personnel
chief.
Most of the cases reported were
mild attacks of influenza or Sc
we're colds. Inspector Bernard w.
Thompson, chief of detectives. said
his force was working long hours
every day under ordinary condi-
tionS, but that we'll members will
have to make up for the sick.
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent of police, said that with
the Inauguration approaching, the
situation was becoming serious"
The sick average in the Fire De-
partment rested at normal levels,
the Office of Fire Chief Stephen
Porter reported. Four per cent, or
35 men of the departments 875-man
personnel. were at home today be-
cause of illness.
Physicians today reported total
Evening star., 1941-01-11
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 11.-Sir John Law
cry, "a, Irish painter whose works
have been hung in European and
American galleries, died yesterday at
the home of his stepdaughter, Mrs.
John McEnery, in Kilmoganny
County Kilkenny, Fire.
Since 1882 he had been president
OF the Royal Society of Portrait
Painters. He also was member of
tn. Academies of Antwerp, Milan.
Brussels and Stockholm, the Societe
Rationale des Beaux-Arts Of Paris
and Berlin, Vienna, Munich and
Spanish institutions.
He was knighted in 1918.
Among other Americans whose
portraits were painted by Sir John
were the late Patrick Cardinal Hayes
of New York and Gene Tunney, for
mer worlds heavyweight boxing
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Comedians Death
Shocks Film Capital

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. II (PJ.-The
motion picture capital was shocked
today to learn of the death of Joe
Penner.
Jack Oakie, one of Joe's closest
friends, said he had lost "a real pal
with a really big heart" The two
Evening star., 1941-01-11

Afghanistan may use American
in its public works projects.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Garh nf Thanka

BLICK, ELLA +. I wish to thank my
many relatives, friends and ueighbors for
their floral tributes and acts of kindness
shown during my recent bereavement.
G. W BLICK. 49,
Evening star., 1941-01-11
DpathH

ALEXANDER, MAMIE. Forest Temple.
No o. / B. o. E. OF w is hereby noti-
fed to meet IN a session of sorrow Satur,,
day. January II, 1911, at pm, at Elks
Home. 18th and Que Sts. NV, to arrange
for the funeral of Daughter MAMIE
ALEXANDER Funeral Tuesday. January
H. at am, from ST.. Vincent De Paufs
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-24
MR., MRS. DONALD RANK
HONORED BY DINNER

Mr.. and Mrs. Tavern Sayre en-
tertained at dinner Saturday eve
ming in honor Of their daughter
and son-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Rank, whose marriage was an
event OF March 20.
Among those present were DR..
and Mrs. John Woods and daughter
Althea, Detroit; Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Truesdell, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred Truesdell, Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Truesdell and Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Truesdell. Wayne: Mr.. and
Mrs. Emerson Woods. Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Truesdell. Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Wolfe. Plymouth; Mr.. and
Mrs. H. ]. Woods and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Mott. Denton; Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Beadle. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Gill. Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon
Gill and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Sayre. Ypsilanti; Mr.. and Mrs.
James Truesdell, Flint; Arthur
Hicks, Ann Arbor: Norman Mass,
Hazel Park; Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Rank, Mrs. Carrie Rank and Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Young. Grass Lake;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hamp, Nash
Vile; and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Bidwell, Clarks Lake.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

Misses Elsie and Margaret Nc
Kinstry were hostesses to Is young
people of Clarence Fischer's Sun
day School Glass at their home
Thursday evening. II was the
first OF a new series OF meetings
to be held by this group. An cleo
ton Of officers was conducted and
Leora Mclean was elected presi-
dent; Robert Holloway. vice presi-
dent, and Elsie McKinstry, secre-
tary-treasurer.
The class voted to turn over a
part OF the proceeds from its re-
cent play to the church board to
be applied to the church indebted
ness. Following the business meet
ing social evening and games
were enjoyed.
Mary Wood will have charge Of
the May meetings.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-24
Sheldon
MATTRESSES BEING MADE
IN CHURCH AT SHELDON

Sheldon. Mich, Apr. 24-Super-
vised by the Wayne County Exten-
sion Service, the eligible rural
families have been making mat
tresses in the Sheldon Church din
ing room the past ten days. The
cotton mattress program is a CO.
operative program between the sur
plus marketing administration, the
agriculture conservation program
and the Wayne County Extension
Service. They have so people sign
ed TO make their own mattresses
which will cost them just a small
fee.
The government furnishes 50
pounds OF cotton and free ticking
for each. Thursday 80 people from
the different eenters met here and
received instructions on making the
tickings. Mrs. Sydney Sutton is
the local superN isor.