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Evening star., 1941-11-28
Mason Investigates
Personal Controversy
In Weights Office
Requests Bureau
Of Standards to Probe
Aeeney's Efficiency

Thorough investigation by the
Bureau of Standards of the eff
cheney of the District Department of
Weights. Measures and Markets was
requested today by Commissioner
Guy Mason. He revealed he was in
quiring himself into a personal dis
pute between officers Of the mu-
nicipal agency.
Principals in the row were George
w. Roberts, superintendent Of the
department. and his first assistant,
Charles F. Applegate
Commissioner Mason disclosed he
has been investigating a complaint
made October % by Supt. Roberts
that Mr.. Applegate was guilty of
insubordination. Mr. Applegate has
retorted that Supt. Roberts was
inefficient" and did not confide in
his subordinates.
Mr.. Applegate also has COM
planned, Mr.. Mason said, that the
management of the agency was
archaic" and that its staff had
"obsolete" instruments with which
to perform its duties.
The Commissioner. said he would
conclude his study of the charges
and counter-charges and that he
hoped that the Bureau of Standards
would make an investigation, not
of the dissension. but Of the de-
partmental setup and facilities. with
the hope of recommending means
by which the department could be
modernized and made as efficient
as it should be.
DR.. Lyman J. Briggs, director of
the bureau, said this morning he
would consider the request, but
could not reply at once.
Evening star., 1941-11-28
Ewing Asks Suppression
Of Blood Test Evidence

Ormen w. Ewing, former Demo-
cratic National Committeeman from
Utah, who is facing a charge of
criminal assault on a 19-year-old
girl, filed in District Court today a
motion to suppress certain evidence
in the case, contending it was OBJ
tanned illegally.
Mr.. Ewing charged he was sub
jected against his will to phsical
tests, including a blood examina-
ton, and the results of such tests
were turned over to United States
Attorney Edward M. Curran to be
used as evidence against him.
Pointing out he was in Jail, Mr..
Ewing said he protested "as strenu-
ously as he felt safe under the cir
cumstances" to the tests as violat-
ing his constitutional rights.
His attorney, H. L. Mccormick,
filed the motion. No date has been
set for argument on the motion.
Mr.. Ewing was indicted on No.
vember 4 and the alleged assault
took place on October 26 in an
apartment in the HOO block of Six
teenth street NV.
Evening star., 1941-11-28
SERVICE CLUBS.

Soldiers. Sailors and Marines
Club, l0l5 L street NV. library,
writing desks, table tennis, pool,
radios, pianos, canteen, showers;
open at all times
National Capital Service Mems
Club, 606 E street NV, library,
table tennis, games, phonograph,
piano, radios. writing desks, check
ing service. showers, refreshments;
open am. to 5 pm. daily. am.
to midnight Saturday, 1890 to 7
pm. Sunday.
National Catholic Community
Service Club, 918 Tenth street NV,
library, writing desks, table tennis,
pool, phonograph, piano, gymnasi-
UNI; open 10 am. TO II pm. every
day.
Jewish Community Center. Six
teenth and @ streets NV, library.
table tennis, gymnasium, games,
writing desks, swimming. phono-
graph; open 9 m. to II pm. Sum-
day through Thursday. to II pm.
Friday. pm. to midnight Saturday.
Y. M c. A, 1876 G street NV.
swimming, gymnasium. games, bowl
ing alleys, phonograph, piano, writ
ing desks, magazines. shower; open
m. to 1920 pm. Saturday, 9 am.
to $50 pm. Sunday.
Y. w. c. A., Seventeenth and K
streets NV. library, table tennis,
piano, phonograph, writing tables,
games: open 7:30 pm. to midnight
Saturday. to 9 pm. Sunday.
ENTERTAINMENT.
Dance, sponsored by Women's
Battalion, Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, Fourteenth and c streets
S.W., tonight, 8 o'clock
Social and forum, following re-
ligious services, Adas Israel Con-
gregation, Sixth and I streets NV,
tonight. 8:15 o'clock.
Dance. sponsored BY Women's
Battalion. Departmental Auditori-
UNI, Constitution avenue between
Twelfth and Fourteenth streets
NV: tomorrow night, o'clock.
Dance. Soldiers. Sailors and Ma
rines' Club, tomorrow night, 8
o'clock: hostesses.
Dance, Y. w. c. A., tomorrow
night, 9 o'clock
Dance, Y. NJ. c. A., tomorrow
night. 8 o'clock; hostesses
Dance. National Catholic Com
munity Service Club. tomorrow
night, 9 o'clock; hostesses, light re-
freshments.
Dance. Jewish Community Center
tomorrow night, o'clock.
Dancing class, National Catholic
Community Service Club, tomorrow
afternoon, 3 o'clock; Jack Rollins
instructor.
Dinner and dance. sponsored by
League for Men in the Service OF
Covenant-First Presbyterian Church
Fellowship House, 1868 Massachu-
setts avenue NV, tomorrow night
6 o'clock: transportation to Fellow
ship 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
Evening star., 1941-11-28
ID. c. Police Fail
To Trace Source
Of Explosions

An ear-splitting series of "explo-
sions" on Georgia avenue, or on Six
teenth street, or on Harvard street,
or somewhere else awakened hun
dreds of sleeping Washingtonians
early today. flooded the Police and
Fire Departments telephone switch
boards with inquiry calls and sent
police on a fruitless search of wide
area.
Source of the loud reports was
not reported, but police decided it
was a backfiring automobile.
The dispatcher. located in the
radio station at No. 10 precinct sta
ton in the TOO block of Park road
NV, was among those jolted by
the staccato noises. He summoned
the four motorcycle men on duty
to the area, and they joined scout
cars in an attempt to close in on
the automobile-or whatever it was.
The reports continued for about Is
minutes.
Evening star., 1941-11-28
s., 500 for Innocent Convict

Payment of $500 to Ray c. Nc
Millen of Glenwood. Iowa, for dam
ages resulting from his conviction
for a crime OF which he later was
exonerated was authorized in Iegis-
lation signed today by President
Roosevelt. Mr.. McMillen was given
an unconditional pardon by the
President after he was found inno-
cent of a charge of fraudently ne
gotiating q check stolen from .
letter box. He served seven months
in q Federal prison.
Evening star., 1941-11-28
7,100 |nducted
From District
Within Year
Several Thousand
Others Of Capital
Called to Services

A year ago today, Washington
filed its initial quota of selective
service trainees as the first peace
time draft Of man power in the
Nations history got under way.
On November 27 and %, 1910,
trains leaving Union Station trans
ported a total of 81 District selec-
tees to Fort George G.. Meade. Md,
for their first glimpse Of Army life.
Since then, 7100 District men
have been inducted into the Serv-
ice, q figure several thousand men
higher than the tentative estimate
made by the War Department at
the outset of the draft program.
During the year, 1869 Washing
tonians have reached Army induc-
ton stations, but /, ,469 were turned
down by military doctors because
of mental or physical shortcomings
Only Sc District men have failed
to report for induction in the l2-
month period after they were called
by the city's 25 local boards.
Washington has averaged calling
up from 400 to 600 men a month.
with December, 1940 the only month
in which the city received no Sc
lectee acquisitions. Last March was
the peak month, with 1,10O men
called to duty. The majority OF
these men were sent to Fort Bliss,
Tex, to I'LL out the ranks Of the
Districts own 260th Coast Artillery
which had been called into active
Federal service two months earlier.
The last year also has seen WASH
ington's National Guardsmen, Ma
val Reserves. Marine Corps Re-
serves and the vast majority of
Officers Reserve Corps members
called to active duty. The total
number Of men summoned to ac-
tive service from the District runs
we'll above 10000
Among the selectees, white men
called to duty have outnumbered
the colored about to l, approx
mately the same ratio as that ap-
pearing in the draft registration
totals last fall.
Evening star., 1941-11-28
Chiefs Office, Secret Service, w. S.

Chiefs Office, Secret Service, w. S.
Bowen.
Tax Research Division, United
States Treasury, Roy Blough; Ac-
counting, Office of the Treasurer OF
the United States, Edmund Doolan;
Budget and Statistics, Veterans Ad-
ministration, Mrs. Esther Burgan;
Contact Division, Veterans Admins
tration, R. H. Murtaugh; Office OF
Personnel, Veterans Administrator,
o. N. Harkins; Medical and Hospl-
tai Service. Veterans AdmlnlStra-
ton, Miss Frances M. Miller; ONCE
of the Inspector General, War De-
partment. Maj. Andrew E. Van
ESQ: National Guard Bureau, War
Department. Van w. Roberts; De-
partment of Insurance, District
Government, Albert F. Jordan; Med
ical Inspection of Schools, District
Government, DR.. J. A. Murphy;
Vital Statistics, District Govern
ment, Joseph B. Irvine; Mount
Pleasant Branch Public Library,
Frances Oscorne; Woodrow Wilson
High School, Public Schools, Nor
man J. Nelson.
Other Schools Over Top.
Division I, Public Schools. H. w.
Draper; Division VII, Public Schools,
1. l. Ruediger; Banneker Junior
High School, Public Schools, o. M.
Walker; Shaw Junior High School,
Public Schools, j. G. Logan; Indus
trial Home School, Public Schools,
Daniel Ahern; Municipal Lodging
House, District Government, Henry
A. Koch; Electricity Division, Heat
and Power Division, Optics Division
Chemistry Division, Organic and
Fibrous Materials Division, Simpli-
fed Practice Division, Trade Stand
ards Division, Codes and Specifica-
tions Division and Office Division, all
of the National Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce; Tobacco
Division, Agricultural Marketing
Service, Department of Agriculture
c. L. Snow.
Machine Tabulation. Agricultural
Marketing Service, C. L. Snow;
Cotton Division, Agricultural Mar
keting Service, c. L. Snow; Hydro
logic Division, Soil Conservation
Service, Department of Agriculture
DR.. w. j. Roth; Drainage and Eco
nomics, Soil Conservation Service
DR.. w. J. Roth; Sedimentation Divi-
sion, Soil Conservation Service. DR.
w. j. Roth; Plate Printing Division
Engraving and Printing, Thomas j
Heany; Library, Department o1
Commerce.
Evening star., 1941-11-28

Plans for The Stars carrier boys
to sell Defense savings stamps Will
be completed at mass meeting OF
about 1900 of the boys and 500 OF
their invited friends tomorrow
morning at the Ambassador Theater.
The program will be carried out
in cooperation with program de-
veloped by the Treasury Depart
ment, in which many newspapers
throughout the country have prom
ised to participate.
The carrier boys will pledge them
selves as "Oficial United States De-
fense Agents" to do volunteer sales
work without profit.
Music and Movie on Program.
Gathering at the theater at 9
o'clock, the boys will be welcomed
by music from the Police Boys Club
Band, of which the music adviser is
Dino Cortez and the director is
Clinton Brown, jr. Following the
program concerning sale OF the
stamps, the boys will be entertained
by a feature motion picture, and
will be presented with gifts OF candy.
Master of ceremonies will be E.
j. De Wore of the circulation de-
partment of The Star. The boys
will be led by Bill Coyle, radio dl-
rector of The Star. in pledging al
legiance to the flag, the Lords
Prayer and songs.
Calf Burns, circulation manager
of The Star, will introduce Samuel
H. Kaufman, assistant business
manager of The Star, who will ex-
plain the program, its operation and
point out how the Nation, in the
emergency, is helping finance its
defense through sale of Defense
stamps and bonds.
Louis Livingston, promotion man.
ager of the Philadelphia Bulletin
whose plan for sale of stamps by
carrier boys was adopted and de.
Evening star., 1941-11-28
Veterans Societies
Back Bills 10 Widen
Pension Program
Opposition Witness Says
'Troinine Comp Heroes
Would Get Benefits

BY the Associated Press.
The American Legion and several
other veterans organizations yester-
day supported two bills to broaden
the World War pension program
but another witness said they would
entail enormous expenditures for
training camp heroes who never
smelled gunpowder."
The opposition witness, Robert B.
Luchars of Montclair. N j.. national
commander of the American Vet
erans' Association, told Senate
subcommittee that the bills had
been "sneaked through" the House
and might cost $50 900 900 900 in the
next 100 years.
Earlier Representative Rankin.
Democrat, of Mississippi, chairman
Of the House Committee on World
War Legislation, vigorously denied
that the bills involved a wholesale
raid on the Treasury"
Strong support for both bills was
registered by spokesmen for the
American Legion. Veterans of For
eign Wars, Disabled American Vet
ermans of the World War, the Order
of Purple Heart and their auxili-
aries.
They said the first bill merely
would increase from $50 to $40 the
monthly compensation for veterans
totally and permanently disabled
through causes not classed as "serv-
ice connected" 1t also would make
all veterans eligible to such pay
ments on reaching IS years, if their
income was less than $1,000 an
nually if single or $500 if married
The second bill would grant pen
sions ranging from S12 to $50 to
widows, children and dependent
parents of deceased veterans. Wild
ows and children of veterans who
could prove service-connected dis
ability now get pensions.
Evening star., 1941-11-28
Class to Get Awards

MERRIFIELD, Va, Nov. % (Spe-
ciaD D.-Certificates in home nursing
will be awarded eight women who
completed an instruction course di-
rected by Mrs. Carmina Murray,
public health nurse. The group in
cludes Mrs. Annie Collins, Mrs.
Easter Galloway, Mrs. Mildred j.
Ball, Mrs. Margaret Timer, Mrs.
Worthie johnson. Mrs. Irene john
son. Mrs. Earlena Washington and
Mrs. Nollio Blond.
Evening star., 1941-11-28
Bus Driver Is Cleared
In Womun's Death

A coroner's jury yesterday exon
Grated Charles j. Mike, "a. of 1915
Adams Mill road NV, driver of q
Capital Transit bus, in the acci-
dental traffic death Wednesday Of
Miss Mary Belle Davidson, SO, OF
2651 Sixteenth street NV, at the
intersection of Sixteenth and Fuller
streets NV.
Testimony showed Miss Davidson.
a Patent Office employe, was cross
ing diagonally from the southeast
curb of Sixteenth street to the
northwest curb at rapid pace.
lodging traffic, in the direction OF
the approaching bus. The driver
stated he saw the woman running
toward the bus about 10 feet in
front of him and Immediately ap.
piled the brakes, but was too late
to avoid her.
Evening star., 1941-11-28
Potomac Yields Body
Of Silver Spring Man

The body Of Alvin S. Hilbert, 33,
who had been missing from his
Silver Spring Md home for two
weeks. was recovered from the Poto-
mac River yesterday.
The crew of the Coast Guard boat
Mistletoe removed the body from
Georgetown Channel about half a
mile above Highway Bridge after. it
was noticed by Boatswain's Mate
Eddie B. Mason.
The man appeared to have been
in the water about two weeks, police
said. Mr. Hilbert had been en-
ployed in Silver Spring and 10
cent store.
Evening star., 1941-11-28

1OLalS 10 QdCe e----- % %
In November, Beware Of:
l. The hours between 4 and 6
pm. Six Of the nine traff1c vic
tins in November last year were
killed within this two-hour pc
riod.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than a crosswalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in November. 194o, while
doing this.
3. Inclement weather. Three
fatal accidents occurred last
November while it was raining
or misty.
Evening star., 1941-11-28
Navy Weighs Building
Aluminium Destroyers

By the Associated Press.
The Navy said today that it had
under consideration plans for con-
struction of lightweight high-speed
aluminium destroyers.
1t refused to make public further
details,
Evening star., 1941-11-28

Your carrier will not be
able to handle any transac-
tions for Defense stamps
while serving his route. How
ever, he will return later to
attend your requirements.
Evening star., 1941-11-28

Y. M. G. A.
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club.
Recreational Leave Area, on Vir-
ginia side of the Memorial Bridge.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

yipped. What was doing with my
hands in the air - praying for rain"
'Ya gave him the stop sign?"
II did everything but throw body
block"
"Ohw Joe said. pulling his lower
lip between his teeth.
We subsidized after the first-inning
furry. Nashville had a pretty fair
ball club - they'd won the Southern
Association pennant and play-off the
season before - and the boy they had
throwing for them had tricky de-
livery that we found very tough. They
picked up a run in the fourth and tied
us in the sixth. and that was how
things stood when we came up for our
half of the ninth.
Logan. first up, beat out hit to
deep short. looked to the bench to
see what Joe wanted Swami to do.
and he called for a sacrifice bunt.
Joe's conservative. To put a man in
scoring position he'd have made the
old Babe himself lay down bunt.
The fans gave Swami nice hand -
he'd made some sweet stops - and he
stuck out his chest and banged the
meat end of his bat on the plate.
He looked down toward third. where
was coaching. and flashed him the
bunt sign. Logan edged off first, ready
to 60 if Swami got any part of the
pitch. The Nashville infield came in
close, correctly figuring he'd been told
to dump one in front of the plate.
The first pitch was wide and the
second was low, but the third was a
Evening star., 1941-05-18
CRANDSTANDER
Continued from preceding pose

beauty and Swami leaned on it with
all that he had. 1t cleared the fence in
left field by a good twenty feet. and
for all know it's still going yet. 1t
was about four hundred and fifty feet
longer than any bunt you ever saw.
That was the old ball game. but
anybody seeing us in the clubhouse
afterwards would've thought we'd
just dropped a heartbreaker The boys
were tight-lipped. They all knew
Swami had ignored the bunt sign, and
they all figured he was going to get
away with it because he'd come
through with a homer ard won the
game. But for the Kissing of the show
ers there wasn't sound in the place
You, Swami" Joe said when he'd
finished dressing.
"Yeah? the Great Man said.
IL wanna see va at my room in the
hotel in an hour"
Swami grinned. What re you going
to do. give me bonus?"
Gould be-" Joe said. Gould be-"
He nodded to me, You be there too"
knew he wasn't going to give me
a bonus.
He was chewing a big black cigar
when l got to his room. He looked
tired. but he also looked relaxed, and
that was the first time he'd looked
like that in weeks.
DRINK" he said. indicating a bot
tie of Bourbon on the dresser
helped myself
81 just been speakin' to Brady on
Evening star., 1941-05-18

about swami, an BRADY agreed 10
stand back o whatever did, though
he sounded like it was breakin' his
heart
What did you tell him?"
II told him the lad needed defat-
in"
There was a knock at the door.
Swami came in. He was all decked out
in a tasty green outfit and it looked
like the females of Nashville were in
for treat.
Hi. gentsr he said. plenty cocky.
Hello, Swami" Joe said. Have
a seat" He picked UP the Bourbon.
Drink"
81 stick to the soft stuff"
Smart" Joe said. Very smart"
He polished off his second slug.
felt a funny kind of excitement
Tightening me up, and when Joe put
down the bottle made grab for it.
"Mind?" said.
Help yourself" Joe said. .. Nov,
Herb. about what happened out there
in the ninth today. Did you give
Swami the sacrifice sign?"
You know damn we'll -"
stopped. Yes, | did," said
He turned to Swami. Ibid yon
get the sign, son?"
Nov, look ="
Did va get the sign?'
"All right. So got it."
why didn't va bunt?"
What is this - murder trial?"
why didn't va bunt?"
Because saw the jerk was giving
me fat one and figured I'd pickle
it," Swami blurted. That's why"
Oh" Joe said.
He looked at the kid. Little drops Of
sweat were beginning to sprout around
the roots of Swann's hair, just above
the forehead. For once he looked like
he didn't have things under control.
"Ya don't like to take orders. d.
va, SOM" Joe said.
Look - hit homer, didn't l?
won the game, didn't l? What more
do you want?''
IL want my orders followed"
SwANN couldn't stand up to Joe's
steady look. He dropped his eyes and
began studying his tan shoes. "A
homerr' he mumbled. what more
can guy do?"
"A guy can follow ORDERS" Joe
said. He stuck his hands in his pock-
cts and balanced himself on his toes.
SON." he said, like it hurt him to say
it, we're shippin' you off to Milwau-
kee on option"
Swami jumped to his feet. His face
was pale and his eyes we're scared and
angry.
SIS this rib?'
NO" Joe said. mo, it amt"
The kid looked at him. He knew
Joe wasn't kidding. 81 won't go!'' he
said defiantly.
Yes, you will. You're smart,
Swami. You know you're good. You
know va got big future in baseball
an will make lot O dough out O
the game. You amt gonna be pig
headed an mess up a swell career"
you can't get away with this. Joe
I'll take il IN with ="
I've already taken it up with
Brady. He just give me his okay."
You're lying!'
There's the phone. Call him up
His numbers Butterfeld 4-7274."
You must've handed him fine
lot of hooey"
81 told him the TRUTH" Joe said
81 told him you weren't big enough
for the Big Time - yet"
Swami looked suddenly very young.
Like kid that's just got licking he
thinks he didn't deserve. How could
you tell him that?" he said. 81 lead
the team in hitting. got twice as
many homers as anybody else I've
made just one error all spring. My
gosh, don't Brady read the papers?"
"He reads EN-"
Then how could he fall for your
Evening star., 1941-05-18

5-1S-4I
Evening star., 1941-03-03
Ed Oliver Passes Draft Tests;
Wal per Takes Tourney Place

der-par GA, while Heafner and Wal
per put together 33s. Walper joined
the Heafner team this morning to
replace Ed "Porker" Oliver who was
called to Wilmington, Del, by his
draft board.
Horton Smith of Oak Park, Ill,
and Paul Runyan of White Plains,
N. Y, four-time finalists, were one
up in a. ding dong match against
Byron Nelson of Toledo and Harold
McSpaden of winchester, Mass. De-
spite a brisk wind, Runyan and
Smith had 81 on the front nine
and did the 18 in 65. Nelson and
McSpaden had a 32-34-66.
Sammy Snead of Hot Springs, Va,
and Ralph -Guldahl of Chicago
turned in 81 and were five up on
Johnny Bulla of Chicago and Lloyd
Mangrom Of Oak Park, III.
Gene Sarazen of Brookfield, Conn.,,
and Ben Hogan of Purchase, N. Y,
led by two holes over the surprise
team of Leonard Dodson of Spring.
field, Mo-, and Willie Goggin Of
Miami.
Sarazen-H Hogan had q 32-34-66
against a 32-36-6s for their op-
ponents.
Evening star., 1941-03-03
Little Effect on Relief Seen
From Defense Expansion

National defense expansion here
will have no effect on the amount
of relief required, although it has
already reduced the number of un-
employed, Public Welfare Director
Robert Bondy asserted today at the
opening of public hearings on the
local relief situation.
He explained that people employed
on national defense projects are
able bodied and the District grants
aid only to unemployables.
You can't reduce Zero" he said.
Miss A. Madorah Donahue, chief
of the Welfare Boards protective
service for children and another
witness at the opening of the two
day hearings, declared that under
the present system children cared
for away from their homes are
given more for maintenance than
those who remain in relief homes,
although 1t was the purpose of her
unit to strengthen and conserve
children's home life.
The hearings, conducted by the
VoteleSs District of Columbia
League of Women Voters, will be
used as a basis for civic action on
relief needs. Testimony at the
opening meeting dealt with public
agencies. Private welfare agencies
and citizens groups will be heard
tomorrow afternoon.