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Evening star., 1941-10-09

as soon as I get to be 80 I'll let the
world know" she promised.
Meanwhile. she plans to serve the
Red Gross as long as she lives.
Evening star., 1941-10-09
Red Cross Volunteer Serves
Roll Call for Quarter Century
Mrs. R. l. Ettineer
Presides Over
Same Booth

The annual District Red Cross
Roll Call notD is in progress, ,Dtth
q goal OF 100000 memberships.
This is one OF a series OF feature
articles aOhich The Star ,Cill pub
lish to acquaint the public ,Uith
phat the Red Cross Is doing.
Evening star., 1941-09-18

Three recent deaths in streetcar
safety" zones have prompted Police
Chief Edward j. Kelly to reopen
the whole question of what can be
done to protect pedestrians in these
areas.
One of the deaths occurred in
front of police headquarters Satur-
day afternoon. Recently there was
a death and serious injury on Wis
consin avenue NV, and another
death at Fourteenth and F streets
N. w. In addition, there have been
many injuries.
Inspector Arthur E. Miller, in
charge of traffic, is convinced that
many of the so-called safety zones
on arterial highways are as a matter
of fact death traps for persons
who occupy them in the belief that
they are protected from passing cars.
In a report written by Inspector
Miller last May and forwarded
through the department to the Com
missioners he recommended the
erection of concrete or steel barriers
strong enough to prevent motor
vehicles from running over safety
zones or loading platforms.
Trafic is increasing in volume
Evening star., 1941-09-18
War Department Paid
100000 for Site
OF Old Airport
Gen. SomerveII Says
Large Section Of 1t
Will Be Parking Lot

Brig. Gen. Brehon B. Somervell
disclosed today that s1,000,000 was
the purchase price paid by the War
Department for the newly acquired
146-acre site of the old Washing
ton Airport, large section of which,
he said, will be reserved eventually
for an auto parking lot.
Construction of new War De-
partment Building on site ada
cent to the airport had necessitated
a change in earlier plans to use it as
a drill ground for the Arlington
Cantonment. The purchase price OF
the airport was made from an appro-
priation provided by Congress in
June.
Gen. Somervell said he was not
yet ready to announce his plans
for the parking lot which will be
used not only in connection with
the new War Building, but for other
Government employees housed in
the vicinity. The new War Depart
ment Building alone will be large
enough to accommodate 10000 en-
ployes, so it was expected a park
ing lot would be able to accommo-
date many thousand cars.
Secretary Stimson said today he
had no knowledge of plans for the
parking lot but presumed one of
ample size would be provided. Gen.
Somervell is a fast worker and no
doubt has made such provisions,
since he had provided for a parking
lot in the original plans for the
building" he explained.
While the size of the parking lot
is not known, it was expected the
remainder of the airport area would
be placed under the administration
of the Office of National Capital
Parks for Identification of the Po-
tomac River area. These plans, it
was suggested. might also include
fringe parking lots for public use,
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Services Held in Florida
For Rev. w. P. Thompson

Funeral services were held in De
Funiak, Fla, today for the Rev.
Warner P. Thompson, pastor of the
Ashton and Burtonsville Methodist
Churches, who died suddenly Tues
day while vacationing in cottage
at Santa Roso, Fla. Burial was in
De Funiak, which is the winter home
of Mr.. Thompson's mother, Mrs.
Dora Thompson, and his brother,
Ollie Thompson.
Other survivors are his widow,
Mrs. Ina Simmons Thompson; a
son, Paul, IL; daughter, Gretchen,
5; another brother, Oda Thompson,
Detroit, and a sister, Mrs. Iva Rim
goe, st. Augustine, Fla.
Born in Kentucky. Mr.. Thompson
moved at an early age to Florida.
Though for the last several years he
had been engaged at pastorates in
Patapsco, Baltimore and Sykesvine,
Nd, he returned to Florida every
year on his vacation. .....
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Boston Man Joins Staff
OF Planning Commission

John r. Kellam of Boston has ac-
cepted an offer of position with
the Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission as Junior
planning assistant and will take over
his new duties October IS, Park
Commissioner Lacy Shaw announced
today.
Mr.. Kellam will be assigned to
work on planning, highway and zon-
ing work in a new post created last
week by the commission. His salary
will be $4,000 a year.
Mr.. Shaw said survey made In
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties recently by Mr.. Kellam was
largely responsible for the offer hav-
ing been made to him. He visited
the metropolitan area and made
several suggestions for carrying out
planning and zoning work in the
future. He studied planning at the
University of Minnesota, Harvard
University and the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology.
The commission expects to name
a senior planner soon, but has taken
no definite action yet, Mr.. Shaw
said.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Police Consider Barriers
To Protect Safety Zones

and. in some areas, in speed, it was
said. A corresponding increase has
been noted in the number OF per-
sons killed or injured in safety zones.
In 1899 one pedestrian was killed
and II injured; in 1910 two were
killed and 18 hurt, and so far this
year at least four persons have been
killed and a large number injured,
Inspector Miller in his report
named as danger spots wisconsin
avenue, M street NV, parts of
Pennsylvania avenue and several
downtown sections.
The barriers have been opposed in
the past on the ground that they
would be costly and would mar the
beauty of the Capitals streets
Police officials argue, however, that
the deaths are costly also and too
much of a price to pay for appear
ances.
Inspector Miller argues that the
barriers would not be a menace to
motorists If properly painted and
lighted at night.
They might result in a few acci-
dents, it was said. but would save
lives in the long run.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Youth, 19, Is Killed
In Fall Under Wheels
OF Milk Truck
Inquest Is Slated Today
In Case Of Man Struck
By Cor September ;

Alfred Murray, 10, of APO Gault
place NE, was killed early today in
Alexandria, Va, when he fell be-
meath the wheels of the milk truck
on which he was employed.
The accident occurred in the 100
block of West Glebe road. The
driver of the truck. police reported,
was Preston Hardesty, q, of 1914 U
street SE.
Mr.. Murray. police were told. ap-
Eparently slipped on leaving the truck
for a delivery and rear wheel
passed over his head. He was pro-
nounced dead on arrival at Alexan-
dria Hospital.
DR.. John A. Sims, Alexandra
coroner, was to- hold an inquest this
afternoon.
District Inquest Set Today.
An inquest was to be held at the
District Morgue today into the case
of John Ragan, IS, of 1903 Fifth
street NV, who died at Emergency
Hospital September from injuries
received the previous day when he
was struck by a car in the 2l0O
block of Constitution avenue NV
Six passengers were slightly
shaken and bruised yesterday in the
collision of two streetcars on the loor
at Twentieth and Calvert streets
NV. They were given first aid al
a hospital and discharged.
Fire on Bus.
A fire broke out last night IN .
Capital Transit Co. bus at Eleventh
and H streets NV, causing brlel
traffic jam. The blaze was quickly
extinguished and no one was in
jured, police reported.
Carroll Pittman, 81, OF Callao
Va, driver of trailer truck which
ran off the road and struck a tele'
phone pole on highway No. 301 neal
Cheltenham, Md, last night, wa
treated in Physicians Hospital a.
La Plata for severe cuts on the
head. Mrs. Sophie wilkins, a nurse
at the hospital, who was returning
from Baltimore, passed the scent
shortly after the accident and tool
him to the hospital. He later was
released.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Fort Reno Play Site
7S Per Cent in Hand ,
Plan Official States
Other Recreation
Plots Augmented,
Commission Told

Norman c. Brown, appraiser and
associate land purchasing oficer of
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, announced
today at the opening of the groups
two-day September session, that re-
cent approval of contracts in con-
nection with the Fort Reno Recrea-
ton Center have brought it to 78
per cent of completion during the
current fiscal year.
Mr.. Brown explained that 18 Of
approximately % acres to be bought
during the year have been acquired
and that condemnation proceedings
will be invoked to complete the ac-
quisitions In several cases where
titles are bad or where prices cannot
be agreed upon.
The recreation project, located at
Nebraska avenue and Chesapeake
street NV, embraces both Wilson
High School and Deal Junior High
School
Mr.. Brown also announced the
commission has acted to acquire
about a half acre of land to be
added to the playground area for
the Payne School at Fifteenth and
C streets Sc. Before this can be
done, he said. eight homes in the
1400 block of C street must be con-
demned. unless negotiations now, in
progress are successful.
Other Additions Announced.
Further additions to existing rec
reation projects in the Northeast
and Northwest sectors of the city,
| embracing between two and three
acres in six separate places, were
announced. but details were not
made public.
This afternoon members of the
commission were taking a trip by
horse-drawn barge on the C. & O.
Canal from Great Falls to Carde-
rock, Md. En- route they will OBJ
serve the progress being made in
the development of the canal as
part of the park system.
Tomorrow. Frederic A. Delano
chairman, will report on develop
ments on the temporary War De-
partment Building that have come
up since the commission last met
/ John Nolen, jr., director of plan
/ ming, will present an analysis OF
! traffic conditions on the Potomac
River bridges expected to result
from the placing of the Army build
! ing in Arlington, Va. The study was
made on the basis of 10000 employe,
finding work at the projected struc-
ture.
To Consider Traffic Items.
The commission will bring up tc
date its long range plan for develop
ment Of the central area of the Dis
trict from river to river Results OF
this plan in terms of the reduction
in traffic congestion because of the
realignment of streets and buildings
will be brought out.
Consideration will be given 9
privately-evolved scheme to con-
struct series of combined municipal
parking garages and AFRAID shelf.
ers within the city.
The results of q conference or
water supply and sewage disposa
with the Fairfax CVa) Planning
Commission and the United State.
Engineers Office will be reported
recommendations regarding tn,
Washington extremity Of the pro-
posed Washington Baltimore park
way will be drawn up for the Mary.
| land State Roads Commission.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
District Leads Nation
In Hospital Facilities
Per Population
Survey Shows City
Hos 78 Beds Above
Lowest Requirement

With 1874 beds per 10000 inhabi-
tants, the District, in 1899, had more
hospital bed facilities, in propor-
ton to it's population, than any OF
the 4S States, according to a Census
Bureau survey made public today.
approximately 1882 900 beds were
available in 9,614 institutions for the
medical care of the American people.
in 1899, the bureau estimated. The
country's 6,991 hospitals and sana-
toriums furnished the great bulk
of this care-355, ,145,06 patient
days. or the equivalent of one week
end stay in a hospital each year for
every person in the United States.
Infirmaries, nursing, convalescent
and rest homes provided the re-
mainder.
Virginia Facilities Inadequate.
Hospital facilities for the country
were we'll below the minimum re-
quirement of l16 beds per 10000
population set up in 1888 by the
Committee on the Costs of Medical
Care, the bureau pointed out. The
average for the United States was 81
beds for every 10000 persons. To
meet the required minimum, 1t
would be necessary to build 1000
more average size 170-bed hospitals
it said.
In addition to the District, four
States had good facilities" accord
ing to the bureau. These were
Massachusetts,, New York, Colorado
and Maryland. Each of these States
mad more than 124 beds per 10000
population.
Eighteen States had between 100
and 124 beds per 10000 population.
Twenty-six States had inadequate
facilities than 100 beds per
1000 population. One of these was
Virginia.
1855 Beds In District.
With 192,345 medical-care beds,
New York accounted for more than
one-seventh of the Nations total
The District had 1883 beds, Mary
land 22,836, and Virginia, 22,929.
Existing facilities are not being
fully used, the survey disclosed. In
1899, general hospitals were operat-
ing at 10 per cent of capacity, tuber-
culosis hospitals at IS per cent and
mental hospitals at 95 per cent. Due
to rapidly increasing disqualification
for this type of illness, many hospi-
tails are overcrowded.
Approximately II per cent of the
care rendered in 1899 was in State,
local and Federal hospitals, 20 per
cent in profit institutions and
per cent in proprietary institutions.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Sons of Revolution Back
Roosevelt Order to Shoot

Bs the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Sept. 18.-
The Virginia Society of the Sons
of the American Revolution adopted
resolutions yesterday commencing
President Roosevelt's order to the
Navy to shoot submarines and raid
ers in waters deemed necessary to
American defense; recommending
the repeal of the Neutrality Act, and
approving the order of Secretary
Knox for the Navy to protect friend
ly flags between the United States
and Iceland.
The society voted down resolu-
ton offered by Gen. Harrison j.
Price Of Richmond, State president,
asking Congress to declare that q
state Of war now exists with the
Man government" .-
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Health Department
Probed Baby Deaths,
DR.. RuhIand Says
Chairman Randolph
Told of Action Taken
By City Officials
Star Staff Photos.

Health Officer George C. Rutland
assured Chairman Randolph of the
House District Committee today
that the Health Department had in
vestigated the outbreak of infant
dysentery at Sibley Hospital as soon
as it was informed of it and that
prompt measures had been taken to
prevent spread of the disease.
Responding to Representative
Randolpa's request for information
on what regulatory power the Dis
trict had over the hospitals, DR..
Rutland in his letter said the Dis
trict could enforce regulatory meas
ures and inclosed copy of the 1908
act in connection with communica-
able diseases.
Under Private Care.
In reference to the case which
prompted Mr. Randolph's investiga-
ton, DR.. Rutland said the child. who
had been i'll of the disease at Sibley
Hospital, had been under private
medical care and he assumed the
child was visited regularly by pri-
vate physician.
Continuing its preliminary in
veStigation. the House District Com
mittee yesterday asked the Graduate
Nurses Association to furnish data
on accepted standards of hospital
nursing staffs. with particular ref
erence to the minimum number of
nurses advocated in relation to a
patient load.
Committee attaches said two
Washington mothers had filed affi-
davits with the committee in con-
nection with the deaths of their
babies from dysentery contracted at
the hospital.
Gallinger Outbreak.
1t was also learned that Gallinger
Hospital had had an outbreak. of
the disease earlier this month. Ac-
cording to Supt. Edgar A. Bocock
the disease was confined to one 20
bed nursery.
Four children who had been in
that nursery had died. DR.. Bocock
said, although it might have been
due partially to other causes since
it was nursery for premature in
fants.
He said the outbreak had essen
italy subsidized" though some of the
children were still under treatment.
The affected children have been
segregated, he said, and other steps
have been taken to control the dis
ease. More than a score of cases
were reported from Gallinger dur
ing the outbreak.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Auto Knocks Over
Grave Heudstone
By a Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

BY SUIT Correspondent OF Int otAr
ROCKVILLE, Md, Sept. 18.-
Montgomery County police today
were trying to locate the automobile
which ran off a road in the Rock
vile Union Cemetery last night.
knocking over a headstone esti-
mated to weigh ton, displacing
marker and cutting up the cemetery
lawn.
Charles B. Jones, caretaker of the
cemetery, whose home stands at the
entrance, said the damage must have
been done some time after II o'clock,
after he and his family had gone to
bed. He said he heard no unusual
noises around the cemetery grounds.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
TwoD.C. Bills, One
To Tighten VagraneY
Law, Go 10 President
Four Other Measures
On District Await
Action by House

A more stringent vagrancy law,
one of six local bills passed by the
Senate yesterday, is on its way to
the President for signature today,
while four of the other measures
await House action.
The sixth bill, adding s50000 to
the limit of cost of the new Re-
corder of Deeds Building, also goes
to the White House to be signed.
The four bills still requiring House
consideration are:
To impose heavier penalties for
the second or subsequent conviction
of a felony.
To establish under the Minimum
Wage Board a program to promote
safety for industrial workers in the
District.
To give the superintendent OF in
surance broader power to regulate
companies handling compulsory
taxicab insurance.
Protects Pay in Testifying.
To enable Federal and District
employees to testify in court cases
on behalf of the District without loss
of pay or annual leave. District
employees would be permitted to
testify under the same conditions
on behalf of either the District or
Federal Government
The bills dealing with vagrancy
and repeated convictions in Grim
inal Court were passed originally by
the House to strengthen the hands
of the police in checking crime. The
Senate, however, revised the bill
dealing with repeaters, and these
changes will have to 60 back to the
House
The present vagrancy law makes
it necessary for the police to prove
the prisoner has no visible or lawful
means of support. In his report to
the Senate, Chairman McCarran
of the District Committee said the
courts have held that person with
funds in his possession cannot be
convicted of vagrancy, regardless
of the source from which derived
The proposed new law defines vag-
rancy as having no lawful employ
ment and no lawful means OF sup
port. 1t also puts the burden on
the defendant to prove lawful en-
ployment or lawful means OF sup
port. 1t also will enable the police
to apply the vagrancy charge to
persons who loiter around gambling
establishments.
Provides Straight Sentences.
The other crime bill makes in
creased penalties mandatory for Sec
ond or subsequent convictions, and
withdraws from such offenders the
benefits of the Indeterminate Sen
tence and Parole Law. In other
words, the court would have to i'm.
pose a straight sentence on any,
one convicted Of felony for the
second or any subsequent number
of times. Such prisoners could still
earn time deductions by good be-
havior.
The industrial accident proven.
ton bill would require employers tt
take all reasonable steps to protec
workers 1t goes back to the Hous'
on a Senate amendment placing ad
ministration of the program undel
the Minimum Wage Board instead
| of creating a new board.
Evening star., 1941-09-18

c a n university
was announced
today by PreSi-
dent Paul Doug
lass.
DR.. Robbins
took his bach
elor's degree at
the University
of Chicago, his
masters degree
at Harvard and
his doctors de-
gree at Prince
ton. He a ! S o
has studied at
universities in
Snain and Ttaly.
Evening star., 1941-09-18

The dean recently returned from
Sweden, where he did research into
the legal status of voluntary asso-
Citations in the labor markets.
He has been freed of teaching
duties and will devote his time to
development of graduate standards.
DR.. Douglass said he hoped to make
the graduate division of the uni
versity one of the outstanding CEN
tiers of the world.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
High Cost of Candy
Threatens to Cut
Size of Pieces

BY the Associat ted Press.
The kids can start worrying
about prices now, along with
dad and mother.
The Commerce Department
said today if costs of making
candy continue to rise as they
have recently, some reduction
in the weight and size Of penny
and scent candy pieces may be
expected and some types of s.
cent candy may be withdrawn
from the market in favor of
10-cent sizes, as was done in the
last war"
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Dies in County Jail

SALISBURY, Md, Sept. 18 LP9.-
Robert B. Pusey, 81, Princess Anne,
died in the Wicomico County Jail
yesterday afternoon, less than an
hour after his arrest on a traffic
charge. DR.. L. A. Rademaker,
deputy medical examiner for Wi
comico County, told Sheriff Harvin
B. Gordy death was due to a heart
attack.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Bishop Urqes Loan Aid

Bishop c. L. Russell urged every
American to buy Defense savings
stamps and bonds during an address
yesterday at the convocation of the
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church,
held at Miles Memorial Church,
Third and L streets NV.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
DR.. Robbins Appointed
Graduate Dean at A. j.

Appointment of DR.. James G.
Robbins as dean of the graduate
division of the school of social SCI
ences and public affairs at Ameri-
Evening star., 1941-09-18

In September, Beware OF:
/. The hours between 10 and
IL pm. Two persons met death
within this one-hour period in
September last year. The third
fatality occurred between 4 and
SPIN.
2. Crossing at an intersec-
ton against the proper signal.
One of the three trafiic vic
tins In September, 1910, was
killed while doing this.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
September, 1910
Toll in Previous Months.

Sept. 7 Sept. l3 Sept. u
O O O
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-11
John Dombrowski
is Dead al II
illness IS Fetel TO
ooklend County Man

oJohn Dombrowski passed
away at his home, early Sunday
morning, at the age of n years.
He was born In Poland. For
the past 80 years he lived in
Oakland County and for the
last seven years has made his
home at 1854 Atkins Road.
He is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Susan De Neen
and Mrs. Helen Brinke: two
sons, Raymond and Anthony.
Also surviving are two broth
er$ Emil of Inlay City and
Victor Of Detroit. :,
Services will be conducted
from the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis De Neen, 100000 Mile
Road, Tuesday, August IL at
400 o'clock. Burial in tho
Utica Cemetery. Rev. F. b.
Stafford officiating.
E. A. Schwarzkoff Is In
charge of arrangements.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-11
Seek Surplus
Apple Buying
Michigan Fruit
included In Plan

sLANSING. AUG. ill.,
Substantial federal purchase of
Michigans surplus apples, par
ticularly the wealthy variety,
will be sought At Surplus Mar
keting Administration confer
ence in Washington Tuesday and
Wednesday, II was announced by
Minard Farley, secretary-man-
ager of the State Apple Commits
sion.
Farley said the States wealthy
crop this year Is 40 per cent
above normal and 90 per cent
above last years. The SMA
has announced intentions to
launch its lo4l apple purchases
as speedily rs possible, he said.
Farley will attend the confer
ence with c. c. Taylor, Albion,
chairman of the u. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture's State Sur
plus Apple Buying Committee.
He said federal buying this
year would be given impetus by
the lend-lease program and need
for fresh fruits in r-harassed
England.
Another market exists for
Michigan growers, Farley said,
in Army demand for apples. The
office of production manage
ment has announced immense
quantities" of apples of all stand
ard eating varieties, including
wealthy, will be purchased for
army use by open bids, he said.