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Evening star., 1941-03-15
Utilities Commission
Known Around World

The reputation of the District
Public Utilities Commission as an
effective regulatory agency is known
even on the other side of the
/. world" take it from Pedro S. Tala-
vera, 37-year-old Filipino electrical
engineer, who is working as an
observer" with the commission on
scholarship from his commonwealth
government.
Mr.. Talavera attends all hearings
of the agency and follows the daily
grind of its work. He will return
to hi, home in Manila this summer
He told reporters yesterday his big
gest thrill, aside from having the
opportunity to sit in on local utility
regulation, was the recent snow
storm.
A letter complimenting Mr.. Tala-
vera on his unusual diligence" was
sent December 2 by the late Riley E.
Elgen, former chairman of the COM
mission, who died this month, to the
secretary to the President of the
Philippines.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
'Superman' Philosophy
OF Germany Described

The "superman" philosophy be-
hind Germany's recent military and
diplomatic successes, the Rev. DR.
Edmund A. Walsh told an audience
last night, sis the logical conclu-
sion to certain premises inseparable
from the political science which has
controlled Berlin for over a hundred
years"
Yet the voices of many thought
full Germans both within and with
out the Reich" have been raised
against political arrogance and
the paganism which would supplant
Christianity" Father Walsh said In
the fifth of a series of lectures in
Constitution Hall.
The vice president of Georgetown
University said that German politi-
cal and social thought since 1906
has been dominated by such men
as Fichte, Hegel and Nietzsche.
The speaker declared that Com
munism and National Socialism "are
brothers under the skin"
So long as these forces, Father
Walsh said, attacked by lecture
book and propaganda, it was suffi-
cient to answer with book, tongue
and propaganda. When they at
tack by airplane, battle cruiser. tank
and submarine, they must be met
with airplane, battle cruiser, tank
and submarine"
In conclusion he asked his listen
ers to judge for themselves why
German troops go into battle
chanting:
To-day Germany belongs to us.
Tomorrow the whole world"
Evening star., 1941-03-15
50 Nurses TO Be Enrolled
For 81. EIizabeih's

approximately so young women
are to be enrolled in the training
course at st. Elizabeth's Hospital
School of Nursing, the Civil Service
Commission announced today, call
Ing for candidates who have COM
pleted four-year high school course
in an accredited school.
Age limits are 1880 and the pay
Is S238 annually, plus living accom-
,nodations. Applications will be re-
ceived until April 7.
The commission also announced
examinations for teachers for kinder
!garten, grade and high schools for
the post children's school at the Ma
irine Base, Quantico, and for the Ma
tional Training School for Boys here,
IN pay range from $3.50 to $1,000.
There is an opening also for super
vising principal at $4,000.
Other tests announced include re-
search chemists, associate entomol-
ogist in CaXonomy and construction
inspection co-ordinator for the Mari
time Commission. There is contin-
ued demand also for sheet metal
workers and heat treater, aviation.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Censorship Discussed
Al Press Club Dinner

Members of the National Press
Club heard a discussion of censor
ship last night at a special dinner
and forum in the club auditorium.
Drafted to answer off -the-record
questions about possible censorship
were Lowell Mellett, director OF the
Office Of Government Reports; Maj.
Gen. Robert C. Richardson, director
of the Bureau of Public Relations OF
the War Department, and Comdr.
H. r. Thurber, director of press re-
lations for the Navy Department.
Questions like "Are We Going to
Have Definite Censorship Under
the Emergency" predominated. A
number of visiting editors and pub
fishers from various parts OF the
Nation participated.
Ernest K. Lindley, Washington
correspondent for News Week, was
master of ceremonies. Assisting
were Melbourne Christerson OF the
Associated Press. club president, and
William S. Neal of the International
News Service, chairman of the
Standing Committee of Correspond
ents of the Senate and House OF
Representatives.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Dirksen 10 Present
Bill for New Plan
To Finance District
Proposal Involves Yearly
Treasury Survey to Fix
Federal Contribution

The Federal contribution in sup
port of the National Capital would
be fixed on the basis of an annual
survey by Treasury experts under
a bill which Representative DirkSen,
Republican, of Illinois, is preparing
for introduction Monday as a sub
stitute for Senator Overton's plan
for increasing the Federal contribu-
ton.
The ranking minority member OF
the House District Committee, who
sat in on a conference with Senator
Overton several days ago, also is en-
phatically in favor OF increasing the
Federal share for financing the
Capital. He said he feels, however,
his plan is more flexible and there
fore more acceptable to Congress.
The plan would furnish a yard
stick" of fact for use of the Appro-
priations Committee in fixing more
equitable formula. he said.
The Dirksen bill will propose that
the Secretary of the Treasury ap-
point a board of three members OF
the Treasury staff, who would serve
without extra compensation. They
would make a survey annually and
confer with the District assessor re-
garding the valuation of all build
ings and grounds owned by the
Federal Government in the District.
The board would be required to re-
port annually to Congress. The
Appropriations Committee would
have this information to guide it in
deciding how much should be paid
from the Federal revenues to help
support the Capital.
Under the Overton plan, the Fed
eral share in District expenses would
be computed according to the ratio
of Federally owned land in the Dis
tricJ to the entire taxable area.
Senator Overton's formula has
been indorsed by Representative
Hunter, Democrat, of Ohio. Joint
hearings were recently conducted at
which District officials heard the
plan outlined by Senator Overton
and urged its adoption.
The Overton- Hunter plan has
been approved by the subcommittee
of the Senate District Committee
and now awaits consideration by the
full committee.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Five Red Cross Workers
Sail for Europe Today

Five staff members of the Amer
ican Red Cross planned to sail for
Europe today aboard the Excalibur
to serve in Red Cross relief in Eng
land, France and Spain.
DR.. Gerald F. House of Massa-
chusetts, who will be superintendent
of the Red Cross Harvard Hospital
in England, will fly from Lisbon to
London with Harold B. Foy of the
District, who will be director of ac-
counts for the hospital, and Kings
ley Van A. Gwyer of Connecticut,
engineer, who will supervise con-
struction of the building.
Gus B. Meyer of Indiana will be
added to the Red Cross staff In
Spain and William c. Lucey of Il
linois will 60 to France for relief
work, Red Cross headquarters here
said.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Argentine Paper Hits
U. 5. Beef Import Bars
By tie Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, March 15.-The
newspaper La Nacion declared edi-
torially today that statement by
United States Representative Scrug-
ham advising continued efforts to
prevent the use of Argentine beef
by United States agencies seemed
contrary to the good neighbor
policy"
Representative Scrugham,
Democrat, of Nevada said Thurs
day, I'm order to protect the
American standard of living it
seems to me most necessary that
We continue our efforts to pre-
vent the use not only by the Navy
but by all other Government
agencies of articles like Japanese
fish, Argentine beef. etc.")
La Nacion commented:
''The good neighbor policy as
understood In this part of the hemi-
sphere does not fit extreme prohibi-
tions affecting our principal ex-
ports"
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Habeas Writ Issued
Emmitt Warning 10
Come Up tuesday
GoIdsboroueh to Hear
Argument in Attempt
To Win Freedom

Emmitt r. Warning, former
numbers" figure here, now serving
time in the Lorton (Va) Reforma-
tory on charges of jury tampering
and income tax evasion, will seek
his freedom on a habeas corpus
writ at 10 am. Tuesday before
Justice T. Alan GoldSborough of
District Court.
Through Attorney Myron Ehrlich,
Warning contended yesterday that
the contempt sentences of two years
and two months passed upon him
for jury tampering by Justice
Bolitha J. Laws in District Court on
February "a, 1899, are illegal. He
based this on the contention that
the sentences violated the inde-
terminate sentence law and that the
jurist should have imposed mini
mum and maximum sentences in
the contempt cases.
Justice Goldsborough issued a
habeas corpus writ in Warnings
favor and later decided to make it
returnable before him Tuesday.
In his petition for the writ, Mr..
Ehrlch contended that the con-
tempt sentences Justice Laws i'm
posed as void and illegal because
they do not comply with section 453
of title 6 of the District Code, as
amended, and are in violation of the
act Of July Is, 1882, dealing with
indeterminate sentences. The de-
tention is illegal and unconstitu-
tional, the petition asserted in ask
ing that Warning be released on
bond pending final hearing. War
rings detention in the Lorton Re-
formatory is void and illegal and
in contravention of his rights" the
petition contended.
Warning is serving 3 to months
on the income tax evasion and
rs months on the jury tampering
contempt charge. He has about
five months more to serve.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Single Air Command
Urged by Randolph
Nv tire Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
Representative Randolph, Demo-
crat. of West Virginia urged last
night creation of a single, indepen-
dent air command to 'liberate our
air fighting power from under the
bushel that is now hiding its true
light" -
In a speech prepared for delivery
over the Columbia Broadcasting
System, he said he was mot in
terested in past debates over wheth-
er the Army and Navy have placed
sufficient emphasis on air power-I
am only interested in making cer-
tain that future development OF
United States air power will be
placed in the hands of those who
have only one responsibility-maX-
imum development of United States
air power.
"I want the United States air
force to be the most efficient and
powerful in the world and to achieve
this end, I believe every military
flying machine in the Nation should
be under one command"
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Wallace Beery Arrives
In D. {. Unannounced

Wallace Beery, bad man or CO.
median of the movies as the script
may demand, arrived alone and
without fanfare at the airport at
1920 am. TODAY on an unannounced
visit after an all-night trip from
Los Angeles.
He said he was on a strictly social
trip and that he would visit friends
here for few hours before leaving
by plane late this afternoon for New
York.
Carrying a light coat and dressed
in his customary baggy trousers, the
actor who has starred in many an
action movie was the third passenger
to emerge from the giant American
Airline ship. He walked slowly to
the airport, dropped his coat on q
bench while he autographed en-
velopes and scraps of paper for
group of boys who had assembled
around him, and then took q taxi
into the city.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Cherry Blossom Fete
Set Tentatively for
April 5 and 6
FinuI Decision on
Festival Expected at
Conference Wednesday

With April S and 6 set as the
tentative dates for two-day Cherry
Blossom Festival this year, members
of the committee in charge are to
meet at 3 pm. Wednesday in the
Office of Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen for a more final decision on
the whole program.
The planning group of the Gen.
eral Committee emphasized the
dates would depend upon the
weather and the anticipated time of
appearance of the blooms. If neces-
sary the dates will be postponed to
April IL and Is, which would be the
Easter week end.
Army Day will be observed April
5 and if the festivities are staged
that week end. it is suggested that
the Army Day parade be routed
down to Tidal Basin in connection
with the cherry blossom fete. After
the parade there would be a per-
formance by the Columbia Light
Opera Co.
The committee will depend much
upon the advice of Irving Root of
the National Capital Park Service
in fixing the dates for the festivities.
The District Commissioners will
act as honorary chairmen of the fes-
tival. Aiding Edgar Morris, chair
man of the General Committee, are
Francis G. Addison, jr., as treasurer;
William H. Press, secretary, and the
following additional members Of an
Executive Committee: Arthur J..
Sundlun, Gardner Moore, Thomas
P. Morgan, jr.; Evan Sholl, A. z.
Wood, Col William W. Gordon. Ed
ward A. Dent and James E. Coli
flower. Others attending confer
ence yesterday afternoon in the Dis
trict Building were Sibyl Baker,
George Keneipp, Mr.. Root, r. A..
Gogley, R. w. Schneider and Col.
Horace P. Smith.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Lecturer Describes Gay
Dress OF GuatemaIans

A very dresSy people are the ma
tives of Guatemala. Branson De Cou,
traveller and lecturer, told members
of the National Geographic Society
last night at Constitution Hall.
Only for fiestas, he said, do the
people of most nations bring out
costumes as gay as the working
clothes of the Guatemalans. Colors
and designs. however. vary from
town to town, he added, in the little
mountainous republic, and in one
place the men wear striped pants
which give them the appearance Of
Uncle Sam.
Colored motion pictures which ac-
companied the lecture also showed a
wide variety of articles for sale in
the market places-pottery, cloth
from simple home looms, livestock
of all descriptions, round cakes Of
salt obtained by evaporation, ard
iguanas The latter are lizards which
are eaten by the natives.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Spring Styles Battle Male
Commentators, Please Ladies
1,500 Women Jam MoyfIower Ballroom,
And the Ear Entertainment Is Fun

titles of smart clothes seen in the
ballroom. Mink coats we're a dime
dozen and fiower-bedecked hats
were surpassed only by those in a
bright shade of red. Spring suits
bloomed in the audience, too, while
novelty jewelry was everywhere
Smartest bit of the latter was a
wide link bracelet of gold with a
large bangle adorned with a dia-
mond horseshoe.
Also interesting was the amazing
number of three generation"
parties, with grandmother, mother
and daughter eagerly eyeing the
fashions on display. Because the
Connecticut avenue shops have
catered to each generation in every
thing from wedding announcements
to hairstyles. the show assumed a
sort OF "old home week aspect as
the merchants greeted their pa
irons.
High light of the show, for both
the audience and the amused and
somewhat baffled commentators,
was the matron's model who wore
foundation garments. These gar
ments, which stressed the long,
slim line so necessary for spring
fashions, were sketchily described
by the announcers, who obviously
had never heard of "tapering hip
lines and elasticized midriffs."
Sponsors Delighted.
in charge of the show were de-
lighter with the capacity audience,
which began assembling two hours
before show time, and with the
smoothness with which the display
was presented. eve haven't had
this large a crowd since we first
started charging admission" one
confided gleefully. Another ad-
vanced the theory that the inter-
est In American designs was re-
SponSible for the increase, but
failed to say whether the Ameri-
can flags hung all around the room
were connected with the theme of
the show. Obviously. however, some
thought had been given to stress
ing this feature, for the runway was
adorned with red, white and blue
arches in a very gay effect.
The show was a great success
from start to finish, and those rs
or 20 fidgety models" that Art
Brown talked about at the start
did Justice to the array of beauti-
full clothes.
The models, incidentally. were not
fidgety-except behind the scenes.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Symphony Fund Drive
Heudouurters Moved

Headquarters Of the National Sym
phony Orchestra's sustaining fund
campaign were to be moved today
from the Carlton Hotel to the Or
chestra's business office in the
Woodward Building.
Announcement of the move was
made by A. F. E. Horn, vice chair
man of the drive, in making public
results of the campaign to date. OF
the SLOT 1900 needed to finance the
orchestra's 1941-42 season, $8,306
still is lacking, Mr.. Horn said.
The deficit must be made up be-
fore plans for the next season can
be formulated, and approximately
100 volunteer workers will continue
to canvass the city until this is ac-
complained, Mr.. Horn stated.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Catholic Charities Backs
Defense Recreation

The National Defense Committee
Of the National Conference of Catho-
lie Charities has pledged support to-
day to the efforts of the National
Catholic Community Service which
is working to coordinate religious,
welfare and recreational work
among men and women now serving
in the armed forces or other defense
activities.
Pledge of support came at the
end of series of meetings held at
the headquarters of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference at
tended by representatives of leading
Catholic social service groups.
The N. c. C. S. was created last
November by the Bishops of the
United States.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
By HELEN VOGT.

All the much-annoyed gentlemen
who'Ve been angrily muttering about
women taking jobs from men may
now feel avenged For the gentle
men invaded a heretofore unchal-
lenged feminine field yesterday
when they did the commenting at
the fashion show given by the
Connecticut Avenue Associa ton.
And what's more, they were good.
That is, they were good because
their complete bewilderment over
the complexity of spring STYLES lent
a definite charm and sprightliness
to their descriptions.
Art Brown of Station VOL, who
led off at the 2:15 show, was a
strangely pathetic figure as he de-
scribed clothes to 800 assembled
women who jammed the Mayflower
Hotel ballroom to overflowing He
had trouble with technical fashion
names and, We believe. holds the
record for mixing up style terms.
However, his extremely amusing
unrehearsed comments had the
ladies in state of high good numor
and gave them an idea of what
the men really like in the way
of fashions, as well.
Another Appoints Aide.
When he left the show about
halfway through, it was taken over
by Ray Morgan of Station WINK
who, we are sorry to say, had even
more trouble with his pronouncia-
tions. However, Mr.. Morgan solved
this problem neatly by appointing
one of the ladies in the audience
his first assistant.
The rest Of the show went along
beautifully, with the help of the
obhging lady who would nod her
head in approval when the COM
mentator correctly pronounced
"pique" or "faille." Mr.. Morgan
very nearly ran into trouble, how
ever, when he seized upon the
wrong card and blissfully described
the wrong dress He couldn't fool
that fashion, conscious audience,
though, and they nearly tore down
the roof shouting, NO! You have
the wrong card!" Mr.. Morgan
gracefully got out Of his predica-
ment and fervently hoped that all
the ladies would some day have to
comment at a masculine fashion
show.
Smartly Dressed Audience.
That the ladies really knew their
fashions was obvious by the guam
Evening star., 1941-03-15
ROLAND D. Severy Named
HiIImun Assistant

ROLAND D. Severy, formerly of the
Civil Service Assembly, has been
appointed administrative assistant
to Sidney Hillman, associate di-
rector general of the Office of Pro-
duction Management, it was an
nounced last night.
Mr.. Savery, who was a member
of the Washington staff of the
Home Owners Loan Corp. for three
years, is to have charge of person.
mel, budget and Office services for
Mr.. Hillman's defense division.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
ESQ Workers Ready
To Resume BUILDING
Al Medical Center
Defense Program Given
As Primary Factor in
Strike Settlement

A group of $50 construction work
men today stood ready to go back
to work at the Army Medical Center
Monday morning, following an
nouncement of a strike settlement
yesterday by Frank j. Sheehan of
the United States Cancellation Serv-
ice.
Decision of the Washington Build
ing Trades Council, an American
Federation of Labor unit, to end the
walkout in the interest of the ma
tional defense program came at a
meeting of the council attended by
Mr.. Sheehan and representatives of
the Skinker & Garrett Construc-
ton Co., a union firm having a
contract for additional barracks at
the center.
Left Jobs March 6.
Skinker & Garrett men left their
jobs March in protest against
employment of union labor by
the Merando Construction Co.. an
other contractor on the project.
The statement released through
Mr.. Sheehan by the council fol-
lows:
The Washington Building Trades
Council, at special meeting today,
attended by representatives of
Skinker g. Garrett, who have the
contract for the barrack buildings
at the Army Medical Center walter
Reed, and Frank J. Sheehan of
the United States Cancellation
Service, agreed to call off the strike
to permit the striking craftsmen to
return to work Monday morning.
Defense More Important.
"The delegates to the council are
convinced that the national defense
program is more important than
their grievance against a non-union
contractor on this project. They
also feel that they should CO.
operate with Skinker & Garrett,
the fair union contractor on the
job.
The council feels that the strike
at the medical center was justified
because it has always been their
policy TO refuse to work with non-
union building tradesmen. However,
it is realized that the good Of the
Nation comes first"
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Keystone PoIicyhoIders
Asked to Meet Monduy

Over 200 policyholders in the old
keystone Indemnity Exchange, an
automobile insurance organization
taken over for liquidation by the
Insurance Department of Pennsyl-
vania, will be asked to meet at 8
pm. Monday in the Ambassador
Hotel, it was announced today by
Samuel w. McCart, former company
attorney and policyholder.
He said methods of dealing with
suits entered in Municipal Court
here against the policyholders will
be discussed.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
PeH Hires Secretary
Of His Congress Doys
BY the Associated Press.

t7y VIC HooOSAdbCu ricons
OLYMPIA, Wash, March IS
Miss Jay Grigsby, secretary of the
State Liquor Board, yesterday was
granted leave of absence to be-
come confidential secretary to Her
bert c. Pell, new United States Min
lister to Hungary.
Miss Grigsby was Pells secretary
when he was Representative from
the seventeenth district, New York
State, and had heard from him only
once in the past 18 years, until she
was offered her new position by tele-
phone. She also formerly was sec
retary to Representative Sol Bloom
of New York, chairman of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
st. Louise Doy' Urged
By Ladies of Churity

Young men selecting corsages for
dinner partners tonight should
choose violets and iris to mark the
anniversary of st. Louise, it was
urged today by the Ladies of Charity.
st. Louise, who died March IS.
1860, was the first modern social
worker and co-founder of the Ladies
of Charity, according to Mrs. George
H. O'Connor, chairman of the local
chapter.
The society has been urging ma
tional observance of st. Louise Day
for the last three years, Mrs. O'Con-
nor said. Violets were sent yes
terday to Mrs. Roosevelt In Florids
by the Washington city. wide group.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Sponsors Named for Two
New u. s. Destroyers

The Navy Department yesterday
designated two sponsors for 1850
ton destroyers which will be
launched this year.
Miss Jean Constance Cory, Quin-
cy, Fla, will sponsor the destroyer
Cory, named in honor of her uncle.
the late 1t. Comdr. william Merrill
Cory Mrs. Richmond P. Hobson,
New York City, will sponsor the de-
stroyer Hobson, named in honor of
her husband, the late Rear Admiral
Richmond Pearson Hobson.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Gen. Weyeond Returns
To Africa From Vichy
Rr the Associated Press

B! the Associated Press
TANGIER, Morocco, March 15.-
Gen. Maxine Weygand, back in
Africa from Vichy, told reporters at
Algiers yesterday, IF we unite about
Chief of State Petain, France will
save herself"
The French press, he said, never
should stop preaching support of
the old marshal and Frenchmen
should interest themselves only in
the future Of France.