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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-02

any population where smallpox
vaccination is allowed to lapse,
there is constant danger Of a re-
cu1rence of an epidemic.
Smallpox sleeps, but it does not
e. Some place somewhere-in-
4fed' in many places everywhere
III there is somebody carrying
54found the virus of smallpox.
! We had an example a few years
ago OF a travelling show which was
nearly disorganized because a case
OF smallpox broke out in the midst
1f Its unvaccinated membership,
A1a rapidly spread all over.
XouIl say that you have never
ssen a case of smallpox. Maybe
'9su have, and maybe you haven't.
Not 80 very many years ago, an
Ed'sra Health Officer noticed the
i'AloN1ng heading in the paper
AZ" q certain city in Indiana:
A ka scourge of chicken pox
v Which began early in the fall
co"l.nr2s to increase in viru-
&c. Many of the patients be-
t~4ae completely covered with
llstuies and the head and neck
H'H 90 swollen as to make the
"ent unacceptable. There
A@'e been at least 300 cases;
Amy Of them resembling small
lox. Some of the patients r
Spt To go on until it becomes as
h.d as smallpox"
a photograph of n of these
ss4es OF "chicken-pox" was sent to
~ Health Officer at his request.
Noi photograph could ever have
3fa1rated a more beautiful full
M'ep case Of smallpox.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-02

and q tramp trlch. .Ist =.
". the heart contract rettuil
most astutc defense Of ali. al,D'
West furnished.
After leading his diamond !
West saw that his heart G prob
ably would get caught in a tine#sc
unless he could cause one chain
of events. If he made dummy ruff
South would have to get to his
hand to lead toward the heart
k-lO. If South used the spade K
for this entry, made the success.
full finesse and then laid down the
heart X, he probably could not
reach his hand again to drop the
heart @ with the A except by
leading a club to his hand 1nit
is exactly what happened Wien
the club 2 wa led to ilfC r. West
slapped On his heart q /, Eating
a contract which Other wise Noula
have been easy. as he spades
would have furnished iisCardS OF
the losing second diamond an0 a
club.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-02
.f,h. IHt. Ok MMi RUFF

.f,h. THE Ok NMi RUFF
!. hENG the dummy ruff. with
mort trump holding, is ordi-
ally he one thing q defender
.lat wish to do. because there
. -. n,Ips the Gcclarer get rid of
i, , But in some situations it
Ire pnly effective defense, per
fiY, m making it impossible for
,. leclarer to take a late enough
tramp trick there and SO have an
pr..y to it after its side suit is set
Up. Upon occasion also it may we'll
he done to force from the dummy
lead of a suit which the defender
Or his partner can ruff.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-02

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
has column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-02
BY LOGAN CLENDENING, NJ. D.

. Smallpox seems a remote and
lmpersonal danger, but at any
time it may become a real n
Eternal vigilance is the price OF
freedom against smallpox, and in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
Preserver Of Kenmore
Dies in Fredericksburq
BY the Associated Press.


FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Oct.
13.-Mrs. Vivian Minor Fleming, So,
who launched a movement which
saved many of Fredericksburg's his
toric buildings from destruction, died
at her home here yesterday after a
long illness.
Mrs. Fleming was instrumental In
preventing the razing of Kenmore,
built by Col. Fielding Lewis of Rev.
dictionary War fame for his bride,
Betty Washington. She also helped
preserve the Rising Sun Tavern and
aideo in preventing public auction
of property on which is located the
grave of Mary Washington.
Kenmore, built in 1852, was to be
demolished and its land sold for
building lots in 1922 when Mrs.
Fleming and a small group of Fred
ericksburg women undertook the
task of raising $4,000 to purchase it
The effort was successful and today
Kenmore, with its furnishings, is
valued at several hundred thou
sand dollars.
Mrs. Fleming until her death re-
manned as president of the Ken
more Association which she formed
| to purchase the mansion.
She is survived by daughter, Mrs
H. H. Smith, national secretary OF
| the Kenmore Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
Four Psychiatrists Believed
To Have Found Catoe Sane

-Four psychiatrists have found
Jarvis r. Catoe, scheduled to 90 on
trial Wednesday for the murder
criminal assault of Mrs. Rose Alb
ramoWitz is of sound mind, it was
indicated today, as the Government
continued its preparations for the
prosecution. If Catoe had been
found mentally i'll, the trial would be
delayed, observers reasoned.
Neither United States Attorney
Edward NJ Curran nor Assistant
United States Attorney John w.
Fihelly, who will prosecute the case,
would reveal the reports of the psy-
chiatrists whose names were not on
nounced. Mr.. FINELY today con-
tinued his questioning of long list
of Government witnesses in the
case, preparatory to trial. Both
prosecutors are studying the reports
of the psychiatrists.
Meanwhile. a motion filed by de-
Tense counsel to postpone the trial
because of the alleged inf1amed
state of the public mind is scheduled
for argument tomorrow in District
Court. The defense contends that
a series of criminal assaults and
murders here makes it almost i'm
possible for Catoe to secure a fair
trail at this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
Auto Club Criticizes
Student Hitch-Hikinq

Hitch-hiking by students in the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Md area
was severely criticized recently by
safety officials of the Keystone
Automobile Club, who pointed out
the practice is dangerous not only
for pedestrians but also for mo-
florists.
Edward P. Curran, safety director
of the club. emphasized that boys of
high school age, aside from max
ing a nuisance of themselves. actu-
ally endanger their lives by standing
in traffic lanes wiggling their
thumbs for a hop or jumping on
running boards or bumpers when
cars are halted in traffic"
In addition, Mr.. Curran said
motorists incur serious RESPONSE
bility when they stop to pick up a
hitch-hiker since they are faced
with damage suits arising from any
injury to the rider.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
Girl, II, Falls Into Well;
Escapes With Bruises

Ann Hicks, II, escaped with minor
bruises and shock yesterday when,
according to Sandy Spring Md
firemen, she fell into 60-foot well
on the farm of Charles Lethbridge,
near Ednor.
She was rescued by Spencer j. H.
Brown of the Sandy Spring Volun-
teer Fire Department Rescue Squad,
who carried rope and ladder into
the we'll. Mr.. Brown said the child
had chung to ledge just above the
10 feet of water in the bottom of
the we'll.
Ann, who lives at Ednor, was given
first cid by the rescue squad and
removed to the Montgomery County
General Hospital. She Is expected
10 b released today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
Be Given
Formal We|cometo
Baltimore Today
Country Club Tea
To Follow Reception
At City Hall
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 13.-Baltimore
gives its official welcome home" to-
day to the Duchess of Windsor and
her royal husband.
1t is the first visit of the Duchess,
the former Wallis Warfeld and
Baltimore debutante, in eight years.
The formal welcome will be a re-
ception at City Hall, and a tea for
300 invited guests at the Baltimore
Country Club. Another informal
welcome will come from the thou
sands of persons expected to line
the streets through which the Wind
sors travel.
Large crowds cheered the Windsors
at the Timonium railroad station
and along their drive Saturday aft
ernoon to Salona Farms, where they
are staying for a week with Gen.
and Mrs Henry M. Warfeld, the
Duchess uncle and aunt.
The route of their drive today
from City Hall to the country club
was planned especially to give Balti-
moreans the greatest possible oppor-
tunity to see the royal couple, riding
in an open car.
Mayor Howard w. Jackson will
present the city's official welcome
in ceremonies scheduled at pm
The tea, with the guests represent
ing all phases of the city's business
and social life, is set for to pm
Informality was requested by the
Duke and Duchess. They had asked
that the welcome be confined to
the two affairs.
Tiae Duchess renewed I'D -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
District Educators
Will Discuss Plans
For Raid Wardens
Leaders Will Confer
With Col. BoIIes
Wednesday Afternoon

District educational leaders have
been called 10 a conference at 4
pm. Wednesday at the District
Building TO discuss with Col. Lemuel
L. Bolles, executive director of civil
ian defense here, plans TO establish
air raid wardens in the Capitals
educational institutions.
Presidents of District universities.
a representative of the Board OF
Education and representatives of the
parochial and private schools will
take part, Col. Bolles announced
today.
He said he had asked Mrs. Harry
S. Benton. director of the actlv-
tiles of citizen volunteer workers,
to organize about so flying squad
rons" of secretarial assistants TO
help the citizens associations in their
mass meetings to select nominees
for all raid wardens in the resi-
Dental areas.
Decide on Mass Meetings.
At a meeting of presidents of the
Districts more than 70 citizens and
civic associations last week, it was
decided to hold the mass meetings
on the evening of a date to be set
by the District defense co-ordinator,
Commissioner John Russell Young.
Further plans for participation OF
citizens associations will be taken
up at a conference today between
Col. Bolles and Harry N. Stull, presl-
dent of the Federation of Citizens
Associations. who is temporary
chairman of the citizen leaders.
There will be another air raid on
Washington tomorrow afternoon, a
fact which need cause no alarm and
which will attract little attention.
The raid will be another of the
exercises which began last week to
test the East's AFRAID defenses. A
heavy force of bombers will head
straight for Washington.
Will Chart Approach.
In nearby Maryland civilian spot
tiers will chart the bombers' ap-
proach and on the board at fire.
alarm headquarters colored lights
will reflect the proximity of the
planes.
Interceptor squadrons from Boil
ing Field will rise to meet the
bombing craft, setting their course
on the basis of information fur
nished by the spoilers.
Raids will be staged at the same
time on other cities along the East
ern Seaboard. from Massachusetts
to North Carolina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
Dupont Apartments
LeasehoIders Ask
Eviction Suit Trials
Two Cases Scheduled;
Two Other Tenunts
Agree to Custer

Two tenants of the Dupont Circle
Apartments, who have refused to
give up their apartments since the
building was leased to the Federal
Government for Office purposes, re-
quested trials today when called
before Judge Nathan Cayton in the
landlord branch of Municipal
Court to answer eviction suits filed
by Dupont Circle. Inc
The trial of one of the defendants
Miss Eleanor F. Osborn, was set for
10 80 m. tomorrow, while the other
defendant, Mrs. Lee Wolverton, was
ordered to appear for trial Oc-
tober 20.
The court was informed that two
other tenants whom the apartments
owners sought to evict had agreed to
give up their rooms by Wednesday
The tenants are Marie Talley and
Margaret M. Stewart.
Bertha Mae GodSey and Otis Will
liams, two other tenants against
whom eviction suits were brought
did not appear in court today, anc
the apartment owners were given
judgments for possession by default
A 100000 damage suit against the
corporation owning the apartments
has been filed in District Court by
Mrs. Wolverton.
Mrs. Wolverton was represented al
Municipal Court by Attorneys Leor
Sclawy and Lewis Perkins, and Miss
Osborn by Attorney Henry P. Craw.
ford. Representing Dupont Circle
Inc, was Attorney George L
Quinn, jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
Lee Foundation Opens
Session at Stafford Hall
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STRATFORD, Va, Oct. 13-The
directors of the Robert E. Lee Me-
mortal Foundation began a week of
executive elaboration today at
Stratford Hall, birthplace of the
Confederate general and more than
40 other members of the distin-
guished Southern family.
Members of the foundation board,
who assembled here yesterday for
memorial services, will be in resi-
dence at the hall until October 20.
At the memorial exercises, DR.
John Mason, president of Swarth-
more College. in the principal ad-
dress. discussed the influence of the
Lee family on the Nations early
history and contrasted the leader
ship needs of then and today.
Mrs. Charles D. Lanier, Green
wich, Conn, president of the founda-
ton. and Col. Leroy Hodges, Vir-
ginia State controller, also spoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
Newman Offers Plan to Let
Speeders Forfeit Collateral
More Police Would Be Released for Duty
On Street, Jurist Declares

defendants pleaded guilty, COB not
guilty.
Under the system Of permitting
persons from out of town to forfeit,
there were LOO collateral for
FIXTURES. Judge Newman suggested
that if persons not living in WASH
ington are allowed TO forfeit, resi-
dents should have like privilege.
Of 221 second offenders, 173
pleaded guilty. Of II charged with
third offenses, pleaded guilty.
Fines Levied.
Out of the 221 second -offense
cases, 900 have been tried while l
case still is pending.
The fines imposed by the various
Judges in the second-offense cases
were given by Judge Newman as
follows:
slO-Judge John P. Mcmahon. %;
Judge Walter J, Casey, 6; Judge
George D. Nelson, 3, and Judge
Newman, 2.
s12-Judge Newman, l.
sl5-Judge Mcmahon. 80; Judge
Casey, 20; Judge Nelson, l., anc
Judge Newman. 4.
$17-Judge Newman. I.
S20-Judge Mcmahon, 9: Judge
Casey. 3; Judge Nelson, 81, ano
Judge Newman, 5
s25-Judge Mcmahon, 2: Judge
Casey, 5; Judge Nelson, II, and
Judge Newman, 10
S30-Judge Casey. !: Judge Neil
son, 2 and Judge Newman. 5.
s35-Judge Nelson, II, and Judge
Newman, B.
$40-Judge Nelson. 2.
s50-Judge Nelson, /, and Judge
Newman, 4.
OF eight tried for third offense
speeding. one before Judge Nc
Mahon was dismissed: Judge Casey
fined one $50, Judge Newman fined
two $50 each and Judge Nelson
fined two s25 each, one s35 and
one $50.
Keech CriticizeS Plan.
Corporation Counsel Richmond B
Keech said yesterday he believed
Judge Newman's plan would be "out
of line with the intention of Con-
gress, which provided for the null
tiple offense system. In it the maxi
mum penalty provided for third
offense speeding or any subsequent
offense on that charge amounts to
a $500 fine or 80 days in Jail or both
In default of the fine a defendant
could be sent to Jail for one year,
in addition to the 80 days.
Proper cooperation of police
would be essential if the forfeiture
system for speed cases were put
into effect, Judge Newman feels.
Police Supt. Edward j. Kelly de-
clined to comment on the plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
Frank 6. Pierson,
D. c. Architect, Dies

Frank G. Plerson. Washington
architect, died yesterday at the
Washington Sanitarium.
Mr.. Pierson, who made his home
at 1855 Oak street NV, was con-
nected with the architectural firm
of Pierson and Wilson for many
years, retiring about three years
ago because of i'll health. The firm
designed the annex building and adj
dition TO the Library of Congress.
He was a member of the Amer
lean Institute of Architects.
Surviving Mr. Pierson are his
widow Mrs. Parl c. Pierson: two
sons, Theodore G. PierSon of Haw-
thorne, N. j., and Frank K. Pierson
of East Orange. N j., and a brother,
Alfred B. Pierson of Alexandria. Va.
Funeral services will be held at
1890 am. tomorrow at Hysong's fu-
neral home, 1900 N street NV. with
burial in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Mount
Airey, Philadelphia, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
1akoma Park
School Swept
By Flames
Lights Reported
Seen Earlier
In Building

Fire swept the interior of the Ray
Elementary School in Takoma Park,
Md, early today, destroying a stor-
age room and a classroom and CIV
ing 2O9 pupils an unexpected holi-
day.
Firemen and school officials were
checking reports that mysterious
lights were seen in the building dur
ing the night r. H Houck Of
Daubs, Nd, driver Of Thompson's
Dairy, reported he saw lights, either
from matches or f1ashlight, inside
the school about 2:45 am. but
thought janitor probably was in
the building.
The blaze had head start when
flremen arrived about 5 am. It was
brought under control about an
hour later. The entire building was
damaged by smoke and water, and
flames had eaten into wooden
rafters beneath the slate roof.
Chief Johnson said the blaze evil
IDENTIFY started in the first-foor
storage room, in which costumes and
cafeteria equipment are kept. The
building was locked and all windows
| tightly closed when flremen arrived.
The fire fighters were forced to Use
gas masks in entering the building.
The school, of yellow brick con-
| struction, is two stories in height
ND totR 81,
| terra, kitchen furnace room and
storage room.
Firemen said the loss would ex-
coed $4,000. but no official estimate
Of the damage was made pending
an investigation later today by
Supt. Orem.
The TakOma firemen were aided
/ by the Mount Rainier. Brentwood
and HyattSville Fire Departments.
A preliminary examination Of
electrical wiring showed no apparent
defects, Chief Johnson said. The
furnace had not been fired since
last spring.
Mrs. Frances Lindahl. principal,
said the school had been broken
into several times. the last such
event having occurred during the
summer. The forced entries, she
said. occurred over week ends. The
doors recently had been strength
ened with additional locks, Mrs.
Lindahl said
Herald w. Hirst, Takoma fire
marshal and a former fire chief, in
a report to the Takoma Park Town
Council last year, claimed there was
inadequate protection against fire
in the school. Mr.. Hirst said there
was no telephone in the building
and that no one had been designated
to report fire if one broke out.
In addition, he criticized the alarm
system, saving the same bell was
used for fire alarms as to signal
receSses for the children.
They will return to their studies
tomorrow, however. as arrangements
were completed this afternoon to
use part of the Takoma Park fire.
house for claSSrooms. The arrange
mentS were made by Mayor Oliver
w. Youngblood of Takome Park
and Prince Georges County School
Supt. Nicholas Orem. Fire Chief
Irving w. Johnson said the fire.
house would be used pending repairs
to the school.
Glasses tomorrow will be held from
9 am. to l pm, he said, but after
that regular school hours will be
maintained. The early closing to-
morrow was ordered to permit mock
afraid alarm drills at the fire.
house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
Priorities Delay
District Bui|dinq
Program
Schools, Library and
Highway Work Are
Included in List

District officials are struggling to
obtain building priority ratings on
more than $2,7O0,O00 worth of con-
Strution for which contracts have
been let, but for which contractors
cannot get materials without the
ratings, 1t was revealed today.
The projects held up include the
1894 900 first unit of the new CEN
trail library, four new schools and
completion of six claSsrooms at the
Woodrow Wilson High School, &C
colding to Porter M Lumpkins, chief
clerk of the Engineer Department.
Inability to get steel window
frames also is delaying completion
of the $4,000 Recorder of Deeds
Building, he said.
Priorities have been asked for the
new Receiving Home, for which the
appropriation recently was found in
sufficient and the new S1,150000
Spingarn senior high school, for
which the contract has not been let,
Mr.. Lumpkins added.
Only Two Get a" Rating.
Only two District construction
projects have been given "A" rating.
One is the S5500O South Capitol
Street Bridges across Oxon Run and
Southern avenue, which is consid-
cred part of the strategic network
TO the Indianhead, Md, powder and
munitions plant The other is the
Tidal Basin Bridge to be a part of
the feeder to the grade separation
at Fourteenth street and Maine ave-
nue. S.W.. which is considered an
access road to the proposed new War
Department in Arlington, Val
Even priority ratings, however
will not insure delivery of needed
materials, Mr.. Lumpkins declared
and it is expected the completion
dates on all of the building projects
will be delayed.
The contractor for the South Cap
itol Street Bridges has advised the
Engineer Office it will require four
months for him to assemble the
materials despite his priority rating
Tidal Basin High on List.
The Tidal Basin project has been
given one of the highest non mill
tary priority ratings. Mr.. Lumpkins
said. The lowest bid for this Job
however. was s275 900, which is more
than 100000 above the original
estimate.
Mr.. Lumpkins said work on the
nearly completed new armory is
going along all right.
The schools for which the priority
ratings are being sought are the
SAL 900 Kimball Elementary at Min
nesota avenue and Ely place Sc:
the $4,000 elementary school at
Thirty sixth street and Alabama
avenue Sc; the S945,OOO Kramer
Junior High School at Seventeenth
and P streets Sc, and the 1922 600
addition to the Syphax elementary
school. Most of these were cal
culated to relieve congestion in the
Anacostia- Benning area caused by
national defense population influx
o. P. M. officials have requested
additional information from the Dis
trlct engineer Office on the amount
OF materials needed for the school
and library, but unless an "A" rating
Is granted these projects it is un-
likely they will be completed any
where near on schedule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
By w. G. POLLARD.

In order to release more police for
duty on the street. Judge Hobart
Newman is considering a plan to
permit motorists to elect to forfeit
collateral on speed charges instead
of standing trial in Police Court
This, Judge Newman points out,
would enable scores of policemen to
remain on the street instead of
sitting in Police Court waiting for
speeding charge defendants TO come
to trial. The trials are usually for
malities, with the vast ma jority of
defendants pleading guilty anyhow
he said.
Judge Newman believes the speed
ers nearly always would be ade-
Quately penalized under the forfeit
ture system, If his plan were handled
properly.
Judge Newman also believes his
idea would save defendants and
traffic court time spent waiting for
and trying their cases.
For the system 10 work. however
Judge Newman emphasized, the
amount of collateral would have to
be commensurate with the rate OF
speed charged. Fines now are levied
in accordance with the speed evil
denced by testimony.
While each of the four Police
Court judges has his own system
Of fines, Judge Newman generally
fines Speeders 81 for each mile per
hour they drive in excess of the
speed limit.
One Criticism.
One possible criticism of his plan
Judge Newman admitted, might be
that the forfeiture system would
not insure adequate penalty for re-
peaters. AS a forfeiture is not q
conviction, a motorist who had for
feited on a first speed charge ano
appeared in court on the second
case could be found guilty only OF
first -offense speeding, for which the
maximum fine is only S25
Judge Newman pointed out. how
ever, that comparatively few second
offense speeding cases go to court
and of those that do, few are fined
more than s25. This is true, he
pointed out, Notwithstanding the
fact the law provides a maximum
of 500.
In calling attention to the fact
most speed case defendants plead
guilty and few are arrested for sec
ond and third offenses, Judge New
man pointed to statistics compiled
in the Police Court clerks Office.
The figures for 1941 through Octo-
Der 9, show a total of 1896 first
offense speed cases, in which 6.193