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Evening star., 1942-03-16

Biographical sketches of $50 resi-
dents of Washington have been
added to Who's Who in America
in the new edition of the biennial
publication, which came OF the
press today.
Many of the District list were
diplomats. writers, lawyers and 9TH
ers who have been drawn here by
the city's greatest job-giving agency,
the Federal Government, but a ma
jority were officers of the Army and
Navy whose attainments have been
given new Importance since the out
break Of the war.
The volume has $3.50 new names.
OF these, 287 are Army and Navy
officers. almost every one recently
promoted to . rank above colonel
in the Army or captain in the Navy.
Editors admitted the percentage Of
servicemen to be "vesy large" but
explained it to be logical result
of the current expansion Of the
armed forces.
Many Ofi1cers Included.
Among the officers are Maj. Gen.
Richard K. Sutherland. Gen. Mac
Arthur's chief of staff, Maj. Gen.
Simon Bolivar Buckner, jr, COM
mand:ng general of the Alaska de-
fense forces; Maj. Gen. Millard Fill
more Harmon, new chief of the
Army air staff, and Rear Admiral
Jonas H. Ingram, commander Of
cruisers, Atlantic Fleet, and former
Annapolis football coach.
The 1923 edition Of Who's Who
has 1850 pages and Il, ,e02 sketches,
combining four times as many words
as the Bible.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
So Traffic Deaths
Termed Suicides
| By Van Duzer

Sixty-nine persons have "com-
mitted suicide" on the streets of
Washington in little more than IA
months. the Department Of Vehicles
and Traffic reported today.
The death Of these men, women
and children, Traffic Director VII
liam A., Van Duzer said, resulted
from careless walking habits.
"T can't conceive" said the trafic
chief, that these same persons
would toy recklessly with loaded
revolver. But the results are much
the same-through negligence they,
and they alone, were responsible for
getting killed" Z
In each Of the 80 accidents, drivers
who struck the victims were absolved
of blame after official Investigations.
Fifty-eight Of the fatalities occurred
last year and IL since January of
this year.
Again reminding citizens Of the
staggering current death rate in
trafhc-28 persons killed. as against
1S, at this time last year-Mr. Van
Duzer added:
I'VE can and have talked until we
are out OF breath, but our words OF
warning are useless unless the peo-
pie wake up and realize the serious
ness of the situation. We are not
asking them to do anything i'm
possible. but we are Just asking tl.en
to use D bit Of care and caution for
their own protection"
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Retired Navy EmpIoye
Is Injured in Florida

George r. Huttel, 68, retired Navy
Yard employe who has been visiting
in Clearwater, Fla, was critically
hurt Saturday night when he dashed
into the street in an attempt to
pull F. II. Rehburg, former Idaho
State Senator, from the path Of an
automobile. MFR. Rehburg was killed
instantly. the Associated Press re-
ported.
Edmund s. Huttel of Rogers
Heights, Md, q brother of Mr..
Huttel, was notified OF the accident
yesterday. He said his brother
retired from the Navy Yard about
o year ago and has been living in
Florida about six months.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Police Finally Receive
Cars

The long-awaited combination
scout car-ambulances for the Police
Department have finally arrived,
according to an announcement made
today by Maj. Edward ]. Kelly,
superintendent of police. The two
machines will be placed into service
In the sixth and seventh precincts
shortly after 10 am. tomorrow with
ceremonies at the District Building.
The cars will provide prompt
transfer of accident victims to the
hospitals when the regular am,
bulance service is not available or is
unduly delayed. The cars are not
equipped with full ambulance service
and will be used only in an emer-
gency. Maj. Kelly said that under
no circumstances would they be used
for the removal of persons from
homes, buildings or other places,
combining their services to accidents.
The Police Department has been
waiting for these cars for nearly q
year. On numerous occasions rescue
squads from nearby counties have
been called to remove accident vic
TINS when ambulances were un-
available.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Reynolds Preparing Plans
For Mall Dormitories

w. Z. Reynolds of the Public
Buildings Administration told q
House committee today that his
agency is preparing alternative plans
for the types of Government dormi-
tories suggested recently for con-
struction on the Mall.
While Mr.. Reynolds was appear
ing before the House Public Build
ings and Grounds Committee on the
Satterfield once of Government
Reports resolution, Chairman Lam
ham told him the committee has
looked with favor on the erection Of
temporary dornitories for war
workers that would not stand IN the
way of improvement of the Capital
after the war. He asked Mr.. Rey-
nolds to comment on the Presidents
suggestion to build such dormitories
along the Mall.
Mr.. Reynolds answered that his
agency is preparing alternative
plans, some OF which offer fewer ia
cilitieS than the President indicated,
and others more. One plan, he said,
proposes bath facilities for every
four rooms.
Mr.. Reynolds said he was stroagly
Of the thought that half. or possibly
more, of the housing construction
here could be temporary dormito>
ries.
Representative Wilson, Repub-
lican, of Indiana, asked Ii the need
for such accommodations for single
persons Is so great, in view of the
number OF private rooms said to be
available for rent. Mr.. REYNOLDS
suggested there may be some tems
porary easing of the room situation
at this particular time due. to the
recent transfer of several Govern
ment bureaus from Washington.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Parking Meters
Give Bargains
At Alexandria

It's nice to hear that prices are
going down somewhere.
In Alexandria. Va, parking meters
on King street supposedly allow IL
minutes parking for / cent, so min
utes for cents.
Occasionally, however, the spring
in q meter stores up too much recoil
and the lucky motorist gets 90 min
utes' parking for a fifth of the nor
NAL cost.
A Star reporter discovered that
fact and noticed that most of the
other meters in the block had only
q cent deposited in them while the
indicator showed that they had an
average Of 80 minutes parking time
left. Il
Officer K. w. Smith, in charge of
parking meter service, said that the
meters ordinarily would give go min
utes for penny only once every
hundred times they are used.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
District Heads
.Agreetovirginia
Size for Airport
Approve Randolph
Bill; Hearing
Set Wednesday

The Commissioners today told the
Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee Of the
House District Committee they
would approve the Randolph bin to
place the Washington National Airr
port entirely within Virginia as )
means Of settling the prolonged con-
trcversy over its location.
Endorsement also was given the
measure by Frederic A. Delano,
chairman of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
The subcommittee had under con-
sideration two measures designed to
end the 5urisdictional dispute. Ons
vas the Randolph bill. The other
was legislation sponsored by Repre-
sentative Nichols. Democrat, Of
Oklahoma, which would locate the
airport entirely within the District.
Representative Nichols, in sup
porting his bill, told the subcommit-
tee the Federal Government already
had invested $4,000, 900 in the air.
port and that two-thirds Of 1t is
now within the District boundary.
The Randolph bill was given
further support by Representative
Smith, Democrat, Of Virginia and
Charles r. Fenwick, member Of the
Virginia House of Delegates from
Arlington County. The latter spon-
sored legislation recently approved
by the Virginia Legislature which
would place the airport entirely
within that State, with the status
of a Federal reservation.
Two questions were discussed in
connection with locating the airport
in Virginia-the distribution Of tax
revenue and the sale Of liquor.
Both Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Fenwick
indicated that Virginia might be
willing to compromise" with the
District over, tax revenues, but they
did not want the District to get a
"foothold in Virginia" Mr.. Smith
warned that Virginia never would
permit the sale Of hard liquor at the
airport.
Further hearings on the two bills
will be held at 10 am. wednesday.
OfIicials of the airlines using the
airport will be principal witnesses.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Maryland U. Graduate
Wins Winqs in Navy

Charles A. Park, jr., 5126 Nebraska
avenue NV. a graduate of the
University of Maryland, has been
commissioned a naval flying officer
at the Naval Air Station at Jackson
ville,. Fla, it was announced today.
Mr.. Park took preliminary flight
training at the Naval Reserve Air
Base at Anacostia before going to
Jacksonville AS an active flying
officer, he will now go to service
with a unit Of the Nays air arm.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
ChiIdren's Bureau Opposes
Youngsters Working on Farms

The Children's Bureau will seek
to prevent States from ordering
younger children into agricultural
work, DR.. Martha Eliot, associate
chief of the bureau, disclosed at
Mrs. Roosevelt's press conference
today.
She said the Children's Bureau
did not think it was necessary yet
for younger children to work in the
fields as some States have been
planning because of the growing
scarcity of agricultural workers.
She also said that the 50 900 900
which Federal Security Administra-
tor McNutt announced today would
be sought for child care centers
will 60 to the Children's Bureau.
Part Of the money requested, she
said, would be used for administra-
ton and the rest would 90 to State
welfare and health departments for
Evening star., 1942-03-16
DeadIine Rush
May Sci Record
For Tax Returns
Single Doy's Mark
Of 1887 Here Likely
To Be Broken

Thousands of deadline income
taxpayers found 1t easy II not pain
less to get rid of their money today
at the Internal Revenue Bureau.
There was the usual last-day rush
to make returns and escape the
penalty effective at midnight.
But, so well had the tax-collecting
force prepared there were no long
waits in line reported during the
forenoon and officials expected their
facilities to hold out as well during
the afternoon and evening.
Indications were that the Dis
trict record of 10,317 returns in a
single day, made March Is last year,
might be broken before midnight,
but there were 200 assistants at
desks scattered through Offices and
corridors to help Assistant Chief
Field Deputy A. Parks Rasin re-
ceive the returns.
Extra Crews on Duty.
Lines formed and melted quickly
az guards directed the taxpayers to
the clerks desks. Most customers
found the ordeal over in q matter
Of minutes.
Among the special deputy collec-
tors were many skilled in income
tax complexities and they straight
ened out difficulties quickly. Those
who bad not made out their re-
turns were asked the essential ques-
tions and were told what they would
have to pay.
Extra crews of collectors went To
work at $50 am. and will remain
on duty until the deadline at mid
night.
The bureau had 1o,Oos tax-pay-
ing visitors Saturday.
While March Is is the last day
set by law to pay 1941 income taxes,
it fell on a Sunday, and so today
was an added opportunity to escape
penaIuieS.
Penalties Are Explained.
Those who fail to pay at least
the first quarters tax by midnight
will be subject to a penalty tax of
5 per cent for each 30-day delin-
quency, which may accumulate up
to Is per cent. There is in addition
a 6 per cent interest charge on de-
linquent payments. Collectors may,
in addition, declare the entire years
tax due If a payment is tardy.
Few excuses for late returns or
late payments are accepted. Sick
ness or foreign travel or other ex-
traordinary reasons may be accepted
depending on individual circum-
stances. -
"Willful" failure to make . return
ct all is subject to heavy punish
fine and imprisonment
In fiagrant cases.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
D. A. R. Urged
To Fight Non-EssentiaI
Outlay Of U. ). Funds
a.
LoeoI Daughters Hold
Stote Session; Officers
To Be Named Tomorrow

A plea that such organizations as
the Daughters OF the American Rev.
olutior use their influence to ek-
courage useless expenditures of
great national funds for other than
war purposes was applauded today
by members of the District D. A. r.
holding their annual State confer
ence here.
Wade H. Ellis, State president of
che District Sons of the American
Revolution, made the appeal as he
greeted the opening business session
of the conference in Memcsxal Con-
tinental Hall
Mr.. Ellis also suggested the finest
thing" that patriotic societies could
do at the present tiEle would be to
invest the money In the.r treasures
in defense bonds
Advocates "Offense" Bonds.
The speaker expressed the hope,
however, that the name of these
savings certificates would be changed
to "offense bonds"
Others who greeted the confer
ence included Miss Lillian Cheno-
weth and Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins,
respectively, vice president general
and honorary vice president general
OF the National Society, D. A. r.:
Mrs. Frank Heller, president of the
District Society, Children of the
American Revolution, and Frank B.
Steele, recording secretary general
of the National Society, S. A. r.
Mrs. Joseph G. Forney OF Penn
sylvania, first vice president gen.
eral of the D. A. r., and Mrs. George
Hamilton Stapp, Maryland State
regent, were introduced as special
guests.
Mrs. Harry C. Oberholser, State
regent Of the District society, led the
State officers in presenting their an
nual reports today.
State Chairmen to Report.
Reports Of the State chairmen will
be made this afternoon, while re-
gents Of the so local chapters viii
be presented at tonight session.
With the biennial election of off,
GERS scheduled for tomorrow, NOM
nations for the various posts will be
made tonight. Mrs. Geoffrey Creyke,
the retiring State vice regent, is the
only candidate yet announced to
succeed Mrs. Oberholser as State
regent.
The social program of the confer
ence today included luncheon
given at the Army and Navy Club
by the Regents Club in honor of the
state regent, national and state OFF,
GERS and past presidents of the club.
Mrs. Hubert c. Paddock, president of
the club, was in charge Of arrange
mentS. 81
This afternoon Mrs. Catherine B
Strong, president of the State ON
GERS Club, is entertaining at her
home in honor Of Mrs. Oherholser.
The Board of Governors of the club
is assisting.
Evening star., 1942-03-16

When the weather becomes
warmer the men viii have q third
choice, a park bench.
Hundreds Aurned Away.
Meanwhile a soldier, sailor or
marine visiting his Nations Capital
for the weekend and unable to
anord an expensive place to stay
for the night, even If he could find
a room, has three United Service
OrganizatiSns-supported agencies
he may turn to. The maximum
charge at these places for the night
is 80 censs.
They are Service Mems Club No.
/, 306 Ninth street NV, which has
taken az many as $50 men a night |;
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club
10i5 L street NV, which accom-
modates a maximum OF 200, and the
". AS. C. A.. 1885 @ street N.Wr
q maximum Of rs cents q night.
All three agencies report they are
forced to turn down hundreds Of
men each Saturday night.
Up TO the beginning Of the war
the Washington Recreation Area,
located in Arlington. Va. near the
Lincoln Memorial Bridge afforded
fleeping accommodations for more
han a thousand p,en on leave here.
Since that time the area has been
used to billet a large number OF
soldiers assigned to guard duty in
this area.
Leave" Area VIII Help.
Col. Walter H. Long, who Is In
charge of the camp. disclosed Satur-
day that troops there are being as
signed to Fort Myer and that
within q month" the area again
will be available for men on leave.
u. 8. o. officials and representa-
tiyes OF the three agencies agree.
however, that even re-opening Of
the leave" area will not solve the
problem.
Sidney r. Tahaferro, committee
chairman of last years u. s. o. fund
drive here and head Of the U. s. O.
Council of Washington formed last
week, pointed out today that the
SSO,UUU tIlht Was w cSiiAiS VII oAAoAc
of $264, 900 raised here last summer
has been distributed to local agen-
cies, and that no money remains.
"I do not know whether the ma
tional U. 8. o. treasury has any
funds for construction of building
here, but we certainly have none" "
he declared.
He added that the situation was
bad and something should be done
about 1t quickly" To this end the
council, which was formed to CO.
ordinate U. s. o. problems here, has
appointed committee headed by
Mrs. Wilson Compton to study
means Of relieving the housing
shortage.
Evening star., 1942-03-16

them to employ workers in setting
up the centers near defense plants
where working mothers could leave
their children.
Under the Lanham Act, she said,
money now was available for day
care centers, but the $3,000,000 would
be used to help state welfare de-
partments organize the program.
DR.. Eliot said the Children's Bu-
reau was opposed to having fac
tories set up child care centers for
their workers because they would
then be under factory control and
should be the responsibility OF the
Government.
The centers win not be limited TO
mothers working In defense plants,
but win be open to ali working
mothers eventually even those
working In the Fe4eral Government
here. 1..
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Horpers Ferry Man
Killed as Cars Crash

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, March
16 (SpeciaD.-One man was killed
and another critically injured in a
head-on collision of two automo-
biles on Route 8 near here Satur-
day, according to police.
j. H. Kelly of Harpers Ferry, w.
Va, said by police to have been
driving one of the cars, was fatally
injured, while James H. Hite, driver
Of the second car, according to po-
lice, was seriously hurt. MIR. Hite
was taken to a local hospital, along
with six other occupants Of MIR.
Kelly's car, who also were injured.
Police said the accident occurred
when Mr.. Hite attempted to pass a
car driven by Franklin Lloyd Of
Berryville, Va, on q hill and
crashed head-on into the Kelly car.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Week-End Housing for Soldiers
Becomes Big q. c. Problem
Agencies Offering Lodging cheopIy
Forced to Turn Aysy thousands

Washington housing probem-a Saturday night
problem eatens to progressively worse enlisted
center the Capital ifr their week END leaves
The three agerSe offering accommodations at
nominal can muster slightly than 500 beds
them then only crowrg writing reception halls and
dance with extra cote sleeping pads.
The usanes who turned away each Saturday night have
this year-they To
Station and find aAacant bench they seek similar
"bed" at of he bus<
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Mrs. Roosevelt Guest
At Academy Luncheon
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, March 16.-
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and her
two secretaries, Mrs. ]. NJ. Helm and
Miss Malvina Thompson, were
luncheon guests of Mrs. John r.
Beardall, wife of the Naval Academy
superintendent today.
Attended by officers and COM
mittee chairmen of the Naval Acad-
emy Women's Club, the. luncheon
preceded tour Of the academy and
an address to club members which
Mrs. Roosevelt is scheduled to make
later today.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
D. {. Filling Stations
May Elect 10 Close .
Night Services
Effect Of 20 Pct. Delivery
Cut Will Be Studied
By Retailers Todoy

The possibility that all Washington
filling stations will close at night
was advanced today as dealers al
tempted to decide how Washington
motorists will be affected by the
War Production Boards order to
start gasoline sales restrictions
Thursday.
The order. promulgated by Donald
M. Nelson, w. p. B. chairman, pro-
vides that no station may stay open
more than u hours out OF each "a.
Harry Wainwright, research director
for the Gasoline Retailers of Wssh-
ington, said today he is unable to
predict as yet that any of hs mem
bers will choose to operate at night.
Retailers must take a 20 per cent
cut in deliveries, and it was indi-
Gated that they will be able to sell
their entire quotas on daylight shifts.
Retailers Meet Today.
This and other questions were to
be threShed out at retailers meet
ing called by Mr.. wainwright for
this afternoon at the Hot Shoppe at
4ilo Wisconsin avenue. Since the
order limits sales to a s2-hour week.
It was suggested That the majority
of stations will close on Sundays.
Meanwhile, 1t is probable blanket
4o-mile- e-an-hour speed law will be
Instituted in Maryland and Vir-
ginia. Governors of both States
were studying methods Of carrying
out President Roosevelt's proposal
for universal 40-mile-an-hour law
as a rubber and gasoline conserv-
alton measure.
Working on q Problem.
In Richmond, Gov. Darden was
considering action by proclamation,
and in Maryland Gov. O'Conor put
his attorney. general, State roads
commissioner and State police su-
perintendent to work on the prob
lem.
A different reaction came from
Florida, where Gov. Spessard L. Hol-
land said he was "at q loss" to
understand why his State was in
ciuded IN the war Production Board
order. He said he wanted to pro-
tect the seasonal needs Of tourists.
The office of Petroleum Co-ordi-
nator Ickes today gave some hope
that the gasoline supply problem
will be solved shortly"
"It all depends on what happens
to our remaining tankers and on
the added extent to which overland
movement can be built up" the
ONCE declared.
The ofiice emphasized that "oil,
in this war. is ammunition-you
ought to use it wisely"
"By doing so you'll be helping to
speed the defeat of Hitler and Hiro-
hito."
A suggestion that dealers stagger
their hours to best meet the demands
of customers was made by Mr.. Ickes'
office. :
Mr.. Wainwright announced that
today's session of retailers will con-,
tinue at 1:3o pm. tomorrow and
Wednesday at the same time and
place.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Mother Saves Child
In BeItsviIIe Fire

Two-year-old Dottie Lynn Moran
was saved by her mother today when
fire swept bedroom in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Boyer at Belts
vile, Md, today.
Firemen said she mother, Mrs.
John Moran, was in another room
when she heard Dottie scream.
Rushing into the bedroom, she found
the child on o mattress which al
ready was in flames and carried her
to safety.
Mrs. Moran is the daughter Of he
Beyers, firemen said. Companies
from Berwyn Heights, Brauchville
and Hyattsville extinguished the
flames.