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Evening star., 1942-02-16
FOURTH RACE-BEAT EN-,
HARD BI >ST, NILE STAR,
CUVR CIn

BEAT EN- from the Bradley
barn was a good second to Amer
ican Wolf and the race shoulds
put him in shape to beat 'em
today. HARD BLAST has good
form to recommend him and is
the contender. NILE STAR won
his last and the win was an ex-
cellent one. CLIP CLOP might
take 1t all.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
EIGHTH RACE-AVESTA, KEY
MAN, PRIORITY, BETTY

AVESTA has a royal chance to
cop the final race of the day.
Plenty of speed here and might
make every post a winning one.
KEY MAN has several good races
in the book and figures close.
PRIORITY has a good second on
the 4th and should be in the
money. BETTY MAIN figures
close.
Evening star., 1942-02-16

ing; 3-year-olds;
Alibi Babe (no boy
xWaddy (no boy
Peace Fleet mo b
xGood Play mo b
xOhlala mo boy
xRosy Dollar Cno |
xMarny tno boy
Flasha Long mo /
Record Flight tMt
xGuest Star tno /
xCrab Apple mo |
xSun Risk tho boy
xTour mo boy -
xTour mo boy
Question Man ia
xFox Cub tMehrtel
xHere Now tno be
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Fair Grounds

By the Associated Press.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
HiuIeuh Park
SECOND RACE-Purse, $1,000: claim.
ing l-Yaar=nldS / ~. KnlleE
BY the Associated Press.

all. P. Headley and L. L. Haggin
Evening star., 1942-02-16
SEVENTH RACE-Purse. 81 200; claim
lng 4-year-olds and upward: rs miles.
EIGHTH RACE-PurSe. $1,000: claim
| ing: 4yesr-olds and upward. lis miles

entry.
xApprentice allowance claimed
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Home Community Opens First
Complete Warden Station
Specially Built and WeII-Equipped Center
Prepares Kent for Emergency Action

At the back of the room, in the
space between the closets in each
rear corner, other emergency equip
ment has been placed. There's a
special fire pump with 30-foot hose
designed especially for combating
incendiary bombs. There are pick
axes, sledge hammers, little ham,
mers, rakes, saws, six long-handled
shovels, post hole diggers Chandy
things for picking up incendiary
bombsO, lanterns, brooms, an emer-
gency battery and half dozen large
buckets which will be kept filled
with sand.
Heated by Wood Stove.
On the left wall, hanging on
hooks, are four stretchers and some
200 feet Of garden hose. Some one
donated.a small breakfast alcove set,
and this has been placed along the
left wall. There are also two benches
along the walls.
A wood-burning stove also was
purchased to heat the station. The
stove sits on a foundation of bricks
in front Of the left wall. Outside
of the station there's big pile Of
wood-enough to keep the stove 60
ing all winter.
Mr.. Kendrick, who lives at 5015
Lowell street NV, said that in
equipping the station they had fol-
lowed the instructions issued by Dis
trict civilian defense officials and
then had gone ahead on their own
initiative and added some Of their
own ideas to the layout.
The station will be the meeting
place of the wardens who guard the
Kent area and will also be used for
first-aid classes, Mr.. Kendrick said.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Young Asks Reduction
In Fire Insurance Rates

Charging that fire and lightning
insurance rates in the District are
excessive" Commissioner Young
asked Congress late yesterday to en-
act legislation to bring about re-
duction
AS a basis for consideration Mr..
Young accompanied his request with
draft of proposed bill providing
for creation of rating bureau to
determine reasonable" rates. The
bureau would be composed of rep
resentatives of insurance companies,
and the rates it recommended would
be subject to review and control by
the superintendent of insurance.
The plan, the Commissioner said,
Is patterned after the Virginia in
surance law. He pointed out that
existing law does not give the su-
perintendent of insurance control
over fire and lightning rates.
Commissioner Young's commune
cation and the draft of the pro-
posed legislation were referred by
the House to its District Committee.
Evening star., 1942-01-20

You don't have to 90 to London
to see the latest in AFRAID warden
stations. Civilian defense workers
in Washington's residential COM
munity of Kent, who don't know the
meaning of the word lag" have
just finished and placed in opera
ton Washington's first complete
warden center.
A neat little green and white one
room structure located at 5000 Glen
brook road NV, the station is
equipped with everything in the way
of emergency medical and fire.
fighting equipment, and it's ready
for instantaneous service.
The project is the result Of indi-
vidual effort combined with enthu-
siaStic community cooperation.
The day after Japan attacked Pearl
Harbor, Franklin Kendrick, chief
warden of sector 4 (Kent) Of the
Conduit road area, started the ball
rolling. He's kept it rolling ever
since.
Gets Ready Support.
Mr.. Kendrick put the idea up to
the 68 families living in Kent. He
asked each one to contribute IS
and told them he'd be back for
more If more were needed. The
owner of the Kent development
offered the land needed to build the
station for the wardens' use for the
duration.
An architect, Oscar Vatet, volun-
teered to draw up plans for the sta
ton, and work soon was under way.
Later, when the builder ran into
difficulty trying to get carpenters,
the building firm Of Korzendorfer
& Brooks, Inc, loaned four car
penters from housing jobs in Kent
to finish the station.
Then the citizens started to do
nate equipment. Medical instru-
ments, a steriiizer, four stretchers, q
desk, a radio, paint and other things
were offered One gave the fiber
board used in the ceiling. Another
gave a rug. Others gave foodstuffs,
blankets, sheets, pillowcases, towels,
etc.
Other equipment was purchased
with the contributions. The cost of
the building and equipment was
around $500, Mr.. Kendrick said. A
lot Of that came out Of his own
pocket-although Mr.. Kend-i"'' IT.
very little about r..r init.
Emergency Power for Radio.
From the time the building was
started until 1t was completed Mr..
Kendrick was there from morning
till evening every day.
The single room of the structure
is 15h feet wide and 21 feet long.
Just inside the door on the right Is
the chief warden's desk and two ra-
dios, one q portable type with bat
terry for use when the power breaks
down. A small flashlight hangs
above the desk for use during black
outs.
The medical and flrst-aid equip
ment has been placed along the
right side in cabinets and on shelves
above aatable that could very well be
used as an operating table.
Were equipped to take care Of
anything from babies on up" said
Mr.. Kendrick.
Evening star., 1942-01-20

January at $3.50 year for life.
Senator Byrd continued.
"All nv amendment does," said
Senator Byrd, "is to put the Rep
resentatives and Senators, the elec-
tive officers themselves who ap-
propriate the money-those who are
now voting this fund to their own
interest and advantage-on the same
basis as those who are in the civil
service and who have been paying
into the retirement fund all through
the years"
Senators Mead, Democrat, of New
York; Mcclellan. Democrat, of Ten
nessee, and George, Democrat, of
Georgia, took issue with Senator
Byrd. and denied that the pending
plan treats legislators any differently
from any group being taken into
the system for the first time
Senator Mead declared that when
the retirement system was esetab-
lished about 20 years ago, 5000
Government employees who were at
retirement age went out on full
retirement the day the act took
effect. The Byrd amendment,
Senator Mead said, would penalize
members of Congress as no other
group has been penalized.
McKellar Votes Against Bill.
Senator Byrd replied that if it
was desired to apply the retirement
plan to members of Congress, they
should have been included at the
start, when Government employees
began to contribute.
Senator McKallar said he did not
believe in pensioning legislative
officers, and voted against the bill.
At the same time, he voted against
the Byrd amendment, declaring that
If legislative officials are to be in
cluded, it should be on the same
basis that civil service employees
were treated when the system was
established.
Senator Norris, independent, of
Nebraska, with a long record of
service in both Houses, took the
floor after the Byrd amendment
had been defeated, and announced
he was going to vote against passage
Of the bill, declaring his belief that
the Byrd amendment to require
back payments from lawmakers was
fair.
"As the bill now stands" said the
veteran Nebraskan, lit has an
injustice in it favorable to our
selves"
Senator Mead argued that If the
535 members of the House and
Senate should elect to join the sys-
tenn, their aggregate future con-
tribution to the fund would be
$267 900 a year. If only one or two
members of Congress should retire
within the year, the cost would be
only $1,000 or 5000 against the
$267 900 contribution.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
1S Boys Flee School
Al Blue Plains; Seven
Are Quickly Retaken
Bridge Guards CorroI
Several Participants
In Wholesale Break

Eighteen boys, most of them re
peaters," participated last night in a
wholesale runaway from the Indus
trial Home School for Colored Chill
dren at Blue Plains.
BY this morning, seven had been
located and Supt. Wendell p Tucker
was confident the others would be
taken before tomorrow.
The youths had little chance of
getting into Washington. The Ben
ming viaduct is guarded by police
and the bridges across the Anacostia
River by soldiers, several OF whom
shRred in catching some of the runa-
ways last night.
Enter Locker Room.
Supt Tucker said the boys es-
capped by opening the transom be-
tween the lavatory and locker room.
Once in the locker room, which is
closed at night, the boys found their
clothes, dressed and escaped through
another door into hall Apparent
ly, one Of them had the key to that
door.
They made their escape about
midnight when wind was whistling
through the cottage settlement,
making enough noise to hide the
clumsiest escape efforts.
Seventeen of the 18 boys were
from the same cottage, a unit for
older boys. Supt. Tucker said the
youths had been visited recently by
several Washington friends who
might have suggested the escape
He also blamed the airplanes which
sweep low over the Blue Plains in
stitution as a contributing factor to
general restlessness.
Breaks Have Been Few.
Although there are no bars at the
windows or walls around the school,
there have been Few breaks, he said,
and none Of such large proportions.
Most of the boys located during
the night were found in pairs hiding
in the old "jungles" which used to
be meeting place for vagrants but
were almost completely wiped out
to make room for River Terrace
near the Benning Viaduct. The
boys were apparently waiting for an
opportunity to get across the via
duct.
Police and soldiers were notified
to keep a lookout for the II youths
still missing while officials of the
institution patroled the Anacostia
and Congress Heights section.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Third Rent Examiner
Will Be Named by
Coqswe|I This Week
Control Regulations
Ready for Submission
Commissioners

Appointment will be made before
end of the week of a third district
rent examiner to take the place of
Henry M. Fowler. who resigned
shortly before he was to take Office,
Rent Administrator Robert F. Cogs-
well said today.
Rules and Regulations governing
operation of the rent control Office
will be submitted to the Commiss
sioners for approval late today or to-
morrow, the administrator said. Cor
poration Counsel Richmond Keech
has completed his examination and
will recommend their Endorsement
to the District heads.
Mr.. Cogswell praised speedy
action" taken by Mr.. Keech in his
examination of the rules. Their
approval by the Commissioners, he
pointed out, is necessary before his
office can begin formal consideration
of the hundreds of Complaints under
the rent law which already have
been filed.
The administrator said landlords
who have furnished apartments, or
have remodeled units extensively
in the past year, are being especially
hard hit by the rent law, since any
increase even as payment for fur
niture which has been made since
January l, 1941 must be approved
by his office before it can be col
lected legally this year. Consent
forms, to be filled out by tenants
where there is no dispute over rent
increases, will be available soon,
Mr.. Cogswen said. These forms will
greatly expedite the work OF
handling cases involving newly fur
nished or remodeled units
The two remaining rent exam
iners, J. Warren Wilson and
Leonard S. Hayes, colored attorney,
were being broken in at Mr.. CogS-
wells office today They were shown
office routine and familiarized with
types of cases to come before them,
though they will not be able to hold
formal hearings on complaints until
the Commissioners have approved
the rules and regulations.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Conservation of Poper

Every citizen is called upon
to see that not a pound of paper
is wasted. Demand from every
clerk that any unnecessary
wrapping Of packages or un-
necessary use OF paper bags be
dispensed with.
Waste paper for paperboard
is vital to the packaging of a
great quantity of war equip
ment.
Do not burn newspapers, but,
when you have saved enough
for q bundle, give them to the
school children who are CO.
operating In the defense pro-
gram with the parent-teacher
organization in The Stars
campaign for retaining old
newspapers.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Few CiviIion Guards
On Duty at Navy Yard

The Navy admitted yesterday that
a few civilian guards had been hired
for duty at the Washington Navy
Yard. Their employment. it was
explained, releases marines for more
active duty elsewhere.
There was a move some time ago
to release marines for other than
guard work, and at that time Presi-
dent Roosevelt said he had noticed
in his travels that very young
marines were on guard duty in i'm
portant spots. He said such i'm
portant work should be done by
older and more experienced men.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Horns, Whistles
To Supplement
dc. Raid Sirens
Young Announces
Prompt Purchase
Of New Equipment

Eleven compressed air horns and
eight steam whistles will be pur-
chased promptly to supplement the
Al electrical air-raid warning sirens
now being installed, under plans ap-
proved today by Defense Co-ordina-
tor John Russell Young.
This would bring to so the total
of Washington's afraid warning
devices.
Co-oreinator Young plans to get
contract orders from the Board Of
Commissioners promptly. He has
been advised there is an excellent
chance of obtaining priority ratings
for the compressed air horns, and
was told the eight steam whistles
probably could be obtained very
quickly frore local sources.
Horns Urged Months Ago.
Months ago District officials rec
commended purchase Of the COM
pressed air horns-especially be-
cause they are so powerful and be-
cause they have a distinctive tone.
No decisive action was taken prior
to December 7 and after the attack
on Pearl Harbor it was reported
that the manufacturer declared he
could not begin to manufacture the
nine horns of this type then con-
sidered, for from 80 to go days,
even if he could get priorities.
Feeling signal devices should be
procured at once, Mr.. Young re-
called today, District defense off,
cials and the Commissioners acted
on advice that electric sirens should
be ordered since they could be de-
livered much more quickly. Forty
one of these were ordered and are
being installed, but recent tests Of
the first of them placed in use con-
vinced officials they were not salts.
factory.
More recently the problem was re-
ferred to a Civilian Defense Policy
Committee which was instructed to
go thoroughly and quickly into the
whole problem. Commissioner
Young's decision today was based on
this committees report.
Members of the committee are
Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Beverly c. Snow, Highway Director
H. C. Whitehurst, Herbert A. Friede,
communications chief in the civilian
defense setup; Police Chief Edward
j. Kelly and Fire Chief Stephen T.
| Porter.
| Cost Between 20 and 80 Thousand.
1t is reported the cost of the II
compressed air horns will be be-
tween $40 1000 and $4,000 installed.
| There was no immediate estimate
on the cost of the eight steam
actuated whistles.
Mr.. Young had considered the
need for ceasing use OF sirens on
police and fire cars and ambulances,
on the theory that their signals
would be confused with the electric
AFRAID sirens, but the Policy Com
mittee today convinced him it would
be too dangerous for emergency We
hicles to depend only on bells.
Whether the AFRAID signals are
to be changed, in view of the state
ment by the manufacturer that new
equipment installed here will not
operate with half-second intervals,
still is under study. Mr.. Young said.
He added there would be no
change, for the time being at least,
in existing instructions to business
houses and residents for the noe
turnal dimout of unnecessary light
ing.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Woman Is Indicted
In Traffic Death;
Navy Officer Cleared
MonsIouehter Charge
Against Ensign Who
Seized Wheel Is Dropped

The District grand jury today in
dicted Miss Marion L. Robinson,
%, Capitol Heights, Md, on q man
slaughter charge as a result of her
implication in a fatal traffic accident
January /, but ignored a man
slaughter placed against her COM
panion, Naval officer, by a coro-
ner's jury.
The coroners jury. in an un-
precedented action, had ordered
both Miss Robinson and Ensign Rob-
ert R. Read. 80. held for grand jury
action and both had been charged.
The action was taken after testi-
mony concerning the accident,
which occurred at Branch and
Pennsylvania avenues. had revealed
that Ensign Read had seized the
wheel from his companion, who was
driving, and applied the brakes
when he saw that crash was i'm
minent.
According to police, Miss Robin
son drove the automobile at high
speed into the rear of another ma
chine and Charles w. Finley, 81, Of
Arlington, Va, received injuries
from which he died.
A total of SO cases was handed up
by the grand jury to Justice T. Alan
Goldsborough. The list included
four charges of taking letters or
packages from the mails.
Father Of Seven Named,
James A. Tyler, colored, 80, father
Of seven children and a janitor in
an ONCE building In the 1000 block
Of H street NV, was indicted on a
charge Of taking letters from a mail
box.
Joseph 8. Arena, War College en-
ploye, was indicted on q charge of
taking book prepared for mailing
from the top of a mail box at the
Greyhound Bus Terminal, Eleventh
street and New York avenue NV.
Norton j. Burtt, 48, temporarily
employed for the Christmas rush by
the Washington Terminal Co., was
indicted on a charge of stealing
parcel post package from the Union
Station.
Burnette Brooks, colored, IS, Ia
Dorer in the City Post Once, was
indicted on a charge of taking cur
rency from letters.
nAh>- n>-~>-. y
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Samuel McAway,
assault upon policeman: Henry H.
Hopp, Homer FUR, Theodore r..
OVERLY, Fred E. Simmons and James
Hardy, joyriding; Robert L. Ray, AL
fred H. Thompson, Robert Morris,
william F.. George, Norfort VII
hams, John j. Clark, Joseph l.. But
Ter, John H. Brooks, Douglas Stew
art, and Thomas Fulton, r., house.
breaking and larceny; Thomas Full
ton, IT,, and Thomas Simms, grand
larceny; Thomas Rome, Bernard
Girth and Morris Romm, robbery;
Frank Goodman, Cleveland L. Sayles
John w. Mudd, jr.. and Walter
Fleming, assault with q dangerous
weapon; Cleveland L. Sayles, may
hem; Henry r. Bailey, William w.
Outlaw, jr,' and Colleen v. Ellis,
violation Of the Numbers Law;
Francis Henderson Dixon, forgery
and uttering; Holmes Hansford,
forging and passing . Government
check, and John A. Smith, house
breaking.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Missing Persons

| Those hdping information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
iDith the Public Relations Squad
of the Police Department, Na-
tio17al 1000.
Ethel Glover, IS, 5 feet 5 inches,
135 pounds, black hair, wearing q
tweed coat; missing from 1928 Mary
land avenue NE, since yesterday.
Pauline Cooper, IL, colored, 5
feet, 95 pounds, light skin, wearing
blue coat with hood, brown
oxfords; missing from 1882 Second
street since Sunday.
Evening star., 1942-01-20

Before the bill passed, however, it
was amended to give legislative Off
ciak all of the calendar year 1912 in
which to give notice of their inten-
ton to exercise the option of enter
ing the retirement system. Under
this provision lawmaker who wait
ed until near the end of the year to
join and then retired next Janu-
ary would pay in much less than the
5000 used by Senator Byrd in his
argument, depending on when the
notice was given.
A member Of Congress who was
drst elected In 1915 could retire next
Evening star., 1942-01-20

B r q n c n " q s
announced yes
terday by Mrs.
Alvin l.. Aubi-
noe, bra n c h
chairman.
Mrs. Tfbbitts
succeeds Mrs. l..
B. Noon, who
resigned recent
ly. TIL ose to
work with her
are MIS-. j. ROD.
ert Cory, CO.
chairman; Mrs.
James w. GCa-
ham, secretary,
and HRpc Arthur
Evening star., 1942-01-20

T. Leonard, in charge Of publicity.
In accepting the appointment,
Mrs. Tibbitts called on residents OF
the Bethesda area to join the many
who are donating to the blood bank
being built up for the armed serv-
ices. The amount collected from
each person depends on his physical
condition, but In no case does 1t
exceed one pint. The donor may re-
turn to his normal activities after
Q rest of half m hour.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Mrs. 6. T.. TibbiHs Heads
Blood Donor Service

The appointment Of Mrs. Gordon
c. Tbbitts of Chevy Chase, Nd. as
chairman of the Blood Donor Serv-
ice of the Bethesda Red Cross
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-09
OFFICIAL SCORE:
In Battle of Midway

Official score of the Midway bat
tie has been announced by the navy
department-an the results were
more heartening than had been pre-
viously supposed.
At least 10 japanese ships were
sunk, including four aircraft car
riers, and at least eight others were
damaged. Sunk in addition to the
carriers were two $500 ton cruisers,
three destroyers, and one or more
transport or cargo vessels. Prob
ably sunk was fourth destroyer.
Damaged were two and probably
three battleships, three or more
heavy cruisers, one light cruiser and
three transport or cargo ships. All
the aircraft about the four japanese
cruisers, totaling about 275 planes.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-09
SABOTEURS:
Major Failure

A dramatic story Of attempted
Nazi sabotage in the United States
was unfolded by FBI agents who
rounded up eight master sabo-
teurs trained by Nazi experts and
landed by rubber boats from two
submarines at Amagansett beach,
Long Island, and Ponte Vedra
beach, Fla.
The four Germans who landed at
Amagansett beach rowed ashore in
the early hours of the morning after
the submarine had crept within 500
yards of the beach. From caches in
the beach sands, FBI men recov-
cred huge stores of powerful explo-
sives buried by the men when they
landed. Approximately $4,000 in
American currency was carried by
the Nazi agents to pay accomplices.
Detectives assigned to the men in
cluded the bombing Of He'll Gate
railroad bridge, the bombing of all
bridge approaches to New York
city, bombing of the New York wa
ter supply lines and the blasting Of
other vital detectives.
Each Of the agents was provided
with many types Of forged creden-
tials, including social security cards
and selective service cards. Their
travelling bags were equipped with
secret compartments for money and
documents.
A sequel to the story came with
the arrest Of several accomplices Of
the eight men, some of whom are
regarded as associates of the Nazi
agents who may have intended to
take part in the sabotage effort. Two
Of the accomplices were arrested in
Chicago.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-09
SALESMEN:
For Var Bonds

Millions of persons in rural areas
will be provided with new method
of purchasing war bonds as result
Of an order issued by the post Of
fee department authorizing rural
carriers to accept applications for
war bonds.
Purchasers must pay for the
bonds at the time of making appli-
cation, it was announced, and pay
ment must be in cash or war saw
ings stamps or by check. The car
rier will give receipt for the pur-
chase price and will in most cases
deliver the bond in person after it
has been issued by his postmaster.