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Evening star., 1942-06-28
Gas Revenue Decline
Priorities Postpone
K Street Speedway
Projected Anocostiu
| Bridge, Other District
Works May Go Over

Postponement of the proposed
$4,000 900 elevated speedway between
Rock Greek and Key Bridge in the
line of K street NV. was disclosed
yesterday as lowered gasoline con-
sumption led Highway Director
Whitehurst to predict sharp drop
in revenues which finance Capital
highway construction.
Announcement of the postpone
ment of the bypass indicated ma
terial shortages were responsible, but
it was made clear at the District
Building that other big projects may
be held up by shrinking gasoline tax
returns.
The whole discussion came to light
with a report to the Commissioners
by Capt. Whitehurst on the May
gasoline consumption figures, which
indicated there would be a decrease
OF about 40 per cent in gasoline
revenues during the fiscal year be-
ginning Wednesday because of gaso-
line rationing and the necessity of
conserving tires.
May Shrinkage q Per Cent.
Capt. Whitehurst told the Com
missioners gasoline consumption
totaled 1885, $50 gallons here last
month, compared with 16.O72.786
gallons in May, 1941, a decrease of
279 per cent, though official gaso-
line rationing did not start until
May Is.
From this he calculated that gaso-
line consumption and therefore the
revenue for the new fiscal year
might show a decline of about &C
per cent.
Since considerable portion of
the District highway fund is ear
marked annually for administrative
costs, the operation of the Depart
ment of Vehicles and Traffic, an
nual inspection of automobiles and
the activities of the trees and park
ing division, 40 per cent reduction
in the fund would seem about a so
per cent decrease in the working
construction fund for streets and
bridges, Capt. Whitehurst predicted.
He said many developments pro-
vided for in the new appropriation
act may have to be postponed"
Plans for the K street elevated
highway drawn after several years
OF study are now ready for adver-
tisement for bids, but this call will
not be made because steel and iron
needed for the project cannot be
obtained.
District officials emphasized that
the project had not been abandoned
but merely postponed until the pri-
critics situation was not so crit
ical.
AnacOstia Bridge Dubious.
At the same time Capt. White
hurst said it might be necessary,
because Of the decline in gasoline
revenues, to postpone plans for con-
struction of the projected $4,000 900
South Capitol street bridge over the
Anacostia River.
Plans for this structure will not
be ready until February or March,
Capt. Whitehurst said. The District
Evening star., 1942-06-28
D.: {. Urged TO Stage
'Ninth-|nning Rally
To Reach Rubber Goal
Gasoline Stations Open
Today for Donations;
Pickup Trucks on Duty

Every citizen of Washington was
urged to dig today in his attic, his
cellar, his garage in an effort to put
"whirlwind' finish on the scrap
rubber campaign-which in the
District has been tagging consid-
erably short of a 100000 pound
goal.
Any item discovered-be it tat
tered rubber glove or punctured
beach ball-should be thrown into
the campaign today. Doing their
bit, the city's gasoline stations have
agreed to remain open from 9 am.
to 2 pm, for the sole purpose OF
accepting anything of rubber.
Pickup Trucks Available.
If you can't take your contribu-
ton to a filling station. phone Ma
tional 622O, and a truck will come
to your door for a pickup.
Tomorrow the drive to keep the
Nation rolling. inaugurated by Pres
ident Roosevelt, will be one week
old. Tuesday it will end.
From national headquarters OF
the rubber war council" in the
Shoreham Hotel, William R. Boyd,
jr.. chairman, issued last minute pep
bulletins. He declared last night
that a "ninth-inning rally" is need
ed-and said that State reports in
dicate that rally is already under
way.
Its going to be a whirlwind from
now on" he predicted.
Darden Exhorts Virginians.
In Richmond. Gov. Darden scold-
ed citizens of Virginia because sta
tistics placed the State near the
bottom in per capita contribution
of rubber scrap. He said:
There are but two ways for the
Government to get the necessary
amount of rubber: One for the
people to voluntarily turn in their
scrap rubber, and the other for the
Government to take the tires from
automobiles not needed in the war
effort.
II hope that in the short time
remaining, every possible effort will
be made to collect and deliver to
the accredited repositories every
ps piece ;s,,os Of ! scrap 3e0er which can
Evening star., 1942-06-28

Six girl secretaries typing away
in Washington Government Offices
may get a chance to type before
the Hollywood cameras before long
Samuel Goldwyn has narrowed
his search for the six most CLAM
orous' Washington secretaries down
to 13 from lib applicants. accord
ing to Wide World dispatches from
Hollywood. He is going to base a
movie on their careers here, and
send them on bond-selling tour OF
the country, too.
The final six, however. may not
all be bona fide Washington stenog-
raphers About 4,216 girls applied
from other cities Hollywood news
stories reveal pique in the Gold
wyn attitude toward the indiffer-
ence of Capital secretaries to his
offer. 1t may be. he indicated slyly
that glamour of Washington secre-
taries is not all that has been re-
pute6.
Husky-voiced Star reporters, how
ever. decided the reason for few
applications here was modesty
After hours of telephoning they
could locate only seven of the l3
listed in Hollywood as fnalists
And of the seven, it turns out, only
three sent in their own pictures
Friends nominated the other four
Seven Located Here.
Those located after hours of work
and with the aid of the Civil Service
Commission are:
Miss Marjorie Vallancey, %, of
1882 North Eighteenth street. Ar
lington, Va, an employe of the War
Department.
Miss Norma Jeannette Lyons, 20,
of 3033 Sixteenth street NV, secre-
tary to Representative Butler, Re-
publican. of New York
Miss Ann Shyosky, %, of 1890
Fairmont street NV, secretary to
Representative Weiss, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania.
Miss Peggy Marks. "a. Of the
Roosevelt Hotel, Civil Service Com
mission employe.
Miss Nancie F. Stadner, %, of 1922
Thirteenth street NV, War De-
partment employe.
Miss Marjorie D. Embree, 10, of
1705 @ street NV. employe in the
executive Office, of the War Produc-
ton Board chairman.
Miss La Wanda Ruth Elliott. 19.
Of 1900 Nineteenth street wv, Navy
Department employe.
Evening star., 1942-06-28

Appropriations Act for the new fis.
cal year car s an item of 81 ,O00,OOe
for starting 5 work, whereas the K
street job is to be financed under
the Defense Highway Act as an
access" road. Whether the South
Capitol street bridge must be de-
ferred will depend on the materials
situation late next winter.
This project was one of those in-
tended to provide more adequate
major transportation routes to and
through the Capital. Work already
has been started on roads to connect
this bridge with Boiling Field, ths
Naval Air Station and highways
leading to Sd fhern Maryland.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Law Asked 10 Permit
Mental Examination
In All Sex Cases
Commissioners Believe
Such Action Would Curb
Serious offenses

In the hope of preventing COM
mission of serious sex crimes, the
District Commissioners have directed
Corporation Counsel Richard B.
Keech to prepare and submit to
Congress a bill providing for mental
examination of persons either
charged with or convicted of a
morals offense.
Development of the new legisla-
tive move was based on the number
of sex crimes perpetrated in the
District in the past year or two,
and on a study of loopholes in
present District statutes as to re-
stricted mental examinations for
persons convicted of what might be
regarded as minor sex offenses,
especially where the accused can get
bail.
The subject was brought to head
by a report from Capt. Richard H
Mansfield, chief of detectives. Metro
politan Police. asking a strengthen
ing of the law SO that the court
may elect to send the accused or
convicted to the psychopathic ward
at Gallinger Municipal Hospital for
80 days for mental examination.
Now Up to Juries.
Mr.. Keech, in his report to the
Commissioners. said:
capt. Mansfield has in mind par
ticularly the case where defendant
is charged in the Police Court with
such offenses as indecent assault or
indecent exposure, the nature OF
which and the circumstances OF
which may indicate to the court that
the defendant is mentally unbal-
anced 1t is suggested that If such
defendants were committed for eX-
animation and treatment the SUBJ
sequent commission Of more serious
sex crimes by such defendants might
be prevented"
At present, if there is prima facie
evidence of unsound mind, either
before trial or after conviction, the
court may cause a jury to be impan-
eled to consider the sanity OF the de-
fendant. Specific authority for
committing the defendant to Gal
linger Hospital for examination and
observation is now lacking, how
ever
Mr. Keech said, without psychi-
atric evidence which can be OBJ
tanned only through such examina-
ton and observation it is virtually
impossible in most cases to estab-
lish the insanity of the defendant
The judges of Police Court, there
fore, have adopted the practice, in
such cases, of continuing the case
and ordering the defendant sent to
Gallinger Hospital for observation
and report, but such action is pos
sible only because in most instances
the defendant is unable to give
bail"
Asks Heavier Penalty.
Mr.. Keech suggested amendment
of the law to provide that when it
shall appear to the court, from
prima facie evidence submitted at
Or adduced from the trial, that the
accused is of unsound mind the
court may order the accused COM
mitted to Gallinger up to 30 days,
which period may be extended for
good cause and that a jury be
impaneled later if the psychiatrists
report they find the person is in
sane.
Mr.. Keech said it was felt the
proposed amendment would remedy
the situation in that it would ex-
pressly empower the court to COM
NIT for examination and observation
any defendant in any criminal case
where the court feels, from evidence
before it, that the defendant is
sexually or otherwise abn fmal.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-01-31

Nashville IndianaThs twisted steel skeleton all that manned of Greyhound bus which eight passengers and the driver fatally nnred here when the vehicle plunged embankmen and caught fire after collision with automobile.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-01-31
Union Protests
 WalIgren Fish Bill

The Wallgren Fishery bill s 1915, is still being studied by the Departments, and at the last re- port had not gone before the committee, the United Fisher men of Alaska have been advis- ed recently. The local union, has protested enactment of the bill ss have many other unions throughout Alaska. The two main charges made against bill locally were: first, that although two Alaskans were to be Irepre- sented on a board to administer the Fisheries law they were giv-| en only advisory power; second, that the bill provides permanent leasing of grounds for fish traps, which they claim has been the cause of much friction in em- ployee-employer relations in the fishing industry in the past.
 The United Fishermen have
 
 been informed that if the bill goes to committee their protest will be given careful consider stion.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-01-31
Variety Store Changes
 Hands, Johnson Owner

The M & V Varities store, located at the corner of Alaska Way and Brooklyn avenue was sold this week by Budd Vigue and Harry Montrose to J. W. Johnson, who will carry on the business, dealing in souvenirs, and notions, various sundries.
 Bvdd Vigue has gone outside Amake his home, and Harry MontEose plans on leaving soon
Kodiak mirror., 1942-01-31

for Seattle. The, store was first opened in September last year.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-21
Ray Robinson Will Meet Harvey Dubs
In Second Battle In Motor City Ring

According to announcements made last week Ray
Sugar" Robinson will meet Harvey Dubs, Windsor well
terweight in a ten-round bout at Olympia next month
Mike Jacobs will promote the bout.
This will mark Robinson's second appearance in De-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-21
THE SPORTS MIRROR

ped only by Bob Gerber. one of the high
scorers of the country. Clemens has piled
up total of 225 points in the 20 games.
Nash has ITO points to his credit for his
chores with the Rockets. He also played in
one of the halfback positions on the foot
ball eleven during the past two seasons,
and his record there excells his mark on the
court. He was one of the leading ground
gamers for Toledo.
In these days of difficulty, days when
houses are as scarce as hen teeth, it was
surprising to find John w. Roxborough,
co-manager of Joe Louis, moving his office
from the original stand at 1927 st. Antoine,
to 402 E. Adams. The moving was done
last week and now Roxy is settled down in
his new rooms.
1t was just seven years ago that Rox-
borough opened the office at 1927 st. An
tome as place to handle his business with
ern fixtures, the office was opened just be-
fore Louis met Matte Brownsin ten-round
bout in Olympia, March %, 1885. The Of
flee had previously been in the Wargreen
Building, 446 E. Warren.
Louis has marched to the top of boxing
since he first stepped through the door of
the office shortly after his return from
California where he had defeated Lee
Ramage and Red Barry.
And the hair on Roxborough's head
has grown thinner since he threw the Of
flee open to entertain the group of New
York sports writer's brought out by Mike
Jacobs to get their first peek at Louis in the
bout with Brown.
The walls of the office in the Mike
Parks Building were literally covered with
pictures of Louis early success. There
were pictures made during his trip to Cal
ifronia, of his training at Pompton Lakes
for the Camera and Baer fights, and of Joe
signing the contract in 1887 for the champ
ionship match with Jim Braddock. Pic
lures of the crowds surrounding Louis fol-
lowing his defeat of Camera, and many
others.
But the curtain has been rung down on
that chapter of Roxborough's fight game
history, and now he's starting another in
his new suite. Oh yes. the fight mob will
be gathering there, just as they did at the
old number, to exercise their tonsils while
talking about the fight game.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-21

wer of the dynamite concealed
by apv ped fists. Jimmy Bivins, a former
~ usls end Golden Glove champion, has
0.S his way to challenging position
- Sout for the light-heavyweight title,
.; AIM at precarious angle on the
- tbe curly-haired roaring Russian
Nav ~ Jersey. Gus Lesnevich. Bivins
Wished Isb this by decisively defeating
0m n,ish in ten-round non-title match in
nsand last Wednesday night.
Should Biyins be successful in obtain
Championship match with Lesnevich,
I'll he extremely fortunate because Lew
.mond. manager of the champion, has
.u uye ermphatically that they do not want
'.urr bout. In addition, Gus has an en-
.msnt with the Coast Guard to serve as
v,nsnter. third class. OF course, he may
Efficient time off to permit him to de-
bs title. but most of the boys who
entered the service with their titles
Is.S safely away are prone to keep them
Nth halls for the duration. Joe Louis is
| only one who is willing to risk his
fwn without receiving a fabulous sum.
Pod Cochrane joined the service short
sfer wrestling the welterweight crown
H. Fritzie Civic, the Pittsburgh buzzsaw.
|ss that time Cochrane has had number
worthy chalengers clamoring for an op-
Lunity to gain the crown, but to no avail,
rochrane suddenly discovered he had no
n 10 train for bout. One of the most
rsistent challengers, and the most wor-
is Ray Robinson, the former Detroiter
n Is now making his home in New York.
bnson has piled up record of III con-
,utiye wins since taking up boxing, and
one of the greatest fighters of this age.
/ Raw has been unable to get title bout
ii the champion of his division.
There is gentleman's agreement in
Big Ten which prevents Negroes from
coming members of basketball teams.
i rule is in effect, notwithstanding the
narkable records Negro athletes have
de in football, track and basketball at
ne of the schools in the conference.
But these conditions do not prevail at
University of Toledo, and, as result,
edo is one of the high ranking fives of
current season. Two colored players
members of the Rockets-Frankie Glenn
and Bobbie Nash. Toledo has won % of
Is games played this season.
Clemens ranks second in scoring, top
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-21
Chatter OF Hoofs
BY RAzz BROWN

Well. Whirlaway should not be
much trouble in 1912. fthe Wild
ener Handicap was truly this year.
all the so-called big bosses were
up the track. and how. Time for
mile and quarter was 2:05.
Where would they have been? Why,
on the (Bill Daly) OF course. All
last summer / argued with the
horseman. George Hall. that the
colt Attention outran himself the
day he beat whirlaway at Chicago.
Now l am certain l was right. He
had no excuse In the Widener
Handicap. He was on the lead with
Don Meade up wasn't there Is the
only excuse for him at the finish.
George Hall likened Attention to
the famous Foxcatcher Farm boss,
Rosemont who still think was
one OF the greatest bosses of all
time. although he had bad feet.
Rosemont was really the Hawkins
boss.
! The oldest living jockey Of
y0re 10 ride n winner OF the Ken
lucky Derby Is not living In Kan
sas City and Is n blacksmith now
at the age Of II. His name Il G.
Coylngton. To hear him tell about
Isaac Murphy, the star Negro
jockey, Is a real treat. He says
never before, In his estimation,
and since has there been any
near the equal Of Murphy on a
noss. His poise In keeping his
sitting motion with boss In
stride was such rs TO make many
Of the present day riders seem
like a bag OF oats. No p0lse. Gov.
lngton won the Kentucky Derby
on Macbeth In 1883. He said when
he did not have n mount In a race
he got q thrill Of sitting on the
fence and watching Murphy time
his mount. which Is judging pace.
something few jockeys OF today
know about.
And Mr.. Vanderbilt might just as
we'll hand the Dixie Handicap
purse to Warren Wright. II the
Florida big race is a barometer Of
class. for that Is what Trainer Ben
Jones is pointing him. and he
loo like sure thing to me. II
there be such thing In hess rae
ing. The Rhymeh. with Eddie Ar
caro- up and in Inc OF those Isaac
Continued on page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-21
st. Antoine ~ Wins Vollyball Title
Beefers On The Loose
With Some Big Talk

The yMCA's loquacious Beefers
have settled down 70 the task OF
preparing for their forthcoming
brilge tournament with their eyes
on the title OF Bridge Supremacy
for these parts.
The Beefers annual tournament
with the Detroit Bridge league for
the Davis Motor Sales and Service
trophy viii take place in the next
three weeks, a definite date yet TO
be decided upon. The Bridge league
won the fiSst leg on this beautiful
trophy last year the "Belittling
Beefers" are not 20 bring the beef
home.
The team totals for last week
found Dr. George d. West and Will
liam Earl Wright Ga new combina-
tion-Wright being the new oneD
out in first place and Bickham and
Lett second Scruggs and Taylor
were third. while the high scoring
Grimes Carter Sharpe Solomon.
and Or. Henderson DR.. Tam con-
binations were listed as the pro-
verbal also played.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-21
Peterson Leads
Attack On Adams
Defending Five
Winners Will
Compete In State
Tournament

The Glass A volleyball team OF
st. .'ntoine YMCA will attempt 10
capture the state YMCA volleyball
title March 2S. after spanking
Adams last Wednesday to win the
city-wide championship.
In addition, the st. Antoine team
will take their power and decep-
ton to the National Negro volley-
ball tournament at Dayton. May 16.
Much of the credit for the sue
cess OF the st. Antoine In wrestling
the championship from Adams
goes to Hughes Peterson, rated the
best spiker In Michigan. II was his
terrific power In the drives over the
net that stood between victory and
defeat for st. Antoine.
In addition. Roderich G. Schus-
ter. small but will plenty OF bounce
in, legs. has the ability to spike ef-
fectiveIy and accurately. The other
spiker is Tom Briscoe. the young
est on the team and one who played
his share in all games.
DR.. +. y. Gamble, veteran Doos-
ter. is one OF the most enthusiastic
players on the team. and can al
ways be relied on in a pinch. Wal
ter House is another veteran boos-
ter who has been doing some fine
work all season.
The other boosters are William
Adams. DR.. ]. B. Knox. Rev. Charles
Hill and Radford Morris. Both Rev.
Hill and House played the cham
pionship game with injured legs.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-21

and rectify them between rounds.
SO Joe put In long distance tele-
phone call last week and pleaded
with Chappie to be at the ringside
on the night Of March 27.
Jack, who Is real puny these
days, after resisting Joe's pleas for
some time. finally broke down and
said he would come IL the doctor
would permit. This permission was
soon obtained and everything is
ready for Blackburn to drag his
aching bones to New York and help
his protege subdue the threat OF
Jimmy Johnston's ponderous fgh-
ter from New York's teeming East
Side--Abe Simon.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-21

Stars, will pilot the Palmer House
Giants. and Charles Henry, former
pitcher for the Detroit Stars, will
pilot the Black Sox.
Look For Raids
Should this new league function,
as has been planned. II will mean
the raiding OF large number OF
clubs in both the Negro National
and Negro American leagues. The
only obstacle that will prevent the
raids will be the unwillingness OF
owners In the new league TO hike
the salaries OF players in the two
old leagues.
Already a number of former
Chicago American Giant players
are under contract with the Palmer
House Giants. Probably the best
known of these players is Alex
Radcliffe. considered the best third
b.seman in the Negro American
league before he left the team last
year.
Gus Greenlee recently tried TO
get franchise in the Negro Nation
al league, but was turned down by
the owners. Greenlee may be offer
ed a franchise in the new league
which will be headed by Major
Robert r. Jackson. former presi-
dent OF the Negro American league
May Invite Greenlee
Greenlee would be good owner
10 have in the new league. He has
had experience in operating a ball
club, and, in addition, he is willing
to spend money in obtaining ball
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-21

cinnati, and Minneapolis. This will
give the new league three teams In
the East. In opposition to the Ne
gro National league. and three in
the middlewest. foes to the Negro
American league.
Six Teams In League
The Boston team will be the Bos-
ton Royal Giants. and in New York
will be the Lincoln Giants. revival
OF name that was prominent in
Negro baseball over a period OF %
years. The Detroit Black Sox will
be the other eastern team.
In the middlewest will be. the
Palmer House Giants in Chicago,
Cincinnati Clowns. and Minneapolis
Gophers. II was back in the early
part OF the current century that the
Minneapolis Gophers played an i'm
portant part in the making OF his
tory for Negro baseball. Many OF
the great ball players between
1905 and 1915 played with the Co
piers OF that time.
According TO Information gather
ed, Bunny Downs. a great second
baseman OF 20 years ago when he
was with the St. Louis Stars and
later with Philadelphia Stars, will
manage the Cincinnati team. FL
wood (Bingo) DeMoss, considered
the peer OF second basemen and
former manager of the Detroit