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Evening star., 1942-01-25

in the House is rallying around
Representative Rogers bill propos-
ing organization Of a woman's army
auxiliary corps. When Mrs. Boil
ton, a Representative from Ohio, ap-
peared before the committee to
plead for the bill she grew posi-
lively eloquent in pointing out the
necessity for its immediate passage.
Joseph Davies Book
Is Being Widely Read.
There was no wartime note In
the gorgeous reception given last
week by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ed
ward Davies in honor of the Soviet
Ambassador and Nine. Litvinof1.
The menu out -Russianed the Rus
slams at their own entertainments
given at the Embassy on Sixteenth
streets
Mr.. Davies, distinguished lawyer
and an astute man of affairs who
announces on all occasions that he
is a capitalist and believes In the
capitalistic system-and told Mr..
Stain so-recently brought out
Mission to Moscow" based on his
diary, which Is being widely read.
Mission to Moscow" is rich in
historical detail, giving compre-
hensive picture Of the attitude of
the Soviet government to which he
was United States Ambassador from
1895 to 1898. Mr.. Davies, who is
Of Welsh blood, must have inherited
from his Welsh mother, Rahel
Paynter Davies, some OF the tart
humor so characteristic Of the peo-
pie Of Wales.
Have you any original Stafford
shire pottery? II so, cherish it, for
it Is becoming scarcer every day.
In the collection Of china down.
stairs In the White House there are
several pieces, but 1t is not known
whether or not they are originals.
There Is a dark blue platter with
the old Cantonese willow border
that has been said to be an orig
inal Staffordshire; also fruit dish
used In the time of President Fill
more. It seems that Staff ordshire
pottery was not known in this
country until 1886. Up to that time
much of the pottery imported here
was from Enoch Wood Of Liverpool
and the two potteries sometimes are
confused.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Picturesque Setting
Marks Wedding of
Miss Gloria Fowler

All Saints Episcopal Church was
the scene of the wedding yesterday
afternoon OF Miss Gloria Brooke
Fowler, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur lie Roy Fowler Of this city,
to Mr.. Robert Douglas Adgate, son
of Mr.. and Mrs William Maurice
Adgate of Bethesda. The Rev.
Henry Teller Cooke performed the
1 o'clock ceremony.
White gladioluses, palms and fern
decorated the church and before
the ceremony began Miss Lois
De Wolf Northrop, soloist, gave a
program of songs. Mr.. William Il.
Taylor, organist, played the we'd
ding music.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore a gown
of off-white satin made with insets
of lace on the sleeves and yoke,
down the front of the dress and on
the long train. Her flngertip-
length veil was held by a tulle halo
trimmed with pearls and the prayer
book she carried was decorated with
white orchids, sweetpeas and baby's
breath.
Mrs. Frederick c. Holtzclaw, the
matron of honor. wore sky-blue
taffeta gown made with sweetheart
neckline, Pull skirt and long sleeves
and a matching poke bonnet. Her
Colonial bouquet was Cd deep pink
flowers.
r The maid Of honor was Miss Anne
Marie Klinge, whose frock was Of
a lighter shade of blue and whose
flowers were of pale pink. The
other attendants. in deep-blue
dresses, carrying bouquets Of blue
and yellow flowers. were Mrs Arthur
L. Lansdale, Miss Jeannette Free
man and Miss Mary E. Adgate, sis
ter of the bridegroom.
Mr.. Peter C. Bisset was best man
and the ushers were Mr.. Paul S.
Brooke Of Newark, N. j., cousin of
the bride; Mr.. John T. Stone, Mr..
I John j. Grolig, Sd, and Mr. A. Joseph
Connolly.
A reception at the home Of the
brides parents followed the cere-
mony. Out-of-town guests included
Mrs. Mary L. Barnes of Portland,
Mich; Miss Edna Balderson of
Lansing, Mich; DR.. and Mrs.
Charles r. Brooke Of Newark and
Miss Peggy Schneider of Irving
ton, N. j.
For travelling the bride wore q
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Jewish Chapter
To Install Officers

New officers Of the Washington
Chapter Of the National Home for
Jewish Children in Denver viii be
installed ct a luncheon meeting at
1890 pm. Tuesday at the Casino
Royale.
Those to be inducted are: Mrs.
Rueben Samakow, president; Mrs.
Albert Alloy, vice president; Mrs.
Harry Katz. first vice president; Mrs.
David Nathanson, treasurer; Mrs.
Louis Malinsky, financial secretary;
Mrs. B. Funger, recording secretary;
Mrs. Mathew Lyons, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Lyons, publicity, and
Evening star., 1942-01-25
DIR. Reed to Talk
To Shoppers

A talk on Consumer Rationing''
will be given by DR.. Eaton Reed at
a membership luncheon of the
Washington League Of Women
Shoppers at noon Tuesday at the
Y. w. C. A.
Due to several vacancies in the
organization caused by members
leaving the city, election of several
officers will be held at the meeting.
Reservations are in charge of Mrs.
Joseph L. Weiner.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

SUCH SerVIce Calln0C De organized
until 1t Is made clear that volunteer
canteen work will not conflict with
the Red Cross or with the function
Of paid workers who have been serv-
ing Government employees on night
duty. Being possessed Of good
business sense, as well as plenty Of
executive ability, she believes the
greatest care should be used to
avoid the overlapping Of work. To
her there is nothing glamourous
about the tasks the women Of Amer
lea will be called on to do in this
war.
That sextet Of handsome widows
Evening star., 1942-01-25

wool dress Of winter white and
black, with black and white acces-
sories and q gray caracul fur coat
Her corsage was Of white orchids.
The bride is q granddaughter Of
Mrs. Robert w. Brooke and the late
Mr.. Brooke Of Prince Georges
County, Md.
Mr.. Adgate and his bride will
reside In Washington.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
About Well>Known Folk
In Books, Art, Politics
Mrs. Lionel Atwill Helps Defense Corps;
Women in House Back Mrs. Rogers
In Plea for War Organization
BY ROBERT CRAWFORD.

Mrs Lionel Aw for the time being has given her hobby Of
making old
auxiliary police
all the enthusiasm and for which she noted.
To old Washington society Atwu
Cromwell and remembered the Capitals popular bellies
thing
volunteer
entering
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Junior High Schools Logging
In Victory Salvage Drive
Two Are Dropped
From Collection
Schedule

With few exceptions, the Junior
high schools in Washington were
of to a rather slow start in The
Evening Star-P.-T. A. Salvage for
Victory campaign and lag behind
younger pupils in the grade schools
in the campaign to save thousands
of tons of waste paper which are
going into incinerators and in other
ways are destroyed.
Two junior high schools have been
dropped from the collection schedule
for failure to make the 200-pound
minimum required in keeping with
the agreement to pay top price for
the paper even though the schools
are not taking the paper and maga-
zines to the dealers yard.
Generally speaking. since the first
of the year there has been a decided
increase in collections from the
Junior high schools, but there re-
mains much room for improvement.
In some of the schools, notably
Jefferson Junior and Garnet-Patter-
son, the graduating classes have
pleOSeO Ion OF more paper dS ali
added gift by the classes to the
schools as they leave for high school
work
The Importance of this campaign
to aid in defense is becoming more
apparent and many who at first
failed to sense the need are begin
ming to help. spurred on by the
faithful performance of those who
from the outset have done what
they could to help their Govern
ment and its armed forces.
Some of our citizens are bearing
arms, some are working in the
great defense industries or on the
farms and some are purchasing
Defense bonds and stamps to help
finance the program required if
the enemies of the United States
are to be defeated
Others, like school children, who
cannot enter these larger fields, are
doing equally important work, when
they help to save valuable materials
which could go into defense Each
pupil who takes a bundle of paper
to school is striking a blow at those
who would substitute totalitarianiSm
for democracy. Each is doing VOL
unfairly what would be required
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Police Will Charge
Gas Suspect Today,
Barrett Declares
Man Held in Attempts
At Asphyxiotion Soon
To Be Brought to Court

Assistant Chief of Detectives Rob-
ert j. Barrett announced today po-
lice would place multiple charges
of assault with intent to kill, as
we'll as housebreaking, against
24-year-old colored man who was
identified in lineup yesterday as
the intruder who came near caus-
ing deaths in at least three FAM
lilies last week by sneaking in homes
and turning on gas stove jets.
A conference with the United
States attorneys Office was sched-
uled for today to arrange speedy
prosecution. Capt. Barrett called
his case alright"
He reported that the suspect, a
young colored man standing over
6 feet and weighing about 200
pounds, was a fugitive from justice
before he was captured for the
series of gas crimes. At least two
Evening star., 1942-01-26

robbery indictments and q bench
warrent hung over the man, he de-
clared.
Those reported as identifying the
suspect were Mrs. Helen G. Hoffman,
who was awakened early on Novem-
ber 4 in time to save herself and g.
year-old daughter from gas which
filled her apartment. AIT Eighteenth
street NE; and Phillip Needle and
Robert Smart, both living in apart
ments at 1913 Eighteenth street NE.
Mrs. Hoffman said she saw a man
under street lamp as she glanced
from her window. Last Friday MIR.
Needle and Mr.. Smart chased a sus-
picious man they found outside the
Needle apartment, which had been
flooded with gas, threatening hus-
band, wife and 14-month -old daugh-
ter. The two men struggled with the
fugitive In muddy lot, but he
escaped. Police said analysis would
be made of soil taken from their
shoes and those of the suspect.
Earlier Friday gas filled the apart
ment Of Carlton Williams, 1927
Eighteenth place NE. A coat was
found outside an apartment window,
and police traced this to the resi-
dence Of the suspect, making their
arrest the same day.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
S1,OOO,OOO,O0O Plan
For Civil Insurance
Before Senate Group
Jesse Jones to Discuss
Details of Measure
Drawn by Wagner
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Details of billion-doll war in
surance program covering civilian
property losses resulting from enemy
attack will be outlined to Congress
this week by Jesse Jones, Secretary
of Commerce and Federal loan ad-
ministrator.
Chairman Wagner of the Senate
Banking Committee said Mr.. Jones
would appear before the group to-
morrow in connection with legisla-
ton offered by the New York Sem
ator to broaden and expand the
emergency insurance program, which
now is provided free of charge.
Mr. Jones, he said, will detail the
program initiated last December l3
under 100000, 900 fund allotted to
the War Insurance Corp. by the Re-
construction Finance Corp-both
governmental agencies. The loan
administrator is expected to propose
a schedule of war risk premiums for
losses above certain amounts.
Federal loan officials said the in
surance now provides reasonable
protection" fog losses or damage and
is applicable to buildings, structures
and personal property, including
goods. growing crops and orchards.
It does not. however, include such
items as currency, notes, documents
or art objects.
The coverage now extends
throughout the Continental United
States and outlying possessions. 1t
Is automatic and requires only that
in case OF loss or damage the prop
erty owner notify the corporation
which, in turn. will send an ad-
iustcr and make payment on the
basis Of his report.
Evening star., 1942-01-26

under penalty of punishment If a
Hitler or Mussolini were ruling the
country.
American strength has always
risen out of the voluntary and
concerted action of every man,
woman and child in the country.
Washingtons schools are showing
the schools of the Nation how to
strike at the tyrants of the Axis.
The standing of the Junior high
schools to date is as follows:
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Paper Collection
For Tomorrow

The tollotDing is the schedule
for The Euening Stdr-P.-T. A.
Salvage for Victory campaign
collection OF newspapers and
magazines, Uith the fpe leaders
In the Second District and their
pounddoe to date.
Evening star., 1942-01-26

Belfast estimates it has lost nearly
t8000 900 in taxes because of the war
and has asked the Northern Ireland
government to recoup the loss.
Evening star., 1942-01-26

Nearly 200 900 people marched in
religious procession past the Presi-
Dental Palace in Santiago, Chile,
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Special Registers Urged
For Chesapeake Ferry
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, July l1.-Thievery
or shortages in Chesapeake Ferry
system toll charges can be pre-
vented by installation of special
cash registers at the Annapolis and
Matapeake terminals of the system,
Ezra. B. Whitman, State roads COM
missioner, believes.
Mr.. Whitman advocated the spe-
cial machines in replying to several
recommendation made by Harry
c. Jones. State employment COM
missioner, following dismissal from
the State merit system of two toll
collectors.
The collectors were dismissed from
the State service for allegedly hav-
ing failed to account for about 81
800 In State funds intrustsd to their
custody.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
JeIIen Soon will Open
Branch Store in Bethesda

To help meet the shopping needs
of Bethesda residents, Frank R.
Jelleff, Inc, will open a store at
1886 Wisconsin avenue within the
next two weeks, it was learned
yesterday.
The store will be in the new one
story building constructed by the
Chevy Chase Building and Loan
Association and will have parking
facilities for customers in the
basement.
Merchandise will include beauty
preparations, hats, shoes, coats,
suits, dresses, sport clothes and &C
cessories. The shop, which will
occupy $500 square feet of floor
space, including eight fitting rooms,
will be air conditioned
Present charge accounts with the
downtown Jelleff store will be hon.
ored at, the Bethesda store, it was
said. Although the shop Is ex-
pected to open within the next fort
night, the stock will not be COM
plete until August Is.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
), 900 Servicemen Use Lounge
At Union Station in SinqIe Day
USO and Travellers Aid Supply Wide
Variety Of Accommodations for Guests

Most popular requests at the
lounge are for showers, available
in the station washroom or up
stairs in the YMCA, and for wrap
ping paper and string.
Sometimes q soldier and his wife
will leave their baby there while
they eat supper.
Once q marine who used to work
in a post ONCE spent all afternoon
Tipping out-of town newspapers
into the proper piles.
Last week Mrs. Jeannette Lowe,
one of the supervisors, got a cor
sage bouquet from three privates
who had good time at the YMCA
dance she sent them to.
Although tickets to dances, movies
and concerts, playing cards, books
and magazines pour into the lounge
Offices the stan indicated they
could dispose Of dozens more to the
ever-trowing crowds Of serviceuaek,
stopping over here.
Evening star., 1942-07-12

result, the proportion of employees
who will have to rely on public
conveyances will continue to grow
much larger.
The schedule now operated for
the 1000 District and nearby Mary
land residents already using the
service allows buses arriving at
downtown terminals from other
lines to make one or two round
trips to the Pentagon Building.
Each round trip takes about 20
minutes. The first bus leaves Con-
stitution avenue at Twenty third
street at $50 am and the last at
8:46 am. On the afternoon return
trip, buses leave the building in
Arlington between 4:23 and 5::35
pm. Two buses also leave at 1887
and 11:42 pm. to handle the few
workers now on the night shift.
As more employees are gradually
shifted TO Arlingtop. however, the
problem of diSpostng Of them down.
town duyinE the afternoon rush hour
viii become more acute. Transit Of
ficials concede that hopeless con-
fusion would result II 5000 parsons
were Sdrppped at q st1agle point
downtown within the period of an
hour or two. Many Of the buses,
therefore, will have to extend their
afternoon trips at least to make
contact with large number Of
transfer lines leading away from the
heart Of the city.
A. b. & w. Already Hard Pressed.
Besides facing the problem of car
rying hundreds Of additional pas
Sengers as more War Department
employees are transferred, the A. B.
81 w. Co. Is already being taxed to
capacity by the need for service Of
the Air Forces Building at Gravelly
Point. About 1000 employees are
already working there, with 1000
more to come.
Transportation problems involved
in the site of the Pentagon Build
ing are probably the toughest tran
sit engineers here have ever faced.
War Department engineers, officials
OF transportation companies and
construction engineers began tao
king the problem about a year ago.
AS a result, experts finally evolved
system which they believe will
minimize confusion in handling bus
traffic at the new building. The
largest bus and taxi terminal ever
Incorporated into any building has
been cut into Face E, on the east
side of the Pentagon Building.
Three double lanes, each 900 feet
long, have been cut into through
the length of Face E. Two OF
these will be used by buses, the
other by taxis.
Each bus lane has been divided
into seven stations. Passengers will
enter the stations by stairways from
the concourse on the second floor.
Fares will be dropped into turn
stiles at the head of each staircase.
An elaborate dispatching system,
embracing the use of electric sig
nails, will keep the buses of all three
companies flowing smoothly through
the terminal. Loading, it is esti-
mated, should take about As Sec
onds for each relay Of buses.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Excursion Vessels
Must Stay at Docks
During BIackouts
Regulations Are Issued
For Areas Contiguous
To Potomac River

Future blackouts will find excur-
sion vessels tied to their docks un-
der the regulations announced yes
terday by the Coast Guard.
The operation Of cruise boats on
the river during blackouts was
questioned by civilian defense ON
rials following the Districts all-night
blackout on June II when the S. s.
Potomac made its regular excursion.
Now sunder advisement in the
Corporation Counsel's ONCE Is the
move started by wardens of the
Southwest area to prosecute the Po-
tomac River Line, Inc, on q charge
Of violating blackout regulations in
the operation and docking of the ex-
cursion boat during the blackout.
Apply to Practice Blackouts.
The regulations, issued by 1t.
Comdr. P. B. Mavor, captain Of the
port, and approved by Rear Admiral
George Pettengill, commandant of
the Potomac River Naval Command,
apply during blackouts, including
practice blackouts, of any area con-
tiguous to the Potomac River and
its tributaries, to all vessels in the
area.
The rules provide that CONNER
cial vessels, police, fire and other
municipal or State-owned boats may
continue to operate during a black
out but must extinguish all lights
which can be seen from the out
side except their red and green
sidelights.
These sidelights must be dimmed
SO that they cannot be seen more
than 1000 yards in good visibility.
In addition, each sidelght must be
provided with shield over the top
and extending over the side for a
distance equal to the height of the
lens in the light.
Pleasure Cruises Banned.
Pleasure craft may not be ope-
rated during blackout except by
special permission Of the captain of
the port Of Washington, according
to the regulation. The rules provide
that excursion vessels shall not be
operated.
II an air raid occurs during
blackout. ay commercial vessel oper-
ating In the vicinity of the raid
must pull to the side of the Channel,
extinguish its sidelights and come
to anchor, remaining so until the
AL clear" Is sounded.
Notice Of an air raid and the "all
clear" signal will be furnished by
Coast Guard boats whenever pos
sible, it was announced.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Southeast Defense Area
PIuns Boot Excursion

The Finance Committee of the
Southeast civilian defense area will
hold moonlight excursion on the
Steamship Mount Vernon at $50
pm. tomorrow. Proceeds will 60
toward purchase of air raid equip
ment and furnishing the defense
headquarters at the Wallach School.
One hundred free tickets are being
presented to servicemen stationed in
Southeast.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
CoIesviIIe Man Dies
After Auto Accident

Edward Butler, So, of Colesville
Nd, died yesterday in Montgomery
County General Hospital at Sandy
Spring. He was struck by an auto
mobile April 26 as he was crossing
Colesville road at -Four Corners, ac-
cording to police.
Silver Spring police and Dr. c. E.
Hawks, county coroner, are investi-
eating.
Phillip Yarnell of Baltimore was
listed by police as the driver of the
ear.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
More Institutions
Lose Tax Exemptions

properly belonging 70 relg1OuS
and educational institutions, to the
assessed value of about 81 900 900,
was restored to the tax rolls by the
District Commissioners yesterday on
Recommendation OF the Real Estate
Tax Exemption Board.
Most OF the cases were those Of
institutions which had been tax ex-
empt before. while one which had
been appealing for exemption was
kept In the tax class. Several pieces
Of property were left tax exempt.
The specific total property valua-
ton involved in those actions which
will result in revenue to the Dis
trict was $1,034, sos.
In some cases the Commissioners
found that part of the property be-
longing to an institution could
properly be considered tax-exempt
under the law, while the rest Of it
should pay taxes.
Girls Seminary Involved.
In the matter Of Mount Vernon
Seminary, q girls school "for
wealthy pupils" at Nebraska avenue
and Ward Circle, which had been
In the courts for several years over
tax cases, the Commissioners decided
that two parcels belonging to the
institution were excess land and
over and above that required
for educational purposes, and there
fore not entitled to exemption" The
two parcels put back on the tax rolls
have an assessed valuation of 483,-
443. The total assessed valuation Of
the school property was listed at
$681, ,135.
The Maret School, Inc, Of 2ll8
Kalorama road NV, which had
made application for exemption
from taxes on property containing
8.18 acres of land at Cleveland
avenue and 29th street, purchased
as a site for a new school, was
denied exemption on the basis that
inspection of the parcel, still q
vacant wooded tract, with q small
area clear" showed 1t was mot
being used for educational pur-
poses," and was not entitled TO tax
exemption. Its assessed valuation
is $139,0o6.
Catholic Orders Hit.
The Commissioners held that the
Missionary Society of st. Paul the
Apostle In Brookland, Northeast,
with property to the total assessed
value of $248, ,763, was "a house Of
studies and not an educational In
stitution within the meaning of
our law" and is mot entitled :. to
exemption y. as an educational in
stitution." The property is located
at Seventh and Jackson streets NE.
on Fourth street near Franklin
street, and on Hamlin street west
of Seventh street.
Property Of the Carmelite Fathers
of New Jersey, at Seventeenth and
Webster streets NE, with assessed
value of $232, ,248, was returned to
a taxable status.
While the Commissioners held
that st. Joseph's Home and School
at Twenty-eighth and Perry streets
NE. was IAN educational institution
within the meaning of the law 80
entitued to tax exemption" they
said, 1--WE feel that there Is q con.
siderable amount of excess land
here which should be returned
to taxable status" ---------A
amount Is 5.3352 I'd
(see TAX LIST, 4
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Smith Sets Up Office
For Congress Compoign

Space in the Wagar Apartments
Cameron and Fairfax streets, has
been secured for the Alexandria
campaign headquarters for Repre-
sentative Smith, Democrat, Of Vir-
ginia.
While no campaign committee
has been named, 125 men have been
selected to work in the various
wards for Mr. Smiths denomination
In the primary August 4.
Emmett G. Dawson, former Alex
andrta Mayor, win oppose Mr..
smith.