davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1943-07-11

| plants a month ordinarily would
have been considered excessive pre-
viously, police now are receiving
about $50 month. he said. The
report estimates a 80 per cent in
crease in juvenile delinquency, which
includes not only the more serious
offenses but such crimes as taking
property without right, breaking and
entering, petty larceny and destruc-
ton of private property.
The increase in juvenile crimes,
the report said, was caused by the
increasing neglect of children,
brought on by men, women and
children entering Government and
defense industries, thus causing
broken homes. Children now are
more free to engage in criminal
activities than they were before
the war.
Foot Suffers Are No Problem.
While Washington was said to be
faced with an acute juvenile prob
lem, the report added this city 'is
not bothered with the zoot-suit
rowydism that has flared up in other
cities"
Discussing growth of prostitution,
the report declared to-day Wash
ington Is one of the worst cities in
the country from the viewpoint of
street soliciting of prostitution"
The May Act of 1899, declaring
prostitution within a reasonable
distance" of military establish
ments Federal offense," was cited
as help. The report said recent
surveys of prostitution made here
by social agencies, and action taken
by the provost, marshal, the super
intendent of police and the captain
in charge of the Potomac River
Shore Patrol and the United States
Attorney did much to "close up vice
sections" of the city.
Reporting on police court actions
the association said that out of a
reported total of 5,462 felonies dur
ing 1912, the court disposed of 257.
Convictions were obtained in 52.3
per cent of the felonies disposed of
by the court, an increase in the ra-
ito of convictions of 3.3 per cent as
compared with the .1941 record in
which convictions were obtained in
only 49.2 per cent of the cases.
2,106 Indicted.
The grand Jury returned a total
of 2,106 indictments in 1912 as COM
pared with 1878 in 1941. Of the
cases studied by the association 873,
or 879 per cent, were returned as
true bills while 100, or 12.l per
cent, were ignored.
"Overcrowding in housing and
recreational centers," warned the
report. brings many social problems.
Health opportunities, child care pos
sibilities, hospital facilities and
guidance activities are sadly lacking.
This of course, is due somewhat to
the increase in the population Only
an aroused public opinion in Wash
ington will secure reforms in these
fields. Without ballot, a Wash
ingtonian can only make himself
articulate through civic and social
groups"
The report discussed the BLACK
Evening star., 1943-07-11
| 10 Of II Motorists
Lose Coupons at
Driving Hearings

Ten out Of II motorists called
before three local rationing boards
during the last few days have been
penalized for pleasure driving, it
was reported yesterday by the Dis
trict OPA.
Heaviest penalty was levied against
William M. Moseley, 206 Twelfth
street Sc, by Board 40, in the
Southeast Library at Seventh and D
streets Sc. The board fined him
one A coupon and recommended
that he be denied supplemental
rations for the duration of the war
after he was cited while on his way
Evening star., 1943-07-11

marketman" whose activities have
warned that national unity de-
manded that all citizens know Of
this problem before its roots have
become imbedded into the life Of
the community.
The report pointed out that sew
eral thousand men in prisons, some
of them expert mechanics and 9TH
ers technically qualified, could be
made available for defense work,
thus aiding the Nation and at the
same time giving them the oppor-
tunity they need for a new start in
life. The Army has certain re-
Strictions on felons, it was said, but
these restrictions have been eased.
The report estimates that at least
Is per cent of those placed on pro-
baton or paroled are now being
accepted by the armed forces.
Evening star., 1943-07-11
Crime Study Group
Charges Decrease
In Police Efficiency

Declaring Washington Is at.
dicted with wartime strains" or
the control of crime, the Crimi.
nal Justice Association last night
charged there was a decrease
last year in police efficiency, ano
cited increases in both juvenile
delinquency and prostitution.
"The size of the police force i.
rapidly becoming insufficient tc
handle the increasing population,
DR.. James A. Nolan, managing di.
rector Of the association, declared
In making public his annual report
more vigorous police action is
needed"
The police, he said, are "over-
worked because their numbers have
been reduced by so many members
entering the armed forces"
Declaring the police academy ard
reorganization of the department
have resulted in more adequate
police services" the report said
there has been improvement in
police morale, but added that the
task of securing adequate police
protection is far from finished"
Lack of Vote Deplored.
Lack of the vote in Washington
was deplored by DR.. Nolan in his
report, as impeding effectiveness of
the force of public opinion.
The report said that despite the
increase in population there was a
decrease in serious crimes of 262
cases or 4 per cent as compared
with the previous year. The total
number Of serious crimes was 5,462
in 1912.
OF the total crimes reported, ac-
tual arrests were made in 1859
cases, or "a per cent. This was a
decrease in arrests of 6.8 per cent,
and indicated deficiency in detection
of crime and apprehension of GRIM
inals, the report said.
DR.. Nolan said 45.9 per cent of
the cases were solved, representing
a decrease of 3.5 per cent. This
decrease pointed toward the need
for more vigorous police action, "a
fact of no small proportions con-
sidering the large population in
crease" the report said.
There were so murders in Wash
mgton during the year, three more
than in the preceding year. There
was decrease in robbery cases of
II per cent, but IS per cent in
crease in grand larceny cases.
Ninty-nine serious sex offenses were
reported, a decrease of eight per
cent.
Juvenile Crimes Increase.
"Highlights" of the report, accord
ing to DR.. Nolan's Interpretation,
were the increases in juvenile de-
linquency and prostitution. The re-
port pointed out there were SIS Sc
rious crimes committed by juveniles.
Although this represents a decrease
In juvenile crime, regarding the Is
major felonies studied by the asso-
citation, this figure does not give an
adequate picture of such delin-
quency, according to DR.. Nolan, be-
cause it concerns only the serious
crimes.
The great mass of juvenile dep
relations fell into the misdemeanor
class. Actually, where 300 COM
Evening star., 1943-07-11

have penalized 1853 drivers for of
lenses. A total Of 1888 motorists
have been cited since the ban be-
gan. These included five reported
by park police last night. 81
Evening star., 1943-07-11

road Sc, who was fined one A
coupon.
The OPA reported that the boards
and the special panel OF attorneys
/ so far have heard 296 cases and
Evening star., 1943-07-11

The above chart was pre-
pared by the Washington
Criminal Justice Association
to depict crime in the Capital
during 1912. Each sketch of
an individual in the chart
represents 600 persons.
Evening star., 1943-07-11
Woshington's Crime Picture
s-sa CRIMES
f&ff&ffffi
SIS JUVENILE ARRESTS
4

GAG" FIGURE REPRESENTS. 600
Evening star., 1943-07-11

-
ess CONVICTIONS
I I
Evening star., 1943-03-30
Banner Season Expected
By Maryland Resorts
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, March 30.-Mary-
land summer resorts, none CT which
have been taken over by the Fed
eral Government to. date, expect
banner seasons.
Mayor c. p. Cropper of Ocean City
said the resort looked for record
business this year, and that all the
hotels were ready to start operations
in time for the Memorial Day week
end.
ut is our belief" he said, that the
hotels will be filled much earlier this
year, since there is not likely to be
repetition of the confusion ex-
perienced at the start of last season
due to the war"
Jefferson, as we'll as Bay Shore
and GWynn Oak Parks, both near
Baltimore, all painted similar rosy
pictures.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
HELP MEN.
NIGHT AUDITOR,
81 300 YEAR.

81 ,SUU YEAR.
Draft Deferred Experienced
Box 14O-B, Star
SLIP COVER CUTTERS.
MUST BE THOROUGHLY
EXPERIENCED; HIGHEST
WAGES IN CITY.
TIRALLA,
4843 MASS. AVE. EN-. 1901.
AUTOMOBILE, MECHANIC.
Top wages, attractive work.
ing conditions.
SCHLEGEL & GOLDEN,
119 Carroll ST., Takoma Park.
GE. $500.
GAS STATION ATTENDANT
ALSO TIRE REPAIR MAN.
DIAMOND MOTORS, INC,
1881 3rd ST. NV.
PAINTERS, steady work, 81
per hr. Apply S. w. Pang-
born, corner of West and
Medison sts., Alex, Va. Phone
Temple 1904.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE
MAN, must be capable of
handling a large volume; ex-
cellent salary, good working
conditions. Apply Mr.. Alex
ander, Argonne Market, 1913
Columbia rd. NV.
JANTTOR, colored, for thea
ter; must be over 80 yrs. of
age; good pay. Apply Jewell
Theater, 800 4th st. s.W.
ELEVATOR OPERATOR,
COLORED, DAY, FOR
LARGE APT. BLDG. HOURS
7::30 AM. TO 5 Pm. SAL
AIRY, $3.50 PER MONTH.
SEE RESIDENT MANAGER,
1903 CONN. AVE. NV.
ELEVATOR BOYS, 2, col
ored; one day and one eve
ming job available. Apply
816 E st. ne.
JANITOR, switchboard and
elevator experience; quarters
and salary. Also night jani-
tor. Apply 816 E st. ne.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
SPECIAL NOTICES.


WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
debts other than those contracted by my
sell WILLIAM H. J. VoLTz. 30l Ana
costa rd. Sc. 30'
GEORGE J. oHANIDEs, TRADING AS
iectiye March =, 1913 Any person Aev-
By Mr.. Z ohandes. % This i"rs notia asss IS given
Jointly by Mr.: ohanideS and Mr. Iatro-
poulos for beneft of dealers
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
myself. VIM. EDwARDs, i45 st. Sc.
! WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
self. WILLIAM HOWARD DYER, 800 9th
WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
%sse THoMAs C. "fS BuRTs o6 fsso 1$5h s
TO THE MEMBERS OF LOCALS "A
745 AND 1879
of Locas IS sq5Ss sq5 and s0q "a" viii %eehHd hed
dnenss Aena Msrsb !4 r stTfes M Any,
The purpose of calling this Special Meet
Ing is the submission of a further state
TO the Investigation and supervision of the
above-named Locals and for the considera-
ton, Of such constitutional matters as
General President
1t is very important and of vital interest
that you and all other members of the said
Locals be present so that you may be
ACQUAINTED with existing conditions.
Anticipating your presence and the pleas
ure of meeting you on that evening, I
am,
Fraternallv yours.
HERBERT RIVERS, Supervisor.
p. S.--ALL MEMBERS MUST HAVE
THEIR BOOKS IN GOOD STANDING
WITH THEM IN ORDER TO BE
ADMITTED
Evening star., 1943-03-30
LABORERS,
MEN WANTED

AGES, 1850, to take fare-box readings and
handle fare boxes; no figuring or expert
ence necessary: no money to handle; must
physically, as work requires climbing in
and out OF buses and streetcars An alb
Solutely clear record of past employment
essential: 54-hour 6-day week, from 6
pm. to 3 am; Sl4O per month to start,
with automatic increases 80 "
Evening star., 1943-03-30

Not everybody with a dollar to
spare can shoot gun straight-but
everybody can shoot straight to the
bank and buy a War bond.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
HELP MEN.
COLORED MEN

For pot and pan washing, food running:
good salary, no Sundays Apply TaIly.Ho
Restaurant, s1o 18th st. NV.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
ALSO CLERKS

High school graduates. ages ls to so,
already deferred in the draft, for inside
or outside CLERICAL work; experience not
needed' must be quick and accurate at
negres and have legihe handwriting:
to start depending upon oualifcations
with opportunity for advancement
Evening star., 1943-03-30

CARPENTERS, framing, or rough. Mary
land housing project Aoplv WaShi 1gton
Sub, Homes Defense highway, u nj. no.
of l andnNnr
Evening star., 1943-03-30

CARPENTER or carpenters helper: g per
hr and livino quarters. Applv Colonial
Plaza Hote! Court, Wash, BALTIC. hghwy.,
RnrWyo
Evening star., 1943-03-30
PART-TIME
MULTIGRAPH
OPERATOR.

Work either morning or aft
ernoon, to suit your present
employment.
CALL HOBART 2476
Evening star., 1943-03-30

COOK. short order white or colored; one
thoroughly experienced in fine reStaU-
rants. sober. dependable and with refs.
tat will stand investigation. Can have
best paying night shift in city See Mr..
Lewis. 0o B st. Sc after nm. only.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
HELP MEN.
DRIVERS-COLORED.

Only willing workers; will pay S1.1o
per Thousand brick Call after 8 pm,
executive 6g96. ask for Floyd Price
Evening star., 1943-03-30
AT so CHARTS

Ages As to So, in good health, active and
able, to stand several hours at time:
good moral character and clear record Of
past emnloyment essential steady work.
6-day, 4S-hour week; S13O per month to
start ~
Evening star., 1943-03-30

work over 9l GOOD paw and condlti0rS
for dependable man. Apply manager, 1905
Evening star., 1943-03-30
ALSO CASHIERS

Ages 45 to 60 active and accustomed to
standing several hours at a time; clear
record essential; must have good vision,
lns full,time evening shift, 6-day 54-
hour week; steady work, paying $3.50 per
month to start. with automatic increases
Evening star., 1943-03-30

BOOKKEEPER with knowledge of tipping,
good salary to start. with chance of ad-
Vancement; must be accurate with figures.
Federal Finance g. Realty Co.. 915 New
York ave. n W l.
Evening star., 1943-03-30

hours, 10 am to : pm Apply Pro-
Fressive Cleaners, 21t7 Wilson blvd, Arl.,
Evening star., 1943-03-30

BOY, colored, as porter in drugstore, day
work: $50 week Apply 1880 ith st. S.w.
BOY. = years or over. with drivers per-
nit, can learn trade. Apply at $40 9th
ST. n W
Evening star., 1943-03-30

COUNTERMEN wanted good pay, ono Of
the best restaurants in town. Chicken
in the Rough, 503l Conn ave. NV.
DISHWASHER, good salary. Apply The
Roma Restaurant, 34l9 Connecticut ave
n W Woodlev o7To
Evening star., 1943-03-30

COOK. experienced: 6-dau weeF; $40 An
ave NV.
Evening star., 1943-03-30

DRIVER, experienced; GOOD salary An
ply Kay Flower Shop, 1900 lith st. NV.
QENk
Evening star., 1943-03-30

experienced knowledge of
tipping. Apply in person, Tieman Paper
I119 NJ st
Evening star., 1943-03-30

BOOKKEEPER. permanent position, real
estate Office: state age, experience and sal
ary first letter. Box 3SO-D, Star.
Evening star., 1943-03-30

CHIEF DISHWASHER.
White man; good position,
steady work, good pay. Hours
5 pm. to 2 am, no Sundays.
Apply Madrillon Restaurant,
Washington Bldg, 18th and
New York ave.
SODA MEN ~; good pay,
bonus, meals, carfare free.
Shepherd Park Pharmacy,
7723 Georgia ave. NV.
Evening star., 1943-03-30

PORTER for night work.
pply 1877 Columbia I'd, Austcrlitz
Evening star., 1943-03-30

DISHWASHER-pOPT colores, expert
enced, sober and with refs that will stand
investigation; S"3 per wk. to Sart: ewes.
and night worf See Mr.. Lewis, after
3 pm only. 100 s. Sc
Evening star., 1943-03-30

ACCOUNTANT, eXper.. to Join staff of local
certified public accountant: permanent po-
sition. State experience and salary de-
sired. Box 356-B, Star.
ARMATURE WINDFR, must be experienced
In automotlve work; steady employment,
$50 week, bonus. B g. c Arma ture Co,
21H IL u
Evening star., 1943-03-30

FOREMAN for factory sewing defense
items, must be familiar with sewing oner-
ations and handling women Good salary
for right man Answer STATING ase, ex-
nerience and referpnceS Box 1OR-R Star
Evening star., 1943-03-30

IOCKeMITH. experienced. to assist in
msGaging key dept, good salary: prefer
ably man draft deferred. Apply Key Dept.
12lx q st. NV. l.
Evening star., 1943-03-30

FOUNTAIN MEN. white, wanted at once,
laundry furnished. free lunch, good pay
Apply Jordan's Candy Shop 6l6 18th
Evening star., 1943-09-06

war will bring, almost automatically,
a sort of millennium in which all
people will be generous and tolerant.
far-sighted and self-sacrifcing. But
that is an assumption which runs
counter to the teachings of history.
To predicate our postwar planning
on any such assumption is to invite
the bitterest Of disappointments.
Certainly there would be wisdom in
postponing a final settlement until
there has been opportunity to cool
of and take stock of where the world
stands after the war, and where it
can reasonably expect to 60.
To quote from Mr.. Hoover'S state
ment: The Temple of Peace cannot
be erected until it's foundations are
we'll laid. If we make a good peace
it will largely preserve itself. If we
make q bad one, like Versailles. we
shall simply be laying the kindl;ng
for World War III And no machin-
cry for preserving peace will stop
its taking fire"
IN other words, to paraphrase an
Old proverb, we would do we'll to
MAJ peace slowly.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
The Sun

Through all our hues, and all the
lines before,
Back to the caDe- folk in a breakless
line,
That magnet fire has neper ceased
to shine,
Bright as it shone Dhen first the
StegoSdur
Trampled the young earths Termed
and ruShy shore.
Nor shall the cauldrons of its power
decline
While get the mountains suckls
one last pine
Or one last ,Oanderer combs canyon
floor.
ForeDer, on its hot and god-lke
throne,
1t rides the sky and floods NTH
spendthritt rays
The Uoid erpanse OF space, Whils
zoe phose days
Are tueled By its might hare little
knotpn
Ho,o through the Vast it blnks, one
star alone
Amid myriad burning Milky
Ways.
STANTON A. coBLENTz.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
Crisis in Munpower

Nothing could better illustrate the
extent to which this Nations war
manpoWer problem has been mis-
handled than the drastic" labor pro-
gram for the West Coast area which
has just been announced by Director
James F. Byrnes of the Office of War
Mobilization.
This move by Mr.. Byrnes comes on
the heels of dismal failure by the
War ManpoWer Commission. The
commission has clung to the theory
that the manpower shortage could
be dealt with on voluntary" oasis.
Compulsion is abhorrent to the COM
mission, so it has sought to persuade
men to go into essential work volun-
tarlly. OF course, the commission
has threatened to draft them for
military duty or to deny them other
employment unless they take the
jobs the commission wants them to
take, but this, it is said, is not COM
pulSion. If the workers yield to this
pressure and these threats, and 20
into war jobs, they have done so vol
unfairly SO far as the commission is
concerned.
This hypocritical approach has
served to irritate a good many people
without solving the manpower prob
lem. And now conditions On the
West Coast have become so acute
that Mr.. Byrnes steps in with an
other voluntary solution. Local COM
mlttceS are to be set up in West
Coast communities to establish "ur-
gency" ratings for war projects and
available manpoWer is to be assigned
IN accordance with these ratings.
Workers in high-priority plants will
receive special draft consideration
AS companion measure, new con-
tracts will be kept away from acute
labor shortage areas and some pro-
duction jobs already out under con-
tract may be shifted to sections
where more labor is available.
All of this may be of some help.
But it will not create any additional
workers and it does not appear that
there is anything in the new pro-
gram to compel workers to take es-
sential jobs if they do not want To
do so. In other words, although we
have reached most critical stage of
the war, the administration still is
unprepared to get down to realities
and face the fact that the home front
is indistinguishable from the battle
front. We will go on for a while
longer, telling some men that they
must put on uniform and risk their
lives on the battlefield, while per-
mitting other men to work In war
Evening star., 1943-09-06
MONDAY
A Needed Investment

A new slum clearance program be-
ing drafted by the National Capital
Housing Authority, with the support
of Commissioner Young, should be
ready by the time that Congress re-
turns from the summer recess.
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee and a number Of
his colleagues have expressed great
interest in the project The legisla-
tion would provide for a tangible
start on continuous" program of
slum elimination without waiting for
the end of the war to do what ought
to be done now
There are two main objectives in
the plan now being prepared. One
is to return to the principle, implicit
In the original Alley Dwelling Au-
thority Act, under which earnings
and balances from the Authority's.
invested capital in low-cost housing
would be used by the Authority as a
revolving fund. In June Of 1912
Congress abolished this practice and
provided that earnings and balances
be turned into the Treasury, instead
Of being "plowed back" as it were,
into lum-elimination work. Con-
gress should, of course, receive strict
accounting of expenditures under
this revolving fund. But the effect
of its action in 1912 was to stop the
Authority from going ahead with its
slum- elimination program at a time
when it was more important than
ever that the work proceed.
The second objective is an appro-
preparation of $5,O00,00O as a new
fund for slum elimination. With this
money the local authorities believe
1t possible to wipe out one of the
worst and most densely populated
alley areas in the District and to pro-
vide new housing for its occupants
twice as many as should be living in
the area in question. In these days
OF stupendous war expenditures, that
sum is trif1e. Yet its expenditure
in this fashion is a fundamental
necessity in the District, where the
housing shortage has been most
keenly felt by Negroes in the low
income levels, for whom practically
nothing now is being done.
The method outlined in this plan
has been demonstrably successful in
Washington. 1t represents practi-
cal form of slum elimination for
which no effective substitute has been
found. 1t is in the nature of public
investment in the provision of low
rent, decent housing which yields re-
turns in better public health, in re-
duction of the crime rate, in the de-
struction of cancerous areas which
infect surrounding property values
and in the reutilization of such areas
for other purposes. 1t is an invest
ment which also yields dollars and
cents in rentals and other revenues
from transfers of reconditioned
property, which help finance a con-
tlnuation of the program.