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Evening star., 1943-04-01
Hotel Men Meetinq
To Discuss Plans
For Meat|ess Days
Claim Restaurants
Are Favored Through
Point Rutioninq Program

Hotel men of the District were tc
meet at 2:30 pm. today to decide
whether they will proceed with plans
to inaugurate two meatless days, re-
gardless of whether the Commits
sioners issue proclamation to that
effect.
The meeting was scheduled in the
Willard Hotel by the Washington
Hotel Association.
Representatives of the Washing
ton Restaurant Association met with
the Commissioners yesterday to op-
pose meatless days at this time on
the ground most eating places are
willing to try other methods of max
ing their reduced meat rations last
longer.
Without Authority.
The Commissioners previously
pointed out they did not have the
authority to issue any such decree
Fand that proclamation would have
sthe effect merely of enlisting CO.
Soperation for meatless days. Com
smissioner John Russell Young also
hsaid he did not believe meatless days
ywould be successful unless they were
generally adopted by all public eat
ing places.
The Hotel Association, in letter
TO the Commissioners, proposed that
Sundays and Tuesdays be set aside
as meatless days. Because Friday is
normally a meatless day for many
persons, the association believed this
would have the effect of saving from
two and one-half to three days al
lotment of points each week.
Spokesman for the restaurant
group pointed out that most places,
in anticipation of rationing, pre-
viously had worked out means of
spreading reduced meat supplies.
They also said that meatless days
during the last war had the pur-
pose of encouraging people to re-
duce their consumption from the
normal. but that now such reduc-
tions have already been effected
through rationing.
Distinction Is Noted.
The hotel association representa-
tives explained. however, that places
which have customarily served large
portions of meat with each meal
were being hardest hit by point ra-
tioning. and they doubted whether
these places could spread their small
rations out satisfactorily.
Drug stores, hamburger shops and
small eating houses, they said, suf-
fered smaller cuts because the
rations were based on the number
of customers served during Decem-
ber. This means. they pointed out
that persons who came in for soft
drinks, sandwiches and ice cream
are counted as customers. In hotel
dining rooms, however, all the
patrons were served with full din
xners, most Of which include generous
portions of meat.
!, Representatives of the hotel group
attending yesterdays meeting were
L. Gardner Moore, president. and
Arthur j. Harnett, secretary. Those
from the restaurant association in
cluded J. Willard Marriott, president,
and Robert Wilson, executive sec
retary.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Broker
Continued From First Page

work which he estimated ran to
$15,00O,000 annually. He said he had
acted for the Monroe company origi-
nally on per cent basis, but VOL
unfairly reduced that commission
IL per cetn late in 1941 or early in
1912 when it developed that in
creased orders we're making his
profits excessive"
Later, he said, he went on a
straight salary arrangement with
the Monroe company after the Naval
Affairs Committee began its inves-
tigation of profits being made by
manufacturers commission agents
on war work.
Under questioning, he said that
arrangement called for $4,000 SAL
ary a month for himself, $1,000 a
month for one of his associates and
81 200 month for another, plus an
allowance for expenses.
He acknowledged that the total
was approximately the amount that
he would have received from that
company had his firm continued on
a commission basis.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
|CIearings Continue
Far Above Year Ago,
Despite Decline
Volume in 23 Cities
29.9 Per Cent Ahead
Of 1912 Mark
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April Bank
clearings in the week ended We'd
nesday were off moderately from the
two preceding like periods but in
creased sharply over a year ago, Dun
& Bradstreet, Inc, reported today.
Transactions in % major cities
were $8,370, $50 900, up 29.9 per cent
over the 1912 like week but $685.
049 900 below those of the previous
week.
More important gains over 1912
included: Omaha, up. e6.8 per cent !;
Kansas City, 46.4; New Orleans,
42.7; Seattle, Ais; Louisville, 40.6,
and Minneapolis, 1873.
Rail Loadings Gain.
The Association of American Rail-
roads reported today that 1880
cars of revenue freight were loaded
during the week ending last Satur-
day.
This was an increase of 1926
cars, or 2.5 per cent, compared with
the preceding week. A decrease of
20,926 cars, or 2.6 per cent, compared
with year ago, and a decrease OF
6,443 cars, or 0.o per cent, compared
with two years ago.
Evening star., 1943-04-01

the quantity he has on hand and the
reason he has made the reduction.
Another report must be made with
in four days after the sale begins,
giving his name and address, the
types and quantity of meat sold and
the total point value Of the meat.
These two reports may be combined
If the sale IS concluded within "a
hours.
To make up for points he has lost
as result of the sale, the butcher
must fill out Form R-315 and present
it to his local rationing board, which
will then issue him enough points to
cover the loss, provided it does not
comprise more than 2 per cent of his
total allowable point inventory. This
application must be filed within 30
days after the loss was incurred.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Merger Vote Planned
BY Affi|iates Of
Jersey Standard
Creole, Logo Holders
To Consider Proposal
April n and q
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 1.-The Creole
Petroleum Corp. and the Lago
Petroleum Corp. afiiliates of Stand
ard Oil Co. IN. j., have called spe-
cial meetings of stockholders for
April % and %. respectively, to vote
on plan of reorganization and con-
solidation.
Creole has proposed tc exchange
1896 658 of its shares for all prop
critics and net assets of the Lago
group except the latter's investment
in capital stock and accounts receiv-
able from the Lago Oil & Trans
port Co., Ltd, in accordance with
values on the effective date of trans
fer.
1t would be necessary to increase
Creoles capital stock to $1,000 900
shares of IS par, from the present
100000 shares.
The proposed reorganization
would take effect at the close of
business April 30.
The Standard Oil Co. of Vene-
zuela, wholly owned subsidiary Of
Creole, would be liquidated and dis
solved, with its assets transferred
subject to obligations to Creole.
The announcement disclosed that
Creole earned $3,469,000, after taxes,
in 1912 and $l2,297,275 in 194l.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. April LP.-Wheat prices
moved upward in light trading today as 4
raa,t l.aie mill buyins entered the pit and trade
tion purchases Of flour. scheduled to be
made tomorrow, might reach 100000 bar
-, good demand developed for oats and
the May contract reached a new seasonal
high Considerable selling was encountered
on the advance, but was readily absorbed
Rye followed the leadership of wheat and
oats.
At the close wheat was as-ss higher, Nav
]. 1.45a4. July 46hs: corn was UNCHANGED at
ceilings. May 1O1: oats advanced h-34
and rye was unchanged to "a higher
Evening star., 1943-04-01
$200,000,00o Orders
Channe|ed by Army
To Small Plants
Need Reported for
Firms to Make Goods
Not Previously Produced
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Army orders totaling 5000 OOO, ,00O
were being channeled today toward
distressed small war plants, Maj
Gen. Clifford l.. Corbin, director of
Quartermaster Corps procurement,
announced.
Gen. Corbin and Col. Robert w
johnson, chairman of the Smaller
War Plants Corp, disclosed at q
joint press conference yesterday that
"a needed items will be displayed
next week at IL regional Offices of
the SWPC and at district Offices in
industrial centers.
Col. johnson will recommend to
Gen. Corbin small factories capable
of producing the assorted items,
which include pianos, four-wheel
trailers, rubber heels, pistol belts,
ski poles, shoes, water buckets,
blankets and overcoats.
Representatives of distressed
plants, trade associations and cham
bers of commerce will be invited to
SWPC meetings, Col. johnson said,
manufacturing plants for merchan-
disc not previously produced.
1T is the joint responsibility of
communities to take advantage of
this and similar situations for the
solution of their problem" he de-
clared.
Characterizing the move as "ex-
posing a willing buyer to a willing
seller" Col. johnson said the new
technique may become standard
practice If it proves satisfactory.
A similar plan is being tried out
with naval procurements, he added.
Gen. Corbin said over 90 per cent
OF the Quartermaster Corps con-
tracts now are being placed with
small firms and added that dur
ing February the Quartermaster
Corps placed 9,463 contracts with
small plants with a value of $780,
nm 000"
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Consolidated Gas Reports
SIiqht Gain in Profit

BY lTie ASSOClattd Press.
BALTIMORE, April 1.-The Con-
solidated Gas Electric Light &
Power Co. of Baltimore reported to-
day its earnings for the first two
months of 1943 amounted to IS
cents per common share after ex-
penses, depreciation, taxes and SINH
lar deductions.
The concerns earnings during the
first two months of 1912 amounted
to 80 cents per share.
Net income for the first two
months of this year totaled 81 ,2O6,-
246, exceeding the 1912 period earn
ings by $21, 1,768.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
London Market Steady

LONDON, April (P.-The stock
market closed with a steady tone
today. Kafflrs and diamond shares
held their early gains and indus
trials were generally steady. Home
rails showed little change. Inter-
national securities advanced. British
funds were firm. In the foreign list
Chinese bonds were easier.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
New York Produce

NEW YORK, I9Is. AoriI ! tR';--Esss: 3o,a54;
fancy. 3ss4-40; extras, 3sla: graded firsts,
37s4; current receipts. 35h: mediums,
34l2
Whites. fancy to extra fancy. 3aKa -4oH:
specials. 39A: standards. 3sh: fancy me-
diums. la-39: mediums. 3S.
Browns, fancy to extra fancy, 39-4O;
specials. 3s; Standards, 37a4; mediums So
Butter, 724 ;65S firm. Prices un-
changed at ceiling prices
Cheese, 100000; Arm. Prices un-
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Washington Produce

Butter-5O14 70 81
L1VESTOCK-Calves, 1s; spring lambs,
From Food Distribution Administration.
Prices paid net fob WASHINGTON.
EGGS-Market steady. Prices paid for
Federal-state graded eggs RECEIVED from
grading stations april -: Whites, u, s.
extras. grade A. 1910; average, 40: u S.
extras. medium, 1896: average, 3512; U.
S. grade B, large, 81
Browns, U. 8. extras, grade A. 80; u, 8.
grade A., 1895: average. 3517: u S.
standards large 81; U. S. standards, me-
dium. 35-36: average. 35l2; U. S. grade c.
34-35: average, 35. Nearby ungraded
eggs: Surrent receipts. whites. 30: mixed
colors. "a. Receipts, Government graded
eggs. 356 cases
LIVE POULTRY-Market Arm. Roosters,
5i2 pounds and over, 1920. Broilers un-
der 3 pounds, 2s; fryers, "a pounds, o91a
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, April l GP,.-Late foreign
exchange rates follow tGreat Britain in
dollars, others in cents,:
Canada-Onicial Canadian Control Board
rates for United States dollars: Buying,
10 per cent premium; selling, II per cent
premium, eauiva lent to discounts on Ca
madam dollars in New YORK of buyin9,
9.91 per cent: selling, 8. Oa pc cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket 924 per cent discount or 9O.25 United
States cents.
Europe-Great Britain oficial Bankers
Foreign Exchange Committee rates.: Buy
ing, 4 OF; selling. 4.O4
satin Observation-Disclosures, ofacial. ea.77;
free, 24.1b, of 1-100 cent; Brazil, offcal,
6.O5n; free. 5.2On; Mexico. 2O.66n
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated.
mol
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Meat
Continued From First Page.

sliced ham and liver, it was re-
ported.
According to some dealers, the
public does not yet understand the
rationing regulations. One dealer
said he had found number of
customers who ordered relatively
large quantities of meat and then
did not have enough points to pay
for them.
Most butchers appreciated the
fact that buying still was far below
what will be normal under point
,rationing after the program has
been in effect several weeks. Among
other things. the dealers said, most
families were out of butter by the
beginning of this week because of
the pre-rationing freeze" and so
some of the points had to be spent
for this commodity.
Dealers Express Views.
George M. Hunt, manager Of the
p. F. Casey stand in the Arcade
Market at Fourteenth street and
Park road NV. said he had gen.
erous supply of all kinds of meat
which he believed he could keep
for as long as three weeks because
of efficient refrigeration. He said
there would be some loss If the meat
does not move quickly, due to dis
coloration. When the meat surface
becomes discolored, he said, some
Of the surface must be cut away.
Mr.. Hunt thinks buying will pick
up as consumers points accumulate.
Harry Spund. owner of a meat
market at 5516 Connecticut avenue
NV, said he believed the coming
week end would give dealers better
idea of the public's new meat-buying
habits He said he had plenty of
meat of all varieties on hand and
could get more if needed. Only small
quantities are being sold, however,
he said.
George r. Castell at the Eastern
Market said a generous supply of
meat was beginning to come into
his place and that it would be at
least another week before he could
tell whether 1t might be necessary to
hold point sale" to dispose of mis-
present stocks.
Sales Small in Point Value.
Mr.. Castell said he sold about 1,5ot
points worth of meat yesterday anc
about l.400 points worth the day be.
fore. but all the purchases had beer
small He said the largest individual
sales were about IS points
Most butchers expressed the hope
that scme OPA action adjusting
point values would be taken soon tt
permit consumers to buy more Of tn.
better grades of meat. Some of then
said they could not be bothered with
the "red tape" involved in setting VI
point sales.
An OPA spokesman, however
pointed out that it Is relatively
simple for butcher to run point
sale" when he sees that some OF hi,
supplies would spoil otherwise. If 9
dealer decides point sale Is neces-
sary, the ofiicial said. he reduces the
value of that commodity to what.
ever he believes is necessary to move
1t. He must agree to sell that meal
at the reduced value to every ont
presenting valid red coupons.
Change Must Be Explained.
The dealer must post sign wherl
It can be clearly seen, giving tn
new point value and explaining thu
change is being made to prevent
spoilase. Within "A hours after tn.
sale begins, he must make report
to his local ration board. This re-
port may be made on . postcard, 1
was said, and must contain hi
name, address, the type Of meat OF
which he is cutting the point value
Evening star., 1943-04-01
CHICAGO Cash Market

ChicaEo Cash Market.
Wheat. no sales. Corn. No. 2 yellow,
a9h-l .o1 q; No; 4, 9s-9a: NO & a3is: No.
mixed. 671s: No. 3. 67s.: No. shite, hs ssSsh-
"a No. 2. 6734: No. 3, 67h; No 4. 66hs:
sample grade white, 641a Barley, mating,
a0-1 .O7. nominal: feed, 1920, nominal
Field seed per hundredweight. nominal
timothy, 475-5.OO; alsike 81 .OO-26. 90;
fancy red top. 7.25-75; red clover, 5000
32.50-39. 90.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Humble Oil to Shift
To 48-Hour Week
BY the Associated Pres

BY the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex, April PRO
duction forces and production field
offices of the Humble Oil & Re-
fining CO. will go on a 48-hour week,
Humble officials said yesterday.
The switch from the 40 to the 48
hour period will start during the
first week in April and will affect
about $500 employees.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. April 1 (P.-Aggressive
trade buying lifted cotton prices to new
seasonal highs today. Price-nxing opera
tions emphasized the mounting back log
Of Government textile requirements and
The confused farm legislative picture
and uncertainty over presidential action
rally in check.
Late afternoon. values were 10 to 30
cents bale higher: May, 20.45: July,
20.26, and October, 2O.O6.
Futures closed 25 to 80 cents bale
Evening star., 1943-04-01

You can't pop corn over q match
flame. You can't build house with
discarded barrel slaves. And we'll
never win this war with less than
all we've got and the best we've got.
Buy War bonds,
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Odd-Lot DEALINGS

PHILADELPHIA, April l R.-The Sc
curities Commission reported today these
dealers or specialists on the New York
Stock Exchange for March 81. 1886 pur-
chases involving $50 shares: 1917
sales involving 130.363 shares, Including
8 short sales involving 624 shares.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Weather Report

BY Stat ather Bureau
District OF CoumbiaFw
tonight and Friday morning. moderate winds.
MarylandFw scattered showers
evening" cooler the central
ing.
VgnaLght showers scattered
south portions this evening and southeast
Friday morning, cooler in the west portion tonight.
Evening star., 1943-04-01

Adolf, Benito and Hirohito-the
three blind mice. Make them run
with War bonds.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, April 1.-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index of 25
commodities today advanced to 1867,
new 1913 high.
Previous DAY, 1865: week ago. 1O6 46:
month ago. 1862; year ago, $3.50,
l943. 1912 1871 '39-4O
High ----- lO677 1O322 9512 1925
Low 1O3.43 1854 7T.03 63.1S
G926 average equals 1909
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Washington Exchange
SALES

SALES-AFTER CALL,
Washington Gas IS 1960-sl 900 at
1924; $500 at 1891.
Washington Gas commons at 20.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Weather in Various Cities,

War bonds make bombers TO bomb
the Axis and lower our taxes. Why
not buy so1ne and help yourself?
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Middling, spot, 22.24n.

New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, April l nP,.-Cotton
futures advanced to new season highs
here today. Trade buying and unfavor-
able crop reports wern the factors Clos
ing prices were steady 20 to 35 cents a
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Baltimore Stocks
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. April l.
Sales STOCKS High Low Close
10 Arundel Corp lea 1874 11A
$40 Bal Transit 120 1.2O 20
55 Bal Trans pfd 1O5s 1OA 1OA
$50 East Sugar As VT 9E gl2 al2
20 Fidelity & Deposit 1"9 129 1"9
so Ga S8F Ry 1st pf 35i4 35l4 1874
$50 Ga S&F Ry I'd pf l5 Is IS
Mt Yer Wd Mills 2.20 go 2oO
l Mt Ver Nils pfd 50 SO g.,
so New Amster Cas- 251a 25R 25la
BONDS.
$500 Bal Tran deb As 49ts 491s 49H
Evening star., 1943-04-01

Spot cotton closed steady 90 cents a
bale higher: Sales, 2,5s7. Low middline,
21 ;63. Receipts, 4.s06. stock, :,4s,747.
b Bid. n Nominal
Evening star., 1943-04-01
BONDS.
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY

MISCELLANEOUS.
Ter RI d w Cp 1st 4As 194S lt3A
Evening star., 1943-04-01

Potomac and Shenandoah clear at Har-
pers Ferry. Potomac clear at Great Falls
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Precipitati6n

Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. April l (P).-Dividends de.
Evening star., 1943-12-26
Miss Edredge
Bride Recently
Bradley

A pretty wedding Of recent date
took place December 18 in Walter
Reed Chapel, wnen Miss Priscilla
Lea Eldredge and 1t. Richard 'Eumel
Bradley, jr., U. S. N, were married
in ceremony at which Chaplain
William John Trower officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Capt.
and Mrs. Emory P. Eldredge and in
the absence of her father she was
escorted by Capt Gail Morgan. Her
dress of ivory satin was trimmed
with pearls and also the tiara which
held her veil, and she carried a
bouquet of roses and bouvardia.
Miss Mimi Bradley, sister of the
bridegroom, was the maid of honor
and 1t. Comdr. Johns Hopkins
Janney served as best man. The
ushers were 1t. Comdr. Warfield
Bennett, 1t. Comdr. Joseph E. Rice
and 1t. Comdr. Charles Ellis.
Evening star., 1943-12-26

ent week end. 1t. Carl B. Yanik
and Mrs. Yanik came Friday from
Aberdeen, Nd, and are remaining
until tonight. Mr.. ]. Wilson Of
Ogden, Utah, Il also . guest At the
Sears home. Additional guests ct
. dinner party given by Dr.. and Mrs.
Sears yesterday were 1t. q. r. Rob-
ert Sears OF Salt Lake City, It.
Frank Hodge and Mrs. Hodge, Mr..
and Mrs. D. A. Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. 8. Wilson and Mrs. A. /.
Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hedges were
hosts at q Christmas dinner for 10
guests.
Mrs. Lawrence Webster enter
tanned at Christmas dinner Col and
Mrs. Ebert Kimball and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank r. Ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul williams have
as their house guest the latter's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. r. Crary Of Westmoreland,
N. H.
Miss Marguerite williams with
her sister, Miss Catherine williams,
entertained at q late afternoon
Christmas party yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Irving Smith
have as their guests the formers
mother, Mrs. Sarah B. Smith, Of
Wilmington, Del, and their son,
Allen I. Smith, jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lauriston Hannah
are spending Christmas week in
York, Pa, as the guests Of the lat
ter's brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. g. r. Metz.
Evening star., 1943-12-26

Uniforms Of the armed forces are
seen on every side as the young
men home on furlough In the lower
Montgomery County communities
mingle with the girls home from
college, and parties for these young
people take precedence over every
other form of entertaining during
| the Christmas season.
Many Of these same college girls
signed up as junior hostesses last
summer at the local USO, and
among the girls who report there
almost daily are Miss Carolyn Mo-
rel, who Is home from Averett Col
lege; Miss Dorothy Matthews, who
jattends Randolph-Macon College for
Women, and from nearby colleges
are Miss Nedra Simmons, Miss Dor
othy Counselman, Miss Mary Hay
den from Trinity and her sister,
Miss Patty Hayden, from Holy Cross;
Miss Betty Lamb from the Univer-
sity of Maryland, Miss Marjorie
Smith from American University
and Miss Mary Jane Riney.
Miss Mary Van Allen who helped
at the USO had expected to be home
but because Oberlin College students
have such brief holiday period she
changed her plans and is visiting
friends in youngstown, Ohio.
Miss Ida Mary Shepard came
home from the University Of Wis.,
consin last week and was with her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
John B. Shepard, in Somerset for
part of the past week. She is now
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Harold A..
Clark in New Hope, Pa. She will be
back in Somerset tonight and will
return to Wisconsin on December %.
Miss Daviette Ficklen who attends
st. Marys Seminary, is visiting her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els w. Hill, in Kenwood through the
holidays and is being entertained at
a series of parties during her stay
here.
Another girl who is being extern
sively entertained is Miss Ann DON
aldson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Chase Donaldson, who came from
New York to spend Christmas with
her parents. Miss Donaldson's
brother, Mr. Chase Donaldson, jr,
home from st. Pauls School, Con-
cord, N. H., and her two other BROTH
ers, one from Asheville School for
Boys and the other from St. An
drew's School, Middletown, Del, are
also home for the holidays and were
at dinner party that Mr. and Mrs.
Donaldson gave yesterday. There
were 16 guests and among them was
Mrs. Donaldson's mother. Mrs
James F. Kemp OF Waterbury, Conn.,,
who Is on her way to Texas and
who stopped in Bethesda to spend
Christmas with her relatives here.
Mrs. John Alfred Parish has come
from Philadelphia to spend month
with her father and mother. Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph r. Harris, in Edgemoor
Her husband, Corp. Harris. was in
Edgemoor yesterday and will return
to Philadelphia, where he Is now
stationed, this afternoon.
Miss Caroline Norfeet, now living
in Philadelphia, came home yester-
day to spend her vacation with her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
William j. Norfleet.
DR.. Paul A. Flicker and sMrs.
Flicker went to Brooklyn Thursday
and remained to spend the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wesley Cum
ingham. On their return they will
be hosts at house party that will
begin New Year eve and will con-
tinue through to Sunday evening.
Their guests will be former resi-
dents Of Newtonville, Mass, where
DR.. and Mrs. Flicker lived before
coming to Washington four years