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Evening star., 1944-02-06
Haycock Expects Grant
To Continue Nurseries

Funds to operate the Districts
public nursery schools expire Febru-
ary IA, but Robert L. Haycock, su-
perintendent of schools, is confident
the Federal Works Administration
will act before then to grant a re-
quested $79 400 to continue opera
tions until June.
The application for funds for use
through June. including mainten-
ance, instruction and administrative
costs for the 10 centers now open
and for five additional centers to be
opened by June 30., has been sent
to the FWA.
"We plan absolutely no ,curtail-
ment in the teaching services, activi-
ties or food served" Mr.. Haycock
emphasized.
Meanwhile, employees of the day.
care Office who still retain a counsel
ing program for parents and place
ment service for care of children
under two years, have agreed to
work without pay while the Commu-
nifty War Fund is considering a re-
quest for $1,000 to run that office
another month. Previous funds ran
out yesterday and the war fund
executives are not scheduled to con-
slider the request until February IA
Evening star., 1944-02-06
D. {. Phone Rate Hearings
will Start Saturday

The Public Utilities Commission
yesterday set 10 am next Saturday
for a public hearing on rates filed
by the Chesapeake g. Potomac Tele-
phone Co. for telephone service in
hotels, apartments and clubs.
The proposed rates, filed by the
company on January %, were re-
jected less than a week later by the
PUG. In brief, the proposed rates
would have eliminated the scent
surcharge on telephone calls made
from lobbies of hotels and apart
ments. but would have levied a 81
service charge for permanent resi-
dents and Scent additional charge
for calls made by transients from a
guest room of hotel or apartment.
In its petition for hearing, the
telephone company argued the PUG
issued its order rejecting the pro-
pose rates without proper" notice
or hearing as required by law. The
company was. told originally to file
rates on December 10, when the
PUG announced that it had juris-
diction over telephone calls made
from hotels, apartments and clubs
to any place within taae washington
metropolitan exchange area.
Evening star., 1944-02-06
One Killed Here
Every 2 Days in
Home Accidents

A death for every two days in 1914
Is the toll so far from home acci-
dents in the District as three per-
sons were killed by falls last week.
This brings the total to 18 for the
first IS days of the year according
to Red Cross Home Accident sur
vey up to February 4.
The A. R. C. survey also reports
data received from II local hospitals
indicating total of 488 home acci-
dents for the year.
Last weeks home accident total
was l09, 10 of whom were admitted
for disqualification and 80 of whom
were treated but sent home.
A breakdown of the injury figures
last week shows 80 falls, 10 burns,
7 foreign bodies in eyes, ear, throat
and stomach, 49 cuts and bruises. 2
dog bites, rat bite, l hit by falling
object and 3 accidental poisoninRs.
including child who ate roach pow-
der. Three persons were treated for
poisonous gas fumes.
Evening star., 1944-02-06
S|ums as Crime Breeder
Slated as McPeek Tonic

The Jewish Community Center
Town Hall will hear the Rev. Fran
els McPeek, director of the depart
ment of social welfare of the Fed
Grafton of Churches and chaplain
at the National Training School for
Boys, at $3.50 o'clock tonight in the
center library. He win discuss
"Slum Conditions as Breeder of
Juvenile Delinquency"
A servicemen's dance will be given
at 9 O'Clock tonight in the Cafritz
Auditorium.
Glasses in ballroom dancing are
scheduled to begin tomorrow under
the direction of Mrs. Gertrude Lit,
formerly with the Arthur Murray
Dance Studio. The teen-age grouo
will meet from 7 to 8 pm. and the
adult group from 8 to pm.
Clarence Senior of the National
Planning Association will discuss
Mexico in relation to inter-Ameri-
can economic relations and to the
war In general at the Jewish Com
munity Center Institute at $50 pm.
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1944-02-06
Afraid Test Is Slated Tonight
AS First Bluckout in Is Weeks

Washington tonight will have its
first night air raid test since October
Is, and the 28th test since the
organization Of civilian defense in
1941.
The Commissioners and Maj. Gen.
John T. Lewis, commanding general
OF the Military District of Wash
ington, will observe from the WASH
ington Monument the results of
the first test to be held under the
new War Departments policy OF
permitting one test on Sunday
every three months.
s The steady blast OF the siren, on
which traffic must slow down and
dim lights, and on which other
lights must be blacked out, viii
come at s:55 pm. The wavertng
red" signal viii follow at 1920 pm.
Evening star., 1944-02-06
Rutland Hits laxity
In Scarlet Fever Care

Reporting the number Of scarlet
fever cases has risen to 460 so far
this year, Health Officer George c.
Rutland warned last night that the
mildness of the disease lis tending
to build up indifference in regard to
quarantine
DR.. Rutland reported an increase
of 81 cases since Friday He said
if children are exposed to the dis
ease they must remain at home
until released by the Health De-
partment.
The health officer said the depart
ment had found "laxity" on the
part of parents in observing scarlet
fever quarantine regulations.
The local law requires the patient
to be isolated in a room and he must
remain there until released by
Health Department physician" DR..
Ruhland said. The quarantine
period is minimum of 81 days for
uncomplicated cases Patients with
complications, such as discharging
ears, enlarged glands or mastoid.
must remain isolated until these
conditions are healed"
DR.. Rutland reminded parents
that only the attending physician
or persons needed to nurse the pa
tlent are permitted to enter the
room. All dishes of the sick person
should be boiled for three minutes.
he added.
Evening star., 1944-02-06
Metropolitan Church
Completing Finance
OF $4,000 School
Elaborate Program
Arranged This Month
For 18th Anniversary

Plans are nearing completion for
raising s50,000 to construct a church
school by the congregation of Metro
politan Memorial Methodist Church
New Mexico and Nebraska ave-
nues NV, it was announced yes
terday.
The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service has already donated
81 900 to the fund and every mem
Der of the congregation will be can
vassed beginning next Sunday. Gifts
in addition to regular church pledges
and Joash Chest contributions will
be solicited. The building will ad-
join the sanctuary.
An elaborate program has been
arranged for February in celebra-
ton of the 18th anniversary of the
founding of the Metropolitan Me-
mortal National Methodist Church
here. This month also marks the
11th year of services in the present
sanctuary.
The Rev. DR.. Edward Gardiner
Latch, pastor, will open the diamond
jubilee program today with holy
communion at II am. Homecoming
services, with Dr. Arthur C. Christie
presiding, will be held at 7::30 pm.
National Sunday will be observed
next Sunday with a sermon by DR.
~, M NJ Gray. minister of Bexle,
Methodist Church Of Columbus
Ohio. and former chancellor o.
American University. Representa-
tive Jennings Randolph of West
Virginia will speak in the evening
on After Victory-What?"
DR.. w. J. Johnston. minister O,
Eglinton United Church of Toronto
Canada. will be guest preacher fol
the celebration of international Sun
day, February 20, and on the first
Sunday of Lent, Bishop Edwin Holt
Hughes will address the congrega
ton at the morning service. His
torical Night" a resume of the his
tory of Metropolitan Methodist, viii
be presented in the evening.
The original church building was
at John Marshall place and C street
NV. The cornerstone was laid by
the Benjamin B. French Masonic
Lodge on October %, 1854, with ar
address by Bishop Matthew Simp-
son. He also dedicated the church
on February %. 1869.
Evening star., 1944-02-06
|Whyte Gallery 10 Show
Work Of Guitou Knoop

Work of Guitou Knoop, interna-
tionally-known French sculptress,
will be exhibited at the Whyte Gal
lery 1920 Connecticut avenue NV,
for three weeks beginning next Sun
day
The exhibit will be the first the
sculptress has had in Washington.
1t will include busts of the Duchess
of Windsor, Katharine Cornell, Rep
resentative Baldwin, Republican, of
New York; Mrs. Harry Hopkins and
the two small sons of J. Clifford
Folger, president of Folger, Nolan &
Co., Inc, completed in her George
town studio.
Born in Moscow, although her
name is of Dutch origin, the
sculptress has been French citizen
for the last 10 years. A pupil of
Bourdelle and Despieu, she has
sculpture in collections at the Lux
emburg Museum in Paris, the Met
ropolitan Museum in New York, the
Art Institute in Chicago, the Bausch
Hall of Science and History.
Rochester, N. Y, and the Phillips
Memorial Gallery in Washington.
She first came to America in 1896.
Evening star., 1944-02-06
Legion TO Stage Parade
During Shrine Circus

American Legion night" will be
observed during the Almas Temple
circus at Uline Arena March 81
April II, with 300 Legionaires stag
ing a colorful parade, Howard P.
Foley, general chairman and ring
master of the show, announced last
night.
Profits received from the circus
will be used for the benefit of the
Shriners' Hospital for crippled
children.
Taking part in the show on
American Legion night" Mr.. Foley
said, will be the national guard of
honor, the drum and bugle corps,
the department officers and post
commander guard of the Legion, to-
gether with thousands of service
men
Many star performers from Ring
ling Brothers and other large shows
have been signed up for the Shrine
circus, Mr.. Foley said. March q,
opening night, has been desig-
mated Masonic Shrine night" while
Touchdown Club night" will be
held March %.
Evening star., 1944-02-06

when traffc must stop and
pedestrians must leave the side
walks and seek shelter.
Traffic will be able to resume with
dimmed lights and pedestrians leave
their shelters on the sound of the
steady blast again at 1880 pm.
and the all clear will come at
10:45 pm.
Except for inactive units, such as
animal rescue and the evacuation
authority, all civilian defense groups
are expected to report for duty
during the test. Although simulated
incidents will be reported to con-
troll centers, dispatching of emer-
gency equipment will be held to a
minimum because Of the shortage
Of gasoline and personnel.
Evening star., 1944-02-06
Robert H. Shields Heads
Group Health Association

Robert H. Shields, solicitor of the
Agriculture Department, yesterday
was elected president of the Group
Health Association, cooperative of
Government workers providing med
ical care and disqualification on a
prepayment plan.
Philip M. sHauser, assistant di-
rector of the census, was elected
first vice president; Carl c. Far
rington, vice president of the Com
modify Credit Administration, was
named second vice president.
Walter R. Volckhausen and Miss
Esther Grabber, full-time staff
members, were reelected secretary
treasurer and assistant secretary
treasurer, respectively.
The meeting, which followed the
recent election of three new mem
bers to the board, took place at a
luncheon at the Willard Hotel.
Evening star., 1944-02-06
Phi Delta Kappa 10 Honor :
Two Teachers February 19

Phi Delta Kappa, national soror-
ity for teachers, will honor Mrs.
Madeline r. Morgan and Mrs.
Bessie King at a luncheon at 2 pm.
February 10 in the Lucy Biggs Slowe
Hall, 1919 Third street NV.
Both Chicago elementary school
teachers, Mrs. Morgan and Mrs.
King prepared course on Negro
achievements now used in all Chi
cago public grade schools. The re-
search work was done under the
supervision Of a committee ap-
pointed by DR.. william H. johnson,
superintendent of Chicago schools.
Since the school is the chief
agency Of social improvement, it is
called upon to help bring about a
better social understanding" said
Mrs. Morgan commenting on the
course. THE school is the best
place in which to improve inter-
racial attitudes."
Evening star., 1944-02-06

he held until 1920 There followed
eight years of political eclipse, but
in 1928 he demonstrated-as he fire.
quently has-his ability to come
back" and took the gubernatorial
chair for another four-year term.
Held Federal Job.
The Ex-Governor burst Upon the
Washington scene shortly after the
inauguration of President Roosevelt,
filling a S6,000-a-year job in the
Farm Administration. The exact
nature of his duties there gave rise
to a splurge of newspaper debate,
the future Senator and his friends
describing his job as that of an "ad :
visor" while his political enemies
said he was merely a newspaper
clipper"
Whatever the truth, Mr.. Bilbo
didn't stay there long. One day in
1884 he appeared unexpectedly at
Senator Harrison's Office and told
him he planned to run for the
Senate from Mississippi. Senator
Harrison told him frankly that if he
did he (Harrison would back State
Senator Hubert D. Stephens.
Very WELL" Senator Bilbo is re-
ported to have answered, "it will
give me a chance to make my strong
est campaign argument. I'm going
to say you now have two Senate
seats in your pocket, but that the
Constitution provides for two Sena-
tors, and I'm running for the
vacancy"
And he did.
In the run-o1 primary, Senator
Bilbo received 101 900 votes to Mr.
Stephens 64,035.
Built Dream House."
When he came back to Washing
ton as a Senator, Mr. Bilbo observed
jokingly to reporters that the real
reason he ran was that he wanted
a place to park his car, which the
Farm Administration wouldn't give
him. The Senate had Just COM
pleted 81 100000 underground ga
rage.
Despite the campaign speeches in
which he told of living on "sardines
and crackers" Senator Bilbo, in
1885, opened his dream house"-a
27-room mansion close to the Mis-
sisoippi log cabin in which he was
born. Hundreds of his friends came
to the "house-warming," admired
his five tiled bathrooms, all done
in colors the Senator's own is an
orchid and black combination)
wandered over the highly polished
floors and ate a sumptuous feast
which included, incidentally, sar-
dimes.
When he was first appointed to
the Senate District Committee in
1885, Senator Bilbo told interviewers
he was full of ideas" about the
District and would make a careful
study of its problems.
For eight years, from the vantage
point of the committee, Senator
Bilbo has had an opportunity of
observing District affairs closely
His new post as head of the COM
mittee gives him fuller chance to
put his ideas into effect.
Evening star., 1944-02-06
Tests 10 Detect Druq!
May Be Given Men
Al Induction Stations
FBI Continues Sitting
Records, Sending Some
Cuses Bock for Droft

In an effort to detect drug taking
draft dodgers, induction stations
may add several new tests to the
routine of examining selectees for
the armed forces, it was learned last
night.
Now under consideration as a re-
suit of the roundup of l8 alleged
draft dodgers here last week is a
plan to give the new tests either
to all registrants or to those show
ing inexplicable symptoms.
In addition, selectees whose blood
pressure is abnormally high without
accompanying symptoms or who re-
veal certain other defects may be
hospitalized at induction stations
for "a hours or more to see if the
symptoms disappear.
FBI Sitting Records.
The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton revealed it is continuing its
search of draft board and induction
station records and, after investi-
cation, is sending back suspicious
cases" to the induction stations.
The FBI also disclosed that one
selectee, who confessed to taking
drugs before his examination at
Fort Myer and was inducted. is
now at Camp Lee, Va. He may be
called as a witness when the cases
of Orchestra Leader "Washie"
Bratcher snd II other District men
come to trial.
The FBI said taking drugs to
evade service had become wide
spread only in the past few months.
Several rings have been broken up,
including one Midwestern gang
which helped draft dodgers by in
jections of a spinal fluid.
Story of Drug Spread.
The FBI quoted the story Of one
of the men arrested here to indi-
cate that the drug routine has
spread by word of mouth in WASH
ington rather than by an organized
ring. The man said he heard one
man telling another he had sue
ceeded in getting selectee rejected
through the use of drugs. Later,
he met the man by arrangement and
paid him sl00 for the drug-inex-
pensive and obtainable without pre-
scription. The man told the FBI
he took the drug. became i'll and had
difficulty in walking to the induction
station.
The FBI said it had learned that
one drugstore here which regularly
averaged daily sale of about Is
pills, allegedly used by draft evaders,
suddenly found sales had mounted
to $50 pills daily.
Evening star., 1944-02-06
Fleeing Thief Leaves $500
In Abandoned Auto

A thief who stole an automobile
yesterday containing a payroll Of
between $500 and $500 but over
looked the money when he aban-
doned the car a half-hour later,
was still at large last night.
Police said the car, belonging to
M. T. Mathwig, proprietor of the
Penthouse Dry Cleaning Co., 223
Riggs road NE, was stolen near
the Upshur street entrance to the
Soldiers Home. A brief case con-
tanning the payroll was left on the
seat of the automobile
Mr.. Mathwig said he saw his car
disappear through a gate of the
Home grounds.
Police, responding to his call we're
too late to intercept the fleeing
thief.
When the car was found later
a few blocks from one of the exits
OF the Home, the brief case still
was lying intact on the seat.
Evening star., 1944-02-06
Chinese Shot in Dispute
Dies; Police Hold Suspect

Tung Lun, 50-year- old Chinese
who was shot Tuesday morning dur
Ing an alteration with another
Chinese in noodle factory at 1541
Fifth street NV, died yesterday
In Emergency Hospital.
His alleged assailant, Sung Sioh
Kuei, 20, of 944 New York avenue
NV, is held by police and will
appear tomorrow at a coroner's
inquest.
The shooting occurred police said
when Sung, a former employe of
the factory, returned to demand
clothing he said he had left at the
plant and engaged in an argument
with his former fellow workers.
Evening star., 1944-02-06
Rail Ticket Man Held
In Sale Of Certificate
For Tax Exemption
Accused t Of Posing OFF
Noynl officers Paper
y With Fore for Seattle

A railroad ticket buyer who
changed his mind led to the arrest
OF a Washington Terminal ticket
seller on charges Of fraudulent use
OF certificate permitting officials
to travel tax free on Government
business, police revealed last night.
The ticket seller, Fred w. Wolf,
]r.. 33, OF the first block of Webster
street NE, was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage. He was released
under $500 bond.
According to Detective Sergt. John
r. Luskey, the alleged fraud was
perpetrated in this way:
/ The ticket seller sold a Washing
ton-New York ticket to a naval
lieutenant. The tax is approx
mately $1.40, but the lieutenant
presented tax exemption certifi-
cate filling in his name but not his
destination.
Buyer Sought Refund.
Wolf allegedly paid the $l50 him.
self, so the full price of the ticket
was recorded, and kept the certifi-
cbte. Later, civilian not travel
Ing on Government business bought
ticket to Seattle, Wash. The tax
on that ticket is $12.79. Wolf is
alleged to have charged the Gus
toner the entire $14064 for the
ticket plus tax, attached the tax
exemption certificate to the stub of
the Seattle ticket and pocketed the
tax of $1279.
Police said the alleged fraud was
detected when the Seattle passen-
ger found he could not make the
trip and returned to the station
for a refund. When he was handed
$127.85, he promptly complained that
he had paid for the ticket plus tax.
His complaint led police to check
the entire transaction.
A railroad of11cial explained that
tax exemption certificates are sup
posed to be filled out in full by the
passengers but usually the ticket
agent assists or fills out the form
himself as service, except for the
signature.
First Case of Kind.
The ticket is either stamped "tax
exempt" or "t.n.p." (tax not paid),
II the latter stamp had been placed
on the ticket, it was explained, the
customer probably would. not sus-
pect the meaning of the initials.
This is said to be the first case
of its kind. &
Evening star., 1944-02-06
3. Adults take papers from news

3. Adults take papers from news
stands without paying. Harry
Cherry, 13, has seen this happen
often at the streetcar terminal at
Seventeenth and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc. He described music store
customers taking three music sheets
and paying for only one.
4. Parents swear in front of chill
dren. Bonnie Robbins has heard
parents take the Lords name in
vain," before children. She also
said she knows woman who let's
her baby's milk get sour while she
keeps wines in the icebox.
5. Parents do not forbid young
sters to smoke and in many cases
give them money for cigarettes.
Wendell Gingrich. IA, said he knew
OF one 12-year-old boy allowed by
his parents to smoke.
All six expressed indignation at
juvenile delinquency investigations
now being conducted by Chairman
D'Alesandro of the House District
Subcommittee.
III bet he smokes and drinks all
he wants to-" said Bonnie.
And goes to late parties, I'll bet"
added Harry But he doesn't want
us to. HUH"
Evening star., 1944-02-06
E|ectropIoters Told
Of New Polish Process

An electropolishing process which
will impart to metal household and
automotive appliances a lustrous
finish hitherto unknown was re-
vealed to members of the WASH
ngton-Baltimore branch of the
American Electroplaters' Society at
their annual meeting here yester-
day.
DR.. Charles L. Faust, research
chemist of the Battelle Memorial
Institute, Columbus, Ohio, develop
ers Of the newly patented process,
pointed out that many articles, diff
flcult to polish because of their in
tricate shape, may be given a mir
ror-like finish by the process, which
dissolves ridges and imperfections
on the surface.
Evening star., 1944-02-06
Legal Aid Bureau
will Elect Thursday

Election of officers and annual
reports are scheduled for the meet
ing OF the Legal Aid Bureau at 4
pm. Thursday in Room 843 of the
Investment Building.
The Legal Aid Bureau, a ne noer
agency of the Community Oh st
gives legal advice and assistance to
destitute clients of social agenci. IS.
Miss Beatrice A. Clephane is tirec-
tor OF the organization.