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Evening star., 1944-02-27

ia table in another room where he
can't see the performers, though
he gets his drinks from the same
bar as the other customers, he is
not subject to the tax. The Federal
tax regulations don't say whs- hap
pens If the woman at the next table
wears a big hat and you can't see
the performers.
Nor Is any allowance made for
would-be dancers who never can
squeeze onto Washington dance
floor. If people are dancing, there's
80 per cent tax.
If, however, there is an instru-
mental group, an organ or q piano,
,phonograph records played from =
central studio or even . juke box,
there's no cabaret tax, but the
minute . pretty girl stands up to
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Customer Asks Inquiry
On D. {. Optical Stores

Complaints against the high cost
and lack Of proper sanitary prac-
tices in some Of Washington's op-
tical stores were received yesterday
by the House District Committee
staff from a recent customer.
The committee was asked to hold
an investigation on the ground that
some of the stores do not have IA
cilities for sterilization of the fitting
apparatus or facilities for the op-
orator to wash his hands.
Similar protests were considered
in 1899 when the House District
Committee held hearings on bills to
regulate the practice of optometry
in the District and to prevent price
advertisement for eye glasses. After
lengthy hearings the committee rec
commended no action.
Evening star., 1944-02-27

sing or customer goes into a two
step beside his table, 80 per cent is
added to the bill.
Whether the customers will ap-
preciate the songstress 80 per cent
worth is one Of those questions the
night club proprietors will have to
answer. They wouldn't want the
customers to start tossing dishes at
the pretty one.
Tophight night spots think their
business will keep up despite the
high cost of night-clubbing, but
there was some speculation that the
sleeper prices might discourage
crowds or force remodeling of some
cabarets into restaurants.
The present night club tax of
per cent was enough, according to
the Bureau Of Internal Revenue, TO
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Fuel Administrator
Named by District
In Economy Move
Commissioners Give
KueeI Job Of Cutting
Consumption 10 Pct.

H. Kenneth Kugel, chief engineer
OF smoke regulation and boiler in
spection for the District. has been
named fuel administrator for the
Municipal Government establish
ment, the Commissioners announced
yesterday as they disclosed a plan
for reduction Of between 10 and Is
per cent in the Districts fuel con-
sumption.
Considering the fact that during
the last fiscal year purchase orders
for coal and fuel oil approximated
$633 900 in valuation, a saving Of 10
to is per cent would be substantial" i"
Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Joseph D. Arthur jr., informed the
Commissioners.
1T is reported that the fuel stu
alton next winter may be even more
acute than it is now. Thus the need
for stringent conservation measures
is apparent" Col. Arthur said.
Special fuel conservation aides
were named for various branches
.of the Government. including
schools, Police and Fire Depart
ments, libraries and institutions.
Meanwhile, J. B. Gordon, director
of sanitary engineering and chair
man of the subcommittee on water
conservation. suggested to the Com
missioners "the limitless energy OF
children could be diverted into USE
ful channels for noting and report
ing water waste"
Children, Mr.. Gordon said, could
report leaky faucets, lack of STOP
pers in basins, faulty plumbing
leaking hydrants and the persist
ence of wet spots in streets, side
walks and adjacent grounds. in
dicating leaks from underground
pipes" Mr. Gordon said such a
plan would call for cooperation
from the Board of Education.
Evening star., 1944-02-27

force some establishments to drop
their vocal attractions and stick to
instrumental music, thus eliminate
ing the tax.
Into the middle of all this has
stumbled the OPA complete with
food and drink price ceilings, in
cluding cover charge, set at the
level OF April 4, 1943. The new liquor
taxes will make the cabarets pay
more for their liquor and the 80
per cent tax will give the bill an
other upward push. 49,
There comes the question of the
bill. Who pays it? The price CELL
ings are supposed to protect the
customers, but the night spots are
squeezed between these prices and
the new taxes.
Robert K. Thompson. local OPA
chief, says It's certainly a problem.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Symphony Broadcasts
Tomorrow From Wilson

The National Symphony Orches-
ira will continue its series of stu
dents concerts. broadcast over Sta
ton WMAL. at 2:30 pm. tomorrow
from Woodrow Wilson High School
The concerts are broadcast with
the cooperation of the radio COM
mittee of the schools and The Star
DR.. Clyde M. Huber, chairman of
the radio committee, said other
Jointly sponsored broadcasts over
Station WMAL this week include
a dramatization of the Grimms
fairy tale, "Rumpelstiltskin," at 2:15
pm. Tuesday, and the News for
Schools program broadcast by
Howard P. Bailey of The Star at
2 pm. Wednesday.
The fairy tale broadcast will be
presented by pupils of Kingsman
School in the STORY Book Friends
series. Mrs. Gertrude D. Howard
heads the subcommittee in charge
OF the elementary school broad
casts.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Criticism Of NCHA
Expected al Hearinq
Deckmon Will Be Chief
Witness Tomorrow

Scorching criticism of the Ma
tional Capital Housing Authority Is
expected to be voiced tomorrow at
a public hearing before the Burton
Senate District Subcommittee seek
ing an answer to the Districts slum
problem.
Principal witness at the all-day
hearings beginning at 10 am. will
be Joseph Deckman. chairman OF
the Housing and Rent Control Com
mittee Of the Federation of Citizens
Associations. The federation re-
Gently adopted a report by Mr..
Deckman's committee calling for
abolition of the housing authority.
MIR. Deckman also was chairman
of a committee of the Southeast
Council of Citizens Associations
which several months ago de-
nounced the NCHA in a strongly
worded report.
Another witness at tomorrow's
hearings, preceding Mr. Deckman,
is to be Matthew G. Lepley, archi-
tect and private builder.
Resuming its hearings after a
lapse of more than a week, the
Burton subcommittee is scheduled
to hear other witnesses Tuesday
and Friday
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Nearby Farms Need
10000 Volunteers 10
Help Harvest Crops
U. S. Recruitment Chicf
Urges Available Workers
To Sign Up immediately

Explaining that 10000 to $4,000
volunteer workers will be needed this
season to harvest farm crops in the
Maryland and Virginia area sur
rounding Washington, John w
Jones, United States Extension
Service farm recruitment manager
last night urged volunteers to sign
up now" for harvest work during
their coming vacations.
Mr.. Jones said the mobilization OF
volunteer farm workers, because OF
President Roosevelt's order yester-
day to review all occupa tional defer
ments, has become one of the most
vital movements on the home front.
This mobilization answered a tre-
mendous need last year, he added
and will be even more urgently
needed this year.
Mr.. Jones pointed out that since
1910 over 100000 men have lef,
agriculture and the supply of sea.
sonal farm workers is very short.
Men, women an6 youths will be
acceptable for volunteer farm work
and volunteers are wanted if they
can spend only week ends or as lit
tie as one day week at farm work
he said.
Workers will be needed in South.
ern Maryland as early as May fol
planting tobacco, he said, and il
Maryland and Virginia volunteer.
will also be needed in May to helr
In setting out early truck crops.
Wages paid by farmers are basec
on the prevailing farm wage fol
that area.
Mr.. Jones said volunteers EN-.
ployed in the District should regis.
ter Immediately at his offlce at the
United States Employment Service
Fifth and K streets NV.
Evening star., 1944-02-27

Corpl. Brasington took part In
the initial invasion of Africa, and
after being held as prisoner for
three days by the French, was active
as machine gunner in the North
African fighting. He was wounded
twice and received his Silver StaI
for conspicuous gallantry.
Corpl. Martin fought in nine ma.
jor battles. He was given the Silver
Star for heroism in rescuing a fel.
low soldier from the Mediterranean
The flight nurse-First 1t. Hen.
rietta F. Richardson-also was sta.
toned in North Africa, where sht
flew with wounded from combat
zones to base hospitals
The two men from the Bethesds
Naval Hospital will be Marine Sergt
j. G. TWyman. wounded at Guadal-
canal, and Nunzio Cammarata, who
lost a leg as the result of wounds
suffered while serving as a Navy
cOXSWain in the Mediterranean.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Sharp Debate Expected
On Garnishment Bill

Sharp debate is expected to de-
velop in the House Wednesday
when it is scheduled to consider
the bill of Representative Kefauver
Democrat. of Tennessee to make the
salaries of all Federal and District
government workers subject to gar
nishment proceedings for nonpay-
ment of bills.
The measure, reported favorably
by the Judiciary Committee Feb
ruary l and granted a rule for a
two-hour debate in the House by
the Rules Committee, provides for
the attachment of Government sal
aries on the same basis as the wages
Of workers in private employment.
Under present statutes, all Gov
ernment workers, except those in
certain ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or
controlled corporations, are exempt
from garnishment proceedings.
Rules Committee Chairman Sa-
bath and Representative Michener,
Republican, Of Michigan are listed
among opponents Of the Kefauver
BILL
Evening star., 1944-02-27

Two wounded Army corporals re-
cuperating at Walter Reed Hospital
a Navy coxswain and a Marine Corps
sergeant recovering at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, and an Army flight
nurse whose husband is prisoner
of the Japanese, will relate their ex-
periences today to help launch the
1914 Red Gross War Fund cam
paign in the Washington metro
politan area.
Appearing at pm. in the United
States Chamber of Commerce Build
ing, in a pageant dramatizing the
activities of the Red Cross, the five
war veterans will tell how the Red
Cross has saved lives and helped
maintain the morale of our troops
abroad.
The two Army men-Corpls. Her.
bert B. Brasington and Alfred l.
Matrin-both have been awarded
the Silver Star for heroism.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
15Per Cent Reduction 0PA Launches Drive
In Collisions Reported To Compel Autoists
By Capital Transit Co. To |ndorse Coupons
Figures Submitted to
PUG Reveal Closer
Supervision Of Drivers

A reduction of 1884 per cent in
the number of collisions involving
Capital Transit vehicles in January
OF this year. compared with last
January, was reported yesterday by
the transit company to the Public
Utilities Commission.
In comparing the same months,
S. E. Emmons, transportation man
ager, said the accident rate per
100000 miles had been reduced 9Ol
per cent, collision with pedestrians
dropped 1892 per cent, other collisions
declined 9.54 per cent and passenger
accidents dropped 27.29 per cent per
100000 miles.
Supervision Increases.
The report, submitted at the re-
quest OF Chairman James H. Flana-
gan of the PUG following recent
public hearings on transit accidents.
said "the disciplinary rate per 100
men has been stepped up from 1913
in January, 1943, to 2O2 in January
1914. This reflects the increasing
amount of supervision which is being
made OF the men who are operating
the company's cars and buses"
Mr.. EmmOnS listed the following
steps being taken by the company
to improve its accident record:
1t is experimenting with better
illumination of the front dash of
streamline street cars and an ar
rangement that will automatically
sound a horn or gong when the
emergency brake of street car or
bus is applied.
Speed Control Effected.
A sample speed control device has
been ordered for a streamliner which
will automatically hold the car to a
certain speed, even when coasting
The speed of gongs at the rate of
% taps a minute on streamliners
has been stepped up to ITO a minute
Arrangements are being made to
equip the training division with a
motor ability tester" to test CO.
ordination and reaction of operators
and will add device to check might
blindness"
The chart submitted by Mr.. En-
mons to show the reduction of acci-
dents between January of last year
and January OF this year follows:
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Almas Temple 10 Entertain
10000 Children at Circus

Almas Temple will play host to
10000 underprivileged and crippled
children when the third annual
Shrine Circus is presented at Uline
Arena between March 27 and
April 2.
United States Commissioner Need
ham C. Turnage, chairman of the
Underprivileged Children's and Serv-
icemen's Committee, announced last
night that 5000 coupon books of
tickets for the circus purchased by
Shriners will be turned back to the
committee for distribution to various
individuals and groups.
Members of Almas Temple, it
was explained, consider giving the
youngsters a good time one of their
important duties in connection with
the circus.
Meanwhile, General Chairman
Howard Foley announced that many
organizations and service units have
already accepted invitations for the
Shrine Circus.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Fails in Homes
Kill ;, Injure
80 Here in Week

Thirty-nine persons were injured
and three were killed from falls in
District homes last week., according
to the District Chapter Red Cross
Home Accident Service. Most falls
occurred on interior stairways, al
though front steps and scatter rugs
also were responsible.
A child was injured severely when
he tripped over a mop. Four re-
ceived injuries from electric wring-
ers, while broken glass, scissors. a
penknife and hot stove litter
caused eye injuries.
A total Of 90 percons were injured,
IS CT whcm we're admitted to hospi-
tails while 81 were given emergency
treatment.
There were 13 burn injuries, S
gas poisonings, 10 from foreign
bodies in eye, ear and throat, 20 cuts
and Is miscellaneous. An infant
swallowed an earring and an 8-year-
old child was injured severely when
she sat on nail. Last weeks death
record brought the total to as from
home accidents in the District since
January !.
Evening star., 1944-02-27

The legal minds Of the local OPA
tomorrow will take up the night
club problem-namely,. what to do
with rigid food and drink price cell
ings when Federal taxes, taking
effect April /, boost liquor prices
and add wartime cabaret tax" of
80 per cent instead of the present 5
per cent.
Whatever their decision, the fu-
ture looks bleak for those who like
their liquor with torch singer to
match and a few dance steps on the
side. !
1t takes only song or a dance
to turn restaurant or hotel into
a cabaret. If you 60 home before
the floor show starts and there is no
dancing, you don't have to pay the
new tax.
or, II the customer Is seated at
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Plans Rushed
For Ga||inger
Kitchen Project
Request Due Soon
For Priorities on
Equipment

Taking the next step toward con-
struction Of a new kitchen for GAL
linger Hospital. District ofncials soon
will ask the War Production Board
for priorities on kitchen equipment.
This was forecast last night by
Nathan G. Wyeth, municipal archi-
tect, after the Federal Works Agency
announced that the District will be
given grant Of $107, 500, and a
loan in the same amount for the
kitchen project, to include both
building and equipment.
Plans are well under way, Mr.
Wyeth said, and his Office now will
finish working drawings as rapidly
as possible.
Kitchen to Be Dismantled.
The present kitchen, which was
found woefully inadequate by a Sen
ate investigating committee, will be
.dismantled. Equipment worth saw
ing will be transferred to the new
building.
Studies are being made for reno
vation of the service building which
now includes both the kitchen and
laundry, but the extent OF the reno
vation has not yet been determined
DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger, acting
superintendent Of the hospital, well
coined news of the VIA action.
Built for 800 Patients.
"The kitchen we are using now
he said, was built in 1929, and in
tended for only about 300 patients
We now have about LOO patients
in addition to the staff Of doctors
and nurses"
DR.. Seckinger said he hoped that
the kitchen space could be reno
waited as an addition to the laundry
The inadequate laundry was another
fault found with the hospital by the
Senate committee. DR.. Seckinger
said the laundry is so small that II
is necessary to send out much of the
heavy linens.
The FWA said the new building
will be partly one story, partly two
stories, and will have a corridor run
ming from the second story over the
top Of the old service building te
connect with the second floor o1
the present Ward 4.
Funds for the kitchen, it was ex-
planned, come from the Lanham Act
for community facilities. Although
virtually all the funds appropriated
under this act have been allocated
this new project will be financed
from the balance Of an appropri-
alton made specifically for projects
lin the Washington Metropolitan
area"
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Hearings Open
Tomorrow on
.Pepco Rates
Treasury Granted
Right to Intervene
As Chief Consumer
BY CAMBRIDGE CRIST.

A protracted battle, involving the
sliding-scale arrangement for elec-
trio power rates in effect since 1925,
is expected to begin tomorrow when
the annual rate hearings of the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. start be-
fore the Public Utilities Commission.
AS was the case last year, the Fed
eral Government will take part in
the proceeding, the PUG having
yesterday granted the petition for
Intervention filed last week by the
Treasury procurement division.
Claiming "a substantial interest"
in the rates charged by PEPCO, the
Federal Government said it was the
largest single consumer of electricity
in the District. paying an annual bill
in excess of s5,000,000.
New Hearings wide Open"
Unlike last years hearings. the
new sessions will be wide open," in
Guiding an investigation of the slid
lng-scale arrangement, under which
rates are fixed annually. In the
1943 proceedings the commission
majority, over objection of Federal
agencies, limited the scope of the
hearings to adjustments under the
sliding scale.
After the PUG had ordered a slash
of $4,000 in power rates last year,
1t handed down an order on April
26 for an investigation Of the slid
ing-scale arrangement. In January
it ordered consolidation of tho
investigation with the annual hear
ings on rates, tolls and charges Of
the power company.
Last years decision wound up In
litigation, with the case still under
advisement in District Court. after
: having been tried in October before
Justice Jennings Bailey. The case is
under advisement until the Supreme
Court rules in the 1912 Washington
Gas Light Co. case, where similar
issues are involved.
Clashed on 1943 Slash.
In the court case, PEPCO argued
that the 1S43 reduction was a VIOLA
ton of due process of law and was
unreasonable" while attorneys for
several Government agencies, in
cluding the Office of Price Admins
tration, Treasury Procurement Di-
vision and the ONCE of Economic
Sterilization sought a 10 per cent
reduction in power rates, retro
active to last March.
On Friday. experts of the PUG,
PEPCO and Charles w. Smith. chief
of the bureau of accounts. finance
and rates of the Federal Power
Commission, on loan to the PUG,
made an informal survey of tech
nical data involved. Chairman
James H. Flanagan said no commit.
/ ments or decisions were made.
PUG Minority Member Gregory
Hankin, who frequently differed
from his colleagues last year, already
has fired blast at the consolidated
hearings. In January he Charged
that the determination of rates un-
der the sliding scale "is nothing but
a device to avoid a determination
of just and reasonable rates in ac-
, cordance with the requirements OF
our statutes"
, The slioing-scale plan for PEPCc
was embodied in a consent decree
entered by the Supreme Court of the
4, District on December 81. 1924. Tho
, rate of return was originally 7 pei
cent, but has modified since 1924
,, as follows: 1888, per cent; 1886
Ga per cent, and 1888, per cent
where it stands now.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Corper to ExpIoin Duties

G. Wallace Carper, chairman of
the Fairfax County Board of Super
visors, will explain the duties of
boards Of supervisors in county gov
eminent at meeting of the Fair
fax County Federation of Citizens
Associations at 8 pm. Thursday at
the Dunn Loring School.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Will Check Cos Books
To See That Stamps
Bear License Numbers

Office of Price Administration
officials warned last night that any
motorist found with gasoline ration
coupons not bearing license number
and State designation after March
6 will be subject to possible revoca-
ton Of rations by his local board
The warning came as details of a
Nationwide drive to break up black
market operations in gasoline were
announced by Price Administrator
Chester Bowles At the same time,
District OPA Director Robert K.
Thompson served notice that such
operations here must be smashed"
officials explained the drives here
and throughout the country would
be climaxed with a check of gaso-
line ration books beginning the
week of March 6 by OPA investi-
gators posted at service stations
Ration holders found with unin-
dorsed coupons after that date will
be given notice explaining the in
dorsement requirement and direct
ing them to show fully indorsed
books to their local boards within 10
days. Any motorist who fails to dc
this faces revocation of rations, they
said.
Mr.. Thompson listed the follow
ing things motorists can do to help
stamp out black market gasoline:
Don't buy gasoline coupons OF
accept as a gift coupons not issued
by your local board.
2-Don't buy gas without giving
up coupons. Remember that when
you do either of these things you
are actually receiving stolen goods
3-Don't apply for more gasoline
than you actually need for really
essential purposes. If you run short
go to your board and state your case
frankly.
officials said gasoline dealers and
distributors are cooperating.
Evening star., 1944-02-27

ested in automotive engineering dur
ing the last war as director of a
Bureau of Standards altitude lab
oratory in which aviation fuel speci-
fications were studied. He attended
grade school in this city.
Mr.. Harrington has been presi-
dent Of Acknowledgment Co.
Inc, since 1881 and secretary and
general manager of the sac since
1880.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
New Trial for CIatterbuck
To Be Argued Tomorrow
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 26.-Maj
r. A. Mcintyre, defense counsel
will present arguments for a new
trial for Thomas w. Clatterbuck OF
Leesburg before Justice George l.
Browning of the State Supreme
Court Monday.
Clatterbuck is scheduled to die ir
the electric chair May S, in the
Staying last June of five persons
Mr.. and Mrs. James Love, James
Love, jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Russell, on the Love farm in Lou
doun County. He was convicted OF
the killing of Walter Russell.
Evening star., 1944-02-27

a dinner given
by he sac
Washington Sec
ton at $50 pm.
March l3 at the
Statler H o t e !.
The speaker will
be A. w. Her
rington. former
president of the
sac.
Mr.. James is
chief engineer of
the Studebaker
Corp, S ou t h
Bend, Ind. He
became Irofes-
Evening star., 1944-02-27
MARYLAND Aide to Speak

F T. Hawkins. supervisor of
hi ,ools, Maryland State Board
|of alton, will describe the part
|pl by the State In Montgomery
c; -vy's educational system. He
will speak at a meeting of the Le-
land Junior High School Parent
Teacher Association March II in the
school.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Women Democrats Plan
BIudensburo Dance

Plans are being made for the an
nual dance of the Democratic Wom-
ems. Club of Bladensburg District at
10 pm. Saturday at the Prince
Georges Golf and Country Club.
AIRS. Margaret Bell Is in charge
Of arrangements. Reservations may
Be obtained by calling Warfield 3l56.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Tax Expert to Speak

DR.. Walter Heller of the Treas
ury's tax research division will de-
scribe how modern war is financed
at the first meeting of the Mclean
Vao Community Forum at 8 pm.
Wednesday at the Franklin Sher-
man School.