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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-11-22
Traffic Director John
J. Butler, Errs Again
And Again and Again
BY RUFUS JONES

Scene: Traffic Court Judge
Hodson, presiding. Actors: Robert
Groves, defendant, and Jay Cha
Wis, witness. City of Seattle,
plaintiff aided and abetted by
Traffic Director John J. Butler,
and arresting officer, name un-
known-that is to say it skipped
me. Time: two months past.
A car bumped into a parked
car causing some damage. The
drivers, unable to release the
cars, called for aid. Robert
Groves and passenger, Jay
Chavis, driving by, were halted
and asked for aid. Luckily they
had the difference jack. With
1t they separated the locked
cars.
Ten days later, Groves was
served with a warrant charging
him with aiding and abetting a
crime.
The whole affair was aired in
traffic court, Judge Hobson pre-
siding. During the testimony of
Traffic Director John ]. Butler,
his honor took on d perplexed
air and asked pointedly, Where,
when, and what crime was COM
and as the evidence was
repeated, said, 81 see none, and
dismissed the defendant.
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-11-22
JOB EQUALITY, BETTER HOUSING URGED
BY MINORITIES CONFERENCE

Problems of providing housing
and jobs fairly for minority
groups after the war were discus
sed recently at the Conference on
problems of Minorities, in session
at the Plymouth Congregational
church.
1T is not only fair to the mi
nority groups, but IN the best in
terest of society that people be
given opportunities for jobs in
accord with their abilities, rather
than on basis of race, creed, col
or or SEX said Miss Lillian Her.
stein, a worker in the Regional
War Production Board.
During mare than % years of
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-11-22
FORTY-TWO OF FORTY-THREE Fl.
LAYTON TROOPS FACE CHARGES OF
RIOTING;; THREE MURDER, RlOTING
One Of Accused Troops, Pvt. John R. Brown, Freed
as Prosecution Withdraws Charges Against Tim
By EDWARD TARvER

Thursday, Nov Is, 43 men, colored U. S. soldiers of
Hdq and Hdqs 605Oh and 605st Port Companies faced
charges of riong and murder preferred against them
by the u. S. Army.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-11-22
Musical Program
AT A. NJ. e. Church


Next Sunday, November 26 at
1880 pm. there will be a very
fine musical program here. The
Missionary Society of the sister
churches are invited and Will
have Representatives on the pro-
gram. 1t will open with group
of Pipe Organ numbers by a
guest organist, followed by other
talent. Another guest organist
will close the program. Come and
bring your friends. Admission
free. Just a free-will offering.
L. r. Hayes, Pastor.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-11-22
JUST TO REMIND
YOU

''The Northwest Enterprise is
the most influential Negro news
paper on the Pacific Coast
Congressman J. M. Coffee on the
air.
Congressman Coffee is wise.
The people know it; that's why
he has so little opposition. And
were 1t not that Eastern Wash
ington would start an insurrec
ton Congressman Coffee would
succeed Senator Walgreen.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-11-22
SPOKANE VISITOR
RETURNS HOME

Mrs. X. Workout, owner and
operator of Karen Hotel, Z West
Riverside Ave-, Spokane, Wash,
spent twoo weeks visiting friends
in Seattle.
During her stay in Seattle, she
was entertained by friends, de-
parting Monday for her home.
Evening star., 1944-05-18

taking up batons in Washington
hotels. After finishing short
stint in the Army, he has been
broadcasting over a South Carolina
subsidiary of NBC. He likes par
ticularly to play semiclassics in
dance time, but putters with ar
rangements for popular and South
American music too.
He is preening himself at the
moment in having acquired the
services of Jeanne Baron, who was
singing with Cleveland band when
she was Is, and who has worked
her way into the affections of the
Chamber Music Society of Lower
Basin Street to the extent of being
asked to sing with it not so long
ago.
y X
Jeanne bennett. singing this week
at the Club 400, is in search of So
phistication at the moment. Miss
bennett as you may remember, has
once again taken top honors in a
weekly amateur singing contest and
is in the process of collecting her
reward.
But to get back to Miss Dennett's
search for worldliness. 1t all started
with an opinion given by one of her
listeners that she was too tall to
carry off sweet songs convincingly,
and that she should do best with a
sort of Judy Canova technique
All this left Miss bennett un-
happy, as she definitely wants to be
a serious singer After some thought
on the matter, she has decided that
Evening star., 1944-05-18

been the time lag between departure
and arrival Of the scores, since the
Army refuses to keep its personnel
In a stable and convenient location.
Evening star., 1944-05-18
After Dark
News and Comment of the Night Clubs
Trade U. s. Patent once

Undivided attention is almost
necessary for the delicate effects
which are so surprising to the un-
itiated who expect the sound and
fury of typical boogie woogie.
Tatum has two capable men with
him, Slam Stuart and Tiny Grimes.
i; x
The night club intelligence de-
partment is functioning smoothly
once more and some information
has trickled through concerning the
Metronome Rooms new incumbent,
Charles Victor, whose orchestra
makes its bow tomorrow night at
the Wardman.
He is another member of the
growing military alumni VINO are
Evening star., 1944-05-18

and Roy Douglas may stay on for
quite a while.
Dean Hudson, who was due to ap-
pear on Tuesday night. took over
the bandstand in the Victory room
of the Roosevelt last night instead.
X X &
Tommy Ryan at the Del Rio de-
Evening star., 1944-05-18

Art Tatum has woven the kind
of magic any entertainer secretly
wishes to accomplish. Nightly in
the small, smoke-filled Brown
Derby his followers listen to one
their messiahs of modern jazz with
reverence. They have no hesitancy
about making known their aversion
to having that listening diluted by
the clink of glasses or the low hum
of conversation. A sibilant "shh"
or quiet" greets disturbances,
perhaps not with the cultured ac-
cent of a first-night symphony au-
dience, but with all its vehemence.
Evening star., 1944-05-18
Contains Vitomins Of the B Com
plex and Iron Your Body Needs To
Help Get All The Energy Out of Il

As you know, energy comes only
from the food you eat. Thus, to ger
more energy-eat more energy food.
10 get energy out of food, Nature
must have the help of Vitamins B,
and b. and Iron.
he TWO vitamins help TO oxidize
the food in the cells to get the energy
Out OF 1t. lhe Iron in your blood acts
TO bring the oxygen to the cells.
Study the chart. Then eat the extra
number OF slices of energy-chareed
Wonder Bread every day to get the
extra amount of energy you want.
GET WTAMINs. IRON
w w men you eat energy.charged
wonder Bread you know it contain,
Vitamins B. and Bs and Iron which
Evening star., 1944-05-18

sophistication may be the cure fol
her particular problem.
So don't be surprised at any
changes that may be made.
X Y X X
The Trade Winds made one
change only in its show last night
substituting Lorraine Kask for lie.
titia. 1t appears Margaret Phelar
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Only WONDER BREAD Mokss This
$1,000 vitomin B, Guuruntes

Regularlaboratory tests ofrypical
loaves of Wonder White Bread
show an average Vitamin B, con.
tent substantially in excess of the
minimum requirements as recon-.
mended for bread by the Federal
Food and Drug Administration.
Wewill pay 81 900 to any chari.
table organization named by the
Citizen of the United States first
to disprove the above statement.
Continental Baking Co., Inc.
Evening star., 1944-05-18
How This Energy Charged Wonder Breed
Can Give You All The Extra Energy You Want

knowarenecessarytohelpNature
transform it into energy properly.
And only Wonder Bread is sold
under 81, 900 guarantee of continual
tests of Vitamin b. content.
Evening star., 1944-05-18

pends on q former member Of his
band who has gone into the service
for his arrangements. He says the
only disadvantage to the system has
Evening star., 1944-06-25

Difficulties arose within some of
the squadrons in the matter of suf-
ficient crews, fuel and ammunition
and each squadron was grounded
until it had attained the 80 and
10 per cent" readiness-90 per cent
Of the employees in each division
had to invest 10 per cent of their
salary in War bonds.
A one-man life raft. with a drift
wood mast labeled Distress Raft"
with the engineer flag upside down,
is delivered to the squadron in last
place as an added stimulus to in
crease sales.
The bombing course is indicated
on a large map of the Pacific in the
lobby of the Office building at
Twenty-flrst and Virginia avenue
NV.
The map, 9 by II feet, records the
daily progress of the flight with
each division represented by model
plane, specifying the group by color
and number.
The entire OCE has reached
1925 and ia per cent in pay roll
deductions, subscribing SAL .141 each
pay day. In addition civilian en-
ployes have purchased bonds for
cash amounting to $86,224. The mill
tary have purchased bonds amount
ing to $24 ,844.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Metropolitan Career at Darcy
Indirectly Due to the Voice J.
Water Cote SoIoist
Given Chance When
In MeIchior's Place

Emery Darcy. the Metropolitan's
new heroic tenor. who will sing in
an all-Wagner program at the
Water Gate tonight, indirectly owes
his first chance at a leading Wag-
merriam opera performance to Frank
Sinatra.
But his career as an artist has
been linked for "A years with his
voice teacher, Lucie Lenox,. whom
he married two years after he began
studying with her in 1890.
Mr.. Sinatra's contribution to his
career came about when THE Voice.
lured Lauritz Melchior to his radio
program last March. Instead of
canceling performance OF "Parsi-
fal," in which Melchoir was to sing
the same evening, the Metropoli-
tan's manager put Emery Darcy in
the role. He was big hit with
the critics and one said: "It would
seem that the Metropolitan's prob
lem in finding another heroic tenor
in addition to Mr.. Melchior for
Wagnerian roles has at last been
solved"
Was he nervous? "Well, I was
tense" the singer admitted yester-
day. But he pointed out he had
studied the role for almost three
years SO he knew his lines.
Mr.. Darcy arrived at the Metro
p0lttan IN 1910 via the route of the
Additions of the Air." but this was
his introduction to leading roles.
Stanley Chapple will make his
final appearance Of the season as
conductor of the Water Gate SYM
phony Orchestra tonight.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Home Accidents
Send 7O2 in Week
ToD.C.HospitoIs

Injuries caused by home acci-
dents and treated at District hos
pitals since the first of the year
now total 2,424 as l02 home acci-
dents from a wide variety of haz-
ards were reported yesterday by the
District Red Cross Home Accident
Survey Service. One death from
shock caused by fall brought total
home accident fatalities to Is.
Included in last weeks report of
hoSpitalized injuries were two chill
dren who fell from trees. Six were
cut by glass In yards and one fell
while attempting to walk on a picket
fence. One child fell from a gate
post, 7-year-old fell IL feet while
playing on roof, two pushed but
tons into their nostrils and a 49,
year-old thrust fishhook into his
hand while repairing fishing tackle.
One infant drank cleaning fluid
l7-month-old was badly lacerated
when he fell with a nursing bottle
In his hand and an l8-month- -old
fell while crawling upstairs.
One adult fell in a shower bath,
one fell on a bathroom floor, one
was burned with hot grease, two
tripped over sleeping dogs, one
tripped over wire in his back yard
and one slipped on loose rug. One
was badly injured when he fell from
ladder while repairing a pigeon
coop and 53-year woman fell
from a step-2dder while attacking
japanese Beetles feeding on yard
shrub.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Man Dies in Taxi;
Had S1,040 in Cash
Heart Attack FotoI
To Phillip 6. Shuner

Phillip G. Shaner, so, of 56 @
street NE, was pronounced dead
Yesterday at Casualty Hospital fol-
lowing his collapse a few minutes
after entering a taxicab near Mas
sachusetts avenue and North Capitol
street, police reported.
In his pockets, police said, was
81 040 in cash.
The driver of the taxi brought Mr..
Shaner to the first precinct when he
appeared ILL.,, and Policeman Raw
mond E. Fuge accompanied him to
the hospital.
DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald, Dis
trict coroner, later certified the
cause OF death as a heart attack
Neighbors of Mr.. Shaner said he
came here about 10 years ago from
Turtle Creek, Pa. He had been
suffering from heart ailment for
some time, friends added. His wife
Mrs. Marie Shaner, died about five
months ago.
Mr.. Shaners stepson, Kenneth R.
Dean, is in the Navy.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Trial Set Tomorrow
In Cathedral 5|ayinq
Fisher, Jonitor, Accused
In Death Of Library Aide

Julius Fisher, 31-year-old colored
janitor. goes on trial for his life in
District Court tomorrow charged
with the Washington Cathedral IL
brary Staying last March, of Miss
Catherine Cooper Reardon, assistant
librarian of the Cathedral.
The victims body was discovered
the day after the Staying in a pit
below the basement room where she
worked. Fisher, who was employed
as janitor there. was arrested that
night. Police said he signed a con-
fession that he had beaten and
strangled Miss Reardon during an
argument which started when she
complained about his work.
United States Attorney Edward M.
Curran will prosecute the case and
seek a first-degree murder convic-
ton. He will be aided by Assistant
United States Attorney Charles B.
Murray. Fisher will be defended by
Attorney Charles H. Houston.
Justice James M. Proctor, who
last week presided at the triar of
Fred M. Mergner, convicted of the
Staying Of Mrs. Charlotte Robinson.
will preside.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Contractor Found Dead
From Gunshot Mound

Evald Sternlof, 81, of 1907 Twenty
eighth place Sc, contractor, was
found dead in his apartment last
night from a gunshot wound in his
head, police reported
He was found in the front room
on the second floor by Mrs. Lola
kuell, who lives on the floor below
Residents of the apartment said
his wife was away on picnic.
Casualty Hospital physicians pro-
nounced him dead. His body was
removed to the Morgue.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Glenn Dole Promised
Is Nursing Volunteers

The Health Department an
nounced last night that apprehen-
sion concerning the critical nursing
shortage at Glenn Dale Sanitarium
has been somewhat aIleviated by an
announcement from the local chap
ter of the American Red Gross and
the American Women's Voluntary
Services that l6 women had volun-
teered to help at the institution.
Mrs. Josephine p Prescott, direc-
tor of the departments Public
Health Nursing Bureau, will give
the volunteers a course in nursing
techniques, beginning next week.
Classrooms have been established at
Georgetown, Sibley and Gallinger
hospitals.
The volunteers will be given phys
ical examinations by the de-
partment, including chest x-rays.
Transportation to and from Glen
Dale has been promised by the
District.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Sponsors Of Hospital Plan
To Hold Mass Meetinu

Civic groups sponsoring the pro-
posal to build hospital in North
east Washington with funds pro-
vided by District citizens will hold
a mass meeting in the Burville
School, Division avenue and Bell
place NE, at pm Wednesday,
The plan was indorsed by the
Federation of Civic Associations
Friday night. The federation also
re-afflrmed its approval of public
housing for slum clearance but con-
demned the administration of the
National Capital Housing Authority.
A letter thanking Mrs. Roosevelt
for her stand on public housing
was approved
DR.. c, Herbert Marshall, presi-
dent of the Rock Creek Civic Asso-
citation, received for his group the
award for outstanding civic work for
1894.
DR.. Edward F.. Harris presided
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Trial 10 Open Thursday
On Test Of Hatch Act

A ree-judge District Court tri-
bunal is scheduled next Thursday
to begin hearing case involving
the constitutionality of that section
OF the Hatch Act which forbids
Government employees from taking
an active part in political cam
paigns.
The issue revolves around a suit
hled In April by the United Federal
Workers of America (CIO) asking
for an injunction against the Civil
Service Commission to keep it from
enforcing the contested section. The
suit also seeks a judgment to de-
clare the act unconstitutional.
The three-judge statutory court
originally was scheduled to hear the
case last month, but it was post
poned. The tribunal is to consist
OF Chief Justice D. Lawrence Gro
ner of the United States Court of
Appeals, Justice Jennings Bailey
and Justice James w. Morris of Dis
trict Court.
Lee Pressman, general counsel for
the CIO, will represent the United
Federal Workers.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
District 0PA SET
10 Block Illegal
Used Car Sales
Transfer Papers
Needed After
Ceilings Stort

The District Office of Price Ad-
ministration served motive last night
on ALLEY gangsters" and "curbstone
operators" that it was prepared to
halt any black market transactions
in used cars when the new ceiling
prices 60 into effect here July 10.
"One objective is to make 1t i'm
possible for alley gangsters and
curbstone operators and other UNI
scrupulous dealers to do a little
fancy work on old cars and to sell
them to prospective buyers at high
er prices as reconditioned cars"
Robert K. Thompson, director of the
local OPA declared.
Machinery for enforcing the new
ceilings will be placed in opera
ton July 10, with a check planned
that day of all used. car dealers in
the District to see If their cars are
properly tagged in accordance with
the regulations.
In order to keep track of indi-
vidual sales, the agency has directed
that each person selling used
passenger car to another individual
must complete a certificate of trans
fer which must be filed by the buyer
with his local ration board when
for gasoline. The certif1-
cate must be signed by both parties
and must contain a description of
the vehicle sold and details OF the
sale.
BY executing the certificate, both
seller and buyer certify that the
actual selling price was not above
the allowed ceiling and that no
side payments were made, the
OPA said. Mr.. Thompson said, the
filing of such a certificate "is the
key to obtaining compliance with
the regulations.
Local boards will be required to
keep records of all used car sales
whether they are purchased from
dealers or from individuals. Price
panels will handle complaints of
persons who feel they have been
overcharged.
Only dealers who operate their
own repair shop or have written
contracts with q shop will be per-
mitted to charge warranty prices,
Mr.. Thompson said. The warranty
price is Is per cent or which,
ever is greater-higher than the
"aS is" ceiling.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Montgomery Summer High
Will Open Tomorrow

A seven-week summer high school
under the direction of the Mont
gcmery County Board of Education
will open at $3.50 am. tomorrow at
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School,
with Mrs. Mary E. Roeming in
charge. An enrolment of nearly 100
is expected with a probable gradu-
ating class of so.
While the course is offered pri-
marily to help youths complete their
high school work before they reach
draft age, it is open to girls also.
Students from all parts of the
county, from the District and near
by Virginia will attend.
Each course will cover one years
work and will carry one credit, ex-
cept tipping. which will carry three
fourths credit.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
More Rooms Needed
By Federal Workers
Agencies Appeal Again
As War SweIIs Stuffs

Although the response to the
Metropolitan Area warahousing cen J
ters' appeal for rooms has been
good; housing center officials said
yesterday that the continuing In
fiux of war workers, particularly
girls, makes a new appeal necessary
here, to Washington, Arlington and
Alexandria homeowners to rent
their vacant rooms.
From May 81 to June 20, the
Washington center listed 2,629 rooms,
the Arlington center 800 and Alex
andria 305. This response, officials
said, enabled the, centers to supply
rooms for all incoming war work
ers, but more listings are required
to house employees who will be COM
ing to the area between now and
August /.
The War Department has an
nounced that $500 girls will be
employed between June l and Au-
gust l in the Pentagon Building,
Arlington Hall and in War Depart
ment offices here.
The Navy expects 1000 and will
seek rooms for 800 here and 200 in
Arlington, convenient to the Navy
Annex. The Federal Bureau of In
vestigation has asked for accom-
modations for 500 new employees
here.
The greatest shortage of rooms
appears to be in Arlington, which
is essentially an apartment COM
munity, and where 500, listings a
month are needed to keep up with
the demand.
Officials at the Arlington War
Housing Center stressed the fact
that rooms must be convenient to
one Of the main boulevards where
bus transportation is available and
rooms with single beds are pre-
ferred.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Prison Chiefs Sued
By LaughIin 5 Client
In Bank HoIdup Case
Sonders choIges Plot
To 'Frome' Attorney
In Sedition Cuse

In an aftermath of the Indictment
returned in Federal Court at Balti-
more notwithstanding James j.
Laughlin, a Washington attorney,
with obstructing justice-his client
in the case at issue there, Hilliard
Sanders. who is serving q term In
the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta,
filed suit in District Court yester-
day alleging he was being deprived
of his civil rights and asking dam
ages from Government officials.
Sanders, convicted of taking part
in $4,000 holdup of bank mes
senger in Hyattsville, Md, asked
s25 900 from James v. Bennett, di-
rector Of the Federal Bureau OF
Prisons, and Joseph w. Sanford,
warden of the Atlanta prison.
The complaint, filed for Sanders
by Mr.. Laughlin, charged the de-
PENDANTS and others acting under
them had conspired to deprive the
plaintiff "of his right to have access
to the courts" for such purposes as
filing habeas corpus petitions. San
ders said he was not allowed to
correspond with his attorney or with
members of his own family. The
prison officials were alleged to have
promised to reward Sanders If he
would make false statements against
his counsel, but he was said to have
refused. He was punished for at
tempting to exercise his civil rights,
the complaint added.
Mr.. Laughlin is one of the defense
attorneys in the sedition case on
trial in District Court, and the Bal
timore case is being postponed, pre-
sumably until the close of the sedi-
ton trial. He posted bond and
pleaded not guilty before the United
States commissioner here.
The indictment charges Mr..
Laughlin with setting up false
alibi for Sanders at the robbery
trial. The attorney has announced
that he will fight the case to a fin-
ish and has denounced the prosecu-
ton as an attempt to intimidate
him and compel his withdrawal
from the Se0itiOn case