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SOCIETY AND GENERAL NEWS itmitrY WASHINGTON NEWS
, WASHINGTON, 1), C. ^|jV ^CDvIUTl^ FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1948
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Patterson Gift
Proves Surprise
To Red Cross
With Building Plans
Approved, It Now Has
Dupont Circle House
Decision on the use to be made
bv the Red Cross of the late Mrs.
Eleanor Medill Patterson's bequest
of her 40-room home on Dupont
Circle probably will await the re
turn here late In August of John
Clifford Folger, fJistrict Chapter
chairman, the Red Cross said today.
No one now available could say
what effect the gift might have on
the chapter's plans for a new build
ing. preliminary negotiations for
which are now being carried on
with the Public Buildings Adminis
tration.
' Nathaniel C. Wilson, chapter man
ager, said the Red Cross learned of
the bequest only through press ac
counts of Mrs. Patterson’s will yes
terday, and had not known pre
viously that it was to be made.
Folger Returns August 23.
He said the organization was
“deeply grateful" to Mrs. Patterson,
who was owner, editor and pub
lisher of the Washington Times
HeraId.
Mr. Folger is expected to return
from the West Coast August 23.
The District Red Cross Chapter,
whose activities are now being car
ried out in three different buildings,
is anxious to house itself under one
roof. President Truman last July
signed the bill authorizing erection
of a new building—expected to be
the "greatest Red Cross workshop
In the world'—on Government
owned land at Twentieth and E
streets N.W.
The present chapter building Is
Icxated at 1730 E street N.W., and
part of its activities are being car
ried on in space donated by the
Corcoran Gallery' of Art. and at
Walsh House, 2020 Massachusetts
avenue N.W., both rent free. Dur
ing the war, the chapter operated
its activities in eight different
buildings.
minding iu ion minion.
The new building must cost at
least $1,000,000 under the bill, and
the Red Cross has sufficient funds.
It is contemplated to be three
stories high, with 30,000 feet of
office space, and ample room for
storage, parking, garages and a
canteen.
Attorneys early next week will file
a petition for prooate of Mrs. Pat
terson's will, but they do not expect
to attempt an immediate break
down of the vast estate's value it
was learned meanwhile.
Louis G. Caldwell, of the lawT firm
of Kirkland, Fleming, Green, Mar
tin and Ellis, said an evaluation
cannot be made because of the lar ge
amount of real estate to be assessed
and the fact that certain safety
deposit, boxes cannot yet be entered.
He estimated the value of the entire
estate at about $15,000,000. The
only estimate to be filed, he said,
will be an overall "conservative"
figure.
The will, filed in District Court
yesterday, created a sensation in
the city, when it was disclosed that
the late publisher of the Washing
ton Times-Herald had left the paper
to seven of her top executives.
Bequests To Be Tax-Free.
The seven newspaper executives
and all other beneficiaries, the will
provided, will receive their bequests
entirely free from inheritance taxes.
Mrs. Patterson provided specifically
that the money from the estate
ihould first pay all taxes or liens.
Among the unnamed beneficiaries
are “certain friends of mine,” as
Mrs. Patterson wrote, to whom,
for “a long time," she had been
giving weekly or monthly annuities.
In her will, the former publisher
, directed that any person who was
i receiving the payments within 30
lavs of her death, should continue to
get them on the same basis for life.
Time.s-Herald officials said the
names in “the Lady's” records were
pne of her most closely guarded
secrets. The amount of money she
gave away each month is not
known, but Mr. Caldwell said it
was not excessive.
Mr. Waldrop said it was well
known that for years Mrs. Patter
son had helped many "old-time
newspaper friends of Mrs. Patterson
snd her father."
Granddaughter's Gift Unknown.
To her granddaughter, Ellen
Pearson Arnold, daughter of Col
umnist Drew Pearson, Mrs. Patter
ion left nothing, "inasmuch as I
have made a substantial gift to her
during my lifetime,’’ the will said.
Times-Herald officials said they
did not know what the gift was but
that it probably would be learned
through the former newspaper
women's papers.
One editor, however, said Mrs.
Patterson several years ago had giv
m her granddaughter a Maryland
lome on the Potomac.
When the will first was executed
June 21, 1946. it provided that the;
Times-Herald should be left to eight
nen. The provision, however,
idbed that all must be in Mrs.
Patterson's employ.at the time of
icr death.
The eighth. C. B. Porter, formerly
was treasurer of the newspaper
•oippany but had not held the posi
ion for more than a year, according
o Mr. Waldrop. Until several weeks
tgo. Mr. Porter had been employed
o do "special jobs'I for Mrs. Pat
erson, the editor added. But his
caving had nothing to do wtih his
dimination as a beneficiary, Mr.
Waldrop declared
The will showed that In a codicil
ixecuted in May. 1947, Mrs. Patter
ion revoked all bequests to Mr.
Porter.
| Star Movies
Community movies, sponsored by
The Star in co-operation with the
Recreation Department and The
film Center are scheduled for 9
vm. today. Programs of comedy,
sports, cartoons and travel shorts
will be shown at the following play
irounds and recreation centers.
Bernard. Fourth and Decatur streets
f.w.
Ft. Grebie Nichols avenue and Chesa
peake streets S W.
. HearsT. Thirty-seventh and Tilden
(reels N.W
Housing Unit, Seventh and Monroe
treets N.W,
Jefferson. Eighth and H streets S W
Trinidad, Holbrook terrace and Mt.
Hivet N E.
Burmlle. division between Haves afreet
, tic Bell place N F
, Douglass-Simmon*. First and Pierce
|rert* N W
Morgan. V and Champlain streets N.W.,
Randall. First and I streeu fi.W.
Airport Controversy Focuses
On 725-Acre Labrot Tract
Map showing location of the bayside park which may be
established within the area of the proposed airport at Sandy
Point.
A 725-acre water-front tract on
Chesapeake Bay has become the
focal point of Maryland's two-year
dispute ever the proposed Sandy
Point Naval Academy Airport.
Maryland now has a 60-day option
on the acreage and State surveyors
are inspecting it for development as
a park.
But the Navy also has a Congress
approved plan to take over the same
area for construction of the airport.
All that is lacking is the necessary
$12,000,000 appropriation.
The park project is the proposal
of William H. Labrot. wealthy land
owner, who has offered to make a
gift of more than half the park
acreage to the State. For the re
maining 325 acres he would charge
$160,000.
Has Mile and a Half of Beach.
Mr. Labrot wants the tract devel
oped “by the best talent available"
into Maryland's foremost recreation
area.
Features suitable for such develop
ment include a mile and a half of
beach, two large lakes, one of which
Mr. Labrot suggests dredging as a
harbor for small boats. Adjacent
marshes could be filled in to provide
parking lots, according to his plan.
The bulk of the area consists of
undeveloped woodland and cleared
fields. On the property, formerly
the Bay Side Stock Farm, are the
Sandy Point Manor House, built in
1736. and two large horse barns
still in use by Mr. Labrot.
As an example of early Colonial
architecture, the house might be
converted into a museum. The
grounds include boxwood-lined
walks, towering trees and spacious
lawns.
Suggrsts Road to Highway.
"What better setting could there
be," Mr. Labrot,.asked, "in which
to exhibit to the thousands whc
would be attracted here, the things
nature has provided to make Mary
land great in material wealth?"
To provide access to open areas
within the park, Mr. Labrot has
suggested building a road to con
nect with Ritchie highway, which
would be the main artery to the
area. Existing paths through the
woods might be converted info bridle
paths.
Robert ‘Moses, New York park en
gineer. is recommended by Mr
Labrot for the task of planning the
new development, which he would
have supervised tjy a five-membei
board appointed by Gov. Lane.
As chairman of the Park Board
Mr. Labrot would like to have the
Governor appoint the president ol
the Federated Garden Clubs oi
Maryland, and two members shoulc
be nearby property owners, in his
view.
It was the residents of the neigh
boring area who organized deter
mined opposition to the Sandy Point
airport proposal when Naval Acad
emy officials began pushing it twc
years ago. Mr. Labrot was among
the leaders of the opposition.
Planners Face Delay
In Work on First Draft
Of D. C. Master Plan
By Nelson M.* Shepard
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission faced further
delay today in completing the first
draft of its master plan for develop
ment of the Washington Metropoli
tan Area.
The commission previously had
hoped the July session, ending to
day, would find the first phase of
the voluminous report ready.
Changes necessitated from time to
time, however, have slowed up pro
cedure.
The commission spent the entire
morning reviewing maps and ma
terial for the plan and discussing
various chapters. These are still in
the process of being edited.
Covers Whole D. C. Area.
Harland , Bartholomew- of St.
Louis, engaged by the commission
as chief consultant in drawing up
the plan, is in constant touch with
the Federal group.
Plans for the entire area within
,t 20-mile radius of Washington are
being co-ordinated with those of
appropriate planning agencies in
Maryland and Virginia.
The master plan for Washington,
for which Congress failed to supply
funds for printing, will include pro
visions for future Government
buildings, highways, schools and
utiiyies.
iTianiiliiu l am » UI masrs.
Initial sieps lor the acquisition
of four more small stream valleys
in nearby Maryland suitable for
park development were disclosed
today by Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III,
commission chairman.
Gen. Grant identified the streams
as follows: Oxon Run and Paint
Branch an extension of the Ana
costia River, both in Prince Georges
County, and Little Palls Branch and
Willett Run. in the general neigh
borhood of Cabin John, Montgomery
County.
The Federal group discussed
ways of amending the basic agree
ment under which Capper-Cram
ton Act lands have been acquired
since 1930. Meeting with them
yesterday afternoon were J. Bond
Smith and Warren Buckler, legal
representatives of the Marvland
NCPPC.
New Agreement Discussed.
A new agreement under which
the Maryland Commission can bor
row- Federal funds and the amounts
required for each of the park de
velopments was discussed.
Gen. Grant also revealed the
commission was authorized to pay
the undisclosed "appraised price"
for 47,716 square feet abutting Mit
chell Park on S street west of
Twenty-third street N.W. Held by
the Alien Property Custodian, the
land is part of a plot formerly owned
by the German Embassy.
The, District Recreation Board has
been operating it under a permit
from the Alien Property Custodian.
The planning commission also ap
proved a request of the Recreation
Board to change the Paik View
Playground and the Blow School
Playground from white to Negro
use. The former is located near
Soldiers' Home: the latter, on Ben
ning road extended.
D. C. Masons Plan Picnic
The Association of Worshipful
Masters of District Masonic Lodges
will hold a picnic with their families
tomorrow at Mason Beach, Deale.
Md. William C. Tendick, master of
Arminius Lodge, is chairman of the
Arrangements Committee.
Case of 2 Policemen
Held in Shooting of
Girl Put Off to Sept. 1
The case against two metropolitan
police rookies, accused of shooting a
20-year-old girl in a night club, was
continued today until September 1
in Municipal Court to await the
outcome of the girl's injury.
The two men, Pvts. Wayne W.
Edmondson. 22, and Roland H. Holi
field, 26. of the eleventh precinct,
are charged with assault with a
deadly weapon.
Judge George D. Neilson contin
ued their bond of $2,000 each. When
| Assistant United States Attorney
Robert Short asked for a higher
bond on the ground that the girl's
condition was serious. Attorney
Charles Ford, defense counsel, coun
j tered that he would have the men
| in court “within five minutes” if
her injuries proved fatal.
Photographs Checked.
Victim of the shooting, which oc
curred in the Palm Grove Club. 1601
Fourteenth street N. W„ about 4:20
a.m. yesterday, is Miss Dorothy Kil
mer of 1314 Fairmont street N.W.
Miss Kilmer, at Emergency Hospital
I with a bullet wound in her left
chest, told police the shooting was
accidental.
This, homicide detectives said
was corroborated by several wit
nesses.
With almost positive information
that two off-duty policemen Vere
I involved in the shooting, homicide
squad members sought to identify
them all day yesterday. Photographs
shown to witnesses narrowed the
suspects down to Holifield.
When he reported to the precinct
station for duty at 4 p.m. he was
ordered to headquarters, where, ac
cording to Lt. Jeremiah Flaherty,
homicide chief, he “readily ad
mitted" being with Edmondson at
the club.
Edmondson appeared at head
quarters with him and told Lt.
Flaherty he had been holding Holi
field s service revolver whrfi it ac
cidentally discharged. Holifield,
who had been on duty until mid
night and was still in uniform, had
two weapons — a small automatic
and his service revolver.
Edmondson, who was on his day
off. had no Weapon, he told police.
Edmondson lives at 2210 Shan
non place S.E., and Holifield at 4000
Ely place S.E. Both are unmarried.
Tells of Phoned Complaint.
The pistols came into view, wit
nesses told police yesterday, after
an employe of the club had tele
phoned police with a complaint that
a man was bootlegging w'hisky in
front of the place. Apparently over
and Edmondson went back inside
hearing the telephone conversation,
the two off-duty policemen walked
out to the front. Holifield wore no
badge. Edmondson wore a brown
shirt and brown slacks.
Police arriving in a squad car in
vestigated the bootlegging report
and made no arrest and Holifield
the club where, witnesses said. Ed
mondson began handling Holifield's
service revolver.
They said he turned the gun first
at Club Manager George Stott and
then at Miss Kilmer, chanting
"eenie, meenie, meinie, moe.’’ This
drew a protest from Miss Kilmer,
who said, “Don't point that at me.”
An instant later it discharged.
1 Police said both men admitted
having a few drinks but witnesses
said neither was drunk.
Both men have been with the
force less than, one year and are
still on probation. If dismissal ac
tion is taken, no trial board hearing
will be necessary.
Pay Raise Hopes
Shift to Bill
For U. S. Loan
Dirksen Bill Offers
Alternative if D. C.
Sales Tax Fails
Congressional District leaders to
day pinned new hopes for city gov
ernment workers’ pay raises on the
Dirksen bill for a Federal loan to
the municipality.
Introduced yesterday by Chair
man Dirksen of the House District
Committee, the bill is designed to
provide revenues for city workers
increases in case the combination
sales tax and high level income tax
again fails of enactment.
The Dirksen bill would grant a
$200 raise for teachers and school
officials and $330 for other city em
ployes during this fiscal year only,
ending next June 30.
The bill would authorize a loan
from the Treasury to the District
government, without interest, to be
repaid within a period to be deter
mined later by Congress itself.
Cash would be made available under
such a loan by an appropriation
authorized by the Dirksen bill at
$5,800,000. for the one year only.
Up Monday in Committee.
The measure went to the House
District Committee and will come
up for consideration at a special
session at 10:30 a.m. Monday.
The raise granted Federal classi-,
fled employes was denied to city
workers because no revenue was
provided by Congress to meet their
cost. «
The combination sales tax and
high-level income tax bill, which
already had passed the House, was
blocked in the Senate at the close
of the last session by Senator Johns
ton, Democrat, of South Carolina.
He threatens to prevent passage of
tne measure by a filibuster this ses
sion. when and if it is called up.
Without adequate revenue to meet
pay raises in the city, congressional
District leaders do not want to grant
the pay raises and Impose a deficit
on the city.
Dirksen Hopeful.
Representative Dirksen, Republi
can, of Illinois expressed the hope
that, his bill will be approved by
the House District Committee as an
emergency measure in case the sales
tax and high-level income tax again
are blocked in this session.
Mr. Dirksen said he had conferred
with Senator Cain, chairman of the
Senate District Fiscal Affairs Sub
committee in charge of the city
revenue bill and pending measures
for'city workers pay raises in the
Senate.
Senator Cain told him. Mr. Dirk
sen said, that an attempt will be
made first to get the city revenue
bill approved. But if that should
fail and the Dirksen bill for a
Treasury loan should pass the
House, efforts would be made to
get the loan bill through the Senate.
House Majority Leader Halleck
said, after a Republican conference
late yesterday, he cannot predict
definitely whether the Dirksen bill
wiil be considered on the floor dur
ing the special session.
Halleck Sees Resistance.
Under present policy, the Indiana
Republican said, only those meas
ures are to be considered which can
be disposed of quickly, and without
involving substantial sums of money.
There would be considerable resist
ance, Mr. Halleck said, to consider
ing anything unless it could qual
! ify as emergency legislation.
Chairman Bates of the House
District Subcommittee on Fiscal
Affairs, said he strongly favors pay
raises for city workers but hopes
still that the sales levy and revised
income tax can be enacted.
He opposes borrowing to meet
pay raises, as a general principle
but does n' * want to commit him
!self today a to how he would vote
on the Dirksen bill.
Mr Bates. Republican, of Massa
chusetts is in line for chairman of
the House District Committee, if the
Republicans hold the House in the
November election.
Personal Tax Returns Due
In Mails Tomorrow Night
Today is the last chance Wash
ington residents W'ill have to take
their personal property tax forms
to the District Building without in
curring the 20 per cent penalty pro
vided for late filing.
Tax Collector Guy Pearson point
ed out. however, that the law pro
vides the tax form must be filed in
July. The District Building is closed
tomorrow but all forms mailed be
fore midnight tomorrow will be ac
cepted without penalty.
Those taking their returns to the
District Building must turn them in
at Room 215 between 8:15 a.m. and
4:45 p.m. The bills will be mailed
in August, and the fl»-st installment
is due in September, Mr. Pearson
said
There is a 1 per cent a month
penalty for failure to pay the tax, he
said. The law provides a $1,000 flat
exemption on household furnishings,
with the rest subject to the tax. No
exemption is provided on jewelry.
Parking'Survey Planned
By Arlington Chamber
The Arlington Chamber pf Com
merce has named a special commit
tee to make a comprehensive survey
of customer and off-street vehicular
parkinging in co-operation with
county authorities.
Ray L. Miller is chairman ot the
study group. Other members are
Thomas E. Sebrill IIII. vice chair
man: Edwin T. Holland, W. Borrell
Stone, ftomer G. Bauserman. Fred
N. Windridge and E. J. Willett.
SOUND BUS RULED LEGAL IN ALEXANDRIA—This is the campaign bus »f James P. Hart, jr„ j
candidate for the Democratic nomination for the Senate, which led to the arrest of Dan Cronin
in Alexandria yesterday. Charges against him were dismissed today. Note “Capitol Hill” destina
tion sign. George B. Dillon, a campaign worker, stands #outside holding a microphone while
i James P. Hart, 3d, the candidate’s son, is at the wheel. —Star Staff Photo.
Move for Rent-Free Residence
For Vice President Revived
By Herman F. Schaden
For the first time since Mrs. John
B. Henderson tried unsuccessfully
to give away her Fifteenth street
estate, there is a serious move afoot
to establish an official residence for
i the Vice President.
Companion bills introduced in the
House yesterday by Representatives
Gearhart, Republican, of California,
and Gregory, Democrat, of Ken
; tucky,, would put the No. 2 execu
tive in a "Little White House" rent
free.
Because of the bipartisan tenor
| of the legislation, the sponsors hope
it can surmount pitfalls encount
ered by numerous bills in the past
and be successfully steered through
the next session of Congress if not
the special session.
It is noteworthy that Representa
tive Gearhart, who thought up the
idea, expects to see GovvWarren of
California in the Vice President's
seat come next January.
Warren Would Face Salary Cut.
Supporters of the ‘‘Little Whte
House" have pointed up the fact
that Gov. Warren will drop $5,000 of
his $25,000 gubernatorial salary if he
succeeds to the vice presidency.
They can t see how Gov. Warren,
not a wealthy man, can get along
on that figure and keep threeteen
age daughters happy in Washington
society.
There is the possibility, of course,
that if the Dewey-Warren ticket
i wins Gov. Dewey will be able to
elevate the vice president's salary
to $50,000, as he has indicated he
would.
Mr. Gearhart emphasized that he
was thinking not only of Mr. War
ren, but of vice presidents for years
to come. That is why he went to
Representative Gregory for Demo
cratic support.
II IS I1U CUlIlLIUCiiUC turn. XVAi .
Gregory represents the home district
of Senator Barkley, who would be
the vice president with a Demo
cratic victory next fall.
The bill would provide for a com
mittee of two Senators and two
Representatives to acquire the site
and arrange fhe details. It was
careful to insist the committee must
consult with the Architect of the
Capitol, the Fine Arts Commission
and the Capitol Park and Planning
Commission to ascertain that the
architecture will conform to the
scheme of things.
$2,500,000 Top Cost.
Congress was asked to appro
priate not more than $2,500,000 for
the entire project
The bill provides that the vice
president shall live in the Blair
House, official guest house for
White House visitors, until his new
residence and office is completed.
Efforts to put up the Vice Presi
dent in his own domicile are almost
as old as the Republic, and most of
them have died quickly. One stock
objection has been that if the Vice
President gets a home, there will
arise a similar clamoring for the
Secretary of State, the Chief Jus
tice and even the cabinet officers.
Tt has been nearly 20 years since
Mrs. Henderson, widow of Senator
1 John B. Henderson, famous Civil
j War general and statesman, created
a mild furor by offering her pala
tial home at 2437 Fifteenth street
N.W. as a vice presidential man
sion.
Located only several blocks from
her even more famous Henderson
I Castle, the mansion was completed
snortly before Mrs. Henderson died
July 16, 1931, at the age of 90.
Home Cost $300,000.
Completed in 1829, the home cost
S3CQ.OOO. had 30 rooms and 10 baths.
In offering her home, Mrs. Hender
son sent a letter to the House Com
mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds.
"Ex-President Coolidge in his au
tobiography calls attention to the
need of a permanyit home for the
Vice President, and approves its es
tablishment,” she wrote.
At that time Representative Gib
son of Vermont introduced a bill to
accept the home, to appropriate
$30,000 for furnishing the home and
to provide $25,000 a year for main - ’
tenance. But Congress never acted.
The reason was the storm gen
erated by Mrs. Henderson's grand
daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Henderson
Wholean. who went to the District,
Supreme Court in April, 1931, to
block the transfer of property on
the grounds that the aged matron
was incapable of managing her
estate. __
PVT. ROLAND H.
I HOLIFIELD.
DOROTHY KILMER.
—Adolph Klein Photo.
PVT. WAYNE W.
EDMONDSON.
I As a retaliatory move, Mrs. Hen
1 derson revealed publicly for the first
time that Mrs. Wholean was an
adopted child. She drew up a new
will, renouncing her guardianship,
disinheriting Mrs. Wholean and
i naming as one of the principal heirs
her secretary and confidential ad
viser. Jesse S. Shima, a young Jap
anese law student. Only after a
long court fight was Mrs. Wholean
restored as an heir after Mrs. Hen
derson’s death.
Patterned on Elkins Bill.
That explosion seems to have
chilled any attempts to house the
Vice President officially until yester
day's revival. Representative Gear
hart fashioned the new proposal
along the lines of that introduced in
April, 1921, by Senator Elkins of
West, Virginia. That try never got
out of committee.
Mr. Gearhart pointed out that
many Vice Presidents have not been
wealthy, enough to live in the style
tor which Washington is accustomed.
He recalled that John N. Garner
i lived in "a couple of rooms" in the
Washington Hotel, that Charles
i Curtis made the Willard Hotel his
■ headquarters.
Others, like Henry Wallace who
dwelt in a Wardman Park Hotel
suite, had the means to operate as
he wished. Then there was Levi P.
Morton, Grover Cleveland's second
Vice President who erected a man
sion for himself at Scott Circle.
Rent Raises Approved
For 281 Apartments
In 2 Buildings Here
The District Rent Control Ad
ministration today authorized rent
increases amounting to 9.06 per cent
for 180 apartments at the Miramar,
1301 Fifteenth street N.W., and in
creases of 7.51 per cent for 101
apartments at South Cathedral
Mansions, 2900 Connecticut avenue
N.W.
The Cafritz Construction Co., own
er of the Miramar, sought monthly
rental increases of 9.19 per cent at
a hearing before Examiner James
G. Tyson on grounds there have
been substantial increases since 1941
in real estate taxes, water rent and
operating costs.
New rents at the Miramar will
'range from $39 per month for one
room and a bath to $75.50 for three
, rooms and a bath. Rents formerly
ianged from $35.50 to $69.50.
The District National Securities
Corp. appeared before Mr. Tyson to
ask a 12.11 per cent monthly in
crease at South Cathedral Mansions
because of higher taxes and mainte
nance costs.
The rents on adjustment will
range from $32.50 per month for one
room and a bath to $112.50 per
month for five rooms and two baths.
The old rents were $30 and $105.
A. B. & W. Line Wins
2i-Cenl Fare Rise
Fare increases averaging 21 i cents
on intrastate routes of the Alex
andria, Bancroft & Washington
Transit Co. were granted yesterday
by the Virginia State Corporation
Commission.
The increases will go into effect
September X. The A. B. & W. appli
cation was heard by the SCC
Wednesday.
Similar fare increases on inter
state routes averaging 2>2 cfcnts
were approved on a temporary basis
of six months by the Interstate
Commerce Commission Tuesday.
The ICC gave temporary approval,
pending outcome of the application
before the SCC. so that it could be
determined what the ratio of intra
state fares is to interstate fares.
The interstate fare increases become
effective August 15.
Under the new fare schedule ap
proved by the SCC, intrastate rates
will go up as follows: Five-cent.
fares will go up to 10-cent cash
fares, or two tokens for 15 cents; 10
cent fares will become 15-cent cash
fares, or a 7!i-cent token plus a
nickel.
Panel Named to Handle
Construction Contracts
A three-man panel of District
Engineering Department executives
has been named by the Commis
sioners to handle all contracts for
construction, thereby relieving the
city heads of detail in connection
with letting contracts.
The contracting officers named are
Archie G. Hutson, director of con
struction; H. C. Whitehurst, director
of highways, and Harold A. Kemp,
director of sanitary engineering.
Named as alternate contracting
officers, to serve during disability
or absence of the others, are: Merrel
A. Coe, municipal architect; J H.,
Robertson, deputy director of high-!
ways, and Eliwood Johnson, deputy j
director of sanitary engineering. i
All the appointment* are effective,
Immediately. 1
Driver of Sound Bus
Freed as Court Holds
Alexandria Law Void
A political campaigner arrested
for operating a sound bus in Alex
andria was absolved today and the
city ordinance under which he was
held was ruled unconstitutional.
Judge James R. Duncan, in Alex
andria Civil and Police Court, dis
missed the charges against Daniel
Cronin, member of the Roanoke
City Council and campaigner for
James P. Hart. jr„ a candidate for
the Democratic nomination to the
Senate in Virginia's primary next
Tuesday. His rival is Senator
Robertson.
Mr. Cronin was arrested yester
day for operating the mobile loud
speaker without first obtaining a
$25 local license.
Supreme Court Ruling Cited.
Mr. Cronin's attorney, Henrjt H.
Fowler, moved for dismissal of (he
case after City Managei Nicholas
Hart Receives Word
His Wife Is Expecting
Triplets 'Any Time'
James P. Hart, candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
the Senate, had good reason for
a quick departure for his Roan
oke home after his campaign
manager was arrested for vio-1
lating a sound truck ordinance
in Alexandria.
Daniel Cronin, the manager,
said Mr. Hart received a tele-,
phone call. It said X-rays
show his wife is expecting trip
lets—and "at any time.”
Colasanto terrified that he ordered
the arrest because no city license
was obtained. Mr. Fowler said the
Alexandria case paralleled one
originating in Lockporf, N. Y„ in
which the Supreme Court ruled a
local ordinance was unconstitu
tional.
Granting the motion. Judge Dun
can commented:
"It looks to me like the Supreme:
Court already has decided this
issue."
Mr. Cronin, who won election as
an antiorganization candidate, said
he tried to tell police the sound
truck ordinance is unconstitutional.
Police Chief Denies Politics.
Mr. Hart, who had been cam
paigning with Mr. Cronin in Alex
andria and Aldington from the bus
; without interruption all morning,
saw in the arrest an attempt to
quash his "only means of reaching
the people.”
Police Chief Edgar Sims said
there was nothing political about
the arrest. He declared it was strict
| ly routine for police to check up on
! sound truck operators to see if they
have permits, and in cases where
they found no permits to enforce
| the law.
The candidate said he could not
'afford newspaper advertisements or
expensive radio broadcasts.
“It just shows what one must
go through to fight the Byrd-Tuck
i machine in order to stimulate inter
| est in government,” Mi1. Hart as
! serted.
Mr. Cronin said the sound bus
had been used throughout the State
without interference. He added that
the privilege of using it had never
been abused.
“We have used it everywhere—
Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Bris
tol, Danville—even in the sacred
stronghold, Winchester," Mr. Cronin
declared.
Senator Byrd lives in Winchester.
Buckingham Explosion
Burns Fatal to Woman
Miss Esther Williams. 43. Army
Department employe who was
burned critically Sunday in an ex
plosion in her Buckingham apart
ment, died last night in Arlington
hospital.
She was burned over most of her
body and face in the explosion
which wrecked the kitchen of her*
apartment and damaged the kitchen
of an adjoining unit at 349 North
Glebe road, Arlington.
Arlington police said the blast oc
curred when Miss Williams started
to light the gas range in the
kitchen. They said they were told
that earlier Miss Williams had
started to prepare a pan of food
and after placing it over a lighted
burner went into the next room to
make a telephone call. She closed
the apartment windows, police said:
they were informed, to shut out the1
noise from the street and yard. j
After completing the telephone
call, Miss Williams returned to the
kitchen and found that the food
had spilled out of the pan and ex
tinguished the flame, police said.
It was when she1 went to light the
stove again that the blast occurred.
Dr. W. C. Welbum, Arlington
coroner, is investigating.
Miss Williams, who had lived
in Arlington for several year*, is
survived by her mother, Mrs. Mary
T. Williams, and a sister. Miss Amy,
Williams, both of bunellen, N. J.
\
Chest Federation
Fund Goal Set
At $4,509,170
Budget Committee's
Figure Adopted As
Minimum Needed
The Washington area goal fdr the
1949 Community Chest Federation
fund campaign this fall is $4,509,170.
The figure recommended by the
federation Budget Committee wa»
adopted by the Executive Commit
tee yesterday at a meeting in the
American Security & Trust Co.
Building. 730 Fifteenth street N.W.
Col. Chauncey G. Parker, director
of administration of the World
Bank, who is the general campaign
chairman, stressed that the amount
represents the least that would meet
the minimum needs of the six par
ticipating Chests and the hospital
ization fund.
Tire Chests are those of Alexan
dria. Arlington, Fairfax. Prince
Georges and Montgomery Counties
and the United Community Services
of Washington.
Largest Peacetime Fund.
The goal, nearly $1,200,000 more
than was raised in last fall's cam
paign. is the largest to be sought
here except during wartime. Col.
Parker pointed out. nevertheless, it
is $800,000 less than the total
amount asked by the Chest agencies
and the hospitalization fund.
Principally responsible for the in
crease is the $850,000 to be made
available from campaign funds next
year to 14 Washington area hospitals
for treating indigent patients.
"The solvency of our hospitals is
dependent upon the community re
! sponse to t£is goal,” Col. Parker
said. "Our health, welfare and
recreation agencies will be able
to carry out a minimum program
1 of services only. Both can be ac
complished only if the goal is fully
subscribed.”
Outlining suggestions on now me
goal can be achieved, Col. Parker
said it could be raised through
several means, including:
An average increase of 10 per
cent over the individual and busi
ness pledges of last year, to meet
increased costs of agencies' services
and a proportionate additional
amount to meet the hospitalization
fund need.
Day’s Pay Proposed.
Increased participation of busi
ness and business employes.
Contributions of a minimum of a
day’s tak-home pay by employes
of business and Government who
last year gave under $5. There
were 158.250 contributions under $5
last year. •
Pledges rather than cash con
tributions. with installment pay
ments over a year's period.
Payroll deduction of pledges fe^
esiness ftrjp tpiployes whenever
pies ted. vafcwBtiy >**>»*. <#<*
Greater attention by business and
Government ’executives in the or
ganization ef solicitation effort
within their offices.
Greater labor union member par
ticipation in all phases of campaign
organization.
Lee D. Butler, president of the
Washington Chest, whose functions
are being taken over by the new
United Community Services, told
the meeting: "We must realize the
only hope we’ll have to raise this
amount is for every board of every
hospital and every agency, and
every self-respecting citizen in
Washington to really get out and
work in this campaign."
Budget Committee members have
pointed out the goal will allow
for no expansion of services by the
various agencies but is necessary, if
they are to go back to approximate
1947 levels, in vfew of high prices
and budget cuts for this year's
operation.
Dog Owners' Co-operation
In Anti-Rabies Drive Urged
The number of dogs inoculated in
the anti-rabies campaign in the
District is not as large as was ex
pected, and Dr. Reid N. Ashworth,
chief veterinarian of the Health
Department fears that in the last
minute rush, some of the dogs will
not be treated and their owners
will become subject to fines.
The number of dogs inoculated
up to and including Wednesday was
9,052. One day was lost on account
of rain. Last year about 23,000
dogs were treated with anti-rabies
serum. Including this afternoon's
session of the 12 clinics, there are
only seven days left in the campaign.
If it rains on any of these days,
the clinic will not be held because
they are all in the open. The
clinics are open on Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday from 4 to 6 p.m.
‘‘The reduction in the number of
cases of rabies reported in the past
three years attests to the value of
having immunized against rabies,"
Dr. Ashworth said. "We plan to
continue the campaign and are ex
pecting that we will inoculate the
same number of dogs this year
that we did last year. The co
operation of dog owners is essential,
however
Nicholas Dorsey Rites
To Be Held Tomorrow
Funeral services for Nicholas
Worthington Dorsey, 76, former
treasurer of the Smithsonian Insti
tution who died yesterday, will be
held at 11 a m. tomorrow in Christ
Episcopal Church in Georgetown.
Burial will be in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
Mr. Dorsey, who died at his home,
L521 Thirty-first street N.W.. after
\ long illness, had been with the
Smithsonian 52 years before he
retired about three months ago.
Place Sunday Classified
Ads Early!
Classified ad customers de
siring to place ads in The
Sunday Star are urged to call
them In early In the week.
This will eliminate the last
minute rush to place ads and
will assure evebg one prompt
and efficient service. Your
co-operation will be appre
ciated. '
Remember The Star’s new
telephone number la Sterling
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