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SOCIETY AND GENERAL NEWS WASHINGTON NEWS D
WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1948 ***
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Heated Words
Exchanged at
Fare Hearing
PUC Attorney Tells
Consumer Unit Aide
To Keep Mouth Shut
' By Jerry O'Leary, Jr.
Public Utilities Commission
hearings on the Capital Transit
Co.’s request for higher street
car and bus fares exploded into
a wordy battle royal today, punc
tuated by a hot exchange by
attorneys and the PUC chair
man.
With nerves obviously taut from
the six days of legal maneuvering
thus far, the lawyers went at it
hammer and tongs this morning as
cross-examination of company wit
nesses resumed.
The company wants the PUC to
authorize an increase in the 10-cent
cash fare to 15 cents, reinstate
tokens at two for a quarter and in
crease the price of the $1.50 weekly
pass to $1.85.
Today's bickering started while
Attorney Benjamin C. Sigal, repre
senting the Americans for Demo
cratic Action, was pressing J. E.
Heberle, vice president and con
troler of Capital Transit, to furnish
a vastly complicated series of fare
computations.
Flanagan Breaks In.
Then everybody got into the act.
There were remarks of:
“Sit down!”
“Keep your damn mouth shut.”
“I resent that.”
It began after Mr. Sigal had tried
for an hour to undermine Mr.
Heberle's estimates of future losses
of revenue to the company because
of slackening traffic.
After watching Mr. Sigal hold a
whispered consultation with another
attorney. Harry R. Booth, represent
ing the Washington Committee for
Consumer Protection, PUC Chair
man James H. Flanagan s?yd, sar
castically:
"Mr. Sigal, you were doing very
well until you listened to the sug
gestions of counsel (Attorney
Bootht. At that point you went off
the beam.”
It was recalled that Mr. Booth
has taken part in many hearings
before the PUC during the last six
years, usually at sword's point with
both the PUC and Washington's
public utility companies.
“I did not change my questions
because of what any one said.” re
torted Mr. Sigal. Attorney Booth
rose to his feet, but before he could
speak. Chairman Flanagan said:
“Mr. Booth, sit down! Cross ex
amination is in progress.”
“I resent that statement,” re
plied Mr. Booth, settling back into
his chair.
At that point Lloyd B. Harrison,
assistant corporation counsel and
attorney for the PUC, leaned for
ward and addressed Mr. Booth in an
audible whisper:
“Keep your damn mouth shut."
Third Day on Stand.
Mr. Harrison said at a recess
shortly afterward that he referred
to Mr. Booth's attempts to plant
suggestions in Mr. Sigal's ear.
Today marked the third succes
sive day that Mr. Heberle has been
cross-examined by attorneys for
groups opposing the proposed fare
boosts. Mr. Booth will cross
examine him when Mr. Sigal has
finished, with the hearings likely to
continue on Monday and Tuesday.
Chairman Flanagan recessed the
hearing until 2 p.m. shortly after
today's bickering.
Both the ADA and the Consumer
Committee are recognized as inter
venors by the PUC, with the right
to cross-examine, introduce wit
nesses and testimony and appeal to
the courts. The American Veterans’
Committee also is an intervenor.
Quizzed «n Testimony.
A fourth intervenor, the Federa
tion of Citizens’ Association, spent
most of yesterday cross-examining
Mr. Heberle on his earlier testimony
about why the company needs the
fare increase. The Federation
spokesman was George Corbin, vice
chairman of its public'utilities com
mittee.
Mr. Heberle also was cross-ex
amined yesterday by People's Coun
sel John O'Dea and Mr. Harrison.
Mr. Corbin told Mr. Heberle he
did not think the people of Wash
ington would accept the proposed
schedule of fare increase. He
asked Mr. Heberle whether Capital
Transit would seek a fare reduction,
if it were discovered that the fare
increases, upon being authorized,
brought the company more than the
legal rate of return.
Mr. Heberle said the company
would, in such a case, seek a fare
reduction, but added that he did
not think it a likely occurence.
The company official contended
the proposed increases would fix
the company's income at about the
7>s per cent rate of return allowed
on its $30,000,000 investment.
Ex-Aide to Atomic Group
Takes Airline Position
Nelson B. Fry, former aviation
consultant with the Atomic Energy
Commission, has been named as
sistant to the director of traffic and
sales of Capital Airlines, it was an
nounced today.
Mr. Fry, who will be assistant to
James W. Austin, was with United
Airlines for 11 years, a part of the
service as general traffic manager.
He also served with Taca Airways.
He lives at 7031 Wilson lane,
Betnesda, and is the father of four
children, two sons and two daughters.
Star Movies
Community movies, sponsored bj
The Star in co-operation with the
Recreation Department and The
Film Center, are scheduled for £
o'clock tonight. Programs of comedy
sports, cartoons and travel short;
will be shown at the following play
grounds and recreation centers.
Ft Davis. Pennsylvania and Alabams
avenues S.E
.Janney. Wisconsin avenue and Albe
mane street N W.
Jefferson. Eighth and H streets S W.
Kingsman. Fourteenth and E street:
N E
New York Avenue. First street and Ne*
York avenue N W
Truesrifll. Ninth and Ingraham street!
N.W.
Randall. First and I streets 8 W.
Shaw. Seventh street and Rhode Islanf
avenue N.W.
Blow School. Nineteenth street anc
Benmng road N.E.
Steveng. Twenty-flrsl and L gtreeti
W.W.
NURSE AIDS TRAFFIC CASUALTY—After her automobile col
lided with the motorcycle of Park Policeman Alfred D. Beye
today, Maj. Ethel G. Westermann, an Army nurse, administered
first aid and comforted the injured man until an ambulance
arrived. —Star Staff Photo.
Dr. Strayer Names 19
Educators to Assist in
D. C. School Survey
The names of 19 prominent edu
cators who are assisting Dr. George
D. Strayer conduct a $100,000 sur
vey of the needs of the public
schools here have been announced.
The survey, authorized by Con
| gress, is not expected to be com
pleted until next March, .Dr.
; Strayer said in commenting on the
progress of the work. The New
(York educator said analysis of
i the elementary school buildings
here was being completed this week
‘ and that next week he and his staff
; would start on the junior * high
schools.
j Dr. Strayer said he would issue
! a separate report on building needs
by January 1 and this would be
followed by the complete report on
iall phases of school needs in March.
Group Named.
The 19 educators assisting Dr.
Strayer and the fields in which
they will work are:
H. E. Akerly, assistant superin
tendent of schools in charge of
business affairs, Rochester. N. Y..
business administration; W. G.
Brink, professor of secondary edu
■ cation, Northwestern University,
junior and senior high schools;
;k. O. Broady, director extension.
:division, University of. Nebraska,'
adult education; Lt. Comdr. H. L.J
Corzett, United States Navy, former'
superintendent of schools, Little'
Falls, N. Y„ junior and senior high)
schools.
Also, Prudence Outright, assistant
superintendent of schools, Minneap
olis, Minn., elementary schools; L.
Q, Helm, superintendent of buildings
and grounds, Teachers’ College, Co
lumbia University, operation and
maintenance of school buildings; R.
W. Holmstedt, professor of educa
tional administration, Indiana Uni
versity, financing the schools, sal
aries and salary schedules: F. W.
Hart, professor of educational ad
ministration, University of Califor
nia. school buildings and school
building program: A. J. Klein, pro
fessor emeritus, formerly dean, col
lege of education, Ohio State Uni
versity, teachers’ colleges; E. O.
Knox, professor of education, How
ard University, school program, cur
Iricula and teaching.
Others Listed.
Also, J. W. Lewis, assistant super
intendent of schools in charge of
[business affairs, Baltimore, business,
[administration; T. H. Quigley, pro
! fessor of vocational education.
[Georgia Institute of Technology,
vocational education; C. E. Sagner,!
jr., graduate student in education
j at George Washington University,
field work; Ruth Strang, professor
[of education. Teachers College. Co
lumbia University, guidance: Helen
B. Sullivan, professor of education,!
Boston University, special education!
for atypical children: G. M. Wiley,1
formerly associate commissioner of
education. New York State, person
nel and secondary education: J. F.
Williams, professor emeritus, health
and physical education, Teachers
College, Columbia University,
health, physical education and
recreation; G. A. Yoakum, profes
sor of education and director of |
courses in elementary education.'
University of Pittsburgh, elemen
tary schools, and H. A. Wann. for
merly superintendent of ■. schools,
Morris County. New' Jersey, cur
ricula and teaching.
3-State Parley on Pollution
In Potomac Set Wednesday
By the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 6. — Three,
States and an interstate organiza
tion will be represented at a confer
ence next week on pollution control
in the upper Potomac River.
Paul W. McKee, executive secre- j
tary of the Maryland Water Pollu-|
tion Control Commission, said yes-!
terday that Dr. Joseph H. McLain,!
president of the agency, will be host j
at the meeting in Chestertown on
Wednesday.
A control program developed there!
will be considered by the Maryland [
commission two days later.
Officials who will confer at Ches- [
tertown are:
Dr. McLain. Frank Wachter and
Mr. McKee of the Maryland com
mission: Edwin R. Cotton and
Prince Georges State Senator L.
Harold Sothoron of the Interstate
Commission on the Potomac River
Basin; Kenneth S. Watson of the
West Virginia Water Commission,
and a representative of the Pennsyl
vania Sanitary Water Board.
U Connell heads Air Croup
Chairman Joseph J. O'Connell of
, the Civil Aeronautics Board yes
terday was designated as chairman
of the President's Air Co-ordinating
Committee. He succeeds William
Foster who 'relinquished the past
when he recently resigned as Un-j
dersecretary of Commerce.
D. C. Legion to Settle
Two-Way Contest lor
Commander Tonight
Rivalry for nomination as com
mander of the American Legion’s
District Department will come to
a head tonight at the 30th annual
convention at the Hotel Statler.
The contest has narrowed to
David E. Kisliuk. department adju
tant, a member of Vincent B. Cos
tello Post, and Gerald Ryan of the
Department of Commerce Post.
In addition to department officers,
delegates and alternates to the 30th
national convention to be held in
Miami in October will be nomi
nated. James F. O'Neil, national
commander, will be the principal
speaker.
The principal speaker at the
opening session last night was Rear
Admiral Edward C. Ewen, Navy
chief of public relations, who de
clared that the unification of the
armed forces is working satisfac
torily He lauded the part the
American Legion played in the
Naval Reserve air program. He
said that the Navy was the greatest
instrument for peace and warned
that the economic life of this
country depends on control of the
seas.
Memorial Services Held.
Memorial services were conducted
by the Fort Stevens Post ritual
team, presided over by Joseph A.
Walker, sr„ with tributes paid to
Gen. Pershing and other departed
veterans by the Rev. William B.
Adams, chaplain of Clark V. Poling
Post. Motion pictures of Gen.
Pershing's funeral were shown.
Attorney General Clark and Ar
thur E. Flemming retiring chairman
of the Civil Service Commission,
made short addresses, following the
presentation of citations to them by
Hampton D. Percy, chairman of the
Trophies and Awards Committee.
Mr. Clark commended the Legion
for aiding the rehabilitation of boys
at the National Training School.
Also receiving citations were Harold
Hagstrom, superintendent of the
National Traning School; T. A. M.
Craven, manager of radio station
WOL; Capt. Albert L. Bullock, 13th
police precinct, and Henry L.
Schmdt for his visits to veterans in
Mount Alto Hospital during the last
30 years.
Miss Margaret M. Hammer, a
member of Sergt. Jasper Unit,
American Legion Auxiliary, was
presented a plaque for 30 years of
service at Mount Alto Hospital with
the Veterans’ Administration and
distinguished service to the District
Department of the Legion.
A gold medal was to have been
presented to Gen. Frank T. Hines,
for 23 years as administrator of
veterans’ affairs, but he had de
parted for California before the
convention.
Commander Welcomes Delegates.
The convention was called to
Bider by Ben Aronsohn, convention
chairman and the address of wel
come was delivered by Owen C.
Holleran, department commander.
The colors were advanced by the
National Guard of Honor and later
in the evening were presented with
medals by Maj. Gen. H. R. Gay,
commanding general, military dis
trict of Washington, who com
manded the members for their co
operation with the War Department
during the year. The Navy Band
Orchestra, under the direction of
Lt. Comdr. Charles Brendler. played.
The invocation was given by Maj.
Henry Tavel. Army chaplain.
Among prominent legionnaires
presented were Past National
Comdr. Paul H. Griffith, Past Na
tional Vice Comdr. Fred Johnson,
Lemuel Bolles, first national adju
tant of the Legion, Perry Brown of
Texas, leading candidate fotf next
commander. A set of post colors
was presented to the Interior D&
partment Post by Maston White,
Interior Department solicitor. They
were accepted by Fred M. Fretter
for the post.
The business session included the
reports of the Rules and Credentials
Committees and the seating of dele
gates. Greetings were extended by
Mrs. May C. Hilleary, president,
American Legion Auxiliary; Gerald
Lawler, grand chef de gare, Voiture
174, Forty and Eight Society, and
Mrs. Eva. B. Carrico, Le Chapeau
Departementale Forty and Eight.
Two District Area Men
Named to M.l.T. Faculty
Two men from the Washington
area have been named to the fac
ulty at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, it was announced
today.
Appointed assistant professor oi
economics was Morris A, Adelman
of Washington, former member of
the War Planning Board, the As
sociated Press reported from Cam
bridge, Mass.
Dr. Charles P. Kindleberger II
of Seminary Hill, Alexandria, was
named associate professor of
economic*.
Nurse Gives Aid
After Her Car Is
In Collision
Motorcycle Policeman
Hurt Within 8 Hours
Of Comrade's Injury
Aft Army nurse whose car col
lided with a Park policeman’s
motorcycle today administered
first aid to the injured man and
then accompanied him to the
hospital.
The accident was the second in
less than eight hours involving a
park motorcycle patrolman.
In a third accident, the District's
42nd traffic death of the year oc
curred when Walter A. Hutchins, 43,
whose address was not immediately
determined, was killed by a street
car last night.
Today's motorcycle accident oc
curred about 7:30 am. on Rock
Creek parkway near the detour for
the K street overpass construction.
The patrolman, Pvt. Alfred D. Beye,
was taken to Emergency Hospital
with injuries to both legs.
Driver Charged in One Case.
The driver, Maj. Ethel G. Wester
mann, 37, chief nurse at the Penta
gon dispensary, gave Pvt. Beye first
aid and offered him cigarettes until
an ambulance arrived. Then she
helped attendants place him on a
stretcher and rode to the hospital
in the ambulance. She offered her
assistance in the emergency room.
Later Maj. Westermann was given
permission by police to obtain $100
collateral to post on a charge of
failing to give full time and atten
tion to driving. She was delayed,
however, by an upset condition
which required treatment in her
own dispensary.
Maj. Westermann, who lives at
2729 Ordway street N.W., was going
south on the parkway w’hen she
came to ramps leading off to the
right and left, prolice said.
Police said she told them she had
intended to turn right, but saw her
turn would be impeded by a sign,
so instead she veered to the left.
Said She Didn't See Motorcycle,
The car ran into Pvt. Beye, who
was seated on his motorcycle which
l was parked near the left ramp. Maj.
Westermann told police she had not
seen the motorcycle.
Another Park motorcycle police
man, Pvt. John L. Hoffman. 32, was
injured at 11:55 p.m. yesterday at
Fourth street and Harwood road
N.E. Pvt. Hoffman was en route to
duty when he collided with an
automobile making a left turn in
i front of him.
At Casualty Hospital, where he is
oeing treated for possible fracture
I of the right leg and scrapes, his
condition was reported as good.
Driver of the car, H. Cherkassky, 40,
of 24 Hawaii avenue N.E., was
charged with failure to yield the
; right of way.
Operator Tells of Accident.
Last night's traffic death occurred
on Benning road N.E., near Victory
i Garden drive.
! Operator of the streetcar, Alvin
Hermann, 39, of 3989 East Capitol
; street, said he was going west on
Benning road about 9:40 p.m. when
he saw a man attempt to arise from
the tracks, but that he was unable
to stop in time. Identified as Mr.
' Hutchins from fingerprints on a Dis
: trict barber's license, the man was
psonounced dead on arrival at
I Casualty Hospital.
Deputy Coroner Christopher J.
Murphy said an autopsy will be
performed.
Patricia Landman, 7, of 1119 Queen
street N.W., suffered possible in
ternal injuries when she ran into
an alley near her home and into the
side of a truck driven by Nathaniel
L. Hill, 22, colored, of 1508'Montello
street N.E.
Boy Struck By Car.
Another child, a boy, 9, suffered
a possible leg fracture and spinal
injuries today when he was struck
by an auto at First and G streets
N.W.
Thee boy, Richard Williams, col
ored, of 107 H street N.W., was ad
mitted to Casualty Hospittal.
Police said he ran out from be
tween two parked cars and was
struck by a car driven by Charles K.
Daub, of 2116 North Capitol street.
; No charges were placed abainst Mr.
Daub.
Dr. Howard H. Long to Retire
From School Research Post
Colored Divisions
Chief Examiner Has
Served 24 Years
Dr. Howard H. Long. 60. associate
school superintendent in charge of
educational research, will retire at
the end of this month after 24 years
in the public sqhool system Here,
the Board of Educa'.on announced
todav.
Dr. Long also has been chief ex
aminer for the board of examiners
in the colored schools and was re
sponsible for the procurement and
examination of new teachers. His
retirement wras approved in a spe
cial poll of the Board of Education.
The retiring educator said he did
not plan to "stop working” but had
accepted a position as dean of ad
ministration at the Educational and
Industrial College in Ohio.
Dr. Long was well Kno^n ior nis
civic work as well as his school work.
■ He has been a member of the
Budget Committee of the Commu
nity Chest for the last 12 years and
I is on the Board of Directors of the
Family Service Association and the
.District Tuberculosis Association.
He also is a member of the National
Executive Committee of the Young
Men’s Christian Association and is
chairman of the Committee of Man
agers of the Twelfth Street YMCA.
A native of Virginia. Dr. Long was
graduated from Wayland Academy
in Richmond. After three years’
study at Virginia Union University,
he transferred to Howard University
and, in 1915, was graduated with a
bachelor of science degree. In 1916
he received his masters degree in
psychology from Clark University.
From 1916 to 1917 he taught p6y
‘chology at Howards University. He
i HERE FOR A BONNIE VISIT—Mayor and Mrs. Daniel Cairns (left) of Kilmarnock, Scotland, ar
1 rived at Union Station yesterday and were greeted by Mayor D. Walter Harvey and his daugh
ter, Mary Frances Harvey, of Kilmarnock, Va. —Star Staff Photo.
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St. Elizabeths Employe
Held in Numbers Case
On Patient’s Evidence
How a mental patient in St.
Elizabeths Hospital was used to ob
tain evidence against a man ac
cused of working the numbeis
racket was brought out in a Mu
nicipal Court hearing yesterday.
As the result of the hearing. Leo
LoJacano, 38, of 3852 Halley ter
race S.E., an official photographer
for St. Elizabeths Hospital, was or
dered held for the action of the
grand jury on charges of operation
of a lottery and possession of lot
tery slips.
The mental patient, identified in
court as “Pappy,” was arrested July
7 on a warrant. Police officers tes
tified the warrant was issued aitei
police officers had placed several
numbers bets with the patient.
Pvts. Carl M. Hurley and Walter
Zurowsky, attached to No. 11 pre
cinct, told the court that, after
I Pappy's arrest, they had asked him
to take them to the man to whom
he turned over the pl^ys. They
said the patient was “unco-opera
tive” until a St. Elizabeths’ psychi
atrist had spoken to him privately
about the matter.
After that, the officers said, Pappy
led them to a dark room at the hos
pital. When they stood outside the1
door, the patient went in and
handed two numbers slips and a $5
bill t<f a man inside, the policemen
said. The officers then arrested the
man, who was later identified as
LoJacano. No other gambling
paraphernalia were discovered in
his possession, the officers said.
At the hearing yesterday, Defense
Attorney Charles E. Ford argued
the Government's case against his
client was weak because Pappy was
a mental patient. Attendants at a
mental hospital, said Mr. Ford, are
I in the habit of accepting without
| Question anything that one of the
patients may hand them, whether
it be numbers slips or a bucket.
Judge Armond Scott, however,
ordered the accused man held for
grand jury action under $1,000 bond.
The patient was not in court yes
terday.
12,000 District Employes
Get Less Pay This Week
More than 12.000 District em
ployes, instead of getting a pay raise
along with Federal employes, actu
ally got a decrease in pay this week
! When Congress adjourned without
giving District employes the raise of
$330 a year which the Federal em
ployes received, the spirits and mo
rale of workers drooped consider
i ably.
This week, when they received
their pay checks, they represented
I less than they have been receiving
The reason is that the retirement
deduction was raised from 5 to 6
per cent along with the Federal
employes.
About 5.900 policemen, firemen
I and teachers did not get the addi
tional retirement deduction, be
1 cause their pensions are fixed by
a law that was not changed by the
1 recent congressional action.
DR. HOWARD H. LONG.
—,Harris & Ewing
served as a first lieutenant in the
Army during World War I, seeing
service in France.
After the war he served as dean
at Paine College, Augusta, from
1919 to 1923, and as dean of the
normal department at Knoxville
College from 1923 to 1924. He came
to the District public school system
in 1924 as a psychology teacher at
Miner Normal School.
After four months, he was made
acting director of educational re
search for the colored schools. In
1925 he was promoted to assistant
superintendent in charge of educa
tional research and in 1926 the
scope of his duties was widened to
include those of chief examiner for
the colored schools.
He and his wife live at 1112 Girard
'Street N.W.
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Mayors of Kilmarnock Meet;
Bagpipe Welcome Waits Scot
The bagpipes will squeal for the
Mayor of Kilmarnock, Scotland to
night, even if the Mayor of Kil
marnock, Va., has to play them on
his jukebox.
And that he can do!
The mayors of the “only two
towns in the world named Kil
marnock'’ met at Union Station yes
terday in a letter-arranged meeting
with more of the old class reunion
fervor than you'd normally expect
in pen pals.
Informality and friendliness were
thicker than Mayor Daniel Crirns'
burr.
D. Walter Harvey, mayor of Kil
marnock, Va. and the area's music
box distributor, whisked Mayor and
Mrs. Cairns off to the Tidewater
country in Lancaster county "to
shake hands with everybody in town
—and that's about 1.200 now.”
The cheery Scot in his Kilmar
nock bonnet hopped off the Balti
more & Ohio’s Royal Blue w’ith a
bracing embrace for Virginia's
“Walter.” The Mayor of Kilmar
nock, Scotland, was "Dan.” Mrs.
Cairns was “Sally” but her name.
she pointed out, is actually “Sarah.
Mayor Cairns, in addition to be
ing executive of the city of 40.000
on the banks of Kilmarnock Water,
is a railway goods checker.
They could sing a duet on their
municipal troubles in the same tune
—"housing.'’ Other than to deplore
the lack of labor and housing they
gave little time to business.
The meeting was proposed five
months ago when a Lancaster Coun
ty native. Dr. Latane Lumpkin, now
a Baptist minister in Lexington, Va.,
was studying in Scotland and visited
Kilmarnock. The two mayors began
an exchange of letters to freshen the
idea.
Dr. Lumpkin is to attend th#
elaborately-arranged program for
the visitors—a schedule that in
cludes a round of eating and tour
ing and which included a dinner at
the high school auditorium last
night.
It will spread into Williamsburg
Sunday and to Richmond Tuesday—
when Mayor Cairns is to meet Gov.
Tuck.
The Cairns will return to Scotland
September 1.
U. S. Inventive Genius Piles Up
Record Patent Office Backlog
By Charles J. Yarbrough
Too many people are inventing
too many thingamajigs.
But none of them has come up
with a gadget to help the United
States Patent Office out from under
the greatest backlog of applications
in its 138-year-old history.
It hasn't been so far behind since
George Washington intrusted its
administration to Thomas Jefferson,
who was something of an inventor
himself.
Peering out from under the stag
gering stack of applications, harried
examiners are 148.180 cases in
arrears—too far back to see the
dawn of completion day.
To smooth way if possible, a
New York firm of management en
gineers are efflciency-experting the
whole operation of patenting pro
cedure, from mail room to final
action. Wallace Clark & Co., who
did the same thing in 1926, are at
it a gain under a six-month con
tract which began June 30.
The bill will be about $34,000.
It now requires almost two years
for final action on an inventors'
[ PAT1WT APPuCAriq-js"|
application—which might account
for the many “Pat. Pendings.’’
Old-timers at the Patent Office
say the ideal situation would move
the applications from mailroom to
final action in six months.
The end of the war stirred the
Nation's inventive genius and also
gave it more time. The backlog in
1939 was 42,215; in 1946 it was 110.
386 after diving to 39,052 at the
height of the war.
In the bulging piles of applica
tions with current patents granted
are such things as mud shields for
women's shoe heels.
Washington's weather being what
it is and mud-spotted nylons being
what they are, women might beat
a path to Charles G. Jacobsen's door
in Chicago. Mr. Jacobsen, whose
application has been cooking since
May 3, 1946, got action on the mud
guard which is "adapted to snugly
embrace the heel."
Then there is Margaret McNeill
Jones' emancipation for the foot
sore dog—a dog boot resembling
the hood over your No. 1 wood club.
It's purpose isn’t explained in the
Patent Offices's latest Official Ga
zette.
Also in the foot department is
a flexible heel adjuster and a safety
attachment for shoes.
There is an aparatus for prepar
ing dehydrated bread crumbs, one
for a gun sling, an inflatable leak
stopper, a hen marking nest, a cool
ing system leak detector.
Edward H. Lieber, another Chi
cagoan, offers a one-candlepower
boot drier, and Thelma S. Morris of
Phoenix patented an electric hair
brush.
For junior’s emancipation, there
is a nursery toilet seat built like a
saddle.
In the design division, the ex
aminer has approved a new tandem
road roller, a perfume bottle and
an airplane resembling a water
spider. He has granted patents
on baby rattles and a combination
sun glasses and scarf, an earring,
a spoon and a coffee-maker.
Patent Commissioner Col. Lawr
ence C. Kingsland has a three
fold reason for the mounting back
log, The war took many of the
experienced examiners; inventors
became more inventive with more
leisure time after the war, and
trainer examiners have to give
some of their time for training new
ones.
Somewhere in the backlog n ay
be the invention which will help
sort inventions. He hopes so.
12 Canadian Air Cadets
Due Here on U. S. Tour
Twelve Canadian air cadets will
arrive in Washington Sunday to be
gin a 15-day visit of the United
States as part of a Civil Air Patrol
exchange program.
A group of 24 American cadets
is now on a tour of Canada.
Highlights of the* Canadians’
three-day visit here will be visits
to the White House, the National
Gallery of Art and Mount Vernon.
On Monday, the group will go to
the District building to receive a
key to the city fhom Commissioner
Guy Mason.
The cadets will leave Washing
ton Wednesday for Long Island,
where they will inspect the Re
public Aviation plant.
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Man Held in Fatal Stabbing,
Fourth Killing in Four Days
A coroner's jury yesterday or
dered Richard Wilson, 32, of 501
Fifth street N.E. held for action
of the grand jury, following the
stabbing death yesterday o^Richard
Brown, 40, of 2932 Pomeroy road
S.E. Both men are colored.
The death brought to four the
number of killings in the District
this month.
Police said Brown was Slabbed
in the abdomen with a pocket knife
Monday night in a hallway at 1008*4
Sixth street N.E.. following an argu
ment over a woman. The victim
died yesterday in Casualty Hospital.
7.3 Pet. Rent Raise Granted
For 84 Apartment Units
The District Rent Control Admin
istration has granted a rent increase
averaging 7.3 per cent on 84 apart
ment units in two apartment build
ings at 7611 and 7701 Georgia ave
nue N.W., owned by Schuyler, Inc.
The landlord sought a 9.2 per cent
increase, which would have amount
ed tat $5,040 a year. The increase
granted yesterday will amount to
$4,044 a year. It was recommended
by Examiner William F. Mansfield.
The increase brings monthly
rental lor three-room and bath
apartments from $38.50 to $41.25,
and for five-room and bath apart
fnents from $68.50 to $73.50.
Under the law, tenants have 10
days within which to appeal the
decision.
Party Honors Manasco,
Retiring From Congress
•y thy Associated Press
Representative Manasco. Alabama
Democrat defeated for re-election
was honored last night at a fare
well party by Congressional press,
radio and periodical correspondents.
Speaker Martin and House Dem
ocratic Ceader Rayburn jointly pre
sented to Mr. Manasco on behalf
of the correspondents a silver tray
and scroll expressing esteem for the
retiring member of Congress.
In the unusual tribute by the
correspondents, Mr. Martin told Mr.
Manasco that the Congress was
proud of his record and "it is with
great regret that we see you leave.”
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Plan to Settle
Control Studied
For Gallinger
Medical Society Unit
Would Put Direction
Under Health Officer
By George Beveridge
The Commissioners had before
them today a strong recommenda
tion for revisions at Gallinger
Hospital to end a “struggle for con
trol” of the hospital between the
District Health Officer and George
Washington and Georgetown Uni
versity medical schools.
Criticism of the present Gallinger
set-up and a number of corrective
proposals were contained in a re
port made public late yesterday by
Commissioner Guy Mason and sub
mitted by the Committee on Medi
cal Care in Public Institutions of
the District Medical Society
The report pointed out that par
ticipation of the medical schools at
Gallinger are “valuable contribu
tions” and that "anything which
would destroy the relationship be
tween the schools and Gallinger
i Hospital would decidely not be in
the public interest.”
1 At the same time, however, the
committee, headed by Dr. Maurice
A. Selinger, said it appears that
only patients classed as "suitable
clinical material” for teaching pur
poses “receive the close attention
of the professors, their associates,
assistants and medical students.”
Reports Rooms Taken Over.
•It added:
1. Many rooms in the hospital
designed originally for patients have
been converted to offices for repre
sentatives from the schools.
2. "Faculties of the schools are
primarily interested in selected pa
tients suitable for teaching and in
vestigative purposes. In mental
diseases, pediatrics, tuberculosis and
some other conditions, their inter
est is slight."
3. Capable doctors paid by the
District, "in many instances, are
directed in the care of their pa
tients by junior members of the
teaching staffs of the medical
schools * * * often less well quali
fied from the standpoint of age as
well as experience.”
Inadequate funds and small sal
aries of paid resident doctors at
Gallinger was another reason cited
for the considerable criticism that
has been heaped on the institution.
Would Revise Control.
Instead of the present practice of
medical policies controlled by a
chief of staff who, in turn, is paid
by and responsible to a committee
made up of medical school officials,
j the committee urged that policies
be directed by the District health
I officer.
A “young, energetic physician,
well trained in hospital and medical
school administration and without
previous connection with local in
stitutions,” should be named med
ical director of the hospital, “with
full and complete authority over the
entire personnel,” the report pro
posed.
Commissioner Mason said he has
been “turning over * in his mind"
the possibility of hiring "a capable
j doctor" who could fulfill the jobs
jboth of superintendent, now held by
I Dr. Alvin R. Sweeney, and chief of
j staff, by Dr. P. S. Rossiter.
The city heads are "looking for
;such a man” now and have had cor
respondence with several prospects,
Mr. Mason said. First, however, the
Commissioners must get authority
for payment of a salary "adequate
enough to attract the man we
want,” he added.
Rossiter Due to Retire.
Meanwhile, Mr. Mason disclosed
he has asked the medical schools to
request Dr. Rossiter to remain on
duty as chief of staff "for another
I six months," in the absence of a
[Suitable replacement. He is sched
uled to retire September 1.
The medical committee also rec
ommended formation of an advisory
| board consisting of prominent civic
leaders and members of profes
sional, religious and business groups
j to “aid the health officer in ad
ministration of the hospital.”
Mr. Mason praised this as a
[“sound suggestion.” The present
[Gallinger Board of Visitors, ap
pointed by the Commissioners, he
added, is “extremely inactive.”
Another proposal that the Com
missioners seek higher civ’l service
ratings and salaries for resident
doctors at Gallinger "is a prob
lem we already recognize,” Mr.
Mason declared.
But he added that “our present
fiscal situation makes any moves
j right now impossible.” At the
■present revenue rate, he said, the
! city will have a deficit of $5,800,COO
in 1950.
■ The «3mmittee report said a
[further barrier to attracting doctors
[has been brought about by "charges
and countercharges which are con
istantly appearing in the local
! press.”
Members of the medical society
committee, besides Dr. Sellnger, in
clude Dr. Carolyn S. Pincock, Dr.
[Leslie W. French, Dr. A. Clagett
jGray and Dr. J. Ross Veal.
Miss Randolph Resigns
Health Education Post
Miss Stella Randolph has resigned
as director of health education for
i the Montgomery County Health De
; partment to take a similar post
I with the District of Columbia Chap
ter, American Cancer Society.
Miss Randolph, who has been
with the Health Department four
years, will assume her new duties
September 1.
The department also announced
appointment of two new public
, health nurses. They are Mrs. Lois
[ Scoville and Mrs. Evelyn Torrence.
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