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Evening star., 1944-04-12
.BiIbo 10 Delay
Of
Alley Clearance
Warns Of Action
Unless Congress Takes
Steps by JbIy !
BY DON sSwARREN.

Evincing a chaesSe of heart as to
his earlier demand, for mass evacu-
alton of Washinafns alley dwell
ings on July /, as'Svould be required
by strict applicat;al of the Districts
10-year-old slulrE clearance law,
Chairman Bilbo A. the Senate Dis
trict Committee announced today he
would accept a reasonable postpone
ment of the dessiline "if Congress
can chart defiiste solution" to the
problem.
Asked If he attended to oppose
any modificatiors of the present law
which forbids, ynder heavy penal
ties, human {abitation of alley
dwellings after suly l, Senator Bilbo,
who had just; returned from an
Easter VACATION in Mississippi. said.
mo"
Il don't know why we should as
sure everybody place to live, but
that seems to be the trend today.
But anyway can see there is little
doubt but that hardship would be
caused if the alley dwellers all were
evicted July l."
Meeting to Be Called.
Senator Bilbo warned, however,
that if something definite is not
done to eliminate alley slum Dwell
ings by July l then there will be
nothing left for the District gov
ernment to do butrenforce the pres
ent law"
He also announced he would call
the full District Committee into
session as soon as a quorum OF
members was present in Washing
ton to consider action on a number
of pending matters.
These include the nomination of
James w. Lauderdale, an assistant
corporation counsel of the District,
to be peoples counsel before the
District Public Utilities Commits
sion. Senator Bilbo said he knew
of no protest against the nomina-
ton and therefore considered 1t "a
routine matter"
The Mississippi Senator also
planned to consult with his COM
mittee as to whether subcommit-
tees should be named to consider
or hold hearings on bills passed by
the House, including one to reor-
ganiZe the financial setup of the
District Boxing Commission and one
to ban construction of an apart
ment house at the southwest cor
ner of Sixteenth and Shepherd
streets NV.
Other Pending Issues.
Other matters which may be
brought up at the, next meeting are
the McCarran subcommittee study
for an elected city council-city
manager form of government for
the District, the Holman subcom-
mittee report on its investigation
OF Galinger Hospital and the re-
port of the Commissioners COM
mittee, headed by DR.. Winfred
Overholzer, superintendent of st.
Elizabeth's Hospital, on the condi-
tions and operation of the psychia-
trio ward at Gallinger.
Senator Bilbo also took note of
demands by various groups for his
custer as chairman of the District
Committee because of his white
supremacy views expressed in his
speech to the Mississippi State Leg
islature, during which he opposed
suffrage for Washington.
The Mississippian said he planned
to answer his critics in a speech on
the Senate. floor in the near future.
He said, II think I have been given
adequate and justiflable provoca-
ton" to make such speech.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Backs
Experts Report
On Ga||inger
Engineers Office
To Estimute Cost of
New Mental Ward

A report recommending an en-
tlrely new psychopathic ward
building at Gallinger Hospital, i'm
mediate additions to its staff o1
doctors and nurses and improve
ments in the existing plant pend
ing it's replacement was approved
today by Commissioner Guy Mason
and is under study by his two COL
leagues.
Commissioner Mason said that he
had referred the report to the Dis
trict Engineers Office with re-
quest that he prepare estimates to
carry out the Improvements recon-
mended.
The report, the full text of which
was made public today, was pre-
pared by committee consisting of
DR.. Winfred Overholser, superin-
tendent of st. Elizabeth's Hospital;
DR.. Frederick w. Parsons, former
New York State commissioner of
mental hygiene, and DR.. Samuel w
Hamilton of the United States Pub
lie Health Service. They were
asked by the Commissioners to in
vestigate the institution after a
Senate committee last fall had bit
terly indicted both it's personnel and
physical facilities.
Find Staff Too Small.
In their report, the medical din
vestigators praised the loyalty and
hard work of the present staff, but
found it inadequate. They were
outspoken in their condemnation of
the plant and particularly con-
demned the use of restraint on
patients.
Outstanding recommendations of
the investigators were:
. l. That the present staff of five
psychiatrists be increased to eight
2. That the number of graduate
nurses be increased to 19 and the
entire staff to at least 80. At pres
ent the ward has only three gradu-
ate nurses and 20 student nurses.
8. If the psychopathic ward is to
remain in its present building fol-
any length of time, an addition
should be built for difficult or dan
gerous male patients.
+ 4. Plans should be formed at an
early date for an entirely new
psychopatic ward plant.
48 Separate recommendations.
In all, the investigators made 4e
separate recommendations, most OF
them dealing with Improvements tc
make the wards more comfortable
slightly and safe and to relieve the
existing strain on nurses.
The board laid stress on the fact
that unprotected stair wells and hot
radiators constituted hazard to the
safety of patients. They commented
also on the unsightly appearance OF
corridors, Offices and wards and the
lack of cheerful decorations.
Commissioner Mason conferred
late YESTERDAY with DIR. George c.
Ruhland. public health 0f{icer; DR.
Daniel L. Seckifger, acting super
intendent of Gallinser; and Walter
L. Fowler, District budget officer
about the report.
Later he said that as soon as the
engineers office has reported on It's
estimate for repair items, the Com
missioners will ask Congress fol
funds to make the Improvements al
Gallinger recommended by the
board of doctors. He added that ar
effort would be made to obtain the
services of an expert in hospital de-
sign to study improvement of the
psychiatric ward.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Three Dogs and a Cat
Found Rabid in District

Three dogs and a cat were found
rabid yesterday by the Health De-
partment, bringing to 3S the total
number of animals found infected
with rabies this year.
The cat is reported to have bit
ten five persons. 1t was taken to the
pound on Monday by its owner, who
lives in the 1900 block of Rhode
Island avenue NV.
A dog picked up in the 500 block
of Sherrier place NV, after it was
reported to have bitten one person,
also was taken to the pound Mon
day, The other dogs were picked up
in the 5000 block of Potomac avenue
NV. and the TOO block of B street
Sc
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Board Of Recreation
Weighs Proposal for
Using Unsafe School

The degree of hazard" involved
in public use of land adjacent to
the runways at Boiling Field was
under discussion again today as the
Recreation Board considered re-
questing the District Commission
ers for use of the temporary Pat
terson School. The school will be
abandoned next fall by the Board
of Education as unsafe"
Located on a hill at Thirty-sec-
ond and Chesapeake streets S.W.,
the eight-room temporary Patter-
son School lies directly in line with
a runway bearing 20 per cent of
the traffic at Boiling Field, 1000
yards away. When school officials
decided to enlarge the school Army
authorities urged them to build a
16-room permanent building several
blocks away rather than increase
the danger to both pilots and chill
dren by a larger building on that
site. At that time a representative
of Boiling Field asked that a red
signal light be placed on top of the
Patterson School, asserting that 1t
always would be source of danger
to both pilots and the community
Irving C. Root, superintendent OF
National Capital Parks and a mem
Der of the Recreation Board, was
appointed chairman of a committee
at the board meeting yesterday tc
study the need" for requesting
use of the temporary school wher
the permanent building at South
Capitol street and Darlington place
S.W. is completed in about si1
months. The board already ha!
jurisdiction over the Fort Greblt
Playground, adjoining the school
Milo F. christensen, recreation su.
perintendent, said that if use were
granted the board, the buildint
might be torn down for salvage tt
increase size of the playing fiele
or might be maintained for indoo,
| recreation.
Meanwhile, officials mentioned
possible annexation of the property
by the Navy Department, but sait
they had heard nothing definite
about the Nays interest.
Board members decided yesterda,
to ask the Commissioners to reoues
a $500 supplemental appropriation
from Congress to repair a saggin,
concrete wall at Happy Holloy
Playground, Eighteenth street an,
Kalorama road NV. Children ar
being kept away from the wal
meanwhile, Mr.. Christensen said.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Big Navy Bill Includes
S1,474,931,40O for
D. {. and Nearby Jobs

Projects in the District and al
nearby points are provided in public
works appropriations totaling ST.
474,931 400 included in the 32-billion-
dollar Navy bill for 1945 recon-
mended to the House today by its
Appropriations Committee.
The authorized appropriation for
contractural authority allotted to
Navy aviation, amounting to So, $780,
100000, includes Improvements at
the Naval Air Station in Anacostia
Station to Be Enlarged.
The hearings, made public by the
Navy Department Subcommittee
show the capacity of this station
is to be increased. At present it
houses 80 chief petty officers, 722
enlisted men and 144 WAVES. It
is planned to house 2O8 from the
Photographic Science Laboratory as
soon as additional barracks are
ready.
Four tennis courts are to be added
to the outdoor recreational facilities
at cost of $4,000. There already
| are fields for football, soccer, base
ball, softball, volley ball and hand
ball.
ass Play Facilities for Hospital.
For the Naval Medical Center at
Bethesda, Md, the committee
pointed out there were no outdoor
recreational facilities, although the
personnel stationed there perma
nently totaled more than 1000. The
committee recommended $4,000 fol
five tennis courts and $4,000 for one
baseball field, six softball fields, si,
handball courts, six volley bal
courts, six badminton courts ane
two basket ball courts.
Addition of a gymnasium to The
recreation building at the torpedo
testing range, Piney Point, Md, a.
an estimated cost of 100000 il
recommended. Land already il
available.
Appropriation of $4,000, 900, abou
$3.50, 900 above last years, was re.
quested for the Bainbridge Nava
Training Station at Port De
post, Md.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Man, IS, Is Injured
By Boy on Bicycle

A 65-year-old man received a
fractured hip and shoulder yester-
day when knocked down by a bicy-
Gle ridden by 9-year-old boy, po-
lice reported
The victim was Joseph Clarke
Sims, 5000 Sixteenth street NV,
who was crossing Park road near
Sixteenth street NV. when the &C
cident occurred. Police said Wilson
Wright, g. of 1924 Park road NV.
was the bicyclist Mr.. Sims is in
Garfield Hospital, where it was said
his condition is fair.
A coroner's jury yesterday alb
solved Jack l.. Fulwiley. 40, colored,
.of l2l7 O street NV. in the traffic
death of Atlas w. Harvey, so, Of
1928 M street NV.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Library Semitic Exhibit
To Be Open Sundays

The Semitic section of the divi-
sion Of Orientalia, Library of Con-
eress, will be open from 2 to 10 pm
Sundays so that Hebrew. Yiddisr
and Semitic materials will be avail
able TO war workers, the Library has
announced. The section will be
closed on Saturdays.
Plans are under way for the de-
velopment of the collections. par.
ticularly periodic literature. Mayer
B. Stone Is in charge.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
D. {. Liquor Dealer Denies
Firm Forced Tie-In Sales

A retail liquor dealer testifying
before a Federal Trade Commission
hearing today denied he had been
required by the International Dis
trlbuting Corp. to engage in whisky
wine tie-in sales.
The wholesale liquor firm has
been cited by the FTC on charges
OF requiring retail dealers here to
buy wine in order to purchase
whisky
The dealer, Victor K. Kissal, who
was called as a Government wit
ness, denied he had been coerced
by the wholesaler into making wine
purchases. Mr., KiSsal is manager
OF the Gayety Wine and Liquor
Store, SOB Ninth street NV.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Chevy Chase View Unit
Elects ; TO Committee

E. P Laug, A. H. Scott and w. j.
McCauSland were elected members
of the Chevy Chase View, Md, Citi-
zens Committee, governing body of
the village, at the annual election
last night at the Kensington Junior
High School.
MI. Laug and Mr.. Scott were
named for three-year terms and
Mr. McCausland, the present chair
man, for a one-year term. Hold
over members of the committee are
E. w. Macy and J. w. Self.
Evening star., 1944-04-12

financing is approved by the Federal
Housing Administration.
Mr. Wilkes denied a charge made
last week by Mr.. Ihlder that there
are many unused priorities in the
hands of private builders here.
Members of the home builders
group hold priorities for only 352
housing units which are not actually
under construction and these will
be started some time this month,
the letter said.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Bacferiologist 10 Decide
# Meningitis Caused Death

Psychological studies to deter
mine whether meningitis caused the
death of a 7-year-old colored girl
at Children's Hospital Saturday are
being made, it was reported today.
The child, Dollie Lee Newman OF
1923 Florida avenue NV. is be-
leved to have had a severe type
OF the Infection, it was reported.
She died less than five hours after
she was admitted to the hospital
Saturday.
Miss Mary Davis. 66, of 3311 Six
teenth street NV, meningitis
patient at Gallinger Hospital, re-
mained in critical condition to-
day, it was reported.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Union College Alumni
Re-eIect 6. A. HoIcomb

George A. Holcomb last night was
reelected president of the WASH
ington Alumni Association of Union
College, Schenectady, N. Y. at
meeting at the Hotel 240O. Also re-
elected were 1t. Dorsey Huges, U. S.
N. R.. secretary treasurer, and Earl
Arnds, assistant secretary.
DR.. George Ryan Fox, president
of the college. spoke.
Evening star., 1944-04-12

T h e n - h i S
jacket and fax
suit filled with
fragments o f
G | a S S h e
brought the B-26
bomber back to
England W ! t h
one of its twin
engines out. His
ship had been in
the center of the
b u r S t | n g fax
over the French
airfeid for s
minutes.
Evening star., 1944-04-12

a I y l I, n ! S
t a m ly h a s
learned.
In a lie t t e r
home, Pfc. Hey
ser, an infantry
man, stated he
was wounded by
shrapnel, T h e
husband of Mrs
Ruth N. Heyser
of the Bethesda
address and the
son of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. A. Hey
ser, 3704 TWen-
ty- second street
N E, Pfc, HeySel
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Save This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
of old newspapers and maga-
zines is needed. Telephone your
nearest school or notify some
school child in your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Robert (. Freer to Speak

Security of War Information"
will be discussed by Robert E. Freer,
chairman of the Federal Trade
Commission, at 8:l5 o'clock tonight
at George Washington University's
Hall of Government, Twenty-first
and G streets NV.
Evening star., 1944-04-12

was employed by the Veterans Ad-
ministration before entering the
service in March, 1943.
Pfc. Heyser is a member of the
District bar. He attended Maryland
and Southeastern Universities.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,

UNITED STATES MEDIUM BOMBER BASE IN ENGLAND CBy
Ma-knocked out momenay hitting
1t Conw Dickson "a whose wife lives
NV fought
confused seconds of returning
st.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Bethesda Soldier Wounded
BY ShrapneI at Anzio

Pfc. Carlton E. Heyser, %. of 452l
North Chelsea lane, Bethesda. Md,
was wounded seriously in action on
the Anzio beachhead in Italy Febru-
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Over There With Men From Here
D. c. FLYER, KNOCKED OUT
BYFLAK ,REGAINSCONTROL
lere With Men From Here

TINS one OF series OF stories By Star correspondent
on District Maryland and Virginia soldiers
bombing OF
Evening star., 1944-01-16

"a their heads. They were al cry
Ing - they passed the body and I
made the picture.
just prior to this, the Germans
had started to shell the town 80 I
figured 1t was time to get out while
I could. The entire area around
the town was blasted Just like q
movie set for what Price Glory?"
but there was q rose bush in full
bloom that had withstood the
ordeal. picked one for you and it
is enclosed. You might call it "a
shell-shocked bud for San Pietro." !"
You asked me for some enlight-
enment on what I did with my time.
This should give you a rough idea.
It is not an everyday occurrence,
but 1t Is one Of those Cooks tours"
I like ha-ha) to 60 on once in
while to find out what my taxes are
being used for.
Anything exciting going on back
home?
Evening star., 1944-01-16
Political Action Inquiry
Welcomed by Murray
~ the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Philip
Murray, president Of the Congress
of Industrial Organizations, de-
clared today that the CIO welcomed
the investigation Of activities Of the
CIO Political Action Committee de-
manded by Representative Smith,
Democrat Of Virginia.
Mr.. Smith charged Thursday that
the committee had violated provi-
siOns Of the Smith Connally Anti
strike Act, Of which he is co-author,
and that 1t sought ito influence, II
not control, the 1914 elections"
Addressing the luncheon which
ended the full employment and re-
conversion conference here spon-
sored by the Political Action Com
Evening star., 1944-01-16

others. 1t went on this way until
there were about $50 people along
a path that led from this small hole.
They had been living in caves all
together to get out Of the terrific
pounding it had been necessary to
give the town to get the Germans
out.
When we arrived, it was the first
time they had been in the daylight
for days. There were tears in their
eyes as they recognized us as Ameri-
cans. Old men kissed my hands.
One old woman hung on my arm
and cried. I never felt so helpless
in my life. There was nothing
could do for them.
I had to get my pictures and so I
went to work. made pictures of a
couple of kids and an old woman
at the entrance to the cave and then
made couple of general views OF
the whole crowd.
The odor of rotting flesh was a
thing I will never forget. There
must be hundreds of people, both
German soldiers and Italian civil
Evening star., 1944-01-16

10 good thing that ] have : strong
stomach or else my picture expedi.
ton would have stopped right there
U. s. Doctors Aided Wounded.
The word spread around that the
Americans were In and people
started showing up from cellars all
over the place. One Of the Italians
couldn't walk, so another carried
him out.
About that time q couple Of
American medics showed up and
started administering to the wound
ed. One woman was wounded in
the leg and also had a nasty cash
on her face. Another woman
showed up with a baby about 4 OF
S months old or younger that was
badly burned on its arms. Every
body was talking at once, trying to
show their thanks that we had
driven the Germans out.
After I had made lot Of pic
lures there, I started to leave. A
couple Of the little kids gave me the
Fascist salute. I turned to them
and, initiating the Fascist salute,
said, Not cum sa," and then. giv-
ing the old American "Hy va. Babe
salute, said "Cum sal" The people
around me applauded actually and
there was more kissing Of my
hands. It was touching indeed, If
anything ever was. I am sorry that
I was not able to photograph 1t,
but it was just like I had told you
in other letters, sometimes you can
get too close to things to make pic
lures of them.
Germans Began Smelling.
Our guide asked me If could
take a picture Of his sister. said,
"Of course" He led me to a clear
ing outside Of the church and there
was his sister-dead. She had been
lying in the open, in front OF the
shattered house where he and the
rest Of his family had taken shelter,
for three days. When we showed
up, several women came out of the
house with their belongings piled
Evening star., 1944-01-16
Entire Town Of San Pietro Was Rozed BY Allies
To Blast Out Nozis, AIexundnion Relates
Photographer Says
People Greeted
Yunks With Teurs
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
To-day the town Of San Pietro
fell to the Allies and I was there
when it fell"
That's the way a letter from an
Associated Press photographer, Will
liam c. Allen, tells it. It was written
to his wife, Mrs. Dorinda Allen,
who lives at 724 South st. Asaph
street, Alexandria, Va. It's simple
and graphic narrative, and Mrs.
Allen is willing that others should
share it. Here it is:
Dearest Renee:
am going to tell you q story. /
can write about it because I am q
war correspondent, not assigned to
any particular outfit, and therefore
I am not giving any military secrets
away.
Today the town of San Pietro fell
to the Allies and was there when
it fell. San Pietro was one Of the
key German positions in their win
ter line and was holding up our
advance toward Rome. For over
three weeks, we have been trying to
break through, and today we did.
Jim Wright and started out be-
fore daylight to enable us to be on
the scene when, and If, our troops
went to work. We arrived at Vena-
fro just about dawn and started up
the mountain. The town of Vena-
fro is nestled at the foot Of one of a
series Of mountain peaks and San
Pietro is in the valley on the other
side.
Continued Part of Way Afoot.
We were able to drive in our
jeep up one side of the mountain,
but because of snipers in the hills
on the other side, it was necessary
70 continue the rest of the way on
foot. There was a winding road
down the side of the mountain that
had been blasted something terrible
by our artillery. Our tanks had at
tempted to go down this road the
day before and some of them never
made it, All along the route were
scenes of utter destruction. German
vehicles, blasted bridges, wrecked
and burned American tanks, dead
American doughboys, swollen and
bloated cattle and donkeys lined the
road. The American engineers were
sapping for mines.
We were warned to be careful of
BOBBY traps and, even being the
souvenir hunter 1 am, I had no in
tention Of practicing my hobby at
that time. We wound our way past
these results of war, with a COM
pany of infantry. I felt very funny
as all had to shoot was a camera.
Rounding bend in the road,
where one of our tanks had been
blasted apart, we came into view
OF San Pietro. Honey, you have
never seen nor could you imagine
such sight. Here was a town
that had once been a very pretty
little place, with population of
1880, and not one building had
been spared.
AS we came into the town, an
Italian woman came out of house
cellar and stood watching us. I
made picture of her waving to
the soldiers. We continued up what
had been the main road, not seeing
a soul besides the old woman until
we came to the outskirts on the
other side. There was a ravine
here that led out of town, and I
saw a small opening in the side of
the hill.
$50 Came From Cave.
AS came up, little boy came
out of the opening and in a few
minutes he was followed by several
Evening star., 1944-01-16

rnittee, Mr.. Murray said. ~ : Ne
have nothing to hide"
He added that the committee
would turn over all information to
the Justice Department or any
other agency involved in such an
investigation.
Mr.. Smiths demand for investi-
cation, addressed to Attorney Gen.
eral Biddle, was based on . maga-
zine article In which Mr.. Murray
was quoted as saying CIO unions
Evening star., 1944-01-16
School Luncheon PIonned

The school safety patrolmen Of
the Brightwood School will be hon
|ored ct luncheon at pm. We'd
nesday by the District Of Columbia
Motor Club. The luncheon viii b.
held In the school, Thirteenth and
Nicholson streets NV.
Evening star., 1944-01-16

ians, beneath the tons of fallen
buildings. There were dead animals
everywhere. all blasted apart. It is
Evening star., 1944-01-16

had made IN initial contribution Of
100000 to the Political Action
Committee.