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Evening star., 1945-07-26
Detectives Cut and Bruised
Man Shot, in Battle

Detective Sergts. H. H. McGuinn
and E. P. Hallman, colored MEM
bers of the robbery squad. suf-
fered cuts and bruises and col
ored man was shot in fight last
night at Logan Circle NV. The
fight occurred while the colored man
was allegedly resisting arrest. The
detectives were treated at Freed
mems Hospital and released.
Harry r. Wilson, 81, of the 1900
block of Tenth street NV, who
police said was wounded in the arm
by Sergt. McGuinn, was treated at
Freedmen's and then taken to Gal
linger Hospital. He is being held
on an open charge pending further
investigation.
Police said the officers went to
Logan Circle to question Wilson
about a series of car thefts and lar
cenies, and that Wilson and his
brother, Lewis, II, who was with
him, started to fight. Lewis drew
a razor, and while brandishing it
Harry started to flee and was shot,
police said. Lewis was charged with
assault on an officer. a
Evening star., 1945-07-26
D. {. Pay Bill Rights
Extended 10 6aIIinger
Nurses and Internes

The Commissioners today ap-
proved an opinion of Corporation
Counsel Richmond B. Keech that
student nurses and internes of Gal
linger Hospital are employees of the
District of Columbia and are en-
titled to overtime pay and other
rights of employees of the District.
Mr.. Keech said District Auditor
Arthur r. Pilkerton had reported
to him that student nurses and in
ternes are paid from the District
appropriation bill, that the nurses
and internes are appointed by the
Commissioners and are subject to
the retirement act and to the an
nual leave and sick leave regula-
tions. Mr.. Pilkerton held that they
occupy the same status as any other
District employe.
Acting Health Officer Daniel L.
Seckinger, when he was acting su-
perintendent of Gallinger, raised
the question of whether the nurses
and internes should be consid-
cred employees of the District or
"Trainees."
Mr.. Pilkerton pointed out that
student nurses at st. Elizabeth's IS
and Freedmen's Hospitals were en-
titled to overtime compensation un-
der the war Overtime Pay Act of
1943, under the decisions of the
Controller General.
Mr.. Pilkerton said that since stu
dents at Gallinger Hospital occupy
a similar status to those at st. Eliz-
abeth,s and Freedmen's he felt they
were entitled to benefits as regular
employees.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Army Rejecting
Number of Dogs,
But Asks More
y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Many of the dogs offered to the
Army for scout duty against the
Japanese have had to be rejected
and an appeal has been issued for
800 new canine recruits by Septem-
ber Is.
A campaign began May ! to en-
list 1900 dogs for training. Dog
owners responded with offers of
about 5000, but most of the animals
were rejected because of improper
temperament and a heart ailment
determinable only by microscopic
examination.
German Shepherd and Belgian
sheep dogs have proved most adapt
able, but other acceptable breeds In
clude Doberinan pinschers, collies
and giant Schnauzers. After train
ing they are able to detect the
enemy at $50 to 400 yards farther
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Lard Shortage Hits
Penal Institutions

District purchasing and hospital
officials reported yesterday a seri-
Gus shortage of lard. They said it
was even more difficult to obtain
than meat.
Acting Purchasing Officer H. A.
Bales said 1000 pounds of lard
are required to fill the cooking
needs of hospitals and institutions
every month and his Office has been
unsuccessful in filling any require
ments since June.
Mr.. Bales said although his office
has attempted to obtain supplies
through negotiations in the open
market as well as through the Pro-
curement Division of the Treasury,
no prospect of future supplies has
been found
Glenn Dale Sanatorium was re-
ported hard hit. 1t was said break
fast eggs are the only fried food
the institution has been able to
provide for two months. Grease
for this purpose is obtained from
meat, according to Hazel Firestine,
chief dietician, who said patients
are weary of puddings and canned
fruit and have expressed a cesiIs
for pie or cake.
In explaining the difficulties, II
was pointed out that to serve r:e
to 488 patients and 225 employees
would require Is pounds of lard.
officials of the District Work.
house and Reformatory at Lorton,
Va, said they were able to fry food
because of the hog-slaughtering
program at the institutions. The
supply of lard is insufficient and
has prevented them from supplying
bread to other institutions.
Gallinger Municipal Hospital said
it was able to make a lard subSti-
tute out of suet purchased in
Chirouo
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Probe Of Inspections
AT Curtiss-W Wright Asked
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate War Investigation
Committee recommended today that
the Army Air Forces make "a prompt
and thorough investigation" of in
spection procedures at the Curtiss-
Wright airplane plants in Bu~ alo,
N. Y.
In a formal report, the Senate
group described the procedures as
unsatisfactory" and said that
representatives of the AAF Tech
nical Command had been "inept in
locating and eliminating existing
deficiencies" 1t urged the air
forces to learn why the Technical
Command had not previously cor
rected the alleged conditions.
The committee undertook an in
vestigation of the Curtiss- Wright
plants after Senator LANCER, Re-
publican, of North Dakota had
demanded an inquiry.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Byrd Fayors Cut
In U. s. Jobs 10
Below Million
126, ,049 Employees
Added During June,
Senator Declares
ByJ. A. OLEARY.

When the Pacific War ends
the Federal Government should
reduce its force of employees
from the present total of 3,543,-
326 to "less than a million"
Chairman Byrd of the Joint
Congressional Economy Com
mittee told Congress today.
The Virginia Senator filed a re-
port showing that, despite his fre-
quent appeals for an immediate
reduction of 100000, the total on the
Federal payroll was increased by
l26,049 during June.
Computed at the conservative
salary rate Of $4,000 per annum for
each Of these new employees, the
Federal Government is saddled with
the additional expense of $252, ,098 900
annually for personal services
alone" Senator Byrd said. This
means, too, that during the month
of June 100 civilian employees were
added to the public payroll every
hour of the working day here, and
600 civilian employees were hired
every hour for Government duties
abroad
He again called attention to his
recommendation that this rapid
rate of hiring" be stopped and that
a full manpower inventory be un-
dertaken looking to a prompt re.
duction in the present total
He pointed out that by June 30,
1916, the public debt will reach the
staggering total of s292, 900 900 900,
just short of the present debt CELL
ing of $500, 900 ,000, 900"
1T is essential that the Congress
and the general public Immediately
look to the source of the thousands
of Government cost items that make
up this huge total and promptly
bend every effort to roll back reck-
less expenditures of public funds so
that point of proper balance can
be made with the Nations reve-
nues," the Senator declared.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
eashed Dog Brings
Jail Term 10 Owner

The commissioners new edict
that all dogs must be leashed proved
to have sharp teeth yesterday as
a 50-year-old colored man started
serving 30-day jail sentence on
a charge of violating the regulation
The man, Ernest L. johnson, COS
Marion court NV, pleaded guilty
before Municipal Court Judge
George D. Nelson to a charge that
his brindle bull was unleashed In
an alley off Seventh street NV
He was sentenced to $25 fine or
80 days in Jail, and was committed
in default of the fine.
The defendant told the court the
dog had slipped out of its muzzle
and leash while he slept in a truck
nearby.
Mr.. johnson Is the first person
to go to Jail for violating the reg
ulation. Tuesday Judge Nelson
sentenced the first defendant
charged under the edict to a $40
fine, but warned that subsequent
violators would be dealt with more
severely.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Federal and D. c. Officials Join
Star in Service Flag Dedication
Unemployment of Veterans Is Marked
By Ceremony in Lobby of Building

Mr.. Newbold, in a brief statement
when the flag was unfurled. said:
The Star considers the re-em-
ployment of the 283 men who went
into the service prime responsible
ity.. Twenty-four Star employees
have returned to their jobs after
military service in World War II.
Six of the "a have resigned to go
into other fields of activity. The
remaining 18 now are back at work
and are here with us. We are happy
none returned wounded"
B. M. McKelway. associate editor
of The Star. opened the program
with a welcome address.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Navy Department
Still Investigating
ST. Elizabeth S Death

The death at st. EliZabeth's Hos
pital of Howard j. Crandall, 21-
year-old San Diego, Calf, sailor,
was a closed chapter today so far
as the coroner was concerned, but
the Navy Department still is in
vestigating the circumstances.
A coroner's jury took 35 minutes
yesterday to return verdict of acci-
dental death and completely absolve
a hospital attendant who was in
jured in a scuffle with Mr.. Crandall
and another patient when they
escaped from the hospital June 80,
two days before the sailor died.
One of the witnesses, DR.. Roger
Smith, u s. NJ, said the Naval In
quiry Board he heads had not con-
cluded its investigation, but that he,
"as an an individual, had heard no
evidence suggesting Crandall had
been attacked"
Last week another jury termed
three st. Elizabeth's attendants 're-
sponsible" in the death of Seaman
Clark J.. Leeper, 81. of Richmond,
Calf. and held them for action of
the grand jury.
At yesterdays hearing Detective
Sergt. John K. Baker of the homi-
eide squad testified his investigation
showed Mr.: CranGaH and two other
patients, Edward ]. Seller, jr., for
mer merchant marine, and Earl P.
Farrar, attacked two attendants,
James Montgomery and Pharmacist s
Mate 1fc Jack Barnett, on the
morning of June 80.
Mr.. Montgomery, who was knocked
to the floor by Mr.. Seller and then
attacked by Mr.. Farrar, admitted
that in fighting for his life he
might have kicked the deceased, the
policeman testified. Coroner A..
Magruder Macdonald explained
that, while Mr.. Montgomery had not
been arrested, it was the jury's duty
to hold him to the grand jury if
they did not consider the death ac-
cidental or justifiable homicide.
Tells of Striking Man.
Taking the stand, Mr.. Seller told
how he twice struck Mr. Montgom-
cry before he and Mr.. Crandall fed
from the institution to the Seller
home, 24l6 North Capitol street.
They were found by Navy corps
men and returned to the hospital
four hours later, and during their
freedom had figured in no accidents
or fights, he said.
Hospital physicians testified Mr..
Crandall spoke of no pain the next
two days, but on the afternoon of
July 2 asked to lie down in solitary
room. Two hours later he was found
in an unconscious condition and
soon died. DR.. Karl H. Langen-
strass, who performed the autopsy,
said the sailor died of peritonitis re-
Sulting from perforated intestine.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Col. Urquhort to Tell
Engineers About Tour

1t. Col. L. C. Urquhart of the
Corps of Engineers will describe his
findings on recent inspection trip
through Pacific island backgrounds
Monday at luncheon meeting of
the Washington post of the Society
of American Military Engineers.
Maj. Victor v. Martin, U. S. A., re-
tired, will preside at the meeting,
which is to be held at 1890 pm. at
the Mayf1ower Hotel.
1t. Col. Urquhart heads the en-
gineering division of military con-
struction of the Army Chief OF
Engineers Office.
if the wind is in the dogs favor.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
TwoFirrns Seek
Tower Permits
For TeIevision
NBC and Bombereer
Want Zonine Sanction
In Northwest Area

The National Broadcasting Co
and the. Bamberger Broadcasting
Service, Inc, have filed applications
with the Board of Zoning ADJUST
ment for television towers in land
now zoned residential.
NBC is seeking permission to
erect 350-foot tower at the Ward
man Park Hotel. Bamberger wants
to build 300-foot tower at Fortieth
and Brandywine streets NV.
A hearing will be held by the
board on August 6. Earlier this
months, the zoning Adjustment
Board turned down by a 2-to-1
vote Bamberger's application for a
tower, at Thirty-ninth and Fessen-
den streets NV, after residents of
the area bitterly protested the pro-
poSal. E
Want Hotel Transmitter.
In its application NBC said it pro-
posed to build its tower on 199-foot
site behind the hotel. The trans
mitting equipment will be placed in
the Garden Room of the hotel,
which the application said now is
used only occasionally for parties.
The Bamberger application was
filed by Attorney Harry S. Wender.
He said the tower site was an aver
age of 406 feet above sea level, which
is believed to be the highest land in
the District, outside OF the 410-foot
elevation at the base of Fort Reno
Reservoir. Mr.. Wender said with
the exception of the original site
proposed, it is believed the new one
is the most satisfactory location for
television in the District.
Choice of $50 Sites.
The Bamberger company surveyed
$50 pieces of property before de-
Gliding on the new site, which is in
the rear of Woodrow Wilson High
School, Mr.. Wender said. The only
residential area in the entire section
which might in any way be affected
by the tower, he said, are houses
on the south side of rBandyWine
street and on the south side of
Chesapeake, both of which are con-
tiguous to commercially zoned prop
erty. He promised that the property
would be carefully Handicapped with
shrubs, trees and lawn areas.
The highest part of the Bam-
berger building would be two stories.
Both broadcasting companies have
applications for commercial tele-
vision before the Federal Commune
cations Commission and NBC was
granted permission, before the war,
to operate from the Wardman Park
Hotel, but plans were stopped by the
FEC in 1912 because of the war.
The applications for the television
towers have been sent to the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission for an advisory nnininn
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Senate May Defer Action
On Release Of GI Miners

The Senate is not likely to act
before the summer recess on the
Kilgore resolution seeking to have
the Army release 10000 miners for
bituminous coal fields.
The Senate plans to quit soop
after it ratifies the United Nations
Charter in few days, and Senator
Kilgore, Democrat, of West Virginia
said it would be pointless to rush
his resolution through the Senate
when the House is in recess until
October.
Meanwhile, the Senate War In
vestigating Committee, which is
trying to ease similar labor short
age on railroads to speed troop re-
deployment, will look into complaints
that some railroad men are not
working full time.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Two New Polio Cases
Reported In District Area

The Health Department yesterday
reported two new infantile paralysis
cases from Silver Spring, Md, bring
ing the number OF cases hospitalized
in the District area since the first
|of the year to As.
The new cases, both at Children's
Hospital, are 6-year r-old boy from
the TOO block of Scully drive. and
a 5-year-old girl from West Falk-
land lane.
According to the departments rec
ords, there are now % District cases
and % from the nearby areas of
Maryland and Virginia hospitalized
b the District.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Capt. Letternlan
Is Given Rank
0fInspector
Police Veteran to
Succeed Collins
On Retirement

The Commissioners today an
nounced the promotion of Police
Capt. Oscar j. Letterman of the
third precinct to succeed Inspector
Maurice Collins, who will retire
August /.
The new inspector appeared in
the news two weeks ago when he
participated in vice squad raid
on an alleged disorderly house in
his precinct, in the 1700 block of
Pennsylvania avenue. Mrs. Mar
garet Locke and Carmen Beach are
under charges of operating the
place, which masqueraded as a mas
sage parlor. Capt. Letterman last
fall had opposed renewal of license
for the place.
Capt. Letterman was appointed
to the force in June, 1921, and as
signed to the third precinct as a
patrolman. He resigned in Feb
ruary, 1925, to serve as a policeman
on the White House force. A year
later he was reappointed to the
Metropolitan Police Department on
a transfer from the White House
and promoted to the rank of ser
geant, assigned to the first precinct.
Headed Special Squad.
In 1928 he was assigned to duty
with special vice squad in the first
police district. In April, 1880, he
headed a special investigation squad
and was given the rank of lieuten-
ant in the sixth precinct.
He was commended six times for
outstanding police work, once by
Commissioner John Russell Young
and Col. Kelly for his part in break
ing up gang involved in a large
number of housebreaking cases in
the District.
He was promoted to captain of the
fourth precinct in July, 1898, and
later served as captain of the 18th
precinct.
Served as Night Inspector.
He has served as night inspector
for the third and second police dis
trictS. In November, 1910, he was
appointed an alternate member of
the Police Trial Board. His record
shows that he was a veteran of the
last war and was born February 8,
1891, in Missouri.
The Commissioners, acting on a
long list of temporary promotions,
promoted 1t. Beverly C. Beach to a
temporary grade of captain to fill
the vacancy created by Floyd A.
Truscott, who is on military leave.
Capt. Letterman will receive s5,o70
year in his new post, and 1t.
Beach will receive $4,000.
Temporary Promotions.
The following men were given
temporary promotions:
Sergt. Anthony Richitt to lieuten-
ant, $3,475;- Corpl. Edward H. Ring
to sergeant. S3,145; Corpl. Phillips
Burton to sergeant, Pvts. Joseph L.
Proctor, jr.. and John l.. Pumphrey
to corporals, s2,980; Precinct Detec-
tive Walter B. Vogelsang to detec-
tive sergeant at a salary increased
by $500, and Pvts. Alex K. Kapsol
and Talmadge P. Denton to precinct
detectives with additional compen-
sation of 1854.
The following officers, who were
given temporary ranks, now will go
On permanent basis August /:
Capt. John Flaherty, 1t. Ernest
P. Myers, Sergt. Clarence Morgan,
Sergt. Samuel j. Prophet, Corpls.
Arthur B. Gernhofer and James T.
McCary, Detective Sergt. Samuel T.
Creech and Precinct Detectives
James M. Powell, Ruby G. Balser
and Schuyler F. Cox.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Kensington CurnivoI
To Finunce Ambulance

The annual carnival of the Ken
sington Md Volunteer Fire De-
partment win begin tonight on the
departments lot at Old Bladensburg
road and Lincoln avenue, Kensing-
ton. The carnival will be held
nightly until August and each
Saturday night thereafter until
September /.
Proceeds will be used to purchase
q new ambulance. E4ward Wilks
Is chairman Of the carnival.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Women Instruct
Navy Middies
For First Time
5y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 26.-For
the first time in its century of ex-
istence, the Naval Academy has as
signed women to its stan of in
structors, the Public Relations OF.
fee disclosed yesterday.
The women, all WAVES, are Alta
Gray, Cumberland Center, Me-;
Katherine Ushec, Jersey City, and
Rosemary Grimes, Oakland, Calf.
Misses Gray and Ushec are as.
signed to mechanical work involved
In installation Of equipment used
for marine navigation and opera.
ton of Link trainer instruments.
Miss Grimes has been assigned to
the Annapolis naval xeeir unit as q
Link trainer instrucsT.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Red Cross Ships $50. 600
Comments to YuqosIuys

Red Cross chapters over the coun-
try have made garments for $50 900
Yugoslavian children, it was an
nounced today at national head
quarters of the organization here,
and these have been assembled with
other relief supplies for distribution
in that country.
Red Cross Production Corps work
ers have produced 5000 layettes and
] 900 Junior Red Cross medical
chests which will be distributed. In
addition, 1873 tons of evaporated milk
will be transferred from warehouses
in Cairo, Egypt. to Yugoslavia for
distribution under direct supervision
OF Red Cross civilian war relief
workers. Total supplies are valued
at 81, ,692 ,625.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
70 More Witnesses
Want 10 Be Heard
On Judge MargoId

No less than 20 additional wit
nesses still want to be heard in
opposition to the proposed promo
ton of Municipal Judge Nathan R
Margold to be a District Court
justice.
A spokesman for the opposition
made this announcement late yes
terday after four hours of complaints
against Judge Margold and his
methods of conducting court busi-
ness had been placed in the record
of hearings before the Senate Judi
ciary Subcommittee considering his
nomination to the higher court.
Senator McCarran, Democrat, OF
Nevada, chairman of the Judiciary
Committee as well as it's Margold
Subcommittee, expressed a willing
ness to hear the additional testi-
mony, but recessed the hearing, SUBJ
ject to call. to permit arrangement
of a time when both committeeman
and witnesses would be available
Slim Chance for Action.
Chances of action before the Sen
ate begins its recess until October
thus grew simmer. The nomina-
ton must be returned to the White
House if the Senate fails to act
before recessing for longer than
80 days.
Jean M. Boardman, a leader oi
the opposition, told the McCarran
Subcommittee his most vital" wit
ness, Joseph H. Bait, Washington
attorney, was in Maine, but that ef-
forts would be made to contact
him.
His testimony, Mr. Boardman told
the committee, would concern a
statement by Judge Margold that
he was willing to award a directed
verdict to a defendant in simple
assault case only if the defendant
would agree to give his divorced
wife custody of their child.
Others File Complaints.
Complaints against Judge Mar
gold, outlined earlier yesterday aft
ernoon, included testimony by At
torney T. Edward OConnell, who
said Judge Margold had been en-
ployed as lecturer at Harvard
Law School but didn't finish out a
year because he was fired by Dean
Roscoe Pound. He charged that
anti-semitism was the reason, but
this is something never known to
exist at Harvard. He is using the
same complaint now.
IF he is given a lifetime job on
the District Court. the disfranchised
people of the District will suffer
God help them.
He is bungling, incompetent
and unqualified imitation of q
lawyer"
Attorneys Richard E. Wexford
Reese B. Gillespie, Hauserd K. Pres
ley, Ward B. Mccarthy, Albert E
Brault and Dennis Collins also testi-
fed against confirmation of Judge
Margold.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Women, Girl Volunteers
Wanted for Farm Work

Women and girl farm volunteers
were urged to sign up today for at
least a week at Camp Mil-Bur
volunteer farm camp operated near
Annapolis by the University of
Maryland, where large quantities of
truck crops are threatened because
of labor shortage.
Volunteers, who must be over IA
years old. may apply at the Farm
Labor Office at the District United
States Employment Service head
quarters, Seventh and K streets
NV.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Duce's Son Unreported

ROME, July rs (Pt--Allied head
quarters in Rome said today there
was no official confirmation of re-
cent rumors concerning the activ-
titles of the late Benito Mussolinis
eldest son, Vittorio. He was re-
ported recently to have surrendered.
Evening star., 1945-11-12

Perne e. Henninger we're third with
2645. 1t. Comdr. Herbert Gerst
and Herbert Sherman. both OF Nor
folk, were fourth with 1858.
None of those leading at the half
way mark finished among the win
ners. They were Nine. Marianne
Boschan and Mrs. Sybil Newlands
Miss Kathleen McNutt and G. B
Westman, 1t. Edward S. Harlow and
Preston C.. Elicit, both of Rich
mond, and r. L. Miles, jr., Norfolk
Va, and Roy Thurtell.
Mrs. Irene Surguy and Gene Her.
mann won the Capital Cup foi
mixed pairs with a score of $50
Miss Margaret Hamilton, Whining.
ton, Del. and Arthur Schlesinger