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Evening star., 1946-12-18
Indictment Says
Casey Evaded.
S7O,384 Taxes
Former Roosevelt
Aide Declares He
Paid Every Cent
By the A,.oe;oted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 18.-Eugene B.
Casey, AZ, one of the late President
RooSevelt's six executive assistants
during the war, was under q Fed
eral grand jury Indictment today
charging he evaded income taxes in
the amount of $70,384.
The indictment, handed down
yesterday, charged that during the
years 1941, 1912 and 1913, when Mr..
Casey was in the White House:
His net income for the three years
was $171 1926 and the income he re-
ported was $81,210.
He paid Federal income and vic
tory taxes of $18,785 when he should
have paid $50,
Fictitious Office rents and salaries
and overstated maintenance charges
were claimed in connection with his
real estate business in Washington
and Maryland.
Paid UP, Casey Says.
The Indictment disclosed that Mr..
Casey claimed and the Government
did not dispute losses totaling about
$37,100 from farming operations over
the three years.
He claimed his four children and
Evening star., 1946-12-18
Only Third of Alarms Sounded
In Fire Boxes Here, Says Chief

per cent Of box alarms are false
alarms.
Professional fire fighters at first
were inclined to distrust the tele-
phone, but now they favor it. For
one thing, it enables them to go di-
rectly to the house on fire and not
to the fire-alarm box where equip
ment still frequently piles up while
the firemen must ask bystanders to
direct them to the fire.
Even when an alarm comes In by
telephone, the telegraph system is
still used in summoning, or order
ing to stand by, the departments
80 engines, 16 truck companies, .
rescue squads, ! fire boat and 2
water towers.
Under the new setup, which will
go into effect as soon as arrange
ments can be made for the transfer,
the Fire Department viii man the
fire-alarm headquarters. Herbert
Friede, superintendent Of the signal
section of the Electrical Depart
ment, will continue to be responsible
for maintenance and installation OF
new equipment
Evening star., 1946-12-18
Alexandra Hospital Grant
Opposed by City Manager

Opposition to a request from
Alexandria Hospital for a grant Of
$4,000 in 1947, in addition to per
diem payments for INDECENT pa
tients, today was voiced by Alex
andria City Manager Carl Bud
wesky.
Mr.. Budwesky said he win rec
ommend either one plan or the
other, but not both, to the City
Council.
In a report to the council, the city
manager cited seven Virginia cities
and one county which provide funds
on only one of the two plans.
In Arlington, the one county men
toned, funds are provided on. $5-
daily rate. In addition, the county
appropriates money to offset losses
the hospital sustains in handling
traffic accident cases.
Alexandria Hospital has requested
an increase from the 1916 per diem
rate of S. to $8.84 next year, Mr..
BudWeSky said.
Evening star., 1946-12-18
Coast Guard League
InstuIIs Chupter Officers

Newly-elected officers of the Po-
tomac Chapter of the Coast Guard
League were installed last night at
a dinner meeting at Waldrop,s Res
taurant, Brentwood, Md.
Those who took Office were: Hay
den s. CARRIER, commander; Allen
A. Carney, senior vice commander;
o. Kenneth Baker, junior vice COM
mander; Arthur A. Gladstone, Judge
advocate; Benjamin L. Parnell, ad-
jutant; Joseph c. Boswell, paymas-
ter; William II. Barringer, chaplain,
and Harry A. Mcdonnell, master
alarms.
Guest speakers included: former
Representative Secrest, Of, Ohio;
Rear Admiral Chester H. Jones, ma
tional paymaster of the league; DR.
Herbert Seward Of Yale University;
John P. Henrie, Of the fourth dis
trict of the Coast Guard League,
and Comdr. william Helvestine, ma
tional executive secretary.
Evening star., 1946-12-18
First Crippled Soldiers
Fly Home for HoIidoys

Five soldiers with crippling war
wounds left Boiling Field this morn
ing on an Air Transport Command
transport plane<to fly to their homes
for the Christmas holidays.
The men are part of a group OF 10
wounded soldiers from Walter Reed
General Hospital, all ainputees or
men paralyzed because of spinal in
juries, who are being flown from
Washington to their homes by the
ATC for the holidays.
Other wounded soldiers are being
flown from the Letterman General
Hospital, San Francisco, and the
Percy Jones Hospital, Battle Greek,
Mich.
The men were selected after a
canvass of the hospitals. Hospital
attendants are travelling with most
of the wounded men who are unable
tn care for themselves.
Evening star., 1946-12-18
Health Research
Center Funds
WiIIBeSou!ght
Proposed Facilities
At Bethesda Would
Cost Is Millions

Funds for a vast new medical re-
search center to become part Of the
National Health Institute at Be-
thesda will be requested of Congress
next year by officials of the United
States Public Health Service, it was
said today.
DR.. E. E. Dyer, director of the
institute, said present estimates in
dicate the proposed facilities, to
provide for extensive clinical and
laboratory cancer research, would
cost between $l5,000,000 and $780,
000, 900.
According to plans, the National
Cancer Institute at Bethesda would
become part of the new center,
with a 200 to 800 bed hospital allo-
Gated for clinical study and treat
ment OF cancer patients. An addi-
tional section of the same size would
be provided for study of patients
with old age and heart diseases.
Research Primary Function.
Offlcials said the new center
would be unique general hos
pital, with research as its primary
function" Most general hospitals,
it was pointed out, lack extensive
research facilities because of their
function as centers of treatment.
The cancer institute, on the
other hand. must confine present
operations at the center to labora-
tory and experimental research,
sending scientists to outside hospi-
tails for clinical work.
DR.. Roscoe r. Spencer, director
of the cancer institute, said Con-
gress also will be asked for ap-
preparations OF more than S. 5000, 900
to further cancer research. Present
appropriations total $1,772,0 900.
Wide Expansion Planned.
The expansion program would In
clude increased funds for grants to
private institutions and other CEN
ters outside Government jurisdic-
tion, some to help train new cancer
research workers.
I'VE have virtually all the legis-
lation we need to carry out an ade-
quate cancer research program" an
official Of the institute said, but
the final solution of the cancer prob
lem viii depend on the performance
Of research. If we can find the
why's of cancer, we can start"
Evening star., 1946-12-18

Struct1On OF the homes was being
delayed because of q, holdup "o1
CT loan approval"
The Veterans Administration
said 1t has received no applications
for approval from any of the prof.
ects involved.
Earlier, Mr.. Czajkowski said, he
had been told that ground on his
project would not be broken until
all materials were available. Later,
he said, he was assured materials
were on hand and that construction
would begin Immediately"
Refunds Were Expected.
: Mr.. Czajkowski said he deposited
81, ,000-$600 to pay for a basement
in the home, that was supposed to
be retained with $75 for settlement
charges" He expected to get a re-
fund of the remaining 1926 "after
financing was settled" he said.
II was told that $125 would be
taken out of my $1,000 for settle
ment charges" declared Bernard A.
Brewer, ~, WHO contracted for a
home at Oakton, Md, on September
4. Mr.. Brewer said he has been ly-
ing with in-laws at 2206 Charming
street NE.
Harold G. Kemmerer, 80, Of 400
Fifty-third avenue, Bladensburg,
said he was told he would be able
to get back his 81 900 deposit 60 days
after his contract for a home at
Oakton was signed. The 60 days
were up last Monday.
Deposit for Good Faith
Mr.. Kemmerer emphasized that
he was told the deposit was to in
sure good faith" on his part and
that the money would be returned.
Il guess I was lucky-I put up
only $780," commented Charles M.
Nye, 34-year-old Army veteran who
lives in a small apartment at 734
Third street NV.
Mr.. Nye contracted for q home
at Gwynn Park last June with the
understanding it would be completed
by September.
"By October, / was fed up, and
told the williams agent I wanted
my money back. He told me I'd be
able to get it on November Is, but
last month they said I wouldn't be
able to get 1t unless the house could
be resold," he said.
Evening star., 1946-12-18
Porking Lot Operator Collects
5O-Cent Charge After Trial

ing in question, Mr.. Combs was de-
layed 90 minutes by the call of duty.
Testimony showed that when MIR.
Combs came to get his car, Mr.. Alt
man demanded so cents.
For so cents I could park all
night" Mr.. Combs reportedly told
him.
yes, but the way your car was
parked, 1t was taking up space
enough for two Cars" Mr.. Altman
was said to have replied.
There were more words. Finally,
Mr.. Altman charged. the fireman
struck him. Mr.. Altman sued for
5000.
Yesterday jury decided. Il re-
turned q verdict in favor OF Mr..
Altman for so cents.
Mr.. Combs paid the 50 cents.
Evening star., 1946-12-18
Alexandria Chamber
To Vote for Directors

Ballots today were in the hands of
members of the Alexandria Cham
ber of Commerce who will vote on
five new members of the board of
directors by December %.
W., Selden Washington, chairman
of the Nominating Committee, said
candidates are John B. Bowden,
Benjamin L. Hayman, Arthur G
Herter, Edward s. Holland, jr.; r.
vim M. Hufford, Ross F. Hunt, r. l..
Kane, William E. Lee, Kirk Miller
and T., n Poladian.
Evening star., 1946-12-18
Talks 10 Resume
After Cafeteria
Offer rlsRejected
1000 Workers Vote
Down 6-Cent Ruise,
Still Ask 20 Cents

Negotiations between union and
management on the walkout threat.
ened for January / of 5000 Gov
eminent cafeteria workers will be
resumed Saturday, it was an
nounced today by both sides to the
controversy.
Meanwhile, Government Services,
Inc, operating agency of the cafe
terias, announced it had made plans
to provide limited meal service for
its 100000 Government worker
patrons if a strike should material-
ize. Supervisory help will be util-
lied to provide the limited service,
1t was said.
The meeting Saturday will begin
at 10 am. Both union and man
agement indicated today they had
not receded from their positions.
Six-Cent Offer Rejected.
The possibility of a strike in
creased last night when the cafe
terra workers fatty rejected GSIs
offer Of 6-cent-an-hour wage in
crease and reafirmed their support
OF their unions 20-cent-an-hour de-
mand.
The union informed GSI this
morning of the workers decision.
1t was after this notification that
it was decided to continue nego-
tiations.
Leaders of the United Cafeteria
and Restaurant Workers, Local All.
declared they will call their menu
bership on strike unless their de-
mands are met. The union already
has filed its 30-day strike notice and
last nights meeting indorsed the
filing OF the strike notice.
Company Asked to Open Books.
The rejection of the non-profit
corporations 6-cent-an-hour wage
increase offer was voted unanimous
ly by more than 1000 cafeteria en-
ployeS who jammed the meeting in
Shiloh Baptist Church. They shout
ed down the companyis offer with
derisive boos and Justify cheered
their union leaders statements that
they were prepared to carry on
until we win this fight"
Richard Bancroft, president of the
union, asked that GSI open its
books to the public so it can be
determined whether or not it can
afford the wage increases. He said
the union had suggested that both
sides lay their problems before the
proper Government authorities, but
that this suggestion has been re-
jected by the company.
The resolution adopted by the
members asserted the average take
home" pay of cafeteria workers was
only $40 a week and that the re-
quested 20-cent- hour raise would
only bring this wage to $2597, which
was described as still below the
recognized wage required for "a
descent standard of living" The
workers get the customary two meals
a day also, the GSI pointed out.
| The union also is asking Is days
annual leave and Is days sick leave,
plus welfare fund.
Evening star., 1946-12-18
Friedman to Corry Fight
For Job to Hiqh Court

Morton Friedman, former Federal
employe discharged on charges that
he was Communist sympathizer,
will carry his fight for reinstatement
to the Supreme Court, he told The
Star today by telephone from New
York. A Court of Appeals decision
this week upheld his discharge.
The decision upheld an April 2
ruling by Justice Jennings Bailey OF
District Court that the Civil Service
Commission had a right to fire per.
sons whose loyalty was In doubt.
Mr.. Friedman was dismissed from
the War Manpower Commission in
September, 1914, allegedly for oppoS-
ing the United States entry into
World War II until Russia was in-
vaded by Germany.
Evening star., 1946-12-18
Law, Airport Manager.
Gets Efficiency Award

An award for management eff
ficiency was presented to Hervey F.
Law, manager Of National Airport
at dinner of the Aviation Distrib-
utors g. Manufacturers Association
last night in Chicago.
Selection Of airport managers to
be honored for efficiency was made
by the National Aeronautics As
sociation and plaques were donated
by Andrew j. Hare, editor and pub
Usher of Airports Magazine. Man
ayers of airports at New Orleans
Indianapolis and Amarillo, Tex,
also we're honored.
Mr.. Law, q veteran Of the Civil
Aeronautics Administrations airport
section, has been manager Of the
local terminal for the past three
years.
Evening star., 1946-12-18

It took Edward r. Altman, jr,
nearly q year and lot of trouble
to collect, but today he had the so
cents which he claimed customer
owed him for parking overtime on
the lot he ran.
The way It all came about was
something like this:
John Combs, 40l1 Thirty-sixth
street, Mount Rainier, Md, fire.
man, parked his automobile on lot
across the street from the engine
company where he works, at 719
Twelfth street NV. That was last
January 81.
It had been the custom, Mr.. Alt
man said. to let the firemen park
there at night, provided they moved
their cars by 8 an. On the u1orn-
Evening star., 1946-12-18
Capper 10 Introduce
Same Resolution for
D. {. Representation

The first legislation to be intro
duced by Senator Capper, Repub.
lican, of Kansas when the Eightiett
Congress conyenes, he said today
will be his joint resolution to grant
national representation to the Dis
trict.
ut will go into the hopper as soon
as the hopper is officially open," he
asserted.
The veteran Senator, who has
been a warm friend of the District
during all his % years of service in
the Senate, declared he would make
a strong fight for enactment of the
suffrage resolution.
Language Unchanged.
Form of the new measure will be
exactly the same as the Sumner
Capper resolution before the Sew
enty- ninth Congress, he explained.
Champions of the vote for this city
have indicated to him, he said, that
no changes are desired in the langu-
age of the resolution.
It proposes an amendment to the
Constitution empowering Congress
to grant national representation to
the citizens of the National Capital.
Text of the proposed amendment
reads as follows:
The Congress shall have power
to provide that there shall be in
the Congress and among the electors
of President and Vice President
members elected by the people of the
District of Columbia constituting
the seat of the Government Of the
United States in such numbers and
with such powers as the Congress
shall determine. ALI legislation
hereunder shall be subject to
amendment and repeal"
Hits at Outrage.
He said he still could not under
stand why Congress year on year
has shown such lack Of interest in
the great injustice done here"
TT Is an outrage" he declared,
"that the Capital Of the greatest
democracy in the world is being de-
prived of voice in its own govern
ment."
Evening star., 1946-12-18
Patterson PTA to Hold
YuIe Party Tomorrow

A cost of 125 children of the Pat
terson School will dramatize Christ
mas customs of many foreign coun-
tries at the annual Christmas party
of the school Parent Teacher As
sociation at 7::30 pm. tomorrow.
Grace Kurtz, director of music, is
in charge of the dramatization,
while Mrs. F. w. Grover is chair
man of the Program Committee.
Miss Della Goetz, of the United
States Office of Education's Division
of international Educational Rela-
tions will speak on Latin American
Schools"
Evening star., 1946-12-18
PTA in Montgomery
To Discuss School Post

A proposal urging establishment
of the Office of assistant county
superintendent of education in
charge OF school property for Mont
gomery County will be discussed by
representatives of IL countrywide
organizations conferring on school
maintenance tonight.
The meeting, sponsored by the
Montgomery County Parent Teach
er Association Council, will be held
at 8:l5 o'clock in the Lynnbrook
School, Bethesda, Leslie M. Able,
council president, said.
Evening star., 1946-12-18
Kent County Lowyer Gets
Baltimore Customs Post

s. Scott Beck, jr., 38, a Kent
County CMd0 lawyer, was named
today by President Truman to be
controller Of customs at Baltimore.
Mr.. Beck, who served in the Navy
during the war, was graduated in
law from the University Of Mary
land in 1898.
Evening star., 1946-12-18
Donations for Family
|0f Slain Policeman
Now Total SLABS

The fund for the family of Police
man Richard H. Taylor, who was
shot and killed by 14-year-old Town
send Annes last Friday night, rose to
more than $1.436 today.
Cash and checks are being received
at police headquarters and various
precincts and by Washington news
Papers from sympathetic citizens
and fellow officers of the slain
policeman. Contributions received
by The Star total $226.
At the same time, the Policemen's
Association of the District began
work on a plan to authorize payment
Of 5000 to the widow of any Dis
trict fireman or policeman killed in
the line of duty.
Meeting last night at the Odd Fell
lows Hall, the group instructed its
Legislative Committee to draft bill
for presentation to the next Con-
gress authorizing the District Com
misisoners to pay 81, 900 to the widow
when q policeman or fireman dies
in the performance Of his duty.
Annes, the slayer Of the policeman,
Is now at Gallinger Hospital for
psychiatric examination. He was
committed by Juvenile Court Judge
Fay Bentley Monday shortly after
coroner's jury held him responsible
for Pvt. Taylor's death.
Maj. Harvey G. Callahan, super
intendent Of police, has set up a
special fund for Mrs. Taylor, her
14-year-old son and 18-year-old
daughter. Inspector Clement P.
Cox, chief clerk of the department.
has been named treasurer of the
fund.
The Star will receive and ac-
knowledge cash and checks mailed
or brought to the cashier, Evening
Star Newspaper Co., before turning
the contributions over to Inspector
Cox. Checks should be made out to
MIR. Cox.
The Taylor family will receive q
payment Of about $4,000 from the
police benefit association to which
Pvt. Taylor contributed during his
"a years on the force. The pension
to the family will be $40 a month.
Mrs. Taylor has been working in a
department store for three years. to
help pay medical bills. She plans
to keep the job.
The following contributions have
been received by The Star.
Evening star., 1946-12-18
Club Elects

The Annandale Home Demonstra-
ton Club has elected Mrs. II. w.
Brazier as president, succeeding Mrs.
Roberta Clemons. Other officers
are: Mrs. Robert Nay, vice presi-
dent; Mrs Raymond Lynch, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Gordon Ed
wards, corresponding secretary, and
Mrs. G. G. Washabaugh, treasurer.
Evening star., 1946-12-18
10 Pension
Kin Weighed
ByCiiviI Service
Decision Involving
so Totul Deduction
Due This Week
By Joseph Young

The three civil service commits
sioners will meet some time this
week to act on the recommendation
Of its retirement division that more
money be deducted from the month
ly paychecks Of Government workers
so that survivorship insurance bene-
fits may be Incorporated into the
Federal retirement system.
Drafted by Warren Irons, head OF
the commissions retirement division,
the plan would deduct 6 per cent
of the salary of each Government
employe. instead Of the present per
cent monthly deducted. The money
would go into the permanent fund
In return for the extra money, the
fund would pay modest monthly
pensions to dependents Of Govern
ment employees who die in the serv-
ice and to dependents OF retired
Federal workers who die.
If the plan is approved by the
commission, it presumably will be
sent to Congress with recommend
alton that legislation be enacted to
put it into effect.
Two Support Principle.
Two of the commissioners, Presi-
dent Harry B. Mitchell and Arthur
S. Flenming, are known to approve
the plan in principle. The stand OF
the third commissioner Frances
Perkins, has not been disclosed as
yet.
On a major proposal such as this,
the approval of all three commits
sioners presumably would be needed
to obtain official commission sup
port. A dissenting opinion might kill
the plan, its sponsors feel.
What Congress reaction would be
to such plan Is debatable. Although
members Of Congress would come
under its supervisorship insurance
benefits, the recommendations
would mean the expenditure of more
Federal funds, since the additional
/ per cent deduction Of Government
salaries would pay for only one half
the cost. And Republican leaders
have stressed that they will seek to
reduce Federal expenditures. The
exact cost Of suvivorship insurance
has not been disclosed by its spon-
sors, pending commission approval
Of the plan.
Replaces Lump Sum.
The survivorship insurance bene-
fits are intended to give Federal
workers the same benefits that are
enjoyed by employees in private in
dustry under Social Security pro-
visions. They feel that, although
the Federal Retirement Fund Is the
most generous one of its kind in the
country, it has serious shortcom-
ing in that it fails to provide for
benefit payments to the wives and
children and parents of deceased
Federal employees, as well as retired
Government woIkcrs.
At present. when a Government
worker dies before the regular re-
tirement age, his beneficiary is given
q lump sum payment OF the money
paid into the fund, plus the accrued
interest. No more payments are
made. The proposed plan would
provide pensions on a monthly basis
to dependents, based on the amount
Of money paid into the fund and the
number Of dependents, and would
replace the system of the lump sum
payment.
Evening star., 1946-12-18
Junior College. Plans Dance

The crowning Of Christmas
queen will mark the first Christmas
dance of the Montgomery Junior
College at the Washington Aviation
Country Club, Bethesda, from 8 to
IL pm, Saturday.