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Evening star., 1946-04-09
Woman Hotel Clerk Defies
Gun and Prevents HoIdup

A woman hotel clerk who refused
to be intimidated by gun foiled
an attempted robbery of the Henry
Hotel at 1925 Thirteenth street NV.
early today, police reported.
Martha Blake told police two COL
ored men entered the hotel lobby
at lao am. and asked to use the
telephone, They left and returned
in a few minutes, she said, and de-
manded money. One of them point
ed revolver at her to enforce the
demand, she said.
Instead of complying, the clerk
pressed buzzer to summon help
and threw herself to the floor be-
hind the counter. The bandit with
the pistol fired one shot, which
struck the door jamb over her head
and the pair fed. They got no
money.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Bishop Oman 10 Address
1empIars' Sunrise Service

DR.. G. Bromley Oman, Bishop of
the Methodist Church for the New
York area and president of the
Federation of Churches of Christ in
America, will address the 10Th an
nual Easter sunrise service of the
Grand Encampment of knights
Templar in the amphitheater at
Arlington National Cemetery, FREQ
E. Blood, general chairman of the
service, announced today.
The Easter sunrise service will
begin at 7:30 am. Charles Noah
Orr, Grand Master of the Templars
will preside. Invitations have been
extened to cabinet officer. mem
bers of Congress and Government
officials, the announcement said
The Knights Templar will march
in uniform from the west gate to the
amphitheater preceded by the Unit
ed States Marine Band. The serv-
ices will be broadcast by Columbia
Broadcasting System over a ma
tional hookup.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Man Ordered 10 Face Mrs. Rogers Expected
Grand Jury in Staying To Follow Up on Bill
0fSai|or onD.C. Street For Amputees Cars

Representative Rogers, Republi-
can, of Massachusetts,, leading pro-
ponent of automobiles for amputeeS
today was expected to follow through
on her pledge to introduce a bill
authorizing the Veterans Admins
tratlon to buy cars for men whose
walking has been impaired by war
injuries
The question of cars for war am
putees was left to Congress yes
terday when Edward E. Odom, VA
solicitor, ruled that the agency could
not supply automobiles under exist
ing laws. VA said both Veterans
Administrator Bradley and DR.. Paul
R. HaWley, chief medical director
concurred.
Cites History of Legislation.
DR.. Hawley requested the opinion
after Mrs. Rogers expressed the
belief that VA did have such au-
thority in the cases of men who
have lost legs or have suffered
spinal cord injuries.
Mr.. Odom's siX-page opinion re-
cited the history of congressional
action on appliances for disabled
men. He pointed out that Congress
had specifically included seeing
eyes dogs for the blind and wheel
chairs for amputees, but had made
no mention of cars.
Mr.. Odom said there was nothing
in the legislative history to indi-
cate that any member of Congress
even thought" of cars for amputees.
Within Congress Province.
However desirable it may be from
the standpoint of the individual OF
generally" he added, 1T is one OF
those matters which is peculiarly
within the province of the Congress
to provide"
Mrs. Rogers said previously that
II VA refused to provide the cars
she would introduce legislation to
authorize their purchase.
The move to provide the cars was
launched among the amputees at
Forest Glen and has since won sup
port from several veterans organi-
cations.
The Forest Glen amputees will
have an opportunity to explain their
position tomorrow when members
of VAS Prosthetic Appliances Ad-
visory Committee meet at the Cap
itol to discuss the problem. Two
members of Congress-Mrs. Rogers
and Representative Kelley, Demo
crat, of Pennsylvania are on the
committee.
Evening star., 1946-04-09

The snake, which aroused pro-
tests from a number of parents of
students at Montgomery Blair High
School, Silver Spring, Md, because
the pupils were allowed to handle it
in biology class, has become the pet
of the school,
The teacher, Mrs. Dorothy Rud-
nick, at whom the protests were di-
rected-and who also was criticized
because of hypnotism demonstra-
tions in class-reports that the
snake is making new friends every
day.
THE children refuse to let the
snake CO." she declared. They in
sist on feeding it and keeping it as
pet"
"Slinky," as it was named by
young admirers, is an ordinary gar
ter snake-nonpoisonous and little
more than 6 inches long.
1--WE won't dissect him as we
would other reptiles during our
course of study" Mrs. Rudnick ex-
planned. "It's a question now OF
letting him live as a pet or letting
him CO."
Principal E. M. Douglas said
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Parking Agency
To Seek Space
At Pentago
Room for 1000 Cars
Of Virginions Asked
To Relieve Congestion

Use of part of the North Pentagon
parking lot, designation of express
streets for buses and vacating of
parking garages by the United States
and foreign governments will be
sought to provide some immediate
relief for Washingtons parking con-
gestion. according to P. Y. K.
Howatt, chairman of the District
Motor Vehicle Parking Agency.
At a meeting of the Advisory
Board OF the American Automobile
Association at the Mayfower Hotel
yesterday Mr.. HoWatt told board
members and guests he has asked
Brig. Gen. Robert N. Young, COM
manding general of the military
district OF Washington, to earmark
1000 of the $500 parking spaces
In the North Pentagon lot for use
OF city parkers coming from Virginia.
Buses taking Pentagon employees
from the District, which now return
empty in the morning and leave the
District empty in the evening, could
be rerouted to transport persons
using the lot, he said.
A recent survey by the parking
agency, he explained, revealed that
only 600 spaces in the lot normally
are used. Counts of cars parked
Evening star., 1946-04-09

Eugene Lee, %, colored, 1Ol6
Eighth street NV. was being held
for the grand jury today after an
inquest yesterday into the fatal
shooting, Saturday night. of a sailor
in front of the City Bank at Mount
Vernon place and Ninth street NV
The sailor. Radioman sc James
G. Hulings of Clarendon, Pa, died
shortly after arriving at Emergency
Hospital A second victim of the
shooting, John E. Carter, "a, CT
ia Maple avenue, Takoma Jark,
Md, who is in serious condition at
Emergency Hospital, was drawn into
the alteration by curiosity, accord
ing to testimony.
Henry Lee, 25, brother of the de-
fendant and resident of the same
address, was charged by police with
assault.
More than dozen witnesses,
white and colored, testified at the
inquest. This is what happened, ac-
cording to the accounts. The broth
ers had been drinking beer and wine
at home. They set out with theil
sister, Clara Hoover, and Eugene
Lees wife. to pick up some mail for
Eugene that had been delivered to a
colored man in the northeast sec
ton. Eugene Lee told police he took
along a revolver because he was
afraid of the man who, he said, had
kept company with Mrs. Lee while
he was in service. Henry Lee, a
laborer, had a pocket knife and the
sister had an icepick in her bag
The revolver and the icepick were
recovered by the police.
Quarrel Starts.
A quarrel developed between Eu-
gene Lee and his sister, as three
sailors, of whom Radioman Huling
was one, passed them on Ninth
street. Radioman Huling told the
colored men to knock off" the
swearing ''on account of the women,
one of his companions testified. Eu-
gene Lee drew his revolver, Henry
Lee drew his knife
A passing soldier ran into a serv-
ioeman'S barn dance in the Pythian
Temple across the street and
shouted that a sailor was having g
fight with a colored man and the
colored man had revolver.
The colored woman ran north or
Ninth street. The two brothers re.
treated to the City Bank corner
The three sailors were slowly ad.
vancing on them when a shot was
fired. This hit Mr. Carter, who wa.
some distance behind the sailors
The defendant allegedly fired three
more shots, one of which hit Radio.
man Huling in the chest.
Escape in Cab.
The brothers jumped into a cal
driven by John H. Oliphant, colored
of the 1000 block of Bennings road
John Bjornvick, painter of Seal
Pleasant, Md, was in the front sea-
as a passenger. Eugene Lee threat.
ened the driver with his revolver
and told him to drive on.
Mr.. Bjornvick testified that one
of the men in the back seat KEEP
poking him, that he "got tired of it.
and climbing into the rear of the
cab managed to grab the gun.
Pvt. Louis H. Giersch of the sec.
ond precinct testified that he came
upon the cab halted in M street
two blocks from the shooting, ano
arrested the brothers.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Virginia Farmer
At 81 Is Father
For 10th Time
BY the Associated Press

BRISTOL, Va, April 9-At 81.
Enoch DoWell, tenant farmer living
near Bristol, is father for the
Goth time and says he feels just
like a 19-year-old-just as proud
as I was with my first
Mr.. Doweu, who says he likes
children "or I wouldn't have had
so many" married his present wife.
who is 46, after the death of his
first II years ago.
Mrs. DoWell had two children by
previous marriage, then nine by
Mr.. DoWell, all of whom are living.
Mr. Dowell had II children by his
first wife, of whom two are dead.
At Kings Mountain Memorial
Hospital, by his wife's bedside, Mr..
Doweu held the newest infant and
said he would be willing to bet a
good farm to a flshhook" that
there isn't another man of my
age in two counties who can do
more work or who's got a better
family"
His wife joined in, TITS the truth.
Come to our place at Emmett's and
you'll see him working every day
taking care of 20 head of cattle, 1s
head of hogs. Is turkeys, 200 chick
ems, two acres of tobacco, and q
truck patch"
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Funeral for A. E. Martin
Arranged for Thursday

Requiem mass for A. Elmer Mar
tin. e., employe of the Washington
Terminal Co. for 47 years, who died
Sunday at his home, 1927 Rhode
Island avenue, Brentwood, Md, will
be said at $50 am. Thursday at
st. James Catholic Church, Mount
Rainier, Md. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
A native of Alexandria, Mr.. Mar
tin had lived in Brentwood 25 years.
He was member of the Holy Name
Society of st. James Church, Prince
Georges Council 29O9 of the Knights
OF Columbus, and a past president
OF the Chillum Democratic Club.
surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Ruth E. Martin, and three sisters,
MRS Nettie Lawson, Mrs. Ada Gins
ley ana Mrs. Aldine Machman, all
OF Washington.
Evening star., 1946-04-09

Mrs. Truman visited Children's
Hospital yesterday to view its pres
ent facilities for child treatment and
to learn details of the expansion
contemplated after the forthcoming
construction fund drive.
Accompanied by Mrs. w Chaplin
Huntington. a director of the hos
pital, and Miss Matte Gibson
superintendent, Mrs. Truman moved
through the various wards and
treatment rooms. followed by news
reel and still cameramen.
Use of the iron lung and physio-
therapy devices were explained to
Mrs. Truman, who expressed par
ticular interest in treatment of in
fantile paralysis patients. She
chatted briefly with the youngsters
and was told of their Improvement.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Mrs. Clara H. Bowers Dies;
Active Church Worker

Mrs. Clara Hanley Bowers, a life
long resident of Washington, died
yesterday at her home in the Ala
bama Apartments. She had been
i'll more than two years.
Born in Washington, she was the
widow of John H. Bowers. She was
an active member of the Church of
the Immaculate Conception.
She is survived by a daughter,
Miss Kathryn E. Bowers, who is gov
ernor of the International Fedora
ton of Catholic Alumnae, and two
sisters, Mrs. John G. Maier and Mrs.
j. Walter Sale, all of Washington,
and brother, Joseph A. Hanley of
New York City.
Requiem mass will be said at 9
am. Thursday at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception. Burial will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Court Orders Drug Store
To Label SuIfa Medicines

A consent Injunction perma-
nently enjoining I. James Hendel-
berg, trading as the Southeast Phar-
macy, Eighth and l streets Sc
from dealing in sulfa drugs or a
sleeping powder unless they are
properly labeled, has been signed by
Justice Jennings Bailey of District
Court.
The injunction suit was filed
March % in behalf of the Govern
ment by Daniel B. Maher, Assistant
United States Attorney An affidavit
filed with the suit said a Marine
corporal became ill after taking an
overdose of a sleeping powder and
was treated at the Naval Hospital
Bethesda, Md. An investigation by
the Federal Food and Drug Admin
istration followed, leading to the
suit, Mr.. Maher said.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Senate Unitto Take Up
Increased District
Payments This Week

Moves for boosts in the Federal
payment toward National Capital
expenses will be taken up by the
District Subcommittee of the SEN
ate Appropriations Committee when
it begins hearings this week on
the le47 municipal budget.
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat. of
Wyoming. chairman of the subcom
mittee, said consideration would be
given to the adoption of formula
for annual adjustment of the pay
ment. Pending before the group is
the report of three special investi-
gators who last year recommended
formulas based on the extent of
tax-free Federal land holdings here.
An immediate increase in the
lump sum payment from s6,OOO,-
600 to S8,000,oO0, pending final con-
gressional action on a formula, was
recommended last night by Senator
McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada.
A member of the Appropriat tions
Committee, though not now a mem
ber of the District Subcommittee
he said he would seek to have the
payment boosted by 100000 in
the pending supply bill when it is
brought before the full committee.
While it has been argued that
enabling legislation first would be
needed to increase the size of the
payment, the McCarran proposal
would place the issue directly before
Congress if approved by the Senate
Appropriations Committee.
Senator O'Mahoney said he
planned tc begin executive hearings
on the District supply bill Thurs
day. AS it came from the House
the s8l sos 900 budget was cut down
to S72,585 900. District officials
have indicated they will seek
restoration Of much of the almos,
50 100000 that the House cut out OF
the bill as a means of saving against
anticipated increased fund demands
before the end of the next fsca,
wear
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Mrs. Florence Gaddis Dies;
Real Estate DeaIer's Widow

Mrs. Florence Entwisle Gaddis, 80,
lifelong resident of Washington and
Alexandria, died yesterday at her
home, 3720 Upton st. NV.
Mrs. Gaddis was born in Alexan-
dria, the daughter of the late Wilmer
j. and Mary Mills EntWisle She was
the widow of Eugene E. Gaddis, real
estate dealer here, who died in 1929
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
Elsie G. Curry and Mrs. Mabel G.
Lunsford: sister, Mrs. Lewis KEN
per. all of Washington: two grand
children and six great-grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held at l
pm. tomorrow at Hysong's funeral
home, 1900 N street NV. Burial will
be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be Tracy
L. Jeffords, Wade Hampton, Capt.
Marshall McKibben and Justice
Henry A. SchWeinhaut.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Southeastern Board
Reorganization Asked
To Open Law School

Reorganization of the Board of
Trustees of Southeastern Univer-
sity, a part of the Young Men s
Christian Association. to permit re-
opening of its law school with the
certifcation Of the American Bar
Association. was proposed in bill
introduced yesterday in the House
The bill, said to be backed by the
Alumni Association of Southeastern
was introduced by Representative
McGehee, Democrat. of Mississippi.
1t was referred to the District
Committee for action.
The law school was closed in 1912
after provisional approval of the
school had been withdrawn by the
American Bar Associa ton, report
edly because the university did not
have direct control over its funds.
At present, it was explained, 8
of the II trustees are selected from
among directors of the YMCA and
4 by the alumni.
Under the McGehee bill the uni
versity's charter would be amended
to provide that the number of uni
versity trustees could range from
9 to 81.
OF the final number determined
upon, one-third would be members
of the YMCA directorate and two
thirds would be elected by the
Alumni Association. OF the latter.
at least half would have to be
graduates of the university.
The bill specifies that university
income from any source would be
held in the name of the university
corporation and applied to the main
tenance, endowment, promotion and
advancement of the university.
A meeting of the alumni has been
scheduled for 8 pm Friday to act
on the legislative proposal.
Evening star., 1946-04-09

tricycle. and held on TO the handle
bars with his trunk. A bear roller
skated and little dogs rode the
ponies, turning flipfops from their
backs.
Equestrienne Thrills.
There was also the black haired
La Tosca girl doing a double-back
somersault on a bounding rope
And then that long moment as the
great gasp went up when one of the
La Mars flying trapeze team failed
to catch his partners hands at the
top of a twisting leap and fell into
the net below.
So deep in the net did he sink
from his long fall that the acrobats
did not try that intricate stunt
again, for fear another's fall would
stretch the big mesh of ropes too
far, and permit him to strike the
hard floor below. But no matter.
They had hung by their hands,
heels and teeth until the spectators
were weak and dizzy and ready
enough to turn their attention else
where
And who could remember danger
long when there was "Florian." the
graceful, white dancing horse; Kin
ko, the pretzel man bareback rid
ers, teeter board artists, Chinese
tumblers and clowns and more
clowns, until your head reeled with
the sheer delight Of it and the ex-
pectancy of the next display.
If you missed it. therell be per-
formances every day through Sun
day at 2 and 8:15 pm. The proceeds
will go to Almas Temple charities
and activities throughout the coun.
( try.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Large Audience AppIouds
Thrilling Stunts at Shrine Circus

Washington's fifth annual Shrine
circus opened weeks run at Uline's
Arena last night with a 26-display
performance that left the kids
hoarse from shriekinS their delight
and the groWnups dizzy from trying
to watch everything at once.
From the opening parade to the
final exit march it was a bangup
show and the near-capacity crowd
which turned out for the premiere
in spite of chill weather went home
satisfied
Whether it was the antics of the
absurdly coStumed clowns, the
breath-taking gyrations of the aero
bats high in the vaulted dome of
the arena. or the slim girl being
shot $50 feet from the mouth of a
giant cannon, didn't seem to matter
The audience ate it all up-especially
the youngsters.
Glee Undiminished.
Their mouths agape and sneared
with popcorn, molasses and spun
sugar candy, they clapped, WhistleG
and shouted with undiminished glee
as act after whirling act took its
place in one or the other of the
three saWdust rings for more thar
three hours Of old-fashioned fun.
There was little Joe Walsch in q
cage full of lions and tigers, making
them sit up on stools, jump through
hoops and even walk a tight rope
like so many tabby cats-and with
only a cracking whip and slender
pole for protection against the great
claws and snarling. saber- -toothec
jaws.
The great elephant of Capt. Jot
Hanson rode around the ring on &
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Paving Test Charges
Cited in Protest Of
DC. Laboratory Ban

The District paid the Bureau of
Standards $13,49684 more for test
ing paving materials and other items
than it received in rent on its own
scientific laboratories, which it is
prohibited by law from using, it was
revealed today when House Appro-
prlations Subcommittee hearings on
the Commerce Department appro-
priation bill were made public.
At the request OF Representative
Stefan, Republican, of Nebraska, a
member of the committee, DR.. E. U.
Condor, director of the Bureau of
Standards, submitted data showing
that in the fiscal year 1945 the bu-
reau charged the District S17,103 %
for testing 1853 items At the same
time, the District received S3,60644
IN rent for its laboratory at 203
Bryant street NV, now being used
by the Federal Government.
This situation led to a protest by
Mr.. Stefan, who observed:
Il am very much concerned over
the fact that the government of the
District of Columbia owns a testing
laboratory. in which they have
around 100000 worth of machinery
for test purposes. and should not be
allowed to test their own materials" j."
Questions Testing Expense.
At another point, Mr.. Stefan
asked:
why is it that We are required to
90 free testing to the amount of ST.
273 1852 annually for various Govern
ment departments and State insti-
tutions, and then why is it necessary
to charge the District Of Columbia
government for the same kind of
work."
II suppose that is the wording of
the law" DR.. Condor replied.
E. c. Crittendon, assistant direc-
tor of the bureau, submitted a
memorandum following the hear
lngs, pointing out that since 1894
the annual District appropriations
acts have contained a clause pro-
hlbiting the operation by the Dis
trlct Of testing laboratory.
Bill Removes Prohibition.
This situation, however, will not
exist in the future as the District
appropriation bill for the fiscal year
1916 removes the previous prohibi-
ton on operation of the Districts
laboratory.
In another memorandum submit
ted to the committee, the bureau
said that since August, 1943, certain
members of it's rubber section have
used the Districts laboratory, origi-
nally designed to test road-building
materials. The Public Buildings
Administration pays the District
81, ,966,44 rent on the building space
and the bureau pays $3.50 for
equipment, a total of S3606.44
The contract provides for use of
the District laboratory continuing
the duration of the present emer-
gency-and provided that the occu-
pancy OF the premises shall not ex-
tend beyond one month after the
termination of hostilities or for a
lesser period mutually agreed upon -
The bureau said the laboratory had
been very important in conducting
the bureaus work on synthetic rub
ber."
| Certain types of tests, other than
those on road-building materials
and fuels. are made for the District
by the bureau without charge, DR.
Condor pointed out. During the
le45 fiscal year, SO such examina-
tios were made at an estimated cost
Of $1,476 to the bureau.
Evening star., 1946-04-09

Tommy Jimerfield, jr., 3, one of
the poliomyelitis patients, hugged
toy animal and remained silent when
introduced to Mrs. Truman, but soon
produced bright smile. A sturdy
looking child, Tommy progressed
from a badly crippled state virtually
to complete physical soundness
under treatment at the hospital, his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B.
Jimerfeld, sr., of Morningside, Md,
said.
Among other young patients greet
ed by Mrs. Truman was Mary Lou
Forni, II, whose mother, Mrs. Charles
w. Forni, Silver Spring, Md, stood
nearby Mary Lou, suffering from
rheumatic arthritis, received the
the Presidents wife while padding
in the warm water Of the hydro
therapy tank.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
AMVET Women Uroe
Continuance of OPA

Continuation of the Office of Price
Administration after June 80 was
indorsed unanimously last night by
Women's Post, No. 3, of the Ameri-
can Veterans of World War. II.
In asking the continuance of OPA,
the group agreed that price con-
trolls should be kept wherever the
agency considered it necessary. In
itial plans were mapped at the
meeting for an AMVET dance, to
include all three of the associations S
District posts. The meeting was
held at post headquarters. 1907 M
street NV,