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Evening star., 1946-04-16
Alienation Suit Filed
By Mrs. WhippIe

Mrs. Cristina Michels Whipple,
1880 Sixteenth street NV, whose
marriage here last June to Harold
Andre Whipple in ST. Matthews
Cathedral was a social event at
tended by many diplomats, yester-
day afternoon filed suit in District
Court charging her husbands par
ents and his brother, Byron Luis
Whlpple, with alternating her hus-
bands affections and asking $50 1000
damages
The suit charges the parents.
Harold E. and Mrs. Louisa Andre
Whipple, and the brother with try
Ing to induce the husband to leave
the plaintiff and accuses the hus-
bands mother and brother of induc-
ing him to accompany them to Cuba.
All OF the defendants are listed as
living at 1906 Sixteenth street NV
The plaintiff is a daughter of
Rudolfo Michels, former Ambas-
sador from Chile to the United
States. The husbands mother is a
niece OF the late former Cuban Am
bassador to the United States, DR..
Carlos Cespedes.
The plaintiff and her husband
have daughter, born on March 81
The plaintiffs attorney is Col. Will
liam S. Culbertson, former Amer
lean Ambassador to Chile.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Mrs. Thomas n. Gore Asks
Divorce, Charging Cruelty

Mrs. Mary p. Gore, Alexandria,
Va. yesterday afternoon filed suit in
District Court asking for limited
divorce from Thomas N. Gore. 1861
Crescent place NV, on grounds of
cruelty.
The husband, a son of former
Senator Gore of Oklahoma, served
as an Army captain during the war
The suit says the couple was mar
ried in Baltimore in July, 1888, and
asks for custody of their two chill
dren, a daughter, II, and a son, 8
The suit also asks that the husband
be enjoined from prosecuting a di-
vorce suit he allegedly filed in
Texas.
: Mrs. Gore is represented by At
torneys John Lewis Smith, jr., and
John Paul Jones
Evening star., 1946-04-16
New Center Market
Reopens Thursday

New Center Market. Fifth and
L streets NV, which suffered heavy
water damage March l when the
building housing it was almost
totally ruined by a $750,0OO fire,
will reopen Thursday morning for
business, Fritz w. Knudsen, man
ager, said today.
Mr.. Knudsen said about 80 of the
80 dealers who formerly had stands
on the ground, or market floor, of
the three-story structure have re-
paired the water damage to refrig-
Grating equipment and showcases
and are now prepared to serve their
customers. The other 10 will be
ready to reopen within a week or
two, Mr.. Knudsen said.
The reopening will eliminate the
necessity of customers lining up
outside the building to give orders.
a procedure in effect since the fire
North and south walls above the
first floor of the building are still
standing and are in good shape
but eventually will be torn down.
Present plans call for a one-story
structure.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Tour Of Bridge Site
BY Committee Planned

Chairman Chapman of the House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Subcommittee considering whether
one or two bridges should replace
the present Highway Bridge across
the Potomac, said today he hoped
to be able to get his committee
members and key witnesses together
tomorrow for tour of the site.
Mr.. Chapman reiterated his stand
that the bill authorizing construc-
ton OF new bridge or bridges
should be passed during this session
of Congress.
The District Commissioners and
Public Roads Commission have held
out for two four-lane bridges to re-
place the present inadequate bridge.
The Interior Departments National
Park Service and the National Cap
ltal Park and Planning Commission
have fought to have bridge plans
limited to a single six-lane span.
The controversy over the bridge
has gone on since early last fail,
when legislation authorizing a new
structure was introduced.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Clues Found 10 Mother
Who Abandoned BABY

Capt. Rhoda Milliken, head of the
Police Departments Women's Bu-
reau, believes she has traced the
mother who abandoned her baby in
st. Mary's Church April 7.
Capt. Milliken is hopeful of es-
tablishing the identity of girl
baby, now 81 days old, abandoned
in a pew in the church, through po-
lice teletypes, Government records,
scientific footprint technique and
a dash of woman's intuition.
Overnight. it developed that the
mother of the baby may be from
Pleasantville, N. j. A perfect set
of footprints of the baby taken at
Gallinger Hospital here match with
one of set taken of a baby born
March q in a Marine hospital in
Baltimore to a young woman be-
lieved to have been discharged from
the WAVES.
However, Capt. Milliken explained,
this is not positive evidence that
the baby here is the one born to
the young woman in the Baltimore
hospital. Baby footprints, explained
Capt. Milliken, in infrequent in
stances, match for one foot, but
are dissimilar for the other foot.
The voting mother in the Balti-
more hospital gave conflicting stories
as to her identity, Capt. Milliken
said. One of her stories placed her
as having lived in Pleasantville, N. j.,
and intending to return there with
her baby. In all of her stories the
young woman said she was former
WAVE. ...
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Goodyear Unit Plans
$4,000 Ready-Bui|t
Homes Each Year

If 1t can get Government assist
ance in obtaining materials, Wing
foot Homes, Inc, Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Co. subsidiary, plans to
produce nearly $4,000 two-bedroom
homes annually which can be haul
ed to house sites intact.
One, Of the homes has been set
up in front Of Goodyear's Washing
ton Offices at Connecticut avenue
and N street NV. It will be open
to the public starting tomorrow.
Goodyear officials said at a press
preWew yesterday the "Wingfoot
Home" is the first pre-assembled
house which can be transported in
one piece. An $50 to $50 foundation
must be prepared to receive it.
The house sells at the factory for
$2,450. 1t costs 500 to transport it
200 miles by truck-average trans
portation distance the company
hopes to bring about by spotting
assembly plants throughout the
country.
The exterior of the house is made
OF a masonite product while the
interior Is fir plywood. It is one
story, has a kitchen-dining living
rom combination, two bedrooms and
bathroom. It has an asbestos-cov-
cred plywood roof, is insulated top,
sides and bottom and has a g.
inch air space under the roof.
Utility hook-ups are installed as
well as stove, icebox, sink and
other features.
Original idea for the house came
from P. w. Litchfield, chairman of
the board Of Goodyear. 1t was first
used to solve factory workers hous-
ing problems at Litchleld Park,
Ariz. 1t is now manufactured on
a limited scale at Litchfield Park
pending government green light
on materials.
Through telescope arrange
ment, the home measures only 2s
by 8 feet in transit. Installed. it
takes the form of "To' measuring
26 by Is feet.
Evening star., 1946-04-16

CoultIy, ne dQOS, Is now develop
ing good doctors.
Care for Underprivileged.
But the poorer natives, and the
more ignorant, are somewhat skit-
tish of being treated by one of their
own people," he explains, "particu-
larly when it comes to surgery. That
is why I was in such great demand
I have been assured, incidentally
that the Morgan Hospital will con-
centrate on providing care for the
underprivileged."
In the party accompanying DR..
Morgan on his trip tomorrow will
be DIR. w. T. Sanger, president of
Richmond's Medical College of Vir-
ginia, where DR.. Morgan received his
medical education. DR.. Sanger Is
expected to arrange for an annual
transfer Of personnel between his
school and the new Dominican in
stitution, with several members of
the Virginia faculty spending some
time in Trujillo City each year while
Dominican students come north for
work as interns.
Other local members Of the party
flying to the dedication ceremony
via Taca Airways, will be Mrs. Nor
gan, Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer, widow
Of the former Attorney General, and
Lady Lewis, wife of Sir Willmott
Lewis, Washington correspondent OF
the London Times
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Board Of Trade 10 Elect
10 Directors April "a

The election Of 10 directors and
a round-table discussion of sig
nif1cant international, national and
local events by three radio commen-
tators are scheduled for the annual
meeting of the Washington Board of
Trade at 8 pm, April "a, at the
Mayfiower Hotel.
Commentators Morgan Beatty,
Richard Harkness and Left Eid will
participate in the discussion. Arch
Mcdonald will speak on sports. The
second annual exhibit of local man
ufacturers' products will be in the
Chinese room of the hotel.
Board Of Trade officials said the
polls for the election will be stationed
at the east end of the foyer of the
Mayflower Hotel and will be open
from 4 pm. to 8 pm. A complete
list OF nominees, in order received,
from which 10 directors will be elect
ed. will be sent to members in a
special issue Of their publication,
the Bulletin, it was announced.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Funeral Rites Tomorrow
For B. Norris Quinn

Funeral services for B. Norris
Quinn, 81, retired General Account
ing Office employe, who died Satur-
day at his home, 518 Peabody street
NV, after heart attack, will be
held at l pm. tomorrow at the Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
Mr.. Quinn entered Government
service in 1913 and was with the
Internal Revenue Bureau and the
Justice Department as a prohibition
agent before joining the accounting
office. Prior to 1913 he served two
years in the Navy.
Mr.. Quinn had more than 1000
hours to his credit as a volunteer
detective with the Civilian Defense
Corps. He was a member of the
Ninth Street Christian Church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Nora
Hutchinson Quinn; a daughter, Mrs.
Eleanor Burnell, Lafayette, Ind; a
sister, Mrs. Isabelle Grisson, Wash
ington, and two brothers, George l..
Quinn, Washington. and DR.. Will
liam A. Quinn, Portsmouth, Ohio.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Western High
CadetsCapture
Battalion Tests
Win First and Second
Honors;; Wilson High
Takes Third Place

Western High School students
today were rejoicing in the accom-
plishments of their cadets who took
first and second places in the annual
battalion competition yesterday.
Wilson High School was third.
The awards were to be presented
today at assemblies in the two
schools.
Top honors went to Westerns 1st
Battalion, commanded by Cadet
Maj. Charles r. Cravens, which re-
ceived rating Of 97.25 per cent.
The I'd Battalion led by Maj. William
H. Moore, jr., took runner-up posi-
ton with 955 per cent.
Wilson's battalion, under COM
mand Of Maj. Paul Hof11und, was
given rating of 93.5 per cent. The
other competing battalions, in order
OF ranking, were those of McKin-
ley, Anacostia, Central, Roosevelt,
Coolidge and Eastern High Schools.
Maj. Cravens, senior, lives at
3514 South Utah street, Arlington,
Va. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. Russell Cravens. Mr.. Cravens is
assistant commissioner for real es-
tate and disposition Of the Federal
Public Housing Authority.
The cadet officer was born In
Salina, Kans., and attended Benson
High School in Omaha, Nebr., for
two years before coming to WASH
ngton. He was active in the ROTC
program Of the Omaha school. A
brother. Jensen, 20, is a signalman
in the Navy.
In contrast with previous years,
when the competition was held at q
central point, each battalion ex-
hibited its drilling proficiency at its
own school yesterday. The judges
visited each in turn and later an
nounced their findings.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
House Unit Approves
Two WiIdIife Bills
BY the Associoisd Prsss

Two House bills to promote wild
life conservation won approval yes.
terday from the House Agriculture
Committee.
The measures, both offered by
Representative Robertson, Democrat
OF Virginia would provide:
l. Coordination of plans by wild
life agencies and other Federal
authorities OF Federal dams or water
diversion projects.
2. Use by States OF a portion OF
their allotments under the Pittman-
Robertson Act to maintain game
refugees acquired with such funds
The maximum amount to be allowed
for maintenance would be Is per
cent Of the States ALLEGATION.
Mrs. Robertson said the Virginia
Commission Of Game and Inland
Fisheries wants to use some Of its
funds for administering the refugees
already acquired. The Fish and
Wildlife Service estimated Virginia. s
share under a pending appropriation
Of $3.000, 900 would be approximately
$4,000. The latest allotment was
$l3.26O.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Stoddert School Votes
To Adopt War Orphan

Stoddert School has voted to
adopt a European War Orphan, be-
coming the 18th school to join the
Salvage-an-Orphan phase of The
Evening Star-PTA wastepaper SAL
wage campaign. Stoddert's Paper
troopers will set aside $180 of their
earnings through the collection of
wastepaper and magazines to pay
for the support of an orphan for
one year.
Collections yesterday in the first
district totaled 35,100 pounds.
Schools turning in half a ton or
more included Oyster, 1000; Hilton
Peabody, 2,635; Buchanan, 6,937;
Bryan, 3,444; Randle Highlands, g.
GOT; Beers, 1886; Stanton, 1864;
Ketcham, $3.50; Orr, $3.50; Congress
Heights, 3,2o3; Jefferson, 1894.
Collections tomorrow in the third
district, together with the leaders,
follow:
Evening star., 1946-04-16
US More Policemen Needed
To Protect City, Callahan Says

Washington needs $500 policemen
to give proper protection, 664 more
than Congress authorizes at this
time and about 725 more than
actually are on the rolls, Police Supt.
Harvey G. Callahan said today.
Maj. Callahan cited figures from
1910 to show there is no crime wave
here at this time-only an increase
observed in all major cities-and
recounted the efforts he is making
to improve the department through
close cooperation with commanding
officers and the elimination of
"deadwood.
Two privates were separated from
the department this week, one by
resignation and the other By action
of the Police Trial Board, Mai. CAL
lahan said
He said he could not name list
of men who were "goldbricking. :"
but knew of one or two who never
were worth anything to the depart
ment and probably never will be-"
Warning Given to Men.
These men have been warned they
must "straighten up" or disciplinary
action would be taken, the superin-
tendent said.
IF a policeman will not work for
us-we will have to work on him."
he said.
Choosing last Sunday as a typical
day, Maj. Callahan said the Police
Department had 1885 members, but
that Congress authorizes 1886. OF
the $50 who were absent, 109 were on
military leave and there were Al
vacancies, he said.
Actually, there were only 1906
policemen on duty Sunday, with
the remainder having a day off, on
sick leave or annual leave, Mai.
Callahan added. Three policemen
are under suspension, two in con-
nection with the April 3 District Jail
break and the other in a routine
case.
Population Up 40 Per Cent.
One item to be considered is the
fact that Washington's population
has increased 40 per cent from the
Evening star., 1946-04-16

663 ,091 reported in 1910 to the $685.
260 figure Of 1914, the superintend-
ent said, The District has 264 more
policemen now than were on the
force in 1910.
To discredit talk of a "crime
wave." Maj. Callahan reported fig
ures on felonies in the first quarter
of each year since 1910. These fig
ures, with the number of cases
marked cleared" or solved and the
percentage of cleared cases, follow:
1940-1,850 felonies reported, 1914
cleared, sc per cent clearance; 1941-
2,150 felonies. 1906 cleared, 81 per
cert clearance; 1872, 1856 felonies,
965 cleared, 10 Per cent clearance;
1943-1,l00 felonies, 831 cleared. rs
per cent clearance; 1944-1,2 ,269 fell
onies, 976 cleared. n per cent clear
ance: 1945-1,l73 felonies, 869
cleared, IA per cent clearance; 1916
1873 felonies, 1858 cleared, 70 per
cent clearance.
Maj. Callahan said the movement
to improve the department dated
back to March % when a memoran-
dunn was sent to all inspectors, cap
tains and bureau commanders call
ing for daily conferences with the
superintendent from 10 to 11:45 am.
between April s and IL.
Maximum Efficiency Sought.
"The conferences were to point out
the needs of the department and to
show how precinct commanders were
to get maximum efficiency from the
men," the superintendent said.
He made it clear that responsibility
was to fall on commanding officers
to see that policemen carried out
their duties as set out in the police
manual He wanted cases where
men were neglecting their duty to
be called to the Police Trial Boards
attention, Maj. Callahan said.
He added that he did not feel "too
many men in the department could
be accused of loafing." but that the
guilty ones were causing hardship
for other men and that a number
of the cases were noticeable to
outsiders"
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Senate District Group
Meet Tomorrow

Chairman Bilbo has scheduled a
meeting for 10:30 am. tomorrow of
the Senate District Committee to
act on bills on the committee CAL
endar.
One of these is the House-passed
bill authorizing the Commissioners
to use 100000 of District funds to
finance the operation in the next
fiscal year of the Veterans Infor-
nation Center, Pennsylvania ave-
nue and Fourteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Quick Decision Seen
On School Nurseries
Run by Mothers

DR.. Hobart M. Corning, superin-
tendent of schools, said after q
lengthy day-care conference today
that officials are optimistic" about
a solution in few days to the
much-debated question of letting
mothers operate nurseries in public
schools
DR.. Corning said the Board of
Education Community Use of Build
ings Committee will make some rec
ommendation to the full board at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow on a concrete
and detailed" plan of operation SUBJ
nitted by the mothers last week.
The superintendent Of schools said
he personally favors the plan and
believes it clears up many of the
legal and financial complications
which have held up its approval for
more than six weeks.
However, DR.. Corning stressed
that only the Buildings Committee
headed by c. Melvin Sharpe, has the
authority to ask the School Board
to turn the nurseries in IA school
buildings over to the mothers. Mr.
Sharpe will meet with his commit
tee at about 2::30 pm. tomorrow to
make decision.
A delegation of about Is mothers
and fathers came to DR.. Corning s
Office in the Franklin Building pre-
ceding the conference to ask for
speedy approval. Mrs. Belle Cutler
Parker, one of the mothers, stressed
that she hopes the school board will
vote approval tomorrow so that
mothers can begin operation Thurs.
day.
However, the question of whethe,
the mothers would be allowed te
begin operation on the last day
before the Easter vacation begin.
Friday is one that will be sub.
mitted to Mr.. Sharpe's committee
it was indicated. In addition, Mr.
Sharpe has stated that he under.
stands the District Commissioners
still want to look over any detailed
plan that is approved by the schoo
board.
Attending the conference with DR.
Corning today were DR.. Carol
Reed, assistant superintendent II
charge of elementary schools, WHIT
would supervise the mothers &C.
tivities; Miss Gladys Cook, another
spokesman for the parents group
DR.. Robert A. Maurer, vice presiden
OF the board, and Mr.. Sharpe. tn,
mothers plan is to operate the L
nurseries with fees and Community
Chest funds through June 80, afteI
which they hope congressional hel,
will have been obtained.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Mrs. Rogers Named
To Red Cross Post

Mrs. Pauline A. Rogers has been
appointed deputy director for Home
Service of the Eastern Area of the
American Red Gross, it was an
nounced today at area headquarters,
Alexandria. She succeeds Miss Mar
garet Leahy.
Mrs. Rogers has done similar Red
| Cross work in Ohio and Indiana.
She is native of Loudonville. Ohio,
! and a graduate of Smith College.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Dr.. Morgan to Fly to Dedication
OF Hospital Bearing His Name
Dominican Republic
Honors Specialist
For Work for Poor

DR.. William A. Morgan, Washing.
ton surgeon specializing in diseases
of the ear, nose and throat, will fly
tomorrow to the Dominican Repub-
lie to attend dedication ceremonies
of 2G0-bed hospital to be named
for him.
The new hospital, located to.
gether with its already-functionine
medical school at Trujillo City, cap.
ital of the republic, has been dedi-
Gated to DR.. Morgan in appreciation
of his medical services to the Do.
minican people.
DR.. Morgan first visited the coun-
try 10 years ago with Joseph E
Davies, former Ambassador to Mos
COW. 1t was then he developed his
liking for the climate and natural
beauty of the island. 1t was then,
too, that he became acquainted at
first hand with the miserable pow
erty of large part of the popula-
ton and the enormous problems OF
public health.
Worked on Vacations.
On many successive vacation visits
DR.. Morgan did a lot of hunting
and fishing. But he also worked
in behalf of the poor and sick OF
the island. He is known, on some
days, to have performed as many
as rs operations for tonsils and
adenoids, assisted by four or five
Dominican doctors and a corps OF
anesthetists.
mo-" he says, IT did not accept
pay for this work. Considering the
terrible need of these people, 1t wa,
more or less a matter Of religion
to do what could be done fol
them"
DR.. Morgan credits the Dominican
government, from which he says
he has received excellent co-opera.
ton in his work there, with having
made great strides in solving It's
own health problem. Before the
Morgan Hospital was built, he says
there were already two good gov.
ernment hospitals in Trujillo City
and one in Santiago. 1t was in these
hospitals that he worked. The
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Bankers Urged>to Make
81 Loon Plan Succeed
By the Assacinted Pres.

NATURAL BRIDGE, Va, April IS
Discussing the revised CT Bill OF
Rights" j. Earl McGreary, assistant
cashier of the Hamilton National
Bank OF Washington, told the Vir-
ginia Bankers Conference yester-
day that ''if banks and other pri-
vate lenders do not make the loan
program succeeded, governmental
agencies will be directed to do So"
1--WE cannot allow ourselves to be
in the position of criticizing Govern
ment competition If we make nc
effort to fulfill credit needs our
selves" Mr.. McGeary said. 1t is up
to the bankers, he declared, "to try
to do our share of making this pro-
gram succeed"
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Puyne Gets Air France Post

Appointment of John Howard
Payne. local consulting economist
as Washington representative of Air
France, the National French airline
was announced today by H. J.
Lesieur, general manager in North
America. Before setting up his
own Office here, Mr.. Payne was
associated with the Aeronautical
Chamber Of Commerce.