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Evening star., 1946-01-04
| Barriers Are Put Up
Al Park Cliff Where
z Children Were Hud

A barrier was being erected today
IN Rock Greek Park at the brink Of
a clin where two children OF 1t. Col
and Mrs. Richard j. Riddell were
injured in fall New Year Day,
The place is south Of the Massachu-
sets avenue bridge over Rock Creek,
Constructed by the Once of Ma
tional Capital Park, the barrier was
started by setting 3-inch steel posts
in concrete, preparatory to stringing
three strands of u -inch steel cable
between the posts tomorrow. The
posts, in some cases, must be- sunk
in holes drilled in solid rock. on
cials expressed hope the barrier
would prevent accidents such as
befell the children.
The parks Office, according to
Irving G. Root, superintendent, is
inaugurating a survey Of park areas
to find other danger spots which
conceivably might be made less
dangerous by similar installations.
Mr.. Root pointed out today there
are hundreds of dangerous spots in
the park system as well as through
out the entire countryside where
small children with the urge to
explore" could meet injury. A
major danger spot, he said, is the
entire water front, where small chill
dren might fall in and drown.
The children, Jean, O., and Roland,
8, whose parents live at 1852 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, were reported
at Georgetown Hospital today to be
much improved" and responding
well" on q liquid diet.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
DC. Police Aid Hunt
In S50,OoO Robbery

District police were cooperating
today in Nationwide hunt for q
suspect in a $4,000 jewel robbery in
New York several weeks ago.
Police said the suspect was known
to have been in Washington and was
trailed to Baltimore, where he dis
posed of $13, 500 in gems for 5000 and
the price of a train ticket to Cali
fornia.
District police said more than $3.50
worth of the jewelry was recovered
Wednesday at a nearby Virginia
pawnShop. The man left here De-
cember 26, police said.
Detective James Markley Of New
York trailed the suspect to Balti-
more on q tip Of q diamond dealer
there. However, the man appar-
emily had left town. He Is believed
to be aboard q. train which left en-
route to California yesterday.
/. Baltimore police said the jewelry
was the property Of Mrs. Ruth
Young, New York, and that the
robbery occurred several weeks ago.
The jewelry recovered in Balti-
more included q platinum wedding
ring set with diamonds and en-
eralds, q matching engagement ring
and matching bracelet and clips and
a harvest moon brooch containing
113 diamonds.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Brick Expressed From Ohio
Starts Amyefs' HOUSING

National headquarters Of the
American Veterans Of World War II
issued q frantic plea via the news
papers q week ago for bricks and
stones, cement and timbers" to help
solve their Washington ONCE prob
lens.
Their first contributions 12x24-
inch solid red foundation brick
arrived yesterday from an anony-
nous sender in Springfield, Ohio.
The brick was unwrapped except
for the address tag and reached
Washington by express, prepaid, for
So cents.
Cramped in a two-room apart
ment ofice at 1907 M street NV.
the .Amyets have apparently re-
ceived . greater incentive to build
their own" now, according to Frank
Scriven, national executive secretary
"All ne need Is about 10000 more
bricks and . little vacant space" be
said.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Navy TO Announce Finding
In Mcvay Trial in 7 Weeks

Court-martiaI findings in the trial
OF Capt. Charles B. McVay III which
followed the loss Of the cruiser In
dianapolis and $50 crewmen may be
made public in about two weeks
Navy onacials said today.
Legal review of the record has
been completed and placed before
the Judge Advocate. 1t still must
be submitted to the Bureau of Per-
sonnel and the Secretary of the
Navy before public announcement
Capt. McVay, skipper of the In
dianapolis, was cleared of inefi-
cheney charges by the court but ii
made no public announcement OF
Its findings on a negligence count
Q procedure usually followed when
q defendant Is found guilty.
The Army and Navy Bulletin. an
unonicial publication, today pub
lished a letter to Secretary of the
Navy Forrestal in which it was de-
clared:
"The American people themselves,
while puzzled perhaps at the de-
ciSion OF the department in bringing
to trial this officer, will hope never
theless that now with the trial con-
cluded you will exercise your high
ofiice in sharply mitigating, if not
entirely renting - whatever
sentence might have been reached
by the general court martial"
Evening star., 1946-01-04
BoaIdApproyalS SouQh|
For Sousa School SIZE
Involving Park Land

Approval Of location Of the pro-
posed new sousa Junior High School
1t Thirty-seventh street and ny
|place Sc, viii be asked Of the Board
|of Education Committee on Build
ings and Grounds at special meet
ing at 10 am. tomorrow. The COM
mittee has been empowered to act
for the board.
The approval, however, will be
contingent on transfer of two and
one-half acres of Fort Dupont Park,
across the street from the proposed
site, from the Interior Department
to the District for school recreation
purposes.
Sanctions Proposal.
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds met yesterday with the
Commissioners and gave its sane
tion, to the proposal, which has also
been approved by the citizens groups
of the southeast area.
Once board sanction has been
made official, the Commissioners
will contact the Once of National
Capital Park to try to work out
the transfer of the park land.
Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Joseph D. Arthur, jr., told the group
the site probably could be acquired
for about $50, 900, but added he had
heard rumors that private interests
were after the land for housing de-
velopment purposes.
Appropriation of $4,000 for a
site has been available since I943.
Total authorized cost of the school
is $3.50, 900.
misunderstanding Cleared.
The conference yesterday re-
vealed misunderstanding between
school officials and Col. Arthur, who
said he thought the board had
turned down the Ely place site when
it submitted a Recommendation for
land at Thirty-third street and
Dubois place, Sc. Asst. Supt. of
Schools Lawson j. Cantrell insisted
the board had never turned down
the Ely place location, but had
abandoned it only in the belief that
the park area across the street
could not be obtained.
II the present proposal is approved
by the Parks Office proposed tee
on a golf course planned for the
park will have to be moved. The
golf course is still ION paper" only.
Board members present included
G. Melvin Sharpe, Adelbert w. Lee
and Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith.
Also present was Supt. Robert L.
Haycock.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Woman Found Unconscious
In Gas s-FiIIed Kitchen Dies

Mrs. Louise Dechert, II, of BOT
Rittenhouse street NV, died late
yesterday after being found uncon-
scious In the gas-filled kitchen of her
home. She was found by her son.
Alfred C. Dechert. He notified DR..
Daniel Washington, 6234 Georgia
avenue NV, who pronounced her
dead.
Police said Mrs. Dechert was sit
ting in a chair with four unlighted
burners OF a gas stove turned on.
A blanket was draped around her.
According to investigating officers,
Mrs. Dechert's eyesight was poor.
They said the house was cool and
expressed the belief she turned on
the stove In the kitchen to warm the
premises and. because of her failing
eyesight. probably did not see that
the pilot light was of. The case is
being investigated by Deputy Cor
oner Christopher j. Murphy.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
So Million in Bonds
Sold 10 individuals

Sales of Victory Bonds to indi-
viduals here have risen to $50 400
600, or l4l!4 per cent of the $42,-
000, 900 quota, the D. c. War Finance
Committee reported today.
w. ]. Waller, chairman of the
committee, said, Much of this
money is anti-infiation money our
Government has been anxious to keep
out OF the markets during the war
created shortage of goods" He said
most OF the money likewise repre-
sents investments in long-term Sc
lcurities such as Series E bonds
rather than short-term categories.
Series E sales now stand at s28.-
BOO, 900, or 1867 per cent of the
$27 ,0o0, 900 quota. Corporation sales
showed an increase OF 100000 900
quota. Corporation sales showed an
increase of 100000 through yester-
day to $s2 2,0oo, 900, or 213.9 per cent
of the $4,000, 900.
Recapitulation for the drive cover
ing sales processed through yester-
day. final accounting day OF the
campaign, is expected to be made
within the next few DAYS.
Evening star., 1946-01-04

of health, said that he would get
a full report from DR.. Sweeney.
Rutland Wants Facts.
II want to find out whether there
is anything in this or whether some
one Is trying to embarrass the
service at Gallinger Hospital" DR.
Rutland said.
Mr.. Hall replied that the case
Simply added one more incident
to a long history of maladminis-
tration at Gallinger." There have
been too many cases of ineficiency
and laxity at Gallinger and toe
much "blase unconcern" on the
part of Health Department officials
he declared.
Mr.. Hall said that the fedora
tion's membership will be asked to
act at meeting at o'clock tonight
in the District Building.
The father, skilled laborer for
the Government Printing Office
said that his only interest was to
find the baby. The child was born
prematurely and needs special care
he emphasized.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Group Demands Probe
h Disappearance Of
Baby al 6alIinger

a thorough investigation of the
disAppearance of q colcred baby
from Gallinger Hospital was de-
manded today by the Federation oi
Civic Associations in what police
called q case of mass confusion
Mr.. and Mrs Albert White, 2509
M street NV. notified police that
their daughter, born December 4,
at Gallinger, was missing from the
hospital. DR.. Alvin Sweeney, super
intendent of the hospital, said that
on Monday a nurse gave the infant
to a couple who identified them
selves as Mr.. and Mrs. Albert White.
An alarm giving description of
the couple was broadcast by police
last night.
Woolsey w. Hall, president of the
Federation of Civic Associations.
called for answers to two questions !:
l. Why was a couple allowed to
take baby from the hospital with
out giving proper Identification?
2. Why wasn't an alarm sounded
for more than 80 hours after the
baby's disappearance was estab-
lished?
Delay in Checking Records.
The distraught father said he
called the hospital New Year
morning and learned that the baby
was not there. He said he was told
the records could not be checked
until Wednesday.
Capt. Rhoda Milliken of the Wom-
ems Bureau, said that she was
notified at noon Wednesday that
the baby was missing. The alarm
was broadcast at 800 o'clock last
night. She said the parents re-
quested Wednesday night that no
alarm be broadcast because they
thought it was only a mixup.
Mr.. White denied. however, that
he had made any such request. He
said that he asked the police to
broadcast the alarm last night.
Parents Notified Three Times.
DR.. Sweeney said today he had
three times asked police to notify
the parents to come for the baby.
After the baby was missing, social
worker went to the home to see If
the baby was there but no one was
at home, DR.. Sweeney reported. He
also admitted the nurse had not
asked for any identification before
releasing the baby.
Mr.. White said he received no
notification that the baby, born pre-
nlaturely, could be released from
the hospital He reported that a
hospital social worker drove him
on Wednesday to the home of a
Mrs. Beatrice White, who also gave
birth at the hospital during De-
Fcember.
Mrs. Beatrice Whites baby still is
in the hospital, and authorities have
definitely established that she does
not have the missing child, Dr..
Sweeney said.
DR.. George G. Rutland. director
Evening star., 1946-01-04

the train pitched and swayed-all
the way to Cumberland, Md. There
porter saw the soldiers plight and
brought a wooden crate for him to
sit on.
The corporal said the crate
helped little but so many people
passed through the vestibule that
he had to abandon the box. It was
harder on him to get up and down
to let people pass than to remain
standing. His wife got seat in the
ladies' lounge.
Nine and one-half hours later, the
train pulled into Akron and Corpl.
Adkins and his wife got OF. His
wife's parents were waiting with q
car. He sat down comfortably for
the first time in almost 10 hours.
Corpl. Adkins has been in Walter
Reed since June II. 1945, and still
has one more operation to undergo
on his foot. A former apprentice
rigger and steeplejack, Corpl. Ad-
kins enlisted in the Regular Army
October 81. 1910. In the famous
1st Red One" Division, he was an
assistant squad leader with the en-
gineers.
He fought with the division in
Africa and Sicily, broke his ankle
in England and rejoined the out
At again to help with the capture
Of Aachen.
On February 8, ls45, he was
crawling along path in advance
Of his unit-30 miles west OF the
Rhine when he touched the trip
wire OF German mine. 1t blew
OF most OF his foot.
He married Mrs. Adkins, who Is
stationed at WAVE Quarters D, two
months and two days ago"-he
knows down to the minute how long
he has been married-in the United
Nations Service Center, where he
met her.
His furloueh ended TODAY
Evening star., 1946-01-04
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Truman Backs
Plan 10 Check
Youth Crimes
Need Of United
Effort to Correct
Delinquency Noted

President Truman expressed deep
concern over the increase in serious
crimes committed by juveniles
throughout the country, in letter
sent to Attorney General CLARK
and released today.
At the same time, Mr.. Truman
strongly indorsed Mr.. Clark's an
announced cooperative plan to en-
list State, county and city govern
ments and public spirited citizens
In a united effort to combat the
problem.
Alarming Increase"
President Truman wrote:
Il have noted with deep concern
reports that juvenile delinquency
is on the increase throughout the
country. I am glad therefore that
you have decided to hold early in
the New Year conference of the
representatives of various welfare
agencies whose experience and
Judgment you plan to enlist in COM
batting this deplorable situation.
1T is alarming to learn that
some categories of juvenile crime
have increased in excess of $50 per
cent since Pearl Harbor. In these
circumstances it is encouraging to
know that the conference which YOU
have called will create an active,
lay, working committee to be known
as the Attorney Generals panel on
the juvenile problem.
Il am glad that the remedial
measures which you have in mind
contemplate enlisting State, county,
and municipal governments In q
cooperative plan with the Depart
ment Of Justice and the various
interested private welfare agencies
to the end that all qualified agen-
cies Of the Nation will be united
in an effort to solve this great
problem. 1 trust that this laudabye
understanding will meet with the
success which its serious purpose
merits"
To Select Advisers.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Clark reported
that national interest continues to
mount in his movement to create
volunteer panel or council tina,
will act in an advisory capacity to
Justice Department officials in
handling teen-agers who violate
Federal laws.
Scores of nominees have been
recommended to Mr. Clark from all
sections Of the country. The panel
will be selected this month and
the first conference is contemplated
here shortly thereafter.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Civilian Butter Supplies
10 Be Tighter Until ApriI

Supplies Of butter viii be tighter
during the January-March period
with chances OF finding butter in
stores Simmer than at present.
Civilian allocations during the
period will be 80, 900 900 pounds less
than the last quarter Of 1945, ac-
cording to the Agriculture Depart
ment. The allotment amounts to
369. 100000 pounds.
This is the low point in butter
production. which will not begin to
pick up for some weeks. The tenta-
tive ALLEGATION for the April-June
period is 10000, 600 pounds.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Is Join Corporation
During First Hour
To Bid on HOUSING

More than Is veterans today
signed for membership in a corpora
ton to submit proposals for the
leasing of Mclean Gardens and
Naylor Gardens within the first hour
after books were opened.
Announcement was made by Ray
Sawyer, commander of Washington
Post, American Veterans of World
War II, which sponsored the cor
poration, the Veterans Co-opera-
tive Housing Association.
The Hamilton National Bank, 61s
Fourteenth street NV, began ac-
cepting SIS membership fee pay
ments at 10 am.
Announcement that the corpora
ton had been formed was made last
night before more than TOO persons
at a mass meeting at the Interior
Department auditorium, under
Amvets sponsorship.
Bids Due Tomorrow.
The two Federally operated de-
velopments are among six projects
here costing $50, 600, 900 on which
bids or other proposals viii be re-
ceived by the Defense Homes Corp.
until midnight tomorrow. II any of
the bids are acceptable, President
Philip M. Klutznick has said, sale
negotiations would be completed.
However, the corporation can reject
any proposal, he said.
Residents of the properties will
have rental and occupancy rights
protected" Notwithstanding the
sale, Mr.. Kltuznick said.
Speakers Back Plan.
at last nights meeting Lawrance
Westbrook, former assistant admin
istrator Of the Federal Works
Agency in charge of mutual hous-
ing, said cooperative ownership is
more economical than payment Of
rent.
Other speakers were William A.
Roberts, Amvets' volunteer attorney
in the project, and Edwin, N. Lewis,
secretary Of the Washington Board
Of Trades Postwar Planning Com
mittee. Mr.. Sawyer presided.
Temporary corporation officers
chosen were Maurice Nee, Paul
Blocher, Fred Ross, James Beattie
and Mr.. Sawyer.
Evening star., 1946-01-04

AS soon as he completes his mod
els, he viii recommend to the Com
missioners that such belts be adopt
ed. If they are, the belts will be
made at Lorton Reformatory.
Known as "Pihchpenny" by his
associates because of his constant
desire to save the department
money, Inspector Smith emphasized
that the Sam Brownies will be con-
verted from ample supplies Of old
white belts now on hand and SO
will not entail any cost to the tax
payers.
The main thing that's holding
up the works is the making Of but
tonholes, but the problem is ex.
pected to Be solved In due time.
Evening star., 1946-01-04

Corpl. Charles F. Adkins, who lost
his left foot in land mine explosion
in the Rhineland, is the kind of
fellow who doesn't want pity. And,
he didn't get any from home -bound
Christmas travellers when he had to
stand all the way from Washington
to Akron, Ohio, leaning on his
crutches in the crowded vestibule of
a train.
The 28-year-old New York veteran
of 81 months foreign service was
given 15-day furlough from Walter
Reed Hospital and was on his way
with his bride, WAVE Seaman 1/c
Dreda Howard Adkins, to visit her
parents at Barberton, Ohio.
1t was the Friday before Christ
mas Charley" and Dreda bought
day coach tickets for Akron and
waited two and a half hours in
crowded Union Station for their
train to arrive.
The former 1st Infantry Division
demolition expert was hard put to
keep his footing in the melee at the
terminal until a policeman took a
hand and led him through the
crowd to a passenger agent. The
agent saw that Corpl.
Adkins would never be able to fight
his way through the jammed con-
course to the trains so he escorted
him and his wife through the gate
and placed them ahead of all the
others waiting.
When the train came in, it already
was SO crowded that only servicemen
were permitted aboard, Corpl. Ad-
kins told a reporter yesterday. He
and Mrs. Adkins got no further
than the vestibule of the car they
managed to board.
Corpl. Adkins and his pretty
brunette wife had to stand-he lean
ing on his crutches precariously as
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Inspector Turns NeedIeworker
To Make Police Traffic Belts

Inspector Milton d. Smith, in
charge of police uniforms and
property, is all sewed up in the
problem Of how to make button
holes in cloth belts.
His desk in Municipal Center was
piled high today with white belts
left over from civilian defense days
and he was spending the morning
with needle, thread and thimble
trying to convert the belts into the
Sam Browne variety.
Several motorists have complained
they can't see trafiic cops at night,
especially In fog. Inspector Smith
figures II he can dress the trafiic
ofncers In white Sam Browne belts,
they win be visible to anybody.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Citizen Units to Discuss
|Eost Capitol St. Project

4 mass meeting, sponsored by
three District citizens associations
VIII be held at 8 pm. Tuesday at the
Metropolitan Baptist Church, Sixth
ana A streets NE, to consider pro-
VISIONS OF the Lanham Bill which
proposes Government purchase of q
large tract Of land to carry out the
East Capitol Improvement Plan"
The bill proposes purchase of all
land between B street NE. and Sc,
First street NE. and Sc. and the
Anacostia river. Sponsoring the
meeting are the Northeast and
Southeast Washington Citizens AS
sociation and the Stanton Park Citi-
zens' Association.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Williom Nelson Installed
AS Kiwunis Club Head

William F. Nelson, bricklaying
contractor, yesterday was installed
as 1916 president of the Kiwanis
Club of Washington, succeeding
John G. Scharf.
Other officers installed included
Maurice r. Palmer, first vice. -presi-
dent; Charming S. Walker, second
vice president: Bruce Baird, treas
urer, and James B. Edmunds, secre-
tary. Directors include Carl j,
Burkland, William S. Graham,
Joseph H. Hanlein, Ringgold Hart,
r. Carl Mitchell, D. Russell Myers.
Carleton D. Smith, A. jackson
Somerville and David L. Thomson.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Numbers TriuI Set

Henry s. Ellis 47, colored, first
block Of @ street NE, who police
said was driving numbers truck
when he was arrested December Is at
Second and Elm streets NV, plead
led not guilty yesterday In Municipal
Court to charge OF possessing
lottery slips and requested jury
trial. The case was ret for Febru-
AIRY 10, with bond ct $500.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
| Roccoons at War
| With Muskrots
| In Maryland
S the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE. Jan. War has
broken out-though on q limited
scale-between Maryland's raccoons
and muskrats, which goes to show
where a housing shortage can lead.
State Game Warden Ernest A.
Vaughn said destruction by lumber
men of the 'coons den trees had
driven the animals into open
marshes in some sections, where
they were trying to move into the
upper stories of muskrat houses.
These are built on two levels, he
explained, to accommodate their in
habitants at either high or low tide.
The result: Trouble when the tide
comes in. This means that in cases
Of open hostilities the smaller muske
rats are usually killed.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Mon Injured in Foil
On December 20 Dies

Jack Gordon, IS, of 1125 Euclid
street NV, died In Emergency Hos
|pital today from injuries suffered
December 20 when he fell on the
icy sidewalk at Fourteenth and
Chaplin streets NV. s
Mr.. Gordon was admitted to the
hospital with . broken right hip.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Death of Man Who Fell
In Theuter Accidental

A certificate OF accidental death
was issued by Deputy Coroner
Christopher j. Murphy yesterday in
the case of John w. Jennings, 80
year-old bookkeeper who died We'd
nesday after being found uncon-
scious at the foot of flight of
stairs in RKo Keith's Theater, ac-
cording to police.
Mr.. Jennings was found to have
suffered a fractured skull and police
4 said he apparently had fallen down.
stairs. He was native OF Harris
burg, Pa.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
New orIeons Building
Returned to Ford
fhe ASsnciafei t,ress

% the ASsUClaIt1 FstsS.
: DETROIT, Jan. 4.-The Ford Mo-
tor Co. announced today that the
Government has returned to it q
parts and service building in New
Orleans, leased to the Army at the
start OF the war for use as storage
depot.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Burden Will Speak

William A. M. Burden, Assistant
Secretary Of Commerce and member
OF the National Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics, will speak on "Com-
mercial Aviation Today and Tomor-
row" at luncheon meeting Of the
Harvard Club at / pm. tomorrow
at the Annapolis Hotel.