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Evening star., 1947-10-03
Firm Sued for 81, 900
In Auto-Truck Collision

A suit for $25, 900 damages against
the Wilmoth Paving Co., 60 P street
Sc, was filed yesterday in Mont
gomery County Circuit Court at
Rockville by James P. Thiede, Terre
Haute, Ind.
The action is the result of colli-
sion September %. 1s46 between Mr..
Thiede's car and a Wilmoth Co.
truck operated by Joseph T. G. Ellis,
934 L street NV, at East-West
highway and Brookeville road, near
Bethesda.
Through his attorney, Einar Chris
tensen, Mr.. Thiede claims in the suit
that Mr.. Ellis, in attempting to make
a left turn onto Brookeville road,
afailed to slow down, stop or yield
the right t-of- way as 1t was his duty" F"
:. AS q result Of the accident, Mr..
Thiede states in his suit, he suffered
a brain conclusion and bruises about
the body and head.
Evening star., 1947-10-03
Lowered Flags TO Honor
Returning Of War Dead
By the Associated Press

President Truman yesterday Or
dered the flag to be flown at halt
staff at military installations on
public vessels in port and on public
buildings October 10 and 26 in honor
of the return of World War II dead
from overseas.
His order said this will be a token
of the Nations participation in
memorial services to be held in San
Francisco and New York October 10
and 26, respectively. The services,
the order said, will be "for the gal
liant and heroic American soldiers,
sailors, Marines and others who
gave their lives to their country in
World War H.
The dates were set to fit the ar
rival of the first two ships bearing
bodies of war dead. Approximately
5000 are to be brought to San
Francisco October 10, aboard the
Honda Knot. Some $500 are due
in New York October Is aboard the
Joseph v. Connolly.
It is estimated that about 200, ,00C
bodies will be returned in the next
two years.
Evening star., 1947-10-03
Warrant Out for Builder
After Failure 10 Appear

A bench warrant was out today
for the arrest of Louis Berman,
builder with Offices in the Wood
ward Building, after he failed to
appear before Municipal Court
Judge Almond Scott yesterday on
charges of constructing a store in
the 5000 block of Eleventh street
NV. without a permit.
In asking for the warrant, As
sistant Corporation Counsel Clark
King said that Mr.. Berman disre-
garded the law and that on numer-
Gus occasions his workmen at the
new building had been abusive to
District building inspectors.
In another case, Judge Scott
postponed sentence for 80 days on
a charge against Jacob Wall, who
had built a second story on a garage
in the 1900 block of Bladensburg
road NE. Mr.. Wall pleaded guilty,
but Judge Scott postponed decision
to hear more information.
Evening star., 1947-10-03
Police on BeatC Capture
Suspicious Loiterer

Another arrest attributed to in
creased efficiency on beats was
scored by police early today with the
cooperation of two citizens.
Pvts. Oliver T. Coffin and John R.
Bowles of No. 5 precinct were walk
ing their double beat along H street
Sc. shortly after midnight when
the citizens advised them two men
were lettering near closed restau-
rant at 525 H street.
After Pvt. Bowles covered the front
of the building, Pvt. Coffin went to
the rear and found two men. When
they started running in different
directions, he fired a shot over the
head of one and with the aid of Pvt
Bowles, who had rushed up, pursued
and overlook the other The second
man escaped.
Police said the man captured was
John Tillman, %, colored, 500 block
of Fourth street Sc. He denied
trying to enter the restaurant, but
admitted serving two terms for
larceny, police said. They are hold
ing him for Investigation.
Evening star., 1947-10-03
Congregation Beth Israel
To Dedicate Holy Scroll

A Torah, or Holy Scroll, will be
dedicated at $3.50 pm. Monday by
the Congregation Beth Israel, 4Oo8
Minnesota avenue NE, in conjunc-
ton with traditional Simchos Torah
services.
Simchos Torah, representing the
JOY OF receiving the Holy Scroll,
marks the end of the Succoth Fes-
tival, which commentaries the an
cient harvest and pilgrimage Of
Jews to Jerusalem.
Rabbi Ephraim S. Greenberg will
offlciate and Cantor Benjamin Gold
berg will sing. Aaron Sabghir,
chairman of the Religious Commit
tee, will be in charge of arrange
mentS.
Evening star., 1947-10-03
Bids for Concrete Roof
Over Reservoir Studied

Bids for the building of concrete
roof over the Anacostia areas Fort
Stanton Park reservoir today are
under study in the District Build
ing.
Lowest of eight bids opened yes
terday was that of the Kramer
Vollmerhausen Co, Inc, which
offered to do the job for $258, 900.
Bids ranged up to s368,000.
The 10000, 0,0O0-gallon reservoir is
the only one in the District con-
tanning filtered water which is not
covered. David Aud, superinten-
dent of the Water Department, ex-
planned open storage of filtered
water is very undesirable"
The Fort Stanton Park reservoir
was built during the war and was
left unroofed because Of wartime
building restrictions, Mr.. Auld said
adding that when these restrictions
were lifted he took immediate ac-
ton to remedy the situation.
Evening star., 1947-10-03
U. S. Payroll Dropped
1000 Here in AUGUST

Federal employment in Washing.
ton dropped to 10000 during
August, Civil Service Commission
figures showed today. The reduc.
ton was 1000 from that of July.
The figures were for the Govern
ment's executive branch only. When
the employees working for the Dis
trict government, Congress and the
judiciary are counted, the number
of Government-paid workers in
Washington totals approximately
1000.
Nationwide Federal employment
dropped by 34,466 during August,
bringing the total number Of Gov
ernment workers down to 2,054, ,108.
Evening star., 1947-10-03
Davis 10 Succeed Donnel|y y
As Envoy 10 Costa Rica

President Truman has appointed
Nathaniel p. Davis, veteran career
diplomat, as Ambassador to Costa
Rica, the State Department an
nounced today.
Mr.. Davis has been serving as
counselor of the embassy in the
Philippines. In Costa Rica he will
succeed Walter j. Donnelly, who
recently was made Ambassador to
Venezuela.
Mr.. Davis, a native of Princeton,
N. j., served in the Army as Sec
ond lieutenant during World War
I and began his State Department
career in 1919. He has filled nu-
merous important assignments here
and abroad, including service as
chief Of the State Departments
Foreign Service Personnel Division.
Evening star., 1947-10-03
Social Workers Told
Congress Can't Allow
D. T.. Poor 10 Starve

Congress cannot allow the poor
of Washington to suffer this winter,
but must make additional appropria-
tions, Washington social workers
were told yesterday afternoon at a
meeting called by the Public Welfare
Department in the Municipal Center
Building.
This sentiment was expressed by
Mrs. Leah Lachenbruch of the
American Association of Social
Workers, who told the meeting it
was inhuman to expect the poor
of Washington to live on the reduced
grants. The meeting was called to
explain to the Council of Social
Agencies and other social workers
how the department. was operating
under the reduced appropriations
and what it had asked for in the
next fiscal year.
Mrs. Lackenbruch said she opposes
the policy of making relatives. share
the poverty of those on relief. This
statement was made when 1t was
made known that the Welfare Board
is cutting from the relief rolls those
who have relatives who can helE
support them. She also said drop
ping from relief those persons who
are partly employable is an injustice
Increase in Appeals Noted.
Manuel kaufman, representing
the Jewish Welfare Society, said
that, when the welfare department
cut persons off relief rolls last
month, there was noticeable in
crease in appeals to his organiza-
ton. He said his association ran out
of relief money in September, when
the association helped twice as many
as it did in the same month last
year.
Mrs. Mildred Kilinski of the Fam
lily Service Association said there
was big increase in calls for help
to them and that she believed &C
per cent of the additional appeals
resulted from the action of the We'll
fare. Board in taking people off pub.
lie relief.
Miss Florence A. Murray of Cath
olic Charities said her organization
has only enough relief money te
last through this month.
Few Chiselers, Huff Says.
Ray L. Huff, welfare department
director, denied that the cuts made
are evidence that relief had beer
given persons who did not deserve
lit. He said welfare officials hae
found less than Il per cent chisel'
ers." It was suggested the welfare
department spend as much as j.
necessary until the appropriation
runs out, then leave it up to Con-
gress to provide funds or let the
people starve. But Mr.. Huff ex-
planned the money must be spent
on a monthly prorated basis.
Raymond F. Clapp, principal as
sistant to the director, said the
public assistance division hac
asked for about $3,0O0,OO0 and had
received less than $2,00O,000, with
strict instructions not to spend more
than that. He said $4,000 cases
have been dropped or suspended
Mr.. Clapp said $6,626, ,O00-more
than half the welfare appropria-
ton would go to st. Elizabeths
Hospital for the care of about 5000
patients there who are charged tt
the District.
Evening star., 1947-10-03
Self f-Guided Nature Study ] rail
Opened at Shenandoah Park

ocean when the first lichens began
to work on this rock" the guide
book states.
View Of the Falls.
Then, at the final stop, the hiker
is rewarded with view of the falls
and told they won't be there a
few million years hence, because
the water will have cut away the
rock and formed new valley.
At this point, too, the student
finds another rustic box, from
which he may take a copy of the
guide supplement. This more de-
tailed treatment of the exhibits is
for use on the return trip.
The elementary course" follows
pattern for each stop, answering
the three questions, What can I
see?" What is happening?" and
What is the effect?"
At the falls, the viewer is asked
to shout aloud the letter "E" and
compare the sound with that OF the
falls. The advanced course" deals
further with this experiment.
Contrasting Sounds.
Shouting e. produces pitched
sound having a typically high fire.
quency," it declares. "The falls, by
contrast, create an 'unpitched
sound composed of variety OF
frequencies. When sound e. reaches
the ear, it is like being struck by
a sharp object-it hurts. But the
effect of the falls on the ear is like
being gently patted-it is pleasing.
After completing the tour, the
visitor is asked to record his OBJ
servations and suggestions on forms
provided at the start of the trail.
He also is requested to register
there.
The nature study trail was de-
veloped as a joint project of park
officials and the Wilderness Society
The guides were written by Bernard
Frank and Ivan TarnoWsky OF the
society.
Further development next year is
being considered.
Evening star., 1947-10-03
Capital Forge to See
Power Behind Nation

The world premiere of 'The Pow
er Behind the Nation" docu-
mentary motion picture produced by
the Motion Picture Association of
America, will be held at 6:15 pm.
Monday in the National Archives
Auditorium as a feature of the an
nual social night of the National
Capital Forge, American Public Re-
lations Association.
The evenings program will con-
tinue at tbs with dinner in the
Lafayette Hotel. David Palfreyman,
MPA director of trade relations, will
speak, and additional films will be
shown.
Evening star., 1947-10-03
Johnston 10 Oppose
ANY D. T.. Home Rule
In Next Congress

Senator Johnston, Democrat, of
South Carolina today declared he
would oppose in the next session of
Congress any legislation for home
rule or self-government for the
District of Columbia.
II am fundamentally opposed to
home rule for the National Capital" +"
said the Senator, who is ranking
minority member of the Senate
District Committee.
Senator Johnston voted against
the McCarran bill which would set
up a Federal Charter Commission
of District residents to frame a new
charter for the city government
here.
To Fight Measure on Floor.
II shall fight this measure on the
Senate floor if it is called up again" :"
Senator Johnston declared. The bill
is on the Senate calendar for action
If it can be called up for a vote.
Senator Johnston also indicated
in an interview that he will oppose
vigorously any bill for home rule
and reorganization of the District
government which might come over
to the Senate from the House, as
the result of the House District
subcommittee work.
This subcommittee, headed by
Representative Auchincloss, Repub-
lican, of New Jersey, now has before
it recommendations from which it
expects to frame a plan of some
kind of self-government for Wash
ington.
Basic Idea Seen Challenged.
The principal of home rule for the
National Capital, Senator Johnston
declared, is fundamentally differ
ent from the whole idea and purpose
of the founding fathers who set up
the Federal City here"
"They established the National
Capital here he continued, so
they could meet without being
molested." The South Carolinian
referred to the difficulties of the
Federal Government during its early
days in Philadelphia, declaring,
they had an awful time getting
proper protection"
ANY self-government here is sure
to get all mixed up in politics. The
local politicians would be sure to try
to swing toward the political party
which was in power in the Federal
Government in order to get all the
benefit possible from those who
were in.
"Self-government for Washing
ton is all wrong, I will fight it at
every turn
Evening star., 1947-10-03
No Money Can Purchase
Two Churchill Puintinqs

No money can buy the two small
oil paintings with their neat blue
signatures, Winston s. Churchill, at
the Royal Academy in London.
Thousands of visitors from over
seas-many of them Americans
have wanted to buy them, the acad-
emy has announced. One said: II
will give anything for Churchill's
pictures" But they are definitely
not for sale.
Evening star., 1947-10-03
Relief
Board Rejects
Bonding Plan
Report on Audit Of
Fishers Accounts
Slated Next Week

The Police Relief Association will
not bond its policemen collectors,
inasmuch as the group has been
In existence long time and has
never sustained any loss"
The decision was voted last night
at regular meeting of the Board
OF Directors in the Municipal Gen.
ter in connection with the recent
case of Pvt. Oscar L. Fisher Of No. 4
precinct.
Pvt. Fisher, a veteran desk clerk
and precinct collector for three
police benefit associations here,
killed himself September 18. His
monthly collections ranged from
$3.50 to $370, officials said. Complete
audits now are being made into his
accounts.
District Not to Audit Books.
A. r. Pilkerton, District auditor,
said today he has nothing to do
with the private funds of the three
policemen's benefit organizations
and will neither audit nor examine
their accounts of funds totaling
more than $625,0OO.
Mr.. Pilkerton said his annual
routine examination of the financial
records of precincts, to be begun
soon, will include only welfare
moneys paid at police precincts by
persons whose dependents are be-
ing kept at District expense. The
policemen's benefit groups will have
to provide their own auditors, Mr..
Pilkerton declared.
He said the method of transmit.
ting welfare money from the pre-
cincts to Juvenile Court is protected
by a system of numbered receipts.
His yearly audit, Mr. Pilkerton said
mas no connection with the audits
being made of Pvt. Fishers accounts
at the fourth precinct on the three
associations funds he handled there.
Pvt. A. E. Corley, collector for the
Police Relief Association at No. 4,
said last night he would submit a
report on Pvt. Fishers accounts to
the board within four or five DAYS.
Capt. Clarence Lutz, president Of
the association and current super
visor OF police from midnight to 8
am, was informed that, in some
cases, when collections were not on
time, various legitimate reasons
were responsible These, it was said.
included the collector being out of
town, death in his family or assign
ment to special details. which mads
it difficult to see members on time.
i Pay Day Collections Suggested.
/ Capt. John J. Agnew, secretary
treasurer, and several members
suggested various means of adjust
ing collections to coincide more
closely with police pay days to as
sure as uniform system of remit
tance to the association as possible.
During the deliberations in con-
nection with the Fisher case, the
directors were offered the choice
OF designating the meeting as an
executive session in which the press
would be excluded, but they voted
to have reporters remain.
The Board of Directors consists
Ut one representative from each pre-
clnct, bureau or division of the
Metropolitan Police Department.
the White House police and the
Retired Mems Association. The
Police Relief Association has more
than 2,700 members, including
White House police.
Evening star., 1947-10-03
By Chris Mothisen'
Stor Stoff Correspondent

LURAY, Va, October ga self
guided nature study trail has been
added to the attractions of Shen-
andoah National Park.
Park officials expect the new
feature to attract considerable inter-
est among the autumn visitors who
will tour the park in the next few
weeks. They estimate the best show
of the varicolored foliage will accur
the weekend of October 1919.
The White Oak Canyon Natural
Trail represents development of an
existing path by use of seven trail
side exhibits illustrating various pro-
cesses of nature.
Extending slightly more than two
miles, the route begins at the Sky
line drive, opposite the Skyline
Stables entrance between Thornton
and Swift Run Gaps. It ends at
the Upper White Oak Falls.
Booklets for Visitors.
The trail is self-guided, in that
the visitor takes a booklet from a
rustic box at the start and then
makes his own study of the exhibits
Numbered posts mark the seven
stops along the way. At stop No
the woodland stroller finds two
holes bored in an old tree trunk.
They are intended for sighting.
Look through hole a." the
booklet directs. Notice the ex-
posed red roots. Look through
hole b. Notice the gully through
which the soil feeding the roots is
washed away forever.
"Man-made soil erosion is the
lesson here"
AS the tour continues, attention
is invited to a 250-year-old white
oak, a stand of tall hemlocks, a
tiny stream, samples of topsoil and
the lower layers.
There are more peepholes at stop
No. 6 to aid in spotting lichens,
moses, ferns and small shrubs.
columbus had not crossed the
Evening star., 1947-10-03

filling for the sandwiches. The
celery gives a little crunch" to the
filling and helps to break up the
compact texture of the peanut but
ter. The vegetable salad supplies
minerals and vitamins plus con-
trast in texture and flavor.
The remainder of the beef tongue
is used up tomorrow night. Since
the tongue doesn't supply a brown
stock for gravy, the potatoes are
riced. They are more attractive
this way than served plain.
The way in which the vegetables
are cooked is important. All the
minerals and vitamins should be
Evening star., 1947-10-03
Halloween Parties Set
In Chew Chase Area

Community Halloween parties for
the Bethesda Chevy Chase area will
be sponsored again this year by the
Community Service Council, John
R. Reeves, council president, has an
nounced. Arnold Hurt has been
named chairman of a Committee on
Arrangements,
Parties will be held in the Be-
thesda and Chevy Chase Elementary
Schools, at the Bethesda-C Chevy
Chase Recreation Center and at the
River Road Colored School. A dance
for teen-agers will be held at the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
Evening star., 1947-10-03

retained. The nutrition service OF
the District Red Cross advises that
vegetables should not be drowned
in the saucepan. If they are cooked
in just enough water to prevent
sticking, and until they are tender,
they have a much better color and
flavor.
The average housewife will have
less trouble getting her family to
eat the daily quota of vegetables
if the same ones are not served too
often.
Tomorrow will give you the Sun
day menu, the last In our series.
Evening star., 1947-10-03
Club to Hear Talks
On Future of Alcohol

-Four speakers will discuss the
Future Of Alcohol" at meeting of
the Chemical Engineers Club Of
Washington at 8 o'clock tonight
at the United States Chamber Of
Commerce.
= The discussion will include recent
chronological progress in production
of alcohol by synthetic means and
its long-term effect on agricultural
crops and residues. Industries;
Leo Christensen, director OF Ma
tional Agrol Corp; Kenneth Burger,
Standard Oil Co., and w. C. Schroe-
der, Bureau of Mines.
Evening star., 1947-10-03
Policeman Admits
Taking Nap, Failing
To Make Am. Call

A policeman pleaded guilty at a
Police Trial Board hearing today
of failure to make a 4 am. check-in
Gall, explaining that he had taken
a nap.
He is Pvt. Floyd S. Hathorne
of the fifth precinct. The tria
board took no action Immediately
After the plea, Inspector Clement
P. Cox, board chairman, told Pvt
Hathorne I'VE will consider all the
facts and let you know"
Assistant Corporation Counse
William Cheatham told the boare
that on September % Pvt. Hathornt
was found sitting on the steps o1
a church by a searching party sem
out to locate him when he failec
to call the precinct.
Pvt. Malcolm R. Luebkert of tn.
third precinct, charged with failure
to make q call, failure to patrol hi
beat and neglecting to proceed Il
his assignment on foot, obtained
weeks postponement to obtain serv
ices of a lawyer who was out Of town
Pvt. Franklin r. Cue of the ninti
precinct, who Is facing the sam.
charges as Pvt. Luebkert, was no
present at the opening of the hear
ing. Later a lawyer appeared fol
him and said he was consulting, {
doctor The lawyer was instructed
to produce the policeman before ths
board this afternoon.
Charged with disobedience ane
neglect of duty in failing to guide
traffic at a crossing during a perioe
when there was a bad accident re.
sulting in personal injuries, Pvt
Charles M. Queen Of the 18th pre-
cinct pleaded not guilty and stooe
trial.
The crossing was Minnesota ave.
nue. and Benning road NE. and tn,
period from 6 to 10 pm. on Labol
Day. Pvt. Queens attorney indi
Gated that his defense will be tina
he was not told to take the traffl,
post when he reported to the pre-
cinct that traffic was normal Hi
| trial was continuing this afternoon.