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Evening star., 1947-07-09
u. ). Retirement
bill Tabled BY
House Group
Supporters Feur
LiberoIizine Measure
Is Dead for Session

The House Rules Committee to-
day tabled a bill which would liber-
alize annuities of retired Govern
ment workers and Chairman Allen
indicated he was doubtful that the
committee would have an oppor-
tunity to reconsider the measure
this session.
Several supporters of the bill, after
being informed of the committee
action, said they were convinced
there was no chance for passage
of the measure during this session
of Congress.
Chief opposition to the bill CEN
tered around the provision which
would permit Government workers
with 10 years of service to retire
at IS years of age.
Would Strike Provision.
Representative Stevenson. Repub-
lican, of Wisconsin, author of the
bill, told the committee he was will
ing to strike that provision if the
committee would vote to put the
bill before the House.
Chairman Allen said there might"
be chance for reconsideration II
the objectionable section were re-
moved.
Representative Cox. Democrat. OF
Georgia, led the fight in committee
against the measure. He said it
would make 1t possible for a man
OF 55 who had worked 10 years for
the Government to sit In a rocking
chair at some one else's expense.
Passage of the measure, he told
the Republican majority on the
committee, would "annul the wis
dom of the Republican policy nf
eliminating the loafers from Gov
ernment."
Allen Is Critical.
Chairman Allen said the bill would
mean that the Congress was In favor
OF annuities for any one who had
worked any where for 10 years
and was IS years of age.
Chairman Rees of the House Civil
Service Committee told Rules Com
mittee members that the worker
who retired at SIS would get 30 per
cent lower annuity than the worker
who waited until he was so to retire,
He also explained that a Govern
ment worker could retire today at
IS if he had 80 years service.
Representative Murray. Democrat,
OF Tennessee said that the sum a S.
year-old worker would receive would
be mere pittance."
Fund Is Increasing.
/ Mr.. Stevenson said the civil serv-
Ice reserve fund showed that Gov
ernment employees had contributed
81, TAB 100000 to the retirement fund
while only 378,00O.OOO had been
disbursed. At present. he said, the
balance in the fund was $2.20l, ,OOO,-
600 and was increasing every year.
He said the bill would cost ap-
proximately $l5.000,00O more a year
and that several sections already
had been stricken in the interest OF
economy.
Meanwhile, the Senate Civil
Service Committee continued to
press for action on an identical
bill now pending before the Senate.
A committee spokesman, however.
said he did not think the Senate
would take action on the bill before
next week at the earliest.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Accused Woman Named
To Administer Estate

The Prince Georges County Or.
phans Court yesterday named Mrs
Catherine Weaver, 80. of Cottage
City, Md, as the administrator Of
the estate of her husband, Joseph
M. Weaver, whom she is charged
with numbering last Wednesday
night.
The action was requested by hel
attorney, Robert w. Mccullough
She is under $1,000 bond awaiting
action of the grand jury next
October.
Mrs. Weaver, who was listed along
with her daughters, Mary, 20. anc
Nancy, 8. as the only heirs, posted
the usual 81 900 bond required o1
administrators.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Campbell Is Elected Head
Of Rockville Legion Post

Drew B. Campbell was elected
commander of Smith
Edmonds Post, American Legion, of
Rockville, last night.
Other officers elected are Louis J.
Ryan, vice commander; H. J. Moore,
admtant: William H. Williams,
treasurer; James E. Bovey and Clyde
w. Milor, service officers; Phil w.
Gates, historian; the Rev, Raymond
P. Black. chaplain.
The post announced plans for a
membership drive. especially among
the veterans of World War II. and
to establish a clubhouse nearer the
center of town than. the present
meeting place.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Pilot Of Light Plane Dies
After Crash Near Annapolis
By the Axsoeiste ted Press

ANNAPOLIS. July 9.-William ]
Baldree, 38, pilot of a light plane
that crashed in woods near here
Sunday, died yesterday, but his COM
panion, James Davidson, 80, OF
Bowie, was described as in salts
factory" condition at Annapolis
Emergency Hospital.
Mr.. Baldree, a native of Green
vile, N. c., had lived here for several
years and was proprietor of restau-
rant. The hospital said his death
was caused by internal injuries.
He is survived by his widow, Helen
Baker Baldree: two sons. William
jr., and Robert. and daughter,
Joan Marie. of Annapolis; his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Baldree
three sisters and three brothers OF
Farmyille N q
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Repoved Sixth Street
Open for 2-Woy Traffic

Sixth street between M street
and Rhode Island avenue NV.
which recently was paved and
widened, was reopened to traffic at
noon today. At the same time the
Department of Vehicles and Traf11c
announced that Sixth street would
no longer be one-way street In
rush traffic hours.
The Commissioners yesterday
abolished one-way rush hour tratf1c
southbound from 7 to $50 am. and
northbound from to $50 pm. The
street hereafter will be 24-hour
two-way street.
The roadway has been increased
from 81 to 56 feet with pedestrian -
safety islands at intersections.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Barber Wife Arroigned
In IIIeqoI Operation

Clarence Middleton Simms, So, a
barber, and his wife, Helen, Al, OF
the $500 block of Thirteenth street
NV, were arraigned today on
charges of performing an illegal
operation on a 24-year-old woman
in their home here. Bond of $500
each, which they posted after their
arrest yesterday, was allowed to
stand and the case was continued to
August by Municipal Court Judge
Thomas D. Quinn.
The complaining witness was re-
ported in fair condition in GallingeT
Hospital.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Rent Boost Approved
For Apartments al
1900 14th St. NV.

Tenants Of an apartment house
at $500 Fourteenth streets NV. will
pay increased rentals ranging from
81 to S11 per month, beginning hu-
gust !. If the recommendations OF
Rent Examiner Robert T. Smith are
carried out. Tenants have 10 days
to file an appeal with Rent Admin
istrator Robert Cogswell against the
recommendation made yesterday.
Meanwhile, decision is expected
tomorrow from James G. Tyson, ex-
aminer for the District Rent Con-
troll Administration, on a petition by
the Cafritz Co., 1404 X street NV.
for rent increase ranging up to 80
per cent on Al units in nine apart
ment developments here.
Increase Request Cut.
The owner of the Fourteenth
street apartment, John L. Warren,
had asked for an increase of from
50 to $25 on each apartment per
month, but Examiner Smith al
lowed only increases of from 81 to
$1l per month.
The increased rentals were based
on increased costs of maintenance
increased taxes and Improvements
made since 1941. The increased
rentals asked amounted to approx
mately $4,000 a year, but Examiner
Smith only allowed increases OF
50 ,234, about 5A per cent.
Morris Cafritz appeared yesterday
before the examiner to justify rent
raises on the basis of increased
operating and maintenance costs
and higher tax bills
Tenants of the Al units already
had moved out or had given notice
they would move Mr.. Cafritz ex-
planned.
Examiner Visits Apartments.
Mr.. Tyson explained that num-
Der OF real estate owners and man
aging firms recently had been apply
ing for rent increases for unoccupied
was explained, no protesting tenants
appear at hearings. The examiner,
however, makes personal visit to
the units to discover whether the
facts as presented by the owner In
support Of his petition are correct.
Earlier, the Cafritz Co. sought rent
increases on 81 apartments at 1000
Connecticut avenue NV, and 1860
Lanier place NV. amounting to %
per cent and 18 per cent, respective
ly. Increases averaging 10 per cent
and per cent were granted, affec-
lively July IA.
Apartments involved in the cur
rent proceedings are: Greenway
Apartments. 3539 A street Sc, Is
units; Empire, 1000 F. street NV, S:
Hightowers, 1880 Sixteenth street
NV, S: Majestic, 1900 Sixteenth
street NV, 3; Gwenwood, 1920
Nineteenth street NV, l; Miramar
1901 Fifteenth street NV, g. 1000
Connecticut avenue NV, 3; Ogden
Gardens. l445 Ogden street NV
4, and 1850 Lanier place NV, 2.
Assembly Action Asked.
Last night the Columbia Pike
Chapter OF the American Veterans
Committee urged Gov. Tuck to call
a special session of the General
Assembly to tighten State rent
controls.
The chapter declared that State
rent control must be strengthened
if tenants are to be protected when
Federal rent controls end March /.
1948.
Another Arlington group, the
Arlington Consumers Council, has
called a general meeting at o'clock
tonight in the Lyon Community
House. to discuss the same topic.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Raises in Rank
.0f4PoIicemen
Given Approval.
Borrett Tells House
Subcommittee of
Other Changes

Temporary promotion of four
Metropolitan Police Detective Bu-
reau lieutenants to captain was
approved by a subcommittee of the
House District Committee today.
The men are Its. Robert v. Muir
ray of the robbery squad; Aubrey
Tolson of the general assignments
squad, jeremiah F1aherty of the
homicide squad and Harry Black
man of the special investigations
squad.
Police Supt. Robert J. Barrett
told the subcommittee, headed by
Representative Beall, Republican,
of Maryland who sponsored the bill
to raise the salaries of the four
men, that Its. David Ennis and
Carl Howell already receive cap
tains pay while they are assigned
TO special investigations.
At present the police department
has 16 captains and 48 lieutenants.
Barrett Tells Of Changes.
Maj. Barrett also said today that
number OF changes are being
made in headquarters personnel to
bring about greater efficiency in
crime prevention. AS the result of
structural alterations at the Dis
Crict Jail, a six-man revolving de-
tail which had been assigned to
supplement regular Jail guards since
the escapes of last year, has now
been removed and the men sent back
to their precincts.
Two other police officers assigned
to statistical bureau duty have been
transferred to precincts and their
job Is now being performed by a
single civilian.
Room for Narcotics Squad.
Maj. Barrett also declared that
seven more men now on duty at
headquarters and three on guard
duty at the pSychiatric ward at
Gallinger Hospital are scheduled to
be transferred to precinct duty soon
He also said that within a few
months the Detective Bureaus S
recreation room will be vacated to
make room for the narcotics squad
which Is now sharing a room with
another squad at headquarters.
Maj. Barrett denied, however, that
the training school for rockies had
been merged with the police acad-
emy for advanced police study. y
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Womon, 66, Is Districts
5th Tick Fever Case

The Districts fifth Rocky Noun
tain spotted fever sufferer was re-
ported to the Health Department
yesterday, when 66-year- old
woman who lives in the 1900 block
of Ingraham street NV, was ad-
mitted to Garfield Hospital. Off,
cials said the woman was bitten
by tick at Shadyside. Md. July 2.
Two of the five District cases re-
suited in death. the Health Depart.
ment reported.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Girl Injured as Auto
Leaves GreenbeIt Rood

Two young motorists escaped
death early today when their car
was demolished after it left the
Greenbelt road, near the Edmonston
road. and overturned three times.
According to Greenbelt police, the
driver, Thomas E. Murray, Strait
ford. Conn, was uninjIred. His pas
senger, Patricia Lotus, II. OF Green
belt, was admitted to Leland Me-
mortal Hospital with a broken nose
and head cuts
Evening star., 1947-07-09
National AVG Officers
To Meet Here Tonight

New national officers of the Amer
lean Veterans Committee will dis.
cuss the groups recent milwaukee,
convention at a meeting of Wash.
ington AVG Chapter, No. l. at
o'clock tonight at the Interior De.
partment auditorium.
Participants will include Chat
Paterson, national chairman: Rich
ard c. Boiling, vice chairman. ano
Economist Robert Nathan and Mai
Ulysses Lee, members of the organ.
ization's National Planning Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Dr.. NewbiII Held Suicide

CROZET, Va. July 9 lP}.-Albe-
marie County Coroner E. D. Davis
yesterday reported the death of DR.
Pugh Page Newbill, 38, superintend-
ent of De Jarnette State Sanitarium
at Staunton. as suicide probably
due to an overdose of sleeping medis
cine" DR.. Newbill's body was dis
covered at his Albemarle County
vacation cabin July 2.
Evening star., 1947-07-09

M ark Hanna S
death, the San
Francisco fire
and the elec-
tions of Presi-
dents Theodore
Roosevelt, Will
liam Howard
Taft and Wood
row Wilson.
His only sick
ness in all those
years was from
an infection OF
his foot follow
ing an injury
That kept him
nI1t two ueekS
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Georgetown Minister
And Wife Honored

The Rev. Harold Beatty, pastor OF
Georgetown Lutheran Church, and
Mrs. Beatty were honored yesterday
by the congregation on the Goth an
niversary of their coming to the
church. Mr.. and Mrs. Beatty were
presented with a check from the
congregation.
DR.. Gould Wickey, former pastor
of the church and now executive
secretary of the board of education,
United Lutheran Church in Amer
lea, spoke.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Picnic Supper Planned

A picnic supper for members and
friends of Hope Chapter No. 80, Or
der of Eastern Star, will be held
Saturday from to s pm. at Blair
Park. Reservations should be made
with Worthy Matron r. Myrtle Co.
hill, GE. 1885,
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Bond Concert in Park

A band sponsored by the Lincoln
Civic Association and made up OF
junior and senior high school boys
and girls will give concert at $50
O'Clock tonight at the natural am
rhitl7-r er in Peck Creek Park. near
--ond 7rd P streets NV.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
John Baum Retires;
Pressman IS Years

John Baum, who went to work as
a pressman on The Star on June
2, 1902, has retired.
He remembers printing extras on
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MIR. Baum and his wife live at
4OO3 Fifth street NV. They hope
to 20 to Florida this winter
Evening star., 1947-07-09

Read The Star for Derby NesDs
Evening star., 1947-05-18

Camera fans of the Washington
area are definitely scenery and baby
conscious, judging by the entries
received SO far in the Amateur
Snapshot Contest sponsored by The
Star.
In the four classifications in which
pictures mayt be entered, Scenes
and Still Life" and Babies and
Children" have far outstripped the
others. In volume, scenics are run
ming No. / in the picture parade
almost half as many again as the
nearest competitor, Babies and
Children. Animal Life Is third
lin volume, and running poor
fourth is the Young People and
Adults" classification.
At this time, therefore, the latter
classification offers the least COM
petition for local camera wielders
who would like a chance to share
lin the more than $4,000 In cash
prize money afforded by this con-
| test.
Beginning June / and continuing
until August 81, The Sunday Star
Pictorial Magazine will publish
prize winning selections each week.
lone winner each week will receive
ls5, and 81 will be paid for each
picture of special merit published
lin the magazine.
After the close of the contest,
August is at noon, winners viii be
chosen In each of the four classes
and each will receive SIS prize,
These four winning pictures viii be
Ientered in national contest to
lcompete for SIG, 900 in cash prizes,
The grand prize winner Of that
Evening star., 1947-05-18
Baby and Scenic Photos Lead
In Star Amateur Contest Entries

national contest will receive 1,500.
There will be three other winning
class prizes of $500 each; four Sec
ond-class prizes of $3.50 each; third
class prizes of 500 each. In addi-
tion, there will be 70 special merit
awards of $50 each and "a honorable
mention awards of $25 each.
The contest. resumed this year
after having been suspended since
1912, is strictly for amateurs Color
pictures are not eligible. Any pic
ture taken since January /, 1947.
may be submitted, and there is no
limit IN the number of pictures any
one person may enter. Pictures may
be mailed in continually until the
final deadline.
Pictures will be judged on the
basis of appeal and general interest
rather than for mere technical ex-
cellence.
To enter the contest, mail your
print or prints to the Amateur
Snapshot Contest Editor, The Eve
ming Star, Washington 4, D. G. Or
the back of each picture print youl
name and address clearly In inl
and the classification in which yor
wish the picture entered.
No prints viii be returned. Dc
not send negatives with prints, but
be prepared to submit the original
negative and an additional print In
the event they should be requested
by the contest editor. Copies Of
the contest rules are available al
the business counter in the lobby oi
The Star Building.
Evening star., 1947-05-18

deira, brilliant young conductor OF
the Rhode Island Symphony Or
cEestra
Soloists, in addition to Mona
Paulee and Sanroma will be Todd
Duncan, colored baritone; Angel
Reyes, Cuban yiolinist; Irene Ma
rik, Hungarian pianist; Gen. PlatoR
Don Cossack male chorus and dane
ers: Joseph Fuchs, vioiinist in a
return visit, Hilda Somer, the
American pianist, playing the
Tchaikovsky Concerto In an ALL
Tchaikovsky program; William
Chalmers, a new young American
baritone: Abbey Simon, pianist; Jan
Tomasow. concert master Of the
National Symphony making his
third Watergate appearance, and
Sidney Foster, piano soloist In the
Gershwin concert. Three additional
soloists viii be announced later.
MIR. Bales announces there win
be q symphony nigh" on each Of
the Thursday, Sunday and Tuesday
series without soloist.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
Births his Year
Rise to 10,4A;;
Deaths Fall off

The number OF births in the Dis
trict for the first 10 weeks Of this
year was 1914. or 2.506 more than
the same period last year, Health
Officer George G. Ruhland an
nounced yesterday. OF this number,
TAFT were white and 2,967 were
colored.
The number Of deaths in the Dis
trict for the same period was 3,278
as against 3,287 for the same time
last year.
tuberculosis continued to lead the
death list In communicable diseases
in the District, DR.. Ruhland report
ed. There were 1874 deaths from tu-.
berculosis so far this year while
pneumonia, which Is next, caused
l42 deaths. The total number of
cases of tuberculosis reported so far
this year is TBS, Of which rs were re-
ported last week, and 436 cases OF.
pneumonia have been reported so
far this year.
, Chicken pox had the highest num-
ber Of reportable diseases so far this
year, with 927 cases being reported.
Fifty-fiye cases were reported last
week.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
District Tax Evasion
Nets Man $500 Fine

For evading District income taxes
over three-year period, George H.
Pell, 40, employe of local paper
firm, yesterday was fined 5000 in
Municipal Court.
Pell, whose present address is Hy-
attsville, Md, was given sentences
of 5000 or As days. to run concur
rently, on each of three counts of
willful failure to file tax returns in
1913, 1914 and 1945.
The charges were brought last
November by Robert j. Dunham, SUI
pervising examiner of the District
income tax division, who said Pell
resided here over the three-year pc
riod. When first charged, the de-
fendant claimed he lived in Mary
land during the years in question.
Judge John P. Mcmahon imposed
sentence.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
|,l House Speeds Action
On Bill 10 Liberalize
sitssaN fs 4 ef II,
u. 5. Retirement Pay
By Joseph YOUNG

A House Civil Service Subcom-
mittee will begin hearings Wednes-
day on the LANCER Chavez bill to
liberalize the Federal retirement
system.
Representative Stevenson, Repub-
lican, of Wisconsin, chairman OF
the subcommittee, said last night
that the group will meet in execu-
tive session and will try to speed
consideration of the measure.
The committee will consider the
bill introduced by Mr.. Stevenson,
which Is identical to the LANCER
Chavez measure which has. been
approved by the Senate Civil Serv-
ice Committee.
Langer to Seek Action.
Chairman LANCER of the Senate
Civil Service Committee is expected
to press for Senate action on the
bill when he returns to Washington
next week from a Western trip.
Mr.. Stevenson, ranking majority
member of the full committee, said
he thought the bill has great
merits" and was 100 per cent for
it."
MY hope is that the House Civil
Service Committee will approve the
bill as soon as possible" Mr.. Steven
son said.
The Wisconsin legislator said
executive sessions would be held to
expedite consideration of the BILL
Irons First Witness.
The first witness Wednesday will
be Warren Irons, chief of the
Civil Service Commissions retire.
ment division.
To save time, the subcommittee
will not call most of the witnesses
who appeared before the Senate
Civil Service Committee and in
stead will rely on transcripts of
the Senate hearing, Mr.. Stevenson
added.
The bill would grant greater an
nuity benefits to Federal workers
on retirement, as well as increase
annuities to those persons already
retired from the Government and
would provide survivorship insur-
ance benefits to widows and orphans
of deceased Government employees.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
Water Cote Symphony Concerts
viii Begin on Night Of June -

Washington's Water Gate SYM
pt1ony concerts will begin at $3.50
pm, June 10, on the banks Of the
Potomac River near Lincoln Me-
mortal.
OfaciaIs Of the National Sym
phony Orchestra, which will play
three nights week for six weeks,
announced last night that Richard
Bales. musical director OF the Ma
tional Gallery of Art. has been
named director of the Water Gate
series.
Mr.. Bales win conduct the OPEN
ing concert, which will feature Mona
Paulee, mezzo soprano of the Met
ropoltan Opera Co.
Concerts viii be held thereafter
on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thurs
days.
Conductors will include Dr.. Hans
Kinder, who win conduct the sec
ond concert, Sunday, June ~. when
Jesus Maria Sanroma will be piano
Isoioist. Alexander Smaliens;: How
ard Mitchell. associate conductor
Of the orchestra, and Francis Ma
-
Evening star., 1947-05-18
Admiral Byrd and Aides
To Address Photo Group

Rear Admirals Richard E. Byrd
and Richard H. Cruzen, and Capt.
Robert S. Quackenbush, jr.. leaders
in the Navy's recent Antarctic ex-
pedition, will be speakers at special
meeting of the American Society Of
Photogrammetry in the Interior De-
partnient Auditorium, at pm,
Thursday.
Admirals Byrd and Cruzen will
make brief remarks and Capt.
Quackenbush will give detailed
report on aerial Photographic and
pfotogrammetric techniques and
findings Of the expedition.
Revere G. Sanders, of Glen Head,
N. Y, president of the society, and
an officer of the Fairchild Camera
and Instrument Corp, manufacturer
of the, aerial cameras used by the
expedition, will preside.