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Evening star., 1947-05-02

80 princesses, wearing long green
plaid dresses with hooped skirts.
Kisses Of Congratulation.
After the coronation, the queen
was congratulated with a kiss from
Gov. Lane, another by Gen. Devers.
Gov Tuck bestowed the final kiss
after inquiring, rs 1t my turn
noW?"
The two Governors who recently
met at Mount Vernon to iron out
differences between the two States
on Potomac River fishing problems,
had renewed acquaintances earlier
at stag luncheon for distinguished
guests at the Winchester Country
Club.
Seated on her throne and sur
rounded by the members of her
court, Miss Lane watched the color
full Pageant zof Spring presented by
the school children under the direc-
ton of Garland r. Quarles, super
intendent Of Winchester Schools.
Near the throne 8-year-old Ellen
Mitchell Kalbach, the crown bear
er, enjoyed a calocolata dee cream
stick as she watched the pageantry,
which was to be repeated today.
Fireworks Display. is
Dancers In pink and green cos
tune performed their numbers to
gay, familiar tunes played by the
school band. Then groups of boys
and girls costumed as the "fore-
runners" of America, beginning with
the Indians, moved in succession
through the pageant.
High school boys representing the
people Of the United Nations ex-
pressed "The Hope of the Future"
and the pageant was closed with
the national anthem.
Last night sirens sounded and
drums beat time as the Winchester
and visiting firemen's torchlight
and mummer's parade proceeded
through the streets. The parade
was followed by a display OF fire.
works at the Handley School. AS
the fireworks began, light rain
started, causing many spectators
to turn away.
Some 20 visiting firemen" groups
joined the local companies in the
parade.
Evening star., 1947-05-02

ming decentralization survey, the
committee urged the following to
keep decentralization at a healthy
pace:
/. Redevelop residential areas
close to the central business area
under the city's new slum clearance
program, and make 1t of high
enough type to assure a trading
area close to the downtown section
2. Provide off-street parking IA
cilities that don't break UP store
frontages. Parking facilities To-
Gated purely from the traffic point
of view may well defeat the very
purpose they are intended to serve
8. Get small independent busi-
nesses to band together and realize
they are in competition with out
lying areas Of Maryland and Vir-
ginia and not between themselves
4. Modernize commercial buildings
SO obsolescent stores don't affect
otner establishments adversely and
tailor taxes so they won't deter busi-
hesses from modernization pro-
grams.
D. Don't let advertising done BY
downtown stores slip. Dovntowr
Chicago business lost l3 ner cent n
lts sales from 1929 to 1889 partly
for this reason.
! D. Take a hint from outlyino
shopping centers and group conlple-
mentary types of businesses to-
gether for the convenience Of the
public.
Z. Keep through traffic out OF the
central business area and from cut
ting through residential units.
Evening star., 1947-05-02
Princess at Winchester Fete
Is Daughter of First Queen
Elizabeth Arthur
Curries On FomiIy's
Blossom Tradition

The appearance Of Miss Eliza
beth Arthur as an Apple Blossom
princess in the Winchester festival
carries on family tradition.
The pretty. young representative
OF Holton Arms School in Washing
ton is the daughter OF the first
reigning queen OF the annual fete.
Her mother, Mrs. j. Victor Arthur
of Winchester. was Queen shenan-
doah I In 1924 when the annual
celebration was inaugurated. Mrs.
Arthur Is the former Elizabeth
Steck.
A third member OF the Arthur
family active In festival activities
is Mr.. Arthur, who Is immediate
past president OF the Winchester
Festival Committee.
Miss Arthur, 4 native of VIM
chester. Ia d member OF the june
graduating class at Holton Arms
School. Oficiais ut the school said
Evening star., 1947-05-02
William Mou|fon Marsfon,
Lie Defecfor Inventor, Dies
BY The Associated Pres,

RYE, N. Y, May 2-Dr. William
Moulton Marston, So, psychologist
who claimed discovery OF the systolic
blood pressure deception test, pop
|ularly called the ''lie detector," died
today at his home after an extended
illness.
A consultant psychologist since
1925, he had lectured on psychology
at Columbia and New York Univer-
sites and the University OF South
ern California. Among his books
were Emotions of Normal People,
'"Try Living" '@The Lie Detector
Test" and Blondes, Brunettes and
Red Heads"
He was a native Of Cliftondale,
Mass. and was educated at Harvard.
Evening star., 1947-05-02
Jury Trying Policemen
in D. {. Jail Break
May GET Case Today

The case OF the two policemen
on trial in District Court for negli-
gently permitting the escape Of two
murderers from the District Jail
deathhouse was expected to 60 to
the jury today.
On trial are Hubert C., Davis. 30
and Oscar @. Sanderlin. 80. They
were overpowered by the murderers
Joseph D. Medley and Earl Nc
Farland, on April 8, 1916. The con-
victs were recaptured and since
have been executed.
Both the Government and the
defense counsels rested their cases
yesterday afternoon after Davis anc
Sanderlin had taken the stand Il
tell their stories.
Assistant United States Attorne,
John Conliff this mroning summed
up the Governments case. empha.
sizing that evidence proved Dayi,
and Saunderlin had absolute ans
sure knowledge" Of the rules ane
regulations for guarding prisoners.
He told the jury the only issu,
was whether, by neglectinr theil
duties. htey allowed the prisoner,
TO escape.
James j. Laughlin, attorney 70,
Davis, began his summary by saw.
ing the two policemen were beins
made the goats of the affair" III
said by all rights the jail of1cial.
should be on trial instead.
Mr.. Laughlin told the jury Dayi,
was stupid indeed: that the gooc
God In heaven" did not endow hin
with much intellect; that Knut1
Rockne once said he didn't wan
any man on the team who wa,
musclebound between the ears. ane
1T might as well have been Morti.
mer Snerd guarding the sdeath.
house that night"
I've never found case where the
law expects to sen da man to tail
because he's stupid" Mr.. Lauchlin
continued. He told the jury that
Davis was never properly instructed
as to his duties, ana should not
nave been sent to the jail as a guard
Davis yesterday admitted he knew
he was breaking the regulations
when he unlocked the conyicts' cells
and participated in a card game with
them. He maintained he had q
agentleman's agreement with Ben
1amin Peed, custodian ofacer in
charge OF the jail when the break
occurred. not to be caught playing
cards with the prisoners.
Mr.. Peed. however. was called
back to the stand by Assistant
United States Attorney John Con-
lin. prosecuting the case for the
Government, and denied the charge.
He testified Davis had told him he
understood the orders and had read
the regulations posted on the wail
OF the death house.
Sanderlin. when he took the stand,
willingly admitted his part In the
cara games but declared he didn,,
know he WAS breaking the rules
He also said he suffered with sever,
headaches and that he Was I'M wher
he stretched out In Medleyss hunl
IN night of the escApe.
Evening star., 1947-05-02
By Harriet Griffiths
Sfor Sfoff Corrsspordenf

| WINCHESTER, Va, May a.
Apple Blossom Festival visitors
refused to allow rain this morning
to interfere seriously with the gen.
eral holiday spirit.
AS the showers fell, many people
congregated In doorways or sat in
their cars but most merely covered
their heads with newspapers or
scarves and continued the celebra-
ton.
| The weather forecast was for oc-
casional showers during the day but
festival officials planned to stage the
scheduled activities, so far as
| possible.
Chester A. Hobert, director of the
grand feature parade scheduled for
2 pm, said 1t would go on despite
the weather. One festival official
observed, We've never lost, "a parade
yet"
At Handley School, an estimated
one-third of yesterdays more than
10000 spectators assembled despite
the dampnfss for a repeat perform
ance of the pageant.
Visitors continued to pour into
town. Festival officials expect that
125 900 will have attended the two
day ceremony by tonight.
A carnival spirit prevailed as visi-
tors attended the busy street fair,
listened to band concerts and visited
the blooming orchards.
In two roped-off street sections
downtown are all the features of
a county fair-pink cotton candy
and hot dogs, card trick artists,
weight and age guessers, trick nov-
elites and a Ferris wheel.
Groups of Boy Scouts and uni
formed bands and marching units,
in town for the grand festival pa
rade. add color to the scene.
The parade was to include more
than 80 floats, more than so bands,
and drum and bugle corps units
from as far away as Miami, Fla, and
other marching units, led by Queen
Shenandoah and her court. Gen.
Jacob L. Devers, commander Of the
Army Ground Forces, is grand mar
shal OF the parade, and DR.. L. M.
Allen OF Winchester, chief marshal.
20 Bands to Mass.
A mass band concert will follow
the parade, with 20 bands partici-
pat1ng on the Handley School
grounds. Another band concert will
be held at City Hall pavilion, with
others to follow.
The queens ball at the Armory
at 10 o'clock tonight. with music
by Jan CARRIER and his Orchestra,
will complete the scheduled festivi-
ties.
Yesterday. Gov. Tuck Of Virginia
crowned Miss Jean Cartwright Lane
queen of the festival at ceremonies
in the Handley School Bowl, wit
messed by more than 10000 persons.
A bright sun shone on the scene
before the stately Colonial-style
school, where spectators filled the
reserved seat sections, lined the
grassy slopes of the bowl and pushed
against the ropes bordering the
grounds.
Gas balloons escaped their own
ers and drifted into the sky as
buglers from Massanutten Acad-
emy announced the arrival of the
queen, gowned in white flowing
robes. She was preceded by the
Evening star., 1947-05-02
Jacques |. Blum Dies;
President Of Gimbel's
Dr. shs Assesiassd pssss

PITTSBURGH. May as--Jscuues
Loeb Blum. 81. president OF ninlhel
Bros. Department Store here and
widely known businessman. died In
q hospital today.
Mfr. Blum. also well known a /
civic leader and philanthropist. suf-
fercd q heart attack Wednesday.
Placed In charge cf Gimbels in
1881. he was credited BY ths owners
with building the stare Into 4 multi
million dollar succeaa
Evening star., 1947-05-02
House Unit 10 Rewrife
Bill Letting Red Cross
Put Up Building Here

Chairman McGregor Of the House
Public Buildings Subcommittee to-
day announced his group would re-
write and eventually approved bill
to permit the District Chapter,
American Red Cross, to build q new
building on Federal land on the
north side Of e street between Twen-
teth and Twenty first streets NV.
During a lengthy hearing COM
mittee members sharply criticized a
pending bill for this purpose. An
other session Of the group will be
held at 10 am. Monday.
The committee also heard testi-
mony on bill to authorize the sale
of water from District OF Columbia
mains to Arlington County and Falls
Church, Va. Action on the bill,
however, was delayed to inquire
further into the part played by the
War Department In the water, sup
ply system.
Emergency" Need Cited.
J. c.. Folger. chairman of the
chapter, told the committee, the
need for new building is virtually
an emergency" because space in
privately owned buildings used dur
ing the war is being requested now
by owners.
One of these, Mr.. Folger said, was
the Walsh mansion on Massachu-
seuts avenue near Dupont Circle,
whose use had been donated with
out rent during the war and UP
to the present time by the late
Mrs. Evelyn Walsh Mclean. Since
her death, however, the home now
reverts to the estate, and its con-
tinued use by the Red Crosses is
considered highly doubtful, he said.
Mr.. Folger said the District Chap
ter OF the Red Gross had a sum
ranging from $1,30o,00o to 81, $780,
900 either "in hand or in sight" to
pay for construction of the building.
Precedent in Present Building.
He emphasized, however, that the
chapter had hoped to build on Fed
orally owned land on the site desig-
mated In the bill. Precedent for
this, the committee was told by both
Mr.. Folger and Maj. Gen. U. s,
Grant, Sd, was established years ago
when the national headquarters OF
the American Red Cross and the
District Chapter Building were
erected on Federal property on
ground between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets NV.
The bill under consideration today
provides that the site, now owned
by the National Capital Housing
Authority, should be turned over to
the Red Gross. It authorizes trans
fer Of not more than $780, 900 from
the Treasurer of the United States
to the NCHA. When the project is
completed, title to both the land
and the building would vest in tie
United States Government. But the
District Chapter of the Red Cross
would have the use Of 1t.
Evening star., 1947-05-02
Ethel~yn Clcrk Hoaored

BRyN MAwE. Pa. May z sSpe~
|ciAn Miss Etheiwyn Clark. Falls
Church, Va 4 jantor At Bryn NArr
College. has been awarded TIE
EtMbeth Shippen pchoaAsxhfp for
her work tn chemistry. She also
was awarded the washington ID. CD
AIun1nae regional schoaaxSh1p md
book shop scl1o1as111ip-
Evening star., 1947-05-02
Police Continue Probe
In Harris SIuyino

Police today continued question
ing persons who knew James E
Harris, 40, business agent for the
United Cafeteria Workers Local
III, Of the United Public Workers
who was found slain in his home
Monday.
Mr.. Harris was killed with ar
ak or some other sharp instrument
police said, but no weapon has beer
found. He was slashed to death In
his home at 312o Thirteenth stree,
NV,
Evening star., 1947-05-02
ldylwood Church Proorum

A womAnless wedding" viii feA-
tufe the entertainment 10 he given
by the Tdyiwood Sva., Presbyterian
Church at 4 O'Clock tonight III the
Dunn Loring school, Fairfax. Pro-
cseds win 90 70 tha church furnace
fund
Evening star., 1947-05-02
Auxiliur TO Hold Donce

The Auxiliary Board OF the Alex-
andria Hospital win hold its spring
aance 1t 10 pm. tomorrow ut the
5ehe Haven Country Club.
Evening star., 1947-05-02


Id
lam a. Browne examine the edama
Evening star., 1947-05-02

the cOmmlttee reported that Wnlte
the number of typical stores has
risen 104 per cent in the entire area
since 1929, a breakdown shows it
has increased 1874 per cent in vir-
ginia and 1878 per cent in Mary
land but only "a per cent in the
District.
The selection of stores used for
the comparison included depart
ment and general merchandise,
clothing. furniture, radio and house
hold appliances. drugs, food, hard
ware and paint, restaurants and
liquor.
Drop in Retail Sales.
The District, which made 1877 per
cent of the retail sales in the area
in 1929, made only S3.5 per cent in
1945. the committee reported.
The Districts central business
area-which comprises only IT. per
cent of the taxable property in the
District but contributes 20.s5 Der
cent of real estate tax revenues-is
and is likely to be the hardest hit
by the process indicated by these
trends. the committee continued.
"That the central business district
will always continue to exist is a
forpone conclusion, but with any
aunreciable shift in population, it
viii exist in progressively weaker
FORM" it said.
It sacked this statement with as
sessment figures for the area
bounded by Fifth street, Nineteenth
street Pennsylvania avenue anc
Masachusetts avenue NV. This
sector represented 28.07 per cent Of
the taxable real value of the District
IN 1aa5-26. 20.85 per cent this yeal
and probably win represent 2oal
per cent next year.
Seven Suggestions Offered.
IN addition to an overhauling of
the process Of planning the metro
politan area and keeping up . run
Evening star., 1947-06-19

CONNECTICUT AVE. near Mayfiower,
amidst prominent shops. 500 50, # Ap-
ply with references, Box 31b-D, sIar -22
LARGE STORE. with 2 rear rooms and
End fioor Of building in a central business
section. D. CoNNoR a. SON, RE. 2426.
sos F ST Nw-store. See IDEAL oP-
sth AND sTs. N.W.Isman store ad-
Joining main entrance large ultramodern
diately. j. A. WEINBERG CO., Realtors,
1G07 II St NV, Ma. $500 -19
1913 CONNECTICUT AVE. Excellent
women's SHOPPING location adjoining
Jetlef's. Main floor 1900 So IT., balcony
300 SO. IT.: full basement: panelled walls;
inmmsdiate n,,i1! possession' apartment in same
J, A. WETNBERG CO., Realtors. 1907 Ii
st. NV, Ma $500 -19
607 n Y AVE NW,-Excellent location
for wholesale distributor: large new store
front for display room: plenty of Qffice
space on upper floors; building practically
r, new; OIL heat; End com. zone. A: M.
DOWNTOWN, K st. NV, near 14th St
Floor OF 7 story oface bldg. approx. 900
So. it. of desirable space suitable for re-
tail or street floor office use, available
July /. Call Leasing Dept, LEO M. BERN
STEIN & CO, 1415 K st. NV, NE. 5400.
UPTOWN GEORGIA AVE. NV, stores
available for any type business: reason
tenants Call Mr.. Sperling, RE. 353l,
1st NATIONAL REALTY CORP, 905 18th
st. NV. RE. 1851. -23
1913 12th ST. NV. near K st.--Entire
1st f.: over 1900 IT. to alley; good office;
display and storage area MA 021S -l9
Evening star., 1947-06-19
FARMs FOR SALE.

SMALL FARMS acres and independ-
ence; $500 ,tno house,; near school,
sos ens sn 81 es for sh
WOODED WOODED lots; a's Some have big oak trees 70
on any Of these wooded lots to build your
done, 50; price, $3.50 and up. Drive out
teryis aas Ps' See Sc sa our M bis ssn 3 on ysh
lax Farms. Four-lane highway from Wash
ington to csntsrvleRo, RG,ns turns s1S de1ost 0psn
sTRouT's GREEN FARM CATALoG-over
s;ea g5oo bs5ssins q SIaEes ssast 70 s9fs.
WoodwaId Bids. WASHINGTON. D. c.. Metro
nAKa 9aeefa & R e
ty. The home and all nee. outbldss. are
modern in every detail; good fencing.
Priced for quick sale Exclusive. CRANE
& HEI.AN Realtors. Sligo 1000 ewes. I'll
200 ACRES WATER FRONT on the Poto-
mac; nice house, other outbldgs; about 70
miles from p; c, Priced for quick cash
Mr. Mr. MANOR CLUB: home, 7 rms. bath,
Pike; pifss' saS.5oo. S T II. +. B1EnER, ' sH 6bs6.
SUMMER OR WINTER HOMES On Brad
dock or South Mountain. % also M@iddletoWa, Middle WI,
genera! farms and small wM asrefge aoG2n e9n
STss.,Iss6 5ss Issh +, f. nsi ds Nj sal Cali syss
ssetaihkfTa % AcKTs, @5 5rm MI house: electricity
stalled, above Centeryille, within ~ miles
0f C. SO acres elsaea saea far and IN With fbopi
900. WITH less serease, less money.
HUGH McD1ARMID, Real Estate, Vienna
Sg9,gi5o; EXCELLENT FARMING section.
Frederick Co.. Md, about 40 mi. to WASH
o zoo es bef Tb f65 ence pos
outbuildings. MIR, MURDOCH. sH. 4611;
GIs, ATTENTIoN-Excellen s1-aere farm:
located 80 MI from washington; included
are 2 homes. a barn and several other
bsaas teqns ExcIesye iasr oq RAFFEL r REAL Estate
1900 ACRES M FAIRFAX co. Va
very ay''s good for subdividing into small farm
homesites; 2 miles of main hwy; 200 acres
timber, streams. Price, $40 per acre; terms
iHn Ts1 ACRES ACRES LouDouN Co., VA-Nice
frame residence; good large bank barn
chicken houses, cattle sheds; rich land,
good road; excellent neighborhood, Price,
$4,000; terms. Phone MI; 1851,
from trafic light in Silver spring, Lge.
house, having liy rrn., din rm., kit and
den on first T.; 1 bedrms. and bath on End
A. Also farm outbldgs.. Price 81 $50 an
acre. EARL ]. PRESTON. Real Estate. Can
Mrs Sproesser, SH. 4299. ga
house, cleo, outbldgs., fences streams;
SUGAR LOAF MOUNTAIN casts its shadow
over 1856 acres rich. gently rolling land;
house, elec,. outbldgs., fences, streams;
sacrifice, 1000. Mr. Brown, AD; $500,
with ]. LETTON MARTIN, Earle Bldg, RE.
100 ACRES ON STATE HWY I, in Loudoun
Co, Va 25 mi from Washington; over 400
acres river bottom, approximately 3 miles
water front; excellent land, mostly in grass;
10-room modern mansion house, 4 tenant
houses. 50-cow Washington-type dairy
barn; tile silo, other buildings; desirable
lent terms, 41z& interest all necessary
equipment available; no other farm in miles
Of this one at less than twice the price.
Evening star., 1947-06-19
Just minute mister-et me see your gun permit pleased"
INVEST. PROP. FOR SALE Cont. /.

Iss TINE OFFERED-A group Of apt.
bldgs.. all in the NV. section; unusually
low rentals clear o. ndsl oa
ssii BARNEY Q wErTzs 1877 Eys st. NV
Ma. 7065 or MA. 71s6, exclusive agent
NvEsToRs-Modern.i detached. 4-fan1ily
brick. VI block off MINI. ave-. showing an
market. For details cali MT. Clarke. ST.
1880, with BEITzELL,
NEAR end AND II ST, N.W.-one large
store and apts: rented for over 81, 800
ap sa!Ess f0s Sas2sf Gan waFE as Rs5es eo
COLUMBIA HEIGHTs-s-unit apt. house,
wen furn.; income. $4,000 yr.; low over
head; Priced to sell. Owners apt avail,
able to buyer No agents. HO. 1854. --22
fat, lst and sts: NV; rms; and bath
BE9s Bs6stII aGTssa. a239 sH 5ssaln ssf5 apts
other 1-bedrm. apts.. offered at TN times
annns sms doo oopsIatng cost
'sssssf sss 7 kAER A eo oS spsR
VA..s-unit VA SUI It brick apt. excellent income:
reduced for quick sale. W. b. WH1TENER'
Broker, OK. 264S; ewes. and Sum-. DI
Gst COMMERCIAL, s-story brick; first floor
street level; separate entrance hall to End
and 3rd floors; baths; excellent for con-
ysEsOn ysva ,v nv W. losatien; $3.50 Call 10
1GS GHas' 81. AHPr APT. + ToR S sALE-5 apt, auto.
h.-w.h.; rented at S254 per mo: 1st trust,
So 900: price, S13,soo. zIRKLE CO.. RE.
THIs IIns; FRS rIRsT.coMMERcIAL Esso CORNER lot
consisting of 26,3oo So. #. is priced less
than 81 per r. frame house use sonsistng
low down payment will bring you this
sa f4s or MH bto Cal o Ms westSS sEsT
S1n eESTRaL 4 NV. *tS Business ss pTopertyILarse
corner bldg, near thu. Municipal Center
per paSs al
ing expenses except taxes; permanent
value Of Location. assured: out-of-tswn
sale. For further particulars. call Albert
Cayton, with SHANNON g. LUCHS CO,
1906 H st. NV. MA. 2345: ewes. Wo.
DUPLEX APT. FOR SALE. Better Bright
wood section-4-family duplex: living rm..
bedrm., kitchen and bath, oil heat; CON
500; live in one. and rent the others;
sERNsTEIN & CO.. I415 x st. NV. ME-
COOP RETURN, SAFE = one-story det.
brick property on large lot. finely located
sad an under rssponslee Lease at
BRANNER, DI. 7740; ewes, OR. 1888 or
WI 6844. go
NE. APARTMENT BLDG; years old:
2-5 room complete apts with private bath;
gas heat; hardwood floors: $500 handles.
UNUSUAL APT; some 2-bedrm. apts,
others 1-bedrm apts.;. offered at IN times
annual income: small operating cost: re-
located and in Al condition. Can
OWNER. GE 4159 30
bda
at 3177 18th st. NV, next to corner of
lamont St: oil furnace (summer- winter
excel. return on your money immed
poss. j. NOBLE BOAZ, Realtor, 1924
Wis. ave, Bethesda, WI. 1900. -25
FIVE APTS. FURN.: near LIST and r. I.
ave. n.w.-Oil heat; annual income quoted
S3,120: priced for quick sale; terms.
REALTY CO., Elk. $685., GE.