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Evening star., 1947-11-18
Kew GardensAwarded
7 Pei. Rent Increase

An increase in monthly rents av-
eraging TIL per cent for 131 OF the
14O apartments in Kew Gardens
Apartments, 27OO Q street NV, has
been recommended by an examiner
in the office of the District admins
traitor of rent control.
Unless formal objection is filed
with the administrator against the
finding within 10 days, the ex-
aminer's recommendation becomes
effective as an order of the admins
traitor. There were nine apart
ments on which adjustments were
not requested.
Adjustments upward on the 131
apartments were requested by the
Roevmar Realty Corp, and hearings
were conducted by Examiner James
G. Tyson.
The new rents will range from
s455O per month for two rooms and
bath to $115 per month for six rooms
and bath. Rents formerly ranged
from $42.50 per month to $107.50 per
month.
The Kew Gardens firm asked for
an annual rent increase amounting
to about $10,944.
The examiner found expenses, in
cluding taxes and water rents, had
increased substantially since that
date, and also that substantial capi-
tai improvements were made. The
total annual increase resulting from
the examiners recommended order
amounts to $500, as against o,944
sought by the petitioner.
Edward r. Haigler, represented
the petitioner, and Herman L.
Koran, C. ]. Lanks and Edward ].
De Young were witnesses for the
petitioner, according to the state
ment,
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Willie Ramey is an honest man.

Willie Ramey is an honest man.
So say representatives of the po-
lice accident investigation unit and
the corporation counsel's office. So,
too, says Richard M. Smith, "a, a
farmer of Woodboro, Md, who
helped pay a $40 levy on Mr.. Ramey.
Last Saturday Mr.. Smith was
driving his truck to market. AT
Twenty-second street and Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. it was struck
by an automobile operated by Mr..
Ramey, who is about so, colored, and
who lives at 202 l. street S.W.
Much OF the trucks contents,
which included so dozen eggs, sew
eral buckets Of chitterlings, three
dressed raccoons and other dressed
meet, was strewn over the pave
ment.
Seeing this, Mr.. Ramey was sure
he had killed some one, according
to Pvt. Beryl E. Darr Of the accident
Investigation unit, who went to the
scene.
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Ramey were
instructed to appear today in the
corporation couIEel's office at Mu-
nicipal Court for conference.
When they did, Mr. Ramey re-
peated the statement he had given
Pvt. Darr Saturday. He said he
was in the wrong, had been hurry
ing home and was speeding at about
IS miles per hour.
Such honesty rarely is encountered
among principals in traffic mishaps.
the others present agreed. It was
decided the case would not 60 to
Evening star., 1947-11-18

Although a rapt audience of 1,20C
children and adults listened with
reverent attention to the concert
sponsored last night by The Eve
ming Star in Woodrow Wilson High
School, featuring the National Sym
phony Orchestra under the baton Of
Howard Mitchell, some of the most
enthusiastic listeners were croucheo
around radio few blocks away
There, in a modest tWo-storJ
white frame house at 4400 Fessen-
Gen street NV, three of Mr.. Nit
chells four musically inclined chill
dren were checking on the orches-
tra's every note and chord.
On a concert program-where
some day they all hope to be listed
they would be described as Lor-
raine, piano; Glenn, cello, and
Martha, violin. Lorraine, IA, is ad-
mittedly the star of the family
Glenn, II, hopes to be a conductor
some day like his father-but first
he'd nike to be "a football star at
Notre Dame or Georgetown" Mar
tina, 9, is being taught violin by her
mother.
Baby -Sitters for Concert.
The youngest member Of the fam
lily is Jerry, 2, the reason why the
older children weren't among the
appreciative listeners in the school
auditorium. They were baby-sitters
But the listening audience at the
Mitchells' could be increased to four
if you counted Boots, a wire-haired
terrier who simply hates jazz"
The Mitchell children shared with
other listeners on WMAL, The
Evening Star station, the privilege
of hearing for the first time on the
air Russell Bennett's overture tx
"An Imaginary Drama" which wa.
played from manuscript by the or
chestra. AS they did at the end o1
each of the five selections on the
program, the audience at the schoo
applauded the performance of the
overture until Mr.. Mitchell hao
taken several bows and repeatedly
signaled the orchestra to rise.
Mr.. BENEFITS overture was fol-
lowed by Sibelius' colorful but
gloomy symphonic poem, EN- Saga
Opus g." and the always popular
ride of the Valkyries," by Wagner
Although the audience didn't
know it, the orchestras rendition
of the second and third movements
Of Tschaikovsky's Symphony No. 4
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Let it snow.


But, please, let it snow at night
implores William A. Xanten, super.
intendent of the District Refuse Di-
vision.
Mr.. xanten is as ready as he'll
ever be to cope with this winters
snowfalls. He's in charge of doing
something about it when the white
blankets settle over the capital.
We'll do the best we can," he
said yesterday, "but we hope the
public won't expect too much. The
city just doesn't have enough snow
removal equipment.
"We always hope it'll snow al
night, If it has to snow. Even with
a light snowfall In the daytime
traffic ties itself up in knots before
we can do anything about it."
Plan Based on Quick Action.
Mr.. Xanten's operation plan Is
completed. It is aimed at getting
all snow-removal forces on the
streets quickly to keep principal
thoroughfares clear and, as man
power and equipment permit, tc
smooth the motorists way on sec
ondary streets.
He won't have any more equip
ment than last year, MIR. xanter
said, because of lack Of funds. The
Highway Department has some ad.
ditional leaders on order, but de-
livery is not expected until too late
to be Of any help this season, he
added.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Plea for More D. {. Cadets
And Midshipmen Renewed

A renewed request by the Com
missioners for increased appoint
ments from the District to the mill
tary and naval academies today was
before the House Armed Services
Committee.
Commissioner John Russell Young,
in a letter written last July and
released yesterday, after it was for
mally received by the House. noted
that the District does not have
equality with numerous States on
the basis of population.
He asked favorable action on leg
islation to raise from s to IL the
number of cadets the District names
to West Point and from S to Is the
number of midshipmen it may send
to Annapolis.
His letter stressed that IA OF the
States with populations smaller
than Washington's are given from
IL to 20 West Point cadets and IL
to Is Annapolis midshipmen.
Similar legislation has been con-
sidered In recent years and some
times have won committee approval,
only to fail Of approval by the
House and Senate.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Exposure Blamed in Death
OF Man in Cemetery

The death of John M. Morris, ~,
of 4318 Spring street, Suitland, in
nearby Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
was attributed to exposure in a GER
tificate issued yesterday by DR..
James I. Boyd, medical examiner for
Prince Georges County.
DR.. Boyd said he found no evi-
dence of foul play in Mr.. Morris
death. The body of the electrician
and radio repair man was found
about noon Sunday, encircled by
footprints in the soft ground at the
cemetery. He was last seen by his
family Saturday.
The medical examiner said labora-
tory tests would be run on samples
of blood from Mr.. Morris body, but
that barring other developments the
verdict Of death due to exposure"
would stand.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Couple Abandoning Baby
Given Suspended Sentences

A District couple who left their
newborn baby on the steps Of the
Leland Memorial Hospital, Riverdale
on October % were given a suspend
ed sentence of six months each In
Hyattsville Police Court yesterday on
charges of abandonment of an infant
child.
Winston E. Dowdy, %, carpenter
and his wife, Elma, 20, both Of the
5100 block of H street Sc, were
ordered placed on probation for a
period of two years.
The infant, since being reclaimed
by the parents five days after being
left at the hospital, is back home
again with its mother and father.
The pair pleaded guilty to leaving
the baby on the hospital steps.
During the trial, Detective Richard
A. Pearson of the Prince Georges
County police force at Hyattsville,
was commended by Assistant State s
Attorney Hervey G. Machen and
Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie for his
part in locating the parents. The
detective, Mr.. Machen said, traced
them through laundry marks on the
towel in which the infant was
wrapped and through markings on
a grocery store box.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Family Receives Most
OF Pudwuy's Estate

Joseph A. Padway, chief counsel
of the American Federation of Labor
who died in San Francisco October 8
while attending the annual conven-
ton of the Federation, left almost
all of his $4,000 estate to his wife
and daughter, it was disclosed when
his will was filed for probate in
District Court today.
Mr.. Padway made a bequest of
$4,000 to Protestant, Hebrew and
Catholic charities in his home town
of Milwaukee and divided a $4,000
life insurance policy among nine
relatives. The rest of his estate he
ordered divided between his wife,
Mrs. Lydia Padway, and a daughter,
Ruth PadWay.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Byrnes' Tavern Cleared
Of ABC Board Charges

Charges that the Bynes' Tavern
at 1410 Irving street NV. served
liquor to an intoxicated person and
permitted an intoxicated person to
remain on the premises, were dis
missed today by the Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board.
The board dropped the case when
Robert D. Wise, assistant corpora
ton counsel, said the Government
had not made a case against the
tavern and asked that the charges
be dismissed,
Evening star., 1947-11-18
al Night Play Centers
Opened for Fall, Winter

The District Recreation Depart
ment last night opened its night
play centers for the fall and winter
season.
The Al centers are open from one
to five evenings a week on different
time schedules.
They provide dancing, dramatics,
teen-age canteens and such sports
as basket ball, badminton, volley ball
and table tennis.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Austin r. Garfield.
Joseph A. Wilmer.

sistant Secretary of Commerce in
charge of civil aviation; Austin F.
Garfield, former president of the
District Bar Association, and Jo-
seph A. Wilmer, merchant tailor,
who also is an attorney.
Commissioner Guy Mason said he
could not tell when the public trial,
which was requested by Chief Muir
ply, would get under way.
Selection of Mr.. Garfield and
Mr.. Wilmer had been made last
week, but Mr.. MacCrackens selec-
ton was disclosed for the first time
late yesterday, when the Commis-
sioners officially appointed the en-
tire board.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Mitche|Fs Three ChiIdrenListen
Unseen as ! 200 Enjoy Concert

in F Minor" was done without re-
hearsal. But the faultless direction
of Mr.. Mitchell gracefully brought
the violins through the difficult piz-
zicato string accompaniment which
predominates much of the scherzo.
Three Dances Close Program.
The program was concluded with
three Romanian dances by Bella
Bartok, following which the school
audience refused to leave the audi
torium until Mr.. Mitchell had re-
turned to the podium several times.
During the brief intermission
Thomas j. Holmes, principal of
Wilson High School, greeted the
many pupils of the school, who,
with their parents and friends OF
the school, were guests of The Star
at the concert. He paid tribute to
the National Symphony Orchestra
for it's great part in the cultural
program of the Nations Capital and
thanked The Star for making pos
sible the neighborhood appearances
of the orchestra.
Last nights program, the third in
this seasons Neighborhood Concert
Series, was attended by more chill
dren than any previous concert this
year, Mr.. Mitchell said. Several
children, evidently unaware that in
vitations to the concerts could be
obtained at The Star or from the
host schools, were found crowded in
an ante-room near the stage.
Appreciate Good Music.
The conductors belief that chill
dren do appreciate good music was
borne out by his daughter Lorraine
who declared her schoolmates at
Immaculate Seminary are very in.
terested In classical music" But SHE
added her own position as daughter
OF the National Symphony's assist.
ant conductor and first cellist does
not entitle her to any special favors
from her teachers.
All three children solemnly agreed
the concert had been "very good
and that Daddy" did a fine job.
Hes a very good conductor, you
know" they said.
"And a very good cellist," added
Glenn, who takes lessons from him
The next school concert will be
Monday night in the Leland Junior
High School. Invitations may be
obtained from Room 724 of The Star
Building. They also will be available
at the school.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Precinct Heads Told
To Help in Reducing
Traffic Accidents

Police precinct commanders have
share in the responsibility for
control of the Capitals traffic prob
lem, Asst. Supt. Walter H. Thomas
executive officer of the department,
emphasized today in an order clari-
flying the relationship of the Traf-
flc Division and the Accident In
vestigation Unit.
To increase traffic consciousness
in the precincts, daily accident
record will be maintained with col
ored pins on maps in the precinct
stations, Inspector Thomas directed.
"These maps will be studied at
frequent intervals by the command
ing officers of the precincts to de-
termine the accident problem" the
order stated, land, where enforce
ment is indicated, special attention
will be given to locations where ac-
cidentS are occurring"
Safety Drive Planned.
Meanwhile, the Commissioners
Traffic Advisory Board was complet-
ing plans for an intensified educa-
ton campaign aimed at reducing the
Capitals death toll during the
winter.
A. Julian Brylawski, chairman OF
the boards Education and Public
Information Committee, told the
board last night details were being
prepared for early announcement.
Inspector Thomas stated in his
order the Accident Investigation
Unit is subject to the command ano
supervision of Capt. William j
Cunningham, commanding officer o1
the Traffic Division.
1t. William j. Liverman is the
senior officer of the AIU.
Mr.. Brylawski announced the new
safety drive last night after Police
Inspector Arthur E. Miller, in charge
of traffic, pointed out the District
still has a chance to make good
showing in the annual traffic safety
contest of the National Safety Coun-
Gil, although the number OF fatalities
is running ahead of last years toll
when washington took top honors.
Low on Population Basis.
Latest tabulations show the Capt.
tai standing seventh lowest among
cities of it's class with respect to the
death rate, based on vehicles regis
tered, he said. The city has the
lowest rate on population basis,
however, Inspector Miller added.
All operators OF emergency vehi-
cles have been asked to attend con-
ference next Tuesday on regulations
applicable to them, Traffic Director
George E. Keneipp announced.
Mr.. Keneipp said he has become
aware of "a very wide misunder-
standing, and possibly some lack of
respect" concerning traffic rules
binding on drivers of ambulances
ana other emergency vehicles.
Nathan M. Lubar, chairman OF
the Law and Legislation Committee
announced his group has completed
its revision of District motor vehi-
Gle regulations and is having the
proposed changes prepared for sub.
mission to the board, the corpora
ton counsel and the Commissioners
in the near future.
Washington I. Cleveland, chair
man of the committee on the driver
training program, said he would
confer with School Supt. Hobart M
Corning Thursday on this matter
He added the National Training
School for Boys has expressed an
interest in training staff members as
instructors, preparatory to institut-
ing a driver instruction program
there.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Job Openings Listed
IN D. G. Government

Jobs are open in the District gov.
ernment for operating engineers
Stenographers, clerks, nurses, x-ray
technicians and occupational ther-
spists. officials said last night.
Robert E. Robson Of the Office oi
municipal architect said the Dis.
trict has not had enough operating
engineers since the beginning of the
war. The pay ranges from $4,000
toss, 900 a year.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Thomas Tells Legion
Reds Can Be Curbed
By Public Exposure

Chairman Thomas of the House
Committee on Un-American Activi-
ties told an American Legion SEM
inar on communism today that pub
lie exposure of subversive activities
is the best weapon against them.
About 100 Legionnaires from
nearly every State are attending
the closed session conference, held
at the Legion clubhouse, 2437 Fiji
teenth street NV, to develop pro-
gram which officials said would be
used to fight communism in every
community where there Is an Amer
ican Legion post.
Representative Thomas, who
headed speakers at the session to-
day, outlined his remarks in an in
terview before addressing the group
He said he would warn the Legion
that it must not embark on a witch
hunt" in running down subversive
groups.
Many Reds in U. S., He Says.
"You nearly always get accused of
that anyway, you know" he added.
Mr.. Thomas said he would warn
the Legion, however, that there are
more Communists per 1000 people in
this country now than there were in
Russia when the Reds took over
there "The Communists he said.
now are reverting back to type
advocating the overthrow of govern
ments by force and violence through
a worldwide revolutionary move
ment."
w. C. Sawyer, Legion Americanism
chief, who is directing the confer
ence, said delegates will set up SIM
liar seminars for their own Legion
departments as soon as possible.
To Draft Exposure Plan.
He said he did not know exactly
what plan of exposure on the COM
munity level" would be suggested,
but that the seminar will devote
most of Thursdays session to draw
ing up such plan.
The seminar plan, Mr.. Sawyer
said, will be followed next year with
the Legion's multi-million- dollar
program to send monthly pamphlets
of Americanism literature into more
than 100000 homes during 1913
Those who were to speak at to-
days session of the four day con-
ference include Howard Rushmore
former drama critic for the Daily
Worker; the Rev. John Cronin OF
the National Catholic Welfare Con-
ference, Ben Stolberg, author; the
Rev. Edward B. Wilcox, who will
speak on Communism in Religion, y
and Samuel M. Birnbaum, judge
advocate of the New York depart
ment of the Legion.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Community Support
To Be Offered Toward
Health Council Aims
By Thomas 6. Buchonon

The Washington metropolitan
Health Council, whose exhaustive
survey of District health conditions
was completed 18 months ago, today
will be offered community support
to get long overdue action on son1e
of the study's most urgent pro.
posals.
The offer grows out of meeting
at Howard University last night, al
which 30 civic organizations sent
representatives.
Spokesman for these groups will
ask the Metropolitan Health Council
if it is willing and able to call
city-wide conference to focus COM
munity attention on glaring health
deficiencies.
The citizens will offer their as
sistance in carrying out such a con-
ference and will seek to throw the
weight of their organizations ano
the community at large behind a
drive to get action on their recon-
mendations from the appropriate
District authorities.
Meeting Today.
Miss Elizabeth Harvey, secretary
of the Health Council, represented
that agency at last nights meeting
She told the group she would pre-
sent their proposal to an Executive
Committee meeting scheduled for
pm. today at the District Medical
Society.
The Metropolitan Health Councils
Executive Committee will be asked
to hold a special meeting with repre-
sentatives Of the citizens group to
discuss the program.
DR.. Paul B. Cornely, Howard Uni
versity public health professor and
temporary chairman at last nights
meeting, appointed the following
delegates to confer with the Health
Council:
Miss Elizabeth Carpenter of the
Federation of Parent Teacher AS
sociations, DR.. Ida Fox of the Com
mittee for Racial Democracy, DR.
Jesse A. Keene of the Federation OF
Civic Associations, Clarence w
Davis of the YMCA and DR.. Anna
Rand of the Physicians Forum.
Held Logical Agency.
Spokesman for many of the Or
ganizations present at the meeting
made it clear they feel the Metro
politan Health Council, as the
sponsor of the most recent large
scale survey of District health con-
ditions, is the logical agency
throug'> which any community
health appeal should be directed.
At the same time, they indicated
they want more tangible results
from the experts recommendations
and feel the way to achieve then
is by community pressure, rather
than indefinite discussion in com.
mitteeS,
Evening star., 1947-11-18
w. P. MacCrackcn, jr.

The three-man Trial Board ap-
pointed by the District Commis-
sioners late yesterday will await
preparation of formal charges
against Fire Chief Clement Muir
ply before opening hearings on
the case.
Charges, growing out Of COM
plants by Fire Capt. Joseph D
Conroy that Chief Murphy had
contributed nothing but "demoral-
ization' to the Fire Department are
being prepared by Daniel V, Maher
new special assistant to the cor
poration counsel.
The Trial Board consists of Will
liam P. MacCracken, jr., former as
Evening star., 1947-11-18

two detectives hung to the doors OF
the car. AZ New Jersey and Florida
avenues NV. the fleeing car crashed
into a tractor trailer truck.
Detective Hamilton was injured
fatally, and Sergt. Rouse suffered g
broken and mangled leg and other
injuries.
Through long months of treat
ment, Sergt. Rouse was warned he
could not expect to keep the in
jured leg. Even specialists held
little hope of saving it.
But Sergt. Rouse pleaded for more
time. He worked on the swollen
knee joint, massaging and endeavor-
ing to exercise it.
Finally, doctors became more op-
timistic. And after more long
months of recuperation, Sergt. Rouse
was pronounced fit for duty.
He went back on the active roll
yesterday as assistant to 1t. Thomas
Sullivan, who Is in charge of pre-
cinct detectives.
Evening star., 1947-11-18

d u t y to d a y
standing on his
on two feet.
He is Clyde o.
Rouse, As, of 1888
r street Sc.
| M ore than a
year ago NO.
| vember /, 1916
Sergt. Rouse and
a plainclothes
| partner, H a rry
E. Hamilton, 80,
spotted q stolen
auto m o b lie at
Florida ave n u e
and @ street
NV They left
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Plumber Hurt by Crowbor

william Seymore, %, of 2114 Kear-
ny street NE, plumber with the
Standard Engineering Co., was in
jured seriously yesterday when
struck on the head by a falling
crowbar while working at National
Airport. He was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital for severe head in
juries.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Truckmon Helps to Meet Levy
On Honest Driver Who Hit Him

court and Mr.. Ramey would be per-
mitted to forfeit $40 and collateral
on a speeding charge.
'Mr. Ramey is an honest man"
Mr.. Smith said. "Ill pay IS Of It,"
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Policeman, Told He'd Lose Leg,
Back on Duty on Own Two Feet

A police detective sergeant, who
for months heard doctors predic-
tions that he would lose one Of his
legs by amputation, was back on
Evening star., 1947-11-18

their own car and approached the
other vehicle, one from each side.
When the driver started away, the