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Evening star., 1947-04-08
Clark Bill Would Send
FederaI-Area Insane
To s.. EIizabeths

Congress has been asked by At
torney General Clark for legislation
to provide for commitment in st.
Elizabeths Hospital Of insane per-
sons on Federal reservations in
nearby Maryland and Virginia.
In letter to the Speaker OF the
House, the Attorney General re-
quested the legislation because OF the
rapid increase in Federal offices and
Federal personnel located in nearby
Virginia and Maryland"
He submitted a proposed meas
ure, somewhat similar to one which
passed the House in the Seventy
ninth Congress, but died In the
Senate.
The bill stipulates that the District
would not be charged for the expense
of such patients.
Hearings Required.
Authority to make commitments
to st. Elizabeths would be conferred
on United States commissioners
designated by United States District
Courts in the nearby areas. Com
mitment, however, could be for not
more than 80 days, after hearing
before commissioner on testimony
of at least two witnesses and two
physicians, one of whom would have
to be skilled in the treatment and
diagnosis of nervous and mental
disorders.
Persons believed to be Of unsound
mind in the Federal reservations
could be apprehended and detained
by Federal officers, employers, guards
or watchmen, and taken before .
United States commissioner.
Examinations Provided.
When committed to st. Elizabeths,
they would be examined. If found
of sound mind, they would be dis
charged. But If found of unsound
mind they would be returned to
their home State or relatives, II
practicable.
Personnel OF the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps or Coast Guard would
be transferred to the custory OF their
own departments. Veterans would
be transferred to Veterans Admin
istration facilities.
In his letter the Attorney General
said the bill had been prepared at
the request and with the co-opera-
ton of the Federal Works Agency,
War Department, Interior Depart
ment, civil Aeronautics Admins
tration, the corporation counsel Of
the District and the District Com
mission on Mental Health.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Citizens Launch Probe
OF Dupont Underpass
$1,000, 1000 Cost Rise

The Dupont Citizens Association,
which has supported the Dupont
Circle underpass project for the past
eight years, last night launched an
inquiry into the reason for the in
crease of $4,000, 600 in the estimated
cost of the construction.
E. Goring Bliss, president Of the
association, reminded the citizens
that the group approved the prof.
| ect eight years ago and again two
years ago.
However, we should think care
fully before approving such an In
creased expense" he declared.
Warning Of Questionable results"
which completion Of the project
might bring, Mr.. Bliss declared:
I'VE have tried in the past to
make Connecticut avenue the Park
avenue of Washington. The under
pass will undermine that effort.
Shops Threaten to Move.
1.-THE long cement balustrades,
leading underground, would extend
almost to N street, eliminating
parking spots in front Of many OF
the better avenue shops"
Mr.. Bliss named several stores
which have threatened to move out
if the underpass is completed.
Another member, G.. E. Cox, point
ed out the accident menace at the
north end of the underpass, where
the underground traffic would con-
verge with traffic above ground at
the already hazardous intersection
of r street and Florida avenue.
A committee was appointed to
study the problem and asked to
present a report to the association
next month.
Wharton Gives Talk.
Mr.. C. A. Wharton, director Of
the District Unemployment Com
pensation Board, explained the
functions Of the board in regard to
social security. At the end of his
talk Mr.. Wharton invited questions.
who paid the $4,000 year in
terest for social security to the Dis
trict?" Mrs. Essie v. Collins asked.
THE Federal Government" said
Mr. Bliss.
We'll, where did they get it?"
Mrs. Collins persisted. - n n
I'm afraid you'll have to ask Mr..
Snyder, the Secretary of the Treas
try" he answered.
WELL she said, SITS just ais
thought. I'll bet it's coming out Of
my own taxes"
The meeting was held in the May
flower Hotel.
Evening star., 1947-04-08

Boomer avenue,
Takorna Park,
Md.
william Prin-
gles jr., Is. in
whose home the
blast occurred,
was said to be
in gen e r ally
good condition
at Washington
Sanitarium Doc
tors took so
stitches to close
cuts on his arms,
face and chest
and treated him
for burns on the
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Nursing Association
To InstuII Officers

The Association of Undergraduate
and Practical Nurses OF the District
viii install officers at $50 pm. to-
morrow In the District Medical So
ciety Auditorium, t71s NJ street
NV.
Miss Mary Z. Bednarick Is presi-
dent. Other officers are Mrs. Mar
garet Rogers. first vice president;
Mrs. Lillian Gee, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. 8. @. Baker, secretary;
Mrs. Margaret French. recording
secretary, and Miss Margaret Turn
er, treasurer.
Evening star., 1947-04-08

body.
Their only concern was for his
eyes, which were to be given thor
ough check-up today. Physicians
at the hospital took some pieces Of
glass, 2 inches long, from his body.
The other boy, Eddie Roy Behner,
IL, OF 1922 Flower avenue, was
treated for small cut on his face
and sent home.
Shook Chemicals in Jar.
Mrs. Emma Pringle, the boys
mother, said that Billy had put
potassium chlorate, ammonium alu-
inmate, sulphur and sugar In a
glass jar and was shaking the jar
to mix them when the explosion
occurred.
Mrs. Pringle explained that she
had forbidden her son to play with
the chemicals which, she said, he
had purchased at a drugstore In
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Scouts to Hold Reunion

The first postwar reunion OF
Troop 100, National Capital Area
Council. Boy Scouts of America,
will be held at Sis o'clock tonight
at ST. Johns Episcopal Church,
324o c street NV, Daniel J.Tyr-
rell, scoutmaster, announced. The
reunion will celebrate the troops
3sth anniversary.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Dr.. FIG. Holloway Named
Dean of Drew Seminary
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, April S.-Appoint-
ment of Dr.. Fred 6. Holloway. presi-
dent of Western Maryland College.
as dean of Drew Theological Sem
mary at Madison, N. j., was an
nounced yesterday by the trustees of
Drew University.
DR.. Holloway succeeds Dean Lynn
Harold Hough, who will retire at the
end of the school year.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Meeting Is Set
For Manning Of
'SIunl Clearance
Lond Agency Heods
And D. c. Officials
Confer Tomorrow

The Districts new five-man Re-
development Land Agency will meet
tomorrow with District government
and planning officials to start work
on the Capitals long-range STUN
clearance and city rebuilding pro-
gram.
Mark Lansburgh, chairman OF the
agency, said today the Commis-
sioners and the chairman Of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, Maj. Gen. U. s. Grant
III, were expected to attend. The
meeting Is to be held In Gen. Grants
ofnce.
Mr.. Lansburgh refused to speculate
today on who might replace George
A. Garrett on the agency, but said
he thought banker or financier
would be a logical appointee. Mr..
CARROTS nomination as United
States Minister to Ireland was sent
to the Senate yesterday by the
White House.
Named by President.
Mr.. Garrett is one OF the two
members Of the agency appointed by
the President. He said today that
he hopes to help get the land agency
work started before he leaves.
Other members Of the agency are
Edward A. Dent, District tax as
SCISSOR; Richard Atkinson, lawyer,
and James e. Collifiower, business
man and civic leader.
Mr.. Garrett said today he doubted
II he would leave for his new post
before July !. He added he hoped
to continue his other interests here,
including his work as president OF
the National Symphony Orchestra
Association and president Of Emer-
gency Hospital, until he has to leave.
The new land agency at present
has no funds with which to start
work. The act, however, authorizes
it to spend $2o,ooo,ooo revolving
fund.
Will Buy Land.
With this money 1t will buy land
earmarked for rebuilding by the
planning commission through con-
tract or condemnation. Then it will
award to private contractors or, In
some cases, the National Capital
Housing Authority, the job Of re-
building the land according to plans
drafted by the planners.
The planners are supposed to re-
ceive a S95, 900 appropriation under
the terms of the 1913 budget to do
the advance planning work neces-
sary to the rebuilding program.
A master plan of the whole city
must be made first, followed by
detailed plans of the various areas
to be rebuilt.
Designated for early rebuilding
are the Barry Farms area, just
north of st. Elizabeths Hospital, the
Marshall Heights area In the
far eastern part Of the CAPITAL and
small slum~ section In Southwest
Washington
81 The land agency has been offered
the use Of offices in the Districts
Municipal Center Building, but must
have at least a small initial ap-
preparation II 1t is to hire a staff
and lay the groundwork for the
task ahead of it.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
District Dental Society
To Hear Talk Tonight

The District Dental Society will
hold its monthly meeting at o'clock
tonight in the Walter Reed Hospital
auditorium.
DR.. S. r. Bradel of Chicago will
discuss Dental Roentgenology.' The
meeting will be preceded by clinic
at Walter Reed Hospital at 80 pm.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Citizens to Attend Dinner

The presidents of the 81 citizens
associations and Clifford Newell,
president of the Federation of
Citizens Associations. have been in
vited to attend the monthly dinner
meeting Of the American Business
Association, Inc, at Z o'clock to-
night at the "a Patio Restaurant.
III Thirteenth street NV
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Senate Hearing
On Pollution Bill
Set This Month
Public Works Group
Also Considers New
Courthouse Measure

The Senate Public Works Com
mittee today decided to open hear
ir1gs later this month on bill to
provide for water pollution control
activities in rivers throughout the
country, including the Potomac.
Chairman Revercomb announced
that the committee felt the measure
was Of SUFFICIENT Importance to have
hearings as soon as they can be
arranged. No specific date was fixed
The measure, widely approved by
Potomac River Basin interests, is a
bipartisan bill sponsored by Senator
Barkley, Democrat, of Kentucky and
Senator Taft. Republican, of Ohio
It provides for Federal aid for treat
mert works construction to prevent
the discharge of pollution into
rivers.
The Public Health Service is au-
thorized to conduct investigations
and make surveys of any specific
problem of water pollution, and te
make recommendation for correc-
ton Of the difficulty.
The bill authorizes an appropria-
ton annually of up to $100, ,000, ,00t
for grants in aid and loans to effec-
tuate the construction purposes o1
the bill, and the appropriation o1
e1,500OO for the next fiscal year tt
be expended by State health au-
thorities.
The grants-in could not ex-
ceed 331s per cent Of the cost Of any
project and the loans would bear
interest
The bill hss been indorsed by
the Interstate Commission on the
Potomac River Basin, an anti
pollution agency consisting Of the
Federal Government, the District
and the States Of Maryland, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania.
Chairman Revercomb said the
committee considered also today his
pending bill for plans and specifica-
tions for a new Federal courthouse
here. The group, he said, decided to
visit the old courthouse here some
billlC bthlo WCCh IL pOSolDiS.
Decision to Follow Visit.
After the visit, he said, the COM
mittee will determine whether hear
tngs are necessary.
The Public Buildings Subcommit-
tee Of the House Public Works Com
mittee will open hearings at 10 am
Thursday on an identical courthouse
bill sponsored by Representative
Dondero, Republican, of Michigan.
The committee already has visited
the courthouse and members have
expressed themselves as impressed
with the need for new structure.
A pending measure to authorize
an adequate White House police
force was not acted upon by the
Senate committee this morning
Senator Revercomb explained, since
II is still pending before the Sub
committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds. ,'
Sale Of Hotel Urged.
Senator Revercomb said he un-
derstood that the Federal Works
Agency was making plans to sell
the Capitol Park Hotel, following
recent recommendation by his
committee.
I'VE think this building ought to
be used as hotel property" Senator
Revercomb said. "We don't want
to put the Government in the hotel
business. Today is the best market
for it to be sold"
The hotel, facing Capitol Plaza
was used during the war as the
United Nations Service Center, but
has been abandoned for that pur-
pose. 1t is now being reconditioned
by the Public Buildings Admins
tration for whatever purpose Con-
gress decides it should be used for.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Boy Hurt in Chemical Blast
To Be Checked for Eye Injury
Windows Blown Out
By Explosion Due to
Home Experiment

An eye specialist today was to ex-
anime one Of two boys injured late
yesterday when chemical mixture
exploded in the basement Of 208
Evening star., 1947-07-05
TeIevision Of BuIIfiqht
Cancelled in England

NEW YORK, July S (N.A.N.A).-
British television set owners, who
had hoped to see Spain's two lead
ing matadors in q Spanish bullf1ght
have been advised that plans to tele-
wise the event have been Cancelled
The cancellation was caused by the
violent protests of the Royal Society
for. the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals.
The British Broadcasting Corp
had recently announced plans to
televise a huge Seville event star
ring Belmonte, former worlds
champion bullhghter, and Manolete,
present champion. But BIC ad-
vertising of the event and even
further reference to it, were drop
ped suddenly when the RSPCA
brought pressure.
Bulltght television was first in
troduced in Mexico City several
months ago on the occasion of an
appearance by Manolete. But the
broadcasts have been suspended in
definitely because thronging fans
jammed sidewalk cafes, shouting
themselves hoarse, and overflowed
into the streets, where they blocked
all main thoroughfares and one
public square.
Evening star., 1947-07-05

hard hitting, clear thinking, indis-
pensable and disinterested.
Some skillfully function as their
own press agents and there are
few, indeed, who, like Secretary OF
State George Marshall, have no
thought of personal promotion but.
entirely without effort, reap a rich
harvest of favorable publicity for
the simple reason that they deserve
it. These are the exceptions. Gen
Marshall is the most conspicuous,
but there are other highly COM
petent officials who adequately fill
their jobs without undue thought OF
the impression on the public
To the large majority, however,
pleasant publicity IS only a few
degrees less essential to their health
and happiness than food and drink.
Naturally. the other kind of pub
licity has an obviously deleterious
effect.
Thus is created a state of affairs
in which a great deal Of nonsense
is written and spoken about the
men who come here to take more
or less important positions. Quite
often an entirely erroneous pic
ture is presented. Certainly, one
Of the most misleading and un-
founded notions sought to be es-
tablished through propaganda OF
one sort or another Is that these
men are serving their. country at
great personal acrifice"-partic-
ularly great financial sacrifice"
1t is frequently asserted that this
or that man could make "ten times
as much money in private life" as
he is paid by "niggardly and
penurious Government" On both
Evening star., 1947-07-05
5000 Veterans Studying
Abroad Under 81 Bill
by the Assoeiotsd Press

More than 5000 veterans Of World
War II are studying abroad unde,
educational provisions of the G1
bill, the Veterans Administration
said today.
The Philippine Republic heads
the list with 1.411, most Of them
Filipinos who served with the United
States armed forces. Canada il
second with ST..
The United Kingdom, with at;
France, with ITS, and Switzerland,
with 141, have the bulk Of 662 stu
dents studying In Is European
countries. The number in other
nations there includes Belgium, 5;
Czechoslovakia, 8: Denmark, 3;
Fire, 10; Italy, IS; The Neither
lands, s: Sweden, "a; Spain, /;
Greece, 2, and Norway, 2.
Mexico has 231 Of the 30 stu
dents in Latin America. Others are
Argentina, 8; Brazil, 4; Chile, 8;
Colombia, 4; Costa Rica, 2: Cuba,
"a; Dominican Republic, 4: Ecuador,
l; FL Salvador. /; Peru. 3, and
Uruguay, !.
The count In other nations in
cludes Palestine, 63; China, 3; Syria,
8; Australia. 50; Newfoundland, /;
New Zealand, 4, and Union Of South
Africa, l.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
On the Other Hand.
Most Hectic Happening or Story
Of Plane Trip That Wasn't Made

Frankfurt plane until $50 Geneva
time-4:30 am. Washington time.
So it was getting along toward
Sunday noon at Democratic head
quarters. The Geneva to Paris to
Washington trip would take about
26 hours. The vote in the Senate
was coming at pm. Monday. Fig
ure it out.
All seemed lost. Matter Of fact, all
was lost. But Secretary OF Labor
Schwellenbach had an idea. Maybe
they could get the Republicans to
agree to q delay. On that chance
he called Mr.. Thomas.
And Mr.. Thomas told him that he
had just got word that the weather
had closed in on the airport and he
couldn't fly even If he wanted to!
This space is used up and the STIR
ring story of the Wagner train that
never came in cannot be related.
Too bad, for it's a good story, too.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Jap on Trial for Tortures
SAYS Trial Is 'Gettinq' Him
By the Assoeiated Press

GUAM, July 5.-Capt. Hiroshi
Iwanami, pint-sized Japanese ac-
cused of torture Staying of American
prisoners of war on Truk Atoll, said
today that the strain of his war
crimes trial, which was resumed
two weeks ago, "is getting me-"
He has lost 10 of his 80 pounds
since the trial began.
I'm losing weight every day." he
told a correspondent through an in
terpreter as witness after witness
testified that he ordered his men
to kill "the American beasts"
Iwanami and 18 of his officers and
men from. Truk's 4th Naval Hospital
are on trial for the murder of 10
Americans. Every prosecution wit
ness has testified that Iwanami per-
sonally ordered that the American
prisoners be used in medical ex-
perimentS.
Evening star., 1947-07-05

Moslem COM Constantine Brown.
munities and between each of then
and Britain have had reverberas
tions in other parts of the world
India's influence in world affair!
has always been felt through the
British Empire, which it provided
with tremendous strength and re.
sources, both in men and materials
India was particularly important te
the Allied cause during World Wal
II, and although she was officially
at war with the Axis, the intense
hatred among many of her fac.
tionalists for both Britain and the
United States gave rise to some.
thing resembling a fifth column al
the rear of the men fighting or
the Burma front.
Ideal for Red Intrigue.
Now, as the result of deep changes
in Britain's world position as the
result of the war, Britain is aban.
doning her position in the great
subcontinent of Asia, granting the
Hindus and Moslems the right tc
decide for themselves whether they
will become totally independent OF
remain as dominions within the
British Commonwealth. Even ir
the latter case the two new states
would acquire neutrality-suspicious.
which would give them the right
as Canada, Australia and other
dominions already exercise ito de.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
| Famous Carrier,
Shongri-Lo,S Soon
TOGO in Reserve
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-The
Navy has decided to put the famous
aircraft carrier Shangri-La in the
mothball feet. ..
But ebfore her crewmen are scat
tered they will have to carry their
nostalgia to a gay party next Tues
day in Scottish Rite Auditorium.
Officers of the carrier said they
did not know why the ship was be-
ing deactivated, but that perhaps II
was because she is a few months
older than active carriers in the
Pacific Fleet.
Many a Japanese plane plunged
into the sea before the guns OF the
Shangri-La's aircraft. In July, 1945
she helped destroy SO japanese war
ships at Kure. She was the flagship
of Admiral John s. Mccain In the
Okinawa campaign.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
This Changing World
Partition of India Offers Red Leaders
Chance for Infltration and Intrigue

eide their own foreign relationships.
AS long as Britain was the domi-
nant power in India the vacuum
was filled and there was little dam
ger of any heavy inf1ltration OF in
huence from the Soviet Union to
the north. With Britain out Of India
an ideal situation may exist for
Soviet intrigue and exploitation.
Russian aspirations in India are
not new. Under the CZars Russia
made herself a source Of constant
worry to the British. Russian agents
found their way into many Of the
northern and northwestern prov
inces. Today there is the nucleus of
a large Communist Party In India,
and there Is q social structure
with the remnants Of the caste sys-
tem-which is vulnerable to Com
munist exploitation.
Prize for Expansionists.
Troubled waters anywhere are
fruitful waters for Communist fish,
ling and there are potentialities for
trouble in a partitioned India which
would serve admirably the Soviet
policy Of expansionism in Asia. A
communized India would be a rich
prize which no self-interested Rus
sian statesmen could afford to over
look. And there is plenty of reason
to believe that Soviet expansionism
In Eastern Asia and in the Balkans
is designed to serve as a giant
|pincers on this Jewel of the Orient.
The program of the Western ma
tions in the future will embrace the
task Of winning the two new Indian
states to the cause Of democracy,
Western democracy, as one bulwark
against further Russian aggrandize-
ment. This will not be easy, for the
Orient traditionally has been de-
voted to authoritarian rather than
democratic systems. But to survive,
India must trade and for her own
profit she can do best to hitch her
wagon to the economic star of the
West.
The new American ambassador to
India, Henry F. Grady, once was
closely afhliated with the Recipro-
cal Trade Program of Cordell Hull.
Perhaps 1t was with an eye to win
ming Hindustan and Pakistan to the
economy of the West that he was
sent to New Delhi.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
By Group Assigned
To Field at Spokane;
Is Second on Coast
BY the Assoeioted Press

A second group of B-2s Super
Fortresses is being deployed on the
West Coast.
The Strategic Air Command an
nounced yesterday that the 92d
Very Heavy Bomber Group, now
being reactivated, has been ordered
to the Spokane (Wash.) Army Air
Field.
One Of the three squadrons of
the long range bombers already has
been assembled at the field. It is
planned to bring in two more, as
personnel and aircraft are procured,
to make up the group.
The other force Of Super For
tresses is being assembled at Castle
Field, Merced, Calf. In addition
to B-29 bases in the Midwest and
Southwest, the SAC has in opera
ton or planned vHB installations
in Florida and Maine On the East
Coast.
The 92d, until recent orders went
into effect, was a paper force, made
up Of one officer and one enlisted
man. Plans provide for an author
lied strength Of 296 officers and 1,571
enlisted men for the group.
The Spokane field has been a de-
pot of the Air Material Command,
but the base will be transferred to
command Of the 92d. Supplies
stored there will remain in ware
houses, to be moved out as required.
In addition to the West Coast
B-29 bases, the Army Air Forces is
building up fields in Alaska for op-
Grafton of the strategic bombers,
including reconstruction Of an old
fighter strip at Mile 26, south Of
Fairbanks, as a VHB airf1eld.
Present planning for the Alaskan
Super Fortress operations contem.
plates rotating crews from the
States on a six-month tour Of duty.
Aircraft and other equipment will
be assigned permanently to the
Alaska area.
Mile 26, as well as other new
strips such as that at Limestone,
Me-, are being built with strength
and size sufncient to handle forth
coming new super bombers of di-
mensions of the giant B-36.