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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14

street. Finding the body, they sum-
moned Detective Sergt. Harold c.
Huffman. The cash on the fore
head indicated a bullet wound, SO
other homicide squad policemen
we're called.
Wound Not Evident.
After Mr.. Kelly was pronounced
dead at the hospital at 1880 pm,
Deputy Coroner Christopher J. Muir
ply was called. His examination did
not disclose the bullet wound in the
| shoulder, and death was believed
to have been from natural causes
before an autopsy Wednesday after
noon revealed otherwise.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said jury would be sworn in today
but that no inquest date would be
set until some evidence was un-
covered.
Funeral services for Mr.. Kelly will
be held at $50 am. tomorrow at the
Taltavull Funeral Home. A requiem
mass will be said at 10 o'clock at st.
Gabriel's Church, and burial will be
at Bowie, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
Berlin Cardinal 10 Preside
AT Mass al St. Matthew'S

Conrad Cardinal Won Preysing,
Bishop of Berlin, will arrive here to-
morrow and preside at 10 am. Sum
day at solemn high mass at st.
Matthew'S Cathedral.
Cardinal Won Preysing. who speaks
English, French and Italian, as well
as German, is expected to speak.
Msgr. John K. Cartwright, rector of
the Cathedral, will extend greetings.
In attendance in the sanctuary
will be the Most Rev. John M. Nc
Namara and the Most Rev. Law
renee J. Shehan, auxiliary bishops
of Baltimore and Washington.
Celebrant of the mass will be the
Right Rev. Joseph M. Michigan,
chancellor of the Archdiocese of
Baltimore and Washington. Other
officers of the mass will be the Rev.
Charles L. Boehmer, deacon; the
Rev. John S. Spence, subdeacon, and
the Rev. w. Louis Quinn, master of
ceremonies.
A special program Of music has
been prepared by Charles A. Ben
son, choir director.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
Patterson Calls on ice
To Stop CurtaiIing Of
Pentaqon Bus Service

Secretary of War Patterson COM
planned to the Interstate Commerce
Commission today that prospective
curtailment of bus service to the
Pentagon threatened to disrupt
War Department functions there.
In formal petition, he asked for
improvement rather than curtail-
ment of transportation between
downtown Washington and the
Northern Virginia area.
The War Department, he said
had expected greatly improved
service from the Capital Transit Co
after the war. Instead, he said, the
company has advised it is going to
discontinue its bus service. to the
Pentagon at the end of this month
The ICC was asked to order con-
tinuation of the company's Penta-
gon service under conditions which
would provide adequate transpor-
tation."
Mr.. Patterson said Capital Tran
sit planned to leave the Pentagor
business to two other buslines-Al-
exandria, Bancroft and Washington
Transit Co. and the Washington
Virginia and Maryland Coach Co
These companies, the Secretary as
serted, "have not demonstrated then
ability to perform the service"
1.-THE service to the Pentagon
since its inception, has been con-
siderably less than satisfactory" he
said, asserting that the bus COM
panies had engaged in unsafe load
ing practices, overcrowding, obstruc-
ton of drivers vision and inordi-
nate delays at interchange points"
To meet the situation, Mr.. Pat.
terson said the department hac
staggered it's working hours "in ex-
cess of the staggering of hours" re-
uuired in other departments.
The Pentagon now houses 2o,0N
department employees, of which TO-
600 are dependent on buses to trave
to and from work daily, the petition
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
Doctor Assigned TO Study
Sfreptomycin at GaI|inger

DR.. Harold Lester Hirsch of New
York City has been assigned to the
staff at the Rapid Treatment Center
at Gallinger Hospital, DR.. S. Ross
Taggart, director, Bureau of Vene-
real Diseases, District Health De-
partment, announced today. DR..
Hirsch will assume his duties
Monday.
The present assignment is to con-
duct studies evaluating the new
drug, streptomycin. Sulfa drugs and
penicillin have been used in treating
minor venereal disease cases, but
some patients develop resistance to
these drugs.
DR.. Hirsch was graduated from
Maryland University and the
Georgetown University School of
Medicine. Interneship and residency
requirements were met at Gallinger
For the past two years, as fellow
in medicine at the George Wash
ington University Medical School,
DR.. Hirsch has been engaged in
clinical research in antibiotics. He
has been doing part-time work in
the Bureau of Venereal Diseases
since July, 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
Board Of Trade 10 Act
Thursday on Proposal
For More Directors

Important changes in the struc-
ture of the Washington Board OF
Trades Board OF. Directors will be
acted on at a general membership
meeting of the group next Thurs
day, it was learned today.
In a statement to all members,
Joseph G. McGarraghy, president
reported the present board had ap-
proved four changes in the bylaws
including enlarging of the board "to
represent more adequately our 1850
members"
Mr.. McGarraghy said those work
ing on the proposals had concluded
the board should include men "who
possess an intimate knowledge OF
local affairs, gained by many years
of experience in Board of Trade
activities"
At the same time, Mr.. McGar-
raghy said, the board should be
composed primarily of a constantly
changing majority of intelligent
vigorous men with new ideas and
new approaches to old problems"
To this end, the membership will
be asked to take action on the fol.
lowing:
Increase the number of electec
directors from 80 to SO.
Increase the number of directors
elected each year from 10 to II, ex.
cept that in April is new director!
will be elected.
Increase the number of past presi.
dents who are ex-officio members Of
the board from two to seven imme-
date past presidents.
Provide for a Nominating Com
mittee of five to fill vacancies on the
board each year.
Action will be taken at the reg
ular meeting scheduled for the May
flower Hotel Thursday at 8 pm. Tit
proposals must be Endorsed by 10(
| members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
Plaintiffs 10 Appeal
Arlington Zone Case

The decision of the Arlington
County Circuit Court unfolding re-
coming of land for a Woodward &
Lothrop store will be appealed, II
was announced today.
Circuit Judge Walter T. McCar-
thy notified counsel by letter yester-
day that he would uphold the action
of the county board in granting
the rezoning. The land involved is
on South Glebe road between Sec
ond and Fifth streets.
The decision to appeal the verdict
was announced by William E. Day,
leader of group that sought to
invalidate the rezoning.
In his letter, Judge Mccarthy
said the plaintiffs failed to prove
their contention that a full and fair
hearing had not been accorded
property owners by the County
Board and that action of the County
Board was an arbitrary and I'M
reasonable exercise of police power.
The case was heard early this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14

Dearborn, president OF the national
Safety Council, that "the accident
rate in this country is nothing short
OF a national disgrace"
Mr.. Dearborn pointed out that
80, 500 persons were killed in acct
dents on streets and roads last year
He said the toll would have been re-
duced by only 5000 if the accident
rates of States having the best rec
ords had been applied to the entire
Nation.
Mr.. Dearborn listed these States
as Massachusetts, Come C t
Rhode Island and New Jersey.
Importance of public support fol
traffic safety programs was stressed
by Mayor David L. Lawrence Of
Pittsburgh.
Gov. Willard Caldwell of Florida
chairman Of the United States Con-
ference Of Governors, addressed a
luncheon session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
Bui|dersUrge
Law 10 Protect
Hon1eDeposits
D. c. Statute Sought
To Prevent Veterans
From Losing Funds .
By GEORGE Beveridqe

Home builders mere nave urged
that the Districts real estate laws be
changed to require that veterans
down payments on new homes be in
sured as protection from dishonest
or "fy-by-night" builders, it was
learned today.
To make sure that cash deposits
are not used for construction prof.
ects that never materialiZe, the pro-
posal asks that down payments be
insured with security bond or
placed in escrow.
The action was taken yesterday
at an executive board meeting of
the Washington Home Builders As
ISOLATION of Metropolitan Washing
ton. The group speaks for about
$50 local builders, subcontractors,
materials men and finance agencies.
To Present Program.
At the same time, Edward A.
Dent, chairman of the District Real
Estate Commission, said his office
lin the very near future" would pre-
sent recommendation to the Com
missioners for changes in the law.
We've gone into the entire mat
ter of measures to prevent housing
losses to veterans. Of course, you
can't entirely prevent them by legis-
lation," Mr.. Dent declared, "but you
can help" The official said the COM
mission has held conferences with
officials of the home builders group,
and that their views have been
taken into consideration.
Donal L. Chamberlin, president of
the home builders group, said the
action was prompted by recent &C
tivities ''of inscriptions builders or
men who know nothing about the
business"
Would Protect Deposits.
Down payments, Mr.. Chamberlin
said, should be secured by a surety
bond or placed in escrow either
with a title company or the agency
financing the construction so that
they could not be touched until
construction was completed.
1--WE want to show that our men,
berS do not depend on other peoples
money to finish homes" he declared,
adding that he felt certain members
of the group would go along with the
action.
"It certainly won't make any diff
ference to honest builders. They
know down payments don't even be-
long to them until they have passed
title to the property"
Mr.. Chamberlin stressed that
building losses in Washington have
been low over period of years and
said builders resented implications
that a few dishonest men have
thrown on the industry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
Revenue Office Opens
with 40 Lined Up to Poy

Only about 40 persons were in line
this morning at the District office
of the collector of internal revenue,
waiting to submit their income tax
returns before the deadline OF mid
might tomorrow.
A. Parks Rasin, assistant to the
collector of the Baltimore district
and in charge of the Washington
office at Twelfth street and Consti-
tuition avenue. pointed out the Office
will be open tomorrow from $3.50
m. to pm. The Office is usually
closed on Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
Alexandra Police Test
Rodio on Motorcycles

Alexandria police are experiment
ing with use of two-way radios on
motorcycles.
Police Chief John S. Arnold said
one Of the departments three
wheeled cycles had been equipped
for tests. If the tests are successful,
all three wheeled motorcycles prob
ably will be equipped, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
Kelly Mas Fleeing HoIdup Man
When Slain, Evidence Shows
Police Drop All But
Robbery Motive;
No Arrests Made

Discarding all but a robbery mo-
tive, police described today how
Frank C. Kelly may have met death
in the vicinity of Central High
School and Garfield Hospital Tues
day night.
AS another day passed without ar
arrest, detectives had only meagel
evidence to reconstruct the man
ner in which they believe the Sc.
year-old electrician was shot tt
death in the quiet $500 block OF
Eleventh street NV. at about
1918 pm.
To them it appeared that Mr.
Kelly, walking north along the east
side of the street, encountered
something so grim that he wheeled
around and was fleeing when 6
bullet struck his right shoulder.
The mute evidence was the body
itself, its head pointed southwark, q
deep cash over the right eye and
severe brush burns on the right
side of the face.
Skidmarks on Sidewalk.
On the sidewalk were skidmarks
and the toes of Mr.. Kelly's shoes
were scuffed-all regarded as SOUND
evidence that the victims flight
ended in a headlong tumble.
Nearly a score of detectives have
gone over the area. A canvass OIL
every residence in the neighborhooo
has failed to produce person who
saw the mystery shot fired.
Mr.. Kelly's reputation as a we'll
liked employee of the District office
of Army engineers, his popularity
in the neighborhood of his home al
1904 New Hampshire avenue NV
and his standing as a churchmar
caused police to reject vengeance
motive.
The evidence of fight at the seem
eliminated the possibility of a stray
shot. Had it been a stray shot, Mr.
Kelly would have fallen in his tracks
police point out.
Almost Got Ride.
There was an ironical twist. MI
Kelly had tarried after a meeting
at Central High School to discus
the problem of his daughter Edith
who had been forced out of schoo
with rheumatic fever. There he wa
noticed by woman motorist living
in his neighborhood.
She had decided to drive hin
home, but when she returned to thu
room after getting her hat and Goa
he was gone. A few minutes late
he was dead.
Police suppose Mr.. Kelly walked
east on Clifton street, on which the
school fronts, possibly crossing over
to the north side before reaching
Eleventh street, about half block
away.
Instead of walking straight across
Eleventh street to a streetcar stop
near Garfield Hospital, Mr.. Kelly
probably unaware of the stop
crossed the street diagonally and
walked north toward another car
stop near the southeast corner OF
Eleventh and Euclid streets.
The cast side of Eleventh in that
block Is moderately we'll lighted, bus
still dark enough to attract holdup
man. AS Mr.. Kelly walked toward
the streetcar stop, carrying a couple
of carfare tokens in one hand, he
suddenly was confronted by some
thing terrifying.
That was when he probably
turned and began running. The
bullet felled him about 20 feet
from the nearest street light, and
closer to the Eleventh and Euclid
street car stop than to the one
near Garfield Hospital.
When two policemen leaving the
hospital heard what they thought
was q shot, they hesitated briefly
before continuing along Eleventh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
By Rotph MeCobe

justice Is Tor the one VINO can
pay for it,"
Almost proverbial in its many par
aphrasings, the charge has outlived
it's truth and the rigidity of COM
mon law practice which gave rise
to it.
Today it is true only to the ex-
tent that many prefer to sacrifice
relatively small rights rather than
face the trouble and expense of
legal action. But any persons who
need legal protection no longer are
denied it merely because of poverty.
In criminal cases, under Constitu-
tional protection, it has been tradi-
tional that defendants be given
court-appointed counsel. In the field
of private rights, however, there
was for centuries a vacuum made
quately filled by the right Of each
man to speak in his own behalf in
court. 1t was to meet this need that
the Legal Aid Bureau of the District
was organized in 1892 as Commun-
ity Chest agency by several lawyers
of Washington.
The 18th annual report Of the
director, Allan Fisher, discloses that
the bureau has become one of the
Capitals biggest claw firms" rem
dering service in civil cases only.
Last year, the % staff and volunteer
attorneys, men and women of good
legal training and with experience
in the courts here, conferred with
1862 clients.
Not all of these clients were in
digent. Many of them who were
financially able to retain counsel
were in doubt about their rights and,
not knowing where or how to OBJ
tain assistance appealed to the bu-
reau. If they required the services
of an attorney, they were sent to
lawyers in general practice not
connected with the bureau.
$50 Referred to Lawyers.
During the past year, 500 Of these
clients were referred to members of
the local bar. Nearly 200 others
whose problems were social rather
than legal were referred to other
agencies. OF all the clients inter-
viewed, about two-thirds merely
needed advice and only Sc were re-
fused, principally for the reason
their cases were without merit.
Effects Of the war years is re-
fected in the 1,061 cases involving
veterans or servicemen - claims,
housing, either in the form of land
lord-tenant difficulties or home pur-
chase problems; business contracts
and especially domestic matters,
many of them growing out of hasty
wartime marriages.
There is a daily parade of pathos,
fear, hatred and heart-warming
humanity through the three-room
suite of Offices of the Bureau at
Fourteenth and L streets NV. The
mentally confused looking for some
thing they cannot find, economical
ly oppressed or socially depressed
people all call, seeking a way out
of difficulties. But mostly they are
ordinary, working, normal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
Of the probationary period form

of the probationary period form
three months to two, it was ex-
planned probationary workers re-
ceive 10 cents an hour less than
those classified as permanent.
The ruling mentions that GSl
operates 40 cafeterias in Government
buildings. GSI lists the total num-
Der as so, including double facilities
in the Commerce Building, which
Mr.. Croxton grouped as one.
Mr.. Croxton handed his decision
to j. C. Niehuss, GSI personnel
manager, and Oliver T. Palmer
business agent for Local All, late
yesterday. It was read to employees
last night at meeting in Shiloh
Baptist Church, Ninth and P streets
NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
School Officials Cite
Serious Budget Cuts
In Report 10 Public

About 200 citizens met with men,
bers of the Board of Education last
night at the Thomson School to
find out what is happening to the
1913 school budget.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corning,
who reviewed the budget as pared
down by the Commissioners for
presentation to Congress, said there
had been a number of serious
deductions" all of them in the re-
quests for new additions and new
schools.
The original budget called for
So 1868, 900 for new buildings, furni-
ture and equipment and school and
| playground sites. The Commission
ers and the Budget Bureau chopped
this to $2,123,000. Congress gets
the next chance.
Overcoming Issue Raised.
AS explained by Mrs. Henry Graf
tan Doyle, president of the board
the meeting is held each year "tc
report what happened to the budget
we submitted" Last spring a SINH.
lar meeting was held at which the
citizens made recommendations fol-
items in the budget.
Geary Lewis, chairman of the
Education Committee of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations
asked:
when are we going to get those
1000 youngsters off half-time
schedule?"
He was referring to the children
in particularly crowded sections OF
the city attending schools which
run a double shift in an effort to
take care of every one.
Mrs. Doyle explained the only
thing that would change this con-
dition would be new construction
Armstrong Cut Cited.
A letter from the Armstrong High
School Alumni Association was read
| in which it was asked why the
$780, 900 request for an addition tc
the school to relieve crowded con-
ditions had been eliminated by the
Commissioners.
Asst. Supt. Garnet G. Wilkinson
answered:
"That is one of the many serious
deletions we had. The citizens
should urge Congress to reinsert
that item and a number of others
when public hearings are held
later"
DR.. Wilkinson explained that, ir
number of cases, even though ap-
preparations had been voted, con.
struction had not begun because
the cost of building was more thar
authorized. In one case, he said
| an additional $700, 900 had to be re-
quested of Congress for building
without changing the plan because
of rising construction costs.
s19,495, 400 Total.
The Board of Education budget
requests for operating expenses
Jared well at the hands Of the Com
missioners. The request was for
s17,145, 500 The Commissioners APP
proved request of $17,372, 400. Most
Of the difference came when it was
discovered, after the boards recon-
mendations had been made. that
the retirement fund would need
more money.
Total requests made by the board
were $25.714,500. The figure which
will 60 to Congress from the Com
missioners is $19, 495, 400.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
Shenandoah National Park
Will Open Tomorrow

Shenandoah National Park In the
Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains will
be opened officially tomorrow to
1947 travel, park officials announced
today.
The customary 25-cent automobile
entrance fee will be charged, they
said. Motorists were warned the
heavy snow will require cautious
driving.
Lodges and most other conces-
sions will not be opened until May /
or later, but light lunches, gaso-
line and oil are available at Piano.
rama and Swift Run Crossroads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
MurschuIk on Committee

Henry Marschalk of Takoma Park,
president of the Montgomery County
Association of Volunteer Firemen,
has been appointed a member of the
Committee on Fire Prevention Edu-
cation for the Presidents Confer
ence on Fire Prevention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14

fur-coated matron Of good income
who sought to sue store for return
of down payment on another coat
she had decided not to buy. Advised
she had made a valid contract with
the store which could be cancelled
only by agreement, she was asked
why she had come to the bureau
for air. Her reply was to the effect
she had always contributed to the
Community Chest and consequently
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14

degree murQer
conviction.
A Montgomery
County Circuit
G curt jury
brought in a
verdict Of guilty
Of murder in the
first degree with
out capital pun
ishment," late
yesterday In
Rockville. The
u men had de-
liberated about
an hour and q
minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
School PIun Is Topic

Harold A. Wood will discuss the
proposed expanded educational pro-
gram for Montgomery County before
the Kensington Chamber Of Com
lmerce at $50 o'clock tonight in the
lKensington Elementary School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14

felt she should get something for
her money.
There is splendid warmth, too,
to take off the chill of mans in
humanity to man. A middle-aged
widow sought to adopt the illegiti-
mate child of her late husband and
a 16-year-old girl. Her whole
thought was to protect the child, a
bright-eyed little girl, from any
stigma. Her relief was immense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
Snyder Counsel
Weighs Appeal
|0f Life Term
Jury Saves Boy From
Possible Hanging in
Triple SIuying

Fourteen-year- old Robert w. Sny-
der faced life Imprisonment today,
as his attorneys pondered the adj
visibility of appealing his first-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14

when she was assured that all past
records would be sealed forever by
the court and that a new birth
certificate would be issued in the
adopted name.
Occasionally q love story with a
happy ending is revealed. An Ameri-
can who had lived most of his life
in a Latin American country mar
ried there. The bride was beautiful
and we'll educated. Both were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14

SHOOTING SCENE TIL e
broken line shows the route
police believe Frank C. Kelly
took Tuesday night when he
left Central High School. Po-
lice believe MIR. Kelly nearly
reached the north Streetcar
stop, saw something that
frightened him and turned
and fed. The circled x shows
where the body was found.