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Evening star., 1947-04-15
National Gateway Citizens
Back 3-PIafoon system

The National Gateway Citizens
Association last night indorsed the
proposed 48-hour week and the
three-platoon system for District
f1remen.
The fire department has been the
only District agency in which the
employees work 70 hours a week. The
association previously had voted
against shorter work week.
The association accepted four new
members, giving it a total of 1913.
The body asked that a traffic
light be installed on the corner of
Bladensburg road and South Dakota
avenue NE, because so many chill
dren cross this intersection when
going to and from school.
The meeting was held in the
Church of Christ, TweHty-eighth
and Douglas streets Me- and was
conducted by Gilbert c. Vincent,
president.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Arlington MoforcycIist's
Death Is Ruled Accident

A verdict OF accidental death was
returned by coroner's jury yester-
day after an inquest at the morgue
in connection with the accident
death Saturday night of Bernard M.
Cruit, 36, of 1850 South Columbus
street, Arlington, Va.
Park Police said Mr.. Cruit was op-
Grating a motorcycle when he col.
lided with an automobile on the
Mount Vernon Memorial highway
near the Memorial Bridge.
MIR. Cruit's death brings the Dis
trict's traffic death toll to % for the
year. Last year at this time, Is
deaths were recorded for the Dis
trict.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, he
was graduated from Ohio State Uni
versity and was civil storage spe-
cialist with the War Department
General Staff. He had lived in this
area for about three years and had
13 years of service with the Govern
ment.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs.
M. June Cruit, and a stepdaughter,
Mona Jean.
Funeral services for Mr.. Cruit will
be held at pm. tomorrow in
Chambers funeral home, 3072 M
street NV, with burial in Washing
ton National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Law LoophoIe Fails
To Free Knife Carrier

A lawyer who sought refuge for
his client in a well-vorn loophole
of the Districts present concealed
weapons law learned yesterday from
Judge Ellen K. Raedy that it wasn't
quite big enough to free the client.
James E. Thornton, 81, colored
of Chapel Oaks, Md, was charged
in Municipal Court with carrying
a knife on the streets here last
Friday. Police testified he had a
small pocketknife in his hand. Upon
searching the man they found a
larger one in his pocket, they said
Contending the charge was based
on the possession of the larger
weapon, since the smaller one could
not be considered deadly" Attorney
John H. Wilson moved to quash the
arrest because of 'illegal search"
"A little knife can be as deadly
as big one" Judge Raedy declared
She overruled the motion and SEN
fenced the defendant to 500 or
80 days.
But" protested Lawyer Wilson,
"the new law hasn't come in yet.
It's only passed the House. This
search was illegal"
mo, Mr.. Wilson," countered the
Judge. Even under the present
law, this officers arrest and search
are good. The sentence stands"
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Bronson Murder Trial
| Goes Into Second Day

The jury trial Of Eugene Bronson,
46, coiored, charged with the murder
Of Mrs. Carrie L. Davidson, 70, In
her apartment at BIT Third street
Sc, last November, went into tha
second day today before Justice
Alexander n. Holtzof in District
Court.
Assistant United States Attorney
John Burke brought to the witness
stand yesterday Major Thomas Hen
derson, janitor of the apartment
building owned by Mrs. Davidson,
who was present when Bronson Wis
tied her the night before the fatal
stabbing, and who found the body
the following morning.
|. Bronson is being tried on three
counts in the indictment-frst-de-
gree murder, killing Mrs. Davidson
while committing robbery and rob-
bing the victim Of $94. He Is being
defended by Attorney Edward 4
Williams.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Ghetto Memorial Audience
To Hear bess Myerson

Bess Myerson, Miss America Of
1945. will appear at the Warsaw
Ghetto Memorial meeting in the
National Press Club Auditorium at
8 pm, April "a.
Miss Myerson, an accomplished
pianist who has received several
music awards, will play number
Of selections from Chopin and viii!
speak briefly on the role of women
in the fight for Jewish rights.
Miss Myerson recently completed
a tour of the Nation, during which
she lectured to high school and COL
lege groups on the meaning Of de-
mocracy, with special emphasis on
religious and racial understanding
She now is broadcasting regularly
over a New York station in a pro-
gram designed for teen-agers.
The Warsaw Ghetto Memorial
here is part of Nationwide tribute
to those who fell in the ghetto Sec
ton Of the Polish city while bat
tling the Nazis in the spring of 1943.
The memorial is sponsored an
nually by the American Jewish Con-
gress.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
New York Philharmonic
Has Vaccination 'Porty'

BALTIMORE, April is DIFF the
New York Philharmonic Symphony
Orchestra turns a bitter eye on
speed passages in the score four
days from now, blame the smallpox
outbreak in New York and a few
pointed needles in Baltimore.
A little medical party was ar
ranged for the orchestra immedi-
ately after It's concert at the Lyric
Theater last night, by the groups
personnel manager, Maurice Van
Praag; Johns Hopkins Hospital and
Baltimore City Health Department
officials.
Musicians were shepherded into
an anteroom at the Lyric, saw -four
physicians with needles poised, and
reacted with, who, me?"
About 80 of them took their sting
in half an hour, some saying
"Ouch," others smiling, and one
rotund violist taking snapshots OF
the whole proceedings.
Violinists worried about possible
after-effects took their serum In
the leg.
Conductor Leopold Stokowski
missed all this. He had left the
theater Immediately after the con-
cert with his wife, the former Gloria
Vanderbilt.
HE got his vaccine in New York, >
explained Bruno zirato, assistant
manager Of the Philharmonic.
The orchestra left on a special
midnight train for Norfolk, Va.
the next stop on its Southern tour
Evening star., 1947-04-15
KaIorama Citizens Urqe
Treatment for Alcoholics

Medical care instead of jail SEN
tences for alcoholics was urged by
the Kalorama Citizens Association
last night.
A resolution to that effect will be
sent to the Senate District Com
mittee.
Howard Gill, Washington Corumit-
tee for Education on Alcoholism and
former superintendent of District
prisons, told the group of the need
of treatment for alcoholics rather
than Jail sentences.
The association favored the pro-
posed teachers pay raise.
George w. Hodgkins, president OF
the association, conducted the meet
ing in the John Quincy Adams
School, Nineteenth and California
streets NV.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Refuse Collectors SABOTAGE
Cleanup, Citizens Charge

Members of the Progressive Citi-
zens' Association Of Georgetown last
night charged the garbage collectors
are sabotaging their all-out efforts
to clean up Georgetown.
Just as soon as you clean up the
back yard, the garbage man comes
and dumps half in the truck and
the rest is trailing on the ground, .
one member declared.
Police 1t. Bert Sheldon of No. z
precinct, who had been requested
to advise the citizens, suggested that
they call William A. Xanten, SUPER
intendent of the City Refuse Divi-
sion.
He is the head garbage man, and
in past dealings I have found him
cooperative" 1t. Sheldon said.
Some one advocated proper refuse
containers Tor each family. But
Mrs. Henry Leonard didn't agree
this would solve the problem.
do you know that I can buy q
sparkling new garbage can with a
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Sailor Convicted on CHARGE
OF Robbery Is Cleared

Robert L. Robinson, 81, sailor
has been cleared of a robbery
charge, after first having been con-
victed, it was learned yesterday.
Justice Alexander Holtzof of Dis
trict Court recently reversed a jury
conviction of Robinson on grounds
the verdict was contrary to the
weight of the evidence" Later the
robbery charge was dismissed on a
Government motion.
Meanwhile, two other sailors, who
were stationed with Robinson at
Dahlgren, Va, have pleaded guilty
to the robbery charge in which Rob-
inson was acquitted and also to an
other robbery. They are awaiting
sentence.
Robinson testified at his trial that
he had been coerced into staying
with the other two. His companions
testified in his favor.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
GoIIoudet to Install Dr.. EIstud
As Third President April 26
Many Administrators
OF Schools for Deuf
To Attend Ceremony

DR.. Leonard M. Elstad will be
installed formally as the third presi-
dent of 83-year-old Gallaudet Col
lege at $3.50 pm. April 26.
Approximately so administrators
Of schools for. the deaf throughout
the United States will attend the
ceremony and other events con-
nected with the program.
Discussions of special interest to
the visiting officials will be held at
10 am. and pm. on the day be-
fore the installation. Problems to
be considered include teacher re-
cruiting, training of teachers and
the place of the college in the edu-
cation of the deaf.
On the evening before the install
lation, the college will be host at a
banquet in honor of DR.. Elstad and
the visiting superintendents and
principals. After the banquet, the
guests will see a performance of
"The Mikado," presented by the
college dramatics class.
The installation ceremony will
| start with an academic procession
to the college chapel in which dele
gates from more than 60 colleges
and a score of learned societies will
take part
After the invocation by DR.. Peter
Marshall, chaplain Of the Senate,
the delegates will be introduced by
DR.. Powrie VauX Doctor, Gallaudet
professor of English. Ernest Gal
laudet Draper, governor of the Fed
eral Reserve Board, will read the
enabling act of Congress establish
ing the national deaf-mute college
The gathering will be addressed
by DR.. Arthur l.. Roberts, president
of the National Fraternal Society
of the Deaf; Benjamin M. Schowe
president of the Gallaudet College
Alumni Association, and DR.. Percival
Hall, retiring president and head OF
the college board of directors. The
Rev. James S. Light, Episcopal mis-
sionary to the deaf, will give the
benediction.
A sign language version of the
song America" will be presented
by three Gallaudet students, Ruby
Miller, Agnes Minor and Jean Lucas
A reception will be held at the
home of DR.. Elstad at / Kendall
Green Immediately after the install
lation.
Since April 8, 1854, when Presi-
dent Lincoln signed the charter es-
tablishing the only college for the
deaf in the world, the college has
had only two other presidents. DR..
Edward Miner Gallaudet was in
stalled in June, 1864, and served
Evening star., 1947-04-15
| Police Arrest q
In Watch on
| Blossom Crowd

While crowds gaped at the cherry
blossoms during Sundays festival at
the Tidal Basin, Park Police were
maintaining a more critical watch
AS a result, four persons were ar
rested and charged with violating
park regulations.
George Schmier, SO, a tourist
from Brooklyn, N. Y, was caught
tearing limb from one of the
CHEEKY trees. It was the only arrest
of its kind reported during the two
day festival. Schmier forfeited $25
collateral in Municipal Court yes
terday.
Collateral of SIS each for illegal
vending was surrendered in the
same court by the following:
Albert ~Satees, 80. Franklin Park
Hotel, charged with selling orange
juice on a Sunday; Robert o. Wag-
ner, As, colored, of the 200 block of
Massachusetts, avenue NV, selling
peanuts in a park, and James T.
Sullivan, 80, of the HOO block of
New Hampshire avenue NV, selling
ice cream in a park.
Evening star., 1947-04-15

nice top, and after one visit from
the garbage man ! have a battered
old can with a top that doesn't fit?"
she demanded. I'm beginning to
average a new garbage can every
three months"
isn't that funny?" some one else
said. "I have very good service from
my garbage man"
How much did you give him for
ChristmasT 1t. Sheldon asked.
only ST."
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III, chair
man of the National Park and Plan
ming Commission, addressed the as
sociation on the need for a thor
oughfare traffic plan for the Dis
trict.
Police 1t. w. j. Murphy stressed
the importance of instructing chill
dren to preserve all property.
The meeting was held ia the home
OF Mrs. Leonard, 3o39 N street NV,
and was conducted by Miss Eliza
beth Draper, president.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Income Tax Business
|At District Building
Slow Near Dead|ine

Eleventh hour income tax business
was slow at the District Building to-
day despite the approach Of the mid
night deadline for 1916 filing and
payment.
Tax Collector Guy Pearson said
only about so persons were on hand
to make payment when the tax win
dows opened at 8:45 am. Officials
assisting the public in filing out
forms kept easily abreast of de-
mands.
Mr.. Pearson attributed the drop
of to cancellation of yesterdays
opening baseball game. A lot of
people seized the opportunity to take
care of their taxes, he explained.
'Domicile" Clause Protested.
He said he expected considerable
crowd this afternoon, however. AT
the same time, he said he has noted
a rising chorus of complaints this
year from local taxpayers about the
@domicale" clause in the District tax
law. Under it, those who live here
the year around but claim legal resi-
dence elsewhere are exempt from
District taxation. He cited as typicsI
of the complaints that of an uni.
Identified resident OF Brightwood:
'I am the only one in our block
who pays his tax. It looks like down.
right discrimination to me-"
Mr.. Pearson remarked that the
proposed new income tax bill Ii
the Commissioners tax program
now before Congress appeared tt
be the answer to such complaints
It would broaden the tax base te
include not only those domiciled
here, but also those living her per-
manently who "spend more thar
three months of the taxable veal
within the District" It also would
tax income earned here by non.
residents.
Estimated at $4,000, 900.
The city heads have said the
proposed tax change would ado
about s2,250,000 to the approx.
mately s3,95o,o00 taken in by the
city last year.
Mr.. Pearson said it was too early
to estimate this years returns, buj
indicated the total probably would
exceed last years. The Commis.
sioners' budget estimate placed the
amount at $4,0O0,OOO.
This years returns mist ha 61of
before the tax windows close TODAY
or be mailed in postmarked moi
later than midnight tonight. Mr.
Pearson said the windows would be
kept open to handle those in line
at the 4:30 pm. closing hour.
Returns filed after the deadline
are subject to penalty of Is pe,
cent OF the tax due, while those late
IN making payment may be as
sessed an extra per cent for each
month overdue.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
HilIcrest Associations
Past Presidents Honored

The Hillerest Citizens Association
last night honored its past presi-
dents.
George w. Abscher, president,
paid tribute to his professors
These men have played great
part in building up our East Capitol
Heights community" he declared.
Several of those honored attended
the meeting.
The association voted to contrib
ute SIS each to the Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts, Boys Club and the
Eastern Branch of the YMCA.
Twenty new members were ad-
mitted to the association.
The meeting was held in the East
Washington Heights Baptist Church,
Branch and Alabama avenues Sc.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
All Health Workers
|vaccinated 10 HeIp
Bar Smallpox Here

The work Of vaccinating all Dis
trict Health Department employees
who have not been vaccinated against
smallpox in the last five years start
ed today after reports of smallpox
cases in New York.
Health Department employees are
doing what District Health Officer
George c. Rutland urged yesterday
on all Washington residents who
have not been vaccinated in recent
years. The goal is prevention of
the spread of the disease from New
York to Washington.
DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger, assistant
health officer, announced today that
the Southwest Health Clinic and
Gallinger Hospital will vaccinate any
person who requests it. Previously,
the Polk Health Clinic, Seventh and
P streets NV, has been the only
clinic giving vaccination and then
only on Thursday afternoons.
Enough Vaccine on Hand,
The Health Department said It
had enough smallpox vaccine to
last until a new shipment arrives,
which, it was said, probably will be
In seven to 10 days. The wholesale
druggist here, however, said they
were running low or were entirely
out of the serum.
The Washington Wholesale Drug
Exchange announced today that its
supply is exhausted, having had q
heavy run yesterday and this morn
ing. The same situation prevails
in Baltimore and Philadelphia, .ac-
cording to information received here.
The hour for vaccination at the
health clinics and Gallinger Hospi-
tai will be from 8 to 10 am. and 1
to 2 pm. The Southwest clinic
reported a heavy run of persons who
wished to be vaccinated today, but
the other clinics said there was no
noticeable increase.
DR.. Seckinger was to be the first
to be vaccinated this afternoon at
clinic setup in the Municipal
Center Building to take care of
Health Department and District en-
ployes.
Severe Type of Smallpox.
Smallpox, which has alarmed
New York, is the hemorrhage type"
DR.. Seckinger said. "It carries a
high mortality and the person suf-
fering from it is extremely i'll. If it
should strike Washington, the hos
pitals and clinics probably would
be the first place the patients would
apply for aid and it is important
that the workers in the, Health De-
partment be immune"
DR.. James G. Cumming, director
of the Bureau of PreventabIe Dis
eases at the Health Department,
said he believed the personnel of
every hospital in Washington should
he vaccipotnd
Evening star., 1947-04-15

until his resignation in 1910. He
was succeeded by DR.. Hall, who
served IS years,
DR.. Elstad succeeded DR.. Hall In
June, 1915, but has not been in
stalled formally. Son Of a Lutheran
minister, he was born in Osseo, Wis,
in 1899, and graduated from st.
Olaf College, Northfield, Mimi, IN
1922. He received his M. A. degree
from the normal training depart
ment Of Gallaudet in 1923 and st.
Olaf awarded him the LII. D. degree
in 1916.
After. completing his studies In
the normal training department, DR..
Elstad taught for a year and then
became principal Of the Kendall
School, the grade school division of
Gallaudet. In 1925, he became as
sistant principal and later principal
of the Wright Oral School in New
York City. In 1882, DR.. Elstad was
appointed superintendent OF the
Minnesota School for the Deaf In
Faribault, Mimi, a position he held
until he returned to Gallaudet as
president.
DR.. Elstad is editor of The Ameri-
can Annals Of the Deaf and vice
president of the Convention OF
American Instructors of the Deaf
He also is an officer Of the Confer
ence of Executives Of American
Schools for the Deaf, former gov
ernor of Rotary International dis
trict, member Of the Cosmos Club
and vestryman Of the Church OF the
Epiphany.
Mrs. E1stad was student in the
normal training department at Gal
laudet when she and DR.. Elstad met
They have two daughters, Elizabeth
Jane, who is junior at Mount
Holyoke College, and Margaret Jean,
who attends public school here.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
New Courfhouse|D
Here Necessity n
Groner Asserts R
D. Committee
Named 10 Solve
Road Problems
Commissioners Pick
Whitehurst to Head
Study of Differences
By Henry A. Muslin

Formation of four member COM
mittee to iron out conflicts between
various agencies concerned with
Washingtons long-range highway
improvement program was an
nounced today by the Commission
iers.
| Capt. H. c. Whitehurst, highway
director, was named chairman pro
tenn of the group, formed with the
approval of the Public Roads Ad-
ministration and the National Cap
iital Park and Planning Commission.
Also named to the committee
were George Keneipp, director of
vehicles and traffic; H. S. Fair
banks, deputy commissioner of the
roads administration; and John No.
len, jr., director of planning for the
Park and Planning Commission.
Capt. Whitehurst was directed to
call an organization meeting, and
Brig. Gen. Gordon r. Young, engi-
neer commissioner, was designated
as liaison official between the COM
mittee and city heads.
Asked to Study Highway Plan.
Though the committee was left to
its own devices in mapping its course
of action generally, the Commission
ers asked that it give first attention
to the multimillion-dolla highway
improvement plan submitted to the
city heads December 13 by Capt
Whitehurst.
| On April 7 the Commissioners ap-
proved Is major highway projects
provided under the program. These
are to be built between 1850 and
1856 at an estimated cost of SOL
250,000. Financing was predicated
on passage of the bill calling for
cent a gallon increase in gasoline
tax.
At the time he Commissioners
faced with conflicting views, called
for formation of the committee
whose membership was announced
today, to make a cooperative study
of projects laid out beyond 1856
Among the projects are the pro-
posed midcity and Capitol Hill ex-
pressWays, a Potomac River bridge
at Alexandria and another span
across the Anacostia in line with
Massachusetts, avenue.
The Park and Planning Commis-
sion and District Highway Depart
ment have been at odds for more
than two years over certain fea-
lures of the highway program. Out
standing among these has been the
proposed system of depressed ex-
pressways and underground street.
car lines recommended by high
way officials.
Disagreement Over Proposal.
The differences of opinion were
thrown into sharp focus several
months ago when the planning group
made public it's own long range
highway plan disagreeing with the
city officials views with respect to
the express ways and underground
car lines.
The newly formed committee is
expected to arrive at a compromise
view. Formation of such a group was
called for by the NCPPC more than
two years ago when the E. ]. Greiner
Co. Of Baltimore and the De Leuw
Gather Co. Of Chicago, highway de-
partment consultants, urged q
$50 100000 downtown subway system
for the District.
However, the comittee which was
formed then consisted entirely OF
District officials. It was this former
committee which brought out the
plans for system of depressed
street ways and underground street
car lines opposed by the planning
group.