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Partridge has two more lines he
feels will win the case.
One is to quote the riparian
rights doctrine. Under it. he con-
tends, any one owning property at
the waters edge has the right to
fill out to navigable water, In this
case out to the bulkhead line estab-
lished by the War Department.
The other is to maintain his
clients own the land, because they
have paid taxes on part of the Ali
since 1882 and were issred build
ing permit to improve an old wharf
in 1906.
Tough Case for Court.
But Mr.. Mcleod contends riparian
rights are no more nor less than
those enjoyed by the owners of land
on public highway-right of ac-
cess, not the right to build. In
addition, he says, South Capitol
street extended would cut off part
Of the fill and give the rights In
volved to the Government Both
attorneys have introduced maps te
show Capitol street doing one oi
the other-depeaatiing on which side
Of the case he's on.
He also contends that a building
permit and payment of taxes DOM
change the ownership of the land
especially since the taxes, he says
were levied by mistake, after as.
sessments were shifted from a from
foot to square foot basis.
They're tossing Judge Let's 6
tough one.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
Maryland Senator Says Car
Seized by Police Was Robbed

Senator Go1dstein said TT WASH t
the parking charge that I was in
terested in. The fact was that when
the police removed my car to a
garage, the car was broken into and
q marine raincoat and box Of
cigars stolen"
Judge Williams termed this action
very reprehensible," but pointed
out that that was not the case being
tried before him.
Senator Goldstein was represent
ed by State Senator Paul J. Bailey
Of Clements, st. Marys County Re-
publican.
Senator Bailey said he and Sen
ator Goldstein were considering
bringing action against the city for
not protecting the Senator's prop
erty.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
Gordon States Platform
In CheverIy Council Race

Reuben ]. Gordon, candidate for
the Cheverly Town Council from
Ward in the May S local election
today announced his platform for
the Office
Among campaign promises was
support on an annual budget to
"rigidly control town expenditures
o referendum on all proposed town
charter changes; timely announce
ment of all special Council sessions"
establishment of citizens advis-
ory committee to provide means OF
consulting the public on the towns
business: allocate funds from re-
cent tax increases preferentially to
purposes already approved.
His program also proposes a re-
volving fund to meet emergencies
and long-range plans; improved fire
and police protection and establish
ing rules Of procedure to facilitate
conduct of the towns business.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
Sanitary Commission
10 Open Rock Greek
Sewer Bids May 7

Bids for construction of more
than $500,000 worth of water and
sewer line construction, a large
portion of which will help abate
pollution OF the Potomac River
watershed in nearby Maryland, will
be opened next week by the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Commis-
sion.
Largest of the antipollution prof.
ects for which bids will be opened
May 2, is the Rock Creek trunk
sewer. This consists of more than
2 miles of sewer main from the
Locust Hills estate on the Rock
vile pike to the site of a proposed
sewage treatment works at Garrett
Park.
Because of the size and cost of
the pollution program in the sani-
tary district, the program must be
extended over a period of several
years, according to Commission
Chairman Frank B. Smith.
Mr.. Smith expressed the hope
that some financial aid may be
forthcoming from the Federal Gov
ernment since the sanitary district
is virtually the front door of the
Nations Capital"
Pollution of the water courses
t in the District of Columbia can
not be eliminated unless conditions
in the stream tributaries in nearby
Maryland are first corrected" Mr.
Smith declared.
Other bids to be opened in addi-
ton to the Rock Greek trunk sewer
will include:
Water and sewer in Dale drive
and Sligo parkway, Silver Spring
Georgia avenue, Woodside; Garland
and Central avenues, Takoma Park
and in Ninth street and Washington
boulevard. District Heights.
The commission will open bids to-
morrow for the section of the North
west Branch trunk sewer from its
functions with Sligo branch up the
stream valley to University lane
More than miles Of main will be
built In this project.
Other Bids to Be Opened.
| Other bids to be opened tomorrow
include:
More than a mile OF trunk sewer
construction In the Bulls Mun
stream valley, starting at Cedar 9sf
and running northerly. ~a
Almost a mile of water and SEr
mains in Cheverly Manor; drMlne
new wells for the Gaithersburg Wa-
ter supply, water and sewer la
Hillsboro subdivision near Suitland
water and sewer along East-West
highway and Silver Hill road, and
the drain and overflow construction
for the new Hill Reservoir to be
CONSTRUCTED near Carmody Hills.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
W. 81. GIee Club to Give
First Postwar RecituIs
SpeeioI Dispoteh 10 The S,or

LEXINGTON, Va, April 24.-The
first postwar public appearances of
the Washington and Lee Glee Club
will be made tomorrow and Satur-
day, university officials announced
today.
The 3o-member organization will
make its debut at Hollins College
tomorrow night, at a joint recital
with the singing group of that
school. On Saturday, the two glee
clubs will present similar per-
formance at W. & L. here.
Forced to disband during the war,
the w. g. L. Glee Club, 1889 win
ner of the Fred Waring Eastern
intercollegiate glee club contest, is
directed this year by Paul Meadows,
former New York City church solo,
ist and one-time member of the
Waring organization.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
A Annapolis Marines
Face Trial in Beafinqs
OF Prisoners in Briq
From Yesterdays Last Edition. }

From Yesterdays Last Edition.)
ANNAPOLIS, April 23.-The Navy
disclosed today it is in the process
of holding courts-martial for four
Marine guards and two prisoners
accused of abusing inmates in the
North Severn brig at the Naval
Academy.
The accused men are charged with
mintreatment of brig prisoners who
were beaten, kicked, mauled, tied to
radiators and steam pipes. A Navy
spokesman said evidence indicated
that a kangaroo court" had been
in operation.
The brig Is used to conflne en-
listed personnel stationed at the
Naval Academy and such auxiliary
installations as the radio station and
testing laboratory. No midshipmen
are involved.
Victims Told of Treatment.
A kangaroo court" the Navy
said, apparently had been going on
for months 1t was discovered when
two victims told their story to a
medical officer when transferred to
the Naval Academy Hospital for
treatment.
The Navy announcement said
Seaman 1/c James Edward Childs,
a colored prisoner, already had been
tried by court-martial It's find
ings now are being reviewed by
Rear Admiral James L. Holloway
jr., superintendent of the academy
Transmittal Of courts findings to
the convening officer indicates that
the accused has been convicted of
at least some of the charges.
Now on trial is Marine Pfc.
Joseph Charles OLear9 the other
prisoner involved.
Court" Revealed In February,
The academy spokesman said ex-
istence of kangaroo court" first
came to light in February, before
which, he said, prisoners had been
SO effectively intimated by the
guards that they were afraid to saw
anything.
The brig, on the second floor of a
brick structure across the Severn
River from the academy, is SO ar
ranged that sentry cannot observe
the washroom. The Navy said it
was here the offense took place.
Prisoners arriving at the brig
were told they would be subject to
the mock court and told what to do
The Marine guards then forced Co
operating prisoners to carry out the
| beatings, the Navy said.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
IS High Schools 10 Enter
Virginia Literary Contest
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April
24.-Sixty-three Virginia high
schools will send more than 200
sponsors and contestants to the 32d
annual Virginia High School League
Literary and Forensic meet at the
University of Virginia tomorrow and
Saturday.
With Analists in each of the seven
Hterary contests already determined
as a result of elimination contests
Richard r. Fletcher, the leagues
executive secretary, said SO bows and
81 girls will compete for top l1onors
Sponsored by the league, Jointly
with the extension division of the
university, the meet will determine
State championships in each Of the
three groups Of schools in debating,
boys public speaking, girls public
speaking, boys prose reading, girls
spelling.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
0f0WefsUrged
10 Hold Tobacco
For Price Rise
Farm Bureau Sees
Chance for Market
To 'Stroiehten Out

Tobacco growers were advised to-
day by the. Southern Maryland
Farm Bureau to hold their crops
off the market until it "straightens
|out" and buyers stop offering
'ridiculously low prices"
The advice was given by ]. B.
Morsell, Prince Frederick chairman
of the Bureaus Tobacco Marketing
Committee. The committee, which
represents Farm Bureau members
in the five Southern Maryland
counties, met yesterday at Upper
Marlboro.
I'VE feel that the farmers should
stand pat and not accept the
ridiculously low bids that buyers
are Offering" Mr.. Morsell declared.
Is to 62 Cents Range.
He said the current crop should
bring "on an average of not less
than u cents pound" Prices on
the Marlboro market, which opened
yesterday, ranged from a low of Is
cents to high of 81 cents with
an average of 50.44 cents. The
average was lower on other South
ern. Maryland markets where lower
grade of leaf was offered.
Southern Maryland sales began
at LaPlata and Hughesville Tues
day and farmers forced a closing
fof warehouses because Of the low
bids.
This is the best crop year ever re-
ported in the history of Southern
Maryland" Mr. Morsell said. Never
before have we grown crop with
such high percentage Of cigarette
tobacco"
Mr.. Morsell, a former county agent
|of Calvert County who also is a
grower, said the current crop is "the
most expensive ever produced" AL
costs, he declared, have been from
Is to 20 per cent higher than in
previous years.
He said the prices on the top
grades of tobacco are way low" and
warned growers against the danger
of "glutting" the market.
Committee Formed Last Week.
eff the farmers will stand pat and
not rush their tobacco on the mar
ket and not accept the ridiculously
low figures, we have every reason to
believe the market will straighten
out with satisfactory prices" Mr..
Morsell said.
The Tobacco Marketing Commit
tee was formed last week at a meet
ing of directors of the f1ve-county
organization of the Farm Bureau. A
large percentage of growers in
Southern Maryland's tobacco belt"
are members of the Farm Bureau.
The five counties in the area are
Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince
Georges and st. Marys.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
BY the Associated Pres.

ANNAPOLIS, April 24.-State
Senator Louis L. Goldstein, Demo-
crat, of Prince Frederick was con-
victed of Illegal parking, but he won
plenty of sympathy from Judge VIII
liam J. McWilliams, who suspended
his fine.
Senator Goldstein had been fined
SIS and costs for parking in front of
a driveway on King George street,
January 81, while the Legislature
was In session.
At the hearing before Magistrate
James G. Woodward, the fine was
imposed but the sentence suspended.
The Senator from Calvert County
appealed to the Circuit Court and
the case was heard yesterday.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
Candidates Announced
Al Landover Hills

Candidates for Offices in the town
election of Landover Hills, Md, to be
held May 13, were announced today
after nominating convention last
night of the towns registered voters.
Candidates for Mayor are William
zundel, incumbent, and Bruce Pugh.
Mrs. Louis Schwartz will be un-
opposed for the office of town treas
urer.
Others nominated are; Council
man, ward /, Maj. John H. Kruger
and William Farrell; councilman,
ward 2, Charles Watkins and Bren-
don O'Dwyer; councilman, ward
4, William j. r. Spahr, unopposed.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
Waterfront Land Ownership Fight Here Goes Back to Indian Times
BY Rudolph Kouffmonn II

Early Maryland surveyors were
afraid the Indians would get 'em
il they stayed on shore too long.
Colonial Maryland politics and
general carelessness lost a lot of
records. Early land grants were
vague and later surveys show lines
drawn Oh into rivers to show prop
erty lines.
ALI this Is causing the Govern
ment lot OF trouble.
The Justice Department again is
pressing suit in an exhaustive case
stretching back to 1918 to make
good its claim that filled land along
the Anacostia between S and r
streets S.W. is public property, not
part OF adjacent lots.
Riparian Rights Claimed.
The land amounts to about IL
acres. James and Lottie May Mar
tip and the Smoot Sand and Gravel
Co. claim they either own 1t, have
riparian rights to fill it out to the.
bulkhead line, established by the
War Department, or both.
The whole thing goes back to His
Majesty Charles of England. Lord
Baltimore and the Indians.
Final briefs have been handed in
to Judge F. Dickinson Let's Of Dis
trict Court and he is expected to
render decision soon.
Whichever side loses, however, Is
sure to appeal.
Title to the eight lots involved
six belong to the Martins and two
to the Smoot Co.-can be traced
to an original grant made In 1868
by Charles Calvert, the second Lord
Baltimore. The Calverts got Mary
land from Charles I of England in
1885.
BY 1760 it belonged to Charles Car
roll, jr., the Charles Carroll of Dud-
dington who was one of the principal
owners of what is now the District.
In that year, Carroll laid out the
town of Carrollsburg which he ex-
pected would become a great sea-
port. The disputed lots we're part
of the town and later became part
of the District. Their eastern
boundaries, however, are no longer
the river bank. The land has been
filled out.
Contending Arguments.
Back OF the conflicting claims to
the fill lies an involved story and
even more involved legal hair-split-
ting. Argument in the case, draw
ing heavily on the past, roughly
follows these lines:
Government Attorney Robert Nc
Leod claims a survey Charles Car
roll, jr., had made of his property
in 1760 placed its eastern boundary
at the river bank, that the Carrolls-
burg lots also ended at the river
bank and that the commissioners
who laid out the District for George
Washington therefore had no power
to end them anywhere but at the
river bank.
Attorney for the Martins and the
Smoot company, Daniel Partridge
III, claims Charles Carroll, jr., had
the survey made merely to show
the extent Of the useable land in
his grant. He wanted to do this,
Mr.. Partridge maintains, because he
was paying rents to the lord pro-
Iprietor Of the, colony under the old
feudal system in effect and didn't
want to be paying rent for land
under water.
The survey did not supercede the
original bounds of the grant, how
ever, Mr.. Partridge claims. The
grant went to the edge of the river
channel. Nor, he contends, did
the Carrollsbarg lots stop at the
waters edge for the same reason.
Both attorneys have introduced
Evening star., 1947-04-24
Jury Awards
$4,000 8, for
Parkway Tract
Arlington Group
Urges $20O, 900 for
Additional Lond

Arlington made rapid progress
today toward getting its long sought
extensions of the George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway.
On top of word from the United
States District Court In Alexandria
that condemnation jury has re-
turned verdict favorable to the
Government on the value of one
vital piece OF land needed for the
extensions, came additional support
for the county to raise 5000 900 to
help the Federal Government buy
the right of way for the memorial
drive to the Fairfax County line.
Chairman Christopher B. Garnett
of the Arlington County Planning
Commission said today his group
unanimously went on record late
Yesterday urging the County Board
to raise the necessary 100000 by
bond issue or some other means.
Thus the prestige of the plan
ming group was added to pressure
brought night before last by the
Arlington County Civic Federation
at public hearing on proposed
county bond issue that would in
clude the vital 100000 land pur-
chase item,
Unable to Agree on Price.
This money. matched $3.50 with
Federal funds, would allow the Fed
eral Government to condemn.
through the court. land which it
has been unable to obtain because
property owners, principally the L.
=. Smoot Sand & Gravel Co., have
failed to agree to a Government
figure for values.
Wise Kelly, jr., deputy clerk Of
the United States District Court In
alexandria, said today a 12-man
condemnation jury had made an
award of $4,000 for 21a acres of
land just above Key Bridge that
is needed to extend a branch of
the parkway up the valley OF Spout
Run to tie in with the Lee highway
at Lorcum lane.
The land Is owned by CrandaIl
Mackey, who testified before the
jury and Visiting Judge John Paul
of the Western District of Virginia
yesterday his land is worth much
more than that.
Two real estate dealers, J. May
nard Magruder and Herman Brown.
who testified in Mr.. Mackey's be-
half, said the land was worth from
$73,0C0 to $4,000. The Government
appraisers testified the property IL
worth $4,000.
Two Cases to Be Heard.
Two other cases involving tracts
near the Mackey property were to
be heard today. One involves about
81 acres of land owned by Edward
B.. Egbert r. and Richard B. IIoyd
and the other about A of an acre be-
longing to H. E. Williamson and
H. c. Myers.
All three condemnation suits were
brought by the Justice Department.
at the request of the National Cam
ltal Park and Planning Commission.
land purchase agency for the me-
mortal parkway.
The three tracts are the last
needed for the parkway in the
vicinity OF Key Bridge The rest of
the land required to run the park
way connection DIP Spout Run al
ready is owned by the Government.
and the National Park Service has
s5oo,ooo available to starting grading
it this summer.
i But TINS is only a fork of the drive.
The main roadway will follow the
bluffs at the river bank, and it is
TO purchase right of way for the
main line of the drive that Arlington
is being urged to put up 100000.
MIR. Mackey claimed in court yes
terday the Governments offer of
S23 600 was Insufficient
Evening star., 1947-04-24
77% 10 Remain
On Phone Jobs
First 1000 Replies
On Queries as to Stote
Operation Received
BY the Assseiotsd Pres.


RICHMOND, Va, April 24.-In-
dications that n per cent Of the
telephone workers in the State
would remain at their jobs in event
the State takes over operation of
the Chesapeake g. Potomac Tele-
phone Co. came yesterday with the
tabulation of fhe first 1000 ques-
tionnatres returned to the State
Corporation Commission.
Earlier ttn the day A. ". Atkin-
son, chairman of the Virginia Fed
GRAFTON of Telephone Workers, had
guessed" that only about 10 per
cent Of the unions nearly 5000
workers would agree to work for
the State.
The Governors Office announced
that 772 Of the 1000 replies tabu-
lated said they would work and
22S said they would not.
State Will Take Over.
The State will take over and the
Corporation Commission will oper-
ate the telephone facilities If the
union goes out on strike May IT as
1t has filed notice it will. Under
terms of the new public utility labor
relations act the Governor is in
structed to inaugurate State opera
ton to prevent cessation of tele-
phone service. 1t was the State law
that kept Virginia telephone en-
ployes on their jobs while those in
most of the Nation are striking.
Tonight a union mass meeting
will be held with Joseph A. Beirne,
president of the National Fedora
tion OF Telephone Workers, to ap-
pear and discuss the Virginia sit
uation and the State law.
Negotiations resumed yesterday
between company and union showed
no progress and lasted only an hour
and half.
A spokesman for the Governor
and the sec said the 1000 answers
covered phone workers in all parts
OF the State, but that it had not
been determined what their jobs
were. or how many were manage
ment personnel and how many were
rank-and- file workers.
Answers Pour In.
Answers to the sec have been
counted. The union has a member
ship of about 1900 out of a bar
gaining unit of some $500 C. & P.
employees eligible for union mem
bership.
The sec has distributed a total
OF about. 5000 questionnaires to C.
d. P. personnel. including top man.
agement executives and all classes
of employees.
The Corporation Commission yes
terday followed up its original
QUESTIONABLE with a letter to all
telephone workers who have not
answered the first inquiry, which
said in part.
IF you fail to answer our inquiry
within five days after receipt
thereof, your silence will be con-
strued to the effect that you will not
accept employment by the State
and, therefore, in accordance with
the provisions of the Utility Labor
Act. the commission will immedi-
ately institute measures to employ
some other person to perform the
required duties of your position
with the company during the period
OF State operation ="
The law requires the State to en-
ploy and train enough substitute
workers to operate the telephone
facilities If the regular employees de-
cline to work.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
Prince Georges Scouts
To Hold Bourd of Review

The Prince Georges County Boy
scout monthly board of review will
oe neld at 7:30 pm. Monday in the
FIRST Methodist Church. Hyattsville,
1t was announced today.
Nearly 300 Scouts and their
parents attended last weeks Court
OF Honor held in the Bladensburg
Elementary School. where Troop 2o3.
Mount Rainier, Troop 291. West
Hyattsville. and Troop 298, Berwyn,
entertained with stunts after pres
entation of awards.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
Charges Against Mother
or Fire Victims Dropped

Charges OF manslaughter against
Mary Jane Hoffman. accused in the
death Of her two children, who were
burned in the Hoffman home, were
nolle pressed today in Prince
Georges County Police Court, Hy-
attsville, on recommendation of
States Attorney A. Gwynn Bowie.
A grand jury last week failed r.
indict Mr.. Hoffman, charged ;
county police with 1.,c--5laughtc-- ,
two counts. Her two small daugn-
ters were burned to death in their
Riyerdale home February Ia
Evening star., 1947-04-24
Police Send $50 to Texos City

Arlington police have forwarded
q $50 donation to w. L. Laddis, po-
lice chief Of Texas City, Tex, for
use by policemen there. as pocket
money" for helping homeless VIC
Tins Of the recent disaster. The
money was collected from fellow
officers by Identification Onacer
Walter Bell.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
Muse, Scott Won't Run
For Virginia Assembly
By the Assoeioted Press

ROANOKE, Va, April 24.-State
Senator Leonard G. Muse and Dele
gate Walter H. Scott, both of Roam
oke, announced yesterday they win
not be candidates for reelection to
the General Assembly.
Former Delegate Earl A. Fitz-
patrick and William L. Martin. at
torney, said they were considering
running for the Senate and House
respectively. Delegate James A.
Bear, the city's. other member in
the House. refused to comment on
his plans. L
Evening star., 1947-04-24
Boiley to SpeuR on Chorter

howard T. Bailey, secretary of the
MONTGOMERY County Charter Board,
Wiil discuss the proposed charter for
tne county at the April meeting of
tne Womens Republican Club of
slyer Spring, at 8 pm. Tues
day in the Silver Spring county
building.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
Arlington Group to Meet

The Arlington Citizens Commit
tee for School Improvement will
meet at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Arlington Presbyterian Church, 3507
f9ci'rn,bia pike.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
Place Sunday
Classified Ads
EorIy!

Classified od customers
desiring to place ads in
The Sunday Stor ore
uroed TO call them in
Evening star., 1947-04-24

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