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Evening star., 1947-03-16
Invitations Going Fast
For Symphony Concert

Invitations for the last Of the
Neighborhood Concerts being given
by the National Symphony Orches-
ira, under the sponsorship of The
Evening Star, which will be held in
Westinghouse High School in Ar
lington County, Monday, March "a,
are going rapidly.
A supply of 900 were turned over
last week to the School Board in
Arlington County for distribution
through the schools in the county,
and others were made available at
the Information Counter in the lobby
of The Star Building.
More than 200 were taken up on
the first day in The Star Lobby, but
an additional supply will be ready
for distribution tomorrow.
The invitations are issued without
cost to those who request them.
The concert, like the others In the
series will be broadcast in its en-
tirety by Station WMAL. The Eve
ming Star Station.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Home Accidents
Here Injure II
| Durinq Week

Children found dozen different
methods of getting themselves hurt
as home accidents last week totaleo
II non-fatal cases, the Red Cross
Accident Prevention Service re-
ported yesterday.
A fivesyear-old boy, attempting to
blow short pencil through a bean
shooter, accidentally sucked it down
his throat and swallowed it.
A boy, aged three, had to have
three stitches taken in his scalp
when a roll-top desk top fell on his
head. An 18-month-old baby drank
a bottle of bluing and an eight
year-old boy fractured his skull
when he fell while swinging on
overhead pipes in basement.
Two children suffered cut palates
when they fell with pencil and a
bubble pipe in their mouths anG
two small brothers had to be given
oxygen by the Fire Rescue Squad
when they were partly suffocated by
furnace gas
Home accidents also resulted in
five deaths. One man died from
burns incurred when he fell against
stove. One died of complications
resulting from a fall. Two infants
were suffocated by bed clothing and
a 70-year-old man choked on food
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Newspaper Route Manager
Injured in Car Collision

John F. Eelasco, "a, of 648 F street
S.W,, a Washington Daily News cir
culation route manager, suffered
possible internal injuries and a
broken collar bone yesterday when
his automobile and another car col
lided at Eighteenth and Taylor
streets NE. He was reported in fail
condition at Casualty Hospital last
night.
Frank B. Hine, %, of the 1900 block
of Irving street NV, operator of the
other automobile, was charged with
driving without permit and failing
to give the right of way, police said
He was released on $400 bond.
Mr.. Hines wife, Ruth, "a, a pas
.senger in the car, was admitted to
Walter Reed Hospital for treatment
of head cuts. Her condition was re-
ported good.
Evening star., 1947-03-16

as they played in garbage-l Uttered
alleys.
An elderly colored man inquired
the purpose of the expedition. He
was told it was part of photo
graphic contest.
'"I only hope 1t helps us get a
better place to live," he said.
The group visited Neal place NV,
created by the Commissioners in
1907 to convert an alley into an
open street. Nearby Kings court,
with its outdoor toilets and cold
water taps, also was inspected. Ma
tional Flats, described as typical
slum tenement as early as 1909, was
brought into the focus of the many
lenses, as was DiXon's court S.W.,
one of the largest remaining alley
communities in Washington.
The tour included stops in re-
claimed areas, sections having a
mixture of slums and well-main-
tanned old houses, and areas the
council said showed signs of pro-
gressive urban decay"
Mrs. William H. Wells, executive
vice president of the council; Mr.
Wells, its public information officer
Mrs. Thomas E. Street, chairman OF
the Photo Contest Committee, and
Col. William H. Cary, jr., director
Of the Health Department Bureau
of Public Health Engineering, ac-
companied the photographers.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Kristen F|agstad 10 Seek
American Citizenship
Nv the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 15.-Kirsten
Flagstad, Norwegian soprano, said
today she intended to seek United
States citizenship.
She told newsmen her intention
to become an American citizen was
based on the fact that her only
daughter and grandson live in
America. She plans to leave in a
few days for Bozeman. Mont, where
her daughter, Mrs. Elsa Dusenberg
lives.
Miss Flagstad denied anew that
she was friendly with the Ger
mans" during the war and said she
went to her native country, while
it was occupied by the Germans in
1941, so that she could be with her
husband.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Kiwanis TO Fete 7 Chosen
For Junior Town Meeting

Seven finalists chosen in a talent
quest for Junior Town Meeting OF
the Air" will be guests at KiwaniS
Club luncheon in the Mayfower
Hotel at 1890 pm. Thursday.
One member of the group which
will appear in broadcast over Sta
ton WMAL and the ABC network
at $3.50 pm. Thursday is Eulalie
Harrison of Central High School.
Her alternate is Bernice Michaels
of Eastern High School.
DR.. Hobart c. Corning, superin-
tendent of schools, will welcome the
students. Other guests will be
George v. Denny, jr., president OF
Town Hall in New York, who will
speak on the significance of the
Junior Town Meeting" enterprise;
DR.. Foster Kennedy, director of neu-
rology at Bellevue Hospital, New
York, and Mrs Henry ManniX, pres
ident of the National Council OF
Catholic Women.
The radio topic for discussion will
be Should Public Schools Educate
for Marriage and Family Relation.
Other students on, the program
are Caroline Arden, High Point
N. c.; Bill Elliott, Bartlesville, Okla.
Ann Farrell, Chicago; Donald F
Hays, Portland, Greg: Joan Mar
tin, Pittsburgh; Vivian Max, Gin
cinnati, and Frederick Naglestad
Sioux City, Iowa.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Robert Snyder Begins
life Term al "A as
Lawyers Plan Appeal

Robert w. Snyder, IA, has en-
barked on his life term in the Mary
land State Penitentiary in Balti-
more.
The convicted killer of his foster
father, Ross H. Snyder, arrived at
the prison at 1870 pm. yesterday
in an automobile driven by Mont
gomery County Sheriff Frank I.
Davis. Deputy Sheriff Lawrence
Price, Hugh Walker, a Rockville
Jail warden, and Miss Margaret
Mac cGregor, a welfare worker, ac-
companied them.
A prison official said the prisoner,
youngest there, was very quiet" last
night. He was assigned to cell in
routine manner, since there are no
special facilities for juveniles. the
official added.
He said the next youngest lifer
among the more than 100 serving
such sentences in the penitentiary
is about five years older.
The penitentiary now houses more
than 1,100, prisoners. 1t was in
tended to accommodate $50.
Meanwhile, Joseph c. Cissel and
John r. Reeves, defense counsel.
prepared to file an appeal. They
proposed to contend the boy should
have been tried in Juvenile Court
instead of in Circuit Court.
Young Snyder entered the peni-
tentiary only four hours after being
sentenced in Rockville when Judge
Charles w. Woodward held out to
him the hope of eventual release
on parole. States Attorney Walter
w. Dawson indicated, however, he
might seek to block this by lodging
detainer with prison officials.
The boy could become eligible for
parole in Is years, but the detainer
would make him subject at that
time to the remaining indictments
charging him with the Staying OF
his foster mother, Mrs. Jane Rus
sell Snyder, and foster sister, Jane
Ann, IL.
He was convicted of first-degree
murder last Thursday after stand
ing trial on the single charge of
killing Mr.. Snyder. The jury bar
red capital punishment in its ver-
dict.
The shotgun slayings occurred
last November % in the Snyders
Jamestown home.
Evening star., 1947-03-16

server, was put forward for member
ship on the subcommission on dis
elimination and minorities.
Both nominations were made by
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, American
delegate to the Parent Commission
on Human Rights. The selections
now 60 to the Economic and Social
Council, which will act when Other
nations have submitted their candi-
dates. Both subcommissions. will
have IL members.
Mr.. Chafee was described by q
spokesman for the American dele
CATION as an international authority
on freedom of information. He has
written several books on law and
freedom of information, including
Freedom of Speech" Free Speech
in the United States" and Return
to Freedom" He also served as
vice chairman of the Commission on
Freedom of the Press at the Uni
versity of Chicago.
Mr.. Daniels has worked. for the
Louisville Times and for Fortune
and the Nation Magazines He
Joined President Roosevelt's staff In
1912 and replaced Steve Early US
press secretary in 1915.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Senate District Group
To Set Date for Vote
On Home Rule Plan

Senate District Committee leaders
will confer tomorrow to set date
for a formal session to act on the
revised McCarran bill looking to-
wards home rule for the District.
Chairman Buck of the District
Committee hopes to schedule a
meeting as soon as possible to take
up a subcommittee report favoring
the measure.
In it's revised form the bill by
Senator McCarran, Democrat of
Nevada, sets up Federal city
charter commission of II Washing
ton residents They would draft a
charter and submit it to Congress
If Congress approves, the charter
would be referred to Washing
tonians through referendum.
The bill was revised last week by
the District Subcommittee on Home
Rule and Reorganization headed by
Senator Ball, Republican of Mime
sofa.
The Senate may act this week on
the McGrath daylight saving bill
for the District Now pending on
the Senate calendar after approval
by the District Committee, the
measure directs the District COM
missioners to hold public hearings
to determine public sentiment here
on daylight saving. If they fine
such sentiment favors daylight time
the commissioners would be author
lied to establish it,
On the House SIDE, several bills
will be considered at $50 m. We'd
nesday by the District Subcommit-
tee on Health and Welfare, in ex-
ecutive session.
They include measures which
would prevent vivisection on ami
mails; establish an alcoholic clinic
to be supported by a tax on retail
sales of alcoholic liquor here, estab-
lish department of veterans af-
fairs in the District government, lin
it the hours Of BARRIERS to 48 hours
a week, set up a board of examiners
for licensing of undertakers, and
make more stringent the regula-
tions on drinking strawS at public
eating places.
Five bills by Representative He
bert, Democrat, of Louisiana, to i'm
prove the penal system of the Dis
trict, will come up for hearing be-
fore the House Judiciary Subcom-
mittee at 10 am, March "a.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Mrs. Roosevelt Favors
Relief for Greece, Turkey
By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 15.-Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt favors granting
relief to Greece and Turkey, she said
today, if it is given without political
considerations.
Asked if she approved President
Truman's policies, Mrs. Roosevelt
told a press conference:
"Is any one ever completely salts
fied with anything in the world?
When we become satisfied, progress
stops"
She declared that as long as con-
ditions in the United States meet
the needs of the people, I'VE can feel
confident that communism will not
undermine our democracy. Com
munism comes from misery and
poverty"
She said she did not believe in at
tempts to abolish any political party
by law as long as it doesn't advocate
overthrow of the Government by
force.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Dancer Given
240 DAYS for
Carrying Gun

Benjamin F. Rollins, 81, colored,
1900 block of Neal place NV, was
enlightened on a point of ballroom
courtesy yesterday when Judge John
P. Mcmahon sentenced him to 240
days in Jail for carrying deadly
weapon into a downtown dancehall
February l.
1t was charged that when a
stranger stepped on his toes, Rol-
Inns drew loaded gun and pointed
It menacingly. In addition, police
charged he committed assault on a
special policeman and otherwise
conducted himself in disorderly
fashion. He was sentenced to pay
q fine of $25 or serve Is days for the
assault and $40 or 10 days for being
disorderly.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Questionndires
On Cancer Go
Out This Week
Survey to Request
Dutu of Doctors
And Hospitals

The Districts cancer control sur
vey will begin this week with the
distribution of questionnaires to
physicians and hospitals.
The survey will be under the di-
rection of Harold F.. Dorm of the
United States Public Health Service.
Mr.. Dorm is out of the city but his
assistant, Phillip Lourie, will direct
the preliminary work.
Mr.. Lourie, who prepared the
questionnaires last week called on
medical schools here to furnish four
or five senior students, each to assist
in classifying and help physicians
get the information.
MIR. Dorm plans to use the same
survey method he used in other
cities. On the blanks sent to physi-
clans and hospital superintendent
information regarding each cancer
patient treated or observed during
1916 will be recorded. Since cancer
patients frequently consult more
than one physician or receive hospl-
tai treatment after previously con-,
sulting a doctor, names of persons
diagnosed, observed and treated are
to be recorded but only to insure
against duplication and keep the
statistics straight.
At the Cancer Control Survey
Office a composite report will be
established in each case. When the
correct number of cases is estab-
lished the names will not be used
again.
Present plans call for extending
the survey into neighboring Mary
land and Virginia. The survey has
the Endorsement of the District
Medical Society, the Medico-Chi-
rurgical Society, the Metropolitan
Area Hospital Council and the local
chapter of the American Cancer
Society. 1t is being supervised by
the District Health Department and
the Public Health Service.
Despite progress in treatment,
District tables show more deaths
attributed to cancer now than 20
years ago. The 1916 death rate
from cancer here was second only
to that from heart disease.
Health officials suggest several
reasons for this. One is that dag
nosis is more accurate than it was
several years ago. Until recently,
they say, many cancer deaths were
attributed to other causes.
Evening star., 1947-03-16

Papertroopers have collected more
than 27,5oo,ooo pounds of old news
papers and magazines. This huge
quantity of paper has poured more
than $185, 900 into the treasures of
the school groups, which has been
converted in turn into vast amount
of equipment and improvements
The money also was used to support
so European war orphans who have
been adopted in various schools by
the Papertroopers.
The movie protector offer is open
to all schools which have co-operated
in the paper salvage program
whether or not the schools still are
collecting.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Veterans S Record
| Fails to Soften
| Assault Penalty

A plea that the defendant in an
assault case was wounded four
times in four years of Army service
yesterday failed to move Judge John
P. Mcmahon, who imposed a sem
tence of $50 days straight time.
Edward Lee, IS, colored, 1900 block
of Linden street NE, pleaded guilty
Thursday to charge of simple as
sault on a 15-year-cld girl in the
house where both roemed. The girl
was not hurt seriously. according to
police.
When Defense Counsel o. W..
Cosey pointed out Lees record dur
ing the past war Judge Mcmahon
replied:
THE public appreciates the sery-
ice veterans gave for the country
during the war, but chat can't be
considered an extenuating circum-
stance In all criminal cases, ana
especially one OF this nature
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Slate
Hearing March Il on
Vast Highway Plan
By Henry A. Muslin

The Commissioners yesterday
asked the public to voice its opinions
on the Districts multimillion dollar
highway development program at a
hearing at 10 am. March 26 at the
District Building.
Individuals and groups desiring
to express their views on the vast
plan, submitted to the city heads
last December by Engineer Commits
sioner Gordon r. Young, were in
vited to furnish their spokesmen's S
names.
Among groups asked to comment
is the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, which is ex-
pected to put finishing touches on
it's own highway plan at its monthly
meeting Thursday and. Friday.
NCPPC's views are believed to diff
fer from the Districts in several re-
spectS.
Several Projects Mentioned.
The hearing is designed to bring
out how Washingtonians feel about
such planned improvements as:
l. Subsurface streetcar tracks
along downtown sections of F and
fourteenth streets and Pennsylvania
avenue.
2. Depressed expressways through
congested areas to connect with ex-
isting and proposed highways in out
lying counties.
3. Belt highways encircling the
city and its inner business district.
4. Half dozen major grade sep
arations and traffic channels at key
intersections.
S. Additional bridges across the
Potomac at Alexandria and over the
Anacostia at Massachusetts, avenue
These are among several score
projects called for under program
carrying highway improvements to
the threshold of the 21st century
Most of them were taken from a
similar study made in 1941 by High
way Director H. c. Whitehurst, and
from recommendation made by two
consulting firms which made studies
here in 1943-44. These were the J.
E. Greiner Co. of Baltimore and De
Leuw, Gather & Co. of Chicago.
Six-Year Plan Drawn.
Many of the recommendation also
are covered in the six-year plan OF
postwar city improvements drawn
up by Gen. Young. The plan covers
the fiscal years 1850 through 1855
for which is different projects cost
ing $21 100000 and completion OF
the streetcar tunnels, at a cost OF
$35 100000, are scheduled.
Cost estimates for the early stages
of the program approach $75, 5,000,-
900. The city spent 100000 on prep
aration of plans alone. Key to the
financing lies in the proposed l.
cent-a-gallon gasoline tax increase
included in the city's revenue pro-
gram scheduled for early congress
sional consideration.
Highway projects for the next
two fiscal years fall under the post
war Federal aid program, their cost
to be split $3.50 between the Dis
trict and the Federal Government
Items to be taken care of under this
arrangement include the planned
twin-span replacement for Highway
Bridge, Dupont Circle underpass
already in its early stages, and the
K street elevated expressway.
The Engineer Department has
postponed until Thursday the OPEN
ing of bids for construction of part
of the K street project foundations
it was announced yesterday. Orig
inally to have been opened Friday
the bids will lay the groundwork fol
the projected four-lane roadway be-
tween Rock Greek and Potomac
parkways and Key Bridge.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Schools May Get Projectors
Through Pupertroopers' Efforts

Visual education in the elementary
schools of Washington and Mont
gomery County, which has been
hampered by lack of soundmovie
projectors, is about to receive big
lift through the efforts of the Paper
troopers in The Evening Star-PTA
paper salvage campaign.
Through arrangements made by
the directors of the paper salvage
campaign large number of 16-mm.
projectors will be available within
the next 10 days or two weeks for
purchase by the Parent Teacher and
Home and School Associations out
of funds obtained from the paper
collections.
The projectors will be sold to the
cooperating groups at substantially
less than list prices in token of the
efforts of the Papertroopers to keep
vital wastepaper flowing into in
duStries.
In order to facilitate the financing
of the cost of the machines, new
price schedule has been negotiated
for the payment of paper collected
by the Papertroopers.
elimination of Long Campaign.
The new program is the culmina-
ton of long campaign to find an
available supply of projectors for
the use of elementary schools. More
than a year ago efforts were made
to purchase new projectors out of
Government surplus but without
success.
The new program will be held open
until May /.
The first order, for Is machines,
has already been accepted and de-
livery of a substantial part of this
order is expected before the end of
the month.
AS rapidly as the projectors are
received, they will be delivered to
the schools in the order in which
requests are filed with The Star.
27,500,000 Pounds Collected.
The new phase of the paper sal
wage program will provide lasting
benefit to the Parent Teacher and
Home and School Associations and
through them to the schools.
Since the start of the salvage
campaign December l, 1941, six days
before the Pearl Harbor attack, the
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Six Groups 10 Protest
IVA Stand on Employees
In EXCL Organizations

A committee representing six vet.
erans' organizations will visit the
Veterans Administration this week
to protest a recent order of the
agency that frownS on its employees
who hold offices in the excl or
ganizations.
The order, issued Thursday, sale
it was bad Judgment" for workers
to accept positions with the organ.
izations. 1t suggested that they stay
off veterans committees, and other
wise looked down on participation
in activities.
''This lis absolutely nothing but
infringement on mans personal
liberty" Charles M. O'Malley, Dis
trict department commander of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, said: He
met yesterday with officials of the
other groups-who all vigorously ex-
pressed agreement with his views.
Order Seen Attacking Integrity.
Dan E. Manning, an employe of
the Veterans Administrations in
surance claim service, said the Or
der ATTACKS the integrity of every
veteran who elects VA employe to
Office" tf. r." A&
Mp. Manning said that in proc
essing claims at the agency it al
ways has been his practice to dis
tribute to veterans any information
about VA that affects them. He
referred to suggestion in the order
that employees should not take part
in any veterans organization dis
cussions about administration of the
agency.
"It looks like they're trying to
stamp out and stifle any opposition
that might kick back on VA appro-
priation requests on Capitol HILL"
he said.
A Disabled American Veterans
post commander. who refused to
permit the use of his name, said he
is an employe of the agency's con-
struction division.
II wouldn't resign my post with
DAV under any conditions" he said.
Legion Hits Discrimination"
Ben Aronson, department COM
mander of the Jewish War Vet
Grams, said he sees the order as
"the first step of move to push
us into the rear rank of veterans
affairs"
well, it certainly Is discrimina-
ton against veterans organiza-
tions," said E. w. Luther, represent
ing the American Legion. 1T i'm
plies that veterans organizations
have been using an unfair influence
to get claims for their members"
The committee will lodge the pro-
test with Omer w. Clark, aide to
Veterans Administrator Bradley
who signed the order. The COM
mittee will include Mr.. O'Malley
Mr. Luther and Regis Cole of the
American Veterans of World War II
| The committee will report on the
visit at a meeting set tentatively
for pm. Thursday at 1919 K street
NV. Also attending the session
yesterday were Harold M. Dixon
DAV department commander, anc
Archie E. Brand of the Catholic
War Veterans.
Evening star., 1947-03-16

burglar" shortly after his captor
policeman Randall A. Honaker
brought him into the Seventh pre-
cinct.
The charges were filed after Heck s
appearance in a line-up at head
quarters. He is charged specifically
with robberies of the restaurant
where he was captured, the Stand
ard Liquor Store, 3213 M street NV,
last December; the Alban Towers
Pharmacy, 3700 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV, and the Hilltop Restau-
rant, 1926 Thirty-sixth street NV
in December.
Heck was sentenced to six years
for housebreaking several years ago.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
KIebere Is Improved

Former REPRESENTATIVE Richard
M. Kleberg of Texas, who suffered
heart attack here several days
ago, was reported to be in "satis-
factory condition" at George Wash
ington University Hospital last
night. Mr.. Kleberg came to Wash
ington three weeks ago to urge Con-
gressional action to prevent spread
Evening star., 1947-03-16

Chafee, jr., pro-
fessor of law at
H a r v ard, a s
American repre-
sentative on a
S u b C commission
on freedom of
information.
At the same
time Jonathan
Daniels, former
press secretary
to Pres | d e n t
Roosevelt and
executive n e W S
editor of the
Raleigh IN. c.