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Evening star., 1947-04-15
Situation Invites
Public Scandal,
Chief Justice Says
By Harold B. Rogers

A pubic scandal Is foreseen by
Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner
Of the United States Court of Ap-
peals IF a new Federal courthouse
here is delayed much longer.
1.-THE new building is an absolute
necessity" Justice Groner wrote to
Chairman Revercomb of the Senate
Public Works Committee, which is
considering bill to authorize plan
ming new courthouse.
Justice in the most important
Federal jurisdiction in the country
cannot be administered properly any
longer under present conditions, .
the jurist warned.
ITO allow the situation to remain
unchanged any longer than is abso-
lutely necessary to erect the build
ing" he asserted, "is to invite a
public scandal"
Unable to Appear Personally.
In his communication, the Chief
Justice said "the project is one in
which I have been and am deeply
interested.a He pointed out that due
to his i'll health, he would be unable
to testify personally before the
committee. He said, however, he
wished to add his invitation to that
of Chief Justice Bolitha j. Laws OF
District Court, for members of the
Senate committee to visit the court
facilities.
There were indications today that
Chairman Cain of the Subcommit-
tee on Public Buildings of the Pub
lie Works Committee, and probably
others, might be able to make such
visit this week.
The Public Buildings Subcommit-
tee of the House, after a recent tour
OF court facilities, approved unani-
mously bill to authorize planning
the new courthouse. 1t will be con-
sidered later by the full House Pub
lie Works Committee.
Committee Meeting Postponed.
The Senate Public Works Com
mittee had planned a meeting for
today to discuss the courthouse and
several other bills, but the session
was postponed for lack of quorum
The new courthouse would be
built on site now owned by the
District on Constitution avenue be-
tween Third stfeet and John Mar
shall place NV.
Meanwhile, House hearings on q
bill for a new General Accounting
Office Building may be held early
next week.
The measure, introduced yes
terday by Chairman Dondero of
the House Public Works Committee
was referred to the Subcommittee
on public Buildings, headed by Rep
resentative McGregor, Republican of
Ohio.
EarLy Report Sought.
Representative McGregor said he
has asked the Federal Works Agency
for an early report on the project
He also has invited Controller Gen.
eral Lindsay Warren, head of the
General Accounting Office, to testify
when hearings are held.
A date for the hearings probably
will be fixed in a day or so.
Preliminary plans for the structure
already have been prepared by the
Public Buildings Administration of
the Federal Works Agency. The
building would be erected on a
square bounded by Fourth and Fifth,
G and H streets NV, where a par
tial excavation was dug before the
war.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
New York Smallpox Peril
Dropping, Health Head Says

NEW YORK, April Is (P.-Nev
Workers by the thousands barred
their arms for smallpox vaccination
today and Health Commissioner
Israel Weinstein expressed belief
that "the danger of a widespread
epidemic has been overcome"
DR.. Weinstein said he expected the
city's first smallpox outbreak since
1912. which has caused two deaths
would be held down to "a few more
cases" Six persons here and four
IN Minbrook, rs miles upstate, are
LII Of the disease.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
By james Birchfield

Thanks to public-spirited neigh
Dor and the Maryland State Game
Commission the pupils Of Colesville
Elementary School are learning
about Nature at first hand.
Near the school, on land donated
by Frederick Heine, ST., a 10-acre
game refuge is taking shape. When
completed the refugee will include
woods, cleared land and a quar-
ter-acre fish pond.
Already the Colesville students
all 108 Of them are taking part in the
project-have turned loose IL Mis-
souri, rabbits and pair of quail in
the refuge. The Game Commission
provided a setting of pheasant eggs,
which now are being hatched at the
school with the aid of bantum
hen. These pheasant will follow
the rabbit and quail into the
refuge.
Last summer the Colesville stu
dents saved sunf1ower vegetable and
fruit seeds, and these, in addition to
a supply Of grain provided by the
Game Commission, were used to
provide food during the winter,
when snow covered the ground.
Recently the students completed
a MISUNDERSTANDING project, and
the houses are being placed through
out the refuge. Already some have
bird families.
The Colesville project was organ
lied through the cooperation of
Malcolm King of Gaithersburg, the
commissions State project super
visor. The engineering work and
the construction of the fish pond
was carried out by the engineering
class of Richard Montgomery High
School, Rockville, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Winona Reed, instruc-
tor.
When the pond fills-it Is spring
fed-fsh for stocking will be pro-
vided by the Game Commission.
Mr.. Heine donated the land for
five years, with an option for five
years longer if the students still are
interested. At this time all indica-
tions are that they will be.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
79-Yeur-OId D. 6. Man
To Take Bride of 50

George w. Green, 70, of 1917
Wisconsin avenue NV, doesn't be-
lieve that spring is necessarily a
young mans season.
Mr.. Green applied yesterday foI
a marriage license to marry Minnie
Randall, So, of 2o25 North Fairfax
drive, Arlington The couple said
they expect to be married Friday
at Mr.. Green's home.
Asked about wedding trip, Mr..
Green said he didn't know, but
thinks it might be Q good idea.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Federal Clinics
Will Be SET Up
Despite Slash
66 Pct. Cut. However,
Will Eliminate Those
Outside Washington
By Joseph YOUNG

Despite Sc per cent House budget
slash in its Federal employees health
program, the United States Public
Health Service revealed today that
1t win be able to carry out its pro-
gram Of helping establish Govern-
ment health clinics in Washington.
The reduced expenditures, how
ever, will necessitate dropping the
program among Government work.
ers outside of Washington, DR..
Thomas Parran, Surgeon General Of
the health service, told a Senate
appropriations subcommittee.
! Until today, there had been some
doubt as to whether the drastic
budget cut would enable the service
to carry out the provisions of the
Randolph Health Act, which author
ICES Government agencies to set up
health clinics and programs for their
employees.
Supervision Provided.
Enacted last year by Congress
after a long fight by Government
officials to attain such legislation,
the act provides that the health
service supervise the health pro-
grams in the various Federal
agencies. With the approval of tha
service, the various Government de-
partments and agencies can then
submit to the Budget Bureau re-
quests for funds to establish health
clinics.
The clinics would provide emer-
gency treatment for employees, az
well as periodic health examina-
tions and diagnostic services. At
present most Government agencies
lack such clinics and facilities.
DR.. John Cronin, director of the
health service program for Govern
ment workers, said his agency would
begin its program shortly after July
l, when the money from Congress
will become available. He expressed
belief that the funds will prove
adequate to cover the work of ad.
vising all Government agencies here.
Asked for $901, ,000.'
The agency asked for 1901 900 to
carry out health program for Gov
ernment establishments throughout
the country, but the House gave it
only 100000.
DR.. Parran appeared before the
subcommittee as it started hearings
on the Federal Security Agency 1913
appropriations bill. He asked that
the Senate restore the $5,475, ,4e9
House cut in the health service
budget request.
This money is needed to carry
out a greater tuberculosis control
and cancer research program, as
well as to the agency's mental
health activities and venereal dis
ease prevention.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Symphony Will Present
Concerts at Festival
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April
15.-National Symphony Orchestra
Washington. will present the con-
certs for the Virginia Music Festival
at the University of Virginia on
June 13, IA and Is.
Two evening and one afternoon
concert are planned by the recently
organized festival association Of
which DR.. Meta Glass, former presi-
dent of Sweet Briar College, is
president.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
OTC Sues Cherner Co.
Charging Overpricinq

The Office of Temporary Controls
filed suit in District Court today for
treble damages under the Price Con-
troll Act of 1912 against the Cherner
Motor Co., 100 block of Florida
avenue NV, for alleged over
charges in automobile sales.
The suit, filed in the name of Ad-
ministrator Philip B. Fleming. al
leges a total of $1,612.88 in over
charges during the last year, and
asks judgment of S4,838.64.
The suit also asks that the pur-
chasers be refunded for the alleged
overcharges.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Deputies End Talks
In Complete Discord
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Nov. 22-The four
power foreign ministers deputies
ended their 18th session on prepa-
rations for the Big Four meeting
in complete disagreement tonight.
It was uncertain whether they
would meet again before the Foreign
Ministers Council assemblies Tues
day. One American informant de-
scribed the 312-hour session today
as IAN all-time low" in the series
of preliminary conferences which
began November 6.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov
was expected to arrive tomorrow
from Moscow for the main confer
ence on Germany and Austria.
French Foreign Minister Bidault,
assuming he survives the French
political crisis, will probably come
on Monday.
Secretary of State Marshall ar
rived by plane yesterday and re-
,ceived an honorary doctors degree
from oxford University today.
In an address delivered to the
colorfully robed audience. in which
we're Prime Minister Attlee and
former Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden. Gen Marshall praised the
combination of British and Ameri-
can strength in the war. and COM
mented that in wartime confer
ences I'VE always reached agree
-ment."
But, he added. it was probably
easier in that desperate struggle
when our very existence was at
stake than it is today when the
facts of the hazard are not quite
so clear"
Evening star., 1947-11-23

Club, Colgate, Dartmouth,
Villanova, Phelps Vocational
School. Seton Hall, New York
University, Illinois, Harvard,
Rutgers, North Carolina,
Duke, Michigan, Columbia
and North Carolina State.
At least Is events will be
run, with stress placed on re-
lay events and sprints. There
are eight invitation events
tentatively sch edul e d, in
Guiding a 100-yard in which
Bill Mathis, great colored
champion who formerly ran
for Cardoza High School, will
represent Illinois.
Five open A.A.U. Handicap
events are on the program,
plus a D.C.A.A.U. 600-yard
championship and the run
for the Southern Conference
indoor 2-mile title.
Veteran track experts have
Waxed enthusiastic over the
physical layout of the giant
armory, which Is one of the
few arenas in the country
which will permit a straight
away 100-yard dash with
more than satisfactory run
off space.
(See STAR GAMES. Page B-4,)
Evening star., 1947-11-23
.23,200 Russian P0Ws
Buried in Central GERMANY
By the Associated Press

HAMMELBURG, Germany, Nov.
22,-United States military authori-
ties in this tiny woodland town of
Central Germany said tonight that
the existence here of 68 mass graves
of Nazi victims had been known to
Allied forces since March, 1945.
An announcement that the graves
had been recently discovered by a
search team of the International
Refugee Organization was made
earlier today by the IRO Informa-
ton Division.
United States military authorities
in Hammelburg said the mass
graves, in two groups of "a each,
contained the bodies of 23,200 Rus
sian prisoners of war, according to
markers which have been erected
on the site by the Russians.
The Russian grave hill lies near
a cemetery containing the individual
graves of other Allied prisoners of
war who are said to have died in
the former German prisoner of war
camp at Hammelburg during the
two world wars.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Chest Fund Campaign
2Weeks
Until December Il
Leaders Decide Experiment
With Short Drive Gives
Workers Too Little Time

The Community Chest Fed.
Grafton campaign for 194S will
continue two weeks beyond the
originally scheduled closing date
Tuesday, the campaign execu-
tive committee announced yes
terday.
The nearly 10000 volunteer
workers will have until December
IL to complete their assigned tasks
the committee said.
The drive to oversubscribe $3,900,.
900 was to have lasted two week:
under an experimental plan for 6
short, fast campaign.
At the latest report meeting
Friday, the campaigners had tabu.
lated contributions totaling $2,3S6,
86s, or 59.92 per cent OF the goal.
Extension r Recommended.
The additional campaign period
according to the announcement, wa
recommended by the campaign. ad
visory committee of five, and in
dorsed by the Chest Federation
executive committee composed D.
representatives Of the six Chests O.
the Federation.
The Chests are those of Washing
ton. Alexandria, Fairfax, Arlington
Montgomery and Prince George,
Counties.
The Fedora ton executive commit.
tee, it was said. felt before the cam
paign opened that it would be Wise
to test efficiency of the short cam.
paign and the two-Week period be.
gining November u was set, al.
though some committeeman believed
(See CHEST, Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1947-11-23
5 Games Clarity
Bowl Lineups;
G. w. Ties Hoyos

Michigan routed Ohio State and
Southern California nipped UCLA
to clinch the Rose Bowl honors
yesterday, Alabama massacred
Louisiana State to earn bid to the
Sugar Bowl and Southern Methodist
and Penn State won to make q likelyi
pairing for the Cotton Bowl as COLI
lege football neared the finish Oh
its season.
At Griffith Stadium, battered
George Washington sprang a sur
prise in holding Georgetown, its
greatest rival, to scoreless tie while
in Nashville, Tenn. Maryland upset
a favored Vanderbilt.
In the renewal of traditional rival
ries. Yale beat Harvard, Princeton
nosed out Dartmouth. Indiana
downed Purdue and North Carolina
swamped Duke
North Carolina States defeat Of
Virginia and Northwestern's win
over Illinois were among the upsets.
Notre Dame routed Tulane as ex-
pected
"Details in Sports section.)
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Easy raining School Escapes
Need HuItinq, Miller Warns

nifty there, DR.. Miller emphasized
and should be prevented.
Strong wire screens at the win
dows of the dormitories where such
inmates are held. probably would be
effective, the Nebraskan said But
he discounted the practically of a
big fence around the entire reserva-
ton, or even an electrically charged
fence around the buildings them
selves.
Stronger protection is needed ne
said, for about $50 boys and men.
and 100 girls and women.
About 200 persons have escaped
from the institution in the last four
years. Some individuals have a
record of ten to 20 escapes each.
One person recently sentenced to
1See TRAINING SCHOOL, P. A-5.)
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Revised D. C.. Home Rule Plan
Lets President Veto Legislation
Auchnc|oss Group Also Urges Increased
Freedom From Congress in D. C. Budget

authority to the council to legislate
for the District.
Among other changes announced
yesterday by Chairman Auchincloss
were the following proposals:
/. Give the District budget greater
freedom from congressional change
though continuing a full Federal
review of calculations on the size
of the Federal payment. This would
be regulated by land-based for
mula and subject to charges for
services between the District and
Federal Governments
2. Transfer from the proposed
Congressional Joint Committee on
the District to the President the
power of appointment of members
of the District Election Board. Un-
der the revised plan. after the first
election this appointive power then
tSee HOME RULE, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1947-11-23

which will be held on the
huge Armory floor under con-
ditions which may see many
of the indoor records fall.
1t was considered particu-
larly fitting to start the
games this year for it will give
Washington a preview Of
many of the sprinters and
distance men who will, in all
probability, represent tn e
United States in the 1948
Olympics which are to be
held in England.
Plans were first laid early
in September when the date
for the meet was cleared with
Dan Ferris, secretary-treas-
urer of the Amateur Athletic
Union of the United States.
It is hoped that eventually
the meet may serve to estab-
lish the annual indoor cham
pionship for relay teams rep
resenting the Ivy League, the
Southern Conference and the
Mason Dixon League. At
least two of these will be run
this first year.
The Junior Board of Com
merce will sponsor The Eve
ming Star Games jointly with
this newspaper and sanction
Evening star., 1947-11-23
|FSA Supports Request
For Training Of Negro
Students at 6aI|inger
Ewing Plons Negotiations
With b. {. Heads When
Howard Completes Report
By Thomos 6. Buchanon

The Federal Security Agency
responsible for the administra-
ton of Howard University and
Freedmen's Hospital, has thrown
it's weight behind the request for
admission of Negro medical stu
dents to Gallinger Hospital
FSA Administrato tor Oscar r. Ewing
will open formal negotiations on
the matter with the District Com
missioners as soon as the Howard
University Medical School has
completed a report, showing the
extent to which it can now make
use of Gallinger's medical facilities.
The FSA chief said last night the
terrible shortage of Negro doctors
throughout the country is one Of
the first problems he encountered
when he took office in August.
He added that he had direct in
structions from President Truman
to take all possible measures to elm
mate this shortage.
Doubled Output Seen.
He said he has been informed by
DR.. Mordecai johnson, head of
Howard University that the WASH
ington Negro medical school could
double it's output of doctors, if its
students could be taught at Gal
linger Hospital as well as Freed
mems.
Since Howard already trains
nearly half the Negro doctors in the
United States, Mr. Ewing said, poll
cies which restrict the number of
students it can accept. or which
lower the quality of training 1t can
provide, are of national significance.
The city hospital now is used for
teaching purposes by George Wash
ington and Georgetown medical
schools. which have contract to
provide the hospitals patients with
medical care in return for the teach
ing privilege. A similar relation
ship exists between Howard and
Freedmen's. Freedmen's has an av-
erage patient load of about 400:
Gallinger, nearly three times that
number.
The Presidents Committee on
Civil Rights last month recon-
mended that Howard share the re-
lationship with ,Gallinger, pointing
(See MEDICAL, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Grand jury to Get Movers Case 5chuman Tolls
This Week; 3 Counts Weighed; In Vain toFom
Arnold Brands His Stories False French Cabinet
Ferguson Pledges
Other Probes in
Procurement Deals
By Robert K. Walsh

Evidence from Senate War In
vestigating subcommittee hear
ings on Maj. Gen. Bennett E.
Meyers will be placed before a
District grand jury this week as
a basis for possible prosecutions
of perjury, income tax violations
and war fraud charges, the JUS
tice Department announced yes
terday.
The Senate subcommittee earlier
In the day ended public hearings on
the Meyers phase" of an inquiry
into Air Force procurement prac-
tices. Chairman Ferguson promised
that the curtains of secrecy" would
not be drawn. He said the subcom-
mittee will continue in closed ses-
sions to ferret out any cases of cor
ruption or inefflclency it finds in
the procurement system, and to sug-
gest legislative remedies.
Gen. Meyers, 52-year -old retired
deputy chief of Air Force procure
ment, was not in the committee
room when the 1nal witness, Gen.
H. H. Arnold, former Air Force
commander, scored him, on the evi-
dence presented, as an officer who
"disgraced his uniform and rank"
Gen. Arnold branded as "abso-
lutte falsehoods" Gen. Meyers state
ments that he told the procurement
officer to use his own Judgment
about disposing of aircraft stocks
He denied he knew of. or that they
ever discussed, any direct or indirect
holdings of such stock by Gen.
Meyers
Gen. Meyers notified Air Force
superiors in 1943 that he had dis
posed Of all such holdings in 1910.
According to evidence. he held some
as late as February, 1943. and then
transferred them to his wife.
Arnold Comedies Mistake.
The gray-haired former Air Force
chief conceded his office made "a
mistake" in not investigating alleg-
atiors against Gen Meyers in an
anonymous letter forwarded by the
TCuCl dI oNl Co u VA 1lIfCotlSdUlOIl III
1945.
Explaining he knew nothing of
that letter at the time because he
was at the Potsdam Conference
Gen. Arnold assumed official re-
sponsibility for what he termed an
honest mistake without intent to
conceal evidence or protect high
ranking offcer.
Gen. Arnold dramatically thanked
the subcommittee for discovering
"a rotten apple"
Within few hours after the sub
committee disclosed it was sending
the record of the hearings to Attor-
ney General Clark and United
States Attorney George Morris Fay.
Mr.. Clark asked Mr.. Fay to set aside
time this week for presentation of
such evidence to grand jury here.
T. Vinson Quinn, Assistant Attorney
General in charge of the criminal
(See MEYERS Page A-4D
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Change inlaw Needed
To Use St. Elizabeths
For All Mental Cases
West Says Amendment
Would Permit Closing
Of GoIIinger Section
By Miriom Ottenberq

Washington's mentally i'll could
be sent to st. Elizabeths Hospital
instead of to Gallinger by pas
sage of a simple amendment
giving the Commissioners power
to designate the hospital of their
choice for mental observation,
Corporation Counsel Vernon
West said last night.
Mr.. West said a change by Con-
gress in the present commitment
law is necessary to carry out Com
missioner Guy Mason's proposal
that Gallinger's psychopathic divi-
sion be closed Mr.. Mason suggest
ed that patients should be sent di-
rect to St. EliZabeth's
AS the law stands now, patients
must be sent to Gallinger Once
they are patients, they can be trans
ferred to st. Elizabeth's on certifica-
ton of Gallinger's chief psychia-
trist and superintendent if they are
in need of treatment which cannot
be given properly in Galhnger Hos
pital.
Amendment Suggested.
Mr.. Mason suggested that an
amendment to the commitment law
might be added to pending bill
to permit voluntary admissions to
St. Elizabeth's Hospital. Mr.. West
said. however, there were objections
to that bill and he would prefer
to see the amendment handled sep
arately.
The question of closing the psy-
chopathic division and setting the
wheels in motion to amend the COM
mitment laws will be put to the
Commissioners Tuesday.
Tomorrow. Health Officer George
c. Rutland expects to present the
recommendation asked by Mr.
Mason to cover what is needed in
the way of staff and facilities to
provide adequate treatment for the
mentally i'll at Gallinger.
May Seek More Funds.
If the Commissioners decide to
attempt improvement of the psyche
pathic division rather than to close
it, Mr.. Mason indicated that sup
Elemental appropriation will be
sought in the spring to provide the
funds for renovating the psyche
(See GATI,INGER- Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Bus and Truck Collide
On Bridge; ! Dies, 6 Hurt
By the Assoeioted Press

AMES, Iowa. Nov. ga truck
driver was killed and six persons
were injured today in the collision
of a westbound Greyhound bus and
a truck on a bridge one mile east of
here on Highway 80.
The body of the truck driver,
Frederick W. Stafford, 46, of Fort
Dodge, Iowa, was pinned in his ma
chine for nearly three hours before
it was extricated by the use of blow
torches and crow bars