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Evening star., 1947-02-16

I'VE played Cowboys and indians with
real horses on our ranch in Tucson,' she says
This heaIthful outdoor life and regular Ivory care
gave Marie a swell start on her beauty career
''lvorys famous midness is important to me-
Marie says. II can see why more doctors advise
Ivory than all other brands put together
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Murray Hits Flood Plan
As Halfway Measure

CLIO President Philip Murray yes
terday criticized President Truman's
1O-year flood control program as a
wasteful halfway PLAN and urged
creation of a Missouri Valley Au-
thority and similar development of
other valleys.
In a letter to Mr.. Truman, Mr..
Murray said the White House pro-
posal, which indorses a plan of Brig.
Gen. Lewis A. Pick for the Missouri
basin, was helpful in bringing the
flood problem to Congress attention.
However, Mr.. Murray added, the
problem of regulating the great
rivers also involves irrigation, water
power, soil conservation, reforesta-
ton and development of mineral
resources.
Appropriations to carry out the
Pick plan are not the answer to this
problem. Proponents of unified river
valley development are satisfied that
the Pick plan, even as mere flood
control and navigation problem, Is
unsound," the letter stated.
Mr.. Murray declared the proper
approach is in the MVA legislation
introduced by Senator Murray,
Democrat, of Montana. Similar
legislation" he added, should be
adopted for all the other major val
leys of the country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Eye Injuries High
Among 12o Home
Mishups in Week

Eye injuries numbered high among
the 129 home accident cases treated
in District hospitals last week, and
one child struck accidentally by a
stick suffered complete loss of an
eye. ..-.
The District Red Gross Accident
Prevention Service reported one
home accident fatality resulting from
fall, bringing to lis the number
of persons fatally injured tn homes
this year.
The eyes of several children were
injured by dog and cat scratches.
On the adult side, carelessly -spIashed
household ammonia, an ear prescrip-
ton and a foot medicine inflicted
chemical burns.
A 48-year- old man, working in his
yard, struck his eye with a shovel
and was admitted to hospital.
A yesr-old girl, standing near an
aerial when lightning struck nearby
fell against radio and suffered a
confusion. ,...
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Capitol Police Board
Studies Adequacy Of
Congress Protection

The Capitol Police Board is max
ing study of the adequacy of the
police force on Capitol Hill after a
recent attempt to assassinate Sena-
tor Bricker, Republican, of Ohio.
Senate Sergeant-at-ar Edward
F. McGinnis. board chairman. said
last night that the inquiry is di-
rected principally to the adequacy
of the force to cover the five build
ings in the Capitol group in addition
to the Capitol Grounds.
A report is to be made by the
police board this week to the Senate
Rules and Administration Commit
tee, Mr.. McGinnis said. He indi-
Gated that no conclusions have been
reached as yet.
Chairman Brooks Of the Rules
and Administration Committee re-
Gently indicated the Bricker Incl
dent had provoked much discussion
privately among Senators as to
what should be done to help pre-
vent such attacks on members of
Congress. He forecast that his COM
mittee would consider early next
session. probably in January, some
kind of a merit system for the
Capitol police force.
The assailant of Senator Bricker,
William L. Kaiser, is held without
bail at Gallinger Hospital for men
tai observation, under charges of
assault with intent to kill and
CARRYING a deadly weapon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Baby Arrives, Doctor Called;
Second Girl Beats Him There

With one baby already born be-
fore medical help could arrive, Mrs.
Dorothy Gatorian, 80, of 322 c
street Sc, gave birth to second
girl last night q few minutes before
police. and an ambulance raced to
the home.
Just before the arrival Of the first
baby, neighbors gave Mrs. Gatorian
assistance while Harry Ridge, 318 c
street Sc, called police.
Mrs. Gatorian's' husband. Miguel
Gatorian, a civilian waiter at Boiling
Field, was at work when the twins
arrived.
While Mr.. Ridge summoned help,
his wife, Mrs. Leslie Ridge, and Mrs.
Ruth jefferson, 800 c street Sc,
assisted Mrs. Gatorian, already the
mother of five children.
: A scout car from No. 5 Precinct
arrived and sped away for a doctor
and nurse while Mrs. Ridge and
Mrs. jefferson and, later, others at
tended Mrs. Gatorian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20

DR.. Timothy ODonovan, "a, newly
graduated from GEORGETOWN Uni
versity and now an inferno at
Providence Hospital, who was on
duty in the emergency room. went
with the police. He is the son OF
Pvt. Jerry ODonovan of the Miss
ing Persons Bureau of the Police
Department. A nurse also went
along.
But when they reached Mrs. Ga
torian, the babies had already been
delivered.
The ambulance took Mrs. Ga
torian to Providence. The doctor,
nurse, police and the twins followed
there in the scout car.
Hospital officials said the babies
were doing fine" and the mothers
condition was said to be fair" She
was given q blood TRANSMISSION soon
after her arrival at the hospital.
The Gatorian's other children are
Dolores, IL Herbert, 10; Louise, s.;
Teddy, z, and Gene, /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Study Is Begun TO Close
Atomic Law LoophoIes
BY the Associated Press

Justice Department attorneys are
going over the atomic energy law
with legal advisers to the Atomic
Energy Commission to determine if
the statute contains loopholes which
need closing or other revision.
The study was undertaken after
two former Army sergeants, once
stationed at the Los Alamos, N. Mex,
atomic project, were charged with
unauthorized removal of documents
when they left that project =
The Federal Bureau of. Investi-
cation announced recovery of the
papers.
Decision was then made to charge
the men under the law protecting
all public documents from auth
orized removal from Government
files. -
Justice Department officials ex-
planed that under this procedure
the two could be tried without dis
closing the contents of the papers
they are accused of removing, since
the contents of the papers is irrel-
evant under the public documents
statute. p
Persons close to the study now
being made said no final decision
had been made and that as of now
the department would proceed to
deal with each case which might
come UP, as circumstances dictated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
HoIdup Foil ed
BY AIerfness
|OfGnI, ID

The alertness of a 14-year -old
girl let to the prompt arrest last
night of a holdup man who took
$4.15 from the proprietor Of a
laundry at 102 H street NV.
Police said they were called by
the girl, Thelma Klingman, 104 H
street NV, when she noticed the
holdup. ... -.
Sam Goldberg, 712 Jefferson street
NV, the laundry owner, told police
he was entering his truck in front
of the establishment about $50
o'clock when he was approached
by man holding revolver who
said, "go with me-" They went
into the laundry and Mr.. Goldberg
was forced to give 50 from the
cash register and $2.15 from a
trousers pocket to the holdup man,
he reported.
Police sent to the scene by a
radio call, arrested a 23-year- old
man. They reported the money and
a. loaded revolver were found on
his person.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Commissioners, Union
Study James Custer

Action by the District Commits.
sioners and by the Firemen's Asso-
citation, Local 36, International AS
ISOLATION of Firefighters (AFL) was
in prospect for tomorrow in the
suspension of Fire Capt w. v. James
of No. IS Engine Co.
Capt. James was relieved of duty
by Chief Clement Murphy after four
firemen we're injured in blast while
cleaning a boiler in the company'S
station last Thursday.
The Commissioners must pass on
Chief Murphy's action in suspend
ing Capt. James and on the findings
of four Fire Department officials
who investigated the accident.
Capt. Joseph w. Conroy, presi-
dent of the firemen's association,
indicated yesterday a statement on
the incident might be made by the
group tomorrow when its attorney,
William j. Rowan, returns to the
city.
Capt. James has not received any
specific charge against himself. We
think the procedure bad" Capt. Con-
roy said.
The suspended officers only COM
ment on his suspension was that he
didn't intend to take it lying down"
Meanwhile, a board Of inquiry
was studying the case to determine
whether trial board charges should
be placed against Capt. James.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Mrs. {. D. Kenna Shares
$500, 900 Kerens Estate

Mrs. Edward Dudley Kenna, 1882
Twenty-fourth street NV, will re-
ceive one Of two major shares Of
q s., 100, 900 trust fund established by
her father, the late Richard G.
Kerens, ST., the Associated Press re-
ported from st. Louis yesterday.
Mr.. Kerens, railroad builder and
one-time ambassador to Austria
Hungary, died in 1916.
BY terms of an order signed by
Circuit Judge Robert j. Kirkwood
In st. Louis, Mrs. Kenna will share
the bulk of the estate with a sister,
Mrs. Gladys Colket of Ridgewood.
N. j., after payment of $4,000 to
Richard Kerens, jr., son of Mr..
Kerens, and to Francis McKenna,
q nephew.
The elder Kerens' estate was
valued at $685., 900 In 1916.
Mrs. Kenna now Is out of the
city, neighbors said last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Bill Provides Renovation
OF Senate Restaurant

The Senate restaurant at the
Capitol, which goes under new man.
agement August /, would be reno
waited and modernized by an appro-
priation of $4,000 expected to be
approved by the Senate Appropria-
lions Committee.
Submitted to the committee yes
terday by President Truman, the
funds would be spent by the architect
of the Capitol to improve mechanical
equipment and bring facilities up
to date.
Chairman Bridges of the Appro-
priations Committee received a de-
tailed explanation from David Lynn,
architect Of the Capitol, yesterday
at q hearing on the supplemental
appropriation bill. He predicted the
committee would write the item into
the bill.
A contract has been signed with
Canteen Food Service to operate the
Senate restaurant beginning Au-
gust /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Lyle Introduces !. Bill
For Loyalty Probe if
Rees Measure Fails

A bill to put President Truman's
loyalty investigation program into
effect in case the Rees loyalty meas
ure fails to be enacted this year was
introduced yesterday by Repre-
sentative Lyle, Democrat. of Texas.
The Rees measure calling for a
thorough investigations OF all Fed
eral employees and Government job
applicants has passed the House,
but it does not appear likely that
the Senate will act on the bill~before
Congress adjourns.
Mr.. Lyle, a member OF the House
Civil Service Committee, said he
wants to make sure that Congress
provides for some sort of a loyalty
program before we go home"
His bill calls for the authorization
of s25 100000 to carry out the pro-
visions of Mr.. Humans executive
order. -
Congress has failed to take action
thus far on the Presidents request
for funds on the assumption that
the Rees bill would become sub
stantive law and thereby supersede
the executive order. Now, however,
it does not appear that Rees bill will
get Senate action this year.
The House Appropriations Com
mirtee could recommend funds for
the Presidentss- program next week
in its final supplemental appropria-
lions measure, but Mr.. Lyle said a
point of order against this might
be sustained on the grounds that
Congress did not authorize the pro-
gram.
Mr.. Lyle said it was for this rea-
son that he was introducing his
bill. If Congress authorizes the
loyalty program, there could be nc
question about the right to appro-
pirate money to put the program
into effect. he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
U. 5. Relatives May Visit
Aged, AiIing in Germany

The War Department said yester-
day that civilians soon will be per-
mitted to visit aged or ailing rela-
tives in Germany.
This easing of restrictions to per-
NIT travel to the United States and
British occupation zones of Ger
many for compassionate reasons
will be ordered as soon as conditions
permit, an announcement by the
Civil Affairs Committee said.
A quota Of 400 persons for the
United States zone and SO for the
British zone during each three
month period will be set.
Visitors will not be permitted to
use military facilities. They will be
issued ration card and must pro-
vide their own food and utilize
German civilian transportation and
shelter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
By John A. Giles

If you notice beaver-like firemen
piling UP your furniture two floors
below that attic f1re-don't become
alarmed.
And then If you observe those
same firemen throwing couple of
huge pieces of canvas as If they
expect them to become magic car
pets-just stand by a moment before
objecting. -
For these two steps are among
the most important in fire salvage
work-a phase of fire fighting on
which Chief Clement Murphy and
his District firemen spend much
time and in which they take great
pride.
"A great deal more than half the
damage attributable to fire is caused
by water" Chief Murphy explained
THAT seemingly useless piling up of
furnishings when there is no fire in
the immediate vicinity and then the
use Of the canvas covers are the
greatest precautions that can be
taken by firemen."
Covers of Many Uses.
The chief is so completely sold
on the 12x1s-foot water-repellent
canvas covers that, within the lasG
80 days, every single piece of Dis
trict fire-fighting equipment has
been equipped with them.
LOT course, we carry a lot Of
other salvage equipment he said,
4but we'd be lost without those
simple covers. You'd be surprised
at the number of uses our men put
them to.
They can be made into troughs
to carry of water, they can be made
into basins to catch dripping water
and at times we have used them as
ladders in spots where our regular
ladders have been useless"
In addition to the canvas covers
which the 913 District fire laddies
have learned to throw the way cow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Dr.. Roy I. Davis Honored
Al Panama City Ceremony

DR.. Roy Tasco Davis, Montgomery
County State Senator, received the
Panamanian national decoration of
the Order of Vasco Nunez de Balboa
in a ceremony in Panama City last
week. The award was given for his
services in developing political, So
cial and cultural relations between
the United States and the Latin
American republics.
Mr.. Davis, formerly United States
Minister to Panama and other Latin
American countries, is director of
the Inter-American Schools Service
of the American Council on Educa-
ton. He is now inspecting Ameri-
can schools in South America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Fnemen Work Salvage Magic
With Versatile Canvas Covers

Boys throw lariatS, the department is
equipped with another kind of cover
"a sort of builders tar paper, used
to cover holes in roofs and which
are left il, place until the owner is
able to make permanent repairs.
Garry Mops, Buckets.
The trucks also carry a variety of
mops, brooms, "squeegies," chamiois
cloths and the usual variety of tin
and rubber buckets. Firemen find
less and less use for buckets today,
however.
I'VE always try to leave the
premises as clean as they were when
we found them and to make every
attempt to mop up all the water In
the place. Chief Murphy said.
Water, of course, also gets into
Easements. To get it out we carry
improved siphons which, attached
to our bumpers, can almost squeeze
all the water out.
"Often property owners become
concerned when water is not turned
on Immediately or If they feel it is
cut off too soon, but the fireman
has one thing drilled into his head
from a rookie up and that is to
salvage property. Unnecessary wa
ter damage is objectionable, and a
District fireman may well come In
for a reprimand as a result.
Outside Aid Not Used.
Zone of the most important orders
q fireman can give, and he gives, 1t
as soon as possible, is Cut that
water off," 9
Many cities have special salvage
companies maintained and paid for
by the insurance underwriters.
The District, however, has never
had such an arrangement and, with
every piece of equipment except the
chiefs cars fully equipped to sal
wage property, Chief Murphy sees
no need for such special companies
here,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Admiral HaIseY TO Address
Virginia Legion ConcIave
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, July 19.-Ad-
miral William F. Halsey, jr. will be
among the speakers at the 29th an
nual convention of the American
Legion, Department of Virginia,
here August 1913, Legion officials
announced today.
Also to address the Legionnaires
will be Gen. A. A. Vandegrift,
comdt., Marine Corps, native Vir-
ginian and victor over the japanese
on Guadalcanal. He will speak at
the morning session on August IL.
Admiral Halsey, now serving as
chairman of the University of Vir-
GINA Development Fund, will ad-
dress the Commanders Club dinner
on the opening night of the con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Police Learn Plank
Died in Darkness, but
Lack Murder Clue

Evidence that the light was off in
the basement recreation room where
Norman lie Roy Plank was shot to
death July 6 was uncovered yes
terday by Fairfax County officials
during the questioning of several
persons connected with the case.
Despite this new information.
however, it appeared that county
officials still have not decided to
press murder charges against AL
yah 3. Martin.
Martin was arrested last week ia
Kingston, N. Y, driving a car owned
by Mrs. Nell L. Burner, Plank's sis
ter, who lives at 4108 Forest lane,
Chesterbrook Woods, near Falls
Church, where Plank was killed.
Held in Grand Larceny.
He is being held by Fairfax police
on a charge of larceny of the auto
mobile and for investigation of MUIR
der.
Commemorative Attorney Hugh
B. Marsh said he will ask the grand
jury tomorrow to return grand
larceny indictment against Martin.
Whether murder charges will be
filed against the suspect will depend
on the results of a study of the
transcript of yesterdays questioning
together with the FBI report on
tests of evidence in the case, ac-
cording to Police Chief Carl Nc
Intosh. He said the report is ex-
pected to be received tomorrow.
Nephew Tells Of Light.
The fact that the basement light
was off when Plank's body was
found there, was brought out in
statements given county oflicials by
Mrs. Burners son, Donald, "a, and
c. o. Christensen, neighbor, who,
with Mr.. Burner, discovered the
body.
Declaring that the light switch is
at the head of the stairs, Chief
Mcintosh said that If Plank was
murdered, the position of the body
and the point at which the 20 cali
Der bullet entered his head would
indicate he could have been shot
only by some one standing in the
recreation room.
If Plank committed suicide, the
police chief said, he would have had
to turn of the light himself before
shooting himself.
Conducting yesterdays question
ing behind closed doors were Chief
Mcintosh, 1t. Henry T. Magarity
and Detective Sergt. James Ma
honey of the Fairfax Police Depart
ment and Mr.. Marsh.
Martin Questioned 2 Hours.
In addition to Mrs. Burner, her
son and Mr.. Christensen, statements
were taken from Sergt. Cecil Brown
of the Fairfax police, who went to
the Burner home after the body was
found, and Louis Wargo, of the 400c
block of Twenty first street NE.
who, police said. attended a party
at the Burner home the night Of
July 4.
Mr.. Marsh also questioned Martin
for two hours. Martin later tole
newsmen he had stuck to an earlier
story that he left Washington q day
before Plank was shot.
Chief Mcintosh said he had rea.
son to doubt Martins story that hi
drove to Philadelphia the night OF
July 5. Philadelphia police have
checked hotel where Martin sale
he registered under his right name
and a garage where he said he hao
the car washed. There was no evi.
dence he had been in either. place
the chief asserted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Trial Board Hearing
In Georgetown Case
Reeesses 10 Thursday

The Trial Board hearing of Po-
licemen James A. Stewart. jr, s.,
and Warren L. Garrett, 80, on
charges growing out of their arrest
of a Georgetown University student
June 4 on a charge of disorderly
conduct, will be resumed next
Thursday with four prosecution wit
nesses to testify.
Daniel j. Fitzpatrick, the 22-year-
old student, declared yesterday on
the stand that Stewart struck him
with a blackjack without provo
cation, but he also asserted he never
before saw two defense witnesses
who said they were cursed by him
the night he was arrested.
The witnesses, Mrs. Margaret E.
Poore, and Mrs. Clara Allen, both
of 1908 Twenty-fourth street NV.
and both mattresses, told the board
earlier yesterday that Mr. Fitz-
patrick cursed them in restaurant
at Thirty-fourth and M streets
N. w. early on June 4.
PROFANITY CHdTSCu.
They said they had gone there
for food and asked Mr.. Fitzpatrick
to move to another seat in order
that they could be seated together.
They declared he appeared to have
been drinking and used profane
language in refusing their request.
The two policemen are standing
trial on charges Of conduct I'M
becoming an officer, neglect of duty
and making an untruthful state
ment to a superior officer. Stewart
also is charged with drinking while
in uniform and off duty, and with
mistreating and using unnecessary
violence toward prisoner. Stewart
and Garrett have denied all charges.
The Trial Board consists of Capt.
Walter STORM, Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Oliver Gasch and In
spectort Clement r. Cox. James ].
Laugalin is defense. counsel. Assist
ant Corporation Counsel John ].
Donnelly, jr., is prosecutor.
Other. witnesses yesterday were
Paul M. Ward, 26, of 1880 Dent place
NV; William S. Brassel, 1909 !
street NE; Louis s. Cittadino, 80, a
counterman at the Little Tavern,
1901 Wisconsin avenue; John H
Moore, %, of East Falls Church, and
Charles H. Brown, 1861 Potomac
street NV.
Claims Blackjack Used.
Mr.. Ward, who was with Mr..
Fitzpatrick at the time of the arrest
testified that Stewart grabbed the
student and struck him with a
blackjack.
The witness declared Mr.. .Fitz-
patrick had merely said:
II don't want to have anything to
do with you"
Mr.. Brassel, a streetcar conductor
testified he saw Stewart hit young
man at Wisconsin avenue and N
street. Mr.. Moore, counterman at a
Little Tavern restaurant at 1881 M
street NV, who testified Stewart
and Garrett had been in the M
street establishment that morning,
said he saw Stewart drink from a
liquor bottle and that he saw Gar
rett throw tomato juice in the face
of another counterman.
Mr.. Brown testified he saw
Stewart, on the same morning,
strike Frank H. Simmons, 1928 New
Hampshire avenue NV, near M
and Potomac street.
Mr.. Simmons earlier told the
board he did not wish to confirm a
signed statement in which he had
named Stewart as his assailant. He
explained he had not seen the man
who struck him, but had heard Mr..
Brown name Stewart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Keneipp Conducts
One-Mon Drive on
Traffic Violations

George E. Keneipp, director
Of TRAFFIC and Vehicles, in addi-.
ton to conducting a public
safety drive in the District, Is
conducting q one-man cam
paign to see that drivers obey
traf1ic regulations.
The director has no authority
to arrest drivers he observes
violating trafiiic regulations, so
he carries q pad and pencil In
his car and while he Is driving
makes notes Of violations, gets
tag numbers and writes the car
owners a letter, telling of the
violation he observed.
Most Of his letters are not
answered, he said, but it serves
his purpose just as well to call
the violations to the attention
Of motorists.