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Evening star., 1947-07-18
Conol Breok Repaired;
Trips to Be Resumed

The break which developed in the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal May
% has been repaired and water is
again flowing below lock S, Irving
C. Root. superintendent of parks,
said today in announcing that
horse-drawn barge trips would be
resumed this week end.
Mr.. Root also announced that the
National Capital Parks would spon-
sor the following events Sunday:
An automobile caravan in Catoctin
Park, Nc, beginning at the picnic
area at IL am; camera stroll
beginning at the main gate of the
Naval Academy in Annapolis start
ing at 10 am. and a nature study
in Rock Creek Park from pm. to
5 pm, starting at Sixteenth and
Whittier streets NV.
Southwestern Color will be de-
scribed by Earl A. Trager, former
chief naturalist, National Park Serv-
ice. at the Rock Creek camp fire
program at $50 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Fitzpatrick Charges
OF Police Beating Are
True, Inspector Says

Inspector Lloyd E. Kelly told the
Police Trial Board today he was
convinced of the truth of charges
against Pvts. James A. Stewart, ir.,
IS, and Warren L. Garrett, 80, aris-
ing from a complaint of Daniel j.
Fitzpatrick %, a Georgetown Uni
versity student.
Inspector Kelly, who investigated
the complaint, was the first Gov
ernment witness at the trial. He
read a statement by Mr.. Fitzpatrick
that Garrett stood by while Stewart
struck him with what he thought
was a blackjack early June 4 at
Wisconsin avenue and M street
NV.
Statements Read.
Inspector Kelly also read state
ments by Louis Cittadino, 80, coun-
ter man at Little Tavern at 1901
Wisconsin avenue NV, who saw
the beating.
Statements by two employees of
another Little Tavern in the neigh
borhood that Stewart took a drink
from liquor bottle on the premises
and Garrett threw tomato juice into
the face of counterman also were
offered by Inspector Kelly.
Defense Attorney James J. Laugh
lin asked him whether he had ANY
feeling against the defendants.
Inspector Kelly replied he had not
but did have feeling about anything
that would bring discredit on the
force"
"You believe these charges were
true?" Mr.. Laughlin inquired.
II wouldn't have brought them in
here if 1 hadn't Inspector Kelly
Unbecoming Conduct Charged.
fThe two policemen were sus-
pended by Inspector Kelly after his
Both are charged
with conduct unbecoming an Off
Ger, neglect of duty and willfully and
knowingly making an untruthful
statement to a superior officer. In
addition, Stewart is accused of
drinking alcoholic beverages while
in uniform and off duty and willfully
and using unnecessary
violence toward a prisoner.
The trial board is composed of
Inspector Clement P. Cox, Capt.
Walter T. Storm and Assistant
Corporation Counsel Oliver Gasch.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick was acquitted in
Municipal Court of disorderly
conduct charge.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
County Hearing Asked
On Taxi Law Chance

James H. Pugh, who is represent
ing four Bethesda taxicab companies
in their attempt to change certain
provisions of the Montgomery taxi
cab ordinance said today he will
seek a hearing on the matter before
the County Commissioners.
The four companies, which en-
ploy about 100 drivers, have served
notice they will not comply with
the ordnance unless their demands
are met.
Mr.. Pugh made his announcement
after a telephone conference with
County Public Utilities Agent AL
bert E. Conradis. Mr.. Conradis
said the demands were too radical"
and the matter would have to be
discussed directly with the commits
Sioners.
Although the ordinance became
effective Tuesday, Mr.. Conradis has
announced he will not enforce it
until copies of the taxicab zones
and rates are ready for distribution
by August /.
The principal objection of the
taXicab operators concerns the es-
tablishment of a 25-cent fare for
Zone l, which comprises the Be-
thesda business district. They have
previously been charging so cents.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Conradis an
nounced that application blanks
for the registration and licensing
of tacixab operators will be available
Monday at the Bethesda and Silver
Spring County Buildings.
Mr.. Conradis said that because
part of the year has expired, the
$50 taxicab license fee is being re-
duced to S37.5 and the $40 fee for
each operator is being cut to $3.50.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Baltimore Soaked
| |In4-Hour Storm;
| Roofs Taken Oft
Ru The Associntad Prs..

BALTIMORE, July lS.-Balti-
more dried out today after four
hour thunderstorm which left ID
feet of water at one place, ripped
off roofs, uprooted trees and struck
the city with at least four bolts OF
lightning.
A life preserver was thrown 10
one motorist stranded in six feet OF
water at Masonville.
Mrs. Julie Finkelstein was treated
for shock after lightning struck a
trolley car at the height OF the
stern. Three buildings also were
struck. !.
The Southern Hospital. an insN.
tuition for elderly persons, was
among four buildings which had
rooms taken away in winds which
metecrologists believed approached
IS miles an hour - hurricane
velocity.
Hailstones the size of marbles
also fell during the storm, residents
reported.
The weather bureau recorded 2.43
inches of rain between 3 pm. and
7 pm.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
u. 5. TO Probe Crash
OF Robert E. Lee Into
Hains Point Seawa|l

The United States Steamboat In
spection Service at Baltimore today
Incorporating to conduct an investi-
CATION into an accident involving
the Robert E. Lee, excursion vessel
which went adrift in Washington
Channel yesterday with more than
LOO young passengers aboard, and
rammed the seawall at Hams Point.
The accident occurred after the
vessel, carrying members of the
Junior Police and Citizens Corps,
had backed out of its berth at Sixth
street and Maine. avenue S.W.. at
about 3:15 pm, preparatory to its
afternoon cruise.
Rudder Cable Snaps.
Police said it snapped a rudder
cable just before heading down
the Potomac River, and with no
steerage, started to drift. The Lee
then rammed into the small ferry
slip at the seawall and tore chunk
of the wall away, causing the side
walk at the wall to buckle upward.
The area was roped off.
A local alarm was turned in, and
the Fireboat William T. Belt and
Harbor Police boat responded. The
Belt pushed the. Lee back to its
berth.
There was no panic and no one
was reported injured either on the
ship or on the seawall.
Part of a, guard rail and some
stanchions on the rear of the Lee
were torn away by the impact, but
the damage, an official of the vessel
said. would be of minor nature.
Inspection Routine.
The harbor police said that. fol-
lowing receipt of a report on the
accident, the investigation by the
Steamboat Inspection Service would
follow in routine fashion as required
by law.
The passengers were given tickets
for another trip to take place next
month.
The Lee is listed in marine regi-
sters as having been built at Spar
rows Point, Md, in 1912. 1t is OF
612 gross tons, 1872 feet long, has a
So ?" beam and TO- 2" draft. Police
said the master was Capt. James J.
Garcia,
Evening star., 1947-07-18
All Witnesses Face
Renewed Questioning
In Plank Mystery

A clearer picture of events leading
up to the fatal shooting of Norman
LIE Roy Plank will be sought by Fair
fax County officials tomorrow in an
interview with persons who have
figured in the mystery.
Commemorative Attorney Hugh
Marsh will lead an examination of
the group to get on paper all state
ments previously given and to fill in
gaps with any new facts that might
be uncovered.
Police Chief Carl Mcintosh said
there were many things to be learned
before officials decide whether to file
murder charges. Alvah B. Martin,
20, who was arrested in Kingston,
N. Y, five days after Planks body
was found in the basement of his
Chesterbrook Woods home, near Falls
Church, is being held.
Suicide Not Ruled Out.
Chief Mcintosh and Detective
Chief H. T. Magarity have not dis
missed the possibility that Plank,
29-year-old Small Claims Court dep
uty clerk, shot himself in the head
with a .22-caliber revolver found
near the body
One of the things interrogators
wish to clear up tomorrow is how
and what time the furniture was
moved around in the house after
Plank's relatives left him there alone
July and before the body was
found July 7.
A heavy clothes cabinet was
moved from a second-foor bedroom
to the basement and other furni-
ture was rearranged on the first
floor. The FBI is studying finger
print samples from the furniture. If
Martins fingerprints are not there,
police want to know whose are.
FBI Testing Gun.
Chief Mcintosh said he had not
entirely discarded the suicide theory
because experts had told him a long
barreled % such as killed Plank
would not necessarily leave powder
burns if fire at short range. This
would apply particularly if quick
burning powder was used.
The FBI is testing the gun to de-
termine from what distance it was
fired.
There is little likelihood that muir
der charges will be filed In the case
before early next week, Chief McIn-
toSh said.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Bill for GAO Building
Awaits Action by House

A bill to authorize larger General
Accounting Office building than orig
inally was approved by Congress at
Fourth and G streets NV. went on
the House calendar today. with pros
poets it may receive approval before
adjournment of this session.
Approved unanimously by the
House Public Works Committee yes
terday, the measure would author
ize the limit of cost of the structure
be increased to $22, 100000. A sum
of s5,000,OOO left over from the
original appropriation still is on
hand for use of the Federal Works
Agency for the project. But the
pending bill would forbid any new
appropriations for the building until
the fiscal year 1850.
Chairman McGregor of the House
Public Buildings subcommittee said
he hopes to call up the measure for
action as: soon as he can.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Truck Rescues
Horse Caught
In Mill Race

This Time, a show horse. was
rescued from the Pierce Mill race
in Rock Greek Park yesterday after
noon through the combined efforts
of Fire Department rescue squad
No. 2, the Animal Rescue League
and the Potomac Electric Power Co.
Miss Patricia Adams, 1S, of 1904
Sixteenth street NV, who mad been
riding the jumper along park bride
paths. reported the horse SHE'D
while crossing "a small bridge over
the mill race and lost its footing
There was about 1S inches of
water in the race at the time, fire
men reported. They improvised a
ramp, but found it inadequate and
called for a Pepco crane truck.
The horse then was hoisted from
the race and was found to be only
slightly injured.
Miss Adams was not hurt.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Southeast Dial Center
Opening Tomorrow 10
Speed Phone Service

The new $3,3OO,O0O dial center OF
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. will be put in operation
at midnight tomorrow, the company
announced today.
Opening of the new dial office,
part of a general construction pro-
gram to meet the expanding tele-
phone needs of Metropolitan Wash
ington, will mean immediate faster
service to many of the company's
present customers in the Southeast
area, officials said. Within few
weeks about $4,000 persons in South
east Washington who have been
waiting for telephones will have
them, j. B. Morrison, company gen.
eral manager, said.
The Office, located at Twenty
eighth and N streets Sc, is one of
the first large new dial centers to
be completed since the war ended.
The project is part of the company's
SAC, 100000 expansion program start
ed in 1945.
The Office building provides about
10000 square feet of floor space. 1t
features red brick with limestone
trimmings in the colonial style and
is fireproof throughout. 1t cost
100000.
The project includes about miles
of underground conduit and 81 miles
of cable. The cables include almost
$4,000 miles of copper wire.
Mr.. Morrison said the opening of
the new center does not mean that
every one in Southeast Washington
who wants telephone will get one
at once. Numerous arrangements
Of outside plant facilities are neces-
sary before all orders can be filed,
he explained.
Ground for the new project was
broken February 8, 1916. It's COM
pletion in II months is record for
IN
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Abandoned Car Believed
Used 10 Garry Stolen Safe

A 1947 automobile believed by
police to have been used by thieves
to transport a 400-pound safe con-
tanning S2,500 in cash and jeWelry
from a Culpeper VA restaurant was
found abandoned just south of Alex
andria near the Belle Haven Coun-
try Club late yesterday.
Alexandria police said that the
car contained a sales ticket from a
Culpeper firm and evidence of hav-
ing been used to move a heavy
object. They were examining it to-
day for f1ngerprints. 1t had been
reported stolen from near the Hunt
ing Terrace apartments late Tues
day.
The thieves apparently pried open
the front door of the Ritz High-Hat
restaurant at Culpeper early We'd
nerday and rolled the safe out on
the main street to a waiting car.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
II Boy Scouts Leave
For World Jamboree
In France Next Month

Loaded down with one to three
duff1e bags apiece, plus numerous
knapsacks and other equipment
IL Washington area Boy Scouts left
Union Station by train early today
for Philadelphia on the first leg of
a six-week trip to the Scout World
Jamboree in France August to l8.
The boys. chosen for scout grade,
camping experience and physical
fitness. will be among l.070 scouts
and leaders to sail July "a from
Staten Island aboard the Army
transport General Muir for the
Jamboree at Moisson, 40 miles
northwest of Paris.
First stop will be Camp Hart,
near Philadelphia. for two days of
scout brief1ng followed by Army
embarkation treatment at Camp
Kilmer, N. j. Landing at Antwerp
August 2, the boys will visit the
surrounding country until the JAM
boree opens. The scouts then will
tour France until time to sail for
home August % from LIE Havre.
To Join Richmond Boys.
The boys set out under the wing
of Dean Longfellow. field executive
of the National Capital Area Coun-
Gil who will conduct the party as
far as Camp Hart. There the Dis
trict scouts will be combined with
Richmond boys into jamboree
troop.
One enterprising scout said he
was prepared" for anything. He
said he was taking a knapsack
sleeping bag, three complete uni
forms, one blanket, two sets of pa
jamas, three sets OF. underwear, five
pairs of socks, camera, film, knife
AK, canteen, mess kit, plus all the
swapping material he could carry
rings, buttons, badges, pins and
other trinkets.
Among the II boys leaving today
was Edward Condor, ir., 3546 South
Utah street. Arlington, Va. men,
Der of Troop 1T. He has been a
Star carrier for four years.
Several from District.
Washington boys are Charles
Bouton, 1857 Monroe street NE.
Troop 81; William Gleaves, II Fifth
street Sc, Troop "a; Richardson
Libby, sol West Clifton terrace NV.
Troop IA; Philip Lindsey. 3044 Cam
bridge place NV, Troop 3; Newell
Stultz, 2208 Fortieth place NV.
Troop 100; j. Ronald Upp, 2315
Thirty-second street Sc. Troop 81
Boys from nearby areas are Rob-
ert Forward. 904 Highland drive
Silver Spring, Troop 205; Ward
Jones. Troop 1870, and Joseph Scher,
Troop ITO. both Of Fredericksburg
Va; Charles w. Ross, Frederick,
Md. Troop 266.
At Antwerp the group will be
Joined by a twelfth Washington area
Boy Scout, Claude Dupre, 5403 Allan
road, Westgate, Md. Troop 256. who
is now visiting relatives in France.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Disabled Veterans
To Meet Tomorrow

Delegates from nine Washington
chapters of the Disabled American
Veterans will open the Districts
26th annual convention at l pm. to-
morrow at the Burlington Hotel.
Speakers will include Chester F.
Naumowicz, manager of the Wash
ington regional office of the Vet
Grams Administrations: DR.. Charles
N. Griffith, manager of Mount Alto
Veterans Hospital, and Waldron E.
Leonard, director of the District
Veterans Service Center.
The convention will conclude with
a banquet tomorrow night at the
hotel Approximately 300 delegates
and guests are expected.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
BoiIey to Be Speaker
At Charter Group Picnic

Howard P. Bailey will give brief
explanation of the Montgomery
County charter to be voted on at
the next general election at picnic
at 4 pm. Saturday on the farm of
Thomas C. Kelley near Darnestown,
Md.
The even will be sponsored by the
Montgomery County Charter Com
mittee. Members of the arrange
ments committee are Mrs. Jennings
Bailey, jr., chairman; Washington
I. Cleveland, Robert Hanson, Plum
mer N. Shearin and Mr.. Bailey
Guests wishing to reserve a box
supper should telephone Oliver 1776.
Mrs. w. C. Hanson, Mrs. Sterling
Bowman, Mrs. Mason Deland and
Mrs. Florence K. B. Cleveland will
act as hostesses.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Court Transcript Fees
Approved by Truman

President Truman today signed a
bill authorizing official reporters at
Municipal Court here to collect fees
for transcripts. This measure was
approved by Congress several days
ago. so that Municipal Court stenog-
raphers may collect certain fees as
is done now by District Court re-
porters,
The President also signed a bill
authorizing parishes and congrega-
tions of the Protestant Episcopal
church in the District to establish
bylaws governing the election OF
vestrymen.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Grocery Manager Held
In Rockville Theft

Carl Roper, of the first block OF
Ridge road, Sc, former manager
of a Safeway store in Rockville, was
held for the grand jury under $3,-
600 bond in Rockville Police Court
Yesterday on an embezzlement
charge.
Roper is charged with embezzling
approximately $1,000 from the store
over three month period last
spring.
He waived preliminary hearing
before Trial Magistrate Alger Y.
Barbee. According to Montgomery
County Police, Roper lost the money
gambling in Howard County,
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Members of Congress to Get
Viroiniu Stickers for Tags

Representative Smith has turned
over to Miss Mabel Haller. House
District Committee clerk, a letter
from c. F. Joyner, commissioner OF
the Virginia Division of Motor We
hicles, containing official authority
for the new reciprocity.
She will receive applications from
members of Congress for the
StickerS.
The applications will be filed with
J. ]. Shelton of the Arlington Office
of the Division of Motor Vehicles,
located at 103 South Edgewood
street.
The privilege will be extended
also to one principal secretary" !"
Maryland has not yet established
reciprocity.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
hief5uspends
Over Explosion
james 'Jeopordized'
Mems Lives, He Says
\ Of BIost Hurting a

Fire Chief Clement Murphy
today suspended Fire Capt.
William v. James, commanding
officer of the firehouse in which
an explosion yesterday injured
four men.
Chief Murphy,s action came after
a preliminary board met to in
vestigate the cause of the flash fire
and explosion in No. l8 Engine
Company's firehouse, Eighth and D
streets Sc.
He said the fire captain had "un-
necessarily ieopardized the lives Of
the men under his command" and
that Capt. James was suspended
pending action by board of in
quiry on whether the captain should
be brought before the trial board.
The fire chief said the men in
iured were using a mixture Of
gasoline and oil to clean boiler in
the flrehouse although a boiler in
spector had ordered it cleaned with
"crankcase oil"
Fire in Small Heater.
There was fire in a small water
heater in the furnace ROOM" Chief
Murphy said. Gasoline fumes are
heavy-any fireman should know
that-and when the fumes spread
down to the level of the fire in the
heater, it blew"
E;r, oa6o;aIs constitutions tho y>rp.
liminary investigation board were
Chief Murphy, Deputy Chief J. A.
Mayhem, Battalion Chief w G.
Rees and Fire Marshal R, C. Roberts.
Most seriously injured were Clyde
Fletcher, 4S, of 3413 Rhode Island
avenue, Mount Rainier, Md. burns
on both arms. face and upper body;
Harry E. Jones. 81, 1705 Capitol ave-
nue. NE, burns on both arms. and
Calvin B. Green. %. 1901 Twenty
second street Sc. burns on both
arms, back, chest and left leg. The
fourth man. James K. White, 27,
453 Mellon street Sc, had just
reached the foot of the boiler room
stairs to speak to one of the trio
when the fire took place. He re-
ceived a cut right wrist, apparently
from flying glass, and a slight burn
on the right arm.
Taken to Hospital.
All four were taken to Casualty
Hospital, where Mr. White was re-
leased and the other three admitted
for treatment.
Fire Marshal Roberts said that
the boiler tubes we're being oiled to
prevent rust during the summer.
He said the men were thrusting q
rod to which an oil-soaked rag had
been attached through the tubes to
lubricate them and that the oil was
in an open bucket beside the boiler.
Evening star., 1947-07-18

ton campaign,
C a m o a i g n
Chairman E d :
ward H. Foley,
jr., announced
yesterday.
Mr.. Fost e r,
former president
of the Pressed
a n d w e | d e d
Steel Products
Company, Inc,
Long Is ] a n d,
N. Y, will assist
w. John Kenny,
Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy
andGouarnnen
Evening star., 1947-07-18

Virginia has agreed to furnish
members of Congress who reside
temporarily in the nearby Virginia
area with so-called reciprocity
stickers so that they will not need
to buy Virginia auto tags, it was
learned today.
The arrangement was worked out
by Representative Smith, Democrat,
of Virginia through the Division Of
Motor Vehicles at Richmond.
The system will operate like that
already in effect in the District
of Columbia. Members of Congress
residing in Washington are not re-
quired to purchase District tags but
are issued a reciprocity sticker
for their cars. These are good until
the expiration of their home State
%
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Washington Law College
Names Myers to Faculty

Horatio Rogers, dean of the Wash
ington College of Law. today an
nounced that new faculty profess
sor, John Sherman Myers, will teach
Corts and equity law, this fall
Mr.. Myers, now on terminal leave,
following five years service in the
Army, mosv of it in Europe, was a
colonel in the Military Police. He
was an infantry lieutenant in World
War I. Mr.. Rogers previously had
taught law at the University of Colo
rado, after practicing for a time in
New York. He is a graduate of
Harvard University.
Mr.. Myers is a member of the
Congressional Country Club and
lives at 5105 Chevy Chase parkway
ny
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Boy Hospito|ized os l4th
Spotted Fever Case

Another case of Rocky Mountain
fever was reported to the Health
Department yesterday. A seven
year-old boy was brought to Chill
drens' Hospital from his home in
Marlboro, Md. to make the 14th
case reported in his area this sum-
mer. Five of the IA cases were
Washington residents. There have
been two deaths, both Washing
tonians.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Mans Death in Street
Luid to NuturoI Couse

A certificate of death by natural
causes was. issued today by Deputy
Coroner Christopher j. Murphy in
the death yesterday of Ulysses
Phillips, 46, colored. of 1904 Rose
dale street NE.
Mr. Phillips was pronounced dead
on arrival at Casualty Hospital after
police found him unconscious on a
loading platform at North Capitol
and H streets.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Civil Service Bills Passed

The Senate yesterday passed two
bills sponsored by Senator Salton-
stall. Republican. of Massachusetts,
to permit employees of the Columbia
Institution for the Deaf and the
National Library for the Blind to be
placed under the Civil Service Re-
tirement Act. The bills now go to
the House.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Leoion Post Backs Bennett

Internal Revenue Post, No. 80,
American Legion, last night pro-
posed Chester A. Bennett for new
commander of the Legion's District
Department. The departments
three-day convention will open at
the Hotel Statler next Thursday.
Mr.. Bennett is present vice COM
mander of the department.
Evening star., 1947-07-18

unit chairman. in the organization
and direction of some 5000 volun-
teers and employees in raising funds
for six Community Chests in the
National Capital area.
Dates for the campaign have not
been set.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Copt. Cruise Storts New Duty

NORFOLK, Va, July 18 (P.-
Capt. Edgar A. Cruise U. S. N, be-
gan a tour of duty as commanding
officer of the Norfolk Naval Air
Station and its outlying fields
yesterday.
Evening star., 1947-07-18
Foster Gets Chest Drive
Post in Government Unit

William C. Foster. Undersecretary
of Commerce, has been appointed
vice-chairman of the Government
unit. l948 Community Chest Fedora