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Evening star., 1947-03-22
Jefferson Memorial S
sion Bronze Statue
To Be Placed April Il

| The 5-ton bronze statue of Thomas
Jefferson will be brought from New
York and hoisted into place in the
Jefferson Memorial the morning of
April %.
Harry T. Thompson. assistant
superintendent of National Capital
Parks, said yesterday the statue, 1872
feet high and the largest ever cast in
bronze in this country, will leave the
Roman Bronze Corp, in Corona,
N. Y, the evening of April 81, by
trailer truck. .-...gx.
! It will arrive here the following
morning and will be hauled into the
memorial over a specially-construct-
ed ramp. 1t will be hoisted into the
place now occupied by temporary
plaster model
The bronze company has been busy
casting the statue under a $4,000
contract for the last six months.
Mr.. Thompson plans to go to the
foundry the first part of April to
make final arrangements.
The statue is the work of Rudulph
Evans, nationally known sculptor
and a native Washingtonian. Its
icompletion was held up by the war
Time bronze shortage. - *
/ It had been hoped the statue
would be ready for dedicatory exer-
cises on April 13, the anniversary of
Jefferson's birth. These ceremonies
will be held later, Mr.. Thompson
said.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Rockefeller Foundation Aid
Here Totals S1,225,O00

Institutions in the District re-
ceived S1,225, 900 last year from the
Rockefeller Foundation. for research
in education, public health, science
and the humanities, the founda-
tion's annual report revealed today
Raymond B. Foswick, president
Of the institution, said total 1916
approximations throughout the coun-
try were s19,481, ,576, an increase of
about S8,000,0O0 over the previous
year.
Washington institutions aided by
the foundation were the National
Research Council, the National
Academy of Sciences, the Brook
ings Institution and the American
Council of Learned Societies.
The sum of $4,000 also was ap-
propriated for graduate medical
education in psychiarty under su-
pe1vision of the neuropsychiatry
consultants division of the Army
Surgeon Generals Office.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
200 Persons an Hour Sign Plea
|Aouinst Sales 7 ak for District

man of the committee, said about
40 women volunteers are seeking
signatures to the petition. Although
the station at Twelfth and F streets
was the only one operating this
morning, additional crews were to
work this afternoon at Fourteenth
street and Park road NV, Connec-
ticut avenue and Porter street NV,
the 900 block of Bladensburg road
NE, Wisconsin avenue and Abe
marie street NV. and in Alexandria.
The volunteers said the men seem
to know more about the pending tax
measure than the women shoppers,
whom it will affect most directly.
They reported a considerable amount
of ignorance about the matter,
however, on the part of both.
The women said their reception
has been generally favorable, except
for one man who wanted to sign a
petition in favor of the tax.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Lottery TO Provide
ID, T., Revenue Asked

The Washingtonians last night
proposed the adoption of lottery
system as a means of increasing
District revenue.
1t was brought out by Miss Eta
Taggart, association president, that
when lotteries were used some years
ago, the District Court House and
a number of public schools were
built entirely out of the proceeds
This system, she explained, would
be controlled by the Government
just as those in Latin American
countries are.
The group sent a letter to- Maj
Harvey F. Callahan, superintendent
of the Metropolitan police depart
ment, commencing the speedy man.
ner in which they arrested suspects
in connection with two recent
shootings.
The association asked that Con-
gress grant national suffrage to the
District before home rule is voted
The association supported the
continued sale of ice cream by
volume after hearing Ford E. Young
jr., representing the ice cream
industry.
The group met in the Highlands
apartments, Connecticut avenue anc
California street NV.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
South Korean Regime
Predicted by DR.. Rhee
By the Associated Press

DR.. Syngman Rhee, South Korea
independence, leader. said yester-
day an interim independent gov
ernment" will be established there
within 80 to go days. He said also
that a civilian high commissioner
will replace the present American
military governor.
A State Department spokesman
however, commented that the state
ments "are simply suggestions put
forward by DR.. Rhee."
Evening star., 1947-03-22
John J. TaIcott, Naval
Ordnance Engineer, Dies

John J. Talcott, 81, an ordnance
engineer at the Naval Gun Factory
died yesterday of a heart ailment
at his home, 5031 Fourth street NV
A native of Washington, Mr.. Tai
colt attended the Coast Guard
Academy at New London, Conn. He
had been employed at the gun fac
tory IS years.
Mr.. Talcott was a member OF
Naval Masonic Lodge No. 4.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Nellie R. Talcott; two daughters
Miss Ellen E. Talcott and Mrs. Sum-
ner C. Taft, both of Washington;
two sons, Robert r. Talcott, Wash
ington, and John w. Talcott, Hy-
attsville, Md; four grandchildren
and two sisters, Mrs. Florence Dowl-
ing and Mrs. Robert Smith, both OF
Washington.
Funeral services will be held at
pm. Monday at Chambers funeral
home, 1400 Chaplin street NV. Bur-
ial will be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Public School Group Sees
Educational Films

The use Of audio-visual equipment
in education was demonstrated to
the District Public School Associa-
ton last night in the board room at
the District Building.
The demonstration to the civic
group was given by Paul L. Brand
area director of the National Visual
Education Association. Mr.. Brand
showed several films used in schools
Mr.. Brand told the group that in
10 years the educational level of the
American people would be much
higher through the proper use of
visual educational aids. The Dis
trict's public school system was do
ing good work, he said, but did not
rank. as yet, with the leaders in the
country.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
ST. Luke Lutheran Church
To Hold Lenten Musicale

A lenten musicale of choral ano
organ music will be presented al
pm. tomorrow in st. Luke Luther
an Church, Colesville road ano
Highland drive, Silver Spring, the
Rev. Robert E. Lee, pastor, has an
nounced.
Choral numbers will pe presented
by the church's senior choir, under
the direction of Mrs. Robert c
Steele, in combination with the choil
of Faith Lutheran Church, Balti-
more.
Glenn Carow, organist of Foundry
Methodist Church, will give an or
gan recital, and Harvey Harding
radio baritone, will sing. Soloists
from the st. Luke choir will be Mrs
A. Frank Thibedeau and Roger
West.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Church Song Service
To Hear Musical Saw

A song service, with selections on
the musical saw of Edgar A. Robey
will be held at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the Crossman Methodist Church
Falls Church.
The Rev. Alfred r. Mays, pastor
pastor, will speak on Great Visions
at the morning service, and H. S.
Omohundro, steward at the Mt. Yer
non Place Methodist Church, will
speak on "A Village Tragedy" at the
evening service.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Police Lack Tangible Clue
In Strang|ing Of Girl
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 22.-Investiga-
ton of the strangulation Staying OF
Norma Kotler, %, red-haired STEM
ographer-without evidence of q
struggle or of robbery or criminal
assault-has not turned up a suspect
or a tangible clue, police said today
She was found dead in bed yester-
day in an apartment she shared with
her mother, Mrs. Gussie Kotler.
The victim was fully clothed, ever
to a caracul coat and hat, ano
police theorized she was slain as she
was about to leave for work
A thin red welt around her neck
suggested a wire or thin cord hac
been used to strangle her.
Police said the girls father, Her.
man, a butcher, was sentenced ir
1945 to from 20 to 40 years in Sing
Sing on a payroll holdup conviction
The mother, who customarily went
to work an hour before the daughter
talked to police for an hour after
she returned home, but Capt. Frank
Watterson said she contributed moth
ing to solution of the mystery.
Evening star., 1947-03-22

Pedestrians passing Twelfth and
F streets NV. were signing peti-
tions in opposition to District sales
tax at the rate of about 200 an hour
this morning.
With two corners of the inter
section covered by representatives
of the District Antisales Tax Com
mittee, citizens were being asked to
put their names and addresses tC
the petitions, which are addressed
to Congress.
The petitions read in part:
1--WE the undersigned people who
shop in Washington, D. c., are op-
posed to a 2 per cent retail sales tax
The needed revenue can be raised in
other, more equitable ways"
Congressional hearings on bill
setting up the tax are now in
progress.
Mrs. Minnie Frost Rands, chair
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Dunbar Student Winner
In Legion Orutory Event

Ulysses Shelton, IS, colored, 1895
Elvans road Sc. won first place last
night in one of the semifnals OF the
high school oratorical contest spon-
sored by the District Department
of the American Legion. The contest
was held at the Garnet-Patterson
Junior High School
The winner. a student aC Dunbar
High School, defeated Miss Maenylie
McCluny of Armstrong High School.
The District finals are set for
April / at the Commerce Department
auditorium with s75 as first prize.
National finals will be held at Char
lesion, w. Va, on April l5.. with
So, 900 In scholarships as the prizes.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Merit System Change
Virtually Killed by
Unfavorab|e Report
By stoff Correspondent of The stor

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 22.-The bill
to amend the Montgomery County
merit system law appeared dead to-
day as a result of an unfavorable
report by the House Civil Service
and Pension Committee.
The action was taken yesterday
after a hearing on the measure,
which would substitute three
member bipartisan civil service
commission for the present single
commissioner. The bill already has
passed the Senate.
Members of the Montgomery
County delegation said they planned
to substitute the bill for the unfa-
vorable report at today's session.
Lofstrand Hits Tactics.
Delegation Chairman Anders r
Lofstrand jr., attacking the commit
tees action, charged it came as a
result of "the lowest form of po-
litical maneuvering by the Demo-
cratic machine in the county, which
has been repudiated by the voters.
Those opposing the bill at a
hearing yesterday charged it was
intended to throw the incumbent
commissioner, j. D., Morgan, out
of office.
Supporters of the measure, in
denying the charge, said the aim
of the legislation was to improve
the operation of the county merit
system and take it out of politics. "
Heading the opposition was
Joseph A. Cantrel, a former men,
ber of the House of Delegates from
Montgomery County and active in
the county Democratic Party.
Declaring that Mr.. Morgan has
administered the present law in a
highly satisfactory manner" Mr..
Cantrel pointed out there was no
opposition two years ago when the
bill creating the merit system was
passed by the legislature.
Gill Defines System.
James w. Gill, also a former
Democratic delegate from Mont
gomery County, emphasized there
have been no complaints concern
ing the operation of the merit
system, which has worked in "all
respects in a satisfactory manner" "
"The entire purpose of this bill" !"
he asserted" is to create a group
with authority to throw every
county employe out of job"
Others appearing against the bill
were Mr.. Morgan, Mrs. Genevieve
H. Wells, another former county
delegate and Mrs. Edith P. Allnutt,
president of the County Women's
Democratic Club.
John r. Reeves, a member of
the all-Republican Montgomery
delegation to the General Assembly
argued that there is better govern
ment where you have minority
representation.
He contended the county merit
system can be administered better
under three-member board with
a full-time executive secretary.
Custer Attempt Denied.
"If we wanted to throw out MIR.
Morgan" he said, 1--WE could wait
until his term expires in 1949 and
then appoint Republican for four
years, but we don't want to do that.
THE only reason we didn't op-
pose the 1945 bill was that when
the Lee (E. Brooke Lee, county
Democratic leader) organization
dictates policy, it is no good for
us or any one else to say anything
about it,"
Evening star., 1947-03-22
VOL Manager Honored
For Child Aid to Europe

Merle G. Jones, general manager
of Radio Station VOL and vice
president of the CoWles Broadcast
ing Co., was honored in New York
today fol his aid in dispatching
food and clothing to children in
stricken European countries.
Mr.. Jones, who lives at the Hunt
ing Terrace Apartments, Alexan-
dria, and Jack Paige of the Mutual
Broadcasting System, New York,
former VOL director of special
events, were among those receiving
the Brotherhood of Children Award
for 1946 by the Foster Parents Plan
for War Children.
The awards were In connection
with a series of programs by the
station in April, May and June,
1916, entitled starvation, Inc"
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Grand Jury Protests
Montgomery County
|AImshouse Conditions

Criticism OF conditions at the
Montgomery County almshouse,
near Rockville, and a recommended
tion that the Bethesda County
Building should be completely
renovated" are included in the re-
port by the county grand jury.
Concluding five-day session yes
terday, the jury also returned 81
indictments, including one charging
Bruce Davis, 31-year-old Laurel
resident, with the murder of Mrs.
Florence McAllister, 20, at her Bur-
louisville home last December 10.
The report, which was presented
to Judges Charles w. woodward and
Stedman Prescott in the County
Circuit Court, was signed by Frank
B. Severance of Gaithersburg, fore
man.
Among criticisms of the almshouse
were the lack of adequate fire pre-
cautions, unsanitary plumbing facil-
tiles, inadequate furniture and bed
ding and a lack of care for helpless
inmates. The jury also said the
rear wall of the building is "bulging
in a dangerous manner"
Twelve Living at Almshouse.
Twelve persons, including nine
white men, two colored men and
q colored woman are living at the
home. The jury recommended that
the county health officer inspect the
almshouse, as well as all jails, four
times a year and report to the
County Commissioners.
A Recommendation that fire de-
partment chiefs inspect all county
buildings within their jurisdiction
and file their reports with the COM
missioners also was made.
In connection with the Bethesda
building, the jury said they found
conditions generally overcrowded'
and the basement "unsanitary."
The jury reported it found con-
ditions at the county Jail at Rock
vile and the county buildings at
Silver Spring in satisfactory or
der" The "a prisoners at the Jail
when the inspection was made last
Monday were found to have been
well taken care Of" the jury said.
So Cases Presented to Jury.
The jury revealed that 38 cases
were presented.
Davis, who was apprehended in
Tennessee 10 days after the body
of Mrs. McAllister was found bludg-
eoned to death by q hammer in the
second-story bedroom of her farm
house, pleaded not guilty at two
preliminary hearings.
Among other indictments was one
against Miss Ruth Hotel, 81, of the
$500 block of Connecticut avenue
NV, who was charged with the
strangulation of her newborn infant
in the ladies' lounge of the Chevy
Chase Country Club February 6.
The jury returned an indictment
on a manslaughter charge, instead
of one for murder as originally
charged by police. The woman was
a telephone operator at the country
club.
Following return of the indict.-
ment, she pleaded not guilty before
Judge Prescott. Bond was set at
$4,000 and her trial docketed for
April 2
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Prince Georges
Offers
Montgon1eryBiI|
MeGroth Sponsors
Liquor Sole Measure
For Veterans Clubs
BY q stoff Correspondent Of The stor

ANNAPOLIS, Mar 22.-Despite
refusal OF the Montgomery, County
delegation to introduce Legislation.
authorizing issuance of on-sale IL
quor licenses to veterans organiza-
tions, a measure for that purpose
has been placed before the House o.
Delegates.
1t was presented last night by
Delegate William H. McGrath. Dem
ocrat, of Prince Georges, at the re-
quest of Montgomery County vet
Grams. Fraternal groups as well as
veterans would be permitted to OBJ
tain on-sale licenses under the bill.
Chairman Anders R. Lofstrand,
jr., one of the Montgomery County
delegation, said two separate bills
dealing with on-sale licenses had
been submitted to the county's leg
islators this week. He claimed there
is not enough time left before ad-
journment of the Assembly March
81 to consider such important
measures.
THE first BILL" he said, was pre-
sented by the American Legion on
Monday and included proposal to
license not only veterans clubs, but
also clubs of national fraternal Or
ganizations.
Applies to Five Districts.
'The second was submitted by the
Veterans OF Foreign Wars and pro-
posed the issuance Of on-sale liquor
licenses to veterans clubs only
within the Silver Spring, Bethesda,
Rockville, Potomac and Olney dis
tricts. This bill was not submitted
to the delegation until Wednesday"
Mr.. Lofstrand said the delegation
had received approximately TOO
kilograms on the two bills from
county residents and organizations
and that the opinions expressed in
them were about equally divided.
Mr.. McGrath said his bill was
introduced at the request of the
VFW Silver Spring Memorial Post
and the Cissel-Saxon Post of the
American Legion, also in Silver
Spring.
The measure provides for the is
suance of on-Sale liquor licenses to
veterans organizations only in the
Rockville, Bethesda, Potomac and
Wheaton election districts, except
within the towns of Takoma Park
and Kensington
Voters in those districts, however,
may file petition for referendum
on the question on or before Decem-
ber 81, 1947. The referendum would
be held at the next general election.
Statewide Bill Expected.
Mr.. McGrath emphasized he had
been told by supporters of the mea-
sure that it would be Statewide,
adding he would withdraw the bill
unless it is so amended.
A statement explaining their pur-
pose in having the bill introduced
was issued by Edward l.. Foste-
commander of VFW Post No. 1856
and John Alexander, commander
the Cissel-Saxon Post of the Amell-
can Legion.
They said the Montgomery delegs
ton had refused to submit such
bill in the Legislature "notWithstane
ing the public appeal and the bene
fits that would insure to veteran
which benefits are now only enjoys
by those who can afford count
club privileges in Montgomel.
County"
AS result of the Montgomer,r
delegations action, the statemer
said, the veterans groups found j
necessary to request the introduction
of the bill by Mr.. McGrath, himsel,
a veteran of both World Wars"
Evening star., 1947-03-22
.Uro|ogists Will End
Two-Day Conference
On Data Here Today

Authorities on urology from the
Middle Atlantic States were sched-
uled to conclude tWo-day exchange
of medical data today at the Hotel
Statler.
The doctors group, a section oil
the American THEOLOGICAL Association
yesterday heard Col. ]. c. Kim
brough of Walter Reed Hospital re-
late the lessons learned from war
time experience with kidney in
juries.
The colonel, who is chief of urology
at Walter Reed, said jeep accidents
were responsible for many crushed
kidneys among GI drivers.
The Army learned the Importance
of operating early in most injured
kidney cases, where the patient con-
tinued to bleed, he declared. Con
servative" treatment, in which op-
Grafton is delayed, is indicated only
in minor injuries, the colonel as
serted.
DR.. Samuel A. Vest, jr., professor
of urology at the University of Vir-
ginia, described the necessity fo1
surgery to restore normal kidney
functions after shock, severe burns
or other causes.
Drs. Peter A. Herbut and E. N
Lubin of Philadelphia described pre-
liminary findings in research to dis
cover new method for early
diagnosis of cancer of the prostate
gland.
The doctors obtained secretions
from the gland, which were investi-
gated to determine if cancer cells
were present. Early detection of the
disease, the doctors pointed out, is
essential to treatment which may
save the patients life.
While doctors attended medical
lectures and films yesterday. their
wives were conducted on a tour of
the city, eliminating in a White
House reception by Mrs. Truman.
Today's program, including lee
lures by DR.. E. Granville Crabtree
of Boston, president-elect of the
American THEOLOGICAL Association,
and DR.. R. M. LIE Comte of Washing
ton, president of the Middle Atlantic
section, will be climaxed by a ban
quet at the Hotel Statler at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
-Four Sites Suggested
For JobIess Payment.
Board BUILDING

A choice of four general loca-
tions for the Districts proposed
Unemployment Compensation Board
Building has been suggested to the
Commissioners by Washington S
planners.
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III, chair
man of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, said at
the close of the commission s
monthly meeting yesterday his
group thought the building should
go in the Judiciary Square area
the Southwest Triangle, near So
cial Security Building; the Abbott
School. Seventh and o streets NV,
or the Western Market, Twenty
first and K streets NV.
Gen. Grant said the building the
board has in mind would need a
lot of about 10000 square feet. He
said he did not know how much
money was available for it and pre-
sumed the board would use its own
funds to finance construction.
Study Courthouse Bill.
The commission yesterday spent
some time studying the Revercomb
bill to provide the District with a
new courthouse. Gen. Grant said
his group still thinks the site of
the old Pension Office would be
best for the court building, but in
view of the emergency need, ap-
proved the placing of it at Third
street and Constitution avenue NV.
In the past, the commission has
| suggested the Constitution avenue
site for a national auditorium.
The commission heard a plea
yesterday from William A. M. Bur-
den, Assistant Secretary of Com
merce, that an airstrip for private
planes be constructed south Of Ben
ming Bridge on the embankment
between Kingman Lake and the
Anacostia River. 1t referred the
proposition to special subcom-
mittee of its co-ordinating COM
mittee.
Opposed Year Ago.
The commission was against the
airstrip proposition when it was first
proposed more than year ago.
Gen. Grant said yesterday, however,
there is a possibility it could be put
north of the Benning Bridge, rather
than south of it.
Gen.. Grant said the commission
had told him and his staff to draft
a proposed amendment to the Dis
trict zoning regulations, which
would require all new commercial
buildings to have of-street loading
and unloading platforms for goods
and packages,
The commission was asked to
study this type of proposal by Dis
trict Traffic Director George E,
Keneipp. 1t will have to be worked
out carefully, Gen. Grant ex-
planned, since many types of COM
mercial establishments have no
cause to unload or load anything.
The commission. considered the
survey report of the Council Of
Social Agencies on washington rec
reation but took no action on its
charges and recommendations The
report says the District falls far
short of national standards in the
amount of recreation it provides
its citizens and calls on the plan
ming commission to overhaul and
expand. it's playground facilities.
Gen. Grant said the plan con-
stantly is being revised and that
the commission feels the cost of
acquiring more land and taking it
out of taxation must be given a
great deal of weight in seeking
more play space than is called for
by present plans.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Mission Service Planned

The Rev. George S. Henninger of
indianapolis will speak at 7:30 pm
tomorrow at the Sunday evening
service of the Central Union Mis-
sion, 613 C street NV. His daughter,
Miss Winifred Henninger, is corre-
spending secretary of the evening
auxiliary Of the mission.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Urban League Aide to Speak

Lester B. Granger, executive Sec
retary of the National Urban League,
will discuss The Crisis in Race Re-
lations" at 11:15 am. tomorrow in
Friendship House, 619 D streets Sc.
The meeting is sponsored by the
washington Ethical Society.