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Evening star., 1948-11-26
Hospital Service Head
Defends Agency, Says
Il Ends Overlapping
By George Beveridqe

Willard G. Smith, administrator
Of the Hospital Service Agency. de.
clared today that before his agency
was formed patients were shop
ping" at several hospitals and some
patients able to pay part of their
hospital costs were receiving total
subsidy from charitable sources"
Hospital officials here believe they
should take over many functions
of HSA. The agency determines
which patients are eligible for help
from Community Chest funds, pays
hospitals for treating them and COL
lects part payments from the
patients.
Mr.. Smith and Chest leaders
opened preliminary discussions on
the controversy with hospital Of
ficials this week. Comments Of the
HSA head were in guest editorial
in the current issue of the District
Medical Annals, publication of the
District Medical Society.
Urges End of District.
The agency head said HSA feels
there is no inconsistency in the
loyalty it owes" to hospitals, doc
tors and the Chest. In spite of the
sound and fury" he wrote, I'VE must
find solution" He also called for
an end to obvious mutual distrusts'
between hospitals, doctors and pub
lie agencies if private hospitals are
to survive without Government in
reference.
Before HSA was formed. Mr.
Smith went on, many instances
were known of patient receiving
care at the same time in the out
patient departments of three OF
more hospitals, neither one of which
knew that the other was involved
This meant duplicated costs of dag
nosis for which somebody, the COM
munity. had to pay"
Many patients. he wrote. well
able to pay part of the cost of their
care were receiving total subsidy
from charitable sources-the hos
pital, the doctor and the Commun-
ity Chest"
Income Sources Available.
There are three general sources
Of income for private, nonproflt-
making Observation-Disclosures, high
charges to private patients and con-
tributions through the Community
Chest, Mr.. Smith continued.
IF all three of these sources of
money are now insufficient, the only
certain way to obtain 1T from the
entire general public is by taxation,
from which there is no escape" he
wrote. That would mean Gov
ernment ownership and control
Mr.. Smith said that doctors, who
give free care to charity patients
in hospitals, feel they are entitled
to representation on the boards of
hospitals, "and certainly they should
be included in such a round table
for discussion Of hospital admins
tration as the Hospital Council"
In setting up the Hospital Coun-
cil," he said, "the hospitals have
specifically provided against repre-
sentation from the medical staff as
SUCH"
Evening star., 1948-11-26
1t. Col. MonIey Heads
Battalion at Fl. Meade
speeiol pl,poieh 10 The stor

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md.
Nov. 26.-Lt. Col. John B. Manley
2l29 p street NV, a Regular Army
instructor with the District of Co.
lumbia National Guard, has beer
placed in command of the 772d Mil
itary Police Battalion here.
Col. Manley, who has been an In.
structor with the 163d Military Po.
lice Battalion, District of Columbis
National Guard, for two years, sue
ceeds 1t. Col. Samuel A. Smith, who
becomes deputy provost marshal, I'd
Army.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
New Centrifuge Machine Aids
MARYLAND II. in Virus Study

IStlIeQ ARMY Object, dSSlStdQL 10 LII
Brueckner.
It takes Is minutes to get the
machine going at full speed. When
that happens, a substance is ro-
tated at the ultrahigh speed TO;
designated times. If the substance
being analyzed Is made up Of more
than two basic substances, they will
be separated into layers with the
heaviest matter at the bottom, the
next heaviest next to the bottom
and so on.
This usually is quantitative pro-
cedure; that is. this stage is used
to determine the quantity Of the
various ingredients in a substance
Qualitative Analysis.
Samples of individual layers can
be removed and then whirled sepa-
rately at the higher ranges of speed
for a qualitative analysis of the
matter under examination.
In the study of viruses, the ultra
centrifuge is employed in the second
Of series of five steps.
First, the viruses must be har-
vested and prepared from some sub
stances in which they can live, usu-
ally chicken embryos. Then, in the
centrifuge, studies can be made of
the size and various characteristics
of the viruses. Further study can
be made after a third step when the
virus collected in the bottom of
the head" is mounted on steel
screens by means of a process des-
cribed as shadow casting"
The electron microscope, which
also cost the university $4,000. is
the fourth step. Here, the viruses
can be magnified up to 10000 times.
A photograph can be taken during
this processing also and the mega
tive enlarged another 10 times--or
100000 times in all-and then
printed in the final step.
Vaccine Prepared.
Some Of the diseases studied at
the laboratories include News Castle
A4SCdoC, d VA 10 A11CCGlO1l VI CIuCh
ems which each year causes about
5000, 900 in losses throughout the
country, according to Maj. Reagan
As part Of its work, the laboratories
prepared a special vaccine against
this disease.
Among other diseases studied are
infectious anemia of horses-or
swamp fever" as it became known
two years ago when it attacked race
horses in New England-and polio
myelitis, as it effects animals. Mon
keys are used in the polio expert
ments.
The College Park research center
is one Of the most elaborately
equipped virus laboratories in the
world. The entire set-up, including
other new equipment on order, even
tually will cost the university total
of about 100000.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
TwoinD.C.A Area
Killed in HOLIDAY
Traffic Mishaps
Driver Is Arrested
After Hitting Woman;
Rockville Man Dies

Two washington area residents
were killed last night in holiday
traffic accidents.
One of the deaths occurred in the
city, resulting from one of 20 ac-
cidents police recorded in the "a
hour period from 8 am. Thanks
giving Day.
Victoria Jones, IS. colored, of the
800 block Of Mclean street S.W.,
was killed when she was struck by
an automobile as she was crossing
Central avenue Sc. at Fifty second
street. Police are holding James
Turner Gibson, jr., 80, colored. of
the 5000 block of Sheriff road NE,
for action of the coroner and under
charges of driving while drunk and
leaving after colliding.
Policemen Raymond c. Davis and
John c. Vinson reported that three
witnesses told them Gibson's car
was on the wrong side of the street
when it struck the pedestrian. Glib
gSA4 W do 1IColCO tlCdlUy.
The elderly woman was taken to
Casualty Hospital where she was
pronounced dead.
Rockville Man Killed.
Carl Zirkle, 80. of 7o3 Gail avenue,
Rockville, Md, was killed last night
when his car crashed into the abut-
ment of a culvert crossing on the
Observation-Disclosures road near
Old Germantown, it was reported
BY Montgomery County police.
Mr.. Zirkle, who was driving, and
4 companion, Vernon Mobley, jr.,
20. Of Derwood, Md. were pinned
In the wreckage until Gaithersburg
fremen pried the car doors open
with crowbars. Mr.. Zirkle died en-
route to Suburban Hospital, where
he was taken by the Gaithersburg
rescue squad. Mr.. Mobley's con-
dition this morning at the hospital
was described as fair. He suffered
Q broken leg and broken jaw.
Police said the accident occurred
when Mr.. Zirkle apparently failed
to round a curve, ran onto the
shoulder OF the road and struck the
abutment.
Eugene McWhite, 81, colored. Of
1913 Tenth street NV, suffered
head cuts early today in a collision
between an automobile and pie
truck on the east end of the Michi-
gan avenue viaduct.
Drivers Are Charged.
Mr.. McWhite was a passenger in
the car Of John c. Morgan, 18, COL
ored, of Patterson street NE,
which was coming down the viaduct
approach. At Tenth street the
automobile collided with a Crusty
Pie Co. truck Both vehicles were
towed from the scene.
Morgan told police he Is blind in
the left eye. He was charged with
colliding. Driver of the truck, Louis
Rubenstein. %. of 1434 Saratoga
avenue NE, was charged with fall
ing to yield the right Of way.
Mr.. McWhite was treated at
Freedmen's Hospital and dismissed.
Mrs. Emelie Erwin, "a, OF the 1900
block Of Sheridan street NV, was
injured at about 7 o'clock last night
when she was struck by an automo-
bile while hurrying across Sixteenth
street NV. at Sheridan street to
catch bus, police said.
Police listed the driver Of the car
as DR.. Rodolfo E. Barbagelata, SO,
of the 1900 block of Kalmia road
NV. agricultural counselor of the
Argentine Embassy.
Mrs. Erwin was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital and treated for COL
lar bone injuries. DR.. Barbagelata
was not charged because of diplo-
matte immunity. according to police
who said, however. his drivers Ii
cense had expired last January 4.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Church Plans Homecoming

The 147-year-old Alexandra Bap-
tist Church will observe home
coming day at services Sunday to
celebrate q membership Of more
than 1000, according to the pastor,
che Rev. Ernest r. Campbell
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Profits
Continued From First Page.

gins have generally been main
tanned"
The Board compiled data from the
published reports of 200 of the larg-
est manufacturing corporations ir
the country They showed, accord
ing to the board
The average (median) profit aft
er income taxes (and other costs
was 7.8 cents per dollar of sales ir
1947, as compared with 81 cents in
1916 and 10 cents in 1899.
Estimates for all corporations as
a group indicate an even more ia
vorable comparison of current with
prewar profit margins. This. is due
primarily to the exceptionally small
number of improbable companies
in business today as contrasted tc
prior years
Commerce Supports Report.
The Commerce Department. in a
survey revealed yesterday, supported
the report that business has taken
bigger and better turn after brief
hesitation in early 1948. -,
An upswing in spending and new
orders placed with factories during
May and this month marks the enc
of the period of temporary hesita-
ton" the survey said.
Stepped-up spending. it added
put halt to the piling up in stocks
of goods in the hands of business
inventories had been showing g
large increase in earlier months,
The rising clamor for goods also
brought renewal in the price ad-
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Jap Beetle Quarantine
Put in Effect Here

The annual Japanese beetle quar-
antine went in effect in the District
and nearby Virginia ard M9r0"t!
counties today, the Agriculture De-
partment revealed.
Fruits, vegetables and bulk ship
ments of cut flowers moving out of
heavily infected areas" will be sub
ject to inspection and certif1cation
until the beetles end their summer
flight.
The District is classified as "a
heavily infested area
Alexandria is one of the infested
Virginia cities, together with Airing
ton, Fairfax and Loudoun Counties
Other infested areas are listed as
the cities of Norfolk, South Norfolk,
Portsmouth and Suffolk and the
counties of Accomac, Norfolk
Northampton. Princess Anne and
All of Maryland is classified as
infested except for the counties OF
Allegany, Calvert, Charles, Garrett
st. Marys and Washington.
Highways leading to these areas
will be guarded by inspectors au-
thorized to search all trucks.
Evening star., 1948-06-21

changes in the farm program that
may be needed to make it ef-
fectlVe.'
Battle Over Tidelands Issue.
Meanwhile. a battle threatened
over Western efforts to force in
cluSion of the controversial tide
lands issue in the platform. With
the Resolutions Committee sched-
uled to take up the Western plank
this afternoon, it was questionable
whether it would includesa specific
approach to the tidelands issue,
territorial statehood, or policy on
sectional river authorities for hydro
electric development, irrigation and
the like.
1t was reliably reported that an
effort will be made to skirt the
thorny tidelands issue.
The Resolutions Subcommittee on
Western Affairs meets with the full
committee this afternoon to lay be-
fore it the results of nearly week s
labor.
Although details were withheld, it
was generally believed the proposed
statement on Western policy does
not deviate radically from 1914, and
that it follows with certain revisions
the platform adopted by the Western
Republican conference at Denver.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Two New Methodist
Bishops Installed
BY the Associated Press


ALBANY. NY. June 2l.-Two
new Methodist bishops. Lloyd
Christ Wicke and John Wesley Lord,
today prepared to assume their
new duties.
Bishop Wicke. who replaces
Bishop James H. Straughin in the
Pittsburgh area, and Bishop Lord,
who succeeds Bishop Lewis o. Hart
man in the Boston District, were
consecrated yesterday at colorful
ceremonies in Trinity Church.
They were elected last week at
the five-day quadrennial North
eastern jurisdictional conference.
More than 1900 witnessed the
ceremonies in which eight bishops
participated.
The service opened with pro-
cession, led by vested choir The
participating clergy and bishops.
clad in academic gowns and hoods,
followed. The bishops-elect were
f1anked by elders who presented
them to the consecrators.
BISHOP rTe0 +. OOrSOn OF fnlla- =
delphia and Bishop Straughn con-
secrated Bishop Wicke, who was
presented by the Rev. L. D. Spaugy
and the Rev. Harry A. Price, both
of Pittsburgh.
Bishop G. Bromley Oman OF
New York and Bishop Hartman
consecrated Bishop Lord. The Rev
J. Edgar Washabough of Morris
town, N. j.. and the Rev. Arlo A
Brown of Madison. N. j. presented
| Bishop Lord
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Maryland Caucus Due
On Delegate Problem
But All Get Seats
BY the Associotsd Press

bf the %SSoSiofSo FfesS
PHILADELPHIA, June 21.-The
Maryland delegation to the Repub-
ican convention scheduled caucus
today to determine what to do about
too many delegates at large.
Maryland voters elected eight del
egates at large and IL district del
egates to represent the States le
votes. Robert o. Bonnell of Balti-
more, delegation chairman, said the
idea was to have the delegates at
large use one-half vote each.
The National Committee, how
ever. ruled that half votes are un-
acceptable.
However, as the convention opened
this morning, all 20 of Maryland
delegates had seats. Maryland {
National Committeeman, Jacoi
France, had obtained assistant ser
geant at arms badges for the Eek
tras" and the entire delegation Wa;
seated together.
Mr.. France outlined plan where
by the 20 delegates would continue
to sit together and still cast only
the acceptable 16 votes.
The half votes of the eight dele
gates at large would be paired" or
compressed into one full vote for
each pair of half votes for the same
candidate. Any odd fractional votes
would not be counted. In case OF
add fractional votes Maryland would
then cast less than it's allotted tota
of 16 votes.
This plan will be presented to the
Maryland delegation for ratifica-
ton at the State caucus today.
One of the delegates at large Is
Mr.. Bonnell. The others are Deeley
K. Nice Of Baltimore, D. Elridge
Rinehart of Hagerstown, Theodore
r. McKeldin of Baltimore. Arthur
j. Payne of Baltimore, E. Dale
Adkins of Easton, Mrs. Harvey D
Kline of Hagerstown and Thomas
q IofiY,,er of (.1orpdo1e
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Best Guesses' Divide
Southern Support
Between Taft, Dewey
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, June 21.-The
best estimates" of Deep South del
egates to the Republican convention
are that Senator Taft Of Ohio and
Gov Dewey of New York are run
ming neck-and-neck in bids for
Southern support.
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan
seemed likely to grab of sizeable
groups of delegates from both the
.front-runners should they bog down
after five or six ballots.
Harold E. Stassen, As delegates
stand now, appears certain of nIe.
maybe mole, Deep South votes on
tn first roll call. North Cardinals
delegation has two definitely for
Speaker Martin.
Courted as Never Before.
All delegates emphasized their
best guesses" are based on condi-
tions as they are today" All admit
they were being courted politically
as rever before.
A run down of figures from
Southern delegations on which it Is
possible to get more than one dele
gate to agree, showed with best
guesses" being used in all cases. :
Taft, 73; Dewey, 10.
w. H. Gillespie of Clanton, an
Alabama observer and candidate for
Republican elector, said series Of
conversations with that States IA
vote delegation indicate it will switch
TO Senator Vandenberg in the event
of a Taft-Dewey deadlock, None
of the delegates, however, confirm
the 7O-year-old Mr.. Gillespie's sum-
nation.
A source close to Texas 33-vote
delega ton said he believed the State
will 20 to Senator Vandenberg in
event of deadlock. AS in the case
of Alabama. however, this was not
confirmed At least one delegate
challenged the prediction.
House Delegates Stand.
On the basis of best guesseS' by
delegates, this is how deep-South
delegations stand "as of now
Alabama-Dewey, 7: Taft, 7.
Florida s; Taft, 6; Stas-
sen. 4.
North Carolina-Qewey, IL to is;
Taft. 6 to 8; Stassen, 2; Martin,2.
Estate has total of 26 votes.
Texas-Dewey, 2; Taft, 80; VAN
denberg. /.
Virginia Is; Taft, 5.
Louisiana-DeWey. 13 questioned
BY Chairman John E. Jackson.
Mississippi-Taft, contest pend
ing.
Arkansas-Taft, g; Dewey, q;
StasSen. 2; undecided, /.
Georgia-Contest pending on To-
vote delegation. One group favors
Taft, other reports majority for
Dewey. Latter group approved by
National Committee. but Taft forces
appealing to convention Credentials
Committee.
South Carollna-SiX-vote delega-
tion headed by J. Bates Gerald OF
Charleston. approved by National
Committee, but isn't saying yet how
il will vote. Group headed by B. L.
Hendricks Of Estill appealing to
Credentials Committee to seat it,
Georeias squabble may bring the
first floor test between forces of
Gov. Dewey and Senator Taft, since
both sides have threatened to take
il to the convention itself if the
Credentials Committee rules agains-
tEpn
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Platform
assert a set of principles intended
to appeal to the working man.
Biggest Split on Housing.
Continued From First Page

assert set of principles intended
to appeal to the working man.
Biggest Split on Housing.
The biggest COP policy split
seemed to be on housing.
Senator Taft, leading presiden
tial aspirant, is reported to have
told some other party leaders he is
diSpleased with the housing bill that
Congress passed in its dying hours.
This eliminated the public low-rent
housing, slum clearance and farm
housing aids in the Taft -Ellender-
Waqner housing bill that Senator
Taft drove to Senate passage weeks
ago.
The measure finally passed, repre-
sented a victory for another Repub-
lican. Representative Wolcott, OF
Michigan, chairman OF the House
Banking Committee. Mr.. Wolcott
had cried socialism at the dis
puted provisions of the Taft-backed
bill
One of those who should know
said the platform probably will be
silent on the touchy public housing
issue.
Action of Three Key Issues.
But the lawmakers in Washington
uuieted the platform-writers Jitters
lust before yesterdays dawn ad-
iournment when they jammed
through bills dealing. with three i'm
portant issues-foreign aid, the
draft and farm policy.
The party policymakers here were
reported to have kept the wires hot
all Saturday night pleading with
COP leaders on Capitol Hill to make
sure that legislation on which the
platform must take position was
passed before Congress quit.
Republicans figure they have dealt
a blow to Democratic plans for hit
ting the farm, issue hard in the
presidential election campaign.
The new farm program passed by
Congress in its closing hours yester-
day provides for permanent Govern
ment price supports.
Second Request Not Needed.
But it did not touch on a second
major farm request from President
Truman. That was for a stand
by program to divert possible
future food surpluses to low-income
families instead of allowing them,
as the chief executive said, Ito go
to waste while people are hungry.
Ancher Nielsen, Minnesota farmer
and State Senator who headed a
platform subcommittee charged with
writing his party's 1948 farm plank
said the Democrats may try to
make political capital out of the
absence of this proposal from the
new farm measure.
But there's plenty or time TO
deal with that problem" Mr.. Nielsen
told reporter. Congress meets
again next January. 1t could take
the matter up then"
The COP farm plank has not yet
been made public. But Mr.. Nielsen
said it will pledge the Republicans
to make any Improvements OF
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Ruu Successor Named

NEW DELHI, June 81 (R.-B. N
Chakravarty has been appo4nle- -
head India's liaison mission in
Tokyo. He will hold the rank OF
minister. Mr.. Chakravarty. now
counselor of the Indian Embasev in
Marking, succeeds Sir B. Rama Rau,
who is en- route to become Ino4ai
Ambassador in Washington.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
By the Assoc;oted Press

PHILADELPHIA, June Zl.- lie
old adage that politics sometimes
makes strange bedfellows found un-
usual confirma ton today in the Ore
gon delegation to the convention.
The Dewey-pledged group turned
up with Ted Gamble of Portland,
Harold E. Stassen's convention floor
manager, as an alternate delegate,
Thomas c. Luke of Portland made
the designation so Mr.. Gamble
could get floor credentials.
A hot dispute touched off by Mr..
Luke's action was smoothed over
only when Herbert BroWnell, Gov.
DeWey's campaign manager, gave
his approval.
Mr.. Luke appointed Mr.. Gamble,
up their production schedules, the
report said.
Behind the spending speedup the
department saw:
/. Lower taxes, which began leav-
ing more money in pay envelopes
as the lower withholding rates be-
came effective at the start OF May
2. Third round wage increases
in the S-production industries
which in previous years established
the pattern of wage increases FOL
many other industries
! 3. Increased buying power under
the European Recovery Program.
Prices of foods and farm products
which had stumbled in early 194S
got back on the upward path with
other prices, the department repor-
ed, commenting that by the first
week of June prices of goods were
within 2 per cent, and prices of farm
products within per cent of theil
earlier peaks. The price index fol
commodities other than farm prod
ucts and foods was somewhat higher
than in January"
172 Billion Backlog in Assets.
Strength in retail stores, it said
continued to be concentrated largely
in four groups-automoti build
ing materials, food and filling sta
tions, which accounted for abou
one-half of total sales volume.
The American people started of
this year with $172,000, 900 ,00l
backlog in assets divided as follows
Cash, S20,60O, 100000; checking &C
counts, $4,000 100000; saving de
posits, $51 300 100000; savings ane
loan shares, $4,000, 100000; Govern
ment securities, $50, 100000, 900, th'
Reserve Boards cash report said.
In addition there was S21 800 900.
900 held in trust funds along with
$3.50, 00,000,000 in other persona
holdings.
But with spending increasing t,
meet rising costs of living, Ameri
cans last year did not chalk up a.
great cash gain as in 1916, wher
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Stussen Floor Manager Serves
With Dewey-PIedged Group

however. on the understanding that
Mr.. Brownell would not stand in
the way.
Mr.. Gamble thus became the sec
ond Stassen political manager to get
on the Oregon delegation.
The other is Robert Elliott, who
directed Mr.. Stassen's unsuccessful
Oregon campaign and was elected
delegate-at-large.
Both, however, are bound to Gov.
Dewey as a result of the States
preferential primary. The New York
Governor won that contest by
9,000-vote margin.
Oregon law requires the delegates
to devote their best efforts" toward
the nomination of the primary
winner.
Evening star., 1948-06-21

the figure was s1O,7oo,O 100000, the
board added.
Those that overspent their in
come either used past savings OF
credit to keep going-with some g.
100000 families reported to have
cashed all their Government saw
mos honds last wear