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Evening star., 1948-10-23
50 Million Plan
For Waterfront
Here Studied
Lons-Term Program
Disclosed by Office Of
District Engineer

The Once Of the District Engi-
neer, Department Of the Army, is
studying the possibility Of q $50, ,O00,.
900 waterfront improvement pro.
gram along the Potomac and An
acostia Rivers here that might be
administered by q Port Of Washing
ton Authority. It would be a long
term master plan.
This was disclosed yesterday be-
fore the River and Harbor Commit.
tee OF the Washington Board of
Trade by r. L. Wadsworth, chief
OF the River and Harbor Branch,
Once Of the District Engineer, at
q luncheon at the Burlington Hotel.
The program would include rec.
reation, commerce. flood control and
other facilities.
Mr.. Wadsworth said his office has
insufficient funds to complete the
survey now and that no final de.
c1sions have been reached.
He said $150,000 is required for
the study and that Col. Henry G.
Wolfe, District engineer, has less
than $4,000 for it.
Survey Authorized.
The survey. which would be from
Chain Bridge to Fort Washington
on the Potomac River and from
Bladensburg. Md. to Hains Point on
the Ar,acostia, has been authorized
by the chief of Army engineers.
When completed, a report will be
made to Congress.
Possibilities seen by Mr.. Wads-
worth include:
Cleanup and improvement, abate-
ment OF pollution. recreational de-
velopments upstream of Key Bridge
to Chain Bridge with possible re-
moval Of the Three Sisters Island
group and old Aqueduct Bridge
piers: facilities for small boats and
canoeing at various locations, addi-
tional yacht basins, commercial IA
ciiities along the Anacostia River
at Buzzards Point, completion of
reclamation Of the Anacostia fats
as part Of Anacostia Park, elimina-
ton Of the mud fats off Potomac
Park and expansion Of Washington
National Airport, q seaplane base
on the lower part of the river.
While Mr.. Wadsworth said COM
mercial interests have not expressed
the need for commercial shipping
facilities here, spokesman said
the Board of Trade is interested In
bringing ocean-going vessels Co
Washington.
Orr Lists Program.
Ronald Orr, chairman Of the
boards River and Harbor Commit
tee. listed the following program for
his group:
Help the United States District
engineer towards q satisfactory com.
pletion Of the overall survey of rivers
and harbors here.
Expedite the Washington Chan
mel construction program.
Promote the development and
utilization Of Washington's water
ways for recreational, passenger and
suitable freight traffic.
Expedite reclamation Of the Ana
costa River flats.
Assure continuance Of the routine
patrolling necessary to prevent re-
turn Of the troublesome water chest
nuts.
Promote al activities devoted to
elimination Of Potomac and Ana
costa River pollution.
Develop. stimulate and maintain
public and governmental interest in
river and harbor improvements
through publicity and trips and en-
courage cleaning up the water
fronts.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Senator Chavez Given
Blood Trunsfusions
BY fhe Assoeiosed Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, Oct.
Ex-senator Chavez, Democrat, of
New Mexico received blood trans
fusions yesterday in an Albuquerque
hospital, where he underwent q
major abdominal operation last
August.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Tick Fever Checked in 2 DAYS
BY ChIoromycetin, Doctors Soy

by other research teams that cflo-
romycetin could cure three other
great plaques of man-epidenic ty-
phus, scrub typhus and typhoid
fever.
The researchers gave the drug by
mouth-in tablet form-to the Is
Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases,
who ranged in age from to Ga.
Four Of the Is were classed as "viru-
lent" cases; all had had fever from
8 to II days before the beginning
Of the treatment.
In all cases, striking" abatement
Of symptoms was noticed "a hours
after treatment commenced. On
the average, fever disappeared in
20 days and the longest duration of
fever after treatment commenced
was 76 hours.
Supplies Of the drug still are very
tight. At present there is not even
enough for any extensive use against
those diseases that are proven prey
to chloromycetin.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Fairfax Man Treated.

One Of the spotted fever victims
who was treated successfully with
chloromycetin is a 22-year-old Fair
fax County man, patient in Ar
hngton Hospital this summer.
He is Erwin N. williams of Route
/, Mclean, who was admitted June
%. He was the first Washington
area resident to be treated with the
drug. He was discharged from the
hospital July 6.
Evening star., 1948-10-23

MONTGOMERY ACTRESS
Mrs. Hilary Knapp, former star
of the English theater, now
living in Chevy Chase, Md,
who will take the part of
"Joan" in Maxwell Anderson's
"Joan of Lorraine" which will
be presented at $50 o'clock
tonight at the Leland Junior
High School by the Montgom-
cry Players Little Theater Of
Bethesda Chevy Chase.
Under & Underwood.
Evening star., 1948-10-23

Johnson ight S2year-od great-grandmother tied with Mrs
Peggy Devers OF 540s Seventh street NV bride Of only
Home Show Exposition last night Finals will be held tomor
row night Mrs Johnson lives with of her nine children
Christopher s. Johnson. at s43s Twenty Sc
Ankle
Evening star., 1948-10-23


The extent to which Republicans
have remained in power In this dis
trict is shown to some extent by
the General Assembly makeup from
this section. Harrisonburg now has
q Democrat, j. o. Stickley. and a
Republican, George w. Taliaferro,
in the House of Delegates, and until
two years ago the Harrisonburg area
had a Republican State Senator,
Jacob A. CARRIER, former member
of Congress. Shenandoah County
Is represented in the House of Dele-
getes by william c. Lambert, Re-
p:''?lican. of Woodstock.
Were it not for the personal pop
ulerity and legislative seniority of
Charles C. Louderback, chairman of
the House of Delegates powerful
Appropriations Committee, Page
County also would have a lRepub-
lican member in the General AS
ser1bly, every one is agreed.
Although this is the home district
OF Senator Byrd, leader Of ths
Evening star., 1948-09-10
Steamship President
Defends Bay Bridge
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 10. - The
Steamship Trade Association has
approved present designs for a
Chesapeake Bay bridge and the as
sociation's president. E. Arch Seidel,
verbally raped the knuckles Of
certain other officials of the associ-
alton who had criticized the pro-
posed span.
Mr. Seidel said the association ap-
proved the bridge designs 18 to II
yesterday after a lengthy meeting.
He added:
Il have reported to the Governor
that the association went on record
as favoring the Chesapeake Bay
bridge as designed and recon-
mended by Army engineers"
The head of the steamship group
said recent public statements con-
cerning the bridge and supposedly
made for the association were 'un-
authorized and entirely out OF line. "
Certain association officials had
criticized the proposed $37,0000 900
structure as a hazard to shipping
and recommended construction Of
tunnel.
The bridge. to be erected between
Sandy Point and Kent Island, is to
have a suspension type main span
with a 1905 perpendicular clear
ance and 1,500-foot horizontal clear
ance.
A bridge bond issue is to be
! floated soon. First contracts are
expected to be let by the years end.
Evening star., 1948-09-10
Hayes School Of Nursing
Graduates u Sunday

Twenty-Five student nurses will
be graduated by the Lucy Webb
Hayes School of Nursing at pm.
Sunday at the Metropolitan Me-
mortal Church.
The school is a joint collegiate
program conducted by American
University and sibley Hospital. Miss
EDITH M. Beattie, executive secre-
ia of the Graduate Nurses Asso-
citation. will deliver the commence
ment address.
| Graduates are Sylvia Click. Emma
Coleman, Brenda Ann Czul. Dorothy
Dauphin. Natalie Gewirz. Doris
Hastings. Doris Hunt, Marian john
son. Pauline Johnston. Joyce Kum-
NELL, Jean Miller. Priscilla Owen
Donnalee Peterson, Helen Russell
Joyce Shaw. June Sullivan. Phyllis
Weeks, Elsie Wilcox. Marjorie Wiley
! Ruby Lilley, Lynn Markley and
Doris Stucke.
Evening star., 1948-09-10

They indicated that, if the New
Yorker Is elected in November, there
will be plenty Of time to discuss
these matters with interested
parties between then and January.
Needless to say, Federal union Of
flcials were disappointed. But they
got some consolation from the fact
that many other persons seeking to
talk with Gov. Dewey on various
problems have been given the same
answer.
NO HIRING-For some reason or
other, hordes of job seekers descend
on the National Security Resources
Board every day looking for en-
ployment.
NSRB officials say somebody must
have given out the wrong impress
sion. The agency is doing very lit
tie. If any, hiring at the moment.
So it would appear that job seekers
would save lot of time by skipping
the NSRB in their search for Fed :
eral employment. OF course, there
is a definite possibility the agency
will step up its hiring at q later
date.
WAR ASSETS-About $50 persons
IN the War Assets Administration
here have been given lay-off notices,
effective this month.
This brings WAA WASHINGTON
employment down to about l,4OO
persons. More personnel cuts are in
the ofiing, but the rate of dismissals
VIII depend on what action Con-
gress takes in January.
* 4
SENATOR JOHNSTON-With the
Democrats conceded a good chance
to recapture the Senate, even though
they may lose the general election,
there Is considerable speculation in
Government agencies about what
this would mean in the setup of the
senate Civil Service Committee,
AS pointed out in this column be-
lore. Senator Johnston, Democrat,
OF South Carolina would be in line
for the all-important chairmanship
II the Senate is won by the Demo-
Gratis.
But, complicating the matter, is
the fact that Senator Johnston also
would be in line for the chairman
snip OF the Senate District Commit
tee. And Senator, Johnston always
mas shown considerable interest in
the, Districts affairs.
Senator Jchnston's intimates, how
ever, venture the guess he would
accept the civil service chairman
snip. Not only Is Senator Johnston
very much interested in civil service
Evening star., 1948-09-10
70 Yugos|av Invaders
Killed j., GreeksCIaim
By the Associated Press

ATHENS, Sept. 10.-The govern
ment announced today that 20
Yugoslav soldiers were killed by
Greek troops when Yugoslav
force entered Greece with Commu-
mist rebels two days ago.
War Minister George Stratos, who
last night appealed for international
intervention to prevent a general
confagration in the Balkans, pre-
viously had put the number Of dead
Yugoslav soldiers at nine.
Today,s war bulletin said three
of the 20 were officers. Three others
were taken prisoner and interro-
gated by members of the United Ma
tions Commission on the Balkans.
Mr.. Stratos charged Albania,
Yugoslavia and Bulgaria with re-
peated border violations and asked
action by the U. N. or the Western
Allies before an incident touched
off general fighting. He said Greece
would consider acceptance Of an
international military force to seal
off 500 miles Of Greece's border
with her three northern neighbors.
The communique said Italian and
Albanian newspapers and Commu-
mist propaganda were found in the
Of a motorship sunk by a
Greek destroyer several days ago in
Leonidan Bay.
Evening star., 1948-09-10

President Truman's second swing
into the West for votes-which
opens next Friday-was taking final
shape today as encouraging reports
came from quarters to which the
Democratic Party must look for
funds.
The President and members Of his
staff will spend the week end aboard
the Yacht Williamsburg working on
the speeches Mr.. Truman will make
or his Western trip.
Mr.. Truman arranged to board
the yacht early this AFTERNOON and
staff members will join him later in
the day. The Williamsburg will
cruise down the river short dis
tance and come back to the Capital
late Sunday.
Senator McGrath of Rhode Island,
Democratic National chairman, said
the partys finances look pretty
good
The appraisal was made late yes
terday after a White House tea
attended by number of well-to-do
friends of the party" who after
ward went to National headquarters
for a further financial discussion.
Cheerful Note Introduced.
1t introduced a cheerful note in
situation that has caused some
trepidation among party leaders
because of the detection of SOUTH
ernels over the civil rights issue.
Among those who met at the
White House were: James Bruce.
Baltimore industrialist and Am
bassador to Argentina: Senator
McGrath, Edwin w. Pauley. Cali
fornia oil man and former Demo-
cratic National treasurer: Col. Louis
Johnson, former Assistant Secretary
of War; Ambassador Robert Butler,
Morris Ernst, New York lawyer;
Mayor David Lawrence of Pitts
burgh; Joe Blythe. National Com
mittee treasurer; C. V. Whitney,
Assistant Air Force Secretary; Gov.
Lane of Maryland, George Killion.
another former treasurer of the
Democratic National Committee.
Also Edward Foley, Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury; Senator
Myers, Democrat, of Pennsylvania; ;
Joseph L. keenan,, former Assistant
Attorney General; Frank Walker,
former Democratic national chair
man: Jonathan Daniels, editor of
the Raleigh IN. c. News and OBJ
server: Solicitor General Philip
Perlman: William Primm and Will
liam Boyle of the National Com
mittee.
Plans Oklahoma Speech.
Meanwhile. Press Secretary Charles
G. Ross pinpointd the first half of
the Presidents trip which takes him
to Los Angeles and San Francisco,
but beyond a speech at Oklahoma
Evening star., 1948-09-10
u. 5. Court Sentences
Bismarck S Red Kin
To 6 Months in Jail
~ the A.socios.d Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept.
10.-A Moscow trained great
grandson of Chancellor Otto Won
Bismarck was sentenced by an
American court at a secret hear
ing today to six months in jail
on a charge of possessing false
papers.
The action came as the United
States Army was reported pressing
an investigation of Communist
espionage in Western Germany.
The prisoner is Count Heinrich
von Sinsiedel, rs, shadowy figure
in a case on which officials are not
talking for publication. He Is a
tall, blond former flyer in the Nazi
Air Force and reputed former aide
Of Field Marshal Friedrich Won
Paulus, who is rumored to head a
German army in Russia.
Part of Major Probe.
Unoficial reports said the arrest
of Einsiedel was ''only part OF a
ma jor investigation" Court attaches
said Einsiedel testified he worked
against his own German Army after
he was shot down in the battle OF
|Stalingrad.
The United States Army an
nounced two days ago that it had
arrested him on suspicion Of spying.
but had decided not to press the
charges. When he was brought
from solitary confinement into court
to face charges that he had con-
tacted individuals known to be
working against the occupation
forces these were dropped by the
prosecution. The move was not ex-
planned.
Instead, he was convicted by the
American Military Government
judge, Leo A. Coleman of wheeling,
w. Va. on the improper documen-
tation charge.
Arrested May "a.
Judge Coleman back dated the six
months sentence to May "a, when
Einsiedel, credited with shooting
down 46 Russian planes before he
went down, was arrested by the
Americans.
This was the date that the Rus
sian-sponsored Berlin newspaper
Taegliche Rundschau declared that
Einsiedel. employed since l947 as
one of its rowing correspondents,
was kidnapped.
Army authorities said unofficially
that the young flyer had been thor
oughly indoctrinated" with Commu-
mist principles while Russian pris-
oner and had been well treated.
The reports said he became so
rabid a Communist that during the
early part of his detention by the
Americans he chalked up the walls
of his cell with the hammer and
sickle and went on hunger strike.
Evening star., 1948-09-10
Auto Purchase Abroad
Proves Less Rosy in
London Case Solution
BY the Assoeiaisd prsss

NEW YORK, Sept. lo.-If you
think you can get new car cheaper
in London or Buenos Aires than II,
your home town, forget it.
This idea got around recently
when story about an airline pilot
and his new car came to light But
the story had some missing elements
and they make the whole thing
considerably less rosy for frustrated
new car buyers.
This was the first story:
The pilot. Dick Wells Of Lake
Orion, Mich, was reported to have
ordered Studebaker in this coun.
try more than q year ago.
Then. during stopover In Lon.
don. he talked to a Studebaker
dealer there and was able to make
arrangements to get q car, with de.
livery to be made in South Bend.
Ind.
The price. so the story went. was
to be $3.50 as compared with the
s2,3S7 tag on the car he had ordered
in this country. He picked up q car
after he returned to the United
States.
Here are the missing details as
supplied by the Studebaker Corp:
The car ordered by Mr.. Wells in
London was q sedsn in the COM
pany's least-expensive line. 1t sells
at $l,803.70 in South Bend with
certain specified equipment and ac-
cessories. Mr.. Wells actually paid
$1,817.70; the extra $l4 covered
charges in export sales transactions.
The s2.387 was the price for .
convertible in a more expensive line
with stipulated equipment and &C.
cessories.
The pilot gave London hotel as
mis- address in placing the order
there and the English dealer ac-
cepted it with the provision that
the car would be brought 70 Eng.
land. Shipping agents estimated
that would involve a little item Of
about $500, including ocean ship
ping charges, boxing and marine
insurance
Evening star., 1948-09-10
British Pacific Fleet
To Move Headquarters
By the Associotsd Press

LONDON, Sept. 10.-The Ad-
mirslty announced today that head
quarters of the British Pacific Fleet
will be transferred from Hong Kong
to Singapore September Is.
Admiral Sir Dennis w. Boyd
commander in chief, will move his
shore headquarters and headquar-
ters staff to Singapore lin order
to facilitate interservice co-opera-
tlon In the Far East" the Ad-
niralty said. *
Evening star., 1948-09-10
7rumonHeurtened About Funds
As He Prepares Campaign Trip

City. No details are available yet
on the eastward swing.
Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky
and West Virginia is possible re-
turn route from Oklahoma City,
which presumably would be reach
ed through Arizona, New Mexico
and Texas.
The President will leave here on
the Pennsylvania Railroad at 1905
am. Friday and make his opening
talk at a national plowing contest
at Dexter, Iowa, on Saturday after
noon at los o'clock.
Denver and Salt Lake City will
be the sites Of other principal
speeches en- route to the coast, with
the wind-up coming at Los Angeles
on the night of September %. Mr.
Truman is due back in Washington
October 2 but will remain only a
few days before heading out again.
d. C. Democrats Hold Rally.
Among other developments, Dis
trict Democrats got their campaign
under way last night with rally at
central headquarters. 1885 New
York avenue NV, where Gov. Lane
said that sentiment in Maryland
indicates a victory for President
Truman in November.
Maryland has voted on the side
Of every winning presidential can
didate since the Civil War;" Gov.
Lane said. He added. Il am con-
vinced Maryland is going for Tru-
man and Barkley this fall
Other speakers on the program in
cluded: Melvin Hildreth. District
Democratic national committeeman;
Harold Boisvert. president of the
Young Democrats here; A. L.
Wheeler chairman of the District
Democratic Central Committee; and
Melburn Mayock, national secretary
treasurer of the Truman-Barkley
clubs.
Emphasis was laid on getting out
tho ahsey,toe v0te here
Evening star., 1948-09-10
The Federal Spotlight
Dewey's Refusal Of Personnel
PorIey Disoppoints Unions

affairs. but the craftsmanship of that
group carries more prestige and pa
tronage than does the District posi-
tion.
Senator Johnston would make a
good chairman, so far as Federal
employees are concerned. But one
would nave to look a long while be-
fore finding as sympathetic and
friendly a chairman as the present
head of the committee, Senator
LANCER, Republican. of North Da-
kota.
GOOD CONTEST The Junior
Board Of Commerce announces an
award it will make annually to a
male Government employee in WASH
ington, selected as the Federal
worker who has made the most
outstanding record during the year.
This group Of young businessmen
enthusiastic over the contest. and
it looks like one of the best ideas
to come along in . long time. Not
only will it stimulate Government
employees to try for the award, but it
promises to result in closer co-opera-
ton and understanding between the
business and Government groups In
Washington.
Limiting the age requirements to
those existing In their own group,
the Junior boards award will 60 to
any male Federal employe between
the ages Of 81 and SO. The project
has the full approval and support
OF the Federal Personnel Council.
Each department and agency will
submit its nomination to the board
This years winner will be pre-
sented with bronze plaque at a
luncheon or dinner sometime
around January 20, The award will
be known as the Arthur S. F1em-
ming Award. in honor of the re-
Gently retired civil service COM
missioner, who did 50 much to i'm
prove the caliber Of the Federal
service. Runnerup awards also will
be made.
Judges of the contest will be
Daniel Bell, president of the Amer
lean Security g. Trust Co., who will
serve as chairman; Jerry Kluttz Of
the Post, Howard Lewis of the
Times-Herald. John Cramer of the
News, and this writer.
Nominations should be forwarded
to the Government Award Commit
tee, Junior Board of Commerce, 220
Evening Star Building, Washington
4, D. c.
vA-Sugeestions for Improvement
in agency activities have brought
cash awards to IA employees and five
former employees Of the Veterans
Administration Central ONCE All
of the suggestions were adopted last
month. The awards totaled $500.
Those who received awards were:
Anthony C. Romano, Burten E.
McNabb, Girard H. Hirshman, Mabel
M. Oberg, Lawrence L. Jacobs, Emma
G. Nicholson. Spencer NJ NARROW,
Robert B. Miller, Percy A. Brown,
Walter W. Wayne. Francis G. Tuttle,
Airline E. Morris, Miriam M. Wilson,
Hyman Popkin, Sara r. Waldman,
James D. McQuade, Anthony S.
Cagiano and Martha Dorr.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The Civil
Service Commission is expected to
announce the names OF the Gov
ernment's Fair Employment Board
members some time next week. r.. :.
Exams will be announced soon for
CAF-1, 2 and 3 clerical jobs in the
Government. Paul M. Castiglioni
Evening star., 1948-09-10

again his been chosen legislative
representative of the National Fed
Grafton of Post once Motor Vehicle
EMPLOYEES. Miss Chrissie j.
Anderson Is retiring from the Vet
erans' Administrator after 80 years
of Federal service, and George I.
Ray retires from the Public Build
ings Administration after 81 years
on the Job. q. william c. Doherty
and Jerome J. Heating are expected
to win unanimous reelection to the
posts of president and secretary,
respectively, when the AFL National
Association of Letter Carriers holos
it's convention in Miami next month.
fBe sure to listen at 3s15 pm.
every Sunday ouer WMAL, the
star station. for Joseph Youngs
Federal Spotlight broadcast, TED
turing additional ne,os and ttetcs
OF Gouernment affairs and per-
souuIities.)
Evening star., 1948-09-10

SERVICE ana per
sonnel problems.
Through his
aides, the Re-
publican presi-
Dental an di-
date replied he
was too busy at
this time with
his campaigning
to see the Gov
ernment people.
Gov. Dewey's
spokesmen e m :
phasized that he
is very much In
terested In per-
sonnel and civil
service problems,
Evening star., 1948-09-10
Boby Born in Ambulance

CARMI, Ill. (P.-John McKay's
birth came while the ambulance was
rushing his mother to an Evans
vile, Ind, hospital. The baby ar
rived about midway on the journey.
So the ambulance just turned
around and returned the mother
and her new son to their nearby
Centeryille home.
Evening star., 1948-09-10
By joseph YOUNG.

Gov. Dewey has turned down the
request of group Of Government
union officials, who wanted to sound
him out on his attitude toward civil
Evening star., 1948-09-10
Precipitation

Tung oil and animal by-products
we're Chinas principal exports in
the last year.