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Evening star., 1948-02-13
Protest Plan
For Rezoning
On 14th Street
Classification Change
From Residential to
Commercial Sought

A proposal to change the west side
of Fourteenth street NV. between
Kennedy and Longfellow streets
from residential to commercial zon-
ing, was opposed by IA residents of
the Sixteenth Street Highlands area
at a District building hearing today.
Two owners of the property in
question favored the revision.
The east side of Fourteenth street,
in the $500 block, Is commercial, and
six of seven owners of property on
the west side of the block had
sought the same classification for
their land.
Opposition to the proposal by
members of the surrounding COM
munity was led by the Rev. N. N.
Simmonds, speaking for the trustees
of the Highlands Baptist church,
Fourteenth street and Colorado ave-
nue.. of which he is pastor. He said
the change was absolutely unnec-
essary," since there were enough
stores in the area already, and the
section Is a substantial residential
community.
Apartment Owner Agrees.
Among those supporting this view
were L. M. Brown, owner of two
apartment houses at 1400 and 1404
Longfellow street NV; Mrs. Harry
@. Sigourney, 1921 Colorado avenue
NV; Miss Elsie N. England, 542O
C~fAvod4 TT1ycSac pI1f1nr
1919 Longfellow street; Mrs. Louis
F.. Hulcher, 5508 Fourteenth street,
and George Shoemaker, 1415 Long
fellow street.
william Kurtz, speaking for the
Colorado Cleaners, 5512 Colorado
avenue, said business men in the
area agreed with Mr.. Simmonds
that the area already was sufficiently
commercialiZed.
The proposed revision, which had
the approval of the Zoning Advisory
Council but was opposed by the
Citizens Zoning Advisory Commit
tee, was backed at the hearing by
Col. Charles B. Watkins, 1904 Four
teenth street, and Michael Gennusa,
5514 Fourteenth street.
Col. Watkins, who owns the build
ing at 55O4 Fourteenth street, said
he thought the block was "ripe for
rezoning." Mr.. Gennusa said his
taxes were too high, and that he
favored the change so that he could
put a doctors Office in his house.
10 Gases Under Amusement.
The Zoning Commission took this
case under advisement, along with
nine others heard this morning.
Mrs. Alphonso Rossi, 1000 Chesa-
peake street NV, was the only wit
ness opposing a proposal to admit
the building of small apartment
houses in the area surrounding the
Bamberger Broadcasting Co. tele-
vision tower near Fortieth and Al
bemarle streets NV.
She said the building of the tower
had jeopardized property holdings
in the area, and urged that the Sec
ton be rezoned commercial. A re-
quest for such zoning had been de-
MED previously by the commission.
Other zoning proposals considered
this morning were unopposed.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
PsychiatrY Great Need
In Child Care Today,
.0verho|ser Asserts

Prompt psychiatric treatment for
children who need it was empha-
sized today by DR.. Winfred Over
holser, superintendent of st. Eliza
beths Hospital, as one of the most
important needs in the field of child
welfare and in preventing juvenile
delinquency.
DR.. Overholser spoke at the open
ing session of the annual Area Child
Welfare Conference sponsored by
the American Legion and its aux
iliary at the Statler Hotel.
Delegates are attending from
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey
New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia
West Virginia, Puerto Rico and the
District.
DR.. Overholser said that in the
past children have been neglected
in the mental hygiene field, despite
the fact that as far back as World
War I observers began to realize
that fair number of the mental
patients found in the armed forces
1ldu SllOWll O1l1lCO4OlCS AL SOoVAAAE
along dating back to childhood.
With about $4,000 mental patients
in the country-requiring a little
over half of all the beds in all
hospitals in the country-Dr. Over
holser said the interest of medical
doctors has been aroused in the field
OF psychiatry.
He said, by way of illustration
that 100 applications from we'll
trained doctors might be received
for openings at st. Elizabeths fol
phychiatric training.
Mrs. Norman L. Sheehe, Rockford
ILL.,, National Child Welfare chair
man of the Legion Auxiliary, out
lined the 1948 program In child well
fare, which she said will be practi-
cal and huge" one, since so per
cent of the children in America,
today are children OF veterans.
Evening star., 1948-02-13

Eight more young art students
have registered for The Evening
Star Student Calendar Art Contest
with new requests for rules PAM
phlets, entry blanks and registra-
ton cards arriving in a. steady
stream. More than 40 have been
supplied so far this week.
The students who have filled out
and sent in their registration cards
in the last two days are Jack Meth
erell, Margaret Brent High School;
George E. Sullivan, Chamberlain
Vocational School; Beverly Wellborn
and Henry A. REM, III, Washing
ton-Lee High School; Claude Hol-
ley, Randall Junior High School;
Mary Lou Forni and Raymond W.
Mussellwhite, jr., Montgomery
Blair High School, and Ralph M
|Semsker, Powell Junior High
School.
The contest is open to all senior
and Junior high school students
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Evening star., 1948-02-13
7 Held for Grand Jury
In Operation Of Fake
$4,000 Lottery Here

Two men accused of flooding the
District with 100000 fake lottery
tickets at so cents each for a total
take of $4,000 were held for the
grand jury today by United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turnage
Charges against a third man were
dismissed.
Held in 81 500 bond on charges of
setting up and operating a policy
lottery were Ben Goldstein, 80, OF
the 5000 block Of Sligo Mill road
NE. and Joseph Sturman. 30, of the
1900 block of M street NE. Stur-
man surrendered to police this
morning.
His brother, Albert Sturman, g.
of the 1900 block of Queen street
NE, and Goldstein were arrested
yesterday, but charges were dropped
at the hearing today against Albert
Sturman when evidence did not
show he had participated in the
lottery operations.
The arrests were made yesterday
in a raid on a grocery in the 1900
block of Fourth street NV.
Police said the raid was the climax
of a month-long investigation, dur
ing which undercover agents not
only bought lottery tickets with
marked money, but also acted as
"bookies" and sold tickets. The
lottery was in the name Of the
Charity Guild of Washington, and
used the grocery as a front, accord
ing to 1t. Roy Blick, head Of the
police vice squad.
1t. Blick estimated 100000 tickets
had been sold for drawing or
July II, 1948, with prizes being Of.
fered totaling $4,000. First money
was to be $4,000. He said indica.
tions were that the lottery hat
spread to other parts Of the country
and all information had been sub
mitted to proper authorities,
meaning the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation.
Washington bookies not directl!
connected with the Charity Guilt
have been selling the tickets, 1t
Blick said. Their take was $1.50 .
book If they sold less than 100 book
and So each If they sold more thai
100 books. There were u tickets il
inch book.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Food Handlers Required
To Take County Course

Restaurant employees and other
persons handling food in Montgom-
cry County must have certificates
showing they have completed the
special course given by the County
Health Department, DR.. v. L. Eli
colt, county health officer, an
nounced today.
He also said food handlers must
take chest X-rays.
Declaring that attendance at the
ood-handling classes has been
small, DR.. Ellicott warned that res
taurant owners will receive lower
health ratings unless their employees
comply with existing regulations.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Baltimore Grand Jury Told
To Probe HOUSING CHARGES

BALTIMORE, Feb. 10 P).-Judge
Herman M. Moser today directed
the Baltimore grand jury to in
vestigate charges that home build
ers have been cheating veterans
For a year now, spokesmen for
former GIs have been complaining
that builders used defective mate
rials and methods in houses they
sold. to them. It is charged they
have failed to meet specifications
and violated local building codes.
More than 1000 veterans filed
charges their houses have leaky
rooftops, sagging walls, cracked
flooring, damp cellars and faulty
heating systems.
Harry S. Allen, Maryland COM
mander of the American Legion
announced his organization would
make a State wide inquiry.
Judge Moser assigned the city
solicitor and two assistants from
the States attorneys Office to help
the grand jury.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
ice Suspends Raise
In A. B. & W. Fares
For Public Hearing

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission today suspended schedule
of higher bus fares on the lines OF
Alexandria, Bancroft & Washington
Transit Co., that were to go. into
effect tomorrow between Washing
ton, Alexandria and Arlington.
A commission spokesman said the
action was taken to enable the ICC
to hold a public hearing on the
proposed changes No date has
been set for the hearing.
AS the ICC took it's action, COM
mission examiner was hearing testi-
mony from officials of the Washing
ton, Marlboro & Annapolis busline
that they were about two months
behind in paying for gasoline, tires
and bus parts. They testified on the
lines plea for a fare increase from
10 to IS cents for service between
Washington and Hillside and Coral
Hills, Md.
Last Increase in 1880.
The A., B. g. w. company filed its
request January IA. A spokesman
for the company said the line has
suffered heavy losses and has not
had a fare increase since 1890.
The company sought to eliminate
tokens selling for eight for 81 anc
used in the present 15-cent fare
zone to Alexandria. In addition, il
would increase it's 10-cent cash fare
to other parts of Alexandria and 8
great portion of Arlington to l:
cents and afford customers in thi!
area tokens at eight for 81.
Fares to the Pentagon Building
National Airport and other Gov
ernment installations in nearby Vir'
ginia would remain at 10 cents.
Cost Increase Cited.
B. c. May, general manager o
A. B. g. W., has reported the com
pany's revenues during the first l
months of 1947 were $436,341 les
than the corresponding period il
1916, while operating expenses in
creased $98,916.
Company testimony at the w. M
g. A. hearing included a statemen
that expenses of the line had in
creased "in excess Of 100000" as ,
result of wage increases and othe
benefits awarded to employe
through arbitration.
Roy A. Chew, traffic manager
said the number of trips had beer
reduced in the last year in an effor
to economize, and because patron
age had declined.
Witnesses Cross Examined.
Tobias e. Levow, an examiner II
the Patent Office, who said he wa!
a user of the bus. line, was cross
examining company witnesses. HI
said he represented Hillside ant
Coral Hills Citizens Associations.
Leslie L. Altman, president ant
general manager, pointed out th'
line lost approximately $35 900 las
year.
James w. Tanner, secretary-treas
urer, estimated about $500 passen
gers weekly would be affected by tn,
proposed Scent fare increase.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Bond Is Denied Husband
Held i'm Wife's Death

James Henry Shaw, 80, was or
dered held without bond today
pending a coroner's jury investiga-
ton in the death of his estranged
wife, Louise Shaw, 30, of BIT x
street NV. She died at Emergency
Hospital this morning of burns re-
ceived. In a fire Wednesday at the
K street address. The Shaws are
cofored.
When Shaw was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage, Detective r. E.
Davis accused him of starting the
fire by kicking over an oil stove
during an argument.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Trial on Drinking Charge
POSTPONED for Policeman

A Police Trial Board today post
ooned indefinitely the trial of Pvt.
Robert C. Redding of No precinct
who is charged with drinking while
on duty. When he does 60 on trial,
it will be the fourth time he has
faced trial board since last Mo-
venber.
Meanwhile, the board is scheduled
to rule on charges of neglect of
duty, failing to patrol his beat and
failing to communicate with his
station which Pvt. Redding also
faces. At the trial on these charges
in January, Maj. Robert J. Bar
rett, police superintendent, testified
for Pvt. Redding, calling attention
to commentators he has received.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
u. ). Probes Charqe!
|0f Defective Homes
Built for Veterans
BY the Asxoeiofad Press

The Justice Department is looking
into the possibility that builders OF
veterans housing in several cities
have violated Federal laws.
A department spokesman listed the
cities in which inquiries are under
way as Dallas, New Orleans, New
York, Los Angeles and Baltimore.
He refused to reveal any details.
Asked If the Federal Bureau OF
Investigation is conducting the in
quiry, the official said: THE FBI
is the investigative branch of the
Justice Department. We are not
making any announcements"
William C. Muth, vice president of
the Baltimore City Council, said he
was told by Attorney General Clark
during a conference here yesterday
that the FBI will be put in charge
of the investigations.
Mr.. Muth said Mr.. Clark told him
the FBI will work in close co-opera-
ton with the Veterans Administra-
ton, the Office of the Housing Ex-
pediter and the Federal Housing
Administration. They are all
agencies which have varying inter-
ests in houses bought under the
CT bill.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Rarely Used Statute
On Possessing Arms
Invoked in ThreatC Case

A rarely used District statute pro-
hibiting the possession of firearms
by persons previously convicted OF
crimes of violence was invoked
against a man in Municipal Court
yesterday.
Henry Lyons, jr., 40, colored, OF
the 100 block of r street NE.
pleaded not guilty to charges of pos
sessing firearms and Of making
threats.
Lyons was arrested Wednesday or
a warrant sworn out by Carrie
Stephens, colored. of the 400 block
of P street NV. The woman
charged Lyons had broken into hel
bedroom the night before, threat
ened her with a gun and forced hel
to accompany him to the street
where she escaped.
After his arrest, police said they
learned Lyons had been convicted
of seconded murder in the
death of his wife in 1882. He sub.
sequently served eight and hall
years of a 20-year sentence and was
paroled. Police reported they re.
turned to Lyons house and founc
a .38 caliber revolver.
At a hearing before Judge George
D. Nelson yesterday, Lyons attor.
torney,, E. Roosevelt Page, objected
to the charge of possessing wea-
pom, on the grounds that to his
knowledge the statute has never
been invoked.
Judge Nelson agreed he had nc
recollection of the charge. He said
however, he hopes 1t will be useo
more often in the future.
Lyons was held under 81 900 bono
for appearance in Municipal Court
March 2.
The United States attorneys Office
later explained the offense Is a mis-
demeanor carrying a possible SEN
tence of $1,000 or one year and ap.
plies only to persons convicted o:
crimes of violence.
Evening star., 1948-02-13

pected to be drawn from the new
list. At least four captains also may
be drawn from the rolls during the
year to replace four inspectors ex-
pected to retire.
The examinations were taken by
all eligible men of the ranks from
private to lieutenant. Nearly 1000
applied for the tests, but about $50
were disqualified. ,,'
Announcement of the new ratings
has been awaited eagerly by most
policemen. Those heading the cur
rent list took their chances in the
examinations with the others and
will be rated according to their new
grades.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
President Indorses
World Day Of Prayer
By Quoting PsaImist

President Truman, indorsing to-
days 28th annual observance of the
world Day of Prayer" sponsored
by the United Council of Church
Women, declared this badly trou-
bled world needs, perhaps, as never
before the guidance which alone
can come through the favor of the
Most High"
Washington area Protestant
churches are observing the occasion,
which is marked in 68 nations on
the first Friday in Lent.
The Washington Council of Church
Women made public Mr.. Truman's
words from letter.
President Quotes Psalm.
p. The President wrote:
LAS we work for an enduring peace
and the restoration of order and
happiness in sadly distraught lands,
we must carry in our hearts the
admonition of the Psalmist: Except
the Lord keep the city, the watch
man waketh but in vain May God
bless and prosper the noble crusade
of the United Council of Church
Women" .t'
Mrs. Wallace N. Streeter is pres
ident of the Washington Council
of Church Women and Mrs. Har-
old E. Beatty, wife of the paste,
Iof Georgetown Lutheran Church
is chairman of the Washington OBJ,
servance.
Major Observances Listed.
Major observances in Washington
include:
Eleven am. services at the Firs
Congregational Church, with clos,
ing message by Mrs. Carleton M
Long Six pm. services in the Ma
tional City Christian social hall tt
be addressed by the Rev. DR.. FREQ
S. Buschmeyer, pastor of Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church.
Four pm. children's services at
Westminster Memorial Presbyterian
Church, 430 Seventh street S.W.;
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, Ninth street and Massa.
chusetts avenue NV, and Refor-
nation Lutheran Church, 212 East
Capitol street.
In Arlington, a dozen churches
planned special services for the
day and evening. Mrs. o. H. Kneer
heads the Arlington Council O.
Church Women. Plans there are
under the direction of Mrs. Lee A
Peeler, wife of the pastor of Bethe
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Evening star., 1948-02-13
County Trade Unit Plans
Fire Prevention Session

Fire protection and prevention
will keynote the monthly meeting
of the Prince Georges County In
dependent Trade Association at $3.50
D m. Monday In the Riverdale Mu-
nicipal Hall, 4714 Queensbury road,
Riverdale.
Guest speaker will be Chief James
w. Just, director of the Maryland
Fire Service Extension of the Uni
yersity of Maryland. Motion pic
lures of last falls disastrous forest
fires In Maine also will be shown.
!, George M. Jones, the groups new
president, will preside.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
U. N. League of Lawyers
ToHoId Conference Here

Representatives of about 30 ma
tions, members Of the United Nations
League of Lawyers, were to open
their annual conference at 4 o'clock
this afternoon at the United Ma
tions Club, Nineteenth and r streets
NV.
Committees will make reports and
new officers will be elected.
Ernest A. Gross, legal adviser to
the State Department, will address
the group at $3.50 tonight on The
Impart of the United Nations On
Domestic jurisdictions"
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Police Begin Receiving Grades
From Promotion Rating Tests

approximately 750 Metropolitan
policemen who took civil service
promotion rating examinations last
October began receiving reports OF
their grades by mail today.
In 10 days or two weeks, after all
applicants have had an opportunity
to protest for technical reasons, the
new list will be announced.
The list will supplant the one
drawn up in 1912. Although exam
nations usually are taken every
two years, they were suspended dur
ing the war years and not held
again until last year
Nearly a score of lieutenants, re-
quested in the new budget, are ex-
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Suspect Held in Theft
From March of Dimes

A man accused by Arlington police
of stealing 1898 from March OF
Dimes box was held for the grand
jury yesterday after hearing in
County Court.
He is William r. Davis. Is, OF
the 600 block of South Fillmore
street. Police say he was arrested
in Alexandria Wednesday after they
were told he was seen in the vicinity
of a theater in the 1900 block OF
Columbia pike about the time the
money was taken from a box IN the
lobby.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
lnfunt Suffocutes in Crib

A 10-month- -old girl died at GAL
ltnger Hospital today shortly after
being found unconscious in her crib
by her mother, Mrs. Lucille Single
ton, colored. 2112 Tenth street NV.
Police said the baby. Deborah, ap-
parently suffocated.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Aid Offered in Preparing
MARYLAND Tax Returns

Assistance in preparing Maryland
income tax forms will be given
Prince Georges County residents
from 9 am. to pm. today and
from Monday through Wednesday
next week in the County Service
Building, Hyattsville.
Similar assistance in connection
with Federal tax returns also will
be given by representatives of the
Internal Revenue Bureau in the
County Service Building February
"a and 27 and from March / to 5
inclusive.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
In an Emergency

II you want to get police IN a
hurry. call Executive 2060.
That's the special number for
police assistance and emer-
gencies. That number connects
you direct with policemen as
signed especially to take your
calls and complaints. If you
call the regular police number,
you may be delayed by routine
police calls. For fast action.
call Executive 2060.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Lenten Food SoIes PIunned

The first of six Saturday Lenten
food sales will be held from 2 to
4:30 pm. tomorrow in the parish
hall of the Episcopal Chapel of the
Redeemer, Fairway Hills, Md. Mrs
Josephine Moves of Clara Barton
House, Glen Echo, is in charge.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Fl. Myer Citizens to Meet

The Fort Myer Heights Citizens
Association will meet at 8 O'Clock
tonight at the home Of DR.. Victor
Meyers. 1884 Wilson boulevard, Ar
hngton.
Evening star., 1948-07-17
Saw.Tooth Files Produce
Music in Insect World
By the Assoejaisd Press

NEW YORK-The worlds largest
male chorus is made up of insects
and their music is mostly played on
saw-tooth files. The bug music is
described in THE Songs of Insects" :"
a book by DR.. George w. Pierce,
world-famous physicist in sound.
DR.. Pierce used sound-recording
devices for II years in picking up
insect songs. Some Of these are in
sounds inaudible to human ears,
until the laboratory instruments
translate them. He says that insect
songs are made in three main ways
One large class of insects has files
and scrapers on wing covers. In q
second large class, files are on wings
and scrapers on legs. The third
class shakes membranes like GYM
balls.
Males do virtually all the singing.
She-bugs occasionally click, maybe
in appreciation. Katydid males
sing to each other. In one record
ing a male made three chirps-
apparently saying katy did" and
another male answered with only
two, as II saying "She did"
Several species of male crickets
have a drinking song. These chirps
attract a female, who sips some uni
Identified nectar in a depressed cup
on the males back. After half an
hour Of singing and drinking, mat
ing begins.
Evening star., 1948-07-17

labor leaders who, with the Chris
tian Democrats, form a minority al
lance in CGIL's Executive Commit
tee, were reserved in their comment.
They held out hope for a reconcilia-
ton.
To Seek Political Strike Ban.
The government of Premier Alcide
de Gasperi had announced it would
seek to outlaw political strikes, such
as that called by the CGIL in pro-
test against the Togliatti assassina-
ton attempt.
This solid stand by the govern
ment forced the CGIL to call off its
strike and the -to-work sum-
mons was answered yesterday by
nearly all of Italy's laborers.
But in Milan, Turin and Genoa
all Communist citadels-there were
diehards who kept those northern
industrial centers partly strike
bound. Some factories were closed
in Genoa and strikers kept street.
cars and buses from operating regu-
larly in Milan and Turin.
In Civita Castellana, 40 miles
north of Rome, Communist mobs
virtually took over control of the
town before police reinforcements
moved in from Rome, Terni and
Viterbo,