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Evening star., 1948-06-14
Increase in Benefits
For Injury, Death Here
Is Voted by House

The House today approved and
sent to the Senate conference re-
port on legislation that would in
crease death or injury benefit pay
ments to workers in private business
and industry here.
The measure is expected to pass
the Senate and go to the White
House late today.
William H. Press, executive secre-
tary of the Washington Board of
Trade-which opposed the measure
said it would cost District employ
ers an additional $1,000,000 a year
He said the changes would increase
by 35 per cent the annual S3.500,000
District industry pays for compensa-
ton benefits.
Approval After Lengthy Hearings.
The measure received final ap-
proval Saturday in the form of a
conference report approved by both
houses after lengthy hearings by
both Senate and House committees.
1t is an amendment to the Long
shoremen's and Harbor Workers
Compensation Act, which functions
as the Districts workmen's compen-
sation act.
Under the measure, maximum
disability compensation payments
are raised from $25 to $35 a week
The current minimum of So would
be raised to $12 a week for dis
ability but workman making less
than Sl2 a week would receive his
average weekly wage in injury COM
penSation.
Changes Asked by Labor.
Theodore Britton of the Federal
Security Agency, who is deputy
commissioner of the District of
Columbia Workmen's Compensation
Act, said he had no ieda how
passage of the measure would affect
employers here. The Board of
Trade, which based its estimate of
the costs on insurance ratings. was
joined in opposition by. the Wash
ington Hotel Association. The
were requested by or
ganized labor, both national and
local.
The House Education and Labor
Committee, in recommending the
bill, declared there has been no
change in benefit rates since 1927.
1t pointed out that wage rates and
cost of living have increased.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Consumer Group, Children
Lobby AGAINST Sales Tax

Several dozen mothers, members
of the Washington Committee for
Consumer Protection, took their
children with them today to the
Senate Office Building to lobby
against a sales tax for the District.
Chairman of the committee is
Mrs. Edith Schubert. She and the
other mothers called on Senators to
urge increasing and broadening Of
the District income tax as a sub
stitute for the sales tax.
They either gave to each Senator
or left at his Office a statement ex-
planning the stand of the group.
The committee advocated that all
residents of seven months or more,
whose incomes are S2,50O or more,
be required to pay an income tax,
The group pointed out that an es-
timated 224,000 Federal workers in
the District pay no taxes.
The mothers said they brought
their children along to emphasize
that the sales tax would greatly
affect families with several chill
dren
Evening star., 1948-06-14

Since original estimates were
made before the new tax law be-
came effective, taxpayers may revise
their estimates downward this quar-
ter. They now have the advantage
of $500 instead of $500 personal ex-
emption, the right to split incomes
between wives and husbands and an
additional $500 exemption for per-
sons IS years or older.
Although benefits accruing from
the new tax law may be adjusted
later, persons wishing to file amend
ed estimates may obtain form
1040-ES from the collectors ONCE
at Twelfth street and Constitution
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1948-06-14

IT can't see being idle, even if
I am 72," he explained. mo golf
courses or easy chairs for me. These
things I do out here are just little
things-buying stamps or books, fix
ing a pinball machine, picking up
letters. They probably don't seem
like much to an outsider, but they
mean something to these people"
The patients smiles show their
appreciation. One went further. He
wrote a letter to nominate Mr.
Schmidt in Washington recent
courtesy contest.
Didn't Want Prize.
"He is fixture with us boys
wrote the patient, "and we look
forward to his smiling face and visits
every day. We just could not do
without him and I am expressing
the feeling of the whole hospital,
including the staff, I am sure"
Mr.. Schmidt won, but he didn't
want to accept his 500 prize, ac-
cording to contest officials. He also
refuses to accept carfare from the
patients for his errands.
Retirement from this Job? No
such thing in my mind" Mr.
Schmidt said emphatically. It'll
last as long as I do"
Mr.. Schmidt and his wife live at
1909 Ninth street NV.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
.3Die in Virginia Fires;
Youth, 70, Is Held
By the Associoted Press

SELMA, Va, June 14.-Three
members of a family burned to
death here yesterday when fire, be-
lieved of incendiary origin, de-
stroyed three dwellings.
Deputy Sheriff Ira Dew of AL
leghany County arrested a 20-year-
old Selma youth, Alpha Paitsel, jr.
and charged him with setting the
fires. Mr.. Dew said he was in
formed burning bits OF paper were
tossed into the homes.
The victims were Walter Fair
burn. 81; his sister-in-law, Mary
Smith, %, and her 5-month-old
baby, Betty Jane Smith.
Neighbors said Mr.. Fairburn died
in an attempt to rescue others from
his flaming home His adopted son
Robert, 8. was credited with saving
Mrs. Fairburn and three children
When Robert smelled smoke and
was unable to use the stairs because
of flames, he said, he slid down an
outside column and put ladder to
window. Mrs. Fairburn and three
children escaped via that ladder.
Residents Of the other two houses
escaped before the fire made head
way
Evening star., 1948-06-14

ellll 1CISdoEQ. i'AASS ~AAs'''
The Haslett youth was a student
at Randolph macon Military Acad-
emy at Front Royal, Va. He was
the son of Mrs. Eura Haslett Of
the Sixteenth street address. In
addition to his mother he is sur
vived by a sister, Miss Annah Lee
Haslett, 20, of the same address, and
his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Haslett of 726 Timber Branch drive,
Alexandria.
Drivers Freed Under $1,000 Bond.
Mrs. Potts and Miss Griggs both
are graduates of Westinghouse
High School in Arlington. Mrs.
Potts husband, Eugene Potts, is
in the Navy and stationed at Chel-
sea, Mass. Mrs. Potts works at the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Miss Griggs is employed at the
Agriculture Department. She was
operated on this morning for in
ternal injuries.
The two drivers were released
under $1,000 bond each as material
witnesses pending a hearing in Ar
lington County Court June %.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Safe, TeIevision Set Stolen
From Tavern Near Jail

Thieves broke into the Tommy
Tucker Tavern at 1875 Nineteenth
street Sc. last night and made
of with the safe containing about
$500, a television set worth about
s400 and other articles. The tavern
is about a half block from the
District Jail.
An employe reporting for work
at $50 O'Clock this morning found
the front door had been forced.
Other employees had left at 1890
am. after cleaning up.
Albert s. Tucker, proprietor, said
that in addition to the safe and
television. set the thieves had taken
10 boxes of cigars and six cartons OF
cigarettes and also had taken
Clipped beef and sausage from the
refrigerator. The storage room was
open and some cases of beer may
have been taken also, Mr.. Tucker
said
The safe weighs about 400 pounds.
Marks on the sidewalk showed where
it had been pushed toward the
curb where, presumably, 1t was
loaded into . car.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
District Native Honored
For Locomotive Work

A native Washingtonian has been
picked to receive Franklin Insti-
tute's 1948 Henderson Medal for
his contribution to the scientific
advancement of the steam loco
motive" according to the Associated
Press.
He Is Charles Duncan Young Of
Whiteford, Pa, retired vice presi-
dent and director of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. The medal will be
presented October 20 by Richard
T. Male, president of the Phila-
delpl1ia institute.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Test Animals in Basement Zoo
Help FSA Guard Purity of Drugs

the amount OF sugar in the blood
Of the rabbit.
Tests Food for White House. .....
The division also carries out q
large-scale research program. One
of its phases is study of possible
poisonous effects of disinfectants
and insecticides. A similar study
has just been completed for the
Army on the effects of continued
use of insect repellents.
The animals come in for their
share of testing, too. on foods, sent
in with complaints from citizens
from all over the country. Chemical
analyses are made of the foods.
Then they often are fed to the
animals.
The same procedure Is followed
for food that pours into the White
House each day in the form Of gifts
for the President. This week, for
example, the White House sent the
laboratory a watermelon.
A small slice of it was fed to a
monkey. He ate 1t with obvious
satisfaction and thrived. The melon
was sent back to the White House
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Another Arrest
|sExpectedin in
Police Shooting
Tall Man, Daughter
Charged With Murder
In Bottle FutuI to Two

Another arrest is expected be-
fore night in connection with
the Saturday night shooting fray
which cost the life of one Prince
Georges County policeman and
the wounding of another, au-
thoritieS said today.
Pvt. Charles F. Caldwell, 36, fell
: In a burst of gunfire from his own
revolver and his companion, Pvt.
Wallace L. Baker, "a, was wounded
when they attempted to make what
police say was a routine arrest for
fighting in Deanwood Park.
Pvt. Caldwell died a short time
later.
Prince Georges authorities, still
seeking Pvt. Bakers gun, asked
the aid of District authorities in
the search for a 1947 black con-
vertible whose occupants are be-
lieved to have picked up the weapon
after Baker was wounded in trying
to call for help from his scout car
radio.
Wife of Suspect Slain.
A six-foot, five-inch colored man,
Thomas Hall, 55, of the 5000 block
of Nye street, Deanwood Park, and
his daughter, Jane, 20, have been
Evening star., 1948-06-14
II Condemned Trucks
To Be Sold by City

Sealed bids will be received at
the District Building until 2 pm.
Wednesday for purchase of II con-
demned city trucks, ranging in age
from 1881 to 1887 models.
Fourteen of the trucks may be
inspected from 8 am. to pm. at
the Sewer Division garage, First and
o streets Sc, while one each is
at the vehicles and traffic sign
shop, BOT Sixth street NV; the
District Of Columbia Repair Shop,
1877 u street NV. and the Mu-
nicipal garage parking lot, 210
John Marshall place NV.
The bids, which should be sent to
Room 500, must be itemized and a
certified check for 10 per cent of
the total bid must accompany all
proposals.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Man, n, Dies of Wounds
After Knife Fiqht in Cufe

Percy Lee Bryant. 81, colored, Of
the 1900 block of Eighth street NV.
was slashed fatally during fight
early yesterday in a cafe in the
I4OO block of Ninth street NV.
Bryant died at Freedmen's Hos
pital less than two hours after the
fight, which occurred at 2:20 am.
Police arrested Benjamin johnson.
%, colored, of the HOO block Of
First street NV, who was treated
at Freedmen's for cuts about the
face. johnson will appear at Q
coroner's inquest at noon today.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Alexander School Opens
Summer Camp Session

The summer camp session of the
Alexander School, 10315 Old Bla-
densburg road, Silver Spring, opened
today. The school held its annual
recital yesterday before more than
$50 parents and visitors
The school, which enrolls children
of nursery age through the fourth
grades. is owned by Ernest L. Ken
dali, who founded and operated the
Capitol Page School for many years.
When the school for pages was
taken over by the Board of Edu-
cation last year, he resigned.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
District Heights Citizens
Will Sponsor Cruise

The District Heights Citizens As
sociation will sponsor a moonlight
cruise on the S. S. Potomac tomor-
row night to raise funds for its
welfare activities. There will be
dancing and entertainment
Invitations have been issued by
E. Michael Roll, chairman of the
entertainment committee. to serv-
icemen of the area. The boat will
sail from Seventh street and Maine
avenue S.W. at $3.50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Boy, ID, browns in Dive
Into Northwest Branch

Raymond Miller, ID, colored, 1907
Vermont avenue NV. drowned yes
terday while swimming in the
Northwest Branch near the Burnt
Mills liberation plant.
Silver Spring police said three
companions told them the boy dived
into the water and failed to come
to the surface. 1t was believed he
struck his head on a rock.
The boy was an eighth-grade stu
dent at Garnet-Patterson Junior
High School. He was the oldest OF
seven children of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Miller. Mr. Miller is en-
ployed at the Silver Spring Hot
Shoppe.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
By George Beveridqe

Thousands OF anlmalS-enOugn TO
populate a fair-sized zoo-make up
a little-known colony in the base
ment of the Agriculture Depart
ment Building at Fourteenth and
c streets S.W.
The animals, mostly rats and
mice, are used by scientists of the
Food and Drug Administration in
their constant tests to determine
purity and capabilities of drugs and
medicines manufactured for public
consumption.
Use of dogs and cats in the ex-
periments and tests is on a limited
scale, but large numbers of guinea
pigs, rabbits and about 20 monkeys
are members of the scientific me-
nagerie. At times, pigeons, ROSTERS,
capons and pigs also have occupied
space in the basement laboratories.
The administration, now a part of
the Federal Security Agency, uses
the Agriculture building for labor
atory space.
Each Batch Of Penicillin Tested.
The animal tests actually supple
ment chemical and meteorological
tests. Animals, officials explained
are used only when no other suitable
tests are known. But while new
chemical tests are being developed
constantly, no decrease in animal
use is expected because of the large
number of new drugs coming on the
market.
Newest and fastest growing unit
in the laboratories, for example. is
a special Pen.cillin Division, which
uses mice and rabbits to test every
batch of penicillin manufactured
for sale. In 1945 Congress ordered
that every batch of penicillin man
ufactured must have food and drug
certification before 1t could go on
the market.
DR.. Donald c. Grove, assistant
chief of the division, said his group
buys 1900 small white mice every
week. They get injections Of peni-
cillin samples to make sure the drug
has no poisonous effects.
The samples also are injected into
ear veins of the divisions rabbits
400 of them-to test for the presence
of pyrogens-small by-products OF
bacteria which cause fever. After
the rabbits are injected, their tenn
peratlres are read every hour for
four hours. The animals suffer nc
ill-effects from the drug and can
be used countless times for the test
Vitamins Tested on Rats.
Each OF the complete tests, DR.
Grove said, costs the manufacturer
81 per sample. As an example OF
the number Of tests run, more than
5000, 600, ,000, 900 units of penicillin
were certified during recent
month. About 1000 samples come
to the administration each month
Similar tests are made for each
batch OF the newer drug, strepto-
mycin, that is produced, DR.. Grove
said.
A second unit is the vitamin di-
vision. which deals almost entirely
with rats in it's animal tests. The
rodents are fed diets with deficien-
cies of vitamins A, B-1 and D to
produce symptoms caused by those
deficiencies. The rats then are fed
commercial vitamin preparations
Their recovery measures power OF
the preparations.
Largest of the animal units, how
ever, is operated by the Pharma-
cology Division, which routinely
checks each class Of drugs on the
market.
An important phase Of the divi-
sion's work is the certification-
similar to that done on penicillin-
for all the insulin produced for use
by diabetes. The primary test In
wolves injection Of insulin into the
ear Of q rabbit and then measuring
Evening star., 1948-06-14
House Memorial Rites
Set for J. F. Richardson

Addresses memorializing j. Fred
erick Richardson, co-ordinator OF
information for the House, who died
May Is at the age of 68, will be
given in the House at II o'clock
tomorrow.
Speakers will be Representatives
Woodruff, Republican, of Michigan: !:
Reed, Republican, of New York and
Cox, Democrat, Of Georgia. 4
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Fund Being Raised
For Family Of 3 Left
By Slain Policeman

A Charles Caldwell Fund has
been established by police of
Prince Georges County oTassist
the family of the policeman who
was shot fatally Saturday night
in line of duty.
Pvt. Caidwell's fellow police
men pointed out his wife and
two young children had no re-
sources other than insurance,
which would cover little more
than funeral expenses.
Maj. Ralph w, Brown, super
intendent, said contributions
should be addressed to the
Treasurer. Prince Georges
County Police Association,
County Service Building, Hy-
attsville. Md, and should bear
the notation, Caldwell Fund"
Evening star., 1948-06-14

G o l III S l on at
Tenth and North
Highland streets,
Arlington, ! a st
midnight.
Seriously in
jured were Mrs.
Dorothy Harris
Potts, 10 of 1916
N orth Nelson
street, and Miss
Marjorie Griggs,
20, OF 814 North
Stafford street,
both Of Arling-
ton, who were
r i d ng in a
Evening star., 1948-06-14
TB Welfare Needs
Indicated by. Survey
To Be Discussed

District Welfare Director John w.
Tramburg will meet with repre-
sentatives of District health, edu-
cation and judicial departments at
3 pm. tomorrow to discuss what
new demands on future Welfare
Department budgets are indicated
by the current mass-X-ray survey
here.
At a meeting in the board room
of the Welfare Department, Mr..
Tramburg will confer with other
District officials to get a picture
of welfare needs here next year and,
specifically. of any additional load
of INDECENT tuberculosis patients
and their families
Information so far published by
X-ray survey officials show l per
cent of persons examined have
symptoms of the disease. With
100000 persons over the age of IS
expected to be checked by July /,
a total of 5000 with symptoms may
be expected on this basis.
Many Can Be Treated in Homes.
Mr.. Tramburg said today, how
ever, that because many tubercu-
losis victims can be cared for In
their own homes, the 5000 figure
may not be disturbing to the We'll
fare Departments financial situa-
zion as it indicates"
But, he added, he feels 1t neces-
sary Ito have some idea" of what
the department can expect in added
appeals for aid which will have to
be met in future budgets.
Should information received to-
morrow indicate the impact of the
tuberculosis survey is immediate and
heavy. Mr.. Tramburg said, he will
ask Welfare Board Chairman Edgar
L. Morris to ask the Commissioners
for supplementary funds for the
Welfare Departments heavily cut
1949 budget.
Barrett to Attend Meeting.
Scheduled to meet with Mr.. Tram
burg tomorrow are:
Police Supt. Robert J. Barrett,
1t. William T. Murphy, head of the
Police Department Juvenile Bureau:
Capt. Rhoda Millikin, head of the
Women's Bureau: Judge Fay Bent
ley, Juvenile Court Judge; DR.. Dan
iel L. Seckinger, acting director of
the Health Department.; officials of
the Hospital Permit Bureau and
Gallinger Hospitals social service;
representatives Of the District pub
lie school administration; DR.. A.
Barklie Coulter, director of the
Health Departments tuberculosis
Control Bureau. and a representa-
tive of District Budget Officer Walter
l.. Fowler.
Evening star., 1948-06-14

ASAASo " SAAAo &sAS
Kinnon, 16, of
3167 North Six
teenth street;
Mary B. Wheel
er, 13, Of GLIB
N orth Thir-
teenth sire e t,
and Joe Davis,
IS, Of 43l8 North
Ell 6 h t e e n t h
street, who was
driving. Th ey
were all treated
for superficial
injuries at Ar
lington Hospital
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Job Security Bill Signed

bill prohibiting discrimination
against physically handicapped
persons employed by the Govern
ment, the White House announced.
The bill was sponsored by Sem
ator LANCER, Republican, of North
Dakota.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Film Slotted in Kensinqton

The Kensington Cooperative
Nursery School will show a motion
picture, This is Robert" at o'clock
tonight in the Kensington Elemen-
tary School, Produced by Vassar
College, the film depicts the devel-
opment of a child from the age of
2 until the first year of school.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Regular Grand Jury
|ndicts 5 in Gambling
As Probe Continues

| Five preSonS were indicted today
on gambling charges by the regular
grand jury while special grand
jury continues an elaborate investi-
CATION of gambling in the District.
Those named in today's indict-
ments were all accused of promoting
IL. cry. They are Arthur H. Nc
Cant, Al, colored, 2700 block of
Thirteenth street NE; Andrew
Burr, %, colored, 400 block of Elm
street NV: Annie Robinson, 80,
colored, and John I. Robinson, 43.
colored, both of the 600 block of @
street NV, and Andrew P. Cor
don, %, colored, $500 block Of Hayes
street NE.
All of them also were charged
with possession OF slips used for
conducting lottery.
3 Youths Indicted in Staying.
The indictments were among a
total of 81 returned by the grand
jury before Justice David A. Pine
of District Court.
Three teen-aged youths were in
dicted on a charge of hrst-degree
murder in the fatal beating of Ham,
! ilton S. Eustace, 66, of Culverton,
Va.
The beating is reported to have
occurred in the 1900 block of Ninth
street NV. last June, and MIR.
Eustace died May 2 of this year in
St. Elizabeths Hospital. The three
youths named on the murder
charge, all of them colored, are
Charles P. Pierson, 10. OF the 500
block of o street NV; Elmer
Lawson, jr., II, of the 1900 block
of H street NV, and Willie Burke,
16, of the 900 block of Rhode Island
avenue NV.
Charged With Bigamy.
William A. Foster, %, for whom
no address was listed, was indicted
on charges of bigamy and perjury.
He is accused of marrying Priscilla
Jeanne Hopkins in April of this
year without having obtained a
divorce from another woman.
Foster also is accused of falsely
stating that he had no prior mar
riage when he applied for a mar
riage license last March.
Edgar c. Mcfarland, 40, OF Der
wood, Md, was indicted on a
charge of perjury for allegedly
stating at District Court in Decem-
ber, 1916, during the trial of civil
case that he had lived continuously
in the District for a period of 10
years.
Anthony j. Forte, 36, whose ad-
dress was listed as the Willard Ho-
tel, was indicted on a charge of
false pretenses for allegedly OBJ
tanning $1,000 from a Pennsylvania
concern under the pretext of selling
the firm equipment he did not own
Two Held in Aid to Escapes.
Two men were indicted on charges
of concealing escapes from the
National Training School for Boys.
They were Lloyd w. Owens, 81,
colored, and James E. Williams, 80,
colored, both of the 600 black of K
street NV. John Ellis, jr.. %, COL
ored, was indicted on a charge of
assault with intent to commit carnal
knowledge involving 13-year-old
colored girl.
Among others indicted was Wal
ter Lessner, 81, of the 500 block
of Alabama avenue Sc, who is
charged with interfering with a
deputy United States Marshal while
the latter was attempting to serve
an attachment in connection with
a Juvenile Court case.
The grand jury ignored an arson
charge in the case of William p
Mousser. 81. of the first block of
Randolph place NV. The grand
jury's action exonerates Mr.. Nous
scr
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Arlington Youth
Killed, 6 Injured
AS Autos Collide
Two Drivers Freed
Under 81, 900 Bond
Pending Hearing

Joseph Haslett, is, of 1894 North
Sixteenth street, Arlington, was
killed and six other youths were
injured. two seriously, in a two-car
Evening star., 1948-06-14

car driven by Joseph Haslstt.
Francis Dutton, 81, of Cottage City,
Md. Mr.. Dutton was treated at
Arlington Hospital for cuts and
released.
Three Treated and Released.
Other occupants of the car in
which Joseph Haslett died were