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Evening star., 1948-05-11

left foot. Continue until your left
leg becomes tired. Now place the
book on the floor on the inside of
your right foot and push the weight
toward your left foot. Keep your
knees straight. Return right leg to
starting position and continue until
your right leg is weary.
Evening star., 1948-05-11

This becoming afternoon dress for
the matron has the simple unclut-
tered air every woman likes. Use a
soft flower print or dotted fabric
and trim with a neckline bouquet.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. ITO is
designed for sizes "a, 36, 38. 40, AZ
a, Is and 48. Size 36. sleeve, re-
ouires AZ yards of 39-inch material
For this pattern, send Is cents, in
coins. your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell. The Washington Star, P. o
Box 90, Station g, New York 10
n. p.
Evening star., 1948-05-11
By Eleni

Dy Lte"
DO YOU, KNOW THAT: Greasy
creamed faces can only look attrac-
tive to people who like greasy
creamed faces? And we know that
that group is in the minority. But
you say, what's gal to do when
she needs a night lubricant to keep
her skin soft and smooth and still
not use a heavy night cream? Here's
the solution: a facial oil that will
help soften dry, roughened skin
and easily remove unappealing scale
It lubricates the skin effectively
leaves no oily shine and does won
ders with dry, sensitive skin. This
is not an extra" cosmetic. This
is an item needed by many women
to soften and smooth their faces
The facial oil should be used spar
ingly at night. While you SLEEP
the oil performs its beauty duties
Morning finds your face glowing
from the night treatment.
EYES RIGHT: What's the most
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county, 11SA Y
here In WASH
ington, is q SIM
liar situation
which should be
regarded with
equal serious
ness.
That startling
bit of .informa-
tton CO m e s
straight fro m
Dorothy Bovee,
director Of the
nutrition service
of the District
Chapter Of the
Red Cross.
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By Marsarst Child

Forget for . moment the plight
Of Europe's malnutritioned millions
and listen to this. Even in this
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FILLING CRACKS.

From Mrs. J. A., HyattsUille.)
To Mrs. NJ M: My husband
bought what looked like an oversize
crayon in a hardware store and
you just rub it over the crack till it
is filled in Let it dry overnight
and sand smooth with sandpaper.
1t was wonderful. I'm sure if you
ask at a hardware store you'll be
able to get it.
Evening star., 1948-05-11
GOLDEN GLOW PLANTS?

From Mrs. o. K, Glenn Dale)
I have tried to obtain roots of the
golden glow plant" but the local
nurseries don't carry them any more.
They tell me they have no call for
them. I wonder if there is any
reader who has golden glow
plants" which they wish to dispose
of? Also, any light blue iris roots?
I have tried to get them, without
success,
Evening star., 1948-05-11

TF7OHt d. z. FHUllC LlbTdTy.7
Mrs. N. J. NJ, Silver Spring, asked
for information about the sort of
clothes that ere worn in Bermuda.
Beautiful Bermuda" by Mrs.
Euphemia Young Bell and others,
should prove helpful. Also worth
looking at is THE Story of Ber-
muda," by Hudson Strode. These
books are in the Central Library
at Ninth and K streets NV.
Evening star., 1948-01-20

dUSIC-LOvING SCOUTS-Admrng Girl Scouts Of Troop 1913
surround Harpst Sylvia Meyer just before the National Sym
pony Orchestra seventh neighborhood concert
by The Star Coolidge High School last night the
concert was broadcast Station WAL Tickets for
neighborhood concert be held in Western High
School next Monday being distributed to the scnoos
and are available 724 of The Star Building
Star STAFF Photo
Evening star., 1948-01-20
War Memorial Drive
For $4,000 Opened

Donations totaling $500 were
pledged last night at dinner spon-
sored by the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Post, American Legion, opening an
sS5 900 campaign for a community
war memorial building.
More than $50 persons attended
the campaign opening at the Ken
wood Country Club, and heard Maj.
Gen. Louis B. Hershey, director Of
the Office of Selective Service Rec
ords, commend the posts project.
The post proposes to raise the
$85 900 In addition to $4,000 already
in hand, for a community center
honoring the heroes Of both world
wars.
Post members who spoke on cam
paign plans last night were Donal l..
Chamberlin, general chairman;
B. w. Parker, chairman of the Ad-
visory Committee; Joseph A. Can
trel chairman of the Organizing
Committee Thomas Elward, post
commander, and Randolph Bishop.
campaign adviser.
The Legion hopes 10 reach It's
goal by February 8.
Evening star., 1948-01-20
Bethesda Chamber 10 Join
In All zoning Hearings

The Bethesda Chamber of Com
merce will be represented hereafter
at all zoning hearings affecting the
western suburban area of Montgom-
cry County. it was decided last night
at a meeting Of the Board Of Di-
rectors in the Bethesda County
Building.
A committee will be appointed by
the president, William K. Hodges,
to investigate all rezoning appliea-
tions and bring its findings back to
the board for action. The board S
action will be presented by a COM
mittee member at the hearing.
This same committee and the
Roads, Streets and Bridges Com
mittee will make a study of the
proposed master plan for the
Woodmont Triangle of Bethesda.
Representative Beall, Republican.
of Maryland has accepted an invita-
ton to speak at q dinner meeting
Of the chamber February 2 at the
Kenwood Country Club.
Evening star., 1948-01-20
Doubed Painting by Tintoretto
Restored for Gallery Display

The magic Of X-ray and the
science of restoration will make it
possible for National Gallery of
Art patrons to see Tintoretto's
Madonna and Child" as the IA
nous Italian artist meant it to be.
Instead of daub of musty brown
over the Madonna's head, such
as existed when the painting was
presented to the gallery, art lovers
will see a circlet of cherubim and
stars, lending a silvery gray halo
and an exquisite background to one
of Tintoretto's finest works.
The 4Madonna and seven other
paintings from the collection OF
Ralph and Mary Booth will be pre-
viewed at the gallery February l..
Years ago, probably in the l7th
century, the Madonna's owner at
that time apparently took dislik-
ing to cherubs and stars and paint
ed them out of the masterpiece.
When the gallery received the
painting, there was a suspicion that
something was missing. There was
not the detail that the 18th GEN.
tury Venetian painted into the ex-
tensive products of his long career.
"A routine procedure at the gal
lery Is to X-ray all new pictures.
Once it was revealed that COM
plete painting was concealed under
another canvas.
Penetrating the brown pigment
encircling the Madonna, the X-ray
photo disclosed halo of stars, in
turn encircled by a group of cherubs.
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To John Walker, chief curator, the
result enhanced the artistic and
intrinsic value of the painting i'm
measurably.
But the revelation was only the
beginning. 1t took nearly nine
months for staff of restorers,
headed by Stephen S. Pichetto, to
remove the pigment with solvents
and renew the painting to its orig
inal beauty.
The resistance of the pigment in
dicated to experts that it was
daubed on perhaps no longer than
100 years after Tintoretto's death.
The painter Tintoretto was born
Jacopo Robusti in 1918 but assumed
the nickname "Tintoretto" after the
trade of his father, dyer.
Recognized as one of the greatest
of the Venetian school, Tintoretto
studied for a time under Titan, but
the story was that the latter, jeal-
Gus of Tintoretto's budding genius,
cut short his tutorship.
At that, Tintoretto largely devel-
oped his own talents. He chose a
combination of the design of Michel
angelo, and the coloring OF Titan
as his hallmark.
When he died in 1894, he left the
world legacy of art seldom sur
passed in quality or quantity.
Among his triumphs were So me-
morable paintings in the scuola di
S. Rocco. His Paradise" covering
IA by 80 feet, is reputed to be the
largest painting ever done on can
vas.
Evening star., 1948-01-20
Barrett May Assign
More Special Squads
To Unsolved Crimes

Further special squads of detec-
tives. to work on major robberieS
as well as unsolved murders may
be set up from time to time to
assure uninterrupted investigation
OF especially difficult or long-stand-
ing cases, Police Supt. Robert j..
Barrett said today.
A five-man detective squad, head
ed by 1t. Edgar E. Scott, was Gre
ated yesterday to concentrate on
three unsolved District murders.
Maj. Barrett also told of plans
to strengthen the foot patrol force
If Congress grants his requests for
funds to increase the department
personnel by more than 200 men,
and if 101 existing vacancies can be
filed by civil service examinations
scheduled for the near future.
At least IS policemen would be
available for beats If the licensing
Office were given special investiga-
tors to check on buildings, rooming
houses, restaurants and similar es-
tablishments now covered by police
men, he declared.
Present Force Is 1884.
Maj. Barrett said he needs an ad-
ditional 13 men for assignment to
work with schoolboy patrols and
similar activities.
The proposed District budget re-
quests an allowance for 205 more
policemen. Maj. Barrett said the
present personel total is 1884.
Explaining that "the man on the
beat is the man vino prevents
crime" Maj. Barrett said that on
July /, 1925, when the force num-
bered only 1858, there were 18 foot
policemen on the day shift at the
first precinct, as compared with Is
last July /. The difference was
even greater for the other two
shifts, he said.
To-day there are situations where
one man patrols four BEATS" he
continued. There should be one
man for each beat. My ambition
is to have the same man on the
same beat daily, and on his day of
he would be relieved every week
by the same man."
Fl Assigned to Complaint Center.
The superintendent disclosed that
81 men have been assigned to the
new central complaints and record
room, and that the number of foot
policemen. is limited further by as
signments to such places as Gal
linger Hospital, various public
buildings and the courts, and spe-
cial Police Department offices.
Establishment of the squad to
work on unsolved murders has been
under consideration for some time,
Mai. Barrett explained. Detective
Sergt. Walter d. Perry had been
scheduled to take charge but be-
came i'll. When 1t. Scott was ap-
pointed to his new rank he was
assigned to the work.
The arrangement is similar to
special squad practice which Maj.
Barrett said he followed while chief
of detectives. The new squad will
work on all unsolved homicide cases
and will have time for that duty
because its members will not have to
60 frequently into court on current
cases. it was explained.
The murders still to be solved are
those of James A. Kemp, Mrs. Adele
G. johnson and Mrs. Dorothy Belle
Woods.
Besides 1t. Scott, the murder
SQUAD includes Detective Sergts.
John L. Sullivan. Richard Meissner
and r. E. Talbot and Herbert G.
Young, precinct detective.
Evening star., 1948-01-20
Breakdown Launched
On Requiring Permits
For Construction Jobs

The District Building Inspect
or's Office and the Police De-
partment today joined forces to
carry out a new, strict policy
against contractors and building
owners who engage in construc-
tion work without a permit.
All police precincts have been
notified to begin enforcing the
breakdown Immediately, in Coop
Grafton with building inspectors.
The corporation counsel's Office has
agreed to prosecute all bona flde
violations brought to Municipal
Court.
The breakdown came as the COM
missioners' board OF inquiry into
the December 16 collapse at the
Empire Apartments completed a
report of its findings and recon-
mendations for preventing such dis
asters in the future.
Soon to Be Submitted.
The board, investigating the col
lapse which killed and injured
IL, completed hearings last week
and is expected to report to Brig
Gen. Gordon R. Young, engineer
Commissioner, within week OF
10 days. Several building permits
for remodeling the Empire Build
ing were, missing when officials
searched the building inspectors
files fer all data on the building
Since the collapse it has been
reported Building Inspector Robert
H. Davis force is too overworked to
keep pace with the volume of appli-
cations received.
Chief Building Inspector Jesse J
Kimball said the new policy will
bring an end to the Courtesy sys-
tenn used in the past when warnings
were issued to violators.
SI00-a-Day Fine Possible.
"Now we're going to let them tell
it to the Judge first and talk about
it later" Mr.. Kimball declared. He
said a minimum collateral of $25
will be asked of any one arrested
on the misdemeanor charge of en-
gaging in building operations with
out a permit.
A person found guilty of the vio-
latioh, under the District code, can
be fined from 81 to 500 for every
day the construction is carried on
without a permit. . --
Property owners have a serious
responsibility in these cases." Mr.
Kimball said. I'VE are not after
the man who is fixing his porch or
repairing a fence around his house.
But when some one hires con-
tractor to do a job of work on a
house or building he should make
sure the contractor has gotten a
building permit and otherwise COM
piled with the law before permitting
the work to get underway"
Warnings Usually Issued.
Policemen always have been
obliged to keep an eye open for any
construction on their beats being
done without a permit, Mr.. KIM
ball said. In the past, however,
he said, only warnings have been
issued in all but the most fragrant
cases. "
I'VE have given the police the 60
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ahead signal to arrest violators
wherever they find them Mr.. Kim
ball declared. Building inspectors
who detect violations will report
them to the police Immediately, and
arrests will be made. he said.
Mr.. Kimball said the police have
been asked to check all construc-
tion on their beats to see II per-
NIT has been obtained.
The chief building inspector said
reputable contractors never start
job until a permit has been OBJ
tanned. Many persons, however,
play a game of "hide-and-seek" with
the building inspectors of1ce and
the police, he charged.
Evening star., 1948-01-20
Traffic Advisory Unit
Asks Removal Of 75%
OF Isolated Stop Signs

Removal of about rs per cent of
the Districts isolated stop signs"
was recommended by the Commis-
sioners' Advisory Traffic Board last
night.
The action followed a discussion
of the psychology of motorists when
confronted by stop signs.
DR.. H. C. Dickinson said stop
sign causes half the drivers on the
protected" street to speed up, and
therefore. it is really a "go" sign.
The correct use Of such signs is to
place them to stop traffic coming
into an arterial street, not at isolated
intersections, he maintained.
Cleveland Cites Survey.
Washington I. Cleveland said the
board had no basis for saying rs
per cent of the isolated stop signs
must come down. He pointed out
that a survey of a small number
of comparable intersections showed
that four and half times as many
accidents occurred at corners without
the stop signs.
Col. A. B. Barber agreed with him,
Traffic Director George E. Keneipp
pointed out his men are tied up In
a survey of traffic lights now, and
study of the stop sign question
would have to wait its turn, II
authorized by the Commissioners.
When the stop signs come down,
the board agreed, the approaches to
the corners should be cleared to give
good visibility. Inspector Arthur E.
Miller of the Police Traffic Bureau
pointed out the police have jurisdic-
ton over hedges but not over bushes
and trees.
Amendment Suggested.
He suggested an amendment to
the police regulations be recon-
mended so police could get citizens
to cut down bushes and trees that
obstructed the view at corners.
The board also approved pro-
posal for an amendment to House
bill which would allow students in
the high schools taking driving les
sons to get learners permits for the
school term at no charge. At present
the students must pay So for 30
day permit. .....t
The amendment proposed by the
board would allow students enrolled
in. a drivers course to operate a
dual-controlled car under the super
vision of an instructor without a
permit: I'D
Evening star., 1948-01-20
Rent Increase Approved
AT Tilden Hall Apartments

A rent increase of approximately
500 per cent today was in prospect
for SO tenants of the Tilden Hal
Apartments, 3945 Connecticut ave-
hue NV, as a result of a recon-
mendation by Examiner Dennis K
Lane of the District Rent Control
Administration.
The T. F. Schneider Corp. build
ing operator, had asked an increase
Of 1886 per cent, citing increased
taxes, water rent and operating
costs.
The new rents proposed by MIR
e would range from $40 month
fcr one room and bath to s8o.25 for
three rooms and bath, as against
the existing scale Of $3.50 to SIS.
Evening star., 1948-01-20
Public Housing Urged
Committee Hears
Of |nadequacy Here

Washington's inadequate housing,
especially for loW-income families,
was presented graphically to the
Joint Congressional Housing Com
mittee yesterday, with pleas that
public housing continue to help re-
lieve the situation.
Spokesman for several private Or
ganizations and the National Capt.
tai Housing Authority pictured the
plight of families living in tenn
porary war housing, which is sched-
uled for demolition beginning before
June 80.
Photographs of Is "slum" dwell
ings were shown the committee by
the Citizens Council for Commu-
nifty Planning, Inc, to illustrate the
plight of low-income families, most
ly in so-called alley dwellings.
Most generally recommended were
funds for the new District Land Re-
development Agency. to clear slums
and extension of the work of the
National Capital Housing Author
ity.
John Ihlder, executive officer Of
the NCHA, warned there are mo
proper dwellings into which the oc-
cupants Of the temporaries can
move"
"Yet removal of the temporaries, ="
he said, sis scheduled to begin be-
fore June 3o-in less than five
months"
"The only answer is program
for construction of permanent low
rent housing tied up to disposition
Of public war housing. Otherwise,
we shall simply add more thousands
to the present waiting list"
/, The NCHA, he said, has STA
dwellings under its management. OF
these, 5.515 are war housing units,
of which ALA are of temporary
construction. All are occupied by
families whose highest net income
at the time of their admission was
$1,000.
1900 on Waiting List.
The authority has 1900. low
income families on its waiting list,
he testified. OF these more than
5000 are families of low-income
veterans. Only veterans with chill
dren are accepted, he explained.
Declaring that private and public
housing together should provide an
adequate supply or proper dwellings
for the whole poplation," he said
that private housing never has, Is
not now, and gives no evidence Of
future ability to provide an adequate
supply OF proper dwellings for the
low-income group"
Questioned by Senator Sparkman,
Democrat, of Alabama, as to charges
previously made before the Housing
Committee that the NCHA was not
obeying the mandate of Congress by
restricting public housing to tenants
with specific incomes, Mr.. Ihlder
denied the charge.
Families with maximum $4,000
income 'have no eligibility for con-
tinued occupancy" He said attempts
to force out all over that income
level last March, he testified, were
blocked by Congress, which post
poned the date to March l =. this year
Immediate Funds Urged.
Those testifying yesterday in
cluded Julian E. Berla. an architect
representing the Citizens Council
Mrs. Monroe Burk, Housing Com
mittee chairman of the "Voteless'
District League of Women Voters:
Mrs. Samuel Brown of the Washing
ton Section, National Council OF
Jewish Women; Mrs. Francis Adams
Of the Washington Chapter, Ameri.
Evening star., 1948-01-20
St. Johns Gets Rore Book

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 20 N).-'
Peter Weiss of New York, q st;
Johns College junior, has presented
the institution first edition OF
a French ency clopedia OF the 18TH
century.
Evening star., 1948-01-20
District Home Rule Plan Seeks
To Cut Congress Work Load
Third OF a Series.)
By Don S. Warren

prime obective of the Auchincloss for limited
the District reduction in the work load
Of Congress.
doubt in the minds of the authors this would be
achieved administration funconed
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cans for Democratic Action; Leslie
S. perry of the National Association
for the Advancement OF Coioreo
People, and Miss Dovey Jonnson Johnson
Ro,,ndtree of the National Council
of Negro Women.
Evening star., 1948-12-20
SPECIAL NOTICES.

CONNECTlCuT PIE CO.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders for the cleo
ton of directors of this, company and for
the purpose Of transacting i,!,s! such other
panys offce, 3l5 50 o street NV. on We'd
nesday, January 1a. 194a. Polls open
from / to > pm. Books for the transfer
o6 Of stoek fos1a 9a a atS
President; ALAN B. DAVID, Secretary.
Company Of washineton and GEORGETOWN.
3O3 Seventh Street. NV, Washington,
D. C. The stockholders of the Firemen's
Insurance Company of WASHINGTON and
Gsorsetown will ionat meet at the ONCE Of otn the
for the purpose of electing thirteen di-
rectors for the ensuing year. Polls open
from II am. to. II noon. v. MANNING
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the share
holders of of the Am american ,n Bidins 11 Assoe. A
Sc, on Thursday. January l3. 1919 ct
: O'Clock PM. for the transaction OF
such business as may properly come be-
fore 1t and to consider a change in the
constitution giving the Boa-i Of Directors
time OF payment Of dividends. The time
of voting for the election OF oficers and
directors to manage the affairs CT the
Association for the ensuing year shall be
between the hours of O'Clock PM. ard
o'clock PM. on this date. W. H. BLANZ,
DIAMONDS, JEwELRY wANTED-High.
Markell. g4O 1t NV MA. O284
ACCOUNTANT. expert-BooKs started. kept
part time; tax returns prepared; state.
ments. audits; reasonable. OR. 2074.
Evening star., 1948-12-20
SPECIAL NOTICES (con,. }

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING Of stock.
holders The annual meeting OF the
rectors. and the transaction of any other
business that may properly come befor
the meeting, will be held at the Offices o.
NV, Washington, D. c., on Tuesday, tn
eleventh day OF January. l949,. at thre
will be closed for ten days before the meet meet
meeting. NELSON j. FOSTER. secretary re-
THE ANNUAL MEETING Of the stocskholt :
held at the Offices of the company, 21lt
January. 90. 1949, for the election of d.
action Of such other business that may
come before the meeting. (SisneD PHILI
rTENTISN T1RRiSSN; secretary %r tsyyisNrssu.x no
accountant has an opening for one more
account. Can do you world Of good at rea-
sonable SO fee. Write for appointment. Box
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THE ANNUAL MEETING Of the t' stock stock
holders Of the Home Plate Glass Insurance
election of trustees. will be held at the
office. Of the company. 900 "F'' st. NV,
O'Clock pm. Polls open from to 3 o'clock
pm. WILLIAM H. MARBURY, Secretary
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