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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
Man Is Placed on Trial
In Phone Operators Death

Nixon Mcclure, SO, former express
handler, went on trial in District
Court today on manslaughter
charges in connection with the death
last September 10 of Mrs. Theodore
Rowell, IS, a hotel telephone OPP
orator.
| Mrs. Roweu was found dead in bed
in the basement apartment at 1919
I street NV, where she and Nc
CURE had been living, according to
police. Summoned by Mcclure,
police said he told them he had
found Mrs. Rowell unconscious when
he returned to the apartment.
MCGUIRE was indicted on two
charges Of manslaughter. Detectives
reported at the time of her death
that Mrs. Dowell had a blackened
eye and swollen face. An autopsy
revealed she died of brain hem
orrhage caused by blow on the
head.
Mrs. Rowell was employed at the
Shoreham Hotel MCGUIRE worked
for the Railway Express Agency.
The trial before Justice Edward
M. Curran is being prosecuted by
Assistant United States Attorney
Andrew r. Oehmann. Attorney T.
Emmett Mckenzie Is defending
Mcclure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
New Bill Raises
Hope for Grants
To 5 Hospitals
Might Share About
$4,000, 900 Under
Dirksen Proposal
By Harold B. ROGERS

At least five hospitals in Wash
ington hope to get public grants in
aid for reconstruction or renovation
Of their plants, under a bill intro
duced in the House by Chairman
Dirksen of the House District Com
mittee, it was learned today.
The institutions, which are not a
part of the new Washington Hospital
Center to be built on the Naval
Observatory site, are: Casualty. Co.
lumbia, Children's, Homeopathic and
Sibley.
These five, all hoping to renovate
their plants, some with new con-
struction, have been cooperating In
a movement for united action, &C
cording to DR.. Wyrth Post Baker, of
Homeopathic Hospital, chairman Of
a special committee on such a pro-
gram.
DR.. Baker, on behalf Of the five
institutions, welcomed the bill intro
duced late yesterday by Representa-
tive Dirksen, Republican, of Illinois.
The measure went to the District
Committee.
Would Amend Hospital Act.
The legislation would amend the
Hospital Center Act, of 1916. 1t
would authorize the Federal Works
administrator to advance grants to
private agencies" for any one OF
several purposes. These would en-
able the agencies to plan, design,
construct, remodel, relocate, rebuild,
renovate, extend, equip, furnish or
repair hospital facilities" in the Dis
trict.
The 1916 act authorized an ap-
preparation of $35,000,000 for the
Hospital Center only, but the center
is not expected to require all this
sum. 1t is estimated the center
consolidating Emergency, Garfield
and Episcopal Hospitals-will cost
somewhere around $20,000,000. This
would leave in the neighborhood of
$15,OO0,OO0 authorized by Congress
for hospital facilities, which could
be used by other institutions If the
Dirksen amendment were enacted.
Appropriations, however, would have
to be obtained later, even If the
Dirksen amendment became law.
Each Hospital Limited.
The amendment would provide
that, in no event, should the amount
or value of the grant exceed so
per cent of the value of the hospital
plant of a private agency as i'm
proved with the aid of such grant"
All the grant would be advanced
by the Federal Works Agency, in
charge of the projects, through its
subsidiary, the Public Buildings Ad-
ministration. But 80 per cent of the
grant would have to be repaid to
the Federal Government by the Dis
trict government at some time in
the future, vet to be decided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
Fixed Traffic Tickets
Rise to 165 for Week

The number Of traffic ticket ad'
justments increased last week, fig.
ures made public by Police Supt
Robert j. Barrett yesterday re-
vealed.
There were 1876 warnings or can
cellations, as against 122 during thu
previous seven-day period. No. II
precinct led with 81 adjustments
all warnings. ---.
Weather played part in increas.
ing the total. Some motorists wert
given special consideration because
their cars had dead batteries OF
were stuck in snow.
7 Precinct figures, with warning.
and cancellations listed in that or.
der, follow"
LA and 2; 2-8 and 0; 3-21 anc
L; As and o; SIS and 0; 6-l2 ano
o; TO and /; 80 and 0; 9-3 ano
%; 1871 and o; 1l-3 and 0; 12-
Is and O; 1872 and 0; trafic divi-
sion-21 and 0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
Bockovacs 10 Receive
S44,245 for House
Near Plane Runways

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph L. Bockovac
are scheduled to receive $44, 245 for
their former home at 1879 Chesa-
peake street S.W., from which they
were driven by low-fying planes
from Boiling Field.
Justice James M. Proctor of Dis
trict Court ruled yesterday that
the Bockovacs were entitled to re-
ceive the sum, which was the higher
of two figures set by a condemna-
ton jury on January IS. The Gov
eminent agreed to buy the property
because OF the planes.
Lower Figure $4,000.
In setting two prices, the cons
demnation jury found that the prop
erty's value depended on whether
the flights over it are taken into
consideration. The jury, in its re-
port to the court, said 1t found the
fair market value of the property
"disregarding the fight OF aircraft
above it" to be $44,245.
The Condemnation jury then set
the lower figure of $31 900 as the
value, giving consideration to the
flight of aircraft above it."
Justice Proctor, in holding the
Bockovacs are entitled to the high
er of the two prices, declared the
Government cannot, any more
than a private litigant, profit by its
own wrong"
Purchase Ordered in 1916.
The property has been the sub
ject of long controversy. In AL
gust, 1916, Congress passed a bill
directing the Army to buy the
Bockovacs' property, which is on
direct line with Boiling Fields
main runway. Mr.. Bockovac turned
down the first sum offered for the
2-acre tract with its brick bunga-
low. Subsequently, the Govern
ment filed condemnation proceed
ings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bockovac, who built
the home in 1925, moved out some
time ago. They plan to build a
home in Montgomery County, Md.
Mr.. Bockovac, an expert tool maker,
retired after working at the Naval
Gun Factory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
Senate Unit Approves
F. H. Myers for Bench

The nomination of Frank Ham
NETT Myers to be an associate judge
of Municipal Court here was favor.
ably reported to the Senate yester-
day by the Senate District Commit
tee and went on the calendar fol
action, probably this week.
The report was made for the
committee by Senator Johnston
Democrat, Of South Carolina.
Mr.. Myers would succeed the late
Nathan r. Margold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
SOCIETY AND GENERAL NEWS
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Boy Tours Mexican Embassy
AS InterIude in Getting Lost
5-Yeor-OId Also Gets
Ride in Police Car,
Milk and Cookies
By Harry Lever

A grand tour Of the Mexican En-
bassy and a chance to pat the dip
lomatic dog of Ambassador Senior
DR.. Don Antonio de los Monteros
were some of the wonderful things
that happened to Swear -old Charles
Hammerstrand while he was lost
yesterday.
And before he was returned to his
home at 2519 University place NV,
he also had meal of milk and
cookies (three big ones, free ride
in a shiny police squad car and a
promise of being adopted by lady
If his parents couldn't be located.
All these things happened to
Charles because Miss. Maria Flores,
housekeeper at the Embassy, was
walking with the ENJOYS scottie at
Sixteenth and Fuller streets NV.
Leaves School Alone.
At about the same time she was
starting out from the Embassy at
1929 Sixteenth street NV, Charles
was taking leave from the kinder
garten at Cooke School. Seventeenth
street between Euclid street and
Columbia road NV. He decided not
to wait for his usual escort of
Aimee, II, and John, 8, other Ham
merstrand children who attend the
schools upper grades.
Pretty soon Miss Flores observed
Charles, obviously chilled although
clad in a red-checked overcoat and
blue overalls, but without gloves.
There was a woman walking behind
him. No, indicated Charles as best
he could, she's not my mamma. No,
said the lady, he's not my boy.
Therefore, Charles was officially
lost, Miss Flores concluded.
A nearby grocer didn't know the
little blond, blue-eyed boy or his
parents. And all Charles could tell
Miss Flores was that his name was
Charles, that he couldn't remember
his last name and that he lived
right off Fourteenth street"
Miss Flores, who is from Mexico
City, had been a governess to chill
dren in Mexico and Europe. She
said, in her perfect English, that
she liked them. And so when she
looked at the cold, unhappy little
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10

that President Truman had directed
Federal Works Administrator Flem-
ing to seek settlement by requiring
fGSI to bargain with the union
Gen. Fleming had no comment on
reports he was working officially
for an agreement.
Mr.. Niehuss said "no communities
ton on this matter" had been re-
ceiyed from Gen. Fleming. He added
there had been no change in the
company's position on bargaining or
on refusal to replace employees hired
since the strike started January 5.
Ross Issues Denial.
In issuing the denial of new White
House Intervention, Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross said MIR. Truman
had no comment beyond his earlier
statement that the situation was in
the hands of Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach. Mr.. Truman asked
Mr.. schwellenbach, January 20. to
attempt to work out an agreement,
it was recalled.
Alfred Bernstein, UPWA director
of negotiations, said the Executive
Board instructed the unions officers
not to sign the Communist
aff1davits.
1.-THE reason for this Is the same
as the reason why many other
unions have refused to sign them, :"
he said. "UPWA regards the Taft
Hartley Act as unconstitutional and
antilabor and that Is why UPWA
Is opposed to signing afidavits
under that act"
GSI officials declared they would
bargain with the union only If the
local were chosen as bargaining
agent in a National Labor Relations
Board election by present GSI en-
ployes. They insisted also that this
could be done only If United Public
Workers officers file mont ommu-
mist affidavits as was done by Local
All officers.
The Federal Works administrator
has direct jurisdiction in handling
the Governments contract with GSI
for operation OF ca1eterlas In ~
Federal buildings.
Union Expects Action.
Union officials said something
is in the wind so far as a possible
conference is concerned" but that
they had not yet heard from Gen.
Fleming.
Mr. Schuellanhach informed the
labor leaders recently that he could
do nothing unless they signed non
Communist affidayits as demanded
by GSI. Local 471 officers, except
Richard A. Bancroft, who resigned,
have filed the afidavits. a
In New York yesterday, however,
the Executive Board of the UPWA
rejected request that its officers
sign affidavits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
X-Ray Drives First Month
To Be Observed Thursday

Completion of the first month Of
the Washington chest X-ray survey
will be marked by a ceremony
Thursday at the central unit, out
side the District Building.
Details of the ceremony have not
yet been announced, but officials OF
the drive to detect and stamp out
tuberculosis say it will be victory
celebration" in recognition of the
first months successful conclusion.
The campaign goal, set at the
start of the six-month health check,
is the examination of 100000 Dis
trict residents Is or older.
Latest tabulations, including per-
sons examined Sunday, show that
$4,000 x-rays have already been
made and the drive is running well
ahead of schedule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
J. A. Lowther Named
To District Legal Post

The Commissioners today an.
nounced appointment of Joseph A
Lowther, 80, of 1901 Michigan ave.
nue. NE, to the position of assistant
corporation counsel. The job has q
P-2 civil service rating and carries
a salary of 1887 q year.
Mr.. Lowther's appointment fills
vacancy created recently by the pro-
motion in rank of Robert C. Chal-
fonte in the city's law department
A native Of Bedford, Mass, Mr.
Lowther came to Washington in
1889 and took his law degree at
Catholic University in 1912. Since
July, 1916. he has been employed by
the Air Transport Association.
= Mr.. Lowther Is married but has
no children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
Oil Truck Stolen,
Returned With
| ESQ Gallons Gone

Police are on the lookout today
for man who jinmied a fuel yard
gate, took a loaded fuel OH truck
long enough to get $50 gallons Of
fuel oil and drove the truck back to
the yard with 1850 gallons still
aboard.
Apparently that's all the mans
tank would hold" j. Walter Gilhool,
manager of the Brookland Coal Co.,
told police when he reported the
theft yesterday. "At least we're
thankful he didn't supply his
friends"
Police said the theft occurred
Sunday when the gate to the fuel
yard, Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
and Michigan avenue NE. was
broken open. The loaded truck was
parked in the yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
West End Association Puzzled
By $1,000 Extra Members

"At least we should ask all tho
university trustees to pay the 81
fee," suggested another.
Prolonged discussion only con-
fused matters, however, and Mr..
WATSON finally agreed to leave re-
lations with GWU undisturbed,
along with two other members Of
long standing, Concordia Lutheran
Church and Joseph Gawler Sons,
funeral directors.
The two new applicants. drug
store at TWenty-second street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, and q
grocery at 2155 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV, were admitted on the
understanding that their owners
names be provided.
In another change of membership
rules, the group set up three-man
Membership Committee to screen
all future applicants prior to admis-
sion for possible membership in
groups labeled "subversive" by ANY
Government department" Named
to this committee by Mr.. WATSON,
an ex officio member, were Lester
Steinem, who proposed the action,
and John II. TIGER.
The group met In No. . polics
precinct station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
Directed Verdict
Against Realtors
Sought by U. 5.
Justice Let's Hears
Counsel Argue for
And Against Motion

| Justice r Dickinson Let's heard
arguments in District Court today
on a Government motion seeking
q favorable ruling without trial In
the civil antitrust suit against the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards, the Washington Real Estate
Board and Is officials or members
Of those groups.
Attorneys for the Government
commended that it is entitled to a
directed judgment on the basis Of
the ''undisputed facts and defen-
dants' admissions"
Representing the national asso-
citation, Attorney Roger j. White
ford told the court "our answer
denies the allegation of complaint
and requires trial in this case"
Attorney William E. Leahy later
was to present the Washington
boards argument opposing a ruling
favorable TO the Government.
Criminal Case Not Involved.
The argument on the motion does
not apply to a criminal court trial,
tentatively set for March r. on
charges the national association and
the Washington board violated the
antitrust laws by fixing real estate
brokers' commission rates in the
District.
The two organizations were in
dicted August q by District grand
jury. No individual persons were
named in the indictment. The or
CARNATIONS pleaded not guilty.
The Justice Department at the
same time the indictment was re-
turned filed a civil suit against the
two organizations. against Executive
Vice President Herbert U. Nelson
of the national organization and IS
members and officers of the Wash.
ington board.
This civil suit asked that the de-
PENDANTS be permanently enjoined
from continuing the allegedly IL
legal practices.
Charges U. S. Theories Shift.
Today's argument on the motion
was presented for the Government
by j. Ford Baecher, first assistant
in the Justice Departments anti
trust division, and Special Assist
ants Victor H. Kramer and Herbert
N. Maletz.
Assailing the Governments posi-
ton, Mr. Whiteford said: ct IL
with great difficulty that we can fol-
low the shifting theories of the JUS
tice Department in this case"
He added that by contending the
defendants had made admissions
the Government was splitting hairs
and straining at the traces to make
an argument"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
Truman Will Participate
In Lincoln Birthday Event

The White House announced to-
day that President Truman will
take part in the annual Lincoln
birthday celebration at the Lincoln
Memorial Thursday.
The President will go to the
Memorial at 1890 pm, accom-
panied by his military attaches, and
witness the laying of the presiden-
tial wreath.
Maj. Gen. Ulysses s. Grant III will
be in charge of the event as di-
rector of the Washington chapter
of the Military Order of the Loyal
Legion, originally an organization
of Union officers and now COM
prised of their sons and grandsons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
Grant Joins Officials
Protesting Efforts by
kruq 10 Halt Annex

To the chorus of official protest
against Interior Secretary Krug's
proposal to stop construction of the
Pan American Annex Building al
Eighteenth street and Constitution
avenue NV. was added today the
voice of Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III
chairman Of: the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
Gen. Grants "no" was in the form
of a formal reply to Mr.. Krug's re-
quest that the agency, which previ-
ously had approved the project, re-
verse its stand by joining him in an
appeal to Congress. The NCPPC
earlier had discussed the matter in
person with Mr.. Krug, 1t was dis
closed.
The Interior Secretary's conten-
ton that the building would pro.
trude 100 feet. or more beyond the
building line of Constitution ave-
nue. drew no sympathy from Gen
Grant. On this point the planning
chairman wrote:
Some of us have thought the ex-
tension of the building itself ahead
of the fronts of the buildings to the
west actually an advantage in bal
ancing the similar buttress OF the
hill and Pharmaceutical Building
at the other end of Constitution
avenue, and screening from view
the back Of the Pan American
Building as you drive east on the
avenue.
Hence, you will see that the pro-
posed building cannot readily be
conceded by those who have studied
the subject for so many years, to be
a DETACHMENT of Constitution ave-
nue. or damaging to the plan for the
development of Washington's CEN
trail area. Indeed, all the other
compromise solutions. heretofore
would, to a greater or lesser extent,
justify such objections except the
one which would place the new
building within the present grounds
of the Pan American Union. This
latter solution would involve serious
encroachment upon the said
grounds and the forfeiture Of in
vestments made by the Union with
the sanction of law"
Gen. Grant, however, volunteered
any assistance Of the NCPPC staff
or himself which Mr.. Krug might
desire in seeking further explana-
ton of the situation which now ap-
parently has reached stalemate.
The Fine Arts Commission also
has gone on record in opposition to
Mr.. Krug's plans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
Car Burns, Blocks Bridge

Traffic was held up for about 20
minutes shortly before 10 am. today,
when the automobile of Mrs. William
B. Hockaday, 2616 South Glebe
road, Arlington, Va, caught fire
and burned on the north end of
Highway Bridge. Mrs. Hockaday,
alone in the car, escaped injury
No. Is Engine Company responded
to the blaze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
Montgomery Citizens
Urge Repeal Of All
Margarine Taxes

Repeal OF all taxes on oleomarg-
arine was advocated last night by
the Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton at a meeting in the Be-
thesda Elementary School.
o. w. Anderson of the Montgom-
cry County Farm Bureau, opposed
the resolution which was made by
Henry Smelling of Chevy Chase as
an emergency measure. The matter
is now being considered by the
House Agriculture Committee.
Mr.. Anderson claimed that repeal
of the taxes would be direct slap
at the county's main industry, dairy
farming. while we don't need this
protection at the present" he said,
"tlle time will come when We do
and we want to know it is there.
He said he wouldn't be opposed to
repeal of the tax if margarine manu-
facturers were restrained from the
use of yellow coloring. Let them
color it pink or black but keep away
from yellow that belongs to butter,
he declared.
Rent Control Extension Asked.
Extension of rent control was re-
quested after an emergency report by
Harold Wirth, chairman of the spe-
cial Housing Committee. The vote
was 80 to is. James A. Cosgrove,
of Chevy Chase, and Einar B. Chris
tenson, of the Silver Spring Board
of Trade, opposed Mr.. Wirth's reso-
luton on the ground that the Rent
Control Act is unconstitutional.
Maryland's Representatives in
Congress were asked to work for re-
instatement in the independent
Offices appropriation bill for 1949 Of
81 ,494, O00e for the acquisition of
public park lands in Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties under
the Capper- Champion Act. Blair
Lee, of the Silver Spring Board of
Trade, introduced the resolution as
an emergency measure.
Beetle Campaign Supported.
The federation pledged its support
to a comprehensive program de-
signed to wipe out the Japanese
beetle as a major menace to plant
life in Montgomery County.
In report on housing conditions
in the county, Mr.. Wirth stated that
4,539 units valued at $31 ,533, 284 were
completed during 1947, an increase
Of "a per cent in units and 154 per
cent in value over 1916. He predicted
an equal amount of construction
during 1913, pointing out that there
is still a great demand for housing,
particularly rental housing, in the
county. Twelve thousand additional
units will be needed within the next
five wears, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
UPWA Announces
Choice of Freshman
As General Counsel
BY q s.aff Correspondent Of tn. ste


NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-Lee
FRESHMAN, former general coun-
sci of the CIO, has been engaged
as general counsel of the United
Public Workers of America
(CIO), 1t was revealed today at
the semiannual meeting of the
UPWA Executive Board.
Mr.. Pressman resigned from
the CLIO last week to. enter the
private practice Of law.
The UPWA retained him and
the New York law firm Of which
he is a acknowledgements Witt
& Cramer.
Nathan Witt, another men,
Der of the firm, was represent
ing UPWA President Abram
Flaxer last week when the
lawyer was elected from a
House Labor Subcommittee
hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-10
Mother Feeding Boby
Is Burned Seriously
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 10.-A house.
wife feeding her baby was seriously
burned yesterday by stove that
burned her mother to death a year
ago.
Mrs. Mary Dunsmore, %, was TAX
en- to the hospital with second-de-
gree burns after her dress caught
fire in the coal-burning kitchen
stove Her mother, Mrs. ThomaSina
Blockinger, AZ, was fatally burned
last year while feeding her own
baby.