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Evening star., 1948-02-26

The unpleasant taste and odor OF
Washington's water supply during
recent weeks was attributed by Dis
trict water authorities today to
weather produced contamination de-
scribed as "the worst in 20 years.
Citizens complaints, which reached
a peak between February "A and IT,
now have subsidized, according to
David v. Auld, superintendent OF
the Water Department.
An analysis of the complaints was
issued by Mr.. Auld, whose depart-
ment is responsible for water dis
tribution; Edwin A. Schmitt, water
supply chief of the Army Engineers,
who supervise its publication, and
Harold A. Kemp, director of sanitary
engineering.
@The recent three to four day
period of taste and odor condition
of the Washington water supply" ,"
they said, resulted from an un-
usual natural phenomenon, the oc-
currence of which is rare. being
the worst in 20 years of operation" !"
Ice Decreases Oxygen.
A six-week cold spell, during
which the Potomac and its tributary
streams and reservoirs were COW
cred with ice, kept the water from
absorbing the normal amount of
oxygen it needs to free itself OF
impurities, they explained.
~ oo f;aof fnI1au.ad If
was pointed out, washed into the
river heavy accumulation of de-
caying' leaves and other debris,
which brought District water con-
sumers an excess OF organic mat
ter.
About . ton and a half Of
chlorine dav was added to the
WIT g t'-e 'o-ariio filter plant
-'an amount which in the past
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Baltimore Pastor TO Preach
Epiphany Lenfen Service

DR.. Harry Lee Doll, rector of ST.
Paul's Episcopal Church, Baltimore
will deliver the sermon at the noon
day lenten services tomorrow in the
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
Church officials announced today
that the Right Rev. Arthur B. Kin
solving II, Bishop of Arizona, will
be the preacher at the MONDAY
services Monday through next Fri
day. Bishop Kinsolving will also
speak at the $50 pm. service next
Wednesday.
Preachers at MONDAY services in
the National Presbyterian Church
for tomorrow will be DR.. Robert w.
Brooks, pastor of Lincoln Temple
Congregational Church. DR.. Ed
ward O. Clark, pastor of Chevy
Chase Baptist Church, spoke at the
services today. The lenten worship
at National Church is sponsored by
the Washington Federation of
Churches
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Pay
Is Voted for 300
In Montgomery
Plan Goes in Effect
Monday at Initial
Cost Of $43 1854

The Montgomery County Com
missioners today voted to place all
county employees, except police and
teachers, under the Maryland State
retirement system.
The plan goes in effect Monday
and applies to approximately 800
employees. Initial cost to the county
will be $43,964.
The action was taken at a special
meeting In the Rockville Court
house after q decision on the pro-
posal was deferred at Tuesdays
meeting of the board.
Commissioner Charles H. Jamison
voted for the plan and cast the
vote of Board President Brooke
Johns by proxy, since Mr.. Johns is
in New York. Commissioners
George c. Esworthy and Oliver w.
Youngblood were not present but
voted for the proposal by telephone
The fifth commissioner, Wesley I.
Sauter, was present but did not
vote. He explained that he had not
had sufficient time to study other
retirement plans. He added that he
thought the board was rushing into
this matter"
Under the plan, retirement will be
optional at go years of age, but man
datory at 10. Employees will not be
forced to join Immediately, but will
be given a year in which to decide.
Employees hired by the county after
today, however, will have to join.
Teachers and police are not af-
fected because they already are
under retirement plans.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Library Service Extension
Given Senate Approval

The Senate passed and sent to
the House yesterday bill to pro-
vide for the demonstration of public
library service in areas without
s,,ch service or with inadequate IL
brary facilities.
The bill authorizes a Federal
grant of $25 1000 to each State an
nually for five years for library
demonstration purposes. 1t also IN.
cludes an expanded plan that would
permit States to match 40 addi-
tional s25 900 to $4,000 Of Federal
funds annually for five years.
The bill was introduced by Sem
ators Hill, Democrat of Alabama
and Aiken. Republican of Vermont.
The American Library Association.
which originally sponsored the bill,
states that IS 000,0 900 persons In the
United States are without access
to library facilities.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Business Paper Editors
To Open Sessions Toniqhf

Approximately so business paper
editorial writer's will hear Govern
ment officials and others discuss
taxes, the Marshall Plan, agriculture,
highways and United States Cana
dian trade in a session tonight and
tomorrow of the National Conference
of Business Paper Editors.
G. Donald Kennedy, vice president
of the Automotive Safety Founda-
ton, will address a dinner at 7:30
o o'clock tonight at the Washington
Hotel. Tomorrow the business
writer's will hear Representative
Hope, Republican, of Kansas; Donald
Gordon, deputy governor Of the
Bank of Canada and Treasury De-
partment representative. They will
visit the State Department for a
conference with officials on the
Marshall Plan.
The meeting is one of several held
each year to permit the writer's to
get the views of officials on topics
of business interest. Paul Wooton
of Washington, president OF the con-
ference, will preside at sessions.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Jersey Police Arrest
Third Suspect in D. {.
kidnapping Robbery

A youth believed by police to be
the third of a trio of bandits who
kidnapped and robbed a Naval Gun
Factory painter last week was ar
rested in Camden, N. j., today.
Police gave his name as Sidney
D. Gross, colored, 10, of the 1000
block of Fourth street NV.
1t was at the Fourth street ad-
dress that police picked up two
other youths last Friday-less than
36 hours after the kidnap-robbery
of John A. Selby.
Gross was taken into custody by
Camden police on information re-
ceived by Washington police. The
suspects first name and a descrip-
ton of him were wired by WASH
ington police to several points,
including Camden.
Detective Sergt. Otto P. Fuss was
assigned to return Gross from
Camden.
Police expressed the belief that
Gross left town last Thursday
shortly after the division of loot
from the robbery Of Mr.. Selby and
the holdup robbery of a pharmacy
and liquor store.
The two youths captured last week
signed statement admitting they
kidnapped Mr. Selby, taped him tc
a tree and made off with his car
according to police. Robbery squac
detectives said the two also admit
ted verbally that they held up tht
Suburban Liquor Store and Salt
Pharmacy.
Three men participated in ths
kidnap-robbery, but only two en-.
tered the two stores.
Evening star., 1948-02-26

Now the identity Of the bearded
lobbyists currently haunting the cor
ridors of the Capitol can be straight
ened out.
A Star photographer came upon
the two of them yesterday afternoon
seated on a bench in the rotunda.
The one with the white beard and
the mountain boots is F. E. Gimlett
of Salida, Colo, an old-time pros
pector who is back in Washington
to lobby for a sound metallic base
(gold and silver for our currency.
Mr.. Girnlett expects to appear before
the House Banking and Currency
Committee next week. He appeared
before the committee in the early
days of the war.
The one with the dark gray beard
and whose hair falls over his shoul-
ders is Joe Molnar, a Hungarian
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Brown, Newly Married,
To Miss Terps' Come

Bridegroom Bill Brown will be out
of the Maryland lineup tonight
when the Terps conclude their road
schedule in a Southern Conference
test at the University of Richmond
Brown informed Coach Flucie
Stewart that he and Virginia
Morse, 20-year-old sophomore from
Swarthmore, Pa, were married yes
terday and the Terps' star court
man requested permission to skip
the game.
Brown will be in the lineup
against George Washington Mon
day at College Park and will be
available for the tournament.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Nonpartisan Election
Of Board Urged by
Montgomery PTA

The non-partisan election Of the
Montgomery County Board of Edu-
cation Is recommended in a report
just submitted by the County Coun-
Gil of Parent Teacher Associations
to its "a member associations.
Board members w~are appoint
ed by the Governor of Maryland.
The council report also advocates
enlargement of the board from six
members to seven and proposes that
legislation be enacted to permit q
county referendum on the suggest
ed changes.
Council President Nathan r. Gill
bert said that if and when the re-
port is approved by the local asso-
Citations, it will be distributed to
other county organizations for sup
port.
He added 1t is proposed to submit
the recommendations to the 1949
session of the General Assembly.
The report was prepared by a
SOlllIIl4IUCS l1CdoCd Ny Ml .. IL. H.
Stowe. Other members were Mr..
Gilbert, Harlan Hadley, H. ]. Kou-
kal and Mrs. A. X. Romoser.
While it analyzes what it de-
scribes as defects in the present
method of selecting school board
members, the report makes clear
that the present board is not under
attack.
The council also has adopted a
resolution urging the county COM
missioners to seek available FEEDER
al grants for construction of a new
building to house the County Health
Department.
The resolution urged the commits
sioners to increase the salaries of
the health officer and his assistant
ito levels commensurate with their
duties and responsibilities"
Erection of new Health Depart
ment building also has been recon-
mended by State health officials.
The proposal is being studied by the
commissioners.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Senate Confirms Schee|e
A
As PHs Surgeon General
BY the Associated Press

The Senate lates yesterday con-
firmed Leonard A.Scheele of Mich
igan as Surgeon General of the
United States Public Health Service.
George ". Allen of North Carolina
was confirmed as Assistant Secre-
tary of State.
Also approved were:
Coert Du Bois of California, to be
the United States Representative on
the Good Offices Committee on
Indonesia of the U. N. Security
Council, Richard P. Butrick of
New York, to be Minister to Iceland;
John C. Wiley of Indiana, to be
Ambassador to Iran; Henry F.
Grady of California, to be Minister
to Nepal in addition to serving as
Ambassador to India, and Monnett
B. Davis of Colorado, to be Ambas-
Sador to Panama.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Prince Georges Fare
Ruling Delayed Until
After March "a
By WiIIiom A. MiIIen
Stur Sioff Correspondent

BALTIMORE, Feb. 26.-An off,
cial decision on whether Prince
Georges County streetcar and bus
riders will have to pay higher fares
to the Capital Transit Co. will be
delayed until next month at least.
The Maryland Public Service
Commission has given county rep
resentatives until March 10 to file
a report ON a traffic survey there,
now under way. Briefs must be
filed within the two weeks after
that, bringing the case up to March
"a. Meanwhile, hearings are at an
end.
If the company desires 1t, how
ever, a hearing will be held on
the survey. Final arguments will
be heard by the commission a day
or two after briefs are in. Then
the commission must go over a
voluminous record and make up its
mind. The company says it wants
scent equalized fare zones. but the
citizens say the increase sought
would amount to 10 per cent.
Yesterdays hearing was marked
by the unexpected withdrawal of
Gregory Hankin, former District
Public Utilities. Commission chair
man, as counsel for the citizens,
because, he said, his fee has not
been paid up to date.
County Unit Issues Statement.
Fred w. Cast, acting chairman
of the Prince Georges County Joint
Transportation Committee, and Ar
thur w. Brunei, its secretary. at
the close of yesterdays commits
sion hearing. issued this joint
statement:
Attorney Hankin today suspend.
ed his participation in the Capita
Transit fare increase case. How
ever, the transportation rush-houl
survey now being conducted
throughout the northern section o.
Prince Georges County by the Join
Transportation Committee will con-
tinue, so that the information oh.
tained from the survey may bs
made available to the Public Serv'
ice Commission of Maryland for it!
guidance in reaching decision II
the case of Capital Transit for
fare increase in the company''
Maryland operations.
Mr.. Hankin announced his with
drawal after lunch. He told tht
commission Mrs. Hankin, who ha,
been an economist in the case, has
not received one cent" She testi.
fed yesterday and said she made
numerous mathematical calcula.
tions, based on company figures
placed In evidence.
Mr.. Hankin said he has received
only a nominal fee and that 1t il
only fair an attorney should bt
paid a reasonable fee without hay
ing to ask for it too many times.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Illinois Pastor Fined SIS
A
For Anti-Red Posters Here

The Rev. Forrest Schickedanz, 20
of Bartonville, Ill, today was SEN
fenced at District Court to pay
$25 fine for his part in displaying
anti-Soviet posters in front OF the
Russian Embassy last July.
The sentence was given by Justice
Richmond B. Keech, before whom
the Rev. Schickedanz had pleaded
guilty on Tuesday.
Two other men were found guilty
of the charge by jury and yester-
day were sentenced by Justice
Jennings Bailey, who presided at
their trial, to pay a fine of 500 each.
They are Donald A. Lohbeck, 30, of
Detroit, and the Rev. Kenneth Golf
29. of EngleWood. Colo,
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Former State Senator
To Seek Congress Seat
BY the Associated Pres,

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 26.-Forme1
State Senator Earl Bennett, So, OF
Cambridge yesterday filed as Dem
ocratic candidate for the House OF
Representatives from Maryland's 1st
District and promised an "active
campaign"
Mr.. Bennett is a chemical COM
Ipany salesman.
E. Peter Richardson, a member
of the House of Delegates from
worcester County, filed for the
House last week. Mayor James O.
Byrd Of Snow Hill also has an
nounced his candidacy.
The district now Is represented
by Representative Miller, Easton
Republican.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Porter Held. in Murder
OF Mon Beaten, Gussed

Sylvester T. Green, 38, Of the 400
block of I street NV, was held
today on a charge Of numbering
Frank w. Howard, SIS, who was found
unconscious Tuesday in gas-f1lled
room at 1435 Ninth street NV.
Green, colored porter, was due
to appear at an inquest today in the
death. Mr.. Howard, colored, died
shortly after he was found, beaten
over the head, in the room with
seven open cook stove gas jets.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Rev. J.F. -Lundquist 10 Quit
AT National PRESBYTERIAN

The Rev. James F. Lundquist. IT,,
has resigned as assistant minister
of the National Presbyterian
Church. Connecticut avenue and N
streets NV, it was announced to-
day.
Mr.. Lundquist, who has been at
the church since October. 1945, VIII
become minister of the Lewinsvills
Presbyterian Church. Mclean. Va.
He viii be installed on March l8.
The congregation honored Mr..
and Mrs. Lundquist last Sunday at
a reception after the morning serv.
innC
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Ex-Dairyn1an
Called in Probe
OF Milk Prices
Grond Jury to Hear
Former Members Of
Producers Group

The special grand jury seeking to
determine whether there have been
any criminal conspiracies to fix milk
and other food prices in the WASH
ington area today heard a former
dairyman who had at one time
bought milk through the Maryland
and Virginia Milk Producers As
sociatiQn.
Two former members of the as
sociation, who said they had been
forced to join, also were summoned
to testify.
The first witness was John M.
Seibel of Burtonsville, Md, who
operated a dairy serving the Mary
land suburbs of Washington for
about 10 years. He quit the business
a year ago to concentrate his efforts
on his ice cream business in Bur-
louisville.
Mr.. Seibel told reporters that for
year, 1941, he bought milk through
the association. He said he signed
up with the association but they
almost put me out of business"
II had to get out. or I would have
gone broke" he said. He explained
he paid more for milk through the
association than he had when buy
ing milk directly from dairy farmers.
Problem to Find Sources.
When he went back to direct buy
ing, he said, it was problem to find
sources of milk.
Mr.. Seibel described his business.
the Seibel Dairy as smaH one with
400 to 500 customers. Finally. he
said, he decided to concentrate on
his ice cream business, because the
dairy business was a "seven-day
headache.
The second witness was w. T.
Batten of Staunton, Va, former
member of the producers group, who
is now in the cattle business.
Another former member of the
association, F. A. Wright, also of
Staunton, was waiting this morning
to testify. Mr.. Wright said he
produced milk for 20 years, but has
not done so since 1941.
Other Witnesses Called.
G. L. Stickley of Strasburg, Va,
dairy farmer with about 100 COWS,
also was waiting to testify. He said
he became 2 member of the associa-
ton in 1872 and remained in the
organization for six or seven years.
Other witnesses waiting to testify
were Harry w. Unglesbee of Boyds,
Md, member of the Maryland and
Virginia association, and Harry C.
Crum Of Walkersville, Md, a men,
ber of the Capitol Milk Producers
Association, which supplies milk in
the Highland Farms area.
George E. Haddock, special as
sistant to the Attorney General, said
Ralph l.. Horreyson, who was not
identified, also had Seen subpoenaed.
Others expected to appear today
were j. A. Wilson. representing
Comico Products Co., Alexandria,
and John McGill. former secretary
treasurer of the Maryland and Vir-
girlia association.
Evening star., 1948-02-26

born Montana homesteader, who ar
rived here in 1888 with one of the
do-something- -about unemployment
groups and has been here ever since.
He has been constant in lobbying
for an unemployment bill, never
slackening his efforts, even when
full employment seemed to have
solved the problem. Unemployment
will be back, he said, and he wants
the Nation to be ready.
Mr., Gimlett, the prospector, has
just arrived from Colorado. All the
silver" Senator'S know him and
they are for him.
His identification card is a large
one. On one side are attached all
the gold and silver coins minted by
the United States, from the old So
cent gold piece and the silver s.
cent piece to the silver dollar and
the gold $40 coin.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
D. c. DoyIight Time Bill
Debate Slated in Senate

Legislation to permit Washing
ton to have daylight saving time
in the future was to come up for
debate today on the Senate floor.
The measure, by Senator Nc
Grath, Democrat. of Rhode Island
is expected to be opposed by Sena-
tor Overton. Democrat, of Louisiana,
a bitter foe of the time change.
Senator McGrath's bill would au-
thorize the District Commissioners
to order daylight saving time for
any summer, II District residents
want it.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Senate Votes to Continue
Tin and Fats Controls
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The Senate yesterday voted TO
continue for 90 days beyond next
Sunday Government control on tin.
fats and oils and certain other
scarce commodities.
The measure passed by voice vote,
rc IS back to the House which
zday TO extend these CON.
/. cnly one month.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
3 Freight Cars Deroiled
On B. & O. at Baltimore
BY III. A..eeiaisd Pr.ss

BALTIMORE, Feb. 26.-Freight
traffic on the Pennsylvania Rail-
roads main line from Baltimore. to
Washington was delayed about four
hours early today when three cars
of a southbound freight jumped the
tracks in the Southwest outskirts.
of Baltimore.
Several passenger trains also were
delayed few minutes.
Railroad spokesmen said the ac-
cident occurred about am. and
the lire was clear again ut 5. There
were no injuries.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
300 at Cofeterio
Get Free Lunches
In Publicity Stunt

1t was all a publicity stunt
for a Venetian shade company,
but the customers who ate
lunch between noon and / pm.
today at the Silver Cafeteria,
Silver Spring, had no objec-
tions.
When they went to pay their
check Manager Petit N. Nor
man refunded their money
and handed them a card say
ing 1t was all on the shade
company. Nearly 800 customers
got free lunches.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Mrs. Earl Goodwin III

Mrs. Earl Goodwin, wife Of the
radio commentator, was admitted
today to Arlington Hospital, suffer-
ing from pneumonia. Mr.. Goodwin
said she was stricken last night at
their home near Alexandria. He
described her condition as serious
but apparently not critical. X.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Two Burned in Frederick
BY Kerosene Explosion
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

FREDERICK, Md, Feb. 26.-Two
persons were in fair condition at
the City Hospital here today after
being burned when q can OF kero-
sene exploded in their farm home.
william Stone, S. and his step
1.,,-,,to- NJ -.ii's--. Simn1s, -,
were treated for bu115;5.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
OES Chapter to Hold Porty

Lebanon Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star will hold an "old-
fashioned card party and dance
tonight at the Shoreham Hotel from
10 to /. Miss Burdella Scarborough
Is chairman.
Evening star., 1948-05-21
April Food Price Rise
Erases Winter Cuts;
Living Costs al Peak

Retail food prices in Washington
Spurted upward in April, wiping out
most of the decline that occurred
from January to March.
The increase, according to Bureau
of Labor Statistics figures released
today, was 81 per cent from mid
March to mid-April. The rise
brought the BIS retail food price in
dex back to within 81 per cent of
the record high in mid-January.
Nationally, the picture was even
blacker from the consumers stand
point. The April squirt, mostly in
food, sent the national index of all
coSt-of Living items to an all-time
record high, 1898 per cent of the
price average of the 1935-39 preWar
| period.
Meats and Vegetables Up.
In Washington leaders in the food
price rise were meats, poultry and
fish, up an average of 39 per cent
in the month, and fresh fruits and
vegetables up 60 per cent. Dairy
products, instead of showing a sea-
sonable decline, went up per cent
Butter was the leader with 10 per
cent rise.
AS a possible sign that living
costs this month may 60 still higher,
another BIS survey showed that
wholesale prices of 900 commodities
increased one per cent for the week
ended May Is. Wholesale price rises
usually are followed by retail in
creaSes.
In still another Government re-
port, the Federal Reserve Board
said inflationary pressure will be
stronger in the last half of the year
than in the first half. The report
added that price increases will be
hard to forestall.
Banks to Have Money to Lend.
The report said prospects are that
the Government will be overspend-
ing it's income in the last half of
1948, in marked contrast with the
first half of the year, and that this
will bring an increase in the money
supply.
Banks will have more money to
lend and an incentive to expand
their lending on an aggressive
basis" at time when reported busi-
ness expansion plans promise a
strong demand for bank loans, it
added.
With production already at near
capacity levels, demand strong for
limited supplies of many materials
and goods, and large expenditures
for military purposes in prospect,
'it would be difficult to avoid fur
ther increases in prices" the bull
letin said
Restraint on bank credit expan-
sion would be desirable so that
monetary expansion would not add
unnecessarily to inflationary pres
sures," it added, noting that the
board has asked Congress for new
powers to restrain bank lending.
Evening star., 1948-05-21
Conference Held on Survey
OF D. {. School BUILDINGS

DR.. George D. Strayer. formerly of
Columbia University conferred yesr
terday with Congressional District
leaders, but a decision had not been
reached today as to whether he will
be engaged to make survey of
District school buildings.
The educator, retired head of the
university's School of Teaching, saw
Senator Dworshak, Republican, of
Idaho, and Representative Koran,
Republican, of Washington, who
head the District subcommittee of
the Senate and House Appropria-
tions Committees.
Senator Dworshak said he was
impressed favorably with DR.. Stray
er, but a decision had not yet
been reached as to whether he