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Evening star., 1949-10-11
Three Lotin Americans
Get 6. w. FeIIowships

Three students from Latin
American countries have enrolled
as graduate students at George
Washington University under fel-
awards made by the Fed
eral Office of Education and the
State Department, it was an
nounced today.
The students are Luis Quesada
Gonzales of Heredia. Costa Rica !:
Efrain Noises Canario Sepulveda
Of the Dominican Republic. and
Gonzalez E. b. Romero Of Ma
nagua, Nicaragua.
At American University. Miss
Gisele Boehne, 20. of Heidelberg,
Germany, is studying law under a
one-year scholarship awarded by
the American Military Govern
ment In her homeland.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
CopitoI Power Bill
Goes to House Floor

The House Public Works Com
mittee today approved and sent to
the House floor a bill to modernize
the whole power plant, electric
lighting and air-conditioning sys-
tenn on Capitol Hill.
Chairman Wilmington of the
committee indicated he hopes the
House acts fayorably on the meas
ure and sends it to the Senate this
week. Requested by the House
Office Building Commission and
David Lynn, architect of the
Capitol, the measure is understood
to be slated for early action with
no objections if it can be rushed
through during the last few days
Of this session Of Congress.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
$4,000 10 Be Paid
On Arlington Hospital

A s25,oo0 down payment on
Arlington Hospital will be pre-
sented to Federal officials in a
ceremony at 4 pm. tomorrow at
the hospital.
A check for that amount will
be handed to Government repre-
sentatives by President Gilbert L.
Hall of the Hospital Board Of
Trustees. The 100-bed institution
was built in 1914 with Lanham
Act funds.
Money for the down payment
was raised during a recent drive
in the county. All persons who
contributed or assisted with the
campaign have been invited by
Administrator John J. Anderson
ito come out and see what they're
buying"
The hospital is being sold to
the nonprof1t Arlington Hospital
Association for $125,000. which
will be paid over a five-year
period.
Mr.. Anderson said the institu-
ton is valued at $1,000,000.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Daylight Saving Time
Bill for Next Yeur Filed

The first congressional attempt
to give the District daylight saw
ing time next year was made in
the House yesterday in a bill in
troduced by Representative Klein,
Democrat, of New York.
The Klein measure would au-
thorize the city heads to start
daylight time again on the last
Sunday in April and end 1t the
last Sunday In September.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Exfradition Of Is Involved
In Gaming Case Postponed

Extradition hearings for 13
gambling suspects indicted by the
Prince Georges County grand jury
were postponed in District Court
yesterday until December 6.
Judge Alexander Holtzoff granted
the continuance at the request of
both Government and defense
counsel Who brought out that
some of the defendants are sched-
uled to go on trial soon for similar
charges in the District.
All the defendants were ar
rested during United States At
torney George Morris Fay's raids
in the Metropolitan Area last
March rs. They were charged in
Maryland with bookmaking and
participating in the operation -of
a lottery. r
The list includes william
"Snags" Lewis, 1900 block Of
Blagden avenue NV, who was
described by Mr.. Fay as a big
shot gambler"
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Speed
Traffic Movement al
|Whitehurst Freeway

, "Great improvement" in the
movement of traffic in the vicinity
of the new Whitehurst Freeway
was hailed today by jubilant traf-
fic officials who marveled at how
fast motorists caught on to the
new routes.
George E. Keneipp, director of
vehicles and traffic. and Traffic
Inspector Arthur E. Miller agreed
the traffic movement was much
better than yesterday, when rush.
hour tieups slowed traffic as much
as half an hour in some spots.
The traffic officials said they be-
lieved the improvements were due
to these causes:
/. Signs prohibiting standing
during rush hours went up along
the east side of Twenty-sixth
street, between K street and Vir-
ginia avenue NV. Parking al
ready is banned on the west side.
2. A policeman was on hand to
facilitate traffic along Virginia
avenue at Twenty-seventh street.
8. Fewer "sightseers" used the
freeway.
4. Newspaper explanations of
possible routes were effective in
guiding motorists who yesterday
didn't understand how to get off
the freeway onto Pennsylvania
avenue.
The traffic experts agreed that
traffic conditions are not yet 100
per cent, however. Mr.. Keneipp
said for instance. that truck
drivers apparently do not yet un-
derstand they can take their
trucks over the freeway. He added
that some traffic light adjust
ments will have to be made.
Inspector Miller said traffic is
still moving slowly along Virginia
avenue because cars are stream
ing of the Rock Greek and Po-
tomac Parkway as well as off the
freeway. He predicted that this
situation will ease, however, when
motorists discover they can. use
Twenty-seyenth or Twenty-sixth
street, going below Virginia ave-
nue..
Evening star., 1949-10-11

Mr.. and Mrs. George R. Hitch
cock of Route 2, Silver Spring,
Md, last night took "sweepstakes"
prizes for the third successive year
in the Woodbridge Garden Club fall
festival.
The Hitchcocks' joint entries of
more than 100 dahlias took first
prizes in many of the 96 classes,
outstripping the other Al ex-
hibitors with a total of 1913 points.
The show was held in the Sher-
wood Presbyterian Church Hall,
TWenty-second street and Rhode
Island avenue NE.
Second in aggregate points was
Mrs. M. w. Cogar of 4705 Ed
monston avenue, Hyattsville, who
took top prize in the arrangement
class and rolled up total of SIS
points. Third place awards went
to c. L. Armentrout, 3416 Twenty
second street N.E.ss with So points.
Fred w. Lang of % Everett
street Kensington. took first prize
in the class for men only" with
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Tromburg, West to Meet
On Duy-Cure Program

The Commissioners have asked
Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler
and Corporation Counsel Vernon
West to meet with Welfare Direc-
tor John w. Tramburg to develop
a report on the Districts child
care program: .- -...
The city heads received letter
from Senator Margaret Chase
Smith. Republican. of Maine, ex-
pressing her interest in the pro-
gram and the hope that a policy
could be developed to supersede
the present year-to-year basis on
which the centers are run.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
Take it from Maj. Gen. Harry
H. Vaughan: He's shipper OF
Government red tape with disdain
for those who call him "un-
ethical"
I'm considered in many circles
to be very unethical," President
Truman's Army aide conf1ded to
a friendly audience yesterday. land
I'm sure I will continue to be-.
There are only two people ]
have to please-Mr. Truman and
Mrs. Vaughan. AS long as ]
please them, I am satisfied.
I've made various suggestions
as to what other people can do.
You can interpolate your own
Interpretation of that"
Dinner in Vaughan's Honor.
The occasion was a $2-a-plate
party given in Vaughan's honor
by members of various veterans
organizations. They gathered to
show appreciation for the various
chores Gen. Vaughan has handled
as President Truman's co-ordina-
tor of veterans affairs.
1t was a far cry from the Senate
committee hearings at which in
vestigators, on the hunt for Gin
fuence peddling" in Washington.
inquired into some of Gen.
Vaughan's non-veteran activities
In fact, the POSTMASTER called it
a party of>"a very extraordinary
type"
The scene was the upstairs
fame room" of the 400 restaurant
where a photograph of Washing
ton made from a Navy jet fighter
48,846 feet above the Capital ap-
peared on a wall recently after
being withheld from general
publication.
Gift Presented to General.
Harold Keats. past national
commander of the Amvets-Amer-
lean Veterans of World War Il
had gift for the general, a fitted
leather case.
It was, Mr.. Keats said apollo
getically. such "a little token for
a man who has done such a big
job"
He said Gen. Vaughan, as CO.
ordinator of veterans affairs, has
never kept track of all the things
he has done for us veterans"
Evening star., 1949-10-11

Waldron E. Leonard, co-ordina-
tor of veterans affairs for the Dis
trict of Columbia. said the testi-
monial luncheon to Gen. Vaughan
was long overdue"
After Mr.. Keats told of how
Gen. Vaughan cut "red tape" to
expedite help for veterans, Gen
Vaughan arose.
Tells Story of Mess Sergeant.
He told a story of an Army mess
sergeant who wanted insecticide
to kill some ants that infested his
mess hall.
The quartermaster told him
he'd give him the inSecticide if
the ants were inside the mess hall,
but if the ants were outside the
mess hall that made them engi-
neer ants and he'd have to go to
the engineers for help he said
with a grin.
He went on to say that "a lot
of the difficulty I have encoun-
tered with Government depart
ments is not with the top men or
even the second, third or fourth
men. but with somebody down
the line who resents what he calls
outside interference.
In working for veterans, he
said. I'VE have to combat guys
like that to get things done"
Doubts Veterans Should Unite.
The general had grave doubts
that all the veterans organiza-
tions should be united. He said
some people advocate uniting all
the churches. If that happened.
he said. they would be split into
"14 factions"
IF everybody agreed with
everybody else you couldn't run
horse race" he went on. You
couldn't make progress.
Think of the difhculty Mrs.
Vaughan would have had in cap
turing me. She had enough COM
petition as it was"
Gen. Vaughan told his hosts
that what is of interest to vet
Grams is of interest to the Ma
ton"
Everybody stood up and ap-
plauded when He finished. There
were about IS persons present.
All filed by to shake Gen.
Vaughan's hand as he stood with
Mrs. Vaughan, the only woman
present.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Street Parking Ban
Predicted by Kneipp

Parking on Washington streets
will be entirely banned in the dis
tant future, George E. Keneipp, di-
rector of vehicles and traffic, pre-
dicted last night at the American
University Park Citizens Associa-
tion meeting.
1T may not come in my life
time" Mr.. Keneipp said, "but
there1l come time when all
parking will be handled in off,
street parking lots"
Increasingly heavy traffic, he
said, will make it necessary to use
all the streets for nothing but
travel.
cts poor use of expensive road
ways to allow them for parking
facilities" he declared. They
should be used to disperse traf-
fic."
In discussing other traffic prob
lens at the meeting. he told of
the urgent need for an additional
bridge in the Southeast section of
the District.
"This is the most serious traffic
need In the city and should be
considered immediately" he told
the group.
He predicted auto registration
this year will reach q new high of
more than 100000, yet he said,
less than half Of the cars travel
ing on District streets belong to
local residents.
The group met in Hurst Hall,
American University, Massachu-
sets and Nebraska avenues NV.
DR.. Daniel B. Lloyd, president,
conducted the meeting.
Evening star., 1949-10-11

a dahlia arrangement. Best ar
rangement by a child under IL
years of age was that of 6-year-
old Carol Hofmann of 1716 Evarts
street NE, who exhibited a COM
bination of dahlias and roses.
First prize in the rose class went
to George w. Spangler of Cabin
John. Md, who scored a total of
80. points. A large Mrs. Hester
Pape' dahlia entered by L. M.
Clarke, 2440 Monroe street NV,
took top honors for dahlias over 8
inches in diameter.
Mr.. Hitchcock, who is president
of the National Capital Dahlia So
ciety, also was sweepstakes winner,
together with his wife, at last
months National Capital Dahlia
Show and took the same honors
last year. They exhibited a COL
lection of 10 different varieties
last night.
About 400 exhibits of more than
1000 blooms were entered in the
competition. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Target were show chairmen.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Tuxi Driver Here Held
On Charge Of Girl, ID

A Washington taxicab driver
yesterday was charged by Park
Police with carnal knowledge of
a 14-year- old girl. Police said
Clarence L. Meador, "a, of the
TOO block of L street NE, was
arrested on complaint Of the girl's S
parents. y
Police said the offense is alleged
to have occurred about 2 I'm. Sun
day at the bird sanctuary park
ing area on Mount Vernon boule-
ward. Meador's bond was set at
$4,000 pending a hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner
Stanley King in Alexandria Octo-
Der 25.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Mrs. Sneud Named Head
Of Fuirfux SeuI Drive

Mrs. H. Garnett Snead of Falls
Church has been appointed chair
man of the Fairfax County Tuber-
culosis Association Christmas Seal
campaign, it was announced by
Mrs. Paul A. Bokel, executive sec
retary of the group.
The Christmas Seal campaign
starts on November 81. The Fair
fax County quota is $4,000.
Evening star., 1949-10-11

streets NV. however, has ap-
piled for a liquor license.
The mixup in Canada's geo.
graphical nomenclature was ex-
planned this way:
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, who in
troduced- the resolution opposing
liquor sales, said she had been
told at a meeting of the Women S
Christian Temperance Union that
the organiztion should fight the
proposal. Mrs. BERTHE Farmer,
president of the WCTU chapter,
said she must have been misun-
derstood in the name of the apart
ment which proposed selling
liquors.
She said she said Toronto
not "Ontario."
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Showdown Talks
due on Civilian,
.Useof Armory
House DC. Committee
To Study Charge Of
Law Violation
By WilIiom J. WheotIey

Increasing use of the National
Guard Armory for civilian activi-
ties to the detriment of troop
training is heading for a show
down In talks with members of
the House District Committee.
The matter came to a head yes
terday at meeting of the Armory
Board in the office of Commits
sioner John Russell Young.
At the meeting. Commissioner
Young told the board he had
heard from Representative league.
Democrat. of Texas that the lat
ter did not believe the board and
management were complying with
that part of the law stating that
the Armory shall be maintained
and operated primarily to pro-
vide facilities for the quartering
and training of the Guard.
Brig. Gen. William H. Abend-
roth, recently named Guard COM
mander. has informed the board
that the list of civilian activities
certified to him by the board man
|agement effectively precludes use
of the drill hall for a period of
more than two months during the
most important part of the Armory
training period.
Charge Causes Flareup.
Presentation Of the charge that
the management was not comply
ing with the law, it was reported,
caused a fareup in the board. It
was decided to talk over the mat
ter promptly with Mr.. league and
members of the District Com
mittee.
Another question which is ex-
pected to come up for discussion
during the congressional talks Is
the future management of the
building. Gen. Abendorth con-
tends that since he is on full-time
duty he can assume this chore in
addition to his military duties and
save salary expense of the present
civilian management by Arthur
CDutch) Bergman.
Parking Fee Ended.
Meanwhile. the Armory Boards
week end tiff with the sponsors of
the 1949 Home Show over the
charging of parking fees at the
Armory parking lot was over to-
day, with the home builders
emerging as clear-cut yictors.
This became apparent late yes
terday when the board decided:
To lift all parking charges inn-1
mediately and
To spend $4,000 to light, mark
and pave the area 10 police
details will be able to handle free
parking there.
The Armory Board already had
reached its decision, according to
Charles Stofberg, special assistant
to Commissioner Young. when a
vehement" protest was received
from the Metropolitan Home
Builders Association. They de-
clared in the protest that, IF these
parking restrictions are not lifted
Immediately. we will not exhibit in
the Armory again under any cir
cumStances."
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Suicide Ruled in Hanging
OF Man With CIothesIine

Coroner \ A. Magruder Mac
Donald today issued a certificate
of suicide after investigating the
death of Ernest Dunford. SIS, who
hanged himself with a clothesline
yesterday at his home, 1920 Sew
enteenth street NV.
Mr.. Dunford, a veteran of
World War l, left a note reveal
ing he had been respondent over
i'll health, DR.. Macdonald said.
His body was found suspended
from closet transom by his wife,
Mrs. Ellen Dunford.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Citizens Back Sale of Liquor
In Cafe That. Doesn't Want 1t

For all the Kalorama Citizens
Association cares, the Ontario
Apartments can sell liquor if they
want to-which they don't.
Through a misunderstanding as
to the proper name of the liquor
license applicant. the association
last night voted down a resolution
opposing sale of alcoholic bever-
ages at the Ontario, Eighteenth
street and Ontario road NV.
But the Ontario. in the words
of Manager w. D. Berlin, has mo
place to sell liquor, hasn't applied
for a license to sell it and doesn't
want to sell it,"
The restaurant of the Toronto
Apartments. Twentieth and p
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Health Officer Choices
TO Be Submitted bv
Group Next Week

The special committee of health
and medical leaders which will
recommend three names to the
Commissioners for appointment of
a new health officer probably will
reach a decision on the candidates
late next week, it was learned to-
day.
A spokesman said the group
hopes to end its consideration at a
meeting set for October 81. A few
days later, the names are expected
to be submitted to the Com
missioners. From the names, the
city heads will select a successor
to DR.. George c. Ruhland, who re-
tired from the post two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, committee members
here refused to discuss the names
of candidates interviewed for the
job at recent meetings.
According to reports. however,
possible candidates who have ap-
peared before the group include
DR.. Vlado A. Getting, Massachu-
sets Commissioner of Public
Health; DR.. v. A. Van Volken-
burgh, assistant commissioner
division TO local services, New York
State Health Department, and DR..
Erwin c. Sage. former naval med
ical officer. 1t was not indicated
that any of them were candidates
for the job.
Also questioned by the commit
tee, it was reported, was DR.. Daniel
L. Seckinger, now acting health
officer of the District, who is an
announced candidate for the posi-
ton.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
'GasRateHeariinq 9
Ends After PUG
Denies Motions
LuuderduIe Refuses
To Dismiss Company
PIeu for Increase

The Public Utilities Commission
today ended it's hearings on the
Washington Gas Light Co.'s ap-
plication for 1856 per cent rate
increase to District consumers,
designed to raise 100000 in ad-
ditional yearly revenues.
James w. Lauderdale. acting
chairman of the PUG. ended the
hearing after denying:
/. A motion to dismiss the COM
pany's application.
2. A request by Peoples Coun-
sci John ODea that the record
be left open until he has had time
to study amended rate schedules
proposed by the company yester-
day.
PUG Says Studies Were Made.
The motion to dismiss was made
by Francis j. Ortman, an attor-
ney for the gas consumers and
independent appliance dealers.
He argued that "the company has
not introduced cost of service
studies"
Lloyd B. Harrison, chief counsel
for the PUG, said such studies had
been made by the PUG staff.
Mr.. Lauderdale told Mr.. ODea
he could see no reason for grant,
ing his request and added
You have not seen fit to raise
any questions for protests before.
The amended schedules are more
favorable to those whom you rep
resent than the original one.
see no purpose for further delay"
Alternative Plans Offered.
One proposed schedule-intro-
duced September 27-would mean
a 1924 per cent increase to the
125.000 District consumers not
heating their homes by gas. Under
this schedule, the Federal Govern
ment would get a l.04 per cent
decrease.
Yesterday. the company intro
duced two alternative schedules
One would mean a 9.43 increase to
the majority of consumers and
per cent increase to the Govern
ment. The other was designed to
raise 100000. bringing a 7.13 pei
cent increase to the small con-
sumer and / per cent increase to
the Government.
The company filed its original
application for the rate increase
July IA. Hearings have been held
on fourteen days.
The PUG is not expected to rule
on the petition until after the re-
turn OF PUG Chairman James H
Flanagan who isfon vacation. He
is due back in 10 days,
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Jury Of 7 Men,
5Won1en Sworn
To Burgman
Ex-Stote Department
EmpIoye Accuse IS
Nozi Propoeondist
By jones J. CuIIinone

A jury of five women and seven
men was sworn in at District
Court today to try Herbert j.
Brgman, So, former State De-
partment employe, on charges of
treason.
The short, bald defendant is
accused of broadcasting Nazi
propaganda from Berlin under
the alias of "Joe Scanlon" during
the war.
Prosecutor William A. Paisley,
special assistant to the Attorney
General, told the jurors this man
cast his lot with the enemy by
hiring himself out to the German
government to make recordings
broadcasting the Hitler line which
were designed to destroy our
unity
Mr.. Paisley read a list of the
names of 81 prospective Govern
ment witnesses and said the trial
will take at least three weeks. De-
fense Attorney James ]. Laughlin
exercised 18 of the 20 peremtory
challenges he was allowed before
he announced he was satisfied
with the jury. The prosecution
challenged only four prospective
Jurors.
Asked to Be Excused.
The defense attorney asked
Judge Alexander Holtzof to ex-
cuse Thomas Perry from jury
service after the venireman said
he served with the Army in the
South Pacific and felt he would be
unable to give the defendant a
fair trial "if he went through the
same thing that Tokyo Rose did.
Only one of the venire of IS
men and women drawn from jury
panels in three courts had ever
listened to the Joe Scanlon"
broadcasts from Berlin. He was
Lawrence D. Sims, who said he
tuned in the programs purely for
amusement" He said nothing he
heard on the programs would pre-
vent him giving Burgman a fair
trial, but he was not among those
in the box when the jury was i'm
paneled.
The jury box and counsel table
were equipped with the same ear
phones used in the trial of Mil
dred Axis Sally Gillars, who was
convicted of treason and SEN
fenced to serve from 10 to 80 years
in prison last March. The Gov
ernment has recordings of the pro-
grams broadcast by Burgman and
these will be played to the jury as
the prosecution unfolds its case.
Called "Station DEBUNK."
Mr.. Paisley told the jurors that
Burgman sought to convince his
listeners that he was broadcast
ing from a clandestine station in
the Midwest, but actually all of
the programs were broadcast from
Berlin. Burgman referred to his
station as Station DEBUNK."
Burgman was employed as a
SlCi n Ill IllC O1llUcQ oGdUSS Eli.
bassy in Berlin for several years
before Germany's declaration of /
war on the United States. He left
the Embassy after war. was de-
clared and began his broadcast
with the Nazi radio Immediately
thereafter, Mr.. Paisley said. He !
continued broadcasting from De-
cember, 1912, until Berlin fell in
May, 1945. the prosecutor de-
clared.
Sixty-five overt acts of treason
are set forth in the Indictment
against Burgman, but Mr.. Paisley
said the Government will ask his
conviction on only 20 of the counts
to expedite the trial. Conviction
on any one of the counts would
make Burgman liable to the death
sentence, the maximum penalty
for treason.
Immediately after the jury was
sworn in, the trial was recessed for
1t1orh
Evening star., 1949-10-11
6. A. Turner Promoted

Gustave A. Turner, administra-
tive officer Of the Department OF
Inspection, today was appointed
assistant secretary to the Board
of Commissioners to succeed Ralph
A. Norton, who will retire at the
end Of November.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-22

NEW ZENITH washer; leather covered baby's high chair makes into playpen); baby bed with mattress Gmakes into junior bed); all like new. See Mrs. Hill at Bert's Drug.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-22
Mclaughlin Man Hurt

Carl Gibson, an employe of Nc Laughlin Construction Co.,, was hospitalized here this week for treatment of a minor injury in- cured at work.