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Evening star., 1949-05-19
To Correct on Injustice

With the means for granting pay raises
to District employees m sight at last, steps
should be. taken at once to see that all
District workers, classified and unclassifed,
share in the benefits granted last July to
Federal employees. Congress already has
gone on record as favoring $3.50 increase
for the Districts classified employees,
although some officials believe. additional
legislation may be necessary to make the
grant effective. Now it behooves Congress
to put itself on record as well with regard
10 teachers, policemen and flIemen.
There should be no more doubt as to the
pay raise Tor teachers policemen and fire.
men than about that for the District Gov
ernment's classified personnel. ALI were
equally Disseminated against when Con-
gress failed to include them in the raise
voted for Federal workers last year. All
are equally entitled to the cost-of-living
bonus" handed out to the rank and file
of civil service employees.
Separate legislation is required to assure
the teachers and the members of the Police
and Fire Departments of the $3.50 increase,
however. Bills to take care of these groups
are pending The House District Com
mittee already has reported such legisla-
ton, so that quick action in the House is
possible. The Senate District Committee
has not yet acted. Congress should move
promptly to complete all legislative steps
necessary to correct the injustices done
District workers when last years govern
mental pay raises were distributed.
Evening star., 1949-05-19

they can DO nothing As - hEr thsy Age
equally poSeTle2 A. 10 rival sestAlgtAg4A1
Ero4ps-
The absence from the CoaSggs@tacr cs AEy
expressed poweg 10 ceAI ~gih aaa>e 6. ;rr~-
dom Of speech has enaoaec The Colrt 10 aa&r
sloot trosn any consideration Q! the abuses
which create problems for tAe States and 80
indulge n centAls O. local authority s<4gsas
ot which SEEM 10 ne agnpgof sd~ag in the
l!Sh, of functions which local gesernmrnt&
must be relied or 10 perform fas or free
society Quite apart from any other merits
or defects. recent decisions have almost
completely imm4nlseo thls battle fos Ire
streets from AIRY form q control,
Many Decisions Tie Peliee Hands,
Streets and parks maintained by me public
cannot legally Dc denied 10 groups Tor eosr-
municA;ion Q! ideas Hague Y, c. l. O. So7
Z s, +ae JamlSon Y. Texas, sls L, 8. AIS
Cities NAV no; protect their streets from
activities which the lsS has always REGARDED
subject 10 control As nuisAnces. Lowell v.
Grimm. 3o3 Z. s &4& Schneider Y. STATE
SoS Z. S l+7. Cities may not protect Ire
streets or even homes OF their inhabitants
from the aggresSlons O; organized bands op
Grating n laree numbers Douglas Y. Jean
ette. 3is L. s lS7 As in this cas the
facts are set forth fully only in the dlSsc nt
Y. S. l4i Neither n private party not
public authority can invoke otherwise valid
State laws against trespASS 10 exclude from
their property groups bent on disseminating
propaganda. Marsh v Alabama SO L. s,
SOL Tucker Y Texas SO u. S, SIT. Picket
ing is largely immunixed from control on the
ground that II is free speech, ThornhiA y.
Alabama. $40 U. S. 81 and police may Doi
regulate sound trucks and loud speakers
Saia v. New York 334 U S S5s though the
Court finds them an evil that may be pro-
hibited altogether. KoSacs v. Cooper S3s
U. S. II. Ana one-third OF the Court has
gone further and declared that n position
that the State may prevent any conduct
which induces people 10 violate the Law. or
any advocacy OF unlawful activity, cannot
be squared with the FIRST Amendment :"
and it IS only We who can decide when the
limit is passed MuSSer V. Utah. 335 L. s
95. l02. Whatever the merits OF any one Of
these decisions IN isolation. and there were
sound reasons for some Of them. IL cannot
be denied that their cumulative effect has
been a sharp handicap on municipal control
OF the streets and a dramatic encouragement
OF those who would use them IN battle OF
ideologies
Evening star., 1949-05-19

tor OF American policy IN our occupation
zone. As such, working directly under the
State Department, he will be the on-the-
scene supervisor OF the transition 10
civilian control.
During this new phase-whose course
will be greatly Influenced by the forthcom-
ing Paris meeting of the Council Of Foreign
Ministers-one Of Mr.. McCloy's chief duties
will be TO impose more and more responsi-
bility on the Germans themselves. This,
of course. is in line with steps already
taken to organize a West German federal
republic High Commissioner McCloy will
play a vital role in that connection. Pres
ident Truman could hardly have chosen
better man for the Job.
Evening star., 1949-05-19
d, THE HsskIS sERyICr,

@ What method OF execution il USED foF
prisoners condemned to death by The Ped
eral Goserumeut7~~D } NJ
A II IA the policy 10 follow the State
laws OF the STATE whete the criminals stand
trial and are TO BE- executed The bill
which Vas passed and approved on June .,
1887. provides thai the manner of execution
shall be prsscrtoed By the law 81 the Etsts
where the sentence Is imposed.
O. Where Is the lArgeat tree In IN. sosla
-~J
A. The Department Of The Interior ha.
made Ar extensive survey Of lAfEt urr&
and reports that tne General Sherman
Bigtree. SeauoiA National PARK Cali s
the largest tree II has a hfight of 81
feet four inches diameter 3ets feet =
volume Of soo. 70 board fest. and IA sf.
tseen 1000 and 1000 yrAra old Ttss
worlds tailesi tree Ia giant redwood.
sequoia sempeTsirena. 3st feet ha9h. ~
North Dysrvslie P7sLS. near DyerYIiis. Hum.
noidt County Calf. II hAs bnen dedicated
to the founders Of the SaFs-ihs- Red~oocs
League.
O. What are sogns Of the eassnnal duties
Of . Mohammedan7-A. ~
A. The Mohammsdan na1. pray he mass
give aims. he In required 10 fast. hs as
obligated TO make TIC paigrinaaas 10 Aeoes.
A faithful MohAmuecan must offer fire
prayers every ~ hours- The first time of
prayer commences after E1nhet ths sseona
at nishtfaii, the third 81 dsyexsak tna
fourth about noon tss fgth IN ttss sI.sr-
noon Il
@ Ii there any way 10 eliminate "a
Wild onion sasts frum eoss ms.kf~~A- q
A. The Department ot ARrsraltgss sass
that there IL no known say 10 eliminate
the taste Of aid anion from eoss snssks
Keeping ihe eows o4at as pastures anffsAA1
with thla ~see' Ia the ors ssHT way nf prs
venting ths nalix from soass1rang a. ne
onion taste ia not NJ noasesahax u ifss ee2s
hare eaten Just before tss milking re5sns.
and not directly after tas previous nalaAaG
time.
Evening star., 1949-05-19
Argues That Segregation
Represents . Natural Choice
rrn the n1ttnr os the Star
To the Editor Of Ths

If James H. whyte's Interpretation Of
The Star editorial, Doing What Comes
Naturally" Is correct. then We all better
start back TO school.
It's unfortunate that so many colored
citizens see something evil In every opinion
except the one In which they concur. They
only see their side.
Again, do the white people have rights
Their money built the theaters. restaurants
and hotels Are the coIored people going
TO insist on getting in on a pass or will
they start doing something for themselves?
Are the colored citizens OF Washington
so lacking In ingenuity. ability and aggres-
siveness that they are unable 70 build
decent hotels restaurants and theaters for
themselves? Why do they insist on wanting
to associate with such 'preiudiced people
as the white residents OF this and other
cities? What II the white people do not
want TO mingie with them, for any reason
or no reason? Are they to be forced?
An examination OF the constitution OF the
Negro Republic Of Liberia reveals that only
Evening star., 1949-05-19
Urges Obedience To Platform
OF the Democratic Party

Of the Democratic Party
To the Editor of The Star:
I have read with considerable interest
your news reports and editorials concerning
the recent speech Of Senator Harry F. Byrd
and the off -the-record remarks of President
Truman. Since there apparently is wide
spread speculation as to how Senator Byrd's
constituents will react to the controversy.
thought perhaps you would be interested in
the views of one citizen in Virginia whom
Senator Byrd claims he is representing.
The fact that President Truman and SEN
ator Byrd have a difference, of opinion and
have criticized one another would not neces-
Sarily influence me when I vote. However.
there are much more fundamental questions
that will influence me. For instance. have
gained the very definite impression that
President Truman has adopted an admirable
stand on q fundamental principle and no.
body is willing to give him any credit for it:
He has the unusual idea that the platform
of a political party should mean something
and that the members Of the party should
carry out the principles set forth in that
platform. It is an unusual idea. because it
has been the practice of the politicians TO
ignore the platforms.
Senator Byrd seems to be one OF the old
Partys platform Is just another piece OF
paper" Apparently he has no regard what
ever for the principles set forth in that
platform. In fact. 1t seems to me that Sena
tor Byrd is following the principles laid down
by Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. way
back In the 1920s. At any rate he is very
popular with the ultraconservative Repub-
lican crowd and they were the first ones to
rush to his defense when there was an indi
cation that President Truman had voiced q
little private criticism.
AS one Virginia voter. would like TO see
the party lines Strengthened up. When go
to the polls don't want to vote for Demo-
crat and find that have voted for a Re-
publican under false colors When ! vote
for Republican. want to be sure that
am voting for the real article. The same
goes for the Democrats
suggest that Senator Byrd tack the Dem
ocratic platform on the wall OF his office and
read it every morning before he goes into
the Senate. If he finds that its principles
are unacceptable, then he should announce
to his constituents that he has decided to
renounce the progressive Democratic prin-
ciples and adopt the ultraconservative. big
business principles of the Republican Party.
VIRGINIA POLL-TAxPAYER.
Evening star., 1949-05-19
Suggestions for Display
OF "Merci" Gifts from France

To Editor Of The Star:
In The Sunday Star. May IS. there is a
request for suggestions regarding disposi-
ton of two items from the French "Merci'
train, for the District Of Columbia.
Here is mine: AS a perpetual honor. in
an exhibit suitably displayed at the National
Museum let the sand from Mulberry Beach
hallowed by American he1oism. be placed in
an hour glass continuously being reversed
This would be symbolic of q living. moving
memory of that heroism. regardless OF the
passing of time.
1t seems to me also that the wedding dress
should not be given TO any person" but
should be accorded a place where it could
be viewed and enjoyed by the public.
HELEN BETKOFER
Evening star., 1949-05-19
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
toriter, although II is permissible tor
,nriter kno,pn 10 The Star 10 use
nom de plume. Please be briet.
Evening star., 1949-05-19
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Evening star., 1949-05-19

persons Of Negro blood may hold public
offices and only property owners may vote
White people do not object 10 this at least
/ have heard no objection from white people
or colored people.
Segregation will exist as long as white
people and colored people are on this earth.
Regardless OF the preachmentS OF scientists.
religious leaders and others people will
choose their company from people OF their
own race. Like animals In the fielus and the
birds in the trees. each will seek his own
LARRY DOOLEY.
Evening star., 1949-09-23
7 Polio Cases Raise
ID. {. Area Total 10 163

Two new polio cases in the
Washington area were reported
today, bringing the years total tt
1853.
One of the victims is a 23-year.
old woman living in the 1900 bloch
Of Massachusetts, avenue NV
She was admitted to Gallingel
Hospital Tuesday.
The other is a 25-year-old mar
living in the 2700 block of Arvir
street, Wheaton Hills, Md. Tn.
Montgomery County health de.
partment said the man has beer
Ill since August Is and his Hines.
was diagnosed as polio yesterday
They said he is being treated al
home.
The total number of cases in
the District is now 50 as compared
with 81 at this date last year.
Twenty new polio cases have
been reported in Maryland in the
last seven days. It was an increase
Of IL over the preceding week and
brought the years total to 107.
Last year there were 64 cases in
Maryland up to this time.
Health Department officials said
the increase Is not alarming, even
though 1t runs counter to the
current Nationwide trend. They
pointed out that the polio season
is nearing its end and there will
be a sharp drop as the weather
gets cooler.
Evening star., 1949-09-23
GI 10 Be Tried Next Week
On Counterfeitinq CHARGE

The court martial of Pvt. Robert
A. Kopnicky, Walter Reed Hospi-
tai patient charged with "unlaw-
fully possessing counterfeit bills, VI
has been set tentatively for next
week, the Military District OF
Washington announced today.
The 2l-year-old patient from
Stratford, Conn.,. was arrested in
Forest Glen annex August 80 by
military police who reported that
80. counterfeit bills were found in
his possession.
The court martial board will be
selected from a group of seven
Army officers and five enlisted
men.
Evening star., 1949-09-23
Rosh Hashonah Services
will Start al 8 Toniqht

Times of the Rosh Hashonah
services for Army Medical Center
personnel and others in that area
were carried incorrectly in The
Star yesterday.
The services will be held at 8
o'clock tonight, 8 pm. tomorrow
and at 8:45 and 10 am. Sunday
at the Seventh-day Adventist
Church in Takoma Park, Md.
Services at S:45 am. and 10 am.
tomorrow will be held at the
Montgomery Blair High School in
Silver Spring.
Chaplain Henry Travel Of the
Army's Chief of Chaplains Once
will conduct the services which are
sponsored by the Montgomery
County Jewish Community. The
Seventh-day Adventist Church is
being used by special arrange
meut with the Adventists.
Evening star., 1949-09-23
U. S. Will Start 7 urning Back
1o, ,6OOCIocks Here I omorrow

made Sunday to make sure that
an the clocks are operating on
Eastern Standard Time.
The switchback from Daylight
Time to Eastern Standard Time
will 60 into effect at the same time
q am. Sunday-in Arlington,
Alexandra, Fairfax. Montgomery
County and Prince Georges County.
At 2 am. Sunday, the idea is to
set your clock to say o'clock.
Information clerks at transpor-
tation terminals are looking for
ward to the switchback with more
relief, perhaps, than any other
group in Washington. For them
it will mean the end of explaining
that the noon train actually de-
parts at / pm. daylight time.
New railroad. bus and airline
time schedules will go into effect
when the time oficially changes.
Evening star., 1949-09-23

Daylight saving time will not
end officially until 2 am. Sun
day, but the task Of turning back
approximately $4,000 clocks in
Government ofices will begin to-
morrow.
F. r. Brant, Public Buildings
Administration operations officer.
has mobilized a force Of go to re-
set the Governments clocks. All
but about 5000 Of the clocks are
controlled by master switches and
with these it will be just q mat
ter Of cutting of the current for
exactly one hour. The remaining
timepieces will have to be reset
by hand.
Mr.. Brandt said his time con-
trollers will not attempt stimuli
taneous operation, but will spread
their task over tomorrow and
Sunday. A final check will be
Evening star., 1949-09-23
Miss Virginia Registers
For 'N Queen Contest

Bette Cannon. 20, Miss vir-
ginia." is among the nearly so
entries now registered for the
"Television Queen contest being
sponsored by the Home Builders
Association here. The winner will
rule at the associations Home
Show Exposition at the National
Guard Armory October 8 through
October 16.
Screening of contestants has
been going on nightly on the
Johnny Bradford television show
at $40 o'clock over Station
WNBW. Girls who appear pro-
fessionally on television are not
eligible. it was said.
Entry blanks and rules of the
contest may be had at the asso-
cations headquarters, Suite 303,
1757 X street NV. and at the
receptionists' desk at WRC, Trans
Lux Building. Winner of the title
will receive free trips for two to
New York and Bermuda and will
be given an NBC television audi
tion.
Evening star., 1949-09-23
| |AmputeeD Driver
| Sued for $4,000
| For as Accident

A veteran who lost both legs
in a mine explosion in Germany
was sued in District Court today
for $25. 900 damages in connection
with q 1916 traffic accident in
which he was driving for the first
time an automobile specially
equipped for amputees.
The defendant is Lewis Gruber
OF Miami. Fla. Tho plaintiff,
John A. Callahan, 315 Anacostia
avenue, NE, says in the suit
that he suffered collar bone and
shoulder fractures when his car
and that Of Mr.. Gruber collided.
The collision occurred November
/, 1916, at Arkansas avenue and
Emerson street NV. according to
the suit. Mr.. Gruber also was
injured in the collision.
Evening star., 1949-09-23
2-Heuded Turtle
Emboimed, to Be
Used for Study

The embalmed remains Of Su-
perdiamond. the Commerce De-
partment Aouarium's two-headed
turtle, will be sent to New York
today for examination by neu-
rologists.
Little Superdiamond, slightly
larger than a silver dollar. died
yesterday. Most diamond backs
live 80 or 40 years.
He. or she-the turtle wasn't
old enough for it's sex to be deter
mined-Was brought here from
Beaufort, N. c.. shortly after birth
The two heads. which had diff
Guilty co-ordinating their activities
certainly had something to dc
with the death, according to John
c. Pearson. aquarium director.
At his home. Mr.. Pearson has
another two-headed turtle - a
fresh-water variety-and he may
put it in Superdiamond's place
soon. he said.
Evening star., 1949-09-23
Freight Starts Moving
AS Truck Drivers End
1wo-Day Strike Here

Union truck drivers were back
on their jobs today after settling
a two-day strike against seven
large transport and storage COM
panies.
Tons of freight which had been
accumulating at the Pennsylvania
Railroad terminal, where Ship
ments for three other railroads
are handled. began moving to
consignees early this morning.
Under their new contract the
truck drivers will receive an in
crease of Is cents an hour until
March /, when the raise will be
boosted to II cents. Warehouse
and platform employees won a 10
cent-an-hour raise and helpers
IA cents.
40-Hour Week Set.
Local $50. of the Truck Drivers
Union demanded an across-the.
board increase of II cents an houl
when the strike was called at
pm. Tuesday. The companie.
countered with an offer of 1917
cents an hour for truck driver.
and 10 cents an hour for ware.
houseme nand helpers.
| In addition to the wage in.
Ecreases the employers reduced tn,
working week from 48 to 40 hourl
with time-and-a-half pay for al
Saturday work. and granted twt
weeks vacation after four years
instead of after five years.
Benefits Made Retroactive.
Contract benefits were made
retroactive to September / wher
the old contract expired.
Charles j. Bell, president of Lo.
cal 500, said the benefits granted
lin the contract with the seven
firms, represented in negotiations
by the Labor Relations Council OF
the D. c. Trucking Association
will be made applicable to other
firms whose drivers are organized
by the union.
The strike ended after Federal
Conciliataor James Holden ar
ranged conference between
union officers and Joseph c. Nc
Garraghy. attorney for the truck
ing association.
Evening star., 1949-09-23
Speeder Gets 80 Days
After Judge Learns Of
II Previous 0ffenses

A 22-year-old motorist today
was jailed for 80 days by Traffic
Judge Milton S. Kronheim, jr.
The motorist was Ralph Bur-
roughs, a plumber, who lives in
the 4400 block of Reservoir road
NV. He was convicted on Sep
tember 8 of speeding up to 60
miles an hour in a 25-mile zone.
Police Pvt. F. r. Miller testified
at the trial that he arrested Bur-
roughs at Edmunds place and
Macarthur boulevard NV. after
long chase which began near
Prospect and Wisconsin avenues
shortly before midnight Septem-
Der Z.
On Burroughs first court ap-
pearance. Judge Kronheim i'm
posed a 5000 fine, but vacated that
sentence when Burroughs told him
he had only one previous traffic
violation on his record. The case
was referred to probation officers
for a closer check of Burroughs
statement. and their investigation
disclosed II previous violations.
The record which Judge Kron-
helm read to the defendant In
court included four previous con-
victions on major charges, such
has hit-and-run and falling to
yield right-of-way to a pedestrian
as well as collateral forfeitures in
seven other traffic cases.
The Judge also noted that Bur-
roughs had once before been ar
rested on a 60 ile-an-hour speed
charge. that he had been involved
in three accidents. that his permit
had been suspended and restored
on two occasions. and that he had
been sent to traffic school once.
Apparently the only way to
keep you from driving dangerously
is to put you in JAIL" Judge Kron-
helm told the man. you seem to
have proven this because every
other remedy available to the pub
lie for making you . safe driver
has been applied with no result.
The judge added that he "hated
to send you down." but that in
the defendants own interest,
stringent measures were called for
Il want to do something about
you before you kill yourself or
some one else in traffic. I want
you to sit in your cell and just
think over the possible conse-
quences Of driving so fast over a
large area of the city. You should
use this opportunity to get next to
yourself" Judge Kronheim de-
clared.
Evening star., 1949-09-23
9 10 Face Grand jury
On Lottery Charges;
Gases Dropped

Nine men today are awaiting
grand jury action on lottery
charges. following appearance
before United States Commits.
sioner Cyril s. Lawrence yester-
day.
Two other gambling cases were
dropped by the District Attorneys s
Office in Municipal Court yester-
day because of insufficient evil
dence.
Five Of those facing the grand
jury were seized in police raids in
the first block of H street NE. last
week. They are: Jerome King
q, of the 400 block of I street
NV; Floyd Banks. Al. Of the first
block of I street NV: Steve G.
Valltos. %. of the 1900 block OF
P street NE; Albert G. Brown,
30. colored. first block of Defrees
street NV, each under $500
bond, and Edwin D. Welch. 81. OF
the 600 block of D street Sc,
under $500 bond.
The others held are: John
Lewis, 43, colored, 2100 block OF
Tenth street NV. arrested Sep
tember 8 in the 1900 block OF
Fourteenth street NV; Frank
Bleicher. 81, of the TOO block OF
Cody drive, Silver Spring, Md.
and Eugene Swindler. Al, colored
HOO block of Morse street NE.
both arrested September IA in the
3700 block of Georgia avenue
NV. and Clayroy A. Seward, A.
Of the 1000 block of Marlboro
pike. Prince Georges County, ar
rested September / in the 250o
block of Alabama avenue Sc
All are under $500 bond.
The two who were freed by or
der Of Assistant United States
Attorney ]. Warren Wilson were
Otis T. Dhue, 80, of the 600 block
of A street Sc. and James L.
Williams. So. of the 200 block OF
D street NV. They were arrested
Wednesday in a restaurant in the
400 block of Ninth street NV. by
two Vice Squad detectives. who
charged Dhue, a bartender, with
accepting two horse race bets
from Williams. No money was
seen being passed. and the only
evidence was slip bearing the
names of two horses in the days
races at Marlboro. Mr.. Wilson
said. The horses, Flicka Foot and
Gay Peggy, won second and first
places respectively. he added.