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Evening star., 1949-09-20
Wage Board Role Asked
For Per Diem Workers

Representatives of the American
Federation of Government EN-
ployes. AFL. asked the District
Commissioners today to allow
workers themselves to recommend
candidates for membership on tho
Per Diem Wage Board which sets
up wage rates for per diem work.
lers here.
j. G. Yaden. national president
of the Federal employees group,
said he had requested greater
autonomy for the board.
He noted that per diem work.
ers in June received a 16-cent-
an-hour wage increase, the first
they had been granted in three
years.
He pointed out that at present
the wage board members are Sc
lected by recommendation of vari-
GUS department heads employing
per diem workers. He said he felt
the employees themselves should
have a hand in the selection.
The Commissioners suggested
the union officers hold a confer
ence with F. L. Timmons, chief
clerk of the Engineer Depart
ment, to discuss the matter.
Evening star., 1949-09-20
Mother-in-Law Slain
And Wife Shot, Man
Surrenders 10 Police

The mother-in-law problem.
which sent William Bronson. 81
colored. to the second precinc1
last week for guidance. exploded
in gunfire at his home. 403 N
street NV. last night.
Police found the mother -in-law
Mrs. Anna Conway Williams. so
colored, Of 1887 Twelfth street
NE. dead with a bullet in hel
chest and her daughter, Mrs. Eu-
nice Bronson. %. seriously wound
ed with a bullet in her back.
Rushes to Police Station.
After the shooting, Bronson
hastened to the second precinct
station, short distance from hi
home There he met Detectives
M. A. Dixon and S. F. ONeill who
were starting out in response te
the shooting call. =
You don't have to look any
further" Bronson told them, the
detectives said. I'm the fellow
you are looking for"
Bronson is being held pending
an inquest into Mrs. Williams
death. and the outcome of his
wife'S wounds. Mrs. Bronson is
in a serious condition at Freed
mems Hospital.
Says Mind Went Blank.
Police recalled that Bronson
came to the second precinct last
week to complain against what he
termed his mother-in-law's in
terference in marital disputes. He
said he was fearful, police recalled,
that his wife and her mother
would GUST him from the tourist
home he operated at the M street
address. Police advised him to
take his troubles to court.
Another argument over the
tourist home developed last night,
police said Bronson told them.
Then my mind Just went
blank" he said.
Evening star., 1949-09-20
Blood Donors Ticket
For Parking Adjusted

A Washington milkman whose
automobile was tagged last week
IN a mo parking between 4 to 6
pm" zone while he was donating
a pint of blood to the American
Red Cross feels more kindly to-
ward the police today.
His ticket was adjusted by Capt.
Albert Bullock of No. 13 precinct,
The blood donor is James S.
O'Rourke, 23, Of 1401 North Ken
ilworth avenue, Arlington, who
had parked on Twelfth street near
s street NV.
During last week, records
showed yesterday. 106 traffic tick
cts were adjusted. So by warnings
and 20 by cancellations.
The list also showed II persons
had tickets Cancelled because of
diplomatic immunity.
Evening star., 1949-09-20
| Police Praised
IFor Swift Work
In AssouItCose

The Commissioners today COM
mended the Police Department for
its work on the criminal ASSAULT,
case Of a 4-year-old girl last Tues
day at hotel at 518 H street NV.
Special recognition went to IS
members of the first precinct, "a
officers Of the Detective Bureau
and three members Of the Wom-
ems Bureau.
The action came after Police
Supt. Robert J. Barrett presented
the city heads with an account Of
the case, which he described as
"a vicious crime" and one that
shocked the entire city"
Hugh Gene Mincy has been
ordered held without bond for the
grand jury on a charge of rape in
connection with the crime.
Pvt. Norman s. Jones of pre-
'cinct No. /, the uniformed offlcer
on the beat, was commended espe.
cially for work which led investi.
eating officers to the room Of the
suspect.
Evening star., 1949-09-20
German Constitution Copy
Displayed by Library

A beautifully printed copy of
the constitution Of the new West
ern German Republic, the only
copy in this country. will be on
display in the Library of Congress
until September 30.
The constitution, or the Basic
Law for the Federal Republic Of
Germany" was adopted and rati-
fed last May at Bonn by the
Western German Parliamentary
Council.
The library's copy is one Of 210
printed at Bonn for council mem
bers. The large volume is initiated
in red and contains facsimiles of
the council signatures on the orig
inal document. '...
Evening star., 1949-09-20
Ex-Boy Friend
Stoned Windows,
Woman Chorqes

Threats from her ex-boy friend
she had grown used to. the wit
ness testified. but when he started
coming around throwing stones at
the windows, honking his auto
horn and shouting her name at
5 am, then it became time to
call the police.
BY the time he had heard Miss
Regina M. Moore, IS, relate her
troubles In Municipal Court, Judge
Thomas D. Quinn decided on a
$500 peace bond or 80 days in
jail for her tormentor on threat
charge. In addition. as he left
the bench, the Judge threw James
r. Hill, 81, a scathing look and
asked acidly:
Don't you know when you're
not wanted"
Miss Moore said her troubles
reached a climax around 5 am.
Sunday a week ago outside her
house in the TOO block Of Third
street NV.
In court. Hill, who lives in the
1900 block of Eleventh street NV,
said he paid the early morning
visit to get thermos jug for an
Impending fishing trip. ..
Evening star., 1949-09-20
News Story Leads to Rescue
of 2 Little Girls in Icebox

Two little Alexandria girls were
saved from suffocation in an
abandoned icebox in which they
were playing yesterday when a
young housewife recalled reading
about a boy who died in a simila,
miShap in California.
Margaret German. S, and Cherry
Sumption, 4, both of the 100 block
Of Taylor Run parkway. were un-
conscious when Mrs. Richard
Mason, 145 Taylor Run parkway
opened the icebox door and found
the girls curled up inside. The
boxes had been discarded on q
lot in the rear of their homes.
Melvin Richard Gray, a mem
ber of the Alexandria Rescue
Squad, and Floyd L. Gilmore. ar
Arlington fireman, both of whom
live in the same block, revived the
girls with artificial respiration.
The girls were taken to Alex.
andria Hospital and were released
after an examination showed they
were all right. Doctors said they
believed both would have suffocat-
ed if they had stayed in the small
icebox much longer.
Margaret, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick F. German, jr., and
Cheryl, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Sumption, were missed
by their mothers yesterday after
noon. The mothers started to
Evening star., 1949-09-20
Gen. Parker 10 Be Guest
Al MP Corps Fete Monday

Maj. Gen. Edwin p. Parker
chief Of the Corps of Military Po-
lice, will be the guest Of honor Of
the District Guard military po.
lice battalions Monday night. il
was announced today by Brig
Gne. Villa NH. Abendroth, Guar6
commander.
The occasion will be the cele-
bration of the eighth anniversary
Of the corps. The local units, the
163d and the 171st Battalions, will
parade in review, accompanied by
the 257th Army Band.
! 1t. Col. George o. Weber. COM
mander Of the 163d, and 1t. Col.
Sylvester Blackwell, commander
OF the 171St, will be in charge of
arrangements. The public has
been invited to attend the cere-
monies, which will be held in the
armory at Twentieth and East
Capitol streets.
Evening star., 1949-09-20
Open House 10 Celebrate
Third Regiment Birthday

A public open house will be
held at Fort Myer tomorrow in
celebration of Organization Day
by the Third Infantry (Old
Guard Regiment.
A parade of troops at 10 am
will open events. Marchers will be
reviewed by Col. James v. Cole
commanding officer of the regi-
ment and of Fort Myer. A soft
ball game between the 1st and
End battalions is scheduled in the
morning.
During the afternoon the
public may inspect post living
quarters. A football game will be
played at 2 pm. between Fort
Myer and the 505th Airborne In
fantry of Fort Bragg, N. c.
A half-ton Army truck will de-
liver a 10-foot birthday cake to
the football field for the 1861
year-olds regiment.
Evening star., 1949-09-20
IWNBW Continues Contest
For 'TeIevision Queen

The "television queen" contest
over Station WNBW will continue
tonight with three new contestants
competing at $3.50 pm.
The contest opened last night
with the screening of the first
three contestants on the Johnny
Bradford "Television Journal"
from the Wardman Park Hotel.
The contest is sponsored by the
Home Builders Association and
final judging will be during the
third annual Home Show EXPOSE
ton to be held October 8 through
Is at the National Guard Armory.
Last nights contestants were
Galen and Mara Lindsey, 20-year-
old twins. Of 1918 Ingomar street
NV, and Oracle johnson, 18, Of
route 2, Ashton. Md. Competing
tonight will be Larraine De Boe.
%, of Is I street NV; Dorothy
Peterson, 20, of 1887 Kalorama
road NV. and Violet Hall, 81, of
Is Kennedy street NV.
Evening star., 1949-09-20

brother came to Washington in
1888 they built two Groom frame
houses next to one another on
Seventeenth street Sc. without
other help.
John w. Barse's first job was
as a carpenter in the old Penn
sylvania Railroad roundhouse at
Second and Canal streets Sc
After that he worked for several
contractors before getting the
Government job.
Federation Delegate.
He was a delegate from the
Lincoln Park association to the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions. In his later years he was
a member of the Association OF
Oldest Inhabitants and a regular
attendant at meetings. Although
he was in his 90s he still liked to
do carpentry work on his house,
and nothing his sons could say
would stop him.
A fall off the roof in his 93d
year interfered for a time with
his attendance at civic meetings.
But a traffic accident in his 95th
year almost finished him. On his
way to meeting of the Fedora
ton he was struck by an automo-
bile while crossing PENNSYLVANIA
avenue at Fourteenth street NV.
He recovered despite his age and
a compound fracture of the right
leg.
He is survived by another son,
William F. Barse: two daughters,
Mrs. Cora v. Willard of Washing
ton and Mrs. Clara M. Frost OF
San Francisco; three grandchil-
dren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow at the Lee
funeral home, Fourth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NE. Burial
will be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-09-20
Corson Loses Support
Of |. Howard / Wal Faculty
And Union Committee

Both a faculty and union COM
mittee have Withdrawn, from the
defense of DR.. Samuel A. Corscn
Howard University professor, who
has been dismissed from his posi-
ton, according to university off,
cials.
DIR. CorSon. who as associate
professor of physiology directed an
$4,000 research project on dropsy,
ended a two-year probationary
appointment June 80. The school
trustees refused to grant a five-
year contract sought by DR.. Cor
son, but offered him a one-year
appointment Ito enable him to Sc
cure a position elsewhere"
In a press statement, university
officials said that both Local 80
United Public Workers of America
(CIO) and a special faculty COM
mittee expressed themselves as
being satisfied with the extensity
and the fairness of the hearing
accorded them" on the Corson dis
missal.
At the same time President
Mordecai johnson took issue with
published reports that DR.. Cor
sons research assistant, Abraham
Siegel, and DR.. Corson's wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth OLeary Corson, a phys
iology instructor, were dismissed
outright June 80.
DR.. johnson said Mr.. Siegel was
paid from funds provided for the
dropsy research grant, and when
the project was held up, Mr..
Siegel was offered work on an
other project. Mrs. Corson, he
said, was working under a one
year appointment which was not
renewed when 1t expired at the
end of June.
The university also announced
that at its trustees meeting Sat-
urday, the board approved grants
totalling $114,s93 for research
projects. The eight Federal
grants cover a wide field scien-
tific research.
Evening star., 1949-09-20
Gas Operations
Studied atRdte
Boost Heariinq
Controller Quizzed
On Firms ACCOUNTING
And Merchandising

Further cross-examination of
the Washington Gas Light Co.'S
statements of operation and
financing was conducted at today's
session of the Public Utilities Com
missions hearing on the company's
request to increase gas rates.
The company is seeking 7 per
cent increase in its charges to
District subscribers to provide
100000 in additional yearly op-
Grating revenues.
James H. Flanagan, PUG chair
man, directed the company at the
outset of the hearing to furnish
statements of the sales promotion
expenses charged on the account
OF the company and it's Maryland
and Virginia subsidiaries.
Mr.. Flanagan also asked in
formation on merchandising and
jobbing operations.
William A. Roberts, counsel for
the Gas Consumers and Inde-
pendent Appliance Dealers, who
are opposing the increase, then
continued questioning of Otis H.
Rittenour. company controller.
MIR. Roberts directed his inquiries
to the company's method of ac-
counting on income taxes and
amortization of property aban-
doned in l947 when the company
changed over to natural gas.
Mr.. Roberts spent most of yes
terday afternoons session asking
Mr.. Rittenour about the company's
bookkeeping methods. The hear
ings were reconvened yesterday
after three-week recess.
Earlier. Howard B. Noyes, vice
president in charge of engineer
ing, told the PUG the company
expects to abandon it's East Sta
tion manufacturing plant-where
standby gas is made now-be-
cause natural gas will be available
in great enough quantity by 1852.
Evening star., 1949-09-20
Police Break Up
Bingo Benefit
For Firemen
Department Makes
Protest, but Agrees
To Stop Games

Acting on complaint for
warded from the District Attor-
neys Office, police last night broke
up large bingo game sponsored
for the benefit of the Firemen's
Retirement Club at the Holy Com
forter Auditorium, Fifteenth and
East Capitol streets.
Assurances that bingo games
for cash prizes would be discon-
tinued were given Police Supt.
Robert j. Barrett today, Maj. Bar
rett said, by Capt. Walker Watt
of No. 20 Engine Co., president
of the Firemen's Retirement Club.
and J. I. Mcdonald of No. % En-
gine Co.. past president of the
club.
More than little indignant.
according to reporters. the fire
captains called on the police chief,
but agreed to suspend the weekly
bingo games when Maj. Barrett
explained the District lottery law
to them and added his depart
ment had no choice but to act on
complaints against the practice.
The name of the complainant
was not revealed.
The complaint had been for
warded to the Office of United
States Attorney George Morris
Fay. along with a pamphlet ad-
vertising a series of Monday night
bingo games opening September
II for benefit of the P-E-N-S-O
Club of the Firemen's Retirement
Club. Membership in the private
club. it was said, is on a voluntary
basis.
The game was about to start
last night when it was halted by
Acting 1t. Raymond ]. James of
No. 5 precinct. He informed play
ers they must stop or face prose-
cution, it was said.
The pamphlet advertised prizes
ranging from a $100 Jackpot" to
81 consolation prizes. There were
to be three door prizes, one for $40
and two for IS each.
While declining to discuss bingo
games in general, Mai. Barrett
said the firemen's case speaks
for ITSELF"
Evening star., 1949-09-20
Congress Told
Priceof Eggs
Will Decline
Hearing Ends on Bill
To Drop Potato, Egg
Support Rest of Yea,

The price of high. quality eggs
Is coming down. Congress was
told today.
Roy Lennartson, associate di-
rector of the poultry branch of
the Agriculture Department, told
Senate Agriculture subcommit-
tee that there was some soften
ing Of the market in the East
yesterday.
Last spring farmers bought their
chicks four weeks earlier than
usual and Is per cent greater in
number, MIR. Lennartson said.
Normally the pullets start laying
In November. he went on. but the
four-week earlier start will bring
their production into the markets
next month.
Hearing Completed.
The subcommittee, headed by
Senator Anderson, Democrat, of
New Mexico. completed its hear
ing today on a bill which would
eliminate mandatory price sup
ports for eggs and potatoes for tine
rest Of the year.
The Agriculture Department is
opposing the bill and today's hear
ing disclosed no enthusiasm for
the measure among the Sena-
tors. The bill was introduced by
Chairman Elmer Thomas OF the
Agriculture Committee
The subcommittee also did the
spadework today on what may be
a full-dress hearing on a measure
to amend the Commodity Markets
Act for better regulation of mar
gin speculation.
Mr.. Lennartson said lack of a
support price would not influence
the price of eggs now but it
would when the high-quality eggs
come into the market in greater
quantity.
In a discussion of the number
of eggs placed in cold storage last
spring, Nathaniel E. Hess of the
Great Western Distributors of
Chicago said that at the support
price Of 80 per cent of parity the
middlemen could not buy eggs last
spring and hold them.
Parit is a price calculated to
give farmers a fair return on their
products in terms of what they
have to buy.
Absolves Program.
Mr.. Lennartson said 1T was un-
fair to point to the price support
program as responsible for the
small number of eggs that went
into storage last spring. He said
that at that time farm prices had
been declining for six months and
that made every one conscious of
his inventory position.
The spring egg production was,
the same as the year before, he
said, but while 100000 cases
went into storage in 1948, only
100000 were stored last spring.
He said those storage eggs now
are being sold in Washington at
70 cents a dozen against prices
up to 80 cents for fresh eggs.
Evening star., 1949-09-20

Christian Arabs are having
difficulty as a result of the con-
f1ict between Jews and Arabs and
the influx of Christian Arabs into
Bethlehem, the main Christian
area of the country" he explained.
'The native population has helped
the refugees for eight months but
now need help themselves"
Mr.. El-Bandak said there are
about 10000 Christian Arabs in
Palestine. They are an essential
part of the Arab population and
live as one nation with their Mos
lem brothers.
The visitor said one hope if an
international regime is set up fol
Jerusalem will be the restoration
Of property in the new part OF
that city to the Christian, Jewish
and Moslem communities.
Evening star., 1949-09-20
John w. Borse, Father of Judge
And Civic Leader, Dies at 96
Long Was Active in
Lincoln Park Affairs;
Served as Officer

John w. Barse. Washington
civic leader and father of the
chief judge Of the Municipal Court
died in his sleep yesterday after.
noon in his home at 1868 B street
Sc. He was 96 years old.
|. When he failed to appear after
his usual nap his daughter-in-
law. Mrs. Bessie Barse, found him
dead in bed.
He had lived all his life in
Washington and adjoining Princes
Georges County. Md. He had
farmed for years near Upper Marl-
boro when he came to Washington
in 1888 and built his own house
After working as carpenter in
the construction industry for a
time. he became a maintenance
carpenter at St. Elizabeths Hospi-
tai.
After the turn of the century
he Joined the Lincoln Park Citi-
zens' Association and became
its membership secretary. When
he was retired by the Government
in 1925 he became more active
in civic work.
One Of his pet ideas was a bill
to tax the liquor industry for the
rehabilitation of druAkards and
to aid widows of men who died uf
alcoholism. His bill never passed
Congress but the Hebert Act,
PASSED about two years ago. in
corporated the alcoholic clinic.
In 1887 when the Supreme Court
fight was on, Mr.. Barse declared
himself on the issue in a statement
at one of the Lincoln Park associ-
alton meetings that made head
lines. He was then SO. He said it
was ridiculous to force justices to
resign when they reached 70.
. He was born on a farm near
Plum Point. Md. on March
1858. He remembered Civil War
incidents. especially the day of
April Is, 1865, when as a 12-year-
old boy he was delivering mail on
horseback near Upper Marlboro.
He was surprised by a contingent
of Union Cavalrymen who stopped
and questioned him. They were
looking for John Wilkes Booth,
who had shot President Lincoln
the night before.
Mr.. Barse was educated in the
one-room schools of the county.
AS a young man he built q log
cabin near Upper Marlboro in
which his youngest surviving son,
George P. Barse. now chief Judge
OF Municipal Court, was born.
When John w. Barse and his
Evening star., 1949-09-20
Death of Navy Officer
Recorded as Suicide

Montgomery County Coroner F.
j. Broschart yesterday issued a
certificate of suicide in the death
Thursday of 1t. Norman James
Wirth, 81. naval dental officer.
Death was attributed to an over
dose Of sleeping pills.
1t. Wirth died at Bethesda Ma
val Hospital two days after he
was found unconscious on the
bathroom floor Of his home, 1890
Washington avenue, SILVER Spring
Evening star., 1949-09-20
Tickets for Benefit
Play Placed on Sale

Tickets to the benefit perform
ance OF the ''Tf1e Philadelphia
Story" co-staring Sarah Church
Ill, daughter Of Britain's wartime
prime minister, and jeffrey Lynn.
Hollywood actor, to be held at
$3.50 pm. Monday at the Olney
Theater, are on sale now at the
American Theater Wing, 2020
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Proceeds will go to the WASH
ington Hospital Committee of the
theater wing to provide entertain
ment for veterans hospitals.
Evening star., 1949-09-20
President Awards
Regatta Cup 10 Dodge
Owner Of MSweetie

President Truman today pre-
sented the $25, 900 Presidents Cup
to Horace E. Dodge of Detroit
whose Gold Cup boat, My Sweetie
was declared winner of the fea-
ture race in the Presidents Cup
regatta last week end.
Missing from the large group
Of regatta officials present at the
White House presentation was Bill
Cantrell of Louisville, who drove
the racer to victory Saturday.
Mr.. Dodge said Mr.. Cantrel
checked out of his hotel her.
yesterday and he had not beer
able to reach him.
Among those present were Mis-.
Jane Lingo, the 1949 regatts
queen: John A. Remon, honorary
president of the Presidents Cur
Regatta Association; Eric Green.
leaf. general chairman of the re-
gatta; Charles Gardiner, chair
man Of the Race Committee, ano
Jack Schafer, whose boat. Such
Crust, won the cup year ago.
The Regatta Association yes
terday voted to give the cup to
the pilot Of My Sweetie, winner OF
the first heat, after the final heats
were called of Sunday afternoon
because Of a heavy chop running
Jon the Potomac.
Mr.. Cantrell had averaged 1851
miles an hour to win the Is
mile first heat.
My Sweetie will add the Presi-
dents Cup to an impressive string
|of laurels. The craft already has
won the Gold and Silver Cup
races at Detroit and Red Bank,
IN. j. .ss
Evening star., 1949-09-20

Christian Arabs
and to support
an in ern a.
tional regime
in Bethlehem
and Jerusalem
t or protection
of the oily
places.
VI usif Ell
Bandak recent
ly came from
England where
a m m ittee
h a S b e e n
formed for his
project,
Evening star., 1949-09-20
District Budget Hearings
10 Begin September 28

The Commissioners and District
budget officers will begin hearings
with department heads on the
1851 budget at 10 am. Septembe,
28 IN the Office of Budget Officer
walter L. Fowler, it was an
nounced today.
Department heads estimates OF
their money needs for the COMING
f1scal year are to be made public
next week.