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Evening star., 1949-02-20

unSucceSSfully with their COL
leagues that the commission
should have presented a specific
program to Congress that would
have corrected some of the cur
rent faults and. at the same time.
would have Offset some of the
Hoover groups proposals.
AFGE-The legislative council
of the AFL American Federation
Of Government Employees wound
up its semiannual meeting at the
Hotel Statler the other day with
the following l949 legislative and
executive branch program which
the union was pledged to fight for
in the months ahead:
/. Substantial pay raises for
Federal employees.
2. Adjustment of wage boards
and the fixing of wage board en-
ployes' salaries delegated to the
Secretary Of Labor.
3. Greater cooperation with the
AFL Government Employees Coun-
Gil on legislative matters.
4. Opposition to downgrading
employees through reclassification.
S. Opposition to the Navy De-
partment's ruling which bars up
per bracket supervisory employees
from union activities.
6. Increased injury compensa-
ton benefits for Federal employees.
7. Increased travel allowances
for Government employees whose
official duties take them out of
town.
8. AFGE representation on the
proposed new Government cor
poration to operate Federal cafe
terias here.
The council also gave a strong
vote of confidence to AFGE Presi-
dent James G. Yaden, who is in
his first year of office.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-John S.
Bartlett has been elected president
of the Federal Career Employees
Association which has been formed
to protect the interest of career
employees and to obtain employ
ment for displaced career en-
ployes. Mr.. Bartlett may be con-
tacted at 2800 Woodley road NV.
-. Due to a typographical mixup
the other day, this column identi-
fled Daniel J. Murphy of the Fed
eral Trade Commission as the
Evening star., 1949-02-20
Mystery sos Traced
To III Radio Operator
by the Assoeiossd Press

GIBRALTER, Feb. 19.-Mysti-
flying radio messages from the
American freighter William Phips
apparently were clarified tonight
when the vessel arrived here and
disembarked a radio operator suf-
fering from a nervous breakdown.
The freighter's arrival followed
by several hours receipt at various
points of a series Of short-waye
radio messages from the ship.
They're trying to kill me-" said
one.
Another message picked up by
short wave in Britain said:
Got Pierce radio operator lock-
ed in radio. They're trying to kill
me. Help, smoking me out"
An American destroyer was sent
speeding from Gibralter to inves-
tigate the situation aboard the
freighter, then in the Atlantic en-
route from Naples to Galveston,
Texas.
The William Phips is a 7,176-ton
Liberty ship built during the war
and owned by the United States
Maritime Commission. 1t had
sailed from Naples Tuesday.
Evening star., 1949-02-20
One Killed , Three Hurt
In Days Accidents in
Maryland, Virginia

One man was killed and three
persons injured in accidents in
Maryland and Virginia yesterday.
Robert Allensworth, 81, of Rol-
Inns Fork, Va, died at Mary Wash
ington Hospital in Fredericksburg
from injuries suffered in an acci-
dent at Index, King George
County, about II hours earlier.
| Virginia State Police at Cul-
peper said details on the accident
were not known. Index is on
Route 3, near the Potomac River.
Two persons were injured in
a two-car crash near Broad Creek,
Md.
They were identified by the Dis
trict Heights Rescue Squad as E.
w. Hartman. SO, and his wife,
Cora, SO. both of Indian Head.
They were taken to Providence
Hospital.
The rescue squad said Mrs.
Hartman suffered a broken ankle,
a broken chin and possible inter-
nal injuries. Mr.. Hartman had
cuts and bruises on the knee and
face.
Details of the accident could
not be learned Immediately.
In another accident, Stewart
Hackley, colored. of near Spencer
vile, Md. suffered a conclusion
and a broken right arm when he
was struck by a truck on the
Spencerville Burtonsville road
near Browns Corner. He was
taken to the Montgomery County
General Hospital. Sandy Spring.
Evening star., 1949-02-20
2 Merchant Sailors Fall Victim
Of and Pirates; z Arrested

Two beached sailors were set
upon by land-based pirates. they
complained to police last night.
The two merchant seamen,
Alvin Milton, jr.. and James F.
Armstrong, colored, of Norfolk,
Va, said they handed over $25
each to three colored men who
followed them from Baltimore.
represented themselves as police
and demanded the money as a
means Of Strengthening things
out"
A short time later, two Of the
three suspects had been arrested
in an automobile outside Of Laurel,
Md, and brought back here to
face robbery charges.
The two sailors said they were
in Baltimore a few days ago and
were approached by three men
who tried to get them into card
game. When the sailors arrived
here at 3 pm. by bus, they were
Evening star., 1949-02-20
Youth for Democracy,
Listed as Subversive
Votes for Dissolution
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The dis
solution of American Youth for
Democracy. an organization listed
as subversive by Attorney General
Clark. was announced yesterday
in the Daily Worker, Communist
daily newspaper.
The paper quoted the organiza-
tion's national board as saying
The majority of the former AYD
clubs continue to function -"
They are prepared to contrib
ute effectively in the coming few
toward the building of a
new national organization that
will lead young people in a spirit
of devotion to the working class,
and democratic heritage of our
country. and the goal of socialism"
the statement added.
The paper quoted the board as
saying the decision to dissolve was
based on returns of a club-wide
last November.
According to the Daily Worker.
the board placed before its clubs
the following proposition:
ITO indorse the objective of
helping to found Marxist youth
organization; to dissolve the Ma
tional Organization of AYD. ="
The statement added:
THE National Board examined
the returns from this. referendum
on January 81, l948, and found
that the great majority of AYD
clubs had approved the pro-
posals.
In accordance with the deci-
sion of its membership, the Ma
tional Board voted to dissolve the
national organization Of AYD and
to make public this notice.
The AYD was founded in 1943.
It was placed on Attorney Gen
eral Clark's subversive list in De-
cember. 1947.
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president of the career group.
What we were trying to say was
that Mr.. Murphy, very able FTC
official. has been elected president
Of his agency's Federal Credit
Union This is the last call
for those who want to obtain tenn
porary clerical jobs in the Census
Bureau. The bureau has set Feb
ruary q as the deadline in accept
ing applications. Send your Form
SITS to Chief Personnel Director,
Bureau Of the Census. Washington
(25 D. c. The Civil Service
Commissions proposal to Congress
that agencies be given authority to
suspend employees for 80 days with
out pay and without hearing,
whenever the situation warrants
it, probably will be opposed by at
least several employe groups. The
commission feels such authority is
necessary in cases where an en-
ploye's continued presence on the
job threatens an agency's opera
ton. At present. bureaus cannot
suspend an employe Immediately,
but must present him with charges
and give him an opportunity to
reply. Some employe leaders, how
ever. fear that agencies would
abuse summary suspension power
to get rid of employees for trivial
reasons :. Former Senator James
Mead of New York once more is
mentioned as being in line for a
top administration job, possibly az
Under Secretary Of Labor.
fBe sure to listen in today
at 11:15 am. oyer WMAL, The
Star station, for Joseph Youngs
Federal spotlight broadcast.J
Evening star., 1949-02-20
Washington Held Best Farmer
Ever to Till Mt. Vernon's S Soil

methods OF preventing the deep
gullies common on Virginia farms
even $50 years ago. He knew
that tobacco and corn depleted the
soil. He tried to work out a
plan to minimize this damage.
Evidence Of Profits Conflicting.
There is conflicting evidence
concerning Washington's profits
from farming. The Encyclopedia
Britannica says he realized $10.-
900 to $4,000 a year from all his
estates. (He owned other lands
besides those in virginia.. But
the handbook of the Mount Ver-
non LadieS associs ton says:
The farm ledger Tor the year
1893 credits the four outlying
farms and related activities with
a profit. but most Of this was can
celed by the expense of maintain
ing the mansion house farm. The
favorable balance for the year
was less than $2.700 and 1898
was not bad year."
George Gillingham, descendant
Of Quakers who acquired some of
Washington's farm lands in 1846.
has a 122-acre dairy farm on what
formerly was Washington's Dogue
Run Farm.
THE land was worn out in my
grandfather'S time, Mr.. Gilling-
ham says. washington must have
been an excellent farmer to do as
good as he did. The fertilizer from
my dairy farm has helped to re-
habilitate the land. of course. but
the soil has to be fed constantly"
Double Row of Trees Recalled.
When I was a boy there was
a beautiful double row Of trees
at one place." Mr.. Gillingham
says.
Legend says Washington didn't
get along well with one of his
neighbors. so each of them con-
structed a boundary line and
planted trees. The double line of
trees made a beautiful arch of
branches"
Washington's old farms and the
estate are only IL miles from
Washington and have become
valuable sites for small homes and
apartments.
But apparently the land de-
velopers haven't attempted to cap
italize on the Washington name.
Il doubt if people would pay
a premium for a lot just because
they knew it once was part of
the Washington estate" one real
estate man said.
Evening star., 1949-02-20
BY the Associoted Press

What would George Washington
think if he could see his old plan
tation on his birthday Tuesday?
It's hard to guess his reaction
to the spaghetti hall, the filling
stations and the tourists courts
on United States Highway No. /,
which runs through the farms he
owned.
But it's certain he would be in
terested in the experiences Of the
Mount Vernon farm staff and in
life on the few small farms that
now exist on what was the plan
tation.
Washington's will indicated he
owned 5000 acres surrounding
Mount Vernon at the time Of his
death $50 years ago.
He divided the properties among
relatives. Since then they have
been subdivided many times, until
today there are some homesites
with a frontage of only Is feet.
The restored Mount Vernon estate
contains about 500 acres.
Washington loved the place and
said so many times in his diaries
and in letters.
mo estimate in United America
Is more pleasantly situated than
this" he wrote to an EngliShman.
The Mount Vernon mansion
farm is still we'll kept by the
Mount Vernon Ladies Associa-
ton and it's staff of rs. headed
by Charles c. Wall, superintend-
ent.
Far From Productive.
But George Washington kneW
that his lands were far from being
the most productive in America.
It was a struggle to make them
pay.
Joseph E. Beard, Fairfax County
agent. says Washington probably
was the best farmer who ever
farmed the 5000 acres.
You have to qualify that. of
course, by saying Washington was
the best farmer of them all con-
sidering the handicaps under
which he worked" Mr.. Beard said:
The handicaps consisted of the
meager scientific agricultural in
formation available in the Cen
erals time, the crude tools with
which people worked and the fact
he had to be away from Mount
Vernon a great deal on military
and Government affairs"
Washington experimental with
crop rotation and with other
Evening star., 1949-02-20

BENEFITS was the
opposition OF
r e preventative
Murray. Demo-
crat. Of Ten
neSsee, who has
sin c e become
c h a ir man Of
the House Civil
Service Co M
mittee.
w en- tn e
legislation was
sent to House.
Senate confer
ence last year,
Mr.. Murray y,
Evening star., 1949-02-20

met, they said, by the same three
men who said they were pclice-
men.
The victims were ordered into a
car and finally gave up the money,
but took the license number of
the car after they were let out.
Only two men were in the car
stopped near Laurel and police
are seeking the third. Those held
gave their names as Mac Peaches,
"a. and Harry H. Hilliard. 26,
both colored, of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1949-02-20

american Can
Ger S ocie e t y
drive, it was an
nounced yester-
day by Cleve-
land Giddings,
general chair
man Of tn e
campaign.
Mr.. Flanagan
was commend
ed for his sue
cess in leading
District e M
ployes in last
years drive. He
hoc honr q
Evening star., 1949-02-20
Chemical Club to Meet

The Chemical Engineers Club
Of Washington will meet at 1890
pm. tomorrow at Bonat's restau-
rant, 1922 Vermont avenue NV,
John T. Cox. jr., president. an
nounced.
Evening star., 1949-02-20

member of the PUG since 1912.
The campaign will start April
/ and extend through the month.
The national goal is S14.500.000,s
but the Districts share has not
yet been determined.
Evening star., 1949-02-20
James H. Flanagan 10 Head
Cancer Campaign Unit Here

James H. Flanagan, chairman
of the Public Utilities Commission,
will head the District government
employees division of the ls49
Evening star., 1949-02-20
Louis BromfieId Buys
Farm, His I'd, in Texas
By the As,oeieted Press

WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Feb. 10.
Author Louis Bromfield today
announced he had purchased a
nearby farm which will be called
the "Wichita Falls Malabar Farm. :"
Evening star., 1949-02-20
The Federal Spotlight
Survivorship Annuity Rights
SOUGHT for Married Women
By Joseph Youna

An interesting situation regarding proposed
legislation
survivorshp annuity rights enjoyed by the
Government employees
Married given these Congress
enacted bealed despite
Evening star., 1949-02-20
Weather Report

District of Columbia Partial
clearing today with highest tenn
pearature near 60 degrees To-
morrow rather cloudy and not so
warm.
Virginia.-Partial clearing with
mild temperature today. Tomor-
cloudy and colder.
Maryland.-Mostly cloudy and
mild today. Tomorrow.-Rather
cloudy and colder.
River Report.
From United States Ensineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Fails; Shenandoah cloudy at
Harpers Ferry.
aReadings at Washington National Airport; }
Yesterday. Pct, Yesterday. Pct.
Noon S5 Sam. --- 81
pm. ------ s5 10p.m. ------- 90
Evening star., 1949-02-20

Highest, II, on February IS.
Lowest, 21. on January 80.
High and Low for YESTERDAY.
High, IS at 4:10 pm
Low, As at 12:4O am
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the TACT that all others, Including
single girls. were included.
The chief reason that they were
not give survivorship annuity
Evening star., 1949-02-20
SECTION Z.
Classified Advertising
Classified Ads. Pages ELL

This edition contains This
Week Magazine OF "a pages, a
12-paoe comic section and is
pages of rotogrdUure
Evening star., 1949-01-02

along with the rest of wives of the 100 new
members of the Seventy sixth Congress.
silken voice from the studio said newspapers
were fairly clamoring for my photograph.
can truthfully say. however, that in 10 years
no Washington newspaper has ever asked for
my photograph. Oh. I'll take that back -
there was one paper that requested photo
graph to have on hand in case of my DEATH
Generally speaking in order for Congress
mans wife to get her picture in the paper, she
has to jump in the Potomac River. drive car
down Pennsylvania Avenue at so miles an
hour or picket the White House.
Washington stores also contributed to my
def1ation For example, purchased fur coat
from one of Washington's leading furrers and
the sleeve. returned to the store and found
the manager changed man. From the urbane
gentleman who had sold the coat, he suddenly
turned into creature of stone.
This all goes to show that you know moth
ing about furs, he snapped. ''Your coat is full
of holes. It's supposed to be that way
How about the lining? It's hanging below
the hem Is it supposed to do that?"
go to our repair shop down the street
few blocks and they'll mend it,"
But haven't time. I'm on the way to an
Embassy tea"
TOO bad. guess you'll just have to learn
the hard way. Good-by. Mrs. Mundt"
walked over to the Embassy Tea with my
lining dragging.
Now let's open the scrap book and have
look at the society columns Here is one that
will do for a starter.
Evening star., 1949-01-02

vTlHIs Monday the Eighty-first Congress of
L the United States will convene in Wash
ington To the legislative assembly will come
not only the old war horses who have survived
numerous elections, but also brand-new crop
of freshmen Senators and Representatives.
And with the Congressman will come their
wives and families.
Back in Valley Falls, u. S. A., few weeks
ago, Mrs Smith, wife of newly elected men,
Der of the House. was packing, preparatory to
making the long trip to the nations capital.
The thrill of winning the election had subsidized
and she was somewhat worried about remov-
ing the children from their school and friends.
She felt twinge of loneliness as she took the
family dog out to the kennel and saw his sad
eyes following her as she departed
But she felt better when she recalled the
gracious letters she had received from the
leading hotels and department stores of Wash
ington, telling her how honored they would
feel to secure her patronage. Then there was
that message from nationally known photog-
Evening star., 1949-01-02

rapher urging her to come in for sitting as
soon as she arrived. The newspapers, he
assured her, were eager to have her picture for
an early edition. And best of all was the
invitation to join the Congressional Club
Hmm" mused Mrs. Smith as she settled
back in the car, II guess being Congress
mans wife is pretty important after all.
So Mrs. Smith came to Washington
l am not one to exult in "a world wet
with the spatter of burst bubbles, but |
believe Mrs. Smith will be happier il she
cherishes no illusions about her Wash
ington welcome.
Frequently the question is put to those of
US who find ourselves attached to official
Washington via Capitol Hill. Just what is
your position in the nations capitale How
do you rank in official society,""
To supply ready answer, some people keep
scrap book of all the favorable publicity they
have received. do it little differently.
have collected the derogatory newspaper COM
ments that have been published about Con-
gress and Congressmen's wives in recent years,
and have a rather stable volume now.
No Arrogance Allowed
MIGHT say that when took my first look
at the Washington newspapers. any feeling of
great importance attached to the position OF
Congressman suddenly fell away and the
years have not added any luster I'm positive
columnists and society editors are the devils
advocates, put on earth to keep members of
Congress from becoming arrogant. And they
certainly achieve their purpose.
As for photographers. well. was besieged
Evening star., 1949-01-02

The tea at the Mayfower this afternoon
was brilliant affair. Rarely has the Wash
ington scene been graced by more bewilder-
ing array of lovely women. In the crowd we
spied the beauteous Sonora Espil. wife of
the Argentine Ambassador. and golden-hared
Evie Robert. And then there we're Congress
mems wives just littering up the whole place"
How would you like to be a newcomer in
the Congressional set about to 60 to your first
White House reception? This is the column
which met my eyes as the prelude to big
evening:
The Congressional reception to be given at
the White House this evening will, if it lives
up to its reputation, be the dowdiest of the
large receptions of the winter season Con-
Tessmen at best are motley lot, and their
wives, coming as many of them do from the
Main Streets of America, are VIGOROUSLY
monotonous in their dress. l stife yawn
when think of tonight's affair."
A Miracle i'm Washinston
CAME the night of the diplomatic reception
at the White House. This event was note
worthy because we entered by the South
Gate, which is almost as good as going in the
front door.
Once inside, we were met by Presidential
aide who invited us to proceed to the Green
Room to be received by the President won
dered how all the diplomats and ambassadors
had managed to pass through the line in such
short order. 1t never occurred to me that
the President of the United States would
receive members of the United States
Congress ahead of foreign Representatives.
Perhaps it was because Mr. Truman had
been member of the Senate at one time and
this was just a fraternal gesture to his old
time comrades on Capitol Hill, or maybe he
had some controversial bill up his sleeve and
wanted to placate the legislators. At any
rate we swept right past all the gold braid.
rafting sabers, bemedaled uniforms The
lovely ladies from Embassy Row waited, and
I'm sure the Congressional wives did their
best to conceal their elation. All in all it was
agala evening and slept happily that night,
but in the grim dawn when / turned eagerly
to the society page l was greeted by this:
Never has the White House graced more
colorful scene than the diplomatic reception
last evening. From the relocated Marine
Continued on page IL
Evening star., 1949-01-02
PITY THE CONGRESSMAN'S WIFE

If you think her life is gay, read this goodnatured
report from lady who knows You get rdiculed by the
PRESS brushed off merchants and snubbed by society,"
by Mrs. Karl Mundt
Evening star., 1949-06-12

Municipal Court Judge Frank
H. Myers is trying formula OF
personal trust" on the city's
drunks in an effort ito save at
least one or two from themselves" !"
The jurist. who last Monday
started his first criminal division
assignment since being appointed
to the bench IS months ago, dis
closed the formula yesterday after
its first week Of trial.
Whether or not these people
have records a mile long and only
recently got out Of jail for in
toxication. they are all getting a
first chance with me-" Judge
Myers explained.
This. he said, consists of giving
each convicted inebriate a brief
lecture. suspended sentence and
q warning that If they return be-
fore him again. he will administer
a double dose" penalty.
The judges policy. which has
gradually taken shape since Mon
day. is revealed by these figures:
OF a daily average of 81 defend
ants about 10 per cent have been
freed on their personal pledge
not to get drunk again, at least
In public. Another IL per cent
Eho. according to the judge. have
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Child, 7, Bitten
By Rabbit, Among
Home Accidents

Rabbit. dog and rat bites were
among the i24 District home ac-
cident cases treated at local hos
pitals last week according TO a
report OF the District Red Gross
Accident Prevention Service
A 2-month- -old infant and q
woman both were bitten by a rat
while sleeping and a 2-yeat -old
was bitten by a rabbit. the re-
port said.
Home accidents were responSi
BILE for eight deaths. six from
fails, one from burns and an in
FAINT from suffocation. the sers :
ice stated.
Other accidents ranged from q
small girl pushing tinfoil up nos
tril 10 a young man suffering q
broken leg while carrying a piano
A 3a-year -old man suffered the
loss OF an eye when he ran into
a stick q friend was holding and
boy suffered chemical burns
on his lips and leg when he fell
in some lye.
The listed injuries included ;
Falls. 81: burns. q, accidental
poisonings. 2, foreign objects In
the ear, eye. NOSE. throat and
stomach. o; cuts. 10. bruises.
ard ,fpela sxt fad an
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Anaeostia Bridge Plan
Again Hit by Rutland

Health OfTicer George c. Ruh-
land yesterday renewed his pro-
test against plans TO extend Mass
achusetts avenue Sc. from Nine
teenth street To the Anacostia
river.
Or. Rutland opposed the plan
on grounds that the avenues ex"
tension would create trsfIle
hazard around 0ailinger Hospital
and that the noise would disturb
patients there.
Stating his objections in q iestsr
to the Highway Department. The
Districts health ofiicer suggested
extending East Capitol street 10
the Anacostia. with q river span
these In preference TO the Mass :
chusetts avenue highway and
bridge project.
Highway authorities are uylns
10 decide which alternative would
be preferable In their efforts 70
relieve trafflc congestion on Penn
gyiyania avenue SE. ss the
Sousa Bridge.
Or. Ruhland and q COMMITTEES
OF physicians here first protested
the Massachusetts avenue exssn-
sion several years ago. claiming
the project would require some ni
the grounds needed for 0sIiinEsf
Hospital building expansion.