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Evening star., 1949-11-20
WaShington'S

George Washington's own
sketches and instructions in his
own handwriting are going to be
used to restore the greenhouse
and slave quarters building at
Mount Vernon to its original state.
Charles c. Wall, resident super
intendent of Mount Vernon, said
yesterday that as result OF re-
search that began back in 1885,
preliminary plans for restoration
Of the building to as near its orig
inal state as possible have been
drawn up. Razing of the present
structure will begin in the next
few weeks.
The architect who will handle
the restoration will be Walter M.
Macomber, who was supervising
architect during the most active
period of the restoration at Will
liamsburg. He lives near Fairfax,
Va.
Just why does this particular
structure need restoring?
Swept by Fire in 1888.
Mr.. Wall explained that Gen.
Washington built a handsome
greenhouse with two wings for
slave quarters in 1785, fronting
the garden on the north side.
This structure was almost COM
pletely destroyed by fire in 1885.
When the Mount Vernon Ladies
Association of the Union took
over management Of the estate as
q national shrine in 1859, the
ruins were still standing. The
greenhouse was rebuilt in the
1s60s as purely utilitarian build
ing. The west wing was COM
pleted in 1887 and the east wing
in 1890, both with some regard
to historical accuracy but not
enough to be called a complete
restoration.
Research has turned up num-
erous documents which give a
very good idea of what the out
side Of the building looked like
before the fire. Mr.. Wall said.
The inside construction is some
what less definite, he added.
AS the present structure was
built on the foundations Of the
burned structure, when it is
razed, careful study will be made
of the foundations to see just
what can be learned about its
plan. Preliminary digging has
turned up a keystone from one
of the greenhouse windows which
gives a good idea Of just how the
window looked.
Many Drawings Found.
In addition to the sketch and
instructions in Gen. Washington's
own hand, numerous drawings by
artists have been found that will
enable the restoration to be COM
pletely accurate.
In the strictest sense, the job
will not be a restoration as the
original building was burned and
there is nothing to restore, Mr..
Wall pointed out. It will be a
reproduction or q reconstruction
according to all the evidence that
has been collected on the original
state Of the structure.
I'VE have a storekeeper's charge
in, charge-out" book for the period
the greenhouse was being built. :
Mr.. Wall said. 4
This inventory Of materials
with no costs attached-will give
a good idea what kind Of material
went into the building. One item
which is going to give some trouble
Is hand rived cypress shingles"
for the roof.
Mr.. Wall said the manufacture
Of these shingles Is almost lost
art and that If the architect can't
ind some one to make them, he
may have to put two of the Mount
Vernon staff to work. These men
know q good deal about the wood
working methods Of the period and
eo,yJd do a eradita hIe ioh he said
Evening star., 1949-11-20

Is believed without precedent" In
Washington State courts.
In issuing the restrainer, Judge
Eorrigan ordered the construction
firm to post $1,000 Ito protect" the
newspaper. He set a hearing for
next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
SNYDER OFF for U. S.

TOKYO, Sunday. Nov. 20. (P).
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
took of by plane today for the
United States after a three-day
visit to Japan. Snyder. who met
with General Macarthur and
japanese officials, described his
trip as q tour of inspection OF
Coast Guard installations. He will
return by way Of Honolulu and
San Francisco.
Evening star., 1949-11-20

He estimated the work would
take at least a year, depending on
the weather and the way the study
of the present structure progresses
during the raZing.
The present structure has been
used as a greenhouse. a publica-
tions sales Office and dormitories
for members of the Mount Vernon
Ladies' Association Of the Union
when they attend the annual
meeting at the historic mansion.
During the restoration work, the
greenhouse and publications Office
will be moved to another structure.
A new dormitory In an area out
side the exhibit area has been
erected to house the members.
One of the documents being
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palatial n o m e
here.
he charge,
which entered
his side and
severed hi S
S p in e. m a y
cause his death.
Police said
they had no
clue W h | c h
would point TO
a m o tive for
the attack on
the Nevada and
Michigan gam
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Devil Sends Sisters to Jail

Better go to prison than to hell,
said two sisters in Turin, France.
who smashed a confectioner's
window, because, after a long reli-
gious fast "the devil tempted
them with the contents.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Gambling Club Owner
In Reno, Shot From
Ambush, Near Death
~ the s.Assoeioisd Press

RENO, Vev., Nov. 19.-Gambler
Lincoln Fitzgerald. 81. was
wounded critically by shotgun
blast In a midnight ambush at his
Evening star., 1949-11-20
PTA to Hear Dr.. Corninq

DR.. Robart M. Corning, District
superintendent of schools, will
discuss What the Public Schools
In the District Are Doing for Your
Children" at a meeting of the
Elementary School Parent Teach
er Association at pm. tomorrow
in the school.
Evening star., 1949-11-20

Officials of Londonderry, Eng
land, unable to locate one of their
water mains, used a mine detec-
tor with complete success.
Evening star., 1949-11-20

Silk worms were smuggled out
of China to Europe about $50 A. D.
by two monks at the direction Of
a Roman emperor.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-23
:
FISHERIES CLOSE
7 AREAS JUNE }

The international Fisheries Com
mission today announced June at
midnight as the closing date for
halibut fishing in Areas lib and 2.
To clearly define the two areas,
Area la is included in the follow
ing descriptions of the areas. Area
la shall include all convention wat
ers southeast of line running
northeast and southwest through
Cape Blanco Light, as shown on
chart 1852, published in February,
1885, by the U. S. Coast and Geo
detic Survey, Cape Blanco Light is
approximately latitude Az 5V IA
North, longitude 124' 80, AS West.
Area 1B includes all convention
waters between Area Ia and line
running northeast and southwest
through Willapa Bay Light on Cape
Shoalwater shown on Chart 6l85.
Area 2 includes all waters off the
coast of the U. S. and OF Alaska
and of Canada between Area lib
and a line running through the
most westerly point OF Glacier Bay,
Alaska, to Cape Spencer Light.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-23
JUNEAU FIRM IS
LOW BIDDER FOR
BRIDGE ON KENAI

Bids were opened this morning
by H. A. Stoddart, Public Roads
Administration Division Engineer,
for Project 5-Bl, construction OF
the Kenai River bridge on the
Kenai Highway.
Stoddart will recommend 10
Washington. d. c., headquarters
that the contract be awarded to
Keil and Peterman, Juneau, whose
bid was $185;000. The only other
bid was by Stock and Grove, An
chorage, for $244,413.
This will be the first contract III
the ultimate reconstruction of the
entire Kenai Highway 1t is to re-
place deficient, low standard
bridge near the outlet of Kenai
Lake. The present narrow structure
is considered dangerous.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-23
TW0WEST.t0ASTa'''
DELEGATIONS DUE
HERE TOMORROW
Seattle { Of {, 0regonians
on Tours in After
noon Arrival

Two West sCoasv delegations on
Alaska tour will arrive in Juneau
almost simultaneously tomorrow at
ternoops a sg rtYsEE 81
Sixteen members of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce will, arrive
here by plane from Sitka and
aboard the Aleutian on her first
voyage Of the summer season.
More than 200 Oregonians on a
Portland Journal-sponsored Alas
kan tour will be aboard the liner
Prince George scheduled to dock
here about 4 o'clock tomorrow al
ternoon.
Juneau's Chamber of Commerce
has taken over the official greeting
capacity for visiting West Coasters.
At $50 tomorrow afternoon
Chamber executive board members,
committee members and wives will
be guests of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce at cocktail party
preceding a no-host dinner in the
Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel
Dinner serving is scheduled to be-
gin between $50 and o'clock
After paying their due to Seattle
guests, Chamber of Commerce Of
ficials will join city officials and
members of the press to go acoard
the Prince George to greet the dele
cation from Portland
Portland tourists include Ore
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-23

h. i e II
gon business and professional men,
as well as persons from all over
the state. according to information
received from Vernon r. Churchill,
assistant to Journal publishers and
manager of the tour.
Upon arrival here, Oregonians
will be taken on sightseeing
trip to AUX Lake and Mendenhall
Glacier. A tour of the Territorial
museum is scheduled for early
evening.
Seattle Chamber representatives
who have stopped at Wrangell,
Petersburg and Sitka enroute here,
will go aboard the Aleutian tomor-
row evening to continue their tour
to the Westward Their itinerary
includes Seward. Anchorage and
Fairbanks.
The Prince George is scheduled
tt leave for Skagway about mid
night.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-23
VOYAGE
ACROSS PACIFIC IS
NOW UNDERWAY

LONG BEACH, Calf, May 23-lR
Long Beach to Honolulu, 400
miles-in a lifeboat!
That's the voyage the brothers
Swarthout, Francis, 20, and James,
81, set out upon yesterday as vet
cram Coast Guardsmen shook their
heads obviously.
Their craft is the 22-toot boat
Carick. She was rebuilt at a cost
of $1,000. She had been decked
over and fitted with sail, a 1900
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-23
HUNDREDS ARE
DROWNED, FLOOD
OF AMAZON RIVER

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 23-tR-
Hundreds of buzzards lowered over
flood ruined towns along the Lower
Amazon today as villagers hunted
bcoies in the swirling debris. There
is fear the death toll will mount
into the hundreds.
Governor Silvestre Pericles estl-
mated 100 dead already and SAID
the damage is over $2,500,OOO. He
decreed a thTee-day mourning
period. An air survey disclosed
many towns completely under
water, with only the tops OF palm
trees showing.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-23

and General Manager. reports.
In April. year ago, the reported
net loss was $343,649 Gross reve-
nues last month were So, 322, SIT
only $4,000 short of the company's
all-time high. The gross in April
1948, was $2,542,257.
Hunter SAID the improvement re-
suits from a 81 percent increase in
revenues, coupled with only a small
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-23

increase in expenses. The COM
rany's losses for the first four
months this year stand at $l15,82l,
despite the good April earnings, he
added.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-23

pound keel and an auxiliary engine.
Aboard are 35 gallons of drink
ing water and 60-day food supply.
The srothers Swarthout expect to
make Honolulu in 80 to As days.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-23

Elmira, NJ =, vas named for the
daughter Of an early settler, whose
name is supposed to have echoed
through the valley when her moth
er called ner
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-23
Northwest AirIines
Makes Profit, April

SEATTLE, May % = R = North
west Airlines wrote up a S367,l49
net profit on its April operations
this year, Croil Hunter, President
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-23
METCALF BACK

Frank A. Metcalf, highway en-
gineer, returned from Ketchikan
yesterday on the Denali after a
weeks inspection in that area.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-23
BOY FOR sTEvENsoNs

A baby boy was born yesterday
morning at 11:11 o'clock to Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Stevenson. The new
infant weighed 7 pounds, Is ounces.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-23

Households, N. Y, was SO named
because Of the massacre OF horses
there during the Revolutionary
War
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-23

The Mardi Gras parade has been
staged in New Orleans since 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Parks Group Expected
To Take Up Proposed
East Capitol ST. Bridge

The proposed new bridge across
the Anacostia River along the line
Of East Capitol street is expected
to come up for further discussion
at the next meeting of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission October 26, n and %.
District Engineer Commissioner
Gordon r. Young, a member of
the planning commission, who has
just returned from a trip abroad.
said yesterday he regards another
bridge across the Anacostia as
mo. l among the big picture"
construction projects contemplate
ed here.
The project needs the joint ap-
proval of the planning commits
sion and the District Commits
sioners.
Highway Report Studied.
The planning commission, which
has contemplated construction of
the next bridge over the Anacostia
along the line of Massachusetts
avenue Sc, has been studying a
detailed report Of the District
Highway Department recommend
ing the East Capitol street loca-
ton.
Gen. Young said he felt a con-
vincing case had been presented
for the East Capitol street line
by the highway department, which
used information gathered in the
origin and destination survey, and
indicated his disposal to 60 along
with it, although he said he had
not closed his mind on the sub
ject.
Acceptance of the East Capitol
street location would bring up a
possible conflict by proposals for
construction of exhibit buildings
on the Anacostia fats for the
Districts Sesquicentennial Cele-
bration next year.
TeucTal ala actOFs
Questioned about this, Gen.
Young pointed out that plans for
the bridge had not been roughed
out yet. but admitted there would
be need for co-ordinating the
plans Of the two projects.
He said he expected the matter
would be taken up by the planning
commission at this months meet
ing.
The Highway Department, in
its 1851 budget requests, has in
cluded s3,560,000 for the first
leg of construction on the pro-
posed new bridge, which it is
estimated will cost between So
100000 and $4,000, 900.
Gen. Young said a big factor
is the continuation of Federal aid
funds to match the Districts out
lay. The Federal aid authorize
ton runs out in 1851, he pointed
out. but if the program could be
continued three or four years, the
bridge could be completed on q
$3.50 basis with Federal and Dis
trict funds.
The engineer commissioner said
he was hopeful the work could be
done in fiscal 1851 and 1852 for
the most part, with completion in
1853.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
k0Sf0V SI0W ledrnInQ
Role, Bu|gars Delay
Trial Yugos|avs Say
BY the A,socioted Press

BELGRADE. Yugoslavia, Oct.
Marshal Tito's official news
paper today reported Bulgaria has
delayed the trial of Traicho Kos
TOW, former deputy premier of
Bulgaria, because the defendant
was slow learning his part.
Borba. newspaper voice of the
Yugoslav government, said Kostov
will be tried soon. however, and
that date had been set after one
postponement.
The newspaper implied that
Kostov was expected to play a
role in the trial similar to that
of Laszlo Rak. who was executed
in Hungary today for a purported
treason plot by sympathizers with
Marshal Tito's independence of :
Moscow views.
Kostov was first reported under
arrest last April by the Yugo-
slav press. This was not con-
f1rmed by Bulgaria until July,
though he was removed from the
party and his government posi-
ton in April. The Bulgarian press
accused him Of being a Titoist.
Meanwhile, the Yugoslav gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Moybonk Soils Abroad
For Senate Studies
By the Assoeiofsd Press

NEW YORK, Oct. Ex-senator
Maybank, Democrat, of South
Carolina sailed yesterday for
Europe to observe Marshall Plan
aid operations.
The Senator, accompanied by
Mrs. Maybank and his daughter
Elizabeth. left on the Army. trans
port Rose for Bremerhaven, Ger
many.
He expects to return about De-
cember l.
While in Europe, Senator May
bank will serve as a member of
three separate Senate committees.
His study of ECA conditions will
be made along with others of the
Appropriations Committee.
Additionally, he will meet with
his own Banking and Currency
Subcommittee, already abroad
studying cooperative and public
housing. Senator Maybank plans
to visit number of military GEN.
eteries as a representative of the
Senate Battle Monuments Com
mittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

Adult Cub Scout leaders, the den
mothers and pack masters, who
usually can't get away from the
household and office, yesterday
had full days experience in cub
bling.
They went through all the PAGES
practiced by their to II year old
bobcats. VOLTS. bears and lions at
a Pow Wow" at the Naval Re-
ceiving Station. More than $50
persons, principally parents, at
tended the four hours Of active
practice and instruction in games,
handicrafts, administration and
ceremonies.
The event, sponsored by the Ma
tional Capital Area Council of the
Boy Scouts of America, ended with
a 7:30 pm. banquet, at which
Robert H. Heistand. Scout execu-
tive from the Baltimore Area, gave
the keynote address.
Earlier. however, in the gym
nasium. the adults were mastering
games that the Cubs could enjoy
in their dens without wrecking the
Iden mothers furniture. They
marble bowled, a feat which can
Ibe performed on q small table.
tossed glass jar rings and walked
the plank" a two by four.
In the auditorium, Ellery Deni-
son. chairman of the ceremonies
and entertainment section, was
watching two fathers. at center
stage. trying to work their way
out of q rope trick, appropriately
named prisoners escape" Mr..
Denison explained that the par
ents often joined in the enter
tainment during meetings with
the youngsters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. c. A-9


accused Romania of fire.
quent violations of the Yugoslav
border and air space and of at
tempts to provoke armed Incl
dents and unrest"
The accusation was in a note
replying to Romania's rupture of
her friendship treaty and alli-
ance with Yugoslavia. Similar
notes already have gone to Russia.
Bulgaria and Hungary. Replies
have yet to be made to Czecho-
slovakia and Poland, who also
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

The instruction in ceremonies
included den openings and clos
ing rituals and bobcat induction
which is done when the boys
first enter the Cub classification
The pounding of small ham
mers and snip-snip of scissors
marked the handicraft section
where 10 different crafts were
being practiced.
E. P. Moran, chairman, led a
tour through the manufacturing
centers for wood fiber flowers,
acetate birds, letter holders, dog
toothbrush holders, Indian loom
work, leather comb cases, puzzles
three-dimensional postcards, but
terf1y pins and paper craft.
1--WE don't throw away anything
in clubbing" he explained. why
I can show you how to make flow
ers out Of orange rinds and with
corn shucks :"
The management OF packs was
taught in the administration sec.
ton, the less active of the after.
Moons features.
Each table at the banquet wa.
decorated with colorful center.
piece made by the individual den.
to show their various activities
The attending leaders represented
about 5000 Cubs Of the 1876 pack!
in the area.
Training awards were presented
to L. G. Humphrey. cub master
and H. r. Hampton, committe,
chairman, of Cub Pack I'll, Be.
thesda. H. F. Brownfield wa!
chairman of the Pow Wow Com.
mittee and other section chairmer
were Fred Rohrbach. games. ane
Mr.. Hampton, administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
10 Western European
Nations Bid for More
Food From Soviet Bloc

ROME, Oct. 15.-Agricultura
experts Of 10 Western European
nations bid openly today for more
food from Communist Eastern
Europe and said a drop in such
imports from the East might mean
malnutrition and hunger.
To balance any shortage from
the East, the experts said. West
.ern Europe would be forced to
use scarce dollars to buy more
food supplies from the United
States and other overseas areas.
They argued for increased East
West trade in a report drawn up
at five-day meeting here for
the world conference of the Food
and Agriculture Organization in
Washington next month.
The Western nations represent
ed were Austria, Britain. Belgium.
Finland, France. Greece. Italy,
Norway, the Netherlands and
Switzerland, Joining in the con-
ference was j. Dulic of Yugo-
slavia. He was the only delegate
from Eastern Europe.
Food production in Western
Europe has been somewhat ham,
pered by drought this year. That
in Eastern Europe is reported
good.
Soviet Russia announced today
that her 1949 grain harvest ex-
ceeds that of last year, when the
yield was reported to be almost
100, 900, 900 tons. The amount of
the excess was not stated. The
report was coupled with a decla-
ration that the output of Soviet
industry in the first nine months
of 1949 exceeded that of the same
period last year by 20 per cent.
Russia and her satellites have
imposed an economic squeeze on
the independent Communist re-
gime of Yugoslav Premier Mar
shall Tito.
Dulic told the conference Yu-
goslavia needs FAC help especial
ly in soil fertility programs, i'm
provement of grass lands, refor-
estation and irrigation. He ap-
pealed for fertilizer, farm imple-
ments and spare parts for trac-
tors at reasonable prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Hot Water
{ Heater

Let Standard Gas
install q Bryant
hot-water heater
NOW! 20, 30, 40
8 gal. sizes. Imme-
+ diate Installation!
No money down
(, pay only
y S. q month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Italian Red Leader
Attacks New York Trial
By the Associated Press

ROME, Oct. 15.-Italy's No. l
Communist. Palmiro Togliatti, to-
day compared the conviction of IL
American Communist leaders to
the "acts of violence with which
Fascists thought to destroy Com
munist and Socialist movements ~
The New York conviction" he
said in a signed statement, tears
the mask from the so-called
American democracy. showing all
that this democratic pretense is
nothing but the anti-democratic
dictatorship of capitalists over the
workers
Togliatti said the conviction was
absurd because the working class
has not only the right, but the
sacrosanct duty to fight, upon POI
litical and economic grounds, to
defeat capitalism and create So
cialism."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

broke their treaties with Yugo-
slavia.
The note said Romania had
broken the pact in servile COM
pliance with Soviet orders. 1t re-
jected all the 'falsehoods and in
suits" which it said were con-
tanned in the Romanian note.
The average annual cotton crop
of Texas is so large that its value
approaches the total value of the
production of gold, silver, zinc.
lead and copper mines in the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Automatic Boiler

Switch to automatic gas heat.
Never before have you been
able to buy such luxury heat
ing ut such 4 bargain price.
No money down, pay as little
rs $40 monthly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Consul Killed in Crush

MACON, Mo-, Oct. Is (P).-Earl
Wilbur Eaton, sc, United States
consul at Torreon. Coahuila, Mexi-
co, was injured fatally in an auto
mobile collision west of here on
U. S. highway So TODAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Cadets Parents to Meet

Representative league, Demo-
crat. of Texas, will address the
Woodrow Wilson High School
Cadet Parents Association at 8:15
pm. tomorrow at the Chevy Chase
Community Center. Other speak
ers will be Thomas j. Holmes,
school principal. and Capt. Paul S.
Pitcher. cadet instructor at the
school.