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Evening star., 1949-03-29

The deadline for submitting pic
lures in The Evening Star Student
Calendar Art Contest has been ex-
tended through April 3 in order
that artists may have an oppor-
tunity to bring in their pictures
over the week end.
The contest is open to all senior
and junior high school students
in public, private or parochial
schools in the Washington Metro
politan Area who have not passed
their 18th birthday at the time
of completion of the picture.
The rules require that the work
be original and in color, with the
choice of medium left to the artist
The six pictures selected as best
by a committee of judges, whose
names will be announced later
will be published in The Stars
1850 calendar and the six winning
artists each will receive q $10t
Evening star., 1949-03-29

The papers of the late Brig
Gen. Billy Mitchell. prophet OF
air power and forecaster of the
war with Japan, were officially
presented to the Library of Con-
gress today by his widow. Mrs
Thomas Boiling Byrd.
Gen. Mitchell, a prophet whose
main honor in his own country
for many years was having a
World War II bomber named fo1
him-the B-25-died in 1886 at
the age of 81.
The presentation today included
nine small trunks of letters
diaries, clippings, photographs and
many unpublished manuscripts
Among them are unpublished
books on Alaska as the key to the
air defense of the United States
and which pointed to the Pacific
as the probable scene Of the Sec
ond World War.
A stormy figure in arguments
over the relative value of bombers
against ships. he was court-mar-
tailed in 1925 for remarks critica.
of the Navy. He resigned soor
Evening star., 1949-03-29
Oldest Inhubitonts, Ine.,
Repeut Houston Booking

More than 200 members of the
Oldest Inhabitants, Inc, last night
reaffirmed their previous indorse-
ment of Attorney Charles H
Houston to succeed Commissions,
John Russull Young.
Meeting at the Odd Fellows
Hall, Ninth and T streets NV.
the group also elected officers fol
the coming year. Among those
reelected was William D. Nixon
president. Others included:
Harry w. Cornell, William H
Burrel, William I. Lee, j. Howard
Quander and Municipal Court
Judge Almond w. Scott, vice pres
idents; A. M. Smith, financial Sec
retary; Alfred K. Selby, assistant
financial secretary; Frank B. Nc
Kinney, recording secretary; John
F. N. Wilkinson, treasurer: the
Rev. James l.. Pinn, chaplain;
Mercer s. Sampson, historian;
Chester A. Atkinson, steward;
John j. Cole. marshal, and Samuel
I. Young, assistant marshal.
Evening star., 1949-03-29
Senate Group Plans
3O-Day Extension Of
District Rent Control

A stop-gap 30-day extension
resolution for District rent control
was being prepared today in the
Senate District Committee, to be
held for use in the event action
cannot be completed on the regu-
lar extension bill in time to beat
the Thursday midnight deadline.
Chairman McGrath Of the COM
mittee said he still hoped the bill.
due for Senate consideration to-
day, could be brought to a vote by
late afternoon, making use of the
emergency resolution unnecessary.
Both Majority Leader Lucas
and Minority Leader vherry asked
their colleagues to hold down their
speeches on the national rent
control measure in order that the
District bill could be reached. too.
Senator McGrath explained the
30-day resolution. being drafted
by committee counsel, merely
would continue the existing law
for that period, giving additional
time for action on bill with
changes conforming to whatever
is decided about rent control
nationally.
The House passed measure car
ries some Senate Committee
amendments.
Two principal amendments
would be made in the present act.
One would forbid eviction of ten
ants who refuse to buy into CO.
operative apartments until 65 per
cent of the tenants purchase
their living quarters there. The
other would recontrol all dwellings
on which the renovation to make
additional accommodations cost
less than $1,000.
Senator Mccarthy. Republican,
of Wisconsin, plans to bring the
District bill into general line with
the national measure, still leaving
administration here, however, in
the hands of the present District
Rent Administrator Robert F.
Cogswell.
The amended local bill will have
to go back to the House, because
of Senate changes in the House
bill.
Evening star., 1949-03-29
Alexandria Asks Gov. Tuck
Toilet etItAdopt DoyIiqht Time

RICHMOND, Mar. 20 R.-The
City of Alexandria yesterday be-
came the third Northern Virginia
community to ask Gov. Tuck's ap-
proval to go on daylight saving
time along with the District OF
Columbia.
The Governors Office received a
telegram from r. s. Marshall, jr.
Alexandria city manager, which
said:
"Alexandria City Council re-
spectfully requests permission to
establish daylight saving time to
correspond with same time as
will be established by the District
Of Columbia for 1949."
Arlington and Fairfax Counties
already have filed similar requests.
Under an act of the 1948 Gen.
eral Assembly, these three COM
munities are the only Virginia To-
calities which may legally adopt
daylight time.
The Governor is expected to ap-
prove the requests as he did last
year.
Evening star., 1949-03-29
Gusch Heads JAG Unit
|Of Reserve Officers

Oliver Gasch, assistant District
corporation counsel, last night was
elected president of the Judge
Advocate General Chapter of the
District Department of the Re-
serve Officers Association at q
meeting in the Continental Hotel.
Mr.. Gasch, who lives at 1853 P
street NV, succeeded Myron
Ehrlich. Other officers elected are
Frederick Bernays Wiener, execu-
tive vice president; Joseph Avery.
vice president. Army; Francis K.
Daily, vice president, air; John
Finn, vice president, Navy, and
John P. Oliver, secretary-treasurer.
Evening star., 1949-03-29
miss Trumun's Easter Dress
Described; Bonnet Iqnored.

Miss Margaret Truman's Easter
attire was officially announced to-
day, but nowhere was there men
ton of that most traditional OF
frills-the Easter bonnet.
The description of two dresses
and two coats, with selection de-
pending on the weather, was re-
leased by Mrs. James M. Helm,
White House social secretary.
Forwarded from New York by
Reathal Odum, the description OF
the clothes designed by Nine. Pola
said nothing whatever about hat
Mrs. Helm said she assumed Miss
Truman would be wearing one in
the Easter parade. but wasn't
sure.
Miss Truman has appeared in
public in a wide assortment OF
hats, but she also has appeared
Evening star., 1949-03-29
|PUC Auditor Testifies
That Pepco Rate Raise
Is Not Necessary Now

No increase in Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. rates is necessary
at this time, v. A. McElfresh, ex-
ecutive accountant and auditor of
the Public Utilities Commission,
told the PUG today.
Mr.. McElfresh made this state
ment in a preliminary report on
the Pepco modified sliding scale
rate plan which was authorized
last year.
He said no rate adjustment is
necessary despite the fact that
IPepco's. 1948 earnings were $751;
600 under the approved 5h pen
cent return allowed the company
Income Was $4,937,308.
A final analysis of the com.
pany's financial operation during
the year, Mr.. McElfresh said, left
only SCI. 1.961 in the deferred credit
account established a year age
under the sliding-scale plan fol-
stabilizing rates and earnings. He
declared the balance in the ac-
count is lower than desirable, "
but that this is not sufficient
justification for an increase in
the rate level at this time.
According to the McElfresh re-
port, Pepco's operating income for
1948 was $4,937,308, or 4.86 per
cent return on the company's
$101, ,615,568 weighted rate base.
He pointed out, however, that a
preliminary report on the COM
pany's earnings, which was pre-
pared on the basis of the firms
first nine months OF. operation,
anticipated a deficiency in earn
ings Of s839.370. This would have
wiped out the $713.511s In the
deferred credit account.
improvement Predicted.
This danger, Mr.. McElfresh told
the PUG, was eliminated through
improved earnings resulting from
a rate raise approved in July and
the company was able to restore
SCI 1868 to the stabilizing fund.
Income during the remaining
three months of the year should
show a substantial improvement,
Mr.. McElfresh concluded, "and it
is not at all unlikely that the
deficiency for the year will be sub
stantially below that indicated by
the preliminary report. It appears
probable that approximately $780,
900 can be restored to the deferred
credit account"
Evening star., 1949-03-29
Iron Rod Pins Farmer
Beneath Blazing Tractor
By the Assoeioted Press

EASTON, Pa, Mar. 29.-A 48
year-old farmer was trapped for
20 minutes beneath blazing
tractor yesterday with an iron
rod driven several inches in his
chest.
Alfred Baylor of Columbia, N. j.,
was operating the tractor when 1t
overturned, pinning him beneath
it. Mrs. Baylor and two farms
hands released him by unscrewing
a 11a-inch thick rod which had
been driven into Mr.. Baylor's
chest.
At Easton Hospital Mr.. Baylor's
condition was listed as good.
Evening star., 1949-03-29
RomsdeH Is Ordered
Taken to West Virqinid

Luman c. Ramsdell, %, charged
with George L. Ashton, 20, in the
holdup of Baltimore & Ohio
train on March 9, today was or
dered removed from Washington
to West Virginia.
Ramsdell, who has been recov-
ering from stomach wound in
Gallinger Hospital, appeared be-
fore United States Commissioner
Cyril s. Lawrence. He was shot
by Policeman Elwood G. Iomax Of
No. 3 precinct shortly after he
and Ashton arrived in Washing
ton. and was pale and walked with
a limp at today's hearing. !
He will face a Federal anti
racketeering charge in Fai,mont,
w. Va, and has indicated a de-
sire to plead guilty to that charge
rather than face a sitter State
law. He signed waiver of ex-
tradition today and Assistant
United States Attorney William
Hitz dismissed a charge of armed
train robbery.
Mr.. Lawrence fixed Ramsdell's
bail at $4,000, the same amount
at which Ashton's bail had been
set. The commissioner also
recommended that Ramsdell be
|hospitalized on reaching Fair
mont.
Ramsdell will be held in the
District Jail Infirmary until his
transfer to West Virginia.
Also present at the hearing was
Ramsdell's mother, Mrs. Caroline
Ramsdell of Youngstown, Ohio.
She said nothing during the pro-
ceedings. Ramsdell was rep"e-
sented by William s. Culbertsen.
Washington attorney, who said he
would represent him at the trial.
Evening star., 1949-03-29
By Harry Lever

It doens't happen very often
to little girls. the way it did to
6-year-old Margaret Davis.
Quite Unexpectedly, last night,
she was taken into a new and
very exciting world-a world of
close contact with animals, pretty
aerialists and funny clowns.
She patted the paw of a baby
lion cub, shook the fin of trained
seal and rode trained pony
while other and less fortunate
small fry had to watch the ca
pacity opening of the big Shrine
Circus from "out front" at Uline
Arena. All proceeds of the 38-act
show. which runs through April
I3, will go to charity. Perform
ances are at 2:15 and 8:15 pm.
daily.
Trip Into Wonderland.
There was a reason why the
excursion into wonderland came
about for the pretty little daugh-
ter of Mrs. Ethel M. Davis. 9605
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring, Md.
Circuses are exciting, but that's
not enough for editors. They want
their reporters to have an angle"
for the story. And sometimes
angles are hard to get. Margaret
turned out to be an angle.
Why not take a little girl be-
hind the scenes? Let's see her
reaction to it all, the closeup ap-
peal of the clowns, all the hurried
instructions and the hustle of last
minute preparation before the
grand procession and the Sc
quence of acts.
Margaret first was taken to see
the lions. There was the little
cub. born last Christmas. It
frolicked outside a cage. but I'M
der watchful eyes. Margaret shy
ly petted its paw, was rewarded
with a purr.
Visit to Clown Alley.
Then she went for a ride" on
the pony. got together with a
trained seal and SHE'D away from
a rough-looking bear. Next came
a visit to Clown Alley" dressing
room for the funny men.
The smell Of makeup, colorful
Evening star., 1949-03-29

costumes and. the odd assortment
of gadgets clowns use came in
for inspection by the little girl.
Nov I'd like to see the ele-
phinks." Margaret said. But she
couldn't, at least from a closeup
vantage point. because the big
beasts were said to be a little
unpredictable-even a little bad.
Robbers are bladder" retorted
Margaret. She said she has a
friend who recently was on the
train held up by bandits in West
Virginia.
And so, a half-hour later. with
Evening star., 1949-03-29

"a good idea of what goes into a
circus as big as the one at Uline,
she returned to her seat. And
Just in time to see a spectacular
act called "Aida-the Star in the
Moon," in which a girl is pro-
PEELED in circles high above the
audience with an "airplane" pro-
viding the motive power.
Enjoys Aerial Acts.
Margaret also liked the Fly
ing Hartzells," trapeze artists. and
Miss Violante," an aerial act
with a warning: If you have a
Evening star., 1949-03-29

NV.
Mrs. Patricia Ann Kelley, 81,
told of the scuff1e between her
husband and stepfather. She said
the fight started after her husband
struck her, and Mr.. McKeever
came from the house to investi-
gate.
Mrs. Anna Marie McKeever, 70,
said doctor told her husband
three years ago to take it easy"
because of a heart ailment, but
she said he appeared to be in per-
feet health.
Kelley did not testify as he sat
with his attorneys, j. Ambrose
Kiley and Lawrence j. Simmons.
Evening star., 1949-03-29
Saving
Time Bill Goes
Back 10 Senate
Battle Seen Likely
To Be Staged Over
Again in 1850

Daylight saving time for Wash.
ington for the coming summer
now seems assured, but the battle
probably will have to be staged al
over again next year.
The House, by a 223-to-13(
roll call vote, yesterday ap'
proved a one-year extension o.
the Commissioners authority tt
invoke daylight saving time. This
sent the bill back to the Senate
which last month had passed 9
bill that would have given the
city heads continuing annual au.
thority to make the change.
Chairman McGrath of the Sen.
ate District Committee sale
he would ask the Senate to accept
the House amendment to speed
it to the White House for sigma.
Iture. This would guarantee day.
light time from April "a to Sep.
tember Is for this year.
Roll Call Ends Debate.
The House passed the one-yeal
bill by a big majority, but only
after half an hour of either JOSH
ing or emotional debate, ending
with formal roll call.
Some speakers said labor opposes
the bill. others said labor favors
it. AS successive debaters took
the stand, the House also was told
that most people of the District
want daylight saving time-and
that most people here don't want
it, that it would cause serious trou-
BILE for the farmers-and that the
farmers would be very little af-
fected, that it was a wartime
measure and ought to be repealed
and that most large cities fol-
lowed daylight time, and Wash
ington should not be deprived
of it.
The bill was piloted through the
House by Representative Harris,
Democrat, of Arkansas chairman
of the Judiciary Subcommittee OF
the House District Committee. He
conceded he was mot so happy
about it, personally, but he carried
it through because the people
here had indicated they favored
the bill"
O'Hara Is Chief Foe.
Chief opponent was Representa-
tive O'Hara, Republican, of Min
neSota former chairman of the
Judiciary Subcommittee who said
daylight time here had accom-
plished nothing but turmoil and
unhappiness."
After lot Of talk about day.
light recreation for Government
workers here, Representative
Brown. Republican of Ohio topped
a flood Of joshing BY asking: Il
wondersi II we couldn't settle the
whole thing by giving them a
six-month vacation, so they can
have their recreation?"
Representative Klein, Democrat,
of New York a daylight saving
advocate, replied: "1f the people
here want that, I am for it,"
Evening star., 1949-03-29

reached when Judge Watkins
recessed the court for lunch.
Ashton has arranged to plead
guilty to an indictment charging
violation of the misunderstanding
provisions of the Federal law,
forbidding interference with COM
mon carriers in interstate COM
merce. The maximum penalty he
faces is 20 years imprisonment
and fine of $4,000.
Mother First Witness.
Attorney John Webster Of
Washington said Judge Watkins
has agreed to hear testimony Of
fered in mitigation of the crime.
The first witness the lawyer will
call will be Mrs. Ruth Ashton
Unger of Youngstown, Ohio,
mother of the accused youth.
Mrs. Unger will tell the Judge.
according to Mr.. Webster, that
her son, eldest of three children.
never had a chance" in the en-
VlrOnment CnaJ leo TO ner dlVorce
from her first husband.
Mr.. Webster said Mrs. Unger
will go fully into the circum-
stances which led to her son be-
ing declared a ward Of the Juve-
nile Court in Youngstown when
he was only II.
He is hopeful. Mr.. Webster said.
that Judge Watkins will weigh the
chances of socially rehabilitating
the youthful train robber against
the possibility that a maximum
sentence might result in his be-
coming another Dillinger" when
he is finally released from prison.
Ashton agreed to plead guilty to
the Federal charge, it was learned.
in preference to taking his chances
standing trial in a West Virginia
State Court on charges Of armed
robbery. The maximum penalty
under this charge is life imprison-
ment in the State penitentiary.
Evening star., 1949-03-29

weak heart close your eyes,"
AS to the Zacchini Cannon,
which fires the Misses Diuna and
Victoria from its mouth within
seconds of each other. Margaret
thought this was truly a grand
finale to the big show, which is
80 per cent new.
Then she remembered some
thing she had forgotten:
Il should have given that
clown Bozo Cosmo my lollipop,
but mommy had it out there
while I was back with the little
lion"
Evening star., 1949-03-29
Church Oyster Supper

The Woman's Society for Chris
tian Service will hold a ham and
fried oyster supper at 4:30 pm.
Thursday in the Colesville (Md)
Methodist Church. Proceeds will
be used to aid in building a new
parsonage. -.
Evening star., 1949-03-29

in the deatn OF
James E. Nc
K e e v er. 40.
stepfather OF
his estranged
wife.
Mr.. Keever
died Of q heart
attack, an au-
topsy disclosed,
after a fight
with Kelley in
front of the
McKeever resi-
d e ce, 904
Hamilton street
Evening star., 1949-03-29
Man Held for Grand Jury
In Death After Scuff|e

Robert F. Kelley, "a. of 1912
Decatur street NV, was ordered
held for the grand jury after an
inquest at the Morgue yesterday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-15
DOUBLE BILL K :. SHOWING TONIGHT
 AT 10TH CENTURY

Two features, entirely different in theme, are showing tonight and tomorrow at the 20th Century Theatre.
 One of the features is Gods Country" and lovers of outdoor pie lures will get thrill.
 Produced hy Action Pictures, it was taken from James Oliver Cur woods great story of man, wanted by the police for murder, who escapes to the land of the giant Redwoods for security There he becomes the friend of the trappers and at the risk of his own life and freedom he takes up the battle of his friends against lawless tim her barons. to save their lands and their livelihood from possible ex- tinction.
 The other feature is "Wide Open Faces" with Joe E. Brown as the small town -jerker whc catches several slickers. The fea- ture is said to be a laugh almost from the start.
 Those in his supporting cast in- clude Lyda Roberti, Alison Skip worth, Jane Wyman, Alan Baxter Berton Churchill, Barbara Pepper Sidney Toler and Joseph Downing Kurt Neumann directed. Earle Shell Clarence Marks and Joe .Bigelow wrote the screen play from the story by Richard Flournoy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-15
D.I.W. CLUB PARTY

The Douglas Island Womens Club opened the Christmas party season last evening at their meeting, at which husbands were special guests.
 A variety of games kept all busy under the management of Mrs Marcus Jensen, assisted by Mrs. Porter and Mrs. Pedersen.
 Plenty of refreshments were serv- ed by committee members, Mes danes Leigh Grant, Stephen Ford Ed Bach, Ed Heinke, c. S. Glider sleeve, Philip Porter and Martin Pedersen.
 Decorations and Christmas tree committee were Mrs. Milford Mar shall, Mrs. George Matson and Mrs Jesse Snyder.
 DIW. Club members chose tc give their Xmas gifts to the Vet erans Hospital at Seward Alaska this year rather than exchange gifts among themselves as in the past. :. President Arlene Wagner an nounced a business meeting would be called later for Officers of tht Club.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-15
TENSE MURDER E REVEALED IN BILL,
 CAPITOL THEATRE

Did Steven Kenet strangle ms Nife in an uncomfortable fury oi jealousy or as victim of amnesla did he only imagine that he had committed the crime?
 That is the question uppermost in the minds of audiences viewing Robert Taylor's latest M-G-M star ring vehicle, High Wall" now be- ing shown at the Capitol Theatre, and not until an intense suspense has been sustained right up to the gripping climax is the observer able to make up his mind as to the hero's innocence or guilt.
 Director Curtis Bernhardt has avoided the usual formulas in un- folding his story of the ex-bomber pilot who, barely recovered from a train injury, returns from overseas tc discover that his wife has been carrying on an affair with her pub lisher employer. When Kent drives 8 car containing her body into a river, all evidence points to him as her slayer. His total loss of memory, however. results in his being com- mltted to prison hospital where, under supervision of woman doc tor, he first undergoes an operation to remove brain clot and subse- uuently submits to treatment known as narcosynthesis by means of which he is able to recon struct the blank periods in his memory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-15
COMMUNITY EVENTS

December 16 at 9 p.m.-Juneau High School Senior Ball in gym.
 December 16, eyening-Soropti- mist Club Christmas party at home Of Mrs Airline Warner.
 December IT, afternoon and eve- ning-Rebekah Lodge bazaar, Odd Fellows Hall.
 December IT, 10 pm. Beta Sigma Phi Christmas Ball. Gold Room, Baranof Hotel.
 December IT Elks Christmas party for children, Elks Hall and Capitol Theatre.
 December IF, 10 p.m.-Moose midwinter festival dance.
 December Is at 2:30 p.m.- aIes- siah to be sung at 20th Century Theatre. |, December Is at 7:30 p.m.-Sun- day School Christmas program, Northern Light Presbyterian church
 December 19 at noon Lions Christmas party for Johnson Home children.
 December 19, p.m.-American Legion and Auxiliary joint Christ mas party in Dugout.
 December 20 at noon-Rotary's Children's party
 December 20 at 6:30 pm.-Couple Club at Northern Light Presby- terian church.
 December 20, pm. - Juneau Schools Christmas Concert, High School Gym.
 December 21 at noon--La Societe des 40 Hommes ct Chevaux at City Cafe. Monthly non-host luncheon.
 December 21, at ' p.m.-Kiwanis Ladies Night Christmas party, Baranof.
 December 22, p.m.-Filipino Community Children's Christmas party, Parish hall.
 December 23, 400 pm.-Com- munity Carol Singing around Christmas tree-sponsored by Ju- neau Women's Club.
 December B, p.m.-Moose Lodge Riddles Christmas.
 December "A, 10 p.m.-Christmas party and dance by Moose.
 December 27 at noon = Rotary members exchange Christmas party.
 December 30, noon = Soroptimist Club luncheon.
 December 30, p.m.-Jose Rizal Banquet sponsored by Filipino Community, Baranof Gold Room.
 December 31, pm. = Eugene, Oregon, high school band concert, High School Gym.
 December 31-Annual Elks Hi links, Elks Ballroom.