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Evening star., 1949-01-21

President Truman kept going at a
lively clip again today, even though
the inaugural hubbub was quleting
down.
He went to the Capitol shortly
before 9 am. to have breakfast with
the congressional delegation from
Missouri.
All the activities yesterday kept
the President on the go for practical
ly 20 hours. His day began at 6:45
am. and it wasn't until 2:45 am.
today that he called it day.
Hele is a time table of the Presi-
dents public activities:
6:45 a.m.-Left Blair House for
Mayfiower Hotel to breakfast with
his World Wal I comrades Of Bat
terry D. 12sth Field Artillery 35th
Division.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Trooper Charges
Drivers Switched
|AsHeGoveChose
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

DANVILLE,, Va, Jan. 21.-State
Trooper T. F. Tucker reported a
quick change artist in new guise He
claims that Hugh Doolin, whose per-
nit to drive car was revoked by
the State some time ago, exchanged
seats with Howard Power while their
car was going more than S. miles an
hour.
Trooper Tucker, in arresting Doolin
for operating the car and Power for
allowing an authorized person to
drive his car, said yesterday that
when Doolin passed him on the
highway he was at the wheel. The
officer gave chase after turning
around and claims to have seen
Doolin move over" while his COM
panion slipped into the drivers seat
Just before the officers car forged
se1ead.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Many D. {. Dealers Raise
Coal 2Oc After Freiqht Boost

Most Washington dealers this
week added 20 cents ton to the
retail price of hard coal as the re-
suit of a corresponding increase in
freight rates.
This brought the average price OF
the more popular stove and chestnut
grades of hard coal to $19.65. Pro-
ducers of some grades of soft coal
have absorbed the rate increase and
prices for them remained un-
changed, dealers said.
The 8 per cent increase in freight
rates on coal went into effect a
fortnight ago
Evening star., 1949-01-21
ForrestaI Seeks Honors
For Men Killed in Air|if
Rx the Associated Press

Secretary of Defense Forrestal Is
seeking recommendations from the
Army, Navy and Air Force "as to
suitable recognition" for the men
who have lost their lives in the
Berlin airlift.
This word from the Secretary was
in a letter to Senator Wiley, Repub-
lican, of Wisconsin. Senator Wiley
had suggested recognition be given
to the II men he said have Hlade
lthe supreme sacrifice"
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Bystanders Tackle Suspect
After Purse Snatchinq

A man suspected of snatching a
purse from a 68-year- music
teacher was caught with a flying
tackle last night about minute
after he fled.
Mrs. Lucia Boury, 1888 Fairmont
street NV. reported to police her
purse containing 1882 was snatched
from under her arm as she was
walking in the 1400 block of Twenty
first street NV.
Standing nearby were Russell F.
Colbert, COG Massachusetts avenue
NE. and Roy A. Walden, l412
Twenty first street N. w. They
chased the suspect two blocks and
brought him to the ground.
The suspect. 41-year-old colored
hnan. is being held at the third
brecinct.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
House Unit Plans Hearings
Soon on New DIP Legislation
By the Associated Press

Representative Walter, Democrat,
of Pennsylvania, said yesterday that
House Judiciary Committee hear
ings on new displaced persons
legislation are expected to start
within a week or So
Mr.. Walter, chairman OF a sub
committee handling the legislation,
said he expects the hearings to
last quite a while, as there are
many phases and angles to this
situation which we must consider.
Mr.. Walter has introduced bill
to allow 100000 displaced persons
from Europe to enter the United
States over a four-year period. EX-
listing law. enacted by the last Con-
gress, limits admissions to 205, ,OoO
over a tWo-year period.
President Truman has asked Tor
its liberalization. complaining that
some provisions are discriminatory.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
III, 5, Has Record Loss Father Is Near Death
From Fire; ID. {. Total After Rescuing Sons
Is Short Of New Mark From Fire in Home

Critically burned today while res
cuing his two young sons from q
fire at his home in Landover Hills,
Md. John A. Hamer, 36, an engineer
with the Army Corps of Engineers,
was reported near death in Prince
Georges County General Hospital,
Cheverly.
Both of the boys were burned
severely Mrs. Hamer and her
brother in law, Robert Blair, escaped
unhurt but much of the tWo-storv
frame residence at APO Fairfax
street was destroyed.
David, 4. was reported the more
seriously injured of the two boys.
Allen, 7, also suffered extensive
burns Allen is a pupil at Landover
Hills Elementary School,
Wife Sounds Alarm.
Mr.. Blair. who had been visiting
the family, said that because of the
inaugural holiday, he and Mr.. and
Mrs Hamer were not up when the
fire broke out about $50 am. He
said Mrs. Hamer first noticed smoke
and reused the men by screaming
that the house was aflre.
He and Mr.. Hamer went down
stairs and found the boys in the
living room. Mr.. Blair said. A sofa
was burning briskly. The men tried
to get it out of the house but it
caught in the front door The draft
caused by the open door famed
the flames.
Mr.. Blair said he and Mr.. Hamer
had been papering the living room
and that large sheets of paper COW
ering furniture and the floor were
ignited. When Mr. Hamer tried to
get the burning sheets through the
back door, some fell on the kitchen
floor and spread the flames to that
part of the house.
Boys Flee Upstairs.
| Mr.. Hamer, who is member Of
the Landover Hills Fire Department,
employed approved fire-fghting tao
tics but the flames had gained so
much headway the men were unable
to eXtinguiSh them.
l. When he and Mr.. Blair realized
that they should leave the house,
Mr.. Hamer found that the two boys
had run upstairs in confusion. He
went for them and shepherded them
through the fiercely burning living
room to rear door. AS he neared
the exit, he collapsed. Mr.. Blair
dragged him and the children out
side.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Inaugural SideIiehts:
inaugural SIdeIghts:
29-Minute Delay in Swearing
President Laid to Congestion

Inaugural officials today had a
one-Word explanation for the delay
in swearing in ceremonies yesterday
at the Capitol-a delay that technl-
cally left the United States without
a President for 20 minutes.
1t was-congestion.
Of1cials explained that President
Truman waited until distinguished
guests had taken their places before
he appeared. The large crowd that
had to move into their seats slowed
down the schedule and resulted In
the DELAY.
Mr.. Truman's previous term ex-
pired at noon under the Constltu-
tion. But no one filed protest
with the assembled Supreme Court
justices and the ceremony started
as planned-only little late.
Mr.. Truman whipped through his
inaugural address in just q min
utes. He was interrupted by ap-
plause II times AS he delivered
the short speech, with his eyes fixed
for the most part on his manuscript
a small boy standing at the base OF
the platform munched contentedly
On banana.
The Nation had a Vice President
for the first time since President
Roosevelt died when Senator Bark
ley of Kentucky was sworn in at
1928 pm. yesterday.
When Vice President Barkley was
sworn in, it marked the end OF q
brief hiatus in a public career which
has spanned more than A years
The Vice Presidents resignation a.
Senator became effective at mid
night Wednesday and it was Il
hours and % minutes later before
he assumed his new Office.
The first to congratulate Vice
President Barkley after he took the
oath was President Truman-ano
that took a bit of doing. AS the Vice
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Harry B. F|eharty, 81, Dies;
Ex-Aide 10 Attorney General

Harry B. Fleharty, 81, formerly
a special assistant to the Attorney
General. died of a heart attack last
night at New Port Ritchey, Fla.
according to word received here.
Mr.. Fleharty came here in 1882
and moved to Florida after retire
ment three years ago. He formerly
lived on Arlington Ridge road,
Arlington. He was born in Illinois,
but lived before 1882 in Omaha,
Nebr, where he was an attorney.
Mr.. Fleharty, who was a close
friend of William Jennings Bryan
and travelled with him on his presi-
dental campaigns and speaking
tours. is survived by his widow and
a sister who also lives in Florida.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Tudor to Head Lodge
OF Federal EMPLOYEES

Joseph H. Tudor has been elected
president of the Bureau of Land
Management. Lodge No. 153, Amer
lean Federation of Government En-
ployes, it was announced.
Other officers are: Louis S. Hill
man, vice president; Harry l. Rich
mond, secretary: Joseph A. Lynch,
treasurer, and Mary Lane, Irving
Senzel and Alma A. Doremus, dele
gates to the District Council.
Evening star., 1949-01-21

6:48 a.m.-Arrived at the May
dover, u minutes early for the
scheduled am. breakfast.
8:t5 a.m.-Returned from the
Mayflower to the Blair House.
$50 a.m.-Left Blair House for
preinaugural service at st. Johns
Protestant Episcopal Church.
1920 a.m.-Left st. Johns for re-
turn to Blair House.
11:25 a.m.-Left Blair House for
Capitol.
1l:35 a.m.-Arrived at Capitol for
Inauguration ceremony.
1915 p.m.-Walked onto Capitol
portico to take the oath.
1929 p.m.-Took the oath.
1880 pm.-Completed inaugural
address.
1:0l p.m.-Started buffet lunch in
office of Leslie L. Biffie, senais sec
retary.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Here's Timetable on Trumons 2O-Hour Day

1:42 pm-Left Mr.. Blfnes once
to lead parade to White House.
1888 pm.-Parade started.
2::35 p.m.-Took place with wee
President Barkley in reviewing stand
in front of White House to review
parade.
2::35 pm. to $50 p.m.-Stood
watching parade.
$50 pm.-Rode to Blair House
for brief respite.
p.m.-Went to National Gallery
of Art for reception to inaugural
guests.
7 p.m.-Left National Gallery for
family dinner at Blair House.
1l:1O p.m.-Arrived at National
Guard Armory for Inaugural Ball
lao a.m.-Left the ball and re-
turned to Blair House to retire for
rest of night.
2:45 a.m-To bed.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
1t. Boyd Gets Fellowship
ToAttend Traffic Course

Police 1t John j. Boyd OF the
traffic division has been awarded a
fellowship for a five-month traff1c
administration course at the North
western University Traffic Institute,
Evanston, Ill.
The course will begin February 3.
1t. Boyd will be on leave from the
force while attending. He will re-
ceive more than 600 hours of class
room study and a one-week field
study trip.
Evening star., 1949-01-21

Although fire losses over the coun-
try in 1948 were the largest for any
single year in the history OF the
Nation, losses in the District were
short of a new record.
Fire Marshal Raymond c. Rob-
erts reported today that losses here
for the calendar year totaled ST.
829,375 compared to the record Of
81 ,OO0,0 in the fiscal year 1928.
While statistics now are kept both
on a calendar and fiscal year basis
the 1922 figures are not available
for calendar years.
Mr.. Roberts explained that in the
fiscal year 1923 there was large
fire in the Peoples Drug Co. ware
house at First street and Florida
avenue NE. on February Is, 1923; a
s75O000 fire at Boiling Field on
March 81, 1923, and on April 8 and
% there were lumber yard fires.
The National Board of Fire Un-
derwriters, with headquarters in
New York. placed the Nations fire
losses for 1948 at $711.114,0O0 or 2.7
per cent higher than estimated losses
of s692 ,635 900 in l947.
Based on Replacement Cost.
1--WE actually have fewer fires, but
losses in money are greater due to
present day property values" Mr..
Roberts said.
He was careful to point out that
fire losses are based on today's con-
struction costs which are much
greater than 10 years ago. He said
fire estimates are based on what ii
would cost to replace the property
today even though the building
destroyed was built several years
ago.
Careless smoking is the bigges
problem in the District as a fire
cause" Fire Marshal Robert!
asserted.
Major Causes Listed.
He listed as among other major
fire causes trash burning, automobile
fires, furnaces. fireplaces, oil burn
ers, stoves and electrical fires.
Every human is a potential fire
maker Mr.: Roberts asserted. But
carelessneSs and misuse of heating
and lighting equipment are largely
to blame. The losses mount because
every year there is more property to
burn and more people to cause
fires"
Mr.. Roberts gave these figures for
fire losses over the past 10 calendar
wears in the District:
Evening star., 1949-01-21
300 Men Follow Glory Path With Brooms to Clean Streets

As the sun went down at the
end of a perfect inaugural day, q
weary band of 300 men moved onto
the Nations path of glory-to clean
up the mess.
They had started the day at s
am, with hand brooms and me-
chanical street f1ushers, and as a
result of their labors the long
parade route at noon had never
cleaned brighter. And the street
cleaners of the District Department
of Sanitation were justiflably proud
of the job they had done.
But Is minutes after the last
marching unit had praded down
Capitol Hill, the street cleaners re-
turned in force and surveyed the
task ahead Only weary housewife
could appreciate the heartbreak in
what they saw. The once spotless
parade route was now Uttered with
newspapers, orange peels. half
eaten sandwiches and other debris
scattered by the huge throng.
I've never seen such mess"
said Inspector Francis B. Stubbs.
as he sent a crew of sWeepers into
action. I've been in the Depart
ment of Sanitation for 81 years, and
this is the worst I've ever seen.
Worse than the mess We had after
the King and Queen of England
were here. Worse even than when
we used to have all those horses in
parades.
AS protection against the cold, all
of the spectators came literally sup
piled with newspapers to sit on and
to wrap under their clothing. These
were scattered all over the street
and the grass of the Capitol
grounds. Thousands of broken bas-
kets and boxes on which spectators
had sat and stood were left behind.
The first move Of the street clean
ers was to wet down the parade
route with flushing trucks to keep
the paper from blowing away. Then
came the sweepers and shovelers,
accompanied by trucks. Along the
sidewalk under the stands and over
the grassy areas went men with big
burlap. bags to pick up paper.
Ninety-six truck loads of paper
and other debris were hauled away
from the parade route and burned.
The men went over the parade
route twice. and it was 9 pm.
is hours after most Of them re-
ported for work-before the streets
again looked clean.
Smaller crews will go over the
route again today to touch up the
spots where weary men may have
been a little careless.
While the street cleaners worked
other Sanitation Department crews
took down the steel posts and cables
which held back the crowds.
Still other men, employed by the
National Seating Co, piled more
than 10000 folding chairs into
trucks and hauled them away from
the Capitol grounds.
Today crews will start tearing
down the grandstands, a job which
will stretch into next week.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Queens Chapel Citizens
Elect Glenn W. 0'Nei|

Glenn w. O'Neil has been elected
president of the Queens Chapel
Citizens Association. Inc.
Other new officers are: John A.
Mclean, first vice-president; Mrs.
Frank Weismiller, second vice.
president; William j. O'Brien, Sec
retary; Harold Krellen. treasurer,
and Frank Walter E. w. VanVliet
and Hugh E. Mcdonnell, directors.
Evening star., 1949-01-21

President faced Justice Reed OF the
Supreme Court, who administered
the oath, he stood with his back TO
the President Mr.. Truman tugged at
his right arm, but this produced no
results. Then the President grasped
Mr.. Barkleys right arm and held on
until the Vice President turned
around. smiling broadly, and grasped
Mr.. Truman's hand.
Mr.. Barley got another-and help
highland from Mr.. Truman as they
walked down the steps to the
Capitol's east portico, where the
oaths were administered. Mr.. Bark
ley tripped on step and grabbed
at Mr.. Truman to keep his balance.
Kentuckians, incidentally, held
top honors at the Inauguration.
Justice Reed, who is from Mason
County, administered the oath to
Vice President Barkley and Chief
Justice Vinson Of Louisa, KY, did
the honors for Mr.. Truman.
There was a great deal of con-
fusion over how to dress. Most OF
the Cabinet members wore high
hats. But Dean Acheson, the new
Secretary of State, wore hon.
bug. Most members of Congress
wore business suits but one-Repre-
sentative Boykin. Democrat, OF
Alabama - appeared in top hat,
frock coat with a fancy tie, striped
pants and spats.
Senator Magnuson, Democrat, OF
Washington, hatless. walked down
the steps to the stands with Sena-
tor Mcmahon, Democrat, of Con-
necticut. We have only one hat
between us" Senator Magnuson
cracked. He gets to wear it down,
and I get to wear it up
Two members of the Joint Con-
gressional Committee on Inaugural
ARRANGEMENTS were involved in a
mlxup over seats and left the re-
viewing stand before the parade
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Court Would 'Sterilize
Mother in Neglect Death
Ru the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 2l.-Judge
Robert France expressed regret
vest arday that he could not order
sterilization for a 19-year-old un-
married mother whose baby died OF
malnutrition and gross neglect.
Mrs. Angelina Herd had been
charged with murder in the baby's
death last November. Judge France
found there was not sufficient proof
of criminal negligence to sustain
that or manslaughter charge.
The woman testified that the
six-week -old baby could not retain
its milk. On the day the baby died
she had wrapped it in blanket
and carried it in her arms into a
movie. When she got home, she
said. she realized that something
was wrong.
Judge France learned that it was
her third child.
Il think she is guilty OF gross
negligence, but she's not on trial
for that" he said.
Il think sterilization should be
brought into use in this case, put
that's not up to me either.
Evening star., 1949-01-21

street N. w.
His wife. Mrs.
Mildred A. Chris
tie, said S h e
found Mr.. Chris
tie unconscious
in bed when she
returned home
about $40 pm,
after watching
the inaug u r a |
parade. He was
pronounced dead
by a hospital
ambulance at
tendant.
Mrs. Christie
said her huS-
Evening star., 1949-01-21

The cars of four spectators at the
big parade yesterday were broken
into while they were waiting to see
the calliope.
Three visitors from out of town
and one Washington man reported
the thefts, all from parked cars
bordering the parade area. They
are Luther Syldohn, Syracuse. N.
Y. suitcase and clothing valued at
$40; Phillip Lustine, 1919 Allison
street NV, an inaugural license tag
worth more than face value; Nancy
Haller, Brooklyn, N. Y, overnight
bag and clothing valued at $500, and
Charles K. Hamilton. Carlisle, KY,
bag and clothing worth S65.
The nearly deserted Capitol Plaza
today resounded TO martial airs as
the Sexton Band of Lansing, Mich.
gathered to have their pictures taken
with Michigan's 37-year-old Cover
nor. G. Mennen Williams. After
ward, the band members. dressed in
red. white and blue, marched down
Constitution avenue to their hotel,
still playing.
II was obvious that last night S
inaugural ball drew quite a few
persons unaccustomed to formal
dress. One man was we'll turned
out in tails-eXcepting his tie. 1t
was black. Another was attired in
tuxedo but wore white tie. There
was sprinkling of men in business
suits-one of them sporting a black
bow tie usually worn with tuxedo.
Gov. Folsom of Alabama, who
danced most of the evening with his
attractive wife. was easily the tallest
man on the dance floor. He could
be spotted a block away.
James A. Farley. former Demo-
cratic national chairman, hardly
missed a dance through the evening
whether it was waltz, samba
or foX-trot.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Dance at Fort McNoir

The 7O21st Army Service Unit,
Station Complement, Fort McNair,
will hold a post inaugural ball for
colored units from Fort Meade,
Ouantico Marines. Navy and the
District National Guard at 8 o'clock
McEair.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Autopsy SET in Death
OF Seba Christie, 81,
Peoples Pharmacist

An autopsy was scheduled today
In the death of Seba L. Christie, 54-
year-old pharmacist, who died yes
terday at his home, l706 Irving
Evening star., 1949-01-21

passed. They were Representatives
Halleck. Republican, Of Indiana,
and Sheppard, Democrat, of Cali
fornia, who left, with their wives,
while an usher was trying to
straighten out the miXup. Mr..
Halleck said there was no trouble;
we Just decided to leave because it
was too cold"
Evening star., 1949-01-21

The first to congratulate Vice
President Barkley after he took the
oath was President Truman-and
that took a bit of doing. AS the Vice
Evening star., 1949-01-21

Two members of the Joint Con-
Committee on Inaugural
were involved in a
mixup over seats and left the re-
viewing stand before the parade
Evening star., 1949-01-21

Gov. Folsom of Alabama, who
danced most of the evening with his
attractive wife. was easily the talleSt
man on the dance floor. He could
be spotted a block away.
Evening star., 1949-01-21

James A. Farley. former Demo-
cratic national chairman, hardly
missed a dance through the evening
it was a waltz, samba
or fOX-trOt.
New England bulletin., 1949-04-02

ing new, but it is helpful to have this august body check and back up what was already known. It would be of additional help if the Council were to make another study regarding the prejudice that exists in our schools relative to hiring practices .... Another item on the educational front was the voting of the Illinois state legislature to investigate the University of Chi cago and Roosevelt College. This was prompted because a group of students, said to be from these institutions, demonstrated for the state F.E.P.C. at Springfield. What price civil rights!
New England bulletin., 1949-04-02
N. Y. READYlNC
 ANTI-BIAS BILL

ALBANY, N. Y.-Rejecting Senate-sponsored attempt to water down a bill which would effect immediate abolition of racial bars in the New York National Guard and naval mili- tia, the Assembly here took final steps toward final apprO- val of strong legislation last week.
 The Assembly, by vote of 85 to 51 amended the Senate-approved proposal which expressed New York's "approvaT' of a non-segre- gated National Guard, but called for delay in deference to present Federal jim-crow policy.
 The amendment. sponsored by Senator Harold I. Panken, Democrat, and Samuel Roman, Republican, both of Manhattan, calls for immediate abolition of the race bar.
 Speaker Oswald D. Heck said the amended bill would be ready for final action later in the week and it's passage as amended would send it back to the Senate for concur renee.
 It was learned by the BULL LETIN that a great deal of rr"ssure is being brought on political forces in New York to emulate the example of the state of Connecticut which very recently passed a bill bidding discrimination against Negroes in the Con- necticut National Guard.