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Evening star., 1950-02-13

cline Of the cutters was too small,
and the openings in the roof
through which the water was in
tended to go to cistern were so
small the water overfowed. pour
ing into the building itself.
1.-The roof had never been
tight" wrote Mr.. Latrobe in 1904.
THE rain water which entered
the building in every part had
injured the furniture exceedingly,
and ruined many of the ceilings" :"
AS for the old North Wing of the
Capitol-begun in 1893, a year
after the Presidents House, rooted
in 1913 and the only part of the
building completed before 1907
the surveyor found it's lead cutters
so coated with tar and sand that
the leaks couldn't be found. Cell
ings and walls were water
damaged, skylights were drip
ping. and timbers were decaying
throughout. Plaster, which at
best scarcely adhered to the
walls" was rendered even less
permanent.
At President JefferSon's urging,
Congress in 1904 spent most of
$11,928 completely replacing the
White Houses 50 tons of slate with
a new roof of painted sheet-iron.
MFR. Latrobe proudly wrote, 1.-The
roof is free from leaks. 1t will, I
have no doubt, remain So"
At the Capitol, no doubt at it's
own urging, Congress saw to the
rebuilding of the North Wing roof
by 1907, when the new South Wing
also was occupied as the seat of
the House of Representatives.
Thus, after much struggle, did
the leaders of the new Republic
acquire sound roofs over their
heads-until the British came and
burned them in 1914.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Woman Cancer Sufferer
Found HANGED on Porch

The body of a 63-year-old wom-
All was found hanging on the back
porch of her home yesterday, a
length of chain from a child's S
swing linked about her neck.
She was Mrs. Vincenza Totaro
of 1912 Ingraham street NV,
who police said had been suffering
with cancer. According to DR..
Richard M Rosenberg, deputy
corner, the woman left several
notes in a bedroom, written in
Italian.
A daughter with whom Mrs.
Totaro lived. Mrs. Constance
Saunders, discovered the body
about 2 pm. An Emergency Hos
pital physician pronounced Mrs.
Totaro dead.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Congress Asked
To Give District
2Leuf- f-Suckers

. The District wants to rush two
leaf pickup machines to the aid
OF asthma sufferers.
Testifying before the Bates
Budget Subcommittee of the
House, William A. xanten. city
sanitation chief, told Representa-
tive Stockman, Republican, of Or
egon that it is against the law to
burn leaves here.
Leaf-burning "can constitute
quite a nuisance to people with
asthma" Mr.. Xanten said, adding,
People in this country are learn
ing they must hold down smogs."
The sanitation chief said he ia
vored the burning, asthma or not,
as an economy measure, but En-
gineer Commissioner Gordon r.
Young ruled it out. Reasonable
restrictions on such fires would be
too difficult to control" Gen.
Young reasoned.
Alternative is to buy two more
leaf-suckers to add to the fleet Of
five. The city hauls $4,000 truck
loads of leaves each year.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Appeals Court Rules
Mrs. Jinson Can Sue
District Psychiatrist

Mrs. Kathryn S. Jillson has been
given another chance to collect
damages from DR.. Frank S. Caprio
prominent psychiatrist, who she
charged caused her unWarranted
arrest in January, 1945.
The United States Court of Ap.
peals today reversed a district
Court decision which freed DR..
Caprio of liability in Mrs. Jillson's
100000 damage suit against him.
The appeals court also ordered a
jury trial.
The case stemmed from lengthy
divorce litigation involving Mrs.
Jillson and Maj. George J. Jillson.
Mrs. Jillson, 38, of 1841 R street
NV, ultimately won a divorce in
December, 1947, and gained Gus
tody of their two children.
Husband Called Doctor.
DR.. Caprio became involved in
the case on January 25, 1945, when
he was summoned to their home
by Maj. Jillson.
Testimony before District Court
Judge Matthew Mcclure showed
that DR.. Caprio was told by Maj,
Jillson that his wife had threat
ened to kill him and one of their
children. On the basis of this in
formation, DR.. Caprio called po-
lice. When Mrs. Jillson refused
to go with police because they
had no warrant for her arrest
they overpowered her and took
her to Gallinger Hospital fol
mental observation, testimony
showed.
DR.. Caprio admitted that hi
told police that Mrs. Jillson was
'homicidal and suicidal" He alse
admitted telling them that while
he realized a warrant was neces-
sary, he would not be responsible
for what might happen if SHE
weren't taken away Immediately
Judge Mcclure directed yer.
dict absolving DR.. Caprio. Hi
held that no collusion in her ar
rest had been shown between hel
husband and the physician. Any
undue force exercised by police
Judge Mcclure added, was not the
physicians fault.
Appeals Judge Henry w. Edger-
ton overturned that decision. He
pointed out that the law author
ICES arrest of any suspected insane
person only when that person is
found in a public place or when
two or more responsible citizens
sign affidavits.
Investigator Also Responsible.
The appeals court also pointed
out that not only the perpetrator
but the instigator of unlawful
violence" such as occurred in the
Jillson incident, is fully respon-
sible to it's victim.
Judge George T. Washington in
a concurring opinion said he felt
that DR.. Caprio's liability under
these circumstances should be
studied carefully by a jury SO as
not to place an undue burden
on the physician.
Professional men should be re-
quired to conform to the high
standards of their calling but
We should take care not to penal
ize them for assuming the respon-
sibility and taken the action which
membership in their profession
and the welfare of the community
require" Judge Washington wrote.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Murder Trial OF GI Shifts
Here for Sanity Opinions

The trial of an American Air
man charged with strangling a
Hungarian woman shifts from
Germany to Washington tomor-
row while three doctors testify as
to his sanity.
Ten members of the court
arrived from Weisbaden, Germany,
by airplane to resume the court
martial of Pvt. Stanley F. Edel-
baum, 20, of Brooklyn, at Boiling
Air Force Base.
Edelbaum is charged with
Strangling Elizabeth Borik in
Paris hotel room last May. Since
then, he has been examined by
physicians in Germany and Walter
Reed Hospital Three former
Walter Reed physicians, now in
private practice, will testify here.
After the Washington session,
the court will adjourn to Paris to
complete the trial.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
A. c. Mayer Heads Unit
On jewelers. Convention

A. c. Mayer has been named
chairman of the committee for
the coming convention of the
Maryland, Delaware and District
of Columbia jewelers. Associa-
ton. The meeting will be held at
the Shoreham Hotel, May and 8.
Other committee m e m bers
named by Bernard N. Burnstine,
association president, include Eu-
gene Sobel, chairman of the pro-
gram committee; Horace Pack,
registration; Theodore Grape, re-
ception; Frank Geraci, finance;
George Marx and Harry Scott.
publicity; Samuel T. Schwartz,
entertainment, and Mrs. Eliza
beth Kettler. ladies' reception.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
House District Group
Postpones Session
For Lack Of Quorum

meeting OF the House Dis
trict Committee, scheduled for
this morning, was cancelled for
lack of a quorum because too
many members were out of town
in observance of Lincoln's birth
day anniversary.
Chairman Mcmillan postponed
the session to 10:30 am. tomor-
row when another effort will be
made. Since the House has no
business scheduled for tomorrow,
however. there was some doubt as
to whether a quorum could be
mustered then.
One reason for the extra meet
ing of the District Committee this
week was the desire of Southern
Democratic members of the unit
to get more District legislation
ready for House consideration
Observation-Disclosures Wednesday,
when the District Committee will
be reached on the roll call of
House committees.
In the background is the bill of
the House Labor Committee, call
ing for national Fair Employ
ment Practices Commission, now
bottled up in the House Rules
Committee.
Southern Democrats want to
delay action on the FEPC bill. If
District Committee business should
occupy the entire day Wednesday,
Chairman Lesinski of the House
Labor Committee would be in line
to be called on the next Calendar
Wednesday program in the House.
Lack of quorums also is bother
ing the Senate District Commit
tee, but for different reasons
Chairman Neely of the Senate
cancelled meeting of his group
last week when only four of the
13 members showed up on time.
He then planned to try again
this week, but this has been post
poned to next week because too
many members will be out of town
making speeches in connection
with Lincoln and Jefferson Days
programs.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
MoneyTroub|es
Told toCourtby
Mrs. Ke|eher
Declares She Faces
Eviction, Is Being
Sued by Market

Mrs. Dorothy Keleher, wife Of
one of Washington's big-time
gambling figures, outlined in Dis
trict Court today her accumula-
ton of financial difficulties since
January, 1949, when the court
placed her maintenance at $100
a week.
She is suing her husband, John
B. (Black jack Keleher, for a
limited divorce. Her first divorce
suit was dismissed and the court
allowed her the $100 a week for
living expenses.
Her husband has brought
counter divorce suit which will
be heard following this one if the
wifes suit is unsuccessful.
Faces Eviction.
Mrs. Keleher owes two months
rent on her apartment in the
Woodley Park Towers and is
facing eviction action-one of sew
eral actions brought against her.
she told Judge Charles F. Nc
Laughlin. The rent for the apart
ment is $162 month.
She owes several thousand dol
lars interest on her pawned
jewelry, she said. She placed the
interest charges at 5000 a month.
Her attorney, James j. Laugh
lin, brought out that she pays $75
a week for food; that gas and
electricity charges are about $40
a month; that her telephone has
been disconnected because of nom
payment of bills; that she spends
$50 a month on taXis and owes
doctor bills on which she is be-
ing sued.
Market Suing for S1,100.
A neighborhood market is suing
her for $1,100. she said. She
hasn't bought a pair of shoes for
four years, she declares, and she
is in need of dental work which
will cost from $1,000 to $1,000.
She began to cry after her hus-
bands lawyer, Alvin Newmyer,
asked her a few questions. Her
glasses dropped to the floor and
she said, 1--we never been abused
like this in my life"
Mr.. Newmyer told the court he
intended to ask this lady" a lot
of questions and suggested a re-
cess.
When oss-examination was
resumed, Mr.. Newmyer pressed her
in answering this question:
Living alone, do you require a
seven-room apartment with two
baths?"
Accustomed to IT,
After endeavoring to avoid q
direct answer she finally said:
yes, I do. I've been accus-
toned to it,
She then interjected:
"As far as the $100 a week
goes, if I lived like Mrs. Dorothy
Keen Keleher, the girl he married.
could get along on it. But he
wanted me to live like Mrs. Jack
Keleher. He involved me in all
this luxury and I'm used to it."
Evening star., 1950-02-13
By George Beyeridqe

Gallinger Hospital must rely on
workers paid by commercial firms,
conducting research projects, to
get some laboratory tests needed
for diagnosis, it was revealed to-
day.
This was one of several "horri-
BILE" situations described to Con-
gress by Gallinger officials to
illustrate the need for additional
personnel and equipment. The
testimony. presented to the House
Appropriations Committee con-
sidering the Districts 1851 budget,
was released today in transcript
form.
DR.. Joseph FazekaS, Gallinger
chief of staff, described the lab
oratory needs in requesting 16
workers to staff the new labora-
tory building under construction.
Delay is Cited.
ITO indicate how weak bacteri-
ology is at the hospital at the
present time, I regret to say we
must depend on the commercial
companies who finance certain in
vestigators for even our routine
meteorological work." he declared
For laboratory chemistry tests
the official added. the hospital is
not able to make blood tests over
the week end for patients who
enter on Friday. "On Monday, the
blood would be drawn and perhaps
Tuesday we would have the data
so badly needed"
DR.. Fazekas told a reporter an
arrangement has been made fol
resident doctors to make simple
chemistry tests in the laboratory
during week end emergencies, but
that no one is available for more
complicated tests during that
period.
DR.. Fazekas and DR.. P. A. E
Stebbing. Gallinger superintend-
ent, told the committee the great
est neeGs are for improvement ir
the laboratory, and departments
of anesthesiology and x-ray.
Requests Status Change.
The officials asked Congress tt
give permanent status to foul
nurse anesthetists now on tempo.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
kathy Frye, 10 months
old, plays with her 81, ,250
toy.
By Mary L. Voughon

There's a potential 5000, 900
scampering around in the base
ment of a modest Seat Pleasant
(MdD home.
The small fortune, result of an
unusual hobby and a $3.50 in
vestment. consists of 800 chin
chillas worth about $3.50 a pair.
The chinchillas have been coveted
by nobility and wealthy persons
for hundreds of years for their
soft gray fur.
David Frye, 81. and his wife,
Catherine, started their chin
chila nursery three years ago.
Browsing through a magazine,
they spotted an advertisement
offering "chinchillas for sale. "
Figuring on the animals fairly
prolific record of three litters a
year with about four babies to a
litter, they invested in one pair.
Take Bath Every Day.
They now own a basement full
of the tiny rabbit-like creatures.
housed in wire cages, neatly
stacked in rows at 6336 Rollins
avenue.
"'They take a bath every day,
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Looking Back $50 Years
EUUKIHg DUCK IJV TeuTS
Leaking Roofs on White House,
Capitol Recalled in Records

Humid" Washington seemed a
lot more than that to the earliest
occupants of the White House and
Capitol.
One of the city's first problems
was leaky roofs on it's two princi-
pal public buildings. The Com
missioners were worried about it
in early 1900, and the entire Con-
gress-not to speak of President
John Adams-became concerned
after it moved in later in the year.
Just $50 years ago today, Leon
ard Harbaugh, pioneer Wash
ington builder, got an urgent plea
from the Commissioners to lex
anime the state of the roofs" and
report "as speedily as possible
on the number of leaks land the
cause of them
Exactly what Mr.. Harbaugh re-
ported back isn't clear, but 1t
couldn't have been very satisfac-
tory. Four years later. Henry
Latrobe, surveyor of the public
buildings, told President Thomas
Jefferson why.
The Presidents House roof had
been built. Mr.. Latrobe pointed
out, in an altogether "injudicious'
and bad" way. In the first place,
the roofing observation-disclosures
of bad quality" and the pieces
were too small. many being only
IL to 8 inches in breadth. Fur
thermore, the slate was so heavy
that it had caused the walls at
the east end to spread, necessitat-
ing reinforcement with iron.
But, said Mr.. Latrobe, the gut
ters were even worse. They were
made of lead sheets, but the lead
was poor, and the solder that held
hnem together inevitably" leaked
after exposure to Washington's S
alternating "scorching" summer
and frosty" winter. Also, the in
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Top Red Cross Solicitors
Will Meet Wednesday

Leaders of the residential So
licitation in the 1850 Washington
area Red Cross campaign will
meet at 8:30.pm. Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. James T. Berry
man, 6633 Thirty-second street
NV.
Mrs. Bergman, chairman of
the group, said Mrs. j. Blaise de
Sibour will be vice chairman Of
the drive.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Embassy Thefts Reported

Nine. Ala, wife of Iranian Am
bassador Hussein Ala, reported to
police yesterday that a 500 gold
watch and bracelet and a $50
gold perfume container were
stolen from the embassy, 3003
Massachusetts, avenue NV. Police
said she told them the articles
belong to her daughter, Miss Iran
Ala. and were taken within the
last 10 days.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
House Refuses
Court0rder for
ChriistoffeI Data
No Minutes Kept
By Committee Before
Which He Testified

The House refused today to
make available to a Federal court
records sought in the perjury
trial of Harold Christoffel. former
Milwaukee labor leader.
The records sought are the
minutes of an executive session of
the House Labor Committee, be-
fore which Christoffel testified
that he never had been Com
munist. The Government charges
that he lied when he so testified.
A subpoena for the minutes was
issued last week. Congress three
times voted to refuse the records.
Actually, Chairman Lesinski of
the committee told the House, no
minutes were kept.
The unanimous House action
was on recommendation of it's
judiciary Committee.
Doesn't Want to Set Precedent.
The House made it clear that it
is willing to make available cer-
titled copies of public records to
the courts but does not want to
set a precedent by turning over
proceedings of executive sessions.
Mr.. Lesinski said he was unable
to understand the insistence of
the court that the minutes be pro-
duced.
They simply do not exist" he
said.
The deadlock between the court
and the House arose when o. John
Rogge, attorney for Christoffel.
demanded the labor committees
minutes.
Four defense witnesses today
testified in District Court as to
the truthfulness and good char
acter of Christoffel.
Christoffel summoned these. as
well as three other witnesses from
Wisconsin, where all were once
associated with the defendant in
union activities.
Did Not Know Others.
The four were: Harry Suleski,
Arnold ]. Vogel. Frank Crostag
and Harry Reither.
Under examination by Prose-
cutor John S. Pratt, they said
they did not know Fred Blair,
Ned Sparks or any other reported
Communists whose names have
been mentioned in this trial as
associates of Christoffel. Mr..
Reither, however, admitted that
he once signed a petition backing
Sigmund Eisensher as a Governor
of Wisconsin on a Communist
ticket.
Christoffel, former head of Lo-
cal 248 (UMW-CIO), is charged
with committing perjury before
the House committee on March
/, 1947. The Government, now
prosecuting it's second trial
against him, charges that he lied
when he told the committee he
had no Communist affiliations.
The Supreme Court last year
reversed his first conviction on
similar charges. The high court
held that the Government failed
to show that a committee quorum
was present when the alleged per-
jury was committed.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Scout Council to Meet

Leaders of the National Capital
Area Council Of the Boy Scouts
will meet at 8 o'clock tonight in
the council Office, 400 Sixth
street NV, to discuss plans for
Cub Scouting this year. Gerald
A. Speedy, national director of
Cub Scouts, will attend the meet
ing.
Evening star., 1950-02-13

activities funds. There will be 13
performances, 81 displays and
more than 80 acts, Mr.. Gay ex-
planned. The circus committee
this year will endeavor to bring
in acts and performers never be-
fore seen in the Washington area,
including group of European
stars.
Mr.. Gay served as chairman of
the Shrine Circus last year. In
the, eight years the circus has
been held, more than $4,000 per-
sons have attended.
Evening star., 1950-02-13

rolling in a clay-sand mixture to
remove oil and dirt from their
choice fur" Mr.. Frye said.
The chinchillas are vegetarians,
and. like squirrels, they hold their
food in their front paws and eat
Evening star., 1950-02-13

M o n t h" b y
U n i t e d Com
munity S erv-
ices. Frank r.
j e ! ! eff, UC S
pr e S ident, an
nounced today.
Mr.. j e / e #
said Mr.. Luchs,
a w a S hingtoll
realtor, was Sc
lected because
of his work in
the chest fund
campaign.
III e did a
Evening star., 1950-02-13

j u illus B
Gay, Illustrious
Potentate, will
serve as gen.
eral chairman
Of the bi e
three-ring cir
Gus. Howard P.
Foley, past po-
tentate a n d
founder of the
circus back in
1912, will serve
as director.
Proceeds will
go to Shrine
charities a n d
Evening star., 1950-02-13

I to this country in 1923 from their
native habitat, the Andes Noun
tains of South America where they
had almost become extinct.
Full Grown in 10 Months.
Most of them are now ranch
raised and have become easily
acclimatized to their new life.
The babies are born covered with
fur and with their eyes wide open.
Full grown in 10 months, they're
marketable within six months,
when from 100 to 140 pieces can
be put together to form a chin
chilla coat worth from 5000 to
100000. Their pens are equipped
with 15-inch round tin pans,
fastened to the wire screens, and
spin rapidly with a slight push.
For exercise the animals jump
into the wide pan rim and start
running, getting nowhere.
For sleeping quarters, the easy
to-raise rodents choose an ordin-
airy tin can with bottom and top
cut out. They drink out of baby
bottles hung on the wired sides
of the cage with tiny glass tubes
pushed to the inside.
Mr.. Frye's future? He's adding
another basement room to his
Chinchilla nursery.
Evening star., 1950-02-13

while squatting on their hind legs.
Meals, which cost from IS to
$40 a year per animal, are made
up of timothy hay, carrots, cab
bage and greens.
These animals are hardy.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Jews to Hear Gunnes

Abraham P. Cannes. director of
the Philadelphia Council on jew
ish Education, will address the
Montgomery County Jewish COM
munity at $50 pm. Wednesday
at East Silver Spring Elementary
School.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Shrine Circus 10 Be Held
Al UIine Arena ApriI "a

The 9th annual Shrine Circus,
sponsored by Almas Temple, will
be held at Uline Arena from April
"a through April 80, it was an
nounced YESTERDAY.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
B nui Birth to Dance

The B'nai Birth Men and
Women of Montgomery County
will sponsor a square dance at
$3.50 pm. Saturday at the Silver
Spring Armory.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Frank J. Luchs Wins
Citizenship |.! Award for
Leading Chest Drive

Frank j. Luchs. general chair
man of the recently completed
1850 Community Chest Campaign,
has been named Citizen of the
Evening star., 1950-02-13

rarely get sick and live in a tenn
perature from SO to 80 degrees, .
Mr.. Frye explained.
And they keep multiplying, -
he added.
| Chinchillas were first brought
Evening star., 1950-03-03
New York Police Trap -Four
Foiled in Bank Robbery
6y the Associoted Press =


MAYBROOK, N. Y, Mar. s.
Four men. trapped in a State po-
lice net, were under arrest today
for the attempted holdup OF the
Maybrook National Bank.
Two, Frank Malfatone. 81, and
Paul de Fiore, 20, shortly after
the holdup attempt. were arrested
at a police road block near Mon
roe. N. Y.
They were riding a motorcycle.
They implicated the other two,
Capt. Glasheen said.
He said the others. Thomas
Stokes, 20. and William Teller. 81,
were arrested at the home OF a
Brooklyn woman where the four
planned to rendezvous.
The attempted holdup yester-
day was foiled when a defiant
cashier told the bandits to "go to
hell" and then stepped on a lever
unleashing cloud Of tear gas
The gunner fed.
Capt. D. M. Glasheen Of the
State police at White Plains, N. Y,
said the arrested men admitted
they attempted the robbery in the
hope of grabbing a $4,000 pay
roll.