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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-07
THE STATEHOOD HEARINGS
 No. 1
By BOB DE ARMOND

With this issue begins another series of articles by Bob DeAr- mond. The Alaska newspaper man, frequent correspondent of The Empire, whose recent ser ies on HR 331 explained the Statehood Bill to Empire readers, writes now on The Statehood Hearings. Mir DeArmOnd has read the record of the hearings before the Senate's Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. His comments are to the point and will let us, who don't have the record to read, know what went on in Washington six weeks ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-07
MORRIsSEY HERE

M. D. Morrissey of Seattle is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-07
FOUR- WAY FOREFRONT

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Evening star., 1950-02-23
Symphony Association Asks
Concert Ticket Tax Repeal

Repeal of the 20 per cent tax
on admission tickets to symphony
concerts is urged in a statement
mailed to members Of the House
Ways and Means Committee and
the Senate Finance Committee by
the National Symphony Orchestra
Association. ..
Milton w. King. treasurer Of
the association. pointed out that
last year, when the orchestra had
an operating deficit of $4,000.
the Federal Government collected
$34,485 in taxes on admission
tickets.
Every time the orchestra gives
concert in Washington" Mr..
King said, lit does so with the
full realization that, even with a
sell-out house, it faces a deficit
and must depend on the good will
of the citizens of Washington to
meet each deficit"
Repeal of the admissions tax
would provide the orchestra with
source of additional income
which is vital to it's continued
existence" Mr.. King added.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Racial Ban PeriIs Cafe
Licenses, Foes Assert

+ Washington restaurants which
continue barring Negroes are run
ming the risk of losing their
licenses, the Co-ordinating Com
mittee for the Enforcement of the
District Anti-Discrimination Laws
declared today.
Yesterday. the Washington
Restaurant Association advised its
members to continue past prac-
tices with regard to segregation
until court declared them to
be in violation of the law.
This advice followed a state
ment by Corporation Counsel Ver-
non E. West that anti-discrimina-
ton laws passed in 1872 and 1873
apparently had not been repealed.
The Commissioners then ordered
the prosecution of test case to
see If the laws still were In effect.
i The Anti-discrimination Com
mittee called attention to the fact
that the old laws provide q 500
fine and loss Of the restaurant
license for q year on conviction.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Justice Stone 5
Mansion Is Sold

The longtime residence of the
late Chief Justice Harlan Fiske
Stone, a brick mansion at 234C
Wyoming avenue NV, has been
sold on behalf of Mrs. Stone, IL
was announced today by Sandoz
Inc, realtors.
Name of the purchaser and the
sales price we're not disclosed.
An official of the realty firm
said the property had an assessed
value of more than $104,000 for
taxation purposes and that it was
sold to an individual. =
The home. built by Justice
Stone in 1927. has 16 rooms, five
baths and two lavatories. One
of its chief features is a large
two-story library, with a balcony
used by the Supreme Court JUS
tice for storage of books. The
0,375-square-foot property in
cludes a walled-in garden.
Mrs. Stone recently moved from
the home to an apartment at 202s
Connecticut avenue NV.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Hearing Will Discuss
Use Of Transmitters
In Residential Zones

The District Zoning Commission
has scheduled public hearing
March 8 on q proposed change In
regulations which would assure
broadcasting stations the right to
originate programs at transmitter
sites in residential areas.
The question has been in doubt
and Corporation Counsel Vernon
E. West has been instructed to
prepare for the Commissioners an
opinion whether existing zoning
regulations permit regular pro-
gramming from studios located at
the transmitters.
Hearing in District Building.
The public hearing. to be held
at 10 am. in the District Building,
has been scheduled to give inter-
ested parties opportunity to state
their views on whether the rule
should be changed.
zoning officials explained the
decision to study the matter came
after an inquiry had been made
by television station WOIC, a Co.
lumbia and Mutual affiliate op-
Grated by General Teleradio, Inc.
General Teleradio, formerly
'Bamberger Broadcasting Service,
Inc. asked whether limited pro-
gram operations. not including
audience participation programs,
at its transmitters, Fortieth and
Brandywine streets NV, would
be violation of present regula-
tions.
Regulations Adjusted.
With the advent of television
the zoning commission adjusted
its regulations to cover erection
of antenna towers in residential
areas. This was done, because the
television industry pointed out
that most of the high locations
in the District essential for good
television coverage - were in
neighborhoods zoned residential.
1t was not contemplated, how
ever, that programs originate at
the transmitters. except on a tenn
porary, or emergency basis, Off
cials said. They explained the
expectation was that the stations
establish main studios in COM
mercial area.
. Inasmuch as the regulations
were not specific on the matter
OF television programs, it was de-
+cided to refer the question to Mr..
West for an Interpretation and,
at the same time. to open it up
for public discussion.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Neighborhood Concert
inyitotions Ready
For Coolidge Hiqh

Invitations now are being
distributed for the next
Neighborhood Concert by the
National Orchestra under the
sponsorship of The Evening
Star.
This concert will be held at
9 pm. Monday in Coolidge
High School, Fifth and Tuck
erman streets NV.
Cards of admission, which
are issued without charge,
may be- obtained at Coolidge
High School. Paul Junior
High School, Brightwood,
Shepherd Park, Takoma, Ru-
dolph, Keene, Whittier and
Barnard Elementary Schools;
Holy Name Academy, Nativ-
ity Parochial School, the Rec
reation Department at Six
teenth and Lamont streets
NV, and at the business
counter in the lobby OF The
Star Building.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
No Settlement Is Seen
In Theater Heat Strike

| A quick settlement of the strike
of 26 stationary engineers against
six Washington movie theaters il
unlikely, leaders on both sides in
dicated today.
Jesse West, business agent OF
Local 80, International Union o1
Operating Engineers (AFL), said
a special meeting of local members
is being arranged for Sunday tc
consider plans for carrying on the
strike.
The union also will consider re-
ports that substitute engineers
employed by the theaters, Mr.
West said, are members Of other
unions. The local has no plans
to Withdraw pickets from the siz
theaters, the agent added.
The engineers, responsible fol
heating the buildings, walked out
of the Warner, Metropolitan
Tivoli, Capitol, Palace and Trans
Lux Theaters Tuesday. They are
seeking wage increase. ..
A. Julian Brylawski, Warner
Bros. official and head of the The
ater Managements' Wage-scale
Committee, said today he believed
the strike would last "a long
time" The union will have tc
look to the theaters' New York Of
ficials for a settlement, he added
declaring that previous approach
there by the union had taker
the matter, "out of my hands"
Operation of the theaters has
not been affected by the strike
Evening star., 1950-02-23
| Hat Under Coat
| Of Youth Traps
| ShopEfting Gang

An s18 hat, which police said
would have looked better on his
head than between his shoulders
yesterday led to the arrest of a
youthful shoplifting suspect and
IL companions.
The hat had been stuffed up
under the boys coat and the
hump" attracted attention of
store police. They said the boys,
whose ages ranged from IS to II,
were taking advantage of huge
Washington Birthday sales crowds
to fill shopping bags.
The band was rounded up in
lots of two and threes in Hecht's,
Lansburgh's, Kann's and Brodt's.
Charged with petty larceny. the
IL were released in custody of
their parents.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
g
Auto Snowy Winner
Finally Tracked Down

1t took set OF kilograms to dc
! it, but Devere l.. Wilson finally
got his car.
Mr.. Wilson. %, was the man
whose winning ticket was drawn
Tuesday night at the Washington
auto show in the National Guard
Armory. But he didn't stick
around to learn of his good for
tune.
Show authorities sent tele-
gram to the address in Midland
N. c.. that Mr.. Wilson gave on
his ticket stub. His mother sent
a wire to the Sylvania Corp. at
Fredericksburg. Va, where Mr.
Wilson is employed and the win
ner finally showed, up to claim
his four-door Studebaker sedan.
Attendance at the show broke
all records yesterday when Man
ager Richard Murphy reported a
paid attendance of 22,500, bring
ing the f1ve-day total to 10000
persons. The show closes Satur-
day night.
During the evening perform
ance, Singer Frances Langford
star of the show, was presented q
certificate of merit by Harolo
Russell, AMVET national com.
mander, for her wartime appear.
ances overseas and her visits tc
hospitals since the war.
Miss Langford will make hel
final appearance at the armory
tonight. Tomorrow Connee Bos.
we'll, the vocalist, will come tc
town for appearances at the show
| tomorrow and SATURDAY..
Evening star., 1950-02-23

for woman, and a set Of lowers
are worn by a man Neither
patient. he said; had been able to
wear the customary types OF
bridgeWork.
DR.. Ogus said that. If perfected,
the procedure would help people
who simply can't wear the usual
plates-and there are thousands
of them"
He stressed. however. that 1t
may be years before effects of
the metal implant are known. The
procedure has been tried for years
in Europe, he said, but types of
metal used were not tolerated by
the bone or gum tissue. Surgeons
in Providence, he added, have
made sets of lower teeth with this
method in several cases.
DR.. Ogus directs the Ogus Free
Institutional Clinic, 1882 I street
NV, which provides dental serv-
ice for needy persons in institu-
tions of the Washington area.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Pan American Union
Secretary Hurt Fatally
In Warrenton Crash

Miss Dorothy Ann Dishon, ~,
secretary to the chief of special
events at the Pan American Union,
was injured fatally sin an auto
mobile accident near Warrenton,
Va, yesterday.
Three other Washington resi-
dents, including two men in the
car with Miss Dishon, were hurt in
the crash on Lee highway at
New Baltimore, miles east Of
Warrenton.
Miss Dishon, secretary to Paul
w. Murphy. died in Physicians
Memorial Hospital, Warrenton, a
few hours after the three-vehicle
crash.
Reported in fair condition at the
hospital were the two men who
were in the car with Miss Dishon.
They are Henry C. Harvey, 2611
Calvert street NV, and John A.
Aronson, 263O Woodley place NV.
Sideswiped Truck.
The third Washington man
hurt was Nelson C. Nicholson, COL
ored, who, according to police,
was driving another automobile
involved in the accident.
State Trooper L. E. Whetzel
and Sheriff S. S. Hall, jr., said the
car in which Miss Dishon and
the two men were riding was
travelling toward Washington
when it sidesWiped a trailer truck.
The car then careened into an
automobile driven by Mr.. Nichol-
son.
Miss Dishon roomed at 1926
Woodley place NV. She had
worked at the Pan American
Union for about four months. ac-
cording to Mr.. Murphy. He said
the position was her first since
her graduation from Stanford
University last June.
Miss Dishon had attended
Georgetown Visitation Convent,
Mr.. Murphy said.
d. C. Hacker Injured.
In a tWo-car collision in the
District, Henry Baker, Al, a cab
driver of 1910 Twenty-f1rst place
Sc. was treated at Georgetown
Hospital for cuts on the face and
hands after his cab bounced off
another vehicle and left the road,
police reported.
Police said Mr.. Bakers taxi COL
lided with a car driven by Thomas
c. Kyle. SO, of 4810 Quebec street
NV. in the 1700 block of Foxhall
road NV. They. said the cab went
out Of control and passed over a
sunken garden in the yard of one
home and struck a garage in the
yard of another.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Ke|eher' r'sAnger
When WifeTook
$4,000 Related
Couldn't Understand
Action Just Because
He Went to Florida

John blackjack Keleher. ex-
gambler. once said he couldn't
understand" why his estranged
wife had to take all his money
from him lust because" he was
besporting himself on a Florida
beach.
This testimony was given to-
day by niece of Mrs. Anna T.
Keleher. who seeks a divorce on
grounds Of cruelty. Being tired
jointly is Mr.. Keleher's divorce
action in which he charges dc SER
ton. The trials are before Dis
trict Court Judge Charles Nc
Laughlin.
The niece. Mrs. Joan Langlotz,
a pretty, 21-year-old brunette,
testified today as a rebuttal wit
ness for Mrs. Keleher.
$4,000 Taken.
Mrs. Langglotz said that Mr..
Keleher complained to her some
time in 1916 after his estranged
wife had taken 100000 from his
safety deposits box here. Mr..
keleher has said that he did not
learn that the funds were missing
until February, 1916, on his re.
turn from Florida.
Mrs. Langlotz also testified that
the graying sportsman told her
on another occasion that if Mrs.
Keleher would give him back the
money which she took from the
safety box he would resume living
with her.
The witness said she relayed
this message to Mrs. Keleher, but
never got any answer.
May Last Another Day.
Indications were that the trials,
now in their third week, may go
over another day until tomorrow
morning because of the unavaila-
bility Of two witnesses.
These witnesses are real estate
men called by Mrs. Keleher's
counsel, James J. Laughlin. to
give their appraised value of an
apartment house owned by Mr..
Keleher at 1886 Massachusetts
avenue NV.
Opposition Attorney Alvin New
myer presented two real estate
appraisers of his own this morn
ing. Both fixed the value of the
building between s123.000 and
S125,OOO.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
z Men SIugged and Robbed
In Separate Street Attacks

Police today were investigating
assaults in which two men were
slugged and robbed on the street.
Harley N. Rhoades of the Serv-
ice Unit, Fort Myer, Va. told po-
lice he was hit in the head by
two men at st. Dominic's court
S.W., after being lured there by
a girl. The men took his wallet,
containing 50.
In the second case Rocco A.
Panetta OF 4218 Thirteenth street
NE. reported to police he was
yoked by two colored men in the
500 block of Sixth street NV. and
robbed of a camel's hair coat and
umbrella. Hex said the men
dragged him into Hecht's garage
and hit him on the head with 4
heavy belt buckle. Neither OF the
men wore an overcoat.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Sheraton Hotel Purchased
By Pick Corp. Of Chicago

The 250-room Sheraton Hotel,
Fifteenth and L streets NV, has
been purchased by the Pick Hotel
Corp. of Chicago.
Albert Pick, jr., said the firm
would start operating the hotel
March l and would restore its
former name, the Lee House.
Purchase was made from the
Tishman Realty 81 Construction
Co. of New York. No sales price
was given.
Mr.. Pick said the firm may
make some improvements IN the
hotel. although he stressed the
building was found to be in excel
lent condition.
This is the Oath commercial
hotel owned by the Pick chain.-
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Metal Pins in Juwbone Used
To Hold False Teeth in Place

A technique of dental surgery
which may help people unable to
wear false teeth has been used by
an oral surgeon to give relief to
two Washington patients.
The surgery. performed by DR..
William I. Ogus, gives the patient
a set of teeth which fits the nor
NAL gumline. attached to metal
pins protruding from the jaw
bone. The procedure eliminates
the need for suction or balance
used to hold the customary bulky
bridgework in place.
The operation consists of ex-
posing the jawbone and attaching
to it a small metal strip. From
the strip metal "abutments" pro-
trude through the gum, and the
teeth snap into place over these
metal pieces.
In the two operations thus far,
Dr.. Ogus said., a complete set of
upper teeth have been provided
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Arlington Die Plant
Warehouse Burned

A three-alarm fire last night
destroyed wooden warehouse of
the Arlington Oil Co.. 1883 North
Arlington Ridge road.
F1remen prevented spread of
the blaze to other buildings and
gasoline tanks approximately 200
yards away.
Oil tanks of the company are
underground.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Rites 10 Be Held Tomorrow
For franklin Scott Gicker

Funeral services will be held at
10 o'clock tomorrow for Frank
lin Scott Gicker. IA, chairman of
the Selective Service Board in
Fairfax. Va. He died Tuesday at
his home in Mclean, Va.
The services will be held in st.
Johns Episcopal Church, Mclean
with burial in Arlington Cemetery
Mr.. Kicker retired in 1885 from
the Naval Gun Factory, where he
was a steel molder. He came to
this area in 1908. He was a vet
eran of the Spanish American
War, past high priest of the
Royal Arch Masons of Anacostia
Lodge, and also was a member OF
Lucius H. Scott Lodge of Masons
in Chester. Pa.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Tukomu Church Marks
Anniversary at Banquet

A banquet marking the silver
anniversary of the Takoma Lu-
theran Church will be held at 7
O'Clock tonight in the Silver
Spring Hot Shoppe.
To be honored at the banquet
are four charter members, Mrs.
Marie Bowles, Mrs. Louisa Stuer-
mann, Miss Elizabeth Stuermann
and John Wiscthusen. Fred
Waterholter, who has served on
the vestry more than "a years,
and Virgil Souder, who has held
the post OF financial secretary the
last 10 years, also will be honored.
The Rev. Gerhard E. Lenski,
pastor of the Grace Lutheran
Church, organized the congrega-
ton in February, 1925, and will
deliver brief history at the ban
uuet.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Motorists Warned Of Ice
In East and Middle West

The American Automobile Asso-
citation today warned District
motorists contemplating out-of
town trips of extremely icy condi-
tions throughout the East and
Middle West.
Placing emphasis on the ice
encrusted mountain roads of West
Virginia, the association partic-
ularly warned motorists against
travelling there. Icy conditions
are general throughout the entire
Northeast and driving into New
England is not recommended
unless absolutely necessary"
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Housing Bill Labeled
Step 10 Communism
LAT Conference Here

| A Middle-income Housing Con.
ference which opened here today
was startled to hear the housing
program, which many conferee,
support, referred to as a "ster
toward communism"
The criticism came from George
B. Hamilton, State treasurer OF
Georgia. Mr.. Hamilton has been
leader in the South for public
housing for low-income families,
but he indicated clearly he could
not go along with the provisions
of the middle income housing bill
now pending in Congress.
The two-day conference is be-
ing held at the Washington Hotel
under the sponsorship of about
Is national organizations. They
include religious. veterans, labor
and cooperative groups.
Calls 1t Coop Measure.
The conference started with a
discussion of the building by CO.
operatives or non-profit organiza-
tions of housing for middle in
come families, those with $4,000
to $4,000 a year incomes. During
q panel discussion Mr.. Hamilton,
speaking from the floor. asserted
that the measure pending in Con-
gress is mot for middle income
housing but for cooperative hous-
ing" He asked why it was not
just as logical to organize cooper
atives for the purchase of gro
ceries and the supplying of beef.
isn't it a step in the direction
OF eliminating the profit motive
and destroying free enterprise in
our entire economic structure?"
he asked. He said he could not
go along with the elimination of
profit in private industry and that
he feels it is dangerous trend.
If private enterprise is to be
eliminated" he said, "it is not a
step toward socialism, it is step
toward communism"
Krooth Replies.
David L. Krooth of the National
Housing Conference replied that
under the bill private contractors
will build the housing, private
capital will finance it and the
homes will be privately owned. He
said individuals could be served in
a small town by co-operatives
operating throughout a county.
Another reply was made by a
man who identified himself as a
member of a real estate firm and
who said that a good living can
be made from working for and
with co-operatives. 8
The initial speaker at the con-
ference was Raymond M. Foley,
administrator of the Housing and
Home Finance Agency. He said he
believed the Middle Income Hous-
ing Bill will be enacted by Con-
gress and he said he believed the
changes made in the measure in
the House STRENGTHENED it.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Family Car Burns
In Arlington GARAGE

When Mrs. Maurice w. Stead
aWoke in her smoke filled Airing.
ton home about o o'clock this
morning, she found the family
car ablaze in the built-in garage.
Arlington firemen extinguished
the fire, but the interior of the
194l sedan was ruined, according
to Mr.. Stead.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Drug Stores Here to Aid
Crippled Children Fund

Coin containers have been
placed in drug stores in connection
with the current fund campaign
for crippled children, it was an
nounced yesterday by Irving Ten
nyson. chairman of the D. C. Phar-
maceutical Association.
The fund campaign is being con-
Quoted by the Society for Crippled
Children.
The campaign, for which no
quote has been fixed, ends March /.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Art Exhibit Opens Sunday

4 A special display Of paintings
and prints sponsored by the Co.
slumbia Historical Society will be
opened with a tea at pm. Sun
day at the Arts Club, 2017 I street
NV. The exhibit will continue
for three weeks.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Square Dance Planned

The James S. Sipes Chapter of
De Molay is sponsoring a square
dance March 3 at the Cherrydale
Fire House, 5000 Lee highway,
Arlington.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Church Services Set

Beginning Sunday, two morning
services will be held at the Airing
ton Methodist Church, at $3.50
and II o'clock.