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Evening star., 1950-06-03
A. B. & W. Fare Raise
Suspended by ice

A proposed scent fare increase
on routes o. the Alexandria, Bar
croft g. Washington Transit Co
between Washington and Virginia
points was temporarily blocked
yesterday ny the Interstate Com
merce Commission. The increase
was scheduled to take effect to-
morrow.
The ICC suspended the increase
ION protests by the Arlington
County Board and various SUBJ
urban rider groups. pending an
investigation Of the projected
changes.
The proposed increase would
have put A., B. 8s w. bus service
on the same cash basis as the
Arnold Bus Lines, also serving
Arlington County, which recently
boosted fares by 5 cents zone.
Both companies have announced
plans to increase the fare between
Washington and the Pentagon
area from 10 to is cents, but this
proposed change was not involved
in today's action.
On Thursday the Virginia State
Corporation Commission author
lied the A., B. 81 w. to raise its
fares within the State by 5 cents
a zone, effective tomorrow, and to
make adjustments In its rate
structure In a metropolitan zone
including South Arlington and
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
kidnapping Is Dud;
Man and GirI,2,
Go to BuyCone

Police snapped into action on a
kidnapping alert yesterday after
noon, but all it turned out to be
was trip to the corner drugstore
for an ice cream cone.
When man friend of the fam
lily took Sylvia Allen, 2, of $3.50
Rhode Island avenue NE. out fol-
the ice cream cone, an elderly
roomer at the Rhode Island ave-
nue. address didn't hear the invi-
tation. He told a relative in the
house and the hunt was on.
Police aired descriptions of the
man, the child and the car, but
before any roundup had occurred,
the two were back home.
Evening star., 1950-06-03

(from November, that same year
to March, 1901. when Jefferson
succeeded him in office. The plas-
ter wasn't yet on most of the walls,
the roof leaked, and there were
rubble and dirt and builders
Shacks outside.
Nearby was the only completed
Government Office building, the
~ story Treasury. That was duly
visited, too.
Citizens Assemblies.
Then the Presidential chariot
proceeded to the hill where the
House wing of the Capitol (the
north side Of the present center
section) was all that yet looked
down on the budding Metropolis. +"
Nearby Mr.. Adams established his
headquarters in Tunnicliffe,s
Evening star., 1950-06-03

Valentine is against James Joyce
and Gertrude Stein. but they are
both dead. He welcomed the ad-
vent Of Mr.. Sweeney.
Goes Into Art History.
He gave his readers a bit OF
the history of the Paris school
of modern art. telling them how
''the hsping exquisites of the sa-
Ions were the missionaries of this
depravity."
The following Thursday the
Times-Dispatch began printing
letters to the editor on the exhibit
ton. With a professional sense
of the value of good controversy
the editor probably Mr.. Valen-
tine> played up letters taking issue
with the editorial and the column
Louis D. Rubin. jr.. wrote that
the exhibit represented living
dynamic art by sensitive. intelli-
gent artists" Elizabeth Noting
ham Day of Staunton wrote that
she had driven 200 miles to see
the show and that 1t was well
worth 1t. Jewett Campbell asked
Because Mrs. Grundy cannot
understand the Beethoven C
Minor Quartet is the string quar-
tet thing for ridicule?"
Mrs. Aline r. Louchheim, as
sistant art critic Of The New York
Times, visited the show during the
week and on the following Sunday
that paper devoted much Of its
art page to the Richmond show.
Wholly praiseworthy," wrote
Mrs. Louchheim. lone Of the
very best of its kind I've ever
SEEN"
The corpse didn't bother Mrs.
Louchheim. She wrote about "itS
miraculously painted iridescence
of decay"
Shots for New York.
The dragons teeth had now
been sown. The tbs letter-to-
the editor writer's were attacking
not the editorial. nor Mr.. Valen-
tine. but each other.
There were also some shots at
the New York critics. One letter
called Mrs. Louchheim "a one
femme claque of the smarty arty
page of The New York Times"
The exhibit. which closes to-
morrow, has had the biggest at
tendance in the history of the
museum.
Evening star., 1950-06-03

already under attack in Congress,
there is a feeling that continue
ton or liberalization of the hot
weather policy would only make
the situation worse"
1t is understood the committee
will propose that the White House
which originated the hot weather
leaves, now take the lead in OBJ
tanning air conditioning wherever
possible.
The committee also will recon-.
mend the use OF more high-pow-
cred fans until air conditioning Ii
installed, the better use of inSula.
ton and the transfer of employees
from, top floors of temporary
buildings in summer months.
In addition to charging heat
dismissals to annual leave, the
committee also will recommend
that persons becoming Ill because
of the heat should have any lost
time deducted from sick leave.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
President Approves
Anaeostia Bridge Bill
Wafer System Loan

President Truman's approval Of
two District bills started city Of
flcials today on the next steps TO-
wards building another bridge
over the Anacostia River and bor-
rowing Federal funds to expand
the Washington water system.
The President affixed his sigma
lures to the legislation late yes
terday, clearing the way for the
long planned projects.
Further congressional action will
be necessary. however. District
Engineer Commissioner Gordon r.
Young hailed the two new laws as
good news for the city" He said
steps will be taken soon to get
appropriations from Congress.
For the new river span, near
East Capitol street, the Commits
sioners will ask a Senate Appro-
priation subcommittee to restore
to the pending 1851 city supply
bill the sum of $2,040,800 which
had been deleted by the House.
This amount would be used to
complete planning the bridge and
proceed with first actual work.
To enable the city to borrow
the first of several loans for ex-
pansion OF the water system, the
Commissioners also plan to ask
Congress to include an item in an
appropriation bill, probably the
city budget,
The new law authorized bor-
rowing from the United States
Treasury up to $23 million over
a long period, at an interest rate
to be fixed by the Secretary of
the Treasury. Each loan, how
ever. must be approved separately
by Congress in an appropriation
bill.
The first loan is expected to be
81 100000. In addition, an in
crease may be asked in the ap-
preparations for the water system
to be met by current water reve-
nues and sale of District-owned
securities.
The funds would be used to ex-
tend facilities of the Washington
Aqueduct.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Silver Spring Company
Placed in Bankruptcy
DIV the Associctsd Pres,

BALTIMORE. June 3.-The Re-
public Engineering Corp, Silver
Spring. yesterday was placed in
involuntary bankruptcy by Fed
eral Judge William c. Coleman.
The proceedings were filed by
three creditors: Arban g. Carosi,
with a $12,164 claim; Theodore
w. Lindahl. with a claim Of $6,047.
and Flooring Contractors, Inc.
with Q claim Of 1914.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
New Construction Record
OF St.9 Billion Set in May

A new-construction record sur
passing even the seasonal peaks Of
the fall of 1948 and 1949 was re-
ported today for May by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
New construction valued at
more than $1.9 billion, was started
in May-14 per cent more than the
April estimate and % per cent
more than the May. 1949. total.
Further expansion in private home
building activity accounted for
nearly half Of the advance.
During the first five months Of
1850. the total value Of all types
of new construction was nearly
$8.1 billion--2l per cent more than
the total for the corresponding
period Of 1949.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
IModern Art DeIuqe Excites Richmond
By George Kennedy
Stor Staff Correspondent

RICHMOND, June 3.-A deluge
of modern art here has caused q
great deal of excitement.
virginians take q proprietary
interest in the Virginia Museum
Of Fine Arts. It Is the only Amer
lean art gallery Of any size owned
by q State.
The museum has put on biennial
exhibits of contemporary Amer
lean art since 1898. The exhibits
have contained many paintings of
the modern school. Gallery-goers
here are quite used to Charles
Burchf1eld and Edward Hopper
and to immigrant artists such as
George Grosz and Salvador Dali.
But this year Leslie Cheek. jr.,
the new director Of the museum,
asked one of the foremost cham
pions of American modern art,
James johnson Sweeney of New
York. to make the selections as q
one-man jury.
Two Restrictions.
The only restrictions were that
the pictures must have been
painted since the war by artists
living in America.
Mr.. Sweeney arrived with his
selections. He had been author
lied to bring 100 paintings. but
he brought only n Cby n different
artists. None was a Virginian.
Mr.. Cheek was an interested
spectator at the unpacking.
"The first picture" he said,
"was by a Boston artist named
Hyman Bloom. It was about 3
feet wide and 6 feet high. 1t was
entitled Female Corpse, Back
View It was painted with mar
velous technique. but the body
was decompoSed. I knew we were
in for trouble.
Sweeney was enthusiastic
about it. This Is it, he said.
Wen give this prominent posi-
tion.'
Sweeney had agreed to come
back for the opening and explain
his selections, also to give illus
trated lectures about the State on
the exhibit. He had been given
carte blanche. It was Sweeney's
show, and We had to back up
Sweeney"
Attention Falls Elsewhere.
The show opened Saturday,
April %. 1t was not the corpse
that attracted most attention. It
WIS a painting by Stuart Davis
in bright fiat colors that merely
spelled the word Champions" In
capital letters across the canvas.
It was about as conspicuous as an
8-foot yale" or "Notre Dame"
banner would be in the perma-
nent collection of the Corcoran.
One Richmond woman, Mrs. j.
B. jackson, jr., who never had
seen the picture before, took up a
position beside it to champion it.
II like it," she said. ut has
carnival spirit. It's like the little
shows that used to come up in the
country on a hot summer day. I
can feel the big banners. the bal
looms, the painted wagons, the
bright poster colors and giant
letters that built up each per-
formance as the biggest and best"
It was also liked by the trustees
Of the museum. among whom are
Henry w. Anderson, Mrs. Alfred
I. du Pont, Mrs. Carl MeIchers.
Evening star., 1950-06-03


ton in the death Of George Will
liam Mooney. jr.
Young Mooney was shot May
S by one Of four policemen---two
from Prince Georges County and
two from Anne Arundel-who
pursued him across the Patuxent
River. The chase started on the
Anne Arundel side.
Prince Georges Police Chief
Ralph Brown testified he directed
members of his force to aid in
the search for the boy at the re-
quest of Lawrence Prentiss, chief
counsellor of the Industrial Home
School.
Said Boy Was Dangerous"
He stated Mr.. Prentiss told him
the boy was dangerous and was
wanted for shooting some one In
the District" The chief said the
boys age was given to him as II.
In addition to Pvt. Walters, Pvt.
Robert Mellin Of Anne Arundel
County and Corpl. Lawson Peed
and Pvt. Benjamin Richards OF
Prince Georges, made up the group
that chased the boy. All testified
they fired warning shots to
frighten the youth and had no
intention of hitting him. All the
officers were armed with the same
caliber pistols. The fatal bullet
was not recovered.
Three Shots Fired.
Corpl. Peed said three shots
were fired after he and Pvt. WAL
ters alighted from @ rowboat they
had used to cross the river. He
said he fired once but that his
weapon was in his holster when
the last shots were fired.
Il don't know positively who
shot him." he asserted under
cross s-examination.
Pvt. Walters said he fred in the
air and he was not aiming ut the
boy.
In answer to the question: do
you know who fired the last shot?"
Pvt. Walters replied:
mot actually"
Judge Bowie declared any one
Of the four policemen could have
fired the fatal shot. He said he
did not think there was evidence
of gross or wanton negligence.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Citizens Group Set Up
At Gregory Estates

A citizens association has been
formed by residents of Gregory
Estates in Seat Pleasant, Md, it
was announced today.
Acting president of the group.
pending the drafting Of a consti-
tuition, is r. Hal Silvers, national
membership secretary Of the
American Veterans Committee.
Kenneth Donaldson Is acting
recording secretary.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Dr.. EnqIe to Preach

DR.. j. A. Engle. superintendent
of the Richmond District Of the
Virginia Annual Conference, the
Methodist Church. win be guest
preacher at the $3.50 and IL am.
services tomorrow in Arlington
Methodist Church. Glebe road and
South Eighth street.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Governor Lanes Daughter
And Broker Marry Today
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, June 3.-Jean
Cartwright Lane. daughter Of the
Governor of Maryland. was to be
married this afternoon.
Dozens of dignitaries are ex-
pected among the tbs guests in
st. Anne's Episcopal Church for
the marriage of Miss Lane and
Stanhope Scott Goddard. jr.,
Noroton, Conn, q New York in
vestment broker and 1912 Yale
graduate.
Gov. Lane was to give the bride
away. The Right Rev. Noble Pow
ell, bishop Of the Episcopal Do
cese of Maryland, was to perform
the ceremony.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Looking Back $50 Years

On CLOUDY puC pleaSaIlC Tues
day, just $50 years ago today
President John Adams, dusty from
Ian eight-day cross-country jour.
ney from Philadelphia, arrived
for his first visit in the Capita
Of the United States.
The prospect wasn't entirely in
viting. The White House wasn't
done yet, so the second President
faced the necessity Of putting
himself up at hotels.
But the Government was NOV
ing in. The President himself had
signed the order three weeks earl
ier, and ships already were un-
loading furniture and the Federal
archives at Lear's warehouse in
Georgetown. Mr.. Adams couldn't
help himself.
Came Long Way Around.
AS If to postpone the inevitable
(more probably, to get in little
election-year campaigning) the
President rode in his coach-and-
four the long way around-19s
miles through Lancaster and York,
Pa, then Frederick and Mont
gomery Court House Rockville)
Md. He left his wife, Abigail, be-
hind.
At the Districts boundary, he
found a large crowd of citizens on
horseback.
First of three formal receptions
came the next day. In a carefully
prepared address of welcome,
the Georgetown citizens informed
their distinguished guest his pres
ence excited respect and affec-
ton" and assured him he would
enjoy "the lasting attachment OF
a grateful people"
Inspects White House.
One of the first places he in
spected was his own future home
Evening star., 1950-06-03

h@0 GeS u PC u
from the In
dustrial II ON e
School here.
Trial Magis-
trate Alan
B o W ie ruled
after q hearing
in Upper Marl-
b orc Police
Court yesterday
that there was
insufficient evi-
dence TO hold
Pvt. Will lam
Walters, so. for
nLran6 innr.as ~
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Art OfficiuI RESIGNS

RICHMOND, Va, June 8 R.-
Phillip N. Stern, chairman Of the
State Art Commission. has sub
mitted his resignation to Gov.
Battle, effective June 30.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Dr.. Hastings TO Speok

DR.. j. Warren Hastings, pastor
of the National City Christian
Church. win speak at the Rockville
Layman's Association service at Q
pm. tomorrow in the Rockville
Christian Church.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Policen,anFreed
Fatal SHOOTING
IA
Evidence Declared
insufficient by Court
At Upper Marlboro

An Anne Arundel County DO.
liceman was free today Of q man
slaughter charge In the fatal
shooting Of q l4-year-old boy who
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Small Groups Talk of Fair.

Meanwhile, a number of small
meetings of groups of the Greater
Washington Business and Citizens
Freedom Fair Committee are be-
ing held to see what can be done
to hold the fair. The commission
upheld its Executive Committee
Thursday and decided to abandon
the fair as a Government venture
Commission General Counsel
Walter M. Bastian said that pri-
vate industry should put on the
fair. If desired. The committee
was formed prior to the commits
sion's action.
j. "A. Kamerow, committee chair
man, said the Executive Commit
tee Of his group will meet early
next week to determine future
policy. The Federation of Busi-
nessnen's Associations sponsored
the formation of the Freedom FAN
Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Bridge Game Requiring
$40 Deposit Is Raided

A bridge game in which play
ers had to deposit $40 against
possible losses was raided by Vice
Squad detectives yesterday. 1t
Roy Blick, chief of the squad, said
the raid on a house in the 1900
block of Rhode Island avenue NV.
followed a week of undercover
play by two detectives, who joined
the game last Saturday.
Mrs. Dorothy o. Jackson, so, of
the Rhode Island avenue address,
was arrested and charged with
setting up a gaming table. She
was released under 81 800 bond for
appearance before United States
Commissioner Cyril S. Lawrence
tomorrow.
Armed with a warrant from
Commissioner Lawrence, detec-
tives also arrested five men and
three women players, who we're
charged with disorderly conduct.
Each forfeited SIS collateral.
Detectives said the players paid
81 apiece in addition to the $40
deposit and played for a quarter
cent point. 1t. Blick said the
two undercover men played in five
games, winning twice and losing
the other three times for a total
deficit of 80 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Stories Related
ToPoge I News
Relating to Korea.

hcldtlng 10 AOrea.
Text of Official Report on Fighting
in Korea. Page A.
Detroit Insists on City Honors
for First CT Killed. Page A-10
U. N. Aide Who Lived Here Killed
by Korean Mine. Page Az
Don't Cry. Mommy," Child Tells
Korean War Widow. Page AS
Six Far East Areas Simmer with
Red-Promoted Strife. Page ALL
Relating to Europe.
West Europe Leaders to Demand
United Army Support. Page "A
Three Factors Seen Holding
Soviet from War. Page ALL
First of Two Stories on Love
in the Kremlin.' Page B-2l
Relating to Defense.
Navy to Call Enlisted Reserves
to Fill D. C. Quotas. Page AS
Senate Group to Hear johnson
on Arms Program. Page AS
D. c Air Guard Squadron Starts
Two Weeks Training. Page A-8
Relating to Marines.
Land Force Still Vital, Admiral
Halsey Tells Marines. Page AS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Warm With SO-Degree Top,
Is Forecast for Today

Washington is enjoying 'bonus
weather" this week end, with tenn
peratures about six degrees below
normal for mid-August.
The District forecaster promised
plenty of pleasant sunshine for
today but not strong enough to
push the mercury above 80 de-
grees. Occasional cloudinesS will
not be enough to threaten rain, he
added.
Yesterdays high of Is degrees
at 4:10 pm. was 10 degrees below
Fridays maximum and six degrees
lower than normal.
Farther north and across the
country from the Dakotas to New
England there was a pre-fall ap-
pearance of topcoat weather.
Cloudbursts caused flash floods in
some parts of Kansas and Utah.
A flood 40 miles east of Kanab,
Utah, stranded 81 members of a
film company on location. Claire
Trevor, Robert Ryan and Walter
Brennan were in the cast, but no
one was injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Klein Urges New Theoter Here
AS Memorial to Roosevelt

the World" Mr.. Klein declared.
There should be and must be a
Roosevelt memorial in the city he
loved and served. To fit his char
acter, that memorial must be use
full, and in this great city with
out a living theater I know of no
more useful and needed form. It
would be especially fitting be-
cause President Roosevelt loved
the theater"
Mr.. Klein said he had no pre-
conceived ideas as to size. loca-
ton, and architectural form
He said it should be heroic in
concept to f1t a hero's memory
and should be dedicated to world
peace"
The measure is only an authori-
zation bill, and would have 10 be
followed by a congressional APP
preparation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
What to Do in A-Bon1b Attack:
Drop to Ground and Curl Up
Acc Report Gives Public Detailed Advice
On Best Way to Survive Atomic BIost

mystery out of the effects of an
atom bombing. And it stresses
the idea that the dangers known
through World War II experience
with high explosives-fire and
blast-can cause more deaths in
an atomic explosion than the ra-
diation peculiar to the A-bomb.
Gives Idea of What to Expect.
Much Of it has been said be-
fore in scientific terms, but the
report issued last night by the
Atomic Energy Commission is the
most comprehensive treatment of
the whole field since the famous
Smythe report, issued shortly
after the first bombs were dropped
on Japan.
And for the first time in one
place, the average citizen gets an
Continued on Page A-8, Col. So
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Mi. Rainier JeweIer
Shoots Self 10 Death

Kenneth E. Wilson, 28-year-old
veteran of both the Army and
Navy, shot and killed himself last
night in his apartment in the rear
of his jewelry store, 1905 Thirty
fourth street, Mount Rainier.
DR.. James 1. Boyd, Prince
Georges County deputy medical
examiner, issued a certificate of
suicide. County Detective Rich
ard A. Pearson said Mr.. Wilson'S
wife told him her husband had
been in financial difficulties and
had been working nearly 18 hours
a day for himself and other
jewelers. in an attempt to make
ends meet"
Detective Pearson said Mrs. Will
son told him she was in the store
talking on the phone with a friend
when she heard a blast"
Mrs. Wilson told the detective
she rushed to the apartment and
saw her husband lying on the floor
of the dining room with a P-38
German pistol by his side.
AS she got to the door, she said
she heard her husband cry, Good
bye Helen" Mrs. Wilson was
treated for shock.
Detective Pearson said the cou-
pie had been married 312 years
and had no children. He said Mr..
Wilson was discharged from the
Army before World War II and
enlisted in the Navy shortly after
the Pearl Harbor attack. He was
discharged from the Navy in 1945.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Atomic Book Editor
Says Commission
Hindered His Work
Dr.. HirschfeIder Charges
Lack Of Active Support
Made Job Difficult
BY The Associafed Press

MADISON. Wis, Aug. H.
Publication of the Atomic Energy
COMMISSIONS new book on 1.-THE
Effects of Atomic Weapons" was
hampered by the commission it
self, the chairman of the book S
board of editors charged tonight.
DR.. Joseph o. Hirschfelder, a
University of Wisconsin chemist.
made the statement simultaneous
ly with the issuance Of the official
publication.
In Washington, Roy Eastin,
superintendent of public docu-
ments. reported that the book is
likely to become a best seller
The first printing of 10000
copies has been practically ex-
hausted and a second printing
of 10000 is being started.
The book is obtainable by
writing the Superintendent of
Documents, Government Print
(See EDITOR, Page A-3.)