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The Arizona post., 1950-02-17
1888 N. STONE AVE.

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associated with Steinfeld's,
extends a cordial invitation
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styling at it's most beauti-
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Evening star., 1950-01-02

panying this story, two full sum-
mers to make the circuit afoot
back in 1906-7. It took Marcus
Baker, decade before him, three
summers. Both carried compasses.
The discoveries of both these
explorers-including brambles and
blisters-can be read in volumes
OF the Columbia Historical Society.
Mr.. Woodward, brother of the
founder of Woodward & Lothrop's,
made a camera record (including
the old photo above). and he is
credited, through his writings and
oratory. with inspiring the OAR
to enclose the stones with iron
fences in 1916.
One courageous OAR - Miss
Kathrina Harvey-managed to in
spect most of the stones during q
term as the OARS State Historian.
She retains a fervent interest to-
day in their welfare.
Few others have attempted, VOL
Evening star., 1950-01-02

Some Forgotten Stones Mark D. C.'s First Outline

dedicated the South Corner Stone
on its 150th anniversary.
Despite such occasions, the
boundary stones are known to few
present-day residents. And those
who do know of them. find many a
sorry reminder, in their present
condition, Of the Capitals bold be-
ginning.
Some, indeed. who have had to
contend with the weighty, four
foot markers on their front lawns,
frankly wish they were consigned
to history books.
150-mile Drive.
Set out to see them today and,
even with modern transportation
and an urbanized community, you
will have a good 150-mile drive,
round and about, with some hik-
ing for extra measure.
It took Fred E. Woodward, an
early boundary-stone enthusiast
and compiler of the map acom-
Evening star., 1950-01-02
Free Railroad Transport
Urqed for Tide Of Toys'

The Association of American
Railroads is backing the American
Legion's Tide of Toys" program
for European children by urging
railroad companies to transport
the toys free to a Philadelphia
shipping point.
Letters have gone to all 131 as
sociation members asking help for
the program.
The Tide of Toys" campaign,
which started December 26, asks
that children here give one Of
their Christmas toys to a child in
Europe. The program is being
carried out by 1890 Legion posts
throughout the country. Silver
Spring Post No. Al is the first to
complete it's toy collection.
Evening star., 1950-01-02
Looking Back $50 Years
By jones 6. Deone

Forty milestoneS marked the
boundaries of the 40-mile square
that was the Territory of Colum-
bia" in 1800..
Today, 80 of these original
stones still are standing.
In Washington this week, park
workmen will start giving the 26
that still mark the District line
their first face-lifting in a dec
ade. In Virginia. at the same
time, the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution are taking steps
toward even more urgent atten-
tion to markers remaining there.
It was on the personal order of
George Washington, authorized by
Congress, that the Districts first
commissioners saw to erecting of
the 40 stones in 1912. For the
commissioners-Daniel Carroll of
Montgomery County. DR.. David
Stuart of Alexandria, Thomas
johnson of Frederick, Md.-it was
their final official duty.
Mostly in Fields.
When the stones were put in by
Maj. Andrew Ellicott, starting
with the South Corner Stone on
Jones Point, Alexandria, they
were mostly outposts in coun-
tryside of fields and woods. The
stones were f1oated up the river
on barges from quarry at Acquia.
Va. and then carried. presumably
on mule or horseback, the rest
of the way.
One was put in place at approx
imately every mile. Maj. Ellicott
pushed first to the West, as far as
West Falls Church, then North
east to what is now East-West
highway near Sixteenth street
NV. On the East side, the line
went out across the Potomac to
where Eastern and Southern ave-
nues now intersect, then North
ward to form a nearly perfect
square.
Congress, following the mandate
OF a few hundred citizens, mu-
tilated the square and created
future maintenance problems
when 1t returned the land across
the Potomac to Virginia in 1846.
Fourteen markers became dead
letters" Each stone originally was
a foot square, beveled at the top,
about four feet high. with the in
scription Jurisdiction of the
United States" on the District
side, Maryland" or Virginia" on
the opposite, and the date Q791
or 1922 and compass variations
on the other. The number of miles
from the corner stone also was on
one side.
One Stone Not Original.
The one stone which is not an
original is at Russell road and
King street, Alexandria. 1t is OBJ
long. instead of square, and has no
inscription. The original, not at
that exact place, was lost before
1900. -
Many Of the stones now are bad
ly Clipped, and some are broken
of about half way down, but
others are in good condition and
legible.
In 1941, members of George
Washington's Alexandria Masonic
lodge, the Columbia Historical So
ciety, Association of Oldest In
habitants and public officials re-
Evening star., 1950-01-02
City Starts Trek
To Work After
Quiet HOLIDAYS
Drunk Arrests and
Traffic Accidents
Here SubnormuI

Washington, which welcomed
the New Year with scarcely more
than the rustic of a paper hat,
looked it square in the eye today
and started the first and greatest
back-to-work movement of the
year.
Congress prepared for resump-
tion of business tomorrow and
hotels with the "sorriest December
in years" behind them, were filling
up fast.
From all directions and by all
kinds of transport, our citizens
who were elsewhere for the holi-
days began pouring back into the
city. 1t will be a double crowd
those who left only last Friday
and Government workers who
sandwiched four days annual
leave with the twin holiday week
ends and stretched it into a 10
day vacation.
Sedate Celebration.
Union Station expected whop-
ping crowds, although the mass
will be scattered throughout the
day and up until early morning.
At least Is extra sections were
scheduled each way between
Washington and the North.
The New Years eve celebration
here was about as sedate as they
come. Even the police were sur
prised. They attributed the quiet
merry-making to the midnight
liquor sales curfeW, which built
up more private parties and sent
more people to after-h hours clubs
or to Baltimore, which was wide
open till dawn.
Almost everything was under
normal except the temperature
which went to 49 in an afternoon
of sunshine yesterday. A high Of
81 is predicted for today with
cloudy and occasional light rain
rounding out the forecast.
Police booked only 125 persons
for drunkenness - a figure even
less than normal week end.
Only 80 traffic accidents were re-
ported to the Accident Investiga-
tion Unit from am. Saturday to
8 am. today-another SUBJ normal
figure. Seven persons were treat
ed at hospitals and released and
six were hospitalized for traffic
injuries. There were 18 false
alarms.
Truman Walks to Church.
The city went to church or slept
it off yesterday.
The Nations No. l Citizen.
President Truman. walked to the
First Baptist Church at Sixteenth
and o streets NV, and heard the
Rev. Edward Hughes Pruden cite
the day as IAN ideal time to re-
consider our relationship as citi-
zens to the State"
Taking his text from Jonah
3:1-"and the word of the Lord
came unto Jonah the second
time" DR.. Pruden stressed the
Importance of grasping "those
opportunities which we may have
ignored or neglected in the past
but which come to us again today
with renewed urgency"
Then the President rode back
to Blair House. Mr.. Truman's
wife and daughter Margaret were
out of the city. The Chief Ex-
ecutive planned to spend today
putting the finishing touches on
his state of the Union message
for Congress Wednesday.
Evening star., 1950-01-02

unfairly, the feat of Mr.. Woodward
and Mr.. Baker. Abbie Rowe, a
parks photographer, inspected the
stones in the line of duty in 1886.
A year ago, however, 3O-year-
old Alexandrian, Kenneth D.
Lawrence, found one of the mark
|ers. went to the Library of Con-
gress. read the Woodward- Baker
accounts. and decided to strike
out for himself. He spent week
ends last summer locating every
stone.
He found many in bad condition
some with fences missing or
overgrown with bushes, one split
down the middle, one-at Fox's
Ferry across from Jones Point
lying submerged in the river.
After first spotting one in Fairfax,
near Columbia pike, he returned
later to find it apparently dis
placed by building project. And
another. on Eastern avenue in
Evening star., 1950-01-02

Washington, he found completely
buried in mud, with only a fence
top showing.
Mr.. Lawrence, too, made a pic
ture record. Then he sent pic
lures and a detailed. stone-by-
stone report to the OAR in WASH
ington, urging that the markers
be restored to "f1rst-class shape
in time for the Sesquicentennial.
Park Officials Sent Report.
Mrs. George D. Nolan of Silver
Spring, present OAR State His
torian, promptly forwarded the
report to park officials, asking
that all the fences be cleaned and
painted and all the stones put in
perfect condition"
Park authorities agreed, back in
the 30s, to take responsibility
for the markers around the pres
ent District. In 1885, an effort
was made to obtain an appropria-
tion for purchase of up to 400
Evening star., 1950-01-02

square feet of land around each
present District stone as a park.
The purchase proposal never
got beyond the Commissioners,
however, and as for the Virginia
stones, these were left to the OAR
chapters. The one on Upton Hill,
which Mr.. Lawrence reported lost,
never was adopted" by any
chapter.
Even in Washington the stones
have had little attention.
Other Monuments Cited.
There are hundreds of other
monuments that must be cared for
first and. frankly, these just
haven't seemed as important" "
explained Randle B. Truett, chief
of the Memorials and Historic
Sites Division.
At Mr.. Truett's request, how
ever, officials now have ordered
repair work started Immediately
and it is expected to be underway
by Wednesday.
Preservation Of the stones pre-
sents definite headaches.
Some, despite expansion of the
city and extension of the bound
airy roads-Southern. Eastern and
Western avenues-still are in re-
latively inaccessible or hard-to-
find spots.
Cutting through and widening
adjacent roads threaten the stones
with burial or removal, as do
building projects-this despite the
$3.50 fine and/or six months i'm
prisonment provided in the Dis
trict for maltreating the stones.
Stone Is Special Problem.
The stone at Fox's Ferry is a
special problem. Dredged out and
replaced already several times, 1t
now is under water most of the
time at a spot readily reached
only by boat.
Unsympathetic private property
owners are another occasional
worry. To OAR CONSERVATION,
a new land owner tore down the
fence he found around a stone in
his front yard. built up the lawn
to the stones top and refused to
have 1t raised. It has remained
that way for more than 20 years,
with only the tip visible.
The Government itself hasn't
always helped. The first corner
stone. at Jones Point Lighthouse,
was covered by a seawall in 1861
and wasn't restored to view for
more than so years.
The OAR continues to report
such problems to authorities.
A Virginia chapter has come to
the rescue Of the Fairfax stone
Mr.. Lawrence thought was lost;
Alexandria OARS are fighting for
repair of the South stone light
house and surroundings, and Dis
trict Daughters may consider put
ting up road signs to bring the
stones to the attention of passers-
by.
AS long as the OAR is at work,
it's not likely that the park author
tiles will accede to the suggestion
of a citizen that useless" Virginia
stones be transplanted to the Mall.
(Ohicials thought 1t would make
too much lawn-moving trouble,
anyway
AS Maj. Gen. U. s.. Grant III,
former chairman of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, put it, quoting the Bible:
Remove not the ancient land
marks which thy fathers have
set"
Evening star., 1950-01-02
Neighborhood Concert
Tickets Now Ready for
Central High School

Invitations for the next Neigh
borhood Concert by the National
Symphony Orchestra under the
sponsorship of The Evening Star,
which will be held January 9 at
Central High School are now
ready for distribution.
They may be had at Central
High School, Adams, Bancroft.
H. D. Cooke, Petworth, Raymond
and Thomson Elementary Schools.
Wilson Teachers College, the Rec
reation Department at Sixteenth
and Lamont streets NV. and the
Business Counter in the lobby Of
The Star Building. The invita-
tions are issued without charge
by The Star.
Evening star., 1950-01-02
Dr.. 6. c. DiIdine to Speak
At Leland Junior Hioh

DR.. Glenn c. Dildine of the staff
at the Institute on Child Study at
the University of Maryland will
discuss Infancy and Childhood
at 8:15 pm. Thursday at Leland
Junior High School.
The program is arranged by the
Institute on Education for Per-
sonal and Family Living. At 8:15
pm. January 19 at Leland, DR..
Ruth Tiedman, also Of the Univer-
sity of Maryland, will discuss
adolescence and maturity.
Evening star., 1950-01-02
Negro Group Cites Truman,
I Governors on Civil Riqhfs

The National Negro Council to-
day cited President Truman and
the Governors of seven States for
contributions toward the "ad-
vancement of the first-class citi-
zenship status of Negroes.
Edgar G. Brown, council presi-
dent, said the organization cited
Mr.. Truman as the one making
the greatest contribution because
OF his civil rights program.
The Governors of New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut, New
Mexico, Washington, Oregon and
Minnesota also were cited for
varying efforts in the civil rights
field.
Evening star., 1950-01-02
Dimes Campaign Mapped

Final plans for the 1850 March
OF Dimes campaign in Prince
Georges County will be outlined
at netting of the county chapter
OF the National Foundation for
1nfantile Paralysis at 8 pm.
Wednesday at the County Service
Building, Hyattsville. The drive
will open January 16.
Evening star., 1950-01-18
New Element Discovered;
One Of Heaviest Known
BY the Assoeioted Press

BERKELEY, Calf, Jan. ia
The University of California CYCLIC
irons have produced another new
element-this one the heaviest
known.
The new substance. No. 81 in
the atomic scale, is the fifth to
be produced by. the cyclotfon's S
atomic particle bombardments.
DR.. Glenn T. Seaborg, 37-year-
old professor of chemistry at the
university, said it probably would
be named "Berkelium," in honor
Of the university city.
The element,was discovered De-
cember 10. but its announcement
was withheld pending necessary
approval by the Atomic Energy
Commission.
What the new element is like
and what might be done with it
were not announced. DR.. Seaborg
said theoretical considerations rule
out it's use in atomic weapons. In
vestigations of it's properties are
continuing.
DR.. Seaborg named two research
associates, DR.. Stanley G. Thonp-
son, 81, and Albert Thiorso, IS, as
co-discoverers Of the new ~leinent.
Evening star., 1950-01-18
Committee Warns US. Officials
Against Accepting Grotuities

not intend to be critical of the
long standing tradition that the
American people have presented
gifts to the President and his
family las a token of their esteem
and a mark of respect for the
high Office he holds"
Noting that exception, the COM
mittee declared that any other
public official who accepts a gift
makes a serious mistake
"If he stops and thinks for a
moment" said the committee. "he
will realize that probably he is
not getting the gift because the
donor likes the color of his eyes
or is genuinely concerned with his
household needs.
IF he gets something for moth
ing from persons doing business
with the Government, it is because
they hope he may reciprocate in
some way.
THE only practical solution for
a public official is to refuse to &C
cept any gratuities from business
men or others who may do busi-
ness with the Government. The
subcommittee highly recommends
this course Of action"
Evening star., 1950-01-18

Most Government agencies have
adopted, or are planning. set of
rules for the conduct of Govern
ment employees, the Senate five
percenter" committee reported
today.
The committee expressed the
hope that responsible Government
officials will succeed in making
all Federal employees appreciate
and comply with these standards
in the daily conduct of their Off
cial duties.
Standards of conduct for the
public official are of necessity diff
ferent and more stringent than
those commonly accepted in pri-
vate business" the committee de-
clared. For instance, in the field
of sales promotion and public re-
lations, gratuities and other IA
vorS are extended or exchanged
as a common practice.
However, this practice cannot
be condoned it, engaged in by a
public Official"
The committee made one ex-
ception-the President and his
family. The committee said it did
Evening star., 1950-01-18

since its investigation, Govern
ment officials have become much
more circumspect in their own
conduct" many businessmen have
severed their ties with five-per-
centers and there has been pro-
nounced recession in the business
of influence-peddling."
Precautions Tested.
AS a result of the investigation
or later committee recommenda-
tions, the report added, Govern
ment departments have inaugu-
rated and are planning various
ways to combat f1ve-percenters.
Listed among these innovations
were:
l. Exposure of five-percenters by
requiring contractors to disclose
who represented them during con-
tract negotiations and for what
fee. Contracts carrying this clause
are in the final stages of prepara-
ton and will be used by all Gov
ernment procurement agencies.
2. The organization of new
procurement information services
in the General Services Admin
istration and Of Defense and
Commerce Departments to help
private firms trying to do busi-
ness with the Government. The
committee noted that many we'll
intentioned businessmen turned
In desperation to five-percenters
because of the lack of an effective
information service and the "lack-
adaisical and often abrupt atti-
tude" of some Government en-
ployes.
3. A more effective exchange
of information between Govern
ment departments concerning
shady" or unethical contractors
and flve-percenters to make it
harder for them to shift their
activities from one agency to
another. The committee declared
it should not be necessary for
each Government official to learn
about these men from personal
experience. The report also EN-
phasized that blacklists contain
ing only the names of bidders
should be enlarged to cover men
like Maragon.
4. Improved investigative units
in procurement agencies to pre-
vent and detect procurement
frauds and similar irregularities.
The committee complained about
military units, where the local
commander controls the nyesti-
gators and there is natural
tendency to whitewash rather
than expose The report noted,
howeuefs that nefshse sSecretary.
Johnson now is studying the in
vestigative units In the armed
forces to determine their effec-
tiveneSS.
Evening star., 1950-01-18
johnson and Bradley
Reported Supporting
Truman on Formosa

Secretary of Defense johnson
and Gen. Omar Bradley were re-
ported by some Senators today az
prepared to knock the props from
under contentious that Formosa is
necessary to American defenses.
Mr.. johnson and Gen. Bradley
chairman of the Joint Chiefs OF
Staff, have been summoned tc
testify before the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee January 26
Republicans who forced the in
vitations for their appearance have
indicated they hope the two Off
cials might provide evidence that
military thinking runs counter to
President Trumans hands-off
policy toward Formosa.
Johnson Seen Behind Truman.
Senators who have talked to
Mr.. johnson, however, said it is
their understanding that the De-
Ifense Secretary stands squarely be-
hind the Presidents decision that
this country will give no more
military aid to the Chinese Ma
tionalist government which has
fled to Formosa.
Interested Senators said they
will be surprised if Gen. Bradley
doesn't testify that international
political considerations outweigh
any military gain this country
might make in aiding the Nation
alists at this time.
Republicans are not likely to let
Gen. Bradley leave, however
without asking him whether he
has had the views of Gen. Mac
Arthur. the supreme commander
in Japan. about Formosa.
Senator Smith, Republican, of
New Jersey, a Foreign Relations
Committee member, has quoted
Gen. Macarthur as saying if For
mosa is allowed to fall into hos
tile Communist hands it will rep
resent a threat to American Pa
cific defenses.
Democrats Prepare Reply.
Chatting at Republican attacks
on the administration's Asiatic
policies. Democrats prepared to
strike back.
Senator Lucas of Illinois, the
Democratic leader. told reporter
he intends to ask the Republi-
cans who are clamoring for
vigorous intervention in Far East
ern affairs whether they are will
ing to vote to renew the expiring
draft law.
Secretary of State Acheson told
"a news conference today that he
hopes a third force" - distinct
from the Chinese Communists or
the Nationalist government -
might arise, representative Of the
will of the Chinese people, but
that he sees no such development
on the horizon.
Referring to a long series of mis-
treatment Of Americans by the
Chinese Communists, climaxed by
Evening star., 1950-01-18

their seizure of consular property
in Peiping, Mr.. Acheson said the
question of recognizing the Com
munist regime cannot come up or
be considered in such circum-
stances.
COP Held Released"
Senator Ferguson, Republican,
of Michigan told the Senate yes
terday that President Truman
released" the Republicans from
support of bipartisan foreign pol
icy when he announced his
Formosa decision without consult
ing Republicans in advance.
Il think he said at that time
Here she goes out the window"
Senator Ferguson declared.
Senator Lucas denied that the
Democratic caucus support of the
Presidents position had destroyed
bipartisanship on foreign policy.
If anybody was destroying it.
he said it was the Republicans
who day after day are denounc-
ing" the President and the State
Department because Of develop
mentS in Asia.
Meanwhile, a charge by Senator
Ferguson that Henry A. Wallace
laid the basis for Americas China
policy in a 1914 secret report, drew
from Mr.. Wallace the reCort that
the United States would be better
off if it had followed his ideas.
Acknowledges Sending Report.
Mr.. Wallace said at South
Salem, N. Y, that he had sent a
report to the White House after a
visit to the Far East in 1914. ac-
companied by memo entitled, "A
Possible Policy Line Relative to
Liberal Elements in China"
Senator Ferguson had asserted
the tenor" of the report to which
he referred was that "ti1e United
States should shift its support
from Chang Kat-shek to the Chi
nese Communists"
Mr.. Wallace said the docu-
ments he sent to the White House
show there is no basis for Senator
Ferguson's Calculated and de-
liberate smear of the administra-
ton and me-"
The Army told newsmen there
was no report from Mr.. Wallace,
or any reference to such a re-
port, in either the classified (se-
cret) or unclassified sections of
its archives.
Evening star., 1950-01-18

Swiss Import More Cotton
Switzerland's cotton imports
from the United States increased
tenfold in 1949.