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Evening star., 1950-08-29
Legal Way Is Cleared q.
For Empire Building Work

The way is clear for reconstruc-
ton of the Empire Building, Ninth
street and New York avenue NV.
whose collapse almost three years
ago resulted in the death of -four
persons. a spokesman for the
owner said today.
David G. Bress, attorney fol-
Nick Papanicolas. owner of the
building, said that the M. Cladny
Construction Co. had agreed to
cancel an action to enforce 9
mechanics lien amounting to
$4,000 and to pay Mr.. Papa
nicolas $4,000. The Cladny firm
had handled the remodeling.
In his turn, Mr.. Papanicolas
agreed to drop a cross-claim for
damages against the Cladny firm
AS result of the settlement of
the litigation between the two,
.cross-complaints between Mr..
Papanicolas and the City Finance
Co. were dropped by mutual con-
sent, Mr.. Bress said.
Mr.. Papanicolas is now in posi-
ton to arrange for financing re-
construction of the structure. since
these were all the items of litiga-
ton left unesttled, Mr.. Bress said.
Claims for damages filed by 81
persons were settled earlier.
Evening star., 1950-08-29

get the right things to eat. Hum
ming birds. Shorty was told, de-
pend on insects for 81 per cent OF
their diet. spiders for As per cent
and honey or nectar for the re-
naming 4 per cent.
'All I fed them was honey and
they loved me for it," Shorty de-
clared. "The two of them would
eat honey off my nose"
Shorty, proprietor Of Shorty's
H a burger Shop, 1850 Old
Georgetown road, found one of the
birds in a weakened condition in
front of his establishment. The
Bethesda Volunteer Fire Depart
ment gave him the second one
He kept them for two weeks
Both were tanned and few around
his house at 9511 Thornhill road
Silver Spring.
Shorty thought they made good
pets. The Wild Life Service, how
ever. told him it had received
about SO telephone calls, including
one from New York City. protest
ing their confinement.
Recently, Julian B. Garcia rar
into similar difficulties in New
York with a pet blue jay. He
found an egg that had fallen from
the nest, built an incubator and
Matched, fed and raised the blue
jay. But the State Conservation
Department cited regulation So
and-so and forced the protesting
Mr.. Garcia to free the bird.
Evening star., 1950-08-29

has three children. It is believed
that Mr.. Macdonald is not suf-
fering from the bulbar type of
polio and his condition is not
considered serious.
Mr.. Macdonald was appointed
County attorney in March, 1949.
He previously had served as as
sistant chief counsel of the con-
gressional Joint Committee on
Labor Management Relations.
Mr.. Macdonald's case was the
30th to be reported in Montgom-
cry County this year. The total
rose to 81 yesterday with the re-
port of 6-year-old boy in the
5000 block of Second avenue, Sill
yer Spring. The child is in Chill
dren's Hospital. ...t
District Total Now 80.
The Districts total of polio
cases this year has reached 90
with the reporting of six new
cases. This total is 81 more than
recorded for the same period last
year.
New cases are:
A 15-year-old girl of the $500
block Ross place NV, and a g.
months-old colored boy of the 400
block of Neal place NV, both
admitted to Children's Hospital; a
24-year-old woman, $500 block
Lily Ponds drive NE; a 21-year-
old man, 100 block of Varnum
street NV; an l1-year-old boy,
200 block of Hawaii avenue NE,
and 16-year-old girl, 500 block of
I street NV, all admitted to Gal
linger Hospital.
One additional case was re-
ported today in Arlington County
bringing the years total to IS.
Stricken was a 4-year-old boy of
the 5000 block of South Wake
field street. The child is being
treated at home after being re-
leased from Walter Reed Hospital.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Rock Too Rugged for Sober Man, Board Told

Just because he couldn't say
Around the rugged rock the
ragged rascal ran" doesn't mean
he was intoxicated. a police private
told a trial board today.
II doubt" said Pvt. Harvey T.
Wright, 81. 'that you could get a
perfect score if you hadn't had a
drink"
Pvt. Wright of the 9Th precinct
went before the trial board on a
charge of being intoxicated to
such an extent as to be unfit for
duty" Testimony showed the
policeman was of duty. but wore
all his uniform except badge and
cap on August % when he at
tempted to book a civilian for q
traffic offeuse.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Commodore Hickey
Found Dead; Autopsy
Is Scheduled Today

An autopsy was scheduled today
in the death of Commodore John
r. Hickey. 38, whose body was
found in his apartment yesterday
a month after illness forced his
retirement as assistant COM
mandant of the United States
Maritime Service.
On a table beside a chair in
which Commodore Hickey was sit
ting homicide detectives said they
found an empty pill box and an
empty medicine bottle. They were
checking drugstores and physi-
clans today to determine what
they had contained.
Determination of death prob
ably will require several days, since
a chemical analysis is necessary
Commodore Hickey's body was
found yesterday afternoon by Gus
Lunden, rs, elevator operator at
the apartment house at 1851 Co.
lumbia road. Mr.. Lunden said he
was looking in on the retired
officer in compliance with fam
lily request.
Earlier this summer Commodore
Hickey had spent some time al
Marthas Vineyard. Mass, with
his wife, Mrs. Margaret Anr
Hickey, and their three children
A New Englander. he came tc
Washington in 1912 as operations
officer for the Maritime Service
Before that he had been active
as a chief engineer on mari
time vessels.
For one year during the war
Commodore Hickey went back to
the sea on a tanker, returning
here in 1946 to become assistant
commandant.
Admiral Telfair Knight, COM
mandant at the service, said Com
modore Hickey was highly re-
garded as an engineer.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
North Atlantic Treaty.
Ministers 10 Meet

Foreign ministers of the II
North Atlantic treaty nations
will meet in New York September
1916. the State Department an
nounced today.
This meeting of the North
Atlantic Council will follow con-
ferences September 1914 of the
"big three" Western foreign min
|isters- Secretary Of State Ache
son and the British and French
foreign ministers.
Both groups last met in London
a few months ago. The sessions
in New York will precede the
opening of the United Nations
General Assembly.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
handicapped Persons
F federation Assured
OF Truman's S Help

Robert Ramspeck, vice chair
man of the Presidents Committee
on National Employ the Physi-
cally Handicapped Week." today
told the 5th biennial convention
of the American Federation of the
Physically Handicapped that the
committee will cooperate with the
aims of the federation in gaining
employment for it's members and
recognition for the organization.
The convention, meeting at the
Hotel Statler, was assured by Mr.
Ramspeck, former Democratic
Representative of Georgia, that
President Truman is seriously in
terested in the problems of the
physically handicapped and will
continue. to support the fedora
ton"
Important Feature.
Mr.. RamSpeck said that job
placement is one of the important
features of the problems of the
physically handicapped.
"It is better not to rehabilitate
a person." he said, than to re-
habilitate him and not give him
the right job"
The Federal Security Agency is
paying too much in overhead ano
not directly benefiting the physi.
cally handicapped" it was charged
in the convention yesterday.
Paul A.. Strachan, nationa,
president of the federation de-
clared that manufacturers should
turn their attention to making
an artificial brain for the re-
habilitation service"
Jobs for the handicapped ano
the part the physician plays ir
total rehabilitation were central
themes as the convention went
into it's third day today.
Sparkman Speaks.
Fifty persons, some of them ir
wheel chairs, but all physically
handicapped in some way, are
participating in the program.
Senator Sparkman. Democrat
of Alabama, told the convention
yesterday he does not expect to
see final legislation on an en-
larged rehabilitation program
adopted this wear.
World War II has "hastened the
social acceptance of the physically
handicapped" he said.
H. Richard McCamant, rehabili-
tation officer of the Civil Service
Commission. declared the commits.
sion is planning another survey oil
jobs the handicapped can fill. Thi.
will take about year he said.
A number of delegates addressed
the convention and stressed tn,
point that transportation is bis
item in the budget of a physically
handicapped person. Because HI
can not use public transportation
he is obliged to use taxicabs, ths
convention was told.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
korat Named Captain
In Fire Department

The Commissioners today pro-
NOTED 1t. Herbert r. Morat to the
rank of captain in the District Fire
Department. effective December 1,
to succeed Capt. J. r. Ludlam, re-
tired.
1t. Morat of No. 16 Engine Com
pany was appointed to the Fire
Department 26 years ago.
Pvts. John w. Graziani of En-
gine Company 18, Arnold j. Nelson
of Engine Company 25 and Charles
M. O'Malley of Truck Company
were promoted to sergeant.
The Commissioners also ap-
proved three changes in assign
ments of policemen, effective Sep
teniber l, and appointed II new
policemen.
Precinct Detective John j. Fitz'
patrick was assigned temporarily
to duty in the Detective Bureau a.
O detective sergeant.
Probational Detective Willian
C. Rasmussen of the Juvenile Bu'
reau was assigned temporarily II
the precinct. Pvt. Seymour Ra
boy of the pawn inspectors offlc,
was assigned temporarily as pro
bationary detective.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Sesqui Events
Where to Go,
Whot to Do

This year marks the 150th
anniversary of establishment OF
the permanent seat of the United
States Government in the District
of Columbia. The National Capt.
tai Sesquicentennial Commission
has scheduled the following events
in observance of the city's 150th
birthday (free Of charge unless
otherwise noted:
Tomorrcw.
mississippi state Night" at the ses-
ouicentennial amphitheater. Special cere-
monies with Fielding Wright, jr., SON of
Pm. preceding the performance of
Path of Our Fathers
Continuing.
"Faith Of Our Fathers" Paul Green's
Ss af0Tsa
teenth street and Colorado avenue NV :,
Tickets at 30 cents to s2.4o, are for
street NV; at Super Music City stores.
1880. 1850 St street NV; and ITO Seventh
at the Book Mart. $50 street NV; at
the Veterans Service Center, Fourteenth
street and Pennsylyania avenue NV. and
Federal and District Government EN-.
ployes are entitled to a 20 per cent dis
count on reserved seats purchased at the
Service Center or amphitheater.
"The American Professional" painting,
and drawings recording four centuries Of
American history ut the Corcorau Gallery
of Art, Seventeenth street and New YorI
avenue NV. Guided tour of the exhi.
bltion at pm: THE Drum of War,
1s6O-1s66.
"Washingtoniana," exhibit of pictures
pamphlets and rare books from the col.
lection OF the District Public Library, al
the Corcoran Gallery.
tural exhibit, with q model layout Of tn.
Nations CAPITAL. Gallery hours: 10 am. tx
4:30 pm.
Makers of History in Washington,
paintings of great Americans. the Nationa
Gallery of Art Sixth street and Constitu
ton avenue NV: Picture Of the week
ter Harding. Picture-of- -the-week lectures
at 1880 and 2:30 pm. Gallery hours: IL
am. to S pm.
"Milestones in American Achievement,
an exhibit marking the sesquicentennia
OF the Library Of Congress, as well as o
the District, at the Library, First ant
An exhibit Of old pictures, prints ant
portrait Of early Washingtonians. at tn
Central Public Library, Eighth and i
streets NV, 9 m. to o pm.
"The Freedom Train Exhibit" at the Ma
tionat Archives exhibition hall. Constitu
tion avenue e M between Seventh and Ninti
SThe Nations Capital and Georse wash
ington University" exhibit of paintings
lithographs. maps, political cartoons ane
books. at the university library. 2033 G
street INV. Hours: am. to 10 pm.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Child browns Trying
To Recover Inner Tube

Don A. Lucas, II, of 534 Colum.
bia road NV. drowned at Oyster
Harbor near Arundel-on- the Bay
yesterday.
The colored boys body was
found in about six feet of water
80 minutes after he and two other
boys started out after a drifting
inner tube.
Two sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Brown and the Lucas youth were
playing with the tube when it
drifted away and Mr.. Brown
started to swim for it. The three
boys followed him and the Lucas
boy apparently went down behind
them as they swan toward it.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Military Air Transport
Recalls 1,10O Officers

Maj. Gen. Laurence S. Kuter
commander Of the Military Air
Transport Service, has announced
the recall of 1.100 Reserve Of
f1cers to help handle the rapidly
rising airlift to the Far East.
He said that when these men
are back in uniform MATS would
release the 66 private airline
planes it now has under charter
for the Pacific work.
Praising the magnificent lob"
the civilian airlines have done
as an auxiliary of the armed
forces, Gen. Kuter revealed that
the 66 planes are moving as much
tonnage In men and materials
across the Pacific as 1874 mill
tary transports of the same types.
Reason for this almost 3-to-1
ratio. the general explained, is
the lack Of military personnel to
make up crews. "The main bot
tleneck is in navigators," he
added.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
|Soft-Heorted Clerk
Fails to Win Judge
By Ice Cream Plea

George B. Morris plea that he
was too soft-hearted for his job
aroused little sympathy today in
Municipal Court, where he pleaded
guilty to an embezzlement charge.
The 25-year-old defendant, who
lives in the 200 block of Fourth
street Sc, was accused of en-
bezZling $34.50 from an ice cream
vending company.
Every time little fellow came
up and asked me for ice cream,
I would give it to him." Morris
said.
Judge George D. Nelson, how
ever. ordered Morris to pay a 500
fine or serve As days in Jail, and
levied a similar sentence after
Morris pleaded guilty to passing
$25 bad check last September
Evening star., 1950-08-29

The civilian, Leroy G.. Pipkin,
1119 South Fifteenth street.
Arlington. testified the policeman
spoke with a spray"
DR.. G. L. Weller, jr.. of the
Board of Police and Fire Surgeons,
said he examined Pvt. Wright and
gave him several 'test phrase" -
the rugged rock" chase among
them, and said he was intoxicated.
Pvt. Wright pleaded not guilty
after testifying that he had bought
a half pint of whisky and shared
it with some friends.
In a second trial board session.
Pvt. Howard L. Pilling, 40, also of
the sixth precinct, pleaded not
guilty to making an untrue state
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Army to Induct Five From MARYLAND

Five more nearby Maryland
youths-four> from Chevy Chase
and one from Hyattsville-will be
inducted into the Army today at
the Arlington Farms Center.
It will be the second contingent
Of Maryland draftees. Four men
from Rockville and Upper Marl-
boro, first in the area, were sworn
in last Thursday.
The first men from Virginia are
scheduled for induction at Arling-
ton Farms on September S. while
a day later the Districts first
group-56-will be inducted.
Chevy Chase sent the following
draftees today: Glover B. May
field, 25. Of 104 Sycamore street;
Harry G. Latham. jr., rs, of 6721
Strathmore street; Thomas W..
Perry, jr., Is, II Shepherd street,
and Charles B. Evans, a.. of 1923
Rugby avenue, Bethesda.
First Draftee From Hyattsville.
Hyattsville designated a 23-year-
old as its first draftee. He is John
Robert Byron of 106 Fifth avenue,
Takoma Park.
Chevy Chase's quota for it's first
call was six, but temporary de-
lay was granted two selectees
under a student proviso.
Meanwhile. rear guard elements
of Washington's 430th Engineer
Construction Battalion, under the
command of 1t. Col. Oliver Dem
ing jr. showed off from Union
Staten yesterday for further
training and reassignment."
Advance personnel of Washing
toms 306th Armored Cavalry
Group. another Army Organized
Reserve unit, prepared to leave for
training camp tomorrow.
To Be Tank Unit.
The 306th, it is understood, will
serve as an army or corps reserve
tank outfit. 1t is commanded by
1t. Col. Ford E. Young. jr., 4405
Leland street, Chevy Chase. Md.
He'll take out most of the Head
quarters and Headquarters Com
pany of the 306th on Septem-
ber 10.
Elsewhere. on the manpower
front yesterday. the Navy an
nounced that it has scanceled
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Senate, House Agree
On s. Million 10 Build
Baltimore Parkway

Completion of the Federal Sec
ton of the Washington-B Baltimore
Parkway appeared a virtual GER
tainty today.
A Senate House conference
committee yesterday agreed on a
81 ,188. 100000 compromise Fed
eral highway aid bill and retained
in the measure SO million for the
dual-lane expressway.
The House unanimously ap-
proved the conference report this
afternoon. The Senate was ex-
pected to give similar approval
today or tomorrow.
The District also will receive
between $3.z and $3.6 million as
its proportionate share of regular
State allotments for highway work
in 1852 and similar amount for
1853.
Road Commission Tour.
The Maryland State Roads
Commission yesterday conducted
a tour through Southern Mary
land for news and radio men to
show what progress the Free State
Is making on the parkway as well
as other express roads linking
Washington with Annapolis and
the projected Chesapeake Bay
Bridge.
The House originally passed a
81 ,293, ,000, 900 bill, but the Senate
cut the figure to $1,138, ,00O, 900.
Yesterdays compromise ensued.
Sasscer Halls Action.
Representative Sasscer, Demo-
crat, Of Maryland, who introduced
the authorization bill for the Fed
eral part of the parkway, said yes
terday: II am glad to see it
brought to a tinality. The park
way will be a tremendous asset to
both Washington and Baltimore. %
In yesterdays roads commits
sion tour, newsmen visited several
projects which form part of Mary
lands t1ve-year road building plan.
The work will cost the State 5000
million. ABOUT $50 million will
be spent in this, the fourth year
Of the program.
It would require 5000 million to
$500 million, officials said, to
moderniZe the states entire road
way system.
Maryland's segment of the con-
trolled-access Baltimore Wash
ington expressway runs south
westerly from. the Baltimore city
line through Baltimore and Anne
Arundel Counties to the Jessup
road. a little more than 10 miles.
Spurs and ramps bring the total
to 1853 miles. ....'. ,
| 81 Million Already Spent.
The remaining 1875 miles will
be built by the Federal Govern
ment which has already spent 81
million for grading and draining
two sections. One, 3 miles long
is between the Jessup and LAUREL
Fort Meade road. The other is a
3.5-mile stretch between Route SC
and point one half mile north
of Good Luck road.
Over most of its length the high
speed route will have two 24-foot
lanes separated by park area liz
feet wide. Part of the right-of-
way Is 800 feet wide and part 40C
fleet.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Bethesda High School
To Register September 5

Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School will register new fall stu
dents from 10 am. to noon and
from 1880 pm. until 4 pm. Sep
tember S.
Also registrations will be re-
ceived between 2 and 4 pm. Sep
tember Z and 8 at Room 212 in
the schools B Building. Pupils
will report for classes September
IL.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
City Heads OK
Serve-YourseIf
Gasoline Pumps
Coin-in-SIot Devices
Banned; Adult Must
Be in Attendance

The District Commissioners to-
day approved regulations permit
ting the operation of self-service
gasoline stations here.
A decision had been pending
since a public hearing last April
10 on the proposed amendment
to police regulations.
Adoption of the rule was recon-
mended by Engineer Commis-
sioner Gordon r. Young, who said
he understood they were salts
factory to all District departments
concerned.
The regulations prohibit the in
stallation or use of coin operated
dispensing devices. They require
all dispensing or gauging devices
for gasoline to be of type ap-
proved by the fire marshal.
No Free Flowing Nozzles.
Devices dispensing gasoline
which permit the liquid to flow
when the operators hand is re-
moved from the nozzle control
lever may not be used.
There must be one adult en-
ploye on duty to supervise each
group of six dispensing devices
open to the public.
Each device must have an auto
matte shut-off nozzle with a
vacuum operated overflow valve
approved by a nationally recog-
nized inspection board or labora-
tory. so designed and constructed
as to automatically prevent liquids
from spilling or running over while
a tank or container is being filled.
Individual Switches.
An individual switch for each
dispensing motor must be pro-
vided separately so that the en-
ploye on duty can shut-off the
motor to any individual dispensing
device without affecting the others.
Among other provisions, the
rules prohibit the fueling of motor
vehicles on roadways, sidewalks or
parkings of any street or in any
alley or public driveway except in
case of an emergency.
Lad Mills, president of the
Washington Retail Gasoline Deal
ers' Association, strong opponent
to the opening of such self service
stations. today had no comment to
make on the Commissioners &C
ton. Mr.. Mills. service station
owner. protested during public
hearings.
Evening star., 1950-08-29

ment in a written report to a
superior officer.
Testimony showed the police
man had been sent to investigate
housebreaking at 2601 Calvert
street NV, on August 8, and that
he had lifted" a fingerprint from
the scene. Additional testimony
charged him with having lost the
print and in making out the De-
tective Bureau report, denying
that prints were available.
Pvt. Pilling said in checking the
report, he had made a mark on it,
believing the question to mean
that no prints were available at
the bureau.
Both cases were taken under
af3viSpmeNt
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Registration Set Friday
In Prince Georges Schools

Registration for new pupils in
the Prince Georges County
schools will be held at all schools
from 9 am. to 4 pm. Friday.
Parents entering first grade
children must bring the child's
birth certificate and a doctors
statement of the child's vaccina-
tion against smallpox and immu-
nization against diphtheria.
Other pupils are asked to pre-
sent at registration record of
the last grade attended in their
previous school.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Democratic Slate Backed
By Blodensburq Women

The Second Election District
(Bladensburg) Women's Demo-
cratic Club has approved State
ana county candidates indorsed
by the Prince Georges County
Democratic organization.
This aplies to candidates run
ming for Office in the September
18 primary.
Evening star., 1950-08-29

pains in his
back on August
81, the first day
h e returned
from vacation,
Jim Lanigan,
assistant coun-
ty attorney. ex-
planned today.
Th e young
lawyer has been
under treat
ment at his
home, 1907 Au-
gust drives Sill
yer Spring. He
Evening star., 1950-08-29

plans to cut the enrolment at the
Naval Academy "in view of the
current international situation"
The Navy last May said it would
reduce the number Of congress
sional appointments from five to
four because of overcrowding at
the school.