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Evening star., 1950-02-26
Fairfax DistiIIery
Offers Free Wood
To Nonprofit Groups

The Bowman Distillery in
Fairfax County, Va, has
thousands of cords" of uncut
wood which it is willing to
give to nonprofit or charitable
organizations that may be
looking for a coal substitute.
The company said the or.
ganizations that may be look
ing for a coal substitute.
The company said the or
ganization would have to SUI
perviSe and finance the cut
ting operation, but that the
wood would be free.
It added that for the last
60 days. the company has been
burning wood in boilers de-
signed for coal use.
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Charles Burbridge Returns
10 Post al Freedmen S

Charles E. Burbridge has re-
turned as superintendent of Freed
mems Hospital. after a years leave
of absence to attend the University
of Iowa.
Mr.. Burbridge. this month, re-
sceived the degree Of doctor Of
philosophy In hospital admins
tration. The degree had been is
sued only once previously. he said.
His thesis was concerned with the
development of Freedmen's.
4 A native Of New Orleans, Mr..
Burbridge came to Freedmen's in
1912. He served for four years as
assistant superin tendent, and then
became the institutions first non.
medical superintendent.
Evening star., 1950-02-26
2 Baby Elephants, Gift Of India,
ToFlyto New Home in Zoo Here

Two baby elephants are due to
arrive at the Washington Zoo next
month after a flight that would
put Dumbo -Disney's flying ele-
phant-to shame.
The 1-year-old elephants, a
male and a female, are the gift
of Prime Minister Nehru Of India
to 1.-THE, children Of America" "
The babies-each weighs only
400 pounds-will be flown from
India to London on British
Overseas Airway plane. Then they
will be transferred to q Pam
American Always plane for the
flight to Washington. They are
expected to arrive between March
II and 20.
A young Indian mahout will
accompany the elephants to
Washington and remain with
Evening star., 1950-02-26

recorder tape Of the students own
attempts were demonstrated.
The native speaker wants to
teach you better than the way he
speaks himself Mr.. Smith said
You must not let him. You'll
he saying retire III the evening
instead q plain old go to bed
Mr.. Smith explained the course
rs based "a speech situations that
are peculiar to the country
You wouldn't talk about the
weather to q native Of Central
Arabia, Mr.. Smith said. The
weather doesn't change there and
Iit isn't ! conversation piece"
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Jurisdiction in GAMING
Probe Questioned

Chairman McCarran says the
Senate Judiciary Committee may
lack authority to conduct q
$100, 900 investigation of interstate
gambling and rackets.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat, Of
Tennessee. who asked for the
probe, cited reports Of q nation
wide slot machine syndicate, rac-
ing bets. and corruption Of munic-
ipal, county and State officials.
Sen. McCarran told reporters
c1osed-door discussions by the
judiciary committee indicated the
Senate interstate commerce COM
mittee might have jurisdiction be-
cause Of its control over commu-
|nications. and other interstate
matters.
A decision was delayed until at
least next Monday when the
judiciary group meets again.
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Nicely 10 Seek Quorum
I0f D. {. Group tuesday

Chairman Nicely of the Senate
District Committee will make an
other effort Tuesday morning to
get a quorum of committee MEM
bers.
He has failed to obtain quorum
several times this year, but did
have limited success in two meet
ings. Still trying, the 75-year-old
Senator is hoping for action at
his next meeting on his bill to
create a commission on human
rights in the District government.
1t would be second cousin" to
a fair employment practices COM
mission, but would lack any en-
forcement teeth"
The committee meeting is sched-
uled for IL am. Tuesday. II q
quorum results, Chairman Nicely
plans to bring up not only his
human rights bill, but also the
nominations of two judges to the
Municipal Court Of the District.
Action also may be considered
on q number of bills which have
been under study by subcommit-
tees,
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Policemen Quiet Screams the Night by Turning Baby Site

Policeman c. L. Eilert and
L. v. Denny, Of the Second pre-
tcinct. returned to duty last night
after q narrowing experience in
the HOO block of Eleventh street
NV. even though their nerves
were badly shaken.
1t was the baby sitting that did
them in!
When the radio in their scout
car reported a man had fallen
from a window at the Eleventh
street address. the policemen ac-
cepted it as "all in the nights
routine"
Enter "The Bleeding Hand"
At 1127 Eleventh street they
encountered Edward Lang, and
Wayne Morris. of Arlington.
Mr.. Morris hand was bleeding.
He said he had cut it on window
pane. Mr.. Lang said his estranged
wife. Helen, and their two children
lived at the house. The wife
was not home. The children
were. Jack Bowers. 40, said he
was acting as baby sitter.
Lang and Morris were taken to
the Second precinct, charged with
intoxication. PvtS. Eilert and
Denny returned to patrol duty
Within q few minutes they re-
ceived a radio call directing them
to investigate a report that three
children had been abandoned at
the Eleventh street address.
Screams in the Night"
They could hear the children
screaming as they entered the
house, the policemen said. Mr..
Bowers was not there.
The policemen saw their duty
and did 1t.
Jimmie Lang. 4 months, needed
clean diaper. Pvt. Eilert, a
father, rolled up his sleeves and
went to work.
Donnie Shoemaker, 4, who also
had been left in Mr.. Bowers
custody. had bloody nose Of
unknown origin.
Stevie Lang, 2, had q very dirty
tear stained face.
Pvt. Denny got q wash cloth,
Call For Help Put In.
But first they put in an emer-
gency call to the precinct. to
rush some policewomen to the
scene.
For IS minutes the two husky
patrolmen washed and bathed
and cooed and grimaced in an
effort to quiet the children.
Finally two policewomen appeared
and took the youngsters to the
Receiving Home.
After their departure, Mr.. Bow
ers returned. He explained he
had just been around the corner.
He said Mrs. Lang and Mrs.
Ann Shoemaker, Donnie's grand
mother, had left earlier in the
day for visit to Stanton and
left the children in his care.
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Chest Agency Needs
Isl 1900 More for
Needy Hospital Cases

The Hospital Service Agency
said last night it needs $4,000
more than the $452, 900 allocated
from the Community Chest Fed.
Grafton. If it is to pay Washing
ton hospitals at agreed rates for
treating needy patients this year
HSA is the agency which GER
titles patients are eligible fol-
Chest aid, and pays hospitals for
treating them.
Willard c. Smith, HSA head
said he wanted to "avoid any sug-
gestion we are criticizing the
Community Chest Federation
for the size Of its ALLEGATION.
$4,000 Required.
His statement, however. de,
clared that the met hospitaliza.
tion fund estimated as needed b,
HSA during 1850 is Approximately
$570. 200, which is nearlys 26 pei
cent more than the amount avail.
able"
It pointed out that hospitals
took . 20 per cent cut in rates
last June because of inadequate
funds, and that HSA has agreed
to pay the hospitals at higher
rates this year.
Chester Morrill,. head Of a fed
Ieratiton appointed COMMITTEES
studying relationships Of HSA
and the hospitals, said he did
not know where additional money
would come from for the HSA
fund.
No Funds Available.
"The fund drive is over, what
money could be raised has been
raised and the ALLEGATIONS have
been made" he said.
Walter Tobriner, head of the
Hospital Council Of the National
Capital Area. would not comment
on the HSA statement. Earlier
hospital officials reported me
gotiations" have been held with
chest officials to discuss the flnan-
cial problem,
Evening star., 1950-02-26

A check Of Mr.. Smiths props
found: Miss Naomi Peklnexian,
q native Of Turkey. who has the
Civil Service rating Of linguistic
scientist. . paper backed War
Department education manual
titled Spoken Turkish" d record
player, and the six language
teachers.
The first unit In Turkish called
Getting Around WAS under
way.
Day Mr.. Smith said in Eng
lish.
Gun with two dots over the
Evening star., 1950-02-26
|Probers ToGet
ID. {. Sex Crime
Data Tomorrow
Fate of Offenders
In Courts Also
To Be Studied

Congressional crime investiga-
tors tomorrow will delve into
Washington's sex crimes and how
the offenders have Jared in the
courts.
Chairman Davis of the House
District subcommittee investigat-
ing crime and its punishment here
said the subcommittee will hear
testimony on individual cases and
what disposition was made OF
them in court.
The subcommittee, he said, will
scrutinize the handling of cases
Of involving repeated offenders,
and cases where the police charge
| was reduced by the prosecutor.
The hearing, scheduled for 2
pm, also will give the subcom-
mittee an opportunity to check
on the effectiveness of the sex Of
tenders statute which provides
for a committal of sex psyche
paths"
Layton Duc In 1eSt11y.
1t. John B. Layton of the Police
Sex Squad is expected to testify
on such problems of his Office as
the large number of false reports
and the unwillingness of some
parents to permit their children
to testify after complaints that
they have been molested.
After a few sessions this week,
the subcommittee may recess for
about 10 days, Mr.. Davis indicated.
He declined to estimate how long
the public hearings will continue
after the recess but said he ex-
poets to ask for more funds from
the House. The subcommittee
so far has been given $4,000.
Mr.. Davis also said the subcom-
mittee's special counsel, Hyman
I. Fischbach, will be directed to-
morrow to request from United
States Attorney George Morris Fay
a compilation of complaints made
against policemen. The COM
plants are said to allege bribery.
Complaints Ignored.
Mr.. Fay said last week that all
complaints with any apparent SUBJ
stance were presented to the spec
ial gambling grand jury. Police
Chief Robert j. Barrett said the
only explanation for the grand
jury's ignoring the complaints
was that they could not be sub
stantiated in any way.
Mr.. Davis said he believed the
subcommittee should investigate
the complaints to see if they are
bona fide or simply "unfouhded
rumors and malicious gossip"
The staff investigators, he said.
will talk to the complainants and
will be able to determine quickly
whether there is any substance
to their charges of bribery and
corruption.
Asked If public hearings would
be held on any of these COM
plants, Mr.. Davis said hearings
would be held where we discover
really bona fide complaints and
actual occurrences with available
testimony to prove them"
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Archbishop o'BoyIe
70 Confirm ITO at Bowie

A class OF 10 will be confirmed
by the Most. Rev. Patrick A.
OBoyle, archbishop of Washing
ton, at pm. today at the Church
OF Ascension, Bowie. Md.
The Rev. Lawrence A. McGlone
pastor of the Bowie church and
the Rev. Michael Murphy, assist
ant pastor. will assist in the con-
firmation services.
Evening star., 1950-02-26

The fastest way to learn q
foreign language Is to look, act
and sound silly to yourself.
This new theory was presented
by State Department official yes
terday to q sectional meeting Of
the Secondary Education Board
Conference at the Hotel Statler.
It is difhcult to say whether the
private school teachers and adj
ministrators attending the two
day conference were sold on the
new quickie method
Six OF the more daring educa-
tors agreed to be guinea pigs for
Henry Lee Smith. jr., deputy
director Of the Foreign Language
Institute, State Department, while
Evening star., 1950-02-26

ID, Miss Pekmezian said in Turk
ish.
Gun" the teachers repeated
with all tongues straining for q
horizontal position.
The three-part system contin-
ued through such phrases as
how do you do?s. thank you
and same to you"
To emphasize the peculiarity of
vowel structure. Mr.. Smith. at one
point said: Say it like you
would. Have you met my
sister
That did Il. Roger Palmer, Eng
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Cl0 10 Organize
u. 5. Workers Union

A drive to organize Federal.
State. and city employees was an
nounced yesterday by the CIO
following expulsion of the United
Public Workers on charges OF fol.
lowing the Communist Party line.
. President Philip Murray of the
CIO appointed an organizing COM
mittee to move into the "jurisdic-
ton heretofore covered by the
.UPW" to protect and defend the
interests" Of public employees.
Government workers in Wash,
ington. it was said, have applied
for the No. charter when the
Government and Civic Employees
Organizing Committee calls q ma
tional convention to form a per-
manent branch Of the CIO.
Chairman OF, the organizing
group will be Anthony j. Federoff
of CIO headquarters here. Secre-
tary-treasurer is Milton Murray,
former president of the National
Newspaper Guild.
Meanwhile, the UPW board
meeting in New York yesterday
voted to continue the unions
activities in the Federal employees
field and blasted the CIOr for
witch hunting" "A membership
OF 72,000, including $4,000 Federal
employees and 5000 Panama Canal
workers, was claimed by the board.
At the same time, the CIO or
ganizers said they would start
March with immediate" dues-
paying memberships OF from $4,000
to $4,000.
Mr.. Murray said an organizer
would be sent to Panama soon to
enter the UPW field there.
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Commissioners
Plan ENFORCING
Of Coal Ration
Corporation Counsel
Says Law Provides
For 'Cruckdowns'

More stringent rationing of thu
city's dwindling commercial Goa
supplies will be considered by the
Commissioners tomorrow with the
adoption Of enforcement measure.
possibility.
District Building sources yes
terday said it was understood that
the Commissioners would take ur
the critical soft coal shortage to-
morrow. Further coal conserva-
tion measures would be consider
ed, they indicated.
This came on the heels of a
charge by j. Thomas Kennedy
chairman Of the District Fuel CO.
ordinating Committee. that many
Office buildings were maintaining
too high temperatures. Spot
checks showed that many were ig-
noring the Commissioners request
that heat be lowered to conserve
fuel, he said.
Rationing Now Voluntary.
The coal rationing system up to
this point has been voluntary, with
the coal dealers following the
Commissioners plan as requested
The supply of soft coal in the
hands Of the city's dealers now Is
estimated to be only enough to
last through Wednesday OF
9 Thursday. The picture for the
District government itself is some
what brighter, however. Assur-
ances have been received that the
Federal stockpile would have
enough coal to keep the Districts s
public institutions - including
schools-running for about three
weeks.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Chester Gray has been asked tc
give the Commissioners a ruling
as TO whether the city heads Lao
the power to enforce the conser-
vation Of coal.
Mr.. Gray said his answer to the
Commissioners would be yes.
Points to 1892 Resolution.
He said a joint resolution
passed in 1892 gave the Commits
Evening star., 1950-02-26

several hundred homes in Rock
vile, Kensington and Gathers
burg.
Mrs. Frances Askins, colored,
1927 Brookyille road. Silver Spring,
was on the delivery table when
the break occurred.
The Bethesda Chevy Chase Res
cue SQUAD set up q 7,5O0-watt
mobile generator and flood lights
The baby was delivered at 3:5s
pm. by DR.. Henry Johnston OF
the hospital STAFF.
Evening star., 1950-02-26
lilly IS One Way Go About Leorninq Foreon Lono,ooes

ne conducted an intensive course
Of instruction in Turkish.
Facts included in Mr.. Smiths
fast-running prelude to the DEM
onstration were.
The method. based on knowl-
edge Of linguistic science, was
developed by anthropologists about
the turn Of the century. They
needed it in their work. The meth
cd came into Its own during the
war. The GIs needed 1T. The
twenty languages now taught at
the institute can be mastered BY
the student In an average mini
mum Of 200 hours. A 50-minuts
hour. that 4.
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Te|eyision Techniciian
Dies After Car Injury

The District recorded its 18th
traffic victim Of the year yester-
day when a 22-year-old man died
Of auto accident injuries.
He was Frank Baumann, jr., a
television technician, of 1905
Lawrence street Me-
He was injured four days ago
when his car crashed into q tree
and overturned at Rhode Island
avenue and Monroe street NE.
He died in Gallinger Hospital.
Mr.. Baumann was trapped In
the wreckage Of his car for 80
minutes before fire rescue squad
men could free him. Police said
his car struck the curb, struck a
stop sign, overturned and wrapped
partially around a tree. He was
pinned between the front seat and
steering wheel.
Coroner A. Magruder MacDon-
aid will perform an autopsy today.
Mr.. Baumann lived with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bau-
mann, ST. His father is a clerk
at the City Post Office. His
mother works In the Agriculture
Department. A sister, Miss Jane
Marie Baumann, is a Labor De-
partment employe.
A native Of the District, he. at
tended Mckinley High School. He
was fireman IN the Navy during
World War II. Last month be
was graduated from a Kansas City
school as q television engineer.
He worked for Phillips. Inc, in
Anacostia as a television tech
nician.
The District had II traffic
deaths at this time last year.
There were u recorded here in
l949.
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Congress Interest
Revived in Loan for
New District Schools
By Don S. Warren

Revived interest in a large scale
long-range Federal loan for school
construction here was evidenced
yesterday on Capitol Hill.
There was no commitment as
yet from the Senate District Com
mittee. but its counsel, Gerhard
P. van Arkle. announced he was
asking the District Commissioners
for comment on the proposed $40
million school-construction loan.
Financing of this sort was sug-
gested last year in the Strayer
survey report on the District
school system. It was recon-
mended a year ago by Schools
Superintendent Hobart M. Corn
ing.
Question Up Last Summer.
The school board put the ques-
ton up to. the District Com
missioners last Summer. There
was no positive reaction then be-
cause Of the prospective revenues
from the .city's sales tax. now In
force.
DR.. Corning, however. has con-
tinued to explain the need Of new
financing for school building
expansion,
The problem again has been
brought to the attention Of the
Senate Committee staff by an
individual. Sturgis Warner. q
member of the Washington Home
Rule Committee. MIR. van Arkle
said that Mr.. Warner had sub
mitted the draft Of a proposed bill
to authorize an interest-free $40
million loan from the Federal
treasury. Such a bill may be
placed before Congress.
Mr.. van Arkle already has helc
a conference on the matter with
District Corporation Counsel
Vernon E. West and has one
scheduled with DR.. Corning.
Central Transfer.
The new study Of school con-
struction needs was related in
directly to demands for the trans
fer Of Central High School te
colored pupils to relieve crowded
conditions at Cardozo High
School.
Senator Neely. Democrat, o1
West Virginia, head Of the Dis
trict Committee. recently took 9
stand in favor Of the Central
High transfer. A summary o1
communications released yester.
day by Counsel van Arkle showed
that Senator Nicely was supported
by most OF his 'fan mail"
Mr.. van Arkle's tabulation
showed that the committee had
received 81 letters and telegrams
approving the transfer and 1s
letters and telephone calls oppos-
ing the change.
Most Of the listed individuals
and group leaders had been re-
corded on the issue previously at
hearings before the Board Of Edu-
cation and its Buildings Commit
tee. 3 s
The Central High issue now il
expected to be settled at a meet
ing Of the Board Of Education
scheduled for March 8.
The buildings committee, which
lonce unanimously recommended
1.-THE Central High transfer, has
withheld its report anu further
study Is being given to some new
factors In the issue. 81
Evening star., 1950-02-26

sioners the power to regulate in
order to protect the ''lives, limbs,
health, comfort and quiet" of the
citizens in the District. Setting
up regulations to conserve Goa!
would come under this law, he
stated.
Mr.. Gray pointed out that in
1916 the Commissioners ordered
q brownout when another coal
strike had reduced the coal stocks
of the Potomac Electric Power Co.
to a dangerous low. At that time
the Commissioners banned cer-
tain uses of electricity.
Finees and jail censences for
violators Of the brownout were
established and the police were
told to enforce the measures.
Present Stocks Cover so days.
The power company at present
has sufficient stocks Of coal to
operate for about so days.
The fuel committee Is expected
to have an accurate figure on
the dealers stockpiles of coal by
tomorrow. Mr.. Kennedy has
asked for reports. from dealers
who supply the commercial needs
of the city, on their present
supplies, the amount OF coal still
coming in and their normal needs.
Meanwhile, the Military Dis
trict of Washington ordered i'm
mediate cuts in fuel consumption
at all installations in this area
in anticipation OF serious short
ages"
All non-essential activities we're
ordered eliminated. operations
were being consolidated in as few
buildings as possible and build
ing temperatures were reduced
drastically Heat was ordered of
in warehouses and other storage
type structures.
The order reduced the heat in
living quarters Of the military
district to "a degrees from a
normal of u degrees.
Second Move by Military.
This is the second fuel conserva-
ton move made by the military
district In the past four months,
Last November, conservation
measures were adopted in antici-
patton Of reduction of funds al
lotted for heating.
The Commissioners already
have cut of coal deliveries tc
churches and places Of amusement
I and public assembly. Office build
ings have been reduced to delivery
OF only so per cent Of their normal
demand.