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Evening star., 1950-04-24

Furniture arrangement was a
matter of state in the United
States Government of 1900.
The evidence will go on display
today in a special exhibition
at the Library of Congress mark
ing the Capitals sesquicentennial
year.
Vice President Thomas Jeffer-
son. just $50 years ago yesterday
took pen in hand in Philadelphia
to urge that his chair in the new
Senate chamber being erected here
be placed out from the wall, SC
Senators would walk behind, in
stead of in front of him during
legislative deliberations.
The Vice President called for a
minimum of space, however. back
of the rows of Senators seats
If the space behind the outer
most row is balustraded so as
merely to leave room for single
person to walk behind the chairs
| it prevents the members from
using the vacant space for walk
ing backwards and forwards to
the great disturbance of the
house." he wrote, adding: "The
preservation of order in a delib-
erative body depends more than
is imagined on the arrangement
of the room"
L'Enfant Map Shown.
The future Presidents letter
was to DR.. William Thornton, one
of the three District Commission
ers. It is one Of hundreds of docu-
ments and pictures unfolding
Washington history which will be
on display at the library through
the rest of the year.
The exhibit starts with 17tf
century maps of the "Patawmack
River" area based on explorations
of Capt. John Smith and his con-
temnorarieS IT, ranges through
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Mon Is Burned PUTTING
Gasoline Into His Cor

A man who. police said. was
burned while putting gasoline in
his car early today was reported
in good condition today at Cas-
ualty Hospital with several leg
burns.
Robert w. Princeler. 20. OF 1921
IShadyside avenue. Capitol Heights.
Md. was burned when q short
circuit from the tail light OF the
car. parked in the $500 block Of
Minnesota avenue Sc. ignited
the gas fumes.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Lawton Praises,
Johnson Attacks
Agency Revision
Senators Discuss Plans
For Reorganization
OfReguIotine Bureaus

President Truman's reorganiza-
ton plans for the Governments s
regulatory agencies were praised
and attacked today in a hearing
before the Senate Expenditures
Committee.
Defending the proposals was
Budget Director Frederick j. Law
ton. Opposing the plans was Sen
ktor johnson. Democrat. of Colo
RADIO, chairman of the Senate
Commerce Committee.
Plans Would Widen Authority.
The witnesses testified on reor-
eanization plans Nos. 7, 8, 9 and
IL, which would give greater ad-
ninistrative authority in day-to-
day operations to the chairman
bf the Federal Trade Commission.
The Federal Power Commission,
The Interstate Commerce Commits
tion and the Federal Communica-
lions Commission.
Mr.. Lawton said the reorganiza-
tion plans would give these agen-
ties the opportunity to improve
The administration of the Federal
regulatory statutes, which are of
tital Importance to the Nations
commerce"
Mr.. Lawton added that the
proposals adhered closely to rec
lamentations made by the
Hoover Commission, land they
reflected the best experience in
The administration of the COM
Missions over the years."
One Man Agency" johnson Says.
Senator johnson argued that
The plans would make a "one-
nan agency" out of the four bu-
.eaus.
If adopted, the plans will mark
he beginning Of the end" of the
regulatory agencies as quasi
judicial independent arms of Con-
Eress." Senator johnson said.
Meanwhile, the House Expendi-
lures Committee opened hearings
,oday on Plan No. 7 to reorganize
The ICC. 1t heard opposition
testimony from Donald D. Conn,
Executive vice president of the
Traffic Association of America.
Nr. Conn urged further study of
the proposal before anything is
lone.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
.Disbdrldwyers
ForContempt,
.PerIman Urges
Recent Citations
Noted in Speech
To Federal Bor Group

Solicitor General Philip B.
Perlman suggested today that
lawyers who attempt to destroy
respect for the courts should be
disbarred or suspended from prac-
tice.
Mr.. Perlman brought up the
idea in q speech made today at
the opening session Of the Federal
Bar Association. holding Its an
nual meeting at the Hotel Statler.
Speaking Of recent criminal
trials that ended in jail sentences
and fines for defense attorneys
convicted Of contempt. Mr.. PERL
man said:
1T may be that this association
should study the records in all
such cases and take steps where
no other association has acted to
have those guilty of attempting
to destroy respect for the courts
either suspended or disbarred."
No Names Mentioned.
The Solicitor General mentioned
no names. However. his reference
was obviously directed at recent
trials involving communist Party
leaders in New York and the per-
jury trial of Harry Bridges in San
FranSiSco.
trials involving Communist Party
The II party leaders were con-
victed of conspiracy to overthrow
the United States Government by
force. Bridges was found guilty
Of lying when he denied being q
Communist. In both cases. de-
fense lawyers paid penalties for
contemptuous action.
Mr.. Perlman noted that legiS-
lation has been requested "autho-
rizing the Supreme Court to adopt
code Of ethics applicable to law
yers in litigation in all the Federal
courts" He suggested the dis
barment or suspension proceedings
as an interim measure until the
legislation Is passed.
The association. composed Of
present and past Federal Govern
ment lawyers. also was urged to
examine the cases of lawyers who
refuse to answer questions OF con-
gressional committees or grand
juries on the grounds of possible
self-incrimination.
Truman to Speak.
The question Is whether such
an attorney is "a At person to
practice law" Mr.. Perlman said.
The speech was one Of a series
to be presented in the course OF
the one-day convention of the
association. climaxed by an ad-
dress by President Truman to-
night. 1t. Is expected that the
President will take over where
Secretary of State Acheson left
of last night in his defense of the
State Department.
Other speakers will be Secre-
tary of Agriculture Brannan and
Attorney General McGrath. who
SHARES Ine DILL tonight with Mr..
Truman.
The rest Of the day will be de-
voted to committee meetings and
a. business session of the associa-
ton. Among the subjects sched-
uled for discussion is the problem
OF restricting the activities of So
called law consultants"-persons
who engage in legal practice with
out the benefit of a law degree.
The associations administrative
law committee will report on pro-
posed legislation to give a more
independent status to trial exam
liners in Federal agencies.
The association is headed By
James E. Palmer. jr., a special
assistant to the Attorney General.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
County Group to Give
Pirates of Penzunce'

The newly organized Montgom-
cry Light Opera Association will
present Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pi-
rates of Penzance" at $50 pm
Thursday at the Pine Crest School
st. Lawrence and Woodmool
drives, Silver Spring. .
Other performances are sched-
uled for the same time and place
Friday and Saturday. A matinee
will be presented at lis pm
Saturday.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
900 High School Cadets
To March in Competition

Five battalions of the oath Regi-
ment of the Washington High
School Cadet Corps will march
in the annual drill competition
at pm. tomorrow at Brooks
Stadium. o street between First
and Third streets NV.
More than 900 corpsmen make
up the battalions representing
four colored high schools, Cardozo
Dunbar, Armstrong and Phelps
Vocational. Cardozo won the
competition last year.
Regular Army officers will be
the judges.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Ex-0SS Worker
Indicted in False
CredentiaIsUse
Man Charged With
Using Card to Avoid
Paying for Comeros

A former employe of the Office
of Strategic Services, wartime
secret agency, who kept his identi-
f1cation card. was indicted today
on a charge OF using it to obtain
a number of valuable cameras
without paying for them.
It was one Of SO indictments
handed UP by the grand jury.
The man charged, with getting
the cameras under false pretenses
was Bryant o. Pearce, whose age
was listed as '1ate 30s" and nc
address given. It is charged that
on February II he telephoned the
Sommers Camera Exchange. TIA
Fourteenth street NV, repre-
sented himself as Warner Stutler'
of the Central Intelligence Agency
and ordered three Leica cameras, a
Minox camera, and an amount OF
film. The indictment gave the
monetary value as $561.50.
He went to the camera store
according to police, showed the
OSS card. picked up the merchan-
disc and signed his own name on
the slip, charging it to the agency
Two Cameras Reported Sold.
The cameras were not used in
intelligence work, according to
police. Instead, they reported, two
of them were sold in New York,
one under the name of Robert
Burns and the other under the
name of Bryant Pearce.
William E. Daggett. jr., 20, OF
Greenville, S. c., an enlisted man
in the Air Force, was indicted on
charge of housebreaking and
larceny on April 8, entering the
Congregational Church at Tenth
and G streets NV, and stealing
an overcoat from the janitors
room. Police reported that on the
same day he entered the Calvary
Baptist church, Eighth and H
streets NV. and stole a clock
They said he was carrying both
the clock and the overcoat when
arrested.
Three men were charged with
conspiracy to rob a restaurant
after one of them telephoned the
restaurant manager and endeav-
ored to enlist him as a conspirator
The manager notified the police
Three Men Identified.
The men are Albert Senior, jr.,
%. Of 612 Eighth street S. W.:
James A. Lowry, Is, of 66e B
street Sc, and Aloysius B. Stram-
er. 80. of 1869 U street Sc. They
are charged with being in a con-
spiracy to rob William H. Klebold,
manager of Aaron's Restaurant,
1914 K street NV, on March 6.
Police reported that Mr.. Klebold
notified them that Senior, whom
he had known for some time, had
telephoned him asking to borrow
his car so he could rob the res
taurant. Police advised the man.
ager, the report said, to lend the
man the car and they would spot
it.
There were eight policemen in
the restaurant according to the
report, just before midnight March
6, when Senior and Lowry arrived.
AS Lowry got out in front of the
restaurant, police said, he dropped
a pistol on the sidewalk, picked
it UP and walked away. Senior
followed him, according to the re-
port. took the pistol, came back
and entered the restaurant. Both
were arrested. Stramer was ar
rested later, according to the po-
lice report. and admitted that he
had conspired to take part in the
robbery, but had not gone along.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
AIexundriu Yeqqs Get $40

Safe-crackers got $190 during
the week end from a locked box
in the office of the Southern Iron
Works, 2 Duke street. Alexandria.
police reported today.
Evening star., 1950-01-25

packages. The CARE Office also
announced that. during the holi-
day season. two packages will be
allowed each month to any re-
cipient, instead of the usual one.
Deliveries are guaranteed in
time for the Passover holidays, be-
ginning April l. Orders may be
placed through the Washington
CARE Office, Room 1913, Dupont
Circle Building.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
District Traffic Accidents
Din 10 us for Week

Washington's weekly traffic
accident total dipped to 215 last
week, representing a decrease OF
36 from the previous weeks traf-
fic toll, the police Traffic Division
announced yesterday.
OF the 215 accidents reported
last week, 80 involved pedestrians
and IA of these accidents were at
tributed to pedestrian negligence
Pennsylvania avenue Sc, Ben
ming road and Fourteenth street
NV. were adjudged the city.
! most dangerous streets last week
Evening star., 1950-01-25
CARE Offering Special
Israel Passover Package

Orders now may be placed for a
special Passover package for Is
rael, the Washington Office OF
CARE announced today.
The new package, arranged
through consultations with the Is
rael Minister of Food Control and
lndorsed by the Union of Orthodox
Jewish Congregations and the
Rabbinical Council of America
contains more than 512 pounds OF
meats.
The cost is SO, the same as for
the regular adults and baby food
Evening star., 1950-01-25

Emory Alumni Club of Washing
ton. Drs. John Peacock. presi-
dent, will act as toastmaster, and
is in charge of arrangements.
The Vice President is a member
of the class of 1900 at the Atlanta
institution.
Evening star., 1950-01-25

of honor at a dinner meeting of
the Thad Dulin Post No. SO, Amer
lean Legion, at $50 p m. tomorrow
at the Sheraton Hotel.
Other speakers will be A. K.
Dunn, District Legion department
commander, and Burt Hawkins,
sports writer of The Star.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Emory Alumni to Honor
BurkIeys at Dinner

Vice President and Mrs Alben
w. Barkley head the list of honor
guests invited for the dinner cele-
bration of Emory University S
18th anniversary in the Lafayette
Hotel at 7:30 pm. Friday.
The dinner is sponsored by the
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Legion Post Will Honor
Col. Miller at Dinner

Col. Harvey L. Miller, secretary
of the National Boxing Associa-
ton and boxing coach at the Uni
versity of Maryland, will be guest
Valley frontiersman., 1950-10-13
Cleaning Plant
 Leased

Valley Cleaners has been leased for the winter months, owner Mary Witt announced today. Eff fective Nov. 1, MT. and Mrs. c. J.. McMahan will operate the plant, under the managership of Mrs. Ralph Goodrich.
 The 'McMahans are longtime Alaskans and have been winter residents of Palmer for some years. MT. McMahan formerly trucked between Valdez and Chit ina, and later operated the star mail route up the Glenn High way, before Cliff Steadman as stunned the contract.
 The McMahans also are gold mine owners and operators. They have holdings in the Nelchina country on Albert Creek.
 The new plant operators will move to the quarters now oc- cupied by MT. and Mrs. Witt, be- side the cleaning plant
 The Wits plan to leave the Valley about Nov. 1, to drive Out side. They will spend the winter months vacationing in Washing ton, Oregon and California. Mrs. Witt will make a business trip back to the Valley next Spring, but she does not plan to stay. The Wits permanent home will be established in eastern Washing ton, where Mrs. Wits daughter resides.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-10-13
LESS STUDS THIS YEAR BUT THEY'RE
 LOTS BETTER, COOP MANAGER SAYS

quality of the Matanuska potato of 1850 will offset the lessened quantity.
 The decrease in stored potatoes this year, reduced to weight, amounts to about 200 tons. It's es- timated that Coop farmers grew about 2,OO0 tons of potatoes this year, as compared to the 2,200-ton figure of 1949.
 Reduced to dollars and cents. that 200-ton drop means that Val ley Coop farmers can expect to draw potato checks totalling only quarter of a million dollars this year. In 1949, their spud money amounted to $3OO,O0O.
 However those figures are only strong guesses on the part of Manager Wilson. He finds it diff ficult to estimate, because many farmers have built their own storage facilities this year.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-10-13
Schapiro And Totenburg Will Present Concert Of Piano, Violin Music At Palmer Gym Tonight

Maximum Schapiro and Roman Totenburg, artists of the Arctic Trails Concert Association, will appear in a concert tonight at the Palmer Gymnasium. The musi- clans will begin their perform ance at eight o'clock.
 The violinist and pianist are presented here under the spon- sorship of Beta Sigma Phi. They thrilled a capacity audience of 1000 people at a concert in An chorage earlier this week. Soror- ity members hope that tonight's presentation will be so enthusi- astically received that it will be possible to make Palmer sched- uled performance for all Arctic Trails artists.
 Although Schapiro, the plan ist, has been in Anchorage on three other occasions, he never has been heard in Palmer. His concert history includes appear ances as soloist with the San Francisco Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Vancouver Sym phony and the Hartford Sym- phony. He also has appeared as featured artist at the Bach Fes- tival at Carmel and has been guest artist with the Paganini String Quartet.
 MT. Shapiro will be heard to- night as accompanist for MT. Totenburg, violinSt.
 His present tour is Totenburg's first visit in Alaska. He is Pol ish artist who began his career in early childhood when he went on concert tour with the Moscow Orchestra as a child prodigy. He first appeared in America with the National Symphony at Wash ington, D. C.
 The violinist also has made a South American tour with Ar tur Rubinstein.
 Tickets for tonight's concert may be purchased from any so- rority member. They also will be on sale at the door. The tickets will cost $40 for adults and 60 cents for students (tax included).
 Sorority head Dorothy Saxton has made these assignments, in
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Valley frontiersman., 1950-10-13
Protiteering DisprovedB Investigators
MAzE'S ACCUSATIONS NOT BORNE OUT BY COMMITTEE

Charges of profiteering, hurled at last weeks Chamber of Com merce meeting, proved to be ab- solutely unfounded, an investi- gatlng committee of three busi- nessmen found this week. Cham Der members were told last week that local merchants and busi- neSsmen were subjecting Bureau of Reclamation workers to sky rocketing rentals and prices.
 Also disproved, as so much scuttlebutt, were the assertions that there were 40 unhoused Reclamation families sitting in the Hotel lobby and an addition al caravan of 25 families due to arrive in Palmer any day now" There is absolutely no truth in either statement.
 At the time of the investiga- tion, early in the week, it was found that three families were quartered at the Matanuska Hotel, who desired family ac- commodations. They have been quartered elsewhere since, al though they have been replaced by two other families in need of housing.
 Other families have been lodged in rooms, rather than in house keeping quarters, until perma- nent quarters can be located However there are no families without shelter in Palmer.
 Byron Felkner, project engi- neer, asked to estimate his hous- ing needs, replied that total of 50 to 60 houses would be needed in all, but most of them would not be required before spring. He said he knew of two other fam lilies and five single men en route at this time. He expects seven other families, ranging in size from couples to families with one or two children, within the next two months.
 Almost all Reclamation em- ployes want some kind of house keeping quarters, he said. Even the single men are seeking quar- ters with cooking facilities so that they may prepare their own meals. In the spring, there prob ably will be additional housing requirements for contractor per
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Valley frontiersman., 1950-10-13
29 SHARE OWNERSHIP OF WASILLA LOTS

WASILLA - There were 29 Alaskans who left Wasilla last Friday, owning a section of the town. They were the new own CTS of town lots, sold at public auction. Considerable interest was shown in the auction.
 Prices for the parcels of Wa silla ranged from low of $35 to a peak price of $13O.
 The new owners of Wasilla property are:
 Qn Block Four) C. L. Cadwal- lader, Lot 3; Roy A. Morrison Lots 4 and 5; Pete Corcoran, Lot 6; Red Hanson, Lot 2; Jim Bald win, Lot 8; C. L. Cadwallader, Lot g; Bob Romig, Lot 10; Mrs, Bob Romig, Lot II; Bob Romig, Lot 12; Red Hanson, Lots 13 and 14; Phil Serell, Lot 15; BrandoW, Lot 16; Walter Iceland, Lot IT: John Zak, Lots 18 and 19; Peter Nelson, Lot 20; Wasilla Commun- ity Church, Lot 21.
 Qn Block Five) Pat Carter, Lots and 2; Bob Dow, Lot 3; Al Hagen, Lots 4 and 5; Bruce Kendall, Lots 6 and 2; Shorty Gustafson, Lots 8 and g; Frank Sorenson, Lot 10; Hal Halvorsen, Lot II; Smith, Lots 12 and 13; Heinie Snider, Lot IA; Bruce Ken dall, Lots 6 and 7; Shorty Gus tafson, Lots 8 and 9; Frank Sor- enson, Lot 10; Hal Halvorsen, Lot II; Smith, Lots 12 and 13; Heinie Snider, Lot IA; Bruce Ken dall, Lots Is and 16; Mrs. Bob Romig, Lot IT; Al Hagen, Lot 18; Melvin Bjorn, Lots. 19 and 20; Pat Carter, Lot 21; Bob Romig, Lot p.
 Qn Block Six) Jack Fabyan Lots and 4; John Lemon, Lot 5; Irving Sawby, Lots 6 and 2; Ed Christensen, Lot 8; Red Han son, Lot g; Bob Romig, Lot 10; Bob Dow, Lot II.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-10-13

Potatoes might be fewer this year, in the storage bins of the Matanuska Valley Farmers Co., Operating Association, but they are bigger and better than ever before, manager James Wilson in sists.
 He attributes the excellence of this years crops to the ideal har- vest weather. The spuds were more mature, when picked this year, than they sometimes have been in past seasons. They even came out of the ground looking tidier than they usually do.
 However there's no denying the fact that there just aren't as many of them as there were last year. Coop manager and Coop farmers alike blame it on the drought of the past summer. However they're almost inclined to feel that the greatly improved
Valley frontiersman., 1950-10-13
Leatherwork Lessons Attract
 IA 10 Evening Crafts Session

There were 13 women and one lonely man, determined to learn the art of leathercraft, who gath cred for the first evening session at the Crafts Workshop last week. The workshop, planned to give craft lessons to Valley homemak- CTS, is in session each Friday, and meets an additional two nights a month on Wednesday.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-10-13
Valley Precincts Switch Backing To Republican Party

the first time in many elections, switched their allegiance to the Republican party last Tuesday. Voting was light in Palmer and in 4Eska. Only 437 ballots were cast in the Palmer precinct. Wasilla voters turned out en masse to cast their ballots for the hometown candidate, Gerrit "Heinie" Snider. Ballots in the Palmer precinct more often were split between Republicans and Democrats, than has been the trend in more recent elections. If voter did indicate a straight party ticket, his choices were more apt to be Republican. Only four local ballots were spoiled. One voter marked out all names on his ballot and wrote in, "None of these are for the people. 1 will vote for a third party only" He didn't say what party candidates he would like to see on his ballot.
 In Palmer precinct, ballots were cast for these candidates:
 Delegate to Congress-Bart- 1ett. 286; Peterson. l26.
 TreaSurer-Roden. 282.
 Commissioner of Labor-Ben- son. PAS: Kimball, l53.
 Senator-Snider. 354: Enge- 4Jreth, 243: Rivers. ll0; Loussac. 5s. =.. ..~@. ... ...-..... -..-.
 Representative = Snodgrass. 321: Mckinley. 269: Gorsuch. 236: Gill. POS: McLane. l8l; Egan. l79; Chase. l70: McCutch- can. l70: Kay. l57: Conright. 1855: Osbo. l48: Pollard. l46; Scavenius. l39: Carlson. ll2.
 Eska voters recorded these choices:
 Delegate to congress-Bart- lett. l8: Peterson. 7.
 Treasurer-Roden. 20.
 Commissioner of labor-Ben- son. l2: Kimball. II.
 Senator - Snider. P: Enge- breth. l8: Rivers. 4; Loussac. 3.
 Representative - Snodgrass. ls: Scavenius, Is: Mckinley. IA: McCutcheon. l3: Chase. l3: Egan. l2: Gill. 12: Conright. II: Kay. II: McLane. II; Osbo. 10: Carlson. g: Gorsuch. g: Pollard. 5. " .: Wasilla-ites favored these can didates:
 Delegate 10 Congress-Bart- lett. 95: Peterson. 42.
 Treasurer-Roden 86. Commissioner of Labor-Ben- son. 8l: Kimball. 46.
 Senator - Snider. 136: Enge- breth. AS: Rivers. 30: Loussac. l9.
 Representatives - Snodgrass. ss: Gill. 7l: McCutcheon. 65: Mckinley. 6l: Chase. 55: Cor such. 55; McLane. 53: Conright. 5l: Osbo. 50: Scavenius. AZ: Kay. AZ; Egan. 47: Pollard. 3s: Carl son. 37.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-10-13
Farm Loop Residents
 To Get Daily Mail, Too

The Farm Loop road also is in- cluded in the new daily star route mail service, scheduled to start Nov. 1. This area was overlooked in last weeks story of extended mail routes.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-10-13

Sportsmen's third an- nual Game Dinner al Palmer Gym al 6:30 tomorrow evening.