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Evening star., 1950-12-04
By George Kennedy

In the folklore of Washington
the retirement parties in Gov
ernment offices are events OF
social significance.
Near the closing hour there
comes a pause in the days oc-
cupatior. Every one in the sec
tion gathers around the desk Of
the employe who has come to
the age limitation of the Civil
Service. Sometimes surprise is
achieved but more often the de-
parting one is awaiting the event
with mixed emotions.
The section chief gives a little
talk often reading from notes be-
cause the career of the employe
is always longer and sometimes
more varied than his own. He
gives the date of every upward
change in grade and transfer in
agency.
Then he produces the electric
clock or the travelling case Or
in more recent parties-the tele-
vision set purchased from the
contributions of the fellow en-
ployes.
At that point the departing one
almost breaks down with the
realization that every one liked
him Cor herr all the time.
Desire to Travel.
Asked for a few words. the re-
tired employe often mentions that
ng-cherished desire for travel
will be neutrality-suspicious. a trip
to California or Florida.
Many of the retired Govern
ment employees make the trip to
the winter pleasurelands and even.
to the town they left for Wash
ington, then come back to their
apartment in Columbia Heights.
The old apartment house on
Fourteenth street up the hill from
Florida avenue have many such
tenants. The retired women en-
ployes pretty well stick to their
apartments except for brief shop
ping excursions. but the men are
more restless and can be seen
on the sidewalks-often able-look-
ing men far younger in appear
ance than in years. They stroll
about during the hours when
other men are working. Perhaps
it would be a good idea for the
Commissioners to decree benches
on the sidewalks during clement
weather as in st. Petersburg, Fla.
Columbia Heights gets its name
from Columbian College, now
George Washington University.
The campus of the old college
used to occupy almost all the
land between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth from Florida avenue
(then Boundary street, up the
hill to Columbia road.
How 1t Looked in the sos.
According to the boyhood
memory of John Clagett Proctor,
The Stars local historian, there
wasn't a private residence facing
the Fourteenth street road from
Boundary street to Park road, the
gateway of the village of Mount
Pleasant, when he used to walk
up the hill in the '80s.
At the turn of the century most
of the elevation about Florida
avenue was known as Columbia
Heights. Fourteenth street is
now the most important of streets
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Surprise Evans THpIets Die
On Week End After Brief Illness

The triplet sons of Rose and
Edward Evans who came as such
a surprise October % that they
were bedded down in emergency
cardboard boxes-died over the
week in the same order in which
they were born.
Autopsies were being performed
at Children's Hospital, but pre-
liminary examination indicated
that the deaths possibly were due
Ito pneumonia.
The triple blow halved the
Evans family, leaving three other
children ranging from l year to 3.
The triplets-Alfred, Manfred
and Wilfred-were born at the
Evans home. 1900 Blue Plains
drive S.W. Lusty children. they
were in apparent good health un-
til last week when Alfred, first
born Of the triplets, became ill
enough to warrant hospitaliza-
ton.
Neighbors took him to the hos
pital shortly before noon Satur-
day and doctors suggested that
the other two sons be brought in.
The parents were en- route home
to pick them up when Alfred
died at 1:45 pm. Saturday. The
second blow came at LOS pm.
yesterday when Manfred died.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans began their
vigil over the last of the triplets
last night. BY midnight, a
sympathetic doctor advised them
to return home to rest.
BY the time they reached home,
death had claimed the last one.
Neighbors said Mrs. Evans was
Evening star., 1950-12-04
6y Don S. Warren

The Korean war and the defense
program were cited today by wit
nesses before a Senate District
subcommittee as compelling rea-
sons for the extension of District
rent controls at least until next
February %.
Present District controls will
expire at the end of January and
pending is bill by Chairman
Neely Of the Senate District Com
mittee calling for a one-month
extension. This would give time
to the new Congress, meeting
January 3, to consider the future.
Another hearing is scheduled
for tomorrow morning for argu-
ments of rent control opponents.
The hearings are being conducted
by a special subcommittee headed
by Senator Nicely, West Virginia
Democrat.
Cogswell Cites Increases.
Robert F. Cogswell, District rent
administrator, joined number of
spokesmen for private groups in
urging the extension today. He
said some of the rent increases
where controls were lifted last
June had been almost uncons-
cionable" and that other increases
of so to 65 per cent would be "un-
reasonable" unless very consider
able improvements were made in
the buildings.
Mr.. Cogswell said the pressure
on Washington housing was les
sening this year until the Korean
situation developed. If the pres
ent trend continues, he said, he
sees the need of controls beyond
next February.
Wendell Berge, vice president of
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leading north from the city," said
a brochure of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association pub
lished in 1904. Sixteenth street
then stopped at Meridian Hill. to
resume again at Columbia road.
Garfield Hospital then. as now.
dominated the hill above Tenth
street. It's construction started
in the mid-''80s. For years after
that there was an apple orchard
where Central High School, now
Cardozo, stands.
Sherman avenue was one of the
Columbia Heights streets pro-
NOTED in the citizens association
booklet. The associations boun-
daries are Sixteenth street and
Georgia avenue on the west and
east and from Florida avenue
north to Shepherd street. Years
ago there was a split and today
two associations, both members of
the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations, represent the same area.
They are the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association and the Citi-
ZenS' Forum of Columbia Heights.
Map Can Be Puzzling.
This shows how puzzling the map
of Washington can be some
thing like Metropolitan France,
where the succession of mon
arches, empires and republics has
left a conflicting pattern of his
torical principalities and present.
day departments.
In its much shorter history
Washington areas have undergone
marked boundary revisions through
social and political changes-the
latter being those effected by the
citizens associations. It is up to
the local historian to acquaint
each succeeding generation with
them. For instance. the village OF
Mount Pleasant, a separate entity
in the 80s, lay on both sides of
Sixteenth street, which was not
put through until early in this
century. But years ago the Mount
Pleasant Citizens Association sur
rendered everything east of Six
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Extension of DC. Rent Controls
Sought by Senate Witnesses

the Washington Chapter of Ameri-
cans for Democratic Action, said
1T is unthinkable that in the
face Of tn present international
crisis Congress would fail to ex-
tend rent controls which so far 1t
has found necessary to maintain" "
Thinks Pressure Will Grow.
He and Mr.. Cogswell both
stressed that while large num-
ber of new apartment units have
been constructed, many of these
consist of the efficiency apart
ments" which are not for family
use and which have what they call
high rental prices. Both Mr.. Cogs-
well and Mr.. Berge also said the
defense effort could be expected
to bring to Washington great ad-
ditional numbers of Government
workers, adding to housing short
ages.
Mr.. Berge also made the point
that credit controls and curtail-
ment of home purchasing due to
shortages of material would add
to the pressure on existing hous-
ing. He said many families which
had contemplated building or buy
ing homes of their own now would
have to remain as tenants.
Other witnesses who decalred
there was need for extending con-
trolls were John K. Hoskins, presi-
dent of the Washington Housing
Association; Woolsey w. Hall, for
mer president of the Federation
of Civic Associations: Louis c.
Pakiser, representing the Greater
Washington Area Council of the
American Veterans Committee,
and c. I. Preller. president of the
Central Labor Union.
Evening star., 1950-12-04
Musician Is Fined $50
On, Morals CHARGE

Richard T. Andrews, 81. of the
1700 block of @ street NV, a
string bass player, was fined $50
today on charge of soliciting for
lewd and immoral purposes.
Andrews pleaded guilty sbefore
Municipal Court Judge Andrew j.
Howard. jr.
Pvt. George Maurer of the vice
squad told Judge Howard he ar
rested Andrews Friday in the
mems room of Lafayette Park,
after the musician had suggested
they go to his room and perform
an unnatural sex act.
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same side of the street was the
W. j. Stone farmhouse. In the
Maryland manner. it stood several
hundred feet back from the road
probably about on the Thirteenth
street line at what is now Clifton
street.
The Stone property was pur-
chased by admirers Of Senator
John A. Logan of Illinois, the man
who was Blaine's running mate in
the famous 1884 campaign in
which Cleveland was victor by
virtue of the Rev. Mr.. Burchard's
unfortunate reference to rum
Romanism and rebellion.
Logan was remarkable man
who raised a regiment in Illinois
in the Civil War and advanced
from colonel to major general only
to be relieved of his command by
Gen. w. T. Sherman during the
famous march to the sea. He was
always sure his difficulty was due
to the fact that he was not a
West Pointer and when he got
to the Senate the West Pointers
had a powerful enemy. He was
one of the foremost organizers OF
the Grand Army of the Republic
the American Legion of it's day
and is credited with making May
80 Memorial Day. Logan Circle
at Thirteenth and P streets il
named after him.
Named After Brother.
Sherman avenue is not name'
after the general, but after hi
brother, Senator John Sherman o
Ohio, sponsor of the Sherman
Antitrust law. The Senator fol
lowed Logan in the ownership o
the Stone property and subdividet
it. It included all the property
above Cardozo High School ane
Garfield Hospital. The Senator
was not only against trusts, he wa.
against liquor. He coVenanted al
the property he sold against its
being used for the sale of liquor
and those covenants have been ex-
erclsed in recent years to prevent
liquor stores in the neighborhood
Favorite subject of reminiscence
among the oldtirners of Colum-
bia Heights is the old horse car
This story stands out:
1t seems that the driver became
enamored of the daughter of a
cottager who lived at Fourteenth
street and Park road. His love
was not unrequited. She used tc
make breakfast for him when the
horse car arrived at that inter-
section, which was the terminal.
The commuters realized the
situation, but sometimes they
we're in hurry to get to work
They were above disturbing their
friend the driver. One of them
would take the reins, drive the
horse down to Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. Another would collect the
fares and leave the coins in a
hiding place known to the driver
who, after he had finished his
breakfast, would walk down the
hill, recover his vehicle and re-
sumo operations.
Evening star., 1950-12-04
HoIdup Man Gets $l4
From Woman on Street

A 35-year-old woman was forced
at the point of a revolver to turn
over $14 in bills to robber near
Tenth and Evarts streets NE.
early today.
Police identified the woman as
Mrs. Dorothy T.. Colley of 2405
Twelfth street NE. The robber
was described as colored, about 6
feet tall and wore a felt hat.
The man, police said, accosted
the woman in the 2700 block of
Tenth street and took her wallet
after q scufae,
Evening star., 1950-12-04
Church Buzuur Slated

The annual turkey dinner and
bazaar of st. Marks Episcopal
Church, 301 A street Sc. will
be held in the parish hall on
Thursday from 4::30 to Z pm.
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holding up under the swift b ow.
She's doing remarkably we'll,
considering all this" one said.
"She's taking care of the other
three children"
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Christmas Buying a Factor.
Admittedly the car market has
been hit also by the Christmas
shopping season, the weather and
the fact that installment buying
to beat Regulation w before it
became effective resulted in some
going in over their heads in credit
buying of many articles. This
left little or nothing for auto
mobiles.
The other side of the case was
presented by a spokesman for a
Cadillac dealer in this area. He
declared he sees no reason for a
change in Regulation w. He ex-
planned there are 10 purchasers
for every Cadillac and his firm
has everything sold now on next
years quota.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Dr.. James A. CoIescott, s.
Former KIan Chief, Dies
BY the Asxocioted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. l3.-Dr.
James A. Colescott. 53-year-old
former chief of the Ku Klux Klan
died Wednesday night at the vet
Grams hospital at Coral Gables.
The ex-imperial wizard, who
once ripped the xxx charter from
the walls of it's Georgia headquar-
ters and declared the national or
ganization dead, suffered a heart
attack Tuesday.
Though he said the hooded "in-
visible empire" was deceased, it
was only in a state of suspended
animation for it re-emerged shortly
after World War II under the gui-
dance of the late DR.. Samuel
Green.
In its Temperance, the khan
was shorn of its robes and became
the Association of Georgia Klans.
A veterinarian. Dr.. Colescott be.
came imperial wizard and presi-
dent of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc, in
1889, replacing DR.. Hiram w.
Evans.
The former imperial wizard
never gave his reasons for the dis
banding action on April %, 1914,
when-in a secret meeting-the
constitution, charter and by laws
were scrapped.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
George Wad|eigh, H,
Dies in Portugal

George Remey Wadleigh, 90
who was attached to the United
States Embassy in Lisbon, died
there early today after a brief
illness, the State Department an
nounced.
Mr.. Wadleigh, native OF
Washington, recently had been
transferred to Lisbon from Bor-
deaux, France, where he had
been serving as vice counsul since
December, 1947. The Bordeaux
post was his first assignment with
the State Department as a foreign
service officer.
His wife, the former Miss JOY
Kidder, of Concord, Mass, was in
Bordeaux at the time of his death,
the State Department said. Also
surviving are three children, and
his father. John Wadleigh, of
Jamestown, r. I.
The young foreign service
officer was graduated from Har-
ward University in 1912 and served
with the United States Navy
from 1912 to 1916. He left the
Navy with the rank Of lieutenant.
From 1946 to l947 he was on the
staff OF the Foreign Liquidation
commissioner. entering the State
Department service in September,
1947.
He was a nephew of Miss
Angelica G. Remey and Charles
Mason Remey, both of Washing
ton. and John T, Remey OF New
York
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Graveside Rites Tomorrow
Here for Two HaIf-Hsfers

Graveside services will be held
at 3 pm. tomorrow in Rock Greek
Cemetery for Mrs. Caroline Suth-
erland johnson and Mrs. Anne
Rundlett MCGUIRE, half sisters who
were born and reared in Washing
ton and whose ashes have been
returned here for burial.
Mrs. MCGUIRE, in her 7os, died
in Newport, r. l., on August "a,
1949. Mrs. Johnson, 81, died on
January in Newport, Were both
had live for mum of years.
Mrs. johnson was the widow
of John Quincy Adams, a Yonkers
IN. " attorney, while Mrs. Nc
Cures husband was the late DR..
James Clark Mcclure of Wash
ington.
Relatives of the two sisters in
clude a son of Mrs. Mcclure
James c. Mcclure of New York; a
nephew. DR.. H. S. McCandlish of
New York. and two nieces, Mrs.
Mark L. Hersey of Newport and
Miss Dorothea B. McCandlish
2129 Florida avenue NV.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Arthur T. Jones Services
Held Today in Arlington

Funeral services for Arthur
Faulkner Jones, A, Army Map
Service employe, were held this
morning in the Hines funeral
home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial was in Arlington
Cemetery.
Mr.. Jones died unexpectedly of
a heart attack Wednesday at his
home, 806 Westcott road. Falls
Church.
A native of Front Royal, Va, he
was the son of the late DR.. Arthur
Lee Jones and Lucy c. Jones. Mr.
Jones had lived in the Washing
ton area since 1929 and moved to
Falls Church last October. He
had been employed by the Army
Map Service for the last four
years.
In World War II Mr.. Jones
served in the Navy in the Pacific
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Frances o. Jones; a brother
Francis c. Jones of Richmond,
and a sister, Mrs. Adele Sechrest
of Dover, Del.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
{. v. Niedomanski Dies;
Manaqed Radio Unit

Clarence Victor Niedomanski
40, an associate of the Genera
Electric Supply Corp. here for q
years, died yesterday at his home
1885 Warren street NV. He hac
been i'll with a heart ailment since
last March.
Born in Washington, he was
graduated from Petworth School
and the old Business High School
Joining General Electric Supply
Corp. in 1925, he was manager OF
the company's radio department
at the time of his death. The
corporation is located at 705 Edge
wood street NE.
Mr.. Niedomanski owned a farm
in Fairfax County, near Center
vile. He was a member of the
King David Masonic Lodge.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Irvine Payne Niedomanski; his
mother. Mrs. Amelia M. Niedo-
manski, 3048 Oliver street NV;
brother, Bruce Niedomanski OF
1923 Crittenden street NV, and
a sister, Mrs. Hugh M. Morris of
the Oliver street address.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow at the Hines fu-
neral home, 290l Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Fort Lin
coin Cemetery.
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District Bar Association.
His brother. the late DR.. w. c.
Fowler. was District Health Of
ficer from about 1920 to 1885.
Mr.. Fowler is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mary A. Fowler, of
the Irving street address: a
daughter, Mrs. Harry A. Burgess
OF Chatham. N. j.; brother
Howell A. Fowler of Arlington
Va. and two sisters, the Misses
Isabelle and Zulema Fowler of
Washington.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow in the S. H,
Hines funeral home, 2e01 Four
teenth street NV. Burial services
will be private.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
ConstrucfionActivities
Defended by Casey al
County zoning Session

Eugene v. Casey, presidential,
adviser in the Roosevelt admin
Iistration, defended his apartment
construction activities in the Be-
hesda-Chevy Chase area at a
zoning hearing last night before
the Montgomery County Council
The hearing was on the Casey
petition for rezoning of 46-acre
tract at Connecticut avenue and
Rock Creek Park from residential
A to residential C. The property
is in back of the grounds of the
Bethesda Naval Medical Center.
Mr.. Casey's attorneys disclosed
plans for a $l0,0O0.0O0 project to
include 1853 apartment units in
- buildings averaging 8 stories.
Other Apartments Cited.
Opposing groups suggested that
under present zoning law Mr.
Casey might change his plans and
build the same kind of apart
ments he constructed at Bethesda
avenue and Clarendon road
These have drawn sharp criticism
from the county press and cit
liens groups because they are
said to look like low-cost row
houses, particularly from the rear.
Mr.. Casey said he built the only
type OF apartment on this location
that was suitable in an area
separating fine residences from
industry.
The backs are better than
1000 backs that may be seen
any day in Washington" he de-
clared. But. he fastened to add,
he is making an effort to improve
them with landscaping.
Held Not Needed.
Opposition to the Connecticut
avenue apartment proposal was
presented by Harold Morris, rep
resenting the Montgomery County
Civic Federation, who contended
the apartments are not needed,
and by the Rock Creek Hills,
North Chevy Chase and Maple
wood Citizens Association, and
Chevy Chase Village.
Among the opposing citizens
was George T. Dunlop, owner of
historic Hayes Manor, next to the
tract under discussion.
Council Member Lewis Merriam
said Connecticut avenue at this
point Is not wide enough to carry
additional traffic. Mr.. Casey said
his plan calls for the dedication
of land to widen both the avenue
and Jones Bridge road. He said
he is willing to provide land for
a school also. if it is desired.
The County Council deferred
action on the rezoning petition.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Frank |. lyde|!, 81, Dies;
Silver Sprinq Resident

Frank L. Lydell, 81, of TIA
Harkin street. Silver Spring, died
yesterday in Washington Sani-
tarium, Takoma Park.
A resident of Silver Spring for
the past three years, Mr.. Lydell
operated a mems store in Brad
ford, Pa, for many years.
Mr.. Lydell is survived by his
widow. the former Miss Daisy
Van Nette of Tifin, Ohio. The
couple celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary in October,
1948.
Other survivors include a
daughter, Miss Katharine Lydell,
with whom Mr.. Lydell lived.
Funeral services will be held at
q pm. tomorrow at the Warner
E. Pumphrey Funeral Home, Sill
yer Spring. Burial will be in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
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Mrs. Mary Wallace Dies;
English Union Official

Mrs. Mary Bruce Wallace, go,
Well-known in civic and social
circles in Washington over a period
of about 80 years, died here yes
terday after a long illness. :
Mrs. Wallace was born in Eng
land and came to this country to
make her home in 1920. She has
lived in Washington since then
and during most of this time was
Secretary of the English Speaking
Union. She made her home at
2115 P street NV.
Requiem mass will be said at 8
am. tomorrow at Holy Name
Church, 920 Eleventh street NE.
Burial will be at Mount Olivet
Cemetery
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|WiIIium Foreman Dies:
New York Newsmun
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-William
Foreman, 43, New York newspa-
perman and publicity writer, died
at Bellevue Hospital yesterday
after an operation. He had been
admitted with heart ailment.
Mr.. Foreman, who came from an
old Philadelphia family, was the
last man hired On the New York
World before it was sold and
merged with the New York Tele-
gram.
He had worked on several papers
after graduating from the Sor-
bonne in Paris. He first was on
the Paris edition of the New York
Herald Tribune, later going to the
London Observer, the Atlanta Con-
stitution and the New Orleans
Times-Picayune before moving to
the World.
Evening star., 1950-01-13

Columbia, S. c., the attorney at
tended the University of South
Carolina and was graduated from
Georgetown University Law School,
here in 1898.
He was associated with the late
Charles A. Douglas for several
years and then opened his own
practice. He was a member of the
District and Maryland bars and of
the District Bar Association.
On Draft Appeal Board.
In 1913 Mr.. David served as
chairman of the Auditing Com
mittee of the Wilson Inaugural
Committee. During World War
II he was on the Selective Service
Appeal Board.
Active in civic and charitable
organizations, he was first CO.
chairman of the United Jewish
Appeal drive here in 1925 in COL
laboration with the late Isadore
Hirshfleld. He drew up the origi-
nal charter of the Connecticut
Avenue Citizens Association many
years ago, his family said.
Mr.. David also helped draw up
the charter of the Washington
Music Teachers Association. He
was made life member in recog-
milton of the work
Prince Georges Chamber Member.
He was a member of the Prince
Georges Chamber of Commerce, a
past president of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation and the
Argo Lodge, B'nai Birth, and a
past master of st. Johns Masonic
Lodge. No. IL. He was a 32d-de-
gree Mason and Shriner.
Mr.. David is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Bessie Goodman
David, and, two sons by his first
wife, Mrs. Rebecca Behrend David,
who died in 1899. They are Alan
B. David. attorney, of 1900 F
street NV, and Mitchell M. David
"a Navy chief petty officer, sta
toned at Guam. A sister. Mrs.
Virginia D. Fox, San Francisco,
also survives.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Sunday at Gawler's Chapel,
l756 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Burial will he in the Wa shinotoy,
Hebrew Congregation Cemetery.