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Evening star., 1951-09-16

Mayor and his first Esquire, the
sword bearer, meet the King at
Temple Bar. A cord bars passage
Iof the Kings carriage. The Esquire
Ehands the ancient sword to the
Lord Mayor, who presents it to the
King.
King Returns Sword.
1.-THE King then is graciously
pleased to return the sword, and
he is let through" Sir Denis said.
"Of course. if he's just driving
through town on his way to dinner
or something, that's not a state
visit"
The King last found his way
blocked early this summer when
he entered the city to open the
Festival of Britain.
The Lord Mayor has two other
Esquires, the mace bearer and the
city marshal.
The common council admin
isters such municipal details as
health and police protection. In
addition to being presiding officer,
the Lord Mayor has such duties
as Chief Magistrate Of the City.
Evening star., 1951-09-16

nomic discussions. He remembers
in 1910 when his political guests
told him they would have to dou-
BILE the taxes because Of the threat
of war, he suggested the Govern
ment pick UP an extra years in
come by current income tax de-
ductions instead Of collecting for
the past year. This was before
Beardsley Ruml announced his
famous plan based on the same
idea.
It was his increasing fear for
the economy of the country, a
realization that something will
have to be done to avoid inf1a-
ton that led to his political deci-
sion. He fears that private enter
prize will never be able to take ur
the slack when the Government &
huge "socialistic" expenditures are
'ended-but he believes they will
have to be ended.
Would it be oversimplif1cation
to call you an anti : inf1ationist
Icandidate?" I asked him.
II think that would be very
nice" he said.
Has Southern Accent.
He has a southern country ac-
cent and he will begin making a
speech-even to an audience OF
one-as his ideas press for express
sion.
@ Il say that if you had a man
like me in your Government" he
declaims, you would never have
been in Korea. And ! believe that
with all my heart.
II don't believe the 38th Parallel
would have been crossed If we had
taken a firm policy-if we had
Evening star., 1951-09-16
Welfare

Increasing inmate attacks on
employees at the District Receiv-
ing Home for Children, and Sc
we're overcroWding them were re-
ported by the Board of Public
Welfare in its annual report to
the Commissioners
The problems is most serious
in the girls unit.
THE girls are a little older
and more sophisticated than in
previous years, which is compli-
Gated by an increasing number
of narcotic users and of preg-
nant girls" the report said.
Attacks on the staff have been
increased and the amount of con-
structive work that was done had
to be curtailed. Emphasis had co
be placed on maintaining order
and security"
The report pleads a definite
need for adding two, additional
attendants so it will be possible
to have two persons on duty IN
girls unit in the daytime, in
stead of one as at present.
The girls unit has a bed ca
pacity of 81, yet % girls have been
detailed at one time, according to
the report.
Bed capacity of the boys unit
is 81, but 46 beds have been placed
there. For several days as many
as So boys were accommodated by
having some sleep on mattresses
on the floor.
Altogether, 1885 children were
admitted at the receiving home
during the 1851 fiscal year.
There is no black market in
baby adoption in the District, the
board said in reporting that zoe
infants were adopted here last
year. Ten years ago there were
less than 20 adoptions year here
The average daily number of
persons helped by the Welfare
Department during the year wa:
24,092.
Evening star., 1951-09-16
Posfmasfers Association
To Hear Truman tomorrow

President Truman will address
the opening session Of the 47th
annual convention of the National
Association of Postmasters tomor-
row morning in Constitution Hall.
About 1000 postmasters are ex-
pected to attend the four-day con-
vention.
Vice President Barkley will ad-
dress the group Tuesday morning
lat the hall, and House Speaker
Rayburn, Secretary of the Treas
ury Snyder and Civil Service Com
missioner Ramspeck will speak at
the Wednesday and Thursday ses-
sions at the Statler Hotel.
Postmaster General Donaldson
will be guest speaker for the con-
vention banquet at z pm. Thurs
day in the Statler and Mayfiower
hotels.
Mrs. Alben Barkley and Miss
Frances Perkins will attend the
dinner and fashion show for wives
and friends at 1880 pm. Tuesday
at the Statler.
Evening star., 1951-09-16

said. Mister, If you make a move
we win blow you of the map
I'VE can't keep up fronts all
over the world. We will have to
forget some Of that stuff. But we
win have to get strong at home"
He was born in Bellwood, a vii
lage near Nashville, Tenn. His
father was a school teacher and
that was his own start in life.
when I was 16 got my first
pair of long pants and became q
professor on the same day." he
said. II taught in little one-room
school. The children ranged from
first to eighth graders"
The start of his fortune came
when he lost his job in the de-
preston. He was in the Hagers-
town, Md, Office of the Todd Bond
g. Mortgage Co.. which handled
farm mortgages for large insur-
ance companies.
Came to ID. G. in 1882.
In 1882 the firm completed Its
program of getting out of the
farm mortgage field and closed
the office. Mr.. Gore came tc
Washington to become a real es-
tate broker.
He was aware of what attrac-
tive arrangements mortgage COM
tpanies would make to divest them
selves of the ownership and
management of foreclosed prop
lerties.
| His first purchase was a two
family house at Thirteenth street
and Park road NV. The price
was $4,000 and he bought it for
Ia 500 down payment. The apart
Evening star., 1951-09-16

member of the Privy Council and
Admiral of the Port and Com
manding General of London.
81 have my own flag as Admiral
of the PORT" Sir Denis said. "Gives
some of the regular fleet admirals
quite a turn sometimes, too"
viii Visit President.
AS Sir Denys turned to go dress
for the Embassy dinner, he said
to one of the two young men sent
from the Embassy to escort him:
"I'll have to wear top hat
when I meet the President tomor-
row, won't ~"
"There goes another cat out OF
the bag" the young man groaned
THE President didn't want any
publicity on the visit"
Lady Lowson walked into the
room. "Sir Denys Is going to see
the President, you know" she
said.
Before visiting Mr.. Truman
tomorrow afternoon, Sir Denys
will lay a wreath at the tomb OF
the Unknown Soldier at Arlington
Cemetery at 10 am.
Evening star., 1951-09-16

sensed danger Of socialism in the
New Deal policies. He contributed
to the Landon, Willkie and first
Dewey campaign (1944). In 194S
Ihe took an active part. He went
on a Embarrassing tour and raised
$25, 900. He thinks that contribut-
ed decisively in putting Maryland
in the Dewey column.
At MarwOod Since AZ.
Mr.. Gore, a cousin of Represen-
tative Gore, Democrat, of Tennes-
see, has lived at Marwood since
1943. The house was built in 1882
by a young man named Sam Mar
tin who inherited millions. 1t was
leased for a time by former Am
bassador Joseph P. Kennedy.
One of the professional poll.
ticians at the party who was asked
about his candidacy said:
"You cart laugh this man off
He is doing things that have
never beer done in this State
candidates used to be selected BY
la group of State leaders. He goe:
to the men at the county anC
precinct levels and suggests him
lself as a candidate. They seem tt
like it.
"EIe not only has a lot of mon
ley, he has a lot of wealthy
friends. I've seen their letters en-.
.lclcsing 81 600 checks and pledgine
themselves to raise $4,000 more
i And that amt hay"
Evening star., 1951-09-16

ments rented for $50 and $45
He figured out that after paying
taxes. maintenance costs and in
terest he was making SIS a month
per apartment on his 500 invest
ment. He saw that If he could
acquire a lot of apartments on
that basis, he would make a
fortune.
His first big purchase was the
Cambridge apartments at 921
Nineteenth street NV. The price
was $215,000 and he paid 1000
down. The arrangement was that
he would have to turn back all
the rental profit towards the pur-
chase price. but he was content
to do it in the confidence that
someday the property would be
worth much more than $215, 900
Purchased Defaulted Bonds.
When he found that bonds on
the Fairfax Hotel could be pur-
chased for Is cents on the dol
lar, he borrowed all the money he
could and travelled all over the
East looking up bondholders anC
purchasing the defaulted bonds
Then he arranged with an insur-
ance company to take a mortgage
when the hotel went on the auc-
ton block in a foreclosure sale
His bid Of $425 900 purchased thu
property. He didn't. have to pul
up any more money. His bond in
terest was his equity, the insur-
Iance company lent him the rest
That was in 1885. He has never
had a bar in the hotel.
"The children" he said. "are
q little more liberal. And they
wanted to put a bar in. But my
Evening star., 1951-09-16
Lord Mayor of London Bobs Into Town

Two sleek limousines and a sta
tion wagon yesterday brought to
Washington the Lord Mayor of
London, an executive who usually
makes his visits of state in a
gilded coach drawn by six spirited
horses.
| Crimson, ermined robes, a pearl
hilted sword and a crystal mace
are some of the trappings of office
of the Lord Mayor. But 1t was a
portly man in a brown tweed suit
who registered at the Mayflower
Hotel with his party for a two-day
goodwill visit here.
Sir Denys Lowson, an invest
ment banker who is serving his
one-year term as Lord Mayor of
the mile square old city of Lon
don, has been spending several
days at Williamsburg. He and his
attractive, blond wife were guests
of honor at ceremonies there.
Must Return To London.
II wish I could spend more time
in Washington" the Lord Mayor
said as he checked his watch to
be sure he wouldn't be late for
dinner at the British Embassy.
But I've got to be back to Lon
don Thursday to preside at the
Court of Common Council" /"
/ The court, made no of some 200
councilmen and aldermen, was
created on a theory of govern
ment brought to England by Will
liam the Conqueror. The legis-
lative body, which administers the
affairs of the 677-acre city, is
older than Parliament.
I'm the first Lord Mayor to
visit this country. you know" he
said. I'm fact I'm the first to
visit any English-speaking do
minion."
Sir Denys, who received his
knighthood in the June honors
Hist, says he is roughly" the 63Oth
Lord Mayor.
Il say roughly because during
the plague and fire and such we
lost a lot Of Lord Mayors, you
know. It's awfully hard to keep
track"
Earlier Mayors Recalled.
The first Lord Mayor seems to
have been one Henry FitzAilwyn,
although the most famous was
Dick Wilmington. According to
legend, Dick Wilmington was a
poor apprentice whose fortune
was based on the sale of his cat
flor an enormous sum to king
dom plagued by rats.
I'm from the North, like
Wilmington" Sir Denys said.
but there the analogy ends. I'm
afraid"
"Oh. we do have cat, a black
one, at Mansion House. That's
where the Lord Mayors live, across
from the Bank of England"
But Sir Denys said he didn't
think tradition required a cat al
ways to be in residence at Man
sion House.
There are some other traditions
which go with the Office, however.
] Even the King must tradi-
ltionally seek permission from the
Lord Mayor to enter the city on
lstate visits.
On these occasions. the Lord
Evening star., 1951-09-16
Rent Control

District Rent Control Admins
traitor Robert F. Cogswell esti-
mated that his Office saved tenants
a total of $380.7O9 during the IL
month period ending last June 80
During that period, the rent
control Office received 1854 petit
tions for rent increases. The av-
erage asked was 1914 per cent and
the average increase granted was
11.6 per cent.
The period covered by the re-
port was before Congress passed
the new rent control law now ir
effect. The new law allows rent
increases up to 20 per cent ovel
1941 levels.
AS of June 80, hearings in 3.124
cases had been set and 4.00t
cases had yet to be placed on ths
tsee JUVENILE COURT. A-29o
Evening star., 1951-09-16
Juvenile Court
Reports Drop
In lis Cases
Welfare Bourd Tells
OF Attacks on Aides
At Receiving Home

The annual report of Juvenile
Court yesterday revealed that the
number of cases decreased and
that Judge Edith Cockrill feels
the work of the court progressed
satisfactorily" during the Il
months ending last June 30.
It was one of several annual
reports submitted to the commits
SionerS.
Only passing reference was
made to the controversy that has
racked the Juvenile Court for the
last year. A number of top court
aides resigned in a dispute over
Judge Cockrills handling of the
court and the matter is still un-
settled. An amendment to the
Juvenile Cour law. resulting from
the fight, is pending in Congress
The courts annual report stat
ed:
In spite of personnel problems
the work of the court has
progressed satisfactorily and the
staff is prepared to go forward
toward more efficient and effective
operation"
In the 12-month period, there
were 9,069 court hearings as COM
pared to $3.50 the year before
a 81 per cent decrease. OF the
total hearings, 4,334 involved ju-
veniles and 4,735 involved adults
as compared to the previous year
when hearings involved 4,391 ju-
veniles AMI 5.598 adults.
Type of Complaints.
The intake section of the courts
social work department processed
1878 Juvenile complaints as COM
pared to 1886 the previous year,
a decrease of 12.1 per cent. The
1878 complaints involved 2488
children.
The type of complaints in
cluded:
Drug and liquor law violations,
%: unauthorized use of automo-
biles, 1874; housebreaking, 1877; rob-
berry, 265; tampering or taking
property, 702; sex offenses, 85;
assault or attempted assault, 1873;
acts of mischief or carelesSness,
245; traffic. 1872; beyond control of
parent or guardian, 275; truancy
from school. lit; truancy from
home, 6 and behavior endangering
self or others, 85.
The report said that on July /.
1850, there were 535 children on
probation and during the year 347
were added, making a total of 882
children under court supervision.
Fewer Adults on Probation.
This is a decraese of 1876 per
cent from the previous years fig
ure of 1,045. On last June 80, 371
children remained on probation.
The adult division handled 1882
complaints of nonsupport of wives
and minor children as compared
to 1881 last year, a decrease of
8.4 per cent.
In addition, the division re-
ceived 496 cases involving support
of children born out of wedlock.
There were 438 such cases the
previous year.
The number of adults on proba-
ton during the year in these va
rious support cases totaled 2,726
as compared to 3,079 the previous
wear
Evening star., 1951-09-16
Library Says TV, Korean War
Cause Book Circulation Drop

The Korean war and television
probably contributed to drop in
book circulation by the District
Public Library during the fiscal
year ended June 80, the Commits
sioners have been advised.
The library's annual report said
total book circulation for fiscal
1881 was 2,O47,773, a decrease OF
III ,291 from the previous year.
| In addition, l3,189 records,
1926 pieces of sheet music and
I134,858 mounted pictures and 462
educational films and filmstrips
were circulated.
The drop in book circulation
probably is due primarily to the
war in Korea, the report said. It
noted similar, though greater
decrease during most of World
| War II.
1910 Was Peak Year.
| In 1910, the peak year, circula-
tion amounted to 1858, 8,231, exclu-
sive of the schools division. But
1941 showed a drop of more than
I131 900 and each succeeding year
through 1914 brought an even
more dramatic decrease in circu-
Ilation, the report said.
Besides war tension and tele-
vision, factors cited in the 1851
circulation decline included high
employment and poor quality OF
fiction. In the District, it was
noted, lower college enrollments
and shifts In local populations
may have figured.
In a summary of circulation
statistics, the 1851 figure was
broken down intos 1.263,014 adult
and 783,759 juvenile borrowings
lOf the adult circulation, fiction
accounted for 548,264, and nom
fiction, 715,750.
Juvenile circulation increased
3,625 over the previous year, but
adult circulation dropped 74.916.
i 152,363 Cards in Force
There were 152,363 cards II
force at the end Of the f1sca
year, a drop of 4,243 from the
! year before. Using the library
conference rooms in some 80t
meetings were 1900 people. Tht
Mount Pleasant Branch led th'
Others with attendance of 6,25t
lin 233 meetings.
:. AS indicated in a report by Harry
I'm. Peterson, the librarian, Ias1
month, reading trends were closely
related to world events. There
! was a continuing interest in Rus
sia and United States foreign pol.
icy Interest in the Far East was
ligiyen impetus by Korean War.
!; Readers asked information
about countries in the line of pos
sible Communist aggression, such
| as Burma, Indo- China, and Thai
land, the report said. and concern
/ for Western alliance and defense
-lstrategy was indicated by demand
flor Barbara Wards Policy fol
!. the West" and Paul Hoffman
, Peace Can Be Won"
j The report cited interest also ir
recent chronological developments
Child care and development wa,
Evening star., 1951-09-16

la prominent reading subject. a.
were etiquette, especially wedding
manners. and information on so.
Icieties and organizations.
"A consciousness of possible sub.
lversive activities may have &C.
counted in part for the latter,
according to the library.
The ibrary's Bookmobile COM
Ipleted its first full year, having
begun service in May. 1850.
During last June, in lis hours i
had a circulation of 8,465. Thi
was compared with circulation o
other library agencies of from A.
405 to 8,137 in from 248 to 81:
hours of service.
The bookrnobile cannot be con.
sidered substitute for branches
the report said, but it is almos
without equal as a medium fol
distributing books for home read
ing. 1t does no reference work ant
little advisory work, however.
At the beginning of the year
lit was noted, the circulation wa
85 per cent juvenile. and Is pei
cent adult. BY the end of the year
the ratio had changed to 81 pc
cent juvenile and 80 per cent
adult. Part of the adult increase
at least, was attributed to exten-
sion of hours.
Bo0kmObile Needed.
The library said another book
mobile is needed to bring library
services to areas now lacking it
and to increase service in neigh
|borhoods where the population
has increased dramatically in re.
cent years.
The second bookmobile alst
would be used, as is the first, II
protest locations before furthe1
plans are made for new branch
buildings.
"This procedude will eliminate
any guesses regarding future serv
lice developments and avoid tn
possible waste of tax money TO
construction and operations" th'
report said.
The liberty's history division nov
has a small group Of historica
sound recordings for circulation
The business and economies div
ision has phonograph records fo'
use of shorthand students wh'
want to practice at home.
Drama Recordings Available.
The literature division has {
circulating collection Of dram.
and poetry recordings. as well a
recorded foreign language lessons
The collection of recorded musi
is still growing.
The report disclosed that con.
sideration is being given to us'
of materials in microprint, micro
card and microf1lm format. 'Thi'
will save space. and permit tht
library to obtain materials |
now lacks. For instance, 1t doe
not now own a file of the New
York Times. The rag paper editor
costs $500 a year. the report said
the microfilm edition $3.50 a year
and the naicroprint, $75.
Evening star., 1951-09-16
Highway Department
To Seek Approval Of
New Street Projects

The Highway Department will
ask the Commissioners approval
this week for several channeliza-
|tion and other street improvement
Jobs to be done this fall.
Highway Director j. N. Rob-
|ertson said the projects would in
clude channelization work at
Thirteenth street and Michigan
avenue NE.
These two jobs will cost about
$24,00 each, it is estimated. The
other work will be less extensive.
Cutoffs Planned.
On New Hampshire avenue, cut
offs will be provided to North Cap
itol street on either side of Ken
|nedy street, and islands con-
Istructed to guide and smooth the
traffic flow.
| On Michigan avenue, where the
Traffic Department is planning to
Isignalize the intersections, the
street will be widened from
Twelfth street to Thirteenth
place. Islands viii be constructed
Ito guide traffic through the inter-
section OF Michigan avenue, and
Taylor and Thirteenth streets.
Irving Street to Be Widened.
Another proposed project is for
Sixteenth and Irving streets NJ,
There, Irving street win be wild
|ened between Mount Pleasant and
Sixteenth streets, and a cutoff
constructed to channel Fifteenth
street traffic northbound into Six
Iteenth street.
Channelization work also is pro-
posed in the area of Seventh and
M streets and Maine avenue S.W
Islands will be constructed to di-
rect the traffic flow in that area
On the east side of Connecticut
avenue NV. between l. and De-
Sales streets, the department
Iplans to take up the bumpy as
Iphalt pavement and put in con-
lcrete.
"A new island is proposed at the
intersection of Connecticut ave.
niue and Porter streets NV, and
lanother at New York avenue and
IL street NV.
Evening star., 1951-09-16
By George Kennedy

H. Grady Gore. genial boniface
who is inclined to take the eco
nomic situation rather seriously,
entertained the Prince Georges
County Young Republican Club
yesterday at Marwood, his impos-
ing estate near Potomac, Md.
Mr.. Gore has all but declared
himself as a candidate for the
Republican Senatorial nomination
, It was possibly the quietest poll
tical entertainment in the history
of the Free State. One could even
hear footballs on the lawn as the
walters from the Fairfax Hotel. at
Massachusetts, avenue and Twenty
first street NV, which Mr.. Gore
owns, brought out platters Of sliced
Virginia ham and turkey.
Guest a Bit Awed.
There were no speeches. The
guests seemed bit awed by the
surroundings for Marwood, on
wooded knoll overlooking the ra-
pidS of the Potomac is one of the
most opulent country places in the
region, a sort of Palace OF Ver-
Isailles in the wilderness. And il
was an unusually quiet political
|get together because Gore. who
lis Baptist, does not serve liquor
or beer.
Children of the guests went
swimming in the spacious pool.
This was the sixth of series
of al frescoe repasts Mr.. Gore has
given this summer since he began
referring to himself as a prob
able candidate" Among other
groups which have been his guests
are the Young Republicans Of
Montgomery County and the
Montgomery County Federation OF
Women's Clubs.
j. Glenn Beall of Frostburg,
Representative of the Sixth Mary
land District in Congress. has been
one of the guests. Mr.. Beall, who
is expected to try for the COP
Senate nomination himself, ap-
parently wanted to size up what
was going on.
NeOphyte I'm Politics.
The Senate seat to be contested
next year is occupied by Herbert
r. O'Conor, a Democrat. Mr.. Gore,
who is a neophyte in politics, is
making an early start and doing
other unorthodox things. One of
them is his tour of Maryland
counties, introducing himself to
Republican leaders as a possible
candidate and addressing lunch
cons and political groups. He has
Travelled 10000 miles in the State
since his tour began.
In his paneled oak library. Mr..
Gore told this reporter the story
of how he had made his fortune
and of his decision to enter poll
tics.
His interest in politics was stim-
ulated by his guests at the Fairfax.
There were always several Sena-
tors and Representatives staying
at the hotel and some of them
used to hold cabinet meetings"
of summer evening in the hotels
little roof garden.
The legislators were always glad
to have the colonel" with them.
He is a Tennessee colonel and
served on the military staff of
Gov. Prentice Cooper when the
Governor took his staff to the
New York Worlds Fair.
Mr.. Gore used to join in eco
Evening star., 1951-09-16
II Executed in Shanghai

HONGKONG, Sunday, Sept. 6
Communist authorities in
Shanghai shot 81 more counter
revolutionaries" last Tuesday, ac-
cording to a copy of the official
Liberation Daily" reaching here
today. The 81 we're accused OF a
variety of crimes ranging from
spying to plotting the assassina-
tion of Shanghai Red leaders.