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Evening star., 1951-01-20

District of Columbia-Mostly
sunny and warm, high in low 70s
this afternoon. Fair and mild
tonight, low in low SOS. Tomor-
row partly cloudy, windy and
turning colder. Much colder to-
morrow night.
Maryland and Virginia-Mostly
cloudy and mild, few showers
likely in the mountains, turning
Evening star., 1951-01-20
Editor PIuns Bio Purty

NEWARK. Ohio. Jan. 20 (P.-
iJor-Publisher Fred j. Nicely
10, wants every one in nearby
Johnstown to help celebrate his
55th year with the weekly Johns
town Independent. So he bought
out the 300-seat Dorsey Theate1
for four showings of a picture
next Wednesday and Thursday
Evening star., 1951-01-20
Plumbers Win Roise

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 20 (P.-
Approximately 500 plumbers and
steamfitters in Richmond will re-
ceive a 1875 cents per hour wage
increase under an arbitration
award announced here yesterday.
Local 10 of the International
Brotherhood of Plumbers and
Steamftters, AFL. had asked rs
cents
Evening star., 1951-01-20
Gen. Eisenhower Visits
Grave of Gen. Patton
At Homm Cemetery
By the Associated Press

LUXEMBOURG, Jan. 90
Gen. Eisenhower visited the
grave of his old friend, Gen.
George S. Patton, jr., today.
Gen. Eisenhower's stop at
Hamm Cemetery was made en-
route to the airport to fly to
Frankfurt.
Gen. Patton died of inju-
rieS received in an automobile
accident shortly after World
War II ended.
Evening star., 1951-01-20
Rouds Need REBUILDING

Road-safety experts believe that
! As per cent of Federal-aid-system
highways-about 100000 miles
need to be completely rebuilt be-
cause they are obsolete
Evening star., 1951-01-20
House Fund SHORTAGE
Charge 10 Be Probed,
Republican Predicts

A demand that the House in.
vestigate accounts of its folding
room has been made by Republi
can member on the basis of what
he said was a partial audit by the
General Accounting Office indi-
eating a shortage of at least $780,
900 in materials.
Representative Poulson, Repub-
lican, of California, who last sum-
mer complained to House Minority
Leader Martin that some employees
of the House folding room appar-
emily did no work there, said to-
day he was confident" G. o. P
leaders would move for a full in.
vestigation "for the protection oi
the House ITSELF"
The folding room handles con-
gressional documents and similar
materials it sends out at the re.
quest of House members. Such
service is charged to the accounts
of individual members. The re.
ported shortage. Mr.. Poulson said
is in materials which are listed
on the folding rooms books as
ION hand" but actually are mon
existent"
Calls Congress Partly at Fault.
II understand that the GAG
has audited only about IL of the
approximately $50 inventory items
in the folding room and has dis
closed a shortage of at least $780,
600 in materials" he declared
THE full shortage undoubtedly Is
much larger. It goes back many
years, perhaps to the early 1905
The California member added
however, that he was mot trying
to put the blame" on any person
or party.
THE way I look at 1t is that
Congress itself is at least partly
to blame for letting a situation
like that go on uninvestigated for
so many years." he said. Con-
gress ought to keep a close check
on its own operations, especially
since we in Congress so often
criticize administrative agencies
for failing to keep close check
on their materials"
Earlier Shortage Recalled.
Mr.. Poulson noted that some of
the shortage might have developed
during the 80th Congress when
the Republicans controlled Con-
gress.
He recalled that a shortage
estimated at one time at $40, 900
developed in the House stationery
room. House Clerk Ralph Roberts
has said he would ask the GAG
for permission to apply any profits
from the stationery room to what
ever shortage still exists there.
The reported shortage in tht
folding room has no connection
with the stationery room, he said
Mr.. Poulson said the shortage
of materials in the folding room
came to light recently when some
House members complained they
could not get various kinds o1
materials listed in the inventory
Charlton B. Galloway, newly ap-
pointed superintendent of the
folding room, requested the GAO
to look into the matter.
Galloway Has "No Comment"
Mr.. Galloway said today he hae
mo comment" on the situation
at this time.
Mr.. Martin said he received
Mr.. Poulson's letter but has no
had an opportunity to study II
He declared he certainly vii
look into it,
Assistant Controller Genera
Robert F.. Keller said the GAc
made the partial audit and sub
mitted a report to Speaker Ray
burn several weeks ago. He adde
that he could not disclose tn
extent or findings of the audit.
Evening star., 1951-01-20

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, Il. on January 10.
Lowest, 1S, on January 8.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, II. at 3:25 pm.
Low, A. at S:25 am
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1951-01-20
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

River Report.
(From U. 8. Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1951-01-20
US. WEATHER sURsAU MAP
pspenmsni d csmmsrss

expected tonight and early tomorrow in Central New
of the Pacific Coast with snow indicated
Upper Lakes Northern New England and Eastern
Washington will be showers in the and
States urries in the Central and Southern
Rfkies fs-AP Wirephoto'
Evening star., 1951-01-20
PrecIpItation.

Precipftation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in {
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1951-01-20

The sun and Moon.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
Heart Drive Gets $4,000,
Passes Halfway Mark

The 1851 Heart Fund campaign
yesterday passed the half way
mark toward its goal of $50. 900
with the largest single days col
lection so far.
Yesterdays collection in quar-
ters, dimes, pennies and dollar
bills amounted to $1,000, the
Washington Heart Association re-
ported. 1t came in the first batch
of red plastic hearts returned
In all, 1000 hearts were dis
tributed throughout the city.
The money in the hearts was
contributed by Federal and Dis
trict Government employees in the
Federal Security Agency, Govern
ment Printing Office and District
Health Department.
Meanwhile, DR.. C. j. Van Slyke,
campaign chairman, cautioned
householders against contributing
to persons who do not show
proper Identification. He said
some collections have been made
by unauthorized persons.
The drive ends March Is.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
CoIIozo Trial Passes First Week
Just Like Routine Murder Case

Morris Fay. has never contended
that it was CollaZo who killed
White House Guard Leslie Coffelt.
But under District law, there is
no distinction between associates
when a murder Is committed dur
ing felony.
Collazo is charged with murder
and with two counts of assault
with intent to kill. Two other
guards were wounded in the as
sault on Blair House about 2:30
pm. last November l..
In Mr.. Ellis testimony, he said
Collazo told him that he and a
companion, Griselio Torresola,
another Puerto Rican. came to
Washington expressly to kill
President Truman.
On the stand. however. Collazo
said they only intended to create
a demonstration" to call atten-
ton to the plight of his country
men. In fact, when cross-exam-
ined by MIR. Fay, Collazo specif1-
cally denied his intent to kill Mr..
Truman.
II didn't have that in mind" he
replied.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
a Of Family Injured
In Collision With Cab;
Fare Hurt, Driver FIees

A Maritime Commission at
torney and his family of three
were injured yesterday in col
lision with taxicab whose driver
fled the scene. leaving a fifth per-
son unconscious in the cab.
Park police located the owner
of the cab but said he denied he
was driving it at the time Of the
crash.
The injured were:
Max Edward Halpern, A, Of the
Maritime Commission, who suf-
fered knee injuries and was in
fair condition at Emergency Hos
pital last night.
Boy in Critical Condition.
His wife, Celia, 38, who suffered
a leg injury, cuts on her lips and
several lost teeth.
A son, John E. Halpern. 10, who
was described as in critical con-
dition with head injuries.
Another son, Daniel E. Halpern,
six, who was in fair condition with
facial injuries.
William j. Gray. 28. colored, of
the 800 block of L street S.W.,
the injured cab passenger who
was taken to Gallinger Hospital
with head cuts.
Also in the Ha1pern car but un-
injured was 20-month-old baby,
the son of friend. A neighbor of
the Halperns. who live at 6506
Georgia street. Chevy Chase, Md.
said the Halperns had arranged
to take care of the baby while its
parents went on a vacation.
Cab Attempting Left Turn.
The accident, according to
police. occurred at Rock Greek
Parkway and Virginia avenue.
The Halpern car, police reported,
was going north on the parkway
when the cab attempted to make
a left turn east into Virginia
avenue and struck the Halpern
car.
Police said the cab is owned
by Roy Carter. colored. As, of the
1900 block Of Fairmont street
NV. Police located Carter and
questioned him at length. Police
said he coupled his denial of driv-
ing the car with an assertion he
had reported it stolen five min
utes after the crash.
He said he gave this report to
the Tenth Precinct but police
there said they had no such
report.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
Dangerous Mental Patient
Escapes St. EIizabefhs

A st. Elizabeth Hospital patient
described by police as dangerous"
was sought last night after he
escaped from the grounds in the
afternoon.
The man. John w. Harrison,
56. of the 400 block of Sixth street
Sc, was transferred to the hos
pital from the District Jail De-
cember 13. Police said he was
serving a sentence for assault with
a dangerous weapon with intent
to kill.
He was described as 5 feet. 7
inches tall. weighing 126 pounds.
wearing blue trousers, white shirt
and gray coveralls. He has brown
hair. is partially bald and has a
deformed ankle.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
By ChorIes J. Yorbrouqh

Marked by nothing more spec
tacular than the little Puerto
Rican's calm admission that he
instigated the plot to storm Blair
House. the trial of Oscar Collazo
goes into its second week to-
morrow.
Although the two-man assault
marked the first time in the coun-
try's history that such thing
had been attempted, the trial
itself is causing only the barest
ripple of interest among the
public.
Interest may boom when Col
lazo himself takes the stand again
to repeat his account before a
jury. 1t is almost a foregone
conclusion that Chief Defense
Counsel Leo A. Rover will have
to put his 37-year-old client back
on the stand in the jury's pres
ence to buttress his contentious
that threats had something to
do with Collazo's purported con-
fession. .s
1t was Mr.. Rover's move which
excluded the jury part of last
week because he was attempting
to keep out of evidence state
ments Collazo is said to have
made to Secret Service Agent Jo-
seph j. Ellis. jr.
However, Judge T. Alan Colds
borough ruled Friday that not only
Agent Ellis testimony was admis-
sable, but that of Collazo as we'll.
The prosecution. headed by
United States Attorney George
Evening star., 1951-03-04
District Examinations Set
For Hiqh School Certificates

District school officials yester-
day announced the dates of exam
nations for those interested in
earning high school equivalent
certificates.
The exams for white applicants
will be held May 3 and May 4,
and those for colored candidates
on May 10 and May II. Informa-
ton and application forms may
be obtained at the Webster Ad-
ministration Annex, Tenth and H
streets NV.
The certificates - which are
equivalent to a high school di-
ploma-are issued periodically by
the Board of Education to those
who successfully pass the exam-
nations.
Evening star., 1951-03-04

Samuel T. Farmer, grand chap
lain; Robert B. Doing, grand
steward; Richard E. Titlow, grand
principal conductor of work:
Ralph S. Hebbard, grand treas
urer; Otto B. Roepke, grand re-
corder; Glen L. johnson, grand
visitor and lecturer.
Also. John S. Nichols, grand
captain of the guard; David M.
Jones, grand conductor of the
council: Richard w. Waldt, grand
marshal, and William c. Dowden,
grand sentinel.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
ome Veterans Mark Centennial, Look Forward to Next

TO pay the rent. An old soldier
who died intestate not long ago
left $3.50 which reverted to the
home.
Term Of Reproach. :
Among the old soldiers one
fighting term Is "Spaniard." Eligi-
bility for the home is 20 years
service, disability or service in any
war in q regular unit. The Span
ish-American war was brief. A
man called "Spaniard" at the
home may resent 1t as making him
older than he is or as q scorn-
full reference to the brevity Of his
Army service. Not long ago a
man called "Spaniard" bought a
whole fish from q peddler and
slapped his taunter across the face
with it. That ended that.
Sergt. William Lomnasey. who
came from Boston. was in the 9Th
division in World War I.
I'VE were in the Meuse-Ar-
gonne," he says cheerfully, "but
we hardly got into action. There
were only handful Of casualties
In our whole division.
8 Things Are Crowded.
s'The boys all like the new SER
geant major Of the home" he
continues. That's Sergt. Thomas
H. McGlasson. He lost both his
legs five years ago. not from
wounds but from something
wrong with his circulation. He
was three years in bed. He gets
around fine now with two canes" )"
There are about $500 men at
the home and things are very
crowded. There are six or seven
beds in the large old-fashioned
bedrooms.
A recent big change has been
television. All afternoon and
evening there is a crowd before
the big television screen in the
"dugout," an informal assembly
room. And many of the men
have sets in their rooms. The
roof of the old summer White
House where Lincoln wrote the
Emancipation Proclamation Is
crowded with television antennas.
New Dormitory Going Up.
The first new building in the
expansion program is to be an
S50-bed dormitory where the men
can have some privacy, one bed to
a room. II the plans drawn up
by Porter SS Locke. architect-en-
gineers, are carried out. all the
old buildings enclosed with double
deck porches are to go. The Scott
building. with the clock tower, will
be the principal landmark left.
Last year when Soldiers Home
gave lab acres of its original 500
acre reservation to the Veterans
Administration for a hospital, the
stipulation was that the Budget
Bureau would approve $12 million
Of the trust fund in the Treasury
being spent for new buildings. The
management hopes to reduce the
fund to about a Sc million work
ing capital" and use the rest for
new buildings.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
Food Price Increases
Smash AII-Time Highs;
Climb Still Continues
By jones 6. Deone

Food prices scared to a new all
time peak in January, and they
still are climbing. a Bureau OF
Labor Statistics Official disclosed
yesterday.
The new record-smashing one
set in 1948-was chalked up In the
period December 15-January IS
just before the January 26 price
freeze. For the Nation. the BIS
retail food index reached 22l.9
and for Washington it climbed
slightly less-221.2.
These figures reflect price rise
of more than two per cent over
the BIS report for December.
The report for February will re-
fleet another rise of about two pei
cent more, BIS estimates.
Neither the national nor Wash
ingotn figures have been formally
announced by the bureau, which
has been working overtime on a
new system Of general cost-of-
living reporting. The agency Fri
day announced another new rec
ord-breaking high in the overall
cost-of living index, but no new
general report will be available
on Washington until later this
month, since this city is reported
only quarterly.
The new national food index is
five points higher than the 1948
record. The District figure Is six
points higher.
d. c. Costs Up 1873 Per Cent.
The District figure compares
with 1914 year ago-an increase
of 1873 per cent. This means that
Washington consumers in the De-
cember- January period paid 1921
for food items that a year earlier
cost $1.94.
In 1935-39. the base period for
the BIS index, the same amount
of food cost the consumer only
81. So the new Washington in
dex represents 121 per cent. in
crease over prewar prices, BIS Off
cials pointed out.
Only eggs and sugar showed o
drop here during the period cov-
cred by the summary, according
to Edward D. Hollander, BIS price
division chief. The sugar price de-
crease was small. and while eggs
fell a spectacular 81 percent, this
followed an abnormal price rise ir
early December owing to a short
age. Edward Hollander, BIS price
chief, declared.
These January increases were
listed: meats, As per cent; cereals
and bakery products. At per cent;
dairy products, 3 per cent; fruits
and vegetables. 7.8 per cent. ano
fats and oils, 10.6 per cent.
Mr.. Hollander listed these spe-
cific items: Butter. up SO pei
cent; pork chops, up 3.3 per cent;
coffee, up "a per cent. Round
steak stayed level, and carrots
and lettuce dropped owing to sea
sonal factors.
The price chief called the over
all increase rather large"
No reversal of the upward trend
has been noted to date. Mr.. Hol-
lander said. Many foods are not
affected by price control because
of the provision in the law allow
ing them to rise in price up to
the Agriculture Department s
parity" level, which numerous
items have not reached.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
Two Shot in Struggle
For Pistol in Northeast

Thomas D. Lewis, colored, AZ
of the 2700 block of E street NE,
was shot and critically wounded
while scuffling with a neighbo1
for a revolver in the street near
their homes yesterday. He is in
Gallinger Hospital.
The neighbor. Wilford T. Jones,
80, colored, was shot through the
hand. He is in Gallinger Hospital
also. Police said Jones drew the
revolver in an argument and shot
himself while Lewis was attempt
ing to disarm him.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
By George Kennedy

The old soldiers of Soldiers
Home did a little celebrating yes
terday on the occasion of the
Tooth anniversary of the birth of
the institution and the day after
pay day.
do you think you'll be around
for the 200th birthday?" was good
for a laugh among the gayer
spirits. There were boxing bouts
put on by boys from Barney
Neighborhood House and con-
cert by the Soldier Home Or
chestra.
On March 8, 1851, Congress
decreed that a military asylum
be started with 100000 Of the
100000 Gen. Winfield Scott
forced the citizens of Mexico City
to pay as war indemnity.
Paid for BY Soldiers.
There was one thing that Sergt.
Francis McCracken, who was with
the I'd Engineers in the I'd Divi-
sion in the battle of Belleau Wood
in June, 1918, wanted to make
clear to the inquiring reporter.
"The soldiers pay for this home,
in deductions from their pay while
on active service" he said. "It's
not a charity institution. 1t
doesn't cost the taxpayers a cent.
A lot of people don't seem to be
able to get that through their
heads"
He was right. The retired SOL
dier at Soldiers Home doesn't t
cost the taxpayer a cent more
than the retired soldier who
lives with his family. What is
not generally realized is that the
home is one of the most wealthy
endowed institutions in America.
Its trust fund now totals $42 mil
lion.
Invested i'm Bonds.
This money, the accumulation
of court martial fines and a levy
on soldiers pay which started at
Is cents q month and was re-
duced to 10 cents before the Civil
War, has been invested in 3 per
cent Treasury bonds, the income
to go to the home.
The homes second century is
going to start with a program of
expansion SO large that the Wash
ington landmark will hardly be
recognizable.
And put it in the paper" con-
tinued Sergt. McCracken, that
Soldiers Home is the finest place
in the world. You must excuse me-
I have a very important engage
ment. I have to be going now or
the woman who is to be the second
Mrs. McCracken will be angry"
They all like the home. Thomas
A Stanley, 68. who was wounded in
1918 in France IL days before the
armistice, also said 1t was the
best place in the world. He was
better off at the home. he felt,
after experiencing civilian medical
care.
None of the doctors agreed on
Evening star., 1951-03-04
Home Rule HEARINGS
Lead Busy Week on
District Legislation

The Senate District Committee
will resume public hearings on
Washington home rule legislation
tomorrow to lead off local Con-
gressional activities this week.
A score of witnesses will ap-
pear before the committee under
Chairman Neely. to testify on the
Kefauver-Taft bill for limited
self government here.
Among opponents expected to
be heard is Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant,
III. former chairman of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission, who explained re-
Gently that he favors the general
principle" of home rule, but OBJ
jects to the pending legislation.
House to Take Up Rent Bill.
Rent control and daylight saw
ing time will be considered by the
House District Committee at 10
am. Wednesday.
The committee will act on a
measure to extend the District
rent law without change from its
present expiration date, March 81,
to June 80. Pending in the Senate
is a bill approved by its Banking
Committee to extend Federal rent
controls to the same date.
The House District Committee
also plans to take up resolution
to authorize the Rent Administra-
tor to use funds now earmarked
for terminal leave to pay current
salaries. Employees of the rent Of
fee have missed one pay day
already.
Permanent Authority Sought.
On daylight saving time, the
committee will have before it a
bill to give the Commissioners
permanent authority to proclaim
daylight saving time here each
summer.
A controversial bill relating to
the Industrial Home School for
Girls at 5201 Loughboro road will
come up for public hearing before
a Senate District subcommittee at
10 am. Thursday.
Sponsored by the Board of Pub
lie Welfare, the bill would author
ize Juvenile Court to commit
children to the Board instead of
to the National Training School
for Girls.
Many Letters Received.
Many letters have been received
by the District Committee for and
against the measure.
The Senate subcommittee also
will hear testimony on a bill to
amend the present law on en-
ployment Of minors.
Would Affect Newspaper Carriers.
Among other things the measure
would increase the minimum of 10
years of age to IL years for boys
delivering newspapers to homes
outside of school hours. It also
would increase from IL years to
II the age of news vendors on the
streets.
Chairman Davis of the Houst
District subcommittee investigat-
ing crime here plans another ex-
ecutive session Tuesday to further
revise its pending bill to tighten
law enforcement.
Mr.. Davis said the subcommittee
still Is waiting for an analysis of
the bill with recommendations
from the District Bar Association.