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Evening star., 1951-01-01

family Of New York. built the
Virginia City g. Truckee Railroad
from Reno to Carson City and
Virginia City. The railroad paid
for itself in one year and after
that the profits were tremendous.
Sharon became United States
Senator from Nevada in the days
when the infant State was an
economic satrapy Of the San
Francisco mining interests. He
served from 1875 to 1881 and in
that period he bought a farm on
Dupont Circle.
The Sharon house is still part
of the big mansion on MaSSa-
chusetts avenue owned by the late
Mathilda Townsend, who married
Sumner Wells. Sharon also ar
ranged for his friend and fellow
Senator from Nevada to build one
of the most impressive mansions
of the time on the property,
"Stewart's Castle" which stood
where the Riggs Bank branch now
stands on the circle.
One of Sharon's daughters,
Clara Adelaide Sharon. married
Francis Griffith Newlands, a law
yer, whose career embraced Wash
ington and the Far West. Sharon
died in 1885 and Newlands became
trustee of the vast estate whose
holdings included the Palace Ho-
tel in San Francisco.
The purchase of the farm on
Dupont Circle in the late 70s had
been good investment and New
Evening star., 1951-01-01
DC. to Begin Paying $25O,O0O
ToHospitoIs S Months Late

be divided into four parts. It was
recommended that no more than
the one-fourth ALLEGATION could be
paid in any three-month period,
in order to make the money last
all year.
AS the months went by, the
official said, this plan was ap-
proved by the Commissioners and
drafts of the language were drawn
The papers, he said. now are in
the hands of the District Contract
Board for the mechanical task of
drawing up the new contracts.
When that is finished. the con-
tracts will be routed through the
District Health Director to the
hospitals for signature, then back
through channels to the Com
missioners for approval. Then,
the official said. the hospitals can
be paid for claims which date
back to July.
The new contract provision will
not mean hospitals will get more
or less money than previously.
The appropriation is allocated to
each institution, according to ex-
tent of service. In the past, funds
have been exhausted long before
the end of the fiscal year.
Evening star., 1951-01-01
AP Bureau Completes
Move in Baltimore
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 1.-The
Baltimore bureau OF the Associated
Press begins the new year in new
quarters in the Tower Building in
Baltimore.
The move from the old Sun
Building. now no longer used as a
newspaper plant, was completed
at 3:15 am. yesterday. News
desks and teletypes were brought
to the new location at that hour.
The wirephoto equipment, in an
especially designed set of rooms
adjacent to the news bureau, was
moved Wednesday night.
The new location, at the corner
OF Baltimore and Guilford streets.
is equidistan. from the new Sum
papers plant on Calvert street and
the Baltimore News-Post and
Sunday American Building on
Pratt street. 1t was the first move
for the bureau in "a years.
The quarters now in use were
especially designed for press as
sociation purposes.
The former telephone numbers
were retained-Lexington 1924
and 3525.
Evening star., 1951-01-01

The District-five months late
probably will begin during the
next few weeks to pay more than
$250,000 it owes hospitals for
treating INDECENT patients last
year, officials indicated today.
The money, urgently needed by
most of the city's hospitals, has
been held up by a maze of Gov
ernment red tape involving a
minor change in contracts under
which the city pays hospitals for
treating needy patients.
AS a result of the delay, some of
the hospitals have had to borrow
money to meet expenses, officials
said. Others have delved into Sc
curities and all have felt the
pinch.
It was not q new story to the
eight hospitals, which during the
last three years have faced de-
lays in payment because the con-
tracts were not ready. But never
before has the delay been as long,
and, consequently, as serious a
problem, hospital spokesmen said.
Under the contract plan, the
District pays hospitals SO for each
day of bed care given INDECENT
patients who are admitted as
emergency cases. Payment of 50
a visit is paid for clinic care. The
hospitals participating are Emer-
gency, Children's, Casualty, Gar
field, Providence, George Wash
ington, Georgetown and Episcopal.
Each of the patients must be GER
titled by the District as eligible
and payment is based on these
claims.
Contracts paving the way for
payment were sent to each hos
pital in late September, officials
said. These were signed by the
hospitals and returned to city Off
cials.
At that point, however, a Dis
trict Building official said, budget
heads noted that the contracts
made no provision to apportion
the funds throughout the entire
year. This, he said. was required
by the appropriation act.
So, he went on, the matter was
referred to the District auditor,
then to the corporation counsel,
who recommended that the funds
Evening star., 1951-01-01
New Yorker Admits
$3.50 Robbery to
Start 1851 Right
BY the Associafed Press

NEW YORK, Jan. IA fur.
niture finisher gave himself ur
to police last night because he
was anxious to start the New
Year with clean slate.
The man, Emanuel Valenuela
Is, of Richmond Hills, Queens
told police he robbed man OF
$3.50 on December 81. Police
records showed that Joseph Cos
grove, 40, of Kew Gardens,
Queens. was robbed Of that
amount on that date.
Valenuela faces five to 10 years
for assault and robbery if con-
victed.
He said he was encouraged to
reform by his sweetheart. but
would not identify her.
Evening star., 1951-01-01
West Virginia Family
OF 5 Dies in Blaze
BY The Associated Press

GARY, w. Va, Jan. Five
members of a West Virginia fam
lily in the first. second and fourth
generations died in their beds yes
terday when fire destroyed their
home.
Victims were Mrs. Mildred Brat
ton. 80: her grandmother, Mrs.
Matte Cox, 81, of Coalwood and
three Bratton children, Louise, IL;
Juanita, 9. and Lilly, 8.
A bottle of gasoline spilled near
a coal stove was blamed for the
blaze.
Evening star., 1951-01-01

much of the talk will be about
the young people home from coll
lege-how the young man In the
corner house home from Prince
ton is on the deans list Of honor
students, and that Mary, back
from her first term at Bryn
Mawr is developing into q per-
fectly charming young woman.
Has Seven Councilmen.
The village has a little govern
ment of seven councilmen who
elect their own officers. It has
a paid administrator, William C.
Austin. whose title is Superin-
tendent of Public Service. And
it has a police force consisting Of
one night watchman, who makes
his rounds of Chevy Chase streets
in his automobile. Fifteen years
ago the community was troubled
by burglaries. but these are al
most nil today.
The council meets once q month
and every April the citizens hold
a town meeting on the New Eng
land pattern. The governmental
problems confronting them are
small ones. They are interested
in the renewal of the planting
along Connecticut avenue and the
replacement Of the old brick side
walks with modern ones.
The most disturbing thing that
happened in the village since the
war was the retirement of the
mail carrier, Allison Blaine Nc
Quin. who used to call most of
the ladies on his route by their
first name and during the war
used to signal with the mating
call of the cardinal that he was
carrying a letter from husband
away in the service. The little
ceremony at which Mac was bade
farewell caused one of the biggest
Evening star., 1951-01-01
Newsman Leaves Hospital
After Beating in Singapore
BY the Associated Press

SINGAPORE, Jan. 1.-Associ-
ated Press Correspondent Larry
Allen today left Singapore hos
pital, where he has been recover
ing from a severe beating at the
hands of a Moslem mob.
Mr.. Allen suffered fractured
skull. broken hand and multiple
bruises when he was beaten by
Moslem fanatics during the Sim
gapore riots December IL.
Associated Press Bureau Chief
Tom Masterson, who also was
beaten by the mob, is still in
the hospital recovering from a
fractured hip.
The riots developed from Mos
lem anger over court ruling re-
storing Bertha Hertogh, a IL
year-old Dutch girl reared and
married as Moslem, to the GUS
tody Of her Roman Catholic
mother.
Evening star., 1951-01-01
) Die in Fires
In District Area
Over Week End
Buby at Waldorf
Is Among Victims;
Burns Kill Junitor

Three persons died in week end
fires in the District and Waldorf,
Md.
The victims were:
Benjamin Hodge, A, colored, q
janitor at the McReynolds Apart
ments, 705 Eighteenth street NV.
Rosemary Tribbett, 9 months,
Waldorf, Md.
Mrs. Lucille E. Garland. 43, COL
ored, 5217 Drake place Sc.
In addition, a 7-year-old girl
was in critical condition at Freed
mems Hospital with burns over
her entire body. She is Joyce
Smith, 604 Freedmen's court NV.
She was burned yesterday when
she attempted to light an oil cook
stove at her home.
Dies From Burns.
Mr.. Hodges died at 1925 am.
today from burns suffered when
an exploding oil burner sprayed
flaming oil over him. The ex-
plosion. which occurred in the
basement Of the apartment about
IL hours earlier, did no other
damage. The man died at Emer-
gency Hospital, where he was
taken by police.
The Tribbett child was burned
Saturday at her home in fire
which also critically burned her
father, John c. Tribbett, 30. and
a sister. Patricia Ann. 9. Rose
mary died yesterday afternoon at
Gallinger Hospital. Her father
and sister. remained there today
in critical condition. the hospital
reported.
Neighbors have started a drive
for clothing, household articles
food and money for the family.
Contributions may be sent to Mrs.
Louis Edelen, Waldorf, Md.
Woman Found Dead.
Mrs. Garland was found leaning
against the rear door Of her home
about 2 am. yesterday when fire.
men arrived in response to an
alarm. She was pronounced dead
by a Gallinger Hospital physician
shortly afterward.
In addition to burns, Mrs. Gar
land had suffered carbon mon.
oxide poisoning. DR.. Richard Ros-
enberg, deputy coroner, issued q
certificate of accidental death.
Firemen said the blaze burned
out the front room and part Of
the roof of Mrs. Garland's four
room. one-story house. The cause
OF the blaze was undetermined.
Evening star., 1951-01-01
New Medical Center
For Needy Persons
To Open Tomorrow

A new medical center for the
needy will open for business to-
morrow at 523 Sixth street NV.
The three story center, spon-
sored by laymen of 16 Seventh
day Adventist churches, was dedi-
Gated in a service yesterday after
noon. 1t was christened Medical
Ministry, Inc.
Several hundred people visited
the center yesterday and heard
inaugural speeches by Daniel A.
Oches. president Of the Seventh
day Adventists' Columbia Union
Conference; Theodore r. Flaiz,
secretary of the church's medical
department; Warren N. Witten-
berg, home missionary secretary
of the Potomac Conference; T. L.
Oswald. secretary of the home
missionary department: w. A.
Butler, secretary of the General
Conference for Self Supporting
Enterprises, and F. D. Nichol,
editor of the church paper, the
Review and Herald.
The center will give clinical
care to needy patients, house
headquarters for direct welfare
aid to poor families and provide
an educational program that will
include personal and home hy-
giene, first aid and home nursing
Although it has no legal ties with
the denomination, Seventh day
Adventist principles will guide its
work. Layment of the denomina-
tons churches in the Washington
are are underwriting the institu-
tion's expenses, with Adventist
doctors and dentists contributing
their services.
j Lee Neil, pastor of Pennsyl-
vania Avenue Adventist Church,
is president of the center. Other
officers are DR.. C. H. Wolohon,
secretary: DR.. John Bata, treas
urer; Miss Wilma Tuttle, assistant
secretary, and Arthur Brown, as
sistant treasurer.
Evening star., 1951-01-01
Careful Holiday Driving
Here Praised by Police

Washington residents who were
in automobiles last night were
complimented today by a police
department official for their
careful" driving.
Capt. William J. Liverman, head
Of the accident investigating unit,
said no serious accidents occurred
in the city during the hours Of
celebration. He said everybody
was obeying traffic regulations.
Capt. Liverman also said the
automobile traffic was the lightest
he has seen on a New Years eve
in his time on the police force.
Evening star., 1951-01-01

turnouts in Chevy Chase history.
The citizens on his route gave
him a purse Of 5000.
Much Of the glamour of Chevy
Chase is probably due to the
Chevy Chase Club whose stone
and white clapboard Colonial
structure Is familiar to motorists
on Connecticut avenue and whose
broad acres Of fairways, bunkers
and greens are just as familiar
to those passing on Wisconsin
avenue.
It Is not q community club. of
course. Its membership comes
from the whole Washington area.
But many of the Chevy Chase
families are members. The club.
despite its reputation of being
exclusive. Is primarily a family
one.
Worked for Atmosphere.
But the glamour Of the name
is not alone due to the club. For
go years everything possible has
been done to give the name Chevy
Chase an atmosphere and to keep
1t.
The story Of this real estate de-
velopment, one Of the most in
teresting but not one of the most
profitable in the history of the
industry, goes back to the Com
stock Lode and the making
of some of Americas biggest
fortunes.
One Of John w. Mackay's five
partners in the discovery and the
development of the big bonanza -
from which more than $500 mil
lion in gold and silver was taken,
was William Sharon.
In addition to his share in the
mine, Sharon, together with Dar-
ius Ogden Mills of the Bank of
California, founder of the Mills
Evening star., 1951-01-01
Servicemen's Dance

The Jewish Community Center
will hold a dance for servicemen
at 8 pm. tonight in the center's
Cafritz Auditorium,
Evening star., 1951-01-01

Three persons died in week end
fires in the District and Waldorf,
Md.
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-17
Morse Urges Draft Of l8-Year-Olds; 2 Year Mobilization

WASHINGTON, (R-Oregon's Republican Senator Morse today backed the Pentagon's plan to draft 18-year-olds and went an to urge a 25-year mobilization pro- gram because i've face a period of tension that long with Russia and communism
 Morse is a member of the Senate armed services preparedness sub- committee. It is considering a pro- posal by secretary of defense Mar shall for a permanent military service and training program. Marshall's plan calls for lowering the draft age from 19 to 18, and stretching service from q to 27 months.
 After a week of testimony by Marshall and assistant secretary of defense Anna M. Rosenberg, the chairman of the sub commi- tee, Senator Lyndon Johnson O. Tex), remained sharply critical of the proposal.
 Morse declared that quarter century period of military alert may require "a widespread revi-
 
 sion of our educational systems" He spoke to a reporter prior to the appearance before the sub-com- mittee Of a group of educational leaders who. helped develop the new military training proposal.
 ''The manpower program is go- ing to confront us for g years," Morse said. "It may be that long before we can feel safe. We must gear our economy, manpower and military plans for long pull"
 If many thousands of young men must take basic military training each year, he said, most college courses should be short ened from the present four years to three.
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-17
Sourdouggh Dies In Fairbanks Fire

FAIRBANKS, (P)-An elderly sourdough died and companion was critically burned in a log cabin fire here this weekend.
 Mike Hays, 72-year-old miner and prospector, burned to death as he vainely tried to open a sealed rear door in the blazing cabin. His body was found in the charred ruins.
 Harry Fouts, about SO, staggered from the cabin entrance with his clothing afire and collapsed in the snow. Hospital attendants Monday placed him on the critical list.
 Fifty below zero weather ham, pered firemen in efforts to com bat the blaze. Firehose .nozzles froze solid.
 Neighbors said the fire was caused by the explosion of an oil container.
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-17
Sen. Byrd Will Try To Cut Truman Budget, Tax. Plan

WASHINGTON, R9 .- Senator Byrd proposed yesterday: tn a t Congress carve seven billion dol- lars out of President Trurnan's huge new budget and raise taxes by $9,5OO, 100000 instead of the sixteen billion the President sug- gested. -.
 The Virginia Democrat, an out spoken foe of what he calls ex- travagant administration spending policies, said that plan would not deny a dollar for defense and pro- duce a balanced budget well under the $71, ,594, 100000 the President asked.
 Meanwhile, crying Socialism," the potent coalition of ofRepublican6 and Southern Democrats in Con- gress made ready to war on a flock of "Fair Deal" measures the. President put into his national survival" budget, his estimates of government spending and reven-
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The Nome nugget., 1951-01-17
Wednesday. January l7. 1851
 U. N. troops pulled back from

Wednesday. January l7. 1851 U. N. troops pulled back from Suwon and three other towns south of Seoul after going deep in ito enemy lines. Probing attacks in the past two days caught an en- emy battalion by surprise in Su- won, killing half of them. With drawal to defense positions nearby keeps forces within striking dis tance of 100000 Chinese Reds south of Seoul. Whitening air and tank assaults and bitter cold are said to be taking a heavy toll of the Reds. =
 French Premier Rene Eleven is to visit President Truman in Washington Jan. 29 and 30 to talk over a wide scope of cold and hot war subjects mutually interesting to both countries.
 General Eisenhower arrives in Lisbon, capital of Portugal, but finds promise of only limited force there to add to his proposed Titan tic past army. Observers say Por- tugal won't offer mulch unless Spain is included.
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-17

DENVER, (P) - The Reclama- ton Bureaus engineer here re- ported invitations for bids were sent out Monday for constructing a warehouse for the Eklutna pro- ject in Alaska. The Eklutna site is about 16 miles south of Palmer, toward Anchorage.
 The warehouse is to be a 55 by 142-foot steel structure.
 The Reclamation Bureaus Den yer office said invitations are due about Jan. 25 for bids on construc- ton of a government camp at Eklutna. It will involve 12 frame houses, two 10-car garages, streets and utilities.
 Bids listed for expected calls within the next two months in- clude construction of A miles of electric transmission line between the Eklutna hydro-plant and Pal mer.
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-17
Can't Remove Bod ies of Crash Victims Till Weather Clears

CORDOVA, (R)-The bodies of four persons who froze to death after their Cordova Air Service passenger plane crash-landed on blizzard-swept Copper River flats will remain at the crash scene un- til weather conditions improve.
 A rescue party braved high winds and sub-zero cold Sunday to reach the scene of the crash, g miles northwest of here. Rescuers found the bodies of the four vic tims huddled in the cabin of the plane. They apparently had es- capped injury when snowstorm forced the plane down Saturday but froze to death while awaiting rescue. .-s. .
 Rescue pilot Stewart Starbuck got out word of the tragedy Mon- day after narrowly averting disas- ter himself.
 Stafbuck made daring landing of a rescue party Sunday near the
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The Nome nugget., 1951-01-17
Fire Destroys Car Repair Shop Of
 Alaska Railroad

ANCHORAGE (P)-Flames, be- lieved to have started in a black smith shop Monday night destroy ed the Alaska Railroads car re- pair shop here, with loss unof- ficially estimated at $5,000,000. There were no casualties.
 The blaze engulfed the $50 by 90 foot shop building shortly after breaking out at 7:45 pm. Fire fighters from the railway depart ment, Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson, joined in the battle. They managed to save nearby equipment and buildings of the government-own- ed railway.
 Lost were new diesel engine, new power car, three coaches, the shop building, and adjoining coach shed, machine tools, three coaches and "at least" two steam engines.
 The damage estimates was set by J. P. Johnson, general manager of the railroad.
 He said that an investigation in- to the cause of the fire had been opened, and that the possibility of sabotage was noticing overlooked.
 The fire was the first of three
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The Nome nugget., 1951-01-17
10 Die In VIVA
 Plane Crash I'm Washington

EDWALL, Wash, B-Jagged pieces of airplane metal sticking up through snow on an eastern Washington wheat field were the only visible evidence today that 10 persons died there.
 Investigators began to probe the snow and question witnesses to- day. They are looking for the req son behind the crash of a North west Airlines plane shortly after noon yesterday.
 There were seven passengers and crew of three aboard. Cor oner Fred Campbell stood out in raging blizzard for hours probing through the snow and late last night said four victims had been identified from personal effects.
 The plane, a twin-engined Mar tin POP, was torn to shreds. The largest pieces left were an engine, a wheel and few pieces of metal.
 The plane was on a flight from Chicago to Seattle, when it stop ped at Spokane to pick up passen- gers. Thirteen minutes after it took off the pilot messaged by ra- dio that he was Gin trouble" and losing altitude. Moments later the plane smashed into the ground near the L. E.. Bundy farmhouse north of here.
 It struck with terrific violence and exploded. Bundy and his wife said it sounded like the plane was in power dive.
 Northwest Airlines released this list of passengers and crew: w. J. Craft, San Francisco; Robert R.. Mann Tacoma; MT. and Mrs. c. J. Milligan, Fairfax, Va; Charles Wood, Seattle; and w. H. Good lowe, University Club, San Fran cisco.
 The crew-Pilot Lloyd Hickman, 38; co-pilot Edmund J. Gander, 28, and stewardess Joan Tabor, 9, all of Seattle.
 Wilson Gillis, CAA inspector of Spokane, said last night it was "too early to make any surmise as
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The Nome nugget., 1951-01-17
NEWS IN BRIEF
GAP Special Washington Service)
 WASHINGTON, R- Legisla-

0Po Special Washington Service)
 WASHINGTON. (R- Legisla- ton 10 grant statehood 10 Alaska was introduced in the House Mon- day by Delegate Bartlett of Alas ka. Ii is substantially the same as a bill introduced in the Senate last week by Senator O'MahoneY tD.- Wyo.) and ls others Senators.
 Bartlett's bill provides inc con- stitution to be adopted by the pso- pie of the Territory shall be ap- proved by the President. The Sem ate version provides for approval by Congress.
 Bartlett's bill provides for a pri- mary and general election to choose delegates 10 the Constitu- tional convention. Candid s would run without party designa- lion.
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-17

DAWSON, Md, (P)-The neigh bor's horse trampled all over the property of Damon House, ate six bushels of his apples and frequent ly chased people.
 House shot the horse.
 Yesterday a circuit court judge found House innocent of charge of cruelty to an animal.
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-17
Korean Situation At A Glance =.
Tuesday. January IS. .lssl

United Nations western front offensive drives into important walled city of Suwon, IT miles south of eoul, in the second day of reconnaissance in force" It is the fourth town taken by the infantry tank combat team. Allied troops defending vital mountain passes on central front pull back in or derly withdrawal, supported by massive plane and artillery at tacks. The communique says the 'United Nations lines has been strengthened and shortened"
 The Western Big Three are re- ported touching up their latest joint reply to Russia on the pro posed Big-Four conference. They are said to agree to Russian de- mands that Germany be the num- Der one problem to be discussed, but are determined also to talk about all other problems causing East West tension.
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-17

JUNEAU (P1-The Alaska Road Commission awarded the Standard Oil Co.,, of California $333, ,880 contract yesterday to provide as- phalt and fuel oil to Anchorage and Valdez this year.