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Evening star., 1951-04-12

Using a milk bottle as a club
a ragged man" beat a young
secretary in her apartment al
5000 Connecticut avenue NV
early today and then robbed hel
of $25. l.
The secretary, Miss guile
Moore, 81, said she answered a
knock at her door around l am
"As I opened the door, I saw il
was a ragged looking guy I didn't
know" she related. II started to
close the door but he forced his
way in and hit me on the head
with a milk bottle" He took the
money and escaped, she said.
The milk bottle, she explained,
was one of four she had put out
side her door earlier in the eve
ming.
Miss Moore is a secretary for
the Berlin Realty Co. The living
room of her apartment is set up as
an office. A safe in a closet, with
about $75 in it, was not touched
by the holdup man.
Il think I'll have the milkman
leave cardboard cartons of milk
after this" she commented.
Evening star., 1951-04-12
Loss Put al $4,000
In Seat Pleasant Fire

Fire early today destroyed a
tWo-story shed at the F. L. Wat
kinS Lumber Co. at Seat Pleasant.
Md, causing an estimated $4,000
damage.
The blaze, which firemen believe
was started by an ignition short
circuit in one of four new trucks
parked in the shed, also spread
to some piles of lumber stacked
in the open but did not harm ad-
joining sheds. In addition to the
trucks and lumber. two big saws
in the shed were destroyed.
Three firemen were injured.
Julius Stommel of the Capitol
Heights Volunteer Fire Depart
ment was treated at a hospital
for an injured back and then re-
leased. Two other f1remen suf-
fered minor cuts.
Nine companies fought the
blaze. Besides Capitol Heights.
they were Hillside, Seat Pleasant,
Boulevard Heights, District
Heights, Tuxedo. Forestville, Blad-
ensburg and Cottage City.
The fire broke out about 1::3o
am. and was brought under con-
troll in about two hours.
Evening star., 1951-04-12
Housewives Are Warned
OF Phony Doctors Calls

Silver Spring detectives today
urged housewives in the area not
to answer intimate questions
asked them over the telephone by
a man who represents himself as
a physician collecting data for the
Kinsey report.
Detectives said the caller usual
ly Identifies himself as a DR.. Fon-
taine. They said they have re-
ceived about dozen complaints
concerning such calls in the last
few days
They emphasized the pseudo
doctor has no authority to ask
questions and requested women
who are called to "hang up I'M
mediately.' They said that so
far the caller has made no at
tempt to follow up his calls by
appearing in person.
Evening star., 1951-04-12
z Injured Teen-Agers
Are Awarded S22,5OO

A $22,500 consent judgment to-
day was awarded two teen-agers
for injuries suffered in a traffic
accident nearly three years ago.
The judgment was decreed by
District Court Judge Edward M.
Curran after agreement among
opposing counsel. OF the total,
Sl6,500 was awarded to Donald
Kober, 18. of 1924 Oak street NV,
and $4,000 was specified for Joy
Capps, II. of BIT Delaf1eld place
NV. They were represented by
Attorney Alvin Newmyer.
JOY, daughter of Dental
Capps, Army Map Service en-
ploye, was riding on the handle
bars of Donald Kober's bicycle on
Arkansas avenue NV. AS the BIZ
cycle neared Upshur street NV,
Warren G. Sargent. 4132 Arkansas
avenue, opened the street side door
OF his parked automobile just as
the bicycle was going past.
The door struck the bicycle.
its riders into the path
of car driven by William E. Gift
ford, 240 Hamilton street NV.
Donald suffered fractured
skull and Joy received injuries to
her right hand resulting in pos
sibly permanent impairment. At
torney Newmyer charged that Mr..
Sargent was negligent in that he
violated traffic laws by opening his
street-side door, and that Mr..
Clifford was also negligent in that
he allegedly was following the
bicycle too close.
Both drivers, it was reported,
were covered by the same insur-
ance company. The defendants
were represented in court by At
torneys Howard Boyd and Ernest
Swingle.
Evening star., 1951-04-12

Investigations with outstanding
success"
Mai. Barrett said that no other
member of the Department had
had "the experience or the train
ing in this type of work in any
way comparable to Capt. Blick.
The vice squad chief often has
to contact Precinct commanding
officers on cases under investiga-
ton and frequently must issue in
Istructions to these heads, the
police chief pointed out.
For this reason, and also in
recognition of the splendid work
performed by the captain and his
squad, it is recommended that he
be designated an acting inspector, u
Major Barrett advised the Com
missioners.
The designation will not cost
the District anything, he pointed
out.
Evening star., 1951-04-12

was that the opening of the
American wing in the Metro
politan Museum in New York had
aroused tremendous interest in
houses of the Colonial and Fed
eral periods. Georgetown had a
lot of them. There they were
like items of unrealized value in
an antique shop ready to be
grabbed up. The Williamsburg
restoration was to SNOWFALL the
movement to Georgetown later.
One of the early purchasers was
Eliot Goodwin, who was busy at
the time creating the United States
Chamber of Commerce. The dis
covers" were not all wealthy. The
assets of many of them were largely
cultural. In 1922 Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry w. White, both teachers
in the District school system,
bought a mid-1eth century house
in Thirty fifth street. John
Ihlder, man dedicated to doing
away with slums bought a house
at 2811 P street. And an up and
coming young lawyer named Dean
Acheson bought house next door.
1t was then that crassly COM
mercial real estate men began
building apartment houses in
GEORGETOWN and Mr.. Ihlder, the
Evening star., 1951-04-12
Upraised Span Locks
On South Capitol Bridge

An upraised draw span on the
South Capitol street bridge forced
police to reroute. traffic over the
Eleventh street bridge this morn
ing.
The bridge span. on the north
side of the bridge over the Ana
costa River became locked about
11:15 when it was raised to permit
a Navy crane to pass, according to
Bridge Tender o. L. Taylor.
Two of the bridge operators still
were working on the locked joint
at noon today. Mr.. Taylor said he
did not know how long the re-
routing of traffic would continue.
Evening star., 1951-04-12

public housing expert, defeated
them by heading committee
which put through zoning regu-
lation that no new Georgetown
roof should be more than 40 feet
high.
Stories and pictures of the res
toration of Georgetown houses
and the beauty of Georgetown
gardens began appearing in the
slick magazines devoted to those
subjects and have been appearing
ever since. One writer has esti-
mated there are 5000 gardens in
Georgetown. There are at least
six backyard swimming pools.
Very Civic Minded.
And about that time George
town began to be one of the most
civic minded of Washington COM
munities. The Georgetown Cit
izens' Association did not admit
women members. (They do now.)
$50 Miss Eta Taggart, an at
toyney with more than one
Georgetown generation behind
her. organized the Progressive
Citizens Association. Soon George
town was engaged in rat killing
campaigns and busy fighting the
Islum conditions which still pre-
vailed in some of Georgetown S
streets.
! Georgetown really began to ex-
Iperience its comeback in the de-
lpression years when new real es-
tate was in distress. The New
Deal brought thousands of new
!, people to Washington. Many
turned to Georgetown.
] Adolf A. Berle. jr., one of the
original braintrust triumvirate
and a man of independent means,
located there. Frances Perkins, the
first woman cabinet member, ac-
,quired q house at 1914 Thirtieth
street.
I Francis Biddle moved to George
town and still lives there.
1 Elliot and Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Ijr., were among the new George
town residents.
Felix Frankfurter of Harvard
Law School moved to Georgetown
when he was appointed to the Su-
tpreme Court. -
I The big red house at 323S r
street next to the Georgetown Lii
brary which President Grant made
his summer White House, became
1.-The home of seven young bachelor
lawyers headed by Tommy Corco-
iran and Ben Cohen. Their habit
lIof talking late into the night over
their plans for newer New Deal
Evening star., 1951-04-12

here and built great houses. Here
was an international society and
no personal property tax. Some
of Georgetown's most prosperous
families caught the fever and
moved in town in the William
Howard Taft area.
Those Who Stayed.
There were those who stayed.
The Peter family remained in
splendid isolation at Tudor Place,
the house the original Peter built
for his bride, the granddaughter
of Martha Washington. The
Mackalls, the Bradleys, the Sc
viers, the Dorseys. the Matthews
and others did not make the mis-
take of selling their heritage to
have go at the caviar.
There were always people who
knew Washington and appreciated
Georgetown. just before World
War I, Robert Todd Lincoln, son
of the Civil War President and
a very wealthy man after his
years as president of the Pullman
Co., bought the big house of Mrs.
William Laird Dunlop at 3014 N
street. >tThe Lairds and the Dun
lops were two of the Scotch fam
lilies that founded Georgetown.)
During World War I, Newton D.
Baker. an old Episcopal High
School (Alexandria) boy, bought
the fine house at 30lT N street
which had been built by Thomas
Beall in 1894.
1t was after the war in the
early 20s that things began to-
happen. Two very wealthy Am
bassadors bought old Georgetown
estates. Robert Woods Bliss bought
the Rock OF Dunbarton which he
renamed Dunbarton Oaks, and
Lammot Belin, who inherited a.
Du Pont fortune, purchased Ever
may. Mrs. Frank A. West bought
Century House.
The real estate men were puZ-
zled. Wealthy newcomers arriv-
ing in Washington were impa-
tient when shown the grand places
they could have on or off Six
teenth street and asked to be
taken to Georgetown.
Realtors Were Appalled,.
These "discoverers," many of
whom will be on hand for this
weeks celebration, all report they
got the same answer from the
real estate men. 1t was:
"You don't want to live there!"
What the real estate men failed
to realize (they soon caught on
Evening star., 1951-04-12
.Conferees Approve
$4,000 Death Benefit
For Those in Service

House and Senate conferees
agreed today on the final terms
Iof a bill to give all members OF
the armed forces a $4,000 free
death benefit effective while they
are in service.
1t will be retroactive to last
June, when the Korean war start
led. This means that the families
Iof all men who died in line OF
duty since last June 81 will be
entitled to receive $4,000. The
retroactive feature will apply no
matter where death occurred, pro-
vided it was in line of duty.
If a man who died since last
June was buying $4,000 of Gov
Iernment insurance under existing
law. his family would get the ad-
ditional $4,000 free.
The conference report must be
approved by both houses and
signed by the President before it
becomes law.
The conferees worked out a
compromise to give servicemen
and women the right to begin
buying term life insurance within
100 days after they leave the serv-
ice. This insurance would have
to be renewed every five years at
increasing rates based on age.
The conferees emphasized that
the policy rights of all veterans of
World Wars I and II under their
existing Government insurance are
protected. If a veteran now buy
ing Government insurance goes
back into the service he may elect
to keep his paid insurance run
ming by making token payments
while he is in uniform, or turn in
paid insurance for the cash sur
render value, rely on free death
benefit while in uniform, and re-
instate his paid insurance when
out by refunding the
cash surrender amount.
Evening star., 1951-04-12
Robberiies Up
AZ,
FbI Declares
Auto Thefts Also
Increase, but Other
Crimes Are Down
By Miriom Gutenberg


Washington had more fobber.
les and stolen autos last year
than in 1949 but showed a de-
crease in all other major crimes
the FBI's annual tabulation re-
vealed today.
For the first time in years
the FBI Uniform Crime Reports
showed Washington dropped oui
Iof first place in the number OF
aggravated assaults - that is
cases OF shooting. cutting. stab
bling. manning. poisoning. scald-
ing and acid throwing.
On aggravated assaults. Wash
|ington, with 4,205 cases, was Sec
ond to Chicago, which reported
4 1889 cases.
t. Odd Curve Shown.
RobberieS showed an odd curve
here. In cities throughout the
Nation, the FBI reported, there
was an 11.2 per cent decrease in
robberies. But in Washington
robberies showed a 3.5 per cent
increase, compared with a 1913 per
cent decrease in robberies here in
the preceding year.
Nationally, the FBI reported
that 1,79O.o30 major crimes were
committed throughout the country
during 1860 is per cent in
crease over 1949. A major crime
was committed every Is seconds
In an average day. the FBl
noted, 1929 places were burglar
lied, 301 persons were, murdered
or attacked, 146 persons were
robbed, 468 cars were stolen and
1851 other thefts occurred.
Every five minutes throughout
the Nation in 1850, said the FBI,
there was a murder, manslaughter,
rape or assault with intent to kill
How Washington Fit In.
Here's how Washington fitted
into the national picture during
1850 as we'll as how its 1850 crime
record compared with previous
years:
Homicides-Eighth in the Ma
ton during 1850 with 66 cases as
compared with 78 cases in 1949
and 73 in 1948.
Robberies-Seventh in the Ma
ton during 1850 with 712 cases as
compared with 688 in 1949 and
1923 in 1948.
Aggravated assaultS-Second in
the Nation during 1850 with 4,205
cases, as compared with 4,314 in
1949 and 4,049 in 1948.
Eighth in Burglaries.
Burglaries-Eighth in the Ma
ton during 1850, with 3.618 in
1850, as compared with 4,151 in
1949 and 4,543 in l948. Il
Larcenies involving more than
$50-Eighth in the Nation during
1850, with 1859 cases, as COM
pared with 1877 in 1949 and 1898
in 1913.
Larcenies involving less than
$50-Sixth in the Nation in 1850,
with 7,941 cases, as compared with
8,490 in 1949 and 1924 in 1948.
Auto thefts-Thirteenth in the
Nation in 1850, with 1905, as
compared with 1,172 in 1949 and
1,438 in 1948.
Evening star., 1951-04-12
Report on Butler
Hearing Due in
About ; Weeks
Subcommittee Sturts
Study Of 500, 900
Words of Testimony

The Senate subcommitte inves.
tigating the Butler -Tydings CAM
paign in Maryland last November
expects to complete it's report in
about three weeks.
The subcommittee, headed by
Senator Monroney, Democrat, Of
Oklahoma, concluded public hccr-
ings yesterday. Executive sessions
began today to compile the report
from the more than 100000 words
of testimony taken since Febru-
airy 20.
Edward A. McDermott, commit
tee counsel, said he was being
optimistic when he estimated the
subcommittee report would be
ready in three weeks.
No Further Statements.
Mr.. McDermott added that the
subcommittee had decided it would
make no further public statements
on the hearing until the report is
issued.
The hearing was begun when
the defeated Democratic candi-
date, Millard E. Tydings, charged
that he was the, target of a cam
paign of moral squalor" in which
lies were used against him.
He took particular exception to
a piece of campaign literature, a
tabloid entitled From the Record,
which carried a composite photo
of Mr.. Tydings in close conversa-
ton with Earl Browder, Commu-
mist leader.
Libel Charges Mentioned.
Mr.. Tydings, during his appear
ances before the subcommittee,
asked that criminal libel proceed
ings be recommended in the event
his charges were substantiated.
Mr.. McDermott said it would be
part of the work of the subcom-
Imittee to recognize any violations
of the law and report such evi-
Idence to proper enforcement au-
thorities if circumstances war
rant this action.
Evening star., 1951-04-12
Citizens Locked Out,
Meeting Postponed

Members of the North Randle
Community Association last night
found themselves locked out of
their meeting place in the Kimball
School, Minnesota avenue and Ely
place Sc.
Unable to establish contact the
school custodian. they decided to
postpone the meeting to May 9.
Evening star., 1951-04-12
Veto Sought on Bill
Easing Liquor Law
In Prince GEORGES

Sheriff Carlton G. Beall of
Prince Georges County and Mayor
John N. Torvestad of Colmar
! Manor want Gov. McKeldin to
veto bill which would permit sale
of alcoholic beverages in the
county until 2 am. Sundays.
In a letter to the Governor
Mayor Torvestad said he has been
asked by neighboring communities
to request hearing before the
Governor takes any action on the
bill passed in the closing hours of
the Maryland General Assembly
last week.
The law now prohibits sale of
beer, wine and liquor after Satur-
day midnight.
Mr.. Torvestad said Colmar
Manor carries the stigma of being
called rum row. because of such
similar legislation in the past
coupled with indiscriminate
granting of liquor licenses by our
Alcoholic Control Board" He
added that mo public need" would
be served by the extension of clos
ing hours.
Pointing to the midnight clos
ing hour in the District, Sheriff
Beall said an extension of the
drinking time in Prince Georges
County would make it "a dump
ing ground for all undesirables
of Washington"
Sheriff Beall declared the meas.
ure passed by the recent General
Assembly is the most disgrace
full piece of legislation offered in
a long time"
The sheriff said he will seek
to schedule a meeting with the
Governor so he can express his
views.
Evening star., 1951-04-12
Sitter Penalties
Asked in Attacks
On Police Here
House Group Studying
Omnibus Crime Bill
Hears Maj. Barrett

Sitter penalties for assaults on
police officers were strongly recon-
mended today during House Dis
trict Committee consideration of
the omnibus crime bill to tighten
law-enforcement here.
Committee members Joined with
Maj. Robert j. Barrett. superin-
tendent of police, in approving a
provision to raise penalties for
such assaults.
The bill would raise the maxi
mum penalty for assault on a
police officer from $500 or two
years to 5000 or five years or
both, or 10 years if a dangerous
weapon is used.
Maj. Barrett told the committee
the police were having difficulty
in making arrests. Sometimes, he
said, crowds assemble and try to
take the prisoner away. Many
times, he added, they assault a
policeman.
Many Questions Asked.
Frequently, he emphasized, the
crowds which gather make re-
marks" which may lead up to any,
thing"
Representative Davis, Democrat,
of Georgia. chairman of the crime
subcommittee which developed the
omnibus bill. recalled that testi-
mony showed one policeman was
hit so hard by a club that his hat
badge was dented. Representative
Smith, Democrat, of Virginia. de-
claring that this incident under
present law had been considered
only one of the hazards of police
work. said the new, sitter pro-
visions of law should be enacted.
The committee considered sew
eral sections of the omnibus bill
as numerous questions were asked
by committee members about
minor points involved.
Provisions Discussed.
Among the provisions discussed
were those relating to tightening
the present laws regarding seizure
of property in gambling cases,
arrests without warrants, presence
of persons in illegal establish
ments, possession of implements
of crime" including burglary tools,
disorderly conduct and threats tot
do bodily harm.
The committee did not take up
the controversial problem re-
garding proposed new law relating
to bottle clubs.
Chairman Mcmillan of the
House District Committee said he
would call another open meeting
sometime next week to proceed
further with study of the big bill
before final action on any of it.
Evening star., 1951-04-12

the G m m j S.
Sioners.
The m ov e
was re CO m =
nended by Po-
lice Superin-
tendent Robert
]. Barrett, who
com m e n d e d
c a p t. Blick k
highly.
4 a p I . bllck,
he said. has
served m a n y
y e ars in the
specialized field
of uice and sex
Evening star., 1951-04-12

has happened to their proposal.
Alexandria. Falls Church and
Fairfax agreed to go along with
the engineering survey recon-
lmended by majority of the COM
mittee. but Arlington wants a
shorter and cheaper survey.
eve are in a dilemma in Ar
Ilington, said Robert w. Cox,
chairman of the interim commit
tee and one of Arlington's repre-
Isentatives. He explained that the
county is about ready to proceed
with expansion of it's existing dis
Iposal plant for which bonds were
approved in referendum last
fall.
"It is the feeling of the Arlington
board that it would be extremely
difficult to hold things up for six
months while this survey goes on"
added Mr.. Cox.
The survey favored by the in
terim committee majority would
require about six months and the
survey sought by Arlington would
take about three months.
Mr.. Cox disputed statements that
an adequate survey would require
six months. He said the Arlington
County manager and engineer felt
lit could be accomplished in less
time.
G. Hubbard Massey. a Fairfax
representative on the committee.
said his county was going ahead
with its present plans for a sep
arate disposal plant, but wanted
the regional survey made because
future growth is anticipated.
He said he favored the longer
survey because it would cover
more details than the shorter one.
Evening star., 1951-04-12
CoI|uzo Counsel Files
Formal Appeal Notice

Attorneys for Oscar Collazo
Puerto Rican Nationalist under
death sentence for the November
Staying at Blair House, filed formal
notice of an appeal today in Dis
Itrict Court.
Collazo was sentenced last Fri
day by Judge T. Alan Goldsbo-
rough. The appeal papers were
filed by attorney Sidney Sachs, one
of three lawyers who defended Col
Ilazo.
Evening star., 1951-04-12
Exchange Club Dance

The Exchange Club of Silver
Spring will hold a spring dance
and buffet supper at pm. Satur-
day at the Meadowbrook Cabin In
Rock Creek Park.
Evening star., 1951-04-12
Rummuqe Sale sIoted

Alumnae of Alpha Chi Omega
sorority will hold a rumrnage sale
Saturday, beginning at 7 am. at
1900 Florida avenue NV. Pro-
|ceeds will go to help victims of
cerebral palsy.
Evening star., 1951-04-12

Iy feature of The Star during the
warm- weather months. 1t is one Of
the many items Of interest to every
member Of the family in The Evening
and Sunday stor. Coll Sterling 5000
for home delivery.
Evening star., 1951-04-12

UUtHGs V1 ~"
Stor's yachting
e ditoL, q n d
Outdoors, /" with
Bill Leeteh, fish
ing editor.
The outdoor
nnne ie a sfeek.
Evening star., 1951-04-12
Star Outdoor Poge
To Appear Tomorrow

Don't miss the outdoor pase in the
sports section Of tomorfow's Star.
Sportsmen will find news Of interest
in Fore and Aft" by Malcolm Lom-
Evening star., 1951-04-12
Capt. BIick Promoted
To Acting Inspector

Capt. Roy E. Blick, head of the
vice squad of the Metropolitan
Police Department, today was
DESIGNATED as acting inspector by
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-11-27
Special Tribute
Planned For Lbs
Football Banquet

Members of the undefeated and
united 1908 and 1888 teams will
attend the annual football ban
quet to pay tribute to the all
victorious 1851 London High
School football squad. The Red
Raider binquct will be Wednesday,
December 5. at $50 pm. in the
high school cafeteria.
AT the banquet the Raiders win
be honored by their forerunners
as the third undefeated and un-
tied team in London's football
history. A large representation
from the earlier squads will help
celebrate the epoch-making ef-
forts of the 1851 team.
Reservations for the public may
be obtained at the high school
for $500 per person. The dead
line is Monday, December 8.
DR.. William c. Bill" Hackett.
president of the Athletic Council,
VIII be master of ceremonies for
the banquet program. Head coach
Ara Parseghian, of Miami Uni
versity, will be the principal
speaker.