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Evening star., 1953-06-24

United States Public Health
Service of narcotic addicts
committed by State courts
and the U. S. District Court
for the District of Columbia.
"I wish to make it clear that
Inauguration of the program
authorized by HR 1907 is not
and cannot be contingent
upon the additional legisla-
ton authorizing the use of the
United States Public Health
Services hospitals. The exist
ing capacity of appropriately
equipped hospitals is not great
enough to enable the United
States to assume responsibility
for a large volume of commit
ments from the District and
from State courts.
"The implications of the
legislation which would
authorize such commitments,
aside from limitations of Fed
eral hospital capacity, need to
be thoroughly studied from
the State as well as from the
Federal point of view. I
therefore express the hope
that the Congress will defer
action on the pending pro-
posals until such q study can
be conducted by the Commis-
sion on Federal-State relation
ships which will soon be es-
tablished under legislation
now in the final stages Of
congressional consideration"
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has no law about licensing for
private monkeys?"
well, not since I've been
here" said the prosecutor.
Then I'll give you until to-
morrow to look up some law and
possible precedents in this case, p"
said the jurist. Certainly this
isn't the first monkey to be kept
in the District-and Che raised
his voice. I'm talking about real
monkeys"
Mrs. Yer Standig told the
Judge her children would die of
unhappiness If they had to give
up their monkeys.
Actually, Mrs. Yer Standig said
later, her household also has
Pete, a parrot; Mike and Beauty,
dogs; Black Midnight, cat. and
Mamie and Jack, parakeetS. Only
recently she refused to let her
husband buy a baby boa con-
strictor.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Sailor Injured in Plunge
From Station Window

A 2O-year-old sailor attached
to a Navy vessel due out of New
York today suffered severe head
and neck injuries early today In
a 35-foot plunge from a Union
Station window.
James C. Hill. a seaman, had
been resting in an anteroom OF
the Armed Services police booth
at the east end of the concourse.
It was undetermined whether he
fell or jumped.
M. D. Malone Of 1881 Tenth
street NE, told police he saw the
body strike the paving below the
window.
Casualty Hospital said the
sailor was in serious condition.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
By chorIes 6. Brooks

There was monkey business in
Municipal Court again today as
Judge Frank H. Myers reviewed
last weeks conviction of q house.
wife who has kept two monkeys
in her home without a permit.
Mrs. Helen Yer Standig, 4724
Seventeenth street NV, threw
the court and Corporation Coun-
sci Hymie NuSSbaum into con-
fusion when she appeared for
sentencing today and claimed
that the Districts wild animal
statute could not possibly apply
to her pet monkeys.
Last week, police took Mrs.
Yer Standig to court after her
2-year-old monkey Moses bit q
neighborhood girl in the Yer
Standig front yard.
Judge Myers sent the woman
to the District Board Of Com
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Area AFL Units 10 Hold
Workshop Tomorrow

The Maryland and District Of
Columbia Federation of Labor,
the Baltimore Federation Of
Labor and the Washington Gen.
trail Labor Union will stage a
workshop tomorrow at the Uni
versity of Maryland.
The morning sessions topic
is "The Community's Response
bility to the Workers" and the
afternoon subject is "The Trade
Unions Responsibility to the
Community"
Topics for discussion groups
include the Taft-Hartley law,
social insurance and the right to
work.
This is the first such con-
ference sponsored by this areas
AFL officials.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Trial Board Denies
Testimony Gave
Immunity 10 Bullock

A police Trial Board today
turned down Inspector Albert I.
Bullock's plea for immunity from
it's action because of his testi-
mony before the Senate District
Crime Investigating Committee.
The inspector is accused of dis
obeying his superior officers by
refusing to answer questions
about $4,000 he and his wife
had available to spend above
their income. The police officers
financial situation first was re-
vealed before the committee.
The board ruled the immunity
law does not apply to admins
trative actions, such as a police
trial board.
Long Legal Hassle.
The board also overruled In
spector Bullock's attempt to have
it set up definite rules of pro-
cedure, similar to court rules.
The hassle over legal technical
tiles consumed much of the open
ing sessions of the hearing.
In arguing for dismissal OF
a charge that Inspector Bullock
disobeyed by refusing to answer
questions put by Police Chief
Robert v. Murray, the inspec-
tors attorney, Charles E. Ford
borrowed from a California case
to say that the chief was acting
mot as a police chief but as a
prosecutor"
Chiefs Order Challenged.
He contended that since In
Spector Bullock was under sus-
pension, he was not subject to
Chief Murray'S orders.
The 55-year-old inspector was
acquitted last year as a Cocoon
spirator in the Charles E. Mel
son gambling syndicate.
He has been suspended since
May %, 1852. Last February
IL he became eligible for re-
tirement, and has been engaged
in a court battle to force his
retirement.
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Nine District Men Arrive
On Leave From Korea

Nine District men were among
a group of soldiers who recently
arrived at Fort Meade, Md, from
the Far East command to begin
SO-day rotation leaves. They are /:
Sergt. Otis Bryant, 909 Twelfth
street NV; Corpl. William B.
Chairman, SGT Fourth street
NV; Pvt. Lawrence Cauley,
3113 Twenty-fourth street Sc;
Pvt. Leslie R. Cooper, 2016 First
street NV; Sergt. John Cox,
1902 T street. NV.
Also Corpl. Edward Foster,
1853 Stevens road Sc; Pfc. Jo-
seph Melton, 1923 Florida ave-
nue. NE; Sergt. Wallace Robin
son, II r street NV; Corpl.
Rennie Vest. 619 Gresham place
NV,
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'Anti-Labor' Memo Writer
Suspended by State Dept.

The State Department has an
nounced the suspension OF the
writer of a memorandum on the
Taft-Hartley Act, branded as
strongly anti-labor by the AFL
and CIO.
Miss Edna Bess Stephenson
has been formally charged with
violation of long-standing rules
governing clearance of docu-
ments before their release, de-
partment spokesman said. She
has been suspended from her
$8,30O-a-year job as head of the
foreign journalists liaison unit
while her reply to the charges is
being considered.
Her memorandum, released
several months ago for the in
formation of foreign neWSmen
here, drew a protest from the
CIO to Secretary of State Dulles.
The work was described as
"shockingly anti-labor" in tone.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Il Other Sites
Listed for New
Sib|ey Hospital
Case Neors End;
Decision Promised
2 or 3 Days Later

A District Zoning Commission
employe today testified there
were at least IL spots in the Dis
trict where a new Sibley Hospital
could be erected rather than on
the American University campus
The witness was Charles F.
McGehee, a computer-dr
man for the commission.
American University and Sib-
ley Hospital are before the U. S.
District Court for the District of
Columbia in an effort to upset a
ruling of the commission, which
prevented construction of a new
Sibley Hospital on a seven-acre
tract on the campus. This was
done at the plea of home owners
in Spring Valley and Wesley
Heights by changing the campus
zoning from residential A to resi-
dental A restricted.
Sites Shown on Map.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Oliver Gasch, for the commits
sion, called Mr.. McGehee to the
stand. The commission employe
then presented a map showing
the IL sites.
He testified that each of the IL
sites was seven acres or more and
properly Zoned for construction
of a hospital.
Nine of the sites were east of
the Anacostia River. One was in
far Northeast Washington and
two were in Northwest.
Meanwhile the case, now in its
third week, apparently is draw
ing to a close. Opposing attor-
neys indicated they probably
could finish today.
Judge Alexander Holtzof said,
II expect to hand down my de-
cision within two or three days
after the trial is concluded"
Harm to Houses Seen.
Yesterday two Washington
real estate men testified they
had examined the expensive
houses near the campus and
stated their value would be
harmed by construction of the
hospital on the university
grounds.
Called as witnesses by the
home owners from Spring VAL
ley and Wesley Heights they
were william A. Elliott and J.
Rupert Mohler, jr.
They disagreed as to how much
the reduction in value would be,
however.
Mr.. Elliott estimated some 230
houses in the area would suffer
a total loss in value of 81, 1,161 900.
Mr.. Mohler said he felt the loss
would be $3,607,550.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Board Of Trade Honors
Membership Chairman

M. c. MacKinnon, retiring
chairman of the membership
committee of the Washington
Board of Trade, was honored by
nearly 100 board members and
their guests at a testimonial din
ner held last night at the May
flower Hotel.
Mr.. MacKinnon, vice president
of the Super Concrete Co. was
chairman of the committee dur
ing the 1928 administrative
year.
Board President E. D. Merrill
and President-elect Henry l..
Merrick paid tribute to Mr.. Mac
Kinnon's work, and Mr.. Merrill
announced that the board had
voted to give Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
Kinnon a home air-conditioning
unit as token of appreciation.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Jury Denies Damages
To Homeowners in
Broyhi|| Firm Suit

An Alexandria Federal Court
jury last night decided a Lang
ley Park (Md) veteran and his
wife were not entitled to dam
ages in a suit they brought
against M. T. Broyhill & Sons,
Arlington builders.
Originally, 80 couples who
bought homes in the Langley
Park subdivision filed suit ask
ing $134,165 damages from the
builder. They claimed there
were shortcomings and de-
ficiencies in the homes. A later
court ruling had the effect Of
dropping 20 of the suits.
Congressman Defendant.
The test suit named as de-
PENDANTS the firm and it's men,
bers, M. T. Broyhill, M. T. Broy-
hill, jr., and Joel T Broyhill, Vir-
ginia Republican who is the
States 10th District Representa-
tive in Congress
The housing squabble last fall
became a bitter issue in Repre-
sentative Broyhill's campaign
against Edmund D. Campbell,
Democrat.
Plaintiffs in the test suit we're
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F. Little
haleS, whose Langley Park house
is at 1903 Eighteenth avenue.
They have rented the home and
live in the District.
Rules on Two Questions.
Federal Court Judge Albert v.
Bryan ruled on two important
questions in relation to the suit
before the jury deliberated.
He said the Veterans Admin
istration guarantee of dry base
mentS in VA-backed homes was
to be construed as protection
for the institution. granting a
loan on the house-in this case
the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Co.
Harry L. Rand, an attorney
for the plaintiffs, said it was
his contention the VA guarantee
covering Easements was for the
protection of veterans. /
Judge Bryan also ruled that
front-foot benefit charges were
not a lien on the property. e.,
that the purchaser of a home
must pay for installations pro-
vided by the Washington SUBJ
urban Sanitary Commission.
The plaintiffs had claimed the
builders contract did not, as is
usual in Maryland home pur-
chases, specifically state that the
WSSC front-foot benefit charges
would be assumed by the buyer.
Affects 497 HOmeOwners.
Mr.. Rand said some 497 home
owners in the development are
affected by the decision.
Attorneys for the Broyhill firm
were Oren r. Lewis. Glenn II.
Richards and the law firm of
Robert H. McNeill and Harry M.
Ussery.
Mr.. Rand today described the
courts decision as a "prelimi-
nary defeat" He said some of
20 couples who joined the Little
hales in the first suit still may
bring individual suits.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
BeaI| Seeking
Ear|yvote on
Teacher Raise
Subcommittee Books
10 Pet. Increase in
Abbreviated Hearing
By james 6. Deone

Quick Senate action on a 10
per cent pay raise for the Dis
trict's $500 school teachers ap-
peared possible today.
Senator Beall, Republican. of
Maryland, said he will seek a
special District Committee ses-
sion this week to try to push the
pay raise legislation to the Sem
ate floor. The increase would
change starting pay from $3.50
to $3,443.
Principals, supervisors and as
sistant superintendents are COW
cred by the bill. but Supt. Hobart
M. Corning is excluded.
Senator Beall'S education sub
committee approved the raise
yesterday. The Maryland legisla-
tor cut short the testimony of a
long list Of witnesses to announce
the support Of the three-man
group.
Money Protest Ignored.
Ignored. by the Senators was
the only opposition-a statement
by Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Irving Bryan that the
Commissioners can't see their
way to paying the antici-
pated SIT million cost of the
raise. Mr.. Bryan warned that
the city heads are willing to in
dorse only an 8 per cent boost,
costing about $1,355.000:
Senator Beall asked Mr.. Bryan
whether he did not think the
Commissioners would be able
to find the money necessary for
the 10 per cent" if the bill was
enacted.
Mr.. Bryan indicated he was
doubtful about this.
Then the Senator asked,
would it be easier to find the
money or find new teachers?"
IT think it might be easier to
find the teachers" the official
replied. This drew a boo from
teachers crowding the hearing
room.
House Yet to Act.
Besides Senate action the
House still must take up the
legislation. A similar 10 per cent
bill sponsored by Representative
Broyhill. Republican, of Vir-
ginia, is awaiting action by a
subcommittee headed by Repre-
sentative O'Hara, Republican, of
Minnesota, but Mr.. O'Hara is in
Bethesda Naval Hospital and it
isn't known how soon the House
group will take the matter up.
Teacher spokesmen made q
strong point of the fact that
Congress just granted police and
f1remen an even bigger boost
IL per cent. They also stressed
that teachers are $770 behind
policemen on starting pay.
Miss Helen Samuel, president
of the Education Association of
the District, said even teachers
with a masters degree start at
less than a rookie policeman.
Washington teachers also get
less than those in many other
cities and much less than many
Government ployes, she
pointed out.
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EXCL Testifies
Stewart Was
Chronic
IrrutionuI Conduct
Luid to Defendant
In Grocer Staying

Willie Lee Stewart, as a SOL
dier, went AWOL so often that
his commanding officer gave up
in despair and even ceased to
punish him, it was testified to-
day at his murder trial in the
United States District Court for
the District of Columbia.
Stewart, 80. colored, is charged
with the murder of grocer Harry
w. Honikman during a holdup
last March IL.
Defense attorney Foster Wood
has produced a parade of former
friends and acquaintances of
Stewards who have testified to
irrational conduct on the part of
the defendant. Mr.. Wood is seek
ing to prove that Stewart is Of
unsound mind.
Today, Yency B. Peterson,
colored, of the 1000 block of M
street NE, testified he served
with Stewart in the China
Burma India theater during
World War II and that Stewart
went over the hill" often.
The witness said Stewart would
leave guard duty to take maps.
He declared the commanding
officer said there was no use
Furnishing Stewart because he
didn't know any better"
The witness said he was of the
opinion that Stewart was of un-
sound mind. His opinion was
shared by a number of other
witnesses, including a sister of
Stewards, Geneva Mason, Of
Philadelphia, who testified that
her brother had had violent
fights ever since he was a child.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
.VIginions Likely
ToGet Tax Cut
For Third Year
BY the Assoeluted Press

For the third straight year.
Virginians are expected to receive
a cut in their State income taxes.
This was indicated today when
a check of State revenues dis
closed that the States general
fund intake is almost certain to
total $122,675, 900 the figure
necessary to insure S per cent
reduction.
The reduction is automatic
under a bill sponsored by State
Senator Harry F. Byrd. jr., Of
Winchester which provides that
whenever revenue collections ex-
ceed estimates of budget advisors
by a certain amount, a cut will be
provided.
For each $637, 800 beyond the
figure of 1922 ,675 900 the reduce
ton will be increased an ad.
ditional percentage point.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Brewer Gives $4,000
To Symphony Orchestra

The sustaining fund of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra yes
terday was presented q check for
$4,000 from P. Ballantine & Sons,
brewers. of Newark, N. j.
Hugh K. Dufheld, president Of
the National Symphony Orches-
ira Association, accepted the
check from John Farrell, secre-
tary Of P. Rallantine g. Sons.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Man, Is, Found Hanged
In His Room After Illness

John D. Kostas, 73, of 1921
Pennsylvania avenue NV, a re-
tired restaurant worker, was
found hanged in his room to-
day, an apparent suicide.
His body was found by a dis
taht relative, Mrs. John Costas,
with whom he lived. A thin rope
had been tied about his neck and
looped over a pipe.
He had been i'll for some time
and was released from Gallinger
Hospital last October following
two serious operations, Mrs.
CostaS said.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Bethesda Polio Case
Is Montqomery's First

Montgomery County's first case
of polio was reported today by
the County Health Department.
Health officials said the case
an 8-year-old boy, was admitted
to Children's Hospital last week
He was reported to live in the
5000 block Of Benning street In
Bethesda.
The county reported another
case several weeks ago which
was incorrectly diagnosed as
polio.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Sunday School Operettu

The Sunday school of the
Third Baptist Church, Fifth and
@ streets NV, will present
"Snow-White and the Seven
Dwarfs" as an operetta at 8 pm
tomorrow and Friday at the
church. An offering will be taken
for the benefit of an annual
Sunday School outing.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Lecture on South America

Miss Sue Taylor of the Agri-
culture Department will speak
and show slides on agricultural
work in South America at a
meeting Of the Women's National
Farm and Garden Association at
noon tomorrow in Barker Hall
! of the YWCA.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Sanitary Commissioners Learn
About Jobs After Appointment

ting the commissions bills ap-
proved by the Prince Georges
and Montgomery legislators,
since that traditionally is tan-
tamount to approval of the en-
tire Legislature.
Status Is Hazy.
Although the sanitary COM
mission is a State agency. held
to be above local accountability,
the Legislature and the Gov
ernor look upon it as a local
agency. Sanitary commission
legislation is treated as local
legislation, which means that in
virtually all cases. the law
makers from other sections Of
the State 60 along with what
legislators of the two nearby
counties decide will and will not
become law in the sanitary dis
trict.
Various proposals have been
made to de-emphasize politics in
the utility. The Montgomery
County delegation has tried un-
successfully to get the Maryland
General Assembly to approve a
bill transferring some control of
the agency to the two counties.
The bill which died in the 1853
Legislature would have increased
the commission to five members,
with two being appointed by the
Prince Georges commissioners.
two by the Montgomery County
Council and one by the Gov
ernor.
Walter F. Mulligan, president
Of the Prince Georges County
Civic Federation, says he's still
in favor of that plan.
But Henry H. Smelling. retir-
ing president of the Montgomery
County Civic Federation, doesn't
feel appointment by the local
governing bodies would make for
such improvement.
He said he believes the ap-
pointive power should remain
with the Governor but that spe-
cific qualifications for sanitary
commissioner should be written
into law.
One Requirement.
"The only requirement now,"
he commented, "is that they are
able to read and write. There's
too much money involved for
that"
Both Mr.. Mulligan and Mr.
Smelling favor hiring a general
manager for the agency.
So does State Senator j. Ray
mond Fletcher of Prince Georges
County, chairman Of his coun-
tvs Republican State Central
Committee. He said he believes
an experienced utility manager
would save the agency much
more than he would have to be
paid in salary.
Willard A. Morris, president
of the Allied Civic Group of
Silver Spring, which has been
going to the mat with the COM
mission regularly for more than
year now. said the two civic
federations have agreed to help
his group work out some pro-
posed legislation ito remove the
commissions quasi-autonomy."
Mr.. Morris said it is his hope
that for a starter a law can be
passed by the Legislature re-
quiring the sanitary commission
to submit proposed rate in
creases to the Maryland Public
Service Commission for ap-
proval.
Mr.. Morris's group has been
leading the figh$ against the
rate increases announced by the
sanitary agency two months ago.
The allied civic groups protest
petition caused the Maryland
Public Service Commission to
schedule a public hearing in
Baltimore July % to review the
rate increases. Mr.. Morris said
his group is trying now to get
the hearing transferred to the
Wa Shinot0n area
Evening star., 1953-06-24
By Gene Goodwin

Special knowledge of water
and sewers is not required to be-
come a member of the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commis-
sion. But never has a commits
sloner been appointed who was
not a member of the ruling po-
litical party. Now all must be
Republicans. The same unwrit-
ten law applied to their Demo-
cratic predecessors.
That is not to say that the
commissioners of the past and
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Crippled chiIdren's Party

A water show. clowns and free
rides will be featured at the XII
wants Clubs annual Glen Echo
party for crippled children from
1890 am. to 2 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1953-06-24

Fourth Of a Series.
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= SA4A = o6N 4sI
bons by the New Jersey State
Fair.
Connie Russell, designated
Number One Girlsan OF
Shootin' Able" by the men Of
A Battery of the 196th Field
Artillery in Korea.
Singer Betty Cox, named
Sweetheart" of the Air Force
ROTC, by cadets at MacDill
Air Force Base in Florida.
Jack Carson. awarded the
degree of doctor Of humor
from the Gagwriters' Institute,
by the National Association of
Gagwriters.
Randy Merriman. selected as
the best-dressed TV master Of
ceremonies, by Telefashions
Guild.
Sylvia Carman, model, named
miss Army Aviation" by air.
men in Korea.
Actress Elizabeth Threat,
named Queen Of the Ameri-
can Indian Day" by those ar
ranging the Fifth avenue pa
rade and Central Park cere-
monies celebrating 1t.
THE Adventures Of Ellery
Queen" presented an award
For the Most Human Ap-
proach to Crime Detection in
Television," by Argosy maga-
zine.
Lee Bowman, TVS Ellery
Queen, selected as "the Best
Dressed Private Eye in Tele-
vision." by the city Of Asbury
Park, N. j.