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Evening star., 1953-01-01

MI. fleCCQer "E' riescner.
was president of the railroad
association from 1916 to 1947. He
gave up the post to represent
the association in the Govern
ment's railroad antitrust suit at
Lincoln, Neb. The suits was dis
missed on joint motions last
month.
Mr.. Fletcher was born in Grant
County, KY. in 1869. He is a
graduate of Spencer Institute in
Kentucky and of the University
|of Mississippi. Admitted to the
Mississippi bar in 1899, he later
served as assistant attorney gen.
eral of the State and as attorney
general. Mr.. Fletcher was a Judge
of the Supreme Court of Missis-
sippi from November, 1908, to May,
1909.
He served as general attorney
for the United States Railroad
Administration from 1919 to 1920
and then was connected with the
Illinois Central Railroad from 1920
until 1888. He came to Washing
ton in 1888 as vice-chairman and
general counsel of the Association
of Railway Executives, becoming
vice president and general counsel
of the AAR in 1894.
He is member of the Chevy
Chase and Metropolitan clubs
here and of the Bankers of Amer
lea in New York. He has been
chairman of the board of directors
of American University since June,
1945.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Auto Insurance Rates
Rise in Virginia Today
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Jan. Increased
automobile liability insurance
rates and a new rate classification
for drivers under Is years of age
went into effect in Virginia today.
The increase, approved by the
State Corporation Commission
last November. ranges from 80
per cent on obdy injury coverage
for commercial vehicles to 40 per
cent on property damage for both
private and commercial vehicles.
The new rates apply to policies
written to become effective on or
after today. but do not affect
those already in force.
The increases, varying accord
ing to localities. were granted at
the request Of the National
Bureau Of Casualty Underwriters
and the Mutual Insurance Rating
Bureau. AS approved, the rates
were slightly lower than requested.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Women S Reformatory
Tiqhtens Rules 10
Curb Dope Smuggling

Recent reports of dope SNUG
Cling into the Women's Reform
atory at Lorton. Va, have led to
tighter control over visitors, &C
cording to Director Of Corrections
Donald Clemmer.
"The policy that has been in
force for many years has in gen.
eral served it's purpose, and is
consistent with the spirit of mod
ern penology," Mr.. Clemmer said.
"But. in view of the increasing
number of narcotic offenders now
lodged in the reformatory, it
needed overhauling."
Each inmate is given a form to
be filled out, naming the visitors
she desires. If fraud is practiced
in giving the names. the inmate
will be punished.
The visits are permitted on the
second and fourth Sundays, be-
tween $3.50 and 1880 am, but
no visits will be permitted for in
mates serving less than 80 days.
No person under 18 will be per-
mitted to visit inmates, and the
visits may not exceed 80 minutes.
Not more than two persons may
visit an inmate at the same time.
Visitors must be close relatives
mother, father. legal husband,
one brother or one sister. Nc
visits will be permitted from
friends or common-l husbands
A recent investigation at the
Ireformatory disclosed that some
of the inmates were receiving
narcotics from visitors, but Off
cials were unable to place the
blame. The new regulations. it
is hoped. will put a stop to this
smuggling.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
70 Laundries Seek
To Recover Taxes
Paid in Arlington

Twenty District laundry and
dry cleaning establishments have
filed suit in Arlington Circuit
Court to recover tax payments
made under county ordinance
which they claim violates the
Commerce Clause of the Federal
Constitution.
John Locke Green. attorney for
the complainants, said the taxes
were paid under a business license
ordinance. Similar suits, he said,
would be filed in Alexandria and
Fairfax County protesting similar
ordinances which are, in effect.
in Alexandria and Falls Church.
$50,0OO Involved
Mr.. Green said tax payments
made in 1851 and 1852 are in
volved, and he estimated the total
amount to be recovered as $50. 900.
Mr.. Green yesterday also filed
erroneous assessment suits in be-
half Of the Shirlington Motor Co.,
Murphy g. Ames Lumber Co., and
Lee Gardens Apartments, Inc.
These three suits attack the valid
ity of the Arlington County license
on the grounds it is
the result Of special legislation
by the State Legislature.
Mr.. Green estimated about
$40, 900 in taxes paid during 1851
and 1852 is involved in the latter
three cases.
Violates Interstate Trade
The business license ordinances
require payment Of taxes on a
per-truck basis to be paid by
and dry cleaners which
are not domiciled in the commu-
mites where they do business.
Mr.. Green said such a Law is a
violation Of the commerce clause
Of the Constitution which is de-
signed to promote unrestricted
interstate trade.
Last fall the Virginia Supreme
Court of Appeals upheld Mr..
Green's challenge of a law that
permitted Federal employees to
serve in local offices in Arlington.
The court held the law was un-
constitutional and three Airing
ton County Board members lost
their seats.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
'65 Traffic Fatalities
In 81 Were Lowest
For D. T.. Since 1923

The IS traffic deaths last yeal
were the lowest in the District
since 1923. when an accurate rec
ord of traffic deaths was started
Traffic Director George E. Ke-
neipp reported today.
These IS deaths, deplorable as
they are. are a big improvement
over the record of 1876 people
killed in traffic here in 1884" Mr.
Keneipp said.
I'm that year, So persons were
killed from September to Decem-
ber alone-almost as many as
were killed in all of 1852. In
December, 1886, 18 persons were
killed in traffic. And in these
years the number of vehicles
registered in the District was
about 10000 less than the 205, ,00C
registered in 1882"
This record of traffic safety
cannot be attributed to any par
ticular phase of the Districts
safety program but is the result
of continuing effort on many
fronts. he said. Traffic safety
generally is a result of law en-
forcement, engineering and traf-
f1c safety education.
"It is such well-rounded activi-
ties which have been. in a large
measure, responsible for the Dis
trict's winning 26 national traffic
safety awards in the last six
years." he said.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
By Richard RODGERS

The acting chief of Mt. Rainier's
police force works there because
it's a hobby with him. So is his
sheriff's deputy assignment. Ano
he puts in more time at them than
he does at his third job, wrich is
the one that really counts, as far
as profits are concerned.
The fellow with this voracious
appetite for work is Fred P. (Fritz)
SchatZ.
He's a twin. Fritz and his look
alike brother, Carl. may have beer
meant to be quads. At any rate
each has about twice the capacity
for labor q normal man has.
Own Fair Sized Firm.
They own and run a fair sized
company-it did a $365, 900 gross
in 1851, and the 1852 take was
even bigger-and still find enough
time for police work.
Fritz is nuts about cops anc
robbers stuff" one of his Mt
Rainier subordinates said.
Fritz admits it.
"It saved my life. too," he says
About five years ago, when hi
had only one job, he worked him.
self to the verge of a nervou.
collapse. His doctor told him tt
take it easy or he'd blow up. So
to take it easy. Fritz took on 6
lot of new, but different, work
cops and robbers stuff.
II like it," he said. I'm the
kind of a man who just CAM
rest. I've got to be doing some
thing. And police work is fun"
He said he puts in about sc
hours a week on duty in Mt
Rainier. The sheriff puts him to
work now and then. too, and he
Evening star., 1953-01-01
{. D. Merrill 10 Head
Development Council

E. D. Merrill, president of the
Washington Board of Trade, has
been named chairman of the
Washington Area Development
Council, made up of representa-
|tives of chambers of commerce and
trade groups throughout the Met
|ropolitan area.
The council was former earlier
this year to exchange information
Ito educate business organizations
ION problems of the community.
Members Of the cour,cii include
James N. Duncan, jr., and Clar-
|ence Simpson. Alexandria: j. May
nard Magruder and Carroll Ford
Arlington: Roger w. Eisinger, Be
|thesda; John w. Koons and George
Stewart. Falls Church: Marvin w
Simmons and Harold I. Patterson
Montgomery County; w. Stanley
Machen. Prince Georges; Harry
A. Boswell. jr.. Washington.
Also James r. Miller and Nor
lris Stern, Rockville; Frank Bush
lTakoma Park; David Scull and
Charles e. Kopeland, Silver Spring
and Edmund B. Cronin and
Thomas G, Oyster. Wheaton.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Six Drivers Permits
Revoked in Week

Six drivers permits were re-
voked and 20 others were sus-
pended during the seven DAYS
ended yesterday. according to
Traffic Director George E. Keneipp
Two of the permits revoked were
those of Allison J.. Ezzell, 764o
Greeley road, Hyattsville, Md, and
Herschel Keeton, 2249 Oakland
street. Arlington, Va, both for
while drunk. Lyle F. Wut-
we, Arlington. Va, had his permit
revoked for speed violation, and
Lawrence w. Sharp, 1708 South
Fourteenth road, Arlington, lost
his permit for having an accumu-
lated record of traffic violations.
William N. Mowbray, 14O
Eleventh street Sc, had his per-
NIT revoked again for driving after
his permit had been revoked by
North Carolina. BENJAMIN H,
Gaines, 1908 Tenth street NE, lost
his permit for violations contribut-
ing to an accident.
Suspenions included the follow
ing:
Unsatisfled iudgments-Dennis johnson
jr.. 1920 Eads street N. E., and Iona j.
Walker. 1906 Eighth street N. w., until
Judgment is satisfied and insurance is
Violations contributing to an accident
Taylor b. Carroll, $3.50 Livingston road.
Chapel Hill. Md, 80 days; William r. Fair,
1901 Nicols avenue s, T., 10 days; Donald
r. Lewis. 4244 Meade street NJ E., 80 days;
Robert e. Gillespie. 1906 Handy street.
Silver Spring, Md, Is days. and Jean e.
Mckinley. Connecticut. Is days.
Speed violations--Arthur T. Brooks.
$500 Parkland court Sc, 10 days: Dar-
rell L. DeHaven. Winchester. Va, until
restored BY Maryland: John c. Hammond.
1928 8. street Sc. Is days; Francis Z.
ton. Va, Is. days: Thomas r. Matthews,
5537 Bass place Sc. 10 days: Harry D.
Reaves. 5000 Sixteenth street NV. 80
days: William o. Schenemann, 1910 North
Capitol street, 10 days: Joseph J. sosa.
1876 Holmer avenue. Suitland, Md, 60
days; Kenneth z. White, 62OS Wiscon-
s. Williams. s5SS thirteenth Street NV.
Accumulated record of trafic violations
Joseph D. Chirichella, 1901 Lakewood
drive. Silver Spring. Nd, 90 days. and
Martin A.. Richardso. TIA Newton place
NV, so days.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Property Owners Face
New Sewer Charge
In Nearby Maryland
By J. l. Michoel

Beginning today. about $1,000
property owners in the rnetropol-
itan area of Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties will be
paying new sewer service charge
If the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission finally ap-
proves a plan it has tentatively
adopted.
The additional revenue, it is
understood, would be used to pay
off new bonds needed to construct
Ia trunk sewer connection between
the commissions disposal plant
lat Bladensburg and the Districts
lplant at. Blue Plains.
Plant Is Overtaxed.
At present, all sewage in the
sanitary district east of Rock
Greek Park flows into the over
taxed disposal plant at Bladens-
burg.
A report that the commission
would add the new charge to the
|semiannual water bills was con-
firmed by two officials of the
bicounty commission. Another
informed source said the service
charge would be based on the size
of individual connections by users
to the sewer system.
L. S. Ray, Montgomery County
commission member, said the
agency adopted the proposal sew
|eral weeks ago. But. he empha-
sized, the decision was not final.
On the other hand James B.
|Parkhill, commission secretary
treasurer, said it was his under
standing that the new policy had
been adopted and that the service
charges would begin today. The
amount Of the charges. both off,
cials indicated, would not be set
until results Of a survey are
known.
Amount Of Charges.
The law authorizes the sani-
tary commission to impose fixed
annual service charges for water
and sewer services. In addition to
the semiannual water bill, to
which the new sewer charge would
be added, the following charges
now are made for sewer services:
A district tax rate of 10 cents
per 500 valuation on real estate
to cover overall operationaI costs
and a front-footage assessment
varying from IA cents to 20 cents
per foot to finance bond issues
for installations In various parts
of the district.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Woman Who Has Watched 20
Says All InouguroIs Are Good
Recalls Enthusiasm
On Seeing Lincoln
In Second Parade

A 97-year-old Washingto n
woman will view the forthcoming
inaugural parade with the same
enthusiasm she felt when she
watched Lincoln move along
Pennsylvania avenue to take Of
flee for the second time.
"They we're all good" Mrs. Net
tie Moulden said of the 20 inaugu-
raj parades she has seen during
her lifetime in the District.
However, Mrs. Moulden is look
ing forward to this months pag-
eantry with the unrestrained jubi-
lance of a lifelong Republican.
Her enjoyment of recent Inaugural
tions. she indicated, had been
somewhat tempered.
Mrs. Moulden has been on hand
for every inauguration-with the
exception of 1937-since she was
10.
Recalls Light Infantry.
A high-spot in the programs.
she said. is watching the soldiers
march by. A particularly fine
sight, she recalled, was the old
Washington Light Infantry as it
came abreast at Fifteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
But you know" she added. "I've
always been death on the mill
tary."
Mrs. Moulden. sporting a gold
Ike pin, declared:
II was just tickled to death
when Ike agreed on big parade.
It's what everybody wants"
Mrs. Moulden is the daughter
of Job w. Angus-a colorful WASH
ington figure, who was superin-
tendent of the Capitol and White
House during Lincoln's admins
tration.
Now living with two of her
daughters, Mrs. Louise Mayes and
Mrs. Edna Gather. at 1880 Rhode
Island avenue NE, she intends to
watch this Inauguration from the
Treasury Building. She saw the
last parade from the Willard Ho-
tel.
In School With q Grant.
Mrs. Moulden attended school
with Nellie Grant, daughter of
Ulysses S. Grant.
1T was Madame Burr's private
school on New York avenue" she
said, "across from where the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church
is now"
Grants Inauguration, she as
serted, was very exciting, with
lots of noise" President Grant
would wave and call to her when
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Committee Begins Mailing
Inaugural Parade Tickets

The Citizens Inaugural Com.
mittee today began mailing tickets
to holders of seats in the inau-
gural parade stands.
Tickets for all stands on the
parade route came from the
printer this week. The commit
tee staff began mailing the So, 81
and IS tickets today. Others will
go out later.
Only few 81 tickets are still
available to the public. All others
more than 60,000-have been
sold.
Evening star., 1953-01-01

he passed her home, Mrs. Moulden
recalled.
She was born on February /,
1855, in the family home on I
street between Ninth and Tenth
streets NV. Later, the family
moved to a house near the Smith
sonian Institution, where her ia
ther was then employed as build
er and contractor.
II could have made about $100
the other night" she said, IF I
had been on radio quiz program
when they asked which President
had been arrested for speeding.
1T was Grant, of course. I
was with my father the night be-
fore when he was arrested for
speeding on Pennsylvania avenue.
1t was in a sleigh and we had a
bay horse"
Once Sat on Curb, Too.
Mrs. Moulden said she feels
sorry for those who will be sitting
in the stands.
But then. I used to stand on
the street or sit on a curb until
the last soldier went by" she de-
clared. ...r.,.
Still active in most respects,
she asserted that up until two
years ago she could still dance
the Virginia reel.
Il tried the Paul Jones not so
long ago." Mrs. Moulden said,
but it was just a little too rough.
There wasn't anything I couldn' t
do when I was younger"
Mrs. Moulden is the widow of
Jarvis B. Moulden, a Government
Printing Office employe. who died
in 1880.
She has a third daughter, Mrs.
Edith O'Donnell of Riverdale, Md; J.;
a son. Robert Moulden, now living
in Panama; five grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Two New Steps
Help Clear Way
For Project B
LegoI Bor Cleared
As Bid for Order of
Restraint Is Denied

Two new actions have cleared
the way for further steps by the
District Redevelopment Land
Agency toward rebuilding the first
76-acre tract Of slum-ridden
Southwest Washington.
The first action, a technical one
required by law, was a certifica-
tion to RIA by the National Capt.
tai Planning Commission Of de-
tailed plans for the so-called prof.
ect B area. The plans were ap-
proved two days ago by the Dis
trict Commissioners.
Legal Hurdle Cleared.
The second was a legal hurdle.
Judge Edward M. Curran Of the
U. s. District Court for the Dis
trict Of Columbia rejected a
Southwest merchants request for
a temporary restraining order
against further steps in the pro-
gram.
Joseph H. Schneider, president
Of the Southwest Businessmen's s
Association, requested such an or
der on behalf of his mother, Mrs.
Goldie Schneider. who owns a
hardware store at TIC Fourth
street S.W.
Mr.. Schneider earlier filed a
suit questioning the programs S
constitutionality. This issue will
be decided by a special three
judge court.
His motion yesterday asked
that the District Commissioners
be enjoined from taking any fur
ther steps until the major suit is
settled by the three-judge court.
He asserted his mother. whose
store is located within the Project
B area, has no assurance that
her property will not be con-
demned and taken in the imme-
diate future.
Further, he contended that her
business already has begun to fall
of. In the main court suit, he
questioned the legality of the
Governments plan to sell the
land to private investors for re-
building. He contended his mother
will not have the right to rebuy
the land.
Basis for Denying Motion.
Judge Curran denied the motion
Tor restraining order on grounds
that the request was brought pre-
maturely. He said the only basis
for such an order would be that
"lrreparable harm" was being
done now.
Further. he advised Mr..
Schneider to make the RIA a
party to his law suit.
This suggestion was made after
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Oliver Gasch and George Riseling.
RIA counsel. explained that the
land agency-a Federal body
will conduct the program. The
major job of the Commissioners.
they declared, was to rule on the
Barea plan.
Mr.. Gasch disclosed that the
RIA plans to ask the Justice De-
partment to handle condemna-
ton proceedings for acquisition
lof the land. He eontended there
was mot even a threat of dam
|age" to property owners at this
time, since the program is in its
early stages.
Judge ,Curran indicated that
the special three-judge tribunal,
of which he is a member, will
be in position to rule on an
injunction If one is necessary be-
fore the Constitutional issues are
settled.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Twins Could Pass for Quods
In View of Work They Turn Out

spends Is or 30 hours a week at
the third job.
The Schatz firm is the Food
Service Equipment Co., Inc, 22O
l. street NE. 1t manufactures
counters, ranges, iceboxes, sinks
and a lot of other furniture for
hotel and restaurant kitchens and
the like.
The Schatzes have IL on the
permanent payroll. and during
busy seasons employ as many
as 80.
Fritz handles the Office work
and Carl bosses the shop end of
it. Sons and SonS-in-law are all
over the place, too.
Carl used to be a police chief.
For seven years he was top man on
the Brentwood force. He isn't
chief now, but he still dabbles in
law enforcement. He's an official
in the Prince Georges County
Police Association.
Hard to Tell Apart.
They're SO years old and hard
to tell apart. Just now they wear
different types of glasses, and
friends can tell them apart. It
used to be harder to know who
was Fritz and who was Carl when
both used horn-rims. but then
Carl broke his.
Fritz has the title of inspector
in Mount Rainier. He's acting as
chief because the real chief is of
work, i'll.
| This is the slow season for the
twins company. Restaurant and
hotel men are struggling with tax
forms, license applications and so
on.
It's just as we'll. The slump in
business gives Fritz more time to
spend enforcing the law.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Home Lighting Wins Cup

Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Clarke Of Z
Midhurst road. Silver Spring,
have been awarded a silver cup
by the Sligo Park Hills Garden
Club Of Silver Spring for having
the most attractively lighted
home in the area. Mr.. and Mrs.
Murray Thompson Of 2 Midhurst
road received honotable mention
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Tear-Gas Incident
In BIadensburg Is Still
Open, Lawyer Says

A lawyer for a Bladensburg
(MdD man driven from his home
by police with tear gas has warned
the town the case is still open in
spite of town officials refusal to
suspend the officers involved.
Samuel Brooks, his wife and
two other persons were routed
out of his place at 4116 Baltimore
boulevard, just north of the Peace
Cross, Saturday. All are colored.
Bladensburg Police Chief Cliff
ton L. BARLEY and one of his
men. Pvt. Bryan M. Dorsey, have
told investigators they were re-
sponsible. The chief said he told
mis- subordinate to throw a tea
gas grenade into the house to get
the people out.
Earlier, the chief had denied
his force was involved, and Pvt.
Dorsey had denied he knew any
thing about it. Both changed
their stories.
No Suspensions Planned.
Mayor Vincent McCarron and
councilmen announced this week
they would not suspend either
officer.
j. Franklyn Bourne. colored,
Mr.. Brooks lawyer, said:
'It was disturbing to be ad-
vised that the Mayor and Town
Council of Bladensburg found the
conduct of the police officers JUS
titled while other Investigations
are still in progress.
"The reported statements OF the
officers in published news articles
were sufficiently conflicting to re-
quire a full and impartial hear
ing of all the facts and witnesses.
Neither Mr.. Brooks nor other
victims were afforded the oppor-
tunity to appear before Bladens-
burg authorities.
Mayor Blames Stupidity.
Mayor McCarron said, II don't
condone what the officers did. It
was wrong. It was a stupid thing
to do"
He was asked why the council
has refused to suspend the pair.
"You can't suspend a man FOR
being stupid" he said.
The Mayor said that when an
officer is suspended. "he's dis
graced for life"
Mayor McCarron said he. is
sticking to, his original decision
to keep the two on the force. Bla-
densburg's next. council meeting
is at 8 pm. Monday. He said
Bladensburg citizens would be well
come then to give their comments.
AS for the councils failure to
question victims of the bombing.
Mayor McCarron said, Nobody
told me they wanted to be heard" /"
Mr.. Bourne said he had not
decided yet what action he'll take.
He said he was waiting to hear
how the other Investigations come
out.
The Bladensburg officers said
they used the grenade because
they wanted to drive the occu-
pants out and arrest them for
having a noisy party.
Until they offered that expla-
nation, investigators understood
the police threw the bomb in an
attempt to enforce an order con-
demning the dwelling as unsafe
for occupancy.
Mr.. Brooks has stuck to his story
that the police made no attempt
to arrest him when he talked to
them after being driven from the
house.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Population Growth in U. 5.
Reported Greatest in 1852
BY the Associoted Press

Roy v. Peel, director of the
Census Bureau, said yesterday the
population of the United States
grew more in 1852 than in any
previous year.
Mr.. Peel estimated that there
were 158, ,434, 900 Americans at the
end of the year, a gain of 1884,
900 in IL months.
Evening star., 1953-01-01

Cne a S S o c ] a I.
tion's S p e c i a !
counsel.
Mr.. Fletcher,
who lives at
1901 Fortyninth
street NV, will
r e m a in in
w a S h / n gton.
He is chairman
Of the Board of
T ru S t e eS of
American Uni
v e rSity and
active in the