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Evening star., 1953-01-19
Rooms in Boarding Houses
AndPrivote Homes Co. BeqQinq

been able to find clients for only
$500 up to noon today.
Owners of the other 1880
"keep calling us up asking what
happened" she said.
Yesterday a news photogra-
pher from New York came in
here and told us he was supposed
to take a picture of the 5000
people we had lined up waiting
for rooms.
"I asked him where on earth
he got the idea we had any line
like that, and he said a New
York paper printed it. Philadel-
phia papers have been saying
the same thing. don't know
where they got it,"
One Big Assignment.
Mrs. Miller said the biggest
single assignment was finding
beds for $50 General Motors
drivers.
General Motors brought
them into town to be official
chauffeurs," she said.
All $50 were put up in five
rooming houses in the 500 and
600 blocks of East Capitol street.
Operators of rooming and
boarding houses complained to-
day they aren't getting a fair
deal.
Their representatives said the
District commissioners took
business away from them by
letting railroads use Pullmans
as rooming houses.
"We haven't been able to fill
our own places" the landlords
Spokesman said,
Evening star., 1953-01-19
Nearby Virginia Dentists Offer
Services on InstuIIment Plan

side the dental Office and some
times pay high rates of interest.
The budget plan was worked
out by the Banking Committee
of the Northern Virginia Dental
Society in cooperation with the
Old Dominion Bank.
Successful Elsewhere.
Plans such as this have proven
highly successful in other COM
munities, the society said. Sim
liar plan now are being spon-
sored bye the Detroit, Rhode Is
land, California State, Los
Angeles County. Southern Cali
fornia and Richmond (Va.)
dental societies.
The society said the arrange
ment with the bank was flexible
enough to allow for combining
other notes for services by a
general practitioner. surgeon or
other medical specialist.
Evening star., 1953-01-19
Three |ndorse Conqer
For D. {. Commissioner

Jay P. Conger. Washington
laundry operator, today was
recommended by three Repub-
lican members of the House from
Missouri, for District Commits
sioner.
The sponsors were Repre-
sentatives Cole. Hillelson and
Curtis.
They made the recommended
ton in telegram sent to Chair
man Simpson of the House Dis
trict Committee, Chairman Case
of the Senate District Committee
and Joseph c. McGarraghy.
chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee for the
District of Columbia.
Mr.. Conger was born in
Columbia. Mo-, but moved to
the District at an early age. He
has been prominent in his busi-
ness here for many years.
Evening star., 1953-01-19
Bove Billed by Court
For S5oO,OOO on Taxes

The United States Tax Court
today billed James Bove. former
New York union official, for
more than $5O0.OOO in back taxes,
penalties and interest. Bove is
in jail for evading income taxes
on money he extorted from New
York contractors.
Bove was vice president of
the international Hod Carriers.
Building and Common Laborers'
Union in the early war years,
when he took huge sums from
contractors to assure labor
peace" The Internal Revenue
Bureau asked Bove for $439, ,288
in taxes and penalties for 1888
~. Interest would carry this sum
pass the half-million dollar
mark.
Bove appealed to the Tax
Court. but the court upheld the
assessment.
The court simultaneously ruled
that Joseph S. Fay, as vice presi-
dent of the AFL International
Union of Operating Engineers.
collected sums from contractors
but actually spent the money to
further labor peace, and there
fore, the money was not taxable.
Evening star., 1953-01-19
Former GS| Official
Indicted in Theft Of
S1,311 From Safe

A former superintendent of
maintenance and sanitation for
Government Services, Inc, to-
day was indicted on charges of
stealing $1,311 in cash from a
safe in Building B of GSI at
Second and T streets S.W.
Checks totaling $670 were also
removed at the time. According
to the indictment, the theft oc-
CURED last December 13. The
defendant, Robert c. Reinhart,
33, of the 800 block of Eighteenth
street NV. surrendered to po-
lice in Seattle, Wash, recently.
In another indictment, Dear
Check Quong, IL. a Chinese of
the 900 block of K street NV,
was accused of 13 counts of pos
session. sale and concealment of
heroin.
Quong was arrested after a
police undercover man said he
contacted Quong in the Frank
lin Park Hotel and arranged to
make weekly dope purchases.
Walter G. Christian jr., SO,
colored. of the 480O block of Jay
street NE, was indicted on
charges of making false state
ments in an application for a
job as a fireman and laborer
with the General Services Ad-
miniStration. The indictment
charged Christian lied when he
stated he had never been ar
rested since his 10th birthday.
The grand Jury, in the U. S.
District Court for the district Of
Columbia .~- returned 30 ,indict-
ments and ignored charges in
two cases.
Evening star., 1953-01-19
VMI 10 House
Documents Of
Gen. Marshall
Trophies and Papers
To Be Preserved in
Campus Center
BY the Assoeiofed Press

LEXINGTON, Va, Jan. 19.-
The collected papers of Gen.
George c. Marshall will be pre-
served for posterity at Virginia
Military Institute. his alma
mater.
VMI Supt. William H. Milton
made the announcement coinci-
dent with the disclosure that the
George C. Marshall Research
Center will be set up on the cam
pus here.
The center will house Gen.
Marshall'S personal papers and
memorabilia accumulated from
so years of military and public
service. Documents and official
papers pertaining to his career in
the Army. State and Defense De-
partments will be deposited in
the center.
Many personal items. trophies,
awards and other possessions
now on display in the VMI mu-
scum will also be placed in the
center.
Historians and researchers will
be given access to the papers as
they are turned over to the CEN
ter by various Government de-
partments.
Many of them have never been
made public.
The center will consist of
large building erected on the
campus through private contri-
buttons. File rooms, display Sec
tionS and study and research
departments will be included in
the building.
President Truman suggested
the center. The President has
long been an admirer of Gen.
Marshall and appointed him to
two cabinet posts, Secretary of
State and Secretary of Defense.
Gen. Marshall. a 1901 gradu-
ate of VMI, now lives at Leesburg
in Loudoun County. He is 70.
Evening star., 1953-01-19
CAB Sees Few Chances
For New Airline Services
By the Asseeiated Pres.

The Civil Aeronautics Board
sees few, if any" opportunities
for new airline services COM
parable to those now in opera
ton over existing routes.
The evaluation of future COM
petitive opportunities was con-
tanned in a CAB report released
yesterday by the Senate Small
Business Committee.
While the board took a dim
view Of duplicating air services
in the present commercial avia-
ton setup, it added that this
is not to say there will be no
opportunities for new companies
in air transportation"
These opportunities, however,
lie in the field of specialized
service like that which can be
provided by helicopters and in
new areas not now served by
certificated carriers.
In the latter field, the board
said the most likely areas" are
for cargo carriers in the United
States-E -Europe-Middl East, in
irregular carrier service, and in
development of new lines in and
to Alaska.
Evening star., 1953-01-19

Now you can have your teeth
pulled in nearby Virginia. and
pay on the installment plan.
The Northern Virginia Dental
Society today announced estab-
lishment of a budget system. in
cooperation with the Old Do
minion Bank of Arlington.
Briefly. this is how it works:
The patient without ready cash
for dental work fills out credit
forms in the doctors Office. The
Old Dominion Bank charges the
patient per cent interest and
pays the dentist 96 per cent of
the bill. The patient makes all
payments directly to the bank.
Solves Loan Problem.
The society said dentists long
had wanted to offer a dignif1ed.
sound plan for budgeting dental
service payments. Patients with
out cash have had to attend to
the details of getting a loan out
Evening star., 1953-01-19
Oyster Boat
Seized; Crew
Jumps in River

One of Virginia's fastest oyster
boats, the Ghost. was captured
by officers of the Maryland Tide
waters Fisheries Department late
yesterday amid gunfire in the
Potomac River near Leonard
town, Md.
The crew of the Ghost jumped
overheard and escaped as the
Ghost ran aground at the Vir-
ginia shore, the fisheries Off
GERS reported. They did not
know if any of the Virginia oys-
termen were wounded.
State Senator Paul Bailey Of
st. Marys County said he was
notified that the fisheries officers,
patroling in two or three boats.
caught the Ghost in the alleged
illegal dredging operations. Sen
ator Bailey said the Virginia
oystermen dumped gasoline over
board before abandoning the
craft. apparently in an effort to
burn it.
The Ghost was taken in tow to
the dock at Leonardtown. Md.
Evening star., 1953-01-19
Commissioners Approve
Increase for Secretary

The Commissioners today ap-
proved a grade promotion for
Godfrey M. Thornett, secretary
to the Board of Commissioners,
raising his salary from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Commissioner Renah F. CANA
lier commended Mr.. Thornett for
his service. Mr.. Thornett be-
came acting secretary in May,
1886. Five months later he was
named secretary.
Evening star., 1953-01-19

that all United States marshals
be subject to civil service ap-
pointment; that the Justice De-
partment discontinue hiring spe-
cial attorneys on a per diem
basis; that top level young men
from law schools be recruited
for a career" system in the de-
partment.
Politics Denied.
Replying to questions on the
program, Mr.. McGranery denied
that politics was involved in
the departments complaint OF
monopoliStic practices by the
Kansas City Star.
Commenting earlier on the
subject of outside law practice
Mr.. Irelan said neither he nor
any of his assistants maintain
an outside law Office. He de-
clared that his Office has such q
volume of work that it is diff
cult to find time for other du-
ties. Annual leave was taken
by assistants who appeared ir
court in their own private cases
he said.
Corporation Counsel Vernon
E. West said he does not object
to the Districts lawyers engag.
ing in outside practice so Ions
as it does not interfere with
their official duties. Only a few
practice privately and in such
instances they take annual leave
he said.
Mr. West said salaries are sc
"frightfully low" that his Office
could not keep lawyers unless
they could handle some cases ir
private practice on occasion. Mr.
West has 81 assistants. Litiga.
ton in which the District is 9
party amounts to about SIS mil.
lion annually, he reported.
Evening star., 1953-01-19
Laundry Robbed Of Silt
As Manager Opens Office

A holdup man arrived at the
Washington Laundry, 1910 Wis
consin avenue NV, at opening
time this morning and made off
with Slit. policeman told.
Cornelius N. Lyle, 70, Of
Vienna. Va, day manager of the
laundry, reported the bandit
came in at sos am, as Mr..
Lyle was transferring the money
to a cash drawer.
The dark-complexioned white
man. about Is years old. held a
gun on Mr.. Lyle and said "I1l
take that" He forced Mr.. Lyle
into the back room and locked
him in it. according to the man
ager. Mr.. Lyle was released
about Is minutes later by a Gus
toner.
Evening star., 1953-01-19
Station 5 !.
Scars Hidden
ForVisitors
Roll Traffic Expected
To Reach inaugural
Peak Late Today

Union Station, recovered from
the effects of last Thursdays
runaway train, today was han
ding a steadily mounting flow
of inaugural visitors.
A new station masters Office,
rebuilt newsstand and the smell
Of fresh paint in the main con-
course were the only reminders
of the accident in which an ex-
press train plowed into the build
ing.
Look at Floor.
Occasionally visitors stopped
to look at the floor. The re-
paired walkway, newly covered
with asphalt and barely distin-
guishable from the rest of the
concourSe, was a tribute to the
four-day, round-the- clock efforts
of workmen.
Station officials said passenger
traffic, maintaining an increase
which began Saturday, was ex-
pected to reach a peak later to-
day.
YellS From Indians.
Spirit of the inaugural visitors
was typif1ed this morning by
blood-curdling yells, unleashed
by 80 full-blooded Indians who
arrived from Winslow. Ariz., to
participate in the parade.
Dressed in feathered headwear,
the redskins marched through
the concourse paced by a drum
cadence.
In some instances, Washington
units turned out to welcome the
visitors. On hand this morning
was a group of Mckinley High
School cadets to greet a march,
ing band from Dennison, Tex.
Hearing Room Selected.
Meanwhile, the Senate Com
merce Committee inquiry into
the wreck, to be opened at 10
am. Wednesday, will be held in
the caucus room of the Senate
Office Building.
Committee officials said the
first five witnesses would be T. j.
Murphy, conductor: F.. E. King,
front brakeman; j. H. Meng,
rear brakeman; H. w. Brewer,
engineer, and J. w. Meyer, fire.
man.
Evening star., 1953-01-19
Home Builders Rely
On Administration
To Prevent Slump
By Robert J. Lewis
Stor Stoff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Jan. 10. - The
Nations home builders are
counting heavily on the Eisen-
hover administration to prevent
a slump in the home building
business, it became evident here
today as delegates gathered for
their ninth annual convention.
Confronted with declining
sales, builders have been casting
about for months for a new
formula to stimulate their busi-
ness, but seem to have reached
no concrete proposals.
Mortgage credit appears to be
one of the chief problems, in the
view of builders here. But they
also feel that something should
be done to step up the means
of making profits through re-.
habilitation of older homes.
7 Million New Homes Cited.
One spokesman put the mat
ter succinctly today. when he
said:
Production of 7 million homes
since the end of the war ma
turally has had its effect on the
market.
"We must face the future
probability that we'll be unable
to maintain volume at today's
level unless we are able to open
up the huge potential market of
those who need houses but have
been unable to accumulate more
than a very modest down pay
ment."
This is where the Republican
administration comes in, in the
opinion of builders, most of
whom are vocal Eisenhower sup
porters. Unless the present FILA
and VA home building aids are
liberalized to make them "realis-
tic", builders feel, a slump in
home building is almost a GER
tainty.
Such a decline could we'll be
the deciding factor in the 1854
elections" Frank w. Cortright,
retiring executive vice president
of the National Association of
Home Builders, said today.
DOwn-Payment Cut Urged.
One of the things builders are
expected to ask the new Congress
for is a reduction in down pay
ments and a lengthening of
mortgage terms for new houses,
plus a lengthening of mortgage
terms on financing for renova-
ton of existing houses.
At present, the term on FHA-
insured new-house mortgages
is generally 20 years or more
expensive houses, and up to Is
years on less expensive houses.
The catch is that in many parts
of the country, the 25-year term
cannot be taken advantage of
owing to high building costs.
The mortgage term for reno
vation of existing houses is only
three years, builders pointed out.
This short amortization period
makes it impossible for builders
to renovate homes profitably
with Government-aided financ.
ing, SpokeSmen said.
Evening star., 1953-01-19
Virqinions Honor General

BALTIMORE, Jan. 10 (R-
1t. Gen. Lemuel c. Shepherd,
jr., commandant of the Marines.
was announced today as the
years recipient of the medallion
of honor by the Virginians of
Maryland Society. Gen. Shep-
herd will be presented the me-
dallion January % at the So
ciety's annual banquet here.
Evening star., 1953-01-19

The expected flood of bedless
inaugural visitors was only a
trickle up to today.
Officials in charge of finding
rooms in private homes, rooming
houses and tourist homes said
today that estimates seem exag-
gerated on the number of people
who'd be hunting places to stay
after they got here.
Thousands of beds are still
available, Housing Committee
workers said.
Out-of-towners here for the
swearing-in were able in most
cases to find their own accom-
modations.
A lot of them moved in on
relatives and friends. Licensed
hotels can sleep about $4,000
even before hauling out spare
cots. Railroads have set up
Pullman cities. And thousands
of spectators will be here for
tomorrow only and won't need
rooms.
Rooms Going Begging.
Meanwhile, the people who VOL
unteered to put visitors up in
rooming houses and private
homes find their offers going
begging.
We've gone to a lot of trou-
ple for nothing" said Lotion S.
Wesley, whose staff listed $4,000
beds in places other than hotels.
Mrs. Helen Miller, an assistant,
said 1--WE had to stop listing
rooms after we took that many.
We've got more than we can use
as it is"
She said the committee has
Evening star., 1953-01-19
Senute Chimney Smoke
Causes Fire Alarm

Firemen responded in force
to a box alarm on Capitol Hill
last night when smoke was
spotted drifting up from a SEN
ate Building chimney.
Source of the trouble was dis.
covered after a 10-minute search
burning papers in a press gall
lery fireplace.
Evening star., 1953-01-19
Form Prices UNCHANGED

The Agriculture Department
reported yesterday that prices
on farm land showed no signifi-
cant change in the four months
ended last November /. 1t was
the first four month period since
the Korean war that the prices
did not 60 up.
Evening star., 1953-01-19
Marine Corps Leuoue

Marine Mai. Gen. Merritt A.
Edison, retired, will speak at the
Marine Corps League luncheon
at noon Thursday. at the Army
and Navy Club. Seventeenth and
I streets NV.
Evening star., 1953-12-21
Three Teen-Agers
Accused Of Theft
Seized After Chase

Three teen-age boys were ar
rested after. q two-block chase
shortly after they took clothing
and $40 from a cleaning shop
last night. according to police.
The boys. IS and. 16. were
picked up in the 1900 block Of
Ninth street NV. with cash and
clothing taken from the q. S.
Valet Cleaning Shop. 1923 Geor-
gia avenue NV. police said.
The boys. who are colored,
were placed in the Receiving
Home pending charges,
In another case a 16-year-old
boy was charged with assault
with a deadly weapon and car
rying prohibited weapon on the
complaint of two teen-age boys.
The boy. according to police,
fired .32-caliber revolver last
month at Michael Callahan, II,
of $50 A street Sc, and Charles
w Childress, II, of 529 G street
Sc.
The boys told police one bullet
glanced off Charles leather
jacket and that the two had to
run to escape other shots.
The victims spotted the 16-
year-old yesterday at Eighth and
c streets Sc. and pointed him
Evening star., 1953-12-21
| French Forces Smash
Red Ambush in Delta
sy the Assoeiafsd Press

HANOI. Tndo- China. Dec. 21.-
A French Army spokesman an
nounced that French and Wet
namese troops beat OF an am
bush today by Wet Mini soldiers
in the Red River delta. killing 1S
Of the Communicated rebels and
capturing 40.
The Wet Mimi staged their
surprise assault in the Thai Binh
sector, SIS miles southeast Of
Hanoi. shortly after dawn. French
planes came to the rescue Of the
an1bushed force, strafing the at
tackers.
In a village li1op-up in the
same sector. French Union forces
captured A Wet Mimi troops. the
spokesman said.
Evening star., 1953-12-21
Rep. Condor Denies
Attending Closed
Communist Meetinq
BY the Asseeiated Press

BERKELEY. Calf, Dec. 21.-
Representative Condor, Demo-
crat, of California. denied yes
terday he was a Communist or
had been present at a closed
Communist meeting in the East
San Francisco Bay area.
Mr.. Condon's denial of charges
made against him at the San
Francisco hearing Of the House
Un-American Activities Com
mittee earlier this month was
made In a radio interview with
Wallace Hamilton, of Station
KPFA.
David Blodgett. self-styled
former Communist, told the
hearing presided over by Repre-
sentative Velde, Republican. of
Illinois, that he had seen Mr..
Condor at closed Communist
meeting in 1948, and that the
meeting was such that none but
a Communist would attend.
Asked about that by Mr.. Ham
ilton. Mr.. Condor replied he had
met several times in 1948 with
leaders of the Independent Pro-
gressive Party because of Demo-
cratic Party concern of the
threatened split Of the vote by
the third party.
i Mr.. Condor was secretary of
a county Democratic central
committee at the time and at
some of the meetings at least
other members of the committee
were present, he said.
None were closed Communist
meetings" he declared. because
I have met with these same men
at various other times and I do
not even remember any group
that Bldogett names"
Asked by Mr.. Hamilton if he
believed that Communists "serve
American political ends or the
greater good of the Soviet I'm
ion?" Mr.. Condor replied he
supposed" the Reds would say
| they were doing both.
But, what do you think?'
Mr.. Hamilton asked.
| Mr.. Condor replied he believed
the prime aim Of American
Communists was to serve the
Soviet Union. -
Evening star., 1953-12-21
Here's How to
Check Coughs
Amazingly Quick!

Promptly. pleasantly, Halls Expec-
torant tends to soothe and help
Nature heal irritated membranes
Of the throat. Coughs due to
colds. are often eased amazingly
quick. Users say. Nothing better
for coughs when one has Q cold. .
They speak from experience. Halls
Expectorant has been relieving
cold coughs for more than IS years
and is more popular than ever.
Remember the name Ask your
druggist for HALLS EXPECTO-
RANT. Convenient size bottle only
40c. Larger sizes for home use
Evening star., 1953-12-21
Election Costs Hiqh

IOWA CITY. Iowa R.-Iowa
City's municipal election cost the
city more than a dollar vote.
There were no contests and only
672 votes were cast. City Clerk
George J.. Dohrer said the cost
was $608.06.
Evening star., 1953-12-21
3 Million See Show

HAMBURG, Germany.-More
than three million visitors at
tended the 1853 international
Horticulture Show in Hamburg
during its first three months.
Evening star., 1953-12-21
Bushmon's Bones Found

A skeleton of a bushman
thought to be over 1000 years
old has been unearthed by work.
men digging a street in Uiten-
hage, South Africa.
Evening star., 1953-12-21

out to fifth precinct Pvt. James
c. O'Connor.
The boy was placed in the Re-
ceiving Home, Police said he
needed psychiatric treatment.
Evening star., 1953-12-21
Rodios FouIed Up(

Two faulty telephone lines
acted as. radio transmitters and
brought babel into the homes Of
radio listeners in Ejstrupsholm.
Denmark.
Evening star., 1953-12-21

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