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Evening star., 1953-09-01
Police Riot Squad 10 Train
On Fort BeIVOir Rance

The Metropolitan Police De-
partment's civil disturbance unit
will undergo special training at
Fort Belvoir, Va, the Commis-
SionerS revealed today.
The riot squad was organized
in January. 1948. Its purpose is
to train policemen to handle
large-Scale civil disturbances,
apprehend barricaded criminals
and handle any other unusual
emergency.
Police Chief Robert v. Murray
asked the Commissioners for per-
mission to train the unit at Fort
Belvoir'S Lorton range. He said
the training required an isolated
area. mainly because various
forms of tear gas are used ex-
tensively.
Chief Murray said he has been
unable to find a place big enough
In the District so he negotiated
with Army authorities for Fort
Belvoir.
Evening star., 1953-09-01
Meeting Sci tuesday
To Designate Specific
Areas for SIum Drive

Engineer Commissioner Louis
w. Prentiss today scheduled a
meeting for 2 pm. next Tuesday
at which specific neighborhoods
in the city will be designated
for the start of a slum cleanup
program.
Various District agencies will
participate In the meeting. Also.
representatives Of citizens and
civic associations in slum- m-ridden
areas will be invited.
Gen. Prentiss said he would
have maps at the meeting with
the slum areas in the city desig-
mated.
Each citizens association will
be asked to suggest from one to
three specific blocks in their area
which are in the worst con-
dition from a health and sani-
tation standpoint. These blocks
will be the first to feel the new
drive to clean up Slums in the
city.
Col. Giles Evans, Assistant En-
gineer Commissioner who will
take over full-time direction of
the slum attack, will head up a
permanent District slum COM
mittee which will be named at
this meeting. The membership
will consist of representatives
from the National Capital Plan
ming Commission, the Redevelop-
ment Land Agency, the National
Capital Housing Authority and a
number of District government
agencies. including inspection,
health, fire and police.
This attack on the city slums
will be undertaken while city Of
f1cials continue study of what
new regulations and laws are
needed to make such a program
completely effective. These
studies include the feasibility of
adopting an overall housing code
and strengthening of present
health and sanitation regulations.
Evening star., 1953-09-01
Nine New Polio Cases
Reported in Area;
D. T.. Total Now 80

Nine new cases Of polio were
reported late yesterday in the
Washington area.
The District listed as its 38th
and seth cases a 4-year-old boy
of the 800 block of Oakdale
place NV. and a 2-year-old boy
of the 800 block of N street NV.
Both are being treated at Chill
dren's Hospital.
In Montgomery County. two
new cases were a 12-year-old boy
of the 5000 block of Elmhurst
lane, Bethesda. taken to Chill
dren's, and a 20-year-old woman
of the 5000 block of Garland
avenue, Takoma Park. She has
been taken to Washington Sani-
tariuTn.
Prince Georges County also
listed two more cases, a 9-year-
old Bowie boy who is being
treated at home and a 25-year-
old woman of the 5000 block of
Arundel road, Mount Rainier
She has been taken to District
General Hospital.
Fairfax County reported two
cases, both in Falls Church. The
county's 21st and 22d cases are
a 2-year-old boy of the 300 block
of Gundry drive. and an 8-year-
old boy of the TOO block of East
Trips road.
Alexandria reported one case,
a 28-year-old man of the 3400
block of Commonwealth avenue.
He has been taken to Mount
Alto Hospital.
The total number of cases for
each county and the District
compared with totals this time
last year show: the District, 80
and 80; Arlington, 10, and "a;
Alexandria, 4 and 26; Prince
Georges, 81 and So; Fairfax, %
and AZ; Montgomery, 4S and %.
Evening star., 1953-09-01
Hitting Examiner
Yields No License,
Girl Driver Finds
BY the Assoeiused Press

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. L.
The Virginia Division of Motor
Vehicles speedily rejected the
application of Miss Dolly Far
rington, II, for a driving license.
While Miss Harrington was
taking her driving test yesterday,
her car knocked down one of
the States license examiners,
Edward Bartholomew. He had
been standing beside another
automobile.
Mr.. Bartholomew suffered
back, hip and shoulder injuries
but doctors said his condition
wasn't serious. AS for Miss Far
rington ~ the department said
she could try again later, after
more practice and after all hands
had scurried to safety.
Evening star., 1953-09-01
Law Is Polite But Unhappy
As Public Snubs Walk Slams

The policeman mopped his
brow and sighed with all the
resignation of a man who has
given up faith in people and
the weather.
His post was Eleventh. and F
streets NV, where a new
traffic light system stops all
vehicular traffic and turns the
full intersection over to the
pedestrian for "a seconds.
"You can't take people who
have been educated on green
lights for so years and con-
vince 'em it now sometimes
means don't walk" he said.
With courtesy seldom seen
on a day this hot, he stopped
several pedestrians who
walked on the green light but
ignored the don't walk" red
neon sign.
All explained they saw the
light go green and walked. ig-
noring the don't walk"
You couldn't begin to en-
force it," he went on between
Evening star., 1953-09-01
Baltimore Station
Dark AZ Minutes
As Power Goes off
BY the Asseeia.sd Press

BALTIMORE. Sept. Penn
sylvania station was plunged into
darkness for 47 minutes last
night by a power failure which
stalled mainline traffic for more
than two hours.
Ticket sellers did business with
the aid of coal oil lamps. Hun
dreds of stranded passengers
milled through the station. Tel
ephone operators handled calls
in complete darkness for several
working from memory
One train was stalled in the
station and eight others were
tied up by the loss of two main
track switches outside the sta
ton.
The power failure was blamed
on a generator blowout.
Evening star., 1953-09-01
D. 6. Pastor Is Dean
At Church School

The Rev. G. Custer Cromwell,
pastor of Brookland Methodist
Church, Fourteenth and Law
renee streets NE, is serving as
dean of the 42d annual session Of
the Westminster CMd.) Pastors
School at Western Maryland Col
lege.
The session, which opened yes
terday and continues until Fri
day, is conducted for ministers Of
the Methodist Church in the Bal
timore conference. Speakers at
the meeting include DR.. Charles
S. Braden of Northwestern Uni
versity, DR.. Thomas S. Kepler Of
Oberlin Collefe, DR.. George D.
Kelsey of Drew University and
DR.. David w. Soper Of Beloit
College.
Evening star., 1953-09-01
Montgomery Acts
To License SaIesmen

The Montgomery County Coun-
Gil today directed County Attor-
ney David Macdonald to draft
an ordinance to license and reg
ulate door -to-door solicitors.
The proposed ordinance was
recommended by Arthur E. Mil
Ter. director of public safety, as
the result of the Staying of a cab
driver in Arlington, Va, several
weeks ago in which two door-to-
door statesmen were charged with
murder.
In a memorandum to the coun-
Gil, Mr.. Miller said he also had
received numerous complaints
about the conduct of door-to-
door statesmen and their failure
to deliver merchandise.
Mr.. Macdonald indicated the
ordinance probably would in
clude a license, f1ngerprinting
and the posting of bond. The
county is especially interested in
regulating statesmen who do not
carry their merchandise.
The county already has a
hucksters license covering sales
men who deliver their goods on
the spot.
Evening star., 1953-09-01
Right Arm Discovered
On Tracks Near Hospital

A right arm was found along
the railroad tracks near the Wal
ter Reed Hospital Annex at For
est Glen. Md, last night. Mont
gomery County police reported.
Police said Army Pfc. John
Wheeler spotted the arm as he
was returning to the hospital
annex near KenSington about
1880 pm.
Police said the arm appears to
have been surgically removed.
Evening star., 1953-09-01
Westchester Sale
To Tenants May
Be Sought Again
By Robert J. Lewis

: A plan for the cooperative
sale of the 553-unit Westchester
Apartments to tenants and 9TH
ers may be revived and an
nounced within several weeks, ii
was learned today.
Preliminary discussions regard
ing such a plan have been held
between representatives of the
City Investment Co. of New York
and the Randall H. Hagner Co
of Washington.
The New York firm controls
the 22-year-old luxury apart
ments, at 1000 Cathedral avenue
NV. The Hagner firm first Of
fered the apartments on a co-or
basis in the summer of 1850, but
the proposal failed at that time
owing to unwillingnesS of so per
cent of the tenants to make pur-
chases.
The District rent law made CO.
op sales illegal unless at least 60
per cent of tenants in any build
ing offered for sale agreed to
buy. Expiration of the rent law,
July 81. has removed a major
stumbling block to coop sales,
since apartments now may be
offered for sale generally, with
out regard to present tenancy.
A spokesman for the Hagner
firm emphasized today. however,
that If the owners decided to
proceed with a coop sale of the
property, present tenants would
be afforded first opportunity to
buy apartments they now oc-
cupy.
For years, the Westchester was
acknowledged to be the District
areas largest and most COM
manding elevator-apartment de-
velopment. Since the end of
World War II, a number of
FHA- aided developments having
a larger number of apartments
have been completed. But, ow-
ing to the smaller size of those
apartments in~comparison with
those of the Westchester, there
is still a question whether any
of them tops the Westchester
for sheer size.
Altogether, the development
has 2,171 rooms in four build
ingS on a 27l2-acre site. Orig
inal owners were Morris Cafritz,
Gustave Ring and Architect Har-
vey Warwick, who designed the
buildings.
The largest number of apart
ments-321-have one bedroom.
There are only 86 efficiencies.
Thirty-six apartments have three
bedrooms, three bathrooms, liv-
ing room, dining room, entrance
foyer, kitchen and pantry, plus
some with maids room and
shower. A total of 110 apart
ments have two bedrooms, liv-
ing room, dining room, pantry,
kitchen and either one or two
bathrooms.
Evening star., 1953-09-01

brow-moppings. "The jail'd be
full" AS he patiently unused
on people in general and pc
destrians in particular. scores
barged through the simmer
ing heat waves, walking
against the don't walks"
The Department of Vehicles
and traffic is satisfied with the
new system. "It will just take
time to educate the people" a
spokesman said. =
Suggestions have been made
that the don't walk" signs be
put on a blinker basis to make
them more conspicuous.
THAT might help" the po-
liceman said.
But I doubt it,"
He stepped up to man who
had just ignored the don't
walk"
"Oh, yes" the pedestrian re-
piled. ''I read about that in
the paper" He said he was
sorry and walked away.
"See what I mean," the po-
liceman sighed.
Evening star., 1953-09-01
Broyhi|I TO Seek
To Separate Bills
On Area Problems
By Harold B. Rogers

Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican, Of Virginia today an
nounced he will move to sep
arate his legislation for a COM
mission to study greater Wash
ington problems from a bill pro-
viding for a commission to reg
ulate public carriers in the area.
The bill is now on the desk of
the House Speaker, and not yet
assigned to any committee.
The combination measure pro-
vides for the two different COM
missions and contains the Broy-
hill bill previously passed by the
House and the Senate provisions
for a regulatory body earlier
passed by the Senate.
Opposes Regulation.
Mr.. Broyhill, reiterating his
opposition to the regulatory
commission, declared that the
Broyhill bill has now passed both
the House and the Senate in
different forms and should not
be tied in with the Senate pro-
viso for a regulatory commits
sion.
Therefore, he said, his next
step will be to ask the House
District Committee to recon-
mend that the House disagree
to the Senate amendment for
a regulatory body and send the
measure to a House-Senate con-
ference.
The House District Commit
tee is in a position to make some
kind of recommendation to the
House on a combination bill
because the Broyhill legislation
came out of the District Com
mittee, and was sent to the
Senate.
InactiOn Feared.
Unless his bill for a study
commission and the Senate bill
for a regulatory body are sepa-
rated so that Congress can act
on each provision alone, Mr..
Broyhill fears that both might
fail to be acted on in the next
session.
An earlier Senate bill sponsor
ed by Senator Johnson, Demo-
crat, of Colorado came out of the
Senate Interstate and Foreign
Commerce Committee, passed
the Senate and is now pending
before the House Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committee
This measure is almost identical
to the provision in the combina-
ton bill now on the House
Speakers desk.
Mr.. Broyhill emphasized that
he is still strongly opposed to the
regulatory commission because
Virginia officials object to it.
But he pointed out that the
Johnson bill probably will be
considered at the next session.
This situation, he explained,
gives the johnson bill a chance
to be considered on it's own
merits separate from the Broyhill
bill.
Evening star., 1953-09-01
Engineering Expert
Gets Army Service Pin

c. H. Giroux. special assistant
to the Chief of Engineers, u. S.
Army, and an internationally
known electrical engineering au-
thority, yesterday received an
award, denoting completion of
80 years service as a civilian
employe of the Army.
Presentation of the service pin
was made by Maj. Gen. S. D.
Sturgis, jr.. Chief of Engineers,
in his Office at Gravelly Point,
Va.
Mr.. Giroux, a native of Ala
mosa, Colo, lives at 1924 Blag-
den terrace NV.
Evening star., 1953-09-01
Parking Agency
Increased 10
1OMembers
City Heads Revise
Reorganization Piun
To Widen Outlook

The Commissioners today in
creased the membership of the
Motor Vehicle Parking Agency
from Z to 10 in a revision of the
reorganization order on the De-
partment of Vehicles and Traffic.
Three Of the members will be
q representative of the Com
merce Department to be desig-
mated by the Secretary of Com
merce, a representative from the
National Park Service to be
chosen by the Secretary of In
terror and the Director of We
hicleS and Traffic.
City to Pick Z.
The other seven will be desig-
mated by the Commissioners.
Schuyler Lowe, Director of
General Administration, said the
change would serve to permit
wide perspective to be brought
on the parking problem.
The function of the agency in
cludes the making of recommen-
dations to the Commissioners on
means Of improving public ia
cilities for off street parking, de-
velopment by private enterprise
of additional off-street parking
facilities and matters concerning
the public parking areaes.
Advisory Duty.
It also has an advisory capac-
ity on off-street parking prob
lens referred to it by the Com
missioners.
In other changes adopted to-
day on the new traffic depart
ment, the city heads changed the
name of the Office of Public Re-
lations to the Office of Traffic
Safety Education.
This was recommended by Mr..
Lowe as "a more meaningful and
appropriate designation"
The revisions also sought to
clarity the functions of the
Board of Revocation and Review
which handles hackers identti-
fcation cards.
Evening star., 1953-09-01
Transit Fare Increase
Hearings Near End;
4to Represent Public

411C NdPlLdl L d1l0AU w. OOOdy
was winding up it's case before
the District Public Utilities
Commission for an increase in
fares.
The three months of hearings
possibly may end tomorrow.
William Gilman, New York
financial expert called by the
transit company as a witness,
underwent detailed cross-exami-
nation today by Lloyd Harrison,
assistant corporation counsel.
Mr.. Gilman stuck to his conten-
ton that the transit company
should have a 10 per cent rate
of return.
The last company witness is
Gilman Smith, the transit en-
gineer from New York. He was
scheduled to take the stand next
to give his opinion on what
transit fares should be in Wash
ington.
Four to Represent Public.
Witnesses from the public will
be heard tomorrow. So far only
four persons have indicated they
will appear. They are:
John v. Case for the Mid
City Citizens Association; Mrs
Branson G. McIlWee, of SIT Pea
body street NV; Mrs. Peder
Schmidt, a former resident OF
Michigan, and Benjamin Cesario
a Washington barber with views
on how transit rates should be
determined.
The detail in which company
witnesses yesterday loaded the
record with testimony and
charts to rebut statements made
earlier by commission witnesses
convinced some that the ground
work was being laid for a court
fight.
| A court test might be taken,
it was indicated. if the company
won something less substantial in
it's petition for a 20-cent cash
fare. an increased token rate of
five for 95 cents and elimina-
ton of the weekly pass.
The newest member of the
utilities commission, Robert Wes-
ton, raised the question of the
point of diminishing returns on
fare rate increases yesterday.
He suggested the market already
indicates there has been some
diminution of the amount of
investor confidence.
Gilman Contests Theory.
Mr.. Gilman, staunchly back
ing a 10 per cent return for
transit companies. said he does
not think the point of diminish
ing return has been reached.
Commission Chairman Rob-
ert Mclaughlin raised the point
of the public interest.
Mr.. Gilman submitted a series
of nine new tables to show that
past CTC dividends and rates
of return were not out of line
with the experience of transit
firms in about a dozen other
cities.
A 10 per cent return would
be justified, Mr.. Gilman. said,
because of the greater risks
involved in financing transit
operations. as opposed to electric
and gas concerns, which have
more of a monopoly.
If the CTC were held down
to a return between 6 and 6A
per cent, as advocated by COM
mission witnesses, Mr.. Gilman
said, it would weaken investor
confidence" in the company.
Evening star., 1953-09-01
Schroeder Resigns
Mines Bureau Post
BY the As.eeiated Press

DR.. w. c. Schroeder, an au-
thority on synthetic liquid fuels,
has resigned as assistant director
of the Bureau of Mines.
He will become professor of
chemical engineering at the Uni
versity of Maryland under a con-
tract which will permit him to
serve as consultant to industrial
firms.
DR.. Schroeder played a major
part in development of the Bu-
reau of Mines synthetic fuels
program over the last dozen
years.
Evening star., 1953-09-01

Senger trans
portion review
section.
Mr.. NiSWon-
ger live S at
6106 Four t h
S t rect NV
His wife re-
tired two years
ago after Serv-
ing 80 years as
a District pub
lie sc h ool
teacher.
More than
100 of Mr.
M III a nmnaafn
Evening star., 1953-09-01
Navy Enlisted Men
Here 10 Pay Higher
Rent Starting 0ct. |

Navy enlisted men in the Po-
tomac River Naval Command to-
day were notified of rent in
creases on Navy-owned housing
ranging from 5 per cent to 80
per cent.
Affected are 1896 housing
units at six naval installations
in the District, Maryland and
Virginia. ..--.
Similar increases were ex-
pected to be announced shortly
on $50 units at the Quantico
Va) Marine Base.
The Navy first announced plans
for the rent increase July 30. A
total of 10000 enlisted personnel
in various parts of the country
are affected.
Ordered by Congress.
The raises were ordered by
Congress in a rider on the Navy's
appropriation act, which said
housing owned by the Govern
ment must be rented at rates
equivalent to those on similar
private housing.
A civilian real estate man was
employed to survey Navy and
civilian housing to arrive at the
new rentals, Admiral Hill said.
The Navy based the new figures
on cost if comparable housing
were freely available in the
District.
Included in today's order,
issued by Rear Admiral Tom B.
Hill, new commandant of the
Potomac River Naval Command,
are Bellevue, in the District; the
Naval Proving Grounds, Dahl
gren, Va: the Naval Powder
Factory, Indian Head, Md; the
Gun Factory Annex, Piney Point,
Md: the Patuxent Naval Air
Station, and White City at the
Navy Radio Station in Chelten-
ham, Md.
A Few Reductions Coming.
Bellevue is the largest install
lation. Rent increases there will
range from SIS to ST on most
units. A few one-bedroom units
will go down So.
Admiral Hill could not say
today what the increased reve-
nue. from the housing would be.
The Navy will begin collecting
part of the increase October /
but increases will take effect in
several stages, so that it will
be next June 80 before the full
amounts are in effect.
The portion to be collected
starting october / hasn't been
decided yet, Admiral Hill said.
Utilities to Benefit.
Part of the increase is allo-
Gated to utilities.
At Bellevue, tenants have bean
paying $34 to $43 a month for
a one-bedroom unit, $40 for two
bedrooms and SCI for three bed
rooms. The new rentals will be
SAL for one bedroom, $56.25 for
two, and 500 for three.
Heretofore, the Navy has
charged rentals based on ability
to pay, along with the size of
the unit. The new rents will be
the same for all comparable
sized units, regardless of the
persons renting them.
Evening star., 1953-09-01
Bruhony Reoppointed
To Unemployment Post

Thomas w. Brahany, invest
ment broker, today was reap
pointed by the Commissioners as
a member of the District Unem-
ployment Compensation Board.
He will serve as representative
of the employers on the board for
a term of three years. He was
first named to the board in 1916.
Evening star., 1953-09-01
Cattle Supply
Yards
In Baltimore
Declining Prices
Hurting Farmers;
Varying Causes Cited
~ q Staff Correspondent Of The Star

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BALTIMORE, Sept. 1.-More
than 5000 cattle. the largest
Monday supply since last Oc-
tober 20. jammed Union Stock
yards here yesterday
Cattle statesmen said the
drought has hit particularly
hard on Virginia and West Vir-
ginia and is largely responsible
for the capacity supply.
About 500 of the 5000 cattle
were holdoverS from last week,
unsold because sellers would not
agree to still lower prices,
Others said prices from 90 to
so per cent below a year ago
also were causing farmers who
fear a further price drop to
market their cattle now.
Top Steers Are $27.
Top steers yesterday brought
$27 hundred pounds. A year
ago. the top price for steers was
$34.50. The $27 price went to
Edward Allen. of 1868 Ritchie
road. in Prince Georges County.
G. Herman Rabbit, of CATH
erSburg, said streams on some
Virginia farms are reduced to a
trickle because of the drought.
The oldest salesman at the
stockyards, Charles E. Kunkel,
70, says half-fed cattle are be-
ing brought to the stock
yards for resale to farmers who
believe they can feed them and
then sell them prof1tably.
Dale Kester, of Westminster,
Nd. brought in Hereford steers
from the farm of James Bruce,
former Ambassador to Argentina.
Mr.. Kester said that a year ago
his cattle would have brought
$50 a hundred pounds-about
$500 each. Yesterday he was ex-
pecting an offer of $18 a hum
dred.
A Frederick County (Md.)
farmer, George Sponseller, of
Newmarket, said cattle that
brought from SIT to $37 a year
ago are bringing ST to $27 now.
J. Less Than Purchase Price.
c. A. Duncan of Lexington,
Va. said some farmers are get
ting less for cattle than they
paid for them.
Although cattle were selling
yesterday below year-ago prices,
hogs were higher. Observers
said this was because farmers
were disappointed in last years
price and this years supply is
about 8 per cent below that Of
1852.
There is general agreement
that cattle growers have been
hurt by the price drop. Some
of them have been badly hurt
and others have gone out Of
business.
One official expresses the be-
lief that the main casualties
have been spectators who ex-
pected to make a killing by
feeding stock. They bought at
very high prices expecting to
sell high. Prices dropped and
they were caught.
Allen C. Driver, who heads q
selling firm at the stockyards,
said one reason for the price
decline is too much publicity
farmers read about low prices
and rush their cattle in for
sale. Buyers read about low
prices and wait for them to go
lower"
Government supports on
grain. keeping prices up, are
partly responsible for the large
stockyard supply. according to
Norman Warfield, of Lisbon,
Howard County.
"You can't feed $40 cattle SO
corn" he said.