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Evening star., 1953-04-24
Cement Mixing Truck
Backs Over Workman

A 45-year-old laborer was
critically injured today by a
concentrating truck which
backed over him at a conStruc-
ton job in Rockville.
The injured man, Edward l..
McDonaldSon of Rockville was
smoothing freshly poured side
walk cement when hit. The
mixer was driven by Henry L.
Bookman, Is. of Laurel. Mont
gomery County police said. The
accident occurred on Horner's
lane.
The Rockville rescue squad
rushed Mr.. McDonaldSon to
Suburban Hospital.
He was given a hurried trans
fusion of five pints Of blood and
the Red Cross Washington re-
gional blood center sent eight
more pints Of blood to the hos
pital for him.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
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Evening star., 1953-04-24
Baltimore Judge Transfers
Sonia Henie Lawsuits
By The Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE. April 24.-Judge
Emory H. Niles. accused of hav-
ing prejudgedscertain legal mat
ters in the multi-million dollar
damage Suits against the Sonia
Henie ice show, has agreed to
transfer the cases to another
judge.
The surprise move yesterday
put the case before Judge John
T. Tucker. A committee repre-
senting 108 attorneys had asked
for the change.
Trial of the first test case to
establish liability is scheduled
for Monday.
The suits name Miss Heinie,
her ice show and the Cornati
Amusements, Inc, the firm which
erected the bleachers that coll
lapsed shortly before the sched-
uled opening night performance.
March 6, 1852. Hundreds of per-
sons tumbled to the ground
amid the helter-skelter of lum-
ber.
A total of some Sc million in
suits were filed. but many have
been settled out of court.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
NLRB Examiner Rejects
Transit Unions S CHARGES

Charges by an Office employees
union that the Capital Transit
Co. had refused to bargain in
good faith were rejected today
by a trial examiner at the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board.
Local No. 2 of the Office EN-
ployees' Union (AFL) had con-
tended the company refused TO
put into effect an oral agree
ment reached between Spokes-
men for the union and T. G..
Butler, director of personnel and
labor relations, last April.
The union took the position
that this constituted refusal by
the company to bargain in good
faith. The examiner ruled,
however, there was no evidence
that Mr.. Butler had authority to
commit the company to a final
agreement.
The union has 20 days in
which to appeal to the board.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Housing Agency Begs off
From u. S. Funds; HHus Some

In sharp contrast to the
anguished annual pleas of most
Government agencies, the Ma
tional Capitol Housing Authority
has practically begged Congress
not to give it an appropriation
this year.
The unusual switch in ap-
proachi was made by James
Ring, NCHA executive director,
in testimony yesterday before a
Senate Appropriations subcom-
mittee headed by Senator Salton-
stall. Republican, of Massa-
chusetts.
Not A Problem of Economy.
Mr.. Ring wasn't infected by
the current economy bug. This
is the background of the strange
request:
The NCHA was appearing on
a $4,000 appropriation request
for the year starting July /.
The $43. .000-only direct Federal
appropriation the agency seeks
is for maintenance and opera
tion of about 112 low-cost dwell
ing units built in 1887 and 1888.
These dwellings make up only
about is per cent of the more
than 1000 units NCHA operates.
Expenses of all the rest are
financed through rental receipts
and loans and subsidies ap-
proved by the Public Housing
Administration.
The NCHA wants financing of
the old 112 put on the same
basis. It estimated, against the
$43, 600 expense needed, that it
will get $4,000 rental income
from the 112 units. If Congress
insists again this year on max
ing the $4,000 appropriation,
the $56,000 income would revert
as usual to the Treasury.
Would End Trip to Capitol.
But NCHA would have. more
freedom of action, Mr.. Ring
argued, if his Office could apply
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Forde Fined $4,000
And Gets Suspended
Term in TaxCase
SpseiuI oispoteh 10 The Star

BALTIMORE, April 24.-Dr.
Thomas H. Forde, Washington
dentist, today was fined $4,000
and costs and given a six-month
suspended Jail sentence by Judge
w. Calvin Chestnut in Federal
Court for income tax evasion.
DR.. Forde. SIS, of $50 Six
teenth street NV, was placed
on probation for one year under
the suspended Jail sentence, on
condition the fine and court costs
are paid.
The dentist and his lawyer
made a plea to escape imprison-
ment, on the grounds that other
dentists would seek to penalize
him within his profession if he
were jailed.
Fears Professional Discipline.
DR.. Forde, founder of a school
of "oral dynamics" told Judge
Chestnut that he "bears the
stigma of interrupting the Or
derly routine of dentistry"
Therefore, he said, he might face
professional discipline which an
orthodox dentist might not suffer
in similar circumstances.
DR.. Forbes lawyer, Alan H.
Murrell, told the court he had
heard rumors that the dentist
would be barred from practice if
he failed.
Judge Chestnut revealed that
some one had telephoned his
home last night to plead for DR..
Forde. He called on the party
to reveal himself. Clarence L.
Furr, a telephone company en-
ploye, admitted making the call,
saying his wife was one of the
dentists's patients and would be
subjected to hardship if DR.. Forde
was confined.
Faces Civil Penalties.
The dentist faces civil penal
ties amounting to about $4,000,
his lawyer said. The indictment
on which DR.. Forde was con-
victed earlier this week by a
jury charges evasion of $12,-
202.18 from 1946 through 1949.
In pronouncing sentence. e.
Judge Chestnut said the dentist
apparently had not defrauded
the Government merely for the
sake of adding to his income
but seemed to be completely
Indifferent to his obligations as
a citizen"
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Two Men and Woman
Seized on Lottery CHARGE

Police yesterday arrested two
men and a woman on charges
Of operating a lottery, after they
had kept the trio under observa-
ton for several weeks.
The three were identified by
police as Mrs. Edna Middleton,
Al. Of the 1900 block of c street
Sc; Harold w. Harrison, SO, Of
the $500 block of Hamlin street
NE. and Rhody A. Mccoy, 49,
of the 400 block of New Jersey
avenue Sc. All are colored.
Police said Harrison was ar
rested with a bag containing
$l59 and numbers slips. About
$400 in cash and $500 in bonds
and securities was confiscated
in the Mccoy home, police said.
The woman was arrested in her
APARTMENT.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Thieves Runsuck House
Of AImus Potentute

Housebreakers last night broke
into the home of the nlustrious
Potentate of the Almas Temple
while he was at the Shrine Cir
Gus, police were told.
Wilfred E. Lawson, the poten-
tate, told police the living room
window of his house at 3419
Twenty fourth street NE. was
jimmied and the entire dwelling
ransacked. Apparently nothing
was stolen, police said.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Lyle Wilson Elected
Vice President Of UP

Lyle c. Wilson, United Press
Washington bureau manager
and chief political writer, has
been elected a UP vice president,
the news agency announced to-
day.
Mr.. Wilson, So, started his
professional career on the Daily
Oklahoman In Oklahoma City.
He Joined the United Press in
London in 1922. moving to the
New York Office in 1924. He
was day cable editor when he
was transferred in 1927 to Wash
ington. He became Washington
bureau manager in 1888.
He will continue to manage
the Washington bureau. which
has Q stan Of IS.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
{. Unit Seek,
Finance Views
.0fCityHeads
Committee Aide
To Confer Monday
On Public Works

Chairman Case of the Senate
District Committee said today he
hoped hearings could be sched-
uled soon on a number of pro-
posals Of major Importance to
the financing of District govern
ment operations.
He has directed Robert c. AL
brook, clerk of the District Com
mittee, to consult Monday with
the Commissioners about the big
public works program and re-
lated subjects.
Mr.. Albrook was directed to
seek the views Of the Commits
sioners on the timing of hear
ings and how various elements
of the finance. problems would
fit into the program.
The Senate District Commit
tee staff already is making stud
les of the eight-year $685. million
public works program proposed
by the Commissioners and now
awaiting action by the Federal
Budget Bureau.
Under this proposal, $108 mill
lion would be covered by Fed
eral grants, an equal sum would
be financed through 50-year no.
interest loans and the remainder
from increases in sewer and wa
ter charges.
Also to be considered at the
contemplated hearing are the
bill of Senator Johnston, Demo-
crat, of South Carolina, to pro-
vide for a regular, annual Fed
eral payment to the District of
Is per cent of the city budgets.
and the House-passed bill repeal
ing the Districts personal prop
erty tax of household effects.
The Senate District Committee
has been holding up action of
the House-passed bill for a pay
raise for Washington police and
firemen to await hearings on city
finance. A related subject is the
District budget for the year be-
ginning July l, now calling for
an outlay of $147.9 million. Hear
ings on this bill are to be begun
about May /, by the Wilson sub
committee of the House Appro-
priationS Committee.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Lag nD.C. Clocks to Scramble
Hours of TeIevision Shows

Television is going on daylight
saving time Sunday whether
Washington does or not. And il
Washington doesn't, video view
ers are headed for some double
takes.
WaShington's four video sta
tionS reported today they are
all in the same boat. The sit
uation of The Stars WMAL-TV
is typical.
The WMAL-TV people. brac-
ing for the worst, called the
video prospect horrible.
The prospect, as they explained
It. is this:
Radio networks. like TV, are
going on daylight time Sunday
But radio programs can be re-
corded and rebroadcast. The
American Broadcasting Co.,
which feeds network shows to
WMAL, will have to broadcast
most programs twice, so stand
ard-time stations can air them
at the regular hour.
Impractical on TelevisiOn.
But network television shows
can't be transcribed-or at
least, not quickly enough. Kline
Scoping - photographing with
movie cameras - doesn't work
that fast.
So the ABC video network will
transmit it's entire program
schedule an hour early, and
WMAL-TV will do the same.
Things like this are bound to
happen:
Sunday noon, junior will draw
up a chair for "Tootsie Hippo
drome," a cowboy show. He'll
get a Columbia University forum
on the Sinclair Lewis novel,
"Babbitt." Daddy, tuning in at
l for the forum, will get Junior
Press Conference" a show for
smaller fry.
Junior, tuning in again at
for Super Circus" will get
Hand to Heaven" a religious
program. Mother, dialing at
for Hand to Heaven" will get
"You Asked for It," a novelty
request show.
Grandpa, all settled for meet
Your Congress" at 8, will be
greeted by Billy Graham. Grand
ma, eager at 10 for inspiration
from Evangelist Graham, will be
treated to the latest news events
by Commentator Bryson Rash.
Later in the week-if the time
question still is up in the con-
gressional air-things may gel
even worse. On Wednesday, fol
instance, when MON tunes in to
Educating Your Child" at $3.50
she'll get the Redskins Show in
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Naturopath Aitchison
Is Found Guilty Of
Unlicensed Practice


A Municipal Court jury today
found David Aitchison, 65, a Ia
koma Park naturopath, guilty
on two counts of practicing
medicine in the District without
a license.
The jury's decision came after
Assistant United States Attor-
ney San L'Hommedieu scath-
ingly denounced the defendant
as a quack and a man who is
dangerous to society"
Mr.. L'Hommedieu recalled tes-
timony by Aitchison in which he
claimed he could diagnose any
disease merely by taking four
drops of a persons blood and
placing them IN a small ma
chine.
Machine Prescribes Pills.
The prosecutor added that
Aitchison had testified the same
machine could tell which sugar
pills would be the correct treat
ment for anything from cancer
to polio.
In testimony yesterday, a po-
liceman described a visit Aitchi-
son made to his room in the
1900 block Of N street NV. to
treat imaginary pains the officer
had described to him on the
telephone.
Another prosecution witness.
Mrs. Cecilia Lyons. 3720 Second
street NE, also described sew
eral visits the dapper, gray
haired healer made to treat a
patient of hers. Mrs. Lillian E.
Kiser, at 1905 w street Sc.
Aitchison admitted under cross
examination by Mr.. L'Homme-
dieu that he had treated
Mrs. Kiser for a spinal all
ment. According to police rec
ords, she died of breast cancer
10 days after Aitchison advised
the family to get a District doc
tor. Aitchison lives in the 74OO
block of Carroll avenue, Takoma
Park.
Case Held Emergency.
Defense Attorney Meredith
Coffman sought to prove that
Aitchison practices naturopathy
legitimately in Maryland and
that he came to the District as
an emergency in both cases.
Aitchison. who says he is an
attorney, had attempted to de-
fend himself at an earlier trial
before Judge Andrew j. Howard,
jr., but the judge ruled it a
mistrial and advised him to get
a lawyer.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
2-Year-0Id Boy Dies,
Button Believed in Throat

A 2-year-old boy died last
night, apparently after a button
lodged in his throat, police
reported.
Joseph Stoddard. colored. was
found unconscious at 8:45 pm.
in his bedroom at l014 First
street Sc. by his mother. Mrs.
Eleanor Stoddard. He was pro-
nounced dead shortly after at
Providence Hospital.
The youngsters brother. VIII
liam, IL. told police Joseph
swallowed a button. Deputy
Coroner Richard Rosenberg was
to conduct an autopsy today.
Evening star., 1953-04-24

as much of the $4,000 as it
needs to meet operating costs.
The excess still would go to the
Treasury. But no longer would
the agency have to make its
annual trek to Capitol Hill.
Such change twice. has been
urged by General Accounting
Office auditors.
What would Congress have to
do to make the switch? Senators
asked.
"Just fail to make the ap-
propriation," Mr.. Ring replied.
1T would simplify our operation
tremendously"
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Management Of D. {.
Records Centralized
Under D. F. NoII

The Commissioners yesterday
placed the responsibility of man
aging the official records of Dis
trict government agencies in the
hands of the General Admin
istration Department. Is
Their order abolishes the old
Committee on Microfilming and
Disposal of Obsolete Records
and centralizes the function of
overseeing procedure of preserv-
ing or destroying official records.
The job devolves upon Daniel F.
Noll, former records expert with
the National Archives, now en-
ployed in the District Manage
ment Office.
Program Approved.
At the same time, the city
heads also approved these recon-
mendations made by Mr.. Noll in
recent survey of the city rec
ords problem:
/. That legislation be sought
to amend earlier laws that re-
quire indefinite retention of rec
ords no longer useful, and that
Congress authorize transfer to
the National Archives such rec
ords as may be of historical i'm
portance.
2. That the District adopt the
Federal Government system Of
scheduling how long Govern
ment administration papers
should be kept before being de-
Stroyed.
Central Storage.
8. That a centralized records
storage center be established.
The overriding purpose is to
develop an orderly method for
the disposition of official papers,
a huge volume of which, now
useless from any standpoint, has
been accumulating in scattered
storerooms and Easements for
decades.
Mr.. Noll said the District
probably will continue to micro
film some of the records. de-
spite the fact that this method
is expensive. Cardboard box
storage will doubtless predomi-
nate.
Evening star., 1953-04-24

stead. And when sis looks for
Fashion Figures" at 8, she'll
witness wrestling from Chicago.
The Lone Ranger will come
just at supper time, instead OF
as juniors nightcap. The Tempt
alton, naturally, will be for
junior to stay up for that swell
mystery show.
OF course, add the WMAL-TV
people, the viewers won't be the
only ones with problems. At
1880 pm. Sunday, the WMAL-
TV studio is supposed to play
host to some dignitaries for a
discussion show. If Congress is
still dilly-dallying Sunday, the
show will start an hour earlier,
and the participants must get
there accordingly. Scheduled
participants include Senators
Capehart, Republican, of Indiana
and Magnuson and jackson,
Democrats, of Washington, and
Representative Miller. Republi-
can, of New York.
The District Commissioners
will have to arrive an hour
earlier-just at dinner time-for
the Monday evening "Commis-
sioners' Report" And Ruth Anne
Flaherty's daily $3.50 pm. kim
dergarten will go on at 2::30-
before kids get out of school.
And since every days schedule
will start an hour early, WMAL-
TV is planning to dig up a movie
to run at the end, hence 10:15
seems to station officials just too
early to expect people to go to
bed.
WTTG, like WMAL-TV, will
be on daylight time.
Shakespeare Earlier.
On WNBW, Sundays prize fea-
ture is a special two-hour pro-
duction of Shakespeare's Ham
let." with Maurice Evans, WASH
ington Shakespeare fans will
have to tune in at 2:30 pm.
standard time) to see it.
WTOP-TV starting Sunday is
planning to broadcast a half
hourly special announcement
putting the finger directly on
Congress. It will read:
Congress has not as yet de-
termined whether Washington
shall have daylight saving time.
Television networks throughout
the United States operate their
schedules on daylight saving
time and therefore many of
your favorite programs are being
presented locally one hour ear
lier. It is now - o'clock Daylight
Saving Time, - o'clock Eastern
Standard Time, and here is
(name of program.)"
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Fenwick and Mann
Urge Legislation 10
Protect Dogwood

Legislation to protect Virginia s
dogwood trees was advocated to-
day by Charles r. Fenwick, can
didate for Governor, and Har-
rison Mann, candidate for the
House of Delegates from Airing
ton County. r..
Mr.. Fenwick said one of the
first bills he would recommend
to the Legislature is law pro-
hibiting the wanton destruction
of Virginia'S State flower.
Mr.. Fenwick and Mr.. Mann
said several garden clubs in the
State had called their attention
to the increasing destruction of
dogwood for commercial use and
for firewood.
The Shenandoah Valley area
has been the center of dogwood
cutting recently. the candidates
said. Mr.. Mann said his atten-
tion had been called to news
paper advertisements in the
Valley Offering $50 cord for
dogwood having 3 inches OF
white heartwood. This wood is
used to make shuttle blocks for
spinning mills and is in partic-
ular demand for foreign mills,
said Mr.. Mann.
Mr.. Fenwick said he under
stood dogwood was being hauled
away from the Blue Ridge-Shen-
andoah region by the truckloads
Mr.. Mann noted that many
persons are under the mistaken
impression that Virginia law
already protects dogwood. He
said he would favor legislation
to limit the cutting Of dogwood
only to specially marked trees
that conservationistS find are
on the wane.
Besides the aesthetic value OF
the State flower, Mr.. Mann said
it was important to wildlife
which feed on its red berries.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Maryland U. MiIitory Day

The University of Maryland's
annual military day will be held
May IA. The 3,100 cadets of the
Air Force ROTC will parade and
military equipment, including an
F-86 Sabre jet, will be on display
to the public.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
Point Brunch Gurden Show

The Paint Branch Garden Club
Of College Park will hold its third
annual spring flower show and
mart from 10 am. to 8 pm. Sun
day at Nelson Motors showroom
on the Baltimore boulevard.
Evening star., 1953-04-24
2,0S9 to Graduate

The University Of Maryland
announced yesterday it will
graduate 2,089 students June 6
from its College Park and Balti-
more Schools.
The Nome nugget., 1953-07-10
Alaska Would Get Part of $529,0066G6,ee 666 ,ee99O eco Asked By Defense

WASHINGTON, R -- The De- fense Department Thursday asked Congress to authorize an addition al $529,386,800 worth of construc- tion at Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force installations.
 Included are 169 new construc- ton projects in Al states. In addi- tion, the departments proposal calls for projects in Alaska, Oki- naWa, the Mariana Islands, the Philippines and Cuba.
 Still other projects will be at undisclosed locations, a Defense Department statement said.
 Of the total $145, ,62O,000 would be for Army installations, $96,- 138,0OO for the Navy and $287,- 628,OOO for the Air Force.
 Projects within the United States would require $375,479,000 and those outside the continental Uni ted States $52,855,OOO.
 In submitting it's request to the House and Senate Armed Services Committee, the department said additional appropriations for the fiscal year which started July Twill not be requested from the Congress for this construction"
 However, it said that in the near future it will ask Congress for authority to use construction mon ey previosly appropriated.
 "The use of existing construc- tion appropriations for the new projects will enable the military department to make the most pru- dent use of existing funds for con- struction purposes" the depart ment said
The Nome nugget., 1953-07-10
Airman Killed, Wife Hurt While Walking Home

ANCHORAGE, R - A young Illinois airman, married only three months, was killed outright Wednesday and wife was pain fully injured when they were hit by a car while walking home from a bus stop.
 The victim was Airman William H. Barnett, IS, whose parents, MT. and Mrs. H. B. Barnett, live in Herrin, III. His wife, Phyllis, sui fered fractured leg. She is en- ployed by the Alaska Communi- cations System here.
 Territorial police said the young couple was struck by a car driven by Mrs. Ruth Nelson, of suburban Mountain View. The automobile overturned, pinning Mrs. Barnett to the ground after killing her husband. The accident occurred in the Anchorage suburb of Spe- nard.
 Mrs. Nelson was unhurt. Police said charges might be brought later.