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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-12
AUCTION SALES
THOS. J. OWEN q SON. Auctioneers.
Perpetual BLDG, I'LL E st. NV.

T BRck shIf # g gapsslf kN 6SM
as PREMISES NUMBER 2241
TWELFTH STREET, NORTHWEST.
By virtue Of 9 certain deed of trust US
Folio 's 81 ct Sc seq. 'O Of thu the land land
records Of the District Of Columbia.
and at the request of the party
secured thereby. the undersigned
trustees, win sell, at public auction
BAY 09 The e T III gTsmSsS o DAY OF
OCTOBER, AID. 1858, AT FOUR
O'CLOCK PM. the flowing
described land and premises, situate
in the District of Columbia, and
thereof, Of Lot 30 in Starr and
Metcalf's subdivision Of square ace,
as per plat recorded in the once
of the Surveyor for the District of
Columbia. in Liber R. W. at Folio
assessment and taxation as Lot S13
in Square 302.
Terms: Sold subject to prior build
ing association deed of trust for
ap ppficars SbicS yin b BURNER ae
nounced at time of sale; the pur-
chase price above said trust to be
paid in cash. deposit of $4,000
required. Conveyancing. recording.
etc. at purchasers cost. adjust
Terms to be complied with within
thirty days, otherwise deposit for
feited and the property. may be ad-
vertised and resold at the discretion
~ FRANK PARoNI,
oc2,5,7.9,12 Surviving Trustee.
THOS. J. OWEN & son, Auctioneers,
Trusfee's Sale of Valuable TWO
STORY ROW Brick DWELLINa
BEING KNOWN AS PREMISES
NEUUMIBSEER 52s TENTH STREET
By So virtue Of a certain deed of trust
duly recorded. in Liber No. 9519,
Folio 56 ct seq. Of the land records
OF the District Of Columbia, and
at the request OF the party secured
thereby, the undersigned trustees
wiz sell, at public s TTiani n t TaE
THiRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER,
AID. 1853. AT TWO-FORTY-F1VE
O'CLOCK PM. the following
snd and pFe%1sef situate ane
. Hannan's subdivision of certain
lots in Square 973. as per plat
recorded in the ONCE Of the Sur
veyor for the District of Columbia
In Liber is at folio 1877. Subject to
right Of way Of record.
Terms: SOLD subject to prior
deed of trust for approximately
S5,6S5.67 further particulars OF
which will be announced at time
of sale; the purchase price above
said trust to be paid in cash. A
deposit of $4,000 required. Con-
veyancing. recording, ETC., at pur-
chaser's cost. Adjustments made
as of date OF sale. Terms to be
complied with within thirty days,
otherwise deposit forfeited and the
property may be advertised and
resold at the discretion Of the
trustee.
JOHN e. JONES.
oc2,5,7,0,12 Surviving Trustee.
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PROPOSALS

GOV. OF DIST. OF COL. DIR.
1863. = SEALED PROPOSALS viii
be reed. in RIM. 404, 400 Pa. Ave.
NV, Wash; /; D. e. until 2 pm.
publicly opened and read for Soil
Investigation at site of proposed
Elementary School. Sc. corner 55th
and E. Cap. SITS. Sc. Proposal
forms. specifications and drawing
pervisor, Contr. Sec, Procurement
Once, D. c., RIM. 400, 400 Pa. Ave.
NV. CTel. MA. $4,000, Ext. 237S).
oc9, 1O,12,13,l4,l5,
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THOS. j. OWEN & SON. Auctioneers,
Perpetual BLDG, iii st. NV.
T s4oSY F ssls & aRr yslu15Is TWO
NUMBER 200 KENTUCKY AVENUE.
SOUTHEAST.
BY virtue Of a certain. deed Of trust
duly recorded. in Liber No. 9546.
Folio 391 ct sea-. of the land records
of the District Of Columbia, and at
the request Of the party secured
thereby; the undersigned trustee
TWENTIETH DAY OF occTro6ER.
O'CLOCK PM, the. following de
scribed land and premises, situate in
the District s Of Ss;ng ana d de
washington Real Estate Company's
subdivision of lots in Square 1898,
as per plat recorded in the once of
the Surveyor for the District of
Columbia IN Liber "a at folio 70
Terms: Sold subject to prior
building association deed OF trust
for approximately. S7.7S5: 81 further
Pouneed st f tim. ~h o sa Si the be pnr
chase price above said trust to be
paid in cash. A deposit of $500.0 90
required. Conveyancing. recording,
ETC.. at purchasers cost. Adjust
ments made as Of date Of sale.
Terms to be complied with within
feited and the property may be adj
vertised and resold at the discretion
" JOHN R. PERRY.
ees.12.1S.17.1s.
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c. G. SLOAN e. CO., INC.
AuctiOneers- appraisers


Antique furniture including chests of
drawers, Victorian secretary and
chairs. dropleaf tables. sideboard
antique dover chest, kneehole desk,
pair red leather arm chairs, uphol-
stored chairs and davenports, rugs,
upholstering materials. china, glass
ware, bric-a-brac, books, pictures,
linens. dinette sets. bookcases, sill
yerware, radios, lamps, clocks, bibe-
lots, sectional bookcases, bedroom
and dining room groups, beds, box
springs, mattresses, etc.
At Public Auction.
AT SOLANS
715 18th st.
Wednesday
october IA
at 10 AM.
By order of Storage Concerns and
private owners.
Terms: Cash
c. G. SLOAN & CO., INC, Aucts.
Established 1891
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Zed L. Williams and Zed Williams a.
AuctiOneerS and Appraisers.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Not q WINNING Political Issue
Opponents Of Air Force Budget Reductions Won't Convince
Voters That President Doesn't Know Defense Needs

Virtually all of his life has
been spent in the service. Po-
litical opponents won't per-
suade the average voter that
he doesn't know what he is
talking about now.
So. considered purely as a
political issue, the President
cannot lose on this one. This
should not lessen the opposition
of those members of Congress
who are sincerely convinced
that the President is mistaken.
But it should cause political
OpportunistS to think twice be-
fore they join in the attack
for the simple purpose Of pick
ing up votes.
In time of war, most men,
berS Of Congress make a point
of supporting every appropria-
ton for defense. And likewise
Of reminding the voters that
they have done so. That is
almost Rule No. l in politics.
Because it is, some of our legis-
lators see the present issue in
the same light. And so ap-
parently do some of the STRAIT
gists Of the Democratic Party.
1t is a fair guess that they
are greatly in error.
The fact is that our mill
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Woman Is Awarded
$4,000 in Death Of
Husband in Hospital

A Farmville IN. c. woman
has won a consent judgment of
$26, 900 against the Washington
Sanitarium, Takoma Park, in a
suit involving the death of her
husband at the hospital.
She is Mrs. Lila Hughes Little,
widow of William j. Little,
formerly of 49O6 Tuckerman
street, Riverdale. Md.
Mr.. Little died May Is after
entering the hospital for treat
ment of a rare disease. porp-
hyria, described as a metaboliStic
defect by Mrs. Little's attorney,
Alton S. Bradford.
Mrs. Little filed suit on behalf
Of herself and two children for
$36, 900, alleging hospital en-
ployes failed to exercise and use
such reasonable care and skill in
that it administered a medical
preparation to said William j.
Little in excess of the quantity
which was safe and proper"
The suit also asserted Mr.. Little
died because Of failure, neglect
and default to use such reason
able care and skill"
Mr.. Little had been Ill for
about a month, the attorney said,
The Sanitarium entered a plea
that it did not commit the
wrongs alleged. The consent
judgment was entered in open
court in Montgomery County
Circuit Court.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Senate D. {. Group
To Act Thursday on
Home Rule Measure

The Senate District Commit
tee is scheduled to meet Thurs
day at 2::30 pm. to act on the
Washington home. rule bill and
two other measures which are
expected to be reported from
subcommittee before the full
committee meeting.
The Judiciary subcommittee,
headed by Senator Barrett, Re-
publican, Of Wyoming heard
numerous witnesses on the city
suffrage bill last week and is
expected to recommend enact
ment after considering a number
of amendments.
The bill provides for the elec-
ton of a city council of nine
members, the election Of a board
of education Of similar size, the
appointment by the President Of
a mayor and the election Of a
non-voting District delegate in
the House.
Another bill being prepared
for full committee action is a
sitter automobile driver finan-
cial responsibility bill which
would require drivers involved
in serious accidents to show in
surance or post cash or bond in
order to keep their driver per-
mits, without awaiting for pos
sible court action on damage
suits.
The third bill is designed to
give the District a new law on
the incorporation of businesses.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Erwin Leaves $477,239
Estate 10 Widow

Henry Parsons Erwin, Wash
ington investment banker who
died on June 8, left his estate,
valued at $477,239, to his widow
Mrs. Helen Blodgett Erwin, it
was revealed in court papers filed
yesterday.
The estate, subject to $751;
900 in real secured debts, was
mainly in stocks and bonds.
Mr.. Erwin, who lived at Arbre-
mont, Linnean avenue and Up
ton street NV, was noted as a
leader in educational and civic
affairs.
He was q director of the Riggs
National Bank and of the Fed
eral Storage Co. and served as
secretary of the board. of trus-
tees OF George Washington Uni
VerSity.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
DorS FIeeSon:
Will 1t Be Synington in 1855?
Friends Of Senator From Missouri Say He'll be the Man
To Wotch at Democratic Presidentio! Convention

riety of rallies for Mr.. Ste7/
venSon when he returns from
his long foreign travels. These
will be watched for clues to
his standing with the public
and the principal figures of
the party.
Personal hostility will not
be a factor in Mr.. StevenSon's
future history as a Democrat.
He is admired by all and liked
by nearly everybody. including
those who intend to force him
to compete for the nomina-
ton next time.
There is, of course, within
the party a strong Stevenson
cell which assumes that he
can and must be nominated
again, that no one else should
be considered.
Democrats are divided also
on the question Of what op-
position they will face three
years from now. Some are
already thoroughly convinced
that President Eisenhower
doesn't like his new job and
will bow out. Others equally
shrewd take the conventional
position that he will have to
run again.
Candidate or not, Senator
Symington is leading for his
party in its first real attack
on the Eisenhower policies. A
former Secretary of the Air
Force. he has made his maid
en- speeches against the de-
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Some 'Book-Burninq' by the CIO
Department Of Stoe EPoye Pessured Out Of Her Job
Because Labor Didn't Like Her Pamphlet oft-HortIey

when a Clio leader can crack
the whip and intimidate the
Secretary of State-or is it
unimportant what happens to
pamphlets that do not con-
form to the viewpoint Of labor
leaders? This cannot but re-
mind many persons Of the
refrain echoed of late in lib
eral" circles that there is an
effort to make people Con
form" to a certain view, and
that the public is not being
permitted to learn both sides
of an issue. This brings to
mind a noted professor of his
tory at Columbia who boasts
of his liberalism but who re-
Gently wrote a newspaper ap-
plauding it for suppressing
something that happened to
give the other side of a current
controversial problem disliked
by the liberals" in question.
Have such liberals" suddenly
become reactionaries who dis
regard our sacred freedoms?
How easy it is to turn the
oft-heard argument around.
Conformity of view" inside
the Government is a ''high
price to pay" for the privilege
Of appeasing the CIO or any
other labor organization. Also
"CIO-ism" which intimidated
and virtually controlled the
last administration has now
shown its teeth as against the
Secretary of State of the
Eisenhower administration.
Why does fear stalk the
State Department and make
our public officials SO timid?
Maybe soon there's to be a
speech from q British Conser-
ative leader asking whether
Walter Reuther is more power
full than the Secretary Of State,
John Foster Dulles.
These are strange times and
the climate in Washington is
hotter now because of these
peculiar goings on in the PAM
phlet-burning areas of the
State Department.
Reproduction Rights -Reserved.)
Evening star., 1953-07-07

tary bill has become almost
unbearable, even though we
are not supposed to be at war
in an important way. The
demand for tax reduction is
real. Taking S. billion out of
the defense budget was a step
toward making a tax reduction
possible and since the man who
did it is himself a military man
most people won't understand
why his judgment is being
questioned.
If the situation were re-
versed, with the President ask
ing for more than Congress
wished to appropriate, his
opinion would carry much less
weight. Then the fact of his
being a military man would be
held against him. Military men
are expected to ask for more
than they need.
AS it Is, the President is on
sure ground politically. If Con-
gress decides he should spend
more money for defense than
he wishes to spend, Congress
had best reach that decision
uninfluenced by any political
considerations.
Evening star., 1953-07-07

i phlet apparently couldn't en-
dure the agony Of suspension
being pilloried before the public
for having engaged in acts Of
disloyalty against the political
record of the Truman admin
istration. So rather than en-
dure the Illustration to ones
literary talents in an atmos-
phere of censorship, the ILL
fated employe now has re-
signed-and there will be no
more brochures on the Taft
Hartley Act. AS usual with
such cases, when the employe
resigns, the inquiry stops.
But there has arisen a
champion from the intellec-
tual precincts of New York
where many champions of free
speech have emerged lately
to protest loudly against loss
of constitutional rights of any
kind. T. r. Isserman, the IA
nous labor relations lawyer,
member of a prominent New
York law firm, and Gerald
Reilly. former member of
the National Labor Relations
Board, have Joined together to
defend the contents of the
pamphlet and to point out
that it didn't err when it
blamed President Truman for
failing to invoke the provi-
sions of the Taft-Hartley Act
in the steel strike, which, it
now appears, cost the Federal
Treasury so much revenue
that the deficit reported last
week was considerably larger
than anticipated on that ac-
count.
Mr.. Isserman says. in a
long letter to Secretary of
State Dulles, giving chapter
and verse in defense of the
pamphlet, that on the basis
of his considerable experience ,
with the Taft-Hartley law
and the debates thereon, he
believes the burned" PAM
phlet was "far more factual
and accurate than Mr.. Potof-
sky's arrogant letter to you"
What is America coming to
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Policeman Says Defendant
F|unu Water on Him

Police Chief Charles Burney
of Glen Arden, Md, told Hy-
attsville Police Court judge yes
terday how, in the line Of duty.
he got a bucketful of soapy water
in the face.
The 250-pound chief testified
that court instructions to inspect
sanitary facilities brought him to
the home of Mrs. Pedro De Co.'S
tello, IS. on Leslie street, last
Friday.
The outdoor privy he went to
inspect, the chief said, was
locked. He asked Mrs. De Co.'S
tello for the key, he said, and she
replied with abuse and flung the
water on him. The chief and
Pvt. Nathaniel Bates then ar
rested her.
Mrs. De Costello's lawyer, Nor
ris Benson, claimed the arrest
was illegal.
Before defense testimony was
heard, a court conference result
ed in a change of the original
charge of disorderly conduct to
assault. The case. was con-
tinued until July 20.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Repairs on Monticello
To Start September IS
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va,
July 7.-Repairs on Monticello,
the home of Thomas Jefferson.
will begin September Is. But
it probably won't be necessary to
close the showplace to visitors.
Charles Barham of the Thomas
Jefferson Memorial Foundation
made this announcement yes
terday. He said apparently
some groups had misintefpreted
an earlier announcement on the
plans. thought they already were
under way and that Monticello
was closed to visitors.
Mr., Barham said the repairs
wouldn't alter the appearance of
the Jefferson home. The main
work he said, would be water
proofing the brick on the front
of the building and installing new
beams where the old ones are
weakened.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Fletcher Knebei:
Potomac Fever

The United States offers Rhee faces saving
compromise. Humans peculiar Most of life de-
voted saving faceand most Of woman to getting
Robert johnson resigns head Ikes foreign nforma
tion and library Dr. Johnsons decision
quit is fnal-he has burned his books behind him.
starts out to S. billion this month
That's $33 capia-and known In the college textbooks
per capita punishment
Democratic Representative Condor barred
A-bomb security risk probably lucky Repub
all their secrets with the Democrats we'd
have two parties who weren't where Of them going
Harry Truman warned about improper driving the
Pennsylvania turnpike He cheerfy admitted his Harry
wasn't born yeSerdayeven his sudden streak Of humility
British booke sails his 23foo boat the Atlantic
that he gambling chance convinced players
that he not American bookie.
Gen. Omar Bradley becomes chairman of the board OF the
Buova laboratories officer today should keep
his the heavens Once he gets i've stars he's almost
of astronomical figure
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Doris FIeeson:

When word hits the Senate
press galleries that "Syniing-
tons up" the correspondents
drift in on the theory that
they owe their public a pre-
view of a possible Democratic
candidate for President.
The Junior Senator from
Missouri denies the implica-
ton but he has friends who
keep it alive. Generally speak
ing, they are the middle
readers. some of them South
erners. but not all.
They quickly assert that
their interest in building up
some Democratic names for
Sc is not an anti-Stevenson
move. Admitting that they
do not share the enthusiasm
of the eggheads for the former
Governor Of Illinois, they
think they discern a tendency
on the part of many people.
including the press, to re-
gard Mr.. Stevenson as the in
evitable nominee next time.
1t is argued that the party
will be more harmonious and
do better at the grass roots if
this monopolistic aura is dis
Sipated. The more boomlets
the better. is the motto in these
circles. If the cynics suggest
that there is some slight tinge
of Self-interest in such ma
neuvering, that too, is normal
pre-convention politics.
Democratic headquarters.
meanwhile, is planning a va
Evening star., 1953-07-07

tense cuts, notably in the Air
Force, which Democrats hope
to defeat on the floor.
Fast and picturesque in per-
sonal conversation. Mr.. Sy-
mington has not yet mastered
the formal Senate speech. His
remarks are written with care
and studded with telling
phrases but his delivery is
monotonous. So far he has
not been under harsh attack
by Republicans, so it remains
to be seen what he can do in
debate.
One aspect of his latest
effort was generally welcomed
the personal defense of the
retiring Air Force Chief of
Staff, Gen. Vandenberg. Gen.
Vandenberg never attained the
stature here of Gems. Marshall,
Bradley and Eisenhower, but
he worked hard and his COM
bat record was glorious.
Yet the President under
whom he had served did not
attend his farewell review, nor
did the new civilian heads of
the Defense Department. More
over, Deputy Secretary Kyes
designated Gen. Vandenberg'S
bitterest foe in the department,
Comptroller w. j. Mcneil, an
Assistant Secretary, to rep
resent it. Mr.. Mcneil has con-
fessed to friends it was not his
happiest moment.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Lowell MeHett:

A good many Democrats in
Congress appear to think they
have a political issue in the
size of the U. S. Air Force.
They believe the people will
resent the action of the Presi-
dent and Defense Secretary
Wilson in cutting almost IS
billion from the Air Force ap-
preparation proposed by Pres
ident Truman. Quite a few
Republicans seem to share this
view. Apart from the possible
political consequences, of
course, most of these same
Democrats and Republicans
think the President and the
Secretary are making a mis-
take. They believe the national
defense may be seriously
threatened by the proposed
economy.
Some Of these Senator's and
Representatives have come to
this conclusion as the result
of their own studies. Members
of the armed services commit
tees of the two houses achieve a
certain expertneSs in military
matters through their constant
dealing with military leaders.
They come to think like mill
tary men themselves. This
means that they think the
country cannot have too much
defense, that we cannot have
too strong an Army and Navy
and, above all, too strong an
Air Force. AS q practical mat
ter they have accepted the Air
Force view that it needs to be
built up to 143 wings if it is
to serve the Nation properly.
The President and the Secre-
tary are agreed that 12O wings
will be sufficient and that We
can afford no more.
Concerning this honest dis
agreement not one voter in ten
thousand is likely to have an
opinion Of his own. But the
average voter is apt, to accept
the judgment Of the President
in this particular field as
against that of anybody else.
He rates as the country's SC-
preme military leader. He
commanded the greatest army
any country ever sent to war.
Evening star., 1953-07-07

British allies are ailing. prin-
cipally because political ideolo-
gies have inflltrated their
national economy.
The economic resurrection
of Germany is regarded SYM
pathetically in this country, a.
would be her political renais-
sance within the family Of free
Western nations. This Ameri-
can attitude is considered a.
an over-slmpiification Of the
European political situation by
our French and to a lesser de-
gree by our British friends. The
German economic recovery Is
being frowned on by most
Western European countries
which see with a jaundiced
eye the addition of a strong
competitor in the already
greatly shrunken world mar
ket. To the French, however.
the idea of creating a German
army-even within the NATO
lis anathema.
The French fear Of Ger
many by far exceeds our con-
Germ over what Russia and
world communism could do to
the free peoples.
Not only are the French de-
termined to shelve the EDO
treaty-although it was their
former Prime Minister Antoine
Pinay who sired it-but there
is growing school of thought
among Paris politicians to de-
lay as long as possible the
unity of Germany. If a dis
membered Germany, they say.
was able to perform this re-
markable comeback after q
totally destructive war. what
would happen if East and West
Germany, were reunited.
1t is doubtful that Bidault
would voice this thought in
Washington. But he certainly
will attempt to convince our
Secretary Of State that under
existing conditions in Europe
there is no need whatsoever
to call in Germany'S man
power. He is expected to de-
velop the argument that even
under an American supreme
commander and with a French
marshal as commander of
NATO ground forces, an army
of 100000 Germans would con-
Stitute a threat to France and
the peace Of Europe.