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Evening star., 1954-05-12
APIS. UNFURNIsRED-VA.

ALEx.-Beaut. decor. mod. 2 bed
rms. spacious liv. rm.. closets.
SSsarss. ss oS. Ds6a9s. Baas SV sSsss.
ALEXANDRIA-Newly decorated, !
bedrm., liv. rm.. kitchen and bath;
no objection to children or pet
Apply 9O5 Prince St., Alex. -16
ARL.-One bedrm.. furn. or unfurn.
newly redec.; conv. to bus. schools
and churches. OIL. 6-6973. Ia
ALEx.-,Mcdern apt. lge. liy. rm.,
din, bedrm,, picture window, 4
closets. kit. bath;. fireproof apt
Masonic Ss sSf TemSi:. %S 9s FL 81 s4sss. Ss. s 1f
ARRL:-clcss:in. best neishborhOod.
s7s SO sOis sc sss sSne u.s
nr. aiebe I'd. 4o14 sSi Col. Pike. 81 - Ia
S9I6 WILSON BLVD.-3 bedrooms,
living room. dining room, kitchen
and bath. Utils. incl. Can be seen
between 10 and 8 daily; Inquire
nfAfkRX BhK. RI. fAoR HYEkRsEden-typs "a 2aS4e ls
bldg; / bedrm., S64.5O 3 bedrms.,
$74SSS0o, plus utils. RIA. S-2270. RA.
1910 n. oUINN-1-bedrm. apts. CNT avsil.
now; all cows. and utils.; clean,
Ncool; Res: Mgr, ia; 5-6355. ,-16
spts:; available June; SSS.GSsoS GSsoSlGS% mo-.
Phone IA. 2-6640, ewes. liz
$s3.. ARL.-1 bedrm., liv. rm., kit.
and bath; mr.. intersection Wash.
and Arl. blvds.; nr. Wash. lee shop
Navy Annex. EN-. S-567s days; M
sS5. xRLiNGTON-1 iisPSS; bedrm.. iiv. in im.,
kit. and bath In apt: bldg. No utils.
Mr.. Ft. Myer and Washington-Lee
SSna19pping she USos center EN-. S-b67s days;
NATIONAL AiRiP;oRT-one bedrm..
living rm.. kit. and bath apt. in
garden project at 1902 Abingdon
ar. just o6 Mt: Vernon hwy. at
iEaSshfSrd iacs ord lane; $76 mo-. al utils.
LLGcHs Ssz Co. 1905 II St. NV. Ma.
ARL.. N. 18th and Troy-Apt. build
ing, 2 buslines. 1-bedrm. apt, Ice.
closets. lockers. exhaust fans, yards.
parking. $75 includes utils. ia.
ARLiNGToN-The Thomas St. - Apts.
area has a 2-bedrm.. apt. available
Within q stones throw Of grade
raSsp. and tSeats1 snGRsn1ns Rsnsal, ssBs6 ssRts5
INC, JA 7-666O. MI6
FALLS CHURCH-1-bedroo apart.
ment; n;o screened porch; $72.5O. JA
CLOSE IN. "a mile from District
One-pedrm. apt. all utils.; $3.50
per mo-; conv. to bus and shopping
avail. Immediately; rent will start
ARIiNGToSa iSnf a coiambia SA iSaee Diee At 5 1I.d.
erick St., Magnolia Gardens-Avail
now. Beautiful and spacious living.
dining room combination. large bed.
room. latest in kitchen equipment
ea5SHss espSssr.s GHsi St: Xsnstisss Fs ss sns'
TWO AND ONE BEDROOM APIS,
available June /. n. Thomas st.,
Incl. all utilities. Can DI. 7-7740,
Evening star., 1954-05-12
THE DANFORD
1923 HARVARD ST. NV.

chas. L. Smith. Agent. ST. s-2e4e
Evening star., 1954-08-10
SUMMER
CLEANING
SPECIAL
Bruce Doozit
regularly 2.4o ~
x.Oxx, ~, Sr@ncio1

Wilt SAA$ kSAA SAAS~ -
of Bruce products shown
Bruce Doozit makes floor Clean
ing cosy. You clean, wax, polish
any type Of floor ;. standing up.
Extra steel wool pads, 3 for SIC
for wood floors i. use Bruce
Cleaning Wax. Contains no
woter, cleons as it wakes. quart,
1.19, " gallon. l.9S, eollon, 3.25
for linoleum /. use Bruce Floor
Cleaner. Leoves onti-slip coot-
ing, cleans as it woxes. quort, 8oc
VI gallon. l.59, gallon. 2.69
for tile floors -. use Bruce As
phoIt Tile Cleaner. Fine too on
rubber, concrete and terrozzo.
quart, 1.Oo eoIlon. 3.25
for extra protection use Bruce
Tuf-Lustre Wax. Fine on wood
and linoleun. quart, l.lo
VI gallon. l.oS gallon. SIS
W6L-Housewores, lst Floor. North
Building olso Chevy Chose and
Alexondrio
Evening star., 1954-08-10
MorriogeLicense
Applications

Under D. C.. lGi0 couples must
apply for b marriage license on
one day. i0Git three fnll days
and Teceipe the license on the
fifth day. Sundays and holt
days are counted the same as
other days.
Edna Blackson. 20. 203 Taylor st. NV.
Francis Bareer. 25. ST. Petersburg. Fla.
and Martha Besnard. %. 1724 18th st.
NV.
James Taylor. 35. Yeadon. Pa. and
Grace Williams, 80. Philadelphia.
Ranie Sturba. 26, Morgantown, W. Va.
and Nancy Riccobene. 10. 81 New
Hass aa Rai.; ass Rs.n Rs ltls s 1ESa' H2a ns 4: {
NV.
Felix Pepper, SO. Elmhurst. L. l.. and
Dorothy Perkins, 35. Richmond.
Albert shipman. 90. stidham. Okla. and
Kay Hasck. 18. Compton. Calf.
Mary Myers. 20. 7ooS 9th st. NV
Frank Robson, "a. Chevy Chase. Md.
and Shirley Dune. ~, 914 Hamilton
st. NV.
Vnad' and Carolyn SAso Boulsnd. 20 20. Ssii First
st. NV.
n and Etha Long. SIS. zoos 18th st. NV.
william Mansfield, 90 Cleveland. and
Dorothy Miller. 10. Arlington. Va.
Lemon yilliamscsn, 2s S.I BocsTt' ,y.t Ca, and
Evening star., 1954-08-10
Deaths Reported
tFrom D. c. Bureau OF vital stat

tFrom d. C. Bureau Of Vital statistics.l
Mamie Lawton. s3. 220 4th st. ne,
Nellie Nellie HAYES. S6. 613 sth st. ne.
Amos Holmes. 20. 621 Massachusetts,
Olive we Wheeler. ss. 2oaa Columbia rd.
Albert Jacobsen. So. Arlington, Va.
Mae Mae. NJ. Kinds. SO. 1901 Cathedral ave.
wallis wallis; Brown, Sc. salo o st. NV.
Fan Franklin S Carr. "A. S2S Tewkesbury pl.
Gerald Fraim. a1, Brooklyn. N. z.
Infant Bowling. Maryland.
patsp InsRt WsEsa s2iEgans s AT1asSsGn MassSnston %s
baxs 1SssphR Rlssins Mnnden 20 S24 s s4th g. g. NV NV
Geraldine Cook 40. 1850 Gales st: ne.
Milton Harper. 43. 3511 Stanton rd. Sc.
.dessa Green g Sa 2asl 1oous 1pouslss sy. st. ne.
Mary Wright. S5. 2540 Massachusetts,
John cavanagh, 80. 90 v st, ne.
Minnie Prince, 7S. 1925 Spring rd: NV.
Dorsey Ewell. 7s. 1909 North Capitol st..
En%s EFeBBen WasS isS. II s9ss sss1 IN St st. sc. &C.
aalres g. sss 1sh ss g. a
Ellen Hawley. SO. 1915 Kalorama I'd.
GLADYS aiSi Cunningham. e5. s7os wisconsin
John LauThran. 90. 3412 18th St. nv.
john JOINS pixon. a 7S. 1888 q st. NV.
william Thomas. So. Pill l1th 81. NV.
William Spears. 30, ~ Randolph pl. NV.
Evening star., 1954-08-10
RCA SIashes Price
OF t5-lnch Color N Sci
BY Inc As.oeio,ed Pres.

CAMDEN, N. j., Aug. 10.-The
RAG Victor television division has
slashed the suggested retail price
Of its 15-inch color television set
from $1,000 to $495 to clear out
stocks before introducing its 21-
inch color receivers.
Vice President Henry q. Baker
said yesterday that RCA would
demonstrate its tri-color 21-inch
kinescope tube September Is.
Mr.. Baker said rebates would
be made to all those who have
purchased the 15-inch console
models.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
Woman Doctor Aids
Rescue Of ; al 46 Below

FAIRBANKS. Alaska, Jan. %.
"A woman doctor on a dog sled
and a bush pilot flying in 46-
degreeS-below zero weather
teamed yesterday in a dramatic
rescue of three persons injured
in a plane crash on Yukon River
ice.
Frank (Tuffy) Edgington. his
wife. Rosalind, and a friend,
Lottle Justin, crashed at the
Yukon River Village of Kalland
while trying to land on the ice.
Both women were painfully cut
and bruised. The pilot was in
jured critically.
Miss Justin, SIS, walked three
miles to the cabin of John Sven
son. He raced his dogs 80 miles
in four hours to pick up Dr..
Jean Persons at Tanana and take
her to the scene in six hours of
sub-zero darkness.
A call from Tanana brought a
bush pilot, Bob Byers, from Fair
banks with plasma. He landed
by the light of two flaming cans
OF gasoline, two hours before the
doctors midnight arrival by dog
team.
The pilot flew the two injured
women to a Tanana hospital,
then returned and flew Mr.. Edg-
ington and DR.. Persons to a
Fairbanks hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
Dozen Receive Honors
Al Walter Reed Center

A Silver Spring physician and
IL other servicemen and civilians
were honored today at cere-
monies in the Walter Reed Army
Medical Center.
Maj. Gen. Leonard D. Heaton,
commanding general, cited DR..
Fred Leonard of 8720 Colesville
road for his suggestions of a
new method in the preparation
of cosmetic gloves for artificial
hands. DR.. Leonard was pro-
noted one civilian service grade.
Other awards went to Pfc.
Nicholas G.. Rotas, Korean
veteran. Bronze Star Medal
with "V" attached for valor:
Myron G.. Defries, 1925 Harvard
street NV. $50: LIST 1t. Robert
L. Pursley, Walter Reed Hos
pital, letter of appreciation;
Donald w. Engel, 1901 Janet
road. Silver Spring, SIS; Paul
Enten, 1918 Tenth street NV,
SOS: Harry P. Carr, Laurel, Md,
SIS: also:
Robert N. Sykes, 3109 King
tree street. Silver Spring, SIS;
Mrs. Adelaide D. McGovern,
1889 Kennedy street NV, $40;
Joseph v. Badinelli. 216 Spring
avenue, Takoma Park, Md, $40;
Sergt. Erie Beccles, 545 Four
tenth street Sc, suggestion
award certificate, and A. K,
Taber. 835 Fairview avenue,
Takoma Park, $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
Mrs. Joseph Willard,
Real Estate Owner
And Widow Of Envoy

Mrs. Joseph E. Willard, 81,
former president of the operat-
ing company of the Willard Ho-
tel and widow of a former AM
bassador to Spain. died today at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Kermit Roosevelt, in New York.
Mrs. Roosevelt is the widow of
President Theodore Roosevelt's
son.
Mrs. Willard suffered a stroke
at her home, Layton Hall, Fair
fax, Va. in October. She had
been living with Mrs. Roosevelt
since.
The former Belle Layton Wy
att, Mrs. Willard was born Sep
TENDER II. 1869, in TideWater,
Va. She was married in 1891.
Her husband fought in the Span
ish-American War. was in the
Virginia House of Representa-
tives, was lieutenant governor of
Virginia and State Corporation
Commissioner before he became
Ambassador to Spain from 1913
to 1921. He died in 1924.
Mrs. Willard and her husband
had important real estate hold
ings in Washington. She was
head of the Willard Hotel oper-
ating company until the hotel
was sold. She also was principal
owner of the Wyatt Building.
She and her husband built
Layton Hall. their Fairfax home,
more than so years ago,
Besides Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs.
Willard Is survived by another
daughter, Mrs. Mervyn Herbert.
Teton House. Taunton. Eng
land: six grandchildren. Kermit
Roosevelt, jr., 1920 Forty-fourth
place NV: Willard Roosevelt
and Mrs. Clochette Roosevelt
Palfrey. both of New York; Mer-
vyn Herbert, Mrs. Elizabeth
Catherine Tilea and Mrs, Mar
garet Anne Antonio Herbert. all
OF Tauton. England. and seven
eat-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2
pm. Saturday at st. Johns Epis-
copal Church, Lafayette square
NV. Burial will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
Mrs. Gilbert SeIdes, S.,
Wife OF Noted Author
BY the Asseeiated Pran

LAKELAND. Fla. Jar. %
Mrs. Alice Hall Seldes. S.. wife
OF Gilbert Seldes. the widely
known author and commentator
died here last night shortly be-
fore her husband was to speak
at college gathering.
She was i'll when she arrived
here with Mr.. Seldes Friday.
Her physician explained immedi-
ate cause of death was a heart
attack brought on by complica-
tlons of a severe virus attack.
He said she developed pneumonia
and acute bronchitis yesterday
Mr., Seldes spoke at the mid
year commencement of Florida
Southern College yesterday and
was to speak again last night.
A son. Timothy Seldes of New
York. and daughter. Mrs.
Marion Seldes Clamon. also of
New York. survive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seldes were mar
ried in 1924.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
George K. Denmark, 80,
U. 5. EmpIoye IS Years

George K. Denmark. SO, re-
tired from the Geological Survey,
died of a heart attack Tuesday
while visiting a niece in Kin
ston. N. c.
Mr.. Denmark was born in
Goldsboro. N. C. He came to
Washington in 1885 and began
more than As years service with
the survey.
He was member of the AS
ISOLATION of Oldest Inhabitants,
Calvary Baptist Church and the
Retired Civil Service EMPLOYEES
Association.
At 88, Mr.. Denmark took a
trip around the world on a
tramp steamer. His only mishap
on the long trip occurred in
Genoa, where his pocket was
picked.
Mr.. Denmark lived at l74O
Q street NV. His wife, the for
mer Stella Willard of Baltimore,
died in 1941.
He is survived by several
nieces and nephews in Kinston
Funeral services were to be
held today in the Hines Funeral
Home. with burial in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
Bandits Yoke Hacker,
Seize Cab and sig

Bandits yoked and robbed a
cab driver and drove off with his
taxi early today, police reported
The hacker. Henry S. Stanley,
40. of 1887 E street NE. told
police he picked up two colored
men at Thirteenth and H streets
NE. One got in the front and
one in the rear of the cab and
directed him to the 4700 block
Nash street NE.
When they arrived at their
destination, the man in the back
seat seized Mr.. Stanley's neck
and pressed a pistol against his
head The other searched him
and took $40. his wallet and
wrist watch. They drove away
in the taxi, which later was
abandoned in the 100 block of
Kenilworth avenue NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
Missing Man Phones
Family From New York

A College Park Md man, re-
ported missing since Tuesday,
telephoned his wife from New
York today and told her he
"blacked out during a bus ride
and is returning home, Prince
Georges County police reported.
He is Howard j. Gallagher. 48,
personnel officer for the Office
of Defense Mobilization, of SCOT
Edgewood road. He and his
daughter Eleanor, 13, had taken
District-bound bus Tuesday
morning.
Eleanor left the bus at Eighth
and @ streets NV. to go to
classes at Immaculate Concep-
ton Academy. Mr.. Gallagher
failed to report for work, and
Mrs. Gallagher reported him
missing. She told police at that
time that Mr.. Gallagher had suf-
fered from severe headaches and
insomnia recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
Miss Marie H. Bird, II,
Ex-FederaI Worker

Miss Marie Hodges Bird, n
retired Veterans Administration
employe and lifelong resident
OF Prince Georges County, Md.
died January II at the home OF
her nephew. Edgar S. McCeney
jr., 1900 Queensbury road, River
dale. Md. She owned a farm
near Leland. Md. where she was
born.
She was the daughter of DR.
Benjamin Lee and Mamie Ogle
Hodges Bird and was a direct
descendant of Governor Samuel
Ogle, first colonial governor of
Maryland.
Besides nephews and a niece,
Miss Bird is survived by a sister,
Mrs. Emily Leila McCeney, 324
Highview avenue, Silver Spring,
Md.
Services and burial were held
January 10 in Leland. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
J. R. Howard, First Head
OF Farmers Federation
BY the Associated Press

CLEMONS, Iowa, Jan. %
James r. Howard. 80, first presi-
dent OF the American Farm Bu-
rear Federation, died yesterday
at his farm home near here. He
had suffered a stroke last Thurs
day.
Mr., Howard headed the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation
from 1919 to 1923 and also was
the first president of the Iowa
Farm Bureau.
He was a member of the ST.
Lawrence Waterways Commits
, sion in 1924 and was a long time
member of the Board of Gov
errors OF the American Agricul-
tural Institute.
Survivors include his widow
Anna. and four children, Rob-
ert of Winnetka. H., member OF
the Chicago Tribune staff: Henr,
of Clemens; John of Lanham
Md. and Mrs. A. M. Patterson
OF Clemens. whose husband is ar
official Of the American royaI
livestock show at Kansas City
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
Legion Head Hits Critics
Of Veterans Preference

The national commander of
the American Legion last night
hit at critics of veterans prefer
ence provisions in Civil Service
regulations in a talk before a
group of Congress members at
the MayfloWer Hotel.
Pointing out that such attacks
spring from non-veterans and
political party officials bent on
dispensing patronage, Arthur j.
Connell asked the assembled
congressman not Ito weaken or
nullify" the Veterans Preference
Act of 1914.
IF an argument for change is
advanced. we hope it will be
through normal legislative. proc
esSes and not through the media
OF riders to appropriations, >
Commander Connell said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
Col. v. ]. 0'KeI|iher,
Co-Writer Of U. 5.
Draft Law, Dies at IA

Col. Victor j. O'Kelliher, who
helped write the military draft
law in 1910. died yesterday of a
heart attack on a downtown
street in Washington. He would
have been rs on March 4.
Col. O'Kelliher retired from
the Army in 1947 after serving
as chairman of the Advisory
Council at Selective Service
Headquarters. He had continued
as a civilian adviser to the direc-
tor of Selective Service since
then.
Cited for Services.
He received the Distinguished
Service Medal for his part in
drafting the Selective Service
Act of 1910. Before the adop-
ton of the Act. he was a men,
Der of the Joint Army and Navy
Selective Service Committee.
Col. OKelliher was born in
Oconto, Wis, the son of Jere-
miah o. and Ellen Lawler OKel-
liner who came from Ireland. He
got his law degree from the
University of Wisconsin and
practiced law in his home town.
AT one time he was mayor of
Oconto.
Col. O'Kelliher Joined the Army
during World War I and was
national draft inspector under
the provost marshal who was
in charge of Selective Service.
Rejoins Army in 1927.
After the war he returned to
his law practice in Oconto, re-
Joining the Army about 1927.
He was in Puerto Rico and San
Francisco before he came to
Washington in 1897 on the Cen
eral Staff at the War Depart
ment.
He was a member of the Elks,
Wisconsin Bar Association, Army
and Navy Club. Army Reserves
and the Military Order of the
World Wars.
He lived at 273O Wisconsin
avenue NV.
Survivors are his widow, Mar
jorie r.; two daughters, Mrs.
Katherine Ellen Lugar, 184l Co.
lumbia road NV, Mrs. S. l..
Irwin. 1925 Fulton street NV;
a sister, Mrs. William Flynn,
Oconto, Wis. and three grand
children.
Mass will be held at 9 am,
tomorrow at Fort Myer Chapel.
Burial will be in Arlington Gene
terv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
Anuriltttp

GASPERow. JOSEPH NJ. An unwilling
in memory Of the, late, JOSEPH NJ.
ME Gasperow and beloved father Of
Albert Carl. william and Samuel Gas
perow will be. held on Sunday jan
Lebanon Cemetery tRiggs I'd. extended),
Relatives and friends invited.
RIFKIN. ANNA. There viii be an un-
yelling of q monument to the memory
Of the late ANNA RIFKIN at the Ohev
Sholom Cemetery on Sunday, January
81. 1854. at l pm. Relatives and
friends are invited. 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
Senators Completing Action
On 100000 for Red Hunt

the Communist conspiracy. But.
he said, tits healthy work we
all are doing"
The Indiana Senator said
there has been only one con-
flict between his group and Sen
ator McCarthy's.
Senator Jenner said when
Senator Mccarthy started to
look for disloyal Americans on
the United Nations payroll, he
told the Wisconsin Senator the
Internal Security Subcommittee
already was working in that
field and Senator Mccarthy
agreed to "get out of the way
Senator Mccarthy planned at
one time to ask as much as
$3.50 900 but scaled down his re-
quest when Senator Ellender
and some other Democrats
threatened to fight any increase.
The $4,000 voted for Senator
McCarthy's subcommittee is the
same as it received in the past
year. plus about $4,000 to hire
a counsel and a clerk for the
Democratic members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
BY the Associated Pres.

Nearly 100000 for investigat-
ing Communist activities has
been voted or cleared for floor
action in the Senate.
The full Senate late yesterday
gave 1925, 900 to its Internal Sc
curity subcommittee, headed by
Senator Jenner, Republican. of
Indiana. The Rules Committee,
headed by Senator Jenner, rec
commended $4,000 for Senator
Mccarthy, Republican. of Wis
consin and his Permanent In
vestigations subcommittee.
Funds for the Jenner group
were approved by voice vote. No
objection was recorded, although
Senator Ellender. Democrat, Ut
Louisiana questioned whether
there wasn't duplication of effort
by the Senate subcommittee and
the House Un-American Activi-
ties Committee.
Senator Jenner replied there
is bound to be some duplication
because Of the "vast extent" OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
European Cold Wave
Worst in Six Years
By the Assoeioted Press

LONDON. Jan. 28.-Britain
and most of Europe as far as
Southern Italy was gripped today
in the worst cold wave in six
years. The gales and billiards.
that iced up the continent blew
in from Siberia, where Moscow
radio reported low of SO below
zero.
Scores Of persons have died
during the past week as result
of the freezing cold. Shipping
in Holland and throughout West
Germany along the Main and
Ruhr RiverS-and along the vital
canals to the North Sea-was
paralyzed by thick ice.
Temperatures went below zero
early today in parts of Southern
England and London's suburbs
recorded the mercury at 16 de-
grees. the coolest since 1947.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
University Women
Oppose Bricker Bill

The Washington Branch of the
American Association of Univer-
sity Women was on record today
against the Bricker constitutional
amendment to curb the Presi-
dents treaty-making power.
DR.. Katherine A. Frederic
president of the branch. sent
kilograms to President Eisen.
hover and Senate leaders, re-
calling the action of the national
organization in supporting exist
ing treaty processes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
President Orders End
To Free u. 5. Documents

Budget Director Joseph M.
Dodge announced yesterday that
at the direction of President Eli
senhower he has requested all
agencies of the Government to
charge fees for furnishing copies
of Government records.
Mr.. Dodge said fees to cover
the cost of searching files or rec
ords preparing copies and certi-
flying them should be charged
where no charge is now being
made and that fees now being
charged should be raised where
costs are not covered.
Mr.. Dodge estimated that the
new order would save the Gov
eminent something like ST mill
lion a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
William H. Smith, Retired
Navy Petty Officer

Funeral services for William
H: Smith, formerly of Airing
ton. who died Tuesday in Winter
Haven. Fla. will be held in the
Ives Funeral Home, 2847 Wilson
boulevard, at II am. Monday.
Mr.. Smith, a retired Navy
chief petty officer, served in
World War I. in the submarine
service. He joined the Census
Bureau as a laboratory techni-
clan in 1928 and retired in l947.
Two years later he moved TO
Winter Haven. He was a mem
Der of the National Fleet Re-
serve.
Burial will be in National
Memorial Park Cemetery with
military honors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
Michael J. Cullen,
With USO in Europe
By the Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 28.-
Michael j. Cullen, SIS, who
headed the USO in the Euro
pean theater during World War
II, died here Tuesday night.
Mr.. Cullen was a friend of
Bob Hope. Jimmy Durante and
other show business stars. He
had been affiliated with the
Loews Theater chain for %
year, beginning at his native
Newark, N. j.
His wife Fay was with him
at the time of his death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
DR.. Paul H. Geieer,
Expert on Acoustics
BY the Assoe,oted Press

ANN ARBOR. Mich, Jan. 28.-
DR.. Paul H. Geiger. 81. one Of
the worlds foremost authorities
on acoustics. died in University
Hospital yesterday after a
months illness.
Since 1929, DR.. Geiger had
been research physicist for the
engineering research institute at
the University of Michigan.
He was credited with the dis
covery in 1920 of certain phe-
nomena dealing with the direct
conversion of light energy to
electrical energy-a necessary
forerunner to development of
light meters and Photographic
exposure meters.
He was born in Paris. Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
Watson P. Davidson,
Real Estate Owner
By the Associoted Press

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Jan. 90
|. Watson P. Davidson. SO, st
Paul real estate man who built
a fortune through his purchase
of Western farm lands in the
United States and Canada dur
ing the last so years, died yes
terday after a brief illness. He
owned extensive business prop
critics here.
Surviving are three sons and
a daughter. all of st. Paul
Services will be here Friday
afternoon.