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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
.Arlrlory Plans
Extra Facilities
For Legion
Will Be Center.
Of Business Sessions
For Big Convention
By Harry Bocos

The American Legion says its
national conventions are the
biggest In the world and that its
convention in Washington from
August 90 through September 2.
will be the biggest yet.
At the National Guard
Armory. where the main business
sessions will be held, folks aren't
impressed.
They point out that the Rev.
Billy Graham's revival meetings
attracted more people sitting
down, and the last two inaugural
balls drew quite q few more
people standing up.
OF the 10000 Legionnaires
expected to attend the conven-
ton. not counting their families
and other visitors-6,000 viii
take part in the Armory gather
ings,
so Fans to BE Installed.
What does impress the man
ayers of the big hall above the
AnacoStia River Flats is that it
looks as If this will be the hot.
test. thirstiest, hoarsest and per-
haps the untidiest meeting
they've ever had.
That's what they are prepar.
ing for. To alleviate the ex.
pected heat-w ether atmo.
Spheric or oratorical-workmen
are going to install so 24-inch
fans on high pedestals through
out the hall.
Plumbers will hook up IL spec
cial water coolers on the con-
vention floor to slake the thirst
OF Threats gone dry with NOM
mating speeches.
So that no one will miss a
word Of praise for the favorite
sons being put in nomination,
microphones will be rugged at
strategic intervals among the
delegates chairs.
A supply of mops and brooms
has been laid in for the use
OF the night squads. who must
clean up after each session. The
campaign literature will be so
deep it will take six men a good
four hours to sweep the floor
down every night.
The SWeepers aren't complaint
ing. They know that it will take
a lot more men a lot longer to
clean the streets the night after
the big Legion parade on Au-
tgust 81.
Iron Rail to Protect Press.
On the south side of the Ar.
mory's hall, carpenters are pre-
pairing to erect a stage Sc feet
wide and 40 feet deep. In front
OF IT and to the sides will be
banks OF tables for the press.
An iron railing around the
press section will protect report
erS from being trampled when
the political" demonstrations
! get marching.
Farther back in the hall will be
three platforms on top of Is
toot-high scaffoldings. News
paper, television and newsreel
photographers will mount their
cameras on them.
Batteries Of telephones and
telegraph instruments will be set
up in the two press rooms hidden
on the south mezzanine and in
the convention Offices.
A f1rst-aid station will be
stated by Red Cross volunteers.
So there will be place for
everything and everything in its
place, Legion engineers have
drawn up detailed diagrams. CAL
culated to the inch, showing the
location of everything from flags
to the grand piano. District
building inspectors win have to
approve it.
Want to hold a convention?
You can rent the Armory for
$500 a day If you don't charge
admission, or for $1,000 a day if
fyou do. But get your reserva-
tions in. The American Legion
has had the Armory booked
longer than a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
Action on Spans
Expected in
Senate Today
Two-Bridoe Measure
Relegoted to Bottom
Of Consent CuIendur

The Senate is expected to act
before the end Of business today
on q bill authorizing construc-
ton Of two bridges over the
Potomac one the widely APP
proved plan for q span between
Jones Point. Alexandra, and q
point in Maryland below the
District line. and another to
serve the central area of WASH
ington.
The latter would tie in
with Twenty fourth street NV,
which would become q major
link in the inner belt highway
system designed to expedite the
movement of traffic around the
congested downtown section.
Compromise Plan.
This compromise plan, de-
signed to settle a long and hot
dispute between District officials
and planning officials, was APP
proved recently by members Of
the National Capital Planning
Commission and the National
Park Service as well as the Dis
trict Commissioners and the
Senate District Committee. It
was developed as result Of a
persistent drive by Chairman
Case of the District Committee
to find some compromise solution
to the bridge location issue.
There was a delay when the
measure was reached in the call
of the Senate's huge consent
calendar about noon, Senator
Holland. Democrat. of Florida,
was on his feet apparently to
object to the action but Senator
Smathers, also a Florida Demo-
crat, who is one Of the Demo-
cratic "watchdogs" on the cal
endar call, got consent to put
the bill at the foot of the cal
endar, meaning that it will be
considered again later today.
Convention Bills Pass.
In other actions the Senate
passed a number of District bills.
Two Of these, now going to the
White House for approval, pro-
vide for licenses and stands and
other arrangements for the
American Legion Convention to
be held here late this month.
Another provides that appeals
from decisions BY nine District
administrative agencies shah be
taken to the Municipal Court OF
Appeals instead Of to the United
States District Court for the
District OF Columbia or to the
United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia.
The Senate also approved
with minor amendments, House
bills which would eliminate 9
requirement Of a formal oath in
answers to attachment and gar
nishment proceedings and per-
NIT retired Washington police
and f1remen to waive all or part
OF their District retirement COM
pensation in order to receive
more favorable veterans pen
SionS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
viroinio Gas Tex Rises

RICHMOND. Aug. IL R.-
The Division Of Motor Vehicles
yesterday said gasoline taxes in
Virginia during the first six
months Of the year totaled $29,-
823. 538-an increase Of sos. 4i8
over the same period In 1853.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
Eight Escape Serious Injury
As Teen-Ager's Car Upsets

Eight young people. all teen
ayers but one, escaped serious
injury early today when the
coupe in which they were riding
went out of control and turned
over in Arlington.
Police listed the driver as
Arthur Ray Hillard, Is, of the
600 block of North Glebe road.
He was charged with reckless
driving.
Only one passenger, identified
by police as Mary Jane Boswell.
Is, of the 1000 block of Thirty
seventh street NV, was taken
to Arlington Hospital, treated
for bruises and released.
Police Pvt. Harold Burchette
said the car was going south on
North Glebe road when it went
out of control and turned over
at Fifteenth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
Rescuers Free Man
Trapped 90 Minutes
In Overturned Truck

A truck driver was trapped
in the cab Of his overturned
dump truck for an hour and q
half on University lane at Twen-
ty-third avenue today, Prince
Georges County police reported.
Firemen and police, who used
two tow trucks, jacks and crow
bars to rip apart the truck cab
and free the driver, identified
him as Johnny Miller, SO, colored,
of Lakeland, Md.
Both Legs Broken.
He was taken to Prince
Georges General Hospital with
both legs broken and cuts on
mis- right arm.
Police Pfc. David Dudley said
Mr.. Miller's truck, loaded with
sand, overturned when he
swerved to avoid hitting another
car. The officer said the cab of
the truck was crushed in such
3 way as to mold itself around
the drivers body.
Pvt. Dudley said. however, that
Mr.. Miller remained calm and
conscious throughout the resuce
operation. although he kept re-
peating, My toe is caught
Shoe Removed.
The policeman said the small
est Of the rescue workers had to
squeeze into the cab and remove
Mr.. Miller's sEoe before he could
be freed. The pint sized rescuer
was identified as Fred Hofmann.
of Hofmann's Garage, 4712
Baltimore boulevard.
In addition to police and tow
crews, firemen from the Hyatts-
vile and College Park Rescue
Squads and the Chillum- Adelphi
Rescue units took part in the
rescue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
Enforcement Duties.

Enforcement Duties.
In addition. and without a
consolidated housing code as
such, the division must enforce.
on a regular Inspections basis.
the existing codes applying to
tenement houses. rooming houses
Evening star., 1954-12-01
PATTERNS?

mrs. M. e !. /. Hyattspslle)
I would like to get . copy
Of the Workbasket Magazine
for November of this year, II
someone would have one they
are not saving for any partic-
ular reason. A very dear friend
Of mine has written and asked
me IL I knew where i could
obtain q copy for her as there
Is q pattern III there for q
knitted dolly In d peacock
pattern she would like to set.
She lives Id another State and
is m invalid and has been for
many years, and she does i lot
OF knitting for d pastinle. II
any one has any patterns for
knitted doilies that they don't
want any more. ! would ap-
preciate having them, and
viii send them on to her. !
know she would appreciate
them, too. Or, If any one
Evening star., 1954-12-01
KIND or DOG.
. p ,erin0fn,, pnrkl


For Mrs. =. M, about a kind
OF dog to buy. I would like to
tell you about my dog. 1t has
the coloring and short hair
of q dacl1shund and it is as
small as q chihuahua - it
weighs 6la pounds. It is a toy
Manchester, one of the terrier
family.
My Lady Jayne is taken for
q chihuahua 80 per cent of the
time. ] am sure you can buy
one for half the price of a Chi
huahua. Lady Jayne is mar
velous with children. Ours was
raised with a Persian cat and
people could not believe their
eyes-to see d cat three times
the size of the dog who only
weighed 8 or 4 pounds at the
time. They are very intelligent
from birth, and they love to
hunt. so that as long as you
own one. you will never see
any form OF rodent about.
The toy Manchester does
not yap like the chihuahua
does, and Is q wonderful
watchdog. She only barks when
she has a good reason. We
travel quite q bit and for q
car dog we could not ask for
anything better. We have a
3-year-old son who loves Lady
Jayne and as many times as
our son would squeeze her or
climb in her basket with her
(almost smothering her), she
has never bitten him.
] would advise you to see q
toy Manchester at a pet ken
mel. They are beautiful. See
one and you will love 1t.
\ 4 \ 4
AUDUBON MEETING.
mrs. N. W. B., Washington)
To help keep youngsters
busy and provide fun, the Au-
dubon Society will hold a meet
ing at the National Museum
Auditorium, Tenth street and
Constitution avenue NV, on
December IL at 10:15 am. If
nature is their joy, you're in
vited - just bring along q
school girl or boy.
Evening star., 1954-12-01
Sorority Plans Anniversary Tea

home OF Mrs. David Sanders
CLARK. 5113 Wessling lane, Be-
thesda. All members and
friends OF the association Iiv-
Ing IN this area are invited to
the affair.
Evening star., 1954-12-01
Readers Gle airing Ho use

knows where they could OBJ
tain some books or knitted
doilies. 7 would appreciate the
address SO that ! can send and.
order some for her.
She also enjoys funny
poems II any one has some
they would send In. I would
also like to get q pattern for
q child's crocheted hat? /
would like to make one for
my little Girl.
y
SOS.
Miss s. MI, Washington
! am very much in need OF
information on how to roll
sandwiches. Can someone help
me? I want to know how old
and how thin the bread will
be 50 it won't break. Is there
some trick to keep 1t from
breaking? ! need this In
formation right away.
Evening star., 1954-12-01
APARTMENT pEr?

Mrs. p. 2. s.. Washington
MY little girl Is very anxious
for q pet, but we live In an
apartment and are both away
from home all day, and q dog
or cat are out of the question.
We have gold fish, but she
wants something she can cud-
die. or at least handle and
talk to. I would like to get
suggestions from any one who
has this same situation. Would
a parakeet keep happy alone
all day. and Is it q one meal
a-day bird?
y r r X
ORANGE PEEL RECIPES?
mrs. G. H. s., LGndouerl
I would like to get some
recipes that use . lot of orange
peel. ] intend to freeze orange
juice, and would have d lot
OF peel left over. Is there an
orange peel preserve?
Evening star., 1954-12-01
Eyebrow Touchup

After plucking the eyebrows
you may notice light areas or
notches in the outline. Touch
up these hicks with an eye
brow pencil. first applying an
aStringent like witch hazel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-17

of $4,000 employees, would be
increased to 516.700 as result
of the committees bill.
The Treasury Department also
would fare very well. The only
stable cuts-a reduction of 822
jobs in the Coast Guards civil
ian staff was not initiated by the
committee. but by the Treasury
Department.
Elsewhere, other Treasury
units were not trimmed. Internal
Revenue was given enough money
to hire $50 additional revenue
agents. Most other Treasury
bureaus will operate with about
the same number of employees
they now have.
PAY REACTION-The vari-
Gus postal employe union leaders
are virtually unanimous in con-
demning Postmaster General
Summerfield's pay Redistribution
proposal for postal workers. Most
postal workers would get only a
$500 increase under Mr.. Summer
fields proposal made yesterday
to the House Civil Service Com
mittee. The only ones who
would get stable pay raises
ranging up to to $1,000 a year,
would be the department man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-17
Bond Issue Is Called
Best Way 10 Finance
DC. Works Program

Thorough exploration and de-
bate of the possibilities of bond
issue to finance the proposed
public works program was urged
last night by George Pendleton.
spokesman for the Washington
Home Rule Committee.
The threat of higher taxes
here to replace the $40 million
Federal loan proposal for the
works program can be elimi-
mated by authorizing bond
issue as provided in pending
home rule legislation, Mr.. Pen
dleton declared.
Cheaper Financing.
Interviewed by Mr.. Pendleton
over Station WWDC. Represent
alive Frelinghuysen. Republican,
of New Jersey. expressed inter-
est In the possibility that the
home rule bill would permit
cheaper financing Of the works
program by low interest. tax-free
municipal bonds than would the
Federal loan.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen urged that
Washington be given home rule
in order to tighten the load of
Congress.
District taxpayers" Mr.. PEN
dleton said, "have a right to ex-
pect an examination of all meth
DDS of financing the public works
program before a decision is ar
rived at"
Sees Dilemma Resolved.
He added that such important
issues as the public works pro-
gram point up the flaws in our
present system Of government"
He said that the home rule bill,
S-24l3. or at least its provision
for a bond issue. offers an OBJ
vious answer to the dilemma"
of financing the works proposal
without a Federal loan.
Mr.. Pendleton noted that the
bond issue provision requires a
citizen referendum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-17
Queen Mother Plans
u. ). Visit in Fall
BY the Assoeiotsd Pren

LONDON, Feb. II. Queen
Mother Elizabeth will visit the
United States next fall as the
guest of President and Mrs.
Eisenhower. a Buckingham Pal
ace spokesman said today.
Arrangements are virtually
complete and the official an
nouncement of her majesty's trip
will be made shortly" the
spokesman said.
She is looking forward eager
ly to the visit. She has been in
the United States with her hus-
band, the late King George VI.
and. of course. met the Presi-
dent frequently when he was in
Europe on military duty
The Queen. So, mother Of
Queen Elizabeth II. made a royal
tour OF the United States with
King George in 1899.
Her coming visit is expected to
be a short one, centered in
Washington. 1t is understood no
swing around the country is on
the proposed program.
A British Information Service
spokesman in Washington said
no member of the royal family is
expected to accompany the
Queen Mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-17
Queen Mother KNIGHTS
Sculptor Jacob Epstein
BY the Associated Press

LONDON. Feb. II. - Queen
Mother Elizabeth conferred
knighthood yesterday on Jacob
Epstein, the once controversial
New York-born sculptor. and
George Robey. an 84-year-old
music hall comedian known as
Britain's Prime Minister of
Mirth.
They were among 200 Britons
given medals and new titles in
recognition of their life's work.
The Queen Mother presided in
the absence of Queen Elizabeth
II, away on world tour.
Mr.. Epstein. 70, now to be
known as Sir Jacob. appeared in
striped trousers. black coat and
gray tie. But the tie was gath
cred loosely in large knot and
he wore a big black floppy hat
which gave him a storybook ar
fist appearance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-17

% " -
career workers applied for as
sistance under the commissions
separated career employee pro-
gram. Thus, the number Of job
less careerists increased by II
to a, new total of 1913 workers.
Only recently. Civil Service
Commission Chairman Philip
Young declared the commissions
jobless career employe program
was a great success. This has
been sharply challenged by the
Federal Civil Service Career En-
ployes Association. The group
declares that only a White House
directive ordering agencies to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-17

agerial officers and supervisory
aides. -.
Postal employe leaders de-
nounced Mr.. Summerfleld's plan
as "a rich mans pay raise" re-
ferring to the large pay raises
proposed for postal managerial
officials and practically none for
rank-and-file workers. Several
of the postal union leaders pre-
dicted the administration faces
defeat at the polls in Novem-
ber's congressional elections. if
it persists in its "niggardly" pay
raise attitude.
Under Mr.. Summerfield's re-
classification plan. some postal
workers would get as little as a
S40-a-year pay increase. In
fact, about OO,O00-this includes
rural letter carriers, fourth-class
postmasters and somes custodial
workers-would get no raises.
The committee called Mr.. Sum-
merfield back today to answer
some questions regarding his
salary plan. There were indica-
tions yesterday that the COM
mittee feels the pay raises advo-
Gated by Mr.. Summerfleld are
much too low.
At the start of yesterdays
opening session on Federal pay
raise legislation, Chairman Rees
said the committee will take up
classified employees pay raise
legislation as soon as it finishes
the postal phase Of the hear
ingS.
CSC'S SLIP SHOWING
Judged by its own figures, the
Civil Service Commission APP
pears to be losing ground in its
program to find new Federal po-
sitionS for jobless career workers.
According to it's latest figures,
the list Of jobless career workers
is growing, rather than decreas-
ing.
Last week. the commission re-
ported it found jobs for 81 dis
placed careeriSts. However. dur
ing the same week. IS employed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-17
Bricker Will Support
Georges Treaty Plan
II Senate Rejects His
By J. A. O'Leory

Senator Bricker, Republican,
of Ohio said today if the Senate
turns down his plan for curbing
the treaty making power he will
back the substitute. of Senator
George. Democrat, of Georgia.
This makes the George plan
the one most likely to succeed,
although it still is not certain a
coalition of the George and
Bricker forces can muster the
two-thirds vote required to pass
a constitutional amendment.
Both Plans Opposed.
The administration is opposed
to both the Bricker proposal
and the George substitute in its
present form. A group of more
than Is Democrats are opposed
to any change in the Constitu-
ton. and presumably will join
Eisenhower supporters in OPP
posing final passage of either the
Bricker or George plans. On
the showdown. both parties will
be split.
Republican Leader Knowland
announced. meanwhile. he will
sidetrack the treaty debate to-
morrow to take up the nomina-
ton of Albert c. Beeson to be a
member of the National Labor
Relations Board. Although Sem
ator Knowland hopes the Beeson
debate will take only one day.
Democrats opposing it say that
is not possible. This may mean
poStponement of a final vote on
treaty powers until next week.
The latest draft of the Bricker
amendment, would require an act
of Congress before either a
treaty or presidential agreement
could take effect as internal law.
except that the Senate. in any
given case, could make a treaty
effective without an accompany
ing law
The George substitute would
not change the present process
of making all treaties effective
as soon as two-thirds of the Sen
ate vote to ratify. but would pre-
vent a President from writing
internal law into an executive
agreement without al. act of /
Congress.
The President has said he
would accept a simple addition
to the Constitution to make it
clear that no treaty may con-
travene the Constitution. But if
the Senate should substitute the !
George plan. which it can do by |
majority vote. administration /
supporters would then have no
choice but to take that or try to
kill the whole subject by muster
ing one more than a third of the
Senate against final passage.
Fight Likely.
AS today's session got under
way, bitter fight was in pros
pect over a motion by admin
stration leaders to rewrite an
existing paragraph in the Con-
stitution to declare that no
treaty made since the adoption
of the Constitution shall be the
supreme law of the land unless
made in pursuance of the Con-
stltution."
Late yesterday the Senate
adopted. 70 to is. an administra-
ton amendment to require a
ron call vote in the Senate on
all future treaties.
Although this was the second
amendment to carry by an over
whelming vote. nAither of them
constituted a real test of what
the Senate will do finally about
curbing the treaty-making pro-
cess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-17
Fishing Boot Receivers
Ancient Greek Vases
BY the Associotsd Press

GENOA, Italy, Feb. 17-Well-
preserved Greek vases which ex-
perts said were made in the
fifth century B. c., were picked
up by nets of a fishing boat yes
terday at 1mperia, near here.
Similar previous findings have
led experts to believe an ancient
Greek trading ship is on the
sea bed there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-17

long time personnel director of
the Agriculture Department, has
resigned at the request of Agri-
culture Secretary Benson.
The action was no reflection on
Mr.. Reid's ability. Secretary Ben
son candidly told Mr.. Reid he
wanted a person of his own
choosing in the job. Now that
Mr.. Reid has relinquished the
job, the announcement of his
successor is expected momentari.
ly from the Department. Incl
dentally. Mr.. Reid is not leaving
the Department. He is becoming
director of it's Graduate School.