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Evening star., 1955-01-10
Two Bills Seek 10 Honor
Sculptor Adelaide Johnson

Two bills for the benefit Of
Miss Adelaide johnson, the
sculptor of the statuary in the
Capitol known as the Woman's
Monument, have been intro
duced In the new session Of Con-
gress.
The legislation sponsored by
Representative Wickersham,
Democrat. of Oklahoma, would
authorize a marble bust to be
made Of Miss johnson who Is
now 106 years Of age, and liv-
ing here with friends. The bust
would be placed in the back
ground Of the monument she
made to the four women suffrage
leaders.
The sum Of $3.50 would be
authorized to be appropriated
for her aas partial compensa-
ton to her for her many years
Of labor In creating the mon
ument.r
The legislation authorizes the
Secretary Of the Interior to buy
Miss Johnson,s home studio
museum at 23o Maryland ave-
niue NE. to be maintained as
o national monument, Sin honor
Of woKi1ankind.r
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Conventions
Today

The Community Chests and
councils is conducting a public
relations clinic at the Mayfiower
Hotel. Approximately 800 per:
sons are attending the meet
ing which will end Wednesday.
The Mutual Life Insurance
Co. of New York opened a six
day meeting yesterday at the
Shoreham Hotel. Approximately
$50 persons are attending the
sessions.
The Highway Research Board
opened q five-day meeting today
at the National Academy Of
Science. More than i 900 persons
are expected to attend the ses-
sio1s.
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Money Found in Woods;
Man Held in Larceny

A man who had been a build
ing engineer at Broadcast House
was charged with grand larceny
last night in the theft of $805
from a cafeteria in the build
ing, police reported.
They said most Of the money
was recovered after the suspect,
Fred A. Wright, jr., Is. led a
detective on an all-night tour
Of woods near Indian Head, Md.
Detective Sergts. Marvin j.
Sears and Nicholas r. Beltrane
said Wright, who lives in La
Plata. Md. told them he had
been a building engineer at the
Fortieth and Brandywine streets
NV. studio, which houses
WTOP and WTOP-TV.
The money was stolen January
2 from a safe left open in the
cafeteria. which is operated by
Hot Shoppes, Inc.
Detectives said Wright led
them to a studio. where $14l
was found taped under a desk.
Another $646 was recovered from
tree trunks and underbrush dur
ing the tour Of the woods.
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Re-TriaI Of Stewart.
In Staying Begins

A retrial began today for Will
lie Lee Stewart. 81, accused Of
first degree murder in the fatal
shooting Of Harry Honikmarl.
65-year-old grocer. during q
holdup on March IL. 1858,
Trial is before a jury Of six
men and six women in the u. s..
District Court for the District
Of Columbia. Judge Burnita s..
Matthews Is presiding.
Mr.. Honikman was killed in
his grocery at 723 East Capitol
street during the robbery.
Stewart. who is colored, was
tried and convicted in June.
1853.
- The conviction was set aside
last July by the U. s. Court Of
Appeals for the District OF
Columbia on grounds that Judge
Henry A. Schweinhaut. trial
judge at the first trial, had err
roneously instructed the jury as
TO Stewart's mental condition
defense.
The jury for the retrial was
selected just before noon. Fred
erick @. Smithson, assistant
United States Attorney. began
his opening argument shortly
afterwards. Stewart Is being de-
Tended BY Attorney n TER Wood.
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Municipal Auto Lots Worry
Garage Leaders Meeting Here

ing at capacity anyway. so
there's no problem.
AS for tax-free. subsidized
municipal lots. eit's not right to
use tax money-some of it from
taxpayers who don't even own
carsfor a job private industry
is prepared to do" an associa-
tion official said.
Other discussion topics in
cluded a training program for
parking attendants.
Trying to stop them from
crumpling tenders?
We'll. that's part Of it. In
general. we think they should be
well-trained, courteous and eff
ficient and all. -
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Two Boys Injured
As Carbonaiing Unit
Cartridge ExpIodes

Two Greenbelt boys were in
jured, one Of them seriously,
when a cartridge, normally used
for home carbonation Of water,
exploded after they lit candle
under it.
The most seriously hurt was
Michael Dye, IL, Of lie South
way. Greenbelt. who required
plastic surgery about the face.
The other boy, George Schultz,
IL. of 1-C Southway. also suf-
fered face cuts but was released
after treatment at the Prince
Georges General Hospital.
Michael's lip was split in half
and he also suffered deep cuts
on his nose and face in the ac-
cident Saturday night. He was
reported In good condition
today.
The cartridge was the type
used in portable carbonating
units. Boys often use them, how
ever, in model racers and planes
as a makeshift "jet engine"
Capt. Charles N. Thomson.
Prince Georges County detective
chief, said that when the boys
heated the cartridge over a
candle It became hot and fell
to the ground. When Michael
reached for it. the cartridge ex-
ploded.
Capt. Thomson said the cart
ridges are not considered haz-
ardous II used properly. The
boxes which contain them, he
said, have a warning. do not
subject to heat" He said a sim
liar accident occurred in the
county two months ago.
Evening star., 1955-01-10
400 Attend Banquet
'0f Hebrew Academy

About 400 persons attended
the Ilth annual banquet Of the
Hebrew Academy Of Washing
ton last night at the school.
Rabbi Abraham A Kellnsr. the
schools director, spoke on The
Unending Miracle II Jewish
Survival
Irving Davidson. New York
lawyer, lectured on Modern
Jewish Wit and Humord.
The 60-yoice children's choir
Of the academy sang numbers
In Hebrew. yiddish and I lislish.
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Laundry Fined $500
For Lack Of Records

Municipal Court Judge John
j. Malloy today fined the Blue
Banner Laundry $500 for failing
to keep and exhibit records.
The laundry's plea Of guilty
marked the eighth Judgment
against the establishment after
prosecution by the Minimum
Wage and Industrial Safety
Board.
Listed as co-defendants ane
owners of the laundry at $50
Seventh street Sc. were Sam,
Harry. Norman and Dora Burka.
The firm was first convicted In
1897 and fined $50 for violating
the wages and hours law. A year
ago. Chief Judge Leonard r..
walsh fined the firm $3.50 on
Q similar charge, but afterward
granted q new trial and Judge
Edward A. Beard fined the firm
$500.
Evening star., 1955-01-10

More than one out Of every
three persons killed in traffic
here last year were pedestrians
who had ignored the city's safety
regulations.
Twenty Of the SO fatalities dur
ing 1854 we're pedestrians who
had disobeyed q traffic law.
There were 81 pedestrian deaths
in all.
Two accident causes that con-
sistently take q heavy toll in
deaths and injuries are illus
trated.
One Of them, not crossing at
an intersection. resulted in nine
deaths and AIT injuries during
1858. Two persons were killed
and 423 injured that year when
they walked out into the road
way from between parked cars.
District regulations state that
a person shall not suddenly leave
a curb. or another place Of safety,
and move into the path Of .
vehicle that is 50 close the driver
cannot stop. Also, a pedestrian
who doesn't cross at q crosswalk
must yield the right Of way 70
hehicles.
Some other major pedestrian
accident causes are crossing
against . trafic signal. and
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Higher Pay Scale
By Church-ReIaied
Colleges Is Urged
By. cospor Ndnnes

A Lutheran college president
today urged church-related col.
leges to raise the salary scale ol
their professors in order to keer
and to attract top-level men tc
these schools.
DR.. Harold l.. Yochum. prssi-
dent of Capital University, Co
lumbus, Ohio, declared today
that .'man for man in similar
positions church college salaries
range from 81, 900 to $4,000 be-
low other institutions"
DR.. Yochum said that ito as
sure schools Of high calibei
teachers we have to raise oui
salaries. Many Of our men have
made sacrifices to stay on oul
school faculties despite the diff
ferences in salaries. Is it Chris
tian to ask them to make this
sacrifice?"
conference Opens.
The educator spoke at a meet
ing Of the National Lutheran
Educational Conference in the
Hotel Statler. The convention,
which opened last night, will
continue through tomorrow.
Another college president, DR..
David N. Dale of Wagner Col
lege. Staten Island, observed that
''it is difficult for a church in
stitution to pay the salaries 1t
should. In general, the church
colleges have been under
financed. But we should try to
pay good enough salaries so as
to attract a Christian faculty
of the highest possible quality"
DR.. Yochum praised the trend
in business firms and industrial
concerns to give funds to church,
related colleges, but warned
against asking for money under
certain conditions.
Zone thing we must not do is
to tell these firms that by giving
money to a church-related coll
lege they will not have to pay
taxes on it." Dr.. Yochum said.
Opposes strings" on Gifts.
1--WE also must not accept gifts
from businesses or industrial
Arms where there is any implied
string attached. The most gen.
erous contributors have upheld
this point Of view"
Another college president, DR..
Conrad Bergendoff, of Angus
tana College, Rock Island, H.,
declared, the church college
should serve as a ''pilot institu-
ton where the church is trying
to develop education on a high
level that is both Christian and
educationally superior"
DR.. Gabriel Hauge. admins
trative assistant to President
Eisenhower, addresses a luncheon
meeting of the group today.
A business session was TO be
held later today by the dele
gates.
Evening star., 1955-01-10

Detroit,s mania for fattening
and stretching cars isn't worry
ing the country's parking oper-
ators. But they are fretful over
municipal parking lots.
The National Parking Associa-
tons Board of Directors is null
ing these and associated industry
problems In the Hotel Statler.
Some 80 leaders Of the garage
industry are attending the two
day meeting which closes today
When cars get bigger, fewer
of them can be squeezed into a
parking lot or garage. But, said
association spokesmen. their
lots and buildings aren't operat-
Evening star., 1955-01-10

fence inclosing the hardware's
rear yard. They spotted a man
inside.
Pvt Higgs ran to the other
side Of the yard while Pvt. Lynch
scaled the fence. Inside the
yard, Pvt. Lynch, with drawn
gun. found a man covering in
side a door recess.
Meantime, Pvt. Higgs also had
scaled the fence. AL three men
the two policemen and their
captiye-then climbed the fence
again and the privates walked
their captive to a police call box
Call Box Key Is Clue.
There they discovered that
their captive also had a key
which fitted the call box. and
later discovered that their pri-
soner was Pvt. Pizzi.
Sergts. Talbot and Grafton,
sent to investigate. discovered an
automobile parked nearby. 1t
was registered to Pvt. Norman ].
Hannah. a 9th Precinct police
man who lives In Greenbelt. Md
The sergeants went to Green
belt and got Pvt. Hannah out
of bed. He told them he had
been in New York visiting rela-
tives and had run across Pvt.
Pizzi.
The latter said he planned to
come to Washington to see about
changing attorneys in his brib-
cry case. Pvt. Hannah invited
him to ride back with him.
When the pair arrived at
Greenbelt about 1918 o'clock
last night. Pvt. Pizzi borrowed
Pvt. Hamrah's auto, saying he
wanted to keep q date with q
waitress.
will Get Statement.
Inspector Irwin limbaugh
night supervisor at police head
quarters. said Pvt. Hannah will
make a signed statement today
about his trip yesterday with
Pvt. Pizzi.
Pvt. Pizzi. on the force since
1851. was suspended last March
after a cab driver complained
that he handed the policeman
SIS after Pvt. Pizzi promised to
flx a ticket received for school
zone violation. After an investi-
cation Of bribe-taking, two Other
police privates also were sus-
pended.
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Union Aides Trial
10 Air Effect Of
Publicity on Jurors

The question Of publicity ant
how it affects the minds oi
prospective jurors will be raised
tomorrow at the extortion tria
Of two union officials.
| Attorney Charles e. Ford said
he will lean heavily on news.
paper accounts of q scathing re.
port issued by the House or
Friday in seeking a postpone.
ment of the trial Of his clients
The report. put out by thu
House misunderstanding sub
committee. mentioned actiyitie:
Of Robert e. Lowry. secretary
treasurer Of District Council No
81 Of the painters union. an6
John E. Sullivan, the unions
business agent.
Scheduled for Today.
Mr.. Lowry and Mr.. Sullivan
were scheduled to go on trial
today in United States District
Court for the District Of Colurn-
bia on charges of extorting
money from contractors under
threat of fomenting labor dis
putes, and of conspiracy to OBJ
struct interstate commerce.
Judge Edward M. Curran, who
today was winding up a second
degree murder case, put the ex-
tortion trial over until tomor-
row. at which time he said he
would question prospective jurors
closely about how newspaper ac-
counts may have affected them.
Mr.. Ford said he would offer
for the judges consideration
stories which appeared Friday
in The Star and Saturday in
The Washington Post and
Times Herald.
The House report was based
on hearings the subcommittee
held last August in activities OF
District Council No. 81, AFL
Brotherhood Of Painters.
Violations Charged.
Subsequent to the hearings,
MIR. Lowry and Robert E. Minte,
Washington painting contractor,
were indicted on charges Of con-
spring to violate the Taft Hart
ley Act. Mr.. Minte was also ac-
cused Of making two pay-offs to
Mr.. Lowry and Mr.. Lowry was
accused on two counts Of re-
ceiving this money.
That indictment later was
dropped because Of q technical
omission in its wording, and the
Government was given permis-
sion by the Court to present q
new indictment against Mr.,
Minte and Mr.. Lowry.
The indictment against Mr
Lowry and Mr.. Sullivan. accus-
ing them of extortion and con-
spiracy, was returned October
ll3.
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Prosecutors Warned
Reds Aren't on Trial
In Weinsiock Case

Federal Judge Henry A.
Schweinhaut today warned Gov
ernment prosecutors he did not
intend to try the Communist
Party along with Louis Wein-
stock. 81. charged with lying to
the Subversive Activities Control
Board.
Trial for Weinstock, alias
Lajos 10th. a Hungarian borr
New Yorker and top-leyel Com
munist Party functionary. go,
under way this morning. Wein-
stock is specifically charged In
two counts of making a false
statement in an affidavit last
June before the board.
Charged by Government.
The Government alleges that
Weinstock denied in his affidavit
that an organization known as
the United May-Day Committee
existed between the years 1850
and June of 1853 when he filed
the affidavit.
Judge Schweinhaut's remark
came in reply to an objection
made by Defense Attorney Har-
ry Sacher to opening statements
made to the jury by Assistant
u. S. Attorney William HitZ.
The prosecutor had told the
panel he intended to show that
Weinstock was the guiding light
behind May Day celebrations
held annually in New York City.
Mr.. Hitz also said he would
prove the United May Day
Committee was organized,
dominated and controlled--in
fact was a creature Of the Com
munist Party"
Statement by Judge.
In reply to Mr.. Sacher's OBJ
lection Judge Schweinhaut
said:
81 don't intend to try the
Communist Party.
"If in order to prove the ex-
istence of May Day Commit
tee. you incidentally link it with
the Communist Party, Mr.. Hitz.
you are at liberty to do so.
However, II 1t is all possible
to show the committee exist
ence such evidence. I'm going
to limit you to that proof"
Mr.. HitZ answered that he felt
the Communist Party. the United
May Day Committee and the af-
fairs Of Weinstock were so en-
twined he would have to bring
in mention Of communism.
Convicted In New York.
weinstock was among l3 Com
munist leaders convicted in jan
uary. 1858 by a New York
Federal petit jury for conspiracy
to advocate the overthrow of the
Government by force and vio-
lence.
He is free on bond pending an
appeal Of that conviction.
Trial was recessed until 10 am.
tomorrow after q brief opening
statement in which Mr.. Sacher
said the defense would show
the true name Of the party at
the time Weinstock made his
affidavit was not the United May
Day Committee.
Evening star., 1955-01-10
'Pepeo Request
For Rate Boost
Held Too High
Commission Counsel
Delays Question Of
Utility Revenue

The Public Utilities Commits
sion staff does not feel that the
Potomac Electric Power Co.
needs as much increased revenue
as it is requesting, today's ses-
sion of the rate hearing was
told.
Lloyd B. Harrison, counsel for
the Commission, told the hearing
he would not go into the question
of revenue dollars at this time
because it was felt the Commits
sion would want to make a de-
termination on the subject.
Mr.. Harrison said he hoped
that when the staff had COM
pleted its case that this would
be less than the company had
asked for. both as to rate Of re-
turn and amount Of increase.
Heavy Hand" Denied.
Earlier, H. F. g. Main, Pepco
rate engineer. denied under
questioning. by another attorney
that the company was applying
a heavy handd" to the District
in apportioning its proposed
$5,785,000 of additional annual
income from Washington area
customers.
Mr.. Main said he believed
Pepco came as close as it could
in allocating the revenue from
District and non-D District GUS
toners and that he believed the
distribution Of revenue was rea-,
sonable by classes of service.
The question Of District ap-
portionment was raised by Jo-
seph A. Kaufman, chairman Of
the Public Utilities Committee
of the Federation Of Citizens
Associations.
Rate Of Return.
Mr.. Kaufman noted, among
other factors, it had been testi-
fed the proposed 6.25 per cent
system rate Of return was the
average between 6.33 per cent
from the District and 6.21 per
cent from Maryland.
Mr.. Main pointed out that the
money spread under this
straight percentage analysis
would amount to only $3.50 900
against the total $5.785 900.
Actually, of the total revenue
sought. $4,137. 900 or 70 per cent
Of the revenue would come from
the District. 81, ,463, 900 or Is per
cent from Maryland and $685.
600 or 8 per cent from Virginia.
Mr.. kaufman. in his question:
ing, referred also to increases In
plant facilities needed in view of
the greater growth Of the subur-
ban areas.
Mr.. Main testified that when,
additional plant capacity is in.
stalled it normally has q high
efficiency rate from which the
whole system benefits. He said
Pepco has supply lines running
all through the system and that
books On operating expenses are
kept system-wide. He pointed
out that distance factors are off,
set by other factors in supplying
electric power.
Evening star., 1955-01-10
ST. Million Is Spent
In Fairfax for Fees
During Past ; Years
By Mory Lou Werner

Fairfax County's growing pains
during the past three years have
cost the taxpayers some $1.2 mil
lion in legal. architectural. en-
cheering and consulting fees.
according to a report compiled
by County Executive c. c.
Massey.
Architectural and engineering
costs for the design OF new
schools and sewers account for
more than 81 million Of the total.
Mr.. Massey prepared the list
Of expenditures at the request
Of the Board Of County Super
visors. who were anxious to see
IL the county had spent an undue
amount for outside legal serv-
ices. It had been suggested the
county might save money by es-
tablishing an Office OF county
attorney to serve the supervis-
ors on a full-time basis. instead
Of employing special counsel
whenever the amount Of legal
work became too much for the
Office of the Commonwealth's
attorney.
But the results Of Mr.. Mas
sey's study show that the super
visors spent only $6,985.95 from
January ], 1852, through De-
cember 81, 1854. for outside legal
services In defending lawsuits
and handling other complicated
litigation. This figure does not
include legal fees paid to law
firms specializing in the sale of
bonds for the sewer and school
bond issues.
The largest single item in Mr..
Massey's report is $707, ,921.03 in
architects fees for designing
schools. This covers the design
of more than $13,124.333 in
school construction. The ex-
penditures are broken down
further to show how much went
to each architect.
According to Mr.. Massey.
Architect Robert A. Willgoos
came first with $270.475 In
school fees: Dixon g. Norman
was second, with $51, 1858. and
Bailey g. Patton was third with
fees totaling $122.552.49. The
rem ainder was distributed
among seven different Arms.
Mr.. Willgoos also received the
most fees for services to the
Board of County Supervisors,
which included $31,550.82 for
design of the 81 million court
house addition, and $5,7l2 for
design of the new county garage
and dog pound.
Second largest item In Mr..
Massey's report is $34l,961 .03
for engineering fees, Of which
$325. $50 went for planning and
design Of sewers.
A breakdown of legal fees
shows that $28,588.67 was spent
during the past three years for
services in connection with the
$40 million sewer bond issue, and
the establishment of an inte-
grated sewer system. During
the same period, the school
board spent $33,O24.53 in legal
fees-$20. .698.73 of 1t for special
services in connection with the
sale of bonds.
Consultants' fees cost a total
OF $75, ,002.3l during the period
covered by Mr.. Massey's report,
and $21 400 more is committed.
The amount already spent in
cludes $65,249 paid in connec-
tion with the master plan and
economic survey. This sum COW
ers the soil survey, the fees Of
Francis Dodd McHugh. who di-
rected preparation of the master
plan. and the fees of Homer
Hoyt, who conducted an eco
nomic land base and population
survey.
Evening star., 1955-01-10
College Head TO Speak

Or. Walter A. Groves, presi-
dent of Centre College. Of Dam
vile, KY. will speak at dinner
meeting Of the Centre alumni OF
Washington at $50 pm.
Wednesday in the Women's Ma
tional Democratic Club, 1925
New Hampshire avenue NV.
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Missionary to Speak

Miss Sylvia Oipess. Nazarene
missionary to Africa who is now
on leave. will be guest speaker
at the College Park tMd.) Church
OF the Nazarepe. 9704 Rhode
Island avenue, at .7:45 pm. to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1955-01-10

] of 3 Traffic Victims Was Careless Walker
1t Does Happen Here

Trafic Director George B. Keneippt
tonight viii present another program
n Z 1sw weekly series; rsfns 1ssns pisss, Gss-
WMAL-TV, Channel Z. The show win
include discussion of trafic situations
like the one pictured here.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-03-26

The Sunshine Community Club
had its third annual Pre-St.
Patrick Tea in the beautiful patio
of Holmes Elementary School of
which Mrs. EStelle Williams is
principal.
Many friends of the club en-
joyed a very lovely musical pro-
gram and Mrs. Louise Parker
Culver gave a book review of
Ralph Bunche's life, which was
enjoyed by all present. Mrs. Gull
yer in a very forceful way told
the audience many interesting
facts about DR.. Bunche's life that
they did not know. Mrs. Culver
is librarian at Mays Senior High
School, Goulds.
Serving at the punch bowl were
two charming high school Seniors,
Veronica Dean and Dale Hamil-
ton. Mrs. Cecilia Lee is president
of the club. Mrs. A. E. McNeal
was mistress of ceremonies.
Members shown in the picture
left to right, Mrs. Portia Bannis-
ter, Mrs. Mellisa Council, Mrs.
Esther Scott, Mrs. Cecilia Lee,
Mrs. Pearl Rogers, Mrs. Bessie
Beal, Mrs. Eta Davis, Mrs. Odes-
Sa James, Mrs. Annette E. Nc
Neal, Mrs. Beulah Carr, Mrs. Es-
telle Williams. Members not
shown in the picture: Mrs. Docia
Howell, Mrs. Earnestine Halland
Mrs. Wilhelmina Sands and Mrs
ESSie Mae Summersett.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-03-26
G III A r M
BY LOU LuTOUR

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Otherwise it is better to go with
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while, however, for milady to
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full use of this cosmetic, in order
to appear her best. A few tips on
the kinds of rouge may come in
handy. The significant thing to
look for is the color - avoid blue
tones and lavender ones, they
tend to bring out sallow tones.
Experiment until you discover the
shade that is right for you.