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Evening star., 1955-01-16
Legislators 10 Plan
Sanitary Commission
Reform al Meeting

! ANNAPOLIS. Jan. 15.-Legis-
3ation to enlarge the membership
Of the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission and pro-
vide for more local control viii
pc considered this week by Mary
land General Assembly members
/ from Montgomery and Prince
GEORGES Counties.
! Delegate Perry o. wilkinson.
democrat, Of Prince Georges,
kchairman Of the Joint Mont
sgoFnery- Prince Georges House
sdelegaticn, said today the IL
Delegates and two State Senators
from those counties win sit down
Tuesday to hammer out legis-
iation revamping the administra-
tion Of the commission.
From other sources It was
learned that the lawmakers are
looking fayorably on q plan to
enlarge the commission to SIX
snnembers, with two being APP
pointed by the Montgomery
County Council, two by the
Prince Georges County commits
ieioners and two by the Governor
Appointed BY Governor.
The commission now has three
members, all appointed by the
lsoyernor. All are Republicans.
Except for Montgomery Delegate
Gilbert Guide, all the Mont
goraery and Prince Georges legis-
laturs this year are Democrats.
Democrats also control the
Montgomery council and the
Prince Georges Board Of Com
t1lissioners.
It would be presumed, there
fore, that the Democrats could
regain control Of the sanitary
commission this year Il the pro-,
posAl becomes law.
The present Republican COM
missioners are working under six
year appointments which have
two more years to run.
Several Montgomery and Prince.
Georges legislators seem To favor
3 clause In the proposed law Civ
Ing the minority party two CONF
lnissioners.
The larger commission is one
cf several sanitary commission
reforms being considered by the
Democratic legislators.
May Drop Charges.
II Delegate Hervey G. Machen.
Democrat Of Prince Georges.
said his delegation Is considering
the feasibility of eliminating
front-foot benefit charges. These
IRE charges the commission lev-
les against benefiting property
owners when it installs water or
eewer lines.
Mr.. Machen said that etwo-.
thirds of the front-foot charges
20 for interest"
He suggested that d pay-as-
yousgo system would be more
Economical.
we also are c0ncerned Mr..
Machen said, about the number
pf commitments made by the
tanitary commission from an
epparent political standpoint. \
I'VE viii try ocarry out these
commitments he added. .but
the people should know that IL
IS going to be dificult.s : &
Mr.. Machen presumably re-
SerTed to votes taken by the
commission last year to extend
water lines to Mor1ingside and
Camp Springs and sewer lines to
the Lanharn- Seabrook area Of
{ Prince Georges County. He In
dictated his belief that these
extensions were authorized as an
election year fnaneuVef even.
Skhorrh tllnv Svatse acnfnnf,piroltv
Evening star., 1955-10-04
New Democratic Group
On Organization Meets

self an able organizer at stats
level.
No specific recommendation
were expected to come from the
first two days sessions. Mr..
Staehler said the first move was
10 thorough exchange among
|committee members on al
aspects Of 1852 campaign ex-
|perience. and notable organiza-
tion efforts made In the 1854
State and congressional elec-
tions.
He shouldered aside reporters
questions about candidates and
issues with, .Our concern now
is entirely aside from issues.
We are after the best-func-
tioning political organization
possible to elect whatever can.
|didates are nominated 4
Mr.. StaebIer said he dcesn,t
know how detailed 3 report the
group can make to the Demo-
cratic National Committee when
|it meets In Chicago November
~, although Q preliminary re-
port may be ready then.
The committee includes such
specialists Is lyman B. Raskir
|of Chicago. former deputy na-
ltional chairman under Stephen
IA. Mitchell. who was organiza-
ltion laison man between Ma
Evening star., 1955-10-04
France Won't Quit
u. N. Completely,
Mansfield Says

Senator Mansfield. Democrat
of Montana. said today he does
not believe France win withdraw
completely from the United Ma
tions because Of the decision Of
The General Assembly to con-
slider the Algerian problem at
this session.
Calling the Algerian question
q delicate one. Senator Mans
field said it calls for under
standing, tolerance and mutual
good will"
He said he was sorry the issue
was raised in the U. N. at this
Itime because he thought France
should have been given q chance
Ito work it out.
The Montana Democrat. .
member Of the Foreign Rela-
itions Committee. said he hopes
THE withdrawal Of the French
delegation from the General
Assembly viii be only temporary.
Evening star., 1955-10-04
IDu Pont Heir Leaves
million to Nit.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Oct. 4
ltR.-A miiIion-dollar beQuest
from q student. the late David
If. du Pont. al, Of Wilmington,
Del, who would have been q
senior this fall. was announced
yesterday by the Massachusetts
Institute Of Technology.
Son Of the late Lanmot du
IPont, former president and
chairman Of Z. /. du Pont de
|Nemours b Co, he was q major
lin metaAurgy at NIT. He
was killed IN an automobile
accident early last month.
The bequest Is to improve ath-
|letic facilities at the famous en-
Igineering school, where the
elder MIR. du Pont was q long,
term member Of the corpora
ltion.
James r. Killian. jr.. NIT
president. said the fund would
|be used to maintain the quality
|of the athletic coaching and
teaching staff and also to pro-
vide new or improved athletic
facilities.
Evening star., 1955-10-04

CHICAGO. Oct. R1-The
Democratic Party has begun i
program to marshal It's erganiza-
Ition for the greatest eject In
the 1856 presidential campaign
The start was made yesterday
lat the first meeting Of the newly
established National Advisory
Committee on Political Organi-
lzation set up under the Michigan
Democratic State chairman, Neil
tStaebler Of Ann Arbor.
National Chairman Paul M
Butler launched the 30-member
(group-l7 men and Is women
lon its two-day organization
injecting. expressing the hope
that it will be % continuing
part" Of the national party after
1856. \
He said formation of the COM
lmittee had nothing to do with
the Illness Of President Eisen-
hover. Plans for 1t were an
lnounced August 20.
ORGANIZATION First Goal
The members. he said, were
chosen for records Of unusual
success in campaign organizing
lat various levels. Mr.. Staebler
Mr.. Butler said. has shown him
Evening star., 1955-10-04

Itionai and State committees II
Hast years campaigns. and Mrs
Nancy Smith Of Chattanooga
Tenn. Hamilton County precinc,
Iorganizer.
Two CIO Leaders
It has two CIo leaders, Henry
zon. the labor groups Political
Action Committee publicity d.
rector. from Washington, and
Tom Downs Of Detroit, an ON
Icial Of the United Auto Work
lers' Union.
There Is Mrs. Joseph Rosen-
thai Of Waterford. Conn.,. presi-
dent Of the State Federation OF
Democrats Women's Clubs, and
Mrs. Richard 1. Neuberger Of
Portland. Greg, wife Of Senator
|Neuberger who Is. herself, q
member Of oregon's Legislature.
Mrs. Neuberger did not attend
the committees opening ses-
|sions.
Mr.. Butler said he expects the
party win spend more on the
1855 campaign than the 81 mil
lion be estimates went into that
|of 1852. THE chances Of sue
cess being what they are. he
said, money viii be easier to
raise. =
Evening star., 1955-10-04
'AerioI I ronsit' Suggested
To End New York SnorIs

stepping back so years" hi
added.
Mr., Norton, who called the
new system "aerial transit said
the elevated sections Of the sys-
tenn would be neat, narrow
Ichutes supported by single pill
lars at the sides Of the streets
and would be radically differ
lent" from the unsightly old eel
structures.
Cars built Of lightweight
metal and carrying 13B persons
each would provide nonstop
service between the city and va
lrious suburban stations at speeds
lup to 10 miles an hour.
Mr.. Norton said the system
would have seats for 338. 900 per-
sons an hour during rush pc
Iriods. Railroad and buslines
presently serving the same areas
have q peak capacity Of los, 600
persons per hour.
The system would be self
supporting on farces generally
equivalent to present commuter
rates, he added,
Evening star., 1955-10-04
|CIA Head Cites
Reds Spending
For Subyersion

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 4 R.-
Allen Dulles. director Of the
Central intelligence Agency, esti-
mates that Soviet expenditures
In training. support and opera
ton of ats overall subyersiye
mechanism may approach 10 per
cent Of its expenditures on its
overall armament program"
Mr.. Dulles made the statement
yesterday before the SD annual
Of the international
Association Of Chiefs Of Police.
He warned that there is no hard
evidence as yet that Russian un-
|derground subversive activities
have ceased.
He also said the Soviets have
q substantial stockpile Of obso-
|lescent military equipment as
well as q whole new series OF
equipment, some becoming obso-
|lete and some surplus.
Cites Requirements
AS an example, he said. the
RUSSIANS have q reserve Of some
four to six thousand MIG-i5s
(fighter planes) which have been
replaced with newer models.
A very substantial number OF
this reserve could be "off-loaded
as an adjunct to . general pro-
gram Of causing trouble through
out the world" Mr.. Dulles said.
This obsolete Of surplus mili-
tary equipment has gone TO
Communist China and Indo-
China, Mr.. Dulles said and
warned, II should not be ct
AN surprised II we soon heard
that countries in this hemisphere
were being approached"
Hoover Urges Support
FBI Director ]. Edgar Hoover
told the association yesterday
that law-abiding citizens must
mobilize to help take the hand
cuffs OF Law enforcement"
Mr.. Hoover asserted that the
crime picture in the United
states is . national disgrace"
and declared that the problem
Is primarily q youth problem.
Evening star., 1955-10-04

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 tR.-
After studying the metropolitan
areas transportation headache
for eight years, a group Of ex-
perts have prescribed q SIS bill
lion aspirin In the form Of a
new transit system.
The proposed remedy would
consist of o network Of smooth
concrete runways on which rub
ber-tired eornmuter trains. pow
cred by electricity, would glide
between Manhattan and suburbs
In New York. New Jersey and
Connecticut. The network would
extend in q 50-mile radius from
the city.
In outlying sections the rum
ways would be built on the
ground. but in the city would
be placed on elevated shelves at
the sides Of Manhattan's main
arteries.
Caps S-Year Study
Henry K. Norton. chairman OF
the Susquehanna Railroad and
former member of the New York
City Transit Authority. pre-
sented the plan yesterday to the
New York-New Jersey Metropol-
itan Rapid Transit Commission.
AS representative for q group
OF transportation specialists who
developed the. idea, Mr.. Norton
said 1t was the result of eight
years research and study for
solving New York's trafice con-
gestion.
Mr.. Norton said the plan is the
first new idea in rapid transit
In so years" and was designed
as "a public transit facility that
can compete with the private au-
tomobile."
The transit commissions CO.
chairmen. Charles H. Tuttle and
Edward J. O'Mara, said the
agency would consider the plan
However. it ran into immediate
opposition from another COM
mission member. William Zeck-
endorf, New York real estate op-
orator.
Opposes Elevated Transit
Mr.. Zeckendorf declared real
estate interests would never &c
along with q plan for elevated
transit facilities in the city. This
feature OF the plan would mean
Evening star., 1955-10-04
BARRIERS UNION NO. 239
TO OUR PATRONS THANK YOU

Your Union Barber wishes his appreciation for the
which the SIS haircut received the first increase
1851 only a modest 25c raise
The with prices everything he
chases go up from 100 to 300 per cent
His neghb and patrons have enjoyed increases salaries and
sometimes several of them The barber continues work 90 hours
week. possible Saturday outing during the hot summer
order to accommodate his fortunate patron
He had to spend 1000 hours recognized school plus two
apprentice supervision barber Then he
a State Board examination
He fortunate he makes $25 hour for his skill
and availability a skilled worker
Here Of the which have influenced the barber to ask
for q 25c increase in the cost Of a haircut: 81
Equipment the BARRIERS chair combs from
100 to 5000
Laundry rent and other services from 100 to 200R.
Sanitary conditions which the BARRIERS organization has been
spnse taken for granted but cost Practically all Of
the laws which cleaned the oasned barber shop initiated
and aggev pushed by the BARRIERS and its parent body the
American Federation of Labor.
We found that the complaining about the
25c We thank you solicit your patronage
THE BARRIERS UNION
H S FINK President
CHARLES BOvlLo sey
LOCAL No. 23os
Evening star., 1955-10-04
Old cnnnonbolI

A cannonball found IN q wall
at Felixstowe. England. is
thought to have been fred from
q Dutch ship 800 years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-06

Scores 81 disorders and dog
diseases. plus shortened
life spans can be traced to
inadequate diets. A pre-
MUM quality dog food
keeps your dog completely
fed for a complete. full
life. See your VET il you
think there Is anything seri-
ously wrong with your dog.
Red Heart is Of scientiH-
ccIly formulated pre-
MUM quality. Every
thing in Red Heart is
chosen for high nutrition
and appetite appeal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-06
2 TRIMMING School
Escopees Captured
In Housebreukino

Two teen-aged escapes from
the District Training School 81
Laurel. Nd. were captured yes.
terday after an ATTEMPTED
HOUSEKEEPING and q subseuueni
chase In the Georgetown area.
The pair, is and n years old
ned the institution Monday
They told police they since have
committed I'VE housebrealsings II
the vicinity Of yesterdays break
in.
Seventh Precinct Capt. Oar
Kennedy said Pvt. Andrew j
Farrell responded to Q cali about
|prowlers In an apartment &C.
|cupied By Mrs. Mary Whiting
of 2642 Thirty ninth street. NV
ct 10 am. Looking through &
window. he saw the youths ran
sacking the room.
Pvt. Farrell shoulder crashed
the door. held by q night chain
and pursued the youths dut the
back door. Two blocks away. he
caughtsthe l6-year old.
The other boy was apprehended
BY detectives about / pm. In q
nearby apartment building.
The youths. both with house
breaking records. were Held In
the Receiving Home. pending
action by the Juvenile Court. !
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spsclAi Disbatsh . ne star

PHILADELPHIA Oct. g.
washington police have taken
|first place for their outstanding
vehicle iieet safety record In the
three wheeled motorcycle group,
Police Chief Robert ". Murray
|ot the Washington police &C.
cepted 3 plaque for his force ct
the banquet Of the 62nd annual
conference Of. the international
Association Of Chiefs Of Police
here last night.
The three wheeled motorcycle
group Of the Washington force
travelled $3.50 miles without an
accident from July /. 1854. 70
June so. 1855.
A total Of l2e city and State
police departments participated
ID the Police Fleet Safety Con-
test, SPONSORED BY the IACP Ia
|co-operation with the National
Safety Council. In al. II city
and state police agencies won
awards for ileet safety In the
various divisions.
In other awards last night
Marion N. Hhrdesty. consultani
OF the international cooperation
administration IN Washington
was awarded distinguished sery.
ice life membership by the
|IACP for helping set up effectivt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-06
Auto Collision
Injuries Two

A woman Marine sergeant and
b State Department clerk were
injured early today when their
cars collided at Pennsylvania
avenue and Madison place NV.
police reported.
Sergt. Marguerite r. Bortz, 80.
Of 2116 r street NV. was
treated for cuts and bruises at
Emergency Hospital and was
later admitted to Bethesda Naval
Hospital for q shoulder injury.
The State Department worker,
Lawrence L. O'Connor, 20, Of
1728 Park road NV. was treated
for cuts and bruises at Emer-
gency and released.
Police said Miss Bortz' car
struck the other vehicle In the
right side and estimated damage
ut $500. Damage to her auto
mobile was set at $500. It was
raining at the time Of the acci-
dent. police said. No charges
were filed.
In another accident at Sis
am. Mrs. Viola e. Merten, 81.
of 4817 Kansas avenue NV,
suffered q head injury when she
was struck by . car at Tenth
and e streets NV, police re-
ported.
Mrs. Merten. q secretary at
the Potomac Electric Power Co.
for the last SO years. was on her
way to work. She was treated
at Emergency Hospital.
Police listed the driver Of the
car as Sims Davis, 20, colored. Of
21l0 Maryland avenue NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-06
5. Notes Drop
In Polio Cases
~ the Associated rress

Only 1880 cases Of polio werl
reported last week. the srnaliesl
total for the comparable week b
six years, the Public Health
Service said today,
The new cases ram n per cent
below the 1904 listed IN the weel
ended September "A.
For the year there had beer
|23,Ol8 cases through October I
|of which 1884 were paralytic
This compares with. 1892. IN.
Guiding 1873 paralytic. IN thu
similar 1854 span.
A health service spokesman
said the indications now are thai
this years total twill be IN the
range Of $4,000" against 3s,7zl
In 1854.
Last weeks 1880 cases com.
pared with these totals In thu
corresponding weeks In the fivs
preceding years: 1851 La 1855,
LABS In 1858; 3.542 In 1861: lao.
I'm 1851; and 1890 In 1850.
The health service said de.
|ereases occurred last week II
most geographic divisions Of Thu
States. especially In the north.
eastern part Of the Nation.
The communicable disease
center reported there had beer
1T cases, 239 Of them paralytic
among persons who had beer
given the Salk polio vaccine.
For the flrst time since earl,
summer the weekly conrnuni.
cable disease summary omitted /
|eautionary note that no con.
illusions could be drawn from
those case reports as to the ef.
|fectiveness Of the vaccination
program. n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-06
Surgery Saves WomonI
With Rore Heort Block

washington after she informed
doctors Eve were out Of Money
Future doctors benefited from the
examinations Of Mrs. y0hman.
learning to recognize suchicoarc.
Itations. then observed tie cor
lrecting surgery.
Recovering now. Mrs. yphrnan
Says she feels Ike 4 different
person. She says she stin must
wear the belt at times because
her stomach muscles are weak
from disuse.
As for the medical student,
she said:
I'm going to take him night
lclubbing and hen have the first
dance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-06
Bishop to Address
Over | 900 ct Shrine

The Most Rev. Patrick A.
lO'Boyie, Archbishop Of Wash
lington. win address q meeting Of
more than 1000 men. from so
Catholic parishes at 10 O'Clock
tonight in the Shrine Of the
Sacred Heart. Sixteenth street
and Park road NV.
The occasion win mark the
NTH anniversary Of the founding
Iof the Nocturnal Alteration So
Eciety. q group dedicated to the
offering Of special prayers each
first Friday Of the month for
world peace. conversion Of the
Soviet Union TO Christianity,
protection Of American service
men and an persons suffering
from Communist persecution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-06
was stan Patient !

A physician at the hospital
said today Mrs. Yohmanis coarc-
tation was probably missed due
to the absence Of signs which
almost always accompany similar
eoarctations Of the aorta.
Mrs. Yohman was hoSpitalizec
rs Q stan patient at George
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-06
ID. C.. Police Win Aword
For Fleet Sofety Record

police systeIns b several Latin
American countries and IN Inn
proving working relations be-
tween the police chiefs Of the
United States and those Of Latin
America. Mr.. Hardesty was for
|merly president Of the Institute
|of Inter American Affairs.
n convention business yester-
day, the TrafIic Committee Of
the police chiefs approved the
idea Of speed traps but de-
|plored the use Of the term itself.
in tho interest Of attaining
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-06

You've noticed ycurss-thsre to kinds Of dog bod
Ia loo price dou hoods that reflect quality ngysdien and
the low priced 20 called bargain dog ioods-ottsn at
only pennies less.
Which should you give Your dog? The decision you
make may have vital elect your household PET the
pal your children love.
Don't cheat your dog by saving pennies the difference
In price is true mirror Of the difference in qualify ana
YOU win see il reelected in The health and general websng
q your dog
Ms the qaty in protein that counts Science has proved
that the prossn cheap dog foods i NOT ccmpse-otsn
LACKING In many Of the nuive elements dogs Nke human0
must have for vitality and flashing good health.
But you can buy iood with condolences. Next time. choose
nusrtonaIy complete Top qualify dog food Remember you
act what you pay for your dog always gets complete
nutrition from quality dog food
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-06

the purpose Of lettering viola.
|ticn.r
Visible" tactics were described
les - stationary post visible Il
drivers using ordinary power,
lot observation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-06

DOGS are wiser than you think. In tests,
DOCS will eat more low quality dog
foods than top qualify dog foods in
their attempt to get enough Me-sus-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-06

There are Two kinds Of protein. The
balanced" protein in premium dog
foods is complete, with all the nutritivs
essentials. Cheap dog foods made with
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