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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19

ANOTHER BIG supplier of
water was the series of
springs in what is now Frank
lin Park. These fed a stream
which flowed south from l
street, then along H street,
crossing Twelfth, Eleventh
and Tenth streets.
There were many other
lesser springs in the city, and
the streams they formed
made a series of gulleyS COM
ing down from the north
west heights to the Tiber.
Busy downtown thorough
fares such as F street were
dotted with bridges crossing
the streams.
An attempt was made once
during this time to pipe water
to the White House and the
department buildings near it
from the springs in Franklin
Park. That fell through when
the Government decided the
owners of the springs wanted
too much money.
Then in 1881 arrangements
were made with the owners of
the Franklin Park springs to
pipe water 2 miles south to
the Capitol. For more than
20 years the Capitol got its
water that way, while most of
the rest of the city depended
on the neighborhood pumps.
1t wasn't until residents
along the route of the Capt.
tolls pipeline began slipping
out at night to tap into the
Governments water that the
city got busy with plans to
pipe water in for everybody.
But during the half a CEN
fury before the acqueduct
was built to bring water in
from the north, the pump
doctor was an important man
in Washington.
Rambling
A Bethesda youngster was
trying to break a ice cream
stick into its two parts, but it
came apart in several pieces.
"Quick, mommy," she said.
"Give me the sticky tape. :.
A fellow we know went to
one Of those summer dances
and wore an open-necked
sports shirt. When he arrived,
he noted the other men more
proper in coats and ties. He
retreated the is miles or so to
his home, in haste, for a coat
and tie. But the evening was
warm. BY the time he arrived
back at the dance, the other
men had shed their coats and
ties. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19

IN 1903, just five years after
the city began digging the
neighborhood wells, the first
piping to domestic hydrants
was put in. The money to pay
for it came from the pockets
of the residents and business
men who benefited from the
piping.
These first pipes served the
squares on each side of
Pennsylvania avenue between
Sixth and Seventh streets
N. W. They were fed from one
OF the largest springs in the
Washington area, on C. street
near Sixth street NV. This
was known by various names
= Federal Spring, Caffray'S
Spring and Hotel Spring..
In 1909 another section was
added to the pipe supply.
This section = homes and
business places on Pennsyl-
vania avenue between Ninth
and Tenth streets NV, also
were fed from Caffray's
Spring.
But these two neighbour
hoods were raritieS. The rest
OF the city continued to use
its pumps and open springs
even the Government build
ings. The White House had
its own special pumps in
buildings fianking the Execu-
tive Mansion to east and west.
The Capitol had a similar
arrangement with two pump
houses.
-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
Burns Studied

The Army is interested in
burns. For example, all burns
become infected although to
greatly varying degrees. Bacteria
infects them. It is impossible to
see how the tissue reacts to burns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19

The other measures sent to-
the White House would:
Permit members of the Police
and Fire Departments to live in
the nearby Metropolitan Area
up to 20 miles from downtown
Washington with the specific
permission Of the Commissioners.
Strengthened the requirements
for the practice Of veterinary
medicine in the District, permit
ting veterinarians living outside
of the city to serve on the Board
of Examiners in Veterinary
Medicine here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14
Bride Probe Nets
Arrest of 5 Navy
Men, 7 Civilians

NORFOLK. Va. July IA IT,
A snowballing Federal probe OF
a possible fraudulent scheme be-
tween shoreside chambers and
Navy mess caterers spread today
to four more fleet vessels with
the arrest of five Navy career
men on bribe- taking charges.
An apparently continuing
roundup that followed an inves-
tigation last week aboard the
giant carrier Forrestal was ex-
tended to the carriers Coral Sea
and Randolph. the seaplane
tender Currituck and the sub
marine tender Orion.
The Norfolk Office of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation said
the probe will continue. Further
arrests are expected.
The five men arrested today
we're charged with taking brides
in the form of cash or mer-
chandise from Leslie B. Kreger,
81 Portsmouth ship chandler.
Kreger, a resident of Virginia
Beach. was bound over to the
November term of District Court
on a charge of bribing a Forces
tai mess caterer. His cousin, Sid
ney E. Kreger, 40, of Portsmouth,
was bound over on a charge Of
counseling the caterer in fraud.
The Kregers. both connected
with Kreger's ship stores. Ports
mouth, are free under $4,000
bond each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14
Car Hits Porch,
Woman Killed

An Alexandria woman was
killed last night when a car
jumped the curb and plowed into
the porch where she was sitting
The driver of the car, which
had been bought only a few
hours earlier, was charged with
manslaughter, hit and run, reck-
less driving and destroying pri-
vate property.
The victim was Mrs. Martina
Mullens, rs, of 208 North Column
bus street. She died On the op-
Grating table at Alexandria Hos
pital at 12:45 am. about three
hours after the accident.
Her granddaughter, Rita
Yonts. II, who also was sitting
on the porch, was treated for
cuts at the hospital. Driver of
the war was Martha Russell
colored, of the 800 block Wolfe
street. Police said she ran after
the accident and was arrested
at home two hours later.
Police said the new car had
been bought earlier in the day
by Joe Brown of the 1000 block
of Pendleton street. He was a
passenger at the time Of the
accident but was not hurt
police said. Katie Mudd. 40
colored, another passenger. was
treated for face cuts.
Police said the car crashed
into another parked auto before
it went out of control and hit
the porch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14
Grand Jury to Get All
County Liquor Charges

other teachers. Francis D. Wag-
ner and Robert Hicks.
Arbaugh is accused of fatally
shooting Raymond @. Waskey
%. roomer in Arbaugh'S Belts
vile home last July 3. Police
said the incident occurred dur
ing domestic quarrel between
the two men.
Indictments also were returned
against seven District men ac-
cused of raping a 26-year-old
widow last June 8. Charged are:
Joseph C. Frady. 20, of the 400
block I street S.W.: George S.
Breeder. 81, of the 600 block /
street S.W.; John B. Singleton,
18, of the 400 block I street S.W.;;
his brother, Robert. 10. of the
400 block Sixth street S.W.:
Ronald G. Byroads, 81. of the 400
block N street S.W.; Robert E.
Richards. ID, of the 1900 block
fourth street S.W., and John w,
Robertson, jr., %, of the 5000
block Brothers place Sc.
Timothy Smith. 80. colored, of
Wilmington, N. c.. was indicted
on a charge of beating and rob-
bling a 49-year-old engineer last
June 8 on the University OF
Maryland golf course. Police re-
port Smith took a $500 payroll
from Alexander Pearce. of Col
Ilege Park, after hitting him on
the head with a Ratchet.
The States Attorney declined
to reveal other indictments until
they have been served. The &C
cused listed above are in the
County Jail in Upper Marlboro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14
Rector at Pohick
To Retire Sept. |

The Rev. DR.. Clarence Edward
Buxton, rector of Pohick Episco-
pal Church, Lorton. has an
nounced he will retire September
l. Pohick Church, which dates
to the early 1700s is the oldest
in Fairfax County.
DR.. Buxton is a native Of
Bristol, N. H., but has spent
most of his life in the South. He
was educated in Kentucky anc
at Columbia. Harvard and the
Virginia Theological Seminary
He has been rector of Lunen.
burg Parish, Richmond, anc
Cople Parish, Westmorelanc
County, Va; st. Andrew
Church, Greensboro, N. c.: EN-,
manuel Church, Covington, Va.
and st. Mary's Church, Madison,
vile, KY.
DR.. Buxton and his wife, tn,
former Miss Jean Elliott, O
Richmond, plan to settle il
Springfield, Va, after hi,
retirement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14
2Chorged
In Separate
Coming Raids

Police Gambling Squad officer:
yesterday arrested two men lr
separate gambling raids.
The first was Boyce E. Lackey
80, of the 1900 block of Forty
first street Sc. Mr.. Lackey, who
police said owns a fleet of IL
taxicabs. was arrested at his
Office in the garage of the Premier
Cab Co., 1887 Sherman avenue
NV.
Police said he. had number
of horse bet and numbers slips
on his person and admitted TAX
ling bets and telephoning them
into an undisclosed Maryland
hacker. He was picked up on a
commissioners warrant after an
undercover man had made sew
eral numbers plays with him.
The second man, Harley Goble
ljr., 80, of the 1900 block of Eight
zenith street Sc, was arrested in
Peary's Restaurant, in the $500
block of Georgia avenue NV.
of which he is the licensee, police
said.
Raiders found a small number
of betting slips and a marked bill
an undercover man had bet with
him earlier.
Both men we're charged with
operating a lottery and released
under $1,000 bond each fol
arrangement Monday before tbs
United States Commissioner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14
Lake Is Reported
Free of Pollution

The waters of Lake Jackson in
Pance William County were re-
ported today as well within APP
proved health limits" by the
association of citizens who re-
side on its shores.
Bert K. Silverman, president
of the group, said the condition
of the water was determined ir
a study by pollution detection
experts that began in May.
Prior to the new finding, the
big resort lake had been branded
by State water pollution au.
thorities as in very poor condi-
ton and a possible menace tc
health.
Mr.. Silverman said the i'm
provement to the waters re-
suited from preventative MAIN
tenance steps" taken by a pri-
vate school and three military
installations on Cedar Run and
Broad Run. the two principal
tributaries to Lake Jackson,
which actually is a dammed-up
stretch of Occoquan Creek.
The citizens had contended
that in large part Of the lake
had been polluted as a result OF
insufficient treatment of sewage
deposited in the streams above
the lake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14

conviction that the country
should already have interviewed
to prevent the Axis powers from
consolidating their streng t h
Frequently he has belabored his
own Republican party for "isola-
tioniSm."
Judge Paul was born at Har-
risonburg, December 9, 1888, the
son of John Paul, a Confederate
soldier who broke with the
Democrats in the late 1905
joined the "Readjustor" move
ment and later became a Repub-
lican judge of the court over
which his son now presides.
Served in World WarI
He was a field artillery captain
in World War I, returning from
France to serve a term in the
House of Representatives. He
resumed private law practice ir
1925, was named a district attor-
ney in 1929 and was named tt
the bench two years later.
| He is a graduate of Virgini;
Military Institute of the class o
1903 and took his law degree a
the University of Virginia il
1906.
At both schools he was a full
back on the varsity football
teams, and earned the nick
name "Oom Paul." after Gen
Dom Paul Kruger of Boer Wa
] fame.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14
Wife of Senator
Injured in Crash
Other Driver Held

Mrs. Olin d. Johnston, wife
of the South Carolina Demo-
cratic Senator, was treated fol-
minor injuries last night after
her car was struck by another
driven by a man on a birthday
spree" police said.
Mrs. Johnston, SIS, who lives at
9506 East Stanhope road, Ken
sington, was treated and re-
leased at Emergency Hospital fol
a possible fractured rib after the
accident at independence ave.
nue. and Fourth street S.W.
According to police. Robert
Richard Harris. %. colored, Of
the 5000 block of Fourteenth
street NV, took a car belonging
to Bruce Vail of 222 Thirty
fourth street NE.
Mr.. Wahl. police said, saw
Harris drive of and chased him
in another car. At independence
avenue and Fourth street SW.
police said. Harris collided with
Mrs. Johnston's vehicle, jumped
out and tried to run.
Mr.. Vail, however. grabbed
him and held him for police
Harris told police he was cele'
brating his birthday. He wal
charged with driving Will,
drunk, passing a red light. col
liding and driving without
District permit.
Two passengers in Mrs. John
ston's car, Viola Huss, 48, ant
Paul Huss. Ia, both of Spartan
burg. S. c., suffered mino
bruises. police added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14
House Debate BuIks
Transit Conferees

Friday the 18th took its toll
of efforts to solve the Washing
tonton transit crisis yesterday.
House and Senate conferees
were unable to hold a scheduled
meeting because the House group
was involved in floor debate. SO
the session was postponed until
10 am. Monday.
This will leave exactly 80 days
before the scheduled death of the
Capital Transit Co.
o. Ray Chalk, who has a
contract to buy out etc for
$13, $4,000, said that despite the
weekend delay he believes it will
be possible to work out the me-
chanics of his deal by August
IA, when CTC's franchise will ex-
Ipire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14
.Crubber's Body
is Found in River

CENTREVILLE, Md. July IA
(P).-The body of James Fill
more King, AZ, Of Centreville,
was recovered from the Corsica
River yesterday.
DR.. w. H. Fisher, medical ex-
aminer for Queen Annes County
said the colored waterman hao
been dead three or four days
Authorities said he apparently
tumbled out of a boat while
grabbing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14
20 Taken in Raids
AT Beach Resorts

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, July
IA (P.-Police of Virginia Beach
and Princess Anne County raided
three resort amusement centers
last night and arrested 20 per-
sons in connection with alleged
gambling activities.
The biggest raid Of the year
at the resort center was the re-
suit of several weeks of investi-
cation by Princess Anne County
Commemorative Attorney Rob-
ert Wahab.
The simultaneous raids were
made on establishments known
as Fortune, Atlantic and Twenty
eighth street; Skillo, Sixteenth
and Atlantic street, and Darto,
located in the newly constructed
Seaside Park.
Sixteen policemen took part
in the raids.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14
Intern Lack Forces
Cut at D. General
U.S.. Judge Paul Believes
lin Facing Issues Frankly

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va,
July IA (P).-U. S. District Judge
John Paul, who ruled Thursday
that Charlottesville must begin
desegregating its schools this
fall, is a bald, quick-spoken, de-
cisive man who thinks he some
times may be too frank for
someone on the bench"
At 70, he has been the Federal
judge for the Western District
of Virginia since '1931-a post
his father held before him.
Prior to his elevation to the
bench in 1931-he was a Repub-
lican appointee-he had served
in the Virginia Senate and in
the House of Representatives.
Like Baseball Umpire
His plain talk from the
bench gives the impression of a
baseball umpire in action. And.
as a matter of fact, the judge
isn't stranger to that function.
An old inf1elder-he played third
base on many a Sandlot and
semi-pro team in his youth-he
umpired occasionally when his
playing days were over and for
two years was president of the
HarriSonburg club in the Vir-
GINA league.
Judge Paul never has hesti-
tated to speak out on contro-
verSial issues and. he figures
that sometimes he says too
much. too directly.
AS he belabored the State of
Virginia Thursday for its stand
pat position on the Supreme
Courts desegregation order, he
told attorneys:
Il am accustomed to being
frank-perhapS a bit too frank
for someone on the bench. But
I would close my eyes to obvious
fact if ! didn't see that the
State has been pursuing a
deliberate, well-conceived plan
of evasion"
Critic of Prohibition
During prohibition days-and
before his appointment to the
bench by President Hoover-he
was an outspoken critic of pro-
, hibition, which he called 1.-THE
wrong approach to a difficult
social problem" Months before
the United States entered World
War II he had made known his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14
Hospital Asks
Hearing to
Restore Funds
BY CHARLES G. BROOKS

Intern services have been with
drawn from three major areas
of the District General Hospital
because of a critical shortage of
interns there, it was learned to-
day.
This was one of the points
the hospitals InternS and Resi-
dents Association yesterday for
warded to the Senate Appropri-
ationS Committee which is ex-
pected to report today on a big
supplemental appropriations bill
for the District.
The association asked for a
special hearing in a last-minute
attempt to get the Senate to
restore $126,000 to raise the pay
of interns and residents and
$14,500 to hire first-aid men to
replace interns on ambulanceS.
Karrick Hits Action
Earlier this week, Commission
er David r. Karrick sharply criti-
cized the House action which
disallowed the District a SO mil
lion increase in Federal pay
ment:
The present pay of interns is
I$1,545. The proposal would
raise this to $4,000, which would
still be some $500 below the pay
for interns at FreedmenS Hos
pital. The pay for residents
would be increased correspond
ingly.
= Although the hospitals budget
provides for 81 interns, only So
medical school graduates have
been persuaded to work there
during the present fiscal year.
DR.. Joseph Fazekas, chief of
the medical staff, has been
forced to take intern service
away from the urology. psy-
chiatry and neurology sections
of the hospital.
This means that residents
the senior members of the house
staff-are having to absorb
these duties and that patients
do not get much care.
Blame for Shortage
: Commissioner Karrick blamed
the shortage of interns on the
: fact that they "are the lowest
paid in the CITY," Last month
r the Commissioners asked Con-
gress for the increase in a sup
Elemental bill declaring that it
is necessary to maintain ade-
quate standards of medical care.
Doctors point out that be-
cause the hospital is an insti-
tuition primarily for indigents.
the main burden of patient care
and medical supervision falls on
, the house staff,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14

All future cases of liquor law
violations in Prince Georges
County will be presented to the
grand jury. rather than tried in
police court.
States Attorney Blair H. Smith
made the announcement yeSter-
day. minutes after the recalled
April term grand jury recon-
mended the procedure. The jury
mems statement was included in
a one-page written report that
ended a f1ve-day session.
Subjecting liquor law violators
to the sitter penalties custom
airy in Circuit Court should be
instrumental in cutting down
cases of violations, Mr.. Smith
said.
His recent practice of bypass
ing police court in gambling
cases and presenting them to
the grand jury for indictment is
largely responsible for a slack
OF in gambling operations, he
said. Mr.. Smith specifically cited
a 6-month prison term given a
convicted gambler last Thursday
and recalled another 1-year gam
bling sentence ordered last jan
uary-both in Circuit Court.
Sunday Sales Chief Target
He added the new procedure
for handling liquor cases is aimed
specifically at illegal Sunday
liquor sales.
you put the little boys in
Jail, and the big boys find it
harder to find more little boys
to work." MIR. Smith said.
Continued presentation of
gambling cases to the grand jury,
rather than police court, also
was recommended by the jury
men yesterday.
Circuit Court Judge John r.
Fletcher received the grand
jury'S report in Upper Marlboro
1t advised the State Department
of Public Walfare to carry own
its efforts at improving sanitary
and security conditions at the
Cheltenham Training School fol-
Boys.
48 Indicted
OF Sc criminal cases heard
the grand jury returned indict-
ments on 40. ignored three cases
and asked that five be iavesti-
gated further.
Murder indictments we're re-
turned against Billy Ray Pre-
waite, IA, of Seat Pleasant, anc
Calvin c. Arbaugh, 80, of Belts.
vile.
Young Prevatte is charged
with the murder on May 4 Of
Frazer Cameron while he was
teaching at Maryland Park Jun
Tor High School. True bills also
were returned charging hi
wounded with intent to kill two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14
Old Stone House Sale Plan
Stalled by Quorum Lack

A House Interior Subcommit-
tee today failed to take action
on a bill to force the Govern
ment to sell the Old Stone House
on NJ street in Georgetown a.
ready purchased by the Govern
ment and now undergoing resto-
ration.
Subcommittee Chairman Pfost
Democrat of Idaho. said the
committee could not muster 9
quorum and the bill remained
before her unit for action.
Whether the subcommittee
will meet again for action or
the measure and some Other
bills, she said, remains to bt
seen.
The stone house measure
introduced by Representative
Rogers. Democrat of Texas
could be called up for actor
later before the full Committee
on Interior and Insural affairs
under House rules.
Mr.. Rogers said afterward that
he intended to pursue this mat
ter more diligently than l have
in the past"
Progress on restoration of the
Old Stone House is going for
ward steadily, according to one
of the restoration proponents
who attended the meeting.
Miss Dorothea de Schweinit7
representing the Georgetown
Progressive Citizens Association
and Historic Georgetown. Inc.
said the Office of National Capt.
tai Parks has already put fence
around the property which in
cludes a substantial area OF
ground. Some planting of shrub
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berry has been completed, she
said; masonry has been pointed
to protect it from the weather,
and work has been started on
restoration of the interior of the
building.
During public hearings on the
Rogers bill, many witnesses in
GLIDING those from Georgetown
strongly opposed the Rogers bill.
Principal witness for the bill
was William Carter. the secre-
tary of the Parkway Motor Co,
Of Georgetown and president of
the Golden Commissary, which
recently rented the old building
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Battles Portrait Huno

RICHMOND, July IA tR.-A
portrait of former Gov. John S.
Battle has been hung in the
gallery of former State execu-
tives outside the Governors Of
flee on the third floor of the
State Capitol. The artist is Miss
Irene Higgins of AlbemaJ
County.