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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
Case Of Poroding Dog Goes UnsoIved,
But Top Suspects Are Democrats

If there is a place in Valhalla
for a dog that shocked millions
into smiles and made a Presi-
dent laugh, rise to his feet and
throw a salute, then the keepers
of the place had better save two
berths.
1t may never be decided for
sure which of two Washington
dogs performed all those heroics
Monday in the Inaugural Parade.
For three days there had been
crosscurrents of rumor. false
leads and conjecture. Dogs were
brought forward from several
points as the one who marched
in the parade"
All that was known for GER
tain was that a white mongrel
had marched clear from one end
of the parade route to the other
at the head of the District Ma
tional Guard unit, kept step
nearly all of the way and
brought President Eisenhower to
his feet laughing and pointing
and calling to Mrs. Eisenhower
to come look at the sight.
Millions of television watchers
saw It happen. None of them
knew the dog.
Candidates File In
Then the candidates started
coming in. Dogs large and
small. purebred and mongrel, OF
high and low degree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
The
Rambler
The President
That Time Forgot
By JACK JONAS

Here it is the sesquicenten-
NAL year of his birth, and
nobody has come charging up
from Missouri to demand
honors, celebrations and COM
memorative stamps for David
Rice Atchison, 18th President
of the United States.
1t matters little that Atchi-
son nearly slept through his
tenure as Chief Executive.
Friends wakened him in time
to appoint a cabinet and hear
REQUESTS for favored positions.
And, as he himself reported:
ut was said my administra-
ton was the most successful
and popular one ever known,
there not being a removal or
an appointment during my
whole term" \
Some historians would dis
agree with the legend at the
base of bronze statue erected
to his memory in Plattsburg,
Mo.-"President of the U. S.
one day"
But the people who write
the encyclopedias say he was
legal" President March 4,
1S49.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24

home at 1880 pm, wet, hungry
and very sore in the toes" Mrs.
Poletti said.
Mrs. Stringfellow said her dog
is a Rhodesian Ridgeback.
Mrs. Poletti said her dog is
part police and part poodle.
Reverses Himself
Col. Selwyn said the two dogs
are so alike only an old acquaint-
ance could tell them apart. And
he reversed himself completely
This is the dog, I'm abso-
lutely positive he said, point
ing to Rinny. Last night
would have sworn it was Thomas
Jefferson. Now. it has all become
clear. The dogs look enough
alike to be twins, but / know
Rinny is the dog I marched be-
side"
Both dogs are an off-white.
Both have tan ears. Both wear
"a woebegone or Il Marched All
Day with the National Guard"
expression.
But Thomas Jefferson has a
tan patch the side of a half
dollar on the small of his back.
Rinny doesn't. That was the
final clue. Col. Selwyn said.
Rinny is IA months old. The
Polettis got him from a police
man when he was a pup.
Like Thomas Jefferson, he is
q Democrat. Mrs. Poletti SAYS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24

The Star turned to Col. George
Selwyn to identify the right
dog. Col. Selwyn, who lives at
900 Churchill road, Mclean. Va.
is commanding officer of the
260th Anti-Aircraft Group of
the District National Guard. Col.
Selwyn had marched beside the
dog at the head of his troops
in the parade.
Last night. after inspecting
several dog candidates. Col. Sell
wyn had the answer.
This is the dog" he said,
and pointed to a dog named
Thomas jefferson. He belongs
to Mrs. Richard H.. Stringfellow
of 612 A street NV, who is
personal secretary to Repre-
sentative Bennett, Democrat OF
Florida.
Thomas Jefferson had been
away from home all day Mon
day. He came home wet and
hungry about $3.50 pm.
That's him." said Col. Selwyn,
Il recognize him and / think, by
George. he recognizes me-"
But the matter wasn't settled
This morning. Col. Selwyn was
called on to identify yet another
candidate. This was a dog
named Rinny who belongs to the
family of John Poletti. 433 Sixth
street NE.
Rinny was away from home
all day Monday. too. He came
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24

but with the members from the
second. fourth and fifth council
districts being elected for only
two years. The other four mem
bers would be elected for fule
four-year terms.
Three Northrop Bills
Senator Edward S. Northrop,
Democrat of Montgomery, put
in three local bills yesterday.
One would raise the yearly
salaries of the States Attorney
from $500 to $4,000. the
deputy from $1,000 to $4,000 and
the assistant States attorneys
from $4,000 to $4,000. all effec-
tive in the next term of office.
The measure also would increase
the number Of assistants from
two to three.
A second bill by Senator
Northrop would authorize the
States attorney to hire a spe-
cial investigator at $4,000 a year.
The Senator said the county
council already has approved of
this and the investigator is on
the job.
Mr.. Northrop said his third
measure would give Montgom-
cry police the right to seize
money from suspected gamblers
when it is being used in betting
or paying off BETS"
The Montgomery delegation
also introduced a pay raise bill
for the county sheriff. effective
in the next term of Office, from
$4,000 to $500 a year.
Warrant Change Asked
Another new Montgomery
House measure would exempt
Montgomery from a Statewide
requirement that police have ia
get warrants before they can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
Red Cross Leader
TTESVILLE.

CHARIOT TESVILLE. Va,
Jan. "a tSpeciaD. - Robert H.
VIM has been named chairman
of this years Red Cross fund
drive in Charlottesville and
Albemarle County. Alvin r.
Clements, chairman Of the Abe
marie County Chapter, has an
nounced a goal of $37,138.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
Area Liquor Store
Looted by Providers

Prince Georges County detec-
tives today reported a Laurel
(Md.) liquor store was ran
sacked last night by burglars
who carried of 10 cases Of
whiskey and stole $40 in change
and a portable radio.
Earl Long. owner Of Long s
liquor store at 33l Main street,
said his establishment was en-
tered through door which had
been battered down in spite of
iron bars protecting it. He said
the thieves apparently ransacked
the store until they found the
$40 in silver coins hidden behind
boxes in the storeroom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
Problem-PuPiI Exclusion.
Sought by School Board

ately to the assistant superin-
tendent in charge of his school
division.
The superintendent, Mr.. To-
briner said. should have the
right to exclude a student only
for a certain number of days.
with the Board of Education
taking final action in all cases.
The District Corporation
Counsel's Office is to be asked to
draft legislation providing spe-
Icific legal authority for exclu-
sions. The board would draw up
its own detailed rules for apply
ling the proposed statute, Mr..
Tobriner said.
With reference to the pro-
Ijected delinquency conference,
Mr. Tobriner suggested that the
Commissioners Youth Council,
Juvenile Court Advisory COM
lmittee, Public Welfare, Health
and Police Departments and the
Family and Child. Welfare Sec
Ition of United Community Serv-
ices should be among the agen-
Icies represented.
No Ideas for Handling
The board member said he had
mo idea" how the proposed out
Iof-school program for excluded
offenders should be handled.
The school system now puts
Chronic problem pupils in special
social-adjustment classes, but
the number of such classes is
not great enough to meet the
needs. according to officials.
The Tobriner proposals won a
strong Endorsement from Mrs.
Ruth B. Spencer, new board
member, who complained Of a
lack Of coordination between the
schools and other agencies.
1--WE need some preventive pro-
gram" she said, adding that most
stress now is on correction and
remedial measures.
A four-man majority Of the
Davis subcommittee which re-
Gently investigated school condi-
ltions recommended ''liberalizing'
of the present school, attendance
law, which requires youngsters to
attend school until 16.
The Davis group did not specify
just what steps it had in mind
Some school principals have
urged that steps be taken To
cope with serious schoolroom
defenders.
Mr.. Tobriner, after yesterdays
session. said he did not contem-
plate that his proposals would re-
suit in the ousting of more stu
dents from school than occurs al
ready. No figures on exclusions
were obtainanle from officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24

located. The shares are now taxed
only by the jurisdictions con-
tanning the principal Offices of
the utilities.
The bill would take revenue
from Baltimore City. Salisbury
and Frederick and add revenue
to Fl counties.
Estimates before the Legis-
lature the last time the bill was
being debated in 1855 showed
that Baltimore City would lose
$1.l million: Wicomico County
Salisbury, $32, $50, and Freder-
lex County. $50,622.
Net Gains Nearby
Net gains to Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties, after
figuring in the resultant loss of
State-aid money caused by the
higher assessable bases, would be
$56.430 and $50, 427, respectively,
according to those estimates of
two years ago.
The utilities bills were de-
feated in the Senate in 1854 and
1885. They were sponsored then
by Allegany County Republicans.
The Montgomery County dele
cation yesterday introduced its
staggered school board bill, after
altering it in the face Of q bar
rage of public complaints about
the original version.
Originally, the six delegates
had agreed on staggered four
year terms, with four of the
seven incumbent board members
coming UP for reelection in 1858
and three holding over until
1860.
The bill introduced yesterday
provides for all seven school
board seats to be filled in 1858
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
Corning Backs
CityCoIIege

The District could have a city
college with an enrolment of
5000 within five years, School
Supt. Hobert NJ Corning says.
DR.. Corning gave this estimate
to the Board of Education yes
terday in voicing hearty" agree
ment with the need for immedi-
ate planning for a full-scale
college, to be created out of the
present District Teachers Col
Ilege.
The school chief suggested a
Isix-division Observation-Disclosures
education, junior college, liberal
arts. graduate school. specialized
professional offerings and adult
Education. He said the institu-
Ition. with some 5000 enrolled
would cost around SIS million
annually to run--a little over
twice the cost of the teachers
college.
! A new teachers college build
ing has been included in a pro-
posed 500 million, five-year con-
struction program just presented
by DR.. Corning to the District
Commissioners.
Not Formally Proposed
/ New housing for the teachers
college is needed regardless OF
what happens to the city college
idea. DR.. Corning told board
members yesterday. however. He
did not make a formal proposal
for going ahead on the city COL
lege plan.
DR.. Corning said the present
teachers college is "unduly
limited" because of inadequate
housing in old buildings eight
blocks apart. Laboratory, library
and other facilities are substand-
ard, he said.
1.-THE program of the college
requires expansion in many area:
if it is to meet present day needs
and retain its accreditation with
the Middle States Association,
the superintendent said.
AS for the city college idea, HI
predicted more Washington high
school students would go on tt
college if it were available.
Puts Site First
First step in building a city
college should be to acquire 6
site for a new teachers college
with room for expansion, he said
He said the expansion ought Il
he gradual.
DR.. Corning quoted a report BY
DR.. Walter E. Hager, teachers
college president. in discussing
the college matter. DR.. Hagel
said the teacher-trainee enroll.
ment should continue to run neal
the present 1000.
Cost estimates submitted Il
the Commissioners for a new
teachers college building wa
I$7.5 million.
A joint team of school and cit,
Officials is scheduled to study thu
entire $50 million building pro
poSal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24

Ilished a study commission which
lis looking into the question OF
la State authority to control not
only the proposed new airport
but also Washington National
Airport. Mr.. Moss said total
revenues from the two airports
would be in excess of $500, 1000
per year with from 100000 to
$500, 900 resulting from the pro-
posed new airport's operation.
The Senate subcommittee yes.
Iterday heard additional com.
plants from Fairfax County res.
Iidents against development o.
the project there, along with
some eyebrow-raising suggestions
advanced by Col. Francis H
Miles, USA. retired, who said hi
had been a consultant on som,
important Illinois airport prof
lects.
Col. Miles suggested the Gov.
eminent spend a grand total O
$3l7 million for expansion of tn,
Washington National Airport Il
avoid the necessity of a second
airy airport or the use of Friend
ship International Airport neal
Baltimore.
Would Extend Runways
He proposed extension of TIL
runways of National Airport t;
a point southwark to Alexandria
He also advocated a sort O
bridging of the : Potomac Rive
to Hams Point. with sluice.
ways to carry floodwaters.
| At the beginning, Chairman
Holland brought out the cost o
the Miles plan would be a mat.
ter of only $50 million, and Col
Miles said he thought this woulC
be a reasonable compromise tt
plans for developing a secondar.
airport at Burke or the use o
Friendship. But Col. Miles sait
he would urge that, meanwhile
there be an elimination of mill
Itary plane services at BollinI
Air Force Base and Anacostii
Naval Air Station.
The subcommittee was NOR
amenable to the testimony O
Edwin Lynch, a resident of Fair
fax County. who operates a dair
farm in the direct range of tn
proposed Burke. airport.
Mr.. Lynch told the commit
tee the last time he made
public declaration opposing tn
Burke project he faced a sui
for 100000 by a political oppo
Inent.
Reassured by Chairman Hol
land that his committee had n,
idea of suing him. Mr.. Lynch
said the Civil Aeronautics Au
thority had not made any thor
ough study of the land arount
the Burke airport site and tina
requests for money for its devel
opment should be rejected.
Chairman Holland brought on
that the Government had bough
between 1000 and LOO acres O
land in the Burke airport sit
and that the balance of tn
originally intended 1920 acre
had been dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24

ueSTaplllCy OF l0caClng WASH
ington's supplemental airport at
Burke in Fairfax County
If an authority is established
1T would be empowered to ac-
|quire Washington National Air
port. plus any other airport ia
Icilities in Virginia.
The speakers indorsing Burke
during the first hour of the
hearing at Washington National
Airport were Henry j. Rolls,
president of the Northern Vir-
GINA Builders Association; w.
c. Wills, past president of the
Fairfax County Chamber of
Commerce; Edward S. Holland
Of the Alexandria Chamber of
Commerce Airport Committee
Robert Peck, president of the
Arlington Chamber of Com
merce: Charles Harnett, presi-
dent of the Mount Vernon-Lee
Chamber of Commerce. and
Ralph Boyle. president of the
Northern Virginia Economic
Developments Corp.
Defines Scope Of Hearing
Arlington S t a e Senator
Charles R. Fenwick, chairman
of the study group, said his
groups prime concern was
whether an airport authority
should be established, but added
that testimony on Burke would
be accepted if it had some bear
ing on the question.
The Holland Subcommittee o.
the Senate Appropriations Com.
mittee. considering the fate Of
the Burke airport project, i.
holding its record open to see il
members of a Virginia study
commission. meeting today, wan
to present testimony.
Meanwhile, a move towarc
creation Of a Fairfax County
airport authority to operate thu
alternate Washington Airport il
| 1t is built in the county wa.
under way.
Warns Of Losing Control
William H. Moss, a membeI
OF the county Board of Super
Ivisors, said yesterday he will asl
other members of the boarC
next Wednesday to create {
committee to study such a pro.
iposal.
Mr.. Moss warned that if thu
Federal Government decides Il
construct the alternate airpor'
at Burke, in the county, current
efforts to create a State airport
authority could lead to Fairfa,
not having control over the new
airport.
1--WE would be penalized with
having to absorb the full impact
Iof noise of the airport opera
ton" but the county's share o.
revenue from the operation
would be small" he explained.
/ If a local authority, rather
than a State authority, is giver
the control over the new airport
the revenue gain for Fairfax
County would be substantial. hi
said.
/ Mr.. Moss pointed out that the
Virginia State Legislature estab.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24

SENATOR -ATCHISON- of
Missouri, president pro tenn of
the Senate, was trying to sleep
off his fatigue in his Wash
ington home that Sunday
morning when opportunity,
and friends, knocked.
The friends pointed to this
sequence of events:
Two days before, the out
going Vice President had re-
signed and Atchison had been
elected president pro TEN of
the Senate. Thomas Hart
Benton, who nominated him,
and Daniel Webster, extolled
his virtues.
Atchison worked hard at his
task, right up to the adjourn
nent of the Senate at $50
am. that Sunday.
President Polk believed his
term ended at the precise
moment the Senate adjourned.
Having closed my official
term as President of the
United States at 61a o'clock
this morning. ;" he wrote
in his diary.
Zachary Taylor, not as cagey
as President Eisenhower, put
of his swearing-in ceremony
until the following Monday,
because it wasn't felt proper
to hold a parade and an In
augural Ball on Sunday.
Even if President Polk
hadn't felt his term ended at
"612 o'clock the Constitution
defines the Presidents term
as -four years" That would
have ended it at noon Sunday,
March 4.
And, by the rules of the day,
when there was no President
or Vice President, the next in
line was "the President of the
Senate for the time being"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
BY JAMES G. DEANE

Twin moves to counter the Dis
trict's school delinquency prob
lem are under way by the Board
of Education.
The board yesterday decided to
seek legislation specifically pro-
viding for exclusion from school
of incorrigible problem children.
School Supt. Hobart NJ. Corn
ing also was directed to call a
conference with leading civic
agencies, both public and private,
concerned with delinquency to
seek more effective community
action on dealing with school
offenders.
Both actions we're proposed by
board member Walter N. To-
briner. Mr.. Tobriner said he had
discussed them with Juvenile
Court Judge Edith H. Cockrill
and that she approved in prin-
ciple.
Legislation Proposed
DR.. Corning Endorsed the pro-
posals, reporting that a school
committee already is at work on
the subject. Tentative legislation
amending the compulsory school,
attendance law already has been
submitted by the group, he added,
Mr.. Tobriner said his sug-
gestions had been prompted by
the recent appearance in Ju-
venile Court of a number of
children excluded from school as
"unmanageable."
There is no law applying to
exclusions. he pointed out. ex-
planning that he felt one should
be provided and that the school
system also should "regularize"
its procedures for handling such
cases.
The board member said that
setting up the proper procedure
in the schools is only half the
solution to problem. however.
Merely ousting a child from
school would pass him to some
other community agency. he said.
He declared the community
needs some specific provision for
taking care Of excluded young
sters.
Would Provide Tests
The school system at present
expels children after a recon-
mendation by the schools testing
department. Mr.. Tobriner said
any child subject to possible ex-
clusion should be entitled auto
matically to psychological or
lpsychiatric examination.
He also said the principal Of
his school should be required To
report any exclusions immedi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
Utility Tax Redistribution
Again Asked in Maryland
BY GENE GOODWIN
Star Stan Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS jan 24-Legislation redistribute
from utilities hot citycounty issue past
being prepared for introduction in the Maryland today
by Senator Wnshp Wheatey r Democrat Prince
The measure would prvoide that shares utilities
be taxed where the physical properties utilities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
Virginia Airport Hearing
Stirs Booking for Burke
Study Commission Receives Views
On Proposal for Stote Authority

Enthusiastic support for airport at Burke marked the
opening today of hearing before the Virginia Airport Facilities
Study Commission
The announced of the hearing sample
men proposal to establish Virginia Airport authority
the first halfdozen speakers concentrated their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
Rambling

A caller says he was in a
drug store on Sheridan street
when a man about 30 years
old came in and asked the
druggist If he had three
Pittsburgh stogies for five
cents"
What's happened to the old
hitching post? william H.
Miller reports he's spotted one
substitute. At the Adelphi
shopping center on University
Lane he saw three horses tied
to the outdoor telephone
booth while their riders sat at
the drug store SODA foulstain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
MIR. ATCHISON.

MIR. ATCHISON, a tall,
convivial bachelor, had a
sense of humor, and probably
accepted the whole affair with
tongue in cheek.
I'VE had been hard at work
in the Senate finishing up
business" he said, land having
lost much sleep, 1 probably
would have slept all day had l
not been wakened by some
personal friends who came to
contratulate me and to secure
positions for certain parties.
In order to do everything
proper style, I appointed a
full cabinet. :. :"
Mr.. Atchison, born in Fay
cite County, KY, August IL,
1907, was recognized as an
able Senator from the time
he first came in by appoint
ment in 1843.
His career out of the Senate
was colorful, too. After he
left it in 1855, he led the Mis-
souri, Border Rufhans" who
raided Kansas territory. He
was ardent as a lawyer in his
unsuccessful defense of the
Missouri Mormons.
Some spoilsports among the
historians would point out
that Atchison wasn't even a
Senator on that March 4 in
1849.
Those historians would say
his Senate term ended March
8, l849, and that he wasn't
officially seated in the new
Senate until the following
Monday.
But is doesn't seem right to
let the l50th anniversary year
of the birth of the 18th Presi-
dent Of the United States pass
by without something being
done. Those Missouri Con-
gressmen ought to get busy.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-09-27
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