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Inquest Holds z
In FutuI Hotel Fall

A coroner's jury yesterday
held two men for grand jury ac-
ton in connection with the
death Of James v. Beatty, 40.
who fell down six flights at a
stair well Saturday in the Dun
bar Hotel.
One Of the men found respon-
sible for his death, an Army
sergeant identified only as
James Hicks" Is still being
sought by police and military
authorities.
The other man held, James
Wilson, "a. of 1924 s street NV,
told police Beatty fell during a
fight following a party. Beatty
lived at the hotel.
Another resident Of the hotel
Melvin Logan. testified at yester-
days inquest he saw two men
beating Beatty on q landing Of
The stairway.
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He said. however, he felt esti-
mates Of the cost were broad
enough to provide for a more ac-
ceptable design for the Potomac
area.
The Potomac group gave top
priority to the Carderock loca-
ton but Mr.. Shaw expressed
concern over the need for nego-
tiations with District and Army
engineer officials. He also said
he would not like to have to
depend on the old Washington
conduits as a permanent feature
in the water supply system.
Both Mr.. Shaw and DR.. VOL
man said that on the basis of all
data they heard yesterday, in
GLIDING a special study made for
the Potomac group by a Harris
burg pa engineering firm,
they felt the Watts Branch site
was still the best for the water
treatment plant.
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Second Juvenile
Judge Endorsed

A Senate District subcommit-
tee has unanimously Endorsed
Legislation to give the Districts
Juvenile Court q second judge.
The House-passed measure was
reported favorably by the Senate
District Committees Judiciary
Subcommittee late yesterday only
a few hours after Is witnesses
strongly urged the measure at a
hearing.
Immediately after the hearing.
Senator Clark, Democrat Of Penn
sylvania, subcommittee chair
man, polled the rest of his
subcommittee - Senators Bible.
Democrat of Nevada, and Javits.
Republican of New York. Both
told him they favored the two
Judge court.
Meanwhile. across the Capt.
tol. the House was acting on the
bill. Both Representative Davis.
Democrat of Georgia. and Rep
resentative Miller, Republican Of
Nebraska. told their colleagues
the courts load Of cases had
increased to such an extent
that one Judge could not handle
the courts business properly.
A move was made by Repre-
sentative Multer. Democrat of
New York, to eliminate the re-
quirement that the candidate for
the second judgeship should be
a f1ve-year member of the Dis
trict bar and Metropolitan Area
resident Immediately before"
his appointment.
Mr.. Davis protested that the
appointee should have a famil-
liar acquaintance with conditions
here at the time he went on the
bench. Mr.. Miller said he did not
see that eliminating the words
immediately before" would i'm
prove the I'LL. Mr.. MMter with
drew his pt0poSed amendment.
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Water Merger
|baredinVirgi
BY MARY LOU WERNER

Merger Of the Virginia Water
Co. into the Alexandria Water
Co. was announced today by w
H. Putnam. president Of the lat
ter firm.
Alexandria serves an estimat-
ed $4,000 residents within the
city and several thousands in
adjacent areas Of Fairfax Coun-
Ity. Virginia serves approximately
20. 900 residents in Fairfax Coun-
ty south and west of Alexandria
and also supplies water to the
Annandale Water Co. and Fair
fax Hydraulics Co.
Mr.. Putnam said the merger
was approved yesterday by the
State Corporation Commission
Before merging the two firms
were independent subsidiaries OF
the American Waterworks Co. Of
Philadelphia.
For the time being. customers
will continue to pay rates charged
under the separate setup.
New Rates Hinted
Mr.. Putnam said, however. the
Alexandria Water Co. plans to
petition the FEC for a new rate
schedule, pointing to. if pos
sible. uniform charges for service
to all present and future Gus
toners"
If a uniform rate schedule is
adopted for the combined firm
it is likely to mean higher water
bills for residents Of the City OF
Alexandria. The present 10000
gallon minimum rate per quar-
ter for Alexandria customers is
$5.76. whereas Virginia's rate has
been $3.50.
Alexandria Mayor Leroy Bend
helm two months ago disclosed
that Alexandria and Virginia
were considering a merger. He
Viewed it as a move to prevent
acquisition Of either firm by the
City Of Alexandria or by Fairfax
County. Public ownership Of wa
ter companies in both jurisdic-
tons has been discussed for some
time.
Direct Service From Alexandria
The merger announcement
said that hereafter Alexandra
Water Co. will render service d.
rectly to customers formerly
served by Virginia Water Co.
When a new rate petition Is
filed, said Mr.. Putnam, the FEC
will order a public hearing. He
said the Alexandria Water Co
had not completed its studies in
connection with future rates
but promised that ample notice
would be given the general pub
lie in advance Of the FEC hear
ling.
Alexandria previously had filed
an application to raise its whole
sale rate to Virginia. but with
drew the application while the
merger was under consideration
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THE SUN BATHERs were

THE SUN BATHERS were
browning under ideal condi-
tions-hot sun and mitigat-
ing breeze. Beautiful as the
scene was, trees, grass, river
and the Washington skyline,
some of the sun pathers added
something to it-items that
Edouard Manet might have
painted had they been reclin-
ing along the Seine in the 80s.
The south wind and q high
tide had the water over the
Sidewalks Fort Lesley Nc
Nair, with green lawn and
splendid elms shielding red
brick houses, was a fine water
front sight across Washington
Channel.
On the Potomac side, planes
seemed about to dip their
wheels In the water as they
glided toward a National Air
port landing strip across the
river.
On the speedboat dock, a
woman with a fiat Midwestern
accent was talking to her Is
year-old son.
I'm afraid we can't wait
for the next trip" she said to
the boy. He settled that by
going on a sitdown strike. He
sat down on the floor of the
ticket Office, which was empty,
and waited until the boat ap-
preached the dock parting
plumes Of white water before
1t.
She turned to the Rambler.
We're from Dallas" she
said. "He loves the water;
goes swimming every day. We
have lakes there but nothing
like this"
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David B. Karrick today dis
cussed the Districts stand on
bills due for a congressional
hearing Friday to authorize bor-
rowing for school construction.
Gen. Lane did not say just what
position he is taking. but the
Commissioners up to now have
argued against borrowing for
any one category of construc-
ton. The Dunn committee rec
commended seeking authority
from Congress to borrow up to
81 million from the Treasury.
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=
mitted to the city heads last
week.
The Commissioner indicated
he may favor quicker action on
a few specific projects in the
program.
He mentioned, in this connec-
ton, schools. two new dormitor-
les for the Lorton reformatory,
a SITS million West Municipal
Center to house part of the city
government and some District
General Hospital reconstruction.
Avoids School Dispute
Gen. Lane declined to take a
specific stand on the controversy
between school leaders and
members of the Public Works
Review Committee over the
committees use Of q 32-to-1
ratio as the basis
for its elementary school con-
struction proposals. instead of
a 80 to-1 favored by school
officials.
However. he said he thought
the new plan gave "a tremen-
dous boost to school construc-
ton"
THE schools are getting the
lions share of any increased
expenditures" he declared. add
ing that he thought the works
group had been very consider
ate" Of the schools.
He said decisions on the exact
course the Commissioners would
follow with respect to the works
plan are waiting the return of
20 m missioner Robert E.
Mclaughlin from abroad to-
morrow.
Timetable Needed
One Of the first jobs facing
city officials Is setting up a time
table for the full works program.
The works committee. headed by
Richard P. Dunn. president of
Julius Garfinckel & Co., set pri-
critics only for some Of the con-
struction projects which were
proposed for the next six years.
Regarding the proposed public
hearing. Gen. Lane said it should
not be held until there has been
time for the public to digest the
massive works report.
Gen. Lane and Commissioner
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so THE RAMBLER went to
Hams Point Sunday, took a
wrong turn and found him
self in the trailer village.
There he came upon the big
gest house-on-wheels he had
ever seen-a two-story affair
with a simulated brick CHM
ney. 1t belonged to the man
ager Of the trailer court.
The Rambler parked his car
and took a walk around the
point.
The editor was right. 1t was
q wonderful summer resort.
The Rambler had expected to
report that these people we're
unhappy because they had too
much = especially too much
heat.
But while the official figure
was 90, there was a 15-mile-
an-hour breeze from the
south which made it quite
comfortable in the shade.
And there was plenty of
shade. 1t was true that people
had spread their lune h es
under the trees and seemed
to be happy eating.
And it was true that people
were fishing all along the
waterfront, both on the Po-
tomac and the Washington
Channel side. The Rambler,
who has all the time in the
world, waited and watched.
But he didn't see anyone
catch a fish.
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The
Rambler
Finds People
Enjoying the Park
By GEORGE KENNEDY

In the late 30s, one of the
big unions in the cut-and-
sew industry, the Interna-
tional Ladies Garment Work
ers Union, produced a musical
show.
1t was called "Pins and
Needles" and it had a hit
song that went:
Sunday in the park,
All week long iDe keep on
looking forwdrd to
The happy things toe do,
It's such a lark
On Sunday In the park,
The park, in the skit, was
one of those little one-block
breaks of grass and trees that
occur on the east side of New
York. "Pins and Needles" was
a musical of social signifi-
canoe. The workers were so
happy with so little that the
audience felt sorry for them.
Well. at Hams Point on q
Sunday the people are so
happy with so much that you
feel sorry for yourself for not
having joined them before.
go on down there on q
Sunday and give yourself q
good time" said an editor who
gives the Rambler helpful
guidance. People spread out
their lunches under the trees,
they fish, they bike, they golf
and 60 on speedboat rides.
It's a wonderful summer re-
sort. I was born here and
didn't know anything about
1t until a friend took me down
there to see the intercollegiate
rowing races"
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Taxi Group-Riding
May Be on WayOut
Full Discussion Slated
On Filtration Plant Sites

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission today
slated to give full discussion" proposed for filtration
plant to be built the Potomac River
The commission met for four hours yesterday promised
to consider the matter today Potomac residents
tested proposed location at Watts Branch River road
The Potomac group the plant industrial being
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Fall Hearing Date Hinted
By Lane on Works PIon
By JAMES g. DEANE

Brig Gen. Thomas A. Lane. Engineer Commissioner today
limited that the District take official action on the bulk
Of the public works plan before fall
Gen. Lane mentioned early fall the time for probable
public hearing the sl4l million plan which sub
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dropped in the center of one of
the Washington areas finest res
idential sections.
Alternate Sites Urged
Yesterday the residents urged
consideration of three alternate
sites:
/. Near the mouth of Seneca
Creek:
2. At Great Falls.
3. At Carderock.
Cost estimates on the three
were presented by Ralph w
Forth Of a Harrisburg (Pa.)
engineering firm.
Wilbur Garrett, jr., president
Of the West Montgomery County
Citizens Association again urged
the commission to delay its plan.
until comforting with the county
council and the Maryland Ma.
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Sanitary Commission Chic,
Engineer Harry B. Shaw con.
tended all three alternate site
would result in more costly con.
struction and higher water pro.
|duction costs.
Both Mr.. Shaw and the com.
missions special consultant, DR.
Abel Wolman. expressed willing.
ness to give further study to the
situation. although Mr.. Shaw
said he saw little to be gained.
Violation Claimed
Chief objection Of the Potomac
residents is that the water plan,
will be an industrial use violat-
ing the exclusive residential pro-
lection county coming laws pro-
vide for the area and will devalue
surrounding properties and
change the character of the
AACA8AAbOl AlOO0s
Arthur B. Hansen, who LED
yesterdays presentation for the
group. sent q group Of residents
and real estate men before the
commission.
r. Bates Warren. developer
of some 1000 acres in Mont.
gomery County. said he had fell
the impact on his own persona
business.
Waverly Taylor. real estate
man, said he feared the plant
would devalue his own land BY
80 per cent. He predicted the
project would lead to a small
lot development Of low-priceC
homes in what Is now one Of
the top-level residential areas.
Shaw Surprised
Vice Admiral Ralph S. Riggs
USN. retired. described the
announcement of the Watts
Branch site selection as the
biggest sneak attack since
Pearl Harbor." Thomas w
Jones. whose property is ad.
Joined to the Watts Branch site
said the commission has beer
mislead and that other sites
should be considered.
Mr.. Shaw. however, expressed
surprise that the residents pro-
tests had not come last winter
when the commission won State
approval of its plan to tap the
Potomac River as q water sup
ply source.
DR.. Wolman told the group he
would recommend strongly that
the commission design its facili-
ties with landscaping to fit in
with the character Of the neigh
borhood. Mr.. Shaw conceded the
$3.50 million cost Of the prof.
ect was based on an industrial
LOGGING plant design used by the
commission at its Patuxent site
near Laurel.
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AGAINST PLANT LOCATION-These are some OF the
Potomac residents who urged the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission yesterday to consider other
location for Potomac River filtration plant-Star staff
Photos
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Hall Seen as Candidate
In SO Governor Race

Motor Vehicles Commissioner
Frank Small. jr.
The Republican Governor
made it clear to reporters thai
he intends to support Senator j
Glenn Beall If the Western
Maryland Republican decides tc
seek reelection in 1858. Mr.
Beall has said he plans to seek
reelection.
McKeldin hackers who would
like TO see him replace Senator
IBeall have proposed that the
Senator run for Governor in 1858
so Mr.. McKeldin could try for
the Senate. Senator Beall, how
ever, has cold-shouldered this
proposal.
Gov. McKeldin's statement
that he would support Senator
IBealls reelection was taken as
an assurance there would be no
Beall-McKeldin primary in 1858.
Legal Hurdle
1t also would seem to leave
the Governor with no political
alternative except to return to
MS native Baltimore and run for
Mayor asain, He acknowledges,
however, that this move probably
would require q Court of APP
peals ruling on a Baltimore City
charter provision that the Mayor
must have resided in the city
10 years before his election.
Under the State constitution,
Gov. McKeldin has been re-
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BY a Star STAFF Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. 15.-Tht
name of Avery w. Hall. promi.
nent Eastern Shore man, ha:
been added to the list of Repub.
lican gubernatorial hopefuls fol
1883.
1t is indicated, furthermore
that his candidacy would be re-
garded favorably by Gov. Nickel
din, who is barred by the State
constitution from seeking a third
consecutive term.
High Republican sources
threw Mr.. Halls name into the
speculation ring here last night
as the Legislature returned for
the third week of its 90-day ses-
sion.
Mr.. Hall is a 57-year-cld Sails
bury insurance man. a former
member Of the Maryland Roads
Commission and a McKeldin ap-
Ipointee to the new Maryland
Port Authority, He is regarded
as a political confldant of the
Governor and a close personal
frie nd of the last 20 years.
McKeldin Silent
Gov. McKeldin, viewer.
would not comment plbiicly
about the injection of Mr.. Halls
name into tie G. o. P. guberna-
torial speculation, which until
now has been confined to Rep
resantative James P. S. Deve-
reux of the I'd district and
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ing decisions of the county
council. when the changes are
radical" and conflict with an
overall plan.
/ 2. Gradual elimination. based
on time limits related to the life
of the structures involved. of
conforming land uses
8. Enecting legislation to
determine which agency is
responsible for cost of relocs ting
sanitary facilities, when the re-
location is caused by road con-
istruction.
/ 4. Allowing the Park and
Planning Commission to disap-
prove a final subdivision plat.
even though it had approved a
preliminary plat.
s. Allowing the commission to
continue to assign house num-
bers.
6. Passing legislation to permit
use Of prison labor in road con-
struction.
I 7. Exempting ambulances and
rescue squad vehicles from IL
ting tax. and exempting car
1lvals and other entertainments
from admission taxes when
staged by rescue squads.
6. Studying the States pro-
cedures for commitment o. the
feeble minded.
Legislation Opposed
1t went on record against these
legislative proposals:
/. EXempting com munity
pools from State and county
property taxes.
2. Permitting counties and
municipalities to condemn sub
standard residential property
and sell o. lease it to private
developers for urban redevelop-
Irnent projects.
3. Authorizing the County
Council to set up ali authority
with power to ISSUE bonds and
construct public improvements.
4. wing the Park and
Planning Commission to compel
Isubdividers to set aside part Of
their land for public use.
S. Raising the salary Of the
county sheriff from $4,000 to
ISL 800 annually.
DR.. Robert S. Marvin. first vice
president of the federation, pre-
sided at the meeting, which was
held in the auditorium of Wood
ward and Lothrop's Bethesda
branch store.
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Station Attendant
Is Held in Lurceny

A West Hyattsville (Md.) serv-
ice station attendant was ordered
held for grand Jury action yes
terday after he pleaded guilty
in Hyattsville Police Court to
eight charges Of larceny after
trust amounting to $3,401.
William George Barrett, 81. of
the $500 block of Agar road, was
ordered released on $4,000 bond
set by Trial Magistrate Grover
l.. Small. Mt. Rainier Police Pvt.
Thomas Alsop said Barrett took
the money from deposits he was
supposed to have been making
since last October for his en-
ployer, David Wharton. owner
of the Haywood Servicenter, 450l
Eastern avenue.
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cent of met direct writer
premiums" from automobile in
Isurance companies. A car owner
eligible to collect from the
State-administered fund would
be paid all damages over 5000.
The unsatisf1ed judgment
fund has the backing of the
Baltimore City Bar Association
which recently concluded that
the compulsory insurance plan
would not protect motorists in
volved in accidents with hit
and-run drivers. with I'M
insured motorists from other
States, with drivers of stolen
vehicles and with drivers who
have failed to comply with terms
of their insurance policies.
Senator Thomas Dempsey
Democrat of Baltimore, chief
hacker of the compulsory inSur-
ance idea. conceded these loop
holes, but he said today his pro-
posal is still the most feasible.
Actually he said, I'VE need
both compulsory insurance and
an unsatished judgment fund to
take care of special cases, but
we have to take what we can
get"
Hearing Set
A hearing will be held on the
compulsory insurance bill at 3
pm. January % before the SEN
ate Judicial Proceedings Com
mittee.
The Senate last night passed
without dissent and sent to the
House the measure repeating in
creases in motor vehicle regis
tration fees scheduled to take
effect next year. The increase
would amount to from SIS to 81
on passenger cars and up to $500
on trucks.
The House sent a number of
auto bills across to the Senate.
including one to allow motor
to pass on the right on
one-way and dual highways.
Two Montgomery sponsored
got final House APP
proval. They would exempt
Maryland rescue squads from the
titling and admission taxes. as
fire departments are
now.
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quired to live and vote in An
napolis since his election in 1850
The Democrats, meanwhile
have more candidates for Gov
ernor than they know what to
do with. At last count, at least
seven prominent Democrats have
expressed interest in the race,
publicly or privately. They are
State Controller J. Miliard
Tawes, Attorney General C.
Ferdinand Sybert, Senate Major
ity Leader John G. Turnblll,
formel University of Maryland
President H. C. Byrd, Baltimore
Mayor D'Alesandro, Senate Presi-
dent Louis L. Goldstein and, last
but not least, George P. Ma
hone.
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r-Writing Drive
To Spur Good Will

RICHMOND. Jan. Is lR.-
The Virginia State Bar has writ
ten to about 215 legal firms in
so foreign countries asking if
they would like to correspond
with Old Dominion attorneys.
The plan is being promoted
by a Special Committee on Co.
operation with the Legal Pro-
fession Of Free Friendly Ma
tons" and is hea ded by Walter
w Regirer, of Richmond. It's
designed to promote good will.
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right to vote. It was ratified
by the required SO States and
became the law of the land in
1921.
Mr.. Culotta said the Legisla-
lures failure to ratify this
amendment is a blot on the fan
name Of Maryland"
The Maryland lawmakers also
are being asked again this ses-
sion TO ratify the 14th Amend
ment, which was adopted after
TIE Civil War to establish the
citizenship of Negroes, denied a
few years before in the Supreme
Courts famous bred Scott deci-
sion.
Negro Pushes Move
The 14th Amendment ratifica-
ton is being sought by Senator
Harry A Cole. Republican of
Baltimore City. the first Negro
ever to be elected to the Mary
land Senate. He put in the same
resolution in 1866 and 1856. The
flrSt time it fell short by two
votes n the Senate of the ma
jority of Is needed for passage.
Last year, 1t died in committee.
Another bill introduced last
night that aroused considerable
discussion was one proposing an
"uIsatisfied Judgment fund" for
blameless motorists whose motor
vehicles are damaged in an &C
cident involving an uninsured
vehicle
This is regarded as an alterna-
tive to bill introduced earlier
by the Legislative Council to re-
uuire all Maryland motorists to
carry Insurance against damages
their vehicles might cause.
The new proposal was put
forth By Senate Majority Leader
John G. Turnbull along with
Senators Philip Goodman of
Baltimore. William James of
Hartford, Anthony Di Dominica
of Baltimore and Louis N.
Phipps OF Anne Arundel, all
Democrats.
New Jersey System
Their hill. patterned after the
New jersey system, would set up
a fund built up by a ST. annual
fee from motorists carrying liza
bility insurance. So from those
who do not. and half of / per