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house wall and the bolts picked
up at the scene:
The inspection disclosed II
was evident the bolts were put
Through a hole m the apartment
house wall approximately foul
inches with no plate at the end
This was a very poor tie and Of
no use, since without the plates
there was nothing to prevent
the party wall from pulling away
from the apartment house wall. y
Mr.. Higgins. in a statement
after the wall fell, said: 81
couldn't tie the bolts on the OPP
Iposite side because it would re-
quire going through the plaster
of the rooms in the opposite
building"
Z! Asked specifically what he had
done. he said his men had ce-
mented the bolts into the wall
He said he later tested them per-
Isonally and they were so tight
he couldn't turn them with a
wrench.
/ Investigators who recovered
the bolts said they appeared
clean OF cement. Mr.. Higgins
said the cement probably stuck
TO the bricks.
The contractor also said his
men told him the inspector was
there when the anchors were
going in and showed the men
where to put them
I On that point, Mr.. 6isk had
this to say:
Il did not see the walls actually
being anchored. When went
back to check up. everybody had
gone but as far as / could see,
they had the wall in perfect con-
dition. The plates ON the wall
were properly spaced. On the
Surface. it was done according to
the building code. These people
know their business. so when q
JOB is apparently done right, we
take their word for it,"
Mr.. Higgins said when he put
the bolts in. he assumed the two
walls we're already tied by bond
ing. Since they we're not bonded,
Mr.. Higgins commended, the wall
would have come down regard
less OF what type OF anchorage
was used.
Mr.. Gwathmey's report to Gen.
Lane on the anchoring.
THE inspectors warning to
the demolition contractor that
the old wall was unsafe and re-
CURED action to anchor II to the
1922 wall was quite in order.
THE number and distribution
of the anchor bolts and eight
inch-square plate washers sub
sequently placed by the contrac-
tor was satisfactory and APP
proved by the inspector.
Since he did not see them
placed. he probably was justified
In assuming that grouting, ex-
pansion boiling In the wall or
plate anchors inside the remain
ing building had been used as
normal construction procedure
He did not look inside the
remaining building for plate an
ehors and could not gain access
TO the bolts from the outside
when he returned TO give final
clearance TO the job"
Freezing Theory Advanced
One frequently expressed the
oiy on why the wall toppled is
That moisture gathered behind |
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happened had to be sought
In 1929.
Bernard F. Locraft, the civil
engineer now preparing a report
for the present owners of the
apartment house. said the 1922
building plans had not been fol-
lowed and could not have been
followed.
Party Wall Question
Plans on file at the District
Building show the apartment
house builders intended to use
what they pictured as a l3-inch
wall Of the old house next door
1t was actually eight inches
thick. The apartment house
would have been permitted to
use this wall as the west wall OF
the new building under law dat
Ing back to George Washington
When a wall goes over a prop
erty line. it can be considered
a party wall or a wall that can
be shared.
Since the regulations in 1922
as today. called for an apartment
house wall at least u inches
thick, the 8-inch wall of the
old house was not thick enough
to be used alone.
The apartment house proceeded
to built its own west wall. This
has now been measured by Mr.
Loeraft and District construction
officials. 1t also was eight inches
thick.
Bonding as a Factor
Now the two walls together
made l6 inches-more than
enough TO meet the require
ments, If they had been one unit
They would have been q single
unit II they had been bonded
tied together by cross bricks at
regular intervals
In a report on the fallen wall
TO Gen. Lane, Cabell Gwathmcy
director of the District Depart-
ment of Licenses and Inscec,
tions. noted "the presence Of old
vines and a complete absence of
any effort to bond the 1922 wall
with the 1893 wall"
MY conclusion, reported MIR.
Gwathmey. lis that the absence
of bonding between the Older and
new walls was an error in apply
ing the code provisions in 1922 :
District officials say it would
have been easy enough for a
District inspector to spot this as
the building was going UP But
he apparently didn't.
Mr.. Locraft and District off,
Gals recalled that in 1922 there
was a sudden surge of post-de-
preston construction and the
District inspectors simply could
not cope with 1t all.
The lack of bonding OF the
two walls wasn't too vital as long
as both structures we're In posi-
ton to support each other.
In 1855. that mutual support
came to an end.
Houses Raced In 1855
On May u. 1855. permits were
issued TO Leo NJ. Bernstein, 1000
z street NV, and the General
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ment devices. they provide law
full entertainment for the public. "
Prince Georges law permits
pinball and claw machines for
amusement, but prohibits gam
bling devices. including the slot
machines.
Refers to Stamps
Senator Wheatley said that In
addition to setting up the Fed
eral gambling stamp as prima
facie evidence of gambling, ne
proposes to provide that pinball
machines and the money they
contain can be conf1scated upon
court conviction of their use as
gambling devices.
In addition, ne said he will
provide that law enforcement Of
ficerS. upon application to the
Circuit Court. can paddock estab-
lishments containing proven
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gambling devices for periods to
be specified by the court.
Senator wheatley's statement
deplored the harmful effect of
recent publicity about "open
conditions" in his county. He
said the majority Of Prince
Georges residents and establish
ments are law abiding.
Yesterday county polio
charged George Perry, 81, owner
of the Village Barn on Suitland
road, Morningside. with setting
up and maintaining q gambling
operation after he allegedly paid
of an undercover policeman who
had run up free games" on a
pinball machine at the tavern.
Perry. a former gambling fig
ure in the county. faces hear
ing on the charge on February
10 in Upper Marlboro Police
Court.
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8 Foce Charges
OF Gambling in
Bethesda Tavern

Sig men have been arrested on
gamN ling charges after a police
raid at a Bethesda Tavern.
Montgomery County Police 1t
John. P. Leahy said eight officers
and detectives arrested six pa
irons; of the Red Fox Inn who
were betting on a Switchboard
game. Friday night.
1t. Leahy said police had been
watching the games for about
three, months after they had re.
IceiveAl information that players
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were gambling on the outcome
of the games. The tavern Is in
the 1900 block of Wisconsin
avenue.
The officer said none Of the
employees of the establishment
were involved.
The six were released on $500
bond pending an appearance in
Peoples Court, Bethesda, on
March 5.
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the older wall. froze and ex-
banded, forcing the bricks out
ward. Mr.. Higgins commended
this moisture had seeped through
1.-THE old bricks.
Mr.. Locraft, in making the
survey for the apartment house
pointed out that without metal
flashing or strips Of metal at the
junction OF the old and new
walls. rain could easily pour
down behind the old wall.
Mr.. Higgins contract referred
to metal flashing roof cap Mr.,
Higgins said the agent for Eighth
Realty showed him what was to
be done. He said 1t consisted sim
iply of mailing down a strip Of
metal about four feet long on
the apartment building roof that
had been torn from its moorings
by the wrecking crew. He said he
had nothing to do with flashing
at the junction of the new and
old walls and did not see any
flashing there.
Mr.. Gwathmey said the metal
flashing should have been in
stalled at the junction Of the
walls in 1922, but wasn't.
This is the record but how
did it happen?
The Insurance Question
That's what the affected in
surance companies still want to
know. They hope to recoup the
damages that the fallen wall has
cost them.
OF the eleven car owners, all
but one carried comprehensive
insurance. The 18th. not covered,
suffered a total loss.
Most of the insurance compa-
mics have already paid of or are
in the process Of settlement.
On the cars. the book value
estimate of the loss is expected
to run close TO $4,000. Othel
expenses involved in the falling
wall are the cost Of repairing the
apartment house wall and the
loss of income suffered by the
parking lot operator while bricks
have been Uttered across the
lot.
On the cars. the insurance
companies have followed a policy
of paying now and then looking
around to determine II they have
q case. The owner OF the car that
wasn't insured has already hire d
legal counsel to help him COL
leet.
What they all want to know
is who is responsible. Involved In
that question are such items as
the way the contracts read, Che
law on party walls. and numer-
GUS court rulings.
For instance. one recent court
ruling set a precedent by finding
that the passage of long period
of time does not necessarily pro-
tect the original contractor from
liability. Another court ruling on
a different point found that
failure of a District inspector to
discover a defect does not relieve
a contractor OF his obligation 10
carry out what he is supposed to
do.
How did 1t happen? Who is
responsible? 1t is expected that
those questions won't be finally
decided until a court passes on
them.
Meanwhile, another question
remains. Is this situation unique
or could it happen elsewhere in
the District?
Mr.. Gwathmey save this an
sWer TO Gen. Lane:
THE need for more stringent
code requirements for demolition
work is very apparent. This is
emphasized by the increasing
amount Of such work in the Dis
trict.
THE party wall is a common
situation met with every day and
each one is potentially haz-
afdous."
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Dwight Crumer to TuIk

Dwight Cramer, an employee of
the State Department, will ad-
dress the Hyattsville Lions Club
at 7 pm. Tuesday at the Prince
Georges Country Club. Land
over, Md.
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WALL
snd newer t fell over parking lot at 2s street NV
Ea maked previously rested on the wall that fell Vines
walls were not ue together when the the house built
for the bolts which supposed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-25

been regarding the Taiwan
Formosa) people as slaves.
That was why they dared plead
a United States killer Of a
Chinese not guilty and thereby
release him.
But the people in Taiwan who
have a sense of national respect
could not tolerate a life Of slav-
cry. Their destroying the United
States Embassy was a proof Of
this.
THE only alternative is to re-
turn to the embrace Of their
motherland. They should in
tensify their efforts to work for
the liberation Of Taiwan along
side the people on the main
land"
The Peoples Daily said the
rioting demonstrated that native
Formosans ARE in a tormented
position because Of the pressure
Of the United States and Chang
Kai-shek."
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Syrian Troop Removal
Seen Hussein Victory

BEIRUT. Lebanon, May Is
R.-Jordan's King Hussein has
scored another victory in his
fight to rid his kingdom of
leftist elements.
Syria now is pulling her troops
out Of Northern Jordan at the
request Of King Hussein's gov
eminent.
Ever since the young King
busted the prot Communist, pro-
Egyptian, pro-Syrian ruling
clique last month. those Syrian
troops have been a threat.
The Kings request to Syria to
withdraw her troops forcibly
pointed up his distrust .of his
Arab neighbor.
The fact that he took that
step so soon after the Jordan
crisis brought home the serious
split among the quarreling Arab
countries.
Some 5000 Syrian troops. in
GLIDING an armored regiment,
have completely controlled al
most all Northern Jordan since
last November. They were head
quartered at strategic Mafrak.
% one-tilne British base
Syria and President Nasser Of
Egypt supported Premier Sulei-
man Nabulsi whom King Hus-
sein deposed last month. Until
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only a few days ago both Syria
and Egypt had been flashing out
against the King and his new
government with bitter attacks.
Syria's announcement of the
withdrawal of troops from Jor-
dan came yesterday and coin.
cided with a fresh Egyptian edi-
torial attack on Jordan's gov
eminent. Khaled Nohiedin,
leftist editor OF the newspaper
AL Mesa, wrote that Syria was
asked to take its troops out be-
cause Jordan sis under United
States influence" ~
King Hussein obviously had
the full backing of both Iraq
and King Saud of Saudi Arabia
when he asked Syria TO with.
draw.
Saudi troops have been occu-
plying parts Of Jordan as long as
the Syrians and were reported
ready to move into the spot left
vacant by the withdrawing
Syrians There are some $500
Saudis in Jordan, all equipped
with American weapons.
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P|even Accepts
Coalition Task

PARIS. May rs (P).-Former
Premier Rene Pleven. leader Of
q middle-road splinter group.
has agreed to try to bring French
political parties together on a
basic program to end the cab
met crisis.
Mr.. Pleven will act as advance
agent for President Rene Coty
in sounding out parliamentary
leaders over the week end to
determine his chances Of build
ing a stable coalition to succeed
Premier Guy Mollet's govern
ment. Mr.. Mollet resigned Tues
day night after a setback IN Par
lament on a bill to pay for
Frances campaign against Arab
Nationalist rebels In Algeria.
Mr.. Coty began digging in for
a long crisis. Following an hour
long conference with Mr.. Pleven
yesterday. Mr.. Coty called of
his visit to the United States
and asked for a raincheck. He
had been due to arrive in WASH
ington June 3. and planned visits
also in Williamsburg, James,
town and Yorktown. Va. Easton.
Pa. and New York City.
Mr.. Pleven was not nomi-
mated as Premier. That may
come later. For the moment ne
has what the French, call Q mis-
sion of infofmati6n1 to see who
might be the best nominee to
replace Mr.. Mollet. ! There ap-
Ipeared little doubt that If Mr..
Pleven can get the parties to-
lgether on program he win be
requested to form q cabinet.
Mr.. Pleven issued an appeal
for a show Of patriotism from all
groups. he asked politicians to
put national interest ahead Of
party in a minimum program
to bolster the sagging franc. re-
tain control of Algeria and ratify
pending treaties for European
indignation.
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Company Held Responsible
For Attacks on Union Aides

Senator Mcclellan told a re-
porter the unions request for
an investigation Of complaints
against textile employers, es-
pecially In the South. has been
received but that he has not
had time to read IL.
The NLRB also ordered the
Limestone Manufacturing Co. to
abolish q company rule forbid
ding employees from soliciting
union membership on company
premises during non-working
time. The NLRB ruled this and
the assaults constituted company
violations Of the Taft Hartley
Law provisions protecting en-
ploye rights TO organize into
unions.
The board directed the firm to
instruct all employees that
assaults or attempted assaults on
union organizers will not be
permitted on or within company
property at any time, and take
effective action, when required,
to enorce these instructions"
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Reds Use Riots
For Propaganda

HONG KONG. May IS R.-
Red China urged the Chinese on
Fornosa today to return to the
embrace Of their netherlands"
Peiping's propaganda organs
seized quickly on the anti-Ameri-
can rioting in Taipei as evidence
that native Formosans and the
Chinese now on the island oppose
Nationalist President Chang
Kai-shek's alliance with the
United States.
The reaction began only eight
hours after yesterdays riots
practically a record for the Com
munists. It usually takes Pei
ping several days to respond to
events outside its borders.
The Red radio broadcast this
editorial from the Peiping
Peoples Daily. official voice of
the Chinese Communist Party
Central Committee:
THE American aggressors have
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public works projects not ap-
proved by the Army engineers
AS matters stand. a President
cannot pick items out Of a money
bill and reject them individually
To reject any. he must veto the
entire bill, a course seldom
resorted to by Presidents.
Governors Have Power
Mr.. Eisenhower argued that
since many governors have the
item veto power. the President
also should have it. But Sen
Knowiand said he thinks the
State situation is entirely diff
ferent" from that which prevails
in the Federal Government
where he contended the separa-
ton of powers between the legis-
lative. executive and judicial
branches is greater.
Sen. Byrd. Democratic of Vir-
ginia, has sponsored an item veto
bill in each Congress. but never
has been able to make any prog
ress with it.
However. Sen. Byrd was re-
ported TO- have told some high
officials of the Eisenhower adj
miniStration recently that nd
was about to- change his mind
on this score because he felt
the President already has toe
much power over spending. Sen
Byrd has called for deep cuts In
the Eisenhower budget.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-25
BY the Associated Press

The National Labor Relations
Board has ruled that the Lime
stone Manufacturing Co., Gaff-
Iney, s. c., was responsible for
assaults and water hosing Of
union leafiet distributors outside
the company plant on March
20, 1856.
The board yesterday unani-
Imously ordered the company, q
branch Of the Lowenstein chain
Iof textile mills. to cease and
desist from ratifying and con-
doning employe assaults and
attempted assaults upon organi-
zers engaged in a lawful and
peaceful distribution Of leaflets
on behalf Of Textile Workers
Union Of America"
The Gaffney situation is one
of q number which the TWU has
asked Chairman Mcclellan
Democrat Of Arkansas. to make
the subject of a Senate Rackets
Committee investigation. The
TWU office here said today II
has not received a reply from
the Senator.
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|Compto nSoysSchweitzer
|Overrotes FoIIout Peril

Norwegian branch of the World
Association of World Federalists
at the Oslo Nobel Institute. He
is on a world tour for the world
brotherhood together with DR..
Everett r. Clinchy. who is ad-
ministrative president Of that
Organization.
DR.. Compton stressed that at
present preparation for defense
is necessary to keep world peace.
without it I see the likeli-
hood of war being forced upon
US. but defense preparations are
of value only as a temporary
measure" he said.
THE next step will have to
be the development of interna-
ltional economic ties. These ties
should not be limited to the free
world, but should include the
Communist world as well.
One Reason for Hope
Cultural understanding comes
next. This is developing, but
am afraid 1t will take decades
One factor which gives me hope,
is the growth in the Communist
world Of society organized To
use modern chronological and
economic methods of commerce.
DR.. Compton received the No.
bel physics prize in 1927. In
l942-45 he directed the early
nuclear research project in Chi
cago. In 1858. he retired al
chancellor of Washington Uni.
versity, St Louis. Mo-. to de-
vote his time to the betterment
lof international relations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-25
Anderson Sees
A-bonlb Barred
By World Law

World law and order. based on
the conscience Of mankind, may
yet save man from the destruc-
tive force of the atomic and n.y.
drogen bombs. Dillon Anderson.
former special assistant to the
President, declared last night.
Addressing a session of the
American Law Institute at the
Mayfiower Hotel, he said there
are signs that world public opin-
ion is becoming a more impor-
tant force in international af-
fairs than previously.
The moral force Of world opin-
ion as expressed in the General
Assembly Of the United Nations.
he said, may overcome veto
limits Of the Security Council.
But the Houston lawyer warned
that skepticism attacks the
theory that the conscience Of
mankind may be sufficiently
strong to support world law and
order and thus avoid war.
In the audience were two vet
eran legal luminaries-retired
Federal Judge Learned Hand, "a,
and former United States Sen.
ator George Wharton Pepper, 80
of Pennsylvania, who has long
taken a keen interest in the
institutes affairs.
President Harrison Tweed pre-.
sided. Judge Herbert F. Good.
rich Of the Sd Circuit Court Of
Appeals. director of the insti-
tute. recalled its early days fol
the audience.
The institute elected Dear
Eugene v. Rostow Of the Yal'
Law School, who served IL
Washington In the State Depart,
ment and other capacities, as /;
new member of its council.
Today's discussions centeret
on proposed Testament Of TIN
foreign relations law Of tn
United States. The discussion
was led by Adrian s. Fisher
former State Department ON
cial. now counsel Of the Wash
ington Post. The institute pro
poses to publish a restatemen
Of the foreign relations law ant
is now engaged in discussing /
section by section.
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Remnants of Rebel Force
In Cubo Lending Hunted

Batista. About 40 men were
killed in Havana during the
violence.
Yesterdays landing was at
Cabonico Bay near Mayari on
the north coast of Oriente prov
ince. Castro's guerrillas have
been operating in that province
for several months.
Military authorities said the
first two men captured wore
orange arm bands bearing the
letters o. A.. initials ofA,tife
organization Autentico (authen-
tic organization). Mr.. PROS
party. 1900 -
The captives we're. quoted as
saying that, if captured. =. they
were to say they we're. from
Mexico, but that this was untrue.
Named in Traitor" List--~s
Informants said the landing
party was headed by CaliKto
Sanchez. an airline pilot, who
had been accused Of participant
ing in the attack on the, pFesi-
DENTAL palace March 13.-~s-He
was allowed to leave Cuba .atsthe
request of the secretary of the
General Labor Confederation.
Sanchez name later appeared
on a traitor" list circulated by
members of the revolutionary
movement. Those on the list
were accused of not carrying out
their role in the palace assault.
The Navy confiscated the yacht
which was discovered aground.
Col. Fermin Cowley, commander
Of the government pursuit force,
said arms and ammunition were
found aboard the vessel.
A source close to the govern
ment said President BatiSta had
no intention of protesting to the
United States Government, q
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amendment could clothe the
President with such authority
and I am against any such
amendment" Senator Knowland
said in an interview.
Bridges View Unchanged
sAny such authority would
give the executive too much
power. 1t would tend to sub
ordinate the Congress in a way
that was never intended by the
Constitution"
Chairman Bridges of the
Senate Republican Policy Com
mittee said in a separate inter-
view he has not altered his OPP
position to Item veto" proposal
which he has fought in the past.
Senators Bridges and Know
land both have called for cuts
in Mr.. Eisenhower's $71.8 billion
spending budget for the fiscal
year starting July !. They also
have criticized Mr.. Eisenhower's
decision to resume the shipment
of military equipment TO Com
munist Yugoslavia.
Mr.. Eisenhower. in a telephone
talk to a Republican rally at
Trenton. N. J.. said yesterday
that "if the veto existed right
nov; I could easily do some
serious expense cutting" The
President said such power would
let him cut out of appropriations
bills. some expensive-and un-
necessary = projects" such as