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Evening star., 1957-04-19

out the Washington area. Ira
ditional Easter parades will fol-
low in some sections.
Prizes For Best Dressed
Businessmen Of the Wheaton
area have donated $500 in
prizes to Easter paraders, includ-
ing awards to the best-dressed
family. the best-dressed persons
and "the best-dressed dog"
On Monday. the children take
over the holiday. as they stage
their annual egg-rolling parties
in area parks and Fairgrounds.
The biggest party will be on the
White House lawn. President
Eisenhower. taking a To-day va
cation at Augusta, Ga. will not
be on hand to greet the egg
rollers this year.
In the District. Recreation
Department Fairgrounds will be
open from 9 am. to 6 pm. dur
ing Easter Week. Some 1870 spe-
cial events. including supervised
egg hunts and other parties, are
scheduled.
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end. The Weather Bureau pre-
dicted temperatures in the 70s
and scattered showers today. to-
morrow and Sunday.
All area schools were closed
today. Schools in nearby vir-
ginia will reopen on Tuesday,
those in the District and Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
Counties win not open again un-
til Monday. April 90.
Most banks and municipal Of
fees remained open today. Courts
and county Offices in Prince
Georges and courts in Mont
gomery are closed. however.
On Sunday. dozens OF sun
rise services will be held through
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see%a h(~A 0ASAeAAS 0Ee eAAAA1t viz
companies or officials allegedly
making the payoffs.
The Justice Department has
obtained Federal indictments
charging extortion by three buSi-
ness agents of the Scranton
Teamsters Local 229 in connec-
ton with the $50 million Toby
hanna Signal Corps depot near
Scranton.
Prosecution at Issue
Senator Mcclellan said the
committee would find out why
some Of those allegedly making
the payoffs were not prosecuted
and added:
1T is something we ought to
ihf1i cut =
The Senator said the situation
might be the subject Of ar
investigation"
The main question appeared
to be whether the giver or taker
Of payof should be prosecuted.
At least part Of the answer
came from Oliver Dibble, the
special Federal prosecutor in
charge of the Scranton case.
IF we indicted both in such
cases." he said, I'VE wouldn't be
able to make one testify against
the other. The grand jury de-
.cides which one is, so to speak,
the more guilty and returns the
indictment against him. Then
the other serves as a witness. ="
Texan Defends Action
One of those named in COM
mittee testimony as making pay
offs to the Scranton Teamsters
officials was Earl P. Bettendorf
of Texarkana. Tex. who told
newsmen that "the only settle
ment we made with the union
was aboveboard." He added that
the FBI understands this case
100 per cent and has known
about this case for two years"
Mr.. Bettendorf, who had a
100000 subcontract to supply
warehouse equipment to the de-
pot from a Sandston CVaD plant
in 1858. said he had sent a tele-
gram to Senator Mcclellan ask
ing that he be allowed to appear
as a witness $50 that the COM
mittee can correct the injustice
done me" at yesterdays hearing.
He added that news reports
Clearly indicate your commit
tee is not in possession of the
true facts in the case"
I'VE were forced to pay" Mr..
Bettendorf said. adding that this
was the only Way a truck could
enter the depot.
Trio Under Indictment
The three Transfers business
agents under indictment in the
case are John E. Durkin, Joseph
McHugh and Robert Malloy.
They are charged with accepting
money from two contractors and
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Cutting Off
New 0utpatient
Aid 10 INDECENT
3 Privote HospitoIs
Told Lack Of Funds
CompeIs Cutbuck
BY CHARLES G. BROOKS

Three private hospitals have
been told to stop accepting new
INDECENT out-patientS unless they
wish to foot the bills themselves,
the Washington Hospital Coun-
Gil revealed today.
Health Director DR.. Daniel Leo
Finucane wrote Emergency.
Georgetown and Garfield Memo
rial Hospitals Of the cutback in
INDECENT care this week, blaming
in on lack Of funds.
William M. Bucher, executive
director Of the council, declared,
This is the first time in the his
tory Of the medical charities pro-
gram that patients in need must
now be turned away"
Last winter the private hospi-
tails were ordered to halt all
planned admissions, reserving
their available funds for emer-
gency and out-patient care.
Deficit Has Increased
DR.. Finucane pointed out that
as of last October 81 the total
over expenditure was $9,l81. The
planned admission program was
then dropped. Despite this, the
deficit increased to $l0.368 last
March /. the letter pointed out.
"As the elimination of planned
admissions was insufficient to
remove the over expenditure"
the health director wrote, 1T
is necessary to take further steps.
Until further notice no new
patients will be approved for
District payment for clinic visits
from May /. 1857. on"
1--WE very much regret having
to take this further step in limit
ing the patients for whom Dis
trict funds are available" DR..
Finucane added. THE above re-
striction is considered necessary
in order to stay within the
medical charities appropriation
for the fiscal year 1857"
Perhaps 1.OO0 Affected
Mr.. Bucher said that about
5000 clinic visits we're recorded
for the three hospitals affected
during the first quarter of the
current fiscal year. He said there
is no way of telling how many
new patients will be affected,
but that ttsloqld mean 4 thou
sand.
These patients will be forced |,
to go to the already seriously
overcrowded outpatient clinics
at the District General Hospital. 4
Mr.. Bncher pointed out that
many new clinic patients will be
forced to make exhaustive cross I
town trips rather than be cared
Tor at Institutions in their area.
The private hospitals, under
contract with the Health De-
partment to care for indigents.
have already complained to Con- I
gress that they are losing large
sums of money under the medi-
cal charities program.
The present INDECENT care
budget for private hospitals
totals $l,045, 900.
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Mcdonald Wins
SteeIworker Vote

PITTSBURGH. April 10 (R.
- David j. Mcdonald has
been reelected president of the
United Steelworkers. the union
announced today.
Tellers reporting on the off,
cial ballot count said it showed
the incumbent USW president
received 404,l72 votes TO 223.-
Sic for Donald c. Rarick. his
opponent who started his cam
paign on a protest against a
union dues increase.
Evening star., 1957-04-19
RIVER ARTICLES
PART OF SERIES

The Star articles, which
inspired the OAR resolution,
on pollution today we're
written by John w. Stepp
and have appeared at in
tervals since last January.
They explain some OF the
principal aspects OF the
many and complex problems
OF water supply In the Po-
tomac River Basin. and en-
phasize the need for study
and action by public officials
and ordinary citizens alike.
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.SHAD BEGIN
POTOMAC RUN

A FlsHERMAN's DELIGHT, the
onnuol shod run hos begun in the
Potomac River. For up.to. the minute
tips on shod fishing. turn to pose c.5.
SOLVING GARDEN problems is
much eosier with the odviee Of expert
W. \. Younsmon. Stor garden editor,
whose column oppeors on poee c.S.
WOOL SWEATERS ore q motter Of
diplomatic concern ond greet eco.
nomie importance TO leelond, Foshion
Editor Eleni reports on poee B.3.
Evening star., 1957-04-19
Eisenhower P| ans
Shift Of Envoys
Hill, White,
Cubot Get
New Posts
By GARNETT d. HORNER
Star stan Correspondent

AUGUSTA. Ca, April 49,
President Eisenhower announced
plans for a three-way shift In
the American diplomatic service
today as he settled down at the
Augusta National Golf Club for
10 days or so of golf mixed with
minimum amount of work.
When the Senate returns from
its Easter recess, the President
intends to nominate:
Robert C. Hill, now Assistant
Secretary of State for Congress
sional Relations. as Ambassador
to Mexico.
Francis White. now Ambas-
sador to Mexico. as Ambassador
to Sweden.
John M. Cabot. now Ambas-
sador to Sweden. as Ambassador
to Colombia to succeed Philip
w. BonSal who has been reas-
signed as Ambassador to Bolivia.
Plan for Adenauer Visit
Some details of plans for a
visit to Washington next month
by West German Chancellor
Adenauer also were announced
at the temporary White House.
Mr.. Adenauer is scheduled to
fly to New York May "A. After
spending the week end private
I ly in the New York area, he will
/ fly on to Washington May q
for a two-day stay.
/ West German Foreign Minis
ter Heinrich Won Bretano will
join the Chancellor in Wash
ington for a series of talks with
the President and Secretary of
State Dulles.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Haserty said Mr.. Eli
senhower will give a luncheon
at the White House for Mr..
Adenauer May 81. The Chan
cellor will be host at a dinner
for the President and Mr.. Dulles
at the German Embassy on
May :28s
Humphf6yst visit
Mr.. Hagerty also announced
that Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Humphrey would fly
here this afternoon to join the
President and Mrs. Eisenhower
in their cottage on the Augusta
National Club grounds for the
Easter week end.
The Treasury Secretary's visit
was described as Social re-
payment by the Eisenhowers Of
the hospitality that the Hum
phreys have extended them on
several visits to their Thomas
vile, Ga. plantation in the past.
Mr.. Eisenhower sent his per-
sonal plane. Columbine III. back
to Washington today to bring
Mr.. and Mrs. Humphrey to Au-
gusta. He also invited Senator
Strom Thurmond. Democrat of
South Carolina, who lives in
nearby Aiken. S. c., to fly down
on the Columbine for an Easter
visit home.
Mr.. Hill, slated for nomina-
tion as Ambassador to Mexico,
has been an Assistant Secretary
Of State for about a year. A 40
Continued on Page A-3, Col. 3
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OAR Calls for Compoion
For Water Conservation

nally by the Resolutions Com
mittee was not strong or vigor-
Gus enough" She added that
she felt water is the biggest
story In the United States to-
day."
The resolution presented by
Mrs. Du Bose reflected action
Evening star., 1957-04-19
Home Operator
Goes on Trial
License Investigator
Describes Visit
By MIRIAM OTTENBERG

Walter Ulrey. whose operations
have been the target OF both
city and Federal charity investi-
gators. went to trial in Munich
pal Court today on charges of
operating an unlicensed conva-
lescent home.
The 6l-year-old head Of the
National Welfare League and
Sunset Home Corp. was arrested
late yesterday and charged on
two counts Of operating the SUM-
set Home at 1851 Wyoming ave-
nue. NV without a license and
one count of failing to get an
occupancy permit for a conva-
lescent home.
The trial. with IA witnesses
lined up to testify. got under way
after q preliminary skirmish
over the records of the Sunset
Home. Assistant Corporation
Counsel Clark King said he
wanted TO subpoena them and
proposed continuance until the
records arrived. Defense Attor-
ney Harry Ahern told Judge
Austin Fickling that he would
object to furnishing any records
on grounds they might incrimi-
nate the defendant. Mr.. King
abruptly announced that he
would proceed without the rec
ords.
Visit Described
The first witness, John A.
Spiess, investigator in the en-
forcement section OF the Dis
trict's Department Of Licenses
and Inspections. testified that
when he visited the Sunset Home
in February he asked Mr.. Ulrey
what sort Of business he was op-
Grating" He quoted Mr.. Ulrey
as saying that he was president
OF the National Welfare League
which Mr.. Ulrey described as IAN
organization devoted to the bet
terment Of man"
He said Mr.. Ulrey told him he
was engaged in charitable work
and did not necessarily charge
the elderly residents OF the Sun
set Home. Under further ques-
tioning, Mr.. Spiess added, Mr..
Ulrey acknowledged that, at the
time of Mr.. Spiess' visit. all the
residents were paying.
Mr.. Spiess described seeing
See ULREY, Page Al
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Thousands in Area Pause
To Observe Good Fridoy
Churches Throneed at Solemn Services;
Worm and Cloudy Easter Week End Due

Thousands Of Washington residents paused today
for the solemn observance of Good Friday
The day marks the highest drama the Christian year.
Christs passion the Cross death and
burial The season eliminates Sunday the joyful celebration
of Easter.
Most church services scheduled the hours between
Evening star., 1957-04-19
Budget Cutting
Called Too Little
And Too Late
Common Cool to
Trims Suggested
By Eisenhower
BY ROBERT X. WALSH

Congress left a your-letter-
Ireceived-and-filed notation to-
day on President Eisenhower's
suggestions for lowering the
$7l.S billion budget total about
SIS billion mainly by deferring
new spending authorizations.
In the House. which chopped
l$l.l billion from eight 1858 fiscal
year appropriation bills in recent
weeks. the letter to Speaker Ray
burn had considerably less than
a quorum of especially quiet
listeners yesterday afternoon. It
provoked only one speech, that
Of Appropriations Committee
Chairman Cannon. He COM
planned that 1t came too late and
contained too little.
Mr.. Rayburn. recipient of the
2.500-word letter in reply to a
March IL House resolution re-
questing specific budget-cutting
proposals. made no comment.
He indicated. however. he agreed
with Mr.. Cannon that the mes
sage seemed unlikely to exert
great influence on the course
OF the committee and the House
The Speaker took occasion to
repeat. more emphatically than
before that If there is to be a
tax cut bill effective early next
year on the bass of adequate
budget decreases. the Democra-
tic-controlled Congress will do
the tax reducing.
In the Senate. the ranking Re-
publican on the Appropriations
Committee. Senator Bridges of
New Hampshire, regarded the
Presidents proposed reductions
as too modest" Senator Bridges.
who heads the Senate Republic
can Policy Committee, said he
still believes the S7l.8 billion
which the President proposed
for the fiscal year starting next
July ] can be trimmed $3.3 bill
lion.
Republican Senator Javits of
New York, was more enthusiastic
about what he described. as the
prudent. middle : OF : the road''
recommendations in the Pres
ident's letter.
Commends President
He commended Mr.. Easeiis
hover for taking the leadership
in suggesting how to reduce cur
rent Federal spending and future
commitments without meat-ax
cuts and without endangering
national security and essential
services"
The letter arrived at the
Capitol only three hours before
both branches started a To-day
Easter recess. The comparatively
few House and Senate members
who had an opportunity to hear
or read it apparently preferred to
defer comment or refer the
matter for study by the Appro-
priations committees.
Mr.. Cannon told the House
yesterday that hearings could
have been held on some OF the
Presidents proposals IL they had
come up sooner. AS it was. he
explained. several 1858 appro-
priation bills have been reported
out by the committee and passed
by the House since March IL.
Moreover. appropriations sub
committees currently are so well
into their work on the remaining
bills that much Of the action al
ready is 'crystalizing." he re-
ported.
The Eisenhower letter con-
tanned several sets OF suggestions
relating to possible immediate
cuts in actual appropriations. re-
ductions in authorizations for
new spending. and methods of
long-range improvement in the
Federal budgetary situation.
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Markets Closed

NEW YORK, April l9 (Pl.-
Financial and commodity mar
ketS throughout the United
States. Canada and Europe were
closed today. in observance of
Good Friday.
Evening star., 1957-04-19
Senate Probers Survey
Charges Of Bribe Giving
Coll on Justice Officials to Explain
Why No Contractors Were Prosecuted
BY CECIL HOLLAND

Senate investigators today turned critical eye the role
of contractors in alleged payos to officials of the
Union in Scranton, Pa
Chairman Mcclellan of the Select Senate Committee in
vesigating wrongdoing in labor and
Justice Department had explain no charges
Evening star., 1957-04-19

IIUUH dIlu 5 pm. OtTltr SERVICES
last night marked Maundy
Thursday. the eve Of the Cruel
f1xion and the day on which the
Lords Supper was instituted.
Warm. cloudy weather was In
for the holiday week
,-rs..-.- se------->--.
! e1tias1 ~ bsss Alb
Easter Sunrise Services Plenned for
Thousands. Pose A-s
Evening star., 1957-04-19

Possible showers this evening. lowest so.
Warm tomorrow. probable thundershowers
by afternoon (Full report on Page A-2)
Temperatures Today
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which handles the District
budget. He was a commanding
presence, with his bald broad
brow fringed with white hair,
dark eyebrows and wide-set
blue eyes and gavel in fist. He
was like a corporation chair
man at a stockholders meet
ing, ready to hear all and de-
termined not to let things get
out of hand. They didn't.
Due to the Districts peculiar
form of government, there is
sometimes doubt as to who is
It's most powerful figure. But
there is no doubt when the
District budget is before the
House. 1t is the chairman of
this committee.
He had courtesy for all and
insisted on brevity. Five min
utes was the rule and then the
gavel fell. But when a woman
asked for one more minute
he yielded. After all, this is
the Districts first 5000 million
budget.
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District Short Changed
( Commissioners Contend

The District Commissioners
offered solid Recommendation OF
the justice of a full Federal pay
ment of S23 million in their
presentation before the House
Appropriations Committee. cit
ing a long list of things different
here from those in other big
cities.
One was that here the Federal
ablishment was the biggest
local industry" They said re-
cent studies show that cross
section of the Nations largest
corporations pay about 81 in
State and local taxes for every
$40 spent for salaries.
If the same ratio were applied
to the Federal payroll here OF
$3.50 million and If the Federal
Government were to pay a sum
comparable to taxes private
corporation would owe. the
Federal payment to the District
would be S47.5 million.
The fact that the Federal Gov
eminent owns. tax free, 43 pei
cent of the total land area Of
the District, exclusive of streets
and alleys. was another point
These holdings and their I'M
lprovements, if taxable, the Com.
missioners said. would bring II
more than S2l million in realty
taxes alone.
And Washington attracts tx.
exempt activities such as foreign
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-28

agencies and patriotic organiza-
lions and others because it is the
Capital City. The Commission
ers said IN the past three years
property valued at more than S23
million had been taken of the
tax rolls for such purposes. rails
ing the total to more than $l94
million.
The city heads also told the
subcommittee that other losses
OF city revenues occur because
If building height limitations APP
piled here and because many To-
cal residents maintain their
legal domicile status elsewhere
and thereby avoid the District
income tax.
To this they added that while
many cities extend their boun-
diaries to include growing sub
urbs this obviously was not pos
sible here. But it is particular
~ pertinent to our problem in
view of the fact that, contrary
to popular opinion the income
of District residents Is materially
lower than in the surrounding
suburbs" they said.
They supported this by a study
showing that the median in
come per family in l947 was
1886 in the District and $4.63S
in the suburbs and in 1856 was
$4,000 here against S6.773 in
Suhurbia,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-28

ever. through long experience. !
have come TO the conclusion that
you cannot earmark a person for
ever according to any kind Of
school records. In other words.
you have to have the door open
so that people who originally did
not show quite as much capabil-
lily as you thought they should,
when this something clicks. they
should be able to move into a
more rigorous course.
II think that among the people
in this general course there are
a good many who eventually
may. with greater maturity per-
haps. show that they are per-
fectly capable of going on to a
more rigorous course
Commenting on another aspect
OF secondary education, Mr..
James said he was absolutely
astoundcd by the number of high
school graduates that will 90 into
an examination for the Naval or
Military Academy and come out
with 40s, 45s. nd sos. with a very
limited number that come out
above 60"
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the United States was S57 80: in
Virginia was S32 as and in Mary
land was 49.7l.
Mr.. Rabaut introduced an
other collection of figures show
ing the average payments for
old-age assistance in June. 1856
amounted to $685. in the Dis
trict: $50 in Baltimore; $50 in
Boston: $81.86 in Buffalo: S59.la
in Cleveland; $48.57 in Pitts
burg; $53.l7 in New Orleans;
S48.29 in St. Louis and S70.37 in
Sar Francisco.
II am not going to deny you
money for the poor" the chair
man told the Commissioners al
the closed appropriation session
Brig. Gen. Thomas Lane
Engineer Commissioner. tolc
the chairman the city has not
worked out a system to take
care OF the poor who need care
Il want the shortest delay
that can possibly be found il
this program. Mr.. Rabaut
responded. There are too many
people suffering. Some parent;
get drunk and take it out or
their children. II is not good.
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Court Finds Chain
Is Deadly Weapon
And JuiIs Youth

An l8-year-old youth with q
l-foot chain was found guilty Of
carrying a deadly weapon today
in Municipal Court,
That's worse than black
Jack. said Judge Almond w
Scott.
"They use these chains in gang
wars. Assistant United States
Attorney Dyer j. Taylor told the
judge.
That's something new to me
and I've been around this court
Ia long time said 82-year-old
Judge Scott. who has been on
the Municipal Court since 1888
The judge gave Marcus Nell
son, who was on probation from
the National Training School
60 days IN TAIL foi carrying the
chain. which had a leather loor
handle.
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Records Can't Label Pupil
Forever, Corning Holds

District School Supt. Hobart
NJ. Corning is OF the opinion
that you can't earmark a per-
son forever according TO any
kind OF school records"
This remark came during re-
cent hearings before a House
subcommittee on appropriations
DR.. Corning had been describ-
ing the systems four-track sys.
TEN in the secondary schools
Representative James, Republic
can Of Pennsylvania, remarked
that.
1T would seem to me that q
number OF youngsters who are
coming through our schools
might fall into the upper two
grades tof the four-track sys.
tenn and would be the most
likely to be the total volume Of
what We might expect in thi,
country. for the newer and pre-
sumably more difficult areas Of
learning IN education. "
DR. Corning answered.
II think that you would have
in those two upper groups TIN
greatest potential for that. How