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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
Home Is Proposed
For Capitol Pages

Senator Johnston, Democrat
lof South Carolina, today intro
duced bill for the planning
and development of a home fol
the pages of the House and Sen.
ate, where they could live under
adult supervision.
1t is similar to a measure he
offered in the past Congress that
failed of action. The idea has
been discussed on and of for a
number of years.
The residences for the Capitol
pages would be planned by q
board that would include three
Senators and three House men,
berS.
Senator Johnston told the
Senate the United States was
giving foreign nations billions
Of dollars and that it ought to
spend a few thousand right here
in Washington for a proper resi-
dence for the pages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
Man Found Hanged
In D. c. Jail Cell

A 38-year-old man was found
hanged in his jail cell yesterday
after being arrested for intoxi-
cation and striking a woman
friend.
John Jerome Drew. of 1928
Massachusetts, avenue NV, was
pronounced dead at 6:24 pm,
less than an hour following his
arrest. His body was found
hanging from a moose he had
fashioned from his shirt and
tied to the cell bars at the 10th
Precinct station.
Police said Drew struck Mabel
Muddiman, 40. Of 1884 K street
NE, with a soda bottle during
an argument In an apartment
house in the 1400 block Of Cir
ard street NV.
Miss Muddiman was treated at
District General hospital for
decorations and charged with
drunkenness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22

was a straight stretch anc
President Eisenhower.
The big ship passed by the
President and Vice President ir
fine style. She was straight
and true. The President seemed
slightly unimpressed by the size
of her motors. but he was in the
Army once. He did wave to 9
group on one of the floats.
During the long tack to Wash
ington Circle the Liberty and
Strength Through Consent OF
the Governed remained or
course-dashing. ship shape and
beautiful in the setting sun
ahead. This was her finest hour
A man in the crowd turned to a
pretty girl and obviously said
though you could not hear him
holy smoke, look at that!"
Departs in Parts
In her last minutes. she man.
aged the turn from the Ave-
nue. into New Hampshire gra-
ciously and stood at rest at last
across from George Washington
Hospital.
Then she died. The once
handsome queen who had come
from pitiful beginnings was dis
mantled trailer by trailer and
hauled away.
She had borne her wound
the busted Uncle Sans Hat with
great dignity. and she had made
the turn at Fifteenth and Penn
Sylvania Avenue.
Move over. Old Ironsides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
SCREAMING SIREN
SHORT-CIRCUITS
SLEEP

BALTIMORE P).-Police
had a wall of a time yester-
day before a short circuited
air raid siren could be
located and shut off.
One woman screamed into
the phone:
when is the hydrogen
bomb going to drop?"
After a half-hour pre-
dawn search police finally
found it atop a cannery, cut
the wires and East Balti-
moreans Sagged. turned over
and went back to sleep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22

took the Federation of Musi-
clans, who had foundered on
some car tracks and were off by
themselves. looking rather sad
and UNDERSTANDABLE silly.
But as the giant of the Avenue
passed the Justice Department,
here came the musicians steam
ing by to port. looking happy
again and playing music, Now
there was a certain spirit be-
tween the musicians and the
crew Of the big ship. A few
blocks later, they broke down
again. AS we passed them by,
they were playing. 1t might have
been Nearer MY God To Thee. "
but the noise of our giant ship
drowned them out.
Nonstop Incident
Nearing the District Building.
there was the unfortunate Incl
dent OF the broken compressed
air hose on one of the floats.
Kissing and Tapping around like
a wounded snake. it seemed for
a moment that again the ship
would have her troubles, but all
was made we'll shortly.
Since the forward movement
OF the ship had not stopped, the
crew found themselves laughing
at the incident. 1t was as il a
fire had been quickly ended in a
forward bulkhead.
Suddenly, the turn doomed
ahead. With Sergt. Clarence Bell
driving the whole load, the ship
had turned nicely from the ave-
nue. into Fifteenth. But that
turn was not as tight as the one
which lay ahead.
AS the approach was being
made, an indignant band leader
in charge of the Stevens High
School band of Claremont, N. H.,
dropped back from his band
which was Immediately ahead
the group of Uncle Sans had
long since disappeared-to shout
that because of the great ships
engines he couldn't hear the
band nor could the band hear
itself = much less the band
judges.
Shrug Is Answer
An Army captain riding in the
front truck shrugged his should
ers, smiled and settled it in that
way.
This might have eased the
tension going into the turn. The
last float followed perfectly
around and all that Law ahead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
ID. c. Cleaners
Get 80 Tons
OF Rubbish

The last notes of the last band
were still in the air when the
white wings and water trucks
went into action along the
Inauguration Day parade route,
The water trucks. moving in
an echelon down Capitol Hill
almost, in fact. appeared to be
the last unit of march, so close
were they at that point to the
Ike balloon and motorcycle rear
guard.
In all, the full work force of
292 men of the Districts SANTA
ton division collected 300 cubic
yards. or 80 tons, of litter. For
whatever significance can be
drawn, the figure represents a
200 cubic yard increase over the
last Inauguration. -
All IL of the city's $500 gall
lon water trucks splashed 100000
gallons onto the parade route
and for a block on either side
to scrub the litter from the
streets.
And their job was done. in
Guiding picking up the fearsome
amount of trash on and under
the stands. less than three hours
after the parade was over.
Another detail. which may or
may not be significant. is that
this Inauguration had fewer
leftover whisky bottles in evil
dence than were around last time
There were enough fruit and
vegetable baskets and boxes,
however. to pack the years har-
vest of South California.
William A. Xanten, division
superintendent. still figures the
pre-parade cleanup was a far
worse test of nerves and work.
force capability.
Right up to the time Presi-
dent Eisenhower left the White
House for the Capitol, Mr..
Xanten's white wings were out
feverishly carrying of the last
of 1850 loads of ice. salt and
sand and hosing a luster onto
the parade route.
The President may never
know, but his Capitol hound
limousine was trailed all the way
by a water truck applying the
finishing touches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
BY JOHN McKELWAY

| 1t would be difficult to say just
who was in command of the 408-
foot float called Liberty and
Strength Through Consent OF
the Governed"
Perhaps it matters little. now
that she lies dismantled, tattered
and torn in some drafty spot in
a nameless building at the Naval
Gun Factory. But in her day,
which was yesterday. she was a
proud queen-the largest, the
longest, the loudest thing a-roll-
ing.
Even so. she lacked a Farragut.
a Jones. a Nimitz. AS a matter
of record, nobody around her
remotely reSembled a sailor.
You could say the commander
was Col. James r. Truden, who
was responsible for her two
Imotors-massive. growing trac-
tors. which pulled her IL sepa-
rate units on Army trailers. But
there was also Dallas Meade.
who had designed the floats and
had much more at stake than
the colonel, since he was to be
paid when the parade was over.
Tree Limb Saved
Still. so far as command goes,
there was Demetrios Sszani. an
assistant of the float builder who
made the decision not to cut a
limb off a tree on Constitution
avenue. which the Army thought
was too low for one of the floats.
(He later proved correct.)
So vagueness was at the helm,
and this was a ship that had a
Wretched. embarrassing begin
ming but finished with her head
up high and her floats in line.
The writer boarded the Liberty
and Strength Through Consent
OF the Governed on the south side
of Constitution avenue at First
street NV. She was docked there
and had been assembled there
by IL am.
Her orders were to fall in the
parade after the float of the
American Federation of Musi-
ians came by. There was also a
group of middle-aged men,
dressed up like Uncle Sam, stand
ing idly by the front tractor who,
the plans said, were to lead the
big ship out into the avenue after
the musicians came by.
Threat Ahead
There was a mist of anxiety
about the ship and her crew.
No one spoke Of the turn from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
Giant Theme Float Has HoIting Stort,
But Rallies to Finish Parade PROUDLY

Fifteenth into Pennsylvania ave-
nue., a complete left angle. But
this was clearly what was or
their minds. The turn lay ahead
up the avenue like an iceberg, 8
submarine, a mine.
/ For the ship was so long the
pilot, when turning, wouldn't bt
able to see the aft. Still. nobody
said anything about it. They just
looked ahead into the waves OF
marching men and the people
banked up against the buildings
! and waited deadly wait.
Then came the musicians, the
engines were opened up and the
worlds largest float" moved out
but only for a few feet.
Sickening Halt
There came a crushing. sick
ening sound. The people on the
floats far behind were jostlec
with the halt. In the confusion
damage reports came up front tt
the tractors:
Going down the slight hill. one
of the trailers had jack-knifed
! A tremendous Uncle Sans hal
Of bright colored paper had been
severely damaged. and the wheels
of the trailer were turned side
ways and got stuck.
Get a block" shouted the
colonel running back to look at
the damage.
who's got block?" asked q
private. jumping out of the trac-
tor and running back to look at
the damage.
Float builders Meade and Sa-
zani looked appalled,. The colonel
seemed to have known this sort
of thing would happen. He did
not choke.
1t was embarrassing. The big
ship was halfway out in the ave-
niue and halfway up against the
curb. The parade came by on one
side. People were laughing, and
the big ship was in the way. The
good ship had lost her place in
line-one which never would be
recovered.
Attention Diverted
Luckily. Gov. McKeldin came
down the street. and a great part
of the crowd watched him, in
stead of the frantic efforts to
right the good ship.
Finally things were fixed up,
and off she went-with a great
roar from the now sympathetic
crowd.
The stigma Of the float that
broke down" was quickly re-
moved when the good ship over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22

which was yipping at the Wiz.
lginia Polytechnic Band.
| The President, his mobile face
now registering everything that
went by, looked sympathetically
at the two children with braces
who rode on the New Jersey
float, which celebrated the dis
covery of Salk vaccine. lie gave
a big wave to Gov. Clement of
Tennessee. keynoter of the
Democratic convention, who was
dressed in swallow-tailed coat
with lavish cravat.
He seemed as delighted as
anyone when Gov. O'Neill of
Ohio almost rode by without
greeting him, being very busy
hailing the press. who were in
stalled on the other side of the
street. Vice President Nixon
caught the Governors eye, and
he hastily recouped.
He looked amused ana for-
bearing while Kentuckys Happy
Chandler. an unhappy contender
for the Democratic presidential
nomination, had his car slowed
down to just this side of the
Istalling point to prolong his
moment in the limelight. He
roared with the crowd when
South Dakota's Gov. Foss had
his car stopped so he could take
the Presidents picture.
Some of the Governors strug.
lgled UP to their feet as their
cars passed the President.
Others saluted. sitting. The
President gave them all the big
hello. BY the time Gov. Knight
of California rolled by in the
Seventh division, he and Vice
President Nixon had synchro-
nized their Homburg- doffing and
low-bowing like a couple of old
song-and- dance men.
The President was apprehen-
Sive with the crowd when the
two elephants went by, the little
one being led by the ears and the
big one, the jumbo, Miss Burma,
bowed down and then reared
back while its rider, a bespec-
tacled girl wearing a red kerr
chief, hung on for dear life.
: He blinked appreciatively at
the Purdue Glee Club, which
with breaths floating on the
frosty air. sang America" and
then got hauled away in the
middle Of a serenade to the First
Lady
He was all ajocularity when
: Kansas. proudly proclaiming it
, self ''Ike's Home State" went by.
! He laughed and shouted as a
band. made up mostly of stout
middle-aged men in chaps, went
by, waving their Western hats
. madly and dipped their trumpets
lin salute.
:. He watched little boys in kits
|, from Iowa and little girls with
rifles from North Carolina. He
even seemed anxious to see what
was coming next and leaned out
OF his box to peer down the
Avenue. He joshed with Vice
President Nixon over the brave
show put on by California, which
ran to ropers and riders of
spirited horses with beautiful
silver trappings. He apparently
felt for one little chap, whose
laSSo got tangled while he was
giving his all.
There were, towards the end.
calypso singers from the Virgin
Islands, girls from Guam in
sarongs, Boy Scouts. Indians rid
ling in station wagons and.
finally, the Eisenhower Band
wagon.
When it was over, the crowd
in the Court of Human Freedom
broke ranks and surged across
the street to his box. The Presi-
dent looked positively refreshed
by this long demonstration of
Americas strength and Americas
good nature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
The
Rambler
But the Parade
Was Worth Ii
BY JACK JONAS

Told you we should have
started earlier. Look at all
these people. Well neper get
across the street.
Well, it's not my fault the
street was icy and we had to
call a wrecker to push us.
You'd think the ice would be
gone by now. ! should have
brought some extra Sox. I
got my feet wet.
OF course I have the tickets!
If it weren't for your Aunt
Martha, I'd never have come
down here in the first place.
Oh, she won't hear me. Look
how far ahead she is.
Yes, Aunt Martha? No, those
aren't Marines. They're po-
licemen. The Marines come
later, in the parade.
Let's just cross the stree,
here now. and get into tn
seats. What do you mean
this isn't the right section?
says right here Section Is. o
this is nineteen?
I guess we're across t.
street, over there in Is.
No, George, you cannot hay
any popcorn. You had a GOO
breakfast, and we've got
good lunch right here in thi
sack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22

WELL, HERE WE ARE,
finally. You sit right here be-
side me, Aunt Martha, and I'll
explain things to you as the
parade goes along.
Yes, Aunt Martha, I realize
we're nowhere near the Capt.
toll. If you'd written us a little
earlier, I might have been able
to get better seats.
Pardon me, lady, would you
mind putting down your UNI
brella now? 1t hasn't rained
since 8 o'clock. Lady, can't
see. Lady. :. Thank you
kindly.
Well, you can't expect any
thing else, Aunt Martha. After
all, these bleachers have been
up for a long time, and with
all that snow, and then the
rain today, they're bound to
be wet.
/ know it's early If you
don't start for these things
early, you never get where
you're going. It'll be only "a
couple of hours now until the
parade starts.
Would you mind moving
your foot just a tiny bit, sir?
It's pressing right into my
back. Thank you.
Yes, Aunt Martha, those are
Boy Scouts, just like in Crooks
vile, Ohio. Why are they
cheering? 1t must be that
group of policemen marching
along over there. They do
look in need of a little cheer
ing. No, they're not part of
the parade.
My feet are wet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
Street Scenes 80.

A messenger walking down
Fifteenth street toward the
White House and gingerly bal
ancing a box labeled "Inau-
gural Mail Already Sorted" . f.
A group of youngsters,
brashly coatless, standing be-
side an elderly couple, muf-
fled, overcoated and carrying
blankets as they waited for
the parade. :.
A man noting set of nearly
empty stands for the Inaugu-
raj Parade remarking sourly
to a companion: Ticket hold
ers proba bly, couldn't get
clearance"
A policeman standing a lone
guard at 4 am. Sunday in the
inaugural stands across. from
the White House, flashing his
light on the crowd" below
a solitary passerby. -.
A stationery store on New
York avenue with this urgent
plea on a sign in its window:
please use the door," ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

In sessions in Hotel
Statler. the National Agri-
cultural Limestone Institute
continues its 18th annual
convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
OLD HOME WEEK
Parade Is FoIksy
But Formidable
BY MARY McGRoRY

An Inaugural Parade like President both formid
able and folksy
It is supposed to living, marching proof we
tough Nation bristlng with the latest weapons about
take from anybody
Then about midway it has to shift gears demonstrate that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-05
.Tobaccos Dip,
Rest Of LIST
||s|rregu|ar

NEW YORK. June 5 (R.-To.
baccos took losses while oils
gained in a mixed stock market
early this afternoon. Trading
was slow.
Gains and losses of fractions
to a point among pivotal stocks
were the general rule.
The tobacco shares underwent
some selling in a delayed reac-
ton to the new report by the
American Cancer Society linking
cigarette smoking with lung
cancer, heart disease and pre-
mature death from other causes.
Du Pont continued to retreat
as Wall Street pondered the
effects of the Supreme Court
decision on the firms holding of
General Motors stock.
The averages were depressed
by the drop in this stock as well
as neaVlly weighted American
Telephone which was selling ex-
dividend and off a fraction.
American Tobacco deepened
an early fractional loss in a later
trade. selling off Ia at II on
1000 shares. Ligget g. Myers was
OF close to a point but only
fractional losses hit Reynolds
Tobacco "B" and Philip Morris.
Getty Oil and Amerada were
each ahead a point or better
while Gulf Oil rose a major
fraction. Texas Co. rose around
a point and Sinclair was firm
while Royal Dutch dropped a
fraction.
Du Pont deepened an early
fractional loss to more than 2.
General Motors was of frac-
tionally in a generally easy
motor group.
Corporate bonds continued
lower. Government bonds de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-05
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Electric Power Production in
the week ended June totaled
1886, 100000 kilowatt hours.
compared with 11.574,000, 900 in
the previous week and was "a
per cent above the like week a
year ago.-Edison Electric Insti-
tute.
Wholesale Food Index, based
on the cost of a pound each
OF 81 foods in general use. this
week advanced to $500 a share
VS.. $6.l1 a week ago and $6.18
in the like week a year ago.
Dun & Bradstreet.
Superior Tool g. Die Corn. of
Detroit clinched its control of
Bethlehem Foundry & Machine
Co. with the election of six direc-
tors to the Bethlehem Foundry
board.
NJ. H. Fishman Co. May sales
totaled 81 800, 499. up 8.3 per cent
from 1856: for S months $4.95l,.
1876. up AZ per cent from 1856.
New York Telephone in 4
months ended April 80 earned
$2S,923.635 VS.. $25.896,O0O in 1856
period.
Init. Harvester Co. in the first
half Of its fiscal year earned
$l9.495.000 or sl.20 a share VS..
$24.459,000 or $1.56 in the 1856
period.
National Tank Co. in 6 months
ended April 80 earned Sl,954,073
or $l.29 a share VS.. $1,742,2l6 or
$l.l5 in 1856 period.
Clinton Machine in year ended
February % earned $l,l53,279 or
$l.68 a share VS.. $6ll.230 or 81 .04
in 1856.
Nationally. S. Radiator in year
ended March 81 earned $685.. 495
or IS cents a share VS.. $l,2l0,928
or $l.l9 in 1856.
Servel. Inc, in 6 months ended
April 80 had a loss Of S755 ,003 VS..
a loss of $l.l03,079 in 1856 pc
Rod.
Minneapolis Moline Co. in 6
months ended April 80 had a loss
or 1851 ,38l VS.. loss of $727,316
in 1856 period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-05
.ODD-LOT DEALINGS

NEW YORK, June 8 B-The New
York Stock Exchange reported today
these odd-lot transactions BY principal
dealers on the exchange for June 4
Purchases OF 2B2,1a3 shares. sales Of
nold abort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-05
Years Lowest
Steel Output
Seen in July

NEW YORK. June S R.-
Steel output in July may dip to
the lowest point in nearly three
years. except for strike periods
Iron Age said today.
The national Woodworking
weekly added August may not
be much better than July but
September is expected to reverse
the trend"
With many steel companies
shut down by vacations. il looks
as though July steel output will
drop below 80 per cent of ca
pacity. Iron Age said.
"The expected pick Up in Sep
TENDER. the magazine said, lis
based largely on the probable
comeback in automotive order
ing. BY that time mills figure
Detroit will start ordering fol-
new model production"
Mills also are expecting new
business from the home building
road construction. warehouses
farm machinery and appliances
Part Of this buying will be sea-
sonal.
Iron Age said. "for many mills
export business is becoming
more attractive. Automotive
plants in Europe are interested
in cold-rolled sheet and are
placing some orders with Mid
west mills. But the orders thus
far have been modest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-05
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. June s R-An early de.
cline in soybesn oil and soybean future,
the Board Of Trade today. VI
Selilng In beans caused some liouda.
tion In wheat Corn was weak seain
because OF general favorable weather IN
tne corn belt and indications OF more
good plantins weather for the next few
GAYS. Traders said It appeared the
crop would get into the ground this
Near the end OF the nrst hour old
- o21e. new style wheat was unchanged
10 70 lower. july So 03As. corn was \,
20 - lower. July 81 27ls. oats we're un.
ehanged 10 % lower. July 64N. rye was
{. lower 10 e higher, July 81 l3sn. SOW
beans we're y to IL lower July SO .33i,.
and lard was to \ cents q hundred
pounds lower. July SI2S2.
Inc weather is quite favorable for
completion OF field work and planting Of
corn. The weather was clear In the corn
oer overnight The fve-day forecasts
indicates a TO = inch of rain in the
and only 4 Inch n n mort Sections ss'
Another depressing influence In the
corn pit is extremely heavy Government
safes 10 exporters. Sales totaled 1.igO,-
300 bushels yesterday. on top OF / .Og7, :
600 bushels onday.
Good weather also Is forecast for
most Of the Southwestern winter wheat
belt II was generally fair in the area
overnight, and the hve-day forecasts
indicates V inch OF rain in Nebraska,
= 10 a inch In Kansas, and an inch or
more IN Oklahoma Heavy rains are
forecast again for Western Texas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-05
10 Glass Firms Sued
For $2,61O.0OO

CHICAGO. June 5 (R.-Ter
Chicago glass companies suec
two large glass manufacturer,
and others for $3.50. 900 in dam.
ages. contending they conspirec
to restrain trade and create mo-
lnopolies.
Defendants in the civil suit
brought in United States Dis
Itrict Court under the antitrust
laws are Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Co.. Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass
Co.. Cadillac Glass Co., Hamil-
ton Glass Co.. Hooker Glass and
Paint Manufacturing Co. and
Tyler 81 Hippach Glass Co.
The suit alleged:
About five years ago the de-
PENDANTS conspired to control the
glass business in Chicago
amounting to more than SIS mil
lion a year. OF this amount $40
million worth Of glass is shipped
into Chicago for the glazing
contracting business.