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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06

Of curious civilians watched from
behind fire-line ropes while uni
formed workmen confined the
flames.
Water from dozens Of hoses
poured out Of the burning build
ings and into the streets. Great
ing minor lakes in front of the
nearby seafood restaurants and
marine supply houses.
Despite the clouds Of smoke
a restaurant across the street
from the fire opened for business
as usual at / pm. Diners entered
the building. however, on the
side away from the blaze.
Called into action along with
the score Of engine companies
was the crew of the District
lone fire boat. the William T
Belt.
The boat was due yesterday
at the Corinthian Yacht Club for
"a display Of its capabilities
Chief Sutton said a more prac-
tical demonstration was put or
at the fire.
Ten lines were run from
the vessel to the fire scene.
Vehicles Demolished
Aside from the damaged OF
ruined buildings. a variety Of
pieces Of equipment belonging
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06

Mr.. Hart opposed an election
board proposal to change the
counting procedure so that votes
for national committeeman and
committeewomen and for dele
gates to the convention be
counted and announced first. He
held that all votes should be
counted and announced at the
same time.
Mr.. Hart said also 1t was i'm
portant that registration be
closed 30 days instead Of Is days
before the election in order to
permit adequate time for pro.
cessing. This was a recommen-
dalton Of the board.
Mr.. Van Arkel said he thought
the chief problem lay in obtain
ing a more effective Job in get
ting people 70 register.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Skip Car Driver Sought
In Crash FotoI to Girl, Is

Police today are looking for
the driver Of q 1857 Golden
Hawk Studebaker which they
believe forced another automo-
bile of Macarthur boulevard
Saturday night. killing a young
girl and injuring three other
youngsters.
The high-powered car was re-
ported to have engaged in a
passing duel with the death car
at Glen Echo, police said. pass
ing and repassing it until the
second auto was forced into a
spill at Cathedral avenue NV.
Judy Leach. Is. Of 4729 First
street S.W.. was killed.
Injured we're: Airman Thomas
E. Myers. 81. Of Anacostia Naval
Air Station. in critical condition
at Emergency Hospital. He was
the driver.
Elaine Horton. IS. OF 5708
Fourth street NV, in fair con-
dition at Emergency.
Altman George DeSaia. II, Of
Anacostia MAS. in satisfactory
condition at Bethesda Naval
Hospital.
Carol Bobo. 20, of si2 Twenty
fifth street NV. treated and re-
leased at Georgetown University
Hospital.
Charles r. James. 20, Of 20
Webster street NE. also treated
and released.
The car police are seeking was
black or dark colored and bore
Maryland license plates. Police
said Airman Myers and his
group were driving back to
Washington around II pm. from
the Glen Echo amusement park
when the other car began pass
ing and repassing them.
The injured passengers told
police they tried to pass the Of
Tending car at Cathedral avenue
when 1t suddenly swerved toward
them and the automobile was
forced into the road-divider.
The police lookout is for a
white man about 81 years old.
They said two or more couples
were In the car. The unusual
police lookout said the car is
wanted for "a non-collision acct
dent"
Myers will be ordered held for
action Of the Coroner's jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06

Mr.. JuSCemenC SalQ, is CnaC Lnere
has been little relation between
the paper plans" of various
planning commissions and the
actual construction projects of
Government departments.
Seen as Framework
He argued that an effective
rapid transit system would have
such a heavy impact in directing
the growth of the area that it
would create a framework
within which the various PLAN
ming commissions could function
more efficiently +. because the
overall pattern of the city would
be established"
Washington planning groups
are conducting a 100000 area
transportation study which is
expected to propose some form
of rapid transit operation in it's
report. due at the end of the
year.
Asked why the building con-
gress recommendation was is
sued now instead Of after sub
mission of the transportation
study, Mr.. Justement said one
reason was to arouse public in
terest in the study. Another, he
said. was to advocate that action
on the proposed District coming
revision be delayed until after
a policy decision is made by the
city on rapid transit.
A key argument of opponents
of the coming revision, proposed
by Consultant Harold M. Lewis,
is that it is based on IAN all
automobile" transportation sys-
tenn. They contend that entirely
different coming standards will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
St. Morys Crash
FotuI to Physicist

LEONARDTOWN, Md, May 6
Especially Joseph Wilson Lane,
ST., 81. a physicist at the Bureau
Of Standards in Washington, was
killed Saturday night when a car
he was driving went out of con-
troll on a curve near Avenue. st.
Marys County. Maryland, State
police reported.
Mr.. Lane. who lived at 828
Seventh street NE. was pro-
nounced dead at st. Marys Hos
pital here.
A passenger in the car. iden-
tified by police as Mary Louise
Bullock, 81. Of Oakley, Md. was
treated at the hospital for minor
injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
News Behind the News

Larry Pope, vice president
of the United States Storage
Co., Alb Tenth street NV,
regularly lunches with Star
staff members at Hammers
Restaurant next door.
A white-haired native of
Washington, he was all ex-
cited about something the
other day. For the first time
in his life, he had been in
the White House.
It seems that Larry was the
general chairman of the re-
cent Lisner Auditorium sing
of the Dartmouth Glee Club.
The next day everyone was in
vited to the White House, pos
sibly through good offices Of
Sherman Adams, Dartmouth,
20.
That's a story, Larry" said
one Of the editors jotting
something on the back of the
menu, "and here's the head
line"
It read:
Pope Visits
White House
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Like Dentists Offices

Ed Murray, a linotype
operator, brought in a
Transit News over a year old
June Is, 1850, which he re-
moved from the take One"
box on q K-4 New Hamp-
shire avenue bus this
morning.
He says the Transit COM
pany is using so many new
buses for sightseeing that
they are getting the real old
ones out Of the parking
yards, without renewing the
literature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
License Denied
For Home Area

The District Alcoholic Bever-
age Control Board today oenied
IA Glass A liquor license at 227
Upshur street NV. ruling the
premises near the main gate OF
the Soldiers Home we're not APP
propriate for a liquor store.
The application had been
submitted by Bernard Green,
Southwest Washington liquor
dealer. VINO has been operating
a package store at 624 Fourth
street S.W. His store Is being
displaced by the city's redevelop-
ment program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Virqinion Asks Revision
OF Law on Gornishment

Delegate William L. Winston,
Democrat of Arlington. today
called for a drastic revision of
Virginia's punishment laws.
Mr.. Winston said he will in
troduce legislation at the next
General Assembly session to put
the matter before the Virginia
Advisory Legislative Council for
a complete study.
The punishment laws, he said.
serve to encourage the extern
sion Of credit in bad faith.
1.-THE INSCRIPTIONS merchants
know that they can go to court
and by harrassment tactics either
compel the payment of a ques-
tionable claim or cause the debtor
to lose his job"
In a prepared statement. Mr..
Winston, an attorney. said that .
close look is needed at the pres
ent garnishment exemptions for
debtors.
Resident Laborers Exempt
The only such exemptions are
for laborers who live in Virginia
In this classification. a house,
holder is exempt up to rs per
cent of his wages, but with a
minimum set at 500 per month
and a maximum at $3.50.
These figures are cut in hall
for laborers who are not house.
holders, or head a family.
Mr.. Winston went on to point
out that in computing q debtors
exemption no consideration Is
given to the number Of his de-
pendents.
Another matter to be studied
Mr.. Winston said. is the debtor
who lives outside Of Virginia but
works within the State. Here
there is no garnishment exemp-
ton.
Mr.. Winston said that he be.
llieves that most garnishment:
grow out of cases where the
worker, who is employed in Vir-
GINA, lives in the District anc
has made a puprchase there.
Courts collection Agency"
Because the individual work:
in Virginia, the Virginia courts
are being used as collection
agency at the expense Of the
taxpayers Of Virginia.
Congress is currently studying
a revision of the garnishment
laws in the District. Substantial
changes are likely in these laws
That will only drive more Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
apply if rapid transit eases con-
gestion throughout the city.

apply if rapid transit eases con-
gestion throughout the city.
Plan for Authority Outlined
The Justement report proposes
that Congress form the new
authority to operate within the
District, but te expand to the
suburbs after passage Of similar
legislation by the Maryland and
Virginia legislatures.
The report assums some pub
lie subsidy would be needed for
a rapid transit system. but pro-
poses some of the cost be re
couped" by buying land areas
up to 600 feet wide on either
side of the transit line and zon-
ing them for big apartments.
commercial centers and Federal
agency sites.
Such a system would also en-
h nee downtown Washington
values to a pont which would
Justify a substantial municipal
investment in rapid transit" the
report said.
I'm the last analysis, it added,
1.-The values which would be Gre
ated for the city as a whole, for
business. for real estate and for
the Federal Government would
be greater than the values to
transit riders as SUCH"
While the problems would be
substantial, they will not be
impossible once we clearly recog-
nize the nature of our present
planning difficulties and once
we recognize the need for a
co-ordinated overall solution for
the many problems that confront
u.s." the report said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Retirement Paw
Bill Advances
Police-Fire Plan
Changed Slightly
BY DON S. WARREN

The Fiscal Subcommittee of
the Senate District Committee
today voted its approval Of a
slightly modified bill providing
more liberal retirement pay for
Washington's police and firemen.
1t also approved bill for a
more liberal teacher retirement
system. similar to that approved
recently by the House District
Committee.
1t deferred action, however
until one day next week on the
subcommittee biggest headache
whether there should be a
tunnel or bridge across the
Potomac connecting with Con-
stitution avenue. and If a bridge
whether there should be a NOV
able span in it to permit George
town water traffic to pass up
stream.
AeCPOht hWditCU
Senator Bible, Democrat OF
Nevada. said the delay on the
bridge-tunnel issue was ordered
to await the printing of the hear.
ings conducted on the case. Also
he said the subcommittee wanted
to, await the report of the Dis.
trict Committee staff analyZinl
highly complicated testimony
about traffic loads. approach
roads. and other issues.
The Nevada Senator said. how
ever. he would call the subcom.
mittee meeting just as soon al
the hearings and staff reports
were ready, with the idea of ar.
irving at a final decision.
The subcommittee also de.
ferred action on a bill granting
additional tax exemptions to tn,
home Of the Columbia Historical
Society to await further informa.
ton to be supplied by the Com.
missioners.
On the police-fire retirement
measure. Senator Bible sale
the subcommittee had concluded
there should be incentive re.
tirement pay after 20 years serV.
ice. as advocated by the ranl
and file of the Police and Fire
Departments. Under this If 8
man stays in service after q
years his retirement pay woult
go UP from 2 to 3 per cent.
On the other hand, the re.
ported measure is compromise
in that the subcommittee in.
cluded a minimum retirement
age Of so years. as urged BY
the District Commissioners.
Higher Deductions
Under the bill there would bt
no extra cost to the District fol
the first four years because the
deductions from police and fire
pay. toward the retirement fund
would be increased from 5 to g.:
per cent.
The increased retirement plar
would be made retroactive to last
october /.
The Bible subcommittee also
approved bills which would:
Exempt the property of the
National Association of Colored
Women's Clubs, 1901 r street
NV. from District real estate
taxes amounting to $3.50 a year
Designate the northbouno
span OF the Fourteenth Street
Bridge as the Rochambeau
Bridge in honor Of the Revolu-
tionary War hero.
Grant real estate tax exemp-
ton to the American Historical
Association for its property al
400-A Arthur street Sc. amount
ing TO 1928 a year and also Ia
remove the present S50O.00C
limitation on the real and per-
sonal property 1t may hold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Skin Draft Can
Patch -Eardrum
Operation Outlined
For Doctors Here
By CHARLES q. BROOKS

~ OhhAAsA6O Ne DAeOOAO
An ear operation, DESIGNED to
restore hearing, that involves a
skin graft to replace or patch
a damaged eardrum was de-
scribed today at the Sixth IN
ternational Congress of Oto-
laryngclogy.
The surgery, pioneered In
Germany, can restore hearing
to more normal levels In esti-
mated three out of four cases.
J Only within the past year
and a half has it begun to gain
acceptance by ear surgeons in
the United States.
Procedure Described
The procedure was reported
by Prof. Host Wullstein of the
University of Wurzburg, who has
Extensively developed the opera
ton which was pioneered by
Prof. Fritz Zollner of the Uni
VerSlty OF trelDurg.
The German professors are
among nearly 5000 ear. nose
and throat specialists attending
week-long sessions of the con-
gress at the Statler Hotel. Rep
resentatives from most of the
free world as we'll as Poland
and Hungary have registered.
Because Of trauma or other
injury the eustachian tube
which keeps the air pressure in
side the ear the same as that
outside-may become infected
and cause drainage.
In turn this continuous drain
age can damage or destroy the
several bones in the middle
which transmit impulses from
the ear drum to the nerve lead
ing to the brain. 1t also may
damage or rupture the eardrum.
When the eardrum is dam
aged by the drainage or also
by a loud noise. in some cases
skin may be removed from be-
hind the ear or the arm and
grated either to replace or
patch the eardrum.
Graft Direct to Nerve
If the earbones are damaged
or destroyed a graft may be
made directing the impulses d.
rectly from the eardrum to the
nerve.
Prof. Wullstein noted that all
infection must be cleared UP be-
fore the corrective surgery.
Often modern antibiotics can
clear UP the infection in stages
early enough to prevent damage
to the earbones or the eardrum.
Prior to the introduction Of these
drugs about 1910. this was not
true. Consequently the surgical
procedure is being carried out
on a number of people who suf-
fered this damage before the
war.
Such an infection II left I'M
treated not only impairs or de-
stroys hearing but may cause
serious complications which can
result In death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Support Is Given
District Authority
Rapid Transit Plan
Building Congress Report Urges
System for Entire District Area

Formation of Washington area rapid transit
authority" was proposed by the Washington Building
Congress today basc solution" to the problem Of
planning the areas future development
The proposal was issued in report drafted by Louis
Justement, Washington architect, and issued by the
Congress City Planning and Zonng Committee.
1t called for authority empowered to "plan,
construct finance and control rapid transit system for
the entire metropolitan area"
One problem with Washingtons planning tangle,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The National Tool and Die
Manufacturers Associa ton
continues Its board meeting at
the Mayflower Hotel.
In It's second day. the Amer
lean Jewish Congress meets at
the Shoreham Hotel.
The Loasue Of Women Voters
Of the United States ends a
l2-day council and board
meeting at the Willard
Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06

these credit houses to the use of
the Virginia courts so that they
may engage in practices pro-
hibited by their own law"
According to Mr.. Winston.
Arlington County Court Judge
Paul D. Brown estimates that 40
per cent of the civil cases in
County Court are either attach
ment or punishment cases.
Most of these cases are
brought for the purpose of tying
up a debtors paycheck." Mr..
Winston declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06

Fire inspectors today were IN
vestigating strong indications"
of arson in the $500,O00 seven
alarm fire that swept a lumber
yard and two warehouses at
noon yesterday in the Southwest
waterfront section.
Fire Inspector Kermit Mullins
said his investigators are run
ming down several leads on how
the fire started. He said in
vestigation SO far has given
strong indications" Of arson.
He would not elaborate.
He said that among reports
being pursued were those which
saw two boys running out of the
lumber yard shortly before the
fire broke out. Other persons
reported seeing several boys
shooting firecrackers in the area,
he said.
Twenty-Five Of the city's 81 fire
engine companies and five of the
II truck companies were called
out to battle the spectacular
blaze. which took nearly two
hours to control. A tower of
smoke hundreds Of feet in the air
drew thousands of curious spec
tators to the area.
The ravaged property belonged
to johnson g. Wimsatt, Inc.
wholesale lumber and millwork
company at Maine avenue and
Ninth street S.W.
Two Are Injured
One fireman was injured
slightly and a policeman was
hurt more seriously in the blaze.
The fireman. Robert o. Bowsher
of 1898 NJ street Sc, was treated
for a cut lip suffered when he fell
and struck a pipeline.
The policeman. Pvt. Robert r
Seibert of 116 Choctaw drive
Forest Heights, Md, was ad-
mitted to Emergency Hospital In
fair condition with a broken left
leg and injured shoulder after
his motorcycle collided with q
fire truck at Tenth street and
Independence avenue S.W. Both
were enroute to the fire at the
time Of the accident.
Fire Chief Willard H. Sutton
invoked the Fire Departments
I"Plan E." calling in all of duty
firemen to man reserve equip
ment in the city's fire houses as
approximately l60 fire m n
fought the blaze.
About IS Metropolitan ard
Park policemen were brought to
the scene to direct traffic.
In all, four regular and three
special alarms were given. The
FIRST was sounded at 1857 am,
followed by additional ones at
1883 am. 1901 pm. and 1912
pm. Chief Sutton gave the spe-
cial alarms. each calling for four
more engine companies. at 1920,
1929 and l:06 pm. He declared
the fire under control at 1927
pm.
Traffic RerOuted
The estimate of damage was
put by w. H. Leachman, vice
president Of the lumber firm. at
between $350.000 and 100000
He said the loss was insured.
Traffic was rerouted around
the fire area for hours. Crowds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06

police said, but no charge has
been filed yet because of his seri-
GUS condition.
Miss Leach. daughter Of Harold
j. Jimmy Leach, an employe
of The Star composing room, was
a 10th grade student at Burdick
Vocational School. Service will be
held at 2:30 pm. Wednesday at
Chambers Southeast Funeral
Home. She is also survived by a
sister Carol, 10. and a brother,
James, 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Reese to Speak

The Mems Democratic Club
of Montgomery County will hold
a public meeting at $50 pm.
Wednesday in the Rockville
County Building. County man.
ager M. l.. Reese will speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
First Things First

Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral william f. (TOmmy)
TOmpkins, in charge Of the
Internal Security Division Of
the Department of Justice,
says that the movement to
reduce the backlog Of cases
in the Federal Courts started
in New Jersey. That's where
he's from.
He credits Chief Justice
Arthur T. Vanderbilt Of the
New Jersey Supreme Court
for starting the movement
in the State courts in New
Jersey. When MIR. Tompkins
was made United States at
torney for New Jersey, he
tried to follow suit.
I'VE did so WELL" he said,
"that one day a lawyer came
into court. Don't tell me
that Jersey justice hasn't
speeded up he said. My cli-
ent was indicted this Morn
ing. l am here to plead him
guilty. And l haven't had
time to consult him about
a fee"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
The
Rambler
Finds Webster
Suved $40 Fee
By GEORGE KENNEDY

The nomination of Daniel
Webster to the Senate's Hall
of Fame" caused A. w. Laf-
terty to stop by.
When Mr.. Lafferty first ar
rived from Oregon in 1911 to
take his seat in Congress, he
was admitted to practice be-
fore the Supreme Court.
Modestly wishing to make
some reference to this on the
floor, he went back to the
court and asked the clerk,
James H. Mckinney, if he
could find who moved the adj
mission of Abraham Lincoln,
Henry Clay, ct al.
That's easy" said Mr.. Nc
Kenney, I'VE have just finished
q card index catalog on that.
Mr.. Lafferty went through
the cards. He could not find
Daniel Webster.
Could it be that the man
who pleaded so eloquently in
the Dartmouth case, ut is,
sirs, a small college, and yet
there are those who love it,"
was never admitted?
That's right" said Mr..
McKenney, I'VE have gone
through the record from the
start. Daniel Webster was
never admitted to the bar Of
this court. He probably wanted
to save the So"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Traffic Rerouted

The estimate of damage was
put by w. H. Leachman, vice
president Of the lumber Arm, at
between $350.000 and $500. 900.
He said the loss was insured.
Trafi1c was rerouted around
the fire area for hours. Crowds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-16
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