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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-26
BY JAMES G. DEANE
Star Staff Writer

The Arlington Public Utilities
Commission today urged limit.
ing the Washington Gas Light
Co. to the 6.25 per cent rate Of
return set in 1852.
The company is now seeking
q Z per cent return as the basis
for a rate increase being sought
throughout the Metropolitan
Area. A 6.25 per cent return
would reduce the $4,324,27l in
additional revenue which the
company is asking to a little
over 81 million.
Charles E. Hammond, execu-
tive assistant to the Arlington
commission, told the District
Public Utilities Commission the
county group is supporting rec
concentrations presented last
week by a consultant to the
District body.
The consultant. David A
Kosh, proposed allowing the
company a return ranging from
81 per cent to 6.25 per cent.
Figures Termed Overstated
The Arlington commission,
an advisory group to the Ar
lington County Board, is ex-
pected to submit a similar rec
ommendation to the Virginia
State Corporation Commission,
which will determine Virginia
rate changes.
Mr.. Hammond, at a public
hearing today, said his COM
mission believed a maximum
Of a 6.25 per cent return would
provide amply for the attrac-
ton of capital. debt servicing
payment Of dividends on pre-
ferred and common stock, and
creation Of a reasonable sur
plus.
The Arlington group alsS
Endorsed the position taken on
the company's proposals by j
w. Falk, chief accountant 10
the district commission
Mr.. Falk told the commission
last week that the company
had overstated its requirement
for additional revenue by $751;
473.
Would Mean $50 Increase
The increases in rates being
sought by the company aver
age 8.8 per cent over present
charges to consumers. The in
creases would average two
cents a day for the nonheating
customer and slightly over
four cents a day for the Gus
toner using gas for both heat
ing and cooking.
The rate increase request
was eled December 2 with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-26

benefit. Better store business
means higher revenue for the
District"
Joseph Kaufman, Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations
This is a time when you, Rep.
resentative Smith, and your
committee must face the Dis
trict financial problem. The
time has come for revision of
the Federal payment. and $50
million is a minimum. The
500 million loan also is q
must
Allen Avery. Federation Of
Civic Associa tions-"We
strongly urge borrowing and
the payment increase be sup
ported so our children might
be more adequately and eff
fectively educated"
Mrs. Haskell Rosenblum.
Citizens Council for q Clean
Potomac-"Borrowing and the
increased payment is essential
II we are to make more than
an abortive start on eliminate
ing pollution from the Poto-
mac"
Rise in Relief Rates Urged
j. E. Bindeman, Public Wei.
fare Advisory Council-"In-
creases in the number Of aged.
the young, the low income, I'm.
skilled and socially handi-
capped persons in the District
are startling. The number Of
welfare recipients rose q per
cent between 1910 and 1857.
Relief rates should be increased
and welfare eligibility require.
ments unified"
Albert Atwood, District Pub
lie Library-"We firmly believe
we need a new central library
and very soon will need Foggy
Bottom and Chevy Chase
branches" These projects are
not in the Commissioners pro-
gram. But he also defended
those included-Tenley, Capi-
toll View, Fort Davis, Bennings
and Palisades branches.
DR.. r. Frank Jones, WASH
ington Urban League-"The
aim of the works program is to
help minority groups become
self supporting and self re-
specting. The league enthusi-
astically supports this move TO
make the Federal City more
attractive to substantial citi-
ZenS."
Frank A. Gunther, D. C.
Bankers Association - You
can't raise taxes in the District
without harming the economy.
Any increase in taxes will mean
diminishing revenue because
residents and businessmen may
leave or suffer further business
setbacks."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-26

courage necessary to do what
is right rather than merely
expedient.
AS / receive satisfaction
from achievements or despair
from disappointments, the
Bible helps me to accept either
with equanimity, secure and
confident that 1.-THE eternal
God is thy refuge, and un-
derneath are the everlasting
arms"
Through the centuries the
Bible has been the fountain
head of the noble concept Of
the brotherhood of man and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-26
The
Rambler
Pays Tribute
To Doctors Day
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

A very attractive woman
with a delightful Virginia
accent called on the Rambler
yesterday to ask him If he
would write something about
Doctors Day."
Next Sunday will be DOC
tors Day.
The caller was Mrs. WisSler,
wife of DR.. James E. Wissler.
This Doctors Day." she said,
was entirely an idea pro-
NOTED by doctors wives. For
doctors themselves to ask for
recognition they SO well de-
serve, she said, would be un-
utterably unethical.
This year the day will be
observed with a dinner-dance
Saturday night at the Column
bia Country Club. The wives,
organized as the Woman's
Auxiliary to the Medical
Society of the District Of
Columbia, will present their
husbands and unmarried
doctors, if such there be, with
red carnations as a badge of
recognition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-26
Four Ideas on Capitol East Front Are Opposed

Architectural Forum maya
zine, for example, told a Sen.
ate committee last month that
"only a fool would deliberately
move such a wall merely
to repair it."
The architectural consult.
ants say there are more reason:
than structural dif1iculty. Of
course, behind the east front
move. But it is comments like
Mr.. Haskell's which have
reused their ire. They note
that most proponents of the
extension are men who have
an intimate knowledge Of the
Capitol's problems. And most
of its critics. they say. have q
fleeting visual acquaintance
with the building.
Statements Qualified
In a new report to House
Speaker Rayburn, chairman Of
the Commission for the Exten.
sion Of the Capitol, the con-
sulting architects yesterday es-
timated that a refacing of the
east front in its present loca-
ton would cost "at least" IS
million. and that it might
easily cost SOL million OF
more" depending on structural
problems encountered. The SOL
million figure is the estimated
cost Of the entire east front
extension project.
In the new report, the archi-
tects reduced and qualified fiat
statements they made at Senate
hearings last month that re-
facing the present front would
cost more than the SOL mil
lion needed to extend it.
Yesterdays report, based on
new studies, said a refacing
would involve too many in.
tangibles to permit an accurate
(coSt) estimate to be made
There are many cracks which
extend from parapet to footing
and some of them extend COM
pletely through the wan. What
underpinning. what tie rods
and braces, what snoring and
needing would be required
would only be known as the
work progressed"
On the east walls alone, how
ever. the architects said a "con-
sentative cost estimate" would
be SIS million. And at least
another $2.5 million, they said
would be needed to replace the
big central portico. with its
columns and pediment.
Alternative Problem
Against this minimum" IS
million refacing cost, the archi-
tects said, the actual cost OF
building the extended east walls
and portico would be $4,750,-
600. But the $l0.1 million figure
for the project also includes
SIS million for interior work
within the extension and ST.
100000 for related work inside
the main Capitol and for a
contingency margin.
The consultants say that lust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-26

as a refacing Of the existing
east front presents serious
problems. so would the seconC
alternative cited by critics.
piecemeal replacement of iso.
lated wall stones and orna.
ments as they show signs o.
needing it.
When, for example. should
the requirements be made? the
new report asks.
Should it be necessary fol
a stone to fall out of place!
Pieces have fallen and other:
may fall at any time. Should
ornamental features be per.
mitted to erode to oblivion be.
fore they are replaced? If so
what will serve the carver al
q model? One of the porticc
capitals (the huge ornaments
above the portico columnS) i,
wired together-should it BIZ
replaced now?
And what Of the cornict
above these column capitalist
There is unquestionably, some
sort of dowel or anchor between
the capital and cornice and be.
tween the capital and column
To remove a capital, these dow.
els or anchors must be sawed
through and the means of an.
choring is forever lost. As one
capital after another deterio-
rates and is removed. there viii
be a series of unanchored col.
umnS devoid of any lateral
stability. tottering in every
gale.
Progressive Detachment
Perhaps the greatest prob
lem is not in the matter Of
ornament, but in the simple
masonry of the walls. Wher
one outside stone is removed
and replaced, there is no way
by which the new stone car
be anchored to the inner wall
AS stone after stone is cut
away, there will eventually
develop great areas in which
the outside masonry is no real
part of the wall, contributing
nothing to its strength. In ef-
feet there would be ultimately
a free-standing wall which
we could only hope would be
able to support and resist the
load against ia vain hope ir
view of the vertical cracks now
apparent.
Finally, all Of the stones sci
under the watchful eyes Of
Thornton, Latrobe and Bull
finch will eventually be replaced
and only the design will remain
shall the requirements be
of enduring stone or of the
same soft sandstone? In any
event. the passing years would
see the east front as a hodge
podge Of new, old and medium
aged stones. some with three
coats Of paint. some with so;
some details sharp. some dull,
some gone altogether. Is this
to be the future of the Cap
itol?"
Plan Ridiculed
A number of critics Of the
extension proposal have picked
up as good idea, the third al
ternate approach to deal with
the east front-simply to scale
half an inch Of so Of deterio-
rated sandstone of the old east
front.
This suggestion came in a
Bureau Of Standards report, in
an analysis of several cores Of
sandstone. The report said
painting had protected most of
the stones interiors, by sealing
them off from the weather
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-26
Thieves Runsuck
Cuban Embassy

Thieves entered the Cuban
Embassy annex, 2639 Sixteenth
street NV. last night or early
today and took about $40 from
three Offices. police reported.
Embassy officials said entry
TO the annex. which houses the
Consulate and Offices Of military
attaches, apparently was made
by someone who possessed a
duplicate key.
Six desks we're ransacked.
Damage, mostly in broken
locks on Office doors and desks,
was estimated at about 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-26

Therefore, the report said, the
problem Of deterioration might
be solved simply by cutting
away the rotten outside.
This scheme gets the shortest
attention from the Capitols
consultants because, they say
fatty, it is ridiculous.
It's ridiculous because the
Capitol's facade is not fiat. It
is a continuous maze of elaho-
rate ornamentation, of carved
sculpture, and columns, cor
nices and scrolls. Trim a half
inch of some Of them and
nothing is left. Shave a half
inch from the columns and
their architectural proportions
are gone. The entire, we'll
loved appearance Of the build
ing would be changed. Even
the window frames wouldn't fit.
The fourth alternative-to do
nothing at all with the east
front except paint it regu-
larry and practice regular
mathematics rejected by
the consultants with equal vigor.
Capitol Architect j. George
Stewart was asked at last
months hearing whether he
had enough maintenance money
to keep the building in shape.
He said the problem wasn't
maintenance. but that the east
fronts condition arises from
such ''basic structural def
ciencieS" that more drastic
correction is essential.
Call for Protection
If the east front remains
in its present condition, the
consultants insist. the areas
below either should be roped
of to pedestrians or some sort
Of protective scaffolding put up.
Julian Berla. Washington
architect and chairman of a
Committee to Preserve the Ma
tional Capitol. suggested to the
Senate committee that deterior-
alton purpoSely might have
been permitted to continue in
order to present another argu-
ment for east front extension.
1t is probably true that if
the extension project had never
been in the picture. architects
of the Capitol long ago would
have proposed some other dras-
tic program to deal with the
deteriorating front.
But there is no evidence that
any architect of the Capitol
as Mr.. Berla implied - has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-26

THE RAMBLER WOULD
ALSO LIKE to pay tribute to
modern medicine, but he
doesn't know much about it.
He hasn't been Ill for more
than 80 years. He has every
reason to be grateful to the
doctors of the old school
the ones that would come to
the home whenever sum-
moned. An uncle was a
physician and surgeon. His
services to the community
were unstinted.
Riding beside him while he
went his rounds in the black
buggy drawn by a single
horse was quite an adven-
ture for a boy Of 6.
1t could become quite ex-
citing while crossing the wide
railroad yards on grade be-
fore the viaducts were built
especially If the horse be-
came frightened a THE steam
locomotives.
Then Uncle Ed bought q
little red Model T Ford run
about, one of the first made,
sold the horse and all the
fun was gone out of riding
with the doctor.
The father of The Stars
political reporter, GouldtLin-
coin, was a surgeon who was
very active in Washington
military hospitals during the
Civil War. He died at the
end of the century. Gould
says:
"He was the hardest work.
ing man / ever knew. He
would never 60 to bed before
2 am. because he got so
many night calls and would
rather get out of q chair
than out of bed. I remember
him sleeping in the chair in
his office in our home on
H street NV"
However, the Rambler finds
1t hard to for give the doc
tors of the old school for
this: They we're literally
physicians, they administered
or prescribed physic. Chill
dren had to take castor oil
for practically everything.
Children today don't have to
suffer that horrid stuff.
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beams, no concrete, and moi
even cement mortar to hold the
stones together.
The exterior walls really are
composed Of two Portions
sandstone exterior face and an
interior face of rough stones
both bonded with lime mortar
Between them was placed sand
and rubble stone, held together
loosely with lime mortar. Some
Of the wall stones are longer
than others-about II inches
in length-and extend into the
loosely poured wall interior, to
provide a bond for the three
wall sections.
Brick Arches Involved
Now in order to reface the
existing east front with marble
Mr.. Gongwer said, the exterior
stones - containing all the
characterization Of the 'front.'
would have to be removed. to
make way for the new face,
On the interior sides Of the
walls, however, are brick arches
which, as part of the original
Capitol construction, serve to
support the floors and ceilings,
And it is these arches which
cause the structural problem.
because they depend for their
strength on the ability of the
exterior walls to withstand
their stresses.
Mr.. Gongwer's report ex-
plains the threat this way:
THE stability Of these arches
depends upon the ability Of the
walls to resist the thrust i'm
posed upon them by the arches.
A slight outward movement of
the walls would be sufficient
to change the stress distribu-
ton in the arches ana could
conceivably result in serious
impairment of their strength,
and possibly their loss.
"Since the forces in these
structures are indeterminate,
one cannot state with certainty
what the result would be. It is
my opinion, however, that it
would be unwise to weaken the
walls by the removal Of IL
inches Of their thickness. The
inevitable Earring of the re-
mainder Of the wall during the
removal Of the facing stones
would aggravate the condition
still more"
COnsultants Cite Report
Consulting architects who
have worked for the last two
years on the east front problem
stress that they do not con-
tend u would be impossible to
put marble front on the pres
ent facade. But they cite the
Gongwer report as typical of
the problems of expense and
danger, which are not known
to most opponents of the east
front extension-led by a group
within the American Institute
Of Architects.
Douglas Haskell, editor Of
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closed his eyes to anything
which could be corrected short
of a major overhaul of the en-
tire front. Indeed, as Mr.. Stew
art and Capitol architects be-
fore him have warned, the real
dangers lie not in the defects
that are visible today, but in
the problems which may crop
up as the result of hidden de-
fectS tomorrow.
Tomorrow: The Esthetic
Controversy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-26

the fatherhood OF Cod This priceless assurance that
good will prevail despite the selfishness cupdity
and intolerance of man is the way of life contem-
plated by the Creator and proclaimed by the prophets
All this and so much more has come to me through
the Bible, whose everlasting truths have given birth
to mans. highest aspirations and whose ennobng
concepts will always lift us TO God
Tomorrow: DR.. James w. Watts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-26
Would Be on Federal Land

Would Be on Federal Land
The House must clear con.
struction of this monument be.
cause it would be set on Fedora.
parkland on the Virginia side
of the river on the axis of the
Mall. Private sponsors Of the
Wall plan to collect nickels anc
dimes from the Nations school,
children to pay for the new
memorial.
It's walls are to be carved
with historic sayings. A kind
of open air pavilion, it is tc
be handicapped both inside ano
out.
1--WE become convinced we
shouldn't take the time of Con-
gress with a Freedom Wall,
Mr.. Schwengel declared. I'm
more concerned with another
wall at our Capitol.
THE dome is about to
crumble on us. We must pre-
serve this great symbol of our
freedoms. and extension of the
east front is the way to do It,"
Yesterday House Appropri-
ations Committee Chairman
Cannon called on Congress to
squelch the tempest in a tea
pot" over extending the front.
At issue is an authorized con-
Tstruction job to put up a new
outside eastern wall 31a feet
in front of the present central
siding.
Mr.. Cannon urged that the
project go ahead and that law
makers also go ahead with the
much more important job of
saving the Republic"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-26
Erntrtt ThnnghtH
How the Bible Hos Affected
Lives Of People You Muy Know
By HARRINGTON D. PARKER
President. Federation Of Civic Associations

To me the Bible is the indispensable guide for
vital and meaningful personal and community living
in complex world 1t supplies the moral principles
which vitalze daily thoughts and actions, and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-26

ing C0nlanS UNANIMOUSLY sup
port the broad aspects Of the
District Commissioners public
works and financing plans.
The Commissioners want to:
. Build SASS million of public
works within the next six years.
. Finance the program with
500 million in Federal loans
over 80 years and an increased
annual Federal payment to the
District from $23 to $32 million.
Biggest Item-SchOols
At the core of construction
Is school construction, the big
gest single department item in
the outlay. School expansion is
based on a ratio of pupils to
teachers of 80 to !. Now, that
ratio is 32.4 to /.
The ratio was rejected by
William Press, executive secre-
tary of the Board of Trade, in
Testimony before the group.
He said smaller classrooms
should be set aside until the
District had met basic require
mentS of a firSt-rate elementary
and secondary school system
Higher teacher salaries, as well
as new buildings and better
educational standards were
needed, he said.
In effect, he supported the
works program of the Com
missioners' citizen committee
named to revise the works pro-
gram.
Richard p. Dunn, committee
chairman. testified his group
wanted $141.l million of con-
struction. City heads upped this
$4.4 million, almost entirely be-
cause of the 80 to ratio. he
said.
Other witnesses said:
Mrs. Richard Simonson,
League of Women Voters
This 30 to standard is not
a visionary goal; it has been
surpassed already in the subur-
ban areas to which so many of
our tax-paying families are
moving"
"Far-Reaching Effects"
Charles T. Penn, Washington
Building Congress-'Not only
is this construction vitality
needed here in Washington. but
it will have far-reaching effects
on unemployment throughout
the country"
Ralph L. Goldsmith, presi-
dent of Lansburgh's depart
ment store-''Part of the re-
striction on the growth of
downtown stores is due to street
lighting problems. Stores have
adopted night hours. But wom-
en- in particular are fearful of
walking on our streets at night.
If lighting were corrected, other
stores as well as ours would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-26
Congress to Study
New Schools Plan
Joint Group Will Meet Friday
To Discuss $3.50 Million Project
BY GRACE BASSETT
star stan Writer

$3.50 million six-year school building program for the
District today headed for detailed scrutiny of Senate.
House subcommittee
Subcommittee Chairman Smith, Democrat of Virginia set
special hearing school matters for am Friday His
subcommittee at its second meeting yesterday heard 10 WASH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-26

WHILE DOCTORS DAY"
as an annual event had its
beginnings 20 years ago, this
year, for the first time, the
Commissioners Of the District
Of Columbia have issued q
proclamation making 1t off,
cial. It reads:
WHEREAS, March 80, 1912,
IS an auspicious date IN the
annals Of the development Of
medical science in our coun-
try, 1t being the day that DR..
Crawford W. Long performed
the first operation using the
anesthetic ether; and
WHEREAS, because Of this
modest mans great contribu-
ton to suffering humanity,
March 80 has been selected
as the day to honor all
doctors; and
WHEREAS, the doctors Of
Washington, d. c., have
helped to establish our city
as one of the great medical
centers in the world; and
WHEREAS, in the perform
ance of duty they have DEM
onstrated the highest skill
and professional achieve
ment, and have won the ad-
miration and respect of the
community; and
WHEREAS, the Woman's
Auxiliary to the Medical
Society Of the District of
Columbia desires to sponsor
an annual observance in
recognition of the contribu-
ton made by doctors to the
Nations health and we'll
being:
NOW THEREFORE, WE the
Commissioners of the District
of Columbia, feeling it fitting
and proper to extend greet
ings to the members of the
medical profession on be-
half of all our citizens, do
hereby proclaim March 80.
1858, as Doctors Day" in the
District Of Columbia in APP
probation of the outstanding
service rendered by the men,
bers of this profession to our
community.
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a floor debate on the Freedom
Wall. scheduled as soon as the
House finishes the pending in
dependent offices appropriations
bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-26
SCHWENGEL

Controversy
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