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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-10
Former Boxer
Is Indicted in
Bill Passing

Leonard M. Kanthal, "a, for
mer Golden Gloves national
heavyweight boxing champion,
today was indicted on four
charges of passing counterfeit
500 bills.
The indictment was returned
in United States District Court
here. The Secret Service is
trying to find the origin of the
bills. Kanthal also is under a
Baltimore indictment charging
similar offenses. Last year he
was arrested in Prince Georges
County on a narcotics charge
but has not yet been tried.
Today's charges stemmed
from the alleged passing of
counterfeit bills at the Hayloft,
a night club at 1411 H street
NV; a drugstore at 2063
Rhode Island avenue NE; the
Plaza Hotel coffee shop, 331
First street NE. and the Shore
ham Hotel.
The boxer surrendered to
Secret. Service agents after
phoning headquarters from
Atlantic City, N. j. His pro-
feSSional boxing license has
been revoked both here and in
New York State.
Among other indictments
was that of Kermit A. Wood
ward, jr., charged with en-
bezzlement and forgery. Ac-
cording to police. Woodward
said he needed the money for
narcotics. The defendant was
accused Of taking two money
orders, totaling SIS, made out
to the Model Shop" and
changing the payee's name to
"Modelo Shoply." The orders
then were Endorsed and cashed,
it was charged.
Woodward had been a pa
tient at st. Elizabeths Hospital.
having been sent there for
mental observation in 1857. He
escaped twice, was returned
and finally discharged last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-10
Fhe
Rambler
Is Told About
Glorious Day
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

A glorious day was recre-
tied in a letter recently
received. The writer was IL
Tears old at the time "a
title girl. 1t was an August
lay in the summer Of 1889.
II may be the only living
person who can remember
leeing the original Davy
Burns cottage" writes Mrs.
louise Starkweather Brown
ng, who now lives out the
Shirley highway at SPRING
ield, Va.
The Davy Burns cottage
vas the home of the farmer
" that name whose acreage
embraced the center of the
ract decided on for the
Federal City. Washington
!alled him 1.-The obstinate
Mr. Burns" because Davy
wouldn't sell at first. Davy's
$500 acres included land on
which the White House, the
Department of Interior, the
Treasury, the entire Federal
Triangle, the National Gal
cry of Art and the entire F
Itreet shopping section now
Itand.
II had seen a picture of the
cottage in a souvenir shop on
Pennsylvania avenue near
Third street." writes Mrs.
Browning. MY playmates
md friends lived in Four
md One Half street, and the
10Y was Just my age and we
lad fine walks together.
"One summer day in 1889
when we were IL, we left the
pavement which ended at
Fourteenth and B streets
Constitution avenue) and
followed the path north of
The Monument grounds 60
ng west. The grass was
moved but not along the
iirt road which is now Con-
Ititution avenue, and it grew
quite tall along the footpath
which we took for two long
blocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-10
GSA Stands Fire Watch for u. S.
Questions Raised
By BIuze at Pentugon
Answered by Agency
BY RICHARD OLONE
star staff Writer

| ohaA oNah WAANA
The damaging fire at the
Pentagon last month raised two
big questions: How well are
our Government buildings pro-
tected, and can it happen
again?
The General Services Ad-
ministration. charged with pro-
tecting those buildings, without
saying it won't happen again.
nevertheless pointed with pride
to an elaborate organization
designed to avoid such calam-
tiles.
GSA's Region 3 has the
responsibility of protecting 95
per cent of the Government
buildings in the Washington
area job performed in close
coordination with the NUM-
cipal fire department of the
District and nearby counties.
The Federal fire chief" for
the Washington area is Henry
S. HUNT, jr., chief of Region
SIS protection branch. Under
his jurisdiction are more than
600 buildings owned or rented
by the Government, housing
240,000 employes-the great
bulk of them in the Washington
area.
Fire Was Extraordinary
Mr.. Hunt feels the Pentagon
blaze was an extraordinary oc-
currence, which does not re-
fleet any discredit on his Or
ganization.
at is easy to be a Monday
morning quarterback" he said,
but we did not consider that
area as one where there was a
serious fire hazard"
There are other buildings
where the hazard potential was,
and still is. greater than at the
Pentagon, Mr.. Hunt said.
For instance. his fire mar
Shals-he has seven of them
pay particular attention to the
old Post Office Building on
Pennsylvania avenue between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets
NV.
This is a building they have
been talking about tearing
down for as long as I can re-
member" he said, land they'll
probably still be talking about
it when I retire"
1t was built before there
were such things as building
codes. he said, and conSe-
quently the stairways are not
inclosed, and balconies on each
floor overlook a central court
which is covered by skylight.
It all adds up to a fertile
breeding ground for fire.
Another worrisome spot is
the new National Aeronautic
and Space Agency temporary
quarters in rambling old build
ings-the former Cosmos Club
at Fifteenth and H streets
NV.
The quarters are a hodge
podge of several different
structures, and also lacks safe
stairwells, Mr.. Hunt said.
Both places are inspected
quarterly. rather than once a
year, Mr.. Hunt said, and
plans are underway to inclose
stairwells to reduce the hazard.
TempOs Not Dangerous
Oddly, Washington's I'M
slightly and flimsy-appearing
temporary buildings are not a
major source of concern to
Mr.. Hunt.
They were built with an eye
to safety. he said, and all are
equipped with sprinkler sys-
TENS or flre-resiStant stair
wells - and some with both.
Exits, fire extinguishers and
alarm boxes are numerous and
we'll marked.
Mr.. Hunts duty, roughly
speaking, is to prevent fires
and, once they occur, to see
that they are promptly re-
ported. In the District it is
the job of Fire Chief Willard
H. Sutton to put them out.
This is how the two systems
are co-ordinated:
All of the major Government
buildings are equipped with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-10
Scholarship Boosted

The Association of Federal
Communications Engineers re-
Gently voted to increase its en-
cheering scholarship at George
Washington University from
$500 to $500 a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-10
TIRED, RUN DOWN
Senate BUILDING
Architecture Hit
BY JOHN w. STEPP
star Stan Writer

The New Senate ONCE Building plagued y assorted
srucon snafu deded today INTELLECTUALLY tired
meager and down"
The critical blast in article in the magazine
Architectural Forum written by editor Douglas Haskell
Among other things Haskell charged the 500 million
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-10

structure pictures "a state OF
architectural illness attended
by extreme mental confusion,
threatening to become chronic
in Washington"
He characterized the build
ing as vaguely classical and
vaguely modern" and said It's
architects have treated it as a
mere Office building in an
illiterate she'll"
Classical Lines Criticized
The criticism was apparently
directed mainly against the
partly classical lines of the new
Office building.
Architecture" the article
stated, sis going to pieces fast
er the closer it lies to Capitol
Hill" because "the buildings
there are in the hands of a
tight little club of architects
who all wear the same classical
school tie"
The reaction of the architect
chiefly responsible for the de-
sign was something like a
Shrug. Reached in New York,
Richard M. Pott, partner in
the architectural firm of Egg
ers and Higgins, which was
awarded the design contract,
observed the architects were
only trying to carry out the
Senate'S wishes.
I'VE were operating under a
directive of the Senate Office
Building Commission to design
a modified classical building to
harmonic with the first Sen
ate Office Building. After ell,
there is no modern architec-
ture among the Federal build
ingS on the Hill"
Agrees Up to a Point
Up to a point, at least, Mr.
Pott said he had to agree with
editor Haskell.
Classical architecture" he
said, lis last rose of summer
architecture. But while it may
be old hat, we had to go along
with the Capitol Hill architec-
tural motif"
And as far as the interior
Of the new building is con.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-10
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The National Rural Let
ter Carriers Association
continues its Sheraton
Park Hotel convention.
This information supplied by
the Washington Convention and
Visitors Bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-10

81 MED tn e
famous Davy Burns cottage
1t once. 1t was standing
about a block away in the
ields to the south. We ran
,ver to it and longed to go
1p the stairs, but they were
much too rickety. The door
was passed being closed.
81 have read that it was
finally torn down in 1894. 1t
stood between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth streets directly
back of the White House.
From there we cut across
10 the Van Ness Mansion. 1t
stood farther back from the
dirt road, which is now Sew
enteenth street, than the
Pan merican Building,
probably about where the
pool is. 1t was on a rise of
ground, almost a knoll. 1t
was still a beautiful building
with a porte cochere span
ming the semi-circular drive
way. There were many lovely
shade trees standing about.
"The dank growth and
dark green under the trees
when the fields beyond were
brown from summers hot
sun, gave us an eerie feeling
of visiting a cemetery.
1--WE children easily gained
entrance to the Van Ness
house although it was not
in a state of disrepair. 1t
was a beautiful place with
delicate frescoeS in white
plaster on a pale blue wall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-10

"TT WAS SHOCKING to see
a heap of straw in a cor
ner-to know that tramps
had slept there. We feared
they might still be around
and we hurried away.
THAT the Davy Burns
cottage ever stood on that
site is erroneous. I saw them
both on that same day. I
have long pondered on whom
I might contact about cor
recting the false statement
on the Pan American facade.
"The true location was
back of the munitions or
the stone lock house of the
old canal at the southwest
corner of Seventeenth and
Constitution"
Mrs. Browning'S letter sent
the Rambler to the records
of the Columbia Historical
Society. He r m e m b ere
hearing an interesting paper
read before the society 10
years ago on Davy Burns, his
daughter and sole heir, Mar
cha Burns, and his son-in-
law, John Peter Van Ness.
The paper was by Mrs.
Ethel M. B. MorganSton, a
descendant of Davy's broth
err, James, and she had done
a great deal of research on it.
While Davy Burns farm
does not compare in dollar
value with the island pur-
chased by Peter Minuet for
$29 worth of trinkets, it
brought a respectable sum.
The deal offered the Propri-
etors (the original landown-
ers of the DISTRICT was that
they would sell alternate lots
to the Government and re-
tain the others for their own
profit.
Davy left $4,000 cash to
his daughter, Marcia, when
he died and many an alter
nate lot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14

seeing tasks actually required
up to $50 per cent more light
than the 1852 recommended
tons. Thus. the 1852 levels al
ready are obsolete.
Tests have continued
since the 1858 report was is
sued. One of the most recent
reports was delivered to the
international Commission on
Illumination at its quadren-
NAL convention in Brussels.
Committees under the direc-
ton of president George ].
Taylor Of the Illuminating
Engineering Society have
turned in a number of re-
ports. The American Home
Lighting Institute has is
sued minimum light-for-liv-
ing standards.
In all these reports, the
scientific premise is the
same: In most homes, there
is not enough light, even
though it might have been
considered sufficient six or
seven years ago. For in
stance. lighting engineers
have known for years that
desk study requires a higher
lighting level than casual
newspaper or m gazine
reading.
The I. E. SIS 1852 recon-
mendation for desk study
was 40 footcandleS, which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14

could be achieved by using
a portable lamp equipped
with three l00-watt incan-
descent bulbs.
But new measurements of
eye difficulties of desk study
show that we can almost
double that recommendation
to 70 footcandles. For this
level of lighting. we can use
two shaded wall lamps, each
with a 150-watt incandescent
bulb. And to achieve maxi
mum benefit, say these peo-
pie! lamps should be mount
ed about 80 inches apart, Is
inches above the desk top
and about II inches back
from the desk front.
Sounds kind of complicat-
ed. But the lesson is clear.
Have enough light in your
home. In addition to watt
age. that means that all light
sources should be shielded
with cornices, valances, lamp
shades or with plastic or
frosted glass panels. Too lit
tie light, glare and heavy
shadows can be a strain on
the eyes-not to mention
the safety factor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14
Are Homes 'UnderIiehted'?

1t is the opinion of illumi-
mating engineers chats what
they call themSelves) that
most homes in the United
States are seriously under
lighted. ,
While there have been some
increases in the lighting levels
in newer homes in recent
years, the levels recommended
by the experts are not always
achieved. In the building
boom after World War II,
a minimum of 3 per cent of
any moderate home building
budget could have been ap-
propriated for lighting. But
in a majority of homes, this
allowance was often cut by
so per cent or more.
In 1852 there were signs of
a public awakening to the
lighting facts of life. BY 1858
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14
Care on 'Footings'
Con Save Trouble
BY DOUGLAS TU0MEY
Contributing Writer

No doubt you have often
seen brick or stone piers at
the entrance of a country
house which have taken on
a lop-sided slant. You also
have seen cellar walls with a
large crack running from top
to bottom or buildings which
have been condemned be-
cause of badly leaning walls.
All these conditions result
from the fact that footings,
the lowest part of any struc-
ture, were inadequate or i'm
properly built.
If you are building on an
area of good solid rock, or on
good clean sand (Which will
support 5000 pounds of dead
weight per square FOOT you
have no worry about things
going out of plumb. But
when you are building on
average ground where condi-
tons are not SO good for sup
porting weight, you have to
provide ample footings for
anything you expect to have
stay upright and plumb. The
softer the ground and the
worse the water conditions,
the more ample must be the
footings.
One of the cardinal rules
for good building is that
foundation walls must be
built upon a footing which is
as deep as the wall is thick
and twice the width Of the
wall. In other words, if you
are building an eight-inch
thick wall. the footing be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14
BY ANDY LANG
Contributing Writer

many architects and builders
had gradually inched up to
the levels recommended in
1852. And some householders
began to make demands for
improved illumination, if only
because they were becoming
aware of the attractiveness of
better lighting.
During this six-year period,
however. a team Of vision ex-
pertS had conducted extern
sive studies at the University
of Michigan to measure the
human eyes difficulty in see
ing. In practical terms, these
experts sought a basis for
computing how much light
the eye needs to perform
working -and-living tasks eff
flciently and with a minimum
of stress.
They discovered that most
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14

meath it must be eight inches
deep and l6 inches wide.
At this particular time.
when almost any kind of
ground is being used for
building purposes, it is par
ticularly necessary that foot
ings be wide and deep
enough. Many people are
building their own founda-
lions and then buying a pre-
cut house to erect above it.
They will do well to make
sure of their footings.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14

Urban Real Estate Re-
search" the first in a new
series Of research mono
graphs being prepared under
the direction of the Urban
Land Institute, has just been
published.
Four principal areas are
covered by the new study:
A description of research now
in progress: an inventory of
research completed between
1945 and 1858; an outline of
major gaps in research, and
an examination of the nature
and extent of financial sup
port available for real estate
research.
DR.. David T. Rowlands of
the Wharton School of FL
nance and Commerce of the
University of Pennsylvania,
prepared the publication
after two years of study. The
project was sponsored joint
ly by the ULI and the Educa-
ton Committee of the Ma
tional Association of Real
Estate Boards.
In summarizing the gaps in
research. DR.. Rowlands noted
that little attention" has
been given to investor mott
walton and investment expert
ence in connection with COM
mercial and industrial prop
critics. He also found further
research needed in the forces
determining land use, the in
f1uence of public policy and
the effect of innovations on
the real estate market.
A second monograph in the
ULI series, "Metropolitaniza-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14
New Study Made
Of City Realty

ton of the United States" is
nearing completion. 1t will
examine population projec-
ton and its relation to the
basic regional forces in the
Nations economy.
Copies of the first mono
graph may be purchased
from the Urban Land Insti-
tute's office here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14
Firm Buys
River Troct

A 232-acre tract of land on
the Chester River at CheS-
tertown on the Eastern Shore
of Maryland has been pur-
chased by Chester Harbor,
Inc. an affiliate of Warren
and Arthur Smadbeck, Inc.
The firm will sponsor their
first development in the
Chesapeake Bay area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14

The Stars brandnew 1859 Fishing Guide is the biggest and
most complete guide published for fishermen in the Wash
ngon area Charles Cove The Stars Outdoor Editor has
packed with every conceivable type of information fish
erman needs plus eleven charts of all the nearby fishing
grounds He describes the fresh and salt water fish that
abound where to find them and how to hook them The
charts pnpon the best spots in the rivers the Bay, the
nearby Atlantic Coast These charts alone are worth manv
times the price of The Stars Fishing Guide In addition
there's full information where to rent charter or launch
BOAT where to buy bait ice and fuel Whether you're
bound to improve your luck. Get your copy now.
On sale at leading sporting goods Stores the lobby
OF the new Star Building, Va Ave. and End St. Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-21
SERVICE NEWS
Ouuntico ConfQb
To Draw Many

were hosts at several family
parties last week when the
Generals brother and sister
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Twining of Portland. Greg,
were their houseguests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Twining also
visited with his other brother
and sister-in-law, Chairman
Of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and Mrs. Nathan F. Twining.
To Introduce Bride
The Assistant Secretary of
the Navy for Health and
Medical. DR.. Frank B. Berry.
has planned a late afternoon
party for tomorrow aboard
the Sequoia.
He has asked mostly the
official family" of the Navy
Secretariat to meet Mrs.
Berry. She is the former Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-21

of Mrs. r. Cade Wilson of
Summit, N. j., and the late
Mr.. Wilson. and of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Allen
Bourne.
1t. Newbold was graduated
from st. Paul's School in
Concord, N. j., and from Yale
University, class of 1857,
where he belonged to Fence
Club. He is a member of the
Yale Club of New York and
of the Metropolitan Club of
Washington.
He is the grandson of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. John l..
Newbold and the late Mr.. and
Mrs. John F. wilkins.
After a wedding trip to
Bermuda, the couple will live
in Norfolk, Va, where 1t.
Newbold is serving with the
Naval Mobile Intelligence
Production Unit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-21
Miss Judith Bourne
Marries Mr.. NeWbold

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Bourne of Far Hills, N. j.,
and Sandwich, Mass, an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter Judith Allen to 1t.
q. g. John Lowe Newbold
III, USNR, son of Mr., and
Mrs. Newbold of this city
and Newport, r. I.
The wedding took place
yesterday afternoon at st.
Luke's Protestant Episcopal
Church in Gladstone. N. j.,
with the Rev. John D. Wing,
rector of the Church of st.
Johns on the Mountain.
Bernardsville, N. j., officiat-
ing. Canon Irving L. Greene,
rector of the church, assisted.
A reception followed at Fox
Hollow Farm, the home of the
brides parents.
MIR. Bourne gave his
daughter in marriage. Miss
Ariane DEM. Dewey was
maid of honor and other
attendants were Mrs. Donald
w. Bourne, sister-in-law of
the bride. and the Misses
Elizabeth F. Ahearn, Linda
Barnes, Gail awthrop,
Esther S. Webster and Bin
ney B. White.
Mr.. Fleming Newbold II
was best man for his brother.
The ushers were Mr.. Nicho-
las w. Newbold, brother OF
the bridegroom; Mr.. George
Ruhlee II, brother-in-law OF
the bridegroom; Mr.. Robert
B Bourne and Mr.. Donald
w. Bourne, brothers of the
bride: Mr.. Rutgers Barclay,
Mr.. Jonathan N. Brownell,
Mr.. G. Stuart Patterson, jr.,
and Mr.. Harvey I. Sloane.
Mrs. Newbold is an alumna
of Concord Academy in Mas
sachusetts and was graduated
from Vassar College. She
was presented to society in
June, 1855. at the Norris
town Debutante Assemblies.
She is the granddaughter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-21
BY EVELYN NJ. DENT
Contributing Writer

Secretary of Defense Neil
McElroy is to take all the
ranking members of the
Defense Department out of
Washington on Tuesday.
They will attend the Secre-
tary's annual conference at
Quantico and remain there
until Thursday.
The Commandant of the
Marine Corps Schools. 1t.
Gen. Merrill Barber Twining.
will act as host for the three
days to one of the largest
stag events of the season.
This event together with the
great international interest
in the opening of the st.
Lawrence Seaway leaves
Washington in the back
ground for a few days.
Gen. and Mrs. Twining
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-21
Mr.. Kerney
Married in
New York

Mr.. Nelson Newton Alexan-
der of Tuxedo Park. N. Y,
announces the marriage of
his daughter Mary Emily to
Mr.. James Caldwell Kerney,
son of Mr.. John E. Kerney OF
Princeton, N. j.. and the late
Mrs. Barbara Manning Ker-
ney. The bride also Is the
daughter of the late Mrs.
Mary Emily Hamilton Alex
ander.
The wedding took place
yesterday in the Church of
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
in Tuxedo Park with the
Rev. Lawrence Monahan Off
ciating.
Mr.. Alexander gave his
daughter in marriage. Miss
Frances Patten Bull was
maid of honor and Miss Pa
tricia NJ. Kerney, sister Of
the bridegroom, was brides
maid.
Mr., John E. Kerney, jr.,
served as best man for his
brother and ushers were Mr..
James K. Kuser, cousin of
the bridegroom, and Mr..
Hugh Fairman.
The bride was graduated
from Ethel Walker School
and Mount Vernon Junior
College. She made her debut
at the Autumn Ball in Tux
edo Park in 1855. Mrs. Ker-
ney is the granddaughter of
the late New York Commits