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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05
Senate Agrees
To Conference on
District Revenue

The Senate today formally
agreed to a conference with the
House on conflicting bills to
raise revenue for the District.
Members of the conference
committee are trying to arrange
a work session within a few
days.
The House has asked for a
flat Federal payment of $45
million and a loan limit for
the District of $3.50 million
President Kennedy's flexible
formula geared to tax revenues
is favored by the Senate. The
Senate version would yield the
city this fiscal year a Federal
payment Of $50 million and set
a loan ceiling at $225 million.
A compromise increasing the
current Federal share Of run
ming the Nations Capital. prob
ably without the new formula,
is expected to come out Of
conference.
Democratic Senators Bible Of
Nevada and Mcintyre Of New
Hampshire and Republican
Senator Beall of Maryland will
attempt to defend the admin
istration's revenue concept.
They will negotiate with Rep
resentatives Whitener. of North
Carolina. Dowdy Of Texas, and
Hagan Of Georgia. all Demo-
Gratis and Broyhill Of Virginia.
Harsha Of Ohio and Horton Of
New York, all Republicans.
House District Chairman Me-
MILAN. Democrat Of South
Carolina. may sit with con-
ferees, at his own option.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05

great distance away from the
court building" Chief Justice
Warren had told the House
Public Works Committee.
Mr.. McFall said he supposed
the women we're in danger Of
being assaulted or robbed.
Protecting female employees
of the Supreme Court with no
equal protection for women
who help Congressman Smacks
of special privilege legislation,
said Mr.. Gross.
Guards walk women to their
cars for added protection near
the Capitol, Mr.. Gross noted.
With this protection, why do
women need a closer parking
lot? he asked.
Apartment Plan Questioned
The Iowan also questioned
whether land owners really in
tended to build a luxury apart
ment they have threatened en-
the site of the. prospective
parking lot if robberieS and as
Saults abound in the neighbor-
hood. The proposed apart
ments would increase the value
of the land, the Works Com.
mittee said, and argued for i'm
mediate acquisition.
The tract involved is on the
Northwest corner of Third ano
A streets NE. Immediately east
of the Supreme Court. Part Of
it now is rented, month tt
month, for parking. The re-
mainder is occupied by three
frame houses.
Architect Stewart estimated
the value of the site at $780,.
900 based on the asking pricC
of owners.
Some so Court employs
would be able to park on thu
lot, which would hold an ad
ditional Is to 80 cars, it wa
estimated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05

ing barrels that look like
cement mixers. The barrels sift
the sand from the gravel and
send 1t down chutes on oppo-
site sides Of the dredge.
So, serenely and steadily, the
tubboats ply their way-day
and night-up the green Poto-
mac.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05

It is the peak season for sand
and gravel.
Thirty-five buckets each
holding 500 pounds Of sand,
gravel and rocks. dip 40 feet
into the water and return the
load some go feet to the top
of the dredge where it goes
through a series of giant rotat-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05

big enough. There we're all
these huge skeletons lining the
walls, and in the middle, this
girl performing in q somewhat
skeletal fashion"
The trustees appeared TO like
the act, and at the end Of the
first half they applauded in
the restrained. dignified man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05

mac, so they poured the sand
and gravel back into the river
in a nice mound to await re-
dredging.
Now the giant dredge, a
Yeritable floating plant, a maze
of pipes, grinding noises and
putting steam, works night and
day taking the sand out again
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05

agree to the unanimous con-
sent asked to clear a Senate
PASSED bill authorizing the
architect to negotiate for five
lots newt to the Supreme Court.
Legislation should carry a limit
on money the architect could
pay the NARROW Coal Co.,
present owner, the Congress
man said.
"It doesn't take much re-
search to find instances where
the architect of the Capitol has
been a little extrsvagant," Mr..
Ford added.
Wants Safeguard
He said the least the House
could do was to put a safe
guard on this relatively minor
project"
Mr.. Stewart has overseen
construction of new Senate
and House office buildings.
Major projects in his plan still
to win the congressional nod
are an annex for the Library
of Congress, a memorial to
James Madison and an under
ground parking lot east of the
Capitol.
Public Buildings Subcom-
mittee Chairman Jones Of
Alabama Joined his Demo-
cratic colleague. Mr.. McFall, Of
California in an attempt to
convince Mr.. Ford that proce-
dures for buying the parking
lot were exactly the same as
those followed in all Federal
taking of property.
They were diverted, how
ever, by Representative Gross
Republican Of Iowa. who
wanted to know why it was
dangerous for female employees
of the Supreme Court to walk
to their cars after dark.
Women :. during the win
ter, work until it is dark anC
lit would be dangerous for then
to have to park their cars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05
BY WILLIAM BASHAM
star Staff Writer

The civil jury caseload Of
General Sessions Court has
grown alarmingly since Con-
gress expanded the courts
jurisdiction last January, the
courts annual report showed
today.
Chief Judge John Lewis
Smith, jr., said the work has
Increased because the court now
handles all civil cases with
amounts running up to $4,000.
Before January, the cutoff
amount was $4,000.
Aside from the increase in
civil cases, there has been no
increase in the backlog of other
court branches, he noted.
Change in Situation
The fiscal year report 70 tne
Attorney Generals office shows
that there are now l,434 civil
jury cases pending in court. A
year ago at this time there were
only 974 cases awaiting trial,
Litigants involved in a case
would have waited about one
month before their trial came
UP last year, but today they
are told that the wait might be
as long as four months.
Judge Smith said his court
has received 1,245 civil cases
Involving amounts more than
$4,000 since January, but ]
would hope that we could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05

I'M so HAPPY out here
happy to get away from it all.
I don't care whether Mr.. Big
Bill strikes or not. I'd just
as soon he'd let me alone,
strike at one of the other
fellows lines.
Slap, slap, slap.
I was glad to see the water
tank, the peak of the Ocean
City skyline, drop below the
horizon. It seemed to cut all
connections. We have no
ship-to-shore telephone.
Yet everything back on
shore seems to be going all
right: nice response to these
silly columns; letters during
the week from the family at
home and abroad; everyone
happy and getting along fine.
Slap, slap, slap.
We're after marlin, those
beautiful, swift, long-billed
hunters of the deep that
strike so unexpectedly. Anice
6-footer would be just right
for over the mantlepiece If
the wife would put up with
such interior decorating.
I wouldn't marry a woman
who would.
There are only a few birds
over the Jack Spot today
and birds are important.
The big fish cause the little
fish to break water and the
birds swoop down to eat
them. Cap'n Eddie Jester Is
on the lookout for diving
birds. That's where the big
fish are.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05
Fires Kill 2 Women;
Smoking Is Blamed
One Victim
Is Found on
Fire Escape

Fires attributed by investi-
gators to careless smoking took
the lives Of two Washington
women yesterday and early to-
day.
The victims were identified
by firemen as Mrs. Sadie
Tharpe, 81, of 3l6 Tenth
street NE. and Miss Marilyn
Louise Alexander, SO, of 1921
Mount Pleasant street NV.
Mrs. Tharpe was pronounced
dead at Casualty Hospital at
$3.50 am. yesterday after fire.
men found her lying on the
floor of her smoke filled apart
ment.
Fire Department Lieutenant
Floyd Robinson OF Truck Com
pany Is said he found Mrs.
Tharpe in the living room, a
few feet from the sofa. He
said it appeared she had been
smoking and collapsed while
trying to get out of the room
after fire started.
Discovered by NeighbOr
The blaze was discovered BY
a neighbor, Charles Mcmillan,
80, of 800 Tenth street NE.
who smelled smoke coming
from the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron S. Hummel. Mrs. Tharpe,
a dress sales clerk, rented the
second floor OF the home.
Mr.. Mcmillan ran across the
street and banged on the door
trying to arouse the Hummels.
F1remen arrived just as the
Hummels realized the second
floor of their home was afire.
| The two upstairs rooms were
completely burned out, firemen
said, and flames burned from
the sofa down into the floor.
Miss Alexander was pro-
nounced dead on arrival at
Washington Hospital Center
about am. today after flames
swept a fourth floor apartment
she occupied with Miss Clara
Toler, Sc, at the Mount Pleas
ant street address.
Policeman Saw Flames
The two alarm fire was dis
J covered about 400 am. by
; Police Canine Corps Sergt. Ell
den E. Ernst who spotted the
) flames shooting from the win
dow toward the roof as he
drove past.
Miss Alexander, a clerk-typist
for a Federal Government
agency, had crawled out on the
fire escape when the flames
swept the apartment and it was
there firemen found her, her
clothes still burning.
Miss Toler was found In the
smoke filled bathroom of the
, apartment and was carried ia
safety by two firemen.
About 30 people were evacu-
kated from the 25-unit, five
story apartment house. Pvt.
: Edward F. Davis of the Tenth
Precinct helped Miss Katherine
A. Kibler, So, from her apart
ment after finding her vainly
trying to remove window bars
to get to a fire escape.
Trapped by Bars
Miss Kibler said she had
the bars installed to keep out
prowlers and found they had
trapped her inside.
Miss Toler was admitted at
Washington Hospital Center
for treatment of burns and
smoke inhalation and was re-
ported in satisfactory condi-
ton today. Sergt. Ernst also
was treated for smoke inhala-
ton.
Miss Toler told fire investi-
gators she and her companion
had been smoking in the apart
ment.
The two women had Just
moved in last Thursday. The
apartment was a total loss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05
TRICKY JOB FOR TUG CAPTAIN
Sand Retrieved From River Cache
BY HUGH WELLS
Star Staff Writer

Daily the doughty captain
noses the bow of his craft into
the swift current and, like a.
salmon going upstream, heads
home with nothing to guide
him but lights on the dome of
the Capitol.
If it happens to be daytime
he turns his speed up to an
awesome five miles per hour
(six if the tide is coming IND
and tries to run down the
Washington Monument. Ca
noes have been known to pass
him.
His tug, grunting like the
little train that said 81 think I
can," pushes 1000 tons of sand
and gavel that, stretching the
four barges combined, equal
the length Of one and a half
football fields.
If this sounds like something
less than "Moby Dick" pause
a moment before going under
the Fourteenth Street bridge.
The wind is coming out Of
the northwest.
14th st. Bridge Hazard
You, a steely-jawed tugboat
captain, are moving your four
scows up the river crabwise,
trying to keep the wind and
current from catching you and
making you a candidate for
an unsocial coming out party
on the shore.
The tug is 10 feet wide.
Added to the width Of the
barge to which it is tied you
total 48 feet in width. Moving
on a diagonal up the river you
may spread out over 10 feet.
The current is shifting and
the Fourteenth street bridge Is
only 100 feet wide between the
pilings. Remember, it takes a
half mile to stop or make q
right angle turn.
There's a sailboat on your
fright which is determined 1t
has the right Of way. Nothing
to do but blow the whistle. The
two-way radio is squawking
and wanting to know where
you are.
Skipper for 20 Years
Capt. James Bryant, a tug
boat skipper for 20 years, has
Unanswered his chain Of barges
without nicking a bridge or a
boat.
His face is the color and
texture of a pier piling. He
negotiates his tug with the
aplomb Of a bored cab driver.
His tattooed arm continually
turns the huge wheel !. spoke
or two to starboard, spoke or
two to port.
Capt. Jimmy will return from
the Georgetown port with a
load Of empty scows. His goal
is an underwater storage area
near Mount Vernon.
His firm. Potomac Sand &
Gravel Co., Inc, ran out of
storage space for q load Of
sand and gravel it had dredged
from the bottom Of the Poto-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05

diesel motor throttled down
to trolling speed, Is chortling.
That's the only word for it.
We have four skip bats
out, squid on 12-foot leaders
of fine piano wire and 100
feet of line, each with a big
vicious barbed hook sticking
out above-where the fish
can't see it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The International Aero
space Support Conference
meets for the second day
at the Sheraton-Park.
The Jewish War Vet
Grams convene for the Sec
ond day at the Shorehain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05

IT TAKES ONLY a few
hours out here on a warm
sunny day to realize how
people can fall in love with
the ocean. You get a feeling
for 1t, an intimacy that is
lacking in a trip across 1t in
an ocean liner.
Take our mate, Wilson
Wimbrow of the well-known
bodybuilding mily on
Chincoteague Island. They
built this boat. He must love
the ocean. Spends his win
tiers on similar boats in Flor
ida. He's an able young man,
probably could make more
doing something else, prob
ably will have to, he got
married this spring.
or take Cap'n Eddie Jester.
He's willing to put out in
almost any weather. There
are many interesting English
names on the Eastern Shore.
One of the captains Of the
Ocean City marlin fleet is
Bill Burbage. AS any stu
dent of the Bard knows, the
owner Of the Globe Theater
and head Of the company Of
actors that included william
Shakespeare was Richard
Burbage.
The salt breezes and rock
ing of the boat is making me
sleepy. Think I'll take a nap.
(Four hours later.)
The diesel motors have
been speeded up. We must
be on our way in. Two flags
flying. We caught two fish
while I was sleeping.
And It's good TO see that
water tower on the horizon
again. Nice landfall, Cap'n
Eddie.
It's nice to get away from
1t all, and It's nice 10 get
back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05
Court Lond Acquisition
For Parking Blocked
Ford of Michigan Wonts Cost Limit Set
On Purchase of Lots Near Tribunal
BY GRACE BASSETT
Star staff Writer

skeptica Republican today blocked House approval Of
more Capitol Hill land acquisition for the Government
debate small Supreme Court parking lot offered
hints Of trouble ahead for Capitol Architect George
Stewards master plan for the Capitol area.
Representative Ford Republican Of Michigan, refused to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05
BY DAVID BRAATEN
Star Staff Writer

DR.. s. Dillon Ripley, who will
take over as head Of the Smith.
sonian Institution January /, Il
a man Of many and diverse
accomplishments.
He is a noted ornithologist
has led jungle safaris and once
parachuted into Thailand In
full evening dress on an oss
mission.
He is also the man who in
troduced belly-dancing TO Yale
and vice versa.
To be sure, there probably
already had been q sort Of
nodding, offhand acquaintance
with the Near Eastern nave
maneuvers, on the part Of
sophomores 'week-endinR in
New York. or graduate archie
ology students visiting Cairo.
A Gala Premiere
But DR.. Ripley brought belly
dancing right onto the ivy
shrouded New Haven campus
at a gala premiere for 1876
trustees and honored guests OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05

John MekeIwoy, who normally writes
this column on Monday. Wednes-
day and Friday, is on vocation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05
The
Rambler
Gets Awoy
From 1t All
By GEORGE KENNEDY
Slap, slap, slap.

Slap, slap, slap.
This is written in a small
boat (S6 feet) bobbing in
gentle swells over the Jack
Spot, the famous fishing
shoal, IS miles off Ocean
City, Md.
Slap, slap, slap.
That's the noise of the
waves hitting the sides. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05

THERE ARE a few gulls,
herring gulls, terms and some
sheerwaters that glide just
above the waves. Hundreds
of Mother Cary's chickens.
They don't count. They feed
on plankton-minute forms
of marine life.
There are two kinds,
Leach's petrels, which are in
these waters in the spring
and fall and are now nesting
in Maine or Nova Scotia. In
the late fall they fly down
our coast, then cross to Africa
and spend the winter flying
over the waves between Africa
and Brazil.
Those here now are Wilson'S
petrels. Both sleep on the
water. These nest during
our winter in the islands off
the southern tips of South
America and Africa and on
the Antarctic continent. I
know all this because I once
called Fish and Wildlife
about them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05

the Peabody Museum Of Ma
tural History. of which he is
the director.
He didn't really know what
he was doing, he claims. The
occasion was the opening Of the
exhibit Of treasures from King
Tut's tomb, and DR.. Ripley
thought a program of Egyptian
folk music would be appropri-
ate.
I'VE had a professor playing
authentic Egyptian music on a
EITHER" DR.. Ripley said" I call
ed a theatrical agent in New
York and asked him TO supply
an authentic Egyptian folk
dancer"
Il wasn't until the shapely
young lady actually started
writhing sinuously before the
distinguished gathering that 1t
dawned on DR.. Ripley: Egypt's
authentic folk dance IS the
belly dance.
1T was a distinct shock TO
me-" said DR.. Ripley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05
Dignified Applause

Actually, though" he con-
tinued. 1T was rather striking
The reception was being held
lin Dinosaur Hall, the only room
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17

to three Democratic senators from Ne
vada. James T. CLARK, clerk of the House
District Committee, was born in Ellicott
City, Md. He had private law practice
in Washington for IS years, and also
served as legislative aide to Massachu-
sets Democratic senator and as clerk of
the Senate Education and Labor Com
mittee and the Senate Naval Affairs Com
mittee. Both men earn about $l85OO
year.
Only one member of the two commit
tee STATS, Leonard Hilder, House commit.
tee investigator, was born and brought up
in Washington. He was District second.
airy school teacher and principal before
he Joined the committee.
Members of the two committee stats
talk to one another at least every other
day, to find out what each committee is
doing and planning. They see one another
during conferences to work out differ
ences between Senate and House bills.
Its wonderful, cordial relationship"
Mr.. Clark says.
The largest number of bills originate
with the District Commissioners. But fire
men, policemen, teachers or anyone else
who believes the commissioners have
sighted him, can 90 straight to a commit
tee member to suggest amendments or
even new legislation. The District Bar
Association, United States Attorney,
COMtiausd
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the busiest in Congress, although their
staffs are among the smallest.
In the two years of the 87th Congress,
the House District Committee considered
325 bills; the Senate committee handled
PIT bills and nominations The House
committee held ia hearings, and the
Senate committee 154 hearings A total
of "a bills became law.
Much District legislation is so CON-
pick that few members have the time to
become fully acquainted with il, espec-
tally if they are involved in work on an
other committee Because Of this, lot of
responsibility is left to the committee
staffs.
staff members are just that" Mr.
Smith says. I'VE don't set policy" Yet, the
STATS must evaluate and interpret re-
ports and statements to the committee
members from District Government de-
partment heads, interview witnesses and
conduct their own investigations; settle
controversies before hearings, whenever
possible, and prompt members during
hearings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17

WOA<AIN WIN lives next 20 I6OCk
Creek Park called the Senate Dis
trict of Columbia Committee re-
Gently to complain that she was in
danger of being attacked by squirrels
every time she opened her front door. She
said she thought the committee ought to
be able to do something to help her.
Chester II. Smith, the committee staff
director, patiently explained to the wOm-
an that the only answer he knew of was
to shoot the squirrels or trap them. This
was not very practical solution, how
ever, he said. There are too many squir-
rels in Washington. Also, it would be
against the law.
Although the District Committee is
not geared to handle such problems, the
woman had point in calling Mr.. Smith
The District committees Of the Senate
and House, which have been responsible
for developing legislation for the city
since 1915. when they we're established,
are about as close as Washington gets to
having city council.
Both committee chairmen, Senator
Bible, Democrat of Nevada, and Repre-
sentative Mcmillan, Democrat of South
Carolina, have instructed their STATS to
treat the citizens of Washington as if they
were constituents. In addition to their
regular work Of overseeing and legislat-
ing for the city, the committees are bur
dened with load of problems which,
though important to the people involved,
are petty.
So the committees have to concern
themselves with laws to exempt property
of civic, charitable and patriotic organi-
cations from real estate taxes, to allow
the sale Of additional sizes of milk and ice
cream containers, and to require that
dogs be kept on leashes. They must look
into the complaint of man who believes
his veterinarian is responsible for the
death Of his cat, and see that resolution
is introduced to allow a half million
Shriners to hold convention in Wash
ington in 1855
Because Of this civic housekeeping
job, the two District committees are
unique in Congress. They are also among
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he staff members generally reflect
the opinions of the congressman, of
course, usually the committee chairmen,
who are responsible for their appoint
ments. Few citizens have even heard the
names Of the staff members; they try to
remain as unObtrusive as possible.
Mr.. Smith, lawyer, is a former Ne
vada budget director and legislative aide
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The Senate District Committee sometimes
scGnty as to available membership in one
Of its key functions holding a public
hearing. OregOR'S Senator Morse is here
F0nked only By Committee StGG members.