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0 Tigers, White Sox and Yanks Win Page 21 STEAMY Continued hot and humid Low 73-77, high 95-99 -Map and Detail on Pace 3 HOIRLI TEMPtRATlKES fkmm IMETRO FINAL 13 1 noon 8 5 p.m. 93 10 5 79 76 pro. hi p.m. 94 11 p.m. D.ai.

94 mid. Dm. 94 1 a m. p.m. 87 3 a.m.

7 3 D.m. PI a p.m. SU 4 p.m. 92 Unofficial. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1955 On Guard for Over a Century Eatablithed in 1831 32 Pages Vol.

125 No. 91 Seven Cents A 1924 67 Billion Gallons a Year 1955... 174 Billion Gallons a Year IAf A Sir- 1 1 II di ion vi7a ons a Tear 5 I (Figures Teprettrat actual and estimated gallons pumped by Detroit Water System in fiscal years indicated) 9 fr mm Expansion of Present Springwells Building a Wayne County Water Improvements at Waterworks Park Suburban Reservoirs, Mains, etc. Plant Plant Plant bite Warn 1 Wafer Everywhere Except in Faucets OK's Housing Bill He Didn't Like But He's Expected to Sign It; Special Session Talk Fades WASHINGTON (UP) The 84th Congress adjourned early Wednesday in a burst of last-minute oratory, bipartisan goodwill and bill-passing that included some parting rebuffs to President Eisenhower. The House, which marked time most of the evening with song and impromptu entertainment while the Senate caught up on final legislation, quit for the year at 11:36 p.m.

(Eastern Daylight Time). -J A BY CHARLES C. WEBER Free Press Staff Writer WATER? There's enough passing by the city's Detroit River doorstep to supply the daily needs of the nation's entire population four times over. Plus this great natural gift, Detroit has Lake St. Clair, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and hundreds of smaller inland waters in the area.

Why then are Detroit and its suburbs partly desert in a Water Wonderland? Why has the area been plagued by annual water shortages, forced into restrictions on usage, concerned over trickling faucets? HERE'S THE ANSWER given by Laurence G. Lenhardt, general manager of the Detroit Water Department: "Raw water must be purified, pumped and distributed through mains before it reaches the consumer. We just don't have the facilities to meet ever-increasing demands." Who's at fault then, in failing to provide for an adequate system "Call it what you will," said Lenhardt. "Lack of foresight, failure to understand the problem, lack of faith in the future growth of Detroit and the metropolitan area." "The basic answer is as simple as this: The City in the last two decades failed to keep pace with growth and increasing water usage. We're years behind and it will take years of scrambling, toil and construction to catch up." Dodge Testifies Prisoner Slain in Riot In Texas Uprising Is Second In Week 2 Wounded SAN ANTONIO, Tex.

(AP) One rioter was killed by gunfire and two wounded Tuesday night as authorities put down the second uprising within a week in the Bexar County Jail. Sheriff Owen W. Kilday. who was injured by a thrown hydrant handle, said officers fired 18 shots at the rioting inmates. He said the prisoners rebelled because one man was put in solitary confinement "for tearing up the place.

More than 200 prisoners rioted a week ago, complaining of bad food and refusal of jailers to allow them listen to night radio broadcasts. At that time, a fight ensued for more than two hours, with prisoners and 50 officers both manning water hose. The prisoners ripped plumbing up, broke all lights and windows on the two top floors of the jail. Damage was set at $1,500. The riot subsided after prisoners were promised there would be no punishment and that their demands would be met.

'Twas Heat, Not Stupidity In Chicago, the weather forecaster reported Tuesday that the coldest day in the city's history was 20 below zero on Jan. 25, 1897. With the temperature near 100, he concluded: "Gee, we feel better already." 0 In Cleveland, sales of in room air conditioners were reported for July, eight times as many as sold in July last year. In New York, Luis Ross, 37, an appliance dealer, rigged up a tank-type vacuum cleaner in his apartment window, claimed it sucked in enough cool njght air to provide relief from the heat for three sleepers. Reds at A-Talk LONDON (AP) Four Rus sian scientists have left Moscow for a conference opening here Wednesday on the dangers of atomic warfare.

FAREWELL FROLIC Dodge Tells How He Sparked Dixon-Yates BY JAMES M. HASWELL Washington Bureau Staff WASHINGTON Former Budget Director Joseph M. Dodge, of Detroit, told Senate investigators Tuesday he started the chain of events v.hich led to the Dixon-Yates power Restrictions Will Stay With Us How long will Detroit and the 43 suburbs on the City system have to continue on summer restrictions to conserve water "At least until 19G2," Lenhardt predicted. "Then the City's expansion program will be completed and the County will have constructed its own supply system to serve the southwest and western sections of Wayne County." 0 Will that mean the end of "water "Yes," said Lenhardt. "We'll be set up for keeps.

'We'll have a system adequate to meet all forseeable needs based on growth of population, business, industry and home construction." High Heat To Last All Week And August Will Be 'Hotter than Usual' The heat is here to stay. While the thermometer pushed near Monday's mark of 95 again Tuesday afternoon, the Weather Bureau was predicting more of the same. The local five-day forecast is for slight relief about Friday, with temperatures soaring again by Sunday. The national SO-day forecast issued in Washington said the outlook for all of August is for warmer-than-usual in the northern two-thirds of the country. Some Canadian air pushed southward weakly Tuesday, lowering temperatures slightly in the upper Great Lakes region, the northern Rockies and New England.

In Duluth at noon it was only 69. But weathermen saw little chance of the cooler air moving any farther south. It's expected to be 97 in Detroit Wednesday, after a morning low of 72 to 75. It was 94 at 6 and 7 p.m. Tuesday, with relative humidity of 54 per cent.

There'll be some clouds and a luggish southwest breeze of 8 to 12 miles an hour. THURSDAY WILL be slightly cooler," the bureau said, with a. high of 90. The peak may be a little lower Friday. Battle Creek was the state's hottest spot Tuesday 100 degrees.

Saginaw had the honor Monday with 101. Detroit's Receiving Hospital treated 15 persons for heat prostration Tuesday. Heat strikes, however, were at a minimum. Only two walkouts were reported. Sixty teletype operators and maintenance men at Michigan Bell Telephone Co.

walked out. Supervisors maintained service. ABOUT 800 workers st the Ford Motor River Rouge plant left their jobs between 6:30 and 8 p. m. People putting air conditioning units and fans into high gear caused electric power output to oar to records.

The heat extended from the central plateau of the far West, across the Great Plains, the Corn Belt and over the Appalachians to the Atlantic. Temperatures in the vast area were mostly in the 90s. YouHl Find: I The Senate, held after its work was done with a school-aid speech by Senator Morse passed the adjournment resolution at 12:05 a. m. Wednesday, winking at the midnight quitting deadline.

VICE PRESIDENT Richard M. Nixon, presiding in the Senate, pounded his gavel in the middle of Morse's speech and the first session of the 84th Congress passed into history. The final session included a rebuff to Mr. Eisenhower on housing legislation and on pay raises for 1 Cabinet members, and a message from ailing Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson praising the legislators for their "historic" achievements.

Johnson said the Democratic-led Congress had "unified the country during one of the most critical periods" in its history and "cast aside mean and narrow partisanship so the United States could speak' at the very' summit of world leadership with a strong and unified voice." Mr. Eisenhower himself sent his regards to the departing lawmakers and wished them a "very pleasant respite" from their legislative duties. Speaker Sam Rayburn ad journed the House with praise tor its membership. "I think you have been the hardest working Congress in which it has ever been my privilege to serve," Rayburn said. AS IT RUSHED for adjournment.

Congress took these actions: HOUSING The House passed, 187 to 168, and sent to the White House a compromise public housing bill despite a last-minute drive by GOP leaders to get it changed to meet presidential objections. The President protested provisions dealing with loan insurance for trailer camps and federal funds for purely local projects. House Republican leader Martin (Mass.) said Mr. Eisenhower might summon a special session if he didn't get a "suitable" housing bill but he backed off his prediction after the House voted. Martin also forecast the Presfdent will not veto the bill, which provides public housing units in the next year.

Mr. Eisenhower asked 70,000 units the next two years. DEFENSE PRODUCTION The Senate and House gave final approval to a compromise one-year extension of the Defense Production Act with revised proviso dealing with "dollar-a-year" men. Worked out by Senate-House negotiators, it provides that businessmen working free for the Government must list all their business and financial interests. FREE POLIO SHOTS The House and Senate passed and sent to the White House a compromise bill making $30,000,000 worth of polio vaccine available to states between now and Feb.

15 for needy children and pregnant women. Those who worked out the compromise said Congress can take a look next year to see if more money Is required. LEGISLATIVE PAV Both Houses passed and sent to the Turn to Page 2, Column 3 4-Floor Leap Kills Father of 2 Tried to Sell Blood, Then Took Purse A man who tried to sell blood to the Red Cross and snatched a purse when he failed was killed when he dived from the Red Cross Building at Elizabeth and John Tuesday afternoon. Leroy Harris, 30, of 3745 Hogarth, struck the sidewalk on the John sifle of the building. He had leaped from the fourth floor.

He died in Receiving Hospital 15 minutes later. Mrs. Virginia Sheridan, 30, of 18092 Fairport, said Harris approached her and offered to sell blood. She told him the agpney did not buy blood and went into another room. On returning she saw that her purse had been opened and spotted Harris with her wallet in his hand.

There was 50 cents in the wallet. She called to a friend. Mrs. Helen Piggott, 51, of 19341 San Juan, that the man had taken her wallet. Harris rang for an elevator.

When it did not arrive immediately, he rushed to an open window and went out head first. Harris was married and the father of two children. Cobbler Wins $32,000 Quiz On Opera NEW YORK (U.R) A shy and deeply religious Italian-born shoemaker reached $32,000 Tuesday night by answering a tough four-part question about opera on the television show "The $64,000 Question." Gino Prato, 55. answered a question on what Giuseppe Verdi opera launched Arturo Toscan-nini on his career, the country in which it was conducted, the city where it was first premiered, and on the eve of whatholiday was it first premiered? PRATO SAID the opera was Aida. Toscannini conducted it in Brazil.

It was first premiered in Cairo, Egypt on Christmas Eve. Prato will have until next week to decide whether to become the first person to try for the $64,000 question or take his $32,000. If he goes for the question and misses, he will get the consolation prize of a Cadillac convertible. Adlai Will Run, Says His Son HONOLULU (P) Army Pvt. Borden Stevenson, 23, said Tuesday his father, Adlai, has "resigned himself to running again" for the presidency.

on Dixon-Yates contract. Dodge is special assistant to President Eisenhower and chairman of the President's Council on Foreign Economic Policy. He is chairman of the board of The Detroit Bank. Dodge said his idea had been to develop more private power for the Atomic Energy Commission so it could release some of its TVA supply. TVA needed its power to meet Memphis' growing needs.

THE SENATE subcommittee investigating the Dixon-Yates contract Tuesday referred to the Justice Department for possible perjury action what Senator Ke fauver Tenn.) called "glaring conflicts' in testimony by Edgar H. Dixon. Kefauver said there was di ametrically testimony from Dixon and Adolphe Wen- zell, former Budget Bureau con sultan on Dixon-Yates. Wen zell's First Boston Corp. became the financial agent for Dixon Yates.

PRESIDENT EISENHOWER recently canceled the Dixon Yates deal after Memphis offi cials proposed their own plant. Kefauver asked why Dodge didn't work through TVA to de velop additional power. "Would that have been any simpler," Dodge countered. "Will you agree now it was a big mistake to bring the AEC into this Kefauver asked. "No," said Dodge, "I assumed in the beginning the new power would be from an expansion of Electrical Energy, Inc." EEI IS a privately owned plant built by neighboring power companies in southern Illinois to furnish AEC power.

A similar plant is the Ohio Valley Electric Corp. at Portsmouth, O. Dodge said he had expected EEI would build its new plant at Paducah, Ky. Instead, Dodge said, the EEI promoters decided an expansion Turn to Page 2, Column 1 Boy, 6, Dies In Detroit River A six -year -old Detroit boy drowned Tuesday when he and his 10 year old brother went swimming in the Detroit River at the foot of Chene. James H.

Miles, of 1356 E. Fort, drowned when he stepped into deep water. He was the son of Mrs. Hazel Miles, 40. BUT THE WATER expert quickly added one qualification.

Increasing installation of certain types of air conditioning systems may eventually present a "staggering jprob-lem" unless steps are taken soon, he warned. Most such systems being installed use purified water once, then dump the water a waste into the sewers, he pointed out. "If the present trend is not stopped we may face the time when hourly demands of air conditioning systems will alone exceed our total hourly output of water," Lenhardt said. Detroit and other cities are now struggling to draw up satisfactory ordinances requiring installation of "conserved water air conditioners" which use the same water over and over. Consumption Goes Up, Up, Up This area's unquenchable demand for more water is clearly shown in the department's annual consumption figures.

In 1924 about 67 billion gallons were consumed. STROKE OUT His Excuse Not So Hot, Judge Rules A case of sunstroke after dark cost Charles Gallagher $25 Tuesday. Gallagher, 62, of 12171 Otsego, was charged with hitting a parked car at Dexter and Boston Blvd. on July 9. He told Referee Andrew C.

Wood he had a sunstroke with the terrific heat that day. Referee Wood was sympathetic, but asked Patrolman John Brohns ot the Accident Prevention Bureau the time of the accident. "It happened at 12:25 a.m.," said Brohns. Gallagher was found guilty of reckless driving and fined $25 imitation. He did.

It was a sip of water from a glass a swallow! Page boy William Goodman, 18, of Pontiac, was then asked to sing "The Lords Prayer." He ssked Chelf for a on the harmonica. Chelf replied: "Gee, Buddy. I don't know one note from another." Rep. Rabaut Mich.) delivered a solo about the virtues of home. While Rabaut was singing, a gray-haired woman in a red summer dress jumped up in the gallery and called: "Hey, Senator, I'd like to get into this too." Later Rabaut went up to the gallery to shake hands with the lady, who was identified as Mrs.

Lottie Fitzgerald Lively, of Louisville. Ky. Congressional Acts Bring Down the House Free Press-Chicago Tribune ire WASHINGTON It was like old times in the House Tuesday night, as members made whoopee while the Senate engaged in more serious matters. The total rose to 94 billion by 1930, then dropped to 75 billion in 1931 during the depression. THEN" STARTED th gradual rise, with a few dips here and there during recessions and extensive unemployment.

In the last fiscal year, ended June 30, consumption rose to a whopping 167 billion gallons. In the current year the total is expected to go up to around 174 billion gallons. The average daily per capita use in 1924 was 134 gallons. Today it's 160 gallons. Of course, you're not drinking that much more.

But you must remember that all those new appliances, lawns, take a lot of extra water. The record-breaking day of last July 21 found water usage three times that of the maximum day in J924. The system poured out 755 million gallons during the 24-hour period. Many suburbanites had already been legally prohibited from lawn sprinkling. City' officials asked Detroiters to refrain' voluntarily from sprinkling until perilously low reservoirs could be filled.

Turn to Page Column 5 During World War II and th Korean War emergency, traditional festivities in the House on closing night were suspended. Tuesday night they made up for los'i. time. During the recesses when the House was not in official session, home-going representatives gathered in the House well to sing, tell jokes, and generally entertain the thronged galleries. Among the renditions, "Home on the Range" and "Moonlight and Roses" were recognizable.

Rep. Chelf ordinarily as dignified as statesmen come, played harmonica solos, danced the hula and stamped his feet. INSPIRED by this piece de resistance, Rep, Friedel Md.) said he would give a bird Amusements 18 Astrology 20 Bridge 13 Day in Michigan SO Drew Pearson IS Editorials 8 Financial 10-12 Movies 25 Radio and Television 19 Sports 21-24 Want Ads 25-29 Weather Map Women's Pages 15-17 TO HAVE THE FREE PRESS DELrVERED TO YOUR HOME PHONE WO 2-8900 i 1 1 -i -ifi. mri iii fffin iAi Jk.