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Evening star., 1938-01-07
GROCER CAPTURES
W0ULD-BE BANDIT
Threatens Man With Meat
CIeaver. Then Holds Him
Until Police Arrive.

With surprising speed and agility, a
50-year-old storekeeper captured a
would-be bandit almost lone-handed
last night, while the police robbery
squad arrested more than a score OF
hold-up suspects in series Of under
world raids
Jacob Teitelbaum. who operates a
grocery at 1014 First street NV, used
his meat cleaver. his own hands and
the help of his son Max. "a. to subdue
tall young man who ordered the
merchant to surrender the money in
the cash register.
Il was behind the meat counter
when the stranger walked in." ex-
planned Mr.. Teitelbaum He kept ad-
vancing slowly until he was behind the
counter. I asked him what he wanted
His right hand was in his pocket. He
lifted the left hand, pointed it at me
and said: Give me your money At
first thought he might be drunk and
just playing. When I saw he meant
business, I reached for the cleaver."
Grabs Mans Hand.
As Mr. Teitelbaum started to swing
the cleaver, the visitor backed away.
Moving swiftly, the merchant dropped
the cleaver on the counter. grabbed
the mans right hand which was still
in his pocket and held it there.
The son then rushed from the room
behind the store and helped throw the
hold-up man to the floor and hold
him until second precinct police ar
rived. A search revealed he was un-
armed
The man told police his name was
Louis H. Cromer OF Harrisonburg. Va.
No charges have been filed against
him.
Bandits entered the Office of the
Cullins Lumber Co. at 20 L street S.W
through rear window last night and
stole $78 from desk after failing to
break the safe which contained
$286.85. The combination and handle
were broken, however.
Colored Man Beaten.
Three unidentified colored men
gave Nelson Degore. ~, colored, 6O6
r street NV, a severe beating and
then robbed him Of $40 last night
He was treated at Casualty Hospital
for scalp wounds.
Two women were the victims of a
colored purse snatcher. The first was
Cozette Heinrich, 28l6 Thirteenth
street NV. robbed of her pocket
book containing So at Thirteenth and
Harvard streets, and the second was
Mrs. Belle Fleming, 735 Girard street
NV, whose purse containing keys
and personal papers was taken at
Thirteent hand Columbia road, a
block away.
Suspects captured in the police
roundup were taken to headquarters
and fingerprinted and photographed.
The raids were conducted by Lieut.
John Fowler and the robbery squad
in an effort to terminate series
of armed robberies which have oc-
CURED since the Christmas holidays.
The f1ngerprints will be examined at
the Department of Justice, and tonight
the suspects will pass before hold-up
victims In a lineup at police head
quarters.
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MELLON TAX CLAIM
U. S. Alleges Further Deficiency
of 81, ,436. .627 Tor 1881.

The Government filed q new petition
yesterday against the estate of Andrew
w. Mellon. alleging q further def
cheney Of $l.438.627 in 1891 income
taxes.
The action was distinct from a
former proceeding in which the
Treasury sought to collect $2,089, ,26l
for the same year. In the latter case.
the Board of Tax Appeals decided in
favor of Mr.. Mellon on most counts.
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Luncheon Planned.
BRENTWOOD. Md Ian

BRENTWOOD. Md, Jan. (Spe-
ciaD.-Mrs. Daisy La Coppidan,
Southern Maryland chairman for the
United Democratic Women's Clubs OF
Maryland. will entertain the presidents
and auxiliary presidents of her dis
trict at q luncheon tomorrow at Hol-
brooks Dairy. A business session is
to follow the Luncheon.
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Raciinq
Results
Tropical Pork

BY the Associated Press
FIRST RACE-PurSe. 500: claiming;
t-year-olds and up 6 furionss
Be<nardine (MOra) ZOO S6O d3O
Don Romiro tTurner) 20 ( a0
Lord Dalton tHartIeD m a0
Time. l:I2l5
Also ran-Olomor. Crop. Charmed Eyss
Beaver Lake. Twosome. Arthur B., Robert
5. Bob Charlie and Honored Sir.
SECOND RACE-Purse x.OO: claiming.
l-year -olds and up; 6 furIonss.
Big Play tKnott) $50 40 3oO
Zevanaid tKeppIer) 32O 400
Imperial Polly w. r. ward $50
Time. I:12i5.
Also ran-Earldom ReServist. Antarctic.
Loyal Son. Brown Marvel Maritian. Foxo,
Pretty Pal and High Treason
DAILY Double paid 56ON)
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SENATOR GEORGE
BACKED FOR COURT
Copeland Advances Name of Con.
servative Georgian as Suther.
land SuccAssor

Senator George, Democrat, of Geor-
gia was suggested today as possible
successor to Justice George Suther-
land, who announced Wednesday he
will retire from the Supreme Court
January 49,
The name of Senator George. a
conservative. was advanced by Sena-
tor Copeland Democrat, of New York.
frequent critic Of administration
policies.
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Weather Conditions Last - Hours.

The disturbance that was over the Mid
die West Thursday morning has advanced
to the lower Lake region with diminished
intensity. Knapp Creek. N Y. 1910
inches while the southern disturbance has
moved northeaStward to Long Island, New
York City. 1882 inches. These disturb
ances have been attended by rain in the
Atlantic and Gulf States, the Appalachian
region, and the upper. Ohio Valley. and by
snow or rain in the Lake region. The
rainfall was heavy in portions Of the At
iantic States, Norfolk, Va. reporting the
greatest amount, "a inches. The north
eastern disturbance has moved north
Godthsa6 GO aSes inches h and pressure " re-
mains low over Alaska, Yukon, and the
district of Mackenzie. Barrow and Bethel
Alaska. 1924 inches. High pressure pre-
walls over all other sections with centers
as follows: Kamloops. British Columbia
3O5S inches: Sable Island, Nova Scotia
3O.4S inches. Gods Lake. Manitoba, 3O.44
inches and Roswell. N. Mex. 3030 inches
The temperature has risen in the Atlantic
States. the Appalachian region and the
eastern Lake region. while colder weather
has overspread practically all other sec
tions east of the Rocky Mountains. Zero
temperature was REGISTERED this morning
as far south as Omaha. Nebr.. and Des
MoineS Iowa.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry: Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
Rennrt fov Ia.f u Hours
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ASSASSINATION TRIAL
Two Puerto Ricans Plead Guilty
of Trying to Kill U. S. Judge.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Jan. 7
~.-Jesus Casellas and Anibal
Arsuaga, cousins and members of a
Nationalist group, today pleaded
guilty to charges of attempting to
assassinate United States District
Judge Robert A. Cooper last June 8.
Associate Justice Martin Travieso,
sitting as special Federal Judge,
withheld sentence pending outcome
Of the trial of eight additional Ma
tionalists, set for January 10, on the
same charge
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THE WEATHER REPORT

District OF Coumba-Far and colder
temperature tonight about rs degrees;
MayndcieneraY fair colder
furries
hurries in extreme northwest portion tonight
West Vigna-Generaly fair and colder
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WOMAN is SOUGHT
Mrs. Mary Jane Harr Reported
Missing From Home.

Missing From Home.
Police were asked today to aid in
a search for Mrs. Mary Jane Harr.
"a. reported missing from her home
at 23l8 Eighteenth street NV. since
noon yesterday.
Her husband. Samuel Harr, said his
wife is an expectant mother She has
brown hair and blue eyes, and was
wearing black coat and black hat
when last seen, he told police.
Evening star., 1938-01-07

More than 100000 tons of Amer
ican wheat were received in the Neither
lands in the first nine months of 1887.
Evening star., 1938-01-07

Farmers in the Lenin district of
Uzbekistan have formed a chess club
and play in the fields.
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.port for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last - Hours
tFrom noon Yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. "a at $40 pm. yesterday.
Year ago A..
aso. 80.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, "a, on January 5.
Lowest. 30. on January 6.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest. 9s per cent. at 1880 pm.
Lowest, 80 per cent, at 3 pm. yesterday.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1938-08-12

the water probably improves the ac-
coustics, which Is one OF the problems
In out-of-door stadiums."
Mr.. van Hoogstraten was looking
forward to conducting the concert last
night. but he glanced apprehensiveiy
at the sky, observing that the clouds
looked pretty black" 1T has been
the same everywhere this summer" )"
he said. I'VE have been rained out at
tho Lewisohn Stadium, In New York,
and at Robin Hood Dell, in Philadel-
phia. and almost everywhere have
conducted"
For all that he was enthusiastic
about open-air concerts. "The &C.
coustics are better in a concert hall,
Of course" he said, but 20 many
thousands Of people can attend out of
doors. In New York we have had as
many as 10000 people at 4 time"
When the more delicate instruments
are used for solos in an outdoor ,con-
cert, he explained, 1t is necessary to
use amplif1ers. Although these are
operated with skill and precision, they
add slightly metallic tone, to which
people have become accustomed, he
said, adding that III we did not use
Evening star., 1938-08-12

From his first entrance on the stage
at the Water Gate. Mr.. Van Hoog-
straten showed the vigor and concen-
tration which was to mark his entire
leadership throughout the program.
His chief characteristic might be con-
sidered his superb sense Of rhythm
which, together with an intense vital
ity, animated every number he direct
ed. His conceptions are always strong
in outline and sharply defined in
phrasing even when gentler mood is
expressed and its calmness Is never
allowed to degenerate into mere
sweetness.
His choice of program gave ample
play to these proclivities. The major
number was Beethoven's Symphony
No. 9" preceded by his overture to
"Fidelio." Later he programmed the
passionate tone poem, don Juan" Of
Strauss: Eight Russian Folk Songs,
by Liadov; Debussy's Festivals" and
Brahms Hungarian Dances Nos. 20.
2 and l."
In Van Hoogstraten's reading Of
Beethoven one caught all tho rugged
points of the master. his enormous
vigor and the strong sweep Of his
ideas. Even in the charming overture
the clear accents and the sway Of
rhythm emphasized this side of the
composer. In the interesting, but less
popular Eighth Symphony" where
the hewing Of the form from the gran
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ite Of Bethoven's genius Is discernible,
the conductor brought the high lights
Of each phrase to the fore in robust
fashion and with viril force.
The tempestuous story of Don Juan
in musical form was also told with
mastery directing.
A lovely novelty proved to be the
eight songs which Liadov arranged
for orchestra and which includes a
religious song, Christmas song. COM
plant, comic song, legend Of the
birds. a cradle song, round dance
and chorus dance.
Concluding the program were the
gay and colorful "Fetes" of Debussy
and In another tongue, 30 to speak,
the equally gay and colorful Hun
garian Dances" in which Brahms de-
lighted. There was not q dull or drag,
ging moment during the whole con-
cert and Mr.. Van Hoogstraten kept
the anticipation keenly alive by his
forceful and spirited delivery.
On the program Sunday the soloist
will be the young Finnish pianist.
Reino Luoma, who will play the Liszt
Concerto In E Flat"
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them the people in the cheapest seats
would not be able to hear"
Mr.. Frank B. Steele. president Of the
Arts Club, and Mrs. Steele, received
with Mr.. Van Hoogstraten on the
terrace in the garden. Introductions
we're MADE by Lewis L. Moneyway, past
president of the club. The Naval
Attache Of the Netherlands Legation
and Mime. Meier Ranneft and their
daughter, Mile. CODY Meier Ranneft,
were among the guests.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert lie Fevre, Mrs. Mary
Steele. Mrs. Ralph Richards, Miss
Anne Darlington, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
H. Stratton, Miss Edith Pyles, c. C..
Cappel, Miss Evelyn Valentino, Miss
Sylvia Meyer, who Is . member of the
orchestra; George Gaul, the concert
master; Miss Helen Belt, Miss Blanche
Polkinhorn, Miss Louise Endicott and
Mrs. Samuel A. Kimberly.
DR.. Hans Kinder, conductor of the
National Symphony Orchestra, was
unable to- attend the garden party. He
came to Washington for the concert,
which had been scheduled for We'd
nesday night, but returned to Re-
hoboth Beach, DEL, yesterday morning.
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VitalityGiven
Program by
Director
Van Hoogstraten's
Also Leads Sunday
At Water Gate.
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

Postponed on account Of the storm
of Wednesday. the mid-week concert
of the National Symphony at the
Water Gate took place last evening
under pleasantly refreshing weather
conditions. A brisk breeze brought q
constant movement to the water
where canoes rocked gently and the
light of the moon pierced through the
clouds occasionally to add brightness
to the scene. The attendance was q
normal one with expectations keen to
hear the guest conductor. Willem van
Hoogstraten, who will make two ap-
pearances here. conducting next Sun
days concert as well as last evenings.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
Named to West Point.

Francis Hamilton Bonham, son Of
Maj. and Mrs. F. @. Bonham, Army
War College. has been named a candi-
date to take the entrance exomiuat ton
to the West Point Military Academy
on July l. 1899. He received q presi-
Dental appointment.
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D. c. Concert
Scene Is
Praised
Van Hoogstraten
Says Water Gate
Is Among Best.

w YAsHIN0TON's Water Gate
\A/ is the finest open-air SET
Y Y ting for summer concerts
in the country, in the opin-
ion Of Willem van Hoogstraten, dis
tinguished guest conductor OF the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra. who was
honor guest at the garden party yes
terday at the Arts Club.
THE hills in the background give it
unusual beauty" he declared, "and
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E. CAPITOL ST.
WORK STUDIED

Improvement and possible resi-
Dental development of East Capt.
tol Street will be discussed today
at a meeting of the National Caei.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion during which findings of
William T. Partridge, consultant,
will be presented for study.
Another chapter in the long
controversy over the selection of
a site for the proposed memorial
to Thomas jefferson may also be
written into the records at the
meeting, according to John Nolen,
jr., planning director.
The Partridge report, he said,
embraced the possible development
of East Capitol Street and is ex-
pected to prove Of far-reaching
Importance.
Senator Elbert D. Thomas CD
Of Utah, a member of the memo
rial commission, said last night
that he still believed the foot of
East Capitol Street to be the most
desirable spot for the proposed me-
mortal.
The commission as a whole has
selected a site on the south bank
of the Tidal Basin and that SeIec-
ton already has been approved by
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, it was
pointed out.
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DR.. SMITH QUITS
AS BALLOU AIDE

DR.. Harvey A. Smith, assistant
superintendent of public schools
in charge of senior high schools
and Teachers College, has re-
signed effective June 80, 1898,
Superintendent Of Schools Frank
w. Ballou announced today.
DR.. Smith will go to Lancaster,
Pa, as superintendent Of schools,
a position which carries an in
crease Of $4,000 a year in salary.
The offer came three weeks ago,
but it wasn't until today, follow.
ing a conference with DR.. Ballou,
that DR.. Smith decided to accept.
Born near Stroudsburg, Pa, DR.,
Smith was educated in the rural
schools. He worked his way
through Franklin and Marshall
College, Lancaster, by teaching in
the rural schools.
In 1929 he was appointed prin.
cipal of Central High School here
and assistant superintendent of
schools in charge of senior high
schools in 1896.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL 30
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Come Home!
Cat Appeals
To Missing Mate

Come home; Prajadhipok- all
Is forgiven. Rambaibarni."
II the former King Of Siam had
Stalked out of the royal castle,
his queen might have advertised
that way in the personals"
The appeal expresses the situa-
ton at the home Of Mrs. Leslie
B. Wright, 1920 Thirtieth St.
NV.
For the past six years Mrs.
Wright has owned two prize
winning Siamese cats named for
the former monarchs of their
Asiatic homeland. Last Saturday
"Praja" went a-straying and, as
q consequence, "Rambi" is now
walking the floor, Gttering low
cries and ignoring her dinner.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
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To begin with, the iron and steel statistics
do not look so bad. Steel production seems to
be about stabilized, and to be in reasonable
relation to shipments. The relatively large de-
cline in pig iron production is corrective adj
justment, and blast furnace activity shows signs
Of having hit bottom. In some respects, the posi-
ton resembles that found in September, 1884.
It must be admitted the chief steelconsum-
ing industries remain very backward, and that
the continued weakness in the market for steel
scrap indicates no early prospect Of much re-
eovery. Probably, however, the worst of these
conditions has been seen.
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BEGIN
IN FOR
SWEEPSTAKES
Rules to Be Printed
Fully Saturday

Beauty, enhanced by smolder-
ing resentment, showed admins
trative details out Of the spotlight
in Federal Bureaus here today as
Washington's fatreSt toilers pre-.
pared to select their entries in
The Washington Times Walter
Winchell Sweepstakes.
The sweepstakes will select
Washington's most beautiful and
charming Government worker to
disprove for all times Walter Win
chell's scandalous charge in a
nationwide broadcast that there
are no beautiful girls in Washing
ton.
ENTRIES BEGIN
Indicative of the determination
of Government employees to make
Winchell eat his words was the
influx Of entries in the sweep
stakes today even before the rules
of the most interesting of all
local beauty contests have been
printed.
That Washington's lovelies are
not lacking in champions is shown
by the fact that many Of the
entries pouring in today are sub
mitted by their "boy friends"
Detailed rules Of the contest will
be printed in Saturdays Washing
ton Times, but it can be an
nounced now that it will give
every Government department or
bureau an opportunity to select
what it believes is its most beauti-
full girl.
WE'LL SHOW HIM!
But any girl in any Government
department may enter the sweep
stakes for herself or may be
entered in the competition by her
friends. From now until April 80
entries will be received. There
isn't any fee involved. The Times
wants to show Winchell that
Washington'S Government girl
workers are as beautiful, as faSci-
mating and as charming as those
of any capital in the world!
The winner of the sweepstakes
will spend three nights in New
York as the personal guest of Wal
ter Winchell, who knows more
about who's who and what's what
in New York after dark than any
one else in the Big Town.
Winchell is supporting the
sweepstakes Fundamentally. He
says his radio broadcast was based
on a conversation with a sahronic
newspaper executive who said Gov.
eminent girl workers are dowdy,
unattractive and spend most of
their nights crocheting at home.
HOW TO SHOW HIM
Informed by the Times that he
had been grossly informed, Win
chell wired:
IF you have a lot Of beautiful
girls down there in Washington,
nobody is happier than yours
truly. I'll apologize from the
Capitol to the Potomac-but-
I've got to be shown. And If
you CAN show me-then I'll
bring the winner to New York
and show here the time of her
life for three nights.
A committee of tablespoonful
nent artists, Sculptors and writer's
is being selected to show Win
chell how wrong he was. The
judges will select from all the en-
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clio REQUESTS
MORE Time IN
TRANSIT MIXUP.
NLRB Extension of.
Deadline Asked

The CLOS side of the argument
in the battle with the ALL, over
representation Of $500 Capital
Transit Company workers, was
brought before the officers Of the
National Labor Relations Board
shortly before noon today.
Neil McGillicuddy, CLIO organ
izer, headed q delegation which
conferred with Nathan Witt, secre.
tary Of the NLRB. t.
ASKS MORE TIME
McGillicuddy told Witt that the
Go needed more time to canvass
the transit workers, citing the tact
that the men work in three shifts,
making 1t difficult to meet the
four-day deadline set by the
NLRB. .. a.,
The AFL group, Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric
Railway Employees, vigorously re-
quested the board to hold to the
four-day period, claiming their or
BaLuAdI1Ou QelO q mdJOE1Iy Oh Tie
workers Sympathies.
CHARGE INTIMIDATION
Charges of intimidation" by
the CLIO organizers, were also be-
ing studied. McGillicuddy said
AFL union officials and company
officials were seen at a mass meet
ing Of the workers Tuesday night,
jotting down names Of those who
attended.
Acting Regional NLRB Director
William Eaker was in Washing
ton today studying the situation
and comforting with board Off
Gals.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
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ness in keeping up appearances and their per-
sonal fastidiousness have been among the factors
that have made them the greatest colonizing
nation in the world.
The real Englishman will always dress for
dinner, no matter whether he is in London or
in the heart Of some jungle or the farthest out
post Of the Empire. The saying that "cleanli-
ness is next to goodness" is certainly lived UP
to by the Englishman, and admire and respect
him for it.
But when you stop to consider that our AM
bassador and the many other important men
whose time is filled with really desperate prob
lens to solve should be bothered with whether
Mrs Smith or Miss Jones should stick a couple
Of feathers in her hair and kneel before Their
Msjesties for few seconds, it shows quite plainly
our Ambassador knows what he is doing.
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Ambassador, and not have his
Embassy only a clearing house
for society gatherings.
I have never understood why
80 many American women have
apparently thought their whole
future hung on whether or
not they were presented at
Court.
Now don't misunderstood
me. There is no one in the
world that has more respect
for the British standard Of uv-
ing than I have, Their game.
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Group Will Hear
Canon E. Fl. Jones

Canon Everett H. Jones, Of the
Washington Cathedral, will be the
principal speaker a week from
Sunday evening at a regional fel.
lowship meeting in st. Marks
parish hall, Third and A Streets
Southeast.
The gathering will mark the
first mass meeting Of young par
ishioners from all the Episcopal
churches in the Southeast Wash.
inpton area.
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purple ana makes them think
Of bishops and Easter eggs.
Silly people, those gentlemen
Of the press. The hair Of the
Lady from New York isn't pur-
pie. She's had q lavender
rinse, as have many smart
ladies, including Mrs. Warren
Delano Robbins, Of the hya-
cinth locks. But it is true
Mrs. O'Day is the first Con-
gresSwoman who ever bios
Somed out like this. One Of
the disturbed gentlemen of the
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press asked Representative Edith Nourse Rogers
to find out for him what Mrs. oDay had done
to her hair. Mrs. Rogers declined. Politely.
She said she wouldn't dream of inquiring. She
might want to rinse her own hair some day
it was so very becoming to Mrs. O'Day and she
wouldn't like people asking her personal ques
lions about it.
Facts of Life Here0bOuts:
John L. LEWIS has refused to let his big grey
clapboard house on Orinoco Street be shown
during the Alexandra tour on Saturday. He
didn't enjoy the way an economic royalist Of
Prince Street flew into a rage at such close as.
ISOLATION with the CLIO when his first Alexandria
house was listed with hers for last years pill
grimage Soon after you step through the
beautiful doorway Of Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
KoreIrs Washington Street house on Saturday
you will discover that Mr.. Korell has passion