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Evening star., 1945-12-06
Loyal Legion S Registrar
Sues Gen. Grant for Records

charles H. Clark, Gloucester, Mass,
registrar in chief of the Military
Order of the Loyal Legion, has filed
suit in District Court against Mai.
Gen. U. S. Grant III, chairman of
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, asking the
court to order Gen. Grant to turn
over certain records which the suit
claims he had in his possession
while he was registrar in chief.
The suit charges Gen. Grant failed
to turn over certain records of the
order when he was succeeded by Mr..
Clark in 1941.
The petition also asks that Gen.
Grant be enjoined from turning over
the records to any one else. It asks,
further, for damages of $4,000, less
I SIS for each record Gen. Grant turns
over. In addition, the plaintiff asks
81 day from 1941 for alleged in
convenience caused Mr.. Clark be-
cause he did not have the records.
Gordon Ireland, counsel for Mr..
Clark, said the Military Order of the
loyal Legion has approximately
2 900 members.
Evening star., 1945-12-06
Clean Slate Suggested
For110Ex-J Jail Inmates

The Districts 10 former Jail in
mates still in uniform-men in
Quoted into the armed forces di-
rectly from local penal institutions
would be returned to civilian life
on honorable discharge without
serving unexpired parole terms,
under legislation proposed today by
the Board of Indeterminate SEN
tence and Parole.
In requesting the Commissioners
to sponsor the legislation, the board
pointed out that the ITO still in the
services are part of a total of more
than 400 prisoners inducted since
the beginning of the war.
The request was included in the
boards annual report for the last
fiscal year. The board also called
for better pre-parole training of
inmates. Board members said the
present plan of the institutions was
designed more to show a profit in
the industrial department" max
ing lamp posts, manhole covers and
doing laundry work, than to pre-
pare the men for their release to
the community.
"It is our feeling" the board men,
bers declared, that the Capital of
the Nation should institute a real
rehabilitation program at the re-
formatories where the average age
is in the 20s"
The report said there was an
urgent need for al paid board mem
Der who would always be on hand
in the Office of the board.
About one-fifth of the 1000 in
mates in the penal institutions dur
ing the last year were actually
under relaxed custody" under the
boards supervision, the report said.
The failure of 9 per cent of the
group on parole during the last year
was larger than usual, according to
the board, but it explained that it
had been more liberal in granting
paroles because of the favorable
employment situation.
Evening star., 1945-12-06
Snuppy Uniformed Cadet CORPS
Formed for High School Girls

A high school girls cadet corps
with snappy blue uniforms but no
rif1es-has been established by the
Board of Education.
The board yesterday decided to
weld separate girls companies ex-
isting at 8 of the II high schools
into brigades A regimental COM
mander will be chosen by competi-
ton each fall. Competitive bat
talon drills will be held in April
and company drill in May.
Officials hope tradition will grow
up about the girls corps as in the
boys brigade. However, the three
high schools with no girl cadets
Western, Wilson and Eastern-need
not join unless they wish,
The uniform will be a two-piece
blue gabardine suit with overseas
cap. black tie, white shirt and
brown shoes. Officers will wear Sam
Browne belts and ROTC insignia.
The girls will march two-and-a-
half hours a week but will not carry
rifles nor throw themselves on the
ground in broken field drill.
The board meeting yesterday was
marked by an outburst against for
elgn relief planned by Junior high
school students instead of relief for
the American poor" A proposal
Evening star., 1945-12-06
American u. 10 Receive
Memorial Art Collection

Twentysix paintings by associates
of the late c. Law Watkins, director
of the Phillips Gallery Art School
and chairman of the art department
of American University, will be pre-
sented to American University at
pm. Sunday at the University Gen.
ter at 1901 F street NV, Robert v.
Fletcher, chairman of the board of
trustees of the university, announced
today. The collection will be known
as the C.. Law Watkins Memorial
Collection.
The collection will be on exhibit
for the next two weeks. A tea,
presided over by Mrs. Truxton Beale,
Mrs. Duncan Phillips and Nine
Rene van Schwinderen, will follow
presentation of the paintings to uni
versity officials.
Paintings by Boris Margo, New
York, will be displayed at the
university in January, it was also
announced.
Evening star., 1945-12-06
Business Group Urges
DC. Be Credited With
Value Of Court Site
Star Staff Photo.

The entire appraised value of the
site for the proposed new Federal
courthouse should be counted as
part of the Districts share of the
cost of the building, the Board of
Directors of the Federation of Busi-
nessmen's Associations agreed at
meeting last night.
The Lanham bill providing for
erection of the new building would
divide the cost evenly between the
Federal and District governments
Under the .federation's plan, how
ever, the s2,42O,O0O appraised value
of the site at Constitution avenue
between Third street and John Mar
shall place NV, would be deducted
from its share of construction costs.
This would reduce the actual cost
to the District a little more than
S2,500,00 with the Federal Govern
ment paying the difference of the
S10,300,0O0 total.
The Washington Board of Trade
has opposed charging the District
with half the cost of both the build
ing and the land. This would be
grossly unfair" the trade body has
declared. 1t has stressed the need
for the building, however.
The Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations favors giving the District
credit for the full value of the land
S2,420,000, and whatever investment
the municipality may have in the
old courthouse. 1t also recommends
that the Districts payment for its
use of the structure be put on a
rental basis"
AS to maintenance and other court
costs after the building is completed
the businessmens board voted in
favor of sharing expenses by pay
ment of rents.
ut is too hard to determine just
how much each would use the court
to charge on percentage basis and
we feel rental plan after the build
ing is completed is the fairest way
Louis Frick, Federation secretary
said.
The position of the group is to be
put in the form of a statement and
included in the record of the House
Public Buildings and Grounds Com
mittee, which has completed hear
ings on the bill.
Last nights meeting, held in the
board room of the American Security
& Trust Building, was conducted by
Federation President ]. M. Heiser.
Evening star., 1945-12-06
Selection Of Third
Transit Pay Arbiter
lis Possible TODAY

Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach
was expected to announce soon the
name of the third arbitrator in the
Capital Transit Co. wage dispute
so that the arbitration board, whose
union and company representatives
already have been selected, can begin
hearings on the issue.
The Secretary took the matter
under advisement this morning after
a delegation from the company and
the union presented their request
for appointment of the arbitrator.
Efforts of the two arbitrators-
j. Francis Reilly for the company
and o. David Zimring for the union
to select a third man had been
unsuccessful, and they turned to the
Labor Department for the third.
who probably will be chairman.
The request was submitted to the
department through Edgar l.. War
rem, director of the Cancellation
Service. Presenting the matter to
him were Edward D. Merrill, presi-
dent of Capital Transit Co. and
Mr.. Reilly, for the firm, and the
union was represented by William
F. Sims, president of Division 689
OF the transit union; John H.
Cookman, financial secretary of the
local, and Ely Oliver, assistant to
Mr.. zimring, the unions arbitrator,
who is out of town.
After the conference, it was under
stood Mr.. Warren planned to dis
cuss the matter with Secretary
Schwellenbach. There were indi-
cations that the appointment might
be made today.
Company officials plan to meet
sometime soon with a newly ap-
pointed union committee to discuss
the unions grievances over dismissal
of nine union employees. The COM
pany dismissed the employees for
alleged interference with operation
of the lines after the Office of De-
fense Transportation had taken over
operations.
The union committee consists of
two members of the Negotiating
Committee, Walter H. Van Stavern
and R. E. Hanna, and three others.
j. Gordon Bigelow, G. C. Koela and
H. v. Stirone.
Evening star., 1945-12-06
House Group Reports
Bill 10 Tax Railroads
On Rolling Stock Here

"A favorable report was ordered
today by the House District Com
mittee on the Senate-passed bill au-
thorizing the District government
to tax railroads on the operation OF
their rolling stock within the Dis
trict under a system similar to that
employed by many of the States.
The amount of the tax would be
regulated by the ratio of the num-
ber of miles the railroad engines
and cars operated in the District to
the total mileage of such rolling
stock over the entire railroad sys-
tenn.
The District Committee also re-
corded its approval of three other
District measures, sending them to
the House for action
Fees for Recording Liens.
One of these provides for a fee
of so cents each for the recording,
transfer or release of liens on motor
vehicles and trailers titled here,
which has been passed by the Sen
ate.
Another, also approved by the
Senate, would enable under-age vet
Grams of the war and their spouses,
to sign papers to obtain loans under
the CT Bill of Rights This measure
also broadens the scope of business
which may be done by building and
loan associations.
The fourth bill reported out by
the committee provides for an in
crease in pay for the half dozen
pilots and marine engineers of the
District Fire Department who are
attached to the fireboat. To their
present base pay would be added
the 20-l0-5 per cent pay boost
granted other Government workers
last July and, in addition, they
would be allowed an extra 8 per cent
in lieu of an overtime pay rate.
Penthouse Bill Deferred.
The committee considered the bill
of Representative Granahan, Demo-
crat, of Pennsylvania, to legalize
the use of the penthouse on Hotel
2400 for living quarters. At the sug-
gestion of Chairman Randolph and
Representatives Dirksen, Repub-
lican, of Illinois, and Combs, Demo-
crat, of Texas, this was laid aside as
the committee urged the District to
suspend its action against the hotel
for violating the zoning height laws
in this regard, until District rent
control ends.
The committee held for hearings
a Senate-passed bill to establish a
system of voluntary apprenticeship
in the District and held over for fur
ther study, measure which would
exempt the American Red Cross
from payment of the Districts in
neritance tax.
Action also was delayed on the
bill to strengthen the Districts con-
troll over communicable disease,
since Chairman Mcmillan of the
Health Subcommittee in charge of
the bill was absent.
Evening star., 1945-12-06
New York Workers Attend
Western Union Hearinq

About 400 New York employees of
Western Union are in Washington
today to attend hearing by the
National War Labor Board on q 10
cent-an-hour pay raise granted by
regional board in October. The
hearing is on an appeal by the COM
pany.'
The employees are members of
Local No. 40 of the CIO American
Communications Association. Among
those attending the hearing is In
ternational President Joseph P. Selly
The National War Labor Board
also is reconsidering, at the request
Of employees, an increase Of 4 cents
an hour granted AFL employees Of
Western Union outside New York.
Evening star., 1945-12-06
Truman Signs Bill on Control
OF Federal Corporations

President Truman today signed
legislation subjecting the multi
billion dollar Government corpora
tions to Budget Bureau and Gen.
eral Accounting Office control and
said in a statement, that by the
measure Congress has made a for
ward step in furthering the busi-
ness-like management of the Gov
ernment.' The legislation covers
more than a dozen corporations, in
cluding the Reconstruction Finance
Corp.
The signing was witnessed by
Senators Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia, and Butler, Republican, of
Nebraska, and Representatives
Wilmington, Democrat, of Missis-
sippi and Case, Republican, of South
Dakota, who sponsored the legisla-
ton.
Evening star., 1945-12-06
George A. Dice Becomes
Food Rationinq Chief

George A. Dice, former associate
director of food rationing, took over
yesterday as the OPA's new food ra-
tioning chief, with only one COM
modify to ration-sugar
Mr.. Dice succeeds James E. Kel-
ley of West Hartford. Conn, who
has resigned.
Evening star., 1945-12-06
$500 Extras
To Help Handle
|Yu|e Mail Rush
Fewer Are Needed
Because Of Drop
In Military Forces

The Washington Post ONCE will
hire $500 extra workers to help
handle the anticipated food OF
Christmas cards, packages and reg
ular mail this season.
Postmaster Vincent C. Burke said
$500 extras were taken on last
Christmas, and attributed the
smaller number of temporary mail
clerks required this year to the
large number of military service
discharges and resulting drop in the
volume of military mail.
He said approximately 1,40o work.
ers will be obtained through the
United States Employment Service,
with the remainder to be recruited
from among veterans and high
school boys and girls over 16 years
of age.
Shoplifting to Be Watched.
Mr. Burke urged business firms
to use special delivery service to
insure prompt dispatch of impor-
tant copmunications during the
rush and use of long business enve-
lopes to differentiate from Christ
mas greetings.
The police department announced
plans for handling Christmas shop
ping crowds downtown.
An antishoplifting detail of A
picked plainclothes men began pa
trolling department stores and spe-
clalty shops today, under super
vision of 1t. Aubrey M. Tolson and
Detective Sergt. Richard Cox.
More Traffic Directors.
The traffic division plans to place
As additional policement at down.
town intersections, beginning Sat-
urday, to assist pedestrian traffic
for the duration of the annual shop
ping rush. The special details will
remain at their posts from 10 am.
to pm. daily. 1t. Joseph Harring-
ton, District hack inspector, will be
in charge of the detail for the 18th
consecutive Christmas season.
The Post Office said there may be
occasional delays in handling or
dinary mail during the period from
December 13 to 25. Mailings accu-
mulated in street letter boxes are
expected to reach such proportions,
Mr. Burke said, that it will not be
possible to keep current on the can
celation and distribution
Washingtonians are urged to put
important communications in the
letter drops of downtown post Office
stations or the main post Office.
Evening star., 1945-12-06
Church Dinner Today

The Women's Society for Christian
Service will hold a bazaar and serve
a turkey dinner at Wilson Memorial
Methodist Church, 756 Eleventh
street Sc, today from 5 to pm.
Evening star., 1945-12-06
Welfare Report
Due Today on
Jail Situation
Bourd Is Believed
Considering Custer
Of Top OfficioIs

A long-awaited report of the
Board of Public Welfare, presurn-
ably fixing responsibility for the
November "a escape of five prisoners
from the District Jail, was expected
to reach the public this afternoon.
Secrecy which has accompanied
Investigations conducted by the
jail's own Board Of Inquiry and the
Welfare Boards Committee on In
stitutions is expected to be lifted
after a meeting of the Welfare
Board.
Following last Monday nights
search of the Jail by 100 Metro
politan police-a raid that caught
jail officials as much by surprise
as the prisoners the Welfare
Boards Institution Committee re-
fused to await the Board of In
quiry's report, but moved into the
Jail to start a separate Investigation
Three Guards Suspended.
AS a result of the bold daylight
break nearly two weeks ago, three
guards have been suspended, one of
them charged with attempted ex-
tortion in another case growing out
OF the investigation, and 17-year-
old girl has been charged with
smuggling four hacksaws into the
institution.
The police raid and various other
searches have revealed a large
quantity of tools usually associated
with jailbreaks.
b. Any statement the Welfare Board
makes today will be based on the
two Investigations and a report by
Howard B. Gill, District superin-
tendent of penal institutions. Broad
hints have seeped out of the secret
sessions that top officials in the ad-
ministration of penal affairs may be
ouSted.
Any housekeeping proposed by the
Welfare Board in charge of District
institutions, may be expedited by the
announcement that subcommittee
of the House District Committee
may investigate the jail administra-
ton.
Arraignments Postponed
After 3-hour meeting of the
Committee on Institutions yester-
day, Ray L. Huff, welfare director,
said it would be necessary for the
committee to meet again today to
complete transcription of the volumi-
nous testimony.
The arraignments of L. A. How
ard, suspended jail guard charged
with attempted extortion, and Mrs.
Catherine Davis. wife of a Jail in
mate accused of smuggling the saw
blades into the lookup, were post
poned yesterday to next Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Davis asked United States
Commissioned Needham c. Turnage
to exclude the press before plead
ing not guilty to the charge She
heard Detective Sergt. Nunzio
Bonaccorsy testify she had brought
the blades into the Jail in a love
story magazine, which she slipped
to a trusty now in solitary confine-
mer1t.
Charged With Aiding Escape.
Mrs. Davis is charged with aid
ing John Mansour and others"
escape from the Jail. Still at large
in addition to Mansour are Michael
J. Quinn, Clyde j. Clements and
William A. Reed.
Howard is charged with attempt
ing to take money from two women
in return for special favors he prom
ised to give a prisoner not connected
with the Jail break.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-20
Engagements,
Marriages
Announced

Mrs. Frances Stein, 523 Chestnut
street, announces the engagement
of her daughter, Theresa, to Lieut.
enant Walter Stempek, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Stempek of Detroit
on September IA, the date of the
18th wedding anniversary of 1t.
Stempek'S parents.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Owens, 861 Sup
erior boulevard, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Margaret,
to Owen H. Oberg, USNR, son of
Mrs. Elizabeth Oberg, of Athol,
Massachusetts,. The couple were
married September l in Baymin-
cite, Alabama, where the bride
groom is stationed. After two weeks
In Florida the bride has returned
to make her home with her par
entS while Mr. Oberg is in service.
The marriage has been an
nounced Of June Slyfield of Alma,
Michigan and Roger Barrette, son
of Mr., and Mrs. j. w. Barrette of
Commonwealth avenue, Old Home
stead on Thursday, September Is
at Mt. Pleasant.
Both young people are students
at Alma college. On their return
from a wedding trip to East Ia
was they will make their home in
st. Louis, Michigan, while Mr.. Bar
rette completes his pre-medical
course at Alma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry VanGieson.
Jr.. of st. John street, announce the
marriage of their daughter, Kath-
rine A. Van Gieson, to Pfc. Edward
N. Hops. USING of Detroit on Sep
TENDER II in Toledo. The young
couple are taking wedding trip in
Northern Michigan.
On their return Mrs. Hops will
make her home with her parents
until her husband returns from
service.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-20
Miss DahIka
Wed Saturday
In Trenton

Mary Dahlka, daughter of Mrs.
Bertha E. Dahlka, of Trenton, be-
came the bride of Lieutenant Glenn
L. Brill, USAAF, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Brill of Hubbard, Ohio
at a four o'clock ceremony, Sat-
urday, September Is. at Trenton
Methodist church with the Rev.
Milton Banks officiating.
The bride wore white satin under
net with leg o. mutton sleeves and
a sweetheart neckline. Her shoulder
length veil was held in place by
halo with irridescent flowers at
each side. She carried a colonial
bouquet of white roses. Mrs. James
Young was the only attendant.
She wore blue satin with a yellow
shoulder veil. She carried yellow
tea roses in a colonial bouquet.
James Young of Dearborn was 1t.
Brill's best man.
Mrs. Dahlka wore a 1ucnsia gown
and hat and wore white roses.
The bridegroom mother chose a
navy dress with fuchsia hat and
gloves. She wore pink roses and
white NUNS in a shoulder cor
sage.
After the wedding a reception
for so was held at the brides home
and a wedding dinner took place
at the Wabeek for the family and
bridal party.
The couple left for Chanute
Field, Illinois. where 1t. Brill is
stationed and where they will make
their home.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-20

14AlllO1OS
Before the service, Mrs. c. j.
Krahnke sang THE Lords Prayer"
and Edwin Hack played the we'd
ding music. The Rev. Harold Iben
officiated.
The bride chose for her wedding
a gabardine suit in soldier blue. Her
hat was brown pill-box felt with
a short matching veil She wore
white orchid. The bridegroom's sis
ter, Marie Scholz, acted as maid
of honor. She wore a gold wool
dressmaker suit with brown Access
series and a LOrine yellow orchid.
Pfc. c. Addison Hickman of Iowa
City, Iowa was Corporal Schools
best man. Sgt. Thomas Kelley. Sgt.
William Brown, Sgt. David Martin
and the brides brother, George
Freiberg, seated the guests.
For her daughters wedding, Mrs.
Freiberg chose a spruce blue after
noon dress and wore a bronze or
child. Mrs. Scholz wore plum silk
with a lavender orchid.
After the ceremony a reception
for 125 guests took place at the
Freiberg home. Bouquets of white
flowers decorated the house
throughout. Among the out of town
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Kausube, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest j.
Franck. and daughter. Betty, and
Mrs. Kenneth Franck of Battle
Greek.
The couple will make their home
in Detroit while Corporal Scholz is
stationed at Central Procurement
District. He is a graduate of North
western University at Evanston.
Mrs. Scholz will continue her work
as director of the Lutheran Service
Center, Detroit.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-20
New Couple
Honored In
Trenton

In honor of their son-in-Iaw and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter j..
Stanlis (Alma NielSen), whose mar
riage took place in Ann Arbor
August Is. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Nielsen of Dwight street, Trenton,
were hosts an open house recently.
Mrs. Theodore Olson presided
at the coffee table and Mrs. Mel
sen at the punch bowl. The table
was centered with an arrangement
OF pink and blue aSterS. Bouquets
of snapdragons and blue dolphin
ium were placed throughout the
house.
Mrs. Stanlis, a graduate of the
University of Michigan in June, is
now teaching English in the Slo-
cum-Truax high school in Trenton.
Mr.. Stanlis left Friday for Utica.
New York, where he is an assist
ant professor in the college there.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-20
Two WAVES Home On Leave

Miss Rosemary James and Miss
Dorothy Ringo of the WAVES are
home on leave from their stations.
The two girls were highschool
classmates.
Miss James is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William James of
Lindrbergh avenue and Miss Ringo
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ringo of Goddard road.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-20

Jean Macdonald. daughter OF Mr..
and MIS-. Vernon Macdonald, Fifth
street. who leaves for Albion COL
lege on Sunday to enroll in the
freshman class, was honored at a
farewell party Thursday, Septem-
Der Is by Moreno WATSON of 1545
Blaine, Detroit and fifteen Of
Jeans co-workers at j. L. Hudson
COMPANY.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-20
Local Mention
HARVEST SUPPER

A harvest supper will be served
by the ladies Of Trenton Metho-
dist church on Wednesday, Octo-
Der 10 in the dining room Of the
parish. Dinner will be served from
5 to 7 pm. and is open to the pub
lie.
Charges are 81 for adults and go
cents for children. Mrs. Anna Price
is general chairman; Mrs. Lyman
Lilly, ticket chairman. Reserva-
tionS must be made. adv.