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Evening star., 1946-02-16
Man Held in Shooting
Found Hanged in Cell

A colored, discharged World War
II veteran was found dead in his
cell at No. precinct early today
and two other colored men were
in the hospital as the outcome of
two shootings in the District last
night, police reported.
Andrew Jackson Richeson. 26, COL
ored, of 81 D street Sc, who was
cited for meritorious service in COM
bat, police said, was found at 3 am.
hanged by his shirt from bar above
the cell door. He was jailed earlier
for shooting Otis Mitchell, %, COL
ored, of 408 L street Sc. during
an alteration. Police said he used
a .765-caliber Italian Baretta pistol
Mitchell was wounded in the left
shoulder and the bullet was removed
at Providence Hospital, according
to police. His condition is not
serious.
Edward j. Smith, %, colored, of
e Galveston street S.W., is in a
critical condition in Emergency
Hospital from stomach wounds re-
ceived during an alteration while
attending a party in the janitor's
quarters at 26 Galveston street SW.,
police reported. Willie j. Allen. 43,
colored, of II Galveston street SW.,
is being held at No. IL precinct
charged with assault with a danger
GUS weapon. Police said .32-caliber
pistol caused the wounds.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
d. Hiring Delegated
To Departments for
Job Transition Period

District government departments
will have to hire their own en-
ployes through their own examina-
ton boards in as near an approxi-
nation of Civil Service rules as
possible while the Civil Service
Commission is setting up new stand
ards for the return to peacetime
employment status.
Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler
yesterday told department heads
and personnel officers that hiring
responsibility is being decentralized
to them during the interim.
D. C. Setup Probed.
"You will have to recruit own
employees" he said, land be re-
sponsible to the Commissioners for
them"
In the meantime, he said a SUBJ
committee consisting Of Tax COL
lector Guy Pearson, A. H Helm
miller and Auditor A. R. Pilkerton
has been appointed to discuss in
detail with the Civil Service Com
mission the effect of President Tru-
mans recent executive order as it
affects the Districts administra-
tive setup. He pointed out there
are numerous departments in the
city over which the Commissioners
have only budgetary control and
who handle their own personnel.
When the subcommittee h1c
gathered data, a new conference
will be called and questions of in
dividual departments answered, Mr.
Fowler said.
Only Temporary Now.
Personnel now hired by the de-
partments will be temporary only,
he pointed out, and may not be
promoted They will have to take
examinations when Civil Service
again resumes control of appoint
ments and will probably receive
credit for their temporary service.
They will be eligible for Civil Serv-
ice retirement, he said.
A survey several weeks ago re-
vealed 300 vacancies in the Dis
trict not obligated to returning vet
erans. This list has been turned
over to the Veterans Information
Center for use in case of job ap-
plicants.
Mr.. Fowler warned that veterans
preference would have to be rigidly
observed in the hiring of tempo
Tary help
Evening star., 1946-02-16
funeral Sign for Police Band
Brings Reprimund From Chief

Callahan the funeral sign was In
error and that he had issued in
structions for Emergency No
Parking" signs only He reported
that because of the limited parking
space in the vicinity, it was neces-
sary to reserve their own area so
the bandsmen wouldn't have to
walk too great distance with their
heavy instruments"
In accepting responsibility, 1t.
Covell added that band members
were away from their various pre-
cincts a shorter period of time as
a result of the reserved parking
space.
Police had impounded an auto
mobile owned by John v. Senese,
433 Tenth street NE, an employe
of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, which was parked in the
same. space yesterday. Police said
Mr.. Senese paid S. at No. I pre-
cinct to retrieve his car.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
D. T.. Heads Proclaim
Brotherhood Week,
Indorse lis Ideals

The ideal of interfaith co-opera-
ton was indorSed by the District
Commissioners today in proclama-
ton urging widespread local par
ticipation in American Brotherhood
week which begins tomorrow.
The observance, sponsored by the
National Conference of Christians
and Jews, includes a drive to raise
$4,000 here toward the $4,000,000
national goal of the conference.
The funds will be used to combat
intergroup hostility through allot-
ments for research in national diff
ferences, assistance to schools and
community groups and establish
ment of new Offices throughout the
country by the organization.
The Commissioners proclamation,
made public by Representative Ran
dolph, Democrat, of West Virginia,
general chairman of the local COM
mittee, reads as follows:
Whereas the victory of our
armed forces has laid upon us the
privilege and obligation to preserve
these freedoms as dearly won, and
Whereas we now face the huge
task of reconversion with a con-
sciousnesS that it can only be
achieved by the same spirit of CO.
operation which won that victory,
Now, therefore, we, the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia
call upon its citizenry to join with
our Nation in the observance of
Brotherhood week, February 17-24
1916, as designated by President
Truman in his recent proclamation
by meeting together during that
period to pledge themselves anew to
the ideal of In Peace as in War
Teamwork without which neither
our community nor our Nation can
long survive"
Besides Mr.. Randolph, officials of
the program here are: Milton w.
King, campaign chairman: Mrs.
Verna D. Linzel. executive director;
Bernard F. Kelly. campaign direc-
tor, and Frank LaFalce. public re-
lations chairman.
The Commissioners are honorary
members of the Advisory Committee
which includes also: Representative
Hays, Democrat, of Arkansas; Jo-
seph D. kaufman and Harry Kirk,
co-chairmen; David Baer, Garter T.
Barron, DR.. H. C. Byrd, the Rev.
James A. Caulheld, Joseph E. Davies,
the Right Rev Angus Dun. Rabbi
Norman Gerstenfeld, Mrs. Sidney
Hechinger, Coleman Jennings. Mrs.
Milton w. King, Harry J. Kirk, Col.
Waldon E. Leonard, Edwin N. Lewis,
Rabbi Solomon H. Metz, John T.
ORourke, Mrs. Eleanor Patterson,
John j. Payette, John A. Reilly, G..
Rowland Shaw. the Very Rev. Law
renee E. Shehan, Mrs. l.. Corrin
Strong, Mrs. Edward Sturdevant,
Francis P. Sullivan, Col. William
o. Tufts and Joseph A. Wilmer.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
5 FiIipinos Graduated
In Foreign Service Course

The first group Of Filipino foreign
service officers to complete the State
Departments training course which
is being provided for the Common
wealth, graduated yesterday at
ceremonies attended by Brig. Gen.
Carlos Romulo, Philippine Resident
Commissioner, and Department
Officials
The five graduates now will be
assigned to American embassies and
consulates abroad to obtain train
ing in the field. A new class of 10
will begin training in the State
Department soon, under the direc-
ton of the Division of Philippine
Affairs.
Purpose OF the training courses
is to provide a nucleus for the
Philippine Foreign Service when
the Commonwealth becomes fully
independent.
The five Filipinos who graduated
yesterday were Manuel A. Adeva
Jese Imperial. c. T. Elbo, Vicente
Singian and Tiburcio Baja.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
First Of UNRRA Supplies
Reach Yenan Communists
By the Associated Press

YENAN, China, Feb. 16.-Three
tons of UNRRA medical supplies
the first to be sent to this Chinese
Communist capital-arrived today
by truck from Chungking.
The supplies are part of TX ton
consignment for the International
Peace Hospital and were provided
by UNRRA, the American Red Cross,
British Red Cross Society and Cana
dian Red Cross
The cargo was brought over nearly
roads by trucks directed
by William Anthony Reynolds, a
Briton, and Henry Lee of Tientsin.
Part of the 22-day journey to Yenan
was covered on railway fiat cars.
The supplies were handled through
. Chinese agency of UNRRA and
included an x-ray machine.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
Ruling NuIIifies Baden S
Nomination Certificate
BY The Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 16-As-
sistant Attorney General J. Edgar
Harvey ruled yesterday the certif-
cate of candidacy for the Democrat
ic controller nomination presented
by Charles P Baden, Brooklyn
Park, was defective
In a letter to the Secretary Of
States Office Mr., Harvey stated. 1T
is quite apparent that the require
ment Of law that a candidate for
public Office state the place where
he is a registered voter is not
satisfied by disclosing where he will
be registered at some future time -
In his certificate Mr.. Baden stated
ne would be a registered voter in
the first precinct, fifth election dis
trict of Anne Arundel County.
Mr.. Harvey's letter quoted the
section of the Maryland Code which
requires that any candidate be reg
istered as voter in the party whose
nomination he seeks. This does not
apply, however, to judicial nomina-
tlonS.
The Secretary of States Office re-
turned Mr.. Badens S270 filing fee
and certificate, informing him OF
the assistant attorney generals rul,
ing
Evening star., 1946-02-16
Final Arguments Due
To Be Heard Monday
In Connors' Trial

Opposing counsel in the Barker
Casbarian murder trial were comb
ing the voluminous record of its
five weeks of testimony today seek
ing points for emphasis in the final
arguments Monday.
The jury, which has been excused
for the week end, may not get the
case until Tuesday as both prose-
cution and defense intend to 90
over the evidence thoroughly in ex-
tensive summations.
Raymond Connors, the defend
ant, charged with the murders of
Edward Barker and Pany Casbarian
IN trailer on Fourteenth street
NV, used-car' lot, yesterday re-
peated to Justice David A. Pine his
request that the jury be charged
to bring in verdicts of acquittal or
guilty of f1rst-degree murder.
Jury Absent for Day.
Connors first requested this two
weeks ago. Yesterday Justice Pine
asked him if he was of the same
mind and the defendant nodded his
head in assent, The question came
at the end of a court day spent, in
absence of the jury, in preparation
OF the charges the justice will give
the jury just before they take the
case under consideration.
When both Defense ATTORNEY
James j. Laughlin and Charles B.
Murray, the assistant United States
attorney prosecuting, agreed to this.
Justice Pine said he would not
charge the jury on second-degree
murder or manslaughter.
In discussing this Justice Pine
said it would be impossible to elimi-
nate premeditation in the death of
the victim who died second.
Il do not mean that the fact both
victims were bound up establishes
premeditation," he said. But there
were two bullets in the head of each
OF the two victims. There were
powder burns. 1t required the mur-
derer walking several steps before
the first murder and the second"
Robbery Apparent.
Mr.. Barker, a uSed-car dealer who
carried large sums of money, ap-
parently was murdered in a robbery,
His pockets were inside out and a
diamond ring was missing. Mr..
Casbarian, his companion at cards
evenings in the automobile trailer
used as an office, apparently stopped
In during the robbery.
Most of the discussion before the
bench was on the wording of the
instructions regarding testimony of
accomplices. Joseph Vinci. who was
indicted with Connors but was not
arrested until the trial began, has
testified that he was in the trailer
with Connors but rushed out when
he realized Connors was going to
shoot the men.
Justice Pine finally decided he
would caution" the jury at the re-
quest of the defense to require cor
roboration of the testimony of an
accomplice-and, at the request of
the prosecution-he would tell the
Jury that in the Federal Jurisdiction
a defendant may be convicted on
the uncorroborated testimony of an
accomplice.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
Suspect Held in NyIon The!
After 1rain-Iruck Crash

Joseph Johnson. colored. 80.
Brentwood. has been arrested by
HyattsVille police in connection with
the theft of cloth and nylon stock
ings last Sunday in a n-truck
collision, Police Chief Howard H.
Holmes said today.
johnson has been released under
$500 bond pending a hearing at 10
a m. Thursday in Hyattsville Police
Court.
Chief Holmes revealed that ap-
proximately half of the $4,000
worth of merchandise taken from
the scene has been recovered.
The truck, owned by the Associ-
ated Transport Co., was struck by a
train after it stalled on the Balti-
more & Ohio crossing in Hyatts-
vile. The driver jumped just be-
fore the truck was hit.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
New York Editor 10 Speak
AT Animal Rescue Leauue

c. E. HARRISON of New York, edi-
tor of the Kennel Department, and
an authority on animal care and
humane practices, will be the guest
speaker at the annual meeting of
the Animal Rescue League of Mort
gomery County at pm. today at
the Lodge House on Beach drive,
Rock Creek Park
The following list Of officers will
be presented by the Nominating
Committee: 1t. Col. Stanford Che
ter, president; William F. Carl, vice
president; Mrs. W. N. Oliver. sec
retary, and w. S. Keenholts, treas
urer.
Directors nominated include
James H. Pugh. Mrs. E. F, Klinge
Ray H Norton. Mrs. Ernest L.
Smith, Edward L. Stock, jr.; Miss
Elizabeth Oldfeld. F. Moran Nc
Conihe, Mrs. Peg Stewart. Mrs. John
NJ. Nader, John N. Stuart. Mrs.
Edna Chester, Maj. Phil D. Poston
and Mrs. Claude A. Cook.
After the meeting. an inspection
tour of the animal shelter, which
is located near the Lodge House,
will be made,
Evening star., 1946-02-16
Contract Approved
For Heating Plant

A contract which will permit the
Charles H. Tompkins Co., to con-
tinue construction of the west CEN
trail heating plan at K street and
Rock Greek has been approved by
the Public Buildings Administra-
ton, w E. Reynolds, commissioner
OF public buildings, said today.
Amount of the contract is s4,793.-
924. 1t will permit the company
to complete building. Installation
Of equipment will have to await
additional appropriations.
These are expected without OBJ
lection, since the House Public
Buildings and Grounds Committee
has reported favorably bill to
authorize an increase cost figure of
s7,750,000. Original limit was
ST 900 900.
The foundation for the building
was laid before the war. During
the war construction was halted.
The general rise in building cost
caused the revised estimate.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
Owners Await RuIinq
.0n SuitIand Manor
Apartment Rents

William l. Moore, rental manager
for 248 individually owned apart
ments at Suitland Manor in Prince
Georges County. revealed today that
although there are several vacancies,
applicants, including a lapge num-
Der Of veterans, are being turned
away until the landlords appeal to
the Office of Price Administration
to overrule a rent reduction or
dered last month is acted upon
The apartments had been pur-
chased by individuals from Suit
land Manor, Inc, for investment
purposes. officials of the Suitland
Manor firm, which owns approx
mately 400 other apartments in
the same development, say they
have no vacancies
Rens Ordered Cut.
An order reducing rents IS a
month was issued by James w
Woogerd. area rent director fol-
nearby Maryland Prior to the order
one-bedroom apartments in the de-
velopment rented for SAG 50 and s5C
a month and the two-bedroom units
for $3.50 and c6035 month.
Mr. Moore said the landlords
whom he represents hcve filed ar
appeal to the National OPA here
and that they expect to have the
old rentals e-established.
He asserted that the owners told
him they could not operate their
apartments profitably at the new
rates established by Mr.. Woogerd
and have authorized him to turn
away applicants for vacant apart
ments until the OPA overrules Mr.
Woogerd.
Expect Favorable Action.
He added that the owners expect
favorable action on their appeal by
March l and that vacancies ther
will be thrown open to the public
BY that time. Mr. Moore said. there
probably will be about II vacancies
He admitted that he has beer
"swampeo' with applicants but thai
he can't do anything about it, il
view Of his instructions.
Mr.. Woogerd also admitted he ha.
received number Of calls from per.
sons turned away by Mr.. Moore bu
That his Office has no authorit,
in the matter.
Evening star., 1946-02-16

1t. Howard Covell, executive Off
Ger of the Metropolitan Police and
secretary to the Police Band, was
officially reprimanded today by Maj
Harvey G. Callahan, superintendent
Of police, for parking sign episode
yesterday in front of the Agriculture
Department auditorium.
Unable to find available parking
space nearby, members of the band
installed their own mo parking"
signs, including one "Funeral-No
Parking" sign, Maj. Callahan said
He explained the musicians were
there to make marching recordings
in the department auditorium, at
the invitation of the motion picture
service of the Departments Office
of Information.
Maj. Callahan said the sign plac-
ing was "indescretion on the part
of 1t. Covell" and without sanction"
of his ONCE.
In response, 1t. Covell told Maj.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
Last Man Club Drinks Toast
To Ultimate Sole Survivor

Amos A. Fries, 72, and some men,
bers believe the robust general has
an even chance to tap the chianti.
Brig. Gen. John w. Oehmann,
who saw service in both wars, told
his fellow members he was proud of
the spirit which impelled each man
to express the hope that the other
would be the last man.
Il hope that last man will be
so DID," said Gen. Oehmann, that
he won't be able to tell whether the
wine is good or bad"
Members who died during the
past year were former Representa-
tive Oscar Youngdahl of Mime
sofa, Lou McCray and Anthony J.
Marmo.
Outgoing President Joseph B.
Irvine last night relinquished the
gavel to his successor. Lloyd E.
Henry.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
Rev. Kenneth c. Robb
Begins Duties Tomorrow

The Rev. Kenneth c. Robb will
assume his duties as the new pastor
of the First Baptist Church, East
Riverdale, Md, tomorrow.
Mr.. Robb is a graduate of the
Practical Bible Training School,
Binghamton, N. Y, and after grad
uation he served for two years as
assistant in the mems department
and supervisor of mems manual
work at the school. He comes to
East Riverdale f1'n~, the Baptist
Church in Hunt, N. Y.
Mr.. Robb, his wife and young son,
Philip, will live at the new church
parsonage at 1903 Sixty-fourth ave-
nue., East Pines, Riverdale.
Evening star., 1946-02-16

The chianti bottle stood on the
table again last night, gathering
dust as it has been these nine years,
while members of the Last Man
Club toasted the unknown one
among them who will finally get to
drink the wine.
The club, consisting of 95 World
War I veterans who meet annually
on February Is, dined last night at
the Hotel Continental. The MEM
bership rolls were closed at 100 in
1889. Five members have died since,
three during the past year.
The bottle of chianti will be
opened finally, on some distant day,
in a melancholy ceremony by the
sole surviving member. The young
est member is Percival Smith, A,
who got into the war when he was
only IT. The oldest is Maj. Gen.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
Senate Joins House
In Banning Proposed
White House Addition

The Senate late yesterday Joined
the House in banning a proposed
addition to the White House at this
time, but approved the use of $780,
600 for improvements and repairs.
The remainder Of an earlier appro-
priation of 81 $50, 900 for the addi-
ton to the west wing executive
Offices would be returned to the
Treasury under the Senate bill.
Senate action was taken without
debate, in accord with the recon-
mendation of the Appropriations
Committee. The $780,00O figure al
lowed by the Senate is still subject
to final settlement when the bill goes
to conference with the House. The
Senate committee explained that
this amount is sufficient to permit
the completion of the east wing,
the construction of an underground
storeroom, overhauling the heating
system, building a service tunnel on
the north side, reflooring the sec
ond floor and replacement of fur
nishings.
The Senate version of the White
House amendment is more liberal
than that made by the House. The
House stipulated the $3.50 900 which
the Senate wants to allow for i'm
provements and repairs was to be
used to defray personnel salaries
and ordinary White House expenses
after construction money had been
returned to the Treasury.
During debate on the bill Senator
White, Republican, of Maine made
a plea for more liberal treatment
OF the Smithsonian Institution, but
did not move to increase the items
recommended by the committee at
this time.
After acting on this and several
other items the Senate postponed
final passage of the bill until Mon
day to settle controversy over
cut in fee funds.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
Psychiatric Ward
For Children Urged

A 100000 ward for 40 mentally
sick children has been proposed by
Welfare Director Ray L. Huff for
the District Training School near
Laurel. Md, it has been disclosed.
Superintendent James Lewald, of
the school, said the ward would
provide psychiatric treatment for
bright children" who are tempo
rarily i'll mentally. No such care is
now provided by the District for
children, DR.. Lewald said. For eX-
ample, two psychotic children who
would normally be placed in juve-
nile institution are now being treat
ed among adults at st. Elizabeth's S
Hospital, he said.
The ward would be built. along
with new National Training
School for Girls and an Industrial
Home School for white children in
a proposed center at Laurel, DR..
Lewald said. While Mr.. Huff and
and he now plan capacity of only
40 youngsters, the ward as pro-
posed would be constructed to per-
NIT expansion to capacity of 100
beds or more, DR.. Lewald said.
Except for clinic care available
in the District Health Clinic and
some of the local hospitals, the
District has had so little chance to
study its psychotic children that
the number of them here has never
been estimated, DR.. Lewald added.
He stressed that the ward would
care for children who are If nor
NAL or of above-average intelli-
gence but who need prolonged psy-
chiatric attention. Children of
beloW-average intelligence already
are provided for, he points out.
DR.. Lewald said Mr.. Huff had
been discussing the need for the
children's psychiatric ward for
about two years.