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Evening star., 1947-10-25
Autopsy Set for Today
In Bortender's Death

An autopsy was to be held today
to determine the cause of death OF
Walter Tierney, 81, of 1928 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, a bartender,
who was found dead in his bed last
night. Death apparently was due
to natural causes, police said.
District Coroner A. Magruder NC
Donald said no marks of violence
were found on the body.
Mr.. Tierney, who was employed
at the Hamilton Hotel, was found
unconscious in his bed by another
roomer about 1910 pm. and was
pronounced dead shortly afterward,
police said.
Evening star., 1947-10-25
Kieffer Installed as Head
|0f St. Johns College
sv a Staff corrsspondsnt Of The Sior

by Sfofr SoIIssPoHosh' o' wv S
ANNAPOLIS, October 25.-John
Spangler Kieffer today became the
18th president of historic st. Johns
College here.
Mr.. Kieffer, a member Of the st.
Johns faculty for the last 18 years,
was inaugurated in formal cere-
monies, attended by representatives
of 1876 colleges, learned societies and
institutions of research and by more
than 300 alumni of the 250-year-
old college.
He succeeds Stringfellow Barr,
who was among the guests. Another
guest was Gov. Lane, who presented
Richard F. Cleveland Of Baltimore,
chairman of the College Board OF
Visitors and Governors.
The new president was invested
in Office by Mr.. Cleveland following
an academic procession in which the
visiting educators participated.
Evening star., 1947-10-25

The Arlington County Board TO-
day directed the County Public Util-
tiles Commission to file petitions
with the State Corporation Commis-
sion and the Interstate Commerce
Commission for "full and detailed
hearings" on the service rendered
by the Washington, Virginia g.
Maryland Coach Co.
The action followed request by
Lester r. Conley, chairman OF the
PUG Transportation Committee,
who declared that the w. v. g. NJ,
popularity known as the Arnold lines
is not rendering as good service as 1t
was prior to a recent fare increase
which became effective last Tuesday
Mr.. Conley told the board the
company now has 80 new 44-pas-
senger buses which should help i'm
prove the service but has not.
"It is time for us to sit down and
talk turkey with the bus line" MIR
Conley asserted.
Mr.. Conley's report, in which he
Evening star., 1947-10-25
Bar Hurbor
Continued From First Page.)

worth, to which they were evacuated
| by land or sea Thursday night when
lit appeared for a time that more
than $500 persons would be trapped
on the town wharf.
Fear today centered around
Northeast Harbor, few miles from
Bar Harbor. Fires burned flercely
in that area, but officials said that,
barring an unexpected high wind.
they probably would subdue the
blaze.
| Several other fires continued in
the State, but the arrival of fresh
personnel, including 500 soldiers
from Mitchell Field, N. Y, raised
hopes there would be no more ma
jor disasters.
Red Cross Allots $500, 900.
The National Red Gross set aside
$4,000 for rehabilitation, but local
officials said this would not be
attempted until there was sufficient
rainfall to insure against further
devastation.
The weather man, however, held
little hope for real relief. Slight
showers" were predicted for tonight
or Sunday morning.
While New England appeared to
be holding the upper hand IN the
long fight, Southeastern New York
State was hit hard last night.
An uncontrolled forest fire swept
across the top of Shawangunk
Mountain, threatening the Ulster
County resort hamlet of Walker
Valley.
More than $50 State Conserva-
ton Department employees and VOL
unteers fought the 1,000-acre blaze,
one of seven out of control in that
section of the State.
Other States Hit.
Stubborn fires also had burned
forest areas of New Jersey, Michi-
gan, Massachusetts, Vermont, New
Hampshire, the Canadian province
of New Brunswick and Halifax,
Nova Scotia, but Names predica-
ment was by far the most serious.
New Hampshire reported fire gen.
orally under control after approx
mately 100 summer cottages, home
and farm buildings had been de-
stroyed in several communities along
with thousands of acres of woodland
As fire watchers skept a 24-hour
lookout in Pennsylvania, State police
began a full-scale investigation OF
incendiary blazes among go forest
fires now burning in the State. Ten
thousand acres have been ravaged IN
the last three weeks.
Truman Orders WAA Aid.
President Truman, under mercy
priority" last night authorized the
War Assets Administration to lene
such aid to Maine as possible.
Within few hours, the WAA had
dug into its stockpiles in a dozen
East Coast warehouses, and had dis
patched thouands of feet of hose
nozzles, fire trucks and other vitally
needed equipment.
Four Air Force CATS took of
from Washington last night fol
Newark IN. j. Army base to picl
, up % miles of fire hose and fly Il
to Bangor. Me.
Evening star., 1947-10-25
New ParochiaI Bus Routes
Held Illegal in Maryland
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 25.-The law
prevents Charles County from es-
tablishing any new bus routes to
transport parochial school children,
Attorney General Hall Hammond
said in a formal opinion today.
The ruling was requested by DR..
Thomas G. Pullen, State superin-
tendent of schools, who had asked
If a 1947 legislative enactment au-
thorized the county to create new
routes.
Citing excerpts from the appli-
cable law, the attorney general de-
clared:
I'VE are of the opinion that
the language indicates clearly
that any new bus routes which are
established must be primarily for
the purpose Of transporting school
children to and from public schools
and that new routes may not be es-
tablished solely for the transporta-
ton Of children to and from paro-
chtal schools"
Evening star., 1947-10-25

all baSSoS prOfundo from the DIS
trict, who went way down deep"
to draw the utmost in melody from
low notes commonly associated with
a tuba.
"Rosie's Sister" lived again when
voiced by the Withered Four from
Paterson, N. J. This number was
followed by my Blue Heaven and
"The Tiger Rag" sung by the -Four
Chords, of Newark, N. j.
With their tuneful arrangement of
Wabash Valley" the Harmoneers
of Baltimore showed. why they were
the Mid-Atlantic champions of 1947
and the international semifinalists
of 1916 and this year. The hall was
reverentially silent as they sang
Mother, Play the Organ"
60 Sing in Group. 90
Auguring the pleasant evenings
performance were opening numbers
of the Singing Capital Chorus Of
Washington, with DR.. Robert Howe
Harmon directing the group Of
more than go men. .-.. p. .
Other groups which contributed
included the Quartet of Quartets,
the Harmony Hill -Four, Metropoh-
tan Police Quartet of Washington,
the Diplomats, Singing Squires, Sta
ton Wagon Four, Potomac Clippers,
Harmony BY ALI, Garden State
Quartet and the Doctors of Har-
mony.
An announcement by the society
said its rapid growth 'is accounted
for by the fact that it came along to
rescue a much neglected musical
form OF great beauty and high mu-
sical value"
Louis Metcalf, president of the
District Chapter of the society, well
coined the groups, and Carroll Ad-
ans of Detroit, past international
president and present international
secretary of the society, acted as
master of ceremonies. The orches-
ira was directed by Toby Tyler.
Evening star., 1947-10-25
'Save-Food' Car Stickers
Proposed by CoI|ifIewer

Windshield stickers with the
slogan Save Wheat-Save Meat
Save the Peace" will soon appear
on Washington area autos If James
E. Collifower, head of the local
food conservation drive. has his
way. ....
Mr.. Collifower announced in a
radio talk over Station VOL last
night that he plans to ask the
Commissioners to relax the rule
against windshield stickers. The
only sticker which may now be on
a windshield in the District is that
showing the car has passed inspec-
ton.
At $50 tomorrow morning the
d. C. Chapter of the Girl Scouts
will take part with Charles Luck
man, national drive chairman, in q
broadcast over Station WTOP de-
signed to revive the wartime clear
Mate" club,
Evening star., 1947-10-25
Continuance Defers
Ruling on Air Rifle
As Deadly Weapon

Whether an air rifle is a deadly
and dangerous weapon" in the eyes
of the law today remained an un-
settled question, after the second
afternoon-long session in as many
weeks got no further yesterday than
two-week continuance for more
argument and deliberation.
Judge Almond w. Scott, who
ordered a ballistics test of a BIB gun
sold to minor by Southeast hard
ware store, heard yesterday from
Inspector John Fowler who con-
Quoted the test In Metropolitan
police laboratories.
Inspector Fowler displayed a short
length of soft pine board bearing
four holes, the result of BIB pellets
fired at distances up to 5 feet
Over the running objections OF De-
fense Counsel Irving B. Yochelson
the inspector said he considers the
air rifle a dangerous weapon"
Claims It Is Not a Toy.
Under cross-examination, he con-
ceded he classifies bow and arrows
hatchets, ice picks and baseball bats
the same way under certain condi.
tions," but reiterated firmly the CUR
lis not a toy"
Mr.. Yochelson, however, citet
court opinions in other States II
which the BIB gun has been held {
"toy."
Congress intended the local gun
licensing laws to control instru
ments used In the commission o
crame,' he declared. What Grim
inal wants this type of gun. Thi
is the kind of thing boy wants"
| Assistant Corporation Counse
Robert Kneipp countered the law
yer's citations with several cour
rulings, in which air rifles ar
termed dangerous" and weapons.
i The prosecutor also pointed ou
three existing regulations in tn
District forbidding minors to bu
BIB pellets, to carry air rifles il
public and to discharge one i
public.
Ruling Due November 7.
At the end Of the three-hour ses
! sion, Judge Scott announced tha1
while he is convinced the gun ca,
cause bodily harm, he wanted to de
, fer his decision until after submis
|, sion of a Government brief t
clarity Congress intent in the II
, lcensing regulation under which tn
charge was brought. He set No
lyember 7 the date for his ruling.
Defendants In the case are Irwin
Abraham and Isadore Schwartz
both a, co-owners Of the Hillcres
Hardware Store. 2s10 Alabama ave
!. tnue Sc. The complaint was mad
| lby Adelbert w. Lee, member OF tn
BOARD of Education. whose l4-year
} slold son Robert purchased an air rif1
!, from the store which admittedly ha
. Ino license for the sale Of dead
and dangerous weapons"
Evening star., 1947-10-25
Baptist Home Holding
Annual Donation Teu

The annual donation tea of the
Board Of Manager Of the Baptist
Home for Children is being held
from 2 to 6 pm. today at the home,
6201 Greap Tree road, Bethesda.
Mrs, ]. Robert Hardesty. Calvary
Church, is general chairman Of the
affair and Mrs. Morgan Beatty CO.
chairman. Mrs. Herman Schulteis
National Memorial Church, will pre-.
side ut the tea table.
Evening star., 1947-10-25
Suspended Policeman
Faces Court Monday
In nHousebreakinq

Policeman Donald Gray Drager,
"a, of No. 13 precinct, will face a
charge of housebreaking Monday
In Municipal Court.
He is accused Of taking $40 and
a quantity of whisky from the
home of Jessie Morgan, 2026 Port
ner place NV. early September
7, The accused patrolman is free
under $1,000 bond, but he was sus-
pended from duty late yesterday,
when the charges became known,
after an extended police investiga-
ton.
Another man accused Of being
involved with the policeman in the
affair, Horace L. Thomas, 43. OF the
1000 block of Congress street Sc,
surrendered to police this morning.
He was booked on HOUSEKEEPING
charge on q warrant sworn to by
Mr., Morgan. Thomas said he was
a merchant, according to police.
Recently on Sick Leave.
Inspector Ira E. Keck, who has
been looking into the case with
Inspector Lloyd E. Kelly, questioned
Drager yesterday at the precinct.
Drager recently had been on SICK
leave and had returned to duty
about week ago..
Later in the afternoon, Drager
was taken to police headquarters
on a warrant and booked. Drager's
home Is 1921 Anacostia road Sc.
He is married and has five children.
Inspector Kelly at police head
quarters last night gave newspaper
men this version of events leading
up to Drager's arrest.
About 2 am, September 7, Drager,
on sick leave and in plain clothes,
was seated in an automobile with
Thomas in the 1000 block Of Port
ner place NV. An unidentified
man approached the pair and they
discussed selling Drager q fifth OF
whisky. The man then went INTO
the Morgan residence. Drager fol-
lowed him.
Admits Being in House.
When a woman opened the door,
Drager announced "It's the law
Drager did not break the outer
door, but did break the panel OF
door to a closet in which the liquor
and money were hidden and got II
or 18 half pints, case OF f1fths and
$40, according to the complainant,
Mr.. Morgan. Drager said Thomas
was only in the vestibule OF the
house. Inspector Kelly said there
were five or six other persons in the
house.
"Drager admitted being in the
house but denied taking anything"
the inspector said. He said he tried
to get sale on the man who ap-
preached him. He admitted break
ing the panel on the door but said
he found nothing there. He presum-
ably thought there was whisky IN
the closet. He made no odicial re-
port of the incident"
Motorists Complaint Probed.
The inspector disclosed he is In
vestigating report that on Wednes-
day night, Drager, who has had
frequent brushes with the Police
Trial Board in his seven years on
the force, took fifth of whisky from
motorist. Drager allegedly stopped
motorist for traffic violation in
the No. 10 precinct area. The
motorist, whose name was not re-
vealed, was represented as later
demanding his whisky back.
Police headquarters officials said
Drager has been five times before
the Police Trial Board, twice failed
to get an automatic pay raise, be-
cause of his record, and was sus-
pended once before.
Evening star., 1947-10-25
You and the Chest Cunpoiqn

agencies In the Chests spend their
money?
Yes. Each agency has volunteer
board of responsible citizens. It
asks the Chest for an itemized
budget. The Chest Budget Commit
tee studies and compares the budget
requests and apportions money
needed. During the year it confers
with the agencies, studies the
monthly reports Of expenditures and
makes necessary adjustments.
How Is the Budget Committee
made up?
Twenty -one representative citizens
and q chairman make up the COM
mittee. They are all volunteers and
contributors, and spend more than
1900 man-hours a year to see that
your money (and theirs is well
spent.
Evening star., 1947-10-25
5 to Attend Highway Porley

Five members of the Loudoun
Board OF Supervisors, including, /.
w. Baker, chairman; j. H. Mock, e.
Kirkpatrick, Benjamin Bridges and
y. T. Hirst will attend the first an
nual Virginia Highway Conference
at Virginia Military Institute in
Lexington, October 81 and Novem-
Der ].
Evening star., 1947-10-25
Three Former FBI Men
In Jupun From D. G. Area

A former reporter for The Star
and an Arlington man are among
the six former Federal Bureau of
Investigation agents on the staff
of the Army's Criminal Investi-
cation Division handling black,
market cases in Japan, Korea and
the Philippines. -
The former reporter is william
PaTiott, who was with The Star
from 1888 to 1910. He served with
the Marine Corps during the wsr.
The Arlington man is Maj. Leroy
H. Barnard.
Another CID investigator is Lit.
Col. John E. Murray, who io, erly
was with the FBI in Washing ton.
Evening star., 1947-10-25
Delinquent Tax
|'Crackdown'
"Opens Monday
2 Million in Unpaid
D. c. Levies Sought
BY Investigators

The District government will be-
gin to crack down" on delinquent
taxpayers here Monday, in an effort
to collect more than $2,000,000 in
back taxes.
Samuel j. Kidd, chief of the
delinquent tax section, announced
cases have been prepared against
about 10000 persons. Five investi-
gators will 60 into action Monday
he said, with adthority to seize
automobiles and take from bank
accounts sufficient funds to satisfy
the Districts claims.
Most of the cases involve personal
property taxes, Mr.. Kidd explained
Other back levies include individual
income tax and the inheritance tax
No delinquent real estate taxes
will be collected in the new drive
Mr.. Kidd, explained. Collection OF
real estate taxes which are in arrears
is provided by law through the sale
of tax liens when they are year
overdue.
10000 Delinquents Warned.
Warnings have been mailed to the
10000 delinquents as a final notice
and no further notification will be
made it was explained, until an
investigator takes action.
The notice reads that payment
of this tax must be made within 10
days after date of this notice, other
wise the law states that may serve
a levy for distraint and enforce
collection by seizure and sale OF
goods, chattels, or effects, including
stocks, securities, bank accounts,
evidences of debt and credits of the
person, or firm, 50 delinquent" The
letter is signed by Guy w. Person,
collector of taxes.
Under the District Revenue Act
of 1887, it was explained, the COL
lector or his representative have
authority to seize and sell property
for satisfaction of delinquent taxes
without going into court.
In case an automobile is seized
the District, after 10 days, may sell
the car at public auction and take
the delinquent tax out Of proceeds
plus interest at the rate OF l per
cent per month. The car owner
may apply to the Treasury OF the
United States for anything that
might be left over.
This procedure is so complicated
that car owners who have their
vehicles taken by the collector
usually pay up quickly.
For 1945-6-7 Taxes.
Last year a valuable yacht was
seized by the collector to enforce
payment of large delinquent tax
The resulting publicity brought IN a
wave of other delinquent taxes in
the mail, Mr.. Kidd recalled.
The overdue taxes are for the
years 1945, 1916 and l947, up to the
payments that were due last March
. The volume of delinquent taxes
has been increasing steadily since
1889, Mr.. Kidd said. During that
year, only about 1000 delinquents
were turned over to him by the
assessors Office. The number now
has grown to about 10000 each year.
Mr.. Kidd said it already is known
what property the delinquent tax
payers own, where their bank ac-
counts are and how much Is in them.
Evening star., 1947-10-25

fewer than 10 employees.
Edward j. Keyes, executive direc-
tor of the federation, also will ad-
dress the $50 representatives of the
unit expected to attend. About l.
600 volunteers In the unit will work
to raise a quota of $150,000.
Report Due November IL.
Other soliciting units of the cam
paign have begun work already
The first report of progress will be
made November IL.
The AFL Advisory Committee of
the federation has mailed letters
urging all locals affiliated with the
Washington Central Labor Union
to support Fundamentally the
Community Chest Campaign it
was announced yesterday.
The letter, signed by c. F. Preller,
president of the Central Labor
Union and chairman of the COM
mittee, also identified the members
of the committee established to CO.
operate with the Labor Participa-
ton Department of the federation.
They are: j. c. Turner, vice
chairman, Engineers IT; Frank w.
Lee, steamf1tters; Ernest B. Spang-
ler, walters; Eugene r. Hubbard,
dairy employees; Charles S. Hill,
hotel service workers; Leo Nazdin,
laborers' council; William Simms,
streetcar men; Edgar j. Appel, car
penters; Howard McGuigan, clerks;
Everett Craig, Allied Printing
Trades Council, and j. j. O'Connor,
chairman of the Business Unit Sub
committee.
Appeals to Members Urged.
Mr.. Preller wrote that the COM
mittee "be1ieves it is the RESPONSE
bility of organized labor to join Wig
orously" in the Community Chest
spirit and to help mobilize adequate
financial support for the work of the
agencies. He urged that the unions
assist by:
/. Making substantial" contribu-
ton in the name Of the local.
2. Urging each member of the local
to do likewise.
Maj. Gen. Manton s. Eddy, Army
chief of information and general
chairman of the Army's campaign
in the Washington area, addressed
letter to his division chiefs stat
ing the top commanders in the De-
partment of the Army, including
Secretary Royal and Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower, are giving persona.
attention to the drive.
Wants to Beat Schedule.
Gen. Eddy has set November Il
as the date by which the Army
should subscribe its quota in the
campaign. He asked chiefs of gen.
eral and special staff sections tc
interest themselves personally in
the campaign and lend their lead.
ership so that I'VE may make all
quotas, ahead of schedule, if pos
sible."
Col. John j. Albright of the Mill
tary District of Washington has
made a similar request of COM
maa1ding officers in the district.
Mrs. Thomas E. Harriss, 1410
Thirty-f1fth street NV, has been
chosen Washington's contestant for
a Lily Dache hat of red feathers
symbols of service In the Community
Chest Federation campaign-in a
Nationwide drawing next week.
Mrs. Harriss' name was drawn
from hat yesterday by Mrs. Morris
Cafritz at meeting in the home
Of Mrs. Frederick Altemus, 1882
Ellicott street NV. The hat con-
tanned names of more than 1000
women volunteers in the campaign
The hat was made for Hedda Hop
per, Hollywood columnist. The win
ner of the hat Is expected to be
T11osaou
Evening star., 1947-10-25

fAnothef OF q series GhSDeftnG
the questions people are nsking
about the Community Chest Fed
Grafton.
Are solicitors In the Community
Chest Federation campaign paid?
They are not. They give their
time and effort, pay their own Incl
dental expenses and make their own
pledges to the campaign.
~ +
Does the general chairman Of the
campaign receive q salary?
No. He Is q volunteer, like the
solicitors and the speakers for the
campaign.
Il + X 4
Does any one actually know how
Evening star., 1947-10-25

eOOV,OOu AOA- 2 46O
Red F e a t h e r
agencies. In the
w a s h l n 6 t o n
area.
George Pres
ton M a r S h a l,
owner Of the
w a S h | n g t o n
Redskins, will be
guest speaker at
a lu n c h e o n
meeting at the
Annapolis Hotel,
opening solicita-
ton Of Business
Unit II, to cover
firms emnloYinR
Evening star., 1947-10-25
lGreenbelt Schedule Changed

New Greenbelt residents may flle
their declarations OF intentions TO
vote in next years general election
st,8:30 pm. Tuesday at the Green
belt firehouse, instead OF pm. as
previously reported.
Evening star., 1947-10-25
Chest Business Unit
To Begin Solicitation
OF Smaller Concerns

Another unit in the Community
Chest Foundation campaign organ
ization will begin soliciting funds
Tuesday in the drive to raise $3,-
Evening star., 1947-10-25

Does any one actually know hov
The Republican., 1947-12-11
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this proceeding is to
secure the foreclosure Of all rights
of redemption in the following de-
sclibed property, which was sold by
the Collector Of Taxes for the County
OF Garrett and the State of Maryland
to the plaintiff in this proceeding:
All the coal under those parts Of
the tracts Of land known as "Fire-
bug. Manchester "Stanton's Pur-
chase" and Remainder Survey,
which was conveyed to Evora L. Bak-
Ell and Evora B. Whitmer by deed
from Samuel E. Engle and wife,
dated June 20, 1889 and recorded IN
Liber A. G, r. No, 120, folio 108, IN
which said deed said coal is described
as containing 325 acres, more or less,
but which is actually believed to con-
tain and which is assessed in District
No. 3. to Evora L. Baker ct al, as
containing 200 acres Of coal.
The bill states, among other things,
that the amounts necessary for re-
demption have not been paid, al
though more than one year and one
day from the date Of sale has eX-
pired. j.
1t is thereupon this 10Th day of
November, 1947, by the Circuit
Court for Garrett County Maryland,
ordered that notice be given by the
insertion of a copy of this order in
some newspaper having general
/ circulation in Garrett County, once a
week for four successive weeks, warn
ing all persons interested in the said
property to be and appear in this
Court by the .2nd day of February,
J 1913 and redeem the property and
! answer the bill, or thereafter a final
decree will be rendered foreclosing
all rights of redemption IN the prop
erty, and vesting in the plaintiff a
| title, free and clear Of all en-
! cumbrances.
RICHARD L. DAVIS,
True copy Clerk.
Test: Richard L. Davis, Clerk.
ADV 2Q-5t