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Evening star., 1947-08-10
Numbers Rackefeers
Shun HardboiIed JUDGE

The parade of numbers racketeers
who do not choose to stand trial
before Judge George D. Nelson,
their avowed foe. continued in Mu-
nicipal Court yesterday as three
asked for jury trials before another
Judge, and three requested postpone
ments.
Since last Tuesday, when Judge
Nelson announced he favored Jail
terms as we'll as fines for numbers
offenders, II such defendants have
refused to plead guilty or be tried
by him. The customary fine i'm
posed by Municipal Court judges is
from $50 to 500 in numbers cases.
Jury trials September 20 were
granted William Wilson. 80. of the
200 block of Fifteenth street NV:
Newton Hunter. %. and his brother
Wendell. rs, both of Alexandria, and
Willie Mcfarland, 80, of the 1000
block of Eighth street NV. The
judge gave continuances to August
10 for John w. Quick, SO. Of the
3700 block of Hayes street NE. and
Robert Hudnell, SO, Of the 1900 block
of T street NV.
The men, all colored, are under
$500 bond each on charges Of pos
sessing numbers slips.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Prosecution Studied
For Posting Of Signs
Al Soviet Embassy +. +.

United States Attorney George
Morris Fay is considering prosecu-
ton of four persons, allegedly con-
nected with Gerald L. K. Smith,
over the posting of anti-Russian
signs nine days ago in front of the
Soviet Embassy. it was disclosed yes
terday. -
A State Department spokesman
said that Attorney General Clark
had been consulted and that the
matter had been referred to Mr.. Fay.
Mr. Fay said last night that he has
not received the official documents
In the case and he reserved comment
on what will be done until he re-
ceives the papers.
The State Department official said
that Secretary of State Marshall
has officially expressed his regret
over the incident to the Soviet
Embassy.
At the time of the incident, two
men identified as Don Lohbeck.
editor of the Cross and Flag Maga-
zine, organ of the Christian Youth
of America, and the Rev. Kenneth
Golf, national director of the
organization, said the signs we're
advertising for a speech given by
Mr.. Smith last Sunday night at
the Washington Monument Grounds.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Changes 10 Be Sought
In D. T.. Architects
Registration Act

An effort will be made at the next
session Of Congress to have the Dis
trict's architects registration act
amended to protect the public by
requiring that all building plans bear
the signature of a licensed archi-
tect.
This was revealed yesterday in
the annual report of the District
Board of Examiners and Registrars
of Architects for the fiscal year that
ended July l.
The report disclosed that spe-
cial committee of the District Chap
ter of the American Institute of
Architects, headed by William N.
Denton, jr., is working closely with
the District board in drafting an
amendment to the present registra-
ton act that will strengthen it along
the desired lines.
Mr. Denton pointed out yesterday
that the present act is merely per
mlssive" and added that the Dis
trict is one of the few places in the
country where the public is not pro-
tected by law requiring building
plans to be signed by a licensed
architect.
Maryland and Virginia and all
the States on the Eastern Seaboard
have such requirements, he said.
A tentative draft Of the proposed
amendment, he said, is now under
study by the corporation counsel
and the Districts building inspec-
tor.
He said 1t will be the first time
the question of strengthening the
act has been taken to Congress.
Discussion over strengthening the
act was held before the war, he
added, but action was postponed
until now.
Asked if he thought there would
be much opposition to amending
the act along the lines proposed,
Mr.. Denton said he thought not.
More and more builders, he ex-
planned, are turning to registered
architects for their plans.
They find they get not only
better plans but also more economi-
cal plans" he said.
A tentative draft of the amend
ment has been forwarded to the
Senate and House District COM
mittees for their information, he
said.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Unofficio| Informal Truman Cabinet Cuts Red Tape
Yes" "
By Joseph Young

The so-called kitchen" and
medicine bali cabinets Of other
presidential years have given way
to another but little-publicized un-
official cabinet in the Truman ad-
ministration.
Whereas the men comprising the
unofficial cabinets" in those days
were intimates of the President,
members of the group operating to-
day have no such status.
Those in the little cabinet" of the
Truman administration are young
Government career men who oc-
cupy the undersecretariat positions
in Federal departments and agen-
cies. Most of them are in the
81, ,000:ss, 900 a year class and few
claim to be White House intimates.
Started Year Ago.
The little cabinet" setup started
more than a year ago and it has
been encouraged by Budget Direc-
tor James Webb and Clark Clifford,
special advisor to President Truman.
It all began when Mr.. Webb and
H. Graham Morrison, executive as
sistant to Attorney General Tom
Clark. and a few others who had
served together in the war, got the
idea that a little cabinet" would
assist Government operations.
MIR. Webb and Mr.. Morrison, both
of whom served in the Marine
Corps, felt that the undersecretariat
officials could do much to relieve
their bosses-the official cabinet
members and agency heads-of
much of the back-breaking work
involved in running large Gov
ernment department or agency.
Every one seems pleased with the
results.
Rivalry Reduced.
Reviewing the little cabinets first
year the other day, Mr.. Morrison
said:
There used to be a lot of rivalry
between agencies and departments
that never did anyone any good.
Now we're all pulling together as a
team and I think we have done
some constructive work"
The advantage of the group, as
It's members see it. is that there is
formal about it. 1t has no
name, 1t has no officers, and 1t
holds no official meetings. Every
thing is done on an informal, CO.
operative basis.
we tried to avoid adding to the
that already exists in
he Government" one of its MEM
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Slip on Ice Cube
Sends Youngster
TOD. G.. Hospital

A little boy who slipped on an
ice cube was sent to Washington
hospital during the week with
severe bruises, according to the
Red Cross home accident survey.
The accident occurred while the
child was playing in the kitchen.
His mother was cleaning the icebox.
An infant was brought to another
hospital by parents concerned over
the fact that she had drunk a
quantity of whisky. No Ill effects
were suffered
Three persons died from home
falls and one from burns. bringing
the home accident fatalities for
the year to 129.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
by WiiIiom A. MiIIen

Work was started last week on
the new twin-bridge project across
the Potomac River, near the High
way Bridge, as part of the Districts
postwar improvement program.
A. B. Greene of the bridge divi-
sion of the District Highway De-
partment, resident engineer, has his
construction shack under construc-
ton just downstream from the
Highway Bridge.
Merritt, Chapman g. Scott OF New
York, which has the contract for
the first phase, will have offices and
shops on a barge moored on the
Washington side of the river, near
the Highway Bridge, Mr.. Greene
said.
The resident engineer explained
that Merritt, Chapman & Scott has
a $2,800,0O contract for the piers
and abutments of the first bridge
and for the overpass over the Mount
Vernon Memorial Highway on the
Virginia side.
Mr.. Greene estimated that 1t will
be four years before the entire twin
bridge project is completed. In
view of rising costs, officials are un-
able at this time to give a grand
total figure for the project.
Surveyors last week were prepar-
ing for the bridge approaches and
workmen were getting out the last
Of the trees that stand In the path
of construction. ..r
The east bridge, the first to be
built, will be used for two-way traf-
Hfic, while the west bridge is under
construction on the site of the pres
ent Highway Bridge, Mr.. Greene
said.
The second contract to be Let for
the project will be for the super
structure and deck and for the draw
span and its operating machinery
for the east~bridge, Mr.. Greene said,
and a third will be let to remove
Highway Bridge and build piers and
abutments for the west bridge. This
contract will include widening of
the existing overpass on the Vir-
ginia side over the Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway.
"Clover Leaves" to Be Built.
The fourth and final contract, Mr..
Greene said, will be that for the
superstructure. deck, draw span and
operating machinery for the west
bridge.
Evening star., 1947-08-10

little cabinet Here are some
John E. Peurifoy, Assistant Secre-
tary of State; Herbert S. Marks
general counsel Of the United States
Atomic Energy Commission; Charles
F. Brannan, Assistant Secretary OF
Agriculture; Oscar L. Chapman
Undersecretary of the Interior;
Edward H. Foley. jr., Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury; w
Stuart Symington, Assistant Secre-
tary of War; John L., Sullivan
Undersecretary Of the Navy, and
Mr.. Morrison. :e.r,..
These men and their colleagues
are proud of the groups achieve
ments. And it is only natural that
the members are ambitious to 60
further up the ladder in public life
They recall there was another
little cabinet" on q more formal.
lied scale in the Wilson Administra-
ton, and one members was an
Undersecretary of the Navy
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1947-08-10

bers smilingly remarked the other
day.
Most of the 100 or more officials
who comprise the group have met
each other at luncheons or at get
togethers at one another's homes
But when they want to contact each
other on business matters it's usually
done by telephone.
The operation OF government
these days is so complex that fire.
quently a number of departments
and agencies have equal interest in
problems. Here Is where the little
cabinet comes in. And the members
concerned hold unofficial get-to-
gethers to work out their problems.
For example. the administration
recently advocated program de-
signed to admit some of the Euro
pean and Palestine refugees to the
United States.
The departments involved were
State. which would have to issue
visas; Justice, which handles inmi-
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Case of Wrong Buick to Move
To Office of II. S. Attorney
Brazilian Official
Flies Here to Aid
In UntongIing SnurI

The Case of the Wrong Buick
moves tomorrow to the United
States Attorneys office.
That's the latest development in
the serial story that started when
a clerk in the Brazilian Aeronautics
Commission was told to drive her
boss's car to New York and ar
range for its shipment to Brazil.
BY mistake, she got in the wrong
car A Washington restaurant pro-
prietors car is now outward bound
for Brazil.
In earlier installments yesterday:
1t. Col. Jose Vincente de Faria
Lima. chief of the Brazilian Aero
nautical Commission and reluctant
possessor of one Buick too many,
few here to straighten out the whole
thing.
John Costianes, proprietor of the
Trio Restaurant. announced he
would be willing to settle for a new
Buick of the same type as the 1916
model he lost in the Pan-American
mix-up.
Statements Conflict.
Spokesman for the two Buick
owners issued conflicting statements.
The clerk who started it an-Mrs.
Othella Pompier-smiled wistfully
for photographers and admitted she
was very sorry it all happened"
Detective Sergt. Jake Wolfe sum-
moned all parties to a conference
at Police Headquarters, got a blow
by-blow account of the mix-up and
announced the police were satisfied
it was all a noncriminal mistake.
But to clear the record, Assistant
United States Attorney John Dia-
mond will interview the principals
tomorrow at II am.
After that, the only question to
be settled is the matter of agree
ment on another Buick for Mr..
Costianes.
Cars Were Not Alike.
The conflicting statements last
night grew out of the fact the two
Bucks may have looked alike to
Mrs. Pompier but they weren't. The
colonel's car was Super, which
costs approximately $375 less than
the model Mr.. Costianes owned.
Roadmaster.
Col Lima, according to a state
ment from his lawyer. Harold L.
Schilz, offered his 1947 model to Mr..
Costianes. The restaurateur refused.
There, according to Mr.. Schilz, the
matter rested. He added only that
"a solution would be attempted
which would work out the matter
amicably for all parties concerned" !"
G. K. Evans, relative of Mr..
Costianes. said Col. Lima had tenta-
lively agreed to obtain 1947 Road
master for Mr.. Costianes within 10
days-presumably by turning in the
1947 Super.
Mr.. Schilz said at police head
quarters later that no such agree
ment had been reached. Mrs. Cos
tianes, who represented her husband
at the headquarters conference, said
she was sure everything could be
Strengthened out if Mr.. Schilz would
stay out of the picture.
Mr.. Costianes was quoted by Mr..
Evans as saying, I'm a sport. I'll
accept a new Roadmaster.
Col. Lima was quoted by Mr..
Schilz as saying that although this
unfortunate mix-up was not within
my controlS want to do everything
possible to find an amicable solu-
ton"
Mr.. Schilz permitted Col Lima to
say one word directly to the press.
When a reporter by-passed Mr..
Schilz and said to Col. Lima, This
Evening star., 1947-08-10

grafton matters; and War, which is
in charge of the occupation overseas.
Obviously. the cabinet members
heading these three departments did
not have the time to do the research
work on this matter.
Information Is Pooled.
But their subordinates in the
little cabinet" did. State, Justice
and War Department officials got
their information together and sent
1t to their chiefs. It was relayed
to the White House.
This sort of thing is going on con-
stantly in the Government these
days-work which enables cabinet
members to have information at
their fingertips when they meet the
President. The work has been un-
heralded, but 1t nevertheless tre-
mendously aids the operation of
Government, Mr.. Webb and others
believe.
There Is space to list only q few
Of the many able members Of the
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Inquest Set Wednesday
In Death Of Bunch

An inquest will be held Wednes-
day at 11::30 am into the death OF
John Forrest Bunch, SO, who died
in Gallinger Hospital last Monday
The inquest was announced by
Deputy Coroner Christopher ]. Muir
ply. At the same time, 1t. Jeremiah
Flaherty, head of the homicide
squad, said 30 witnesses will testify
Issuance of subpoenas for the wit
nesses started last night.
1t. Flaherty said the police inves-
tigation is not yet completed but will
be finished in time for the inquest
The investigation was requested by
the dead mans family. Bunch was
arrested for drunkenness, examined
at the hospital On a complaint OF
feeling i'll and returned to the Ninth
Precinct. Later the same day, he
was taken back to the hospital where
he died,
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Lafayette Park
Tent Family
Now Has House

Thomas j, Ahearn, who pitched
a tent last month in Lafayette
Park with his wife, three children
and collie dog, finally has a perma-
nent home-but very little furni-
ture.
An Arlington real estate firm
which handled the sale of the home
and also CT. loan to help them
buy it, said that the Ahearns moved
into the house at Annandale yes
terday, but so far they have little
but bare floors.
An ex-Marine, Mr.. Ahearn at
tempted to pitch a tent for his
family July in the park after
ne h q stsn compelled to leave mis-
rented S<Jne in Arlington. Mrs.
nhearn tainted after park police
told the couple they would have to
move. She was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Until they found the Annandale
house. the Ahearns were living in
the Arlington tame of Charles E.
Planck, Civil Aeronautics Admins
tration public relations director.
who offered them space.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Let The Stor Follow
You on Vacation!

Leave your subscription at
the Business Office Counter,
18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, or mail your vacation
address. In all cases payment
must be made in advance.
RATES FOR MAILING
Daily and Daily SundsR
Sunday Only Only
/ month --- 1.25 rs so
/ week -- 80 rs Is
Remittance may be made by
check, cash, money order or
stamps. ~r--s
Evening star., 1947-08-10
U. .GetsRecord
Haul From Tax
Evaders in Year
ReeoveHes, Penalties
of S1,938, 900, 900
Collected by Trensury

The Governments tax-enforce-
ment effort hit a record breaking
total of $1.938 ZOO, 900 in recoveries
OF unpaid taxes and penalties in the
fiscal year ended June 80, the Treas
ury reported last night.
Internal Revenue Commissioner
George I. Schoeneman compared the
total with the 81 ,280,218, 900 recover
ed during the 1916 fiscal year.
In the same report. the Customs
Bureau disclosed that uncovering
false and fraudulent declarations on
imported goods had made items
worth more than $1,500,000 subject
to forfeiture. Substantial" re-
coveries of forfeited merchandise
and penalties also we're obtained,
Acting Commissioner Frank Dow
disclosed =. from casual smuggling
attempted by travellers.
Travel Is Factor.
These attempts increased with
world travel expansion. the illegal
traffic dealing mainly with per-
fumes, watches and jewelry easily
concealed,
Mr.. Dow reported that Increased
international air travel gave GUS
toms a new enforcement problem.
However" the report added, off
cials reported no evidence of large
scale. organized smuggling at
tempts"
The Alcohol Tax Unit did a good
business. about 100000 having
been recovered through effective en-
forcement of sugar rationing and
: raw materials controls. Illicit dis
tilling operations declined, however,
with arrests and convictions at the
lowest in any year since the repeal
of prohibition. A total of 6,053 stills
were seized, nevertheless. and arrests
totaled 1854. The record in 1916
was 6,641 seizures and 8,246 arrests.
Since the end of sugar rationing
to individual consumers in June,
Deputy Revenue Commissioner Car
roll E. Mealey reported, there is
evidence of IAN upward trend" in
illicit distnlery operations and de-
clared the unit is prepared to COM
bat increasing pressure" from this
source.
During the taxable year, 40 black
market liquor operators were con-
victed and 1913 persons were con-
victed and more than 500 merchants
suspended from dealing in sugar
for violat ations.
w. H. Woolf. intelligence chief
of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
led the campaign against tax
evaders and reported record break
ing figures for cases under investi-
cation. indictments and convictions.
Heading these were Alps cases
of apparent tax fraud. Of the cases
carried into criminal courts, 334 re-
suited in indictments. OF 100 in
dividuals brought to trial, 1872 were
convicted.
Typical Cases Cited.
Typical illustrations of of1enses
were cited. One New York war
contractor was assessed more than
S50O000 in additional taxes and
penalties and was given suspended
prison sentence and heavy fine.
He understated his business in
come by charging off lavish personal
expenses on company records. The
report did not identify the profiteer.
Two Oklahoma hotel men were
given 3-year prison terms and fined
$4,000 each for frauds and Texas
liquor dealer was given an 8-year
sentence for black market proflteer-
ing.
Altogether, the Bureau recovered
5000 100000 in additional taxes and
penalties in this phase of enforce
ment.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Bozour Planned on Site
Of ARLINGTON Church

Prospective parishioners of the
proposed st. AIMS Catholic Church
and school will hold bazaar start
ing at pm. Friday on the site at
Tenth and Frederick streets at Fair
fax drive, Arlington.
The program to raise funds for
the buildings. directed by Father
Dixon Beattie, will be postponed
until Saturday in the event of rain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
sTABBINGS

FIFTEEN sTABBINGS
BOMBAY, April 20EPERenew-
ed Hindu-Moslem rioting in when
IS Standings were reported causea
police to impose a dusk to dawn
in downtown Bombay to-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
RYE AND CIMILAR
CROPS AID FIGHT
AGAINST WINDS

Arson County farmers faced the
prospect of a small scale dust bowl
recently, and those whose fields
were tied down. with rye and
similar crops were scarcely affect
ed by the sixty-mile-an-hour winds
that caused sand to drift like snow.
Here's the story told by Clarence
Farley, assistant farm agent in
the county.
"The value of cover crops in pre-
venting wind erosion of the sandy
sections of Arson County was def
initely proved last week. March
winds that were reported to have
reached a velocity of sixty miles
per hour caused sand and dust
storms in the fields where such
crops were not planted"
Farley reported that the sand
and dust was so thick that it was
necessary for automobiles to stop
on the highway until the hard-blow-
ing wind died down, but only along
sections that had not been seeded
to a cover crop.
In other areas, not protected,
bitches along the road drifted full
of sand and dust, and heavy dam
age to timber and farm buildings
resulted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
MEAL PLANNING TO
SERVE AS KEYNOTE
OF ~OBSERVANCES

COLLEGE STATION, Raleigh,
April 20 One of the keynotes
of the 1947 observance of National
Home Demonstration Week in
North Carolina will be the i'm
portance of planning meals for
good nutrition, Miss Verna Stanton,
assistant state agent for the State
College Extension Service, said to-
day.
The week of May Ali has been
set aside as a period when the
states 2,221 Home Demonstration
Clubs will tell their communities
what they have done to further
better farm living during the past
year according to Miss Stanton,
who cited figures to show that
in nutrition phases alone, more
than nine thousand Tar Heel fam
lilies were assisted in improving
their home food supply by max
ing changes in home food pro-
duction.
During a time of high prices
and many shortages, rural women
have learned how to extend limit
ed supplies of sugar, fats, and
meats, she said.
"They realize" Miss Stanton de-
clared, in discussing the work of
more than fifty-six thousand en-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
GROW FIND DING
STRAWBERRY WEEVILS

If North Carolinians are to have
plenty of strawberries and dew
berries this spring, growers must
get down on their hands and knees
examine plants for cut buds, and
start a real fight on the straw
berry weevil with calcium arsen-
ate and sulphur.
Recently, it was found that ex-
ceptionally large numbers Of adult
strawberry weevils existed on dew
berry plants near Stedman in Cum
be-land County, and experts are
of the opinion that the pests are
widely scattered throughout the
commercial berry producing areas
Of North Carolina.
The weevils lay eggs on the buds
and then cut the sem away, which
causes the buds to hang and dry
up. The only way for strawberry
growers to determine whether the
pest is doing damage is to drop
to their hands and knees and ex'
anime the plants carefully in sew
eral parts of the field.
If the pest is present, experts
Recommend a busting with a mix
ture of one part of calcium arsen-
ate to five parts of sulphur. They
say that Strawberries would prob
ably need two dustings while three
dustings r required for deWber-
ries.