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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-08
They're in Trouble

1T ISN'T altruism it's hardheaded business,
BY making travel pleasanter, the roads hope
to WOO back some of the $500 900, 900 worth
of passenger income deserving them this year
for airplanes, buses and private automobiles.
Failure could mean disaster, for the railroads
are facing dangerous crisis.
The next few years will determine whether
most of them stay in business or wind up in
the bankruptcy courts.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Two 1een-Agers Shot Down
In Runninq Gun Battle
BY the Assoeioisd Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 23.-Two
teen-age PAROLES who engaged a
State highway patrolman In a run
ming gun battle through downtown
Columbus last night were reported
in critical condition today by st.
Francis Hospital attaches.
Also in q critical condition was
Raymond Schuler, 80, who suffered
a fractured skull when the teen
ayers stolen automobile careened
through a red light and ploughed
into his panel truck.
As Christmas shoppers scurried
for safety one Of the youths crawled
out Of the wrecked automobile with
revolver blazing. Both he and his
companion were shot down by Pa
trolman James Mansperger. who
had chased them alone in his patrol
car for nearly 3 miles at breakneck
speed through heavy traffic.
The State patrol identified the
gunmen as Dennis v. zappone, 10.
and Eugene Butler, IT, both Of
Wooster.
Mr.. Mansperger narrowly escaped
death when a rife bullet crashed
through the windshield Of the
patrol car and clipped away the
collar Of his uniform.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Walton Taylor Funeral,
ARLINGTON Burial Today

Funeral services for Walton Tay-
lor, Sc, retired Capitol policeman
and former railroad man, were to
be held this afternoon at Cham
bers' funeral home, 3072 M street
NV, with burial in Arlington
Cemetery.
Mr.. Taylor died Saturday at
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda,
after a long illness. His home was
at 7008 Macarthur boulevard NV.
He was born and educated in
Arlington and for about Is years he
was a f1agman on railroads in Can
ada and South Carolina. In World
War he was a corporal in the
Army Signal Corps and served two
years overseas.
He came to Washington II years
ago and worked on the Fort Bel
voir Government railroad as con-
ductor before he became private
on the Capitol police force in De-
cember, 1914. He retired last Au-
gust.
Mr.. Taylor was a member of
the First Division Society. the
Brotherhood of Railway Conductors,
Front Line Post 1401 of the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars and the Glen Echo
Baptist Church,
Survivors are his widow, Mrs
Mary Lamoreux Taylor; daughter
Mrs. Walter I. Jenkins, 5735 Sher-
rier place NV; four sons, Thomas
w. Taylor, 1888 Newton street NV;
Fred T. Taylor and Paul S. Tay-
lor, both of the Macarthur boule-
ward address: three sisters and a
brother.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
NAVY
Continued From First Page.) }

the position now held by Admiral
De Witt c. Ramsey. No orders have
yet been issued for Admiral Ramsey,
but 1t is believed likely he will be
made commander of the Pacific
Fleet to fill the vacancy created by
the assignment Of Admiral Louis E.
Denfeld to be chief of naval oper-
ations.
Admiral Radford. whose home Is
at 480l Connecticut avenue NV,
was one of the strongest and most
outspoken opponents Of the service
merger plan.
Most Of his service In the Navy
has been with the air arm. During
the early part Of World War II he
headed the aviation training pro-
gram.
In 1913 he was sent to the Pacific,
where he commanded various fast
carrier divisions. In 1914 he was
returned to Washington as assistant
deputy chief Of naval operations for
air, and after the war he became
commander of fleet air In the Pa
cific.
In December, 1945, he became
deputy chief of naval operations for
air, and in February of this year
was assigned to command the I'd
Task Fleet, a unit Of the Atlantic
Fleet, in which detail he Is now
serving,
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Suggestion 10 Leave
Berlin Is Rebuffed
By Western Allies
BY the Assoeioted Press

BERLIN, Dec. 23.-The British
and American military governors of
Germany say they hope the four
power Allied Control Council for
Germany will continue to function
but that In any event the Western
Allies have no intention Of leaving
Berlin.
Gen. Sir Brian Robertson, the
British commander. told a news
conference yesterday that he did
not believe any Ally would be so
unwise" as to try to break up the
four power administration in Berlin.
At a separate news conference,
Gen. Lucius D. Clay. the American
commander, said the United States
would consider 1t "a very serious
step If one power seeks to withdraw
from the agreements which brought
US to Berlin"
IT do not, at the present moment,
consider it likely that any power
will do so," he added.
Gen. Clay said the British and
Americans intended Immediately to
take steps for strengthening the eco
nomic unification Of their zones,
but that any political unification
would await a decision Of the Ger
man people.
There have been suggestions in
the Russian-sponsored press in Ger
many that formation Of separate
government in Western Germany
might lead to q request that the
Western Allies leave Berlin, which
is surrounded by the Russian occu-
patton zone.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Poll of Political Writers Here
Puts Dewey at Top Of COP. List

denberg would win and one that
Mr.. .Stassen would win.
Forty EIGHT Of the correspondents
picked q Republican to win, but 16
didn't bother to name him. They
see Republican victory regardless
Of who Is nominated by the COP.
Secretary of Defense Forrestal
led in poll on the possible vice
presidential nominee of the Demo-
cratic Party, with 25 votes. The
others and the votes they received
follow: Gov. Wallgren Of Wash
ington, s; Secretary Of State Mar
shall, 4; Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson, 3; Justice Douglas of the
Supreme Court, 2; Senator Tydings
of Maryland, 2; Secretary of Com
merce Hartman, 2; Senator Lucas
Of Illinois, 2; former Gov. Lausche
Of Ohio. 2; Senator Barkley of Ken
lucky, l, and uncertain" 8.
BY q vote OF so to 7, the CORE
spondents predicted q cut In the
Federal income taxes in 1948. To a
query, will the United States move
toward war with Russia next year?"
43 answered mo" and 13 "yes."
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Boys Club Given
| $1,000 Check at
Breakfast

A $4,000 check was presented to
the Boys Club of Washington today
by the Touchdown Club and the Op-
timist Club of Washington.
The check, representing proceeds
from last July's intercity baseball
game between the Boys Club and
the Brooklyn Boys Club, was re-
ceived by Joe Shelton, -, from j.
Kip Edwards, chairman Of the COM
mittee sponsoring the game, at a
breakfast at the Mayflower Hotel.
Earl Brown, II, in turn. presented
a handmade gavel to Roland Reut-
linger, president of the Optimist
Club. Principal speaker was the
Rev. Edward L. r. Elson, pastor OF
National Presbyterian Church.
Charles M. Fyfe, executive direc-
tor of the Boys Club, said the $4,000
would be used for the clubs con-
cert band.
Evening star., 1947-12-23

Police Court judge, and they moved
here in 1912, three years before his
death.
She opened her florist shop in the
Wardman Park about 1922 and the
one on Columbia road in the 1930s.
She retired in 1910.
Mrs. Sauber was active in many
organizations. including the Hadas-
sab and Jewish Consumptive Relief
Society, and was a member of the
Sisterhood OF Adas Israel Syna-
gogue and the Hebrew Home for
the Aged. During World War II
she was a volunteer worker for the
Red Cross.
Survivors are three sons. Herbert
M, Julius M. and Benjamin E.
Sauber, all in the wholesale florist
business; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Conn,
Newport News, Va, and seven
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
/ 80 pm. tomorrow at the Danzan-
sky funeral home, 3501 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in Adas
Israel Cenaetery.,
Evening star., 1947-12-23
West Chester School
Swept by $3.50, 900 Fire
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Dec. 23.-
A two-hour fire last night destroyed
the interior OF the 41-year-old West
Chester High School main building,
causing damage estimated by school
officials at $750,000.
Only the walls of the building re-
manned after the fire had swept
through % classrooms, administra-
ton offices, library and laboratory.
None of the schools 600 pupils
who had been dismissed for the
Christmas holidays last Friday-was
in the building at the time, tiremen
said.
Fire officials said they were not
able to determine the cause of the
blaze Immediately. but they said
they are investigating the possibility
it may have followed q boiler ex-
ploSion.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Six Given Prison Terms
In Ohio White Slave Case
BY the AssocIofsd Press


CINCINNATI, Dec. 23.-Five men
and one woman pleaded guilty to
Mann Act violations yesterday and
were sentenced to prison terms by
Federal Judge John H. Druffel in
connection with white slave raids
by the FBI in Ironton, Ohio last
month.
Those sentenced were: James W.
Mills, 81, Ironton, eight years for
q charge Of transporting his wife,
Betty Jean, II, interstate for i'm
moral purposes. He also Is under
a Mann Act indictment at Bay
City, Mich.
Albert M. WEIGH, 80. Columbus,
Ohio, five years for transportating
his wife, Cynthia, interstate for
immoral purposes. a.
Arthur Hall, 26, Ironton, eight
years on three indictments.
Jerry A. Miles, 81, Catlettsburg,
KY, three years. Miles and Hall
were named in the same indict-
ment charging transportation of
Miles 15-year-old wife, Yvonne,
to Ironton. Hall also was charged
with transportation Of his own wife,
Lois, interstate for immoral pur-
poses.
Jasper r. Hood, 23, Ashland, Ky,
three years.
Evelyn M. Davis, 81, who operated
q house Of prostitution In 1ronton,
was sentenced to three years.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Youth Sued for $4,000
After Staying Conviction
By the Asseeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. ga few
minutes after he was given a five
year suspended prison sentence for
the killing of a New York divorce,
Charles F. Masek, II, was named
defendant yesterday in $4,000
damage suit filed by the victims
parents.
The suit was entered in Superior
Court by Annie and Granville Tay-
lor. Of Salisbury, parents Of Mrs.
Nina Taylor, who was beaten to
death with a brick here In July.
Masek, a high school student, had
never seen the woman before the
night she died. He told police he
had become partly intoxicated at q
party and did not recall the crime
until two days afterward under po-
lice questioning.
Judge Joseph Sherbow suspended
the sentence and ordered the youth
placed under the care of DR.. Ber-
nard G.. Glueck, a psychiatrist.
Masek was ordered transferred to
Stony Lodge, Ossining, N. Y.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Few Bids Received
For Meridian Hill Hotel

Defense Home Corp. said shortly
before noon today that "only few
bids had been received for the
Meridian Hill Hotel, Sixteenth and
Euclid streets NV, which was re-
advertised for sale a month ago.
Deadline for receiving bids Is 8
pm. today.
The hotel was built during the
war period by DHC. It accommo-
dates 725 persons, and has a SWIM
ming pool, cafeteria and other hotel
facilities. Also offered for sale was
100-by-100 foot lot at Fifteenth
and Euclid streets NV.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Calhoun W. Duganne Rites
Will Be Held Toniqht

Funeral services for Calhoun
Whissen Duganne, 35, typewriter
salesman here for more than II
years, will be held at $50 O'Clock
tonight in the James T. Ryan fu-
neral home, BIT Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc. Burial will be in Edin-
burg, Va.
Mr.. Duganne died Sunday in Sib-
ley Hospital after an illness of two
months. His home was at 7l5 Sev-
enteenth street Sc.
He was born in Denver, Colo, and
came to Washington IS years ago
He was graduated from Central
High School and attended the old
Southern Brothers Business College
and Benjamin Franklin University
night school. While going to school
he worked during the day in the
offices Of former Representatives
Jed johnson and Wilbur Cartwright
both Democrats, of Oklahoma.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs
Clara Duganne of the Seventeenth
street address.
Evening star., 1947-12-23

Gov. Dewey OF New York was
placed at the top in q poll Of 81
leading Washington political writer's
on the l948 Republican presidential
nomination taken by Look Maga-
zine and made public today.
Gov. Dewey had 20 votes. Gen.
Eisenhower was second with 10,
Senator Taft of Ohio, II; Senator
Vandenberg Of Michigan, S; Harold
E. Stassen, /, and Senator Bricker
Of Ohio, !. Five were uncertain" I"
House Speaker Martin and Gov.
Warren of California are mentioned
as dark horse possibilities.
All correspondents predicted the
nomination Of President Truman
by the Democratic Party.
A Republican victory in the pres
idential election was predicted by
all except nine. Five predicted re-
election of Mr.. Truman and the
other four were uncertain" The
poll showed 10 predicting a Dewey
victory over President Truman, u
held Senator Taft would defeat the
President, IL said Gen. Eisenhower
would win, four that Senator Van-
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Miss Schmidt May Ask
| Pardon for Killing
" ,hs A,soeio,sd Press

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. 23.-Pa-
tricia Schmidts lawyer said today
she may ask President Ramon Grau
San Martin to pardon her and re-
NIT q 15-year prison sentence i'm
posed yesterday for killing John
Lester Nee on his yacht in Ha-
vana Harbor last April.
The attorney. Rene Castellanos,
said he asked her last night about
her wishes concerning an appeal
and that she felt it might be better
to apply for presidential pardon
than to appeal to the Supreme
Court, which under Cuban law has
the right to increase, as well as
decrease, lower court sentences.
Mr.. Castellanos said the 22-year-
old dancer from Toledo, Ohio. was
crying all the time" and was "all
broken up" Warden Carmelina
Guanche of the Guanabacoa Prison,
where the court said she was to
serve her term, said Miss Schmidt
whose professional name was Sa-
tira-was taken to the prison hos
pital last night in state Of COL
lapse.
The warden said Miss Schmidt
broke down when informed of her
sentence, which included a fine OF
S., 900 to- be paid to the heirs OF
Nee, a Chicago attorney, poet and
war veteran.
The dancers first visitors after
the sentence was announced were
two representatives from the United
States Embassy, who refused to
comment on the case.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Communists Win w9b
Of Votes in Russia
By me Assoeiofsd Press

MOSCOW. Dec. 23.-The Soviet
press reported today that returns
from Sundays local elections in five
of Russia's 16 republics showed that
SO per cent of the electorate had
voted for candidates of the bloc OF
Communists and non-paYty citizens.
In the city Of Moscow the returns
were listed as follows: For the bloc
99.36 per cent; against the bloc-0.36
per cent; invalid-117 ballots.
Returns from other areas indi-
Gated the same high percentages
for the bloc.
There were no opposition candi-
dates on the ballots. The only way
in which q voter could indicate
opposition to the bloc candidates,
who were approved by the Com
munist Party, was to scratch the
names of the ballots.
Local elections in the remaining
II republics will be held early next
year.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Ammonia Blast Injuries 3
Al New Orleans Brewery
BY The Assoeiotsd Press

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. %. Six
employees were injured by a fash
explosion which followed two am
monia leaks at the American Brew
ing Co. early today in the French
Quarter.
At least three city firemen, over
come by ammonia fumes, received
on-the-spot treatment.
Plant employees said a leak de-
veloped in an ammonia pipe on the
fourth floor of the brewery. AS
workmen attempted to reach the
ammonia compressor and disengage
machinery, another leak developed.
Then the compressor blew up.
The blast severely burned George
Bahr, As, head Of the bottling de-
partment; Joseph Blakeley, 43, night
engineer; William Schanbien, 40,
plant fireman, and Isadore Milliet,
40, plant fireman. Two other men,
Hilton Mckay, %, and Charles Her
man Schiele, ST, were hospitalized
for ammonia poisoning.
Dense ammonia gas filled the
vicinity for several blocks and
hampered rescue work.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Palestine
Continued From First Page)

voted, was brought into Haifa by
two British destroyers.
Troops of the British 9Th Air
borne Division Immediately deployed
along the docks to transfer the i'm
migrants to the British vassel for
deportation to detention camps on
Cyprus.
At the same time. 303 Jewish ref
ugee children arrived here from in
ternment in Cyprus to enter the
promised land" under a special
children's quota authorized by the
British.
An oficial statement said that
the refugee ship, named AL Tafchi-
duni (You Can't Frighten U.s. by
the Jews, had been intercepted when
1t entered Palestine waters about 80
miles southwest of Haifa. The ship
was flying the Zionist flag.
"The boarding was completed by
a marine squad without opposition" "
the statement added. "The only
casualty was a British sailor who
fractured his hip when he slipped
and fell during the operation.
Refused Permission to Land.
Meantime, about 200 Jews aboard
the passenger ship Transylvania,
bound from Romania to France,
Cuba and other countries, were re-
fused permission to land at Haifa
to visit friends and relatives IN
this area.
Mr.. Long telephoned from LYDIA
Airdrome that party OF passengers
of which he was one-had made
two attempts to reach Jerusalem,
but were attacked both times as
they entered the Judean hills. The
first time there were no casualties,
but an hour later the party tried
again and Swedish journalist
named Hagg was hit in the arm and
leg as bulletes peppered the car.
The wounded man suffered con-
siderable loss of blood before an
armored car passed and took him to
a hospital at Sarafand. Mr.. Long
and the other passengers, who had
lain in bitches for half an hour to
escape the hail of bullets from
craggy hillsides halfway between
LYDIA and Jerusalem, returned to
LYDIA, where arrangements were
made to pick them up in armored
cars.
The scene Of the shooting is In q
region where there has been sporadic
Jewish-Arab strife in the last three
weeks. Several conveys have been
shot up there and at least three
Jews have been killed.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Prosecutor Diamond
To Enter Prixote Field

Assistant United States Attorney
John B. Diamond III announced
yesterday he will resign as a prose
cutor to enter private law practice
He made the announcement in
District Court before Justice David
A. Pine, when grand jury indict-
ments were returned.
For some time, Mr.. Diamond has
had charge of presenting cases to
the grand jury for its consideration
Previously, he was head of the
Municipal Court branch of the
United States Attorneys office.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Flynn Gets $250, 900
| Annually for IS Years
| In Warner Contract
BY the Associoted Press


HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 23.-
Hollywood was abuzz today
over Enrol Flynn's new 15-year
contract with Warner Brothers.
1t wasn't just the IS years
in itself a lifetime in quick
changing Hollywood. 1t was
the fiat $780, 900 annually which
reliable sources said the actor
will receive for just one picture
each year, and the picture not
to consume more than IA weeks
Of each year.
The rest Of the reported
terms were equally staggering
to movie insiders: Mr.. Flynn
will be free to do any other
work he wishes the remaining
38 weeks each year; the studio
will take out an insurance
policy covering him during
production, and the contract
is uncancelable and carries no
options.
For Is years, it figures out
to $3,750,000.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Murphy to Light Tree
at BuiIeys Crossroads

District Fire Chief Clement Muir.
ply will light q community Christ
mas tree in q ceremony in front of
the Baileys Crossroads fire hall at z
o'clock tonight.
The tree was decorated by the
volunteer fire department Of the
Virginia town. Milo Hoots, a mem
Der, will be master of ceremonies.
Carol singing will follow the light
iYon
Evening star., 1947-12-23
IS Volumes Bought
For College Library
By the Asseeiated Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Dec.
23-Dr. Carol H. Quenzel, libra
rian of Mary Washington College,
has announced the purchase of rs
volumes from the library Of the late
Matthew Page Andrews. historian
and author. Included are historical
works on Virginia and Maryland
and on Civil War prisons.
Oratorios, opera scores and piano
literature have been obtained from
the estate of DR.. Charlotte Klein of
Washington. who was a member OF
the faculty before her death last
July.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Lamont Street Fire Loss
Estimated at $1,000

Police and fire onicials today were
investigating a fire discovered Ia
three rooms of q house at ITO La.
mont street NV. yesterday. Police
estimated damage at $1,000.
When firemen responded to the
report Of a passerby yesterday
they found only one occu-
pant-an aged parrot-in one of the
blazing rooms. Mrs. Ada Scott,
owner Of the house; her daughter,
two sons and two roomers all had
left for work.
Cause of the fre has not been de-
tArrnined
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Veterans Present Gifts

Members Of the Irish War Vet
erans' Post II and their auxiliary
presented Christmas packages, candy
and cigarettes to World War II vet
Grams at Mount Alto Hospital last
night. The veterans group was led
by Allen K. Hines, post commander
and Mrs. Alice Schuler, welfare Off
Ger for the auxiliary.
Evening star., 1947-12-23

street ana 90
lu m b / q road
NV, died yes
terday at her
apartment in
the Dorchester
House after a
long illness.
Born in Mos
COW, Mrs. Sau-
ber came to the
United States in
1887 with her
p a r e n t S. She
was married to
the late Judge
Adolph F. Sau-
ber, Baltimore
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Mrs. Annie Sauber,
Retired Florist, Dies

Mrs. Annie Graft sauber, rs, who
formerly owned and operated the
Sauber florist shop at the Ward
man Park Hotel and at Eighteenth
Evening star., 1947-12-25

Santa Claus didn't come down the
chimney at the childrens ward of
Gallinger Hospital this year. He
had to use the elevator to carry
all the toys.
1t all began. when a Star reader
noticed in the paper an appeal for
STORY telling ladies" at Gallinger to
entertain sick and convalescent
youngsters. {.
1t sounded like a good idea. SO
Mrs. A. c. Rose. 480l Connecticut
avenue NV, volunteered to read
Bible stories Sunday afternoons in
program sponsored by the Coun-
Gil of Church Women through the
hospitals volunteer service.
so Many Need So Much"
1t wasn't long before the STORY
telling lady" noticed 80 many little
children who need so much" >"
Especially around Christmas, she
thought. So she decided to tell their
story to the Washington public,
through Readers Clearing House in
The Star.
Her letter appeared last Friday
She described 5-year rold girl, suf-
fering from ear trouble, whose
mother was in a tuberculosis sani-
tarium. She told OF the little boy of
3 who had no bed slippers-only
pair of mismated shoes to wear
Evening star., 1947-12-25

distribution among facilities Of the
administration.
The turkey dinner followed re-
ligious services for Catholic and
Protestant inmates In the District
penal institutions. Packages Of
fruits, nuts, candy and cigarettes
were given out, and carols were
sung.
Underprivileged Remembered.
The Salvation Army, Volunteers
of America and other charitable Or
ganizations had seen to it food bas-
kets and toys for the children were
in the hands of the hundreds of un-
derprivileged families on their lists.
Among toys distributed by agen-
cies of the Community Chest Fed
Grafton were almost $4,000 items
contributed to- the Station WRC
Doll House at Eleventh and G
streets NV, Bill Herson, operator
of the house, said. Approximately
$4,000 in cash was donated, and
total contributions were we'll in ex-
cess of those of last year. he added.
The Metropolitan Police Boys
Club Band was touring hospitals
and other institutions, playing pro-
grams of seasonal music.
Downtown Washington was vir-
tually deserted, with Government
Offices and most private business
places closed Municipal Court was
open for an abbreviated session,
however, to handle lookup cases
largely overenthusiastic Christmas
Eve celebrants and traffic offenders.
Attorney General Clark planned
a visit to the National Training
School for Boys with Director of
Prisons James V. Bennett.
Even the Capitals dogs, cats and
horses were remembered. The AMI
NAL Protective Association was to
distribute food to stables and to
stray animals at its shelter.