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Evening star., 1947-06-15
New President to Toke Office

FREDERICK, Md, June IA (P>.
Miss Doris Hoffenberger of Balti-
more, will be installed president of
the Maryland Christian Endeavor
Union tomorrow, at the groups 57th
anniversary convention at Hood
College.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
HyottsviIIe Horse Show Today

The Hyattsville Lions Club will
sponsor a horse show at IL am.
TODAY at Riggs and Ager roads.
Cnilltim, with proceeds going to
sight conservation and aid to the
blind.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Persons in All Walks of Life,
Even Poor, Aid Vacation Fund

extra tableware, a boat for the lake
and other comforts for the children.
As for the children themselves,
one of the eight who visited Camp
Good viii last week spoke for all of
them when he confided, 1--WE never
been any place like this"
If you wish to add your contri-
button to the campaign to provide
happy three weeks for the children
who cannot go to camp without
your help, mail cash or a check to
The Evening Star. Summer Camp
Fund or bring it to The Star cashier.
The Star will be glad to acknowledge
gifts of any size. Checks should
be made out to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund.
The Star is glad to acknowledge
the following contributions received
Friday and yesterday:
Evening star., 1947-05-11

then back to Trant. He said: Its corny, but
I'm afraid valiant is the word for you was
suspicious when you made such point of being
flngerprinted. Just shade overdone guessed
then that you d deliberately put your prints on
the gun to incriminate yourself"
But 49,. :"
''JUsT now you said you were sitting on the
couch when you shot Walgrove I'm afraid you
weren't. No one sat on that couch or on any
of the chairs after Walgrove arrived"
Then was -
Standing? No, Miss killian, I'm afraid you
weren't standing either
Gay didn't seem to be listening now She was
watching Prentice with kind of dread.
IF you like, Miss Killian, III tell you the
true version of the story you've just given.
Prentice did come to you in the bedroom after
his minor tussle with Walgove You did send
him upstairs for iodine. But after that. you
were scared of what he might do, weren't you?
You looked in your bedside table, found your
gun was gone. A few seconds later you heard
the shot. You we're sure then that Prentice
hadn't gone upstairs, He'd gone into the living
room with the gun and -.
No" said Gay fercely. MOI
Eyes" replied Trant. Pm afraid yes" He
was still smiling. But don't let it break your
heart, Miss Killian. You see, your little show
wasn't necessary - because, believe me, you
Evening star., 1947-05-11

Miss killlan, were refusing to give it to him?"
Il wouldn't" she fared with sudden passion
He'd ruined my life. l wasn't going to let
him do the same to another woman. He was
only after her money, her position, her "
Exactly" put in Trant And when you
refused the divorce, he threatened to make a
scandal about you and Prentice Right"
Gay looked up at him pitifully do we have
to 60 on with this? I'm ready Please let them
take me away"
PRENTIcE's face was white as his robe. He
took step toward her. Gay -
The phone on the dressing table rang Trant
picked it up. He listened. YES" he said.
That's just what expected"
Dalton snapped: The fingerprint report?"
Yes" said Trant, hanging up.
Whose are they?"
Miss killians, of course" Trant smiled at
her almost affectionately. Il always knew they
would be-
Things were straightforward enough again
for Captain Dalton. He said: well, Miss
kilan, guess if you come along with me- . . "
''One moment" put in Trant, May ask
a few questions?"
Dalton gave a pettish: Guess So
Trant watched Gay thoughtfully. "You and
Mr.. Prentice love each other very much, don't
you?'
The actress gaze flashed to Prentice and
Evening star., 1947-05-11

didn't kill Walgrove. Neither did Prentice -
Dalton's face purpled with evaporation.
Trant took from his pocket the photograph of
the massive Mrs. Ridell in her swimming suit
This lady, Mrs Ridell. is the key to the whole
problem. Walgrove wanted a divorce so he
ted it yourself, Miss killian Our Lila is pleas
antly well -heeled the ideal lady to keep Wal
grove in clover. Much better than depending
on handouts from you But he knew how you
felt about divorce; his only hope was to catch
you in scandal and divorce you himself for
misconduct"
He paused 'Walgrove, being slick Gus
toner thought out plan He wanted evidence
of misconduct. How get it better than by
suborning member of your menage into spy
ing for him? Being also the charmer type he
used the romantic approach. He picked his vic
tim. and wooed her with promises of rapture
and marriage the moment she could obtain
misconduct evidence for the divorce"
f1E SIGHED. IT'S rather touching. isn't it? He
never intended to marry his spy, OF course. He
was all out for the full-blown Lila But the spy
fell for it. And guess she did good job The
note we found on his body indicates that"
Trant brought out the typewriter letter
signed e." The solutions here, of course
L. was his spy L. thought he was going to
Continued on page %
Evening star., 1947-05-11
~ Product Of
&NNEy
Product Of Bristoi.AS>rs

jsfs, jsaa, lsekis md Bstis listen to
Mrs. DAILY explain proper care Of
teeth and gums, Sensitive gums.
pink" on your tooth brush
mean see your dentist Let ham de-
eide whether or not yours is sim
ply a case for the helpful slim
ulation Of Ipana and massage
Evening star., 1947-05-11

Psacs ssd 0sist tssesst on the DAILY
household after this nightly
workout. Nightly. the DAILY gums,
too. get workout--with lpana
and gentle massage For Ipana is
designed, with massage. to help
make gums frmer. teeth bright
er. smiles more sparkling.
Evening star., 1947-05-11
tive times over!
She safeguards the future smiles
OF not one. not two,
but five littIe Dalys

DRoBABLY YOU'VE MET Betty DAILY. In
newsreel fashion revues, smiling at you
from under one of John -Frederics' newest
creations Or modelling smart little $4,000
mink number -
Now meet the real Betty Daily mother of
} boys, 2 girls, A model mother who teaches
her children what models know so well: the
Importance Of sparkling smile. The older
DAILY children, in fact. already follow Betty's
priced dental routine: Regular brushing ulth
Ipond. then gentle gum massage.
For this Jackson Heights, n Y, mother
knows what thousands of schools and dem
lists are teaching today-that radiant smile
depends on sparkling teeth. And sparkling
teeth call for firm, healthy gums.
Evening star., 1947-09-07
By Thomos G. Buehonun

The flowers that will brighten hos
pital wards at Walter Reed Hos
pital this winter are sprouting now
in the Army Medical Center's own
greenhouses, among the most elabo-
rate maintained by any hospital in
the world.
A landscape architect, a chief
gardener and 40 civilian workmen
are engaged in a year-round job OF
beautifying the hospital grounds and
producing cut flowers for interior
decoration .... ..
:. Reginald Morgan, landscape
architect, estimates that zoe, ,0oo
flower plants are grown each year
at Walter Reed.
That includes about $4,000 flowers
which are raised in the medical cen
ter's five greenhouses and trans
planted in the spring to flower beds
in the circle before the main hos
pital entrance, to the formal gar
dens where band concerts and other
entertainment is held, and else
where in the hospital grounds.
Potted Plants Supplied.
The other flowers are grown to
be cut and placed in vases beside
the patients beds, in hospital Of
fices and waiting rooms, in patients
dining rooms, In day rooms and in
the chapel.
In the summer special beds for
the cut flower supply are grown out
doors. But to prepare for the
winter, when the hospitals need
for flowers is as great as ever, gard
Evening star., 1947-09-07
D. {. Right 10 Shut Off
Wafer Faces Test

The right of District authorities
to shut off a family's water supply
for failure to pay the water bill Of
a previous occupant is expected to
come up again this week.
The issue arose when Mr.. and
Mrs. John j. Unangst reported their
home at 1113 South Carolina ave-
nue. Sc. had been without running
water since they moved in five
months ago, because they had been
unable to pay $62 water bill owed
by a previous Tenant.
A sympathetic public, learning OF
the Unangsts' plight through ra-
dio appeal yesterday, contributed
$50 and pledges of additional aid.
The money will enable them to
have the water turned on, instead
of having to pay neighbors Is cents
a bucket to haul water for washing
and cooking, if they pay the old
bill tomorrow.
However, the validity Of the claim
upon the Unangst family may be
questioned on the basis of Mu-
niciral Court of Appeals decision
May IA in similar case that the
District had "wrongfully compelled"
the new tenant to pay a former
occupants bill.
Mrs. Unangst said yesterday she
would seek legal advice on the
matter.
Evening star., 1947-09-07
Silver Spring Town Hall
To Resume in October

Plans were announced yesterday
for the second annual Silver Spring
Town Hall to be held again under
the sponsorship of the Silver Spring
Rotary Club.
A series of lectures was held last
spring in the Silver Spring armory
to raise funds for the student loan
fund of the club. The new series Is
again scheduled for the armory and
will be held on the second Thursday
of every month from October
through March.
The roster of speakers includes
William L. Shirer, author Of Berlin
Diary" and Thor Heyerdahl, leader
of the Norwegian Kon-Tiki Expedi-
ton, which floated across the Pacific
Ocean in balsa raft.f
The program will Open October 9
with a speech by Joseph Barnes.
foreign editor of the New York
Herald Tribune.
Evening star., 1947-09-07
Czech Birthplace Honors
SABBATH With Citizenship
BY the kssesiatsd Press

Representative SABBATH, Democrat,
OF Illinois, 81-year-old dean Of the
House, has been made an honorary
citizen Of his native village of Zabori
in Czechoslovakia.
Mr.. Sabth, who emigraJed to this
country when he was IS, said yes
terday he had received his first
word of the honor in a letter from
Under-secretary of State Lovett in
closing the diploma" Of honorary
citizenship.
It was forwarded to the State De-
partment by Charles w. Yost, charge
d'afiaires at the American Embassy
in Prague, who said the ceremony
took place on August 3.
The diploma of citizenship said 1t
was adopted as ian expression Of
gratitude and respect toward our
famous fellow countryraan who,
though far away, has rot forgotten
his native country ard village.
LAS a brave fighter for the ideals
of democracy he deserved credit
for the liberation Of our dear coun-
try through spreading the Czccllo-
slovak idea abroad and through or
ganizing assistance in America.
"He gave expression to his social
feelings by the erection of home
for tire poor citizens Of his native
village"
Mr.. SABBATH explained the home re-
ferred to was an old peoples home
which he built in zabori In honor OF
his mother.
Evening star., 1947-09-07
100000 Flowers Grown Yearly
By Walter Reed Gardeners

eners must plant young stock in the
greenhouses during the summer
months.
Not only cut flowers but potted
plants of all varieties are supplied
for interior decoration in the hos
pital. For the Christmas and Easter
seasons in particular there Is a great
demand for such plants as poinset-
tias and lilies.
p. Netherlands Sends Tulips.
Medical center gardeners are par
ticularly proud of the $4,000 tulip
plants sent as a special gift to Wal
ter Reed Hospital from the Neither
lands government, shortly after the
war. They include many rare and
beautiful varieties.
Walter Reeds flowers are not only
of great value in making the con-
yalescent soldiers surroundings as
pleasant as possible, but, in some
cases, their cultivation itself has
proved beneficial to patients.
Although no soldiers are working
in the greenhouses now, according
to Mr.. Morgan, some patients have
found gardening an ideal occupa-
ton during their long convalescence.
One of these, Mr.. Morgan relates,
later got a job at the Botanical Gar
dens. Another went into the flower
business for himself when he was
discharged from the hospital.
No, matter how many flowers the
Walter Reed greenhouses turn out,
they can never satisfy the hospitals
demand for more. In the hospital
wards especially there Is constant
need for flower decorations.
Evening star., 1947-09-07
D. {. Suffrage Conference
To Meet tuesday hiqht

The Central Suffrage Conference
of the District, representing about
65 organizations active in the effort
to obtain voting rights for Washing
ton citizens, will hold its quarterly
meeting at 8 pm. Tuesday at SIS
New Jersey avenue NV.
Wilbur Finch, conference presi-
dent and former head Of the Dis
trict Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations, announced the meeting
will be open to every one interested
in suffrage here and "Americaniz-
ing" the District. s
witnesses who testified last July
before q House District subcom-
mittee on home rule will summarize
the testimony. Other reports will
be made by Kenneth Armstrong,
chairman of the Central Suffrage
Committees local suffrage COM
mittee, and James S. Beattie, chair
man of the national representation
committee.
Evening star., 1947-09-07
Falls and Cuts
Dominate List of
Home Accidents

Falls and cuts accounted for most
of the 127 home accidents cases
treated in Washington hospitals last
week. the District Red Cross Acci-
dent Prevention Service reported
yesterday. None was fatal.
Forty-five persons were treated
for injuries resulting from falls, in
cluding 10-year-old boy who fell
from couch and cut himself on
mirror, and an 18-month-old girl
who tumbled from her sisters arms.
One boy tripped over a light bulb
and injured his knee, causing
severe arthritic condition.
One man was burned when flap
of matches caught fire while he was
lighting a cigarette.
Several children ate or drank rat
poisoning, camphorated oil, fly spray
and cleaning fluid. One girl was
cut about the face by plaster which
fell from a ceiling while she was
asleep.
The home accidents this week
brings the total to date to 3,37S o.
which 1877 were fatal
Evening star., 1947-09-07
4,140 District Drivers
Lose Permits in Year;
Twice 1916 Total.

Enforcement of traffic regulations
resulted in the revocation or Suspen-
sion of 4,140 District operators per-
mits during the last fiscal year, an
increase Of nearly 13o per cent over
the ,s04 reported the previous year,
the Commissioners were informed
yesterday.
Warning that this record would
be exceeded in the 1913 fiscal year
due to increased car production;
Chairman Mary A. Silver Of the Re-
vocation and Restoration Board, also
noted a big increase in the suspen-
sion Of the permits of nonresident
drivers. 2'A3'
A total of 7,74s revocations and
suspensions for all causes during
the year ended June 80 included
3, sos cases Of non-residents. The
total for non-residents was only 9o7
in the. 1945-46 fiscal year.
A permanent "black list" Of $50
drivers maintained during the year
included 43 drug addicts. compared
with 81 drug addicts in the previous
year. ,t
First offenders suspended for
speeding, totaling 1,702, made up
the largest group of offenders, while
1882 suspended for offenses con-
tributing to accidents made up the
next highest. Other suspensions
for speeding included 302 for sec
ond offense; % for third offense and
one each for fourth and fifth
offenses.
: Reckless driving resulted in IA
suspensions. Eight drivers lost per-
mits on charges of negligent homi-
eide" and 123 for leaving after
colliding."
Despite this record of increases
in various offenses, the board re-
ported 3,l08 permits were restored
during the year compered with
1851 in the previous year.
Since July /, 1916, there had
been submitted to the commission
ers 2,851 appeals from decisions Of
the board. At the end of the fiscal
year there were only $40 appeal
cases pending.
Miss Silver said the figures in
the report do not include suspen-
sions and revocations which fall
under the Financial Responsibility
Act.
Evening star., 1947-09-07
; AirIines Seek Approval
For Cuts in Freight Rates
Nv tho Assoeio,ed Press

Capital Airlines yesterday Joined
United and American Airlines in
asking Civil. Aeronautics Board ap-
proval to reduce commodity freight
rates up to- IS per cent from certain
air freight-producing centers, effec-
tive October 5.
Capital estimates its cuts on
specific commodity affecting New
York, Chicago and Detroit would
range as high as IS per cent.
American and United previously
have applied to CAB for the right
to cut rates affecting certain cities
from 81 cents per ton mile to IL
cents for American and IL cents for
United. ...-
Capital said the new charges
would apply on all automobile, air
craft. machine parts and accessories,
on wearing apparel, dry goods, and
electrical, radio, telephone, tele-
graph parts and equipment.
A Is per cent reduction on all
types Of air freight was put into
effect August l by all domestic
scheduled air lines.
Evening star., 1947-09-07
Silver Spring Enrolment
Expected 10 Total 300

Montgomery Blair Senior High
School, Silver Spring, will open
Wednesday with an expected enroll
ment of 800 students, 100 more than
were enrolled last year, Principal
Daryl w. Shaw has announced.
The school will open at ESQ am,
instead of at 8 am. as in the past.
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
also has adopted the same hours
and both high schools have, in addi-
ton, worked out common policies
and schedules.
Thomas w. Pyles will be the
schools new vice principal. The
teaching staff, now consisting of As
members, has been augmented by
six teachers.
A number of improvements have
been made on the buildings and
grounds, Mr.. Shaw said.
Evening star., 1947-09-07
Pancoast Will Appoint
New Fire Chief by Dec. |

Alexandria City Manager Joseph
M. Pancoast has set a December
deadline for appointment of new
fire chief to replace James M. Dun
can, jr., who resigned last month.
Mr.. Pancoast, city attoney for
Alexandra, who, accepted the job
as city manager on temporary
basis after the resignation Of Carl
Budwesky August /, told recent
meeting of the Alexandria Optinist
Club he considered 1t his duty "to
make such an appointment not later
than December / unless the City
Council has found permanent city
manager by that time"
Mr.. Pancoast also disclosed that
his choice of fire chief will be a
man who Is now in q department of
the city government.
The temporary city manager made
it clear he would like to be relieved
of the fire chief appointment by
prompt selection Of a new city man
ager. A three-man city council COM
mittee is screening applications for
the city manager job.
Evening star., 1947-09-07
2 Accused by Amateur SIeuth
Held in Pocket-Pickinq Case

next stop and returned to the scene
of the jostling, Mr.. Yates added.
'I saw the same two men who had
bumped into me, humping into other
people on the platform" the witness
testified. Every now and then one
of the men would cross to the curb
and give something to girl there.
They couldn't see me because was
Just inside a drug store looking out
the door,"
Mr.. Yates said he then called
Police Pvt. s. r. Smith OF No. /
Precinct, who arrested Marshall Lo-
gan, IS, colored. Of the 400 block OF
First street NV, and Alvin Jesse
Brown, "a, colored, Of the 400 block
Of New Jersey avenue Sc. Both
pleaded not guilty at the hearing.
Evening star., 1947-09-07

Convinced that he had been vic
timized by pickpockets as he boarded
a streetcar from . crowded loading
platform Friday. Jesse Yates, IS,
coIored, returned to the scene for
bit of amateur sleuthing. As a re-
suit of his efforts, two men yesterday
were held for grand jury action
under 5000 bond each on robbery
charges.
Mr.. Yates, who lives in the 7o00
block of Second avenue NE, testi-
fed at a Municipal Court hearing
that he had been "jostled and
showed" as he boarded a car at
Seventh and K streets NV. He said
he had ridden less than half block
when he discovered his wallet con-
tanning $50 was missing from his
hip pocket. He got OF the car at the
Evening star., 1947-09-07
Ball Says Proposal
For D. +. Police Probe
May Be Reviewed

A Senate District Committee re-
view of its proposal for a $4,000
investigation of District law en-
forcement and police administra-
tions was suggested yesterday by
Senator Ball, Republican, Of Min
nesota.
One of the authors of the in
vestigation resolution, Senator Ball
told a reporter:
Come next January, the resolu-
ton may be referred back to the
District Committee for a review
The committee may hold another
hearing or two to see what is the
situation or if there has been any
clear indication Of change"
Was Blocked by Johnston.
The resolution was favorably re-
ported by the District Committee
late in the last session. 1t won ap-
proval by the Senate Rules Commit
tee but failed Of Senate action when
consideration was blocked by Sen
ator Johnston, Democrat, of South
Carolina.
While the resolution will be on
the Senate calendar when Congress
meets again, Senator Ball said he
was inclined to think the proposal
should be reviewed, in view of the
time elapsed and possibly changed
circumstances.
When Senator Johnston blocked
Senate action at the close OF the
last session. he protested that Maj.
Robert J. Barrett had just taken
office as superintendent of the Met
ropolitan Police Department and
had not had time to establish his
regime. ..s s5'v q
we Asked Cooling OFF Period. :"
Lets give them time to cool of
settle down and think 1t over" he
said at the time. ..s
Proposals for a police and law
enforcement investigation arose
from complaints about the handling
of crime statistics, but the resolu-
ton was broadened to call for a
full and complete study and inves-
tigation of law enforcement and
police administrations.
Maj. Barrett, Senator Johnston
also noted, had asked the FBI to
make suggestions for improvements
in the police administration.