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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
5 Robbery Suspects
Held for Grand Jury

Five men yesterday were held for
the grand jury on joyriding and
robbery charges preferred after their
arrest near Elkridge, where they
were tracked through the snow by
Maryland State Police.
All are charged with unauthorized
use of car stolen here Friday and
found wrecked near Elkridge the
same day. State Police reported
they found the men, all colored,
Saturday in a woods about 2 miles
from the crash scene after tracking
their footprints through the snow.
Detective Sergt. Otto Fuss and
C. I. Smith of the auto squad testi-
fed in Municipal Court today that
two of the men admitted they were
wearing clothes they took IN a
series of yoke robberies here In
December.
Not guilty pleas to these charges
as well as the joyriding charges
were entered before Judge George
D. Nelson by James H. Walker, ~,
of the 900 block Of M street NV,
whose bond was set at $4,000, and
Andrew T. Bell. 20, of the 1000 block
of Sixteenth street NV, $1,000
bond. Detectives said that "at least"
six other robbery charges will be
presented to the grand jury against
the pair.
The same plea to the joyriding
charges was made by John A..
Adams, 20, Of the 1000 block of
Twenty-sixth street NV, $4,000
bond; Benjamin F. Rollins, 20, of
the 1900 block Of Neal place NV,
$4,000 bond, and Leon E. johnson,
%, of the 1900 block of D street Sc.
Judge Nelson was told that Bell,
Adams and Walker are wanted for
violating conditional parole here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Daily Senate Sessions
In Prospect on Seaway
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

The Senate, making slow progress
in debate on legislation to authorize
the st. Lawrence Seaway, today
faced the prospect of daily sessions
next week until the issue is settled.
During debate on the controversial
measure yesterday, Senator Wiley,
Republican, of Wisconsin, a seaway
advocate, announced that he would
request the daily sessions beginning
Monday. The Senate customarily
meets three days a week.
Acting Majority Leader Wherry
said a decision on Senator Wiley's
request would be reached tomor-
row. The Senate was not in ses-
sion today.
Senator Lodge, Republican, OF
Massachusetts,, a principal spokes-
man for the opposition, spoke for
more than four hours yesterday in
detailing his reasons why the sea-
way measure should be rejected.
Generally, he described the pro-
posal as "impracticable," that 1t
could not pay for itself through i'm
position of tolls and that it had
doubtful value as a national defense
installation.
The measure, requiring majority
vote of the Senate and House for
passage, provides that the st. Law
renee River be opened to ocean ship
ping and the creation of a 1900, 900
horsepower hydroelectric plant in
the rivers international Rapids
section. ~
Senator Aiken, Republican, of YER
mont, an ardent seaway partisan,
was scheduled to take over the de-
bate when the Senate resumes to-
morrow. He is expected to be fol-
lowed on Monday by Senator Over
ton, Democrat, of Louisiana, an OPP
ponent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Passengers Rob Hacker
OF 81, Take Tuxicub

Two passengers late last night
robbed a taxi driver at gunpoint and
forced him out of his cab in the
300 block of Warder street NV.
The driver, John Fleming, Al, col
ored, 1909 w street NV, said the
two colored passengers forced him
to give up 81. The taxicab was
found abandoned at Second and
Adams streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Police Search for Intruder
Routed by Revolver Shots

A Washington man took two
shots at an intruder in his home
early today and police today were
checking hospitals for possible
gunshot victim.
John Jamerson of 233 Fourth
street SW. told police he was awak-
ened at about 2 am. by the sound
of some one working on the sky
light In a rear room on the first
floor. The man fled through a
bathroom window through which he
apparently had entered and Mr..
Jamerson fired at him twice with
q .38-caliber revolver. No blood
stains were found.
Police said nothing apparently
was missing from the apartment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Wilson, AIcoo Official,
Honored for War Work

I. w. Wilson, vice president of the
Aluminium Co. of America, was
awarded the Presidential Certificate
of Merit yesterday for his wartime
work on aluminium production.
Mr.. Wilson is in charge Of opera
tons for Alcoa. The presentation
was made on behalf of the Presi-
dent by Secretary of the Navy Sui
Ivan. Mr.. Wilson was credited with
major part in increasing Alcoa's
production from pre-war $4,000
tons to a wartime $4,000 tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29

portrait to Mr.. Gershwin in 1884.
Through that picture, the two
became acquainted. Mr.. Gershwin
heard Miss Fenstock play some tunes
she had composed and was so i'm
pressed that he arranged Tor her
to study under his teacher, Joseph
Schillinger.
Miss Fenstock, who had played
the piano by ear since early child
hood, studied with Mr.. Schillinger
for two and a half years.
Since that time she has had more
than IS pieces published. She wrote
the melody to Strangers in the
Dark" the theme song for Billy
Roses Aquacade at the Cleveland
Great Lakes Exposition in 1889.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Subcommittee Map
Intensive To-Day
Home Rule Hearing

About 10 days Of intensive hearings
on the Auchincloss-Ball bills for an
elected city government here were
mapped today by the House and
Senate District Home Rule Sub
committees.
To date, so individuals and group
spokesman have asked to be heard.
officials of the two subcommittee,
which will open joint hearings at 10
am. Monday, said they hope all
witnesses can be heard within the
next two weeks, to permit early
House action.
Lengthy daily sessions are planned,
Mondays through Fridays, to permit
all viewpoints to be explored. The
big caucus room of the Old House
ONCE Building will be used for the
sessions, so the largest possible
crowds can attend.
officials in First Is.
The first Is witnesses scheduled
include some officials who are ex-
pected to take issue with at least
some of the major provisions OF the
Auchincloss plan for limited city
suffrage. Advocates also are to be
heard during the first three days.
Top District officials are to be
heard next Monday under a sched-
ule announced jointly last night
by Representative Auchincloss, Re-
publican, OF New Jersey and Sen
ator Ball, Republican, Of Mime
sofa, chairmen of the House and
Senate Home Rule subcommittee.
These will include District Com
John Russell Young, Guy
Mason and Brig. Gen. Gordon r.
Young, Corporation Counsel Ver-
non E. West and District Budget
Officer Walter L. Fowler.
Budget Bureau Represented.
The second day of the sessions
will bring to the stand Federal
Budget Director James E. Webb or
his representative, Controller Cen
eral Lindsay c. Warren or his rep
resentative, Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant,
Sd, chairman of the National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission,
and Mrs. Kathryn H. Stone, first
vice president of the National
League of Women Voters.
The schedule for Wednesday
places as the first witness DR.. Louis
Brownlow, who served as a District
Commissioner about 80 years ago
and in more recent years directed
Federal Government reorganization
studies for former President Roose-
welt.
Others to appear that day include
Wilbur Finch, president of the Cen
trail Suffrage Conference; Kenneth
P. Armstrong and John H. Con-
naughton for the Federation Of
Citizens Associations; Austin l..
Tickling, chairman of the Suffrage
Committee of the Federation of
Civic Associations, and Mrs. Mil
ton Dunn, representing the Dis
trict "Voteless" League Of Women
Voters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29

ing for-to remain until the present
Rent Control Act expires"
The settlement ends a six and a
half year battle for possession, in
the course of which the courts, a
congressional committee and the
Rent Control Administration were
involved. Mrs. Parma was the last
of 40 tenants who protested giving
way to Offices. The rest of the 40
gradually gave up the fight.
Originally, TOO tenants protested
giving up possession to make way
for Government occupancy of the
building. OF those, 40 refused to
move even after the lobby rugs and
furniture were removed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Allen to Attend Supper

Chairman Allen of the House
Rules Committee will be guest OF
honor at supper and dance of the
Republican Women's Council of Ar
lington at $3.50 pm. Saturday in the
Lyon Park Community Center, 414
North Fillmore street, Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
False Advertising Laid
To Mount Vernon U.
By FTC at Hearing

Mount Vernon University, 1901
Calvert street NV, is under heavy
fire from the Federal Trade Com
mission, accused of false adver-
Using and selling honorary degrees
for $50 among other things.
First witness as the hearing con-
tinued today was DR.. B. H. Jarman,
register of George Washington
University, who was called to the
stand as an expert In the educa-
tional field.
DR.. Jarman testified that in his
opinion Mount Vernon was in mo
sense" a university and that no
recognized university or college
would accept its credits. He said
he considered its advertising mis-
leading" in the light of what 1t
offers. He summed up his attitude
toward the school by saying ~
81 object to this kind Of thifig. -
.. Under Texas Charter.
Mount Vernon. University, which
the ETC charged is operating undel
d Texas chartergand also haH8 al
Chtist College anasC Christ Seminary
is charged with Mese things by the
FTC.~ - sH@Ss %fEN
That its advertisements, cata-
logues and circulars contain false
and misleading representations con-
corning its status, its faculty, facil-
tiles, courses and degrees.
That its business is not that of an
institution of higher learning and
its school Is neither a university, a
college nor seminary as such terms
are generally understood.
That the school has none of the
facilities or faculty described in
advertisements. The school, the ETC
said, is operated in a four-story resi-
dental building and uses two floors
for olassrooms, offices and library.
No Laboratory, ETC Says.
That there is no laboratory and
no library consisting of text books
or other material necessary or ade-
quate for the study of the numer-
GUS subjects offered. Most of the
books are theological, the ETC said.
With the exception of certain in
dividuals, none of the numerous
Officers" and directors" take any
part in the school and that many
Of them were wholly unaware OF
the fact that they had been desig-
mated as directors"
Although a "iew members of the
faculty" possess degrees from recog-
nized colleges, they are, with one
exception, engaged in pursuits other
than teaching.
That degrees were sold to stu
dents on the barest Compliance with
suggested courses" and In many in
stances honorary degrees" were SOLD
for cash, usually $50"
Dentist Named.
Named as co-defendants in thu
case were DR.. Walter A. Leas, &
practicing dentist with an Office
located at 2311 Connecticut avenue
NV, who is listed as president OF
the university; the Rev. Samuel L
Lacy, jr., pastor Of a church ir
Richmond, Va, chancellor; Philip B
Davis of Mount Rainier, Md, ar
employe of the Library of Congress
who is secretary, and seven other.
from outside Washington who hole
official positions in the school.
Mr.. Davis and another defendant
John F. Doering of Moorehead, KY.
who hold some Is degrees between
them, are defending the school
themselves and the others accused
oy the ETC. None of their degrees
are law degrees.
Attorney William L. Pencke Il
pressing the complaint for the ETC
If found guilty. the defendants will
have to refrain from the practices
charged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29

Interior Depart
ment Auditori-
UNI, got her start
in music through
a portrait of
George Gersh-
win she painted
from a magazine
picture.
Miss Fenstock
was a great ad-
mirer of the
Gershwin music.
A graduate OF
the Art Students
League in her
native New York
she sent the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Murphy Trial Verdict
Probable Tomorrow;
Board Studies Case
By NewboId Moves, Jr.

A decision in the "demoraliza-
ton" trial of Fire Chief Clement
Murphy probably will be announced
tomorrow, according to Austin F.
Canfield, chairman OF the special
trial board.
Mr.. Garfield said the three-mar
civilian panel spent all yesterday
studying the voluminous record Of
the two-week trial, and still has
much ground to cover.
In addition to the testimony, the
board is studying written arguments
submitted Tuesday night by prose.
cution and defense attorneys. These
arguments deal mainly with legaI
requirments for a verdict of guilty
on any of the nine specifications in
the indictment of the fire chief.
The specification, in the opening
general charge, accuses Chief
Murphy of unfitness and inefficiency
and says he has lowered the Fire
Departments morale. It then lists
nine specific ways in which morale
allegedly has been lowered.
Maher Outlines Specifications.
Daniel B. Maher, special assistant
corporation counsel and prosecutor
urged in his brief that if the board
finds Chief Murphy guilty Of any
of the specific charges, it Is justified
in concluding he Is unfit and in
efficient and should be removed
from Office. Even if the board de-
cides Chief Murphy Is not guilty of
the general charge Of lnhtness and
inefhciency, IL may find him guilty
on any of the specific counts and
recommend proper punishment, the
prosecutor added.
Defense Attorney Martin F.
O'Donoghue commended that specific
accusations in the indictment must,
in law, be considered only in re-
lation to the general charge of I'M
fitness and ineff1ciency. The board
cannot, he said, find that Chief
Murphy Is fit and efficient and yet
decide he is guilty of some Incl
dental misdeed set forth in the in
dictment.
Five of the nine specifications &C
cuse Chief Murphy of having used
rough language to his subordinates
In three Of these cases, the chief
substantially has admitted the truth
of the charge. Mr.. O'Donoghue
dealt with this point In his brief.
Defense Upholds Language.
IF Murphy is found guilty of abu-
sive language charges" the attorney
wrote, then any officer under the
stress of excitement of fighting a
fire can be brought up on charges. -
Mr.. O'Donoghue said if the board
condemns Chief Murphy for speak
ing emphatically to his men, the
public interest will be impaired,
adding:
"All men are afraid of fire, even
firemen. They have to be urged,
pushed and encouraged to go closer
to a fire to fight 1t. On the fire
S1OuIldo, OH Ol1S 4d1lS udSC 10 uoCo Wy
all officers to get their men to get
in and fight fire"
Called Firefighting' Fire Chief.
Chief Murphy, the defense at
torney said, is simply a rugged,
fire-fighting fire chief"
Fire Department regulations
specifically forbid the use of I'M
gentlenanly language. The pro-
secution, throughout the case, has
contended that Chief Murphy may
not properly plead that violation of
the regulation is a common prac-
tice" in the department.
"Chief Murphy is on trial here
not the department." Mr.. Maher
told the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Copt. Ed Warner Dies

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 20 d.
Capt Ed B. Warner, So, one Of the
best known veterans of the Missis-
sippi River and this city's oldest
steamboat man died yesterday. His
wife died q month ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
By T. N. Mcdowell

Miss Belle Fenstock, Washington
composer whose music will be fea-
tured at a concert by the Air Force
Band at 9 o'clock tonight in the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-02

business reasons. Only other repre-
 sentative from Southeast Alaska
 was Mrs. Earl Dinner of Peters
 burg. ! Mrs Calvin gave a complete &C., count of the impressive dedication service of the new ACCA building
 and spoke enthusiastically of the fine work being done at headquar- ters. Facts of special interest to all ACCA chapters were these: there are SOP crippled children on the active register of the Public Health Department, only 250 Of whom are receiving some form of hospitalization. Of these, 10 are in either the Seattle Orthopedic Hos- pital where costs run to S10 daily or Swedish hospital where costs run up to SIT daily. There are about 50 patients at the Alaska Or thopedic Hospital at Sitka and room can be made for 10 more at daily cost of S7.50 whan and if funds are availalSe.
 Twenty-four patients win be talk en by the Chicago Hospital at no cost to the Territory over period of 12 months.
 Last year the l.CCA turned over to the Health Department $35,000 which was matched by Federal funds for use of the hospital. Of this amount only $8,O0O was raised by chapters outside of Anchorage! An additional $l0,000 was turned over by the ACCA in the past five months. This total of $90,000 raised by Alaskans for their crippled chil- dren is impressive But, as was stressed over and over throughout the Convention, m uch h more Is needed if we are to save our present generation of crippled children from growing into incurables, whose help lessness will be a drain on their families and their communities.
 Other business transacted at the meeting was routine: the signing up of volunteers for the October visit ing committees; the appointment of Mrs. Frank Calvin as chairman of the birthday committee, she hay ing volunteered to continue for an-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-02
New Fall Fashions
 In Style Preview;
 B Women Model

Headline fashion news for Jun- eau women is this afternoons Style Preview of Autumn Fashions in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel, sponsored by Behrends De- partment Store.
 Showing of the new fall sil- houette begin at 2::30 o'clock with 23 local women modelling an in- elusive display of outfits from sportswear to evening and dinner crowns.
 Rainwear, coats. suits, casuals, afternoon and aiter-five dresses, hostess pajamas and evening wear in new fall shades and materials are all to be included in the style preview.
 Acting as mistress of ceremonies is Miss Evie Hastings, buyer for rsady-to-wear, costume jewelry and sport togs for Behrends Store.
 Modelling in the fashion pre-
 
 view are Miss Jan Hodgman, Miss Shirley Mccormack, Miss Carol Shallenbarger, Mrs. Ernest Parsons, Miss Ruth Bader, Mrs. Edward Lu- pro, Mrs Robert Keller, Miss Patty BaloG, Miss Betty Laudon, Miss Betty Haynes, Mrs. Dean Goodwin, Mrs. Robert Stutte, Jean Kibbe, Mrs Dolan Duhirick, Mrs. Frank Parsons, Mrs. Joseph Mclean, Miss Dorothy Hareth, Mrs. Stanley B. Fisher, Miss Patty Feero, Miss Norma Cook, Miss Emily Dean, Miss Joyce Smith and Mrs Warren Houston.
 The little Misses Lorraine Feero and Judy Anne Alexander will model chiidrens clothes. Miss Dorianne Barnes is pianist for the afternoons, s, showing. Assisting Miss Hastings in producing the showing are Mrs. Alexander Young and Miss Claire Daugherty.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-02
PRINCESS LOUISE DOCKS LAST NIGHT;
 51 OFF AT JUNEAU

Fifty-one passengers disembarked from the Princess Louise in from Vancouver last night at 7:30 o'clock, first passenger ship to dock, here since Sept. 21 when the Norah came through on her final voyage of the season.
 The Louise left for the north at 11:45 pm. and will return on her way south Monday morning, dock ing at o'clock and sailing at 8 o'clock.
 Passengers oisembarking were: :: Miss Ruth Armitage, James Boyd, Alfred Church, Chester A. Grove, Steve Cekota, Miss Deue K. Dale, Mrs. Kathryn Dale, Walter H. Daub, Miss Dorothy Fee, Henry E. Green, William B. Grant, Lance Hendrickson, Mrs. Evelyn Hendrick- son.
 John Hanson, Miss Elsie Homsted, George Irons, Mrs. Mary Irons, Dr Dean w. Knowles, Mrs. Mildred Knowles, Gordon McAuley, Wilfred Maze, Miss Elizabeth M. Moxley, George A. Parks.
 Dr. Clayton L. Policy, Ernest E Policy Jr., Roger Y. Policy, Mrs. Gertrude Policy, Frederick w. Peitz- sche, Harvey Pickell, Delbert E Purdy, MT. and Mrs. Fiery Roun- tree, Graham Rountree Jr., Richard Rountree, Mrs. Minnie Rountree, Mrs. Alice Robinson, George D. Robinson, Cheryl J. Robinson, Miss Gertrude Schiffhauer, Charles Til lander, John J. Tulipon.
 Miss Rosemary Vacura, Albert Vacura, Mrs. Helen Vacura, Mrs Maria viflanueva, Miss Marion Will lanueva, Marion Villanueva. Her. bert Vending, Mrs. Martha Wend- ling, Russel K. Wells, Frank F Williams.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-02
WHITES LEAVING FOR 5TkTES;; CAMPAIGN FOR DEWEY, WARREN
RrB-MA.e7s

Albert White, Republican Counsel, for the Republican Party of Alas ka, and his wife Margaret E. White, National Committeewoman for AL aska, leave on the Princess Louise Monday for Chicago. From there they will go to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and thence to Boise, Idaho. Both will advocate election of the Re- publican ticket. Mrs. White was born in Wyoming and both lived many years in Idaho.
 White stated that it is apparent that the National election for Pres idsnt is about over, an unusual situation before the votes are counted. Tt is my opini O n the Democrats have abandoned the re- election of President Truman and are giving every effort to try and capture United States Senate seats, especially those of Senator Edward V. Robertson of wyoming and Sen ator Henry Dworshak of Idaho, said White. This the Republicans dc not want, for we need all the cooperation we can give the next President of the United States, Thomas Dewey, and Earl Warren, as Vice-Pres dent"
 Tn Alaska it's good business to vote the Republican ticket. A Re- publican Senate and House will be good news to the next President. We have a chance to get off right; let's do so.''
 The Whites expect to be gone five or six weeks.