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Evening star., 1948-03-01
Hunt for Cab Bandits
Turns 10 Baltimore
After New Crime Here
BY the A.soeiatsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 1.-State
reorganization proposals will receive
top consideration today in the Vir-
ginia General Assembly, which now
has only two weeks to complete it,
business.
With Gov. Tuck's electoral college
bills temporarily sidetracked, atten-
tion is focused on public hearings
tonight by Senate and House Courts
of Justice committees, for the re-
duction of State agencies from n
to IA.
On the Senate calendar today Ii
the bill providing cities with $500 Of
State funds annually for each mile
of city streets which are not part Of
the States primary highway system
Another matter scheduled to come
up is of interest to Northern Vir-
ginia. 1t is the Monticello highway
bill, reported Friday by the Senate
Roads Committee, which sets the
route of a highway from the Jeffer-
son Memorial in the District to
Thomas Jefferson's home near
Charlottesville.
The administration budget bill
increased to $512,000,0 by the
House Appropriations Committee, is
set as a continuing and special or
der of business in the House to-
morrow.
Administration leaders decided
yesterday to recommit the Tuck
election bill for joint hearings by
Senate and House Privileges and
Elections Committees. -4.-
Bills in debatable position In the
Senate permit retirement 3ef State
Corporation Commission members,
permit retirement of trial justices
on three-fourths pay at 10 after
serving at least 10 years, permit
judges of various courts of record
to retire at so If they have served
rs years and increase the allowable
salary of the high constable of the
City of Richmond from $500 to
a. 5C0
Evening star., 1948-03-01
|DivorceeHeId in Death
OF Baby 6ivesCIue
To Body Of Another
BY The Asseeioted Press

ELKTON, Md, Mar. DIR. r. c.
Dodson, Cecil County medical ex-
aminer, said today a 3S-year-old
divorce arrested in the death of a
baby born last Thursday had told
officers where tQ find the body OF
another. q
States Attorney Henry L. Con.
stable announced he would go be.
fore the grand jury today and seel
| a murder indictment against Mrs
Ruth Ann Knel1, who lives at near.
I by PerryviIle. She was arrested late
Saturday and is held in the Cecil
County Jail.
Mr.. Constable said State Troopers
John Daugherty and Walter Culley
conducted an investigation after re-
ceiving reports a baby had been
born at the home where Mrs. Knell
lived with her father, Norman Null
len, railroad crossing watchman.
They found an infants body in a
bushel basket under some clothing.
It was behind bed. DR.. Dodson
said he is convinced the baby was
born alive last Thursday and quoted
Mrs. Knell as saying the child cried
and breathed.
The medical examiner said Mrs.
Knell told. officers at the jail they
could find another body under some
blankets in an orange crate on the
back porch.
The officers found bones believed
to be that of a baby born about two
years and nine months ago.
Both bodies are now being studied
by the State medical examiner in
Baltimore. DIR. Dodson said an au-
topsy will attempt to determine If
the first baby had been subjected
to fire" He explained some ashes
were found with the body.
DR.. Dodson said he learned Mrs.
Knell was divorced about seven
years ago and has four other chill
dren, ranging from II to 20. The
two youngest have been living with
their mother and grandfather.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
DC. Cab Driver Killed
AS -Four Are Injured
In Maryland Crash

A Washington man, injured ir
an automobile accident in Southern
Maryland, died today in Casualty
Hospital.
He was Joseph Blue, %, Of q
Charming street NV, who wa.
driving a taxicab which was In.
volved in a crash on Route neal
Clinton yesterday. Four others wert
hurt, according to Prince George.
County police.
Police said the cab swervee
across the highway and a car com.
ing from the opposite direction
crashed into its side and tter
into a pole.
Occupants of the other car, wht
were treated at Casualty Hospita
and transferred to the Bethesda
Naval Hospital. were George Wentz
48, retired Navy chief petty OH.
Ger; his wife, Jane, At, and theil
son, David, Is. all of. Brandywine
Md. The fourth person injured wa.
James Boehman, 81, of 2203 Chan.
ming SIreeL NE, passenger II
the taxi, police said. He was re.
ported in good condition at Casualty
Hospital.
A young couple was injured last
night in an automobile which rar
of the road near Naylor, Md, Prince
Georges County police said. They
were Miss Elsie Greenfield, 18, West.
wood, Md, and Donald jenkins, 10
Hughesville, Md. ,ta
At Prince Georges General Hos
pitAt where they ware taken BY
county police, Miss Greenfield wa
reported TO have azleft arm fraetur'
and Mr. Jenkins a compound frac'
ture Of the left leg. They were sait
to be In good condition.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Coroner Finds Meningitis
Killed Woman and Nephew
speeieI Dispatch TO The S'or

1JJRAY, Va, Mar. 1.-The deaths
of Mrs. Bertie Louise Campbell, u
darlington. and her 3-year-oio
nephew were due to meningltls
page County Coroner George N
Long said today.
DR.. Long said he reached tna'
conclusion after a conference WITH
DR.. c. w. Trott, Stanley, Va, whe
treated both Mrs. Campbell, who
died Friday, and her nephew, Roger
Lee Galley, who died February u
DR. Trott, Coroner Long said, dag
noseo both illnesses as meningitis
Both died within a few hours after
they were stricken.
DR.. Long said he had decldeo
against an autopsy because Mrs
Campbell's body had been EN-
balmed. He said the Page County
commemorative attorney concurreo
in the decision.
- A blood test by the State labor
atory here did not indicate the
cause of death, DR.. Long added. he
said that Mrs. Campbell's body hao
been released for burial. The chlio
was buried Tuesday.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
7 Virginia Groups Sponsor
Marshall Plan Discussions
Nv The Axsoc;oted Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Mar. /
The Extension Division of the
University of Virginia has accepted
the invitation of the State Junior
Chamber of Commerce for joint
sponsorship of discussions and
studies of the Marshall Plan.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce
will decide where lectures, round
table conferences or panel discus
sions should be held.
George B. Zehmer, director OF the
university's extension division. said
department will collect material or
the Marshall Plan and make il
available to the communities.
c. Hall Snellings of Portsmouth
has been named chairman OF the
committee for, the Marshall Plar
discussions.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Pupils Broadcast
Ion WMAL Put in
IConoress Record

A recent News for Schools
broadcast over radio station WMAL,
which presented elementary pupils
discussing District home rule, has
been read into the Congressional
Record as an example Of how dem
ocratic principles are being handled
in the schools here.
Representative Auchincloss, Re-
nublican, of New Jersey, said he
considered the program "construc-
tive" piece of work because If the
Young people become interested in
The affairs of the Nation, there need
he little fear Of attacks of any other
iaeoloey. Mr.. Auchincloss is spon-
soring the bill for District home
y,,le now in the House.
The broadcast was one OF a series
,renared by Bill Coyle, radio cirec-
tor of The Star. The programs are
,,;,,ed into the classrooms of the
srhools here and are used as parl
- the classroom work.
The program was given by Mr
-, rovle and members of the fourth
1 srsde at the Truesden School
sshth and 1ngraham streets NV
Evening star., 1948-03-01
3 Wheels Stolen OFF Cor
OfAIexondriu Policeman

Thieves last night stole three
wheels and tires from an automo-
bile belonging to an Alexandra
policeman.
The theft was reported by Police
nan William Hoovler, who lives in
the Hunting Terrace Apartments.
Police said the rear of the car
was lacked up and the two rear
wheels and tires taken along with
the spare wheel and tire.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
3D.C. Area Artists Honored
Al Baltimore Exhibition

Three Washington area artists
won awards at the. 18th af1nuai
Maryland Artists Exhibition al
Baltimore yesterday
Helen Biehl and Omar r. Car.
rington of Chevy Chase, Md. were
awarded $50 each for oil paintings
the Associated Press reported.
Marguerite Burgess, 1871 Con.
necticut avenue NV, received $2s
for her oil painting ''Sandpiper."
The $500 grand prize went te
Reuben r. Kramer, Baltimore
sculptor, for his bronze statuettt
Seated Girl" adjudged best oi
the works of 6s artists in the
exhibition.
Haywood Rivers, Brooklyn, N. Y.
won a $50 prize for his oil painting
"Wayside Station"
The exhibit is being held at thu
Baltimore Museum of. Art.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
8 Bethesda Firms 10 Get
Chest x-Ray Certificates

Certificates of participation in
the Montgomery County chest
X-ray survey" will be presented to
eight business concerns of the Be-
thesda area at a meeting Of the
Bethesda Chamber of Commerce at
g o'clock tonight at the Bethesda
Women's Club.
So far, the survey has reached
about 5000 persons in the area,
John M. McInerney, chairman of
the Bethesda-C Chevy Chase x-ray
survey, reported. A permanent
X-ray machine is operated at 1880
Wisconsin avenue from l to pm.
Tuesdays through Fridays, and a
trailer unit will be at 1907 George
town road today through Wednes-
day and at the streetcar terminal
at Wisconsin avenue and the Dis
trict line Thursday and Friday.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Transit Workers to Stoy on Job
In Cumberland; To|ks Continue

representative of the Amalgamated
Association of Street, Electric Rail-
way and Motor Coach Employees OF
America, on behalf of the people OF
Cumberland" that there be no in
terruption in transit operation.
Mr.. Elliott said the decision was
the result of a secret ballot. He re-
layed Mr.. McMullen's words to the
members before the vote.
Committee members of Local lilo
said the membership at the same
time rejected a company offer by
vote of 63-13.
The union seeks an 18-cent hour
ly increase, but the company has
offered II cents. Under contract
which expired at midnight last
night, drivers are now paid SLOT
cents an hour, while the pay Of
maintenance men varies from 81
cents to S1.15.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
County Democrats Bock
Women's Role in Porty

The Montgomery County League
of Women Voters has been assured
by the county Democratic organiza-
ton that women's participation In
party matters is welcomed.
Mrs. ]. Rene Hemingway, league
president, said she had received a
letter from j. Bond Smith, party
chairman for Montgomery, in which
he agreed in principle with the
league view that women should have
greater voice in shaping party
policy.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Maryland Opens Drive
Aquinst Ruts on Forms
BY the Assoeiafed Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. IA week Of
intensified warfare on an estimated
100000 rates in the State opened
today in an effort to curb the de-
struction of food on Maryland farms.
DR.. r. B. Corbett. chairman of the
State Feed Conservation Committee,
said farmers may obtain poison from
county agents. The University Of
Maryland Extension Service esti-
mates that each rat eats and de-
stroys $50 worth of produce annually.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
OokIown Fire Destroys
BunouIow, Kills Z Dogs

A fire believed to have been
started from an overheated coal
stove last night destroyed the in
terror of q bungalow in the 1900
block of Allentown road, Oaklawn,
Md. The bodies of two dogs were
found in the ruins.
The fire caused approximately
$1,000 damage, Prince Georges
County firen1en reported.
Chief Raymond Campbell of the
Oxon Hill company said the occu-
pants were away at the time of the
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Physical Tests
Are Urged for
Arlington Pupil,
Committee Asks
Examinations Before
Entrance to Schools

A recommendation that physical
examinations be required Of all
pupils before they are admitted to
Arlington schools, has been made to
the County School Board by an ex-
ploratory Committee on Health and
Physical Education.
Such examinations could be made
either by private physicians or the
Health Department. under the COM
uaittee's recommendation.
The Committee on Extended
School Program, meanwhile, sug-
gested six x-point plan to the School
Board. Neither committee estimated
the cost of instituting their recon-
mendations, but, others of the IA ex-
ploratory groups appointed in jan
uary proposed an outlay OF from
s525 900 to $4,000, depending on
alternatives selected by the board.
Budget Hearing Thursday.
School Supt. Fletcher Kemp re-
Gently submitted a 1852 budget OF
s2440.25s. almost $4,000 over the
current annual expense. The county
teachers association has asked Tor
a new salary plan which would cost
s400 900 more than the one now IN
effect. A public budget hearing VIII
be held at 8 pm. THURSDAY at
Thomas Jefferson Junior Hlgn
School.
The health group also recon-
nnended that regulations requiring
presentation of birth certincates
and of vaccination against smallpox
''be rigidly enforced"
In addition, the committee urged
the School Board study the most
annropriate means Of co-ordinatlng
the facilities and services OF tne
County and School Health Depart
ments. other recommendations IN
GUIDED employment of two part
time physicians; purchase OF an
auditmeter, and a technical survey
of lighting facilities in school
buildings.
Furthermore, the committee rec
commended appointment OF a dlrec-
tor of health and physical educa-
ton to supervise unif1cation OF
health and physical educatlon
nolicies throughout the schools. IL
also asked that permanent, multi-
nurpose, hard surfaced play areas
be constructed Immediately" at all
schools and that funds be provided
for suitable education equipment
based on pupil load"
Sports Extension Asked.
The Extended School Program
Committee asked that a procedure
he adopted so all pupils could on-
tain instruction in sports, music
and art ION which a desirable ex-
tended program may be protected !,
that set of minimum standards
for new school buildings and
grounds be formulated and adopted
to permit the program.
Also, that necessary facilitles De
added to existing schools, incluolng
a stadium with night lighting ana
seating capacity for the needs OF
Arlington County" and that the
school Board relinquish all respon.
sibilitv for the active direction OF
a community recreation program
when County Department OF
recreation and Public Parks Is es-
tahlished"
Evening star., 1948-03-01
GeoIoeist to Describe
Operotion in Alaska

Charles L. Wilmington will describe
operations carried on by Geological
Survey parties in the Arctic plateau
region of northwestern Alaska in a
lecture at 4:30 pm. Wednesday at
the Interior Department auditorium.
The talk is the third in series OF
Ave illustrated lectures by Alaskan
biologists of the Survey. The public
Is invited.
Mr.. Wilmington has spent two
seasons in Alaska as a geologist for
the Survey.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
ARLINGTON Service Planned

The Rev. Hedley j. Williams, rec
tor of st. Georges Episcopal Church,
Arlington, will be guest preacher at
the mid-week Lenten service OF the
Church of the Epiphany, 2001 North
Quincy street, Arlington. at 8 pm.
wednesday. r
Evening star., 1948-03-01
$2,848, 1888 in Rood Jobs
Awarded by Maryland
Nv The Asxoe;o,.d Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 1.-contracts
amounting to $2,848,988 were
awarded for Maryland highway
projects during January and Feb
ruary, according to the State Roads
Commission.
The total for the first two months
of 1948 is more than one-third Of
all contract work awarded last year
the commission said.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
John Munee, Jr., Named
'Virqiniu Motor Chief
BY the Assoeiofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 1.-Com.
missioner C.. F. Joyner. jr., of the
State Division of Motor Vehicle.
today announced appointment o.
John Munce, jr., as chief of tn.
divisions Bureau of Administrative
Services.
Mr.. Munce, formerly chief of the
divisions Bureau of Auditing, sue.
ceeds H. N. Smyth who resigned
to assume duties at the State Cor.
poration Commission. Mr.. Muncs
is a native of Richmond and &
graduate of Washington and Let
University.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Susscer Recommends
Five to Be Postmusters
By the Assoeioted Press

Appointment of five postmasters
in the fifth congressional district oi
Maryland has been recommended
by Democratic Representative Sass
Ger.
They are William Coster. to be
postmaster at Coster, Calvert Coun-
ty: Charles H. Thompson, West
Friendship, Howard County; Mrs
Grace e. Taylor. Beachville, st
Marys County; Mrs. Elsie L. Parks
Broomes Island, Calvert County
and Zack M. Fowler, Chaptico, st
Marys County.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Safety Council Planned

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, March
IA Spotsylvania County Safety
Council will be formed at pm
Thursday at Spottsylvania Court
house as a local. organization of the
Governors Highway Safety Com
mittse, C. Melvin Snow, temporary
chairman. announced.
Evening star., 1948-06-11
Eaton Charges Smear
To SEC in Kaiser Case
~ the Assoeiaisd Press

CYRUS Eaton of Otis & Co., Cleve-
land investment bankers, has &C
cused the Securities and Exchange
Commission of attempting to
"smear" the Otis concern instead
Of really investigating Kaiser Frazer
Corp. stock dealings.
The banking firm made public a
letter from Mr.. Eaton to Chairman
Tobey Of the Senate Banking Com
mittee. The committee is consider
ing whether to investigate SECS
handling of Kaiser Frazer affairs.
The nub of the matter is a
Kaiser-Frazer plan to sell $10,-
100000 stock issue. The deal col
|lapsed February Q. when Otis & Co.
and the First California Co. with
drew from a sales contract.
Most Of Mr.. Eaton's letter con-
sisted of criticizing the response
Senator Tobey got from the SEC
when he asked that agency for
certain information in connection
with the proposed investigation.
Mr.. Eaton was especially critical
of the failure of SEC to supply
Senator Tobey with memoranda
submitted by the SEC staff, analyz-
ing the Kaiser-Frazer registration
statement, and Kaiser-Frazer stock
marmket operations relating to the
proposed stock issue.
The market operations in question
consisted of Kaiser-Frazer purchase
of about $2,50O, 900 worth Of its own
stock in stabilizing operations just
before the new issue was to have
come out.
Mr.. Eaton said the SECS own
investigation of the affair was not
an impartial inquiry but an at
tempted attack on Otis g. Co. lin
the interest of the Kaiser-F Frazer
Corp. and of its new-found friends
in Wall Street who for many years
have sought to injury Otis and to
eliminate competition from the in
vestment banking field"
Evening star., 1948-06-11

Fredendall, who is In Germany, with
cruelty. She asked custody of two
minor children and 1925 month for
alimony and support of the children.
The Fredendalls were married at
Missoula, Mont, in 1896 and sepa-
rated last September, the complaint
said.
Evening star., 1948-06-11

Gen. Lloyd r. Fredenhall, retired. OF
La Jolla, Calf.
The Superior Court suit declared
Gen. Fredendall is holding $6,l50 IN
bon, S given him by the plaintiff In
trust for her two children. It as
serted Gen. Fredendall, asked re-
Gently for the bonds, said he did
not have them.
Mrs. Fredendall charged Col.
Evening star., 1948-06-11
| G. u. Astronomers
Finally Photograph
| New Honda Comet

Georgetown University as
tronomers finally caught the
new Honda comet on film early
yesterday, but the image won't
mean anything unless you have
a chart" an observer said.
The comet, named for a Jap
anese astronomer who discov-
cred it, may be seen with the
naked eye in the northeast sec
ton of the sky, just to the right
of the North Star. the George
town observers said.
They said 1t is at its bright
est about $3.50 am.
Evening star., 1948-06-11
Wife Sues Col. Fredendal|
For Divorce, Citing Cruelty

OAKLAND, Calf, June 11-Mrs.
Lillian D. Fredendall is seeking a
divorce from 1t. Col. Lloyd Freden-
dali, jr., in an action which also
names the defendants father, 1t.
Evening star., 1948-06-11

Chianti wine, grown in the area
around Florence, Italy, is usually
bottled in straw-covered, round
fasks-a type OF packaging now al
most a trademark for red wine OF
| this type.
Evening star., 1948-06-11
YOUR GLASSES

a,y Sends N your
ssorsst Pest omes,
Sank or Buildlns 4
kssn Asseeisties
Evening star., 1948-06-11

A. Three piece PIaysuit
buttons either q swing skirt or
little boy shorts onto a brief top
for q junior T.. in eroy or red cot
: ." +. i:;a: ;;s-s"' Size. $12.95
Evening star., 1948-06-11

B. Matchins Stole makes a
swish costume Of q juniors sun
dress. Dress has side-bowed
pepIum. Goy cot >->>.
ton einehom. @1( J.S0
Sizes 9 to l5---
Evening star., 1948-06-11

G. Unique Sun Dress for q
teen hos elastic top with sPo-
ehetti- thin neck strop. Zips up
the side. Groy cotton ehombroy,
Sss S'e'S: ;E Sizes Sizes 10 to $5.95
Evening star., 1948-06-11

D. coIiquette Print is young
and Coy in a teens sun dress
that buttons in back to q bow. :.
swings its skirt to q hemline
ruff|e. Blue, block, 60 OK
9 to 15----
Evening star., 1948-06-11

wsl-Noh sulsi,, JUNIOR MISSES AppARfl fourth FLOOR
Evening star., 1948-08-07
PROPOSALS.

THE PROPERTY Of the Federal Govern, :,
ment known as mBluebeaTd Cassie nd hotei fscili-
Thomas, Virgin Islands, is available for
sale or lease, The hotel consists consists Of ;tS
adjacent cottages, situated on approxi-
mately 20 acres on hill overlooking the
town and harbor Of Cha,rlette so Amslie malls
A @ he hote IS eauppe With
a modern kitchen. dining room. bar. lobby
and all necessary FURNISHINGS. Ihe De
81 the e Tor
the lease Of the hotel properties on long
term basis, or fol-. their immediate sale
The farfes cbei be- expanded 10 and i'm
proved Accordingly. in evaluatine pro-
posals for either long-term lease or I'M I'M
mediate sale primary eonsiqsea'r1n aSe pronosaI M
which outlines an expansion and aeyels u,
opment plan for the properties. Seconaary
W 4e wiz 20 ven
Consideration which does not include q
plan for expansion Upon the basis snt wf'I Gi
the proposals received the departmenit tni VIII n
viii be condition OF the lease or sales
contract that the property be operated
on "a 9bs ease or upeV
Of the property for breach of such condi-,
tion. All proposals should be submitted
IS island md possessions si Department. Of the n:
include, in addition to the foregoing;. in
formation with respect to the writer's eTs 5
hotel business, or allied ventures, and to
his financial standing and ability to carry
out the plan of extension and, develop
ment included in his proposal. Addi-
tional Information with respect TO the
properties may be obtained by writing to
the DIRECTOR. DIVISION OF TERRITO-
calling Republic 1920, Ext. 651' 1925 or
Evening star., 1948-08-07
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