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Evening star., 1948-10-17
$4,000 Bond Set for Man
In More Than 50 Robberies

A $4,000 bond was set yesterday
in Municipal Court for a man
charged with one of more than so
recent burglaries which police say
they have traced to the same de-
fendant.
Judge Walter ]. Casey held Wav-
erly Richardson, 26, colored, for
the grand jury in the burglary of
a home last week at 4614 Benning
road NE. The United States At
torney's Office told the court that
other HOUSEKEEPING charges will
be presented to the grand jury later.
Richardson, Of the 1900 block of
First street SW., was arrested
Thursday by Capt. william r.
Murphy of No. IA Precinct near the
scene of another housebreaking. He
was carrying a stolen typewriter,
overcoat and rings, Capt. Murphy
reported.
Two other police precincts in
Northeast and Southeast Washing
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Civic Group to Honor
Three School Officials

Three District school officials will
be honored by the East Central
Civic Association at its annual
school night" program at 8 pm.
Tuesday in the Bundy School, 429
o street NV.
Charles Lotion, principal of Dun
bar High School; W. H. Jewell, as
sistant principal at Armstrong High
School, and Lemuel Penn, principal
of the Armstrong veterans school,
will be guests of honor, Frank D..
Mckinney, president, announced.
DR.. Harold A. Haynes, aide to the
assistant superintendent of schools,
will speak.
Other business includes election OF.
officers, and launching of the clean
up campaign in Census Tract 48,
which embraces the association area.
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Navy Music School Band
To PIoy at Wilson Hiqh

The Navy School of Music Band
will present a 45-minute Navy Day
program at 9 am. tomorrow in
Woodrow Wilson High School.
The school also announced that
part of the fall operetta will be pre-
sented at a meeting of the Home
and School Association at 7 pm.
Tuesday. Students will speak on
school organizations,
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Dr.. Gewehr to Speak

DR.. Wesley M. Gewehr, head of
the history department of the Uni
versity of Maryland, will speak at
a meeting of the College Park chap
Evening star., 1948-10-17

ton, Is well as the general assign
ment squad are preparing reports
on Richardson's activities to hand
over to the U. S. Attorneys Office.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Ben Hatfield Conner Dies,
| Associated Press Writer

Ben Hatfield Conner, Al, Associ-
ated Press staff writer here who
was formerly chief of the AP bu-
reau at Newark, N. j., died yester-
day Of pneumonia at Homeopathic
Hospital. He had worked until
Thursday and was taken to the
hospital Saturday.
Mr.. Conner had been with the
Washington AP bureau since Janu-
AIRY. He lived at the Houston Hotel
A native of Washington State, he
began his newspaper career on the
Times in Olympia, Wash. and
worked on newspapers in California
before he joined the AP 10 years
ago. He was field representative
in the Midwest for the AP at one
time and for 10 years was chief of
the Newark bureau.
He served in the Navy during
World War I as yoeman, first
class.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Loretta Conner, of Washington; a
daughter, Kay; his mother. Mrs.
Ella Conner, and two brother. Har-
old and Herbert, all four of Mont
rose, Calf.
Funeral services have yet to be
arranged. Burial will be in Ar
lington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Mrs. William claflin Dies;
Resident Of City Since 1914

Mrs. william B. Claflin. 10, WASH
ington resident since 1914, died un-
expectedly this morning in her
apartment at $500 Woodley road
NV.
Mrs. Claflin was born in BROOKLYN.
N. Y, the daughter of Henry Daley,
New York perfume importer, and
Mrs. Evelyn Daley. She was the
former Evelyn Maynard Allen Dali
ley and attended PEBBLES and
Thompson girls school in New
York.
Mr.. Claflin, retired New York
architectural engineer, died in 1888
in California where he and Mrs.
Claf1in lived for some years.
She is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Ruthven E. Libby, 1899 South
Twenty sixth street. Arlington. wife
of Rear Admiral Ruthven E. Libby;
a son. William B. Claflin, jr.. Hope
well, N. j., and q brother, Edward
M. Daley Of New York.
Funeral arrangements have not
been announced.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Machinists' Union Attacks
Sfassen on Labor Record

The international Association OF
Machinists attacks the labor record
of Harold E. Stassen, candidate
for presidential nomination, in the
latest issue of its weekly paper, the
Machinist.
Basnig its article on report from
Fred Lutz. an lam official in the
candidates home State of Min
nesota, the paper says:
.. Stassen Is known in Min
nesota labor as a great straddler
and not one who has displayed any
craftsmanship at ALL Not single
piece of liberal, social or labor
legislation was enacted during his
term of Office as Governor"
The former Minnesota Governor
is criticised for his approval of the
Taft Hartley labor law, his handling
of civil service matters in the State
and for campaigning for Senator
Wherry. Republican, of Nebraska,
in 1912.
Mr.. Stassen Is accused Of advocat-
ing, while Governor, "a vicious Sec
ondary boycott law"
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Edward Soghonnonian Dies
Keystone Hotel MANAGER

Edward o. Soghomonian, 81, man.
ager of the Keystone Hotel for the
last II years, died Unexpectedly yes
terday at his residence at the hotel
TIA Seventeenth street NV.
Mr.. Soghomonian was born in
Armenia and came to the United
States in 1911. He worked in fac
tory at Bridgeport, Conn, and dur
ing World War I served in the
Army. After the war he came to
Washington and became manager of
the Allies Hotel, formerly in the
400 block of Pennsylvania avenue
NV. In 1881 be was made manager
of the Keystone.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Ma
rian Soghomonian; four children,
Edward O., jr., and Rosie, students
at Gordon Junior High School; Ag-
mes, a student at Western, and John,
who attends Grant Elementary.
His mother and brother, who live
in France, and a sister in Rhode
Island also survive.
Requiem mass will be said at 10
am. Wednesday at st. Matthews
Cathedral, with burial in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Two District Area MeI
Among III Winning
|Guggenheim Prizes.

Two Washington area residents
were among the 112 scholars and
artists awarded fellowships today
by the John Simon Guggenheim
Memorial Foundation.
The two District area recipients
are Robert w. Erase of Falls Church
Va, now on leave from the Com
merce Department, and Charles j,
Olson, of Washington, an author
who held Guggenheim Fellowship
in 1899.
Mr.. Erase, a native of Chicago
who is doing graduate work at Har-
ward University, is studying pro-
posals for international control of
atomic energy.
Mr.. Olson's current project is Gre
ative writing in the field of narra-
tive.
Mitchell Jameson of Linden, Va,
received an award for creative
painting.
DR.. Stephen Davidson Tuttle. as
sociate professor of music. Univer-
sity of Virginia, was granted a fell
lowship to continue his project on
a book on the keyboard works of
English composers.
The Guggenheim fellowship awards
were established In 1925 by the late
Senator Simon Guggenheim and his
wife as a memorial to their son.
The foundation helps scholars and
artists. The awards this year total
$500. 900.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Pvt. Norman FriedIand
To Be Reburied in Arlington

Pvt. Norman Friedland. 460 Della
field place NV, who was killed
March 10. 1945, on Two Jima, with
the 5th Mamrine Division. will be
reburied in Arlington Cemetery at
1:30 pm. Wednesday.
He was born June z. 1924, in
Brooklyn N. Y, attended Public
School, No. 119 there. and came to
Washington in 1941. He worked for
the District News Co. here and
joined the Marine Corps in May,
1943. He went through training at
Paris Island. S. c. He was sta
toned at Quantico, Va, Camp Pen
dleton. Calf, and Hawaii, before
that Two Jima operation. He is
survived by a brother, Albert Fried
land, of 3975 Clay place NE. and
his mother, Mrs. Eta Friedland, of
460 Delafield place NV
Evening star., 1948-04-12
CorpI. James Patterson
To Be Buried in ARLINGTON

The body of Corpl. James w
Patterson, who was killed in 1874;
while leading a 4th Marine Division
infantry squad on Two Jima, will
be reburied in Arlington Nationa
Cemetery at 1:30 pm. Wednesday.
Corpl. Patterson, a native oi
Washington. was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. o. Patterson, 713 Sheri.
Can street NV.
He was graduated from Centra
High School here and attended the
University of Maryland for three
and a half years. He was mem
ber of the Glee Club, the Clef ano
Key Club and Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Fraternity.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
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April II; 1945: Anniyersary mass at st.
May his soul rest in peace.
MOTHER AND FATHER.
MITCHELL. MARGARET A. Sacred to
the memory of our dear mother and grand-
who passed the great beyond nine years
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of JAMES +. OVENS, who passed away
eight years ago today. April IL. 1910.
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aEbffNRGnhILDssTEaNr REbfNSnR. sTarr sERer. FRANK
WAGNER. A tribute Of love and
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MOTHER yrHE AND DAD, CYNTHIA AND
ROBINSON, JAMES W. In loving men,
ory Of my dear husband. JAMES w. ROB-
INSON, who entered into eternal rest i've
years ago today, April IL, 1943.
Just line of sweet remembrance
And o memory fond and true,
Just token of my devotion
That my heart still grtyes for you.
DEVOTED WIFE, KATIE ROBINSON.
SLAUGHTER, JOHN II. Sacred to the
memory OF devoted father, JOHN H.
SLAUGHTER, who departed this life eight
years ago today. April II, 1910.
We've but a short while in this world
And then we take our leave,
Although we know that day must come
Those left here are bereayed.
'Tis human to express some grief
At our beloved's passing.
And yet there's Joy when they've lived
so we'll
The memory is lasting
HIS DEVOTED CHILDREN. JAMES How
ARD AND JOHN SLAUGHTER. MARY
WILLIS. GRACE MoZEE AND MABEL
HACKNEY.
wECKESsER, JOHN f. In sad but
loving memory of our dear husband and
| father, JOHN r WECKESSEH, who passed
away eleven years ago today, April IL,
WIFE MoLL1E. AND DAUGHTERS MARY
ANNIE, CATHERINE AND HELEN.
YORK. LAMAR WATSON. In sad and
loving memory OF our dearly beloved hus-
band and father. LAMAR WATSON YORK.
| eighteen years sao today. April Il. 1880
Loved in life, remembered u desth:
HIS WIDOW AND SONS.