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Evening star., 1948-06-28
David W. Sweet Rites
lobe Held in ARLINGTON

Funeral services for David w
Sweet, So, retired Federal evaluatior
engineer, were to be held today at
the w. E. Fitzgerald funeral home
in Arlington. Burial was to be in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Mr.. Sweet died Saturday at his
home. 1876 North Wakefield street,
Arlington. He had been in i'll health
for about year and was retired
from Government service last
month.
A native OF Fillmore, N. Y, Mr.
Sweet was educated in public
schools there and attended Cornell
University. He entered Government
service in 1918 and served with
several Government agencies, in
cluding the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the Navy Depart
ment.
Before his retirement, he was en-
ployed with the War Assets Ad-
ministration here. He had lived in
the Washington area off and on fer
the last 20 years.
Mr.. Sweet is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Jean Sweet and a
daughter. Nancy Jean Sweet, both
of Arlington; two sons, David s.
Sweet, of Staten Island, N. Y, and
Robert w. Sweet, Arlington two
sisters, Mrs. Margaret mccarthy
of Washington, and Mrs. Mildred
Schad, of Evanston. ILL.,. and two
brothers, Stanton Sweet, of Buffalo
and Bruce Sweet, of Fillmore.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Police Club Camp Opens
AS us BOYS Arrive

Camp Ernest w. Brown of the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club at
Scotland, Md, was in full swing
today with the arrival of ITS boys
from the District, the first group
to attend this year.
The boys left by bus this morn
ing from the fifth precinct. Fifth
and E streets Sc. 1t. Forrest l..
Binswanger, director of the club, is
in charge of the camp, which has
it's own special fire department this
year and its own fire engine. Boys
will stay at the camp for two weeks
III relays during the summer.
Application forms for the camp
may be obtained at any police pre-
cinct or the Police Boys Club. The
camp, which is free. is open to boys
between and Is years of age.
officials who have taken a lead
ing part in this years camp pro-
gram include Maj. Robert J. Bar
rett. police superintendent; Robert
C. Simmons. club board president;
Charles B. Dulcan. sr., first vice
president: Morris Cafritz, Camp
Committee chairman; Max Earring
ton. executive secretary, and Harry
Child. club supervisor.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Man Held for Action
0fGrand Juryin Attack

A Culpeper CVa) farmer was held
for the grand jury under $4,000
bond in Municipal Court today on
a charge of attempted rape in
volving an employe of the French
Embassy in Rock Greek Park Sat-
urday night.
He is Daniel M. Burke. "a, ar
rested by park police shortly after
the alleged attack.
According to police, the woman
and a friend were strolling in the
park near the Massachusetts, avenue
Bridge about pm, when man
attacked them. The woman was
thrown to the ground, the report
said, and her friend ran to the
road for help.
Police said the frienG stopped a
passing motorist, Frank Tippett. OF
the 210O block of Twenty-seventh
street NV, who chased the as
sailant into the bushes. He was
arrested few minutes later by
Pvt. John L. Hoffman Of the park
police, who was cruising in the
vicinity.
The woman told police she had
bitten her attacker as he tried TO
choke her. One of Burkes fingers
was bleeding at the time OF his
arrest, police reported.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Health Service Increases
Grant 10 Children S Hospital

The Public Health Service has
increased grant to Children's Hos
pital to S21 900 to combat diarrhea.
which kills more children than
other ailment, it was announced
today.
The original grant was $4,000.
Purpose of the fund Is to study
therapeutic measures, including
streptomycin. The study is to note
the effect of the new antibiotic on
the bacteria which flourish in the
intestinal tract of infants and note
any benefits in management OF the
children.
According to hospital officials
diarrhea still takes heavy toH
among infants, but the mortality
rate here has been substantially
reduced.
A new virus research laboratory
has been set up at Children's Hos
pital. Members of the study group
include DR.. E. Clarence Rice, DR..
Frederic G. Burke, DR.. Sidney Ross,
DR.. John A. Washington and DR..
Harold Bischoff.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Baby Bird Beauty Contest
Sponsored by Canary Club

This years crop Of canaries yes
terday came into its own in a
baby bird beauty contest" spon-
sored by the National Capital
Canary Club, at Tent Hall, 7 Fourth
street NE.
The birds were graded solely on
their appearance. They ranged from
deep yellow to burnt orange,
The best bird of the show was
the Red Factor border cross entered
by John Reidy, 1905 Seventh street
NV. Mr. Reidy also Won firsts in
the Norwich first cross hybrid,
and Red Factor canary classes.
Other winners were:
Fonce Ford. Rockville, the best
Yorkshire and the best Red Factor
first cross border; Andrew banana
kis, 1901 Argonne place, NV, best
border fancy: Charles F. Adams
657 K street NE, the best American
canary and the best parakeet; Will
liam Useliny. 1921 Thjrty-fifth place
NV, the best wild bird; Carlo
Finokiaro, 227 Thirty fourth street
NE, the best cinnamon and white
ground and the best Red Factor
crested canary; Mrs. William Bu-
chanan, Riverdale, second cross
siskin canary. and Mrs. Lillian G
Martin. 4813 South Dakota avenue
NE, the best Red Factor second
cross border.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Laurel Police Use
Ad in Star to
Fill Vacancies

The Stars classified ads had
another satisfied customer today in
the person of the Laurel chief OF
police.
A 4-line ad first inserted Friday
has brought 20 applications for two
jobs as town policemen.
And it's a good list to pick from, y
declared, Chief George S. Barkman.
I'm very much satisfied and pleased
with the response. Most of the ap-
plicants have good experience and
furnished fine references"
Chief Barkman, who took office
this month in a department reor-
ganization, said the policemen will
be paid $3.50 a month at the start.
After three months they will be
raised to $190.
The vacancies were created when
several members of the department
resigned in a department dispute
under the former chief. The force
will consist of five regular policemen
and seven part-time members, CHIEF
Barkman said.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
D. {. Official Urges
Doctors 10 Aid Fight.
On VenereaI Disease

DR.. R. Ross Taggart, head OF the
bureau of venereal diseases OF the
District Health Department, today
called on private physicians for an
all-out effort in the fight against
gonorrhea in Washington which has
risen nearly 600 per cent here since
l941.
Speaking at the opening OF a
year-long campaign to stamp out
the disease, DR.. Taggart said that
$4,000 new cases were reported In
the area in the last year. There
are an estimated additional $4,000
unreported. he said.
According to survey taken by
the department, private physicians
treat approximately as many cases
as Health Department clinics. How
ever, last years reports from pri-
vate physicians total only about 5
per cent of the cases on record, he
said.
Campaign Begins.
The Health Department cam
paign which started today will con-
centrate on informing the public
of the symptoms of the disease, DR..
Taggert said.
The campaign also stresses the
fact that specific cure for gonor-
rheat has been developed recently.
The treatment is inexpensive,
painless and completely confidential.
The Health Department official
spoke today to group which in
cluded heads Of organizations whose
help the department has enlisted
to get its message across. Invited
were managers and representatives
OF taxi fleets, restaurant and tavern
owners. drugstore associations, re-
tail liquor dealers, hotel and bar
bers' associations.
Through them 450,000 pamphlets
will be distributed to the public
throughout the drive. describing
the symptoms of gonorrhea and ad-
vising prompt treatment.
The speakers at the meeting, held
in the Municipal Center, were: j.
Edgar Caswell, director of health
education for the District Health
Department, and DR.. Theodore
Bauer, Director of the Venereal
Disease Division Of the United
States Public Health Service.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Tavern Theft Suspect
Shot by Policeman

Robert G. Hunter, %, colored, OF
the TOO block of Fourth street NE,
was in a critical condition at Gal
linger Hospital today with bullet
wound in his spine. received, police
said, when he fed from two police
men investigating tavern burglary
Another man believed to have
been with Hunter in the reported
theft from the Camden Tavern,
Thirteenth and H streets NE, Is
still being sought. M. I. Wayne
operator of the tavern, told police
the back door mad been broken open
and nine bottles of whisky were
missing.
Hunter was shot by Pvt. Sherwood
H. Herring of No. 8 precinct aoou'
2:30 am. yesterday. Pvts. Herring
and William Dameron said they
saw Hunter apparently reading q
comic book in the lighted rear door
wav when they drove up an alley
in answer to radio call that the
tavern was being robbed. The two
policemen had checked the building
a short time earlier and found the
doors locked.
Hunter, who according to police
records was released from Lorton
Reformatory last April after serving
four years for a series of house
breakings. started running. Pvt.
Dameron jumped from the car and
missed flying tackle, Pvt. Her
ring took up the chase and aimed
a shot at Hunters feet, he said.
The wounded man was treated at
Casualty Hospital and transferred
to Gallinger.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
D. {. Area Boy Scouts Take
Lease on Rapidan Camp

Washington area Boy Scouts soon
will camp and fish at former Presi-
dent Hoover's Rapidan camp in Viz
ginia.
Acquisition of the 200-acre site
from National Park Service on a
lease was announced by the National
Capital Area Council of the Boy
Scouts here through Ralph A. Van
Orsdel, president of the council,
Opening of the camp, situated in
Shenandoah National Park at the
headwaters of the Rapidan River,
depends on how soon facilities can
be provided Mr. Van Orsdel said
efforts will be made to open the
camp by August.
Since President Hoover last used
the camp. buildings and other facll-
tiles have been maintained BY the
Park Service.
Another recent acquisition by Boy
Scouts is a 174-acre tract on Mason
Neck. below Fort Belvoir on High
wav /. It will be developed as
week camp and training center.
Camp Fund subscriptions from
area residents now total s45 900 Of
the $125 900 goal set by the Scouts.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Armory Board 10 Meet
Tomorrow, Pick Manager

Commissioner John Russell Young
announced today he had set the
first meeting of the new District
Armory Board for pm. tomorrow
at the Armory.
The first and most important task
facing the three-man board will
be the selection of fulltime man
ager to handle the affairs of the
Armory. This is expected to be the
first item of business the board will
take up.
Serving with Mr.. Young on the
board are Brig Gen. Albert L. Cox,
commanding the District National
Guard, and Leonard P. Walsh,
Washington attorney.
Mr. Young said six applications
had been received for the job of
manager and he thought the. selec-
ton would be made as soon as
p0s iole to open the hall to public
and private functions.
The Armory Board was set up by
Congress in an effort to settle the
long dispute between the Com
missioners and the Guard over
control of the hall.
Evening star., 1948-06-28

on the swimming party tried unsuc-
cessfully to rescue him.
Anne Arundel police said the
water is 20 feet deep at the point
he dived.
The body was recovered by county
firemen about all hour after the
drowning.
Mr.. Cameron served in the Pa
cifc with the Sd Fleet during the
war and had combat stars for three
major engagements. He was ma
chinist's mate, third class. Since
his discharge he had been serving q
plumber apprenticeship.
His father has been a District
fireman for 25 years and now is
attached to the administration dl-
vision at headquarters.
Survivors, in addition to the par
ents. are two sisters. Mrs. David H
Dnkerson. 10027 Greenock road,
Silver Spring, and Mrs. Raymond
R. Disanti, Pittsburgh.
Burial will be in Arlington Gene
terV Wednesday,
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Two5hotinCafeBra
Are Witnesses Today
In Gambling Inquiry
By Chris Mothisen

The special grand jury 'investi-
eating gambling operations here was
continuing today its exhaustive
study of the Brass Rail case" an
exchange of shots in a cafe last
January in which two men were
wounded.
The men who were shot, Henry
M. Leake and Charles Henry Mel
son, both colored, were among wit
nesses scheduled to testify this aft
ernoon. They are awaiting trial on
charges of assault with intent to
kill, assault with a deadly weapon
and carrying a dangerous weapon
arising from the fray.
Police Officers Testify.
Witnesses today include Capt.
Robert v. Murray. assistant chief
of detectives. and Pvt. Jacob l..
Rinker, of No. 2 precinct. They
would not discuss their testimony
with reporters. but it was under
stood Capt. Murray made special
investigation of the Brass Rail
case by direction of Police Supt
Robert K Barrett.
Presumably, the special grand
jury has been attempting to deter
mine the truth or falsity of rumors
that a numbers game dispute played
a part in the alteration in the
cafe, situated at 1879 Seventh
street NV.
An Army nurse, End Lieut.. Anna
M. Amos, colored, attached to A
Station Hospital at Fort Bragg
N. c., also was heard. She said she
had been summoned to Washington
for the inquiry and had been asked
about circumstances surrounding
the treatment of the two wounded
men at Freedmen'S Hospital, where
she was on duty at the time.
Witness Said to Be Doctor.
Another witness, colored man
who would not give his name, was
understood to be private physician
who treated at least one of the men
later. AS Leake and Nelson awaited
calls to the grand jury room in the
District Court Building, their attor-
neys indicated to reporters the men
would give little assistance to the
investigation.
Curtis P. Mitchell, Leake's lawyer,
said he had advised his client to
refuse to answer all but routine
identifying questions on the grounds
his answers might incriminate him
Bernard Margolius, representing
Nelson. said he did not think his
client would have much to say to
the special grand jury.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Children Receive Thanks
For Food Gifts 10 France

Marcel Flory, first secretary OF the
French Embassy, in letter released
today thanked the primary grade
children of the Chevy Chase Ele-
mentary School on behalf Of the
French people for their gifts OF
money and food.
He said gifts of that sort do not
merely touch the persons who re-
ceive them" but "are told in France
20 all the families of the neighbor-
hood and repeated from village to
village"
The primary grade children OF the
school raised s509.02 through food
fair, plays. sales and home chores.
The money was used to send 70
packages of food overseas.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Capitol Guard,
Shot by Captive,
Critically Hurt
Fred Crenshow, 66,
Wounded on Grounds;
Young Man Held

A Capitol policeman was in
critical condition today from
two gunshot wounds apparently
inflicted by a robbery suspect he
was taking to the Senate Office
Building guardroom early Sun
day.
The officer Is Fred j. Crenshaw.
66, 1929 B street NE, a former
Capital Transit streetcar operator,
who is in Casualty Hospital with
wounds in the chest and abdomen
Police held a suspect identified
as Cleveland Shrad, %, colored, OF
the 300 block of Virginia avenue
S.W., who has been charged with
assault with intent to kill He has
made no confession, according to
Detective Lieut.. jeremiah Flaherty.
but has been identified by Mr..
CrenShaw.
The policeman was found. semi
conscious, about 3 am. on the
grounds at the west front of the
Capitol building by Marine cor
poral who said he heard five shots.
Loungers Were Questioned.
Mr.. Crenshaw, who had been on
duty at one of the doors, had been
relieved temporarily and had
walked out for air when he en-
countered q detail composed of 1t.
Bernard L. Flanagan, Sergt. Har-
ley Hylton and Pvt. George Tre-
hern. The detail was questioning
loungers on the grounds.
They had two men in custody
when a third man, believed to have
been Shrad, police said, appeared
and became belligerent.
Mr.. Crenshaw was asked to take
the man to the guardroom.
Capt William Broderick, chief of
the Capitol police force, quoted the
wounded policeman as saying II
fired three times. He shot me
twice"
Suspect Was Carrying Weapon.
Police are still studying the theory
that Mr.. Crenshaw's own gun was
turned on him. Five shot had been
fired from it, police said.
When arrested two hours after
the shooting by 1t. Carl Schamp OF
Capitol police at Second and D
streets S.W.. Shrad was carrying
.38-caliber revolver fully loaded in
his belt, the officer said. ,Shrad
told police he had won the gun in
Saturday night card game.
The two men who were arrested
by 1t. Flanagans squad Immediately
before the shooting broke away
from the three policemen as they
were being led away. One escaped
and the other was recaptured and
later released.
The three policemen apparently
were led too far away by the chase
to hear the gunf1re between Mr..
Crenshaw and his assailant.
Mr.. Crenshaw, native of South
Carolina, has a wife, Mrs. Roberta
Crenshaw, and q son Albert.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
| Star Movies

Community movies, sponsored by
The Star, the Recreation Depart
ment and The" Film Center, are
scheduled for pm. today. Pro-
grams of comedy, sports, cartoon
and travel shorts will be shown at
the following Fairgrounds and rec
reation centers:
Bald Eagle, Nichols avenue and Joliet
street S.W
Chevy Chase, Forty-hrs, and Livingston
streets NV.
Hoover Second and N streets S "
Kenilworth. Kenilworth avenue and Ord
streets NE.
Rudolph Second and Hamilton streets
NE
Douglass-Dvsliins, 1000 Alabama ave-
nue. Sc.
Francis, Twenty-fourth and N streets
NV
Howard Fifth and W streets nv.
Lanzston. Bennins road and Twenty.
fourth street Me-
Evening star., 1948-06-28
IS Newsboys Coming
Here for Centennial
As Prize in Contests

Some IS youngsters will come to
Washington for the Washington
Monument Centennial celebration
this week end, with the trip their
prize in a newsboys' contest back
home
Back home to many of the IS also
is Washington, but not Washington,
D. C. They come from Washington,
Iowa: Washington, North Carolina;
Washington. Pa, and Washington
Court House. Ohio.
Other cities where newspapers
have conducted contests with trips
here as the prize are Greenville,
N. c.; Atlanta. Ga; Jamestown, N.
Y: Evansville, Ind; Lynchburg, Va,
and Madison, Wis, according to
Leon Chatelina, jr, chairman Qtathe
Board of Trades Centennial Com
rnittee. II 4 i II G III
= They'll Join Big Parade.
All the boys are winners of three
day.. all expense trips, a part ofrthe
centennial celebration which begins
on Saturday and extends through
Monday, July 5.
The boys will be in the big pa
rade down Pennsylvania avenue and
over Fifteenth street NV. to the
reviewing stand on Constitution
avenue where they will pass before
President Truman. The President
will make a Nationwide radio ad-
dress following the parade Saturday
afternoon.
A banquet at the Raleigh Hotel
is scheduled for the boys on Satur-
day. On Sunday, after attending
church services, they will 60 sight
seeing. In the evening they will
attend the first summer symphony
concert, the big monument centen-
nial event of the day.
More sightseeing will come on
Monday, ending with the cere-
monies at the Monument grounds.
This will include a musical program,
entertainment and the fireworks.
Halsey to Lead March.
Reports from all cities up to to-
day indicate, Mr.. Chatelain said,
the boys are especially looking for
ward to the parade which will be
led by Fleet Admiral William F.
Halsey. Arthur Godfrey of the
radio, will give running commen-
tary on the parade and ceremonies
on Saturday.
The normal Fourth of July crowd
at the Monument grounds and sur
rounding area is about 100000 peo-
pie, Mr. Chatelain said. Because OF
this years extra centennial pro-
gram, commemorating the laying OF
the Monuments cornerstone, much
larger crowd is expected.
Tickets for reserved seats for both
the Saturday and Monday celebra-
tions are on sale at the major no.
tells, Government Services snack
bars, the D. C. Information Center
in The Star Building lobby and at
all Peoples Drug Stores. A trailer
booth was to be placed today in
front of the District Building for
nhe convenience of those who wish
! tickets. They are 81 each for Sat-
urday and Monday, including tax.
On the days OF the events tickets
will be sold at the grounds.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Bethesda -ChevyChase Post
Elects Shaub Commander

D. r. Shaub has been named
commander of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Post of the American Legion.
Other new officers are Gar Cham
berlin, senior vice commander; Will
liam Greenville, junior vice COM
mander: Edward Cogan, adjutant:
Leslie Bell, jr, finance officer: the
Rev. william F. Creighton, chap
lain; John M. McInerney, judge
advocate: Irving Bienvenue, ser
geant- -at-arms; Harold Ale. service
officer; DR.. Edward r. Cook, his
torian.
Members of the Executive Com
mittee are James r. Miller, William
Hoover, Joseph A. Cantrel, F. H.
Creeh, Charles H. Merrick, Lewis B.
Pusey, jr, and Frank Spicer. Men,
bers of the committee without vote
are Past Comdrs. T. M. Duff and
Tom Edward.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Policemen Gel
Fines in Escape
AtDeath House
Payment Suspended
For Davis, Sonderlin,
Duped by Prisoners

Two Metropolitan policemen who
we're convicted in May, 1947, on
charges of negligently permitting
Joseph Medley and Earl Mcfarland
to escape from District Jail IN April,
1916, today were sentenced by JUS
tice Alexander Holtzoff in District
Court to a $500 fine each, but pay
ment of the fines was suspended.
The two are Pvt. Hubert G. Davis
and Pvt. Oscar c. Sanderlln.
The two who were assigned to
guard the convicted murderers, had
been playing cards with Medley and
Mcfarland shortly before they es-
caped from the death house.
Ouping the policemen, the two
murderers locked them into death
house cells and then made their way
to the Jail roof by cutting through
a ventilator pipe with can opener.
They then dropped to the ground
and fed.
Both Since Executed.
Both were recaptured, Medley the
same day in a sewer pipe beside the
Anacostia River and Mcfarland
several days later in Knoxville,
Tenn. Both since have been exc
cuted, Medley for the murder OF
Mrs. Nancy Boyer and Mcfarland
for the murder of Dorothy Berrum.
Sanderlin and Davis were con-
yicted for responsibility in the es-
cape by jury in District Court, but
Justice Holtzoff set the verdict aside
through granting an order in ar
rest of judgment His order gave
the Government the right to ap-
peal and the United States Court
of Appeals last February reversed
Justice Holtzoff and ordered the
jury's verdict reinstated.
The Supreme Court refused to
review the case AS result the two
policemen came into court today
for sentence.
Justice Holtzoff passed his order
last year on common law and cited
a Tower of London case dating back
to the Seventeenth Century.
Held Custodian Responsible.
In going back to English common
law. Justice HoltZof said:
80 Authorities would indicate
that the only person who was sub
iect to prosecution at common law
for negligent escape was either the
sheriff or the person in charge OF
the institution in which the prisoner
was committed and to whom, there
fore, the lawful custody OF the
prisoner was entrusted
In reversing Justice Holtzoff the
Court of Appeals declared:
1T would be distinctly unreason-
able in our view to say that the
superintendent of the Washington
jail was alone responsible to the
government of the escape of prison.
ers occasioned by the negligence OF
police officers regularly assigned as
guards at the Jail"