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Evening star., 1948-03-27
Richmond Press Probe
Heads for Oblivion as
Sponsor Halls Action
By the Associated Press

DANVILLE, Va, Mar. 27.-The
recently ordered investigation OF
Richmond Newspapers, Inc, ap-
peared headed for oblivion today
The sponsor of the House of Dele
gates resolution directing the in
quiry has asked the State Corpora
ton Commission and the attorney
general to withhold any investiga-
tion until and unless your office
comes into information which would
require action, on your own initia-
tive" providing that 1T be legal to
do So"
The request was made by Dele
gate Samuel w. Swanson of Pitt
sylvania County in identical let
tiers mailed to sec Chairman Lester
Hooker and Attorney General-elect
j. Lindsay Almond, jr. Delegate
Brady Altman of Franklin, one of
the resolutions co-sponsors, Joined
in the request.
Came Up on Final Day.
The resolution was adopted on
the final day of the legislative ses-
sion of the General Assembly
March 13. 1t directed the sec to
investigate and report in 80 days
on the ownership. profits, salaries
and practices of the Richmond
newspapers. 1t also instructed the
attorney general to inquire into the
same papers and determine whether
an monopolistic practice existed.
In making the letters public last
night, Mr.. Swanson said he felt
"some enlightening information
might result from the proper investi-
CATION" but that he did not desire
''to harrass the press or to set q
precedent which would be viewed
with apprehension by the response
BILE newspapers of Virginia"
Expense Fund Criticized.
Both newspapers had pointed out
repeatedly that thes inquiry wa!
directed on the day following SHARP
editorial criticism of the Assembly
action in voting it's membership {
$500 expense bonus.
| Mr.. Swanson emphasized tina
evidence of monopolistic practice
rather than editorial criticism o
the $500 expense appropriation
prompted the resolution"
Il have kept the $780," Mr.. Swan
son said, because I believe tn
people of Virginia want to compen
safe members of the Assembly TO
their normal and legitimate expense
during legislative session."
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Thieves Abandon Stolen Car
Near Scene Of Robbery

Thieves forced open the door OF
the Bradbury Heights Drugstore
4407 Bowen road Sc, early today
but apparently were frightened
away, leaving a stolen automobile
in which there were two "jimmies'
and other tools.
The car. found parked in front
of the store about am, had been
stolen earlier last night from a
downtown parking lot. Police said
it belonged to Adelbert Seeley, 1924
A street Sc. 1t bore license plates
which police said were stolen from
the car owned by James C. Wing
622 H street NV.
In the car were several razors
and a small radio. Police said they
asked Harley E. Baker, proprietor
of the pharmacy, to check whether
the articles had been taken from
his store.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
; Students From D. {. Win
In Forensic Tournament
By the Associated Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Mar
27.-Winners in six divisions of the
grand national forensic tournament
were announced by judges here last
night.
Representatives from 63 colleges
are competing in the third annua
affair being held at Mary Washing
ton College.
Yesterdays winners included:
Book review-Marilyn Cole, Mar
jorie Webster Junior College, Wash
ington; William j. Mitchell, st. Vim
cents, Latrobe, Pa.
Declamation-Earl Faircloth, Uni
versity Of Florida; Doris Williams
American University. Washington.
Dramatic reading - Brooks B
Cooper, Haverford Pa) College
Margaret Dickey, Marjorie Webster
| Junior College.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
McLintock Named 10 Head
Merchant Marine Academy

Commodore G. Gordon McLintock,
47O5 Overlook road, Chevy Chase,
has been appointed superintendent
of the Merchant Marine Academy
at Kings Point, N. Y, Vice Admiral
w. w. Smith, chairman of the Mari
time Commission, announced yes
terday.
Commodore McLintock will as
sumo his new duties Thursday. For
the last two years he has served as
special assistant to Rear Admiral
Telfair Knight, chief of the Mari
time Commission Bureau of Train
ing.
Rear Admiral Richard McNulty,
who has been superintendent of the
academy for the last two years, will
be assigned to the headquarters staff
In Washington.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
| League Urging
Independents to
Declare Party

A drive to get the more than 1000
persons registered as independents
to declare party afflliation before
Tuesday is being conducted by the
Montgomery County League OF
Women Voters.
Hundreds of return postal cards
have been mailed by the leagues
precinct workers to the independ-
ents urging them to indicate the
party with which they decire to
affiliate so that they may vote in
the May primary. In addition.
many of the voters are being con-
tacted by telephone or personal
calls.
League workers are finding, 1t was
said, that many teachers, profess
sional workers and business men are
among the group who do not vots
in the primaries. Mrs. Irwin Wen-
sink, league board member and
voters services chairman, said. Thii
country needs well-trained men and
women to help select candidates.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Dogs Bark Brings Arrest
OF Man in Assault Case

The barking of dog, which at
tracted the attention of neighbors
to an assault scene, let to the de-
tention yesterday of a 25-year-old
man, charged with assault with in
tent to commit rape on a 46-year-
old woman.
Arrested on a description given by
neighbor who hurried to the
scene. Elijah Williams. jr., colored
was ordered held for the grand jury
under $4,000 bond by Judge George
D. Nelson in Municipal Court. He
pleaded not guilty.
Police reported that residents Of
the $500 block of M street NV.
heard a dog barking furiously in q
nearby alley on February %. In
vestigating, they saw a man, later
identified as Williams, run out Of
the alley where the victim had been
dragged and beaten.
The assault charge was placed
against Williams last Thursday or
his release from Jail where he was
sent for 10 days on drunk and dis.
orderly charges, two weeks after thu
assault occurred.
Evening star., 1948-03-27

pdlG VI d IVA
tion-wide canvass for S16,042,O00,
will be under the auspices OF the
American Cancer Society, 1900
Fifteenth street NV. 1t will run
through April.
Mr.. Overs said these vice chair
men will assist Mr.. Flanagan:
Mai. Robert j. Barrett, super
intendent of police; Walter F.
Bramhall, clerk, Municipal Court;
Raymond F. Clapp, acting director,
Board of Public Welfare; Milo F.
Christensen, superintendent, Recre-
alton Board; Donald Clemmer,
director, Department of Correction;
DR.. Hobart M. Corning, superintend-
ent of District schools; Edward A.
Dent, assessor; j. T. Kennedy, di-
rector, Department of Weights,
Measures and Markets; Fire Chief
Clement Murphy, Harry N. Peterson,
librarian; DR.. George c. Rutland
health officer, and Francis L. Tim
mons, chief clerk, Engineering De-
partment.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Complaint Asks License
OF Doctor Be Revoked

A complaint by the District Com
mission on Licensure to Practice the
Healing Art yesterday asked revo-
cation of the license of DR.. Henry M
Ladrey, 220 N street NV, to prac-
tice medicine and surgery.
The action was brought in District
Court by Health officer George c.
Rutland, who Is secretary of the
commission. 1t said DR.. Ladrey
colored, was given a suspended SEN
tence and probation in 1945 after a
bribery conviction. The conviction
was affirmed on appeal, the COM
Olaint added,
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Move 10 Serve
.0|eo 10 Armed
Forces Pushed
House Subcommittee
To Begin Hearings
On Bill Thursday
By Chalmers M. Roberts

A House Armed Services subcom.
mittee will begin hearings next
Thursday on bills which would per-
NIT the armed services to serve
oleomargarine to'soidiers, sailors and
airmen.
Substitution Of margarine for but
ter-at less than half the cost
would save the taxpayers an, esti-
mated $10,00o,000 a year.
Every Army appropriation bill
since the early 1930s has carried
prohibition against using any funds
for the purchase of margarine to
serve troops. The Navy is barred
from serving margarine by Con-
gressional legislation which states
that the sailors basic ration shall
contain l $40 ounces of butter per
man per day.
+ Sold in Commissaries.
Air Force procurement is handled
by the Army and hence flyers like.
wise cannot be served margarine.
The Army is permitted, however. to
buy margarine for sale in Army
commissaries.
The Coast Guard would not be
affected by the proposed legisla-
ton, since it has been returned to
the Treasury Departments control
and the House Armed Services
Committee cannot legislate for the
Treasury. The Coast Guard COM
mandant has said, however, the use
of margarine by Guardsmen would
be harmful to morale" and would
adversely affect the contentment Of
the men"
The bills under consideration were
introduced by Representative
Rivers, Democrat. of South Caro-
lima. and Mitchell Republican, of
Indiana, both leaders in the fight
to repeal all Federal taxes on mar
garine.
Testimony Welcome.
The two legislators, as well as
armed services procurement off,
cials are expected to be witnesses,
according to Representative Ander-
son, Republican, of California, who
heads the subcommittee. Mr.. An
derson said he would welcome testi-
mony from representatives of the
milk and butter interests, which
long ago obtained passage of the
prohibitions the new bills seek to
repeal.
Meanwhile, more signatures have
been added to the petition to force
a margarine tax repeal measure
out of the reluctant House Agricul-
ture Committee. When the House
ended its session Thursday for the
weekend recess, the petition had
142 of the necessary 218 signatures,
according to its sponsor, Mr.. Rivers.
Five of those who have signed
the petition, Mr.. Rivers said. are
members of the Anderson subcom-
mittee of TO- Hence chances of ap-
proval of the Rivers Mitchell pro-
posal appear bright.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
George PapanicoIas Buys
Securities BUILDING

Successful bidder for the Securi-
ties Building, nine-story stone and
brick office building at 729 Fifteenth
street NV, was George Papanicolas
attorney, with Offices in the Wood
ward Building, who offered $428, 500
it was reported today.
The building was sold at public
auction Thursday, pursuant to an
order of the District Court, by Wal
ter M. Bastian and Dale D. Drain
trustees Owner was Securities
Building, Inc. Auctioneers were
Thomas J. Owen & Son.
Assessed for tax purposes at $302,-
600, the building is so arranged thai
each tenant occupies one floor. AT
present it is fully occupied.
Mr.. Papanicolas deposited $4,000
in cash and has 30 days within
which to complete the bid. He sale
he expects to renovate the building
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Good Friday Blood Donor,
Include 30 VA EMPLOYEES

Thirty Veterans Administration
employees were among more than 80
persons who marked Good Friday
by visiting the Red Cross Blood
Center. 1870 E street NV, to give a
pint of blood.
The new center here hopes to be
receiving 500 donations per week by
midyear, to provide for blood and
plasma needs in the Washington
area.
Among groups represented in the
blood donations yesterday were
Boiling Field, Central Intelligence
Agency, National Military Estab-
lishment, Naval Laboratory and
| Treasury Department
Evening star., 1948-03-27

He said his phone had been ring
ing steadily. but would not identify
himself to the reporter. my nerves
are getting tangled he explained.
The reporter hung up and tried
again. Each time he raised the
same weary citizen after the phone
went "plunk." Finally he stopped
trying and reported his phone out
of order.
This morning he tried to call his
wife again from the Office. A weary
male voice, this time tinged with q
philosophical note, said:
"Oh. it's you again"
Telephone company officials saio
a wire crew was searching for the
damaged cable which apparently
had jumbled about a half-dozer
phones in the Alexandria area
Everything should be fixed by late
today.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
lNew Violations
Void Diploma
lOf Traffic School

Judge George D. Nelson in effect
tore up the Traffic School diploma -
of Harry j. Davenport, 27. on his
return to Municipal Court yesterday
The appearance OF Davenport, who
is colored and lives in the 1900
block of Sixteenth street NV. was
occasioned by his arrest last Tuesday
on three traffic charges, including
speeding. This was three days after
his graduation from the Districts S
Traffic School, to which he had been
sent by the court one month earlier
on another speeding charge.
Davenport was fined $35 for driv-
ing on the wrong side of the street,
having no registration card and
speeding. Davenport still awaits
sentencing on the original speeding
ehargo
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Man and Boy, 9,
Killed in Traffic.;
! Drivers Held
Child Fatally Injured
While at Play; Other
Victim Unidentified

Two pedestrians died early today
after traffic accidents.
One was a colored man whom
police sought to identify. The other
was Edward A. Brown, 9, colored, of
2e Fourteenth street Sc.
The deaths brought the Districts
1913 traffic toll to 81. Seventeen of
the victims have been pedestrians.
During the same period last year
19 were killed-13 OF them pedes-
trians.
The unidentified colored man was
killed shortly after l am. as he
walked east across the street in
front of 1730 Sixteenth street NV.
Driver Is Held.
John R. Ale, %, of 3578 South
Stafford street Arlington, driver of
the car. was held for action of the
coroner.
The victim was pronounced dead
at the scene at ITO am. by a
Casualty Hospital physician. The
body was removed to the District
Morgue.
Police teletyped description of
the man to all precincts. He was
colored, about IS, feet 8 inches
tall, about 135 pounds, of slender
build with hair greying at the tenn
pies. He wore a brown coat, blue
trousers, a brown felt hat and tan
shoes.
Boy Hit While Playing.
The second traffic victim, young
Brown died at Gallinger Hospital
at 2 am. Police held William
Bandler, 1O9 Seventeenth street Sc.
for action of the coroner. They
said his automobile injured the boy
as he played in the 400 block of A
street Sc. at about 8:45 o'clock
last night.
An out-of-town driver was in
volved in another accident last night
which sent a pedestrian, Rease
Shipley, 48, colored, 1136 Twenty
first street NV, to Gallinger Hos
pital. He suffered a fractured leg
cuts and bruises. His condition was
not serious.
Police said Morton E. Bader, 80
Brooklyn, N. Y, driving through
Washington, was driver of the car
involved. The accident was in the
block in front of the injured mans
home.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Area Red Cross Drive
Reaches 869b Of Goal


The District area Red Cross drive
was within $148,782 of its goal to-
day, as it neared its scheduled con-
clusion at noon Tuesday.
Collections totaling s931,218, or
S6.3 per cent of the $1,080,000 goal,
were reported at luncheon in the
United States Chamber of Com
merce Building yesterday. Donors
totaled 219,258.
Campaign Director Randolph G.
Bishop warned, however, that co.
600 more gifts must be obtained to
match last years total number Of
contributors.
I'VE have a tremendous job to
do before Tuesday," he told solici-
Evening star., 1948-03-27
False Arrest Award
Reduced to 81 400

A $1,000 judgment granted James
T. Crouch of Silver Spring by
Montgomery County Circuit Court
jury last November in false arrest
suit has been reduced to $1,400.
The reduction was made by Judge
Stedman Prescott, who ruled the
verdict was excessive"
Mr.. Crouch had filed suit for $4,000
damages against Navy Capt. Thomas
j. Kennedy, Chevy Chase, on the
ground the latter had him falsely ar
rested on disorderly conduct charges.
Mr.. Crouch, Veterans Administra-
ton attorney, claimed the arrest
damaged his reputation.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Two WAC Officers Hurt
When Car 0yerturns

Two WAC officers were injured
yesterday when their automobile
failed to make a curve and over
turned on Route l about miles
south of Woodbridge, Va.
WAC Maj. Lenora Price, 27, of
1928 Martha Custis drive. Alexan-
dria, suffered dislocated left elbow
and WAC 1t. Gertrude Reitz, %, of
701 South Fillmore street, Arlington,
suffered face and neck decorations.
Both were taken to the Quantico
Naval Hospital, where they were
reported in good condition.
State police said the two are
assigned to the Pentagon.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Marshall Will Leuve
For Boqotu Tomorrow
BY the Associoted Press

Secretary of State Marshall plans
to leave tomorrow night for Bogota,
Colombia, to head the United States
delegation at the American
Conference opening there Tuesday.
The State Department said Gen,
Marshall will leave by plane about
9 pm. He is scheduled to stop in
Florida to pick up Secretary OF
Commerce Hartman.
Assistant Secretary of State Ar
mour and other delegation members
will leave for Bogota tonight in two
planes. The delegation will number
about sn.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Driver Escapes Injury
AS Train Halves Truck
BY The Assccioted Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 27-Driver
Albert Rioux, 40, escaped injury yes
terday when his tank trailer-t truck
was sheared in half by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroads Cleveland Akron
lite, Baltimore-bound express.
The rear half of the tank trailer
was showed 200 feet, disgorging more
than 1000 gallons of fuel oil.
Evening star., 1948-03-27

Ing l II u I 5 Qdy,
a cor d i n G to
Robert G. Overs,
general C a M
paign chairman.
II am con-
vinced that the
employees of the
District of Co
lumbia will take
pride in their
participation in
such an import
ant crus a d e, "
d e c are d Mr..
Flanagan.
The campaign,
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Flanagan Heads Unit
In Cancer Fund Drive

James H. Flanagan, head Of the
Public Utilities Commission has
been named chairman of the Dis
trict Government Unit for the
S175,000 cancer drive here, start
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Lone Asks Fiqht on Cancer

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Mar. 27 P.-
Gov. Lane today proclaimed Apri'
cancer control month" He urged
Marylanders to support the Ameri-
can Cancer Society's campaign to
raise s230,00O to fight the disease.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
RuhIund Gives Warning
On Inspector SuIesmen

Health Officer George c. Ruh-
land has warned that persons repre-
senting themselves as Health De-
partment inspectors and selling
tickets for a benefit performance
have no connection with the Health
Department.
Our inspectors are uniformed
with proper identifying lapel and
cap insignia as we'll as other identi-
fications," DR.. Rutland said. "The
inspectors are not authorized to
solicit. Persons representing them
selves as members of the Health
should be requested to
present proper Identification. If
this is not done, the police should
be notified"
Most of the soliciting has been
done in stores, DR.. Rutland said.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Virainiu Girl Honored

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Mar.
27 (SpeciaD Miss Mary Ann Ross
Of Broad Run, senior at Mary
Washington College Of the Univer-
sity of Virginia, has been awarded a
teaching scholarship at the Univer-
sity OF Tennessee
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odc and services in view of these facts If Britain is
warning against the Jews in America must fight back
in the only language she understands, The Pocketbook
We must hit Britain where it hurts
When Great Britain gave up the Mandate she promised
The world that Palestine would be plunged into violent war
after her departure Now she is seeing to it. through full
scale support the Arab and through her control OF
Abduah and the Arab Legion that her predlcons are
fulfilled
The world has been amazed at Britan's actions in Pal
ene and her sabotaging of any solution for Palestine IN
and by the United Nations Many people have wondered
what her motive in disarmng the Jews while armlng
the Arabs What behind Britans plant that she could
not maintain peace guarantee security in Palestine while
the time she sabotaging every Recommendation
towards those ends submitted in the councils OF the Uned
Nations and while she offering and building up the
personnel and material strength of the Arab Legion?
In mind there is very little mystery in Brtains
actions The simple fact is-Brain does not expect to stay
out Of Palestine and hopes get back in through Abduan
The British plan to have Abduah seize Jerusalem and the
Neev and incorporate these in the kingdom OF Trans
Ordana This would give Abdullah the prestige OF great
city tor his capital and territorial with ports on DOM
the and the Red Sea- making his country one
the truly influential forces in the Near and Middle Last
was to this end that Britain kept the Arab Legion in Pal
esne and never sent it back as her duty and treaty
obligation It for this that Britain armed IN
ADVANCE those Palestinan Arabs who were trlenoIY
AOoulah and would play the British game was LOT nlS
reason the British disarmed in advance the Jews VINO
would be expected resist invasion by Abdulah ana MS
friends.
The British own Abdulah body and soul, and both by
iedy but more important, by reason OF ApouanS dDSo
ue economic dependence Britain he would be comPeeu
40 whatever the British ordered Britain IS determines
stay in the Palestine area and she is not reckoning the
IS-elther in American ERP dollars or IN jewish anu
Arab lives