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Evening star., 1948-11-12
Alaskan Youth, Visiting Here,
Loses BELONGINGS to Guides
Luggage, Cash Token
By Three Strangers
While Sightseeing

An Alaska born youth who came
1000 miles by boat and bus from
SkagWay to see the Nations Capital
told police today how three men
took him on a quick tour before
robbing him of all his money and
luggage.
1t was to have been quite an event
for Robert Hauptmann. 18. Ten
days ago his father, Theodore
Hauptmann, a lumber camp fore
man at Skagway. saw the lad off on
the trip he had promised him if
Robert finished among the top 10
in nigh school.
Robert went by boat from Fair
banks to Seattle, then rode bus
across the country, arriving here
yesterday afternoon.
He was eating at the Greyhound
Bus Terminal, wondering where to
start his sightseeing, when man
about 20 years old dropped into the
booth beside him. Perhaps it was
because the man was wearing red
and black blazer and boots that
Robert warmed up to him.
Thought Strangers Kind.
He thought it was kind of the
man to offer to take him around
town in his car.
They put Roberts two suitcases,
containing his new suit and other
clothes. in the back of the car. They
drove around a little. then picked
up two other men.
The other men agreed they
should show Robert the points of
interest. They saw the Capitol.
then drove by the White House,
Later they showed the youth the
and jefferson memorials and
then suggested driving to Alex
andria to see other historic build
ings.
Robert remembers seeing the home
Of John L. Lewis before somebody
thought of Mount Vernon.
On Memorial highway, about three
miles beyond Alexandria. the driver
stopped the car. He said everybody
had to get out because of car
trouble.
No sooner had Robert alighted
when one of the men knocked him
to the ground They held him there
and went through his pockets, get
ting 81 in cash and S340 in travellers
checks.
Tossed a Brick.
Red-headed. 6-foot-2 Robert didn't
take it lying down.
Evening star., 1948-11-12
By Crosby Noyes

Finding a parking place in Clar-
endon on Friday night is a tough
job. The cars are usually parked
solid along Wilson boulevard from
Irving to Edgewood streets and for
block on either side. Sometimes
it gets on a mans nerves.
1t was raining last Friday by the
time the CAROLS finished their sup
per and left their modest, tWo-fam-
lily home on South Glebe road for
the Clarendon shopping center.
Mr.. Carroll, at the wheel of their
shiny new Chevrolet sedan, drove
slowly on the wet streets. He was
a big man, something over feet,
whose hair, only slightly gray, be-
lied his IS years.
Wet streets or not, Audie Carroll
was driving slowly these days. He
had had a couple of minor scrapes
with his new car recently, driving
home from his job as an auditor
in the post exchange at Fort Myer.
1t had meant a new paint job to
patch the shiny finish on his
tenders, and the cost of paint jobs
was high these days.
Routine Expedition.
In the car with him. his wife
Gaye chatted with her sister, Mrs
Matte Guerrant. They we're going
to get some things to sell at the
Baptist Church bazaar the next
week.
1t was routine that had becomt
familiar with the CAROLS. vino had
made the excursion to the center
almost weekly since they moved
into the community five years ago.
Mr.. Carroll would let the women
out in front ~of some store. Then
he would 60 off and hunt a parking
space as close to the shopping center
as he could find.
The lighted stores of the shop
ping center are not the only at
traction in Clarendon on Friday
nights. That is when the Ashton
Theater digs out its widest West
erns, and the line at the ticket booth
at the early show promised that
this night was no exception.
AS he drove along Wilson boule-
ward toward the theater in his old
"a Ford, Bernie Griffin also was
looking for a place to park. 1t
was nearly 8 o'clock, and he had
already missed the first reel of
Silver Trails" but he could sit
through and catch the beginning
of the next show. Tomorrow would
be light day at the Spurrier Motor
Co., where he worked AS me-
chanic. He could rest after noon.
Misses Car, Almost.
In the course of his 30 years
Bennie hadn't got over his taste for
Evening star., 1948-11-12
ICC Hearing Examiner Studies
Problem of Packed Spinach

he entered the fruit and vegetable
business, he had had considerable
experience as a graduate engineer
in several big manufacturing con-
Germs.
Under questioning of John Van
Arnum, league secretary, Mr.. Solley
said he could not see how washing
spinach and other fresh vegetables
and packaging them could transform
them into a manufactured product.
Normally, in manufacturing, you
take basic commodity and convert
it drastically-like the shirt I'm
wearing" he declared. you would
never recognize the cotton picked
somewhere down South for the shirt
I'm wearing"
Paul B. Dickman. farmer and
fresh vegetable packer from Ruskin,
Fla, summed up his business:
1--WE are kitchen-preparing our
product for the housewife, just as
though she had picked her veg
etables in the garden, and eliminat-
ing the transportation OF garbage"
Evening star., 1948-11-12

OF the cars leaky radiator came up.
The first accident occurred at Sec
ond and M streets S.W., where the
Treasury car jumped a curb and
knocked down a bus stop sign,
barely missing two waiting passen-
gers, according to police.
In the 300 block of L street S.W.,
a few minutes later, police reported
that Blackwell crashed simultane-
ously into the front of one parked
car and the rear of another, glanced
off, and struck a third car on the
opposite side of the street.
Philip Mccoy. colored, ran out of
his home in that block after hearing
the crash, and followed the radia-
tor trail to the arrest scene, police
said.
Blackwell pleaded not guilty be-
fore Judge Aubrey B. Fennell. who
released him under $500 bond pend
ing jury trial December 13. He told
police he had permission to drive
the car after work yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-11-12
Snyder's Limousine Chauffeur
Churqed With Drunk Drivinq

The official chauffeur for Secre-
tary of the Treasury Snyder today
was charged in Traffic Court with
drunken driving and three counts of
leaving after colliding.
Police booked Clarence E. Black
well, 40, colored, $500 block of Thir-
teenth street NV, at 3 am. after
three collisions which involved the
Treasury limousine he was driving,
three parked automobiles and bus
stop sign.
Scout Car Patrolmen Charles
Tucker and Charles Sullivan of
No. precinct reported they stopped
the car, which was badly damaged.
Is blocks from the scene Of the
third accident.
The policemen said they were
making a routine cruise when they
noticed BlackWell's vehicle chug-
ging along with a steaming radiator.
After they had stopped him, other
witnesses who had followed the trail
Evening star., 1948-11-12
Flaming Red Conories on Exhibition Here;
Development of Color Required so Years

Custom built canary birds are
available now, but it may take about
so years to get the color you want.
The patient processes of getting
desired feather pigmentation in a
bird was common topic today as
some 1,400 of them twittered the
opening of the National Capital
Canary. Clubs 14th annual Grand
National Bird Show.
The show is open to the public
from 10 am. to 10 pm. today, to-
morrow and Sunday, with final
judging tomorrow. at the Odd Fell
lows Temple, 419 Seventh street
NV. Prizes ranging from a $3.50
silver punch bowl to a sack of bird
seed will be awarded Sunday.
Some bird fancier, tired of the
ordinary canary color, dreamed
about a red one so years ago. The
fanciers have been trying ever since.
What some of the experts believe
to be the best answer achieved yet
came to town yesterday with Mr..
and Mrs. James D. Brown of Miami.
The Browns, who have 300 canaries,
which cost them SIS week and
most of Mrs. Antonica Browns time,
brought their prize Red Factor,
which is described as a famingo
red
The Red Factor competition is
going to be keen-there are about
900 of them entered, all tracing
their ancestry to the South Amer
ican red siskin, a finch. The mar
riage of the Latin and a domestic
canary years ago produced an
orange Hedging.
Subsequent progeny came out a
frosted apricot; then the deep april
cot-finally the f1amingo red.
The patient waiting isn't unusual.
The National Capital Clubs mem
bers have been working II years to-
produce the perfect Washington
Fancy "a black-capped, black
winged canary with a white body.
They're still trying, but they're
gaining. On display is the, newest
Evening star., 1948-11-12
Study of a Moments S Rage
death and q Murder Chdrqe

Westerns. And it is good way to
spend a Friday night when your
wife anG child are away, visiting
sick mother.
Suddenly Bennie Griffin jammed
on his brakes. The tires squealed
and passersby on the street looked
up. The Ford, skidding on the wet
pavement, almost missed the shiny
black Chevy turning out of North
Fillmore street. Almost, but not
quite.
According to one witness who ar
rived On the scene a few seconds
later, the two drivers got out to look
at the damage. A crowd collected.
1T was a very minor accident" ,"
the witness said. Both cars had
dented tenders, and the radiator of
the Chevy was leaking water onto
the street"
He could hear the drivers arguing
about it angrily as he came up. One
of them was calling the other
names. Suddenly fists flew. One Of
the drivers fell to the street as the
crowd surged in.
It was all over when Pvt. Gilbert
Stream got to the place in his scout
car.
Murder Charged.
II saw the two cars in the middle
Of the road" he said. Mr.. Carroll
was lying on the pavement near
the sidewalk where some one had
dragged him. He was unconscious
and a little blood was coming out
of his mouth. The ambulance then
arrived and took the man away
to Arlington Hospital.
Five days later Audie Carroll was
dead. The charges of felonious as
sault against Bennie Griffin were
dropped. He was charged with
murder instead.
His attorney, Oren Lewis, told a
reporter: He didn't want to kill
Carroll any more than 1 want to
kill you. What happened to him
might happen to any one-a simple
argument over a very trivial acci-
dent. You don't kill people over
dented fender"
commemorative Attorney Den
man T. Rucker said the charge
probably would be changed to in
voluntary manslaughter before the
case comes up for trial.
The house on Glebe road was de-
serted when a reporter called there
yesterday. The doors were locked
and the blinds were drawn. Neigh
bors said they had taken Mr.. Carroll
to Chatham, Va, for the funeral.
In the driveway beside the small
brick house stood the dead man S
car. The dent on the left front
fender scarcely had scratched the
shiny black paint,
Evening star., 1948-11-12
Driver Tests 10 Be Halted
Durinq Glass for Examiners

District drivers permit examina-
tions and road tests will be sus-
pended next week while the cX-
aminers are schooled in examining.
The course will be given Monday
through Friday in the permit ex-
animation room on the first floor
of the Municipal Center.
The nine examiners will hear
about such subjects as procedures
for deaf mutes and foreign-speaking
persons and one lecture on "Ap-
proach to the Nervous Driver" by
DR.. Overholser. superintendent of
st. Elizabeth'S Hospital.
John Snow, one of the examiners,
said today he will need the added
knowledge to handle the expec ed
backlog of permit applicants follow
ing the course.
Evening star., 1948-11-12
Beaten by Nightstick,
Witness Tells Board
Trying 7 Policemen

A three-m man police trial board to-
Cay heard testimony on a charge
of police brutality against two 18th
Precinct privates.
On the complaint of Frank S
Haskell. SO, of 2544 Fourteenth
street NV, Police Pvts. Roy c.
Longenecker and Robert R. CalloW
are charged with maltreating and
using obscene language toward Mr..
Haskell early october 6.
Both officers pleaded not guilty.
Answered Noise Complaint.
Mr.. Haskell told the board the
policemen came to his apartment on
the complaint of a neighbor about
noise coming from his celebration
OF a friends birthday there. He
said that when he went to his door
one of the polisemen struck him on
the head with a nightstick.
Taken to the 18th precinct, Mr.
Haskell said he remained there with
his head injury bleeding for about
IS minutes until his wife arrived to
obtain his release on bond. They
went to Emergency Hospital where
five stitches were taken in his head
he said.
From the time the blow was struck
Mr.. Haskell said he was uncon-
Mr.. Haskell saind he was uncon-
scious.
Nurse, Doctor Testify.
An Emergency Hospital nurse
Miss Mary Maria, and DR.. Melvin
T. Alper told the board they de-
tected liquor on Mr.. Haskell's breath
and that he was "antagonistic and
unco-operative" in their attempt to
treat him.
The complainant's wife, Mrs
Marjorie Haskell, testified that
when she answered her husband s
call to step outside the apartment
she witnessed both officers striking
him. She said, however, her hus-
band was conscious as they took
him away.
Capt. Albert I. Bullock and 1t
Robert D. Chennault of the pre-
cinct testified that both officers in
volved have excellent" previous
records,
Evening star., 1948-11-12
Virginia Guard Flyers
To Aid Seal Campaign
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 12.-Fight-
er Squadron 149 of the Virginia Air
National Guard will strike peace
full blow for health November 81 in
a State wide flight.
The pilots will help open the AID
Christmas seal campaign of the
Virginia tuberculosis Association
They will take off from Byrd Field
here and in the formation of a
giant double barred cross - symbol
of the campaign against tubercu-
losis-will fly over number of Vir-
ginia cities
Evening star., 1948-11-12


After his hosts" released him, he
tossed a brick at one, hitting him
in the head The men started to
pursue him, thought better of it, and
drove off with his money and
luggage.
The Alaskan said he walked back
to Alexandria and hitched a ride
to Washington. From $50 pm. yes
terday until 9 am. today, he Just
walked around in the vicinity of
the Mall, seeing more of the Nation S
Capital the hard way.
Finally, a woman suggested he 60
to the Travellers Aid with his story.
That led Robert to park police head
quarters, where he told his story
again.
Robert didn't know for sure how
his sightseeing tour would end.
Dad will wire me some more
money he said. When I go back
to Alaska. I'm going to join the
Army"
Evening star., 1948-11-12
Health Department Reports
-Four More Polio Cases

Four new cases Of polio in the
District area have been reported this
week, according to the Health De-
partment. All four are under treat
ment at Children's Hospital.
They are colored boy, 8, of the
600 block of Morton street NV; a
colored boy. S, of the HOO block of
Sixth street NV; a boy, 10, of
Bradley lane, Bethesda, and girl,
6, of the Richmond highway, Alex
andria.
The total number of cases for the
Metropolitan Area thus far this year
stands at 245, of which, 1913 have
been from the District. Last year
at this time, the area total was 55.
Evening star., 1948-11-12
Miss FIuude Cleveland ,
Bank President, Dies
By the Associated Press

ADDISON, Mich. Nov. 12.-Miss
Flaude Cleveland, 81, who sold news
papers, shine shoes and eventually
became one of the few woman bank
presidents in the Nation, died today.
Left motherless at the age of 3,
she became Michigan's first licensed
woman barber at IA. She WenN to
work in the Addison State Ba>>-
when she was 27 and had been its
president since 1929
Evening star., 1948-11-12
First Precinct
Shakeup |sDue
Over ABCCase
Barrett Places Three
Policemen Involved
On Petrol Duty

Three police plainclothesmen
who have figured in sensational
testimony before the Alcohol
Beverage Control Board have
been removed from vice assign
ments and transferred to uni
formed partol duty by Maj
Robert J. Barrett, superintendent
of police.
Maj. Barrett's action, 1t was re-
ported today at police headquarters
presages wholesale transfers of first
precinct patrolmen, about 20 OF
whom have appeared as defense
witnesses in the pending ABC Board
case against MitchelIs Grill, 235 G
street NV.
ordered transferred, effective at
s am. today were:
Pvt. Frank NJ Manthos, from the
first to the sixth precinct.
Pvt. Samuel E. Wallace, from the
headquarters vice squad to the
fourth precinct.
Pvt Miles Richey, from the head
quarters vice squad to the seventh
precinct.
Testimony Created Sensation.
Pvt Manthos, who has received
considerable publicity as a one
man vice squad" as a result of num-
erous arrests, created a sensation
Wednesday when he testified before
the ABC Board that charges against
Mitchells Grill were the result of a
police "frameup."
Pvt. Wallace had placed 81
charges of liquor law violations
against proprietors of the grill.
Manthos testified he was present
most of the time when Wallace
charged the violations occurred, but
saw evidence to support only one
of the 81 allegations-that of stop
ping the sale of beer at 1:30 am.
and selling only whisky for the next
half hour.
Pvt. Richey testified he accom-
panied Pvt. Wallace at the begin
ming of the investigation. but with
drew from the case when he was
recognized as a policeman.
A score of first precinct police
men appeared as witnesses for the
grill, testifying that they had never
observed ABC Board violations
when they visited the establishment.
Usefulness Ended, Says Barrett.
Maj. Barrett said he ordered the
three policemen transferred because
they have outlived their usefulness
as plainclothesmen." Newspaper
photographs of all three have ap-
peared in connection with the ABC
board case, he pointed out.
At police headquarters, however,
officials who asked that their names
be withheld, pointed out that Maj.
Barrett, soon after he was named
police chief, announced he intended
to break up any cliques that formed
in the police precincts.
Meanwhile, Inspector George Wall
root, on Maj. Barrett's orders. is
conducting separate investigation
of the charges and counter charges
made by the policemen in the
Mitchell Grill case. His report is
expected to form the basis TO: a
Trial Board hearing on "frame-up'
charges made by Pvt. Manthos.
The ABC Board has continued il
case against Mitchells Grill until
next Tuesday. Inspector Wallrodt
will not attempt to complete his
report until after the case has
been disposed of and it may be early
next year before the expected shake
up Of the First precinct occurs, it
was said at police headquarters.
Evening star., 1948-11-12
Shuttle Bus Ordered
By PUG for Isolated
Camp Simms Area

The Public Utilities Commission
today came to the rescue of isolated
residents of the Camp Simms sec
tion of Southeast Washington, Or
dering the Capital Transit CO. to
run a shuttle bus line to the door
steps of persons who heretofore had
to walk mile to the nearest bus.
The new bus service. under the
PUG order. will begin November 81,
running from Nichols avenue and
Raleigh place Sc. along Wheeler
road to a turn around loop via
Barnaby terrace to connect with the
Anacostia and Portland street bus
lines.
Urged by Score of Mothers.
At hearing October Is a score
of young mothers appeared with
their small children to ask for ex-
tension of bus service on Wheeler
road to serve their community.
The mothers testimony showed
that at present the only street
affording a way to the Valley avenue
community and the large housing
development at Wheeler road and
FBarnaby terrace Sc. is Wheeler
road. They said it is necessary for
residents to walk about mile to
reach existing transportation.
The PUG was told that more than
100 families now live in the apart
ment houses on Valley avenue and
that the Barnaby terrace develop
ment soon will contain an additional
300 families.
New Route Outlined.
The new shuttle bus will run as
follows:
Outbound-From the terminal on
the north side of Raleigh place,
east of Nichols avenue, west TO
Raleigh to Nichols, north on Mich
OILS to Portland street, east on Port
land to Seventh street, south on
Seventh to Alabama avenue, east
on Alabama to Wheeler road, south
on Wheeler to Barnaby terrace, east
and south on Barnaby to the ter
minal on the northW est side OF
Barnaby terrace northe OF
Wheeler road.
Inbound-From the terminal on
Barnaby terrace. southwest on
Barnaby to Wheeler road, north on
Wheeler to Alabama avenue, west
or Alabama to Seventh street, north
on Seventh to Raleigh place, and
west on Raleigh to the Nichols ave-
nue. terminal
Evening star., 1948-11-12

edition of the Washington Fancy
with a definite dark cap on its
head.
Mrs. Clara Mahoney, 1905 Seventh
street NV, the show secretary, said
the current show is concerned
largely with finding the canary with
the reddest pigmentation and that
of the best type.
Whether they can sing is imma-
terial, but Mrs Mahoney made an
interesting aside on canary singing
teachers. Roller canaries, best of
Evening star., 1948-11-12
Young Robin Hood Wins

Because three-year-old Michael
John Leach used to play at Robin
Hood with his engineer father, near
Haywood, England, Michael, now IL,
has just won the most coveted
prize in archery-the Scorton Silver
Arrow. His father first made him
an 18-inch bow. Michael is the
youngest competitor ever to win the
arrow
Evening star., 1948-11-12
Former Arlington Sheriff
Recovering After Fall

Howard B. Fields, 76, former Arl-
ington sheriff, was reported in
good" condition today at George
town Hospital with injuries suffered
yesterday when he fell into an 8-foot
excavation on Wilson boulevard near
his home.
Mr.. Fields, who retired as sheriff
in 1943 after "a years in the post,
either tripped or suffered a stroke
and fell as he inspected installation
of a large culvert, acquaintances
said. He lives at 4815 Wilson boule-
ward,
Evening star., 1948-11-12

the singers, are often used as
tutors. They are placed in the same
cage with a shy, reluctant-voiced
bird. Then the mimicking starts.
Some bird fanciers use records,
giving the canary a mechanical
lesson.
That they do" spoke up Mr..
Brown.
I'VE played one record over and
over to a bird we had once. The
record had q crack in it-and the
canary even sang the crack
Evening star., 1948-11-12
CIarksburq Supper Planned

The Women's Society of Christian
Service of the Clarksburg Md
Methodist Church will serve a turkey
and oyster supper at the church hall
at 4:30 pm. tomorrow.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-02-26
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-02-26

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
In the Superior Court of thu
State of Washington In and for
the County Of Benton
James B. Smailes, q minor, by
James r. Smailes, his father and
next friend, plaintiff
VS..
Marilyn Ruth Smailes, defend
ant.
The State of Washington to the
said Marilyn Ruth Smailes, de-
fandant:
You are hereby summoned to
appear within sixty 600 days afr-
er the date of the first pubica-
ton of this summons, to wit:
within sixty 600 days after the
|.26th day Of February, 1913, and
defend the above entitled action
in the above entitled court, and
answer the Complaint Of the
plaintiff and serve q copy or
your answer upon the under
signed attorney for plaintiff,
Ralph A. Rodgers, at his Office,
below stated; and in case Of your
be rendered against you accord
| ing to the demand Of the Com
plaint, which has been filed with
the Clerk OF said Court. The OBJ
| ject Of this action Is 20 secure D
decree of divorce in favor Of the
plaintiff and against tho defend
ant.
Ralph A. Rodgers,
Attorney for Plaintiff
Ralph A. Rodgers
Attorney for Plaintiff
p. O. Box 30
112 A North 4th 81.
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