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Evening star., 1948-12-07
After Dark
The Departments History Expert
Sets 1t Straight About a Writer
By Harry Macarthur

for so many years, during which he
became the departmental authority
on Russia, military tactics, music,
ballet, the Moscow Art Theater, his
tory and vodka. It Is oninous when
Mr.. Berseneff's voice comes out OF
the telephone, because 1t is $3.50
chance that he has caught us at
some departure from fact.
what would q man In his sixties
be doing hiking around Russia with
young man only lS years old?'
Miscf1a demanded.
Maybe they both. liked to walk
we suggested, but 1t turned out the
question was only rhetorical. He
went on.
1T was not Tolstoi," he said
Count Tolstoi was born in 1928 and
died In 1910. Fedor Chaliapin was
born in 1873 and died about 1895.
Chaliapin was about 1s when that
incident you wrote about happened
and Tolstoi would have been SO. 1t
was Maxim Cork who was with
Chaliapin and got the singing Job,
but 1t wasn't because Chaliapin
couldn't sing. When he was 10 he
sang at several Moscow operahouses.
He had a big. powerful voice. Cork
sang something like Sinatra."
Like Sinatra?" we asked.
We'll" Mischa said, something
like Sinatra. He had the kind OF
q voice needed by travelling
show troupe on volga boat.
Cork" Mr.. Berseneff went on
in what may or may not have been
a non sequitur, means bitter His
real name was Alexei Maximovitch
Pyeshkoff, but he was bitter 50 he
changed his name"
Mischa, an old artillery officer Of
the car, somehow got from there
into a warning that care had bet
ter be taken in all dealings with
Russians, but 1t didn't seem to have
anything to do with Chaliapin or
Cork, 50 we didn't take notes. It
seems, though, that he once was
bilked by a Russian who sold him,
for q large number of dollars, .
plot of land in Florida on which
were supposed to be several lakes.
Mischa's plan to raise alligators and
grow wealthy from the suitcase in
Evening star., 1948-12-07

dustry was abandoned the first time
he looked at his new real estate.
1T was all lakes and no land he
said. ut was full of trees, but only
four OF them grew out of dry land;
the rest was swamp"
To sum up: Never buy Florida
real estate from Russian without
examining it first; it was Cork, not
Tolstoi, who beat Chaliapin out Of
a singing job one time; it was
Fague Springman, not Chaliapin,
Cork or Sinatra, though he sounds
more like the former than like the
latter two, whose presence at the
Balalaika reminded us of the anec-
dote and started the whole thing.
Florian ZaBach, TO add be-
lated note on him (this Is the last
week Of his current engagement at
the Mayflower Lounge, is a man
who might have been a movie actor
instead of band leader and may
turn out to be one yet. While he
was playing at the Hotel LaSalle in
Chicago, before that disastrous fire,
he attracted the attention Of such
Hollywood people as Joe Pasternak,
the Nom producer, and Arthur
Will, Of RKO-Radio. Things ul-
timately went so far as a successful
screen test, but before anything
could be done about that Mr.. Ia
Bach got himself back in front of
his orchestra.
1t wasn't the first time music
called him away from something
else. A few years ago he discovered
that he had become adept enough
at his hobby, magic, that he could
get along as a professional II that
was what he wanted to do. He
thought 1t over for awhile and the
violin won. Music, Of course, had
had longer time to get its hold on
Mr.. zaBach. He'd started that at
the age Of 9 and had made his pro-
fessional debut as violinist when
he was IL, playing Beethoven in the
Auditorium Music Hall in Chicago.
He'll probably be back for a third
engagement at the Mayfiower Lounge
as soon as that can be arranged.
Word to- the-Wise Note: Tonight
is the last night of Peter Lind Hayes
engagement at the Statler Hotels
Embassy Room. Mr.. Hayes and his
wife, Mary Healy, are the brighter
cabaret stars you'll see in long
time.
Evening star., 1948-12-07

There are times when a man just
can't get away with thing. The
other day, for instance, we made
some passing reference to long
remembered legend about the great
singer, Chaliapin. 1t was the story
of the time Chaliapin and a writer
friend auditioned for q singing job
with q rambling show troupe on a
volga River boat, Chaliapin being
turned down and the writer being
hired to sing. We had everything
right but the name of the writer
and we weren't long in hearing
about 1t.
The voice in the telephone be-
longed to Mischa Berseneff, the man
who greeted Club Troika customers
Evening star., 1948-12-07

first vice president; 1t. James Mines
Of the Fairmont Heights town police,
second vice president; Pvt. o. w.
Wheeler Of Landover Hills police,
secretary, and Chief Carl Schatz,
Brentwood police, treasurer. The
latter two policemen were reelected.
Evening star., 1948-12-07

dent Of the Prince Georges County
Municipal Police Association. He
succeeds Sergt. Robert A. Baker of
the Hyattsville municipal force.
Other officers named for the COM
ing year are Detective Earl j. Huber
of the county police department,
Evening star., 1948-12-07
1t. MuIIieon to Head
County Police Group

Ernest H. (Mike) Mulligap, lieu-
tenant on the Colmar Manor town
police force, has been elected presi-
Evening star., 1948-01-25
Active Part in Politics
For Women Is Urged
AT Bar Group Dinner

Women should be more active in
politics as part of their citizenship
responsibilities, Miss Mary Donlon,
chairman of the New York State
Workmen's Compensation Board,
last night told dinner meeting of
the Women's Bar Association of the
District of Columbia. The annual
dinner, held at the Mayflower Hotel
was in honor of the national and
city judiciary.
1--WE have to change the habits of
our thinking" Miss Donlon told the
gathering of women lawyers and
friends. Government is nothing
but public housekeeping and politics
is the home economics of public
housekeeping. We have to correct
a state of mind which has made it
seem this is something it is good
for us not to be mixed up in"
I'VE should dedicate ourselves" i"
she said, ito carry everywhere the
opportunity for women to take their
full measure of responsibility as
citizens of this country and Of this
world"
Clark Is Present.
In the audience were Attorney
General Clark, Justice E. Barrett
Prettyman of the United States
Court of Appeals, and Chief Justice
Bolitha j. Laws of the District Court.
Also present, for the first time at
public function in Washington
since she was married, was Num-
cipal Court Judge Ellen K. Ready.
She was married last month at
Miami Beach, Fla, to Johnston
r. Zimmerman Of Miami Beach.
Judge Ready will use her maiden
name on the bench, she said.
Miss Mary Frances Glenn, presi-
dent of the Womens Bar Asso-
citation, introduced 1t. Joseph Gar
riSon, U. S. N. R.. of the COM
mittee on arrangements, who pre-
sided
Women's Obligation Seen.
The 100 years since 1S4S, date of
the first American Women'S rights
convention at Seneca Falls, N. Y,
have been devoted by women to
fighting for their rights, Miss DON
Ion said. The next 100 years will
be devoted to accepting their re-
sponSibilities."
They must accept the RESPONSE
bility of leadership, she declared.
They should accept the same obli-
CATION to the leaders in all forward
looking movements in society"
Evening star., 1948-01-25
Plane
Continued From First Page)

she reached Washington yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. James notified Ma
tional Airport, which contacted the
State Police.
Mr.. James, who operates q IL
censed airstrip at his farm, said
he expected to join in the air search
of the vicinity in the morning. 1t
was in the general area of Hillsboro
that the missing plane was believed
to have gone down.
Meanwhile, Coast Guard Head
quarters here said planes from New
York, Elizabeth City, N. c., and the
Washington area would join in a
search extending from south of
Norfolk to New York.
Helicopters to be Used.
Helicopters were expected to be
flown up from Elizabeth City, and
the use of Navy blimp was offered.
Army and Navy planes will join in
the search this morning If weather
permits, headquarters here said.
The twin-engine Lockheed Lode
star, sometimes used by Secretary
of the Treasury Snyder, took of at
6:37 am. yesterday from Newark,
N. j., bound for Washington. 1t
arrived over National Airport an
hour and 20 minutes later, refused
to land under instrument conditions,
opd was sent hack to Baltimore,
where weather conditions were be-
lieved to be better.
Contact with the plane was lost
at Baltimore about $50 am. after
the plane had been cleared for
landing. It was showing heavily
at the airport at the time, and
was reported to be about
zero. The pilot reported that he
could not come down and went on.
Thereafter through the morning,
the plane was reported over Rock
Evening star., 1948-01-25

vile, Md, Fredericksburg, Va, and
other points, but radio contact was
not established again.
The Naval Air Station at Patux-
ent, Md, said it believed it had
picked up the plan on its radarscope
shortly after noon. but had not been
able to reach it by radio.
Coast Guard officials said the
plane had fuel to fly until 1890 pm.
yesterday. They pointed out it
might have made forced landing
in an Isolated spot from which
telephone contact could not be
made. All Coast Guard planes
carry parachutes, a spokesman said.
Although Coast Guard headquar-
ters refused to release the names
of any of the occupants, it was re-
portedly piloted by 1t. Comdr. C,
w. Schulz, 4631 Thirty sixth street.
Evening star., 1948-01-25
Ministerial Union 10 Hear
Donald CIemmer tomorrow

Donald Clemmer. director Of the
Department of Corrections. will ad-
dress the monthly meeting OF the.
Washington Ministerial Union at
1890 am. tomorrow in the Arlington
Methodist Church, Eighth street and
South Glebe road, Arlington.
DR.. Robert NJ. williams, pastor of
the Asbury Methodist Church of
Washington, will be the devotional
leader.
At the luncheon after the morn
ing meeting, Judge Norris Conroy
Bake, teacher of the mems bible
class of the New York avenue Pres
byterian Church, and DR.. Roy o.
Wyland, of the national Boy Scouts
headquarters in New York, will
speak.
The Rev. r. Paul Schearrer, presi-
dent of the union and pastor of
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church,
will preside at both sessions.
Evening star., 1948-01-25
Jewish Community Center
To Hold Election Tomorrow

Officials of the Jewish Community
Center will hold their annual meet
ing at $50 pm. tomorrow at the
center, Sixteenth and @ streets NV.
New officers and several new board
directors will be elected and reports
on activities during the last year
will be presented. Fred S. Kogod,
president, said a special report will
be made on the failure of the Com
munity Chest to reach its financial
goal and the effect it will have on
the centers program.
Evening star., 1948-01-25
Queen for Day Show
To Be Broadcast Here

Some lucky woman will be show
cred with gifts and named Queen
for Day" when that radio network
quiz show opens one-day stand at
Uline Arena tomorrow from l to
2:30 pm.
Before the show goes on the air
over station VOL at 2 pm, Jack
Bailey, master of ceremonies, will
interview prospective queens selected
from the audience. Five candidates
and as many women judges will be
chosen. During the broadcast the
queen" will be chosen.
Evening star., 1948-01-25
Inspectors Condemn
.11,085 Pounds of Food

The Bureau of Food Inspection,
Department of Health, condemned
11,085 pounds Of spoiled foodstuff
last week in Washington establish
ments, Dr.. Reid r. Ashworth, direc-
tor, announced yesterday.
Inspectors visited 1870 establish
ments during the week and in five
places condemned food. The largest
condemnation was cucumbers. Three
cases were tried in municipal court,
where violators of the health regula-
tions were fined 500.
Evening star., 1948-01-25
Star Staff Photo.

south, darlington, with 1t. William
Kellebrew of Clarendon, Va, as CO.
pilot.
Evening star., 1948-01-25

CORDE BAG, black, in Woodbridge, var
mum or 2Sth st. ne; reward. OO. 3lo0.
DOG, English Setter: Brightwood area
lost Thurs; name happy Ias ''o'
23591 RA 9473.
Evening star., 1948-01-25

EARRING, gold, diamond and pearl lsin,
aie stone OF each); Jan; go, vicinity OF
Carlton and Willard Hotels or TAXI pc
Evening star., 1948-01-25

DOG-Young male, black and TAM Dachs-
hund; near Clarendon, Monday. reward
call Chestnut 54S3 20
Evening star., 1948-01-25

an: brown leather collar with bell;
S25 reward. MISS STORY, 21ls Q ST.
Evening star., 1948-01-25

COCKER SPANIEL, male, honey colored
with Tag: vic, Military I'd. and NebrasKa
ave NV, Jan. p; ans. to name Iony
I'd EM xxx. =
Evening star., 1948-01-25

COCKER, male. 4 years old. black. named
Dusty; in Colonial village AFL' .s
ward Glebe SO16. ~
Evening star., 1948-01-25

COCKER. male. black, mixed breed !:
white SPOT on chest; reward. TR. 1ss6.-
Evening star., 1948-01-25

downtown; S5 reward ia. SAB evenings.
HAT, large, black with blue ostrich feath-
srs: Isft in cab Friday might going from
1sth and Pa. ave to 445 Ogden st. NV.
Would cab driver please return to Apt
S1- 1a45 Ogden st NV.
Evening star., 1948-01-25
LOST.

BRIEF CASE, black, lawyers WITH inltlais
Jan. 20, In taxicab. Reward. WO. iuSo'
Evening star., 1948-01-25

CAMEO PIN, Sunday. January Is; reward
EN- 1896. ----
Evening star., 1948-01-25
FOUND.

COCKER sPANIEL PUPPY, female: found
In Bucktngham 10 am. Saturday, Jan. ~;
owner can Identity. Gil. S242.
DOG, small, Shaggy, tannish, female; RED
eollar. QE. 61s4.
DOG, female, about mos old, tan and
Arlington: Glebe $500 any time
WATCH ladys Elgin, white gold wrist
xetch No. E4ss5S, bl. band Reward
Evening star., 1948-01-25

son Kann's' January 7th, reward. Call
Weekdays. RE. 5711, Ext. 766' MRS
Evening star., 1948-01-25

Would HHsI a cab driver please return to Apt.
2I7, 1445 Ogden St NV
PURSE, small, brown leather, containing
keys, etc; reward. CO. 9O44. 20
SLED, lost tues, Jan. 20, on Little Falls
I'd. below Edison Call GL. 1887. %
SPITZ PUFFY, white with brown spots pots
siaSS sndTia' eS Va. Temple 1855. -26
SIN GLASSES with fitted lens; lost on lSt
a of Kann's, January 7th, reward. Can
Weekdays RE. 5711. Ext 1o6. MRS'
TIE CLASP, silver. gold trimmed; Thurs
day morning, on or unea near M Nj 39So 399so Ms5
mental va!ue: % ie@e. s,;n3 ~ money.
WALLET VA II federa SGniA Bake Shop between 10th
sns Mss: ia yAsE i!s j. 1sMsEfr EEBERr. % eE s41s
WALLET, mans, brown, initials ~ V. E.;
contains Drivers FS,dsy ReF Night Vicinity
ave az oi'andd and 14th; reward. Call VIVIAN
HOUSE, RE. 1400. 400.----
WATCH. Iady's Hamilton; engraved IS. o.
to C. F,"; reward. WO. 2l7S:
WATCH-Lady's dress watch. gold initial;
band Parker; isst Oessssn i4sf PAYs aas
cSSitsaHAN iSth XII aS" sss Deiatield st. ne Is.
WRIST WATCH, ladys, gold; Friday; VIC.
iIth and G SITS. NV. Reward. MRS.
VALUABLE PAPERS, billfold. glasses and
fountain pen from ladys purse, IN Cnevy
Shass e1Felf s1 ssa sgs station; reward '0r re-
LosT AT 18th AND COLUMBIA RD,. be-
tween & and $50 pm. Key ring with ;
KEYS Reward, Finder please call KANN,S
ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Dl; s:oo'
Sth and D sts. nv =, =,
HELP-Black Pekingese lost: :Iei vicinity w .ra rd
and T ne. answers to George; reward
Call Adams 665S -.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-08-16

funny things last year. One team
had two Negro players who were
objected to by the management
of a club where the team was in
training. A colored team was ask
if it could use the two backs
of whom were top flight mater
ial-but they had been promised
$75 per game, and there isn't q
colored team this side of heaven
that can pay hat money to a
player.
The football officials, it seems
had a working agreement with a
swanky golf club for the players
to stay at the club, except in the
case of the Negro players-they
weren't wanted.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-08-16
|DoIIars Cause Pro
GridInierest
Negro Stars

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (ANP)
The recent addition of a num-
Der of Negro players to big time
pro football is not an indication
of a change in heart on the part
of the owners. 1t is an economic
move-Negro players draw dol
lars.
But the method Of selection of
these players leaves a lot to be
desired. For the most part, the
Negro players are accepted on
the recommendation of their
coaches and not as a result of
solid scouting. Consequently, the
coaches with pat players who ran
wild for old "Hogwash" are tout
ed as top flight pros, which may
not necessarily be true.
In the same vein, Negro play
ers who were in the American as
sociation-the minor league sup
posed to be the farm teams of the
National league experienced some
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-08-16

all times"
In order to insure the success
of the program an organization
of 47th Street Business Men be-
tween South Park and Vincennes
was formed, with Harry Engles-
tine president; julius Plinor and
Henry C. Taylor, vice-presidents
Vernon B. Williams, secretary
and Walter Seman, treasurer.
The organization is working in
cooperation with John M. Rag
land, executive director of the
South Central association, which
has a membership of over 1000
civic minded men and women.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-08-16

When a family can no longer
afford a maid and a gardner,
Mama goes into the kitchen and
Papa mows the lawn. A govern
ment in debt, like a family, has
to put into effect the same kind
of wisdom. Stanford On. W Mir
ror Recorder.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-08-16
Negro Elected See'y
Of Largest Local

DETROIT, Aug. 16, (ANP)-
A Negro was elected last week
as secretary of the woruld's larg-
est local union last week. Will
liam Hood, 81, defeated incumb-
ent William Johnson, for this
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-08-16

If you know just what to do
with your neighbours bankroll, you
qualify as a political economist.
Gene Bemis, York, Nebraska.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-08-16
CHICAGO TO view
MIRACLE ON47ih ST.

CHICAGO, Aug. 10 (ANfJ-
Fifty-four merchants in the block
on 47th street between South
Park and Vincennes avenue have
agreed to remove the iron bars
from their store windows. In TAX
ing this forward step the mer-
chants state they are attempting
to do their part toward making
Bonneville as beautiful and as
wholesome an appearing area as
that in any other part of Chicago.
The owners of the properties
in this block were so enthused
about this program that they
agreed, at a cost of some $4,000
to themselves, to install as THEN
street lighting system in the city.
This new white-way will be illu-
minated with two 1000 watt bulbs
on each post lining the street, re-
placing a single 500 watt bulb.
The posts will be the newest and
most ornamental yet designed.
The lights will be larger and
brighter than the system now in
use in the loop on State street.
In addition, many property
owners and merchants are max
ing plans for new, modern store
fronts. A seven point code of
ethics was drawn up, involving
national brand merchandise of
standard quality at standard
prices, courteous service, plus
an active interest in a we'll org
anized program of community
welfare.
The city council has done its
part toward making 47th street
one of the most beautiful shop
ping centers in the world by re-
Gently appropriating money to
completely re-pave the street,
take up the car tracks, and to
replace the obsolete street car
system by modern buses.
The plan started with the call
ing of a meeting of the merch-
ants and business men in the block
to discuss the common problems
and to make an effort to solve
them. The response was spon-
taneous. The merchants started
taking inventory of themselves
and their businesses. Then, with
an enthusiasm that spread like
wild fire throughout the meeting
merchant after merchant summar-
lied both his obligations to the
community and his willingness to
live up, in fullest measure, to
those obligations. What began.
therefore, as just another meet
ing was swiftly developed into an
inspired session of planning for
business and communal develop
ment, the like of which the south
side has never before experienced.
"Let's take down our gates
the iron curtains'-of this Sec
tion," cried the merchants in uni
son. "Well compete with State
street, both in price styling, and
quality merchandise. It's our
duty to correct any sub-standard
business practices which a small
minority of our merchants might
have Of tiuac eun1oved d7th
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-08-16

$4,000 a year post with Ford To-
cal 600, United Auto Workers
of America, CLIO.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-08-16

Il You get better results by adj
vertising in. the Daily Express.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-17
THAT NEW-C LAR feel -"Iike puttinu on winus y

Send a postal for
illustrated, informative
new booklet on 2
ways to save oil. It's
free and may save you
lots of money. Sealed
Power Corp, Dept.
WIZ, Muskegon. Mich.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-17
FIRST AID to the
- AILING HOUSE
by Roger c. Whitman

QUESTION: Our water supply
has so much iron in it that the
wash looks yellow, especially
sheets, pillow slips, towels, etc.
The water doesn't seem hard, and
it is easy to make good suds. Is
there any help for the trouble?
ANSWER: Yes, but at a price.
You need an iron removal unit in
the water supply. For Information
on this unit, inquire of the Archi-
tects, Samples exhibit, 101 Park
avenue, New York II, "a nom
commercial organiaztion.)
QUESTION: How can l remove
rust stains from rubber tile?
ANSWER: You may be able to
make them less noticeable by rub
bing with very fine steel wool mois-
tened with little water.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-17

A cheerful Christmas note is
the news that your Christmas
budget can be made to perform
wonders with little time and eff
fort. Just write down the names
Of friends who smoke; then visit
a neighborhood dealer. He'll be
well stocked with gay cartons of
mild. favorful Camel cigarettes
and pound tins of mild, mellow
Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco
the National Joy Smoke. Both
gifts come ready-dressed in color
full Christmas containers. You
can even dispense with the usual
fussing with cards, due to the
novel space provided for per-
sonaized seasons greetings on
the wrappings of both items. Your
budget will like these modest
gifts. And your friends are GER
tain to welcome holiday sent
Camels and Prince Albertl (Adv.)