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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-02
; Interstate Cables
Face Sentence Today

Three men convicted on charges
of violating the interstate Commerce
Act by driving paying passengers
from the District to outlying desti-
nations across State lines will be
sentenced Thursday by Municipal
Court Judge Almond w. Scott.
Charged last July on the Govern
ment's contention that the drivers
solicited fares either to Norfolk or
Pittsburgh from Union Station here,
they were found guilty by Judge
Scott, who has overruled series of
motions for acquittals submitted
during the past six months.
The defendants, all free under
$500 bond each, are Fred George
Abraham of the $500 block of Liv-
ingston street Sc, Arthur Albanian
of the 1900 block of Oates street
NE. and Henry D. Vincent Of the
1900 block of M street NE.
Each was charged with three
violations: Failing to have an ICC
certificate authorizing interstate
operations, failing to file a list OF
published rates with the ICC and
failing to file certificates of insur-
ance covering their operations.
All denied the charges. The
motions for acquittal claimed the
drivers were bona fide operators"
who had been approached and di-
rected by their passengers to the
destinations involved. The defend
ants argued their operations were
exempt from the commerce act as
ere bona fide cab drivers hailed to
go to nearby points beyond the
District Line.
Prosecutor James Mckay, how
ever, declared the Government had
shown the defendants were solicit
ing trade "just as scores of hackers
are doing every week at the ter
minal."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-02
VFW Americonism Rally
Scheduled Wednesday

The annual Americanism rally OF
the District Veterans of Foreign
Wars will be held at 8 pm. Wednes-
day at the Commerce Department
auditorium.
Representative Buffet, Republican
of Nebraska, and Frank Waldrop
newspaper columnist, will be princi-
pal speakers. The program is under
direction of Charles S. Sullivan, jr.
who will outline the Department.
anti Communist programs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-02
MosIems and Hindus
Join Christians in
|EuIogies Of Gandhi
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

Moslem, Hindu and Christian
joined yesterday in several Amer
lean cities in eulogizing Mohandas
K. Gandhi, who was assassinated
Friday by Hindu extremist.
DR.. John Haynes Holmes, pastor
of the Community Church, New
York, and chairman of the Amer
lean Civil Liberties Union, said the
frail Indian leader had become
the master of my life" and "the
greatest man the world has seen
since Jesus Christ"
1--WE in the Western world want
to follow him but we do not have
the courage or the faith"
DR.. Holmes first spoke to 1000
persons at q nonsectarian memorial
service in New York City's Town
Hall, then joined Moslem and Hindu
speakers in tributes to Gandhi on
the University of Chicago Round
table broadcast over the National
Broadcasting Co.
In the broadcast from Chicago,
M. Asaf Ali, first Ambassador from
the predominantly Hindu nation of
India to the United States, described
Gandhi i as 'the touchstone of
human conscience whose voice will
mingle with the voices of all the
great prophets and moral teachers
of the past and will be heard from
countless pulpits."
The Moslem speaker, Sir Mo-
named Zafrullah Khan, Foreign
Minister of Pakistan and its repre-
sentatives to the United Nations,
asserted that with Gandhi's death
it will be difficult to forecast what
turn midas destiny will now take"
The assassination, he said, has
become the signal of violence be-
tween those whom Gandhi sought
all his life, to knit into brother
h0od
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-02
Temple Brotherhoods
To Hold 18th Convention

More than 500 delegates from 80
States will meet here February IL
for the 18th annual convention of
the National Federation of Temple
Brotherhoods. Allen v. de Ford
1901 Connecticut avenue NV, Is
general chairman for the convention
which will be held at the Shoreham
Hotel from February II to Is.
Harold Strauss, vice chairman;
Herbert Hollander, program chair
man, and Bernard Conn, president
OF the Washington Hebrew Congre-
CATION Brotherhood, are assisting
Mr., de Ford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-02
Patent Office Women
P|un Fashion Show

The Patent ONCE Women's Club
will sponsor a fashion show Of new
spring and summer styles, pre-
sented by Woodward & Lothrop, at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow in the Com
merce Department Auditorium.
Admission to the show Is free.
Mrs. Arthur w. Croker is in charge
of arrangements. The show will fol-
low pot-luck supper for club men,
berS in the Commerce cafeteria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-02
Syrian Enjoys Wife to Speak

Nine. Faiz El-Khour, wife Of
the Syrian Minister, will be guest
speaker at a melting of the Syrian
Washington Club at 8 pm. tomor-
row in the Walsh Center. 1923
Twenty second street NV. Nine
El-Khouri will speak on the work
of the Red Crescent, a charitable
organization Of which she Is the
president.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11
ACS MEN GIVEN
 WRITTEN EXAM
 FOR PROMOTION

Nine enlisted men, of the Alaska Communications system Juneau Of- flee, took a competitive examination yesterday in conformance with the re- establishment of peace-time re- gulations of the U. s. Army Signal Corps Results will be determined y the Chief Signal Officer, of the U. s. Army in Washington, D. C., and will be announced later
 The tests must be taken for pro motion within or to the top three enlisted grades or ranks. They must also ne given, according to re- gulations, to all men holding one of the top three ranks who have had less than 10 years service or have held their rank for less than years The first three grades are Master Sergeant Technical Sergeant and Staff Sergeant including Techni- elan Third Gradc
 Those taking the examina tion yes terday were as follows Technicians Fourth Grade: Rodger M Altman and Jimmie Myers; Serg geants: Jam ss A. Liebhart and George [. Plea
 ants: Staff Sergeants: Raymond w. Voss, Mario G. Sodini, Donald R. Neal Guy Amsden and Gerald D Marsh.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11
yIsITING HERE

Mrs. Thomas Jensen and two sens are hcuseguests this week at the Marcus Jensen home, visit- ing and awaiting transportation to Anchorage where they will join MT Jensen. who has made home for them there. Thomas Jensen is a salesman for Schwahacker Hard ware Company at the Westward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11
CHAMBER COMMERCE 10 ENTERTAIN BOY
 SCOUTS AT MEETING

The Juneau Chamber of Com merce will hold their regular meet ing tomorrow noon and will enter tain as guests the Boy Scouts in honor of Scout Week. The Scouts will give a short program and there will also be a F minute color film of Life in a Boy Scout Camp" This film was taken in one of the larger camps in the states and will prove interesting to those in this field There are also several business mat ters to be discussed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11
SIX CANDIDATES ARE
 INITIATED, SKATE CLUB

The Skate Club now has six new members who were initiated at last nights meeting. Every other Tues day will be initiation night and a committee composed of charter members will think up new tortures for their victims.
 Last night during the business meeting it was decided to have plea sure skating on Tuesday nights af- ter the meeting and an Sundays, two hours of instruction and hard working practice for those members Vho wish to learn to be figure skat- ITS.
 During last nights skating ses- ion different games were played 70 the enjoyment of all members.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11
mers Construction Company, il stalling a CAA Station.
HOME

Mrs. James Devon arrived home yesterday via PAA from the States where she has been the past three weeks visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Devon particularly took the trip at this time so as to attend the wedding of a brother in the home town Of Omaha. Nebraska Mrs. Devon also visited in Port land, Oregon, and with Samuel Devon in Zenith, Wash.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11
DOUGLAS
 NE EgVS
FIREMEN MEET TOMORROW

The Douglas Volunteer Fire De- rartmert will meet tomorrow eve ming. Feb. 12, for a regular monthly meeting Committee in charge of refreshments for the evening is composed ol Douglas Wahto, Ray Mccormick and Joe Reidi.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11

SAN FRANCISCU IT V.nce Di- Maggie of Pittsburgh, Calf is among more than 30 young aspir- ants at the San Francisco Seals baseball training school. Hes a dis tant relative of the DiMaggio brothers, Joe, Dominic and Vince.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11
NEW CAR

MT. and Mrs. Frank Marshall are ri inq brand new Stakeholder sedan, which arrived on a recent boat. The sale was made through Juneau Motors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11
TO NARROW POINT

Horace Lisby and Don Black will be cut of town for some time, having left Monday morning for Narrow Point, close to Ketchikan, where they will work with the Som
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11
N O T I c E

Authority has been granted by the Bureau of Customs under date of January 27, 1948. file 3-3479, for permission to change name of the oil Screw Taku, official number 229794, to William Booth. Vessel home pert is Juneau, Alaska.
 By: Major Eric Newbould
 Attorney-in-fact 8084t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11

If oysters are immersed in car- bonated water for five minutes they are much easier to shuck.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11
WANT ADS
MURPHY & MURPHY

LOTS: 9th, Willoughby, Glacier Highway. CAFE, good location, good income, right price, no phone calls. 4-BEDROOM house, Douglas, buy veterans equity; rest terms. Furnished BEDROOM house, furnished, near business district. DECKER Bldg, net over $5,OOO annually. DUPLEX and large apt. house, both net over 10 percent. 21 Small Apts., year net approxi- mately $3,50000. s1o,OOO takes $ls,O0O fireproof bldg. RANCH, appr 20 acres, modern g. room house, garage.
 Island empire near Juneau. SEVERAL BOATS, 50' to 26'; also two canneries; grocery store.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11

AVON PROpGCTS representa- eiye Phone Black 475 20 Box 1t
 656-tI
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11

GUARANTEED Realistic Perman ent. S7.50 Paper Curls, sl up Lolas Beauty Shop. Phone POI BIS Decker Way
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11

COMPLETELY furnished house for
 sale. Call 488 after 6 p.m 800 18t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11
N o T c E
DUPONT MAN HERE

John F. Shaw, Dupont Company representative from Los Angeles, Calf, is registered at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11
LINCOLN DAY DINNER

Taxis available beginning 6:30 D. m. Thursday at Royal Blue stand. sos It
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11

REG ULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF JUNEAU YACHT CLUE
 FISH FACE SAMS
 FRIDAY, 8:00 P. M.
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l. and H Three Burner Electric
 Range. $50. Green 855. 800 It
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11

3 HOUSES and lot. Inquire Trev-
 or Davis. 794 If
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-11

50-Foot Seiner Betty" also equip per for halibut. Chrysler eight with Az to l reduction; 240- fathom seine; 20 skates halibut gear. Soft. seiner Mildred" equipped for halibut. 165 Gray diesel; 250-fathom seine; 22N skates halibut gear. E. J. Wheel CT, Wrangell, Alaska. 802 Ct
Evening star., 1948-02-29
3Montgomery High Schools
Offer Adult NIGHT Glasses

A number of new night classes
for adults will be started at the
Montgomery Blair High School, the
Richard Montgomery High School
and the Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School, it was announced yes
terday
Registration for a new class in
slip covers and upholstery will be
held from 7 to 10 pm. Thursday
at the Richard Montgomery High
School, Rockville. Persons also may
register on March II and March 10.
The course will start April 8.
A conversational Spanish class
will begin at Bethesda Chevy Chase
at 8 pm, March 8, and registration
is set at that time.
Montgomery Blair, Silver Spring
will offer electric arc welding and
acetylene welding courses for which
registration will be held from 7:30
to 1890 pm. Wednesday and
Thursday and also on March 8 and
March g.
Evening star., 1948-02-29

arousing false hopes of mental
cure" speak guardedly OF the re-
suits to date.
At Columbia, however, adde's
cents with an I. @. of so, who had
been learning in six months as
much as the average person learns
In three, were able, after being FED
periodic doses of glutamic acid. to
absorb from IL to IA months in
formation in the same time.
Improvement Persists.
It was found that the effect OF
the drug diminished rapidly as the
individual approached normal men
tai development. General improve
ment persisted in most subjects,
however, when administration OF
the drug was continued.
Mrs. Emma Gilbert. psychologist
at the Children's Hospital Welfare
Clinic said last night that there
has been no reason, so far. to doubt
that the Columbia experience Will
be duplicated here among the
younger patients. ts-
The research project is being
financed, in part, by $1,000 grant
from the Child Welfare Agency
Community Chest member.
Most of the children's parents
are paying for the treatment, but
some are receiving financial aid
The children are a carefully Sc
lected group, referred by psychia'
| trists.
Evening star., 1948-02-29
ReturdedChiIdrenHere reuted
With New Intelligence Drug

Thirty washington children are
receiving regular doses at Chill
dren's Hospital of a remarkable
new drug that may bring normal
intelligence some day to. thousands
of mentally retarded youngsters.
Only the immediate families are
being informed of the experiment.
Yet school teachers of the first four
children, under treatment since
December, promptly noted each case
"s like different child now. :"
Parents of many others say their
children seem more alert, more
self sufficient.
The drug is CLIMATIC acid. Its
only previous mass test was carried
out recently at Columbia University.
Scientists there reported generally
favorable results with retarded
teen-agers.
Warn Against False Hope.
The Children's Hospital expert
ment is regarded as potentially OF
much greater significance. Most OF
its subjects are quite young. If
doctors here can bring them any
permanent mental improvement. at
sufficiently early age, they Will
be saved from developing into in
mates of institutions for the feeble
minded fate many of them other
wise face.
Children's Hospital doctors and
scientific workers, aware OF the
heartbreaks that would follow
Evening star., 1948-02-29
Home Accidents
Take Hives;
| 80 HospitoIized

A wave of home accidents was
responsible for II deaths in the
District last week, the Red Cross
Accident Prevention Service re-
ported last night.
Seven of the fatalities resulted
from falls, two infants suffocated
in their cribs. one child was fatally
burned, and an elderly woman died
after striking her head on furniture.
Eighty eight other persons were
treated in hospitals for home acci-
dents, bringing the total since jan
uary 7 to 772 compared with 631 at
this time last year.
Among the accidents last week
were five involving washing ma
chimes, including one broken arm.
Six stitches we're taken In a cut
suffered by a 2-year-old boy who
fell over an open can on the kitchen
floor.
A crochet needle was removed
from the eyelid of 7-year-old boy.
A general anesthetic was required
for removal of paint brush handle
which broke off under the tongue Of
a 4-year -old girl.
Evening star., 1948-02-29
Rutland Asks Continuation
OF DOG Vaccinations Here

DR.. George C. Rutland, District
health officer, has recommended to
the Commissioners that the dog
vaccination program be continued
this year. The program was started
two years ago and health officials
believe it has done considerable
good.
In a letter to DR.. Rutland, the
department veterinarian, DR.. r. r
Ashworth, said that during 194I
there we're 1870 dog bites reported
by the police and 3,751 examinations
made by his bureau with only one
positive reactor. He estimated there
were 5000 unlicensed dogs in the
District.
1.-The fact that many dogs are
brought into the District from
various sections of the country
makes rabies a constant threat te
our CITY," DR.. Ashworth said. "Vac-
cination is the only guarantee fol
the elimination of rabies"
DR.. Ashworth also recommended
that no dogs be sold from the Pound
until evidence OF vaccination has
been provided.
Evening star., 1948-02-29
Fairfax Police Probe
Death Of R. W. Caine

Fairfax County police last night
sought to determine details OF an
unreported automobile accident, on
the theory that it was responsible
for the deathaof a resident of Spring
field, Va. ...
Or. Nelson Podolnick, Fairfax cor
oner, certified that Russell Weaver
Caine, 35, died of a brain hemor-
rhage, believed due to an accident
early this month.
Mr.. Caine, who had been making
a survey for the National Memoir
ial Park Cemetery in Fairfax
County, was admitted to Arlington
Hospital February and was treated
for brain hemorrhages. He was
released last Monday, but collapsed
Friday night and died before he
could be returned to the hospital
Mr.. Caine was reported to have
been driving an automobile that
was struck from behind. Physicians
said the extent of his injuries was
not readily apparent. They theo-
rized that the impact of the We
hicles snapped his head back. start
ing the hemorrhage.
DR.. Podolnick said that the death
certificate, attributing the hemor.
rhage to the accident, was tentative
pending completion of the police
Investigation.
Evening star., 1948-02-29
War Dead to Be Honored
On Corpus Christi Day

Corpus Christi (Tex.) Day will be
observed at Arlington Cemetery at
II am. Tuesday with the laying of
a wreath on the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier in honor of naval
personnel who trained at the air
base there and gave their lives in
World War II.
Marine Pfc. Frank Calvin, holder
of the Navy Cross, now stationed
at Corpus Christi, will lay the
wreath on the tomb, Among guests
present will be Representative Lyle,
Democrat, Of Texas; Rear Admiral
]. ]. Clark former commanding Of
ficer of Corpus Christi Naval Air
Training Base, and Marine. Maj.
John D. Virgins of the Division Of
Public Information, Marine Corps
Headquarters, Arlington.
Marine Headquarters will furnish
an honor guard and color guard.
Evening star., 1948-02-29

Two police privates who like their
scout car job because you never
know what's around the next cor
ner" will share honors for the first
policeman of the month" award.
They are Pvts. Thomas B. Bas-
night and Lenard G. Kragh OF the
Third Precinct, partners for the last
year on Scout Car 81.
For what they found around the
next corner on January 13-and
what they did about 1.-THE two
policemen were chosen yesterday
by a committee of newspapermen
for January's awards of merit.
Under this new system recently
installed by Supt. of Police Robert
j. Barrett for recognizing outstand-
ing police work, the committee gets
nominations from the Is command
ing officers of police bureaus and
precincts as well as from the public.
January's award winners were
recommended for the honor by their
commanding officer. Capt. George r.
Wallrodt, and will receive their
medals OF. merit at presentation
ceremony in Commissioner John
Russell Young's Office.
Pvts. Basnight and Kragh were
cruising up an alley behind the
TOO block of P street NV. before
dawn last month when they caught
the odor of burning rags, traced
the smell to a two-story frame
dwelling, crawled through dense
smoke to the second floor and car
ried an aged colored woman to
safety.
I'VE talked about her afterwards,
pvt. Basnight recalled. "Ths way
she was living there alone, We were
afraid something else would hap
pen ID her and nobody would know
it for days go
Pvt. Kragh said he talked with
neighbors about the woman to see
if there was any chance she could
be persuaded to go to an old peoples
home
Last week, Addie Fantroy. the
woman they had rescued, was found
dead in the home she refused to
leave. She had been dead Of ma
tural causes for several days.
Life as we'll as death have lain
Evening star., 1948-02-29
Auto Tag Sale Starts
Tomorrow; Number
May Equal Al Peak

The "over the counter" sale of
automobile tags for this year will
begin at 8:15 am. tomorrow at the
Department of Vehicles and Traffic
in the Municipal Center Building.
The registration of automobiles
for the last year was approximately
167, 900 and this years registration Is
expected to reach the all-time high
established in 1941, when 10000
vehicles were registered.
The registering and regulation OF
automobiles in the District began
in May, 1902, when a bill was sub
mitted to Congress for that purpose,
but no action was taken. Early the
next year the then corporation
counsel advised the Commissioners
they had full authority to regulate
the automobile traffic without OBJ
tanning a special act OF Congress.
First Regulations in 1908.
On May 7, 1908, the Commis-
sioners adopted the first set Of
regulations for the control of motor
vehicles. These regulations estab-
lished an automobile board" of six
members to examine all applicants
for drivers permits and to issue
identification numbers for all cars.
The board was composed of three
members of the Board of Examiners
of Steam Engineers, the electrical
engineers, the superintendent of the
Water Department and the vice
president of the National Capital
Automobile Club. .
During the first year, the board
issued s52 drivers permits but did
not report the number OF tags
issued. However, there was no
charge for the tags at that time
and the board recommended a dollar
fee to cover expenses. Their recon-.
mendation was not adopted until
1908.
At the end of the 1904-05 fiscal
year, there were 1,247 automobiles
and 1919 licensed drivers In the
District. BY 1910 the number had
increased to 1889 automobiles and
2,262 drivers. Annual registrations
were not required at that time.
Assessment Called Too High.
In 1912, the assessor reported that
motorists were being taxed dis
proportionately. 1t was felt, he
said, that the 50 fee for permit,
the 50 fee for tag plus the annual
wheel tax of So for a two-seater
auto and 50 for each additional
passenger seat and an annual per-
sonal tax of s1.50 per hundred dol
lar valuation. constituted heavy
burden on automobile owners.
A regulation was adopted in 1917
requiring annual registration of cars
as well as system to check the
number of cars in the District. In
1920, the Collector of Taxes reported
the sale of 54,329 tags and increased
every year until 1t reached the
peak In l941.
Evening star., 1948-02-29
| Women Seeking
| Party Equality
| In Montgomery

Equal representation OF women
with men in determining party pol
icy in Montgomery County was
asked yesterday by the County
League of Women Voters in letters
to the chairman of the county Re-
publican and Democratic State Gen.
trail Committees.
Mrs. J. Rene Hemingway, presi-
dent of the league, pointed out that
the league is planning March
campaign to interest voters not reg
istered with a political party in de-
claring party afflliation so they
may participate In the primary elec-
tion.
For that reason, the league is
calling on the party committee
chairmen to present the names OF
at least twice as many delegates to
the State Presidential Nominating
Convention as the citizens may
elect "We urge that the candidates
be representative of various points
of view within the party so voters
will be able to select as well as
elect" Mrs. Hemingway declared.
Mrs. Hemingway observed that
Maryland is one of the few States
where women are not accorded
equal representation with men in
determining party policy.