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Evening star., 1948-01-12
Service for Congress
Held at Cathedral

Members of Congress, their fam
lilies and their stats filled SOC
seats in Washington Cathedral
yesterday and heard DR.. Clark G
Kuebler, president of Ripon (Wis.)
College, declare faith in God has
made us great, if we cling to it we
shall be greater"
The service, held for the 80tf
Congress, was conducted by tbs
Very Rev. John Wallace Suter
dean of the cathedral. Among spe-
cial prayers offered was a "Litany
for the Nation" written by Howard
Chandler Robbins, former dean o1
the Cathedral of st. John the
Divine in New York City. More
than 1000 persons attended the
service.
DR.. Kuebler, taking his text from
Isaiah 40:30, They that wait upon
the Lord shall renew their strength
told the gathering "totalitarianism
is born first in the hearts and minds
of men. Therefore we must use
against it the weapons of the spirit
and the mind.
Asserting that the world is en-
gagged in a struggle between the
totalitarian and democratic philos-
ophies, DR.. Kuebler said, "Our only
hope is to be found in the Christian
ethics" which must be reinforced
by "the Christian religion. Mere
moralizing will not stand up against
faith. This faith has made us
great. If we cling to it we shall be
greater"
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Examinations 10 Be Held
For City, Park Police Jobs

The Civil Service Commission soon
will announce an examination for
police jobs on the Washington force
The commission said that at least
i25 appointments to fill existing
vacancies will be made. Candidates
also will be selected for the National
Capital Park Police.
Those scoring the highest grades
will be given probationary appoint
ments as privates at starting sal
ary of s2,720 a year. Persons ap-
pointed to the Metropolitan Police
force must live within IL miles OF
the District, and those appointed to
the National Park Police must live
within so miles.
There are no experience or edu-
cation requirements. Applicants will
have to meet citizenship, age, phys
ical and residence requirements.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Rank of Inspector Is Proposed
For Police Capt. Rhodo Mi|Iiken
Budget Estimates
Include Provision
For Her Promotion

A proposal to promote Capt
Rhoda Milliken Of the Women's
Bureau to the rank of inspector
was included in the budget esti-
mates presented to Congress today
If Congress approves the recon-
mendation, the head of the
Women's Bureau will be the first
woman to hold that rank in Wash
ingtons police force and one of the
few top-ranking policewomen in the
country. New York and Detroit
have women deputy chiefs of police
with the rank of inspector.
Described at one point in her
police career as a one-woman shop
lifting squad, Capt. Milliken has
been outstanding in police work
involving women and children. She
has combined her police duties with
an active interest in welfare work
and is former president of the
Monday Evening Club.
Capt. Milliken came to Washing
ton from Barnard College during
World War I and enrolled in the
Navy as yeoman, first class.
About. that time, 1t. Nina Van
Wrinkle organized the Women's S
Bureau and Capt. Milliken told
Police Supt. Raymond Pullman she
would like to join the police force.
"Why, you're much too small
and too young" Maj Pullman told
her.
When she persisted, Maj. Pullman
finally permitted her to work at
the Women's Bureau at night after
she finished her days tipping at
the Navy Department.
She was appointed to the Wom-
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Youths Held After Wreckinq
Car in Chase With Police

A short police chase ended early
today when the two occupants of a
stolen car were arrested after they
smashed into a retaining wall in
front of 101 E street Sc, while
trying to get away from scout car
The driver, a 17-year-old youth
received several broken ribs in the
crash. His 19-year-old companion
was uninjured. Police were holding
them for investigation.
The chase, which reached speeds
of As miles an hour at times started
at Eighth and Virginia avenue Sc,
when Pvts. Edwin c. Coppage and
George C. Cox Of the fifth precinct
swung in behind speeding auto
mobile at am. 1t ended a few
minutes later when the car went
out of control in turning off South
Capitol street into E street.
Police said the automobile be-
longed to Luigi Vagnoni, 53O6 Six
teenth street NV, q Naval Gun
Factory employe.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Constant Police Check Uncovers
Stolen Articles Sold to Dealers

stores are made regularly by general
assignment detectives to make sure
regulations are adhered to. During
one such check, 1t. Tolson related,
a detective was told of suitcase
full of clothing which had just been
purchased by the store owner. Sus-
picious, the detective checked the
pawn inspectors Office, but was told
the material had not been reported
stolen.
Still unsatisfied, the detective
examined the clothing for identi-
fication marks. In the pocket of
one suit, he found a photograph of
a figure standing beside an auto
mobile. After examining the picture
with a magnifying glass, he could
make out the license number He
located the owner of the car and
found the clothes had been stolen
few hours before. The victim hadn't
had a chance to report his loss.
"Often people returning from
vacations find their home had been
rifled," 1t. Tolson declared. Since
this robbery may have occurred more
than "a hours previous, we can check
in the files and tell the people
while they wait-lf their missing
property has turned up in second
hand shops.
TT happens so often it's routine" !"
he added.
Nation Wide Cooperation.
In addition to checking all mate
rial reported stolen in the, District,
the police here co-operat with
other reinforcement agencies all
over the country in ferreting out
stolen property: Each week police
departments in all major cities send
out bulletins listing their unrecov-
cred material. Each item on the
bulletin is checked by one of 1t.
Tolson's five clerical Workers-one
civilian and four policemen. In
turn, the Washington police broad
cast a weekly bulletin. This also
must be compiled in the pawn in
spectors office
After stolen property is brought In
from the dealer who purchased it,
the material is returned to the
owner after a hearing before the
chief clerk, Inspector
Clemment Cox.
We've recovered jewelry worth
thousands of dollars, as well as
things which have only sentimental
value" smiled 1t. Tolson. But we
think we can say-and proudly
that our battling average is 100 per
cent recovery of articles which have
been sold here"
But people would make it so much
easier for us if they would only keep
on record serial numbers of all their
he added.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Audubon Society Sponsors
Minnesota Wi|dIife Lecture

The Washington Audubon Society
will sponsor an illustrated lecture on
Minnesota wildlife entitled "Gohper
Country" by the Rev. George M.
Link, Wednesday at 8 pm. In the
Jewish Community Center, Six
teenth and @ streets NV.
The lecture. accompanied by color
movies, is the second in a series of
five held here. The third is sched-
uled for February 10. The lectures
are part of a program sponsored in
more than 100 cities by the National
Audubon Society.
The Rev. Link, a naturalist who
lives at Chael, ILL.,. founded and
manages the Trail Rangers of Amer
lea, Inc, q rehabilitation program
for delinquent boys.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Police Trial Of Three
In CIegg Case Delayed
By Officer S Absence

The police trial board hearings
on charges that three policemen il
legally arrested and mistreated
julius w. Clegg was delayed this
morning because one of the accused
men could not appear. The hearing
was to get underway this afternoon
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Oliver Gasch, who is prosecuting
the case, informed the board that
Detective Sergt. Alex K. Kapsol
was a witness in a District Court
case and could not appear until
later in the day.
Inspector Clement Cox, head of
the three-man trial board, granted
the postponement.
Arrested on Complaints.
The other two policemen on trial
are First Precinct Pvt. John j. Glib
honey and David S. Ennis, special
investigator for the Sex Squad.
Clegg, 26-year-old colored en-
ploye of the Washington Post, was
arrested last August 2 near Thir-
teenth and E streets NV. after
complaint from a waitress. He was
released about "a hours later and it
was during that time that he
charges mistreatment by the police
men.
Charles E. Ford. who is defending
the policemen, told the trial board
he wanted Corporation Counsel
Vernon E. West to appear in the
case and that If he did not show up
he was going to ask that he be
subpoenaed.
40 Witnesses to Be Called.
More than 40 witnesses are ex-
pected to be called, including five
employees of the Post.
On the trial board are Capt Al
bert I. Bullock, 18th precinct; In
spector Cox, chief clerk of the de-
partment, and James O'D. Moran,
lawyer member of the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board.
A grand jury investigated Clegg's
charges in September but refused to
indict.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Banquet Of Naval Engineers
Scheduled at StaiIer MAY 7

The annual banquet of the Amer
lean Society of Naval Engineers Is
planned for May at the Statler
Hotel, it was announced at a meet
ing of the society.
New president of the society is
Rear Admiral Roger w. Paine. Navy
member of the executive committee
of the Army and Navy Munitions
Board. Admiral Paine lives at 2737
Devonshire place NV.
Admiral Paine graduated from the
Naval Academy In 1911 and served
during World War II as manager of
the Industrial Department, Navy
Yard, Pearl Harbor, and later as
deputy chief of the Production
Branch, Office of Procurement and
Material, Office of the Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Small Business Group
Plans Congress Visit

Five hundred small businessmen
are expected to gather in Washing
ton Wednesday to observe Small
Business Day by looking at Con.
gress in action and demonstrating
their interest in national affairs
with individual visits to their Sem
ators and Representatives.
This is not in any sense a high
pressure move" De Witt Emery, o1
Evanston. ILL.,, president of the Ma.
tional Small Businessmen Associa-
ton, said through Lyle Jones, Wash
ington representative Our purpose
is simply to demonstrate by oui
presence that we are greatly inter.
ested in national affairs and want tc
help the members of Congress In
every way possible in doing what
is best for OUR country as a whole
The businessmen will meet Repre-
sentative Halleck, Republican, OF
Indiana, and other officials on the
Capitol steps, will visit Congressman
and the Senate and House galleries
In the afternoon at the Wardman
Park Hotel they will listen to a two
hour panel discussion by Senators
and Representatives on national mat
ters and will wind up the day with
banquet at $50 pm. Speaker
Martin of the House of Representa-
tives will give the principal address
Also on the program are Senator
Bridges, Republican. of New Hamp-
shire, and Representative Ploeser,
Republican, of Missouri, chairman
of the House Small Business Com
mittee.
Representative Wolcott, Repub-
lican, of Michigan, commenting on
the visit. declared:
Congress will need this kind of
cooperation to save the American
free enterprise system. We have got
to have every ounce of help that
American business and enterprise
can give us to resist efforts to
change our democratic form of Gov
arnment."
Evening star., 1948-01-12
District Tuition Bills
Sent 10 Parents Of
Pupils

The Board of Education here has
sent out 1,731 bills to parents OF
students who live in nearby Mary
land and Virginia but who attend
District public schools, notifying
them they must pay tuition in 10
days, 1t was learned today.
The parents were notified that If
the tuition is not paid, they must
prove a legal exemption from the
fees or the student will be expelled
under the new District law.
These bills, for a half year, were
sent out Friday. Other bills will be
sent out next month for the coming
quarter and again in April for the
remaining quarter of the school
year.
Officials said the bills are late in
going out because of the necessity
of waiting on legal rulings and time
required to set up the machinery to
handle the tuitions.
5000 Nonresident Pupils.
In addition to these 1871 bills,
officials said there is another group
of some 200 students, mostly vet
Grams, who are studying under the
CT Bill Of Rights. The veterans
bills will be sent later.
Altogether, there are more than
5000 nonresident pupils in the Dis
trict public schools, officials esti-
mate, but the majority of these
come under legal exemptions. The
test for exemption, officials ex-
planned, is whether the pupil was
in the Washington public school
system last June, prior to the new
law.
Congress wrote the provision af-
fecting nonresident pupils into the
District appropriation act due to
the rising cost of education. The
cost is estimated at 100000 an
nually for the nonresident group.
Property Taxes Counted.
Permanent employment in the
District for either father or mother
is a basis for exemption if the child
was enrolled in the schools prior to
last June.
Ownership of District property
will result in taxes being applied
toward tuition costs in cases where
tuition is due, officials pointed out
If a parent is employed by the
Federal Government in any State or
is in the armed forces and the
pupil was In school in June, that
will also be basis for exemption.
The scale of annual fees follows:
Teachers colleges, s343; senior high
schools, including veterans high
school centers, s194 vocational high
$3.50; Junior high schools,
$3.50; elementary schools, S106;
schools for crippled children, $500,
and evening schools, S26.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Giant Squids Reported
Found OFF West Africa

Giant squids of nightmare proper
lonesome reaching a span of 70
feet. it is estimated-have been re-
ported found off the coasts of West
Africa, by whaling feet crews at
Luderitz.
Scientists aboard the factory ship
Beleana estimated the size of the
squids by measurement of scars left
by the octupus-like animals on
sperm whales. Scars left by their
suckers measured up to AZ inches
across.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Indiununs to Hear Ewing

Federal Security Administrator
Oscar Ewing will be speaker at a
meeting of the Indiana University
Alumni Association at Burt's Trans
Lux Restaurant Saturday with re-
ception and dinner beginning at $50
pm. The meeting will precede the
Indiana State Society Dance at the
washington Hotel at . pm.
Evening star., 1948-01-12

ems Bureau in January, 1919, ano
became sergeant the following year
She was appointed a lieutenant in
March, 1882, and placed in charge
of the bureau when 1t. Van Wrinkle
retired. In 1886, while she was in
London studying the methods OF
Scotland Yards policewomen, 1t
Milliken was promoted to captain
AS a policewoman, she has
achieved nationwide recognition
In 1881 She went to Fort Worth
Tex, to assist in organizing the
Women's Bureau in the police de-
partment.
Capt. Milliken is the daughter OF
the late Judge Alfred Milliken of
Tennessee, and a niece of the late
Mrs. Sallie v. H. Pickett, society
editor emeritus of The Star at
the time of her death.
Evening star., 1948-01-12

. It means q lot Of work for five
harried workers in the Police De-
partment's pawn inspectors office
but it's a safe bet that, If a stolen
article Is sold to a second hand deal
er in Washington, 1t will be returned
to the owner.
This system, which involves con-
slant checking and cross-checkine
of q mass of reports from robbery
victims and second hand store deal
ers, has been in operation here since
before the turn of the century, but
constant improvements are being
made.
AS explained by 1t. Aubrey E. Toll
son, head of the general assignment
squad and the pawn inspectors Of
flee, it is all a matter of routine. But
it is a painstaking routine.
With the complaint by a citizen
that his home or car has been
robbed, detailed report is made out
by the investigating officer. This
report lists a description of every
missing article, in addition to the
serial number. Turned over to the
pawn inspectors Office, headed by
Detective Sergt. R. E. Williams, a
separate card is made for each item.
The cards are then filed under a
cross-index system.
Dealer Purchases Recorded.
At the same time, separate cards
are filled out for each item reported
purchased by secondhand dealers
here. An average day includes about
300 such reports. z
The cards listing the items In
stores then are filed under the same
system. Each clerk checks all cards
in the category before inserting the
second, and differently colored, card.
If one card checks against the other
detective is sent out to pick up
the property and 1t Is ultimately
returned to its owner.
1t. Tolson pointed out that no card
listing stolen property is destroyed
until the material Is recovered.
Recently, he said, a watch which
had been missing nearly 80 years
turned up on one report. 1t was
returned to the owner. In another
instance, a piece of jewelry lost in
1910 was found In a secondhand
store in 1888.
Seller Described.
A dealer purchasing secondhand
material is required to log not only
a complete description of the article
itself but also an accurate descrip-
ton of the person selling it. No
dealer can sell these articles until
Is days have elapsed, thus giving
police ample time to make sure it is
not stolen.
"Spot checks" of secondhand
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Stephen Spender to Give
Readings of Own Poems

Stephen Spender will read from
his poems at 8:45 pm. Friday at the
King-Smith School of Creative Arts
Mr.. Spender is giving poetry read
ings in American universities and
he will come here after reading
at Johns Hopkins University In
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Probers
1oCaII Head Of
Mrecking Firm
Shipp Thinks Soft
Brick in Supporting
Wall Cove 'Woy

I The head of the wrecking COM
pany clearing the debris of the EN-
pire Building will be questioned by
the Commissioners inquiry board
to find out what his wreckers have
learned about the cause of the col
lapse, Board Chairman Stewart
Beall said today. -
Murray T. Shipp, president of the
Pines Wrecking Co. of Arlington,
told reporters last night he believed
the collapse was caused by enlarg-
ing an opening in supporting wall
without reinforcing the remaining
wall.
Investigators already have agreed
that the focal point in the case. is
the wall which once extended 80
feet across the interior of the first
floor and was cut down at various
times.
Remaining Wall Examined.
Mr.. Beall said the board had
examined the remaining wall in the
wreckage and found it had been re-
duced = five-foot pier. Mr.. Shipp
said he called the boards attention
to the pier when board members
visited the scene Friday.
The inquiry board recessed il
hearings last week pending comple-
tion Of the clearing work, but Mr..
Beal said the board had learned
enough in its -the-scene study Of
the collapse to permit resumption
OF the hearings Wednesday.
Meanwhile, r. D. Kinney, assist
ant to Building Inspector Robert II.
Davis, said search now Is being
made in District files for a permit
which authorized the first cut in the
ground floor wall in 1907. He said
more than 1000 documents have
been checked in the search for the
missing permit.
Board Report Asked.
The Commissioners have asked
the board to report on the cause Of
the disaster which cost the lives Of
four persons and injured IL others.
The interior of the seven-story
structure at Ninth and New York
avenue NV. crumbled on the night
of December Is.
Mr.. Beall said the contractor,
architect and engineer involved in
the last remodeling of the building
in 1946 and last year will be called
Wednesday, along with Nick Papan-
icolos, owner of the building.
The evidence so far, the chairman
said, indicates that the last remod-
cling was mainly "face-lifting" job
and that no structural changes were
made.
Mr.. Beall said he will question
Mr.. Shipp, although he probably
will not be called as witness.
Backs Theory of Collapse.
I The wrecking company president,
who has been in the construction
1 business for 40 years, said he would
/ stake my reputation" on the theory
OF the cause of the collapse. ~
Mr.. Shipp said that when the
opening in the wall was widened In
1882, steel beams were placed on
the remaining wall and it was used
as bearing pier, although 1t was
not constructed correctly to serve
as pier. .7.
The pier. he said, should have
been rebuilt with more durabls
materials than the soft bricks"
originally used. He said the pier
was large enough to carry the load
above it if it had been constructed
of the right materials. His investi-
cation, he said, has shown the
weight supported by the pier was
about 56 tons.
Mr.. Ships firm was hired by Mr..
Papanicolas, replacing the Arrow
Wrecking Co., which was employed
earlier by the District government
to do the wrecking job. The present
owner bought the building in l945.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Conference to Discuss
VA Recreation Proqrum

Plans for the Veterans Adminis-
tration's 1948-1949 recreation pro-
gram In VA hospitals will be dis
cussed at four-day conference
opening at 9 am. Tuesday in Room
2033 of the Munitions Building.
Veterans Administration Gray win
address the delegates Tuesday after
noon and Harold D. Meyer, of North
Carolina University, president Of the
American Recreation Society, will be
principal speaker on Thursday.
Recreation chiefs from the VAS u
branch offices will attend.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Choral Society Plans
ReheursoIs for Concert

Rehearsals for the Bach motet,
Sing to the Lord" to be presented
by the Washington Choral Society
under the direction of Louis Potter,
will be held at Central High School
at pm. each Tuesday.
Additions for membership in the
society are held from 7:30 to pm.
The motet and American part-songs
will be the choral society's con.
tribution to a joint program with
John Charles Thomas to be pre-
sented March 16 in Constitution
Hall.
Evening star., 1948-01-12
Total Of Tickets Fixed
By Police Rises 10 148

Traffic ticket adjustments by the
police department rose to 148 last
week after a two-month low of
lo2 the previous week, Supt. Robert
j. Barrett reported today.
Only the harbor police reported
that no tickets were fixed last
week, Maj, Barrett's weekly list
showed. At the other extreme was
No. 10 precincts total of 80 warn
ings and cancellations.
The 148 total was not as high
as that for the week ending Novem-
Der %, when Maj. Barrett was
overruled by District officials in
attempting to withhold publication
OF the lists. Warnings and cancella-
tions that week totaled 1T.
Adjustments by the traffic diW-
sion last week included 13 warnings
and cancellations. Additional
precinct totals in warnings and
cancellations follow:
The Mississippi enterprise., 1948-07-17
Tatiling Tess

Okay guys and gals, we are still
trying to get the Matinee Dance
on for every Sunday afternoon, but
have not got our band together
yet, but don't worry, we'll let you
know just when we will start !.
DON'T FORGET, T-BONE WALK
ER at the COLORED SKATING
Rim KJULY 26
We hear that Hoover Jones and
Desaree Hoard are that way about
each other.
Alarge number of the regular
jumpin chicks were at the last
dance an dthey seemed to really
have enjoyed Mr.. Cleanhead
Sallie was having a great time
jumpin, but we think her mind
was at home on George
Robbie Lee and really in there
with a guy she seemed to have
been enjoying very much
The Cqtdt Sisters were having
then usual amount of fun -.
Neither the Jumpin Chick or Sofia
were present but some chick had
The Mississippi enterprise., 1948-07-17

a ring around her wide as any,
Norma was really pulling over
Hoover Sunday evening at the
Recreation Center, so says certain
chicks.
Percy Boddie and Dorothy James
are SO deeply in love they want
the whole world to know it.
Eldridge Jones is all out for Ma
rian f. Rollins, they look so cute
together.
f. H Hayes and Juanita Hoard
really did look cute together Tues
day night and we believe its the
real thing between these two.
Make up your mind Maude Wash.
ington, who is it, James Davis, OF
Melvin c. Barnes? Our bet is or
James.
Melvin Jones and Daisy Hoard
make a fine couple, he says she is
just what the doctor ordered fol
him.
Willie Lee and Dorothy are very
| lovey-dovey and her being at the
dance with Moses didn't mean {
thing.
Seems as if Dorothy has let Lee
Hardy Turner and Billy Boy dowr
for Blue.