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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-28

An actor in road company had
played the role of Abraham Lincoln
so many times that he had assumed
the habits of the Great Emancipa-
tor, even going so far as to adopt
characteristic garb. One day,
dressed in the frock coat and tall
hat Of Lincoln's time, he passed two
fellow actors on the street. He nod
ded gravely and continued on his
way.
When the Lincoln-minded thespian
was out Of earshot, one of the actors
murmured to his companion: "That
fellow will never be satisfied until
he's assassinateds !"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-28
CATTY KITTY

Gladys-Oh, Kitty, George pro-
posed to me last night, and l didn't
know what to say. I'm afraid he's
after my money, though he said he
fell in love the first time he ever
saw me-"
Kitty-When was that, Glad?
Gladys-Last summer, when I was
at the beach.
Kitty-In your swim-suit? Oh,
Glad, he's after your money!
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-28
Song and Dance

Song and Dance
A man bought canary from a
dealer.
You're sure this bird can sing?"
he asked, suspiciously.
Hes a grand singer"
The customer left. A week later
he was back.
"Sayl This bird you sold me is
lame!"
well, what did you want-a sing
er or a dancer?"
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Boy Fugitive, Victim in Fake
Robbery, FIees Receiving Home

Robert Kamlager, the fast7think-
ing juvenile delinquent who cooked
up sad story about being robbed
by city slickers while on a trip here
from Alaska, but who turned out
to be reformatory runaway, has
run away again.
He departed from the Children's
Receiving Home in hurry last
Sunday morning while he was hang
ing out laundry, The Star learned
while checking Juvenile Court to
find out what had happened to his
case.
Juvenile Court authorities said
they had been waiting authorize
tionE from the Wisconsin School for
Boys at Waukesha, Wis, to return
him there.
The authorization arrived Mon
day, according to the Juvenile
Court-the day after the youth de-
cided to take off.
DR.. William H. Stavsky, receiving
home superintendent, said the boy
suddenly started running. One of
the men, he said, saw him in flight
but said that when they start to
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Regional Cana Conference
To Be Held in Bethesda

The first all-day regional Cana
Conference will be held Sunday at
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Be-
thesda, from $3.50 am. to 4 pm.
Married couples from that church
and nearby parishes of Blessed Sac
rament, st. Michael's, st. Johns,
st. Bernadette's, st. Martins in
Gaithersburg, Holy Redeemer in
Kensington and St. Mary's in Rock
vile are invited.
The program will include mass
and discussion groups on various
phases of marriage and family life.
Evening star., 1948-12-03

Georgetown University students
have resolved to stop their work for
one minute at noon each day to
bray for world peace.
The university student paper, the
Hoya, today reported this action by
the Student Council as wholly
unprecedented move" growing out OF
suggestion by an American for
eign service officer from his expert
ences abroad.
The G. U. Student Council resolu-
ton calls for active steps to enlist
all American colleges in the move
ment.
Similar resolutions already have
been adopted by numerous Ameri-
can Legion posts in various parts OF
the country, following the initiative
of Legion group at Manchester
N. H.
The movement started in the Will
liam H. Jutras Legion Post, No. 43
in Manchester, as one way OF giving
moral encouragement to European
peoples bombarded with propagan-
da depicting the United States as
materialistic, imperialistic Nation
without real interest In Christian
principleS.
Evening star., 1948-12-03
G. U. Students to Prey for Peace
In Minute Service Each Day

1t developed from suggestion by
Herve j. L'Heureux, World War !
veteran and career foreign service
officer, who served as American Con-
sui General in Marseille, France, for
more than two years after World
War II.
Mr.. LHeureux, now chief of the
State Departments visa division
spoke to the Last Mans Club OF the
Jutras Post, of which he Is a men,
Der, at its annual dinner October %
"It is difficult for the peoples OF
Europe" Mr.. L'Heureux said, Ito
grasp the fact that the American
people are essentially Christian,
God fearing and peace-minded.'
The idea was promptly Endorsed
by the Manchester Mayor, the citys
Rotary Club and the Catholic Bishop
of Manchester, and spread rapidly
through other New Hampshire Le-
gion posts.
Mr.. L'Heureux explained develop
ment of the idea to the Georgetown
University Student Council at a
meeting this week, and the council
promptly adopted resolution to put
il into effect at G. U,
Evening star., 1948-12-03

go there's nothing you can do
about it."
I'VE were very sorry to see him
CO." DR.. Stavsky said, mot only be-
cause we lost a charge, but also be-
cause he was great help to us
while he was here. We were very
much impressed with him. In fact
he was one Of our best adjusted
boys"
Various other officials also were
impressed with the 16-year-old
during his brief stay here. He first
came to the attention Of the Park
Police November II when he COM
planned of being robbed.
When that story fell apart he
told a second one about running
away from a cruel father. But in
that one he said he was 18 and the
FBI came around to inquire about
his draft status.
His third story, as far as was
known, was, the true one - about
running away from the Wisconsin
reformatory.
Juvenile Court is holding the case
open on the chance that he might
show UP again.
Evening star., 1948-12-03

Judge Walter r. Mccarthy today
denied a request for an injunction
to prohibit sale Of flowers from q
vending box at Arlington Hospital
with the comment that the amount
of business involved appears to be
"picayune.
The injunction was sought by the
Northern Virginia Florist Associa-
ton, Inc, against the hospital, Ad-
ministrator John J. Anderson and
w. v. Steddom, 1900 Fourteenth
street NV, owner and operator OF
the refrigerated flower box.
Attorney John Paul Jones argued
that the vending box is unfair COM
petition to the florists and results
in "irreparable damage" not only to
them, but to the county. He charged
that the county Is deprived OF tax
revenue which regular florist es-
tabliShment would pay.
"Indications are that the amount
of business involved is so picayune
that I don't see how anybody could
suffer irreparable damage" Judge
Mccarthy said.
If you divided the profit (of the
vending box among the members
(of the florist association, 1t
wouldn't pay for their breakfast"
Mr.. Anderson said the box was
placed there for the convenience OF
visitors who want to purchase flow
ers for patients. The hospital re-
ceives 20 per cent commission on
flowers sold from the self-service
box and has been making from $40
TO $50 month, Mr.. Anderson said.
Judge Mccarthy said a date for
hearing on the florists applica-
ton for a permanent injunction
would be set December 20.
Chairman Morrill, announced sub
committee appointments as follows:
INDECENT patients - Daniel w.
O'Donoghue, jr., DR.. Winfred Over
holser, Franklin H. Kenworthy.
Hospital operation methods, econ
omies and deficits-Walter L. Fow-
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Final Decision on Type
OF School Fire Boxes
Scheduled tuesday

All contenders in the dispute over
what kind of fire boxes should be
used in the public schools here-and
where they should be put-will be
called before the Commissioners
next Tuesday for final decision.
Following School Supt. Hobart M
Corning's recommendation to the
Board of Education Wednesday that
inside fire alarm boxes be installed
as well as outside boxes, Fire Chief
Clement Murphy again came to the
defense of the outside type.
The dispute was touched off last
month when Herbert A. Friede, su-
perintendent of communications
said he would install cables only for
inside boxes at the proposed new
Birney Elementary School. Chief
Murphy disagreed, saying they were
too expensive and also not the best
means of protecting children's lives
The Commissioners asked DR..
Corning to make a recommendation
before they decided who should
prevail.
Board Continues Study.
The school board, incidentally,
has not adopted DR.. Corning S
recommendations. The matter was
held over at the meeting-.Wednes-
day and the buildings and grounds
committee assigned to Q further
study.
Chief Murphy said the only thing
needed inside the school is an alarm
bell as an evacuation system. The
most important thing is to get the
children outside, he declared.
Once outside, the alarm can be
pulled from the box located on the
school grounds or in the street,
he added.
Chief Murphy has sent to the
Commissioners the results of a
QUESTIONABLE he circulated among
fire chiefs of 80 of the largest cities
in the country. Only two of the
cities use the remote control" type
of box in the school which is recon-
mended by Mr.. Friede. Only folr
of these cities permit any kind
Ol IRE aldlH DOA lIlSldiIcO ulSlue
the school buildings.
Types in Use Here.
DR.. Corning said that As schools
here have the master box with re
mote control" inside the buildings.
twenty-five buildings have street.
type box located in the buildings
All the other schools have street.
type boxes located from one to
three blocks from the buildings.
DR.. Corning, admitting he was
no expert on what type of alarm
was best, said he thought the
simultaneous vacating of the build
ing and notifying of the fire de-
partment should be provided. The
type which would accomplish this
would have to be determined by
experts in the field, he said.
The dispute between Mr. Friede
and Chief Murphy is the continual
ton of long feud. The fire chief
won the last fight when he sue
ceeded in getting control of the
fire alarm system removed from
Mr.. Friede's jurisdiction and placed
under the Fire Department.
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Porkside School PTA
Plans Panel Discussion

A panel discussion on school rec
reation and play facilities will be
held at the Parkside School PTA
meeting at 8 pm. Tuesday at the
school, on Parkside drive, Silver
Spring.
Stewart Armstrong will mediate
the panel, comprising Clement j
Bride, supervisor of physical edu-
cation for Montgomery County
schools, and Wilbur Irving and
Samuel Snyder, parents.
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Youth Faces Hearing
In Robbery Of Priest
BY the Assoeiossd Press

PIKESVILLE, Md. Dec. 3-James
E. Botterill, 18. will be given a hear
ing in Police Court here tonight on
charges that he and three other
youths beat and robbed Catholic
priest who had given them lift.
The Rev. Joseph H. Hopkins re-
ported that the incident took place
last week in Northwest Baltimore.
He said the boys were standing in
The rain when he offered them q
lift.
After driving a short distance he
was struck on the head from behind
and escaped by leaping from the
car and scattering his wallet and
money behind him as he ran.
His car was stolen and found IN
Baltimore the next day.
Botterill was picked up Tuesday
by police investigating the disap-
pearance of another auto.
Three other boys arrested in con-
nection with the case were given .
hearing yesterday by Judge John B.
Centrum in Baltimore County
Juvenile Court.
All l6 years old. they were re-
manded to St. Mary's Industrial
School pending further investiga-
ton
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Total Of Polio Cases
In U. 5. Highest Of
Year Since 1916

Figures released by the United
States Public Health Service today
show that 1948 ranks as the Nation s
second worst polio year on record.
Latest totals from the service show
26,216 cases of infantile paralysis
for the year through November 81
This is the largest number re-
corded in any one year since 1916
when approximately $4,000 cases
were reported for the full IL months,
the service said.
The District, with 260 cases re-
ported to date, is in its third worst
year of incidence Of the disease, ac-
cording to DR.. James G. Cumming
director of the Bureau Of Prevent
able Diseases.
Previous peak figures were re-
corded in 1914 and 1945, DR.. Cum.
ming said.
OF the local cases, 1873 have beer
District residents and the remain.
ing 127 nearby county cases treated
in Washington hospitals.
Nationally, up to now the veal
1916 has ranked as the second worst
polio year, with total of 25,69e
cases as the final figure, the health
service said.
This year, the peak-or week ir
which the highest number of cases
for any week in the year was re-
ported-was reached in mid-Sep-
tember. Weekly figures have de-
clined steadily since that time, sc
that for the week ended November
27 the Nations total was 524.
Thus, although there are almos
five weeks before the final year.
figures are in, it is unlikely that the
1948 final total will exceed the $4,000
recorded in 1916, officials explained
California ranks highest in tht
national totals, with 5,061 cases re.
ported this year. Other States ir
which more than 1000 cases have
been treated are North Carolina
Texas, Iowa. Illinois, Ohio and New
York.
The District Health Department
reported six additional cases here
last week. One was a 2-year- -old
colored boy from the 600 block Of
Callan street NE, at Children's
Hospital. Five from nearby Mary
land and Virginia were a 25-year-
old Silver Spring, Md, woman, al
Gallinger Hospital; a 4-year-old girl
from Berwyn, Md, at Children's;
a 9-year old boy from Mclean, Va.
at Children's; a 1-year-old Vienna
Va, child, at Children's, and 49,
year-old Georgetown Preparatory
School student, at Georgetown Hos
pital.
The student was admitted to the
hospital October /, but diagnosed as
a polio victim only last week.
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Porkfoirfox Canvass Set
On Election Participation

The Alexandria League of Women
Voters yesterday began canvassing
Parkfairfax residents to determine
how many of them do not vote in
local elections and their reasons for
not voting.
The league said only 1924 Alex
andrians voted November 2, al
though there are 10000 estimated
potential voters living In the city.
Evening star., 1948-12-03
3 More Drivers Arrested
For BLOWING Horns

Metropolitan Police today reported
the arrest of three more persons for
unnecessary" use Of car horns in
the past "a hours, ending at am.
Arrests since the campaign started
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Recreation Board Gets
Federation Backing on
Playground Control

The Federation OF CltlZenS ASSO-
Citations has entered the fight over
who controls 81 District Fairgrounds
backing the Recreation Board in its
contention that the board does
rather than the Interior Depart
ment.
John H. Connaughton, Federation
president, today released the report
OF a special committee appointed to
study the matter along with an ex-
ecutive board resolution approving
the report.
The dispute arose from an opin-
ion by Mastin G.. White, Interior
Department solicitor, that the de-
partment, through the National
Park Service, held jurisdiction over
the 62 Fairgrounds. The land was
purchased by the National Capita
Park and Planning Commission anc
turned over to the District Commis.
sioners for use as Fairgrounds. They
in turn, assigned control to the Rec
reation Board.
Segregation Issue.
Mr.. Whites position was that the
land was part of the Federal park
system and all the planning COM
mission did was designate which
sections could be used by the Dis
trict for Fairgrounds.
The National Park Service
through its Washington Office, the
National Capital Parks. insists on
a policy of nonsegregation of the
races. The Recreation Board has
a segregation policy.
The federation's report was sent
to Attorney General Clark, who has
the dispute before him for review.
In its report, the federation
charged that the provocative at.
tempt at a change through the use
of a self-serving memorandum
opinion of an Interior Department
solicitor constitutes bad faith on the
part of that department toward the
voteless local community.
Recommends action.
The federation recommended that
strong representations" be made
to the executive and Legislative
branches of the Government tc
avert the threatened breach of the
existing status of control over the
Fairgrounds in question.
1t added:
The existing status Of control of
Fairgrounds purchased
under the authority Of the act of
June 6, 1924, and assigned there
under to the District Commission
ers has the force of law and reason
under the established facts con-
cerning the same"
Evening star., 1948-12-03

division
and
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Lodge TO Press Plan
To Use Popular Vote,
End Electoral College
By Gould Lincoln

Senator Lodge, Republican. OF
Massachusetts said today he will
press for adoption of his proposed
constitutional amendment doing
away with the electoral college and
giving each presidential candidate
his actual percentage of the electoral
votes as shown by the popular vote
in each State.
If the Lodge amendment had been
in effect in the recent election, Sen
ator Lodge said, the electoral vote
would have been divided as follows:
President Truman, 259.9: Gov.
Dewey, 1928; Gov. Thurmond. 1915,
and Henray A. Wallace, 9.3 The
President re- wed 304 electoral
votes, Gov. Dewey 1913. Gov. Thur
mond SO and Mr.. Wallace none.
Senator Lodge said he had mes
sages of support for the amend
ment from all parts of the coun-
try. The resolution proposing the
amendment was favorably reported
by both the House and Senate
Judiciary Committees in the Eight
ieth Congress. It never was called
up for consideration, however. and
must be introduced in the Eighty
first Congress.
Senator Lodge said his amend
ment was designed to reflect more
accurately the popular will Of the
people! In New York, for example,
instead of Gov. Dewey's being cred
tied with all At electoral votes this
year because he carried the State
by a mere plurality, under the
Lodge amendment he would have
received 21.8 electoral votes, Presi-
dent Truman would have had 21.3
votes and Mr.. Wallace 80. Like
wise, in California, which Mr.. Tru-
man carried, the President would
have had IL electoral votes, Gov
Dewey 11.s and Mr.. Wallace IL
votes, instead of the total State
vote going to Truman.
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Snow Traffic
Emergency Plan
To Be Studied
12O Miles of Streets
|, Would Be Closed
In 12-Inch Fall

A proposal to allow Traffic Direc.
tor George E. Keneipp declare o
state of traffic emergency" in case
of a heavy snowfall Of II or more
inches will be considered by the
Commissioners next week.
If approved by the Commission
ers, the traffic director would be
authorized to prohibit parking or
movement of other than emergency
vehicles on 120 miles Of arterial
highways throughout the city while
the emergency" exists.
The theory is that the emergency
would be ended as soon as the
streets were cleared Of snow and
ice and made safe for traffic to be
resumed.
Streets Listed.
Included in the list of streets that
would be blocked of are Pennsyl.
vania avenue, Massachusetts, avenue,
New York avenue, Sixteenth and
Fourteenth streets NV, Georgia
avenue, Wisconsin avenue. Mac
Arthur boulevard, Connecticut
avenue, Florida avenue. New Hamp-
shire avenue, North Capitol street,
Michigan avenue, Bladensburg
road, Good Hope road, Nichols
avenue, Alabama avenue, Naylor
road, Minnesota avenue and Ben
ming road.
The proposal Is the answer Of the
Districts snow removal committee
to the action that should be taken
to prevent Washington from being
paralyzed by a heavy snowfall such
as struck New York City last year.
William A. Xanten, head Of the
Sanitation Department, is chairman
of this committee.
Also included In the proposal In
the establishment Of a central In
formation bureau which would issue
fl equent bulletins on the progress Of
snow removal during the "emer-
gency."
The idea behind the proposal Is
that the streets could be cleared
of heavy snowfall much more rapids
/ ly if the snow is not packed down
Fby heavy traffic.
ACu SdAS LIS ouob@shSs
Mr.. Xanten said that with his
limited supply of snow removal ma
chinery, the city would be brought
to a standstill by a snowfall Of II
inches or more.
Biggest obstacle to snow removaS
is Gags parked on the streets, he
pointed out.
The plan, if adopted, would work
this way:
Mr.. Keneipp would get the word
from the Weather Bureau that q
l2-inch snowfall is expected. He
then would proclaim the "emer-
gency" through the radios and
newspapers, announcing that travel
and parking on the pre-designated
100 miles of streets was banned.
Could Erect Barricades.
Superintendent of Police Robers
j. Barrett would GO into action.
His policemen would be authorized
to erect barricades at intersections
and post mo parking at any time"
signs on the designated streets.
The penalty for violations, under
tllC RIOpOod1, WOtAO NC JdA1 cClA0
tence of up to 10 days or q fns
of up to $500.
During the emergency" ply
sicians, police, firemen and news
papermen would be permitted to
drive on the restricted streets, the
proposal provides.
During a snowfall up to IL inches,
Mr.. xanten explained, his depart
ment would go into action as usual,
trying to get $40 miles of streets
cleared off.
With a snowfall of IL inches or
more, all equipment would be con-
centrated on the 100 miles Of ar
teriaI roads.
The proposals is expected to be
taken up by the Commissioners at
their next regular meeting on Tues
| day
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Judqe Denies Request for Bon
On Sole of Flowers at Hospital

Ter, DR.. Vane M. Hoge, DR.. Robert
M. Groh.
Group and cooperative contract
plans-Dr. Daniel L. Seckinger Mil
ton r. Greenland, Mrs. Ernest w
Howard.
Conclusions and reports-Repre-
sentative Miller, Republican. Of
Nebraska; Mrs. Lucille Smith, Don
aid Gray.
Publicity - Mr.. Morrill,, Mrs
Henry Gichner.
Evening star., 1948-07-28
Marriage License
Applications

Under d. c. lai1s, couples must
apply for marriage license on
one day, iDait three full days and
receipe the license on the fifth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Leonard Cairns, SO. 2s2s Conn. ave. NV,
and Ava Lttleheld, 25. 146l Monroe
st. NV.
Elmer selby, IT,. "a, s16 K St, Sc, and
Delma Clayton, rs, 2325 18th st. NV
Mary fletcher. 35. Arlington ''
pssa mo e. sssh e sso ss Rm1s Rsa. ss
Paul Mack. a. and Alva wentzel, As, both
willard 0ssisr Whitmere. 81, 1000 urell pl. ne,
and Bessie Dickert. IS, 1918 Kalorama
chsIss aas. ssass asa1 T. s5s 4nsSP' gsR st. va and
elizabeth Jones, 20, 1871 Fort Davis
both Of ISIS Rhode Island ave: NV. 90
Themas sqsHs,. wilson as r.: T.; and Dorothea
and Vivian, oNeill. 80, 1904 14th st.
NV.
ma 6ssn soss e. ass f. vas. Ba.sr M.s4 s
william sanda, 81. ao21 s. Oak. ave. ne,
and Doloris Bates, 20, 1917 Mass. ave.
Irwin Levy. ee. 1904 Staples st ne, and
BroRara Ra ans Mcclellan g. e. Fink, @ Fla a. p% and
Lois Kent, "a, 1929 y St: NV.
sn and Mary % Young, ing | q, sf4 a 81 st St. Sc Sc
" psssIs TAI TsIk; sa go? so7 81 ST. $: s; M r.. anp
NV. and Eleanor White. 60, corbin. Va
~, both Of 1874 Conn ave. NV. '''
jolly hgtb Kits tt "a and JSsn Tr'wordge 1s'
Antonio Iibradiiia, 81 ana Marion wa,-
" lace, 40, both Of 81 baltiimoIe tinoe. ~. s
Rashel ayre s so5 aanek Va s. ana
'0po both ~1: 81 1s15 East ao csplaoi sSfaf s. 'S
and % JOssna e. ccronado, on oo a. ig:a 3sss 81 Eacid nn
Milyin Courtney. IL; eusntico: .,, w., and
Roosevelt d Martin, o? "a #. s Bragg, , n n c.,
and Mary shelton. %. 4s2 oakdale pl
Hiidred pairaue, "a. 1880 Lamont st. NV.
and Clarice Dunning, 20, 1880 Park I'd.
NV.
Bernard Banks, 80, 1925 4sth st. ne. and
Earlean Jarnes, 81. 1905 Benning I'd.
Leon Butler 90, 1882 Howison pl. s.w.,
and Christine Hardy, 26, ga L ST.. s.e.
Irwin Ramsey, 23,. 507 Kenyon st: NV,
and Audrey Sinkler, %, Midway Hall.
Mary Quinn, 1S, Nokesville, Va.
Claude Garden. 10, 1857 Hayes st. ne,
and Louise Green, 16, 1919 18th St, Sc:
ave. ne. and Mary Seaman, "a, 63 U
st. NV
NV.
william skane. 20, and Mary Frazier, 20,
William Voeel. 30 3o1 Allison st. NV,
Evening star., 1948-07-28

and Marianna schwalb. ~. 1850 1ilt-
more st. NV.
Merle Pringle, jr.. 21, Andrews Air Force
Base, and Barbara Hale, II. 1917 3rd
st. NV.
Raymond Valentine, .ir.. 90. 1882 Harvard
81 sIad n,W;i W;.cansin ana se'g1 aue A"sAs' ."
Rosenda Cruz. 81, Andrews Air Force Base,
and Mildred Ball. 81, 800 East Capitol
Evening star., 1948-07-28
British Aid Reich Children

For a week 80 mothers in Bolton,
England, lived on the equivalent of
German rations and sent the food
and money saved to German chill
dren.