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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Theoter Interests to Revise
BeIosco Bids After Rejection

theater interests would be willing
to invest such an amount unless
guaranteed against substantial loss,
if the lease were Cancelled.
The ANITA had offered to pay
81 600 a month rental or so per cent
of the net annual profits after amor
tization of renovation costs, which,
ever proved greater.
Mr.. Curtis proposed to pay $780,
600 for the 10 years. His payments
were to be at the rate of 500 a
month until renovations were COM
pleted, after which the amount due
for the lease period was to be pro-
rated.
National to Show Movies.
Rejection of the bids appeared to
have weakened possibilities that
the Belasco would take the place
of the National Theater next
season as Washington's sole site fol-
the presentation of Broadway plays
and musicals.
Marcus Holman, president of the
corporation which operates the Ma.
tional, has announced it will show
motion pictures after September l
rather than accede to a demand OF
Actors Equity that it change its ad.
mission policy to one of nonsegrega-
ton. That organization, the per.
formers union, has stated its mem.
bers would not appear in plays al
the National, unless persons of al
races were admitted.
The Belasco, used by the Govern
ment for storage, was made avail
able for lease when 1t was argued
the building could serve as an in
term legitimate theater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Two Bodies Recovered
From Potomac and Bay

The bodies of two drowning VIC
tims-one unidentified and the other
that of an Arlington man-were re-
covered from the Potomac River
and the Chesapeake Bay yesterday,
Maryland State police announced.
The Arlington man was Martin
L. Costello, 81, of 2645 South Meade
street, who drowned Saturday when
a small ooat capsized in the Bay of
Breezy Point. Mr.. Costello, a me-
chanic for an Arlington motor COM
pany, is survived by his widow and
five children.
Still unidentified today was the
body of a man about 60 years old
which washed up on the Maryland
shore of the Potomac, opposite CO.
lonial Beach. State police de-
scribed the victim as S feet 9 inches
tall, weighing about 16O pounds
and having reddish hair. They said
he wore steel-rimmed glasses and
had heavy gray eyebrows.
He was clad in white shirt, blue
tie, brown trousers. white socks and
brown loafer shoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
.Ex-Grid Player in Trio
Held in $50 Robbery

William j. Denikos, 10. former
Central High School football player,
and two other youths were held for
the grand jury in the $50 robbery Of
an Arlington man here on May 7.
Denikos, who lives in the 1900
block of Seventh street NV, was
held along with James c. Triantis.
is, and his brother, John, 10, both OF
the 200 block of Rittenhouse street
NV, after waving preliminary
hearing before U. s. Commissioner
Cyril M. Lawrence.
Commissioner Lawrence increased
the youths bond from $1,000 to
$4,000 despite the pleas of Defense
Counsel Charles E. Ford. The lawyer
pointed out that all three had re-
manned on the lower bond for the
past month, that all live in the Dis
trict and have families here, and
that no weapon was used In the
robbery.
Present at the hearing were 1t.
George E. Cooper, who presented the
charge, and Glenn Jones, rs, Of $500
North Glebe road, Arlington, who
was robbed.
Mr.. Jones said he was released
two weeks ago from hospital where
he was treated for broken pelvis
and broken right arm. He reported
to police he sustained the injuries
when he was thrown from an au-
tomobile after being robbed of $50.
He told police the assault and rob-
berry occurred as he was riding with
three men In the TOO block of N
street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14

A slender chance for continuation
of the legitimate theater in Wash
ington remained today as Washing
ton counsel for the two theater in
terests bidding for 10-year lease
on the Belasco Theater said they
planned to revise their bids.
The original bids were rejected
yesterday by Federal Works Admin
istrator Philip B. Fleming. The
Government owns the theater
building in Lafayette Square.
Wallace Cohen, representing
Joseph H. Curtis of New York, and
Arthur Katims of the Office of The
odore Crank, who represents the
American National Theater and
Academy, said an attempt would be
made to revise their bids to remove
the objections of the Government
representatives.
Gen. Fleming gave as his reason
for turning down the offers the fact
both bidders insisted on being re-
imbursed for unamortized renova-
ton expenses incurred by them if
the proposed 10-year lease should
be Cancelled ahead of time.
Cost Put at S380,O00.
They had sought the reimburse
ment clause because of the posi-
bility the projected Treasury annex
will be built sooner than antici-
pated on the site of the theater
and the adjacent Cosmos Club.
The ANITA had estimated renova-
ton of the theater to fit it for
stage presentations again would cost
from $500 to 100000.
1t does not appear likely any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
SOCIETY AND GENERAL NEWS
WASHINGTON, D. G.
Grand Jury LuN Indicates
I2-Week Gaming Probe Recess

In his effort to cripple an illegal
business he has said is crossing in
excess of s100,00o,000 a year here,
Mr.. Fay is known to have obtained
cooperation of the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue. This liaison has
been aimed at trapping certain 'big
time" operatosr by establishing their
actual income as a substantially in
excess of that reported to the bureau.
There is not known to have been
any formal assignment of bureau
investigators to the local gambling
investigation. In Baltimore today
J. C. Wilmer, agent in charge of the
Baltimore bureaus field service,
stated no investigators had been
detailed or would be assigned to aid
Mr.. Fay. He pointed out, however,
his Office audits income tax returns
of all persons ''in all occupations"
and takes steps to prosecute viola
tons of the regulations wherever
found.
The Baltimore division includes
the District. 1t has been thought
probable any prosecution of major
gambling figures resulting from the
the current investigation would be
based on income tax data, since.
in general, it has been impractical
to assemble solid evidence of
gambling law violations against
these persons.
The apparent prolonged recess OF
the special grand jury, has
prompted speculation it would not
oe recalled until Mr.. Fay and his
assistants had established what
they considered a unified case
against one or more known i'm
portant gamblers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
4-Yeor-OIds' Fight Involves
Fathers, Results in $2OFine

then his father, who was sitting
next door, came running in and
called me all sorts of foul names.
He also challenged me to come
outside and fight" Mr.. Bratt tes-
tilted.
The storekeeper added that when
Hansborough hung around the
store, still calling him names, he
called Policeman. Harvey Womble
and James McCary of the ninth
precinct.
In court, the policemen said that
on their arrival Hansborough
switched his name-calling to them
and resisted arrest. They answered
Hansborough's charge that they
mistreated him by saying they had
to apply the claw" q restraining
device, to quiet him.
The Judge was not told who won
the tilt between the 4-year.olds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14

versity and saw military service
with the Army Air Forces in World
War II. He is engaged to be mar
ried this fall to Miss Blanche Ma
gurn, assistant curator of Oriental
art at the Fogg Museum. They
will live in apartments at the Cor
coran Gallery.
The collection of which Mr.. Leeper
has charge comprises about 700
items covering the range OF Euro
pean painting. 1t is also rich in
sculpture, textiles, rugs and the
decorative arts. 1t was given to
the gallery in 1921 by the late Will
liam A. Clark, former Senator from
Montana, and has been the largest
single gift since the gallery was
founded by w. w. Corcoran In 1859
Mr.. Williams also announced that
rs works of art were given to the
gallery during the past fiscal year
while eight were purchased. Ten
institutions and A individuals have
loaned art work to the gallery, the
director said.
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Wilson Execution Date
Postponed 10 August 20

Floyd P. Wilson, 33-year -old
Riverdale md carpenter and
painter, convicted OF murder here.
now has until August 20 to live.
Chief Justice Bolitha ]. Laws in
District Court yesterday postponed
the execution date from July 80
to permit a plea for executive Glenn
ency. The condemned mans law
yers. Charles E. Ford and H.
Clifford Alder, advised the court
the President will not be able to
consider the case until after
August /.
Wilson, father of five children,
was found guilty of the first-degree
murder of Milton E. Lowe, 48, Of
the 1900 block of Neal street NE,
father of three children, on Feb
ruary 8, 1947. Mr.. Lowe, brother
in-law of the manager of the Giant
Food Store in the 5000 block OF
Minnesota avenue NE, was given
$4,000 of the stores receipts for
temporary safekeeping, when he was
fatally shot during an attempted
h01dun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14

A dispute that arose between two
fathers because their 4-year-old
sons engaged in a fist fight wound
up in Municipal Court today in a
$40 fine for one of the parents on
disorderly conduct charge.
Along with the fine, John C..
Hansborough. n, of the 600 block
of Fourth street NE. was lectured
by Judge John P. Mcmahon: You
should gain better control of your
temper and more respect for the
law"
Harry Bratt. owner of a grocery
in the same block of Fourth street.
told the court the trouble started
In his store when HansboroUgh's
son, Gene, toddled up TO his own
son, Nathan. and punched him in
the stomach.
IT reprimanded the other boy and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
The special grand jury investigat-

The special grand jury investigat-
ing gambling apparently was not in
session today and. If so. it marked
what appeared to be a two-week
lull in its meetings.
Although the schedule of its ses-
sions never has been revealed. the
inquiry is not known to have re-
sumed since June 30.
Members of the group Of % citi-
zens intrusted with the task of at
tempting to break up organized
gambling operations have not been
seen in the District Court Building
or elsewhere in the courthouse area
The meeting place was changed
several time in the early days OF
the investigation, but the jury
finally settled in jury room on the
top floor of the building, near the
Offices of the United States Attorney
George Morris Fay.
Mr.. Fay and Assistant United
States Attorney Charles B. Murray
have been at work in their offices
throughout most of the business
days since June 30. Assistant United
States Attorney John w. Fihelly,
the third prosecutor engaged in
guiding the inquiry, has been out
of the city ON vacation.
Since one or more OF them has
been with special grand jury at all
times during its deliberations, it
has been presumed the investigation
has remained in recess.
Mr.. Fay was away from his desk
today for an appointment down.
town" This usually has meant a
conference at the Justice Depart
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14

Hermann Warner Williams, jr.,
director of the Corcoran Gallery Of
Art, today announced the appoint
ment of John Palmer Leeper as
lecturer and keeper of the w. A.
Clark collection.
The position was created recently,
and Mr.. Leeper, who is a specialist
in European painting, is the first
to hold it. His duties will be partly
those of jeremiah O'Connor, who
retired as gallery curator in May after
% years of service. Miss Eleanor
Byant Swenson, associate curator
who Joined the gallery in 1947, will
care for the American collection.
Mr.. Leeper, who is q. has been
a student at Harvard University's
Fogg Museum for the past two years.
He received his master OF arts de-
gree in 1947 and has completed the
resident requirements for the doctor
of philosophy degree there. =
Reared on a ranch near San An
gelo, Tex, Mr.. Leeper was gradu-
ated from Southern Methodist Uni
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Used-Car Men
Dispute Legality
Restraint of Trade
Seen in Contract to
Reclaim New Autos

Used car and new car dealers
were at odds today on the fairness
and legality of a purchasing con-
tract clause that prevents buyers of
new automobiles from selling them
within six months or a year except
to the dealers from whom the cars
were bought.
This repurchase system is Gin re-
straint of trade" and is designed
ito eliminate used-car dealers from
handling late-model automobiles, ;"
william Griffith, president of the
National Capital Used Car Dealers
Association, charged.
The contract clause restricting
resale of cars to the original dealer
was upheld Monday in Municipal
Court by Judge Thomas D. Quinn.
Earle o. Baker, president of the
Washington Automotive Trade As
ISOLATION, said he had no comment
on Mr.. Grif1th's statement, but
other association spokesman indi-
Gated they not only disagreed with
Mr.. Griff1th's stand but that they
were confident the repurchase OPP
ton agreement provision would be
upheld If carried to higher courts.
Implications Seen.
Mr.. Griffith said he was disturbed
by implication" of the decision Of
Judge Quinn.
Judge Quinn found that Fred F.
Allen, 200 Thirty sixth street NE,
bought a new car from Francis &
Parsons, Inc, and made $195 COM
mission by selling it on the same day
to a used car dealer.
The judge ruled that Mr.. Allen
must pay $19736 damages to Francis
& Parsons under a repurchase OPP
ton agreement.
Mr.. Allen has not decided whether
to appeal the case, it was said at
the Office of his attorney, Henry
Berger. Judge Quinn, in upholding
the new-car dealers, said he would
welcome a ruling by higher court.
The repurchase arrangement
originated in a drive started by new
car dealers last winter through the
Washington Automotive Trade AS
ISOLATION to fight a gray market
An association official explained
that the provision, as approved by
the organization, is written into
the conditional bill of sale and is
recorded with the title to the car.
Would use Car Six Months.
Under the provision, buyers agree
that in order to prevent resale OF
the car on the gray market, they
would use the car personally and, if
they had to sell it within six
months, they would give the original
dealer the right to repurchase it
at 10 per cent less than the original
price.
I'VE do not condone any arrange
ment whereby used-car dealer by
predesign finances a purchase OF an
automobile by an individual in
order to obtain title for resale pur-
poses," Mr.. Griffith stated. ION the
other hand, we condemn all ar
rangements entered into by new-car
dealers which prevent the resale of
automobiles legitimately purchased
in good faith"
Declaring that new-car buyers
are forced to resell at discount
under such options, Mr.. Griffith
asked: What does the new-car
dealer do with those automobiles
which he repurchased at discount
and at what price does he resell
them to the public?"
He denied there is gray mar
ket" in automobiles here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Virginians Back Barley
Or Russell for President

PHILADELPHIA, July 14.-The
Virginia delegation to the Demo-
cratic Convention voted today to
support Senator Barley of Ken
lucky or Senator Russell of Georgia
for the presidential nomination.
The delegates agreed unanimously
alta closed-door caucus to support
Senator Barley as their first choice
and Senator Russell as a second.
If the name of neither is placed
in nomination the delegates will
caucus again.
They reaffirmed intention not to
vote for President Truman or for
any one urging the enactment of a
Federal civil rights program. The
delegation was so instructed by a
State convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
JuryWiII GET
bardweII Killing
Scene Diagram
Police Soy Evidence
Discounts Any Shifts
In jones' Story

A diagram of the murder scene.
purportedly drawn by the confessed
SLAYER of Carol Bardwell, will be
studied by a Washington grand
jurv when 1t is asked to indict
Eugene H. James of Baltimore to-
morrow.
Police reiterated today they had
enough other strong evidence against
the 3l-year-old colored janitor to
cause them to discount entirely
any reports that James had re-
pudiated his confession.
One of the witnesses scheduled
to appear before the jury tomorrow
is Inspector Joseph H, Itzel of the
Baltimore police, who was leading
figure in obtaining from James a
confession in the Baltimore Staying
of Marsha Brill July 6.
After James broke down in the
Brill case, which closely paralleled
the details Of the Bardwell STAY
ing, Inspector Itzel sat in with
washington police while they were
obtaining the Bardwell confession.
For that reason he is considered
a valuable corroborating witness for
evidence supplied by District po-
lice.
Diagram Said to Show Path.
In Baltimore, it was said that
Inspector Itzel's presence before the
grand jury was secured in a re-
quest by Police Supt. Robert j.
Barrett to Chief Inspector M. Jo-
seph Wallace of the Baltimore
police.
Although the police and dis
trict attorneys Office here would not
comment, it was learned the dia-
gram of the murder scene was
drawn by James at the time Of the
confession.
It was said to show the path
James took from the Zoo into the
woods of Rock Greek Park. and to
portray accurately second path on
which he turned off to encount<
the Bardwell girl. The map also
pin-pointed the spot of the attack,
it was disclosed.
The murder occurred the evening
of Sunday, June 81, near Seven
tenth street and Colorado avenue
NV, where Carol had gone from
her home at 1885 Webster street
NV. to visit Fairgrounds in the
park. Her throat was cut by the
assailant, supposedly with the same
knife James said he thrust into the
chest of Marsha Brill.
Shift in Story Discounted.
Reluctant to discuss all the evid-
ence to be spread before the grand
Jury because it might damage the
prosecution, police nevertheless
chung to their belief that James is
the Bardwell killer.
Detective Chief Robert S. Byrant
said he remained convinced OF that
fact, in the face of reports that
James has denied being In WASH
ington since before 1910.
), It was learned that police have
strengthened the James confession
with the statements of at least two
persons that they saw the tanitor
near the murder scene the day OF
the crime, and that they could
identity him beyond question.
The slightly built James Is in
Baltimore Jail awaiting trial August
8 for the murder of the Brill girl.
He pleaded not guilty to the crime
yesterday by reason of insanity, and
entered the same pleas to charges
of robbing and raping 38-year-old
Baltimore woman June Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Health Experts Deny
Dog NEGOTIATIONS Are
Futile or Harmful

Charges made before the Com
missioners yesterday that inoculat-
ton of dogs to prevent rabies are
futile and even harmful to the
dogs, were denied today by veteri-
narians, physicians and Government
officials.
In the three years the District
Health Department has been inocu-
lating the pets, there has been only
one complaint that dog was ad-
versely affected, according to Health
Officer George C. Rutland. That
complaint was made by a woman
last year, but an investigation by
the department showed the dog had
been choked to death by it's young
owner who used rope around his
neck to lead him.
DR.. Rutland said he had never
known of a dog dying after inocu-
lation, but he said its is possible.
He said when the skin is broken,
| the vaccine may cause reaction,
but probably not fatal one.
"Chance in Million"
DR.. Herman Siebold of the Bu-
reau of Animal Husbandry, Depart
ment of Agriculture, said a. rabies
incubation may be followed by I'M
favorable reactions, but that there
is slight, if any, risk with present.
day vaccines.
Il do not know of any case where
death of dog followed incubation
but have heard of some cases." he
said. with the better quality of
vaccines today. there is about one
chance in a million that the inocu-
lation will cause the death of dog.
The benefits greatly overbalance the
chance of HARM
DR.. Siebold said there is no ques-
ton among health authorities and
veterinarians as to the value Of in
oculation against rabies, he said.
Denies Any Ill Effects.
DR.. A. L. Brueckner, director OF
livestock sanitary service, University
of Maryland, denied there are any
appreciate i'll effects to the animals
from incubation.
The number of those suffering an
extreme reaction is inflnitesimal,
he said. NEGOTIATIONS carried out by
the service throughout the State
have wiped out the disease in Mary
land, he added.
The charges that incubation Is
harmful to animals was made be-
fore the Commissioners yesterday by
Robert w. Mcmillan, an attorney for
group of dog-owners. He asked
the Commissioners to rescind their
order, requiring that all dogs in the
District be inoculated against rabies,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14

achusetts cost Of living index had
gone up IL points in a month.
There are many contributing
factors to the continuing sky
rocketing prices" said New York
Markets Commissioner Eugene G.
Schultz. Drought in the Midwest
last year and bad corn crops, high
prices of feed, overseas shipments,
and breeding stock killed by some
breeders to take advantage Of the
meat prices"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Virginia Man Must Pay
For English Divorce
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, July IA
Richmond Judge ruled yesterday
that Edwin Langdon Bergh of Rich
mond, correspondent IN a divorce
case in England, must pay court
costs of the English action.
William Barraclough, of Lanca-
shire, divorced his wife and she
later married Mr.. Bergh. Under
English law, the correspondent is
responsible for court costs if the
plaintiff wins. The costs in this
case amounted to $265.
The Richmond court ruled that
the English court had jurisdiction
of the defendant as correspondent.