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Evening star., 1948-09-28
Turner's and UIine Join
Ball Park Protest
On Police, Fire Cost

Uline's Arena and Turner's Arena
lined up today with Griffith Stadium
in opposition to paying the District
for police and fire protection.
At the same time Chatham T..
Nottingham, superintendent Of Ii
censes, asked the corporation coun-
sells Office what he should do to
collect the bills for the services of
firemen and policemen.
The Washington Baseball Club
filed suit September 16 seeking to
have a three-judge statutory court
declare invalid the new law through
which the club has been billed for
protection. Mr.. Nottingham said
the ball clug now owes the District
s8,6o1.
Injunction May Be Asked.
Charles E. Ford, attorney repre-
senting Turner's Arena, and Fred
eric J. Ball, representing Uline. said
today they planned to seek injunc-
tions against the city in its efforts
to collect the fees.
Mr.. Nottingham said Turner's
Arena has been billed for $489 10
for the July-October period and
that Uline Aren't had been billed
for s33984 for october.
Mr.. Ford said he had been in
formed the Corporation Counsel
would file a motion in court tornor-
row or Thursday opposing the petit
ton for three-judge court to hear
the ball clubs case.
Double Taxation" Charged.
Mr.. Ball said Uline Arena was not
going to pay the bill. He added
that the bill represents double tax
alton and also that the city is just
guessing at the tax" because it
does not know how much police
and fire protection may be needed.
Mr.. Nottingham also listed these
organizations which had failed to
pay bills sent them:
District Amusement Corp. (Capi-
tol Theater). $240.31 for July.
E Street Theater Corp. National
Theater), $137.33 for July.
Rex Amusement Co. (Howard The
ater), $7012 for July.
Capitol Theater to Protest.
Only theaters having stage shows
are billed for the services of flremen
who must be present from half
hour before the performance until
half hour afterward.
Carter T. Barron, manager of the
Loew' theaters here, including the
Capitol, sale. the Capitol's bill would
not be paid without a protest, but
that he would not 60 so far as to
say court action would be brought.
He said the District government
sent firemen to the Capitol in July
unasked, but that the city has been
informed now no District f1remen
are needed. He said the theater it.
self employs three men as firemen
backstage.
What action the National and
Howard Theaters will take could
not be learned today.
Evening star., 1948-09-28
Spotlight Club Furnishings
Up at Auction Tomorrow

The bar, tableware and other
furnishings of the defunct Spot
light Club will be sold for unpaid
taxes at public auction at 10 am.
tomorrow on the fifth floor of the
Adam A. Weschler auctioneering
firm, 905-909 E street NV.
Collector Of Taxes Guy w. Pear
son said the sale is being held to
collect 81 ,402 in personal taxes, un-
paid by Vincent Grillo, president
of the after-hours bottle club. The
Spotlight, at 1854 Seventeenth street
NV. was raided by police several
weeks ago and has never reopened.
Surplus money obtained from the
sale. after deduction OF costs OF
the seizure and sale. will be turned
over to the United States Treasury
Ito await distribution to the properly
identified persons entitled to such
surplus"
Mr.. Pearson indicated the action
against the Spotlight Club was only
the beginning of concerted drive
to replenish depleted District cof-
fers with tax evaders' money.
Evening star., 1948-09-28

tourists and an increase in falling
leaves, his chores pile up. First,
he scatters about 20 quarts of pea
nuts around the grounds. Then he
starts sweeping leaves.
Today, as has been for the last
two weeks, all he has to do is sneer
at the old broom, start up the new
Ia horsepower sweeper and let it
tug him around the route.
The powered sweeper. now also in
use at the Zoo, Griffith Stadium
and several other places around the
city, is worth every cent Of its 1914
to Mr.. Lyons.
It's brushes cut a 36-inch swatch
through the clutter, suck the refuse
back into a seven-cubic- foot catcher.
"It picks up leaves, peanut shells,
paper, nuts, bolts and about any
thing that gets in its way" he says.
Everything but Republican votes, +"
amended a strolling squirrel feeder.
Evening star., 1948-09-28

The machine age finally has
emancipated Leroy Lyons, who has
beaten more peanut shells out OF
his pushbroom than any ianitor at
the Gayety or Griffith Stadium.
Mr.. Lyons, for a decade or more,
has been making the White House
squirrels the best fed In the world.
But he also has had to clean up
the shells after the squirrels and
tourists-with a pushbroom.
If Mr.. Lyons had suddenly gore
berserk some morning, started
screaming nuts" and tearing out
great handfuls Of bristles from his
broom, sympathy would be his.
Each morning after squirrel
feeding time, which is no great
endeavor during the tourist season,
Mr.. Lyons has been pushing leaves
leavings and shells off the sidewalks
surrounding the White House. With
the approach of fall, a decrease in
Evening star., 1948-09-28
Abuse Laid 10 Policeman
In Sidewalk Argument

A sidewalk incident" today took
an off-duty policeman and a colored
truck driver to No. 2 precinct sta
ton, each charging he was mistreat-
ed by the other.
The driver. James A. Harris. 4S,
of 752 Howard road Sc. was
charged with disorderly conduct and
released to obtain 81 more to make
up IS collateral. The case is sched-
uled to come up in Municipal Court
tomorrow.
Witnesses said a sidewalk argu-
nlent started between the two on
Thirteenth street north of K street
NV.
The policeman, Pvt. N. s. Jones,
of the first precinct, refused to COM
ment, but witnesses quoted him as
saying he was brushed BY the
truck driver.
Harris admitted the two collided
on the sidewalk, but 1t was "unin-
territorial" He added that the po-I
liceman became abusive and struck
him.
Evening star., 1948-09-28

sary because of mandatory within
grade pay raises. repairs to the
Morgue building and the act of
Congress boosting jury and witness
fees from 81 to SIS day. He asked
s3,625 to meet these fees next year,
instead of the $4,000 appropriated
for this fiscal year.
In addition. DR.. Macdonald told
the city heads, the Morgue needs
an additional janitor In outlining
the functions of his office. he point
ed out that 39.l per cent of the
Districts 8,747 deaths in fiscal 1947
required investigation by the cor
oner's staff.
The estimate also requested $402
to grant within-grade pay increases
to the assistants. Dr.. Richard M.
Rosenberg and Dr.. Christopher J..
Murphy.
Evening star., 1948-09-28
1900 Cobs Uninspected,
DeodIine Two Days OFF

Although the deadline for inspec-
ton of taxicabs ends Thursday,
more than 1900 cabs have not been
inspected, the Department of We
hicles and Trafiic announced today.
Police have been instructed. begin
ming Friday: to impound any cab
found on the street which does not
bear the proper inspection sticker.
According to E. j. Milligan, execu-
tive secretary Of the Public Utilities
Commission, there are 5,742 taxi
cabs registered in the District and
to date 1884 have not applied at the
stations for the semian-
nual inspection. The trafic depart
ment sets aside March and Septem-
Der for the inspection Of taxicabs.
Evening star., 1948-09-28
Budget Estimate Asks
.S550,800 for Guard,
Jump Of $465,6O0

Anticipating a greatly increased
need for personnel and maintenance
costs because of the expanding Ma
ticnal Guard program, the District
National Guard today asked the
Commissioners to approve a fiscal
1850 budget estimate of S550,800-
an increase of $465 500 over the
present appropriation. II
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, the
Guard commander asked that As
new administrative and custodial
Jobs be created. The greatest in
crease sought. however, is in con-
tractual services, which includes
requests for S199.l69 to install anti
fire sprinkler and foam systems
S6,203 for new doors and 6,l0O
for iron window guards.
The total request for repairs, new
installations and other maintenance
costs in the 1850 estimate is $685.
900. Congress permitted the Guard
only $1,000 this year for such work
$4,000 for Salaries.
Within-grade wage increases
coupled with the salaries sought for
the new employees. boosted the per-
sonal services fund request up to
s152,O00, compared with the $6o,OOC
granted for wages in 1949.
An increased appropriation was
asked by Gen. Cox in nearly every
category. Travel expenses would be
up from $500 to $1,000. Rents ano
utilities would be increased from
So, 600 to IS 600; printing and binding
to $4,000 from this years $500; sup
plies and materials, from S13,50C
this year to $4,000 and equipment
and furnishings from $500 to
s93 ,000
In justifying his request for more
civilian emloyes at the Guards four
installations-the Amory, Camp
Simms, the Maine Avenue Armory
and at Andrews Field-Gen. Cox
told the Commissioners:
The great influx Of recruits into
local Guard units has shifted the
emphasis from a recruiting and de-
velopment stage to a period of con-
solidation.
Member Increase Seen.
at has played a great strain upon
administrative employees and also
upon Armory facilities. 1t is ex-
pected that the present ceiling
soon will be lifted and
that the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard Will be permitted to
recruit up to its full authorized
strength of 4.03l members.
The Guard now employees so civil
,ians and has a troop strength OF
2,806 officers and men.
Gen. Cox said the estimated fund
requirements are based on the in
creased strength of the Guard, or
the added administrative work in
volved and on the increased neces-
sary maintenance and security re.
quired by the Army and Air Force
to guard the Federal military equip.
ment entrusted to the Nationa
Guard for training purposes.
The Guard. which is controlled
by the Federal Government, is sup
ported in part by the District ane
partially by the Departments of th'
Army and Air Force. The Distric
appropriation provides for admins
trative costs. Armory facilities anc
equipment for operations of the Ma
tional Guard within the District
The Army pays the troops ane
furnishes training equipment.
Evening star., 1948-09-28
First Negro Student
Sturts to St. Johns
By the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Sept. 2s.-
Martin Appel Dyer, jr., the first
Negro student in the history of 252-
year-old St. Johns College, was
among II freshmen who started
classes yesterday. Mr.. Dyer applied
for admission to st. Johns on grad
uation from Paul Lawrence Dunbar
High School in Baltimore last spring
President John S. Kieffer said.
Undergraduates went on record
last March in a resolution to wei
come the admission Of students of
any race or color to st. Johns Col
lege.''
Evening star., 1948-09-28

Community Chest agencies are
coming to life" for Red Feather
Campaign volunteers under the
Community Chest Federation's pro-
gram of daily tours.
For IS State Department en-
ployes who went on the first tour
yesterday, the words, Boys Club
of Washington" from now on will
bring to mind active young boys,
swimming in a spotless indoor pool.
The title, Family Service Asso-
ciation," will recall the story of a
troubled mother receiving counsel
on her family problem, blind
person learning to start again and
youngsters having fun at camp.
"Children's Hospital" will remind
them there are hundreds of pale,
suffering children who must have
care, whether or not their parents
can afford to pay for it.
Public Invited on Tours.
The general pubic is invited to
participate in future tours to see,
first hand, some of the Red Feather
activities for which $4,566,79 is
being sought in the 1949. fund drive
opening officially October 7. p4
Mrs. Helen Martin at Community
Chest headquarters, 1101 M street
NV, is tour secretary. go
Birthday parties were going on in
two convalescent polio wards at
Children's Hospital when State
Department volunteers went through
yesterday.
I'VE find on the wards that, even
where they're the sickest, birth
day party always cheers the children
up" explained Mrs. Annette White,
director of volunteer services.
On the open ward, nurse was
helping a spindly little boy find a
comfortable position. In other wards,
children lay patiently in casts and
bandages, some of their limbs ele-
waited on pulleys.
Posters Tell Story.
Downstairs in the lobby, the
visitors read posters informing them
that "78 per cent of the patients
cannot pay their medical ex-
penses" and that the hospital &C
tivity has grown from 81 patients a
year and IL beds in 1870 to 1900
patients a year and 222 beds.
Benjamin w. Thoron, president OF
the Board of Directors Of the Fam
lily Service Association, greeted the
volunteers at that agency. Mrs.
Mildred Kilinski, director, informed
them the purpose of the agency was
Evening star., 1948-09-28
Volunteers Tour Agencies, See
|Chest Services in Operation

to provide kind OF service to fam
lilies and individuals which would
maintain and stimulate family sta
bility.
Miss Dorothy v. Thomas, case-
work supervisor, described in de-
tail how a mother was being helped
to overcome an inferiority complex
which was making her children So
cial misflts and harassing her hus-
band.
Many of the 1900 known blind
people in the District need outside
help in adjusting to their handi-
cap Miss Stella E. Plants, super
visor of the Department for the
Blind, explained.
Probably the most challenging
group" she said, SIS composed of
parents of very young blind chill
dren. And there isn't a single
area of family life that isn't touched
by this very great handicap, should
it come. Our job is to get into
the situation early enough to pre-
vent a breakdown"
She explained the service to the
blind-teaching and counseling and
information on facilities available
for them. .7sr~ -aahG7'7
S. John Crawley of the Summer
Outings Committee told the visitors
about the camping provided chill
dren who otherwise could not af-
ford the experience. He illustrated
his talk with movies of youngsters
at camp this summer.
Driver Joins in Tour.
II never knew they had a place
like that" remarked the driver of
the chartered bus as the volunteers
departed. He was Earl Carter of
4911 Seventh street NV, who had
joined his passengers on the visit.
Il think it's something we need"
all right" he added.
THE thing I'm wondering about
is how do people learn there Is such
a thing as the Family Service AS
sociation,' John M. Gates was tell
ing some of his fellow State Depart
ment volunteers. Its very encour-
aging to walk into setup like that.
At the Boys Club, the tourists
saw the many game and study
rooms available to the 1852 men,
bers and watched some of them
romp in tine swimming pool.
For membership fees ranging from
rs cents to SITS year, depending
on age, boys up to 81 years may
spend their leisure hours there ir
supervised healthful and cultura.
activities.
Evening star., 1948-09-28
d. Property Owners
Reminded of DeodIine
On Taxes Thursday

Tax Collector Guy w. Pear
son today reminded Washing
ton property-owners that mid
night Thursday Is the deadline
for payment of the first-flaf
installment on District personal
property and real estate taxes.
He said the doors Of the col
leetor,s Office In the District
Building will close promptly at
3:45 pm. Thursday. Any tax
bill presented for payment on
October win have a per cent
penalty imposed.
All mail returns, postmarked
before midnight Thursday,
however, will be processed with
out penalty.
Evening star., 1948-09-28
kan,50, ,Quizzed
In New Clues
Sayings
Investigators Take
Keys From Resident
Of Glen Burnie Area
BULLETIN

Investigators picked up two
pistols in general store and
filing station near Annapolis
today in their hunt for clues
In Glen Burnie's double slay-
ing case. They said the guns
were conf1Scated from an es-
tablishment near the interSec-
tion of Defense and Generals
highways just west of An
napolis.
A 50-year-old man who lives in
the general area where the bodies
of a young Glen Burnie couple were
found slain was questioned by Anne
Arundel County police about noon
today.
The man. said by police to live
about halfway between the place
where the couples auto was found
September 18 and the spot where
their bodies were found the follow
ing Monday, was taken to headquar-
ters about II am.
Investigators asked for his keys
and then left the station. He lives.
they said, near DORIS Corner,
miles south of Glen Burnie.
The questioning of the man was
the newest development in the IL
day hunt for the slayer and came
after newsmen on the scene had de-
tected a new "air of confidence" at
Anne Arundel County police head
quarters.
Measurements Taken.
Authorities had fragments of evil
dence. ranging from pine needles
and a piece of sod believed to be
blood stained to five or six cart
ridges, but have failed to turn up
even a vague description Of a pos
sible suspect.
Seeking a definite turn to that
end, police are taking measurements
of the scene, the death car and the
probable angle at which one bullet
entered the right door of the auto.
The bodies of John Mahlan, 25-
year-old Navy veteran and Mary
Christine Kline were found Monday
of last week 6 miles west of Anna
polls two days after their blood
stained and bullet -marked auto was
discovered 5 miles southeast Of
Glen Burnie.
Fingerprints from the car have
failed to produce any results.
The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion has three battered revolver
slugs, Miss Kline's bloodstained
skirt, her shoe ard other stains be-
lieved to be blood and the dis
charged cartridges. The murder
weapon, believed to be .38 caliber,
never has been found. ''-
Search Is Pressed.
| :. Maryland State Police and Balti-
more authorities have joined In the
search at the request of Gov. Lane.
| Reasoning now points to the pos
sibility that the man was killed as
the couple sat in the car and that
Miss Kline was not slain until about
six hours later. Investigation has
disclosed that the Mahlan car,
which left Glen Burnie with a full
tank of gas, had been driven many
miles more than the couple planned
to go when they left Miss Kline,s
home about 8:45 pm. Friday, Sep
tember II.
Evening star., 1948-09-28
Rutgers Alumni to Meet

George z. Little, director of ath-
letics at Rutgers University. viii
speak at a meeting Of the Washing
ont Rutgers Alumni Club at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the Willard Hotel.
Rutgers alumni and others associ-
ated with the university are invited.
Evening star., 1948-03-17

Central Parkway, across the Tribor-
ough Bridge, and south on Frank
lin D. Roosevelt Drive to Sixty
third street, and then to Fifth ave-
nue..
Mr.. Truman was expected to leave
the reviewing stand about 4 pm
and go to the Hotel Astor for a
short rest. The presidential party
in automobiles was to be escorted
by motorcycle police north on Fifth
avenue to the Sixty-fifth street
transverse road to Central Park
West, then down this thoroughfare
to Columbus Circle, south on Eighth
avenue to Forty-f1fth street, and
then east to the Forty fifth street
entrance to the hotel.
The President was to attend a
reception to be held by the Friendly
Sons Of st. Patrick from 6:15 to
7:30 pm, starting time of the
dinner. Sponsors said a capacity
dinner attendance of $500 was
assured.
John A. Coleman, president OF the
Friendly Sons, will preside and offer
the first of the three traditional
toasts-"the President of the United
States" Cardinal Spellman will
speak to the toast, 1.-The Day We
Celebrate" Mr.. Truman will respond
to the third, "The United States"
After the dinner, the presidential
party will be taken by automobile
to Pennsylvania Station to board its
special train.
Evening star., 1948-03-17
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Of the fund. said Mr.. Lewis "delib-
erately brought about" the stoppage.
He admitted pension should and
could be paid and said the owners
had done everything possible to ne
gotiate a plan with Mr.. Lewis. He
said that the present fund payment
Of 10 cents per ton on all coal would
not support the Lewis demand for a
pension of 500 monthly for every
miner 60 years and older with 20
years experience.
MIR. Lewis Is the miners trustee. A
third and neutral trustee-Thomas
E. Murray of New York-quit in late
January, charging both sides with
stubborness in their approach to the
pension idea.
Mr.. Van Horn asked Mr.. Lewis
to join him in asking District Court
here to name a third trustee and
also to help them work out a
pension arrangement acceptable
under Federal law. Such> a step is
provided in the contract, but the
operators said Mr.. Lewis so far had
refused to take, it.
In the event Mr.. Lewis again
refuses to go to court, Mr.. Van Horn
said he may take action himself
after Friday.
MIR. Van Horn said that Mr.. Lewis
was attempting to force the opera
tors to evade' the Taft Hartley law
In setting up pension. He charged
that the UNIV head wanted every
member Of his union eligible for a
pension regardless of whether their
employers were paying into the fund.
He said there were thousands of
miners whose employers had not
signed the present contract. The
Lewis idea, he pointed out was a
violation of law. 1t would, the op-
orators said. make even union or
ganizers and persons who had been
away from the mines for some time
eligible for the payment.
Mr.. Van Horn charged that what
Mr.. Lewis really was seeking was
full control Of the fund, so that he
would be able to dictate who would
be eligible for pension and who
would not.
The operators further charged
that MIR. Lewis agreed to have a
f1rm Of insurance actuaries make a
study Of the industry to determine
who should be eligible and how
large pension could be paid. After
their report was prepared, Mr.. Lewis
ignored 1t, he charged.
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grants freedom to its citizens he
said. "The United States is deeply
concerned with the survival of the
freedom of those nations"
Continuing, Mr.. Truman said that
always it has been difficult to estab-
lish peace after a war, but the
situation in the world today is not
primarily the result of the natural
difficulties which follow great war
It Is chiefly due to the fact that
one nation has not only refused to
cooperate in the establishment of
a just and honorable peace, but
even worse-has actively sought to
prevent it,
The President delayed naming the
offender as he hit at "one nation
which has "persistently ignored and
violated" postwar agreements and
has persistently obstructed the