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Evening star., 1948-01-24
Amishman Gets Six Months
For Claiming Daughter
By tks Asseeio.sd Press

GOSHEN, Ind, Jan. 24.-samuel
Hochstettler, rs, a leader in q rural
Amish church who had kept his Al
year-old daughter roped and chained
in her room for 10 years because she
refused to join the religious sect.
was sentenced yesterday to six
months in the Indiana State Penal
Farm.
Sentence was imposed by Circuit
Judge Aldo ]. Simpson after Hoch-
stettler pleaded guilty to a charge
of assault and battery. Later three
physicians who examined his daugh-
ter, Lucy, and said she is insane,
were to submit report to Judge
Simpson. She was examined by two
physicians appointed by Judge Simp-
son and by the family's physician.
DR.. H. E. Wander Bogart said they
agreed Miss Hochstettler was insane
and should be committed to an in
stitution. He and DR.. H, w. Lemon
we're appointed by the court and DR..
C. M. Hostettler represented the
family.
Sheriff Luther Yoder said Hoch-
stettler had restrained his daughter
for 20 years because she refused to
become Amish" at the age of 81. The
first 10 years she was locked in her
ROOM
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Anacostia Group Opposes
Kinuman Island Airstrip

Proposed establishment of an air
strip on Kingman Island in the
Anacostia River will be opposed by
the Anacostia Citizens Association.
Letters protesting development of
this field will be sent to the Civil
Aeronautics Administration.
There are too many airplanes
over the city now" said one men,
Der.
William Benhoff, president Of the
association, was empowered last
night to represent it on the law
and legislative committee Of the
Southeast Council OF Citizens AS
sociations.
This four-man committee will
consider the Auchincloss home rule
bill and will present its suggestions
at a congressional hearing IN Feb
ruary.
The current chest x-ray survey
was outlined to the citizens group
by Don j. Stambaugh, George
Washington University student. The
mobile unit will be located at Sew
enteenth street and Good Hope
road Sc, beginning January n.
The meeting was held in Ana
costa High School, Sixteenth and
r streets Sc
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Senate Approves Promotion
OF 400 Service Officers
by fhe Asseeiotsd Press

Promotions for about 400 Army
Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps
officers were approved by the Sen
ate yesterday without objection.
Among the nominations approved
were:
Army-Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Collins
to be full general and deputy chief
of staff.
Air Force-Lt. Gen. Hoyt 8. VAN
denberg to be full general and vice
chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Lauris
Norstad to be lieutenant general
and deputy chief Of staff for opera
tions, Maj. Gen. Curtis E. Lemay to
be lieutenant general commanding
the United States Air Force in
Europe.
Navy-Admira De Witt c. RAM
sey to be commander in chief OF
the Pacific Fleet, Vice Admiral For
rest P. Sherman to be commander
Of the United States naval forces
In the Mediterranean and Vice Ad-
miral John D. Price to be deputy
chief of naval operations for air.
Mai. Gen. Leslie r. Groves, pro-
NOTED to lieutenant general, was
confirmed as the Army member of
the Military Liaison Committee to
the Atomic Energy Commission
and as chief of the armed forces
special weapons projects.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Nimro Embezz|ement Trial
To Be Resumed Monday

The District Court trial of Ber-
nard P. Nimro, tax consultant, ac-
cused of embezzling $2,628 from 10y
w. Henderson, State Department Of
fetal, will be resumed Monday.
The tax consultant Is accused OF
embezzling the amount OF income
tax refund made out in check form
to Mr.. Henderson by the Bureau OF
Internal Revenue.
Mrs. Loretta s. Nimro, wife Of the
defendant, has testified her husband
gave Mr.. Henderson cash for the
check. Later, she testified, Mr.. Hen
derson turned the money over to her
to be kept for any tax claims that
might be made against Mr.. Hen
derson. Mr.. Henderson, she said
did this because he expected to be
out of the country,
Mrs. Nimro said she put the money
In q safe, where II remained until
last August, when Nimro was ar
rested.
The case is being heard by jury
with Justice Alexander Holtzof pre-
siding.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Fleet Strengthening
Doubted by ConoIIy

Admiral Richard L. Conolly,
commander Of naval forces in the
East Atlantic, who flew to Wash
ington from London to confer on
policy in the Near East, told a press
conference yesterday he knows of no
immediate plans for increasing the
forces now operating in European
and Mediterranean waters, either In
ships or men.
After conferring here with Ad-
miral Louis E. Denfeld, new chief
of naval operations, Admiral Connolly
plans to return to London immedi-
ately, where he is scheduled on
Wednesday to meet Admiral Forrest
p. Sherman, who will be en- route to
assume command of the naval task
force in the Mediterranean.
The admiral said naval forces in
European and Mediterranean waters
are operating. without foreign land
bases, on supplies furnished from
the East Coast Of the United States.
The Mediterranean, he pointed
out, Is classified as the high seas, on
which American Naval forces have
operated without successful chal-
lenge for $50 years, and neither ships
nor planes operate in or over terri
torial waters without permission OF
the foreign governments concerned.
The admiral indicated the $4,000
ton Midway would be relieved by a
carrier of the same type when she
returns for extensive alterations in
March. The Franklin D. Roosevelt
and the Coral Sea, the latter now on
her shake down cruise, are the only
two others in this class
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Chicago Teachers
Meeting on Strike
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-Leaders of
the AFL-Chicago Teachers Union,
claiming half of the city's $4,000
public-school teachers, met today to
decide whether its membership will
strike If pay checks, delayed yester-
day, are not received by Tuesday.
John Fewkes, president OF the
union, said early returns on the
unions strike vote yesterday indi-
Gated a proportion of nine to one in
favor of strike action.
Meanwhile, the Mems Teachers
Club, with a membership of about
1000. voted to begin q sit-down
strike Monday in the classrooms.
The checks which were to be ready
for issuance yesterday were held up
by the Board of Education when the
City Council Finance Committee de-
layed until Monday action on pro-
posed approval of the record $685.
972, ZOO school board tax levy for
194S.
Some members of the City Council
predicted that the levy would be ap-
proved, but contended that its fig
ures should be explained to the al
dermen. Mayor Martin H. Kennedy
said the council will be in session
Monday to take immediate action
after the Finance Committees rec
ommendation is received
AS teachers gathered in protest
meetings In the schools yesterday
when they learned that the pay
checks, totaling $500, 900. had been
held UP, pupils in at least two high
schools left their classes. Half Of
Tilden Technical High Schools s.
900 students went home and an es-
timated 1000 Austin High School
students walked out.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Truman Gets 7 Invitations
From Sons OF St. Patrick

President Truman plans to join
in the March II merrymaking Of
the Friendly Sons of st. Patrick,
but Is undecided whether he will
attend the organization dinner here
or in New York.
This information was given to re-
porters yesterday by delega-
ton from the Washington unit Of
the organization, who called at the
White House to invite the President
to attend the dinner here.
Mr.. Truman received similar
invitation from the New York group
Wednesday and on receipt of yester-
days invitation, said he hoped to
accept one or the other. The Presi-
dent Is an honorary member of the
Washington Friendly Sons of st.
Patrick and attended their dinner
here two years ago.
The invitation yesterday was ex-
tended by John @. Bell, president OF
the Washington organization, ano
Martin McNamara and Simon Nc
Hugh,
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Husbands Of 7 Girls,
IA and Is, Sentenced
By fhe Associoted Press

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. "A. - Hus-
bands of two teen-age Norfolk girls
were sentenced yesterday to six
months each at the city farm for
contributing to the delinquency of
minors.
Judge H. G. Cochran ordered
bench warrants in Juvenile and Do
mestic Relations Court against
Floyd Swanner, 81, and Milton Tyn-
dali, rs, the husbands of the for
mer Frances Anderson, 16, and
Pauline Anderson, IA, respectively
citing them in contempt of court
for alleged violation of an order
that the husbands and wives were
not to associate.
Notice of appeals were filed by
the two men in the delinquency
cases and Judge Cochran set bond
at $1,000 each. He also set bond
at 500 each on the contempt
charges.
Judge Cochran ordered the two
girls. who were charged with in
corrigibility, returned to the Gus
tody Of their parents.
The girls have been living with
their husbands since December 18.
The original charges were brought
December 10 by Mrs. A. w. An
derson, mother of the two girls, in
an effort to have the couples sep
arated until she could have the
marriages annuled. She has since
indicated that she will not follow
through in these actions. The
Juvenile Court charges were not
within her power to drop, however
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Georgetown Bandit
Takes $3.50 at Shop

An armed bandit held up Irwin
Cohen, SO, at the firms main ONCE
31O8 M street NV, last night and
escaped with more than 1880.
In a second holdup last night q
man forced two women clerks OF
Highs Ice Cream Store at 32l
Fifteenth street NE. to hand over
about $40.
The women, Mrs. Lottie Hender-
son, IS, 612 Fifteenth street NE,
and her niece, Miss Mildred Hen
derson, 80, 1921 Bladensburg road
NE, were forced to open the cash
register by the bandit, who was
colored.
The robber at the cleaning store
was a tall colored man, wearing a
hat, a dark topcoat and an Army
battle jacket with its sleeves ex-
tending 2 inches below his coat
sleeves. He forced Mr.. Cohen te
the rear of the store at gun point
at about 6 pm.
Holding out large shopping bag
he ordered Mr.. Cohen to put IN
the poke" $3.50 in loose bills ano
$500 in several envelopes, all OF
which was lying on table.
The bandit then fed, after warn
ing his victim to stay there" Mr.
Cohen said.
In another robbery Mrs. Marie
Walker. At, colored. 1858 Californis
street NV, told police a man re-
moved a small change purse con-
tanning $79.54 from her coat pocket
on q streetcar on Seventh street
at Florida avenue NV. yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Ii. BIick Loses Fight
In S60,0O0 Libel Suit

A District Court jury last night
decided against 1t. Roy E. Blick OF
the police vice squad in his 100000
libel suit against a former police
man.
The suit charged Joseph L. Meek,
the former policeman. a rooming
house operator here, with falsely &C
cusing 1t. Blick and other vice
squad officers of having made raid
in a rooming house operated by Mr..
Meek in the 500 block of H street
NV.
The accusation was contained in
a letter written to the superintend-
ent of police In September. 1s46, 1t
was contended, and included a
charge of improper conduct by Of
ficers who were not named.
1t. Blick denied at the trial that
he or members of his squad en-
tered the house.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
" Tho A,.es;atsd Prem

AMBRIDGE, Pa, Jan. A
woman passenger and q trainman
were felled by pistol shots during an
hour of terror in a coach OF q Cleve-
land-to-Pittsburgh passenger train
last night.
A 25-year-old Cleveland man was
finally subdued by other passengers
as f1agman, his left leg ripped by
a shot, jerked an emergency cord to
stop the Pennsylvania Railroad flyer
at this Western Pennsylvania COM
munity.-
Mrs. Mary Refici, 20, Of Cleveland,
was reported in critical condition in
Sewickley Valley Hospital with a
.25-caliber bullet In her abdomen.
Her husband, Sam, was one of the
men who helped overcome the
assailant.
The wounded trainman was Ira
IN. Crider, 53, of Freedom. Pa.
Police sergt. Walter Rosiak iden-
titled the gunman as Kenneth
Short, colored, and said he had been
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Henry Mcdaniel, q,
Trainer Of Famous
Race Horses, Dies
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fls, Jan. 24.-Henry Nc
Daniel, 80, trainer of Externinator
Sun Beau. Sun Briar and other IA
nous race horses, died in q hospital
in nearby Coral Gables today.
Mr.. Mcdaniel spent about 65 years
in racing. He started as jockey
and later Joined Willis Sharpe Kill
mer as trainer and conditioned Ex-
terminator for his surprise victory
in the 1918 Kentucky Derby.
Exterminator, named to start In
the Derby only because Sun Briar
had been injured, went on to win so
races and become one of the most
popular racers In American history.
Mr.. Mcdaniel, known to several
generations of race followers as
Uncle Henry" also put Sun Beau
at the top of the turf's money win
ners with $4,000 in earnings. Sun
Beau held this honor for nearly 10
years before he was displaced by
Seabiscuit In 1910.
Mr.. Mcdaniel had made his
winter home In Coral Gables for II
years and for the last had served
as q steward at Tropical Park.
He was one of the remaining
members Of racings "old guard" of
famous trainers. The other is Sunny
Jim Fitzsimmons, just beginning his
25th year with the Belair Stud Sta
BILE Of William Woodward.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Committee TO Hold Session
On Anti-AIien Measures

The American Committee for
Protection of Foreign Born will
open a conference at pm. tomor-
row in the Hamilton Hotel to dis
cuss "antialien" legislation before
Congress and to plan a program to
aid aliens become American citi-
zens.
The committees national legisla-
tive conference on naturalization
and deportation will discuss legis-
lation at pm. tomorrow. State
delegations from the group on Mon
day will visit Congressman and will
describe the talks with them in a
closing session at 2 pm. in the
Kendall House, 614 z street NV.
Stanley Nowak, Michigan State
Senator, is chairman Of the con-
ference
Evening star., 1948-01-24
State Department Aides
Join in Honoring Peurifoy

John E. Peurifoy. Assistant Sec
retary of State in charge of admin
istration, was honored last night at
dinner in the Carlton Hotel
marking the first anniversary OF
his assumption of the responsible
ties of organizing the department
under Secretary Of State Marshall
Christian M. Ravndal, director
general Of the foreign service, pre-
sided at the affair, attended by Mr.
Peurifoy's principal colleagues In
the department and by friends on
Capitol Hill and in private life.
Among the guests were former
Undersecretary of State Dean
Acheson, Assistant Secretary OF
State Norman Armour, Roger Lap
ham, until recently mayor of San
Francisco; Representative Stefan
Republican, of Nebraska, chairman
of the House Appropriations Sub
committee in charge of State De-
partment appropriations. and Henry
L. Grady, American Ambassador to
India.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Grocer Gets Fine, Jail Term
In Income Tax Evasion
sY the A..eeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 23.-Morris l..
Fuchs, Washington grocer and
liouor dealer, was sentenced to three
months in Jail and fined $4,000 in
Federal Court yesterday when he
pleaded guilty to income tax evasion
charges.
The Government presented ew-
dence that Fuchs should have paid
81 1863 on mis- 1e43 income but re-
mitted only 1904 District Attorney
Bernard ]. Flynn advised the court
that the defendants total tax de-
ficiencies are more than $4,000.
Fuchs operated a grocery In 1913
but since has entered the liquor
business
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Army's Dirty Linen
Will Get Public AIRING,
Gen. Bradley Says
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 24.-Gen
Omar Bradley, Chief of Staff -desig-
nate, said last night that "as far as
am concerned, the Army's dirty
linen will get q public airing"
He made the statement in an ad =
dress on an Industry Army Day
program here.
After commenting that now that
the war is over "the world Is full
of Monday morning quarterbacks
eager to show how much more COM
petently and economically the job
might have been DONE" he added:
II do not for . moment believe
that the Department of the Army
is a sacred institution to be pro-
tected by the illusion it can do no
wrong. Generals are just plain peo-
ple-and like anyone else they are
often wrong. Sometimes they are
pretentious-like some Of the busi-
nessmen with whom you deal.
Made 800, 600 Contracts.
During the war mistakes were
made-many of them. In an UNDER
taking 80 tremendous, there were
bound to be instances OF incompe-
tence, extravaganza, abuse, and
even dishonesty. In all, the War
Department made 100000 contracts
In q prgram of $4,000, 900 900.
Let us remember that human
nature doesn't change when you
wrap it up in a uniform. The Army
like business-has its sheep and
its goats. AS long as men are
covetous and greedy, there will be
dirty linen to wash-in the Army
and out of it. And as far as I am
concerned, the Army's dirty linen
will get q public airing"
Takes Crack at Russians.
In a news conference, Gen. Brad
lev said that "if Russia had the
atomic bomb, I don't believe she
would hesitate to use it on US"
"I don't think she could-or would
fight now If she could help it," the
general added. II don't think there
will be war now unless some coun-
try blunders into It," and then he
added that he would not apply his
remarks about Russia not wanting
war with us to "the long run"
"One can no longer pick up a
rifle and run to the bridge at Con-
cord" Gen. Bradley declared.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Camp Gordon Cruelty
Charges Affirmed by
Civilian Probers
BY the A.soeioted Press

ATLANTA, Jan. 24.-Despite an
Army denial, three civilian investi-
gators insisted today that prisoners
at Camp Gordon, Ga, were "butted"
by an officer, thrown into solitary
confinement for failing to eat all
their food and suffered from "feal
psychosis."
A minister, a newspaper editor
and an American Legionnaire from
Augusta were invited to inspect the
Camp Gordon disciplinary bar
racks nearby after the Miami Fla)
Herald printed charges of savage
brutality"
Third Army headquarters yester-
day in a report of its inspector gen.
eral, Col. S. F. Griswold, asserted
the charges were wholly unsustan-
tiated." Shortly thereafter, the
civilians issued statement at Au-
gusta disputing Col. Griswold on
several points.
They said the inspector general
himself told them in an off-the-
record statement to be released
after his report that "he talked
with prisoners who said under oath
that they had been butted."
They quoted Col. Hugh Adair
barracks commandant, as saying
that prisoners who didn't clean
their plates were put in solitary
confinement ito deter them from
taking more food than they could
eat"
Col. Griswold's report denied
both the butting and solitary con-
finement charges. 1t also said the
only thing resembling q fear pSy-
Ghosts he found was an aware
ness of the certainty of punishment
for infraction of regulations.
The civilians are Louis D. OIL
veros, Legion post commander
Managing Editor Louis c. Harris OF
the Augusta Chronicle and the Rev
Massey M. Hertzel. They said they
got a definite impression of "fear
psychosis" in talking with pris-
OnarS
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Gen. HonIey Transferred
To Recruiting Service
By the Associated Press

HARRISBURG. Pa, Jan. "a
Mai. Gen. Thomas J. Hanley. 1r,
commanding general of the 1lth
Air Force with headquarters mere,
has been ordered to washington
for duty with the joint Army and
Air Force recruiting service.
The 18th Air Force, which an
nounced the transfer today, said
Brig. Gen. Ralph A. Snavely, who
has been deputy commander OF the
force, took over the command.
Gen. Hanley has been command
ing general of the 1lth Air Force
since its organization in June, 1946.
Gen. Snavely came here from over
seas duty as commanding general
of the Air Force in Austria.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Welfare Workers Of Nation
0pen Conference Monday

More than $50 leaders Of national
health and welfare organizations
are expected to attend three-day
conference and worship on social
welfare needs of the Nation in the
Hotel Washington, beginning Mon
day.
The meetings are sponsored by the
National Social Welfare Assembly
and the Community Chests and
Councils, Inc.
Their purposes are to take an in
ventory of health and welfare needs
and to make practical recommended
tions to citizens representatives for
specific local programs.
An additional 100 representatives
of citizens, business, veteran. fra
ternal and educational groups have
been invited to attend.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Woman and Flogmon Are Shot
InHour of error on Fast Train

jailed on charge of assault with
intent to kill.
Sergt. Rosiak pieced together this
version Of the terrifying hours
ride:
g. E. Walker, As, of Pittsburgh
said the man sitting beside him
had been drinking from time to
time from bottle filled with some
dark liquid. Suddenly, he pulled
q gun, rammed it into Mr.. Walkers
ribs, and began muttering threats.
Mr.. Walker said he sat notion
less for fully IS minutes, along
with other passengers. Then the
man suddenly whirled, leaned over
the seat back OF him and fired
the gun. This was apparently the
shot which struck Mrs. Refici.
Screams filled the car. Mr.. Crider
reached for the emergency cord
and dropped to the floor with a
wound In his leg.
Mr.. Refici, ]. J. Hoffer of Monaco,
Pa. and others then seized the
aSsailant.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Meridian Hotel Bid
Accepted by DHC

A bid of $2,75O, 900 for the Me-
ridian Hill Hotel here, submitted IN
behalf of Abner Friedman and Sid
ney Claman, owners of the Times
Square Hotel, New York, has been
accepted sby the Defense Homes
Corp, owners of the building, 1t
was announced last night.
The bid. submitted by Alfred
Taffett, New York City. was the
highest Of 23 bids opened Decem-
ber %.
Under the proposal submitted, a
20-year contract would be entered
into with a down payment OF $2l0,-
900 and annual payments of 127,50O,
with a per cent interest rate on
the outstanding balance and 2 per
cent amortization rate.
The eight-story building at Six-
teenth and Euclid streets NV,
built by DHC in 1912 at cost OF
81 800 900, including furnishings, has
637 rooms with accommodations for
720 persons.
DHC built the property to provide
living quarters for women employed
by the Government during wartime
Evening star., 1948-01-24
John J. Lincoln, 81, Dies;
Developer of Cool Fields
Rx fhs Asxociotsd Press


ELKHORN, w. Va, Jan. A.-John
J. Lincoln, 50. pioneer engineer and
operator in the rich Pocahontas soft
coal fields, died last night at his
home.
He was president OF the Big Sandy
Coal Corp. of Huntington and OF the
North Fork Realty Co., vice presi-
dent of the Grocer Coal and Land
Co. and the Page Coal and Coke Co.,
and chairman of the American Oh
Co.
Survivors include his widow and
three children, John J. Lincoln. 1r.
of Long Island, N. Y; Mrs. Leland
M. Burr, IT,, Lincoln, Mass, and
Pemberton Lincoln. Alpine, N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Long 10000 in Lead
In First Official Count
By the Assesiotsd Press

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 24-Earl X
Long was 110,990 votes ahead OF
Sam H. Jones today in the first Of
ficiai tabulations Of returns from
Tuesdays Democratic primary elec-
ton for governor of Louisiana.
The Secretary of States office In
Baton Rouge gave these figures on
the basis of 1902 boxes from the
States 1878 precincts:
Mr.. Long ISL ,844: Mr.. Jones l39,
894; Appeals Judge Robert F. Ken
non of Minden 1929. and Repre-
sentative Morrison Of Hammond
81, ,702.
Mr.. Long, a former governor and
brother OF the late Senator Huey
p. Long, had 103,960 fewer votes
than his combined opposition. giving
Mr.. Jones, also a former governor
an opportunity for a two-man run
off under the law.